SIGMA DESIGNS INC
10-Q, 1997-09-12
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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 July 31, 1997 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 No. 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 organization)                  Identification Number)

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


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (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
requirement for the past 90 days. 

                            Yes____X____ No________


As of August 31, 1997 there were 11,153,905  shares of the  Registrant's  Common
Stock issued and outstanding.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                               SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.



                                                                            PAGE



PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements (unaudited)

         Condensed  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets--July  31, 1997 and
          January 31, 1997                                                   3

         Condensed   Consolidated   Statements  of  Operations--Three
          months and six months ended July 31, 1997 and 1996                 4

         Condensed Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows--Six months
          ended July 31, 1997 and 1996                                       5

         Notes to Condensed Consolidated  Financial  Statements--July
          31, 1997                                                           6

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
         Results of Operations                                               7

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

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

SIGNATURES                                                                   9



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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                             (Dollars in thousands.)

                                                         July 31,    January 31,
                                                          1997          1997
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       (Unaudited)
Assets

Current assets:
      Cash and equivalents                               $  3,331      $  6,945
      Short-term investments                               16,956        11,801
      Accounts receivable (net)                            10,040        12,477
      Inventories                                           6,295         4,880
      Prepaid expenses and other                              585           581
                                                         --------      --------

                  Total current assets                   $ 37,207      $ 36,684

Equipment, net                                                993         1,098
Other assets                                                  117           133
                                                         --------      --------

Total assets                                             $ 38,317      $ 37,915
                                                         ========      ========

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Current liabilities:
      Bank line of credit                                $ 13,466      $ 10,831
      Accounts payable                                      2,497         3,286
      Accrued liabilities                                   1,460         2,101
      Accrued facilities                                      314           302
                                                         --------      --------

                  Total current liabilities              $ 17,737      $ 16,520

Accrued facilities - long term                                 84           311
Capital lease - long term                                      45            67

Stockholders' equity:
      Preferred stock                                       4,270          --
      Common stock                                         54,430        54,311
      Accumulated deficit                                 (38,086)      (33,114)
      Deferred stock compensation                             (83)         (100)
      Shareholder note receivable                             (80)          (80)
                                                         --------      --------
                  Total stockholders' equity               20,451        21,017
                                                         --------      --------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity               $ 38,317      $ 37,915
                                                         ========      ========
                             See accompanying notes.
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                               SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                   (Unaudited)
                 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data.)

                                      Three months ended      Six months ended
                                           July 31,               July 31,
                                        1997       1996        1997       1996
                                     --------    --------   --------    --------

Net sales                            $  8,593    $ 10,078   $ 17,100    $ 18,814

Cost and expenses:
      Cost of sales                     8,598       6,484     14,529      12,253
      Sales and marketing               1,147       1,442      2,441       2,716
      Research and development          1,231       1,055      2,395       2,270
      General and administrative        2,743         789      3,464       1,415
                                     --------    --------   --------    --------
                  Total costs          13,719       9,770     22,829      18,654

Income (loss) from operations          (5,126)        308     (5,729)        160
Interest and other income (expense)       (24)         41        (19)         85
Income tax credits                        824        --          824        --
                                     --------    --------   --------    --------
Net income (loss)                    $ (4,326)   $    349   $ (4,924)   $    245
                                     --------    --------   --------    --------
Dividend on preferred stock          $    (80)       --     $    (80)       --
Net income (loss) available to
      common stockholders            $ (4,406)   $    349   $ (5,004)   $    245
Net income (loss) per share          $ ( 0.40)   $   0.03   $  (0.45)   $   0.02
                                     ========    ========   ========    ========

Shares used in computation             11,135      11,377     11,118      11,059
                                     ========    ========   ========    ========


                             See accompanying notes.

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                          SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                              (Unaudited)
                                                             Six Months Ended
                                                                 July 31,
                                                           1997          1996
                                                         --------      --------
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)                                        $ (4,924)     $    245
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
net cash used for operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization                                 227           259
Active Design net loss for the month
  ended February 29, 1996                                    --             126
Loss on disposal of assets                                     28          --
Changes in assets and liabilities:
     Accounts receivable                                    2,437        (5,328)
     Inventories                                           (1,415)       (1,218)
     Prepaid expenses and other                                (4)          234
     Accounts payable                                        (789)        1,022
     Accrued liabilities                                   (1,079)         (634)
     Other                                                    201          --
                                                         --------      --------
Net cash used for operating activities                     (5,318)       (5,294)

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of short-term investments                        (10,409)      (12,103)
Maturity of short-term investments                          5,299        10,947
Equipment additions                                          (133)         (218)
Other                                                          16             7
                                                         --------      --------
Net cash used for investing activities                     (5,227)       (1,367)

Cash flows from financing activities
Preferred stock sold                                        4,190          --
Common stock sold                                             119         1,843
Repayment of capital lease obligations                        (13)         --
Borrowings under lines of credit                            2,635           254
                                                         --------      --------
Net cash provided by financing activities                   6,931         2,097

Net decrease in cash and equivalents                       (3,614)       (4,564)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period                   6,945         4,647
                                                         --------      --------
Cash and equivalents, end of period                      $  3,331      $     83
                                                         ========      ========

                             See accompanying notes

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              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                  July 31, 1997

1.  Balance  sheet  information  as of January  31,  1997 was  derived  from the
Company's audited consolidated  financial  statements.  All other information is
unaudited,  but in the opinion of management includes all adjustments  necessary
to present fairly the results of the interim  period.  The results of operations
for the quarter ended July 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of results to
be expected for the entire year. All financial  information  included herein has
been restated to reflect the combined  operating results and financial  position
of  both  Sigma  Designs  and  Active  Design  Corporation  (Active  Design)  in
connection with the merger transaction described in Note 4 below.

     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, 1997
and notes thereto included in the Form 10-K Annual Report  previously filed with
the Commission.

2. Inventories consist of the following:

                                     (In thousands)
                           July 31                   January 31
                             1997                       1997
                         -------------              -------------
Finished goods             $    3,715                 $    1,937
Work-in-process                 2,426                      3,333
Raw materials                   4,245                      2,064
Less: reserves                 (4,091)                    (2,454)
                         -------------              -------------
                           $    6,295                 $    4,880
                         =============              =============


3. Net loss per share is based on the weighted  average  number of common shares
outstanding  during the period.  Common equivalent shares were not considered in
the computation since their inclusion would be antidilutive. The increase in the
number of shares for the period  ended July 31, 1997 was due to the  exercise of
warrants and options.

4. On May 3, 1996,  the Company  completed  its merger  with Active  Design in a
transaction  accounted for as a pooling of  interests.  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.
Accordingly,  the  Company's  financial  information  for all periods  presented
reflects  the combined  financial  position  and results of  operations  of both
companies.


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

Results of Operations

The  Company  had a net loss of  $4,406,000  ($0.40  per  share) on net sales of
$8,593,000  for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 1997 compared to net income of
$349,000  ($0.03 per share) on net sales of $10,078,000  for the same quarter in
the prior year. The loss for the second quarter was primarily due to a charge of
$3,640,000 to write down excess  inventories,  including older MPEG and graphics
products and associated  receivables,  as a result of the Company's  decision to
focus on the DVD market.

The following table sets forth the Company's net sales by product group:

                                    Three Months Ended
                                         July 31,
                                  1997             1996
                                -------           -------
MPEG Boards                     $ 5,262           $ 3,947
Chipsets                          2,941             5,685
Accessories & other                 390               446
                                -------           -------
                                $ 8,593           $10,078
                                =======           =======


     MPEG-based boards and chipsets  represented 96% of net sales for the fiscal
quarter ended July 31, 1997,  unchanged from 96% for the same quarter last year.
The 48% decrease in the  Company's  sales of chipsets  reflected  the  Company's
technology  transition to focus on the next  generation of MPEG 2-based  product
lines.  The Company  introduced  its first  DVD/MPEG-2  product during the first
quarter of the fiscal  year  ending  January 31,  1998.  MPEG1- and  MPEG2-based
products  accounted  for 41% and 52% of net sales,  respectively,  in the second
quarter  ended July 31, 1997 as compared  to 40% and 27%,  respectively,  in the
first quarter ended April 30, 1997. Sales to one international  customer and one
domestic customer accounted for 36% and 13% of net sales,  respectively,  in the
fiscal  quarter  ended  July  31,  1997.  The  Company's   international   sales
represented 48% of net sales in the quarter ended July 31, 1997 as compared with
63% in the comparable quarter of the prior year.

     The  Company's  gross margin as a  percentage  of net sales for the quarter
ended July 31, 1997 was (0.06%) as compared  with 36% for the same  quarter last
year.  The  significant  decrease  in  gross  margin  was  primarily  due to the
Company's  decision to write down  excessive  inventories,  which included older
MPEG and graphics products and associated receivables.

     Sales and  marketing  expenses for the fiscal  quarter  ended July 31, 1997
decreased  by $295,000  (20%) as  compared  to the same  period  last year.  The
decrease was largely due to a reduction in  advertising-related  expenses as the
Company migrated its concentration from retail

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channels  to OEM  and  corporate  markets.  Research  and  development  expenses
increased by $176,000 (17%) as compared to the corresponding period of the prior
year. This increase  reflected the Company's strategy of focusing on development
efforts  for  its  new  generation  of  DVD/MPEG2-based  products.  General  and
administration  expenses  increased by $1,954,000 (248%) as compared to the same
corresponding   period  of  the  prior  year.   The   increase  in  general  and
administration  costs was due to a charge of $1,937,000 for accounts  receivable
reserves in connection with sales of graphics  products.  Excluding this charge,
general and  administration  expenses would have remained at  approximately  the
same level as compared to the same corresponding period of the prior year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company had cash and  short-term  investments  of $20.3  million at July 31,
1997, as compared with $18.8 million at January 31, 1997. The Company's  primary
sources  of funds to date have been cash  generated  from  operations,  proceeds
generated from the issuance of stock, 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 cash needs for the next
twelve months. Beyond the next twelve-month period, the Company believes that to
the extent it does not generate positive cash flow from operations,  it may have
to raise  additional  capital through either public or private  offerings of its
common or preferred stock or other securities or from additional bank financing.
There can be no assurance that such capital will be available to the Company.

Factors Affecting Future Operating Results

The Company's quarterly results have in the past and may in the future fluctuate
due  to  a  number  of  factors,  including  but  not  limited  to  new  product
introductions  by the  Company and its  competitors;  market  acceptance  of the
technology  embodied in the Company's  products generally the Company's products
in  particular;  shifts in demand for the  technology  embodied in the Company's
products  generally and the Company's products in particular and/or those of the
Company's competitors;  gains or losses of significant customers;  reductions in
average  selling prices and gross margins,  which may occur either  gradually or
precipitously;  inventory  obsolescence;  write-downs of accounts receivable; an
interrupted or inadequate supply of semiconductor chips or other materials,  the
Company's inability to protect its intellectual  property; or loss of key sales,
marketing,  or research and  development  personnel.  Any adverse  change in the
foregoing or other factors could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition, and results of operations.

In addition  to other  areas of this  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of
Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations,  the  Liquidity  and  Capital
Resources  Section  contains  forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Due to the factors noted above,  the Company's  future earnings and stock prices
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 could
have an immediate  and  significant  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.


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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)   Exhibits - None
(b)   Reports on Form 8-K

      No  reports on Form 8-K were filed by the  registrant  during the  quarter
      ended July 31 1997.

                                   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:  September 12, 1997         SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.

                                   /s/ Thinh Q. Tran
                                  -----------------------------------------
                                  Chairman of the Board,
                                  President and Chief Executive Officer
                                  (Principal Executive Officer)


                                  /s/ Kit Tsui
                                  -----------------------------------------
                                  Director of Finance, Chief
                                  Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal
                                  Financial and Accounting Officer)


Article 5:  Financial Data Schedule


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