LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP /CA/
10-Q, 1995-02-14
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

(MARK ONE)

/X/   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
      OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 1, 1995 OR

/ /   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
      OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-14864


                         LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                         -----------------------------
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


              CALIFORNIA                                94-2778785
              ----------                                ----------
     (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION                    (I.R.S. EMPLOYER 
         OF INCORPORATION)                          IDENTIFICATION NO.)


                              1630 MCCARTHY BLVD.
                        MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA 95035-7487
                                 (408) 432-1900
                                 --------------
               (ADDRESS INCLUDING ZIP CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
        INCLUDING AREA CODE OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)



   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
                       -----           -----


   There were 36,500,556 shares of the Registration's Common Stock issued and
outstanding as of January 27, 1995.

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                         LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                                   FORM 10-Q
                   THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 1, 1995



                                     INDEX



                                                                          Page
                                                                          ----
Part I:  Financial Information

         Item 1.  Financial Statements

                      Consolidated Statement of Income for the              2
                      three and six months ended January 1, 1995
                      and January 2, 1994.

                      Consolidated Balance Sheet at January 1, 1995       3-4
                      and July 3, 1994.

                      Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the        5-6 
                      six months ended January 1, 1995 and 
                      January 2, 1994.

                      Notes to consolidated financial statements            7

         Item 2.  Management's discussion and analysis of                8-10
                      financial condition and results of operations


Part II:  Other Information

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                         11

Signatures                                                                 12



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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements



                         LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                  (unaudited)




                          Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                        ----------------------     -------------------------
                        January 1,   January 2,     January 1,    January 2,
                          1995         1994           1995          1994
                        ----------   ----------    -----------    ----------
Net sales               $62,103       $48,027      $120,185        $93,067

Cost of sales            19,992        16,713        38,613         32,908
                        -------       -------      --------        -------

  Gross profit           42,111        31,314        81,572         60,159
                        -------       -------      --------        -------

Expenses:

  Research & development  5,675         4,525        11,122          8,663

  Selling, general and
  administrative          9,164         7,931        17,653         15,657
                        -------       -------      --------        -------

                         14,839        12,456        28,775         24,320
                        -------       -------      --------        -------

Operating income         27,272        18,858        52,797         35,839

Interest income           1,885         1,080         3,498          2,071
                        -------       -------      --------        -------

Income before income
  taxes                  29,157        19,938        56,295         37,910

Provision for income
  taxes                   9,913         6,839        19,221         13,003
                        -------       -------      --------        -------

Net income              $19,244       $13,099      $ 37,074        $24,907
                        =======       =======      ========        =======

Net income per share    $  0.51       $  0.35      $   0.98        $  0.67
                        =======       =======      ========        =======

Shares used in the
  calculation of net
  income per share       37,983        37,523        37,949         37,444
                        =======       =======      ========        =======



                             See accompanying notes

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                         LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                     ASSETS
                                 (In thousands)




                                                     January 1,         July 3,
                                                       1995              1994
                                                    -----------       ---------
                                                    (unaudited)

Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents                          $ 36,460          $ 39,950
  Short-term investments                              163,384           136,851
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
    doubtful accounts of $580 ($550 at July 3,
    1994)                                              28,154            26,517
  Inventories:
    Raw materials                                       1,311             1,315
    Work in process                                     5,445             6,233
    Finished goods                                      2,476             2,468
                                                     --------          --------

      Total inventories                                 9,232            10,016

 Deferred tax assets                                   15,486            14,691
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets              4,795             3,101
                                                     --------          --------

      Total current assets                            257,511           231,126
                                                     --------          --------

Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
  Land, building and improvements                      25,632            21,530
  Manufacturing and test equipment                     57,476            50,532
  Office furniture and equipment                        2,200             1,952
                                                     --------          --------

                                                       85,308            74,014
  Less accumulated depreciation and
    amortization                                      (39,664)          (36,741)
                                                     --------          -------- 

  Net property, plant and equipment                    45,644            37,273
                                                     --------          --------

                                                     $303,155          $268,399
                                                     ========          ========



                             See accompanying notes

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                         LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                       LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                      (In thousands, except share amounts)



                                                     January 1,         July 3,
                                                        1995             1994
                                                     ----------        ---------
                                                     (unaudited)


Current liabilities:

  Accounts payable                                   $  6,285          $  5,255
  Accrued payroll and related benefits                 12,457            11,202
  Deferred income on shipments to distributors         13,982            12,165
  Income taxes payable                                  5,020             8,027
  Other accrued liabilities                             6,731             6,272
                                                     --------          --------

    Total current liabilities                          44,475            42,921

Deferred tax liabilities                                2,503             2,003

Shareholders' equity:

  Common stock, no par value,  60,000,000 shares  
    authorized;  36,433,706 shares
    issued and outstanding at January 1, 1995 
    (36,308,413 shares at July 3, 1994)                91,084            84,979
  Retained earnings                                   165,093           138,496
                                                     --------          --------

    Total shareholders' equity                        256,177           223,475
                                                     --------          --------

                                                     $303,155          $268,399
                                                     ========          ========





                             See accompanying notes

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                         LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                           Six Months Ended
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                    January 1,       January 2,
                                                       1995            1994
                                                   ------------     ------------
Cash flow from operating activities:
  Net income                                         $ 37,074         $ 24,907
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
      cash provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                       3,548            3,106
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable       (1,637)           1,004
      Decrease (increase) in inventories                  784           (1,369)
      Decrease (increase) in deferred tax assets,
        prepaid expenses and other current assets      (2,489)            (882)
      Increase (decrease) in accounts payable,
        accrued payroll, income taxes payable and
        other accrued liabilities                        (263)           1,721
      Increase (decrease) in deferred income            1,817            2,900
      Increase (decrease) in deferred tax
        liabilities                                       500             (384)
                                                     --------         -------- 
    Cash provided by operating activities              39,334           31,003
                                                     --------         --------

Cash flow from investing activities:
  Purchase of short-term investments                  (71,963)         (73,711)
  Proceeds from sales and maturities of
    short-term investments                             45,430           46,220
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment           (11,919)          (8,779)
                                                     --------         -------- 
    Cash used in investing activities                 (38,452)         (36,270)
                                                     --------         -------- 

Cash flow from financing activities:
  Issuance of common stock under employee
    stock plans                                         3,294            2,323
  Tax benefit from stock option transactions            3,185            2,400
  Purchase of common stock                             (6,139)              --
  Payment of cash dividends                            (4,712)          (3,933)
                                                     --------         -------- 
    Cash provided by (used in) financing
      activities                                       (4,372)             790
                                                     --------         --------

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                  (3,490)          (4,477)

Cash and cash equivalents,
  beginning of period                                  39,950           24,881
                                                     --------         --------

Cash and cash equivalents,
  end of period                                      $ 36,460         $ 20,404
                                                     ========         ========



                             See accompanying notes

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                         LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
                                  (unaudited)




                                                           Six Months Ended
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       January 1,     January 2,
                                                          1995           1994
                                                       ----------     ----------
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

Cash paid during the period for income taxes            $19,338        $11,428






















                             See accompanying notes

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                         LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)


1.       Interim financial statements and information are unaudited; however, in
         the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments  necessary for a fair and
         accurate  presentation  of the interim results have been made. All such
         adjustments  were of a normal  recurring  nature.  The  results for the
         three and six  months  ended  January  1, 1995 are not  necessarily  an
         indication  of results to be expected for the entire  fiscal year.  All
         information  reported in this Form 10-Q  should be read in  conjunction
         with the Company's  annual  consolidated  financial  statements for the
         fiscal year ended July 3, 1994, included in the Company's Annual Report
         to Shareholders.

2.       The Company  operates on a 52/53 week year ending on the Sunday nearest
         June 30.  Fiscal year 1995 will have 52 weeks,  while  fiscal year 1994
         had 53 weeks with 14 weeks during the quarter ended January 2, 1994.

3.       Net income per  share  is  based  upon  the weighted  average number of
         shares of common stock outstanding and common equivalents, if dilutive.

4.       Effective the beginning of fiscal 1995, the Company  adopted  Statement
         of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 115  "Accounting  for Certain
         Investments  in Debt and Equity  Securities."  In  accordance  with the
         Statement,  prior period financial statements have not been restated to
         reflect the change in accounting  principle.  The cumulative  effect of
         adopting the Statement was not material to the Company's  shareholders'
         equity.

         The  Company   determines  the  appropriate   classification   of  debt
         securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates  such designation as
         of  each  balance  sheet  date.   Debt  securities  are  classified  as
         available-for-sale securities and are carried at amortized cost. Should
         fair value be materially  different than cost, debt securities would be
         adjusted to fair value with  unrealized  gains and losses,  net of tax,
         reported in shareholders' equity.

5.       On November 2, 1994, the shareholders approved an amendment to the 1988
         Incentive  Stock Option Plan  increasing the number of shares  reserved
         for issuance under the plan by two million to a total of eight million.


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

Results of Operations

         The table below states the income statement items for the three and six
months ended  January 1, 1995 and January 2, 1994 as a  percentage  of net sales
and provides the percentage increase in absolute dollars of such items comparing
the interim periods ended January 1, 1995 to the corresponding  periods from the
prior fiscal year:


                           Three Months Ended               Six Months Ended
                       ---------------------------    -------------------------
                                         Dollar                         Dollar
                     Jan. 1,  Jan. 2,   Increase    Jan. 1,  Jan. 2,   Increase
                       1995     1994   Percentage     1995     1994   Percentage
                     -------  -------  ----------   -------  -------  ----------

Net sales             100.0%   100.0%     29%        100.0%   100.0%     29%
Cost of sales          32.2     34.8      20          32.1     35.4      17
                     -------  -------               -------  -------       

  Gross profit         67.8     65.2      34          67.9     64.6      36
                     -------  -------               -------  -------       

Expenses:

  Research & 
    development         9.1      9.4      25           9.3      9.3      28
  Selling, general 
    & administrative   14.8     16.5      16          14.7     16.8      13
                     -------  -------               -------  -------       

                       23.9     25.9      19          24.0     26.1      18
                     -------  -------               -------  -------       

Operating income       43.9     39.3      45          43.9     38.5      47

Interest income         3.0      2.2      75           2.9      2.2      69
                     -------  -------               -------  -------       

Income before income
  taxes                46.9%    41.5%     46          46.8%    40.7%     48
                     =======  =======               =======  =======       

Effective tax rates    34.0%    34.3%                 34.1%    34.3%
                     =======  =======               =======  =======       


         Net sales for both the  second  quarter  and first six months of fiscal
1995 increased 29% over the  corresponding  periods of fiscal 1994. For both the
second quarter and the first six months of fiscal 1995, net sales increased over
comparable  periods in the prior fiscal year  primarily due to higher unit sales
as the  average  selling  price  increased  only  slightly.  Both  domestic  and
international  sales  grew  during the  second  quarter  and first six months of
fiscal  1995 as  compared to the  corresponding  periods in the prior year.  The
percentage of sales growth was especially  strong in the Japan and  Asia/Pacific
areas.

         Gross  profit  increased  by $10.8  million  and $21.4  million for the
second  quarter  and the first  six  months of  fiscal  1995,  respectively,  as
compared  with the same periods in the  previous  year.  As a percentage  of net
sales,  gross profit  increased due  primarily to the  absorption of fixed costs
over the


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Results of Operations, continued:


increased   sales  volume  and  the  cost  savings  from  the   Singapore   test
manufacturing  operations,  where the majority of  incremental  sales units have
been tested. The start-up costs for the new facilities in Singapore and Malaysia
had a minor adverse  impact on gross margin for the second quarter and first six
months of fiscal 1995 but this  impact was more than offset by the cost  savings
mentioned above.

         Research and  development  expenses  increased by $1.2 million and $2.5
million  for  the  second   quarter  and  first  six  months  of  fiscal   1995,
respectively,  as  compared to the same  periods in fiscal  1994.  The  spending
increases are mostly related to the increased  staffing of and  compensation  to
design  engineering   professionals  and  increased  mask  sets  expense.  As  a
percentage  of net  sales,  research  and  development  expenses  for the second
quarter of fiscal 1995  declined as compared to the previous year due to support
engineering  staffing and  compensation  increasing  at a slower rate than sales
growth.

         Selling,  general and  administrative  expenses were 14.8% and 14.7% of
net  sales  for the  second  quarter  and  first  six  months  of  fiscal  1995,
respectively,  as compared to 16.5% and 16.8% of net sales for the corresponding
periods in the previous  fiscal year.  As a  percentage  of net sales,  selling,
general and  administrative  costs  continued  to decline due to  proportionally
lower labor costs, commission expense and other expenses, partially offset by an
increase in legal  expense.  Additionally,  advertising  and  promotion  expense
remained  approximately  the same for the second quarter and first six months of
fiscal 1995 as compared to the expense for the same  periods in the prior fiscal
year.

         Interest  income  was $1.9  million  and $3.5  million  for the  second
quarter  and first six months of fiscal  1995,  respectively,  compared  to $1.1
million  and $2.1  million for the  corresponding  periods of fiscal  1994.  The
increases  in interest  income for both the second  quarter and first six months
resulted from higher investment  balances and an increase in interest rates from
the prior year.

         The effective tax rates for the second  quarter and first six months of
fiscal  1995  were  34.0%  and 34.1% as  compared  to 34.3% for both the  second
quarter and first six months of fiscal 1994. The slight decline in the effective
tax rate from the  second  quarter  and first six  months of fiscal  1994 to the
rates for fiscal  1995 is due  primarily  to the  increased  tax  benefits  from
foreign operations and a slight reduction in the state effective tax rate.

Factors Affecting Future Operating Results

         Past  performance  of the Company may not be a good indicator of future
performance  due  to  factors  affecting  the  Company,  its  competitors,   the
semiconductor  industry and the overall economy.  The semiconductor  industry is
characterized  by rapid  technological  change,  price erosion,  cyclical market
patterns,  occasional  shortages  of  materials,   variations  in  manufacturing
efficiencies  and  significant  expenditures  for capital  equipment and product
development.  Furthermore,  new product  introductions  and patent protection of


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Results of Operations, continued:



existing  products  are critical  factors for future sales growth and  sustained
profitability.

         Although  the  Company   believes  that  it  has  the  product   lines,
manufacturing  facilities and technical and financial  resources for its current
operations,  sales and profitability can be significantly  affected by the above
and other factors.  Additionally, the Company's common stock could be subject to
significant   price  volatility  should  sales  and/or  earnings  fail  to  meet
expectations of the investment community.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         At January 1, 1995, cash and short-term investments were $199.8 million
and working capital was $213.0 million.

         During the first six months of fiscal 1995, the Company generated $39.3
million of cash from operating  activities.  In addition,  the Company generated
$6.5  million from  proceeds of and tax benefits  from common stock issued under
employee stock option and purchase plans.

         The Company  purchased $11.9 million of capital assets during the first
six  months of fiscal  1995,  including  approximately  $9.1  million  for plant
construction  and  equipment  for the  Company's  assembly  facility  in Penang,
Malaysia.  As of  January  1,  1995,  the  Company  has spent $10  million of an
estimated $15 million for plant  construction costs and equipment for the Penang
facility.

         The Company plans to start construction of a wafer fabrication plant in
Camas, Washington in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1995. Manufacturing production
is scheduled to begin in late fiscal 1996.  The initial  investment in the plant
and equipment is estimated at approximately  $30 million,  with the potential of
growing  to $85  million  over a  six-to-ten  year  period  depending  upon  the
Company's manufacturing capacity needs.

         The Company  purchased and retired  160,000  shares of its common stock
during the first six months of fiscal  1995 for $6.1  million.  During the first
six months of fiscal 1995,  the Company  paid its  shareholders  cash  dividends
which totaled $4.7 million.  In January 1995,  the Company's  Board of Directors
announced  that a quarterly  dividend of $0.07 per share will be paid during the
third quarter of fiscal 1995. The payment of any future  dividends will be based
on quarterly financial performance.

         Historically,  the Company has satisfied  its  liquidity  needs through
cash  generated  from  operations,  the placement of equity  securities  and the
utilization of lease financing for capital  equipment and facilities.  Given its
strong financial  condition and performance,  the Company's near-term plan is to
primarily finance its capital needs internally.


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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

                       None



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.




















                                          LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION


DATE:  February 10, 1995                  BY /s/  Paul Coghlan
                                             -----------------------------
                                             Paul Coghlan
                                             Vice President, Finance &
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                             (Duly Authorized Officer and
                                             Principal Financial Officer)




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