NANOMETRICS INC
10-Q, 1999-11-09
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


   X    Quarterly  report  pursuant  to  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
- -----   Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999

     Transition  report  pursuant  to  Section  13 or  15(d)  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

Commission file number     0-13470
                       ------------------------------------------

              NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED
- ------------------------------------------------------
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



              California                                     94-2276314
- ----------------------------------                    ----------------------
 (State or other jurisdiction of                        (I. R. S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)


   310 DeGuigne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA                            94086
- ----------------------------------------                     ----------
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (408) 746-1600
                                                   -----------------------

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
                               -----        -----

At October 15, 1999 there were 8,920,127  shares of common stock,  no par value,
issued and outstanding.

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<PAGE>

                            NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED


                                      INDEX


Part I.  Financial Information                                            Page

     Item 1.      Financial Statements

                  Consolidated Balance Sheets -
                  September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 . . . . . . . .. 3

                  Consolidated Statements of Income -
                  Three months and nine months ended
                  September 30, 1999 and 1998  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
                  Nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 . . . . .   5

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial
                  Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6


     Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations . . . . .   8


     Item 3.      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
                  About Market Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11


Part II.  Other Information

     Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K . . . . . . . . . . . . 12


Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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PART I:      FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1:      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<TABLE>
                                           NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED
                                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                  (Amounts in thousands except share amounts)
                                                  (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                                      September 30,               December 31,
                                                                          1999                         1998
                                                                      ------------                ------------
<S>                                                                    <C>                         <C>
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
   Cash and cash equivalents                                           $   3,030                   $    1,518
   Short-term investments                                                 11,876                        9,913
   Accounts receivable, net of
     allowances of $423 and $420                                           9,873                        8,458
   Inventories                                                             9,934                       11,719
   Deferred income taxes                                                   1,446                        1,441
   Prepaid expenses and other                                              1,164                        2,328
                                                                       ---------                   ----------

                  Total current assets                                    37,323                       35,377

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET                                         2,585                        2,481

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                                        548                          560

OTHER ASSETS                                                                 790                          887
                                                                       ---------                   ----------

TOTAL                                                                  $  41,246                   $   39,305
                                                                       =========                   ==========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
   Accounts payable                                                    $   1,843                   $    1,395
   Accrued payroll and related expenses                                      787                          317
   Other current liabilities                                               1,391                        1,720
   Income taxes payable                                                      211                            -
   Current portion of long-term debt                                         567                        1,324
                                                                       ---------                   ----------

                  Total current liabilities                                4,799                        4,756

DEFERRED RENT                                                                 63                           43

DEBT OBLIGATIONS                                                           2,340                        2,496
                                                                       ---------                   ----------

                  Total liabilities                                        7,202                        7,295
                                                                       ---------                   ----------

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
   Common stock, no par value; 25,000,000 shares
     authorized; 8,891,794 and 8,690,643 outstanding                      14,923                       14,170
   Retained earnings                                                      18,977                       17,974
   Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)                              144                          (134)
                                                                       ---------                   ----------
                  Total shareholders' equity                              34,044                       32,010
                                                                       ---------                   ----------

TOTAL                                                                $    41,246                   $   39,305
                                                                     ===========                   ==========
<FN>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
                                         NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED
                                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                             (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                               (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                 Three Months Ended                 Nine Months Ended
                                                    September 30,                      September 30,
                                                1999            1998               1999             1998
                                            -----------     -----------         -----------      ----------
<S>                                         <C>             <C>                 <C>              <C>
NET REVENUES:
   Product sales                            $   8,717       $  6,249            $  20,450        $ 25,572
   Service                                      1,104            756                3,083           2,699
                                            ---------       ---------           ---------        --------

   Total net revenues                           9,821          7,005               23,533          28,271
                                            ---------       --------            ---------        --------

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
   Cost of product sales                        3,976          2,813                9,512          10,471
   Cost of service                              1,176            835                3,297           2,787
   Research and development                     1,099            886                3,209           3,180
   Acquired in-process research and
     development                                    -              -                    -           1,421
   Selling                                      1,519          1,366                4,105           4,467
   General and administrative                     730            614                2,095           2,093
                                            ---------       --------            ---------        --------

   Total costs and expenses                     8,500          6,514               22,218          24,419
                                            ---------       --------            ---------        --------

OPERATING INCOME                                1,321            491                1,315           3,852
                                            ---------       --------            ---------        --------

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
   Interest income                                171            146                  483             463
   Interest expense                               (22)           (23)                 (63)            (69)
   Other, net                                      67             42                  (26)           (106)
                                            ---------       --------            ----------       ---------
   Total other income, net                        216            165                  394             288
                                            ---------       --------            ---------        ---------

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR
 INCOME TAXES                                   1,537            656                1,709           4,140

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                        637            262                  706           1,627
                                            ---------       --------            ---------        --------

NET INCOME                                  $     900       $    394            $   1,003        $  2,513
                                            =========       ========            =========        ========

NET INCOME PER SHARE:
   Basic                                    $     .10       $    .05            $     .11       $     .29
                                            =========       ========            =========        ========
   Diluted                                  $     .10       $    .04            $     .11       $     .28
                                            =========       ========            =========        ========

SHARES USED IN PER SHARE
COMPUTATION:
   Basic                                         8,823         8,669                8,760           8,618
                                            ==========      ========            =========        ========
   Diluted                                       9,347         9,074                9,242           9,018
                                            ==========      ========            =========        ========
<FN>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
                                       NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED
                                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                        (Amounts in thousands)
                                             (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Nine Months Ended
                                                                             September 30,
                                                                       1999                  1998
                                                                  -------------         -------------
<S>                                                               <C>                   <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
   Net income                                                     $       1,003         $       2,513
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
    cash provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization                                            159                   191
   Deferred rent                                                             20                    19
   Purchase of in-process research and development                            -                 1,421
   Deferred taxes                                                            19                  (660)
   Changes in assets and liabilities net of effects of
    product line acquisition:
       Accounts receivable                                               (1,201)                  908
       Inventories                                                        1,906                (2,769)
       Prepaid expenses and other current assets                          1,286                   136
       Accounts payable and other current liabilities                       501                  (342)
       Income taxes payable                                                 211                   (29)
                                                                  -------------         -------------

Net cash provided by operating activities                                 3,904                 1,388
                                                                  -------------         -------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Purchase of short-term investments                                   (16,790)              (12,823)
   Sales/maturities of short-term investments                            14,827                13,498
   Capital expenditures                                                    (100)                 (170)
   Other assets
   Product line acquisition                                                   -                (3,038)
                                                                  -------------         -------------

Net cash used in investing activities                                    (2,063)               (2,533)
                                                                  -------------         -------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Repayments of long-term debt                                          (1,106)                 (551)
   Issuance of common stock                                                 753                   603
                                                                  -------------         -------------

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                        (353)                   52
                                                                  -------------         -------------

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH                                      24                   125
                                                                  -------------         -------------

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS                                        1,512                  (968)
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period                                 1,518                 3,656
                                                                  -------------         -------------

CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, end of period                               $       3,030         $       2,688
                                                                  =============         =============

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION:
   Cash paid for interest                                         $          63         $          73
                                                                  =============         =============

   Cash paid for income taxes                                     $           -         $       2,223
                                                                  =============         =============
<FN>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                            NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

Note 1        Consolidated Financial Statements

       The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Nanometrics
Incorporated and its wholly owned  subsidiaries.  All significant  inter-company
accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

       While the quarterly  financial  statements are  unaudited,  the financial
statements  included in this report reflect all adjustments  (consisting only of
normal recurring  adjustments) which the Company considers  necessary for a fair
presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods covered and of
the financial condition of the Company at the date of the interim balance sheet.
The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily  indicative of the
operating  results  that may be expected for the entire  year.  The  information
included  in this  report  should be read in  conjunction  with the  information
included  in the  Company's  1998  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


Note 2.       Inventories

<TABLE>
       Inventories  are  stated at the lower of cost  (first-in,  first-out)  or
market and consist of the following (in thousands):

<CAPTION>
                                                                      September 30,            December 31,
                                                                          1999                     1998
                                                                       ---------                ----------
<S>                                                                    <C>                      <C>
         Raw materials and subassemblies                               $   5,122                $    3,859
         Work in process                                                   2,379                     2,253
         Finished goods                                                    2,433                     5,607
                                                                       ---------                ----------
                                                                       $   9,934                $   11,719
                                                                       =========                ==========
</TABLE>


Note 3.       Other Current Liabilities

<TABLE>
       Other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

<CAPTION>
                                                                     September 30,             December 31,
                                                                         1999                      1998
                                                                       ---------                ----------
<S>                                                                    <C>                      <C>
         Commissions payable                                           $     354                $      366
         Accrued warranty                                                    528                       581
         Other                                                               509                       773
                                                                       ---------                ----------
                                                                       $   1,391                $    1,720
                                                                       =========                ==========
</TABLE>


Note 4.       Net Income Per Share

<TABLE>
       The reconciliation of the share denominator used in the basic and diluted
net income per share computations are as follows (in thousands):

<CAPTION>
                                                                 Three Months Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                                                    September 30                 September 30
                                                                  1999         1998            1999         1998
                                                              ----------   ----------     ----------    ---------
<S>                                                              <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>
         Weighted average common shares
           outstanding-shares used in basic
           net income per share computation                      8,823        8,669          8,760        8,618
         Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents,
           using the treasury stock method                         524          405            482          400
                                                              ----------   ----------     ----------    ---------
         Shares used in dilutive net income
           per share computation                                 9,347        9,074          9,242        9,018
                                                              ==========   ==========     ==========    =========
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

       During the three and nine month  periods  ended  September  30,  1999 and
1998, the Company had common stock options  outstanding  which could potentially
dilute  basic net income per share in the  future,  but were  excluded  from the
computation  of  diluted  net  income  per share as the  common  stock  options'
exercise  prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares
for the period.  At September 30, 1999,  38,000 such common stock options with a
weighted  average  exercise  price of $9.00 per  share  were  excluded  from the
diluted net income per share computations.

Note 5.       Comprehensive Income

       For the three months  ended  September  30, 1999 and 1998,  comprehensive
income, which consisted of net income for the periods and changes in accumulated
translation adjustments, was $1,293,000 and $558,000, respectively. For the nine
months ended  September 30, 1999 and 1998,  comprehensive  income was $1,281,000
and $2,549,000, respectively.

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<PAGE>


ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
             AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Results of Operations

         Total net revenues for the three months ended  September  30, 1999 were
$9,821,000, an increase of $2,816,000 or 40% from the comparable period in 1998.
For the nine months ended September 30, 1999,  total net revenues of $25,533,000
decreased by $4,738,000 or 17% from the comparable period in 1998. Product sales
of  $8,717,000  for  the  three  months  ended  September  30,  1999,  increased
$2,468,000  or 39% as  compared  with the same  period  in 1998.  This  increase
resulted from stronger sales of the Company's products  particularly in the U.S.
and the Far  East.  Product  sales  of  $20,450,000  for the nine  months  ended
September 30, 1999, decreased $5,122,000 or 20% as compared with the same period
in 1998.  This decrease in product sales resulted from slower  worldwide  demand
from the semiconductor  industry during the first half of 1999.  Service revenue
of  $1,104,000  and  $3,083,000  for the  three  months  and nine  months  ended
September 30, 1999, respectively, increased $348,000 or 46% and $384,000 or 14%,
respectively,  as  compared  to the same  periods in 1998.  These  increases  in
service revenue are primarily attributable to higher sales of accessories in the
U.S. and Japan.

         Cost of  product  sales as a  percentage  of  product  sales  increased
slightly  to 46% in the third  quarter of 1999 from 45% in the third  quarter of
1998. Cost of product sales as a percentage of product sales increased to 47% in
the nine months  ended  September  30, 1999 from 41% for the same period in 1998
primarily  because of lower sales volume in the first half of 1999  resulting in
higher per unit manufacturing  costs. Cost of service as a percentage of service
revenue  decreased  to 107% in the third  quarter of 1999 from 110% in the third
quarter of 1998 primarily as a result of higher  service sales.  Cost of service
as a percentage  of service  revenue  increased to 107% in the nine months ended
September  30,  1998 from 103% for the same period in 1998 as a result of higher
service costs needed to support the Company's  growing installed base of systems
at customer locations.

         Research  and  development  expenses for the three month and nine month
periods  ended  September 30, 1999  increased  $213,000 or 24% and $29,000 or 1%
respectively,  compared to the same periods in 1998 as the Company  continued to
commit its resources to the development of new and improved products.

         In the first  quarter of 1998,  the  Company  paid  approximately  $3.2
million for the assets and in-process  research and development related to OSI's
Metra product line. Of this purchase price,  $1,421,000  related to the value of
in-process  research and development that had no alternative  future use and was
charged to expense in the accompanying  consolidated statement of income for the
nine months ended September 30, 1998.

         Selling  expenses in the third quarter of 1999 increased by $153,000 or
11%  compared  to the  third  quarter  of 1998 as a result  of  higher  expenses
associated  with  increased  sales.  Selling  expenses for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 decreased  $362,000 or 8% compared to the same period in 1998
primarily  because of lower  expenses  associated  with lower sales in the first
half of 1999.

         General  and  administrative  expenses  for the third  quarter  of 1999
increased  by  $116,000  or 19%  compared  to the third  quarter  of 1998 due to
spending  associated with the increased level of operations in the third quarter
of 1999.  General and  administrative  expenses  for the nine month period ended
September 30, 1999 increased  slightly by $2,000  compared to the same period in
1998.

         Other income (expense),  net for the three month and nine month periods
ended  September  30,  1999  increased  $51,000  or  31%  and  $106,000  or  37%
respectively, from the comparable periods in 1998 due primarily to exchange rate
gains and higher interest income in 1999.

         The Company  reported an operating  income of $1,321,000 and net income
of $900,000 for the third  quarter of 1999  compared to an  operating  income of
$491,000 and net income of $394,000  for the same period in 1998.  For the first
nine months of 1999, the Company  reported an operating income of $1,315,000 and
net income of $1,003,000 which compared to an operating income of $3,852,000 and
net income of $2,513,000 for the same period in 1998.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

         At September 30, 1999,  the Company had working  capital of $32,524,000
compared to $30,621,000 at December 31, 1998. The current ratio at September 30,
1999 was 7.8 to 1. The  Company  believes  working  capital  including  cash and
short-term  investments of  $14,906,000  will be sufficient to meet its needs at
least through the next twelve  months.  Operating  activities for the first nine
months  of 1999  provided  cash of  $3,904,000  primarily  from net  income  and
decreased  inventory,  while the net  purchases of short-term  investments  used
$1,963,000,  capital expenditures used $100,000,  debt repayment used $1,106,000
and issuance of common stock provided $753,000.


Year 2000 Issues

Many computer systems are expected to experience  problems handling dates around
the year 2000 ("Y2K").  The Y2K issue is the result of many currently  installed
computer  programs being written using two digits rather than four to define the
applicable year. As a result,  these computer programs are unable to distinguish
between  21st  century  dates and 20th  century  dates and could cause  computer
system  failures  or  miscalculations   that  result  in  significant   business
disruptions. Described below are the actions the Company has taken, and plans to
take, to address the potential  problems  resulting as systems attempt to handle
dates around the millennium.

State of Readiness The Company's upper  management has discussed and agreed upon
a  comprehensive  plan to address  its Y2K  issues.  The Y2K plan  includes  the
following activities:  gathering data and taking inventory;  testing systems and
products to evaluate Y2K compliance;  execution of remediation activities to fix
non-compliant  products and systems;  and  monitoring  and testing  products and
systems on an ongoing basis. The major business areas impacted are:

     Products:  Many of the Company's products  incorporate computer software to
     control certain add-on features and  functionality.  The Company's products
     are measurement tools and Y2K issues arise in the Company's  products where
     database functions are used (e.g. storage of measurement data). The Company
     has completed testing and evaluation of its products for Y2K compliance. As
     a result of such  evaluation,  the Company  believes  that: (i) its current
     product lines are Y2K compliant;  (ii) upgrades are currently available for
     non-Y2K compliant automated products;  and (iii) as database  functionality
     is not  used  in  certain  older  obsolete  products  and in  non-automated
     systems, Y2K compliance is not believed to be an issue.

     Procurement:  Critical suppliers have been contacted and status of products
     and internal  systems have been  verified.  Y2K compliance by the Company's
     suppliers is not believed to be an issue.

     Manufacturing:  The Company  believes that its assembly and test  equipment
     and its  primary  manufacturing  application  software  system  are now Y2K
     compliant.

     Information  Technology  Systems  ("IT"):  The Company has  purchased a Y2K
     upgrade  license from its IT vendor and has installed the upgrade in its IT
     system.

     Facilities and Infrastructure:  An assessment of the Y2K readiness of owned
     and leased assets has been performed and the only system which will require
     upgrade or replacement is the voicemail system.

Costs The Company has  completed its  evaluation  of the required  activities to
address the Y2K issues,  and the Company  currently  believes that the estimated
costs of Y2K compliance efforts are not expected to be material to the Company.

Risks The Company  believes the most reasonably  likely worst case Y2K scenarios
include the following:

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<PAGE>

Customers  could  change their  buying  patterns in a number of ways,  including
accelerating or delaying purchases of, or replacement of, the Company's products
and services.

The Company  could  experience  a  disruption  in service to its  customers as a
result of the failure of third party  products,  including the following:  third
party products which are  non-compliant  and are incorporated into the Company's
products  could cause the products to fail; a breakdown  in  telephone,  e-mail,
voicemail,  could impact the  responsiveness  of the Company's  customer service
department; Y2K problems at a number of the Company's suppliers including banks,
telephone  companies and the United States Postal Service could have a pervasive
impact on the Company's  business as a whole;  and product features that rely on
date parameters  (generally date dependent routings and operating reports) could
malfunction.

Although the Company's products are undergoing both Y2K specific, and its normal
testing procedures,  its products may not contain all of the necessary date code
or other  changes to operate in the year 2000.  Any failure of such  products to
perform could result in: claims and lawsuits against the Company;  significantly
impaired customer  satisfaction  resulting in customers withholding cash owed to
the Company and delaying or  canceling  orders;  and  managerial  and  technical
resources  being  diverted  away from  product  development  and other  business
activities.

Any of the above  stated  consequences,  in addition to others which the Company
cannot yet foresee,  could have a  significant  adverse  impact on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition.

Contingency  Plan The Company  currently  believes  that its plan is adequate to
address its Y2K issues,  and accordingly,  does not believe that it is practical
to develop a comprehensive  contingency plan. In the event that its current plan
is not adequate to address the Y2K issues,  the Company believes that there will
be  adequate  time  to  establish  and  implement  a  contingency  plan.  Once a
contingency  plan is  implemented,  however,  the Company cannot be certain that
such a plan  would  prevent  significant  Y2K  problems  from  having a material
adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  operating  results  and  financial
condition.


Patent Issues

The Company is currently  discussing  patent  issues with  Therma-Wave  Inc. The
Company believes that  Therma-Wave's  Opti-Probe  product line may infringe on a
patent  issued to the  Company  relating to  absolute  reflectance  measurement.
Therma-Wave  alleges  that some of the  Company's  film  thickness  products may
infringe  on  a   Therma-Wave   patent   relating  to  the   combination   of  a
spectrophotometer  with  a  spectroscopic  ellipsometer.  Although  the  Company
believes that none of its products infringe on the Therma-Wave patent, there can
be no  assurance  that the  resolution  of this  matter will not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's future business,  financial condition or results
of operations.

Forward Looking Statements

         The  foregoing  Management's   Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations contains  forward-looking  statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the  Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities   Exchange  Act  of  1934.   These   statements   involve  risks  and
uncertainties and actual results could differ materially as a result of a number
of factors,  including (i) demand for the Company's products,  which is affected
by factors including the cyclicality of the  semiconductor,  magnetic  recording
head and flat panel display  industries served by the Company,  (ii) patterns of
capital spending by customers, (iii) technological changes in the markets served
by the Company and its  customers,  (iv) market  acceptance  of existing and new
products and product enhancements of both the Company and its customers, (v) the
timing,   cancellation  or  delay  of  customer   orders  and  shipments,   (vi)
competition,  including  competitive  pressure on product  prices and changes in
pricing by the Company's  customers or suppliers,  (vii)  fluctuation in foreign
currency exchange rates, particularly the Japanese yen, (viii) the proportion of
direct sales versus sales through  distributors  and  representatives,  (ix) the
timing of new product  announcements  and releases of products by the Company or
its  competitors,  including  the  Company's  ability to design,  introduce  and
manufacture new products on a timely and cost effective  basis, (x) the size and
timing of acquisitions of business,  products or technologies  (xi) fluctuations
in the availability and cost of components and  subassemblies,  (xi) the outcome
of patent infringement

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discussions  and the  factors  set  forth  under  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Risk Factors" in the
1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company  undertakes no obligation to update
forward   looking   statements   made  in  this  report  to  reflect  events  or
circumstances  after the date of this  report or to update  reasons  why  actual
results could differ from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements.


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

    The Company is exposed to financial  market risks,  which include changes in
foreign  currency  exchange rates and interest  rates.  The Company does not use
derivative  financial  instruments.  Instead,  the Company  actively manages the
balances of current assets and liabilities  denominated in foreign currencies to
minimize  currency  fluctuation  risk. As a result,  a 10% change in the foreign
currency  exchange  rates  would not have a  material  impact  on the  Company's
results of operations.  The Company's  investments in marketable  securities are
subject  to  interest  rate  risk  but due to the  short-term  nature  of  these
investments,  interest  rate changes  would not have a material  impact on their
value.  The  Company  also has fixed  rate debt  obligations  in Japan  that are
subject to interest rate risk. At September 30, 1999,  the Company's  total debt
obligation  was  $2,907,000  while the  long-term  portion was  $2,340,000.  The
Company  does not actively  manage the risk  associated  with these  obligations
because the impact of interest rate changes would not have a material  impact on
the Company's results of operations.

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                            NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED
                                     PART II

                                OTHER INFORMATION



ITEM 6.           EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

A.       Exhibits

         Ex. 27 - Financial Data Schedule

B.       Reports on Form 8-K.

         None.

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                            NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED

                                    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.

NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED
(Registrant)



/s/ Vincent J. Coates
- ----------------------------
Vincent J. Coates
Chairman of the Board



/s/ John Heaton
- ----------------------------
John Heaton
Chief Executive Officer



/s/ Paul B. Nolan
- ----------------------------
Paul B. Nolan
Chief Financial Officer


Dated:  November 9, 1999

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