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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 OCTOBER 28, 2000
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ____________ TO ____________ .
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-30877
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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BERMUDA 77-0481679
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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RICHMOND HOUSE, 3RD FLOOR, 12 PAR LA VILLE ROAD, HAMILTON, HM DX, BERMUDA
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
(441) 296-6395
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
N/A
(FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS, AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST
REPORT)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Sections 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. [X] Yes [ ] No
SHARES OUTSTANDING OF THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK
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CLASS OUTSTANDING AT OCTOBER 28, 2000
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Common stock, $0.002 par value 85,477,766
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 Financial Statements:
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 31, 2000
and January 31, 2000...................................... 1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three
and nine months ended October 31, 2000 and 1999........... 2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine
months ended October 31, 2000 and 1999.................... 3
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements........ 4
Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations................................. 7
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk...................................................... 26
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 Legal Proceedings........................................... 27
Item 2 Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds................... 27
Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities............................. 27
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders....... 27
Item 5 Other Information........................................... 27
Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................ 27
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
ASSETS
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OCTOBER 31, JANUARY 31,
2000 2000
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents................................. $115,824 $ 16,600
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $100....................................... 23,150 14,701
Inventory, net............................................ 9,753 4,830
Prepaid expenses and other current assets................. 5,830 2,651
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Total current assets.............................. 154,557 38,782
Property and equipment, net................................. 12,571 7,413
Other noncurrent assets..................................... 3,668 305
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$170,796 $ 46,500
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable.......................................... $ 14,949 $ 5,698
Accrued liabilities....................................... 9,627 4,524
Income taxes payable...................................... 6,780 5,875
Deferred revenue.......................................... 646 --
Capital lease obligations................................. 53 74
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Total current liabilities......................... 32,055 16,171
Capital lease obligations, less current portion............. -- 36
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Total liabilities................................. 32,055 16,207
Commitments
Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock.......... -- 22,353
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.002 par value; 242,000,000 shares
authorized; 85,477,766 and 48,931,560 shares issued and
outstanding at October 31, 2000 and January 31, 2000,
respectively........................................... 171 98
Additional paid-in capital................................ 142,409 17,580
Deferred stock-based compensation......................... (10,488) (11,897)
Retained earnings......................................... 6,649 2,159
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Total shareholders' equity........................ 138,741 7,940
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity........ $170,796 $ 46,500
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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Net revenue................................... $36,212 $23,463 $98,051 $54,379
Cost of goods sold(1)......................... 16,999 8,874 45,259 22,189
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Gross profit.................................. 19,213 14,589 52,792 32,190
Operating expenses:
Research and development(2)................. 9,436 3,716 23,366 9,084
Marketing and selling(3).................... 5,702 2,784 15,381 7,256
General and administrative(4)............... 1,346 793 4,277 2,228
Amortization of stock compensation.......... 2,143 329 6,627 565
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Total operating expenses............ 18,627 7,622 49,651 19,133
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Operating income.............................. 586 6,967 3,141 13,057
Interest income, net.......................... 1,811 88 2,845 124
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Income before income taxes.................... 2,397 7,055 5,986 13,181
Provision for income taxes.................... 599 1,764 1,496 3,295
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Net income.................................... $ 1,798 $ 5,291 $ 4,490 $ 9,886
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Net income per share:
Basic....................................... $ 0.02 $ 0.13 $ 0.07 $ 0.25
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Diluted..................................... $ 0.02 $ 0.06 $ 0.05 $ 0.12
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Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic....................................... 79,625 41,278 60,343 39,188
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Diluted..................................... 97,150 82,073 90,667 80,413
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(1) Excludes amortization of stock compensation of $108, $17, $334 and $29
(2) Excludes amortization of stock compensation of $874, $134, $2,702 and $248
(3) Excludes amortization of stock compensation of $1,037, $159, $3,207 and $248
(4) Excludes amortization of stock compensation of $124, $19, $384 and $40
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income................................................ $ 4,490 $ 9,886
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization.......................... 2,827 1,001
Amortization of deferred stock compensation............ 6,627 565
Changes in asset and liabilities:
Accounts receivable.................................. (8,449) (4,711)
Inventory............................................ (4,923) (933)
Prepaid expenses and other assets.................... (6,542) (526)
Accounts payable..................................... 9,251 1,476
Accrued liabilities.................................. 5,103 977
Income taxes payable................................. 905 3,055
Deferred revenue..................................... 646 --
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Net cash provided by operating activities......... 9,935 10,790
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment..................... (7,985) (4,508)
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Net cash used in investing activities............. (7,985) (4,508)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible preferred stock
and warrants, net...................................... 403 4,820
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options, net.......... 2,946 797
Proceeds from initial public offering of common stock,
net.................................................... 93,982 --
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable to bank......... -- 2,133
Principal payments of capital lease obligations and notes
payable to bank........................................ (57) (719)
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Net cash provided by financing activities......... 97,274 7,031
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents................... 99,224 13,313
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period............ 16,600 5,515
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.................. $115,824 $18,828
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are
unaudited; however, they contain all normal recurring accruals and adjustments
which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the
consolidated financial position of Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and it
subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") at October 31, 2000 and the
consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the three and nine
months ended October 31, 2000 and 1999. All intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated. The results of operations for the three and
nine months ended October 31, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of the results
to be expected for the full year.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do
not include footnotes and certain financial presentations normally required
under generally accepted accounting principles. Therefore, these financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto for the year ended January 31, 2000, included in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of
three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and
cash equivalents consist of cash on deposit with banks, money market funds and
commercial deposits, the fair value of which approximates cost. At October 31
and January 31, 2000, approximately $112.5 million and $14.8 million of money
market funds are included in cash and cash equivalents, respectively.
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market, cost being determined
under the first-in, first-out method. Appropriate consideration is given to
obsolescence, excessive levels, deterioration and other factors in evaluating
net realizable value. Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Stock Based Compensation
On March 31, 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB
Interpretation No. 44, "Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock
Compensation", an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25. The Interpretation
clarifies guidance for certain issues that arose in the application of APB
Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees". The Interpretation
will be applied prospectively to new awards, modifications to outstanding
awards, and changes in employee status on or after July 1, 2000, except as
follows: (i) requirements related to the definition of an employee apply to new
awards granted after December 15, 1998; (ii) modifications that directly or
indirectly reduce the exercise price of an award apply to modifications made
after December 15, 1998; and (iii) modifications to add a reload feature to an
award apply to modifications made after January 12, 2000. The application of the
Interpretation did not have a material impact on the Company's financial
statements.
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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(UNAUDITED)
Other Comprehensive Income
The Company adopted SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income", which
establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income and its
components in the financial statements. There was no difference between net
income and comprehensive income during any of the periods presented.
Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net
income per share (in thousands, except per share data):
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Net income.................................... $ 1,798 $ 5,291 $ 4,490 $ 9,886
Basic:
Weighted-average shares of common stock
outstanding.............................. 85,478 46,581 62,613 45,952
Converted preferred stock to common......... -- -- 2,948 --
Less: unvested common shares subject to
repurchase............................... (5,853) (5,303) (5,218) (6,764)
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Denominator for basic calculation........... 79,625 41,278 60,343 39,188
Effect of dilutive securities:
Unvested common shares subject to
repurchase............................... 5,853 5,303 5,218 6,764
Convertible preferred stock and warrants.... 4 25,519 14,847 24,940
Stock options............................... 11,668 9,973 10,259 9,521
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Denominator for diluted calculation......... 97,150 82,073 90,667 80,413
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Basic net income per share.................... $ 0.02 $ 0.13 $ 0.07 $ 0.25
Diluted net income per share.................. $ 0.02 $ 0.06 $ 0.05 $ 0.12
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2. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
In June 2000, the Company completed its initial public offering (the
"Offering") of 6,900,000 shares of its Common Stock. The Company sold these
shares, including 900,000 shares issued in connection with the exercise of the
underwriters' over-allotment option, at a price of $15.00 per share. The Company
received aggregate proceeds of approximately $94.0 million in cash (net of
underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering costs). Upon
consummation of the Offering, all outstanding shares of the Company's
Convertible Preferred Stock were automatically converted into an aggregate of
26,804,912 shares of Common Stock.
3. ACQUISITION
On October 17, 2000, the Company announced that it had entered into a
definitive merger agreement with Galileo Technology Ltd., a corporation
incorporated under the laws of Israel. The merger agreement provides that
Toshack Acquisitions, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, will
merge into Galileo. As a result of the merger, Galileo will become a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Marvell. The merger agreement provides that upon
completion of the merger Galileo shareholders will be entitled to receive as
fixed consideration 0.674 shares of Marvell common stock for each outstanding
ordinary share of Galileo they hold. The merger is intended to create a combined
company that can provide end-to-end silicon solutions to communications
equipment vendors.
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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(UNAUDITED)
Completion of the merger is subject to the satisfaction of a number of
conditions, including the approval of shareholders of the Company and Galileo,
the receipt of various regulatory approvals under Israeli law, the receipt of a
favorable tax ruling from Israeli tax authorities and the expiration of
regulatory waiting periods under United States and Israeli law. The merger will
be accounted for as a purchase and is expected to close in the first calendar
quarter of 2001. If the merger is not completed, Marvell may be required to pay
Galileo an expense reimbursement of $5 million and, in some instances if an
acquisition or similar transaction involving Marvell potentially exists or
occurs, liquidated damages of $80 million.
4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company entered into a new lease commitment on June 1, 2000 for
approximately 31,000 square feet of supplemental office space in Sunnyvale,
California, with occupancy scheduled for December 2000, pending completion of
leasehold improvements being made to the facility. The lease term is for five
years commencing July 1, 2000. Monthly rental payments are approximately
$110,000 for the initial twelve months, and increase at a rate of 4% per year
compounded annually.
In August 2000, Gordon M. Steel, the Company's former Chief Financial
Officer, filed a complaint in California Superior Court against the Company
alleging claims for wrongful termination, breach of the covenant of good faith
and fair dealing, and defamation. These claims relate to Mr. Steel's separation
from the Company in April 2000. The Company believes that the complaint is
without merit and is currently defending itself against it.
5. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1999, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 137,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -- Deferral of the
Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133 -- an amendment of FASB Statement No.
133" ("SFAS 137"). SFAS 137 defers for one year the application of Statement of
Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities" ("SFAS") to all fiscal quarters of fiscal years beginning after June
15, 2000. SFAS 133 establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative
instruments and hedging activities. The adoption of SFAS 133 is not expected to
have a material impact on the Company's results of operations, financial
position or cash flows.
In December 1999, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB
101"), "Revenue Recognition" in Financial Statements. SAB 101 summarizes certain
of the SEC's views in applying generally accepted accounting principles to
revenue recognition in financial statements. Management does not expect the
adoption of SAB 101 to have a material effect on the Company's operations or
financial position. The Company is required to adopt SAB 101 in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2001.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES THERETO INCLUDED ELSEWHERE
IN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND THE MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 (REGISTRATION NO. 333-50206) DATED NOVEMBER
16, 2000. EXCEPT FOR THE HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, THE
MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q MAY BE CONSIDERED
"FORWARD-LOOKING" STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES
LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995, SUCH AS THE TIMING AND VOLUME OF FUTURE REVENUES,
THE GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION OF FUTURE REVENUES, THE GROWTH IN OPERATING EXPENSES
IN ABSOLUTE DOLLARS, THE RATE OF GROWTH OF FUTURE REVENUES, THE GROSS PROFIT
CONTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS, CAPITAL SPENDING REQUIREMENTS OVER THE NEXT
TWELVE MONTHS AND THE SUFFICIENCY OF OUR CASH BALANCES TO MEET OUR CASH NEEDS
OVER THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. SUCH STATEMENTS INCLUDE DECLARATIONS REGARDING THE
INTENT, BELIEF OR CURRENT EXPECTATIONS OF MARVELL AND ITS MANAGEMENT AND MAY BE
SIGNIFIED BY THE WORDS "EXPECTS," "ANTICIPATES," "INTENDS," "BELIEVES," OR
SIMILAR LANGUAGE. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT ANY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEES OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE AND INVOLVE A NUMBER OF
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE
INDICATED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE OR
CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH DIFFERENCES INCLUDE THOSE DISCUSSED BELOW AND IN THE SECTION
ENTITLED "ADDITIONAL FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS", AS WELL AS THOSE
DISCUSSED IN MARVELL'S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 (REGISTRATION NO.
333-50206) DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2000.
OVERVIEW
Marvell designs, develops and markets integrated circuits for the
communications-related markets of high speed, high density data storage and
broadband data communications. We were founded in 1995, and our business has
grown rapidly since our inception. We are a fabless integrated circuit company,
which means that we rely on independent, third-party contractors to perform
manufacturing, assembly and test functions. This approach allows us to focus on
designing, developing and marketing our products and significantly reduces the
amount of capital we need to invest in manufacturing products.
We began shipping our first generation read channel products in volume in
June 1998. We began volume shipments of preamplifier products in June 1999. In
December 1999, we introduced our first generation product for Fast Ethernet
applications, which began shipping and generating revenue in March 2000. In May
2000, we introduced our Alaska(TM) Gigabit Ethernet-over-copper transceiver,
which began shipping and generating revenue in July 2000. Our data storage
products have historically accounted for more than 90% of our quarterly sales,
with the balance derived from sales of our data communications products. We
expect to remain dependent on continued sales of data storage products for a
majority of our revenue until we are able to diversify revenue through the
increase in sales of recently introduced products, and the addition of new, data
communications products.
Historically, a relatively small number of customers have accounted for a
significant portion of our revenue. Sales to our five largest customers
accounted for 86% and 89% of our revenue for the three months and nine months
ended October 31, 2000, and we expect to continue to experience significant
customer concentration from direct sales to key customers. In addition, a
significant portion of our products is sold to customers overseas. Sales to
customers in Asia accounted for 93% and 96% of our revenue for the three months
and nine months ended October 31, 2000. Because many manufacturers and
subcontractors of data storage and data communications devices are located in
Asia, we expect that a majority of our revenue will continue to be represented
by sales to customers in that region. All of our sales have been denominated in
U.S. dollars.
Our sales have historically been made on the basis of purchase orders
rather than long-term agreements. In addition, the sales cycle for our products
is long, which may cause us to experience a delay between the time we incur
expenses and the time we generate revenue from these expenditures. We expect to
increase our research and development, marketing and selling, and general and
administrative expenditures as we seek to expand our operations. We anticipate
that the rate of new orders may vary significantly from quarter to quarter.
Consequently, if anticipated sales and shipments in any quarter do not occur
when expected, expenses
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and inventory levels could be disproportionately high, and our operating results
for that quarter and future quarters would be adversely affected.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth the statements of income data expressed as a
percentage of net revenue for the periods indicated:
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Net revenue.............................................. 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of goods sold....................................... 46.9 37.8 46.2 40.8
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Gross profit............................................. 53.1 62.2 53.8 59.2
Operating expenses:
Research and development............................... 26.1 15.8 23.8 16.7
Marketing and selling.................................. 15.7 11.9 15.7 13.3
General and administrative............................. 3.7 3.4 4.4 4.1
Amortization of stock compensation..................... 5.9 1.4 6.8 1.0
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Total operating expenses....................... 51.4 32.5 50.7 35.1
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Operating income......................................... 1.7 29.7 3.1 24.1
Interest income.......................................... 5.0 0.4 2.9 0.2
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Income before income taxes............................... 6.7 30.1 6.0 24.3
Provision for income taxes............................... (1.7) (7.5) (1.5) (6.1)
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Net income............................................... 5.0% 22.6% 4.5% 18.2%
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COMPARISON OF THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2000 TO THE THREE AND
NINE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1999
Net Revenue. We recognize revenue upon shipment of product to our
customers, net of accruals for estimated sales returns and allowances. In March
2000, we entered into our first distribution agreement to support our sales and
marketing activities in the data communications market. We defer recognition of
product revenue on sales with rights of return made through distributors until
the distributor sells our product to its customer. Net revenue for the three
months ended October 31, 2000 was $36.2 million, an increase of $12.7 million or
54% from net revenue of $23.5 million for the three months ended October 31,
1999. Net revenue for the nine months ended October 31, 2000 was $98.1 million,
an increase of $43.7 million or 80% from net revenue of $54.4 million for the
nine months ended October 31, 1999. The increases primarily reflect increased
volume shipments of our data storage and data communications products. Net
revenue for data communications products totaled $5.6 million for the three
months ended October 31, 2000 (an increase of $3.0 million, or 118% from the
quarter ending July 31, 2000), and $8.7 million for the nine months ended
October 31, 2000. Although average selling prices for data storage products
declined by approximately 5% and 12% from the three and nine months ended
October 31, 1999 compared to the three and nine months ended October 31, 2000,
the volume of units shipped increased from approximately 7.3 million and 15.8
million units in the three and nine months ended October 31, 1999 to
approximately 10.0 million and 29.5 million units in the three and nine months
ended October 31, 2000. The decrease in average selling prices for both periods
was primarily due to a product mix change caused by an increase in preamplifier
products shipped, which have a lower average selling price than our read channel
products, and to a lesser extent, a decrease in average selling prices for our
read channel products. Sales of read channel products increased from $22.2
million and $52.6 million in the three and nine months ended October 31, 1999 to
$27.5 million and $80.5 million for the three and nine months ended October 31,
2000. Sales of preamplifier products increased from $1.3 million and $1.8
million in the three and nine months ended October 31, 1999 to $3.1 million and
$8.8 million in the three and nine months ended October 31, 2000. We expect that
the rate of growth of our revenue from sales of data
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storage products will be considerably lower for the remainder of fiscal 2001
than the rate of growth we experienced in fiscal 2000.
Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold consists primarily of the costs of
manufacturing, assembly and test of our integrated circuit devices and related
overhead cost, and compensation and associated costs related to manufacturing
support, logistics and quality assurance personnel. Gross profit, which equals
net revenue less cost of goods sold, as a percentage of revenue, decreased from
62.2% in the three months ended October 31, 1999 to 53.1% in the three months
ended October 31, 2000, and decreased from 59.2% in the nine months ended
October 31, 1999 to 53.8% in the nine months ended October 31, 2000. The
decrease in gross profit percentage for both periods was due to a decrease in
average selling prices for our data storage products while corresponding product
costs per unit increased, an increase in preamplifier product revenues, which
contribute a lower gross profit than both read channel and data communication
products, and an increase in hiring of manufacturing support, logistics and
quality assurance personnel. In addition, in the third quarter of fiscal 2000,
we experienced a significant increase in read channel revenues due to two new
design wins. This increase allowed us to achieve greater absorption of our
manufacturing costs, including overhead, since our product costs per unit
decreased during the quarter. Our gross profits may decrease as a percentage of
revenue in future periods due to, among other things, changes in the mix of
products sold, increased pricing pressures from our customers as well as from
our competitors and potential cost increases resulting from limited foundry
capacity. We expect some of our new data communications products will contribute
more gross profit than products which have been in the market for longer periods
of time and that face greater competition as a result.
Research and Development. Research and development expense consists
primarily of compensation and associated costs relating to development
personnel, prototype wafer and related product tape-out costs, depreciation
expense and allocated occupancy costs for these operations. Research and
development expense increased from $3.7 million, or 15.8% of net revenue, for
the three months ended October 31, 1999 to $9.4 million, or 26.1% of net
revenue, for the three months ended October 31, 2000. Research and development
expense increased from $9.1 million, or 16.7% of net revenue, for the nine
months ended October 31, 1999 to $23.4 million, or 23.8% of net revenue, for the
nine months ended October 31, 2000. The increase in absolute dollars and as a
percentage of net revenue for both periods was primarily due to the hiring of
additional development personnel and a resulting increase in salary and related
costs, increased spending for prototype and related product tape-out costs for
new product initiatives, increased depreciation and amortization expense, and
increased facility and other allocable expenses. We expect that research and
development expense will increase in absolute dollars in future quarters as we
develop new products and increase our number of research and development
personnel.
Marketing and Selling. Marketing and selling expense consists primarily of
compensation and associated costs relating to marketing and selling personnel,
sales commissions to independent sales representatives, promotional and other
marketing expenses, and allocated occupancy costs for these operations.
Marketing and selling expense increased from $2.8 million, or 11.9% of net
revenue, for the three months ended October 31, 1999 to $5.7 million, or 15.7%
of net revenue, for the three months ended October 31, 2000. Marketing and
selling expense increased from $7.3 million, or 13.3% of net revenue, for the
six months ended July 31, 1999 to $15.4 million, or 15.7% of net revenue, for
the nine months ended October 31, 2000. The increase in absolute dollars and as
a percentage of net revenue for both periods was primarily due to the hiring of
additional personnel and a resulting increase in salary and related costs,
increased sales commissions on increased net revenues, increases in trade show,
advertising and other promotional expenses as we broadened our customer and
product base, and increased facility and other allocable expenses. We expect
that marketing and selling expenses will increase in absolute dollars in future
quarters, for example, as we hire additional personnel, expand our sales and
marketing efforts, particularly in data communications, and pay increased sales
commissions.
General and Administrative. General and administrative expense consists
primarily of compensation and associated costs relating to general and
administrative personnel, professional fees and allocated occupancy cost for
these operations. General and administrative expense increased from $0.8
million, or 3.4% of net revenue, for the three months ended October 31, 1999 to
$1.3 million, or 3.7% of net revenue, for the three months ended October 31,
2000. General and administrative expense increased from $2.2 million, or 4.1% of
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net revenue, for the nine months ended October 31, 1999 to $4.3 million, or 4.4%
of net revenue, for the nine months ended October 31, 2000. The increase in
absolute dollars and as a percentage of net revenue for both periods was
primarily due to the hiring of additional personnel and a resulting increase in
salary and related costs, increased legal and accounting and fees, increased
depreciation expense and increased facility and other allocable expenses. We
expect that general and administrative expenses will increase in absolute
dollars in future quarters, for example, as we hire additional personnel, incur
consulting costs for post implementation support for our new enterprise resource
planning system and incur legal and other costs associated with being a public
company and expanding our operations.
Amortization of Stock Compensation. In connection with the grant of stock
options to our employees and directors, we recorded deferred stock compensation
of approximately $19.9 million. We are amortizing this amount under the
accelerated method over the option vesting period, which resulted in
amortization expense of $2.1 million and $6.6 million for the three and nine
months ended October 31, 2000 as compared to $329,000 and $565,000 for the three
and nine months ended October 31, 1999.
Interest Income, Net. Interest income, net for the three and nine months
ended October 31, 2000 was $1.8 million and $2.8 million as compared to $88,000
and $124,000 for the three and nine months ended October 31, 1999. The net
proceeds from our initial public offering of common stock, which were received
on June 30, 2000, contributed to the increase in net interest income.
Provision for Income Taxes. We have accrued income taxes at an effective
tax rate of 25% since achieving consolidated profitability in fiscal 2000. The
difference between this rate and the federal rate of 35% is due to the lower tax
rates imposed on our operations in Bermuda and Singapore and to the benefits
realized from research and development credits in the United States, offset by
potential taxes on the portion of Bermuda income that may be considered to be
effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United
States. Our operations in Singapore are subject to a statutory tax rate of 26%.
The Economic Development Board of Singapore granted us pioneer status in July
2000, for a period of six years commencing July 1, 1999, which will reduce the
amount of taxes we pay in Singapore. We have an undertaking from the government
of Bermuda that we will not be subject to tax on our income and capital gains in
Bermuda until March 28, 2016.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our principal source of liquidity as of October 31, 2000 consisted of
$115.8 million of cash and cash equivalents. Prior to receiving the net proceeds
from our initial public offering, we financed our operations through a
combination of private sales of convertible preferred stock, bank loans and
capital lease financing and, beginning in fiscal 2000, net cash flow from
operations. We raised net proceeds of $94.0 million through our initial public
offering in June 2000.
During the nine months ended October 31, 2000, cash provided by operating
activities was $9.9 million as compared to cash provided by operating activities
of $10.8 million during the nine months ended October 31, 1999. The increase in
cash for both periods was primarily a result of our net income and non-cash
charges for depreciation and stock compensation amortization for the nine month
periods, and increases in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and income taxes
payable, partially offset by increases in accounts receivable, inventory and
prepaid expenses and other assets. Due to the nature of our business, we
experience working capital needs for accounts receivable and inventory.
Typically, we bill our customers on an open account basis on net 30-day payment
terms If sales levels were to increase, particularly in the last month of a
quarter, it is likely that the level of receivables would also increase. Our
levels of accounts receivable would also increase if our customers delayed their
payments to us. Additionally, in order to maintain an adequate supply of product
for our customers, we must carry a certain level of inventory. This inventory
level may vary based primarily upon orders received from customers and our
forecast of demand for these products. Other considerations in determining
inventory levels may include the product life cycle stage of our products and
competitive situations in the marketplace. Such considerations are balanced
against risk of obsolescence or potentially excess inventory levels.
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We used cash in our investing activities in the amount of $8.0 million and
$4.5 million during the nine months ended October 31, 2000 and 1999, in each
case attributable to purchases of property and equipment.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $97.3 million and $7.0
million during the nine months ended October 31, 2000 and 1999. We raised net
proceeds of $94.0 million through our initial public offering in June 2000.
During the nine months ended October 31, 1999, cash provided by financing
activities was primarily attributable to proceeds, net of repayments, from
borrowings of notes payable with our bank and the issuance of convertible
preferred stock.
We lease equipment and software under leases with three-year terms. We
intend to exercise purchase options at the end of the lease terms for a minimal
cost. We also anticipate spending up to $15.0 million during the next twelve
months for test and other equipment and software. We lease our facilities under
non-cancelable operating leases, which expire through June 2005. We entered into
a new lease commitment on June 1, 2000 for approximately 31,000 square feet of
supplemental office space adjacent to our existing office space in Sunnyvale,
California, with occupancy scheduled for December 2000, pending completion of
leasehold improvements being made to the facility.
Our relationships with our foundries allow us to cancel all outstanding
purchase orders, but require us to pay the foundries for expenses they have
incurred in connection with the purchase orders through the date of
cancellation. As of October 31, 2000, our foundries had incurred approximately
$8.7 million of manufacturing expenses on our outstanding purchase orders.
We believe that our existing cash balances and cash generated by our
operations, are sufficient to meet our capital requirements for at least the
next 12 months. After this period, capital requirements will depend on many
factors, including the rate of sales growth, market acceptance of our products,
costs of securing access to adequate manufacturing capacity, the timing and
extent of research and development projects and increases in our operating
expenses. To the extent our existing cash balances and cash from operations are
insufficient to fund our future activities, we may need to raise additional
funds through public or private equity or debt financing. We may enter into
acquisitions or strategic arrangements in the future, which also could require
us to seek additional equity or debt financing. Additional funds may not be
available on terms favorable to us or at all.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE OF MARKET RISKS
Interest Rate Risk. Our cash equivalents are exposed to financial market
risk due to fluctuation in interest rates, which may affect our interest income.
As of October 31, 2000, our cash included money market securities. Due to the
short term nature of our investment portfolio, we would not expect our operating
results or cash flows to be affected to any significant degree by the effect of
a sudden change in market interest rates. We do not use our investment portfolio
for trading or other speculative purposes.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk. All of our sales and substantially all of
our expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, and, as a result, we have
relatively little exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. We do not
currently enter into forward exchange contracts to hedge exposures denominated
in foreign currencies or any other derivative financial instruments for trading
or speculative purposes. However, in the event our exposure to foreign currency
risk increases, we may choose to hedge those exposures.
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ADDITIONAL FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
In addition to the factors discussed in the "Overview" and "Liquidity and
Capital Resources" sections of this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations", the following additional factors
may affect our future results:
WE HAVE ONLY RECENTLY BEGUN OFFERING FOR SALE OUR DATA COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS.
OUR FUTURE SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT ON OUR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE RAPID AND WIDESPREAD
MARKET ACCEPTANCE FOR THESE PRODUCTS AND OTHER DATA COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS WE
DEVELOP AND OFFER FOR SALE.
Prior to March 2000, all of our products were sold for use in data storage
devices, a market where we expect our rate of sales growth to slow considerably
in fiscal 2001 and beyond. In March 2000, we shipped and generated revenue from
our first high speed, or broadband, data communications product, an Ethernet
product for Fast Ethernet applications. In May 2000, we introduced our
Alaska(TM) Gigabit Ethernet-over-copper transceiver, which began shipping and
generating revenue in July 2000. Ethernet is the predominant networking
protocol, or format, for connecting devices at data rates of 10, 100 and 1,000
megabits per second. Ethernet connecting devices at data rates of 100 megabits
per second are known as Fast Ethernet, and Ethernet connecting devices at data
rates of 1,000 megabits per second are known as Gigabit Ethernet. We are
developing other broadband data communications products, including multi-port
count Gigabit switch products. We have a limited history in developing,
marketing and selling our products in the broadband data communications market.
Even if we successfully develop and manufacture products for this market, they
may not achieve market acceptance in the near term or at all. If our Fast
Ethernet products or other broadband data communications products do not achieve
rapid and widespread market acceptance, our growth prospects could be seriously
harmed.
WE HAVE DEPENDED ON SALES OF OUR READ CHANNEL AND PREAMPLIFIER PRODUCTS FOR
SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF OUR REVENUE TO DATE, AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN ORDERS
FOR THESE PRODUCTS, OR THE DATA STORAGE DEVICES INTO WHICH SUCH PRODUCTS ARE
INCORPORATED, WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OUR REVENUES.
Substantially all of our revenue to date has been derived from sales of our
read channel and preamplifier products. A read channel transmits and receives
the analog data that is stored on a magnetic disk and converts it to and from
digital data for use in computing systems. A preamplifier amplifies the low
level electrical signal transmitted to and from the recording mechanisms in a
disk drive device. In fiscal 1999 and 2000, we experienced rapid growth in sales
of our data storage products and anticipate our rate of sales growth for these
products will continue to slow considerably in 2001 and beyond. Unless we are
able to diversify our sales through the introduction of new products, we will
continue to be dependent on sales of our read channel and preamplifier products.
Our read channel and preamplifier products are incorporated into data storage
devices by our customers primarily for sale to the personal computer and
computer server markets. Any reduction in the demand for data storage devices
that incorporate our products would likely result in reduced demand for our
products and would harm our sales. The data storage market is rapidly evolving
and is subject to substantial fluctuation. For example, the data storage market
may be affected by:
- shifts in market share among data storage device manufacturers, driven by
technological advances, price reductions, the level of end-user
satisfaction with the data storage devices and the level of support
provided to the end-users; and
- fluctuations in the market for computing devices and products containing
data storage devices.
WE DEPEND ON A SMALL NUMBER OF LARGE CUSTOMERS FOR A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF OUR
SALES. THE LOSS OF, OR A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OR CANCELLATION IN SALES TO, ANY
KEY CUSTOMER WOULD SERIOUSLY HARM OUR ABILITY TO GROW AND BE PROFITABLE.
In fiscal 2000, our five largest customers accounted for approximately 98%
of our sales. Of these customers, Samsung accounted for 36%, Seagate for 24%,
Hitachi for 14%, Fujitsu for 14% and Toshiba for 10%. In the first nine months
of fiscal 2001 these same customers accounted for approximately 89% of our
sales. Of these customers, Samsung accounted for 35%, Seagate for 23%, Fujitsu
for 13%, Hitachi for 11% and
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Toshiba for 7%. Sales to these large customers have fluctuated significantly
from period-to-period, primarily due to the timing and number of design wins
with each customer, and will likely continue to fluctuate dramatically in the
future. The loss of any of our largest customers, or a significant reduction in
sales we make to them, or any problems we encounter collecting amounts they owe
us, would likely seriously harm our results of operations and financial
condition. Our operating results in the foreseeable future will continue to
depend on sales to a relatively small number of customers, as well as the
ability of these customers to sell products that incorporate our products. In
the future, these customers may decide not to purchase our products at all, to
purchase fewer products than they did in the past, or to alter their purchasing
patterns, particularly because:
- we do not have any long-term purchase arrangements or contracts with
these or any of our other customers or exclusive arrangements with any
customers;
- substantially all of our sales are made on a purchase order basis, which
permits our customers to cancel, change or delay product purchase
commitments with little or no notice to us and without penalty; and
- our customers purchase integrated circuits from our competitors.
Our customers may also discontinue sales in the markets for which they
purchase our products. For example, in fiscal 1999 two of our major customers in
fiscal 1998 discontinued sales in the disk drive market, which led to a shift in
the composition of our major customers.
IF WE ARE UNABLE TO DEVELOP NEW AND ENHANCED PRODUCTS THAT ACHIEVE MARKET
ACCEPTANCE IN A TIMELY MANNER, OUR OPERATING RESULTS AND COMPETITIVE POSITION
WILL BE HARMED.
Our future success will depend on our ability, in a timely and cost
effective manner, to develop new products for the broadband data communications
markets and to introduce product enhancements to our read channel and
preamplifier products. We must also achieve market acceptance for these products
and enhancements. If we do not successfully develop and achieve market
acceptance for new and enhanced products, our ability to maintain or increase
revenues will suffer. The development of our products is highly complex. We
occasionally have experienced delays in completing the development and
introduction of new products and product enhancements, and we could experience
delays in the future. In particular, we have a limited history in developing
products for the broadband data communications market and may encounter
technical difficulties in developing Gigabit Ethernet, 10Gigabit fiber optic or
other products for this market that could prevent or delay the successful
introduction of these products. Unanticipated problems in developing broadband
data communications products could also divert substantial engineering
resources, which may impair our ability to develop new products for the data
storage market, and could substantially increase our costs. Even if the new and
enhanced products are introduced to the market, we may not be able to achieve
market acceptance of these products in a timely manner.
Successful product development and market acceptance of our products
depends on a number of factors, including:
- timely and cost-effective completion and introduction of new product
designs;
- adoption of our products by customers that are among the first to adopt
new technologies and by customers perceived to be market leaders;
- timely qualification and certification of our products for use in our
customers' products;
- the level of acceptance of our products by existing and potential
customers;
- cost and availability of foundry, assembly and testing capacity;
- availability, price, performance, power use and size of our products and
competing products and technologies;
- our customer service and support capabilities and responsiveness;
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- successful development of our relationships with existing and potential
customers and strategic partners; and
- our ability to predict and respond to changes in technology, industry
standards or end-user preferences.
WE ARE A RELATIVELY SMALL COMPANY WITH LIMITED RESOURCES COMPARED TO SOME OF OUR
CURRENT AND POTENTIAL COMPETITORS, AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY
AND INCREASE OR MAINTAIN REVENUES AND MARKET SHARE.
We may not be able to compete successfully against current or potential
competitors. If we do not compete successfully, our market share and revenues
may not increase or may decline. In addition, some of our current and potential
competitors have longer operating histories, significantly greater resources and
name recognition and a larger base of customers than we have. As a result, these
competitors may have greater credibility with our existing and potential
customers. Moreover, our competitors may foresee the course of market
developments more accurately than we do. They also may be able to adopt more
aggressive pricing policies and devote greater resources to the development,
promotion and sale of their products than we can to ours, which would allow them
to respond more quickly than us to new or emerging technologies or changes in
customer requirements. In addition, new competitors or alliances among existing
competitors could emerge. We expect to face competition in the future from our
current competitors, other manufacturers and designers of integrated circuits,
and innovative start-up integrated circuit design companies. Many of our
customers are also large, established integrated circuit suppliers. Our sales to
and support of such customers may enable them to become a source of competition
to us, despite our effort to protect our intellectual property rights.
As we have entered the broadband data communications market, we have faced
competition from a number of additional competitors who have a long history of
serving that market. Many of these competitors have established reputations in
that market and long-standing relationships with the customers to whom we intend
to sell our products that could prevent us from competing successfully.
Competition could increase pressure on us to lower our prices and lower our
margins.
DUE TO OUR LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY, WE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN ACCURATELY
PREDICTING OUR FUTURE SALES AND APPROPRIATELY BUDGETING FOR OUR EXPENSES, AND WE
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR EXISTING GROWTH RATE.
We were incorporated in 1995, did not begin generating any meaningful sales
until June 1998 and did not become profitable on an annual basis until fiscal
2000. This limited operating experience, combined with the rapidly changing
nature of the markets in which we sell our products, limits our ability to
accurately forecast quarterly or annual sales. Additionally, because many of our
expenses are fixed in the short term or incurred in advance of anticipated
sales, we may not be able to decrease our expenses in a timely manner to offset
any shortfall of sales. We are currently expanding our staffing and increasing
our expense levels in anticipation of future sales growth. If our sales do not
increase as anticipated, significant losses could result due to our higher
expense levels.
Although we have experienced sales and earnings growth in prior quarterly
and annual periods, we may not be able to sustain these growth rates.
Accordingly, you should not rely on the results of any prior quarterly or annual
periods as an indication of our future performance.
BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE LONG-TERM COMMITMENTS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS, WE MUST
ESTIMATE CUSTOMER DEMAND, AND ERRORS IN OUR ESTIMATES CAN HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS
ON OUR INVENTORY LEVELS AND SALES.
Our sales are made on the basis of individual purchase orders rather than
long-term purchase commitments. In addition, our customers may cancel or defer
purchase orders. We have historically placed firm orders for products with our
suppliers up to 16 weeks prior to the anticipated delivery date and typically
prior to receiving an order for the product. Therefore our order volumes are
based on our forecasts of demand from our customers. This process requires us to
make multiple demand forecast assumptions, each of which may introduce error
into our estimates. If we overestimate customer demand, we may allocate
resources to manufacturing products that we may not be able to sell when we
expect or at all. As a result, we would have excess inventory, which would harm
our financial results. Conversely, if we underestimate customer demand
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or if insufficient manufacturing capacity is available, we would forego revenue
opportunities, lose market share and damage our customer relationships. On
occasion, we have been unable to adequately respond to unexpected increases in
customer purchase orders, and therefore, were unable to benefit from this
increased demand.
WE RELY ON INDEPENDENT FOUNDRIES AND SUBCONTRACTORS FOR THE MANUFACTURE,
ASSEMBLY AND TESTING OF OUR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PRODUCTS, AND THE FAILURE OF ANY
OF THESE THIRD-PARTY VENDORS TO DELIVER PRODUCTS OR OTHERWISE PERFORM AS
REQUESTED COULD DAMAGE OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS AND DECREASE OUR
SALES AND LIMIT OUR GROWTH.
We do not have our own manufacturing, assembly or testing facilities.
Therefore, we must rely on third-party vendors to manufacture, assemble and test
the products we design. We currently rely on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company to produce substantially all of our integrated circuit products. We also
currently rely on third-party assembly and test subcontractors to assemble,
package and test our products. If these vendors do not provide us with high
quality products and services in a timely manner, or if one or more of these
vendors terminates their relationship with us, we may be unable to obtain
satisfactory replacements to fulfill customer orders on a timely basis, our
relationships with our customers could suffer, our sales could decrease and our
growth could be limited. Other significant risks associated with relying on
these third-party vendors include:
- our customers or their end customers may fail to approve or delay in
approving our selected supplier;
- we have reduced control over product cost, delivery schedules and product
quality;
- the warranties on wafers or products supplied to us are limited; and
- we face increased exposure to potential misappropriation of our
intellectual property.
We currently do not have long-term supply contracts with any of our
third-party vendors. They therefore are not obligated to perform services or
supply products to us for any specific period, in any specific quantities, or at
any specific price, except as may be provided in a particular purchase order.
None of our third-party foundry or assembly and test subcontractors has provided
contractual assurances to us that adequate capacity will be available to us to
meet future demand for our products. These foundries may allocate capacity to
the production of other companies' products while reducing deliveries to us on
short notice. In particular, foundry customers that are larger and better
financed than we are or that have long-term agreements with these foundries may
cause these foundries to reallocate capacity to those customers, decreasing the
capacity available to us. If we need another integrated circuit foundry or
assembly and test contractor because of increased demand or the inability to
obtain timely and adequate deliveries from our providers at the time, we might
not be able to develop relationships with other vendors who are able to satisfy
our requirements. Even if other integrated circuit foundries or assembly and
test contractors are available at that time to satisfy our requirements, it
would likely take several months to acquire a new provider. Such a change may
also require the approval of our customers, which would take time to effect and
could cause our customers to cancel orders or fail to place new orders.
IF OUR FOUNDRIES DO NOT ACHIEVE SATISFACTORY YIELDS OR QUALITY, OUR
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS AND OUR REPUTATION WILL BE HARMED.
The fabrication of integrated circuits is a complex and technically
demanding process. Our foundries have from time to time experienced
manufacturing defects and reduced manufacturing yields. In the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2000, we experienced low yields in the production of our newly introduced
read channel product, which decreased our gross profits for the quarter. Changes
in manufacturing processes or the inadvertent use of defective or contaminated
materials by our foundries could result in lower than anticipated manufacturing
yields or unacceptable performance. Many of these problems are difficult to
detect at an early stage of the manufacturing process and may be time consuming
and expensive to correct. Poor yields from our foundries, or defects,
integration issues or other performance problems in our products could cause
significant customer relations and business reputation problems, harm our
financial results and result in financial or other damages
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to our customers. Our customers could also seek damages from us for their
losses. A product liability claim brought against us, even if unsuccessful,
would likely be time consuming and costly to defend. In addition, defects in our
existing or new products could result in significant warranty, support and
repair costs, and divert the attention of our engineering personnel from our
product development efforts.
BECAUSE FOUNDRY CAPACITY IS LIMITED, WE MAY TAKE VARIOUS ACTIONS TO TRY TO
SECURE CAPACITY, WHICH MAY BE COSTLY AND HARM OUR OPERATING RESULTS.
Foundry capacity is limited and competition for capacity is increasing. In
order to secure foundry capacity as competition increases, we may enter into
various arrangements with suppliers that could be costly and harm our operating
results. This year, as we have increased our orders with Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company, Taiwan Semiconductor has tightened its credit policy
applicable to us by determining whether our credit limit has been reached when
we place orders, rather than when it begins production of our orders. This
action required us to obtain additional credit facilities, which reduces our
financial flexibility. As competition for foundry space increases, additional
arrangements may be required, including:
- option payments or other prepayments to a foundry;
- nonrefundable deposits with or loans to foundries in exchange for
capacity commitments;
- contracts that commit us to purchase specified quantities of integrated
circuits over extended periods;
- issuance of our equity securities to a foundry;
- investment in a foundry;
- joint ventures; and
- other partnership relationships with foundries.
We may not be able to make any such arrangement in a timely fashion or at
all, and any arrangements may be costly, reduce our financial flexibility, and
not be on terms favorable to us. Moreover, if we are able to secure foundry
capacity, we may be obligated to use all of that capacity or incur penalties.
These penalties may be expensive and could harm our financial results.
WE DEPEND ON KEY PERSONNEL WITH WHOM WE DO NOT HAVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS TO
MANAGE OUR BUSINESS IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING MARKET, AND IF WE ARE UNABLE TO RETAIN
OUR CURRENT PERSONNEL AND HIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL, OUR ABILITY TO DEVELOP AND
SUCCESSFULLY MARKET OUR PRODUCTS COULD BE HARMED.
We believe our future success will depend in large part upon our ability to
attract, integrate and retain highly skilled managerial, engineering and sales
and marketing personnel. The loss of any key employees or the inability to
attract or retain qualified personnel, including engineers and sales and
marketing personnel, could delay the development and introduction of, and harm
our ability to sell, our products. Due to the relatively early stage of our
company's business, we believe that our future success is highly dependent on
the contributions of Sehat Sutardja, our co-founder, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Pantas Sutardja, our co-founder and Vice-President, and Chief
Technology Officer of Marvell Semiconductor, and Weili Dai, our co-founder and
Executive Vice President, and General Manager of the Data Communications Group
of Marvell Semiconductor. We do not have employment contracts with these or any
other key personnel, and their knowledge of the business and industry would be
extremely difficult to replace.
There is currently a shortage of qualified technical personnel with
significant experience in the design, development, manufacture, marketing and
sales of integrated circuits for use in communications products. In particular,
there is a shortage of engineers who are familiar with the intricacies of the
design and manufacture of products based on analog technology, and competition
for these engineers is intense. Our key technical personnel represent a
significant asset and serve as the source of our technological and product
innovations. We may not be successful in attracting, integrating and retaining
sufficient numbers of technical personnel to support our anticipated growth.
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OUR RAPID GROWTH HAS STRAINED OUR RESOURCES AND OUR INABILITY TO MANAGE ANY
FUTURE GROWTH COULD HARM OUR PROFITABILITY.
Our rapid growth has placed, and any future growth of our operations will
continue to place, a significant strain on our management personnel, systems and
resources. We anticipate that we will need to implement a variety of new and
upgraded operational and financial systems, procedures and controls, including
the improvement of our accounting and other internal management systems. We also
expect that we will need to continue to expand, train, manage and motivate our
workforce. All of these endeavors will require substantial management effort. If
we are unable to effectively manage our expanding operations, our profitability
could be harmed.
As a result of this growth, we believe that our current facilities will be
inadequate to meet our requirements past fiscal 2002. We expect we will need to
locate additional space in California, and may find it necessary to vacate our
current locations. If we relocate, we may have to pay rent on two leases for a
period of time. Because of the competition for space in the area of California
in which we are located, additional space may cost substantially more than our
existing facilities. We may also incur significant additional capital
expenditures for construction of tenant improvements. These relocations could
also result in temporary disruptions of our operations and diversion of
management's attention and resources.
WE FACE FOREIGN BUSINESS, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RISKS, WHICH MAY HARM OUR
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, BECAUSE A MAJORITY OF OUR PRODUCTS AND OUR CUSTOMERS'
PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED AND SOLD OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
A substantial portion of our business is conducted outside of the United
States and as a result, we are subject to foreign business, political and
economic risks. All of our products are manufactured outside of the United
States. Our current qualified integrated circuit foundries are located in the
same region within Taiwan, and our primary assembly and test subcontractors are
located in the Pacific Rim region. In addition, many of our customers are
located outside of the United States, primarily concentrated in Singapore,
Korea, the Philippines and Japan, which further exposes us to foreign risks.
Sales outside of the United States accounted for 99% and 96% of our revenues in
fiscal 2000 and the first nine months of fiscal 2001. We anticipate that our
manufacturing, assembly, testing and sales outside of the United States will
continue to account for a substantial portion of our operations and revenue in
future periods. In addition to the international risks we currently face, if we
complete our previously announced merger with Galileo Technology Ltd., we will
be influenced by the political, economic and military conditions affecting
Israel. Accordingly, we are subject to international risks, including:
- difficulties in obtaining domestic and foreign export, import and other
governmental approvals, permits and licenses;
- compliance with foreign laws;
- difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;
- trade restrictions or higher tariffs;
- transportation delays;
- difficulties of managing distributors, especially since we expect to
continue to increase our sales through international distributors;
- political and economic instability, including hostilities and political
unrest, and boycotts, curtailment of trade and other business
restrictions affected by political, economic and military factors; and
- inadequate local infrastructure.
Because sales of our products have been denominated to date exclusively in
United States dollars, increases in the value of the United States dollar will
increase the price of our products so that they become relatively more expensive
to customers in the local currency of a particular country, potentially leading
to a reduction in sales and profitability for us in that country. A portion of
our international revenue may be
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denominated in foreign currencies in the future, which will subject us to risks
associated with fluctuations in exchange rates for those foreign currencies.
OUR THIRD PARTY FOUNDRIES AND SUBCONTRACTORS ARE CONCENTRATED IN TAIWAN AND
ELSEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC RIM, AN AREA SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKE RISKS.
ANY DISRUPTION TO THE OPERATIONS OF THESE FOUNDRIES AND SUBCONTRACTORS RESULTING
FROM EARTHQUAKES OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN
THE PRODUCTION OR SHIPMENT OF OUR PRODUCTS.
Substantially all of our products are produced by Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company located in Taiwan. Currently our only alternative
manufacturing source is also located in Taiwan. In addition, substantially all
of our assembly and testing facilities are located in Singapore, Taiwan and the
Philippines. The risk of an earthquake in Taiwan and elsewhere in the Pacific
Rim region is a significant risk due to the proximity of major earthquake fault
lines to the facilities of our foundries and subcontractors. In September 1999,
a major earthquake in Taiwan affected the facilities of several of these third
party contractors. As a consequence of this earthquake, these contractors
suffered power outages and disruptions that impaired their production capacity.
The occurrence of an earthquake or other natural disaster could result in the
disruption of our foundry or assembly and test capacity. Any disruption
resulting from such events could cause significant delays in the production or
shipment of our products until we are able to shift our manufacturing,
assembling or testing from the affected contractor to another third party
vendor. We may not be able to obtain alternate capacity on favorable terms, if
at all.
WE RELY ON THIRD-PARTY DISTRIBUTORS AND THE FAILURE OF THESE DISTRIBUTORS TO
PERFORM AS EXPECTED COULD REDUCE OUR FUTURE SALES.
We sell our data communications products to customers primarily through
distributors and manufacturers' representatives. Our relationships with our
distributors and manufacturers' representatives have been established within the
last year, and we are unable to predict the extent to which some of these
distributors and manufacturers' representatives will be successful in marketing
and selling our products. Moreover, many of our manufacturers' representatives
and distributors also market and sell competing products. Manufacturers'
representatives and distributors may terminate their relationship with us at any
time. Our future performance will also depend, in part, on our ability to
attract additional distributors or manufacturers' representatives that will be
able to market and support our products effectively, especially in markets in
which we have not previously distributed our products. If we cannot retain our
current distributors or manufacturers' representatives or recruit additional or
replacement distributors or manufacturers' representatives, our sales and
operating results will be harmed. The loss of one or more of our distributors or
manufacturers' representatives could harm our sales and results of operations.
We generally realize a higher gross margin on direct sales and from sales
through manufacturers' representatives than on sales through distributors.
Accordingly, if our distributors were to account for an increased portion of our
net revenues, our gross margin would decline.
PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN ERRORS OR DEFECTS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT COSTS FOR US
AND HARM OUR REPUTATION.
Our products are complex. Despite demanding testing and quality control, we
cannot be certain that errors and defects will not be found in connection with
the introduction of our products or product enhancements. We have experienced
errors and defects in the past in connection with new products. Introductions by
us of new or enhanced products with reliability, quality or compatibility
problems could significantly delay or hinder market acceptance of such products,
and could adversely affect our ability to retain our existing customers and to
attract new customers. Alleviating these problems could require significant
expenditures of capital and additional development costs, and diversion of our
technical and other resources. These problems may also result in claims by our
customers or other against us.
OUR FUTURE ACQUISITIONS AND TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL.
We expect to continue to make acquisitions or, and investments in,
businesses that offer complementary products, services and technologies, augment
our market segment coverage, or enhance our technological
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capabilities. We may also enter into strategic alliances or joint ventures to
achieve these goals. We cannot assure you that we will be able to locate
suitable acquisition, investment, alliance, or joint venture opportunities or
that we will be able to consummate any such transactions or relationships on
terms and conditions acceptable to us, or that such transactions or
relationships will be successful.
Any transactions or relationships, including our potential merger with
Galileo, will be accompanied by the risks commonly encountered with those
matters. Risks that could have a material adverse affect on our business,
results of operations or financial condition include, among other things:
- the difficulty of assimilating the operations and personnel of the
acquired businesses;
- the potential disruption of our ongoing business;
- the distraction of management from our business;
- the potential inability of management to maximize our financial and
strategic position as a result of the acquisition;
- the maintenance of uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;
- the impairment of relationships with employees and clients as a result of
any integration of new management personnel;
- the risk of entering market segments in which we have no or limited
direct prior experience and where competitors in such market segments
have stronger market segment positions; or
- the potential loss of key employees of an acquired company.
THE AVERAGE SELLING PRICES OF PRODUCTS IN OUR MARKETS HAVE HISTORICALLY
DECREASED RAPIDLY AND WILL LIKELY DO SO IN THE FUTURE, WHICH COULD HARM OUR
GROSS PROFITS AND SALES.
The products we develop and sell are used for high volume applications. As
a result, the prices of those products have historically decreased rapidly. Our
gross profits and financial results will suffer if we are unable to offset any
reductions in our average selling prices by increasing our sales volumes,
reducing our costs, or developing new or enhanced products on a timely basis
with higher selling prices or gross profits. We expect that as a result of
pricing pressure from our customers our gross profits on our data storage
products are also likely to decrease over the next fiscal year below levels we
have historically experienced. Because we do not operate our own manufacturing,
assembly or testing facilities, we may not be able to reduce our costs as
rapidly as companies that operate their own facilities, and our costs may even
increase. In the past, we have reduced the average unit price of our products in
anticipation of future competitive pricing pressures, new product introductions
by us or our competitors and other factors. We expect that we will have to do so
again in the future.
WE HAVE A LENGTHY AND EXPENSIVE SALES CYCLE, WHICH DOES NOT ASSURE PRODUCT
SALES, AND WHICH IF UNSUCCESSFUL MAY HARM OUR OPERATING RESULTS.
The sales cycle for our products is long and requires us to invest
significant resources with each potential customer without any assurance of
sales to that customer. Our sales cycle typically begins with a three to six
month evaluation and test period, also known as qualification, during which our
products undergo rigorous reliability testing by our customers. Qualification is
followed by a 12 to 18 month development period by our customers and an
additional three to six month period before a customer commences volume
production of equipment incorporating our products. This lengthy sales cycle
creates the risk that our customer will decide to cancel or change product plans
for products incorporating our integrated circuits. During our sales cycle, our
engineers assist our customers in implementing our solutions into their product.
We incur significant research and development and selling, general and
administrative expenses as part of this process and we may never generate
related revenues. We derive revenue from this process only if our design is
selected. Once a customer selects a particular integrated circuit for use in a
data storage product, the customer generally uses solely that integrated circuit
for a full generation of its product. Therefore, if we do not achieve a design
win for a product
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we will be unable to sell our integrated circuit to our customer until our
customer develops a new product or a new generation of its product. Even if we
achieve a design win with a customer, our customer may not ultimately ship
products incorporating our products or may cancel orders after we have achieved
a sale. In addition, we will have to begin the qualification process again when
a customer develops a new generation of a product for which we were the
successful supplier.
Also, during the final production of a mature product, our customers
typically exhaust their existing inventory of our integrated circuits.
Consequently, orders for our products may decline in those circumstances, even
if our products are incorporated into both our customer's mature and replacement
products. A delay in the customer's transition to commercial production of a
replacement product may cause them to lose sales, which would delay our ability
to recover the lost sales from the discontinued mature product. Also customers
may defer orders in anticipation of new products or product enhancements from us
or our competitors.
WE ARE SUBJECT TO THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INDUSTRY. ANY
FUTURE DOWNTURNS WILL LIKELY REDUCE OUR REVENUE AND RESULT IN OUR HAVING EXCESS
INVENTORY.
The integrated circuit industry is highly cyclical and is characterized by
constant and rapid technological change, rapid product obsolescence and price
erosion, evolving standards, short product life cycles and wide fluctuations in
product supply and demand. The industry has experienced significant downturns,
often connected with, or in anticipation of, maturing product cycles of both
integrated circuit companies' and their customers' products and declines in
general economic conditions. These downturns have been characterized by
diminished product demand, production over capacity, high inventory levels and
accelerated erosion of average selling prices. Any future downturns will likely
reduce our revenue and result in our having excess inventory. Furthermore, any
upturn in the integrated circuit industry could result in increased competition
for access to third-party foundry, assembly and test capacity.
WE ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE HARD DISK DRIVE INDUSTRY, WHICH IS HIGHLY CYCLICAL AND
EXPERIENCES RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE.
Prior to March 2000, all of our sales were to customers in the hard disk
drive industry. The hard disk drive industry is intensely competitive and the
technology changes rapidly. As a result, this industry is highly cyclical, with
periods of increased demand and rapid growth followed by periods of oversupply
and subsequent contraction. These cycles may affect us, as our customers are
suppliers to this industry. Hard disk drive manufacturers tend to order more
components than they may need during growth periods, and sharply reduce orders
for components during periods of contraction. In addition, advances in existing
technologies and the introduction of new technologies may result in lower demand
for disk drive storage devices, thereby reducing demand for our products.
Rapid technological changes in the hard disk drive industry often result in
significant and rapid shifts in market share among the industry's participants.
If the hard disk drive manufacturer supplied by our customers do not retain or
increase market share, our sales may decrease.
THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF MARKETS FOR OUR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ARE
DEPENDENT ON FACTORS, SUCH AS INDUSTRY STANDARDS, OVER WHICH WE HAVE NO CONTROL.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF OUR CUSTOMERS ADOPT NEW OR COMPETING INDUSTRY STANDARDS WITH
WHICH OUR PRODUCTS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE OR FAIL TO ADOPT STANDARDS WITH WHICH OUR
PRODUCTS ARE COMPATIBLE, OUR EXISTING PRODUCTS WOULD BECOME LESS DESIRABLE TO
OUR CUSTOMERS AND OUR SALES WOULD SUFFER.
The emergence of markets for our integrated circuits is affected by a
variety of factors beyond our control. In particular, our products are designed
to conform to current specific industry standards. Our customers may not adopt
or continue to follow these standards, which would make our products less
desirable to our customers and reduce our sales. Also, competing standards may
emerge that are preferred by our customers, which could also reduce our sales
and require us to make significant expenditures to develop new products.
We have made a significant investment in the development and production of
our Gigabit Ethernet products. However, the Gigabit Ethernet technology is
relatively new compared to the more established 10
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and 100 megabits per second Ethernet technologies. If the Gigabit Ethernet
technology does not achieve widespread market acceptance, our Gigabit Ethernet
products may never be profitable.
WE MAY BE UNABLE TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD NEGATIVELY
AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE.
We believe one of our key competitive advantages results from our
collection of proprietary technologies that we have developed since our
inception. If we fail to protect these intellectual property rights, competitors
could sell products based on technology that we have developed, which could harm
our competitive position and decrease our revenues. We believe that the
protection of our intellectual property rights is and will continue to be
important to the success of our business. We rely on a combination of patent,
copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as nondisclosure agreements
and other methods, to protect our proprietary technologies. We also enter into
confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, consultants and
business partners, and control access to and distribution of our documentation
and other proprietary information. As of November 30, 2000, we had been issued
several United States patents and have a number of pending United States patent
applications. However, a patent may not be issued as a result of any
applications or, if issued, claims allowed may not be sufficiently broad to
protect our technology. In addition, it is possible that existing or future
patents may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. Despite our efforts,
unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise obtain and use our
products or proprietary technology. Monitoring unauthorized use of our
technology is difficult, and the steps that we have taken may not prevent
unauthorized use of our technology, particularly in foreign countries where the
laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States.
SIGNIFICANT LITIGATION OVER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN OUR INDUSTRY MAY CAUSE US
TO BECOME INVOLVED IN COSTLY AND LENGTHY LITIGATION, WHICH COULD SUBJECT US TO
LIABILITY, REQUIRE US TO STOP SELLING OUR PRODUCTS OR FORCE US TO REDESIGN OUR
PRODUCTS.
Litigation involving patents and other intellectual property is widespread
in the high-technology industry and is particularly prevalent in the integrated
circuit industry, where a number of companies aggressively bring numerous
infringement claims to protect their patent portfolios. We may become a party to
litigation in the future either to protect our intellectual property or as a
result of an alleged infringement of others' intellectual property. These
lawsuits could subject us to significant liability for damages and invalidate
our proprietary rights. These lawsuits, regardless of their success, would
likely be time-consuming and expensive to resolve and would divert management
time and attention. Any potential intellectual property litigation also could
force us to do one or more of the following:
- stop selling products or using technology that contain the allegedly
infringing intellectual property;
- pay damages to the party claiming infringement;
- attempt to obtain a license to the relevant intellectual property, which
license may not be available on reasonable terms or at all; and
- attempt to redesign those products that contain the allegedly infringing
intellectual property.
WE ARE INCORPORATED IN BERMUDA, AND, AS A RESULT, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR
SHAREHOLDERS TO ENFORCE CIVIL LIABILITY PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
We are organized under the laws of Bermuda. As a result, it may not be
possible for our shareholders to effect service of process within the United
States upon us, or to enforce against us in United States courts judgments based
on the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States.
Our executive officers and directors are all residents of the United States.
However, there is significant doubt as to whether the courts of Bermuda would
recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or
our directors or officers based on the civil liabilities provisions of the
securities laws of the United States or any state or hear actions brought in
Bermuda against us or those persons based on those laws. The United States and
Bermuda do not currently have a treaty providing for the reciprocal recognition
and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. Therefore, a final
judgment for the payment of money rendered by
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any federal or state court in the United States based on civil liability,
whether or not based solely on United States federal or state securities laws,
would not be automatically enforceable in Bermuda.
OUR BYE-LAWS CONTAIN A WAIVER OF CLAIMS OR RIGHTS OF ACTION BY OUR SHAREHOLDERS
AGAINST OUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, WHICH WILL SEVERELY LIMIT OUR SHAREHOLDERS'
RIGHT TO ASSERT A CLAIM AGAINST OUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS UNDER BERMUDA LAW.
Our Bye-laws contain a broad waiver by our shareholders of any claim or
right of action, both individually and on our behalf, against any of our
officers and directors. The waiver applies to any action taken by an officer or
director, or the failure of an officer or director to take any action, in the
performance of his or her duties with or for us, other than with respect to any
matter involving any fraud or dishonesty on the part of such officer or
director. This waiver will limit our shareholders' right to assert claims
against our officers and directors unless the act complained of involves actual
fraud or dishonesty. Thus, so long as acts of business judgment do not involve
actual fraud or dishonesty, they will not be subject to shareholder claims under
Bermuda law. For example, shareholders will not have claims against officers and
directors for a breach of trust, unless the breach rises to the level of actual
fraud or dishonesty.
WE ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL TAX RISK BECAUSE EXISTING CASES, RULINGS AND
REGULATIONS DO NOT CLEARLY ADDRESS HOW UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS
APPLY TO A BUSINESS LIKE OURS THAT INVOLVES FOREIGN OPERATIONS RECEIVING SUPPORT
FROM A U.S. SUBSIDIARY.
We are incorporated in Bermuda. Our Bermuda operations are subject to
United States federal income tax at regular corporate rates and to United States
branch profits tax, in each case to the extent that our income is effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. By
contrast, corporations incorporated in the United States are subject to United
States federal income taxes on their worldwide income, regardless of whether
that income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in
the United States.
Our corporate structure was developed in a manner that we believe limits
the amount of our income that is effectively connected with the conduct of a
trade or business in the United States. We have sales offices in Singapore and
Japan that handle our foreign sales activities and we try to limit the
activities conducted by our U.S. operations. However, unlike many other foreign
corporations whose sole connection to the United States is through a United
States subsidiary established for the purpose of doing business in the United
States, our United States operations provide support to our other subsidiaries
throughout the world. The provision of these support services increases the risk
that our income will be deemed effectively connected income.
The determination of whether income of a foreign corporation is effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and,
therefore, subject to United States tax involves a consideration of all the
facts and circumstances and the application of legal standards that are
uncertain. There have been few court cases or rulings by the Internal Revenue
Service addressing the application of these legal standards and we believe that
none of these cases or rulings relate to facts precisely like ours. Moreover,
there are no proposed or published regulations with respect to one of the main
sections of the Internal Revenue Code that applies to us, leading to further
uncertainty.
Because of the uncertainty as to how United States federal income tax laws
apply to the way we conduct our business, we believe the Internal Revenue
Service will probably disagree with our past or future positions as to the
amount of effectively connected income that we earn. Based on our analysis of
applicable United States federal income tax laws and regulations to our
operations as currently conducted, we expect to pay United States federal income
taxes at an effective rate of approximately 5% to 10%. The maximum federal
income tax rate is 35%, and the branch profits tax rate on income remaining
after application of the corporate tax is 30%. Together these two taxes combine
for a 54.5% tax rate. Any of our income that is deemed to be income that is
effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United
States could be subject to this 54.5% rate of tax. Consequently, if our
positions are disallowed, the amount we have accrued on our financial statements
for United States federal income taxes may be insufficient to the extent of the
difference between the income tax rate ultimately determined to apply and the
25% accrual rate. In addition,
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we could be required to make significant cash payments for back taxes and
interest based on the difference between the income tax rate ultimately
determined to apply and the effective rate at which we paid those taxes. At
October 31, 2000, our income tax liability accrued on our balance sheet
aggregated $6.8 million, which reflects our best estimate of such liability.
However, we cannot assure you that our actual income tax liability will not
exceed this amount. If the Internal Revenue Service were to prevail in an
argument that all of our non-United States income is effectively connected
income, we estimate that our exposure for taxes, interest and penalties would be
approximately $14 million at October 31, 2000. We have filed United States
federal income tax returns since 1996. The Internal Revenue Service examined our
1996 United States federal income tax return and made no adjustment; however, we
had losses for that year.
TAX BENEFITS WE RECEIVE MAY BE TERMINATED OR REDUCED IN THE FUTURE, WHICH WOULD
INCREASE OUR COSTS.
The Economic Development Board of Singapore granted us pioneer status in
July 2000 for a period of six years, commencing July 1, 1999. As a result, we
anticipate that a significant portion of the income we earn in Singapore during
this period will be exempt from the 26% Singapore tax rate. We are required to
meet several requirements as to investment, headcount and activities in
Singapore to retain this status. If our pioneer status is terminated early, our
financial results could be harmed.
Under current Bermuda law, we are not subject to tax on our income or
capital gains. We have obtained from the Minister of Finance of Bermuda under
the Exempt Undertakings Tax Protection Act 1966, as amended, an undertaking
that, in the event that Bermuda enacts any legislation imposing tax computed on
income or capital gains, those taxes should not apply to us until March 28,
2016. However, this exemption may not be extended beyond this date.
IF WE ARE CLASSIFIED AS A PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY, OUR SHAREHOLDERS
MAY SUFFER ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES.
Because we are incorporated in Bermuda and have operations in the United
States and Singapore, we are subject to special rules and regulations, including
rules regarding passive foreign investment company or PFIC. We believe that we
are not a PFIC, and we expect to continue to manage our affairs so that we will
not become a PFIC. However, whether we should be treated as a PFIC is a factual
determination that is made annually and is subject to change. If we are
classified as a PFIC, then each United States holder of our common stock would,
upon qualifying distributions by us or upon the pledge or sale of their shares
of common stock at a gain, be liable to pay tax at the then prevailing rates on
ordinary income plus an interest charge, generally as if the distribution or
gain had been earned ratably over the shareholder's holding period. In addition
to the risks related to PFIC status, we and our shareholders could also suffer
adverse tax consequences if we are classified as a foreign personal holding
company, a personal holding company or a controlled foreign corporation.
EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS OWN A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR VOTING STOCK, AND THREE
EXISTING DIRECTORS, WHO ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS, ARE RELATED BY BLOOD
OR MARRIAGE. THESE FACTORS MAY ALLOW THE EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS OR THE THREE
RELATED DIRECTORS TO CONTROL THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND THE APPROVAL OR
DISAPPROVAL OF SIGNIFICANT CORPORATE ACTIONS.
As of October 31, 2000 our executive officers and directors beneficially
own or control, directly or indirectly, approximately 62% of the outstanding
shares of common stock. Additionally, Sehat Sutardja and Weili Dai are husband
and wife and Sehat Sutardja and Pantas Sutardja are brothers. All three are
directors and together they hold approximately 42% of our outstanding common
stock as of October 31, 2000. As a result, if our executive officers and
directors or any of Sehat Sutardja, Pantas Sutardja and Weili Dai act together,
they will significantly influence, and will likely control, the election of our
directors and approval or disapproval of our significant corporate actions. This
influence over our affairs might be adverse to the interests of other
shareholders. In addition, the voting power of these officers or directors could
have the effect of delaying or preventing an acquisition of our company on terms
that other shareholders may desire.
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Under Bermuda law all our officers, in exercising their powers and
discharging their duties, must act honestly and in good faith with a view to our
best interests and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably
prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. Majority shareholders
do not owe fiduciary duties to minority shareholders. As a result, the minority
shareholders will not have a direct claim against the majority shareholders in
the event the majority shareholders take actions that damage the interests of
minority shareholders. Class actions and derivative actions are generally not
available to shareholders under the laws of Bermuda, except the Bermuda courts
would be expected to follow English case law precedent, which would permit a
shareholder to bring an action in our name if the directors or officers are
alleged to be acting beyond our corporate power, committing illegal acts or
violating our Memorandum of Association or Bye-laws. In addition, minority
shareholders would be able to challenge a corporate action that allegedly
constituted a fraud against them or required the approval of a greater
percentage of our shareholders than actually approved it. The winning party in
such an action generally would be able to recover a portion of attorneys' fees
incurred in connection with the action.
CLASS ACTION LITIGATION DUE TO STOCK PRICE VOLATILITY COULD CAUSE US TO INCUR
SUBSTANTIAL COSTS AND DIVERT OUR MANAGEMENT'S ATTENTION AND RESOURCES.
In the past, securities class action litigation often has been brought
against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its
securities. Companies in the integrated circuit industry and other technology
industries are particularly vulnerable to this kind of litigation due to the
high volatility of their stock prices. Accordingly, we may in the future be the
target of securities litigation. Securities litigation could result in
substantial costs and could divert our management's attention and resources.
FUTURE SALES OF OUR COMMON STOCK IN THE PUBLIC MARKET MAY DEPRESS OUR STOCK
PRICE.
Future sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the
public market could cause our stock price to decline. As of October 31, 2000, we
have outstanding 85,477,466 shares of common stock. Of these shares, 76,060,109
shares are subject to lock-up agreements with the underwriters and 429,240
shares are subject to lock-up agreements with Marvell, in each case ending on
December 25, 2000. Upon the expiration of the lock-up agreements, and subject to
the provisions of Rule 144 and Rule 701, approximately 25,252,937 shares of
common stock, assuming the exercise of outstanding warrants and all outstanding
vested stock options, will be available for sale after December 25, 2000.
Additional shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options will
become freely tradable at various times after that date. In addition, 49,802,660
shares of our common stock that are subject to the underwriters lock-ups
described above are subject to lock-up agreements restricting the sales of our
shares for 45 days after the effective date of the merger between us and
Galileo. We may release the restrictions on these shares prior to the 45-day
period, or if the merger agreement is terminated. As restrictions on resale end,
the market price of our stock could drop significantly if the holders of these
shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. In
addition, the sale of these shares could impair our ability to raise capital
through the sale of additional stock.
OUR BYE-LAWS CONTAIN PROVISIONS THAT COULD DELAY OR PREVENT A CHANGE IN
CORPORATE CONTROL, EVEN IF THE CHANGE IN CORPORATE CONTROL WOULD BENEFIT OUR
SHAREHOLDERS.
Our Bye-laws contain change in corporate control provisions which include:
- authorizing the issuance of preferred stock without shareholder approval;
- providing for a classified board of directors with staggered, three-year
terms; and
- requiring two-thirds of the outstanding shares to approve amendments to
our Bye-laws.
These changes in corporate control provisions could make it more difficult
for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be a benefit to our
shareholders.
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RISKS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN MARVELL AND GALILEO.
On October 17, 2000, we announced that we had entered into a definitive
merger agreement with Galileo Technology Ltd., a corporation incorporated under
the laws of Israel. The merger agreement provides that Toshack Acquisitions, our
direct wholly-owned subsidiary, will merge into Galileo. As a result of the
merger, Galileo will become our wholly-owned subsidiary. The merger agreement
provides that upon completion of the merger Galileo shareholders will be
entitled to receive as fixed consideration 0.674 shares of our common stock for
each outstanding ordinary share of Galileo they hold. The merger is intended to
create a combined company that can provide end-to-end silicon solutions to
communications equipment vendors.
Completion of the merger is subject to the satisfaction of a number of
conditions, including the approval of our shareholders and Galileo's
shareholders, the receipt of various regulatory approvals under Israeli law, the
receipt of a favorable tax ruling from Israeli tax authorities and the
expiration of regulatory waiting periods under United States and Israeli law.
The merger will be accounted for as a purchase and is expected to close in the
first calendar quarter of 2001.
OUR SHAREHOLDERS AND GALILEO SHAREHOLDERS MAY EXPERIENCE LOWER RETURNS ON THEIR
INVESTMENT AFTER THE MERGER.
Our shareholders and Galileo shareholders may receive a lower return on
their investment after the merger than if the merger does not occur. A lower
return could occur, for example, if we do not achieve the anticipated operating
and strategic benefits of the merger, if we do not otherwise achieve our
business objectives and the market price for our stock is adversely affected or
if the merger is otherwise not well received by the market. Also, the issuance
of our common stock in the merger will result in substantial dilution and this
could hurt our market price. Since the announcement of the merger, the trading
prices of both our common stock and Galileo ordinary shares have decreased. As
of December 7, 2000, the last practical trading day before the filing date of
this Form 10-Q, the closing price of our common stock was $27.625 and the
closing price of Galileo ordinary shares was $14.375.
MARVELL AND GALILEO MAY NOT SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS AFTER
THE MERGER, WHICH COULD HARM OUR OPERATING RESULTS AND SHARE PRICE.
Integrating the operations of Galileo with ours after the merger may be
difficult, time consuming and costly. The integration of operations may distract
management from the day-to-day business of the combined company after the
merger. After the merger has been completed, we must successfully integrate,
among other things:
- product offerings;
- product development, sales and marketing;
- customer service functions;
- human resources and other administrative functions;
- research and development; and
- management information systems.
Among the challenges in integrating the companies is demonstrating to their
respective customers that the merger will not result in an adverse change in
business focus and persuading each company's personnel that our business
cultures are compatible. In addition, Galileo operates in locations in which we
do not currently operate. Therefore, to successfully integrate Galileo's
operations, we will need to retain management, key employees and business
partners of Galileo. If we are not able to effectively integrate our operations,
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technology and personnel in a timely and efficient manner, then we will not
realize the benefits we expect from the merger. In particular, if the
integration is not successful:
- our operating results may be harmed;
- the combined company may lose key personnel;
- we may not be able to retain or expand our market position; and
- the market price of our common stock may decline.
WE COULD LOSE KEY GALILEO PERSONNEL WHO ARE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE BENEFITS
THAT MARVELL AND GALILEO EXPECT TO REALIZE FROM THE MERGER.
The merger could lead to the loss of key Galileo personnel. Galileo's
contribution to the combined company's success will depend in part on the
continued service of key groups of Galileo personnel. If one or more of
Galileo's technical, sales or management personnel leaves after we complete the
merger, Galileo's business could be seriously harmed, and we may not be able to
achieve the benefits we expect to realize from the merger. Galileo employees are
employed "at will," which means the employees have not committed to stay
employed with Galileo for any specific period.
FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE MERGER COULD BE COSTLY TO US.
If the merger is not completed:
- we may be required to pay Galileo an expense reimbursement of $5 million
and, in some instances if an acquisition or other similar transaction
involving us potentially exists or occurs, liquidated damages of $80
million;
- the price of our shares may decline, assuming that current market prices
reflect a market assumption that the merger will be completed; and
- we must still pay our costs related to the merger, such as legal,
accounting and financial advisory fees.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Information related to quantitative and qualitative disclosures regarding
market risk is set forth in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and the risk factors under Item 2 above.
Such information is incorporated by reference herein.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In August 2000, Gordon M. Steel, the Company's former Chief Financial
Officer, filed a complaint in California Superior Court against the Company
alleging claims for wrongful termination, breach of the covenant of good faith
and fair dealing, and defamation. These claims relate to Mr. Steel's separation
from the Company in April 2000. The Company believes that the complaint is
without merit and is currently defending against it.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-33086) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to our initial public offering
of our common stock became effective on June 26, 2000. A total of 6,900,000
shares of our common stock were registered. All shares were sold by the company,
resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of $103.5 million. The managing
underwriters were Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers and J.P. Morgan & Co.
The offering commenced and was completed on June 27, 2000, at a price to the
public of $15.00 per share. The initial public offering resulted in net proceeds
to us of $94.0 million, after deducting underwriting commissions of $7.2 million
and estimated offering expenses of $2.3 million, which were paid to unaffiliated
persons. As of July 31, 2000, these proceeds were invested in money market
funds.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
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10.10 Agreement of Merger dated as of October 16, 2000 among
Marvell Technology Group Ltd., Galileo Technology Ltd. and
Toshack Acquisitions Ltd., incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 of the registrant's registration statement on
Form S-4 (file no. 33-50206).
27.1 Financial Data Schedule.
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There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended October
28, 2000.
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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.
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
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December 11, 2000 By: /s/ SEHAT SUTARDJA
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Date Sehat Sutardja
President and Chief Executive Officer
December 11, 2000 By: /s/ GEORGE A. HERVEY
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Date George A. Hervey
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer
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10.10 Agreement of Merger dated as of October 16, 2000 among
Marvell Technology Group Ltd., Galileo Technology Ltd. and
Toshack Acquisitions Ltd., incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 of the registrant's registration statement on
Form S-4 (file no. 33-50206).
27.1 Financial Data Schedule.
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