UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to _______________
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Commission File Number 1-11152
INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
PENNSYLVANIA 23-1882087
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406
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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (610) 878-7800
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
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 48,546,606
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Class Outstanding at July 30, 1999
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INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
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Part I - Financial Information:
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited):
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - 3
June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998
Consolidated Statement of Operations - 4
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - 5
Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of 10
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk 14
Part II - Other Information:
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 15
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 15
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 15
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share data)
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JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
ASSETS 1999 1998
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(UNAUDITED)
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CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,083 $ 20,059
Short term investments 71,473 32,218
Accounts receivable 3,988 14,983
Inventories 4,029 5,102
Other current assets 3,926 3,056
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Total current assets 90,499 75,418
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Property, plant and equipment, net 8,164 9,697
Patents, net 9,628 9,948
Long term deposits 2,934 2,934
Other 1,495 1,526
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22,221 24,105
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$ 112,720 $ 99,523
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long term debt $ 557 $ 723
Accounts payable 2,939 5,973
Accrued compensation and related expenses 2,064 2,959
Deferred revenue 1,556 3,936
Foreign and domestic taxes payable 663 2,249
Other accrued expenses 4,810 4,826
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Total current liabilities 12,589 20,666
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LONG TERM DEBT 2,773 3,049
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 2)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred Stock, $.10 par value, 14,399 shares authorized-
$2.50 Convertible Preferred, 102 shares issued and
outstanding 10 10
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 75,000 shares authorized,
48,547 shares and 48,474 shares issued and outstanding 485 484
Additional paid-in capital 235,896 235,631
Accumulated deficit (137,518) (160,039)
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98,873 76,086
Treasury stock, 318 and 50 shares held at cost 1,515 278
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Total shareholders' equity 97,358 75,808
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$ 112,720 $ 99,523
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
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<CAPTION>
FOR THE THREE MONTHS FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, ENDED JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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REVENUES:
Product $ 427 $ 1,599 $ 1,524 $ 3,762
Licensing and strategic partner 11,919 44,842 45,964 52,756
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12,346 46,441 47,488 56,518
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COST OF PRODUCT AND OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of product 1,302 5,037 2,997 7,639
Sales and marketing 711 987 1,666 2,054
General and administrative 1,922 1,548 3,440 2,881
Patents administration and licensing 1,527 4,134 4,324 6,755
Development 5,108 3,820 10,706 7,703
Repositioning Charges 1,213 -- 1,213 --
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11,783 15,526 24,346 27,032
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Income from operations 563 30,915 23,142 29,486
INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income 973 648 1,805 1,023
Interest and financing expenses (83) (97) (173) (199)
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Income before income taxes 1,453 31,466 24,774 30,310
INCOME TAX PROVISION (29) (4,383) (2,125) (4,906
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Net income 1,424 27,083 22,649 25,404
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS (64) (64) (128) (128)
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NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS $ 1,360 $ 27,019 $ 22,521 $ 25,276
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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC $ 0.03 $ 0.56 $ 0.46 $ 0.52
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC 48,323 48,382 48,433 48,310
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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED $ 0.03 $ 0.55 $ 0.46 $ 0.52
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED 48,581 49,584 48,778 48,895
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
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For the six months ended June 30,
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1999 1998
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 22,649 $ 25,276
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities-
Depreciation and amortization 2,443 2,163
Deferred revenue (2,380) 2,503
Repositioning charges 1,213 --
Decrease (increase) in assets-
Receivables 10,995 105
Inventories 1,073 190
Other current assets (870) (1,118)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities-
Accounts payable (3,034) (1,684)
Accrued compensation (1,212) (462)
Other accrued expenses (1,701) (367)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 29,176 26,606
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of short-term investments, net (39,255) (39,829)
Purchases of property and equipment (958) (701)
Patent costs (429) (811)
Other non-current assets 31 286
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Net cash used in investing activities (40,611) (41,055)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from sales of Common Stock
and exercises of stock options and warrants 194 694
Lease obligations incurred 0 120
Payments on long-term debt, including capital lease obligations (442) (454)
Cash dividends on Preferred Stock (56) --
Purchase of Treasury Stock (1,237) --
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,541) 360
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NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (12,976) (14,089)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 20,059 17,828
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 7,083 $ 3,739
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 159 $ 173
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Income taxes paid, excluding foreign witholding taxes $ 747 $ 524
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated
financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the
financial position of InterDigital Communications Corporation (collectively with
its subsidiaries referred to as InterDigital, the Company, we, us and our) as of
June 30, 1999, the results of its operations for the three and six month periods
ended June 30, 1999 and 1998, and its cash flows for the six month periods ended
June 30, 1999 and 1998. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q
and accordingly do not include all of the information and notes necessary for a
fair presentation of financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Therefore, these
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
and notes thereto contained in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for
interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for
the entire year. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform
to the 1999 presentation.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. CONTINGENCIES:
InterDigital and InterDigital Technology Corporation ("ITC"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary, are parties to a certain patent-related litigation in
which ITC is asserting that a certain third party infringes ITC's patents. ITC
generally is seeking injunctive relief and monetary damages. The alleged
infringer generally seeks declarations that ITC's patents are invalid and/or
that its products do not infringe ITC's patents as well as monetary damages. ITC
is also involved in administrative proceedings in which various parties have
challenged the validity of ITC's patents.
In addition to litigation associated with patent enforcement and licensing
activities and the other litigation described above, we are a party to certain
legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business. Based on current
information, Management believes that the outcomes of these matters will not
have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
3. NOKIA AGREEMENT:
On January 22, 1999, we entered into an agreement with Nokia Corporation
("Nokia") involving the development of new technology for third generation
wireless telecommunications products designed for high data rate applications,
such as Internet access. The agreement includes royalty bearing TDMA and CDMA
patent licenses, which are paid up generally through the project period, and
provides a structure for determining the royalty payments thereafter. We
recognized $31.5 million as licensing revenue in the first quarter of 1999 and
have also recognized $4.1 million of revenue in the first half of 1999 related
to specialized engineering services in the development effort.
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4. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:
We consider investments purchased with a remaining maturity of three months
or less to be cash equivalents for purposes of the statements of cash flows. We
invest our excess cash in various time deposits and marketable securities, which
are included in cash and cash equivalents, as follows (in thousands):
June 30, December 31,
1999 1998
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Repurchase agreements $ 268 $ 3,160
Money market funds and demand deposits 6,815 516
Commercial paper -- 16,383
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$ 7,083 $20,059
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The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by United States
Government securities and are stated at cost, which approximates fair market
value.
Short-term investments available for sale as of June 30, 1999 consisted of
$34.7 million in government-issued discount notes and $36.8 million in corporate
debt securities. Short-term investments available for sale as of December 31,
1998 consisted of $18.2 million in government-issued discount notes and $14.0
million in corporate debt securities.
5. REVENUES:
Revenues by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Six Months
Ended June 30, Ended June 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
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U.S. $ 289 $ 428 $ 523 $ 836
Non U.S. 12,057 46,013 46,965 55,682
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$ 12,346 $ 46,441 $ 47,488 $ 56,518
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Licensing and strategic partner revenue for the three month period ended
June 30, 1999 includes $7.9 million in new licenses, $3.8 million related to
development efforts for Nokia and Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. ("Samsung"),
and $208,000 in recurring royalties. Licensing and strategic partner revenues
for the three months ended June 30, 1998 consisted of $42.5 million from new
licenses, $2.2 million related to development work and $175,000 in recurring
royalties.
For the six months ended June 30, 1999, 96.8% of our total revenues were
derived from licensing and strategic partner activities. These revenues
consisted of $39.4 million from new licensing agreements, $5.7 million related
to development activities for Nokia, Alcatel Espagna ("Alcatel") and Samsung,
and $0.9 million from recurring royalties. During the same period in 1998,
licensing and strategic partner revenue accounted for more than 93.3% of our
total revenue and consisted of $48.1 million from new licensing agreements, $4.3
million from strategic partners and $0.4 million in recurring royalties.
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6. NET INCOME PER SHARE:
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the shares used in the
basic and diluted net income per share computations:
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(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended June 30, 1999 Three Months Ended June 30, 1998
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Income Shares Per-Share Income Shares Per-Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount (Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
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Income per Share-Basic: $ 1,360 48,323 $0.03 $27,019 48,382 $0.56
Income available to
common stockholders
Effect of Dilutive Options and
Warrants -- 258 -- -- 1,202 (.01)
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Income per Share-Diluted:
Income available to
common stockholders +
assumed conversions $ 1,360 48,581 $0.03 $27,019 49,584 $0.55
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(In thousands, except per share data)
Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 Six Months Ended June 30, 1998
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Income Shares Per-Share Income Shares Per-Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount (Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
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Income per Share-Basic: $22,521 48,433 $0.46 $25,276 48,310 $0.52
Income available to
common stockholders
Effect of Dilutive Options and
Warrants -- 345 -- -- 585 --
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Income per Share-Diluted:
Income available to
common stockholders +
assumed conversions $22,521 48,778 $0.46 $25,276 48,895 $0.52
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During the three months and the six months ended June 30, 1999, there were
5.1 million options and 1.9 million warrants to purchase common stock
outstanding that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per
share because they are antidilutive.
7. REPOSITIONING OF OPERATIONS
In the second quarter of 1999, we recorded a pre-tax repositioning charge
of $1.2 million in connection with a change in our strategy from sales and
development of wireless local loop products to technology development for
advanced wireless applications. This action was taken after assessing our long
term business prospects associated with continued investment in the development
of wireless local loop systems. The repositioning charge included the impacts of
workforce reductions (approximately 27 employees) and asset impairment charges
related to wireless local loop development equipment. The components of the
repositioning charge included severance and other benefit costs of $417,000, all
of which are scheduled to be paid in 1999, and asset impairment charges of
$796,000 for fixed assets associated with wireless local loop activities.
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8. INVENTORIES:
June 30, December 31,
1999 1998
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(In thousands)
Component parts and work-in-progress $ 2,191 $ 2,958
Finished goods 1,838 2,144
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$ 4,029 $ 5,102
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Inventories are stated net of valuation reserves of $13.6 million as of
June 30, 1999 and $13.7 million as of December 31, 1998. Although we have been
winding down our UltraPhone(R) product business, we still have been continuing
to market our UltraPhone products, including spare parts and enhancements, in
niche markets.
9. INCOME TAXES:
The income tax provision for the three months ended June 30, 1999 consists
of alternative minimum taxes of $29,000. The income tax provision for the three
months ended June 30, 1998 consisted of a state tax provision of $59,000 and a
foreign tax provision of $4.3 million. For the six months ended June 30, 1999,
the income tax provision includes foreign withholding taxes of $1.6 million and
an alternative minimum tax provision of $0.5 million. The income tax provision
for the six months ended June 30, 1998 consisted of a state tax provision of
$27,000 and foreign withholding taxes of $4.9 million. At December 31, 1998, we
had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $96.7 million. Since
realization of the tax benefits associated with these carryforwards is not
assured, a valuation allowance of 100% of the potential tax benefit is recorded
as of June 30, 1999.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto, contained elsewhere in this
document.
InterDigital Communications Corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries
referred to as InterDigital, the Company, we, us and our) specializes in the
design and development of advanced technology solutions for the wireless
industry. Earlier this year, we initiated a change in strategy from sales and
development of wireless local loop products to technology development for
advanced wireless applications such as Internet access and high data rate and 3G
applications. In connection with this shift in strategy, we took actions in the
second quarter of 1999 to reposition our operations that resulted in the
repositioning charge noted below. In addition, we have been winding down the
remaining commercial aspects related to sale and service of both the
UltraPhone(R) and TrueLink(TM) product lines. We are currently evaluating the
financial and operational impact of our plan of action with respect to this
decision.
FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
We experienced positive cash flow from operating activities of $29.2
million in the six months ended June 30, 1999 compared to $26.6 million in the
same period in 1998. The positive cash flows in both periods are primarily due
to payments received from new licensees.
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $41 million in the
first half of both 1999 and 1998. Notwithstanding the above, the amount of cash
used in investing has, historically, been low relative to cash used in
operations.
During the first half of 1999, we used $1.5 million in financing
activities, primarily to repurchase stock of the Company.
Our working capital at June 30, 1999 was $77.9 million compared to $54.8
million at December 31, 1998. The $23.1 million increase mainly resulted from
the receipt of cash from licensing agreements.
We had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $78.6 million
as of June 30, 1999 compared to $52.3 million at December 31, 1998. Inventory
levels at June 30, 1999 were $4.0 million, a slight decrease from $5.1 million
as of December 31, 1998, reflecting certain product sales.
We are capable of supporting our operating requirements during 1999 through
internally generated funds. We are currently evaluating our cash requirements
beyond 1999 in light of changes in resource demands which will result from a
reduced resource commitment to B-CDMA development and a shifting of certain
resources to other development efforts. Should the need arise to fund new
development activities, contingency resolution, external growth activities or
other matters, we may seek financing by means of a bank loan or line of credit
or through the sale of debt or equity securities. We do not presently maintain
bank lines of credit and can give no assurance that we could secure a loan or
line of credit, either at all or on acceptable terms. In addition, there can be
no assurances that we will be able to sell any such securities, or, if we can,
that we can do so on terms acceptable to us.
We believe that our investment in inventories and non-current assets are
stated on our June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 balance sheets at realizable
values based on expected selling price and order volumes. Property and equipment
are currently being utilized in the Company's on-going business activities, and
we believe that no further write-downs are required at this time due to lack of
use or technological obsolescence. With respect to other assets, we believe that
the value of our patents is at least equal to the value included in the June 30,
1999 and the December 31, 1998 balance sheets.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Second Quarter of 1999 Compared to the Second Quarter of 1998
Revenues. Total revenues in the second quarter ended June 30, 1999 decreased to
$12.3 million from $46.4 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 1998. The
decrease was primarily due to a decrease in licensing and strategic partner
revenues in the second quarter of 1999 to $11.9 million from $44.8 million in
the comparable quarter of 1998, when substantial revenue from two license
agreements was recognized.
Cost of Product. Cost of product for the second quarter of 1999 decreased to
$1.3 million from $5.0 million in the second quarter of 1998 due to a decrease
in product revenues and the absence of changes in inventory reserves which
negatively impacted the second quarter of 1998 results. Included in cost of
product sales are costs of product assembly, integration and testing,
distributor commissions, freight and tariffs, and expenses associated with
installation, overhead, support and warranty services.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses include sales and marketing expenses,
general and administrative expenses, patent administrative and licensing
services, and development expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses decreased 28% to $711,000 during the second
quarter of 1999 as compared to $987,000 during the second quarter of 1998. The
decrease is primarily due to decreased activity levels, and reduced commission
expenses associated with lower product revenues in the second quarter of 1999.
General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 1999
increased 24% to $1.9 million from $1.5 million in the second quarter of 1998.
The increase is primarily due to higher personnel and travel costs and the
timing of certain other strategic spending.
Patents administration and licensing expenses decreased 63% to $1.5 million
during the second quarter of 1999 as compared to $4.1 million during the same
period in 1998. The decrease is due primarily to reduced costs associated with
the decrease in licensing revenue in the second quarter of 1999 as compared to
the second quarter of 1998.
Development expenses for the second quarter of 1999 increased 34% to $5.1
million as compared to $3.8 million during the second quarter of 1998. The
increase is due to the ramp-up of technology development for Nokia and other
internal initiatives.
Repositioning of Operations. In the second quarter of 1999, we recorded a
pre-tax repositioning charge of $1.2 million in connection with a change in our
strategy from sales and development of wireless local loop products to
technology development for advanced wireless applications. This action was taken
after assessing our long term business prospects associated with continued
investment in the development of wireless local loop systems. The repositioning
charge included the impacts of workforce reductions (approximately 27 employees)
and asset impairment charges related to wireless local loop development
equipment. The components of the repositioning charge included severance and
other benefit costs of $417,000, all of which are scheduled to be paid in 1999,
and asset impairment charges of $796,000 for fixed assets associated with
wireless local loop activities.
Interest Income and Expense. Interest income for the second quarter of 1999
increased to $973,000 from $648,000 in the second quarter of 1998 due to higher
average invested cash balances in the second quarter of 1999. Interest expense
for the three month period ended June 30, 1999 was $83,000 as compared to
$97,000 for the three month period ended June 30, 1998 due to lower outstanding
debt in the period.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 1998
Total Revenues. Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 1999 decreased
16% to $47.5 million from $56.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998
primarily due to a decrease in the amount of licensing revenues. Licensing and
strategic partner revenues for the six months ended June 30, 1999 included $35.6
million from Nokia, $7.9 million from the Robert Bosch Corporation license, $1.6
million related to the Alcatel and Samsung agreements, and $0.9 million from
recurring royalty licensing revenue. Licensing and strategic partner revenues
for the six months ended June 30, 1998 included $48.1 million in new licenses
from Sharp Corporation, Kyocera Corporation and Toshiba Corporation, $4.3
million related to the Alcatel and Samsung agreements, and $0.4 million of
recurring royalty licensing revenue.
Cost of Product. Cost of product for the six months ended June 30, 1999
decreased 62% to $2.9 million from $7.6 million for the six months ended June
30, 1998 due to decreased product sales and the absence of changes in inventory
reserves which negatively impacted the first half of 1998 results.
Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses include sales and marketing
expenses, general and administrative expenses, patent services, and product
development expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses decreased 19% to $1.7 million during the six
months ended June 30, 1999 compared to $2.1 million during the six months ended
June 30, 1998. The decrease is primarily due to decreased commissions expense,
commensurate with decreased UltraPhone product revenues and decreased activity
levels.
General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 1999
increased 17% to $3.4 million from $2.9 million for the six months ended June
30, 1998. The increase is primarily due to higher personnel and travel costs and
the timing of certain other strategic spending.
Patents administration and licensing activities expense decreased 37% in
the six months ended June 30, 1999 to $4.3 million compared to $6.8 million in
the first half of 1998. We have incurred less costs such as commissions and
other expenses related to our activities supporting our licensing strategy to
offer non-exclusive, royalty bearing patent, technology and know-how and
trademark licenses.
Product development expenses increased 39% for the six months ended June
30, 1999 to $10.7 million from $7.7 million for the six months ended June 30,
1998. The increase over the prior year period is due primarily to increased
staff and activity levels devoted to development of advanced wireless
applications.
Interest Income and Expense. Interest income for the six months ended June 30,
1999 was $1.8 million as compared to $1.0 million for the same period in 1998 as
a result of higher than average invested cash in 1999, as compared to 1998.
Interest expense for the six month period ended June 30, 1999 was $173,000 as
compared to $199,000 for the six month period ended June 30, 1998 due to lower
overall debt in the first half of 1999 as compared to the first half of 1998.
YEAR 2000
Many currently installed computer systems in many companies are not capable
of distinguishing 21st century dates from 20th century dates. As a result,
beginning on January 1, 2000, both IT (Information Technology) and non-IT
systems used by many organizations in a wide variety of industries (including
technology, transportation, utilities, finance and telecommunications) will
produce erroneous results or fail unless they have been modified or upgraded to
process date information correctly. Significant uncertainty exists concerning
the scope and magnitude of problems associated with the century change. We
recognize the need to ensure our operations will not be adversely affected by
Year 2000 system failures. In this regard, we have been implementing a Year 2000
compliance program, consisting of auditing, assessing, remediating, testing, and
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contingency planning, to ensure that our IT and non-IT systems will function
properly beyond 1999. The program is designed to cover both systems operated by
us as well as systems operated by third parties that we consider to be material
to our operations. We have established a Committee consisting of members of
management from various disciplines to implement this program and have engaged a
consultant to assist the Committee.
As part of our Year 2000 compliance program, we have engaged in a
comprehensive assessment of the potential overall impact of the impending
century change on our business, financial condition and operating results. We
have conducted a thorough audit of our systems and have been testing and
upgrading certain systems for Year 2000 compatibility. In addition, we are
continuing to contact certain third parties upon whom we rely to ensure that
those third parties have assessed the Year 2000 issues on their own systems and
are taking steps to ensure that their systems are Year 2000 compatible. Our
compliance program is focused on systems and third parties which our management
views as High Risk, leaving compliance efforts relating to other systems and
third parties to be remediated on a resource permitting basis. We believe that
we will have the ability to allocate adequate resources to address all systems
categorized as High Risk under our Year 2000 compliance program and expect any
Year 2000 remediation applicable to our own High Risk systems to be completed on
a timely basis. However, our assessment process is continuous to reflect
changing business circumstances, and we still have a number of systems that must
be brought into compliance, remediated and/or tested for Year 2000 compliance.
In addition, we rely on third parties over which we have no control. There can
be no assurance that our systems or the systems of third parties upon which we
rely will be identified or remediated on a timely basis or successfully. Failure
to achieve timely and successful Year 2000 compliance could cause delays or
difficulties in development efforts or result in a cessation of business. We
hope to have achieved compliance or to have developed contingency plans for
almost all of our High Risk systems during the fall of 1999. However, there can
be no assurance that we will be able to do so, either successfully or on a
timely basis. Moreover, our products and components may be integrated into
larger systems that we cannot adequately evaluate for Year 2000 compliance. We
may face claims based on Year 2000 problems in other companies' products, or
issues arising from the integration of multiple products within an overall
system. Our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be
materially adversely affected by the failure of its systems or those operated by
third parties upon whom we rely to properly operate or manage dates associated
with the impending century change.
With respect to our products, we have conducted a series of tests on the
UltraPhone 110 and 110A, all of which were completed successfully, revealing no
date-related failures. However, our testing of the UltraPhone 100 system
demonstrated that the operating system used in Alcyon-based UltraPhone 100
systems is not compliant. We have offered an upgrade to affected customers at
such customers' cost to address this problem. In all other respects, the tests
run on the UltraPhone 100 were completed successfully, revealing no date-related
failures.
To date, we have not incurred any material costs directly associated with
our Year 2000 compliance efforts. We have incurred the compensation expense
associated with salaried employees who have devoted some of their time to its
Year 2000 assessment, the cost of our remediation efforts and the cost of our
consultant. We do expect to expend additional resources on remediation efforts
out of general corporate funds, but at this time do not expect the total cost of
Year 2000 remediation efforts to be material to our business, financial
condition and operating results. During the months prior to the century change,
we will continue to evaluate, remediate and/or test our systems, as well as
certain products and systems provided to us by third parties, to the extent
reasonably practicable to determine whether they are Year 2000 compliant.
Despite this assessment, we may not identify and correct all significant Year
2000 problems on a timely basis. Year 2000 compliance efforts may involve
significantly more time and expense than expected, and unremediated problems
could affect our business, financial condition and operating results. We are in
the process of developing contingency plans to address the risks associated with
unremediated Year 2000 problems to the extent reasonably practicable, but have
not yet completed or formalized all of such plans.
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STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
The foregoing Management's Discussion and Analysis contains forward looking
statements reflecting, among other things, our current beliefs and expectations
as to product operations and Year 2000 compliance. Words such as "expect",
"believe", "intends" and "plans", variations of such words, and words with
similar meaning or connotations are intended to identify such forward looking
statements.
Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. We caution the
readers that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future,
could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ
materially from the results expressed in any such forward looking statement. For
example, revenues from product operations and those operations could be affected
by shifts in our strategies, international political and governmental
conditions, the willingness of third parties to purchase material from us even
though we are exiting the business and our ability to retain personnel. Year
2000 compliance could be affected by the failure of the Company or third parties
to successfully identify or remediate Year 2000 problems on a timely basis or
successfully, and the availability of resources (which itself could be affected
by the level of resources available or required for other projects). In
addition, factors affecting one forward looking statement may affect other
forward looking statements and other factors may exist that are not listed above
or that are not fully known to us at this time. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in quantitative and qualitative market
risk from the disclosure included in the December 31, 1998 Form 10-K.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
As reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly
report for the first quarter of 1999, the United States District Court
completely denied Ericsson's Motion for Partial Summary Judgement. In making
this motion, Ericsson had sought to dismiss portions of our case by arguing that
certain findings from our prior litigation with Motorola, Inc. applied to this
case.
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 3, 1999, our
shareholders elected Mr. Harry G. Campagna and Mr. Steven T. Clontz as directors
of the Company and ratified the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the
Company=s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 1999. Our
shareholders elected Mr. Campagna as a director by a vote of 36,244,256 in
favor, and 11,369,913 withheld. Our shareholders elected Mr. Clontz as a
director by a vote of 44,073,079 in favor, and 3,541,090 withheld. Messrs. D.
Ridgely Bolgiano, Joseph S. Colson, Jr., William A. Doyle, and Robert S. Roath
also continued to serve their terms as directors. The vote ratifying the
appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP was 45,663,604 shares for, 1,749,933 shares
against and 200,632 shares abstaining. There were no broker non-votes with
respect to any matters voted on at this Meeting.
Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of the Form 10-Q.
Exhibit 27 Financial Data Schedule
(b) The following is a list of Current Reports on Form 8-K filed during the
second quarter of 1999:
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Date: August 12, 1999 /s/ William A. Doyle
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William A. Doyle, President
Date: August 12, 1999 /s/ R. J. Fagan
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Richard J. Fagan, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer
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