EMCORE CORP
10-Q, 2000-08-14
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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 June 30, 2000

                                       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: 0-22175


                               EMCORE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                   NEW JERSEY
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                                   22-2746503
                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                                145 BELMONT DRIVE
                               SOMERSET, NJ 08873
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                                 (732) 271-9090
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

         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:[ ]

         The number of shares of the  registrant's  Common Stock,  no par value,
outstanding as of August 1, 2000 was 16,929,390.


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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               EMCORE CORPORATION
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                   (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                              THREE MONTHS ENDED               NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                     JUNE 30,                        JUNE 30,
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                              2000            1999            2000            1999
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
Revenues:
   Systems-related..............................             $17,561         $12,912         $42,908         $33,551
   Materials-related............................              12,462           4,755          27,541          10,313
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------
          Total revenues........................              30,023          17,667          70,449          43,864
Cost of revenues:
   Systems-related..............................               9,948           8,089          25,030          20,442
   Materials-related............................               7,589           1,764          16,274           4,630
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------
          Total cost of revenues................              17,537           9,853          41,304          25,072
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------

         Gross profit............................             12,486           7,814          29,145          18,792

Operating expenses:
   Selling, general and administrative..........               5,919           3,650          15,914          10,018
   Goodwill amortization........................               1,098           1,098           3,294           3,295
   Research and development.....................               5,984           4,959          15,354          15,231
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------
Total operating expenses........................              13,001           9,707          34,562          28,544
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------

         Operating loss..........................               (515)         (1,893)         (5,417)         (9,752)
Other (income) expense:
  Stated interest (income) expense, net.........              (1,951)            290          (2,644)            983
  Imputed warrant interest expense, non-cash....                   -             410             843           1,043
  Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates..            2,896           1,311           8,709           2,982
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------
Total other expense.............................                 945           2,011           6,908           5,008
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------


            Loss before extraordinary item......              (1,460)         (3,904)        (12,325)        (14,760)
  Extraordinary item............................                   -           1,334               -           1,334
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------

         Net loss................................            ($1,460)        ($5,238)       ($12,325)       ($16,094)
                                                          ===========================================================
PER SHARE DATA:

Loss per basic and diluted share before
extraordinary item (see note 4).................             ($0.09)         ($0.40)         ($0.83)         ($1.56)

Net loss per basic and diluted share (see note 4)            ($0.09)         ($0.53)         ($0.83)         ($1.70)
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------

Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding
used in per share data calculations.............              16,529          10,175          15,082           9,665
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------

         THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES  ARE  AN  INTEGRAL  PART  OF  THESE  CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</TABLE>

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                               EMCORE CORPORATION
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           AT JUNE 30,        AT SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------
                                                                              2000                  1999
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------
                                   ASSETS                                  (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                         <C>                       <C>
Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents.......................                       $120,048                  $7,165
     Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
         accounts of $592 and $563 at June 30, 2000 and
         September 30, 1999, respectively............                         17,757                  11,423
     Accounts receivable, related parties............                          1,909                   2,480
     Inventories, net................................                         32,457                  13,990
     Other current assets............................                          3,225                     389
                                                                 --------------------------------------------
     Total current assets............................                        175,396                  35,447

Property, plant and equipment, net...................                         57,233                  46,282
Goodwill, net........................................                          1,832                   5,126
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates.............                         10,646                   9,496
Other assets, net....................................                            907                   3,260
                                                                 --------------------------------------------
     Total assets....................................                       $246,014                 $99,611
                                                                 ============================================

               LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable................................                        $12,833                  $5,359
     Accrued expenses................................                          5,099                   4,173
     Advanced billings...............................                         14,822                   4,350
     Capital lease obligations - current.............                            214                     713
     Other current liabilities.......................                            318                     162
                                                                 --------------------------------------------
     Total current liabilities.......................                         33,286                  14,757

Convertible subordinated debenture...................                              -                   7,800
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion....                             88                     141
Other liabilities....................................                          1,305                   1,097
                                                                 --------------------------------------------
     Total liabilities...............................                         34,679                  23,795
                                                                 --------------------------------------------

Mandatorily redeemable, convertible preferred stock, no shares                     -                  14,193
   issued and outstanding at June 30, 2000; 1,030,000 shares
   issued and outstanding at September 30, 1999......

Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 5,882,353 shares authorized                     -                       -
Common stock, no par value, 50,000,000 shared authorized,
   16,916,958 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2000;
   13,353,807 shares issued and outstanding at September 30,
   1999                                                                      313,460                 152,426
Accumulated deficit..................................                        (95,765)                (83,256)
Notes receivable from warrant issuances and stock sales                       (6,360)                 (7,547)
                                                                 --------------------------------------------

Total shareholders' equity...........................                        211,335                  61,623
                                                                 --------------------------------------------

Total shareholders' equity and mandatorily redeemable,
     convertible preferred stock.....................                        211,335                  75,816
                                                                 --------------------------------------------

     Total liabilities, shareholders' equity and mandatorily
     redeemable, convertible preferred stock.........                       $246,014                 $99,611
                                                                 ============================================

         THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES  ARE  AN  INTEGRAL  PART  OF  THESE  CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</TABLE>

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                               EMCORE CORPORATION
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                                          ------------------------------
                                                                                2000           1999
                                                                          ------------------------------
<S>                                                                             <C>            <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss.........................................................               ($12,325)      ($16,094)
                                                                          ------------------------------
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used
for operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization.................................                 11,574          8,501
   Provision for doubtful accounts...............................                    240            180
   Provision for inventory valuation.............................                    426              -
   Detachable warrant accretion and debt issuance
     cost amortization...........................................                    843          1,042
   Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates...............                  8,346          2,982
   Deferred gain on sales to an unconsolidated affiliate.........                    364          1,259
   Compensatory stock issuances..................................                    392            320
   Extraordinary loss on early retirement of debt................                      -          1,334
   Change in assets and liabilities:
            Accounts receivable - trade..........................                 (6,596)        (3,692)
            Accounts receivable - related parties................                    571         (2,177)
            Inventories..........................................                (18,892)          (903)
            Other current assets.................................                 (2,814)           (84)
            Other assets.........................................                   (221)           281
            Accounts payable.....................................                  7,480         (5,144)
            Accrued expenses.....................................                    903            183
            Advanced billings....................................                 10,472            492
            Other liabilities....................................                      -            (53)
                                                                          ------------------------------
                       Total adjustments.........................                 13,088          4,521
                                                                          ------------------------------
    Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities.........                    763        (11,573)
                                                                          ------------------------------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment.......................                (19,088)       (13,198)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates.........................                 (9,496)       (14,123)
Payments of restricted cash......................................                      -             62
                                                                          ------------------------------
    Net cash used for investing activities.......................                (28,584)       (27,259)
                                                                          ------------------------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from public stock offering, net of $8,250 issue costs...                127,750              -
Proceeds from public stock offering, net of $5,000 issue costs...                      -         52,000
Proceeds from preferred stock offering, net of $500 issue costs..                      -         21,200
Proceeds from convertible subordinated debenture.................                      -          7,800
Payments under notes payable - related party, net................                      -         (7,000)
Payments under bank loans........................................                      -        (17,950)
Payments on demand note facility and subordinated debt...........                      -         (8,563)
Payments on capital lease obligations............................                   (611)          (410)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options..........................                  1,636            264
Dividends paid on mandatorily redeemable, convertible
   preferred stock...............................................                   (133)          (248)
Proceeds from exercise of stock purchase warrants................                 10,875          2,134
Proceeds from shareholders' notes receivable.....................                  1,187              -
                                                                          ------------------------------
    Net cash provided by financing activities....................                140,704         49,227
                                                                          ------------------------------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents........................                112,883         10,395
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period...................                  7,165          4,456
                                                                          ------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period.........................                120,048         14,851
                                                                          ==============================

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
     Cash paid during the period for interest....................                     $4           $705
                                                                          ==============================

THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL  PART OF THESE  CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</TABLE>


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                               EMCORE CORPORATION
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                 FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND 1999
                     AND THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
                           (UNAUDITED) (IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                       Shareholders'     Total
                                                       Common Stock        Accumulated      Notes     Shareholders'
                                                    Shares      Amount        Deficit     Receivable      Equity
                                                 ---------- ------------ ------------- ------------- ---------------

<S>                                                  <C>        <C>         <C>             <C>          <C>
BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1997                        6,000      $45,817     ($23,777)       ($209)       $21,831

Issuance of common stock purchase warrants               -        1,310             -            -         1,310
Issuance of common stock on exercise of
   warrants in exchange for notes receivable         1,828        7,458             -      (7,458)             -
Issuance of common stock and common stock
   purchase options and warrants in connection
   with the acquisition of MODE...........           1,462       32,329             -            -        32,329
Stock option exercise.....................              36           83             -            -            83
Stock purchase warrant exercise...........               6           23             -            -            23
Issuance of common stock on exercise of
   warrants in exchange for subordinated notes          18           72             -            -            72
Compensatory stock issuance...............              26          351             -            -           351
Net loss..................................               -            -      (36,419)            -       (36,419)
                                                 ---------- ------------ ------------- ------------ -------------

BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998                        9,376      $87,443     ($60,196)     ($7,667)       $19,580
                                                     =====      =======     =========     ========       =======

Issuance of common stock from public offering,
   net of issuance costs of $5,000........           3,000       52,000             -            -        52,000
Stock purchase warrant exercise...........             322        2,450             -            -         2,450
Issuance of common stock purchase warrants               -        2,596             -            -         2,596
Redemption of shareholders' notes receivable             -            -             -         120            120
Conversion of mandatorily redeemable
   convertible preferred stock into common             520        7,125             -            -         7,125
   stock..................................
Compensatory stock issuance...............              26          436             -            -           436
Stock option exercise.....................             110          376             -            -           376
Preferred stock dividends.................               -            -         (319)            -          (319)
Periodic accretion of redeemable preferred
   stock to mandatory redemption value....               -            -          (52)            -           (52)
Net loss...................................              -            -      (22,689)            -       (22,689)
                                                 ---------- ------------ ------------- ------------ -------------

BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1999                       13,354     $152,426     ($83,256)     ($7,547)       $61,623
                                                    ======     ========     =========     ========       =======

Issuance of common stock from public offering,
   net of issuance costs of $8,250........           1,000      127,750             -            -       127,750
Stock purchase warrant exercise...........             977       10,875             -            -        10,875
Redemption of shareholders' notes receivable             -            -             -        1,187         1,187
Conversion of mandatorily redeemable
   convertible preferred stock into common           1,030       14,167             -            -        14,167
   stock..................................
Conversion of convertible subordinated
   debenture, net of issuance costs of $2,275          341        5,525             -            -         5,525
Compensatory stock issuances..............               9          392             -            -           392
Issuance of common stock purchase warrants               -          689             -            -           689
Stock option exercise.....................             206        1,636             -            -         1,636
Preferred stock dividends.................               -            -          (82)            -           (82)
Periodic accretion of redeemable preferred
   stock to mandatory redemption value....               -            -          (41)            -           (41)
Unrealized loss on investments............               -            -          (61)            -           (61)
Net loss..................................               -            -      (12,325)            -       (12,325)
                                                 ---------- ------------ ------------- ------------ -------------

BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2000                            16,917     $313,460     ($95,765)     ($6,360)      $211,335
                                                    ======     ========     =========     ========      ========


THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL  PART OF THESE  CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</TABLE>

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EMCORE CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1.  INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

          The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
of EMCORE  Corporation  ("EMCORE"  or the  "Company")  reflect  all  adjustments
considered necessary by management to present fairly the Company's  consolidated
financial  position as of June 30, 2000, the consolidated  results of operations
for the three- and  nine-month  periods  ended June 30,  2000 and 1999,  and the
consolidated cash flows for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.
All adjustments reflected in the accompanying  unaudited condensed  consolidated
financial  statements are of a normal  recurring  nature unless otherwise noted.
Prior period balances have been  reclassified to conform with the current period
financial statement  presentation.  The results of operations for the three- and
nine-month  periods  ended June 30, 2000 are not  necessarily  indicative of the
results  for the fiscal  year ending  September  30, 2000 or any future  interim
period.

          EMCORE has two  reportable  operating  segments:  the  systems-related
business  unit and the  materials-related  business  unit.  The  systems-related
business  unit  designs,  develops  and  manufactures  tools  and  manufacturing
processes  used to fabricate  compound  semiconductor  wafer and  devices.  This
business unit assists our customers with device design,  process development and
optimal  configuration  of  TurboDisc  production  systems.   Revenues  for  the
systems-related   business  unit  consist  of  sales  of  EMCORE's  TurboDisc(R)
production systems as well as spare parts and services related to these systems.
The materials-related  business unit designs, develops and manufactures compound
semiconductor  materials.  Revenues  for  the  materials-related  business  unit
include  sales  of  semiconductor   wafers,   devices  and  process  development
technology. EMCORE's vertically-integrated product offering allows it to provide
a complete  compound  semiconductor  solution  to its  customers.  The  segments
reported  are  the  segments  of  the  Company  for  which  separate   financial
information  is  available  and for which gross  profit  amounts  are  evaluated
regularly by executive  management in deciding how to allocate  resources and in
assessing  performance.  The  Company  does not  allocate  assets  or  operating
expenses to the individual  operating segments.  There are no intercompany sales
transactions  between the two operating segments.  Available segment information
has been presented in the Statements of Operations.


NOTE 2.  JOINT VENTURES

          In May 1999, General Electric Lighting and the Company formed GELcore,
a joint venture to develop and market High Brightness  Light-Emitting Diode ("HB
LED") lighting  products.  General Electric Lighting and the Company have agreed
that  this  joint  venture  will  be the  exclusive  vehicle  for  each  party's
participation  in solid  state  lighting.  Under the terms of the joint  venture
agreement, the Company has a 49% non-controlling interest in the GELcore venture
and accounts for its investment  under the equity method of accounting.  In June
2000, the Company  invested an additional $3.9 million in this venture.  For the
nine-month  period  ended June 30, 2000,  the Company  recognized a loss of $3.7
million  related to this joint venture which has been recorded as a component of
other income and expense.  As of June 30, 2000,  the Company's net investment in
this joint venture amounted to $5.6 million.

          In March 1997,  the Company and a  subsidiary  of Uniroyal  Technology
Corporation   formed  Uniroyal   Optoelectronics   LLC,  a  joint  venture,   to
manufacture,  sell and distribute HB LED wafers and package-ready devices. Under
the terms of the joint venture agreement,  the Company has a 49% non-controlling
interest in this joint venture and accounts for its investment  under the equity
method of  accounting.  During the three months ended June 30, 2000, the Company
invested an additional  $2.4 million in this venture.  For the nine months ended
June 30, 2000,  the Company  recognized  a loss of $5.0 million  related to this
joint  venture,  which has been  recorded  as a  component  of other  income and
expense. As of June 30, 2000, the Company's net investment in this joint venture
amounted to $5.1 million.


NOTE 3.  INVENTORIES

          The  components  of  inventories,  net of  reserves,  consisted of the
following:

                                               As of              As of
         (Amounts in thousands)             June 30, 2000   September 30, 1999
                                            -------------   ------------------

Raw materials.......................             $15,122            $9,146
Work-in-process.....................              14,659             3,620
Finished goods......................               2,676             1,224
                                             -----------       -----------

                         Total                   $32,457           $13,990
                                                 =======           =======


NOTE 4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

          The Company  accounts for  earnings  per share under the  provision of
Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No. 128 "Earnings per share". Basic
earnings per common share were  calculated  by dividing net loss by the weighted
average number of common stock shares  outstanding during the period. The effect
of  outstanding  common stock  purchase  options and warrants have been excluded
from the earnings per share calculation since the effects of such securities are
anti-dilutive.  The following table  reconciles the number of shares utilized in
the earnings per share calculations for the three- and nine-month periods ending
June 30, 2000 and 1999,  respectively.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Three Months                 Nine Months
                                                                 Ended June 30,              Ended June 30,
                                                             ---------------------         ------------------
                                                             2000             1999         2000          1999
                                                             ----             ----         ----          ----
     <S>                                                   <C>              <C>          <C>           <C>
     Loss before extraordinary item...........             ($1,460)         ($3,904)     ($12,325)     ($14,760)
          Extraordinary item, loss on early
          retirement of debt..................                    -          (1,334)             -       (1,334)
                                                                  -          -------             -       -------
     Net loss.................................              (1,460)          (5,238)      (12,325)      (16,094)

              Preferred stock dividends.......                    -            (102)          (82)         (248)
              Periodic accretion of redeemable
              preferred stock to mandatory
              redemption value................                    -             (17)          (41)          (41)
                                                                  -             ----          ----          ----

     Net loss attributable to common
     shareholders.............................              (1,460)          (5,357)      (12,448)      (16,383)
                                                            =======          =======      ========      ========


     Loss per basic and diluted share before
     extraordinary item.......................              ($0.09)          ($0.40)       ($0.83)       ($1.56)
                                                            =======          =======       =======       =======

     Net loss per basic and diluted share.....              ($0.09)          ($0.53)       ($0.83)       ($1.70)
                                                            =======          =======       =======       =======


     Weighted average of outstanding common shares
     - basic..................................              16,529           10,175        15,082         9,665

     Effect of dilutive securities:

              Stock option and warrants.......                   -                -             -             -
                                                                 -                -             -             -
     Weighted average of outstanding common shares
     - diluted................................              16,529           10,175        15,082         9,665
                                                            ======           ======        ======         =====
</TABLE>


NOTE 5.  RELATED PARTIES

          The  President  of Hakuto Co. Ltd.  ("Hakuto"),  the  Company's  Asian
distributor,  is a member of the  Company's  Board of Directors  and Hakuto is a
minority shareholder of the Company.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2000
and 1999, sales made through Hakuto amounted to  approximately  $6.7 million and
$7.3 million, respectively.



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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS OF  FINANCIAL  CONDITION  AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS

          Cautionary  statement  identifying  important factors that could cause
     EMCORE's actual results to differ from those  projected in  forward-looking
     statements:


          In  connection  with  the  safe  harbor   provisions  of  the  Private
Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995,  you are  advised  that this  report
contains both statements of historical facts and forward-looking statements.

          This report includes  forward-looking  statements that reflect current
expectations  or beliefs of EMCORE  concerning  future  results and events.  The
words "expects,"  "intends,"  "believes,"  "anticipates,"  "likely," "will", and
similar   expressions   often   identify   forward-looking   statements.   These
forward-looking  statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties  that
could  cause  actual  results  and  events  to  differ   materially  from  those
anticipated in the forward-looking  statements.  Factors that might cause such a
difference  include,  but are not limited  to:  cancellations,  rescheduling  or
delays in product shipments;  manufacturing capacity constraints;  lengthy sales
and qualification  cycles;  difficulties in the production  process;  changes in
semiconductor industry growth,  increased competition,  delays in developing and
commercializing  new products,  and other factors  described in EMCORE's filings
with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The  forward-looking  statements
contained  in this  report are made as of the date  hereof  and EMCORE  does not
assume any  obligation  to update the reasons why actual  results  could  differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.


OVERVIEW:

          EMCORE  designs,  develops  and  manufactures  compound  semiconductor
materials  and  is a  leading  developer  and  manufacturer  of  the  tools  and
manufacturing  processes  used to fabricate  compound  semiconductor  wafers and
devices.  EMCORE's  products are used for a wide variety of  applications in the
communications (data, satellite,  telecommunications and wireless), consumer and
automotive  electronics,  computers and peripherals and lighting markets. EMCORE
provides its customers with a broad range of compound semiconductor products and
services intended to meet their diverse technology requirements.

          EMCORE has developed  extensive  materials science expertise,  process
technology  and MOCVD  production  systems to address its  customers'  needs and
believes that its proprietary  TurboDisc(R) deposition technology makes possible
one of the most  cost-effective  production  processes for the commercial volume
manufacture of high-performance  compound semiconductor wafers and devices. This
platform  technology  provides the basis for the  production of various types of
compound  semiconductor  wafers and devices  and  enables  EMCORE to address the
critical need of manufacturers to cost-effectively get to the market faster with
high volumes of new and improved  high-performance  products.  EMCORE's compound
semiconductor products and services include:

        o        development of materials and processes;
        o        design and development of devices;
        o        fabrication and assembly of MOCVD production systems; and
        o        manufacture of wafers and devices in high volumes.

          Customers  can  take  advantage  of  EMCORE's  vertically   integrated
approach by  purchasing  custom-designed  wafers and devices from EMCORE or they
can manufacture  their own devices in-house using a TurboDisc  production system
configured to their specific needs. Our customers include Agilent  Technologies,
Inc.  ("Agilent"),  AMP,  Inc.,  General  Motors  Corp.,  Hewlett  Packard  Co.,
Hughes-Spectrolab,   JDS  Uniphase  Corp.  ("JDS   Uniphase"),   Loral  Space  &
Communications,  Lucent Technologies,  Inc., Motorola,  Inc., Siemens AG's Osram
and 12 of the largest electronics manufacturers in Japan.

          In order to facilitate the development and manufacture of new products
in  targeted  growth  areas,  EMCORE  has  established  a  number  of  strategic
relationships  through  joint  ventures,  long-term  supply  agreements  and  an
acquisition. The most significant strategic relationships are summarized below:

     o    In June 2000,  EMCORE and JDS  Uniphase  executed a Joint  Development
          Manufacturing  and Marketing  Agreement (the  "Agreement").  Under the
          Agreement,  EMCORE and JDS Uniphase will jointly develop,  manufacture
          and market a family of fiberoptic array transceivers based on EMCORE's
          laser technology that facilitates  light to logic  (electronic  signal
          in/modulated light signal out) for fiberoptic communications solutions
          used in switches,  routers and computer backplanes for OC-192,  OC-768
          and other proprietary  network designs.  EMCORE will manufacture VCSEL
          arrays and design  gigabit  speed  control  circuits,  photodetectors,
          optical  links and other  components.  JDS  Uniphase  will  handle all
          marketing,  worldwide sales, application support, customer service and
          distribution  functions and will assist EMCORE with technical  support
          for the optical  packaging and testing for the  products.  The initial
          product  developed  and  commercialized  in  this  alliance  with  JDS
          Uniphase  will be an  array  transceiver  with  twelve  channels  each
          operating at 1.25 Gigabits/second, yielding a compact, high speed data
          link.  These  products are designed to make  possible  short  distance
          links between dense wavelength division  multiplexing  systems (DWDM),
          high-speed routers and SONET (long-haul telecommunications) equipment.
          EMCORE  expects to begin shipping  samples of an array  transceiver by
          the fourth calendar quarter of 2000;

     o    In May 2000,  EMCORE  signed an agreement  with Motorola to meet their
          requirements for epitaxial tools,  wireless  electronic  materials and
          technology.   This  relationship   includes  supplying  Motorola  with
          epitaxial  process  technology and multiple MOCVD production tools, as
          well as  purchase  orders  for  electronic  device  epitaxial  wafers.
          Motorola  also  announced  that  EMCORE  was  awarded  their  Standard
          Supplier  Designation,  making EMCORE the only  qualified  supplier of
          MOCVD tools for Motorola's compound semiconductor factories;

     o    In January 2000,  EMCORE  entered into a three-year  supply  agreement
          with  Agilent,  a leading  supplier  of  fiberoptic  transceivers  and
          integrated  circuits for  infrastructure  products  for the  Internet.
          Under this agreement, EMCORE will manufacture Gigarray(R) VCSEL arrays
          for use in parallel optical  transceivers.  The initial purchase order
          under the  agreement is  contingent  upon  EMCORE's  development  of a
          component that meets Agilent's  specifications.  EMCORE began shipping
          sample  products  in the  quarter  ended  June  30,  2000,  with  full
          commercial shipments commencing by calendar year-end;

     o    In May 1999,  EMCORE and General Electric  Lighting formed GELcore,  a
          joint venture to develop and market HB LED lighting products.  General
          Electric  Lighting and EMCORE have agreed that this joint venture will
          be the exclusive vehicle for each party's participation in solid state
          lighting.   GELcore  seeks  to  combine  EMCORE's   materials  science
          expertise,  process technology and compound  semiconductor  production
          systems with General  Electric  Lighting's  brand name recognition and
          extensive marketing and distribution capabilities. GELcore's long-term
          goal is to develop products to replace  traditional  lighting.  EMCORE
          has  invested  $11.7  million  in  GELcore  and has  seconded  various
          employees  to the  joint  venture  to  assist  in the  development  of
          products;

     o    In November  1998,  EMCORE signed a long-term  supply  agreement  with
          Space  Systems/Loral,  a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  Loral  Space &
          Communications.   Under  this  agreement,   EMCORE  supplies  compound
          semiconductor high-efficiency gallium arsenide solar cells for Loral's
          satellites. EMCORE began shipping solar cells in December 1999 and has
          already completed initial purchase orders totaling over $11.9 million.
          EMCORE  services this agreement  through our facility in  Albuquerque,
          New Mexico,  which presently  employs 102 people,  including sales and
          marketing, administrative and manufacturing personnel;

     o    In March  1997,  EMCORE  and a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  Uniroyal
          Technology  Corporation formed Uniroyal  Optoelectronics  LLC, a joint
          venture,  to  manufacture,  sell  and  distribute  HB LED  wafers  and
          package-ready devices. This joint venture commenced operations in July
          1998.   EMCORE   has   invested   over  $12.5   million  in   Uniroyal
          Optoelectronics  and  has  seconded  various  employees  to the  joint
          venture to assist in the development of products; and

     o    In March 1997, EMCORE acquired  MicroOptical Devices, Inc. ("MODE") in
          a stock  transaction  accounted  for  under  the  purchase  method  of
          accounting  for a purchase price of $32.8  million.  This  acquisition
          allowed   EMCORE  to  expand  its   technology   base  into  the  data
          communications  and  telecommunications  markets.  MODE, a development
          stage company,  constituted a significant and strategic investment for
          EMCORE to acquire and gain access to MODE's  in-process  research  and
          development of micro-optical  technology. As part of this acquisition,
          EMCORE  recorded  goodwill of  approximately  $13.2 million,  which is
          being charged against operations over a three-year  period,  impacting
          financial results through December 2000. MODE's operations are located
          in Albuquerque,  New Mexico and presently  employs 90 people including
          sales and marketing, administrative and manufacturing personnel.

          EMCORE has generated a  significant  portion of its sales to customers
outside the United States.  In fiscal 1997, 1998 and 1999,  international  sales
constituted  42.0%,  39.1% and 52.5%,  respectively,  of revenues.  For the nine
months ended June 30, 2000,  international  sales constituted 37.7% of revenues.
EMCORE  anticipates  that  international  sales will  continue  to account for a
significant portion of revenues. Historically,  EMCORE has received all payments
for  products  and  services  in U.S.  dollars  and  therefore  EMCORE  does not
anticipate that  fluctuations in any currency will have a material effect on its
financial condition or results of operations.

          The  following  chart  contains  a  breakdown  of  EMCORE's  worldwide
revenues by geographic region.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                             FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,           FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
                            ------------------------------------------          -------------------------
                       1997                   1998                 1999                JUNE 30, 2000
              --------------- -------- ---------- ------- ------------ --------- ------------ ----------
                 REVENUE         %      REVENUE     %       REVENUE        %        REVENUE        %
------------- --------------- -------- ---------- -------- ------------ -------- ------------- ----------
<S>               <C>          <C>     <C>          <C>      <C>          <C>       <C>            <C>
   REGION

 North
 America          $27,690      58%     $26,648      61%      $27,698      48%       $43,910        62%

Asia               14,584      31%      15,527      35%       28,211      48%        21,603        31%

Europe              5,478      11%       1,585       4%        2,432       4%         4,936         7%
              -----------  -------    --------   ------    ---------   ------      --------     ------

   TOTAL          $47,752     100%     $43,760     100%      $58,341     100%       $70,449       100%
                  =======     ====     =======     ====      =======     ====       =======       ====
</TABLE>


          As of June 30,  2000,  EMCORE had an order  backlog of $105.0  million
scheduled to be shipped  through June 30, 2001.  This  represents an increase of
$61.9  million or 143.6% since  September 30, 1999.  EMCORE  includes in backlog
only  customer  purchase  orders that have been accepted by EMCORE and for which
shipment  dates have been  assigned  within the 12 months to follow and research
contracts that are in process or awarded.  Wafer and device agreements extending
longer than one year in duration are included in backlog only for the ensuing 12
months.  EMCORE  receives  partial  advance  payments or irrevocable  letters of
credit on most production system orders.

          EMCORE has two  reportable  operating  segments:  the  systems-related
business  unit and the  materials-related  business  unit.  The  systems-related
business  unit  designs,  develops  and  manufactures  tools  and  manufacturing
processes  used to fabricate  compound  semiconductor  wafer and  devices.  This
business unit assists our customers with device design,  process development and
optimal  configuration  of  TurboDisc  production  systems.   Revenues  for  the
systems-related  business unit consist of sales of EMCORE's TurboDisc production
systems  as well as spare  parts and  services  related  to these  systems.  The
materials-related  business unit  designs,  develops and  manufactures  compound
semiconductor  materials.  Revenues  for  the  materials-related  business  unit
include  sales  of  semiconductor   wafers,   devices  and  process  development
technology. EMCORE's vertically-integrated product offering allows it to provide
a complete  compound  semiconductor  solution  to its  customers.  The  segments
reported are the segments of EMCORE for which separate financial  information is
available  and for  which  gross  profit  amounts  are  evaluated  regularly  by
executive  management  in deciding  how to allocate  resources  and in assessing
performance.  EMCORE  does not  allocate  assets or  operating  expenses  to the
individual  operating  segments.  There are no intercompany  sales  transactions
between the two operating segments.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

Comparison of three- and nine-month periods ended June 30, 1999 and 2000

          Revenues.  EMCORE's  revenues  increased  $12.3  million or 69.9% from
$17.7  million for the  three-month  period ended June 30, 1999 to $30.0 million
for the three-month  period ended June 30, 2000. For the nine-month period ended
June 30, 2000,  revenues  increased $26.5 million or 60.6% from $43.9 million in
1999 to $70.4  million in 2000.  The  increase  was  attributable  to  increased
revenues  in both  the  materials-related  and  systems-related  product  lines.
Revenues  from  materials-related  sales were $4.8 million and $12.5 million for
the three-month  periods ended June 30, 1999 and 2000,  respectively,  and $10.3
million and $27.5  million for the  nine-month  periods  ended June 30, 1999 and
2000,  respectively.  This revenue  growth  primarily  relates to sales of solar
cells and  sales of pHEMT and HBT  epitaxial  wafers to  wireless  communication
companies.  Revenues  from  systems-related  sales were $12.9  million and $17.6
million for the three  months  ended June 30, 1999 and 2000,  respectively,  and
$33.6 million and $42.9 million for the  nine-month  periods ended June 30, 1999
and  2000,   respectively.   As  a   percentage   of   revenues,   systems-  and
materials-related revenues accounted for 73.1% and 26.9%, respectively,  for the
three-month  period ended June 30, 1999 and 58.5% and 41.5%,  respectively,  for
the  three-month  period  ended June 30,  2000.  EMCORE  expects the product mix
between  systems and materials to continue to approach 50% as other new products
are  introduced  and  production  of  commercial   volumes  of  these  materials
commences. International sales accounted for 68.2% and 28.5% of revenues for the
quarter  ended  June 30,  1999 and  2000,  respectively,  and 54.1% and 37.7% of
revenues for the nine-month period ended June 30, 1999 and 2000, respectively.

          Cost Of Revenues/Gross  Profit. Cost of sales includes direct material
and labor costs,  allocated  manufacturing and service overhead and installation
and warranty costs.  EMCORE's gross profit  increased $4.7 million or 59.8% from
$7.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 1999 to $12.5 million for
the three-month period ended June 30, 2000. For the nine-month period ended June
30, 2000,  gross profit  increased  $10.4 million or 55.1% from $18.8 million to
$29.1 million. As a percentage of revenue,  gross profit decreased slightly from
42.8% of revenue  for the  nine-month  period  ended  June 30,  1999 to 41.4% of
revenue for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2000.

          Selling,   General   and   Administrative.    Selling,   general   and
administrative expenses increased by $2.2 million or 62.2% from $3.7 million for
the  three-month  period ended June 30, 1999 to $5.9 million for the three-month
period  ended June 30,  2000.  For the  nine-month  period  ended June 30, 2000,
selling,  general and  administrative  expenses  increased $5.9 million or 58.9%
from $10.0 million in 1999 to $15.9  million in 2000. A  significant  portion of
the increase was due to headcount  increases in marketing and sales personnel to
support  domestic  and  foreign  markets  and  other  administrative   headcount
additions to sustain  internal  support.  As a percentage  of revenue,  selling,
general and  administrative  expenses  decreased from 20.7% for the  three-month
period  ended June 30, 1999 to 19.7% for the  three-month  period ended June 30,
2000.

          Goodwill  Amortization.  Goodwill  of $13.2  million  was  recorded in
connection  with our  acquisition  of MODE on March 5, 1997.  EMCORE  recognized
approximately $1.1 million of goodwill  amortization for the three-month periods
ended June 30, 1999 and 2000. As of June 30, 2000, EMCORE had approximately $1.8
million of net  goodwill  remaining,  which will be fully  amortized by December
2000.

          Research and Development.  Research and development expenses increased
$1.0 million or 20.7% from $5.0 million in the three-month period ended June 30,
1999 to $6.0 million in the  three-month  period  ended June 30,  2000.  For the
nine-month  period  ended  June 30,  2000,  research  and  development  expenses
increased  $0.2 million or 0.8% from $15.2  million in 1999 to $15.4  million in
2000. As a percentage of revenue,  research and development  expenses  decreased
from  34.7%  for the  nine-month  period  ended  June 30,  1999 to 21.8% for the
nine-month  period  ended June 30,  2000.  The overall  year-to-date  percentage
decrease in research and development spending was primarily  attributable to the
elimination  of certain  projects as new products were  introduced.  To maintain
growth  and to  continue  to  pursue  market  leadership  in  materials  science
technology,  EMCORE  expects to continue to invest a  significant  amount of its
resources in research  and  development.  In the fourth  quarter of fiscal 2000,
EMCORE expects total research and development expenses to increase significantly
due to  additional  costs  related to the  initial  product  development  of the
fiberoptic array transceiver being developed in an alliance with JDS Uniphase.

          Operating  Loss.  EMCORE  reported a 72.8%  decrease in operating loss
from  $1.9  million  for the  three-month  period  ended  June 30,  1999,  to an
operating loss of $0.5 million for the  three-month  period ended June 30, 2000.
For the  three-months  ended June 30, 2000,  EMCORE reported an operating profit
before  goodwill  amortization  of $0.6 million  compared to an  operating  loss
before goodwill  amortization of $0.8 million in the three months ended June 30,
1999.  For the nine-month  period ended June 30, 2000,  operating loss decreased
44.5% from $9.8 million in 1999 to $5.4 million in 2000.

          Other Income/Expense.  For the three-month period ended June 30, 2000,
net stated  interest  changed $2.2  million  from net  interest  expense of $0.3
million to net interest income of $2.0 million.  In March 2000, EMCORE completed
the issuance of an additional  1.0 million  common stock shares through a public
offering, which resulted in proceeds of $127.8 million, net of issuance costs. A
portion of the proceeds was used to repay all  outstanding  bank loans,  thereby
reducing  interest  expense  and  generating  interest  income  on the  retained
proceeds.

          Because  EMCORE  does  not  have a  controlling  economic  and  voting
interest  in its  existing  joint  ventures,  EMCORE  accounts  for these  joint
ventures under the equity method of accounting. For the three-month period ended
June 30, 1999, EMCORE incurred a net loss of $1.1 million related to the GELcore
joint venture and a $0.1 million net loss related to the Uniroyal joint venture.
For the  three-month  period ended June 30, 2000,  EMCORE incurred a net loss of
$1.2 million  related to the GELcore  joint  venture and a $1.7 million net loss
related to the Uniroyal joint venture.  For the nine-month period ended June 30,
1999,  EMCORE  incurred a net loss of $1.6 million  related to the GELcore joint
venture and a $1.2 million net loss related to the Uniroyal joint  venture.  For
the nine-month  period ended June 30, 2000,  EMCORE  incurred a net loss of $3.7
million related to the GELcore joint venture and a $5.0 million net loss related
to the Uniroyal joint venture.

          Income  Taxes.  As a result of its  losses,  EMCORE  did not incur any
income tax expense in any of the three- and  nine-month  periods  ended June 30,
1999 and 2000.

          Net  Loss.  EMCORE  reported  a 72.1%  decrease  in net loss from $5.2
million for the  three-month  period ended June 30, 1999 to $1.5 million for the
three-month  period ended June 30,  2000.  For the  three-months  ended June 30,
2000,  EMCORE reported a net loss before  goodwill  amortization of $0.4 million
compared to a net loss before goodwill amortization of $4.1 million in the three
months ended June 30, 1999. For the  nine-month  period ended June 30, 2000, net
loss decreased 23.4% from $16.1 million in 1999 to $12.3 million in 2000.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

          Cash and cash  equivalents  increased  by  $112.8  million  from  $7.2
million  at  September  30,  1999 to $120.0  million at June 30,  2000.  For the
nine-month period ended June 30, 2000, net cash provided by operations increased
$12.4 million to $0.8 million from net cash used for operations of $11.6 million
for the  nine-month  period  ended  June 30,  1999.  This  increase  in cash was
primarily due to increases in advanced  billings,  accounts payable and non-cash
charges related to both equity in net losses from unconsolidated  affiliates and
depreciation  and  amortization  which was partially offset by EMCORE's net loss
and increases in accounts receivable and inventory. Net cash used for investment
activities  amounted  to  $28.6  million,  primarily  due  to the  purchase  and
manufacture of new equipment to outfit  EMCORE's wafer and device product lines,
and clean room modifications and enhancements. In fiscal year 2000, EMCORE plans
to quadruple the production  capacity for GaInP HBTs and pHEMTs to meet wireless
and fiberoptic market demands. Net cash provided by financing activities for the
nine-month  period ended June 30, 2000 amounted to approximately  $140.7 million
primarily  from the sale of 1.0 million  common stock shares to the public which
resulted in proceeds of $127.8 million, net of issuance costs.

          In March 1997, EMCORE entered into a $10.0 million loan agreement with
First Union National Bank (the "Loan Agreement") that had an interest rate equal
to the prime rate plus 50 basis points. In December 1999, the Loan Agreement was
extended through January 31, 2001. The Loan Agreement's financial covenants were
modified under the third amendment,  and management believes that EMCORE will be
able to comply with such  requirements  throughout fiscal year 2000. The Company
was in compliance with all covenants and no amounts were outstanding  under this
facility at June 30, 2000.

          EMCORE  believes that its current  liquidity,  together with available
credit,  should be sufficient to meet its cash needs for working capital through
fiscal year 2001.  However,  if the available credit facilities,  cash generated
from  operations  and  cash  on hand  are not  sufficient  to  satisfy  EMCORE's
liquidity  requirements,  EMCORE will seek to obtain  additional  equity or debt
financing.  Additional  funding  may not be  available  when  needed or on terms
acceptable to EMCORE. If EMCORE is required to raise additional financing and if
adequate  funds are not  available or not  available on  acceptable  terms,  the
ability  to  continue  to fund  expansion,  develop  and  enhance  products  and
services,  or  otherwise  respond  to  competitive  pressures  will be  severely
limited.  Such a  limitation  could have a material  adverse  effect on EMCORE's
business, financial condition or operations.

          In 1992,  EMCORE  received a royalty  bearing,  non-exclusive  license
under a patent held by Rockwell  International  Corporation  which relates to an
aspect of the manufacturing  process used by TurboDisc systems. In October 1996,
EMCORE  initiated  discussions with Rockwell to receive  additional  licenses to
permit  EMCORE  to  use  this   technology  to  manufacture  and  sell  compound
semiconductor  wafers and devices.  In November  1996,  EMCORE  suspended  these
negotiations  because of  litigation  surrounding  the  validity of the Rockwell
patent. EMCORE also ceased making royalty payments to Rockwell under the license
during the pendency of the litigation. In January 1999, the case was settled and
a  judgement  was  entered  in favor of  Rockwell.  As a result,  EMCORE  may be
required to pay  royalties  to Rockwell  for certain of its past sales of wafers
and devices to  customers  who did not hold  licenses  directly  from  Rockwell.
Management has reviewed and reassessed the royalty agreements and concluded that
it has the appropriate  amounts reserved at both June 30, 2000 and September 30,
1999.  If EMCORE is required to pay Rockwell  amounts in excess of its reserves,
its business,  financial condition and results of operations could be materially
and adversely affected.


RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

          In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange  Commission issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin: No. 101 - Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements ("SAB
101"),  which  provides  guidance  related  to  revenue   recognition  based  on
interpretations  and practices followed by the SEC. SAB 101 is effective for the
Company  during the fourth fiscal  quarter of fiscal year 2001. The Company does
not expect the  adoption of SAB 101 to have a material  effect on the  Company's
results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.


ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

          During the three- and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999,
EMCORE was not a party to any  derivative  contracts,  hedging or other material
market risk transactions.





PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

      ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

               Not applicable

      ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

               Not applicable

      ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

               Not applicable

      ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         Not applicable.

      ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

               Not applicable

     ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

               (a)  List of Exhibits:

                    27 - Financial Data Schedule

               (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

              The Company filed the following reports:
                     -    Form 8-K  filed June 21, 2000 relating to JDS Uniphase
                          Agreement



<PAGE>


     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.

                                  EMCORE CORPORATION


  Date:     August 14 2000        By: /s/ Reuben F. Richards, Jr.
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      Reuben F. Richards, Jr.
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer

  Date:  August 14, 2000          By: /s/ Thomas G. Werthan
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      Thomas G. Werthan
                                      Vice President, Finance and Administration







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