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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 SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 1, 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 No.______________________________________________________________

 

EXABYTE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

84-0988566

(State of Incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1685 38th Street

Boulder, Colorado 80301

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(303) 442-4333

(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 ninety days. [X] Yes [ ] No

As of August 8, 2000, there were 23,044,899 shares outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXABYTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Page

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets--July 1, 2000 and January 1, 2000 (Unaudited)

3

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations--Three and Six Months Ended July 1, 2000 and July 3, 1999 (Unaudited)

4-5

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows--Six Months Ended July 1, 2000 and July 3, 1999 (Unaudited)

6-7

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

8-10

 

 

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

11-17

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

18

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

19-20

 

 

 

PART I Item 1. Financial Statements

EXABYTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

July 1,

2000

January 1,

2000

ASSETS

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 12,447 

$25,610

Short-term investments

90 

7,039

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts and reserves for customer returns and credits of $6,054 and $7,855, respectively

 

25,543 

 

37,163

Inventories, net

30,918 

26,805

Deferred income taxes

7,150 

8,136

Other current assets

4,770 

4,927

Total current assets

80,918 

109,680

Property and equipment, net

23,558 

24,708

Deferred income taxes

31,370 

30,484

Other assets

1,588 

1,024

 

$137,434 

$165,896

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

Accounts payable

$ 15,503 

$ 23,327

Accruals and other liabilities

13,592 

13,815

Accrued income taxes

2,299 

1,877

Current portion of long-term obligations

2,793 

2,931

Total current liabilities

34,187 

41,950

Long-term obligations

8,335 

6,570

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 14,000 shares authorized; no shares issued

-- 

-- 

Common stock, $.001 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; 23,045 and 22,886 shares issued, respectively

23 

23 

Capital in excess of par value

Treasury stock, at cost, 455 shares

68,337 

(2,742)

67,584 

(2,742)

Retained earnings

29,294 

52,511 

Total stockholders' equity

94,912 

117,376 

 

$137,434 

$165,896 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

EXABYTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

July 1,

2000

July 3,

1999

 

 

 

Net sales

$51,314 

$48,519 

Cost of goods sold

38,027 

42,200 

 

 

 

Gross profit

13,287 

6,319 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

     Selling, general and administrative

13,801 

14,478 

     Research and development

9,366 

8,690 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

(9,880)

(16,849) 

Other income, net

393 

172  

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

(9,487)

(16,677) 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

(149)

(194) 

 

 

 

Net loss

$(9,636)

$(16,871)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

$(0.43)

$(0.76) 

 

 

 

Common shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share

22,505 

22,210 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

EXABYTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

July 1,

2000

July 3,

1999

 

 

 

Net sales

$100,890 

$111,169 

Cost of goods sold

77,391 

89,311 

 

 

 

Gross profit

23,499 

21,858 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

     Selling, general and administrative

27,237 

27,728 

     Research and development

19,726 

16,474 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

(23,464)

(22,344) 

Other income, net

438 

364  

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

(23,026)

(21,980) 

 

 

 

(Provision for) benefit from income taxes

(191)

1,609 

 

 

 

Net loss

$(23,217)

$(20,371)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

$(1.03)

$(0.92) 

 

 

 

Common shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share

22,480 

22,201 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

EXABYTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

July 1,

2000

July 3,

1999

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

     Cash received from customers

$112,434 

$122,677 

     Cash paid to suppliers and employees

(127,906)

(132,282)

     Interest received

718 

1,462 

     Interest paid

(196)

(277)

     Income taxes paid

(106)

(153)

     Income tax refund received

149 

526 

          Net cash used by operating activities

(14,907)

(8,047)

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

     Purchase of short-term investments

(2,051)

(30,020)

     Maturities/sales of short-term investments

9,000 

22,423 

     Capital expenditures

(5,006)

(6,573)

          Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

1,943 

(14,170)

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

     Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

753 

356  

     Principal payments under long-term obligations

(952)

(3,400) 

          Net cash used by financing activities

(199)

(3,044) 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(13,163)

(25,261)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

25,610 

56,571 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$12,447 

$31,310 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

EXABYTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

July 1, 2000

July 3,

1999

 

 

 

Reconciliation of net loss to net cash used by operating activities:

 

 

     Net loss

$(23,217)

$(20,371) 

     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:

 

 

     Depreciation, amortization and other

6,734  

8,066 

     Deferred income tax benefit provision (benefit)

100  

(1,675)

     Provision for losses and reserves on accounts receivable

1,925  

3,309 

 

 

 

Change in assets and liabilities:

 

 

     Accounts receivable

9,695  

7,871 

     Inventories, net

(4,113) 

(2,468)

     Income tax receivable

(286) 

543 

     Other current assets

443  

547 

     Other assets

(564) 

148 

     Accounts payable

(7,824) 

(3,558)

     Accrued liabilities

(223) 

(560)

     Accrued income taxes

422  

(105)

     Other long-term obligations

2,001  

206 

 

 

 

          Net cash used by operating activities

$(14,907) 

$(8,047)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

          Capital lease obligations

             Note payable issued to purchase property              and equipment

$599  

- -   

$ - -

2,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

EXABYTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1--ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

The consolidated balance sheet as of July 1, 2000, the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended July 1, 2000 and July 3, 1999, as well as the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended July 1, 2000 and July 3, 1999, have been prepared by Exabyte Corporation (the "Company") without an audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation thereof, have been made.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's January 1, 2000 annual report to stockholders heretofore filed with the Commission as Part II to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

Note 2--INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

(In thousands)

 

July 1,

2000

January 1, 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials and component parts

$20,068 

$15,694 

Work-in-process

1,448 

1,874 

Finished goods

9,402 

9,237 

 

$30,918 

$26,805 

Note 3--ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

(In thousands)

 

July 1,

2000

January 1, 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wages and employee benefits

$5,687 

$6,083

Warranty and other related costs

2,097 

3,536

Other

5,808 

4,196

 

$13,592 

$13,815 

 

Note 4--BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") is as follows:

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

 

July 1,

2000

July 3,

1999

July 1,

2000

July 3,

1999

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted EPS computation:

 

 

 

 

     Net loss

$( 9,636)

$(16,871)

$(23,217)

$(20,371)

 

 

 

 

 

     Common shares outstanding

22,505

22,210

22,480

22,201

 

 

 

 

 

     Basic and diluted EPS

$ (0.43)

$ (0.76)

$ (1.03)

$ (0.92)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options to purchase 4,999,000 and 4,564,000 shares of common stock were excluded from dilutive stock option calculations for the second quarter of 2000 and 1999, respectively, because their exercise prices were greater than the average fair market value of the Company's stock for the period and as such, they would be anti-dilutive. Impacting year-to-date share calculations for 2000 and 1999 was the first quarter exclusion of 2,032,000 and 4,811,000 options to purchase common stock, respectively, for this same reason.

For the second and first quarters of 2000, additional options to purchase 294,000 and 3,339,000 shares of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the diluted computation above because of their anti-dilutive effect on net loss per share. For the second and first quarters of 1999, options to purchase 34,000 and 36,000 were excluded, respectively, for this same reason. Inclusion of these shares would have resulted in additional dilutive stock options outstanding in 2000 of 31,000 for the quarter and 304,000 for the year-to-date. For 1999, inclusion would have resulted in additional dilutive stock options outstanding of 1,100 for the second quarter and 1,700 for the year-to-date period.

Since July 1, 2000, the Company issued $170,150 stock options with an exercise price of $6.1875, which could have a dilutive effect on diluted net income per common share in the future.

Note 5--RESTRUCTURING

During the third quarter of 1999, the Company incurred $2,446,000 in pre-tax charges related to a restructuring, which simplified the Company's structure by combining the Company's three operating segments into one under common management. These charges were related to workforce reductions including severance, outplacement and benefits. Severance and related costs of $292,000 and $2,154,000 were paid in cash during 2000 and 1999, respectively. At July 1, 2000, no accruals remain and all actions contemplated by the restructuring plan have been completed.

Note 6--RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS 133"). SFAS 133 prescribes accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives. In July 1999, the FASB delayed the implementation date of this standard to all fiscal quarters of all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. This delay was published as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 137 ("SFAS 137"). The Company is in the process of assessing the effects of application of this statement, and believes it will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated results of operations. Application may result in the recognition of components of comprehensive income which is discussed in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income".

In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB 101") governing revenue recognition. Implementation of SAB 101 has been delayed until the fourth quarter of fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1999. The Company is in the process of assessing the effects of adoption of this bulletin.

 

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

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements allowed under Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements because our business and operations are continually exposed to risks and uncertainties, including those listed in Part 1, Item 1 of our 1999 Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 6, 2000. We indentify forward-looking statements in this document by bold face. We also use words such as "believes, " "anticipates," "expects," "intends" and other similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. Keep in mind, however, that these methods are not the only way to identify forward-looking statements. Additionally, we may not revise forward-looking statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth our operating results as a percentage of sales for each period presented.

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

 

July 1,

2000

July 3,

1999

July 1,

2000

July 3,

1999

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales.......................................

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0% 

Cost of goods sold...........................

74.1   

87.0   

76.7  

80.3    

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit...................................

25.9   

13.0   

23.3  

19.7    

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

     Selling, general and administrative...

26.9   

29.8   

27.0  

25.0    

     Research and development............

18.3   

17.9   

19.6  

14.8    

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations.......................

(19.3)  

(34.7)  

(23.3) 

(20.1)   

Other income, net...........................

0.8   

0.3   

0.4  

0.3    

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes..................

(18.5)  

(34.4)  

(22.9)  

(19.8)   

(Provision for) benefit from income taxes.....

(0.3)  

(0.4)  

(0.1)  

1.4    

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss.......................................

(18.8)%

(34.8)%

(23.0)%

(18.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET SALES

Our products are marketed primarily through two sales channels, original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") and resellers. OEM customers incorporate Exabyte products as part of their own systems. We work closely with them during early product development stages to help ensure our products will readily integrate into their systems. Reseller channel customers purchase our products for resale. In addition, they may provide their own value-added products/services to their customers. We support authorized key account reseller channel customers by providing marketing and technical support directly to them and their consumers.

Our net sales increased by 5.8% to $51.3 million in the second quarter of 2000 from $48.5 million for the second quarter of 1999. In comparing net sales in the second quarter of 2000 to the second quarter of 1999, there were several significant differences:

Our net sales decreased by 9.2% to $100.9 million in the first six months of 2000 from $111.2 million for the first six months of 1999. Significant differences between the two periods include the following, some of which are discussed above for the quarterly comparison:

 

The following tables present our revenue by product in absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales for each period presented:

PRODUCT MIX TABLES

Dollars in thousands:

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

 

July 1, 2000

July 3, 1999

July 1, 2000

July 3, 1999

 

 

 

 

 

8mm drives:

 

 

 

 

     Eliant™820, Mammoth- LT, Mammoth and Mammoth-2

$18,641 

$26,434 

$41,955 

$54,650 

8mm libraries:

 

 

 

 

     EZ17™, 220, X80 and X200

12,547 

3,660 

23,824 

11,624 

DLTtape™ Libraries:

 

 

 

 

17D, 230D and 690D

2,612 

2,048 

4,185 

4,597 

Media

12,155 

12,269 

25,012 

33,346 

Service, spares and other

3,709 

3,533 

7,705 

8,033 

End-of-life drives and libraries(x)

1,367 

3,012 

367 

2,741 

Sales allowances

283 

(2,437)

(2,158)

(3,822)

 

$51,314 

$48,519 

$100,890 

$111,169 

As a percentage of net sales:

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

 

July 1, 2000

July 3, 1999

July 1, 2000

July 3, 1999

 

 

 

 

 

8mm drives:

 

 

 

 

     Eliant™820, Mammoth LT, Mammoth

     and Mammoth-2

36.3%

54.5%

41.6%

49.2%

8mm libraries:

 

 

 

 

     EZ17™, 220, X80 and X200

24.5   

7.5   

23.6  

10.5   

DLTtape™ Libraries:

5.0   

4.2   

4.1  

4.1   

17D, 230D and 690D

 

 

 

 

Media

23.7   

25.3   

24.8  

30.0   

Service, spares and other

7.2   

7.3   

7.6  

7.2   

End-of-life drives and libraries(x)

2.7   

6.2   

0.4  

2.5   

Sales allowances

0.6   

(5.0)  

(2.1) 

(3.5)  

 

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

(x) Prior year percentages reflect current year classifications of end-of-life products.

 

The following table details our sales to different customer types as a percentage of total net sales for the periods presented:

CUSTOMER MIX TABLE

(As a percentage of net sales)

 

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

 

July 1, 2000

July 3, 1999

July 1, 2000

July 3, 1999

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OEM

32.4% 

46.3% 

30.5% 

43.0% 

Reseller

62.7   

48.4   

64.8   

52.5   

End-user and other

4.9   

5.3   

4.7   

4.5   

 

100.0% 

100.0% 

100.0% 

100.0% 

 

The following table summarizes customers who accounted for 10% or more of our sales in the periods presented:

SALES TO MAJOR CUSTOMERS

(As a percentage of net sales)

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

 

July 1, 2000

July 3, 1999

July 1, 2000

July 3, 1999

 

 

 

 

 

Customer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reseller A

15.6%

(x) 

16.0%

11.8%

Reseller B

10.6   

(x) 

12.5   

(x)  

OEM C

11.3   

18.9  

11.1   

16.7   

OEM D

10.8   

14.8  

(x)   

12.6   

(x) Sales to this customer did not meet or exceed 10% of total sales in this period.

No other customers accounted for 10% or more of sales in any of these periods. We cannot guarantee that sales to these or any other customers will continue to represent the same percentage of our revenues in future periods. Our customers also sell competing products and continually review new technologies, which causes our sales volumes to vary from period to period.

COST OF SALES AND GROSS MARGIN

Our cost of sales includes the actual cost of all materials, labor and overhead incurred in the manufacturing and service processes, as well as certain other related costs. Other related costs include primarily warranty accruals and inventory reserves. Our cost of sales decreased to $38.0 million for the second quarter of 2000 from $42.2 million for the same period in 1999. These costs decreased to $77.4 million for the first six months of 2000 from $89.3 million for the same period in 1999. Corresponding with these decreases in costs, our gross margin percentages increased to 25.9% in the second quarter of

2000 from 13.0% during the second quarter of 1999. Our gross margin percentage increased to 23.3% in the first six months of 2000 from 19.7% during the first six months of 1999. The primary factor positively impacting gross margins was the margin contribution of certain recently released Mammoth-2 drives and libraries. Additionally, there were reductions in inventory reserves as the result of product life cycless.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $13.8 million in the second quarter of 2000 from $14.5 million for the same period in 1999. These expenses decreased to $27.2 million for the first six months of 2000 from $27.7 million for the first six months of 1999. The decreases are the combination of several factors which include:

Research and development expenses increased to $9.4 million in the second quarter of 2000 from $8.7 million for the same period in 1999. These expenses increased to $19.7 million for the first six months of 2000 from $16.5 million for the first six months of 1999. Spending increased in the quarterly and year-to-date periods to support ongoing engineering of the Mammoth-2 product, investments in new automation products and development of Mammoth-3, which is currently expected to begin shipping in late 2001. Investments in automation products included the integration of Mammoth-2 drives, as well as the development of a new family of mid-sized libraries that will incorporate Mammothtape™, DLT tape™, LTO® (Ultrium®) and AIT technologies. DLTtape™ drives are produced by Quantum. LTO® (Ultrium®) Drives are produced by the LTO Consortium (Hewlett Packard, Seagate and IBM). AIT is produced by Sony. This new family of mid-sized libraries is currently expected to begin shipping in the second half of 2000.

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET

Other income (expense), net consists primarily of interest income and expenses, foreign currency translation gains and losses and other miscellaneous items. Other income for the second quarter of 2000 was $393,000 compared to $172,000 for the same period in 1999. Other income for the first six months of 2000 was $438,000 compared to $364,000 for the same period in 1999. This change is the result of the recovery of a previously written-off note receivable of $450,000 which was offset by decreased interest income due to lower invested cash balances.

TAXES

The provision for income taxes for the second quarter of 2000 was (1.6)% of income before taxes compared to (1.2)% in the second quarter of 1999. The provision for income taxes for the first six months of 2000 was (0.8)% before taxes compared to 7.3% for the same period in 1999. At June 3, 1999, we evaluated all available evidence, both positive and negative, related to the realizablity of net deferred tax assets reflected in the balance sheet. Based upon the weight of this evidence, we determined that a valuation allowance was required on a portion of the net deferred tax assets. We have not recorded any additional net deferred tax assets since the second quarter of 1999. Until projected operating results reflect greater certainty of profitability and the ability to realize such benefits, we will not record any further deferred tax assets. We believe that it is more likely than not that currently recorded net deferred tax assets ($38.5 million at July 1, 2000) will be fully realized. The minimum amount of future taxable income required to realize this asset is $113.3 million. If we determine in

the future that these assets are further impaired due to changes in projections of operations, we may establish additional reserves against the existing net deferred tax assets. This would have a material adverse impact on our tax rate and results of operations. We anticipate that we will continue to record future valuation reserves until we are able to demonstrate an ongoing profitable trend.

NET LOSS

Basic net loss per share for the second quarter of 2000 was $0.43 compared to basic net loss per share of $0.76 for the second quarter of 1999. Net loss for the second quarter of 2000 was positively impacted by improved gross margins. Basic net loss per share for the first six months of 2000 was $1.03 compared to $0.92 for the same period in 1999. Net loss for the first six months of 2000 was adversely impacted by decreased net sales as well as increased research and development expenditures.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

During the first six months of 2000, we expended $14.9 million of cash for operating activities, expended $5.0 million for capital equipment, expended $952,000 on long-term obligations and received $753,000 from the sale of common stock to company employees. Together, these activities decreased our cash and short-term investments by $20.1 million to a quarter-ending balance of $12.5 million. Our working capital decreased to $46.7 million at July 1, 2000 from $67.7 million at January 1, 2000.

In May 2000, we entered into a new bank line of credit agreement with Congress Financial Corporation, a subsidiary of First Union Bank Corporation. This agreement expires in May 2003. This agreement allows borrowings up to the lesser of 80% of eligible accounts receivable or $20.0 million. Eligible accounts receivable excludes invoices greater than 60 days past due, some foreign receivables and other items identified in the agreement. The amount available under the line on July 1, 2000 was approximately $14.4 million. Collateral for this agreement includes accounts receivable and inventory, as well as certain intangible assets. The line includes a commitment fee of $150,000 and an unused line of credit fee of .375% per annum assessed on the amount by which $16,000,000 exceeds our average daily principle balance.

This agreement requires that we maintain minimum levels of tangible net worth and certain other covenants. Additionally, we cannot pay dividends without prior bank approval. The agreement contains certain acceleration clauses that may cause any outstanding balance to become due in the event of default. Default includes failure to maintain required covenants and other events described in the agreement. On August 8, 2000, no borrowings were outstanding and we were in compliance with covenants.

We must pay interest on any borrowings under this agreement at the lower of the bank's prime rate + .5% or "LIBOR" + 2.5%. Offsetting the amount available under the line of credit is a series of letters of credit, which collateralize certain leasehold improvements made by our subsidiary in Germany. This letter is currently for DM 1,000,000 and decreases by DM 100,000 in August of each year until it is fully depleted.

We anticipate that our cash balance will continue to decline through 2000 and that borrowings under the line of credit may occur during 2000. We are continually exploring other sources of equity infusion for ourselves and our subsidiary, CreekPath Systems, Inc. We believe that our existing sources of liquidity and funds to be generated from operations will fund our anticipated working capital and other cash requirements through fiscal 2000.

 

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

We incurred $2.4 million in pretax restructuring charges during the third quarter of 1999. The restructuring simplified our organization by combining three operating segments into one segment under common management. We paid $292,000 of severance related accruals during 2000 and $2,154,000 of severance related accruals in 1999. At July 1, 2000, no accruals remain and all transactions contemplated by the restructuring plan have been completed.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Information concerning recent accounting pronouncements is incorporated by reference from Item 1, "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements," under the caption, "Note 6--Recent Accounting Pronouncement."

MARKET RISK

We may occasionally enter into foreign currency forward contracts in anticipation of movements in the dollar/yen exchange rate to hedge the purchase of certain inventory components from Japanese manufacturers. We establish contracts with maturity dates within six months of the purchase date. Contracts must be established for future purchases denominated in yen to be considered a hedge. In circumstances where the timing of hedged purchases is deferred, contract maturity dates are extended to cover the deferred purchases. There were no contracts outstanding at July 1, 2000.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Information concerning the Company's market risk is incorporated by reference from Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," under the caption, "Market Risk".

PART II.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)

Exhibit Index

 

 

 

 

 

     Exhibit

 

 

     Number

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     27.0

Financial Data Schedule-Part I Exhibit

 

 

 

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K: There were no reports on Form 8-K for the three month period ended July 1, 2000.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

EXABYTE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Registrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

August 15, 2000

 

By

/s/ Stephen F. Smith

 

 

 

 

Stephen F. Smith Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel & Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)



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