ZYGO CORP
10-Q, 1995-10-27
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                UNITED STATES 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 September 30, 1995

                                       or

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

For the transition period from                          to
                              ---------------------        ---------------------

Commission File Number 0-12944


                                Zygo Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                 06-0864500
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)


Laurel Brook Road, Middlefield, Connecticut           06455
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(Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)


                                 (860) 347-8506
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code


                                       N/A
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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 registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

      3,933,886 shares of Common Stock, $.10 Par Value, at October 20, 1995


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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements


                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                      (Thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                          For the Three Months
                                                           Ended September 30,
                                                         ----------------------
                                                           1995          1994
                                                         --------      --------

Net sales                                                $ 11,341      $  5,858
Cost of goods sold                                          6,337         3,454
                                                         --------      --------

         Gross profit                                       5,004         2,404

Selling, general and administrative
     expenses                                               1,960         1,500
Research, development and engineering expenses              1,426           669
                                                         --------      --------

         Operating profit                                   1,618           235
                                                         --------      --------

Other income (expense):
     Interest income                                          101            88
     Interest expense                                        --             (12)
     Miscellaneous expense, net                               (41)          (63)
                                                         --------      --------
                                                               60            13
                                                         --------      --------

Earnings before income taxes                                1,678           248
Income tax expense                                            588            92
                                                         --------      --------

Net earnings                                             $  1,090      $    156
                                                         ========      ========

Net earnings per share                                   $    .23      $    .04
                                                         ========      ========

Weighted average common shares
     and dilutive equivalents
     outstanding                                            4,670         3,971
                                                         ========      ========


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                                       -2-

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                   As of September 30, 1995, and June 30, 1995
                        (Thousands, except share amounts)

                                                       September 30,  June 30,
              ASSETS                                       1995         1995
                                                         --------     --------

Current Assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                           $  1,523     $  2,428
     Marketable securities                                  7,342        7,746

     Receivables                                            7,985        6,296

     Inventories:
         Raw materials and manufactured parts               2,863        2,863
         Work in process                                    2,689        2,281
         Finished goods                                       522          499
                                                         --------     --------
             Total inventories                              6,074        5,643
                                                         --------     --------

     Prepaid expenses and taxes                               663          581
     Deferred income taxes                                  1,104        1,043
                                                         --------     --------
           Total current  assets                           24,691       23,737
                                                         --------     --------

Property, plant and equipment, at cost                     17,048       16,644
Less accumulated depreciation                              11,641       11,381
                                                         --------     --------
        Net property, plant and equipment                   5,407        5,263

Other assets, net                                             669          666
                                                         --------     --------

           Total assets                                  $ 30,767     $ 29,666
                                                         ========     ========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
     Accounts payable                                    $  2,325     $  2,515
     Accrued expenses and customer progress
        payments                                            3,667        3,497
     Federal and state income taxes                           667          653
                                                         --------     --------
           Total current liabilities                        6,659        6,665
                                                         --------     --------

Deferred income taxes                                         665          668

Stockholders' Equity:
     Common stock $.10 par value per share:
     10,000,000 shares authorized; 4,037,686
         shares issued (4,030,786 at June 30, 1995)           404          403
     Additional paid-in capital                            10,748       10,726
     Retained earnings                                     12,598       11,508
     Net unrealized loss on marketable securities              (6)          (3)
                                                         --------     --------
                                                           23,744       22,634
     Less treasury stock, at cost; 103,800 shares             301          301
                                                         --------     --------

           Total stockholders' equity                      23,443       22,333
                                                         --------     --------

           Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $ 30,767     $ 29,666
                                                         ========     ========


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                                       -3-

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                 Three Months ended September 30, 1995, and 1994
                             (Thousands of dollars)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        1995        1994
                                                                      -------     -------
<S>                                                                   <C>         <C>
Cash provided by (used for)
   operating activities:
         Net earnings                                                 $ 1,090     $   156
         Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash
           provided by (used for) operating activities:
              Depreciation and amortization                               336         285
              Deferred income taxes                                       (63)       --
              Loss on disposal of assets                                    2          36
              Intangible and other assets                                --          (103)
              Changes in operating accounts:
                  Receivables                                          (1,669)        (22)
                  Inventories                                            (431)       (345)
                  Prepaid expenses                                        (82)         (1)
                  Accounts payable and accrued expenses                    (6)       (309)
                                                                      -------     -------
              Net cash used for operating activities                     (823)       (303)
                                                                      -------     -------
Cash provided by (used for)
   investing activities:
         Additions to property, plant and equipment                      (474)       (412)
         Investment in marketable securities                             --          (496)
         Investment in other assets                                       (31)       --
         Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities                  400         785
                                                                      -------     -------
              Net cash used for investing activities                     (105)       (123)
                                                                      -------     -------
Cash provided by (used for)
   financing activities:
         Repayment of long-term debt                                     --           (44)
         Exercise of employee stock options                                23          13
                                                                      -------     -------
              Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities         23         (31)
                                                                      -------     -------
Net decrease in cash and cash
   equivalents                                                           (905)       (457)
Cash and cash equivalents,
   beginning of year                                                    2,428       2,530
                                                                      -------     -------
Cash and cash equivalents,
   end of quarter                                                     $ 1,523     $ 2,073
                                                                      =======     =======

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The interim financial  statements furnished herein reflect all adjustments which
are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results
for the interim  periods  presented.  All such  adjustments  are of a normal and
recurring  nature.   These  interim  financial  statements  should  be  read  in
conjunction  with the financial  statements  and notes included in the Company's
June 30, 1995, Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The foregoing  interim results are not necessarily  indicative of the results of
operations to be achieved for the full fiscal year ending June 30, 1996.


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                                       -4-

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

Financial Condition

At September 30, 1995, working capital was $18,032,000,  an increase of $960,000
from the amount at June 30, 1995.  The Company had cash and cash  equivalents of
$1,523,000 and marketable securities  available-for-sale amounting to $7,342,000
for a total of $8,865,000  at September 30, 1995, a decrease of $1,309,000  from
the amount of cash and cash  equivalents  and marketable  securities at June 30,
1995.  Receivables increased by $1,689,000,  and inventory increased by $431,000
from the amounts at June 30, 1995. The receivables increase was due primarily to
the growth in net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 1996, which were $781,000
higher than the fourth  quarter of fiscal 1995,  and by a delay in  collecting a
significant  amount of  receivables  until just  after the close of the  quarter
ended September 30, 1995. Inventory increased primarily to support the growth in
sales of the Company's electro-optical  instruments.  Accounts payable increased
by $190,000 in the first quarter of 1996 to $2,325,000  principally  as a result
of the increase in inventories and other costs associated with the growth of the
business.  As of September 30, 1995, there were no borrowings  outstanding under
the Company's  $3,000,000 bank line of credit.  Unused amounts under the line of
credit are available for short-term working capital needs.

Results of Operations

Net  sales  for  the  three  months  ended  September  30,  1995,   amounted  to
$11,341,000,  an  increase  from net sales in the  comparable  period in 1994 by
$5,483,000 or 93.6%.  The increase was primarily  attributable to an increase of
134.8%  in the net sales of the  Company's  electro-optical  instruments  in the
three months ended  September  30, 1995 from the  comparable  prior year period,
principally  as a result  of  demand  from  manufacturers  of data  storage  and
semiconductor  products.  The increase in net sales was also positively impacted
by higher service revenues, partially offset by lower sales of precision optical
components.

Gross  profit  for the three  months  ended  September  30,  1995,  amounted  to
$5,004,000,  an increase of $2,600,000  from gross profit of $2,404,000  for the
comparable  prior year period.  For the three months ended  September  30, 1995,
gross  profit as a  percentage  of sales  amounted to 44.1%,  an increase of 3.1
percentage  points from gross profit as a  percentage  of sales of 41.0% for the
comparable  prior  year  period.   These  increases   primarily   resulted  from
substantially higher sales volumes of the Company's  electro-optical  instrument
products,  which have higher  average  gross profit  margins than the  Company's
precision  optical   components,   as  well  as   volume-related   manufacturing
efficiencies.

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the three months ended September
30, 1995, amounted to $1,960,000, an increase of $460,000 from $1,500,000 in the
three months ended  September  30, 1994.  This  increase was primarily due to an
increase in volume-related  expenses,  such as commissions paid to the Company's
direct sales  personnel  and external  sales  agents.  As a percentage of sales,
selling,  general and administrative expenses declined in the three months ended
September 30, 1995, to 17.3% as compared to 25.6% in the  comparable  prior year
period.

Research,  development,  and  engineering  ("R&D")  expenses in the three months
ended  September 30, 1995,  totaled  $1,426,000 or 12.6% of sales as compared to
$669,000 or 11.4% of sales in the comparable prior year period.  The significant
increase in R&D expenses  primarily  resulted  from  spending on  personnel  and
materials at the  Company's R&D facility in Simi Valley,  California,  which was
formed in the quarter ended March 31, 1995.  This R&D facility,  in  conjunction
with the Company's Middlefield,  Connecticut,  personnel, introduced the Pegasus
2000 Flying Height Tester in September 1995.

Operating  profit in the three months ended  September 30, 1995,  was $1,618,000
and increased by $1,383,000 or 588.5% from the comparable  three-month period in
the year  earlier.  Higher  sales  volume  coupled  with  improved  gross profit
margins,  partially  offset by higher  selling  expenses and higher R&D expenses
were the primary factors leading to the record  operating  profitability  in the
three-month period ended September 30, 1995.


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                                       -5-

The Company's  backlog  increased by 151.7% in the quarter  ended  September 30,
1995, to $13,994,000 from $5,560,000 at September 30, 1994. This record level of
backlog was an increase of $1,001,000 or 7.7% from the backlog at June 30, 1995.
Significant new orders for the Company's electro-optical  instrument systems and
accessories  was the  principal  reason for the increase in the backlog from the
year earlier period.





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                                       -6-

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)    Exhibit 27.  Financial Data Schedule.

(b)    1.     On July 20, 1995, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K,
              dated July 20, 1995, reporting that its Board of Directors voted
              to effect a 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a 50% stock
              dividend, payable on August 21, 1995, to stockholders of record on
              August 1, 1995. [Item 5 reporting]

       2.     On August 23, 1995, the Company filed a Current Report on Form
              8-K, dated August 22, 1995, reporting the press release issued by
              the Company on August 22, 1995, relating to its fourth quarter and
              full fiscal year 1995 results. [Item 5 reporting]



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                                       -7-

                                    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.


                                              Zygo Corporation
                                     -----------------------------------------
                                                (Registrant)



                                           /s/GARY K. WILLIS
                                     -----------------------------------------
                                     Gary K. Willis
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer



                                           /s/MARK J. BONNEY
                                     -----------------------------------------
                                     Mark J. Bonney
                                     Vice President, Finance and Administration,
                                     Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer

Date:  October 27, 1995


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit   Description                                                     Page
- -------   -----------                                                     ----

27        Financial Data Schedule for the quarterly report,
          on Form 10-Q, period ended September 30, 1995.




<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                                      5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
     consolidated balance sheet and the consolidated statement of earnings and
     is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<S>                                            <C>
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                               0
                                         0
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<INCOME-TAX>                                      588
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     .23
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