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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
/X/ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the quarterly period ended January 31, 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: 001-15405
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 77-0518772
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State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California 94304
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 857-1501
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(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 Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes /X/ No / /
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding at January 31, 2000
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value 452 million shares
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
as of January 31, 2000 and October 31, 1999 3
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings (Unaudited)
for the Quarter ended January 31, 2000
and January 31, 1999 4
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
for the Quarter ended January 31, 2000
and January 31, 1999 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 14
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
Market Risk 33
Part II. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Signature 34
Exhibits Index 35
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PAR VALUE AND SHARE AMOUNTS)
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JAN. 31, OCT. 31,
2000 1999
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents............................................................ $1,368 $ -
Short-term investments............................................................... 42 -
Accounts receivable.................................................................. 1,445 1,635
Inventory............................................................................ 1,567 1,499
Other current assets................................................................. 560 404
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Total current assets.............................................................. 4,982 3,538
Property, plant and equipment, net...................................................... 1,408 1,387
Other assets............................................................................ 717 519
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Total assets............................................................................ $7,107 $5,444
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings.............................................. $ 111 $ -
Due to Hewlett-Packard, net.......................................................... 332 -
Accounts payable..................................................................... 303 510
Employee compensation and benefits................................................... 494 550
Deferred revenue..................................................................... 281 241
Accrued income taxes................................................................. 113 -
Other accrued liabilities............................................................ 433 380
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Total current liabilities......................................................... 2,067 1,681
Long-term debt and other liabilities.................................................... 554 381
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock; $.01 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and
outstanding....................................................................... - -
Common stock; $.01 par value; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 452,000,000 shares at
January 31, 2000 and 380,000,000 shares at October 31, 1999 issued and outstanding 5 4
Additional paid-in capital........................................................... 4,297 3,378
Retained earnings.................................................................... 131 -
Other comprehensive earnings......................................................... 53 -
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Total stockholders' equity........................................................ 4,486 3,382
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.............................................. $7,107 $5,444
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
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QUARTER ENDED
JANUARY 31,
2000 1999
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Net revenue:
Products............................................................................... $1,777 $1,300
Products to Hewlett-Packard............................................................ 140 188
Services............................................................................... 329 298
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Total net revenue................................................................... 2,246 1,786
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Costs and expenses:
Cost of products....................................................................... 963 792
Cost of services....................................................................... 197 182
Research and development............................................................... 290 222
Selling, general and administrative.................................................... 625 489
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Total costs and expenses............................................................ 2,075 1,685
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Earnings from operations.................................................................. 171 101
Other income (expense), net............................................................... 31 13
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Earnings before taxes..................................................................... 202 114
Provision for taxes....................................................................... 71 40
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Net earnings.............................................................................. $ 131 $ 74
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Basic and diluted net earnings per share.................................................. $ .30 $ .19
Average shares used in computing net earnings per share:
Basic.................................................................................. 439 380
Diluted................................................................................ 440 380
Pro forma net earnings per share:
Basic.................................................................................. $.29
Diluted................................................................................ $.28
Average shares used in computing pro forma net earnings per share:
Basic.................................................................................. 452
Diluted................................................................................ 462
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN MILLIONS)
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QUARTER ENDED
JANUARY 31,
2000 1999
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings........................................................................... $ 131 $ 74
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization....................................................... 96 124
Deferred taxes on earnings.......................................................... - (34)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable............................................................... 190 64
Inventory......................................................................... (66) 26
Accounts payable.................................................................. (192) (33)
Accrued income taxes.............................................................. 113 -
Other current assets and liabilities.............................................. (115) (134)
Due to Hewlett-Packard, net....................................................... 332 -
Other, net........................................................................ (105) (28)
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Net cash provided by operating activities................................................. 384 59
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in property, plant and equipment........................................... (91) (94)
Dispositions of property, plant and equipment.......................................... 61 16
Purchases of short-term investments.................................................... (42) -
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired..................................................... (160) -
Cash proceeds of divestitures.......................................................... - 39
Other, net............................................................................. 24 4
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Net cash used in investing activities..................................................... (208) (35)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Initial public offering proceeds....................................................... 2,068 -
Initial public offering proceeds distributed to Hewlett-Packard........................ (2,068) -
Change in notes payable and short-term borrowings...................................... 111 -
Net funding from (to) Hewlett-Packard.................................................. 1,081 (24)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities....................................... 1,192 (24)
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Change in cash and cash equivalents....................................................... 1,368 -
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period.......................................... - -
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period................................................ $1,368 $ -
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
On March 2, 1999, Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) announced a plan to create a
separate company, subsequently named Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Agilent
Technologies), comprised of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor
products, healthcare solutions and chemical analysis businesses, related
portions of Hewlett-Packard Laboratories and associated infrastructure. HP
also announced its intention to distribute all of the shares of Agilent
Technologies' common stock that HP owns to HP's stockholders by the middle
of calendar year 2000 (the distribution date). Agilent Technologies was
incorporated in Delaware in May 1999 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HP.
Agilent Technologies authorized 125,000,000 shares of $.01 par value
preferred stock and 2,000,000,000 shares of $.01 par value common stock and
issued 10,000,000 shares of common stock to HP. Effective October 21, 1999,
Agilent Technologies' Board of Directors declared a 38-for-one stock split
in the form of a stock dividend. As a result of the stock split, common
stock issued and outstanding increased to 380,000,000 shares. On November
18, 1999, Agilent Technologies launched its initial public offering of
72,000,000 shares of common stock at $30 per share. The net proceeds of the
offering of $2.1 billion were paid to HP as a dividend on November 23,
1999. HP now owns approximately 84.1% of Agilent Technologies' outstanding
common stock.
The consolidated 1999 financial information includes the assets,
liabilities, operating results and cash flows of Agilent Technologies and
has been prepared using HP's historical bases in the assets and
liabilities and the historical results of operations of Agilent
Technologies. Agilent Technologies began accumulating retained earnings on
November 1, 1999.
The consolidated 1999 financial information includes allocations of
certain HP corporate expenses, including centralized research and
development, legal, accounting, employee benefits, real estate, insurance
services, information technology services, treasury and other HP corporate
and infrastructure costs. The expense allocations were determined on bases
that HP and Agilent Technologies considered to be a reasonable reflection
of the utilization of services provided or the benefit received by Agilent
Technologies. However, the 1999 financial information included herein may
not reflect the consolidated financial position, operating results, and
cash flows of Agilent Technologies in the future or what they would have
been had Agilent Technologies operated as a separate, stand-alone entity
during 1999. In 2000, Agilent Technologies entered into interim service
level agreements with HP covering the provision of various interim
services, including financial, accounting, building services, legal and
other services. See Note 8.
Effective November 1, 1999 (the separation date), Agilent Technologies
began operating as a stand-alone company. In November 1999, HP
transferred to Agilent Technologies a majority of the assets and
liabilities relating to its businesses and also provided Agilent
Technologies with cash funding of approximately $1.1 billion. HP
retained some of Agilent Technologies' assets and liabilities, including
some of its accounts receivable and accounts payable, accrued payroll
and related items and taxes payable, except deferred taxes, and
transferred to Agilent Technologies some of the assets and liabilities
related to its business, including some of the accounts receivable,
accounts payable and other liabilities of HP Japan. In addition, HP
transferred to Agilent Technologies $521 million to fund its acquisition
of Yokogawa Electric Corporation's 25% minority equity ownership of
Hewlett-Packard Japan (Note 9). In December 1999, HP provided Agilent
Technologies with additional cash funding of approximately $200 million
based on its and HP's balance sheets as of October 31, 1999.
Of the total $1.8 billion of funding received from HP in the first
quarter of 2000, $1.1 billion is classified as net cash provided by
financing activities and approximately $700 million is classified among
several categories of net cash provided by operating activities in the
condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the first quarter of
2000.
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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated
financial statements contain all adjustments (which comprise only normal
and recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly its financial
position as of January 31, 2000, and its results of operations and cash
flows for the quarters ended January 31, 2000 and 1999.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements
and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
The results of operations for the quarter ended January 31, 2000 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The
information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with
Management's Discussion and Analysis, as well as the consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Agilent Technologies, Inc.
1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
3. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." This statement establishes accounting
and reporting standards for derivative instruments and requires recognition
of all derivatives as assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and
measurement of those instruments at fair value. The statement, as amended,
is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. Agilent
Technologies will adopt the standard no later than the first quarter of
fiscal year 2001 and is in the process of determining the impact that
adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 1990, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments
in Debt and Equity Securities." In accordance with the statement, Agilent
Technologies recorded $53 million of unrealized gains, net of tax, in
accumulated comprehensive earnings as of January 31, 2000. Prior period
financial statements have not been materially impacted by the statement.
In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements." The staff accounting bulletin is effective no later than
the first quarter of fiscal year 2001. Agilent Technologies is in the
process of determining the impact that adoption will have on its
consolidated financial statements.
4. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic net earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings available
to common stockholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding (denominator) during the period and excludes the
dilutive effect of stock options. Diluted net earnings per share gives
effect to all potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the
period. In computing diluted net earnings per share, the average stock
price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to
be purchased from the proceeds of stock option exercises.
Pro forma basic net earnings per share has been computed by dividing net
earnings by the sum of the 380,000,000 common shares held by HP plus the
72,000,000 shares issued in Agilent Technologies' initial public
offering, as the proceeds of the offering were distributed to HP. Pro
forma diluted net earnings per share has been computed by dividing the
net earnings by the sum of the 380,000,000 common shares held by HP plus
the 72,000,000 shares issued in the initial public offering plus
approximately 10,000,000 shares related to the estimated effect of
dilutive stock options and other employee stock plans including those HP
shares or options that will be converted to Agilent stock or options
upon the distribution date. The 72,000,000 shares issued in Agilent
Technologies' initial public offering are assumed to have been
outstanding for the entire first quarter of 2000.
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The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the
basic and diluted net earnings per share computations for the periods presented
below.
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JANUARY 31,
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NUMERATORS:
Net earnings ............................................... $ 131 $ 74
DENOMINATORS:
Basic weighted average shares .............................. 439 380
Potentially dilutive common shares - stock options.......... 1 -
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Diluted weighted average shares ............................ 440 380
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Basic ...................................................... $ .30 $ .19
Diluted .................................................... $ .30 $ .19
PRO FORMA DENOMINATORS :
Basic pro forma shares ..................................... 452
Potentially dilutive pro forma common shares - stock options
and other employee stock plans ........................... 10
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Diluted pro forma shares ................................... 462
NET PRO FORMA EARNINGS PER SHARE :
Basic ...................................................... $ .29
Diluted .................................................... $ .28
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5. INVENTORY
(in millions)
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JANUARY 31, October 31,
2000 1999
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Finished goods..................................................... $ 721 $ 639
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies.......................... 846 860
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6. COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
For the quarter ended January 31, 2000, Agilent Technologies recorded an
unrealized gain, net of tax, of $53 million, which when added to net
earnings of $131 million resulted in accumulated comprehensive earnings
of $184 million. Prior to November 1, 1999, Agilent Technologies had no
material components of comprehensive earnings.
7. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
The condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the first quarter
ended January 31, 2000 excludes a non-cash net asset transfer of $48
million to Agilent Technologies from HP. This non-cash event was
accounted for as a change in paid-in capital.
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8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Agilent Technologies' revenue from sales of products to HP was $140
million for the first quarter of 2000, and $188 million in the first
quarter of 1999. As of January 31, 2000, there was $70 million of
accounts receivable from HP included in the accounts receivable amount
recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Agilent Technologies has purchased products from HP, at a price that
management believes approximates the price an unrelated third party
would pay, for inclusion in its products sold to third parties in 1999
and 2000 and for its internal use in 2000. Agilent Technologies also
purchased products from HP at cost for internal use in 1999. These
purchases from HP totaled $37 million in the first quarter of 2000 and
$20 million in the first quarter of 1999. Purchases at cost were $15
million in the first quarter of 1999.
Agilent Technologies has entered into interim service level agreements
with HP covering the provision of various interim services, including
financial, accounting, building services, legal and other services by HP
to Agilent Technologies or, in certain circumstances, vice versa. These
services will generally be provided for a fee equal to the actual direct
and indirect costs of providing the services plus 5%. The interim
service level agreements generally have a term of two years or less from
the date of separation. However, some interim service level agreements,
including those for building services and information technology
services, may be extended beyond the initial two-year period. If these
agreements are extended, their terms will change so that the lessor will
receive fair market rental value for the rental component of the
building services and the costs plus 10% for information technology and
other services and non-rental components of building services. For the
quarter ended January 31, 2000, the total services Agilent Technologies
received from HP was approximately $111 million and the total services
HP received from Agilent Technologies was approximately $45 million.
Agilent Technologies' costs and expenses in the first quarter of 1999
included allocations from HP for centralized research and development,
legal, accounting, employee benefits, real estate, insurance services,
information technology services, treasury and other HP corporate and
infrastructure costs. These allocations have been determined on bases that
HP and Agilent Technologies considered to be a reasonable reflection of the
utilization of services provided or the benefit received by Agilent
Technologies. The allocation methods included relative sales, headcount,
square footage, transaction processing costs, adjusted operating expenses
and others. Allocated costs included in the accompanying consolidated
statement of earnings for the first quarter of 1999 follow.
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JANUARY 31, 1999
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Costs of products and services........................................... $ 39
Research and development................................................. 34
Selling, general and administrative...................................... 105
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For purposes of governing certain of the ongoing relationships between
Agilent Technologies and HP at and after the separation and to provide for
an orderly transition, Agilent Technologies and HP have entered into
various agreements. A brief description of each of the agreements follows.
MASTER SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT. The separation agreement
contains the key provisions relating to the separation, Agilent
Technologies' initial funding, initial public offering and the
distribution. The agreement lists the documents and items that the parties
must deliver in order to accomplish the transfer of assets and liabilities
from HP to Agilent Technologies, effective on the separation date. The
agreement also contains conditions that must occur prior to the initial
public offering and the distribution. The parties also entered into ongoing
covenants that survive the transactions, including covenants to establish
interim service level agreements, exchange information, notify each other
of changes in their accounting
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principles and resolve disputes in particular ways.
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT. The General Assignment and
Assumption Agreement identifies the assets that HP transferred to
Agilent Technologies and the liabilities that Agilent Technologies
assumed from HP in the separation. In general, the assets that were
transferred and the liabilities that were assumed are those that appear
on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, after adjustment for
certain assets and liabilities that were retained by HP (Note 1).
INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE MATTERS AGREEMENT. Effective as of the
separation date, Agilent Technologies and HP each released the other from
any liabilities arising from events occurring on or before the separation
date. The agreement also contains provisions governing indemnification. In
general, Agilent Technologies and HP will each indemnify the other from all
liabilities arising from its business, any of its liabilities, any of its
contracts or a breach of the separation agreement. In addition, HP and
Agilent Technologies will each indemnify the other against liability for
specified environmental matters. Agilent Technologies will reimburse HP for
the cost of any insurance coverage from the separation date to the
distribution date.
EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT. The Employee Matters Agreement allocates
responsibility for, and liability related to, the employment of those
employees of HP who have or will become Agilent Technologies employees. The
agreement also contains provisions describing Agilent Technologies' benefit
and equity plans. On or before the distribution date, Agilent Technologies
expects to establish employee benefit plans comparable to those of HP for
its active, inactive and former employees. However, in certain cases,
certain of its employees will continue to participate in the HP benefit
plans. The transfer to Agilent Technologies of employees at certain of HP's
international operations, and of certain pension and employee benefit
plans, may not take place until Agilent Technologies receives consents or
approvals or has satisfied other applicable requirements.
TAX SHARING AGREEMENT. The tax sharing agreement provides for HP's and
Agilent Technologies' obligations concerning various tax liabilities. The
tax sharing agreement provides that HP generally will pay, and indemnify
Agilent Technologies if necessary, with respect to all federal, state,
local and foreign taxes relating to Agilent Technologies' business for any
taxable period ending prior to Agilent Technologies' initial public
offering. In addition, the tax sharing agreement provides that HP and
Agilent Technologies will make payments between them such that the amount
of taxes to be paid by HP and Agilent Technologies will be determined,
subject to specified adjustments, as if HP and Agilent Technologies and
each of their subsidiaries included in HP's consolidated tax returns had
filed their own consolidated, combined or unitary tax return.
The tax sharing agreement allocates responsibility for various taxes
arising from restructurings related to the spinoff between HP and Agilent
Technologies. In addition, Agilent Technologies will bear 18% of
unanticipated taxes related to the distribution where neither party is at
fault.
In addition, the tax sharing agreement provides that Agilent Technologies
will indemnify HP for any taxes arising out of the failure of the
distribution or certain of the transactions related to it to qualify as tax
free as a result of actions taken, or the failure to take required actions,
by Agilent Technologies. Specifically, Agilent Technologies is required
under the tax sharing agreement to comply with the representations made to
the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, in connection with the private
letter ruling that has been issued to HP from the IRS regarding the
tax-free nature of the distribution of Agilent Technologies' stock by HP to
HP's stockholders.
The tax sharing agreement further provides for cooperation with respect to
certain tax matters, the exchange of information and the retention of
records which may affect the income tax liability of either party.
REAL ESTATE MATTERS AGREEMENT. The Real Estate Matters Agreement addresses
real estate matters relating to the HP leased and owned properties that HP
transferred to or shares with Agilent Technologies. The agreement describes
the manner in which HP
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transferred to or shares with Agilent Technologies various leased and
owned properties. The Real Estate Matters Agreement also provided that
all costs required to effect the transfers, including landlord consent
fees, landlord attorneys' fees, title insurance fees and transfer taxes,
were paid by HP.
MASTER IT SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT. The Master IT Service Level Agreement
governs the provision of information technology services by HP and Agilent
Technologies to each other, on an interim basis, until November 1, 2001,
unless extended for specific services or otherwise indicated in the
agreement. The services include data processing and telecommunications
services, such as voice telecommunications and data transmission, and
corporate support services, including accounting, financial management,
tax, payroll, stockholder and public relations, legal, human resources
administration, procurement, real estate management and other
administrative functions. Specified charges for such services are generally
intended to allow the providing company to recover the direct and indirect
costs of providing the services, plus 5% until November 1, 2001, and such
costs plus 10% thereafter. The Master IT Service Level Agreement also
covers the provision of certain additional information technology services
identified from time to time after the separation date that were
inadvertently or unintentionally omitted from the specified services, or
that are essential to effectuate an orderly transition under the separation
agreement, so long as the provision of such services would not
significantly disrupt the providing company's operations or significantly
increase the scope of the agreement.
In addition, the Master IT Service Level Agreement will provide for the
replication of some computer systems, including hardware, software, data
storage or maintenance and support components. Generally, the party needing
the replicated system bears the costs and expenses of replication.
Generally, the party purchasing new hardware or licensing new software
bears the costs and expenses of purchasing the new hardware or obtaining
the new software licenses.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS. The Master Technology Ownership and
License Agreement, the Master Patent Ownership and License Agreement, the
Master Trademark Ownership and License Agreement and the ICBD Technology
Ownership and License Agreement together are referred to as the
Intellectual Property Agreements. Under the Intellectual Property
Agreements, HP transferred to Agilent Technologies its rights in specified
patents, specified trademarks and other intellectual property related to
Agilent Technologies' current business and research and development
efforts. HP and Agilent Technologies each are licensed under the other's
patents issued on patent applications with effective filing dates before
November 1, 2004, subject to field restrictions. HP and Agilent
Technologies are also licensed to use technology that has been disclosed to
such licensed company or that is in the licensed company's possession as of
the separation date, with certain limitations. The agreements include
certain rights to sublicense for both parties. Agilent Technologies is
licensed to use some HP trademarks, and this license is royalty-bearing
after five years.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AGREEMENT. HP has agreed to retain and indemnify
Agilent Technologies for liabilities associated with properties transferred
to Agilent Technologies which are undergoing environmental investigation
and remediation and for which HP has accrued a reserve as of the separation
date. The purpose of the Environmental Matters Agreement is to address, in
a general way, HP's and Agilent Technologies' rights and obligations with
respect to that investigation and remediation.
9. ACQUISITION OF HEWLETT-PACKARD JAPAN
On July 6, 1999, HP entered into an agreement with Yokogawa Electric
Corporation (Yokogawa) of Japan to acquire Yokogawa's 25% minority
equity ownership of Hewlett-Packard Japan (HPJ) for approximately $521
million. Under the terms of the agreement which were assigned to Agilent
Technologies, Agilent Technologies will acquire Yokogawa's shares
through a series of purchase transactions. In the initial step, which
occurred in January 2000, Agilent Technologies purchased approximately
10.4% of HPJ shares from Yokogawa for approximately $206 million. In the
second step, which will occur on or before April 30, 2000, Agilent
Technologies will purchase approximately 10.4% of HPJ
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shares from Yokogawa. Agilent Technologies will purchase the remaining
4.2% of HPJ shares owned by Yokogawa prior to March 31, 2003. HP has
provided the funding for all steps of this transaction.
An independent valuation has been performed to determine the portion of the
purchase price attributable to Agilent Technologies' business and the
remaining HP business and to allocate the purchase price to identifiable
assets and liabilities. Of the total purchase price, $391 million is
attributable to Agilent Technologies' business, of which approximately $278
million will be recorded as goodwill and amortized over 10 years. The net
book value of goodwill associated with the initial payment, net of hedging
gain, for the purchase of approximately 10.4% of HPJ shares from Yokogawa
was approximately $70 million at January 31, 2000. The remainder of the
purchase price was allocated to tangible assets.
10. RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENT
During the quarter ended July 31, 1999, Agilent Technologies recognized
an impairment loss of $51 million related to a building that was under
construction for the intended purpose of housing manufacturing operations
for eight-inch semiconductor wafers. Agilent Technologies has an active
plan to sell the building by the end of the year.
During 1998, management committed to transfer the production of
eight-inch semiconductor wafers to a third-party contractor. Management
also undertook employee reductions through voluntary severance programs
related to this transfer, as well as consolidation of some operations
and general employee reductions in each of the four business segments.
Approximately 1,650 employees accepted the voluntary severance incentive
packages by the October 31, 1998 deadline. Of these employees,
approximately 80% were in manufacturing or other positions included in
cost of products and services. Agilent Technologies recorded pre-tax
charges of approximately $163 million related to these restructuring
actions in 1998. Of this amount, $138 million was included in cost of
products, $7 million was included in research and development expense
and $18 million was included in selling, general and administration
expense in the 1998 consolidated statement of earnings. The
restructuring costs included approximately $78 million related to
employee severance under the voluntary severance incentive plans. The
entire $78 million has been paid as of January 31, 2000. The
restructuring costs also included $85 million related to non-cash asset
impairments primarily for equipment. Of the equipment impairment charge,
$39 million was attributable to equipment abandoned at the time of the
charge and written down to its net realizable value. An additional $46
million was attributable to equipment that remained in service through
the fourth quarter of 1999. Agilent Technologies has sold a portion of
the equipment and is in the process of selling the remaining equipment
by the end of the year.
11. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The following tables reflect the results of Agilent Technologies'
reportable segments under Agilent Technologies management system. These
results are not necessarily a depiction that is in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. The performance of each segment
is measured based on several metrics, including earnings from operations.
These results are used, in part, by management, in evaluating the
performance of, and in allocating resources to, each of the segments.
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TEST AND SEMICONDUCTOR HEALTHCARE CHEMICAL TOTAL
MEASUREMENT PRODUCTS SOLUTIONS ANALYSIS SEGMENTS
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(IN MILLIONS)
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QUARTER ENDED JANUARY 31,
2000:
External revenue............... $1,161 $447 $395 $243 $2,246
Internal revenue............... - 9 - - 9
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Total net revenue.............. $1,161 $456 $395 $243 $2,255
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Earnings from operations....... $124 $31 $17 $13 $185
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QUARTER ENDED JANUARY 31, 1999:
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External revenue................ $889 $365 $294 $238 $1,786
Internal revenue................ 2 5 - - 7
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Total net revenue............... $891 $370 $294 $238 $1,793
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Earnings (loss) from operations. $65 $9 $(5) $28 $97
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RECONCILIATIONS TO AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, AS REPORTED.
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QUARTER ENDED
JANUARY 31,
2000 1999
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Net revenue:
Total reportable segments...................................................... $2,255 $1,793
Elimination of internal revenue................................................ (9) (7)
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Total net revenue, as reported.............................................. $2,246 $1,786
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Earnings before taxes:
Total reportable segments' earnings from operations............................ $185 $97
Corporate and unallocated...................................................... (14) 4
Other income (expense), net.................................................... 31 13
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Total earnings before taxes, as reported.................................... $202 $114
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Corporate and unallocated expenses primarily relate to employee related benefit
programs. The expenses for these programs are recorded by the segments at a
pre-determined rate and are adjusted at the corporate level to reflect the
actual rate. This adjustment is not allocated to the segments. Corporate and
unallocated expenses also include certain unallocated depreciation and goodwill
amortization.
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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 CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES THERETO INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN
THIS FORM 10-Q. THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
THAT INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. WE USE WORDS SUCH AS "ANTICIPATES,"
"BELIEVES," "PLANS," "EXPECTS," "FUTURE," "INTENDS," MAY," "WILL," "SHOULD,"
"ESTIMATES," "PREDICTS," "POTENTIAL," "CONTINUE" AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS TO
IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. OUR ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THE RESULTS CONTEMPLATED BY THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
DUE TO CERTAIN FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DISCUSSED BELOW IN "FACTORS THAT MAY
AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS" AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS FORM 10-Q.
OVERVIEW
On March 2, 1999, Hewlett-Packard announced a plan to create a separate company,
subsequently named Agilent Technologies, that comprised Hewlett-Packard's test
and measurement, semiconductor products, healthcare solutions and chemical
analysis businesses, related portions of Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, and
associated infrastructure. After the completion of our initial public offering
in November 1999, Hewlett-Packard owns approximately 84.1% of our outstanding
common stock. Hewlett-Packard has also announced its intention to distribute to
its stockholders all of its remaining interest in us by the middle of calendar
year 2000 (the distribution). Hewlett-Packard and we have entered into various
agreements related to certain interim and ongoing relationships between the two
companies. For a brief description of these agreements, see Note 8 of Item 1.
We were incorporated in Delaware in May 1999 as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Hewlett-Packard. Our businesses historically have been operated as internal
units of Hewlett-Packard. In November 1999, Hewlett-Packard transferred to us
a majority of the assets and liabilities relating to our businesses and also
provided us with cash funding of approximately $1.1 billion. Hewlett-Packard
retained some of our assets and liabilities including our accounts receivable
and accounts payable, accrued payroll and related items and taxes payable,
except deferred taxes, and transferred to us some of the assets and
liabilities related to its business, including some of the accounts
receivable, accounts payable and other liabilities of Hewlett-Packard Japan.
In addition, Hewlett-Packard transferred to us $521 million to fund our
acquisition of Yokogawa Electric Corporation's 25% minority equity ownership
of Hewlett-Packard Japan. In December 1999, Hewlett-Packard provided us with
additional cash funding of approximately $200 million based on our and
Hewlett-Packard's balance sheets as of October 31, 1999.
We have entered into agreements with Hewlett-Packard under which Hewlett-Packard
will provide services to us during a transition period which began November 1,
1999 (the separation). The agreements relate primarily to building services,
information technology services and accounting and finance services. Under these
agreements, we will reimburse Hewlett-Packard for its cost of the service plus
5%. The transition period varies depending on the agreement but is generally
less than two years. Some of the agreements, including those for building
services and information technology services, may be extended beyond the initial
transition period. If these agreements are extended, we will reimburse
Hewlett-Packard at its cost plus 10% for information technology services and
most other services and at negotiated market rates for building services. The
agreements do not necessarily reflect the costs of obtaining the services from
unrelated third parties or of our providing the applicable services ourselves.
However, we believe that purchasing these from Hewlett-Packard provides us with
an efficient means of obtaining these services during the transition period. In
addition, we will provide some transition services to Hewlett-Packard, for which
we will be reimbursed at our cost plus 5%.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The 1999 financial information presented in this Form 10-Q is not indicative
of our financial position, results of operations or cash flows in the future
nor is it necessarily
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indicative of what our financial position, results of operations or
cash flows would have been had we been a separate, stand-alone entity for the
1999 periods presented. The 1999 financial information presented in this Form
10-Q does not reflect the many significant changes that occurred in our funding
and operations as a result of our becoming a stand-alone entity, our initial
public offering and the anticipated distribution.
CYCLICAL BUSINESS
Several significant industries and markets into which we sell our products and
services are cyclical, causing a corresponding impact on our financial results.
Shifts in the semiconductor market, electronics industry and computer industry,
as well as rapidly shifting global economic conditions, have had significant
impacts on our businesses. Our revenue and operating results for the first
quarter of 2000 compared to the corresponding period in 1999 have improved as a
result of an upturn in the semiconductor industry. Additionally, as a capital
equipment provider, our revenue is driven by the capital expenditure budgets and
spending patterns of our customers who often delay or accelerate purchases in
reaction to variations in their business. We expect some portions of our
businesses to remain cyclical in the future. Given that a high proportion of our
costs are fixed, variability in revenue as a result of these business cycles
could disproportionately affect our quarterly and annual results.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN ASIA
Our revenue and operating results for the first quarter of 2000 compared to the
corresponding period in 1999 have improved in part as a result of the upturn in
Asian economies.
IMPACT OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES
We sell our products in many countries and a substantial portion of our sales
and a portion of our costs and expenses are denominated in foreign currencies,
especially the Japanese yen and the Euro which was introduced on January 1, 1999
to replace 11 European national currencies. Our currency exposures historically
have been hedged as part of Hewlett-Packard's global hedging program, which is
designed to minimize exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. We implemented a
similar hedging program upon our separation from Hewlett-Packard in November
1999.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." This statement establishes accounting
and reporting standards for derivative instruments and requires recognition
of all derivatives as assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and
measurement of those instruments at fair value. The statement, as amended, is
effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. We will adopt the
standard no later than the first quarter of fiscal year 2001 and is in the
process of determining the impact that adoption will have on its consolidated
financial statements.
In March 1990, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments
in Debt and Equity Securities." In accordance with the statement, we recorded
$53 million of unrealized gains, net of tax, in accumulated comprehensive
earnings as of January 31, 2000. Prior period financial statements have not
been materially impacted by the statement.
In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements."
The staff accounting bulletin is effective no later than the first quarter of
fiscal year 2001. We are in the process of determining the impact that
adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our results of operations for the quarters ended January 31, 2000 and 1999 in
dollars and as a percentage of total net revenue follow.
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QUARTER ENDED JANUARY 31,
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AS A PERCENTAGE OF
DOLLARS TOTAL NET REVENUE
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2000 1999 2000 1999
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(IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net revenue:
Products........................................ $1,917 $1,488 85.4 83.3
Services........................................ 329 298 14.6 16.7
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Total net revenue............................ 2,246 1,786 100.0 100.0
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Costs and expenses:
Cost of products................................ 963 792 42.9 44.3
Cost of services................................ 197 182 8.8 10.2
Research and development........................ 290 222 12.9 12.4
Selling, general and administrative............. 625 489 27.8 27.4
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Total costs and expenses..................... 2,075 1,685 92.4 94.3
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Earnings from operations........................... 171 101 7.6 5.7
Other income (expense), net........................ 31 13 1.4 .7
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Earnings before taxes.............................. 202 114 9.0 6.4
Provision for taxes................................ 71 40 3.2 2.2
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Net earnings....................................... $131 $74 5.8 4.2
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Cost of products as a percentage of products
revenue......................................... 50.2 53.2
Cost of services as a percentage of services
revenue......................................... 59.9 61.1
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NET REVENUE
Total net revenue for Agilent increased 25.8 percent to $2.2 billion in the
first quarter of 2000, compared to $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 1999.
The increase was the result of a number of factors, including growth in
revenue from the communications market, improvement in economic conditions in
Asia and strengthening in the semiconductor industry in general. The increase
reflects improvements from our test and measurement, our semiconductor
products and our healthcare solutions businesses.
United States revenue increased 23.5 percent to $968 million in the first
quarter of 2000, compared to the same period in 1999. International revenue
increased 27.5 percent to $1.3 billion in the first quarter of 2000, compared
to the same period in 1999. These increases were primarily due to significant
improvements in the semiconductor and communication industry in general. The
higher net revenue growth in the international arena was significantly
impacted by improved economic conditions in Asia, particularly Japan and
Korea. There was minimal currency impact on net revenue growth in the first
quarter of 2000.
In the first quarter of 2000, revenue from products increased 28.8 percent
while revenue from services increased 10.4 percent, compared to the same
period in 1999. The higher product revenue growth resulted from the growing
communications market, a strengthening of the semiconductor industry and
improved economic conditions in Asia. Generally, service revenue growth
follows behind product revenue growth as our installed base of products
increases.
Demand for our products and services has been extremely strong in the first
quarter of 2000. Accordingly, we have revised our total 2000 net revenue
projection to $10 billion, representing a 20 percent year-over-year growth.
This increase in demand has also put substantial pressure on our
manufacturing capacity in the first quarter, particularly on products for the
wireless and fiber optic markets. We are working on many fronts to boost
capacity to meet this demand but we may experience additional capacity
constraints in the future if demand continues to exceed our expectations.
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EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS
Earnings from operations increased 69.3 percent to $171 million in the first
quarter of 2000, compared to $101 million in the same period in 1999. The
increase was due to higher net revenue combined with lower cost of products and
services as a percentage of revenue.
Cost of products and services, as a percentage of net revenue, decreased 2.8
percentage points to 51.7 percent in the first quarter of 2000, compared to 54.5
percent in the same period in 1999. The decrease was primarily attributable to
higher volumes and more profitable product mix. All four of our business
segments recorded improvement in cost of products and services as a percentage
of net revenue with semiconductor products accounting for the most significant
improvement due in part to cost savings related to the 1998 restructuring.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue increased 0.9 percentage
points to 40.7 percent in the first quarter of 2000, compared to 39.8 percent in
the same period in 1999. The increase was primarily due to higher
infrastructure, advertising, and branding expenses as a result of our becoming
an independent company, and was partially offset by higher net revenue.
Research and development expenses increased 30.6 percent in the first quarter of
2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The increases reflect ongoing
investments in developing new products and new technologies, primarily in test
and measurement, semiconductor, and chemical analysis products. Selling, general
and administrative expenses increased 27.8 percent in the first quarter of 2000,
compared to the same period in 1999. The increase was primarily driven by
incremental infrastructure costs and branding expenses related to the separation
from Hewlett-Packard and operating on our own.
Costs related to our operating as a separate, stand alone entity will include
significant incremental expenditures related to advertising and product branding
that are expected to continue through 2000. In addition, we expect operating
expenses, primarily infrastructure costs, to increase as a result of our
separation from Hewlett-Packard. We anticipate that the combined incremental
advertising, product branding and infrastructure costs will result in an
increase in our operating expenses for the remainder of 2000 compared to 1999.
Combined with our higher net revenue projections for 2000, we now expect that
our operating expenses as a percentage of revenue will increase approximately 1
percentage point in 2000 compared to 1999.
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
Other income (expense), net increased $18 million to income of $31 million in
the first quarter of 2000, compared to income of $13 million in the same period
in 1999. The increase was primarily due to interest income earned on the initial
cash funding received in November from Hewlett-Packard.
PROVISION FOR TAXES
Our effective tax rate was 35 percent in the first quarter of both 2000 and
1999. The rate is based on estimates of our earnings before taxes in the
various tax jurisdictions in which we operate throughout the world. While
changes in our mix of earnings before taxes in these tax jurisdictions can
cause our effective tax rate to fluctuate, we currently expect our effective
tax rate to remain at approximately 35 percent throughout 2000.
TEST AND MEASUREMENT
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QUARTER ENDED
JANUARY 31,
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2000 1999
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Net revenue..................................................................... $1,161 $889
Earnings from operations........................................................ 124 65
As a percentage of net revenue............................................... 10.7% 7.3%
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NET REVENUE
Net revenue from our test and measurement business increased 30.6 percent to
$1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2000, compared to $889 million in the
same period in 1999. The increase was attributable to very strong electronics
and communications markets, especially in the wireless and optical arenas as
well as semiconductor test systems. This growth rate increased in part by a
comparison with the year-ago quarter which was negatively impacted by
weakness in the semiconductor industry and the Asian markets. Revenue growth
was also extremely strong for products and systems that enable the
development of next-generation communications networks and services as well
as test products for optical networking infrastructure.
In the first quarter of 2000, our net revenue from products increase 35.8
percent while our net revenue from services increased 10.0 percent, compared
to the same period in 1999. The higher product revenue growth was primarily
due to the growing communications market and the improved economic conditions
in Asia. Generally, service revenue growth follows behind product revenue
growth as our installed base of products increases.
EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS
Earnings from operations from our test and measurement business increased 90.8
percent to $124 million in the first quarter of 2000, compared to $65 million in
the same period in 1999. The increase resulted from increased revenue and lower
cost of products and services as a percentage of revenue, partially offset by
higher operating expenses.
Cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue decreased 2.3
percentage points in the first quarter of 2000 as compared to the same period in
1999. The decrease was substantially attributable to higher volumes and a more
profitable product mix, primarily in wireless communications products and
automated test equipment. To a lesser extent, diminished pricing pressure
contributed to the decrease, which was partially offset by the use of other
equipment manufacturers as a strategy to increase manufacturing capacity.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased 1.1 percentage
points in the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period of 1999. The
decrease was due to higher net revenue partially offset by higher expenses.
Research and development expense increased 25.2 percent in the first quarter of
2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The increase reflects our continuing
investment in new products. Selling, general and administrative expense
increased 28.4 percent in the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period
in 1999. The increase was primarily driven by incremental infrastructure costs
and branding expenses related to the separation from Hewlett-Packard and
operating on our own.
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SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS
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QUARTER ENDED
JANUARY 31,
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2000 1999
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Net revenue.............................................. $447 $365
Earnings from operations................................. 31 9
As a percentage of net revenue........................ 6.9% 2.5%
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NET REVENUE
Net revenue from our semiconductor products business increased 22.5 percent
to $447 million in the first quarter of 2000, compared to $365 million in the
same period in 1999. The net revenue growth was primarily driven by strong
growth in all semiconductor products except application specific integrated
circuits (ASICs), where growth was affected by the planned phaseout of
microprocessor sales and supply chain adjustments by Hewlett-Packard that we
believe are temporary. Fiber optics products, RF/wireless products, digital
imaging products and high speed networking products achieved strong growth.
As a percentage of net revenue for the semiconductor products business,
revenue from sales to Hewlett-Packard, consisting primarily of ASICs and
motion control products, was 29.5% for the first quarter of 2000 and 38.6%
for the first quarter of 1999.
In the first quarter of 2000, we expanded our existing joint venture
relationship with Royal Philips Electronics, N.V and transferred a portion of
our light-emitting diode (LED) business into the joint venture. LEDs are used
for various lighting and display purposes. Since we do not have a majority
ownership interest in the joint venture, the revenue, costs and expenses of
the business transferred to the joint venture are no longer consolidated in
our results. Instead, we record our portion of the joint venture's net
earnings or loss in other income (expense), net, which in the first quarter
of 2000, was minimal.
EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS
Earnings from operations from our semiconductor products business increased $22
million to $31 million in the first quarter of 2000, compared to $9 million in
the same period in 1999. The increase resulted from higher revenue and lower
cost of products as a percentage of net revenue partially offset by higher
operating expenses.
Cost of products as a percentage of net revenue decreased 6.6 percentage
points in the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The
decrease was primarily driven by increased volumes. In addition, the transfer
of a portion of our LED business to the joint venture, the 1998 restructuring
efforts and the prior year's divestiture of low margin businesses contributed
to the decrease.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue increased 2.2 percentage
points in the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The
increase resulted from greater growth in expenses than revenue.
Research and development expense increased 31.1 percent in the first quarter of
2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The increase reflects increased
investments in the fast growing fiber optics, high-speed networking, and image
and position sensor businesses. Selling, general and administrative expenses
increased 34.0 percent in the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period
in 1999. The increase was primarily driven by incremental infrastructure costs
and branding expenses related to the separation from Hewlett-Packard and
operating on our own.
Also, during the first quarter of 2000, we agreed with Adaptec to co-develop,
market, and sell Fibre Channel host bus adapters for Windows NT-based servers.
Under the terms of the agreement, Adaptec will license our Fibre Channel host
adapter and software driver technology. Both companies will jointly develop and
market software solutions. Adaptec will focus its sales and distribution channel
to market Fibre Channel solutions worldwide. This agreement had minimal impact
on the financial results for the first quarter of 2000.
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HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
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QUARTER ENDED
JANUARY 31,
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2000 1999
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Net revenue.............................................. $395 $294
Earnings (loss) from operations......................... 17 (5)
As a percentage of revenue............................ 4.3% (1.7%)
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NET REVENUE
Net revenue from our healthcare solutions business increased 34.4 percent to
$395 million in the first quarter of 2000, compared to $294 million in the
same period in 1999, when our healthcare solutions business experienced
internal production constraints resulting from a transition to a new
enterprise resource planning system. This revenue growth increase was
especially large in our patient-monitoring, ultrasound-imaging, and
cardiology products. We do not anticipate that the growth in net revenue
achieved in the first quarter of 2000 is sustainable throughout 2000.
Instead, consistent with the industry's growth, we anticipate revenue growth
to range from 6 to 8 percent compared to prior year periods.
In the first quarter of 2000, our net revenue from products increased 37.0
percent while our net revenue from services increased 23.7 percent, compared
to the same period in 1999. The higher product revenue growth was due
primarily to the implementation of the new enterprise resource planning
system in the first quarter of 1999, which constrained production and
shipments of key products.
EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS
Earnings from operations from our healthcare solutions business increased to $17
million in the first quarter of 2000, compared to a loss from operations of $5
million in the first quarter of 1999. The increase was primarily due to higher
net revenue, compared to a weak first quarter of last year, and was partially
offset by higher costs and expenses.
Cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 2.9
percentage points in the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period in
1999. The decrease was primarily attributable to higher net revenue in the first
quarter of 2000.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased 3.1 percentage
points in the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The
decrease was primarily due to higher net revenue partially offset by higher
expenses.
Research and development expense increased 31.3 percent in the first quarter of
2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The increase was largely a result of
our development projects relating to new automatic external defibrillator
products. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 23.2 percent in
the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The increase was
primarily driven by incremental infrastructure costs and branding expenses
related to the separation from Hewlett-Packard and operating on our own.
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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
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QUARTER ENDED
JANUARY 31,
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2000 1999
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Net revenue.............................................. $243 $238
Earnings from operations................................. 13 28
As a percentage of revenue............................ 5.4% 11.8%
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NET REVENUE
Net revenue from our chemical analysis business increased 2.1 percent to $243
million in the first quarter of 2000, compared to $238 million in the same
period in 1999. The modest increase was primarily due to increased sales from
gas chromatography products, helped in part by a strengthening in the petroleum
industry. Our growth was negatively impacted by a comparison to the first
quarter of 1999 where we had unusually strong sales due to a promotional
campaign. Service revenue was flat in the first quarter of 2000, compared to the
same period in 1999.
EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS
Earnings from operations from our chemical analysis business decreased 53.6
percent to $13 million in the first quarter of 2000, compared to $28 million in
the same period in 1999. The decrease was primarily due to higher infrastructure
costs and branding expenses related to the separation from Hewlett-Packard and
operating on our own.
Cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 2.4
percentage points by the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period in
1999. The improvement was driven by reduced warranty costs.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue increased 8.7 percentage
points in the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period of 1999. The
increase resulted from greater growth in expenses than revenue.
Research and development expense increased 45.0 percent in the first quarter of
2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The increase reflects increased new
product development programs in the bioscience and liquid chromatograph
products. Selling, general and administrative expense increased 22.2 percent in
the first quarter of 2000, compared to the same period in 1999. The increase was
primarily driven by incremental infrastructure costs and branding expenses
related to the separation from HP and operating on our own.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES We believe that the Company's financial position
remains strong, with cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of
$1.4 billion at January 31, 2000. Prior to November 1, 1999, cash receipts
associated with our businesses were transferred to Hewlett-Packard on a daily
basis and Hewlett-Packard provided funds to cover our disbursements.
Accordingly, we reported no cash or cash equivalents at October 31, 1999.
In accordance with our separation agreement with Hewlett-Packard, as of November
1, 1999, Hewlett-Packard retained some of our assets and liabilities and
Hewlett-Packard transferred to us some of the assets and liabilities related to
its business. In November and December 1999, Hewlett-Packard made cash payments
to us totaling $1.3 billion to fund our working capital and other needs for the
first few months of our operations as a separate, stand-alone entity. In
addition, Hewlett-Packard transferred approximately $.5 billion to fund our
acquisition of Yokogawa's 25% minority equity ownership of Hewlett-Packard
Japan. The net proceeds of our initial public offering of $2.1 billion were
received in November 1999 and immediately distributed to Hewlett-Packard as a
dividend.
Of the total $1.8 billion of funding received from Hewlett-Packard in the
first quarter of 2000, $1.1 billion is classified as net cash provided by
financing activities and approximately $700 million is classified among
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several categories of net cash provided by operating activities in the
condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the first quarter of 2000.
We generated cash flows from operations of $384 million during the first
quarter of 2000, compared to $59 million for the corresponding period of
1999. The increase in cash flows from operating activities in the first
quarter of 2000 was primarily attributed to an increase in amounts due to
Hewlett-Packard as a result of the separation. In addition, the increase in
cash from operations resulted from a decrease in accounts receivable and
higher net earnings before non-cash charges for depreciation and
amortization.
Net cash used for investing activities in the first quarter of 2000 was $208
million, compared to $35 million for the corresponding period of 1999. The
increase in investing activity was primarily due to our first payment for the
acquisition of Yokogawa's 25% minority equity ownership of Hewlett-Packard
Japan.
Our liquidity is affected by many factors, some of which are based on the
normal ongoing operations of our businesses and some of which arise from
uncertainties related to global economies. We believe that the cash funding
we received from Hewlett-Packard together with cash generated from operations
and our $500 million unused lines of credit will be sufficient to satisfy our
working capital, capital expenditure and research and development
requirements for the foreseeable future. However, we may require or choose to
obtain additional debt or equity financing in the future. We cannot assure
that additional financing, if needed, will be available on favorable terms.
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
IF WE DO NOT INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN A TIMELY MANNER, OUR
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WILL BECOME OBSOLETE, AND OUR OPERATING RESULTS WILL
SUFFER.
We sell our products in several industries that are characterized by rapid
technological changes, frequent new product and service introductions and
evolving industry standards. Without the timely introduction of new products,
services and enhancements, our products and services will likely become
technologically obsolete over time, in which case our revenue and operating
results would suffer. The success of our new product and service offerings will
depend on several factors, including our ability to:
- properly identify customer needs;
- price our products competitively;
- innovate and develop new technologies and applications;
- successfully commercialize new technologies in a timely manner;
- manufacture and deliver our products in sufficient volumes on time;
and
- differentiate our offerings from our competitors' offerings.
Many of our products are used by our customers to develop, test and
manufacture their new products. We therefore must anticipate industry trends
and develop products in advance of the commercialization of our customers'
products. Development of new products generally requires a substantial
investment before we can determine the commercial viability of these
innovations. If we fail to adequately predict our customers' needs and future
activities, we may invest heavily in research and development of products and
services that do not lead to significant revenue. For example, the cellular
phone industry, which is served by our test and measurement and semiconductor
products businesses, currently has several competing communications
standards. We may suffer competitive harm if we dedicate resources to
developing products and technologies to support a standard that does not
achieve broad market acceptance. Our other businesses will encounter similar
challenges. In our healthcare solutions business, new technologies that we
develop may not be quickly accepted because of industry-specific factors such
as the need for regulatory clearance, entrenched patterns of clinical
practice, uncertainty over third-party reimbursement and clinicians' fears of
malpractice suits. We would suffer competitive harm if we dedicate a
significant amount of resources to the development of products and
technologies that do not achieve broad market acceptance.
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ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND OTHER RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL SALES AND
OPERATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN KOREA AND JAPAN, COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR SALES.
Since we sell our products worldwide, our businesses are subject to risks
associated with doing business internationally. We anticipate that revenue from
international operations will continue to represent a substantial portion of our
total revenue. In addition, many of our manufacturing facilities and suppliers
are located outside the United States. Accordingly, our future results could be
harmed by a variety of factors, including:
- changes in foreign currency exchange rates;
- changes in a specific country's or region's political or economic
conditions, particularly in emerging markets;
- trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;
- potentially negative consequences from changes in tax laws;
- difficulty in staffing and managing widespread operations;
- differing labor regulations;
- differing protection of intellectual property; and
- unexpected changes in regulatory requirements.
We do a substantial portion of our businesses in Korea and Japan, which have
been subject to increased economic instability in recent years. Our businesses
declined in 1998 when Korea and Japan experienced economic difficulties. The
recurrence of weakness in these economies or weakness in other international
economies could have a significant negative effect on our future operating
results.
FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS MAY CAUSE OUR STOCK PRICE TO
DECLINE.
Given the nature of the markets in which we participate, we cannot reliably
predict future revenue and profitability, and unexpected changes may cause us to
adjust our operations. A high proportion of our costs are fixed, due in part to
our significant sales, research and development and manufacturing costs. Thus,
relatively small declines in revenue could disproportionately affect our
operating results in a quarter. For example, when our revenue declined in the
second half of 1998 as a result of the financial crisis in Asia, it caused
significant negative fluctuations in our operating results. Other factors that
could affect our quarterly operating results include:
- demand for and market acceptance of our products;
- competitive pressures resulting in lower selling prices;
- adverse changes in the level of economic activity in the United States
and other major regions in which we do business;
- adverse changes in industries, such as semiconductors and electronics,
on which we are particularly dependent;
- changes in the relative portion of our revenue represented by our
various products and customers;
- unanticipated delays or problems in the introduction of new products;
- our competitors' announcements of new products, services or
technological innovations;
- increased costs of raw materials or supplies;
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- changes in the timing of product orders; and
- our inability to forecast revenue in a given quarter from large system
sales.
THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET IS VERY COMPETITIVE, AND OUR BUSINESSES WILL
SUFFER IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO HIRE AND RETAIN SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL.
Our future success depends partly on the continued service of our key research,
engineering, sales, marketing, manufacturing, executive and administrative
personnel. If we fail to retain and hire a sufficient number of these personnel,
we will not be able to maintain and expand our businesses. Competition for
qualified personnel in the technology area is intense, and we operate in several
geographic locations where labor markets are particularly competitive, including
the Silicon Valley region of Northern California where our headquarters and
central research and development laboratories are located. Although we believe
we offer competitive salaries and benefits, certain of our businesses have had
to increase spending in order to retain personnel. We also believe we have
benefited from Hewlett-Packard's name and reputation as an employer in the past.
To the extent we do not obtain similar popular recognition, our ability to
attract and retain personnel could be harmed. In addition, some employees of
Hewlett-Packard who worked in our businesses in the past may have chosen, or may
choose, to remain with Hewlett-Packard in other positions. Until April 1, 2000,
our employees are generally eligible to apply for and move to positions at
Hewlett-Packard without losing their Agilent or previous Hewlett-Packard tenure.
OUR OPERATING RESULTS COULD BE HARMED IF THE INDUSTRIES INTO WHICH WE SELL OUR
PRODUCTS ARE IN DOWNWARD CYCLES.
Several significant industries and markets into which we sell our products are
cyclical. For example, in 1998 the operating results of our test and measurement
and semiconductor products businesses were harmed by downturns in the
semiconductor market. From time to time, the electronics industry has also
experienced significant downturns, often in connection with, or in anticipation
of, maturing product cycles and declines in general economic conditions. In
addition, the computer industry is subject to seasonal and cyclical fluctuations
in demand for its products. These industry downturns have been characterized by
diminished product demand, excess manufacturing capacity and subsequent
accelerated erosion of average selling prices. In addition, the healthcare
industry has experienced a significant increase in cost pressures resulting from
hospital consolidation and the trend by insurance companies to reduce payments
to healthcare providers. Any significant downturn in our customers' markets or
in general economic conditions would likely result in a reduction in demand for
our products and services and could harm our businesses.
AS A SEPARATE COMPANY FROM HEWLETT-PACKARD, WE MAY EXPERIENCE INCREASED COSTS
RESULTING FROM DECREASED PURCHASING POWER WHICH COULD DECREASE OUR
PROFITABILITY.
Prior to our separation from Hewlett-Packard, our businesses were able to take
advantage of Hewlett-Packard's size and purchasing power in procuring goods,
services and technology, such as computer software licenses. As a separate,
stand-alone entity, we may be unable to obtain goods, services and technology at
prices and on terms as favorable as those we obtained prior to the separation.
In addition, our patent cross-license agreement with Hewlett- Packard gives us
the right to sublicense only a portion of Hewlett-Packard's intellectual
property portfolio. As a result, in negotiating patent cross-license agreements
with third parties, we may be unable to obtain agreements on terms as favorable
as we may have been able to obtain if we had access to Hewlett-Packard's entire
intellectual property portfolio.
OUR SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY LICENSING AND SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS WITH
HEWLETT-PACKARD LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO SELL TO OTHER COMPANIES AND COULD RESTRICT
OUR ABILITY TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESSES.
With some exceptions, we do not have a license under Hewlett-Packard's
patents, patent applications and invention disclosures for inkjet products,
printer products (including printer supplies, accessories and components),
document scanners and computing products. In addition, our ICBD Technology
Ownership and License Agreement,
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which generally covers integrated circuit technology that is used in integrated
circuits for Hewlett Packard's printers, scanners and computers, provides that
for a period of three years in some cases and 10 years in other cases we are
prohibited, with some exceptions, from using this integrated circuit technology
for the development and sale of integrated circuits for use in inkjet products,
printer products (including printer supplies, accessories and components),
document scanners and computing products to third parties other than
Hewlett-Packard.
Although we have entered into a supply agreement for the sale to Hewlett-Packard
of these kinds of integrated circuits, the supply agreement does not require
Hewlett-Packard to purchase a minimum amount of product from us. In the event
that Hewlett-Packard reduces its purchase of our integrated circuits, we would
be unable to address this reduction through sales of these kinds of integrated
circuits for these types of products to other customers.
IF DEMAND FOR HEWLETT-PACKARD'S PRINTER, WORKSTATION AND SERVER PRODUCTS
DECLINES, OR IF HEWLETT-PACKARD CHOOSES A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER, OUR SEMICONDUCTOR
PRODUCTS BUSINESS REVENUE WILL DECLINE SIGNIFICANTLY.
Historically, some of our businesses have sold products to Hewlett-Packard and
have engaged in product development efforts with divisions of Hewlett-Packard.
For the first quarter of 2000, Hewlett-Packard accounted for 6.2% of our total
net revenue and 29.5% of our semiconductor products business' net revenue. In
comparison, for the first quarter of 1999, Hewlett-Packard accounted for 10.5%
of our total net revenue and 38.6% of our semiconductor products business' net
revenue.
OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE FOR HEWLETT-PACKARD'S BUSINESS MAY SUFFER AS A RESULT OF
OUR SEPARATION DUE TO DECREASED ACCESS TO HEWLETT-PACKARD'S RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, TECHNOLOGY PLANS, FUTURE PRODUCT FEATURES AND PRODUCT
SUPPLY NEEDS.
In the past, we have benefited from our access to Hewlett-Packard's research and
development strategy, technology plans, future product features and product
supply needs in competing for Hewlett-Packard's business. If our competitors
were to gain better access to Hewlett-Packard as a result of our separation, our
competitors may be able to develop products that better meet the future needs of
Hewlett-Packard, decreasing the competitiveness of our products. In addition, we
have taken advantage of collaborative relationships with some of
Hewlett-Packard's businesses. We may not continue to enjoy all of the benefits
of these collaborative relationships, particularly if our patent cross-license
is not renewed.
WE FACE AGGRESSIVE COMPETITION IN ALL AREAS OF OUR BUSINESSES, AND IF WE DO NOT
COMPETE EFFECTIVELY, OUR BUSINESSES WILL BE HARMED.
We encounter aggressive competition in all areas of our businesses. Our
competitors are numerous, ranging from some of the world's largest
corporations, such as General Electric Company, International Business
Machines Corporation, Lucent Technologies, Inc. and Siemens AG, to many
highly specialized firms, such as PE Biosystems, Teradyne, Inc. and Waters
Corporation, as well as many smaller technology startups. We may not be able
to compete effectively with all of these competitors. To remain competitive,
we will need to develop new products and periodically enhance our existing
products in a timely manner. We anticipate that we may have to adjust prices
of many of our products to stay competitive, and we will have to manage
financial returns effectively. In addition, new competitors may emerge, and
entire product lines may be threatened by new technologies or market trends
which reduce the value of these product lines.
WE MAY FACE SIGNIFICANT COSTS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN
THE MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHEMICALS, AND, IF WE FAIL TO
COMPLY, WE COULD BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES OR BE PROHIBITED FROM
DISTRIBUTING OUR PRODUCTS.
Some of our chemical analysis business' products are used in conjunction with
chemicals whose manufacture, processing and distribution are regulated by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Toxic Substances Control
Act, and by regulatory bodies in other countries with laws similar to the Toxic
Substances Control
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Act. We must conform the manufacture, processing and distribution of these
chemicals to these laws, and adapt to regulatory requirements in all countries
as these requirements change. If we fail to comply with these requirements in
the manufacture or distribution of our products, then we could be made to pay
civil penalties, face criminal prosecution and, in some cases, be prohibited
from distributing our products in commerce until the products or component
substances are brought into compliance.
IF WE FAIL TO MAINTAIN SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION'S REGULATIONS, WE MAY BE FORCED TO RECALL PRODUCTS AND CEASE
THEIR MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION, AND WE COULD BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL OR CRIMINAL
PENALTIES.
The medical device products produced by our healthcare solutions business are
subject to regulation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
and similar international agencies. Their regulations govern a wide variety of
product activities from design and development to labeling, manufacturing,
promotion, sales and distribution. For example, we received a warning letter
from the FDA in 1996 alleging non-compliance with the FDA's quality system
regulations at one of our facilities. The FDA's quality systems regulation
includes elaborate design, testing, control, documentation and other quality
assurance requirements. We had to apply considerable resources to address the
FDA's concerns. We believe we have resolved the issues identified in the FDA's
letter and the FDA has concurred with our assessment, but we cannot assure you
that the FDA will not identify other areas of noncompliance. If we fail to
maintain satisfactory compliance with the FDA's quality system and other
regulations, we may have to recall products and cease their manufacture and
distribution. In addition, we could be subject to fines or criminal prosecution.
In addition, our chemical analysis products are used in the drug design and
production processes to test compliance with the Toxic Substances Control Act,
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and similar regulations. Therefore, we
must continually adapt our chemical analysis products to changing regulations.
COST CONTAINMENT MEASURES IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AND THE EFFECT OF ANY
HEALTHCARE REFORM COULD HARM OUR PROFITABILITY.
Our healthcare customers rely on third-party payors, such as government programs
and private health insurance plans, to reimburse some or all of the cost of the
procedures in which our products are used. The continuing efforts of government,
insurance companies and other payors of healthcare costs to contain or reduce
those costs could lead our customers to reduce or eliminate purchases of our
products. Likewise, legislative proposals to reform healthcare or reduce
government programs could result in lower prices for or rejection of our
products. The cost containment measures that healthcare providers are
instituting and the effects of any healthcare reform, both in the United States
and internationally, could harm our ability to operate profitably.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION FROM PAST OPERATIONS COULD SUBJECT US TO
UNREIMBURSED COSTS AND COULD HARM ON-SITE OPERATIONS AND THE FUTURE USE AND
VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES INVOLVED.
Some of our properties are undergoing remediation by Hewlett-Packard for known
subsurface contamination. Hewlett-Packard has agreed to retain the liability for
all known subsurface contamination, perform the required remediation and
indemnify us with respect to claims arising out of that contamination. The
determination of the existence and cost of any additional contamination caused
by us could involve costly and time-consuming negotiations and litigation. In
addition, Hewlett-Packard will have access to our properties to perform
remediation. While Hewlett-Packard has agreed to minimize interference with
on-site operations at those properties, remediation activities and subsurface
contamination may require us to incur unreimbursed costs and could harm on-site
operations and the future use and value of the properties. We cannot assure you
that Hewlett-Packard will fulfill its indemnification or remediation
obligations.
We are indemnifying Hewlett-Packard for any liability associated with
contamination from past operations at all other properties to be transferred
from Hewlett-Packard to us other than those properties currently undergoing
remediation by Hewlett-Packard. While we are not aware of any material
liabilities associated with existing subsurface
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contamination at any of those properties, subsurface contamination may exist,
and we may be exposed to material liability as a result of the existence of that
contamination.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY ONGOING OPERATIONS COULD SUBJECT US TO
SUBSTANTIAL LIABILITIES IN THE FUTURE.
We will be responsible for any contamination to our properties arising out of
our operations following the separation. Our semiconductor and other
manufacturing processes involve the use of substances regulated under various
international, federal, state and local laws governing the environment. We may
be subject to liabilities for environmental contamination, and these liabilities
may be substantial. Although our policy is to apply strict standards for
environmental protection at our sites inside and outside the United States, even
if not subject to regulations imposed by foreign governments, we may not be
aware of all conditions that could subject us to liability.
WE ARE SUBJECT TO LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, AND OUR
FAILURE TO ADDRESS THESE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OR COMPLY WITH GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTS COULD HARM OUR BUSINESSES.
We have agreements relating to the sale of our products to government entities
and as a result we are subject to various statutes and regulations that apply to
companies doing business with the government. The laws governing government
contracts differ from the laws governing private contracts. For example, many
government contracts contain pricing terms and conditions that are not
applicable to private contracts. We are also subject to investigation for
compliance with the terms of government contracts. We have received and are
complying with formal requests for information by the government regarding our
sales of products to some of the government agencies with which we have
contracted. Based on our review to date, we have not found that there are any
violations of the pertinent laws or regulations relating to these contracts.
However, these requests may result in legal proceedings against us or liability.
WE AND OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS OTHER GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS, AND
WE MAY INCUR SIGNIFICANT EXPENSES TO COMPLY WITH THESE REGULATIONS AND DEVELOP
OUR PRODUCTS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THESE REGULATIONS.
Several of our product lines are subject to other significant international,
federal, state and local, health and safety, packaging, product content and
labor regulations. These regulations are complex, change frequently and have
tended to become more stringent over time. We may be required to incur
significant expenses to comply with these regulations or remedy past violations
of these regulations. Any failure by us to comply with applicable government
regulations could also result in cessation of portions or all of our operations,
impositions of fines and restrictions on our ability to carry on or expand our
operations. In addition, because many of our products are regulated or sold into
regulated industries, we must comply with additional regulations in marketing
our products.
Our products and operations are also often subject to the rules of industrial
standards bodies, like the International Standards Organization, as well as
regulation of other agencies such as the United States Federal Communications
Commission. We also must comply with work safety rules. If we fail to adequately
address any of these regulations, our businesses will be harmed.
THIRD PARTIES MAY CLAIM WE ARE INFRINGING THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND WE
COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT LITIGATION OR LICENSING EXPENSES OR BE PREVENTED FROM
SELLING PRODUCTS.
Third parties may claim that we are infringing their intellectual property
rights, and we may be found to infringe those intellectual property rights.
While we do not believe that any of our products infringe the valid intellectual
property rights of third parties, we may be unaware of intellectual property
rights of others that may cover some of our technology, products and services.
Moreover, in connection with future intellectual property infringement claims,
we will only have the benefit of asserting counterclaims based on
Hewlett-Packard's intellectual property portfolio in limited circumstances, and
we will only be able to offer licenses to Hewlett- Packard's intellectual
property in order to resolve claims in limited circumstances.
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Any litigation regarding patents or other intellectual property could be costly
and time-consuming, and divert our management and key personnel from our
business operations. The complexity of the technology involved and the
uncertainty of intellectual property litigation increase these risks. Claims of
intellectual property infringement might also require us to enter into costly
royalty or license agreements. However, we may not be able to obtain royalty or
license agreements on terms acceptable to us, or at all. We also may be subject
to significant damages or injunctions against development and sale of certain of
our products.
We often rely on licenses of intellectual property useful for our businesses. We
cannot assure you that these licenses will be available in the future on
favorable terms or at all. In addition, our position with respect to the
negotiation of licenses may change as a result of our separation from
Hewlett-Packard.
THIRD PARTIES MAY INFRINGE OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND WE MAY EXPEND
SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES ENFORCING OUR RIGHTS OR SUFFER COMPETITIVE INJURY.
Our success depends in large part on our proprietary technology. We rely on a
combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets,
confidentiality provisions and licensing arrangements to establish and protect
our proprietary rights. If we fail to successfully enforce our intellectual
property rights, our competitive position could suffer, which could harm our
operating results.
Our pending patent and trademark registration applications may not be allowed or
competitors may challenge the validity or scope of these patent applications or
trademark registrations. In addition, our patents may not provide us a
significant competitive advantage.
We may be required to spend significant resources to monitor and police our
intellectual property rights. We may not be able to detect infringement and may
lose competitive position in the market before we do so. In addition,
competitors may design around our technology or develop competing technologies.
Intellectual property rights may also be unavailable or limited in some foreign
countries, which could make it easier for competitors to capture market share.
IF OUR FACTORIES OR FACILITIES WERE TO EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC LOSS DUE TO
EARTHQUAKE, OUR OPERATIONS WOULD BE SERIOUSLY HARMED.
Several of our facilities could be subject to a catastrophic loss caused by
earthquake due to their location. We have significant facilities in areas with
above average seismic activity, such as our production facilities, headquarters
and Agilent Technologies Laboratories in California and our production
facilities in Washington and Japan. If any of these facilities were to
experience a catastrophic loss, it could disrupt our operations, delay
production, shipments and revenue, and result in large expenses to repair or
replace the facility. Hewlett-Packard does not carry catastrophic insurance
policies which cover potential losses caused by earthquakes. After the
distribution, we do not expect to obtain insurance to cover potential losses
resulting from earthquakes.
OUR NEW NAME IS NOT YET RECOGNIZED AS A BRAND IN THE MARKETPLACE, AND AS A
RESULT OUR PRODUCT SALES COULD SUFFER.
The loss of the "Hewlett-Packard" brand name may hinder our ability to establish
new relationships. In addition, our current customers, suppliers and partners
may react negatively to the separation. In connection with our separation from
Hewlett-Packard, we changed the brand name and most of the trademarks and trade
names under which we conduct our businesses. This transition to our new name
occurred rapidly in the case of some products and will occur over specified
periods of time in the case of other products. We believe that sales of our
products have benefited from the use of the "Hewlett-Packard" brand name. In
addition, although we believe we have all necessary rights to use the new brand
name, our rights to use it may be challenged by others.
WE CURRENTLY USE HEWLETT-PACKARD'S INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND WE MUST DEVELOP OUR
OWN INFORMATION SYSTEMS COST-EFFECTIVELY.
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We currently use Hewlett-Packard's systems to support our operations, including
systems to manage inventory, order processing, human resources, shipping and
accounting. We have an agreement with Hewlett-Packard for Hewlett-Packard to
continue to provide information services to us for up to the next two years.
During this time period, while we are developing our own systems, we will be
dependent on Hewlett-Packard for the provision of these information technology
services that are critical to running our businesses. Many of the systems we
currently use are proprietary to Hewlett-Packard and are very complex. These
systems have been modified, and are in the process of being further modified, to
enable Hewlett-Packard to separately track items related to our businesses.
These modifications, however, may result in unexpected system failures or the
loss or corruption of data.
We are in the process of creating our own information systems to eventually
replace Hewlett-Packard's systems. We may not be successful in implementing
these systems and transitioning data from Hewlett-Packard's systems to ours. We
are currently in the process of implementing new enterprise resource planning
software applications to manage some of our information systems. Our chemical
analysis and healthcare solutions businesses have each migrated to new
enterprise resource planning software, and each experienced disruptions during
the transition process that negatively affected their operating results for the
period in which the transition occurred.
Any failure or significant downtime in Hewlett-Packard's or our own information
systems could prevent us from taking customer orders, shipping products or
billing customers and could harm our businesses. In addition, Hewlett-Packard's
and our information systems require the services of employees with extensive
knowledge of these information systems and the business environment in which we
operate. In order to successfully implement and operate our systems, we must be
able to attract and retain a significant number of current Hewlett-Packard
employees to our company. If we fail to attract and retain the highly skilled
personnel required to implement, maintain, and operate our information systems,
our businesses could suffer.
THE TRANSITIONAL SERVICES BEING PROVIDED TO US BY HEWLETT-PACKARD MAY NOT BE
SUFFICIENT TO MEET OUR NEEDS, AND WE MAY PAY INCREASED COSTS TO REPLACE THESE
SERVICES AFTER OUR AGREEMENTS WITH HEWLETT-PACKARD EXPIRE.
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to provide certain transitional services to us,
including services related to:
- information technology systems;
- buildings and facilities; and
- finance and accounting.
These services may not be provided at the same level as when we were part of
Hewlett-Packard, and we may not be able to obtain the same benefits. We will
also lease and sublease certain office and manufacturing facilities from
Hewlett-Packard. These transitional service and leasing arrangements generally
have a term of less than two years following the separation. After the
expiration of these various arrangements, we may not be able to replace the
transitional services or enter into appropriate leases in a timely manner or on
terms and conditions, including cost, as favorable as those we will receive from
Hewlett-Packard.
These agreements were made in the context of a parent-subsidiary relationship
and were negotiated in the overall context of our separation from
Hewlett-Packard. As a result, some of these agreements may have terms and
conditions that are less specific than some agreements that are negotiated at
arms-length. The prices charged to us under these agreements may be different
from the prices that we may be required to pay third parties for similar
services or the costs of similar services if we undertake them ourselves.
SUBSTANTIAL SALES OF COMMON STOCK MAY OCCUR IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISTRIBUTION,
WHICH COULD CAUSE OUR STOCK PRICE TO DECLINE.
Hewlett-Packard has announced that it intends to distribute the approximately
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380,000,000 shares of common stock it owns to Hewlett-Packard stockholders by
the middle of calendar year 2000. Substantially all of these shares would be
eligible for immediate resale in the public market. We are unable to predict
whether significant amounts of common stock will be sold in the open market in
anticipation of, or following, this distribution. We are also unable to predict
whether a sufficient number of buyers would be in the market at that time.
A portion of Hewlett-Packard's common stock is held by index funds tied to the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average or other stock
indices. If we are not in these indices at the time of Hewlett-Packard's
distribution of our common stock, these index funds will be required to sell our
stock. Similarly, other institutional stockholders are not allowed by their
charters to hold the stock of companies that do not pay dividends. Since we
currently do not intend to pay dividends, we expect that these stockholders will
sell the shares of our common stock distributed to them. Any sales of
substantial amounts of common stock in the public market, or the perception that
such sales might occur, whether as a result of this distribution or otherwise,
could harm the market price of our common stock.
OUR BUSINESSES MAY SUFFER IF HEWLETT-PACKARD DOES NOT COMPLETE ITS DISTRIBUTION
OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
Hewlett-Packard has announced that it intends to distribute to its stockholders
all of our common stock that it owns by the middle of calendar year 2000,
although it is not obligated to do so. This distribution may not occur by that
time or at all. We may not obtain the benefits we expect as a result of this
distribution, including greater strategic focus, increased agility and speed,
greater access to capital markets, better incentives for employees, more
accountable management and the other benefits. In addition, until this
distribution occurs, the risks discussed below relating to Hewlett-Packard's
control of us and the potential business conflicts of interest between
Hewlett-Packard and us will continue to be relevant to our stockholders.
WE WILL BE CONTROLLED BY HEWLETT-PACKARD AS LONG AS IT OWNS A MAJORITY OF OUR
COMMON STOCK, AND OUR OTHER STOCKHOLDERS WILL BE UNABLE TO AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF
STOCKHOLDER VOTING DURING SUCH TIME.
After the completion of our initial public offering, Hewlett-Packard owns
approximately 84.1% of our outstanding common stock. As long as
Hewlett-Packard owns a majority of our outstanding common stock,
Hewlett-Packard will continue to be able to elect our entire board of
directors and to remove any director, with or without cause, without calling
a special meeting. Investors will not be able to affect the outcome of any
stockholder vote prior to the planned distribution of our stock to the
Hewlett-Packard stockholders. As a result, Hewlett-Packard will control all
matters affecting Agilent Technologies, including:
- the composition of our board of directors and, through it, any
determination with respect to our business direction and policies,
including the appointment and removal of officers;
- the allocation of business opportunities that may be suitable for us
and Hewlett-Packard;
- any determinations with respect to mergers or other business
combinations;
- our acquisition or disposition of assets;
- our financing;
- changes to the agreements providing for our separation from
Hewlett-Packard;
- the payment of dividends on our common stock; and
- determinations with respect to our tax returns.
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Hewlett-Packard is not prohibited from selling a controlling interest in us to a
third party.
OUR HISTORICAL 1999 FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR
RESULTS AS A SEPARATE COMPANY.
The historical 1999 financial information we have included has been carved out
from Hewlett-Packard's consolidated financial statements and does not reflect
what our financial position, results of operations and cash flows would have
been, had we been a separate, stand-alone entity during the periods presented.
Hewlett-Packard did not account for us as, and we were not operated as, a single
stand-alone entity for the 1999 periods presented. In addition, the historical
information is not necessarily indicative of what our results of operations,
financial position and cash flows will be in the future. We did not make
adjustments to reflect many significant changes that will occur in our cost
structure, funding and operations as a result of our separation from
Hewlett-Packard, including changes in our employee base, changes in our tax
structure, increased costs associated with reduced economies of scale, increased
marketing expenses related to establishing a new brand identity and increased
costs associated with being a public, stand-alone company.
WE MAY HAVE POTENTIAL BUSINESS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH HEWLETT-PACKARD WITH
RESPECT TO OUR PAST AND ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS
OPERATIONS.
Conflicts of interest may arise between Hewlett-Packard and us in a number of
areas relating to our past and ongoing relationships, including:
- labor, tax, employee benefit, indemnification and other matters
arising from our separation from Hewlett-Packard;
- intellectual property matters;
- employee retention and recruiting;
- major business combinations involving us;
- sales or distributions by Hewlett-Packard of all or any portion of its
ownership interest in us;
- the nature, quality and pricing of transitional services
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to provide us; and
- business opportunities that may be attractive to both Hewlett-Packard
and us.
Nothing restricts Hewlett-Packard from competing with us other than some
restrictions on the use of patents licensed to Hewlett-Packard by us.
We may not be able to resolve any potential conflicts, and even if we do, the
resolution may be less favorable than if we were dealing with an unaffiliated
party. The agreements we have entered into with Hewlett-Packard may be amended
upon agreement between the parties. While we are controlled by Hewlett-Packard,
Hewlett-Packard may be able to require us to agree to amendments to these
agreements that may be less favorable to us than the current terms of the
agreement.
OUR DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MAY HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BECAUSE OF
THEIR OWNERSHIP OF HEWLETT-PACKARD COMMON STOCK.
Many of our directors and executive officers have a substantial amount of their
personal financial portfolios in Hewlett-Packard common stock and options to
purchase Hewlett-Packard common stock. Ownership of Hewlett-Packard common stock
by our directors and officers after our separation from Hewlett-Packard could
create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest when directors and
officers are faced with decisions that could have different implications for
Hewlett-Packard and us.
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YEAR 2000
The information provided below constitutes a "Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure"
for purposes of the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act.
We successfully passed a number of critical "Year 2000" dates (September 9,
1999; January 1, 2000; and February 29, 2000) with no significant issues
anywhere in the world. Our customer-support operations reported that our
customers did not call about any consequential Year 2000 incidents. At the
company's sites, we did not experience any significant Year 2000-related
issues that would have affected our ability to manufacture, ship, sell or
service our products.
Hewlett-Packard had established a Year 2000 Program Office to coordinate the
Year 2000 efforts of all of its business units, geographic organizations and
functional departments around the world, including those of ours. This office
also provided a single point of contact for information about the company's
Year 2000 programs. We embarked on a massive customer-outreach program to
share information with customers in face-to-face meetings, in mailings, and
via a web site.
Our Year 2000 initiatives focused on four areas of potential impact: the
products and services we provide to customers; our own internal information
technology (IT) systems; our non-IT systems and processes; and the readiness of
third parties with whom we have material business relationships. The Year 2000
program, at its peak, involved thousands of employees who worked diligently to
make sure that customers and our own operations did not experience any
significant Year 2000 problems.
While we are certainly encouraged by the success of our Year 2000 efforts and
that of our customers and partners, we will continue to offer any needed Year
2000 support to customers. Plans are in place to close the Year 2000 Program
Office and manage any outstanding Year 2000 support issues through our
regular support and service activities around the world.
ADOPTION OF THE EURO
Hewlett-Packard established a dedicated task force to address the issues
raised for all of its businesses, including ours, with the introduction of a
European single currency, the Euro. The Euro's initial implementation was
effective as of January 1, 1999 and the transition period will continue
through January 1, 2002. Beginning January 1, 1999, product prices in local
currencies were converted to Euros as required.
The introduction and use of the Euro has not materially affected our foreign
exchange and hedging activities or our use of derivative instruments. While we
will continue to evaluate the impact of the Euro over time, based on currently
available information, we do not believe that the introduction of the Euro
currency will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in our sales
commitments, anticipated sales, and assets and liabilities denominated in
currencies other than the United States dollar. Historically, our exposure to
exchange rate risks has been managed on an enterprise-wide basis as part of
Hewlett-Packard's risk management strategy. This strategy has utilized
derivative financial instruments, including forwards, swaps and purchased
options, to hedge certain foreign currency exposures, with the intent of
offsetting gains and losses that occur on the underlying exposures with gains
and losses on the derivative contracts hedging them. We do not currently and do
not intend to utilize derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
As of November 1, 1999, we have implemented our own risk management strategy.
We performed a sensitivity analysis assuming a hypothetical 10% adverse movement
in foreign exchange rates to the hedging contracts and the underlying exposures
described above. As of January 31, 2000, the analysis indicated that these
hypothetical market movements would not have a material effect on our
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant)
Dated: March 15, 2000 By: /s/ Robert R. Walker
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Robert R. Walker
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
EXHIBIT INDEX
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3. None.
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10. None.
11. See Item 2 in Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
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12-14. Not applicable.
15. None.
16-17. Not applicable.
18-19. None.
20-21. Not applicable.
22-24. None.
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