SIGMA DESIGNS INC
10-Q, 1996-06-14
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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      April 30, 1996
                                    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 - 15116

                       SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               CALIFORNIA                   94-2848099
      (State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organozation)   Identification No.)

                         46501 Landing Parkway
                         Fremont, California 94538
                  (Address of principal executive offices)

                     Telephone No. (510)  770 -  0100
                 -----------------------------------------
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  _______________

As of April 30, 1996 there were 8,791,482 shares of the
registrant's common stock outstanding.

                 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.     Items 2.  Management's Discussion and
Provide the information required   Analysis of Financial Condition and
by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X    Results of Operations.
(17CFR Part 210)                   Furnish the information required 
                                   by Item 303 of Regulation S-K 
                                   (#229.303 of this Chapter).



                     SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
                              
                            INDEX


                                                         Page No.
              PART  I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1  :   Financial Statements

            Condensed Consolidated  Balance Sheets
            April 30, 1996 and January 31, 1996   -----------  3

            Condensed Consolidated  Statements of
            Operations Three Months
            Ended April 30, 1996 and 1995        ------------  4

            Condensed Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows
            Three Months Ended April 30, 1996 and 1995 ------- 5

            Notes to Condensed Consolidated  Financial
            Statements          -----------------------------  6

Item  2  :  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
            Condition and Results of Operations -------------  7-8

                     PART  II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item  6  :  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K  --------------   9

            Signatures    ----------------------------------   10



PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.   Financial Statements
                                 SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
                         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEETS
                                     (Unaudited)
                                (Dollars in thousands)
                             April 30, 1996     January 31, 1996
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents             $   773           $ 3,810
Short term investments            13,480            10,966
Accounts receivable (net)          7,921             4,789               
Inventories                        3,339             2,044
Prepaid expenses and other           816               760
                                 --------          --------
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS              26,329            22,369
EQUIPMENT  -  Net                    816               910
OTHER ASSETS                         245               134
                                 --------          --------
   TOTAL                         $27,390           $23,413
                                 ========          ========
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Bank lines of credit             $ 7,717           $ 6,392            
Accounts payable                   5,271             2,785
Accrued liabilities                1,353             1,704
Accrued facilities                   356               418
                                 ---------         --------
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES         14,697            11,299

ACCRUED FACILITIES - long term       440               517

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock                      45,742            45,501
Accumulated deficit              (33,489)          (33,904)
                                ----------        ---------
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        12,253            11,597
                                ----------        ---------
    TOTAL                        $27,390           $23,413
                                ==========        =========


                         See accompanying notes


                     SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
       CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                         (Unaudited)
        (Dollars in thousands except per share data)


                                          Three Months Ended
                                              April 30
                                        1996              1995
                                        ----------------------

NET SALES                             $ 8,735           $ 8,011

COST AND EXPENSES:
   Cost of sales                        5,768             8,799(1)
   Sales and marketing                  1,158             2,390
   Research and development               876               983
   General & administrative               614             2,364(2)
                                       --------          -------
TOTAL COST AND EXPENSES                 8,416            14,536
                                       --------          -------
INCOME(LOSS)FROM OPERATIONS               319            (6,525)
                                         
INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)       40              (162)
                                       --------          -------
NET INCOME (LOSS)                      $  359           $(6,687)
                                       ========          =======
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON
AND EQUIVALENT SHARE                  $  0.04           $ (0.89)
                                       ========          =======
Shares used in computation              9,817             7,502
                                       ========          =======
Note(1):  Includes $2,350 inventory reserves related to SDIS subsidiary.
Note(2):  Includes $1,500 accounts receivable reserves related to SDIS.



                        See accompanying notes

                          SIGMA DESIGNS, INC
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Unaudited)
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                      April 30
                                                 1996          1995

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)                               $   359   $  (6,687)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  used for operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization                       130         160
Loss from investment                                 -          220
Changes in assets and liabilities:
          Accounts receivable                    (3,132)      5,788
          Inventories                            (1,295)      1,573
          Prepaid expenses and other               (166)        (78)
          Accounts payable                        2,486      (3,987)
          Accrued liabilities                      (488)       (117)
                                                ---------   ---------
Net cash used for operating activities           (2,106)     (3,128)
                                                ---------   ---------          
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of short-term investments              (13,408)        -
Maturity of short-term investments               10,947       7,412
Equipment additions                                 (36)        (86)
Title development costs                              -         (184)
Other                                                -           (6)
                                                 ---------   --------
Net cash provided by(used for)investing
 activities                                      (2,497)      7,136
                                                 ---------   --------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Common stock sold                                   241          76
Borrowings under lines of credit                  1,325       3,396
                                                 ---------   --------
Net cash provided by  financing activities        1,566       3,472
                                                 ---------   --------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS      (3,037)      7,480
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD         3,810         881
                                                 ---------   --------
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD             $   773     $ 8,361
                                                =====================
INTEREST PAID                                   $   121     $    92




                        See accompanying notes

                          SIGMA DESIGNS,INC.
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Balance sheet information as of January 31, 1996 was
derived from the Company's audited consolidated financial
statements.   All other information is unaudited, but in the
opinion of management, includes all adjustments (consisting
only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present
fairly the results of the interim period. The results of
operations for the quarter ended April 30, 1996 are not
necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the
entire year.

   This report on form 10-Q should be read in conjunction
with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements
for the year ended January 31, 1996 and notes thereto
included in the Form 10-K Annual Report previously filed
with the Commission.

2. Inventories consisted of the following:

                                 April 30, 1996  January 31, 1996
                                          (In thousands)
   Finished goods                   $1,265            $1,497
   Work-in process                   2,375             1,524
   Raw materials                     2,578             2,477
   Less reserves                    (2,879)           (3,454)
                                  ----------        ----------
   Total inventories               $ 3,339            $2,044
                                  ===========       ==========

3. Net income (loss) per share was based  on the weighted
average common shares and dilutive common share equivalents.
Common equivalent shares were excluded in periods with
losses as they were anti-dilutive.

4. On April 22, 1996, the Company announced an agreement under which 
it would acquire Active Design Corporation in a transaction to be 
accounted for as a pooling-of-interests.  This transaction closed on 
May 3, 1996.  Active Design is a development stage company which has
not generated any revenues since its inception in May 1995.  The
pooling-of-interests method of accounting requires the Company to
report financial results as though the transaction had occurred at 
the beginning of all periods presented.  Had this transaction occurred
at the beginning of the quarter ended April 30, 1996, the Company's 
results would have included Active Design's net loss for the quarter
and merger expenses, resulting in a combined net loss of $104,000
($0.01 per share).

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

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company had a net income of $359,000 ($0.04 per share) on net
sales of $8,735,000 for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 1996
compared to a net loss of $6,687,000 ($0.89 per share) on net 
sales of $8,011,000 for the same quarter in the prior year.  The
prior year net loss included $3,850,000 reserves related to its
SDIS subsidiary, the operations of which were subsequently 
disposed of in that year. Sales of multimedia products represented 
100% of net sales as compared with 82% for the same quarter last 
year.  Sales to one domestic customer accounted for 12% of total 
net sales while sales to two international customers accounted for 
30% and 15% of total net sales respectively in the quarter ended 
April 30, 1996. The Company's international sales represented 
21% of net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 1997 as compared 
with 68% in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The 
decrease in percentage of international sales was due primarily 
to stronger market acceptance of the Company's REALmagic
products in the U.S. as compared to Asian markets during this
first fiscal quarter.

On April 22, 1966, the Company announced an agreement under which
it would acquire Active Design Corporation in a transaction to be
accounted for as a pooling-of-interests.  This transaction closed
on May 3, 1996.  Active Design is a development stage company 
which has not generated any revenues since its inception in May
1995.  The pooling-of-interests method of accounting requires the
Company to report financial results as though the transaction had
occurred at the beginning of all periods presented.  Had this 
transaction occurred at the beginning of the quarter ended April
30, 1996, the Company's results would have included Active Design's
net loss for the quarter and merger expenses, resulting in a 
combined net loss of $104,000 ($0.01 per share). 

The Company's gross margin as a percentage of net sales for
the quarter ended April 30, 1996 increased to 34.0% from -9.8%
(19.5% after excluding $2,350,000 inventory reserves which were
included in the cost of goods sold) reported in the
same period of the prior year. The increase was primarily
due to a change in product mix to chipset sales which have higher 
profit margins.

Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $1,232,000 (51.5%)
as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year.
The decrease was due to a decision by the Company to focus
less on the retail channels which require more advertising, 
promotion and trade show expenses and more on the OEM channels.  
Research and development expenses decreased by $107,000 (10.9%) 
as compared to the same period of the prior year.  The decrease 
was due to  the elimination of  research and development efforts 
on new display systems by SDIS, the Company's former monitor 
subsidiary. General and administrative expenses decreased by 
$1,750,000 (74.0%) ($250,000 after excluding $1,500,000 accounts 
receivable reserves which were included in last year balance) as 
compared to the same corresponding period of the prior year. The 
decrease in  general and administrative costs reflected the 
elimination of expenses related to SDIS.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

The Company had cash and short term investments of $14.3 million 
at April 30, 1996, as compared with $ 14.8 million at January 31, 
1996.   The Company's primary sources of funds to date have been 
cash generated from operations, proceeds from  previous stock 
offerings and bank borrowings under lines of credit.  The Company
believes that its current cash and short term investments reserve 
combined with the availability of funds under its existing cash 
and asset-based banking arrangements will be sufficient to satisfy 
its needs for the next twelve months. Beyond the next twelve months, 
the Company believes that to the extent it does not generate 
positive cash flow from operations that it may have to raise 
additional capital through either public or private offerings of 
its common stock or from additional bank financing.

FACTORS AFFECTING FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS

The Company's quarterly results have been in the past and may be in 
the future vary due to a number of factors, including but not limited
to new product introduction by the Company and its competitors;
market acceptance of the Company's products; shift in demand for
the Company's products; gains or losses of significant customers;  
reduction in selling prices; inventories obsolescence; an interrupted
or inadequate supply of semiconductor chips; the Company's inability
to protect its intellectual properties or a loss of key personnel.
Any unfavorable change in the foregoing or other factors could have 
a material effect on the Company's business, financial and results
of operations.

Due to the factors noted above, the Company's future earnings and
stock price may be subject to significant volatility, particularly
on a quarterly basis.  Past financial performance should not be 
considered a reliable indicator of future performance and investors 
should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends of
future periods.  Any shortfall in revenue or earnings from the level
anticipated by security analysts could have an immediate and 
significant adverse effect on the trading price of the Company's
common stock in any given period.  Additionally, the Company may 
not learn of such shortfall until late in a fiscal quarter, which
could result in even more immediate and adverse effect on the trading
price of the Company's common stock.  Further, the Company operates
in a highly dynamic industry which often results in volatility of
the Company's common stock price. 


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item  6:  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

   No report on Form 8-K was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission during the quarter.


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.

Date:  June 14,  1996                  SIGMA DESIGNS,INC.


                                        /S/  Thinh Q. Tran
                                       -----------------------
                                       Thinh Q. Tran 
                                       President and Chief 
                                       Executive Officer


                                        /S/  Q. Binh  Trinh
                                       -----------------------
                                       Q. Binh Trinh 
                                       Vice President - Finance
                                       and Chief Financial Officer
                                       (Principal Financial and
                                        Accounting Officer)


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