ADEPT TECHNOLOGY INC
10-Q, 1997-02-10
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q




[ X ]    QUARTERLY  REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                For the quarterly period ended December 28, 1996

                                       OR

[   ]    TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


          For the transition period from _____________ to _____________


                           Commission File No. 0-27122


                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                 California                             94-29000635
                 ----------                             -----------
      (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
       incorporation or organization)


            150 Rose Orchard Way
            San Jose, California                          95134
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  (Address of Principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

                                 (408) 432-0888
                                 --------------
              (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 outstanding as of December
28, 1996 was 8,080,123.



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                                                       ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                                                INDEX



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    Item 1.   Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                  December 28, 1996 and June 30, 1996.........................................................    3


                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                  Three months and six months ended December 28, 1996 and December 30, 1995...................    4


                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                  Six months ended December 28, 1996 and December 30, 1995....................................    5


                Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements..........................................    6



    Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations...........    8



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

    Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.............................................   11

    Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................................................   12

              Signatures......................................................................................   13

              Index to Exhibits...............................................................................   14

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                                                      ADEPT TECHNOLOGY , INC.
                                               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                           (in thousands)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                       December 28,         June 30,
                                                                                                           1996             1996 (1)
                                                                                                       -------------    ------------
                                                                                                        (unaudited)        (audited)
<S>                                                                                                      <C>                <C>    
ASSETS

Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                         $ 5,598            $ 8,075
     Short term investments                                                                                8,771              2,900
     Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of
        $476 at December 28, 1996 and $465 at June 30, 1996                                               17,168             20,495
     Inventories                                                                                          13,816             14,808
     Deferred tax assets and prepaid expenses                                                              2,697              2,255
                                                                                                         -------            -------
           Total current assets                                                                           48,050             48,533

Property and equipment at cost:
     Computer equipment                                                                                    5,365              3,312
     Office furniture and equipment                                                                        2,202              1,767
     Machinery and equipment                                                                              10,392             11,450
                                                                                                         -------            -------
                                                                                                          17,959             16,529
     Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                                                       11,899             10,798
                                                                                                         -------            -------
Net property and equipment                                                                                 6,060              5,731
Intangible assets related to acquisition of Silma Incorporated, net of
        accumulated amortization of $460 and $306 at December 28, 1996                                       957              1,167
        and June 30, 1996, respectively
Other assets                                                                                                 950                921
                                                                                                         -------            -------
           Total assets
                                                                                                         $56,017            $56,352
                                                                                                         =======            =======

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable                                                                                    $ 5,341            $ 6,894
     Other accrued liabilities                                                                             6,421              6,521
     Current portion of obligations under capital leases                                                      54                 88
                                                                                                         -------            -------
           Total current liabilities                                                                      11,816             13,503

Obligations under capital leases                                                                               6                 26
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
     Preferred stock, no par value:
        5,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding                                                   -                  -
     Common stock, no par value:
        25,000 shares authorized; 8,080 and 7,869 issued and outstanding
           at December 28, 1996 and June 30, 1996, respectively                                           46,235             45,383
     Accumulated deficit                                                                                  (2,040)            (2,560)
                                                                                                         -------            -------
           Total shareholders' equity                                                                     44,195             42,823
                                                                                                         -------            -------
           Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                         $56,017            $56,352
                                                                                                         =======            =======


(1) Amounts derived from the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 1996.

<FN>
                               SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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                                                       ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                                            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                                            (unaudited)
                                               (In thousands, except per share data)
<CAPTION>

                                                                            Three months ended               Six months ended
                                                                         ---------------------------      --------------------------
                                                                        December 28,     December 30,    December 28,   December 30,
                                                                            1996            1995             1996           1995
                                                                         -----------     -----------      -----------    -----------
<S>                                                                      <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>     
Net revenues                                                             $ 18,887         $ 20,743         $ 37,324         $ 40,414
Cost of revenues                                                           11,239           11,923           22,298           23,281
                                                                           ------           ------           ------           ------
Gross margin                                                                7,648            8,820           15,026           17,133
Operating expenses:
     Research, development and engineering                                  2,054            2,073            4,030            4,019
     Selling, general and administrative                                    5,328            4,985           10,480            9,786
                                                                           ------           ------           ------           ------
Total operating expenses                                                    7,382            7,058           14,510           13,805
                                                                           ------           ------           ------           ------

Operating income                                                              266            1,762              516            3,328

Interest income, net                                                          163               33              297              134
                                                                           ------           ------           ------           ------

Income before provision for income taxes                                      429            1,795              813            3,462

Provision for income taxes                                                    155              312              293              600
                                                                           ------           ------           ------           ------
Net income                                                               $    274         $  1,483        $     520         $  2,862
                                                                           ======           ======           ======           ======
Net income per share
                                                                         $    .03         $    .20         $    .06         $    .40
                                                                           ======           ======           ======           ======

Shares used in computing net income per share                               8,393            7,268            8,382            7,084
                                                                           ======           ======           ======           ======
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                               SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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                                                       ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                                          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                           (in thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                           Six months ended
                                                                                                   ---------------------------------
                                                                                                    December 28,       December 30,
                                                                                                       1996                1995
                                                                                                   -------------      --------------
<S>                                                                                                    <C>                 <C>    
Operating activities
     Net income                                                                                        $    520            $  2,862
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
        provided by (used in) operating activities:
        Depreciation and amortization                                                                     1,327               1,111
        (Gain) Loss on disposal of property and equipment                                                    34                 (17)
        Tax benefit from stock plans                                                                         73                   -
        Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
            Accounts receivable                                                                           3,327              (4,245)
            Inventories                                                                                     645              (4,048)
            Deferred tax assets and prepaid expenses                                                       (442)             (1,437)
            Other assets                                                                                    (51)               (290)
            Accounts payable                                                                             (1,553)              1,341
            Other accrued liabilities                                                                       (66)              2,554
                                                                                                       --------            --------
        Total Adjustments                                                                                 3,294              (5,031)
                                                                                                       --------            --------
     Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                                                  3,814              (2,169)
                                                                                                       --------            --------
Investing activities
     Purchase of property and equipment, net                                                             (1,145)               (973)
     Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment                                                         -                  31
     Purchases of available for sale investments                                                        (11,771)             (8,700)
     Sales of available for sale investments                                                              5,900               7,000
                                                                                                       --------            --------
     Net cash used in investing activities                                                               (7,016)             (2,642)
                                                                                                       --------            --------

Financing activities
     Principal payment for capital lease obligations                                                        (54)               (128)
     Proceeds from common stock issued under initial public
        offering, employee stock incentive program, employee
        stock purchase plan, and tax benefit of disqualifying
        dispositions, net of repurchases, cancellations, and
        payments of notes receivable from shareholders                                                      779              10,199
                                                                                                       --------            --------
     Net cash provided by financing activities                                                              725              10,071
                                                                                                       --------            --------

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                                         (2,477)              5,260
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                                            8,075               5,912
                                                                                                       --------            --------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                               $  5,598            $ 11,172
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Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:
     Inventory capitalized into property, equipment and related tax                                    $    369            $    346
Cash paid during the period for:
     Interest                                                                                          $      9            $     57
     Taxes                                                                                             $    230            $    763
<FN>
                               SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


1.   General

         The accompanying  condensed consolidated financial statements have been
         prepared in conformity with generally accepted  accounting  principles.
         However,  certain information or footnote disclosures normally included
         in financial  statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
         accounting  principles  have been condensed or omitted  pursuant to the
         rules and  regulations of the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The
         information furnished in this report reflects all adjustments which, in
         the opinion of  management,  are necessary for a fair  statement of the
         consolidated  financial position,  results of operations and cash flows
         as of and for the interim periods. Such adjustments consist of items of
         a  normal  recurring  nature.  The  condensed   consolidated  financial
         statements  included  herein  should  be read in  conjunction  with the
         audited  financial  statements  and notes  thereto  for the fiscal year
         ended June 30, 1996 included in the  Company's  Form 10-K as filed with
         the Securities and Exchange  Commission on September 30, 1996.  Results
         of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the
         results of  operations  that may be  expected  for the full fiscal year
         ending June 30, 1997 or for any other future period.


2.   Public Offerings

         On December 20, 1995 the Company closed an initial  public  offering of
         1,250,000  shares of its common  stock.  At that  time,  all issued and
         outstanding  shares of the  Company's  Series A, B, C and D convertible
         preferred  stock were converted into 4,067,422  shares of the Company's
         common stock.


3.   Financial Instruments

         The  Company   determines  the   appropriate   classification   of  its
         investments  in debt and equity  securities at the time of purchase and
         reevaluates  such  classification  as of each balance  sheet date.  The
         Company's  short term  investments  consist of U.S.  government  agency
         securities  and  money  market   auction  rate  preferred   stock  with
         maturities  of one year or less.  They are  classified as available for
         sale,  and as such are carried at fair value.  Fair value is based upon
         quoted market prices on the last day of the fiscal period.  The cost of
         debt  securities sold is based on the specific  identification  method.
         The Company had no  investments  in equity  securities  at December 28,
         1996 and June 30,  1996.  During  fiscal  year 1996 and the six  months
         ended December 28, 1996,  realized and  unrealized  gains and losses on
         available for sale investments were not material.


4.   Inventories

         Inventories are summarized as follows:
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                                December 28,         June 30,
                                   1996                1996
                                 -------              -------

<S>                              <C>                 <C>    
        Raw materials            $ 8,431             $ 9,488
        Work-in-process            3,233               3,069
        Finished goods             2,152               2,251
                                 -------             -------

                                 $13,816             $14,808
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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


5.   Income taxes

         The Company provides for income taxes during interim  reporting periods
         based upon an estimate of its annual  effective tax rate. This estimate
         reflects the benefits of federal and state net  operating  loss and tax
         credit carryforwards and adjustments to the valuation allowance related
         to the  realizability of the Company's  deferred tax assets,  offset by
         taxes on the Company's foreign operations.


6.   Net income per share

         Net income per share is computed  using the weighted  average number of
         shares of common  stock and  dilutive  common  equivalent  shares  from
         convertible  preferred stock (using the  if-converted  method) and from
         stock options and warrants (using the treasury stock method).  Pursuant
         to the Securities and Exchange  Commission Staff Accounting  Bulletins,
         common  stock and common  equivalent  shares  issued by the  Company at
         prices below the assumed public offering price during the  twelve-month
         period prior to the initial  public  offering have been included in the
         calculation  through September 30, 1995 as if they were outstanding for
         all periods  presented  regardless of whether they are dilutive  (using
         the treasury stock method at an assumed public offering price).


7.   Contingencies

         The Company has from time to time  received  communications  from third
         parties  asserting that the Company is infringing  certain  patents and
         other intellectual property rights of others or seeking indemnification
         against such  alleged  infringement.  There is presently no  litigation
         involving  such  claims,  and the Company  believes  that the  ultimate
         resolution,  if any, of these matters will not have a material  adverse
         effect on its financial position,  results of operations or cash flows.
         There can be no  assurance  that these or other  future  communications
         will not result in protracted or costly litigation or can be settled on
         commercially  reasonable terms.  While it may be necessary or desirable
         in the  future  to  obtain  licenses  relating  to one or  more  of its
         products,  or relating to current or future technologies,  there can be
         no  assurance  that the Company  will be able to do so on  commercially
         reasonable terms, or at all.



8.   Reclassification

         Certain amounts  presented in the financial  statements for fiscal 1996
         have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for fiscal 1997.

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



Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain  statements in the  following  Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of
Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations  constitute  "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 (the "Reform Act"). Such  forward-looking  statements  involve known and
unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  which  may cause the  actual
results,  performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be
materially  different  from any  future  results,  performance  or  achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking  statements.  Such factors include,
among other things, the following:  the potential  fluctuations in the Company's
quarterly and annual results of operations;  the cyclicality of capital spending
of the Company's customers;  the Company's dependence on the continued growth of
the  intelligent  automation  market;  the risks  associated with sole or single
sources of supply and lengthy  procurement  lead  times;  the  Company's  highly
competitive industry;  rapid technological change within the Company's industry;
the lengthy sales cycles for the Company's  products;  the risks associated with
reliance on system  integrators;  the risks associated with international  sales
and purchases;  the risks associated with potential acquisitions and the need to
manage growth; the risks associated with new product development and the need to
manage  product  transitions,  including  any  difficulties  or  delays  in  the
development,  production,  testing and  marketing of the  Company's new products
under development;  the Company's  dependence on retention and attraction of key
employees;  the risks associated with product defects;  the Company's dependence
on  third-party  relationships;   the  uncertainty  of  patent  and  proprietary
technology protection and third party intellectual property claims;  changes in,
or failure or inability to comply with, government regulations; general economic
and business  conditions;  the failure of any new products to be accepted in the
marketplace;  decreased  investment in robotics generally,  and in the Company's
intelligent automation products particularly, as a result of general or specific
economic  conditions  or  conditions  affecting  any  of the  Company's  primary
markets;   decreased  acceptance  of  the  Company's  current  products  in  the
marketplace,  and the other factors  referenced in this Management's  Discussion
and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of Operations and the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996.


OVERVIEW

The Company designs,  manufactures and markets  intelligent  automation software
and  hardware   products  for   assembly,   material   handling  and   packaging
applications.  The Company's products currently include machine  controllers for
robot  mechanisms  and  other  flexible  automation  equipment,  machine  vision
systems, simulation software and a family of mechanisms including robots, linear
modules and vision-based flexible part feeders.

The Company  sells its products  through  system  integrators,  its direct sales
force and OEMs. System  integrators and OEMs add  application-specific  hardware
and software to the Company's products,  thereby enabling the Company to provide
solutions  to  a  diversified   industry   base,   including  the   electronics,
telecommunications,  appliances,  pharmaceutical, food processing and automotive
components industries. The Company's historical results of operations should not
be relied upon as an indication of future performance.

In June 1995 the Company  purchased  the assets and assumed the  liabilities  of
SILMA  Incorporated   ("Silma"),   a  developer  of  simulation  software.   The
acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.


Results of Operations

Three Month and Six Month Periods Ended December 28, 1996 and December 30, 1995

Net revenues.  The Company's net revenues decreased by 8.9% to $18.9 million for
the three months ended December 28, 1996 from $20.7 million for the three months
ended December 30, 1995.  The Company's net revenues  decreased by 7.6% to $37.3
million for the six months ended December 28, 1996 from $40.4 million for

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the six months ended  December 30, 1995.  The  reduction in net revenues for the
three and six month  periods was  primarily  attributable  to decreased  product
sales, particularly sales of motion controllers,  in the Company's international
markets  and to a lesser  extent to  decreased  service  and  upgrade  revenues,
partially offset by an increase in robot sales.  International sales,  including
sales to Canada,  were $6.7 million or  approximately  35.6% of net revenues for
the three months ended  December 28, 1996 as compared with $7.5 million or 36.0%
of net  revenues for the three  months  ended  December 30, 1995.  International
sales,  including sales to Canada,  were $12.8 million or approximately 34.4% of
net revenues for the six months ended  December 28, 1996 as compared  with $15.0
million or 37.2% of net revenues for the six months ended December 30, 1995.

Gross  margin.  Gross  margin  percentage  was 40.5% for the three  months ended
December 28, 1996 and 42.5% for the three months  ended  December 30, 1995.  The
decrease in gross margin was primarily attributable to the lower sales of higher
margin motion controller products. In addition, sales of lower margin mechanical
subsystems sourced from third parties increased quarter to quarter.  These gross
margin  reductions  were  partially  offset by increased  sales of higher margin
simulation  software  products from the Company's Silma  business.  Gross margin
percentage  was 40.3% for the six months  ended  December 28, 1996 and 42.4% for
the six months ended December 30, 1995. The same conditions  described above for
the three month period ended  December 28, 1996  contributed to the gross margin
reduction for the six month period ended December 28, 1996.

The Company expects that it will continue to experience  quarterly  fluctuations
in gross margin percentage due to changes in its sales and product mix.

Research,  Development and  Engineering.  Research,  development and engineering
expenses  remained flat at $2.0 million for the three months ended  December 28,
1996 and December 30, 1995. The Company's research,  development and engineering
expenses  remained  flat at $4.0 million for the six months  ended  December 28,
1996 and December 30, 1995.  Research,  development and engineering expenses for
the three months ended  December 28, 1996 were  partially  offset by $285,000 of
third  party  development  funding as  compared  with  $181,000  of third  party
development  funding for the three  months ended  December  30, 1995.  Research,
development and engineering  expenses for the six months ended December 28, 1996
were partially offset by $512,000 of third party development funding as compared
with  $299,000  of third  party  development  funding  for the six months  ended
December 30, 1995.  The Company  expects that it will  continue to receive third
party  development  funding from the federal and  California  state  governments
during fiscal 1997;  however,  there can be no assurance that any funds budgeted
by  either  government  for  the  Company's  development  projects  will  not be
curtailed or eliminated at any time. As a percentage of net revenues,  research,
development  and  engineering  expenses  increased to 10.9% for the three months
ended December 28, 1996 from 10.0% for the three months ended December 30, 1995.
As a percentage of net revenues, research,  development and engineering expenses
increased to 10.8% for the six months ended  December 28, 1996 from 9.9% for the
six months ended  December  30,  1995.  Research,  development  and  engineering
expenses as a percentage of net revenues increased because of the decline in net
revenues for each of the three and six month periods ended December 28, 1996.

Selling,  General  and  Administrative.   Selling,  general  and  administrative
expenses  increased  6.9% to $5.3 million or 28.2% of net revenues for the three
months ended  December 28, 1996,  as compared  with $5.0 million or 24.0% of net
revenues  for the three months ended  December  30, 1995.  Selling,  general and
administrative expenses increased 7.1% to $10.5 million or 28.1% of net revenues
for the six months ended  December 28,  1996,  as compared  with $9.8 million or
24.2% of net revenues for the six months ended December 30, 1995. This increased
spending  for the three and six month  periods  was  primarily  attributable  to
increased  headcount,   employee  merit  compensation  adjustments,   additional
administrative  expenses associated with being a public company, and to a lesser
extent,  investments in new product launches.  The Company expects that selling,
general  and  administrative  expenses  will  continue  to  increase in absolute
dollars in future  periods,  although as a percentage of net revenues,  selling,
general and administrative expenses may fluctuate in future periods.

Interest Income,  Net. Interest income,  net for the three months ended December
28, 1996 was $163,000,  compared to $33,000 for the three months ended  December
30, 1995.  Interest  income,  net for the six months ended December 28, 1996 was
$297,000,  compared to $134,000 for the six months ended  December 30, 1995. The
increase was due to additional  interest income earned by the investment of cash
proceeds from the sale of common stock in the Company's  initial public offering
in December 1995,  partially offset by lower investment  yields in the three and
six month periods ended December 28, 1996.

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Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes. The Company's  effective tax rate for
the three and six month  periods  ended  December  28, 1996 was 36%, as compared
with 17% for the  comparable  periods of 1995. The Company's tax rate for fiscal
year 1997 differs from the combined  federal and state statutory income tax rate
primarily due to the benefit of federal and state tax credits. The Company's 17%
tax rate for  fiscal  year  1996  differs  from the  statutory  income  tax rate
primarily due to the utilization of tax credit  carryforwards and to a reduction
in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.


Significant Fluctuations in Operating Results

The Company's operating results have historically been, and will continue to be,
subject to  significant  quarterly  and annual  fluctuations  due to a number of
factors,   including   fluctuations  in  capital   spending   domestically   and
internationally  or in one or more  industries  to which the  Company  sells its
products,  new product introductions by the Company or its competitors,  changes
in product mix and pricing by the Company,  its  suppliers  or its  competitors,
availability  of  components  and  raw  materials,   failure  to  manufacture  a
sufficient volume of products in a timely and cost-effective  manner, failure to
introduce  new  products  on a timely  basis,  failure  to  anticipate  changing
customer product requirements, lack of market acceptance or shifts in the demand
for the Company's products, changes in the mix of sales by distribution channel,
changes in the spending patterns of the Company's  customers,  and extraordinary
events such as litigation or acquisitions.  The Company's gross margins may vary
greatly  depending  on the mix of  sales  of  lower  margin  hardware  products,
particularly mechanical subsystems sourced from third parties, and higher margin
software  products.  The  Company's  operating  results will also be affected by
general  economic and other  conditions  affecting the timing of customer orders
and capital  spending.  The Company  generally  recognizes  product revenue upon
shipment or, for certain international sales, upon receipt by the customer.  The
Company's  net  revenues  and  results of  operations  for a fiscal  period will
therefore be affected by the timing of orders received and orders shipped during
such  period.  A delay in  shipments  near the end of a fiscal  period,  due for
example to product development delays or to delays in obtaining materials, could
materially  adversely  affect the Company's  business,  financial  condition and
results of  operations  for such  period.  Moreover,  continued  investments  in
research and  development,  capital  equipment and ongoing  customer service and
support  capabilities  will result in significant  fixed costs which the Company
will not be able to reduce rapidly and, therefore,  if the Company's sales for a
particular  fiscal period are below  expected  levels,  the Company's  business,
financial  condition and results of  operations  for such fiscal period could be
materially  adversely  affected.  In addition,  while in some years revenue from
international  sales has helped  buffer the Company  against  slowdowns  in U.S.
capital spending,  in other years the higher costs associated with international
sales, combined with downturns in international markets, have adversely affected
the Company's results of operations.  There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to increase or sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis
in the future.

The  Company  has   experienced  and  is  expected  to  continue  to  experience
seasonality in product bookings. In the past the Company has had higher bookings
for its products  during the June quarter of each fiscal year and lower bookings
during the September  quarter of each fiscal year, due primarily to the slowdown
in sales to European markets.  Historically, the Company has generally been able
to maintain  revenue  levels  during the September  fiscal  quarter by utilizing
backlog from the June fiscal  quarter.  In the event  bookings for the Company's
products in the June fiscal quarter are lower than anticipated and the Company's
backlog at the end of the June fiscal quarter is  insufficient to compensate for
lower  bookings  in the  September  fiscal  quarter,  the  Company's  results of
operations  for the  September  fiscal  quarter  and  future  quarters  could be
materially  adversely  affected.  In fact,  in the June  quarter of fiscal 1996,
sales  were  lower  than   anticipated   due  to   competitive   pressures   and
organizational issues with respect to the Company's Silma group. In addition, in
the September quarter of fiscal 1997, sales to European and other  international
markets  decreased  substantially,  as  several  large  orders  were  delayed by
customers.  The decrease in product bookings  resulted in decreased net revenues
for the September quarter of fiscal 1997.

In the  December  quarter of fiscal  1997,  European  sales  increased  from the
September  quarter of fiscal 1997, as several  large orders  delayed by European
customers were filled.  In addition,  bookings and product backlog  increased in
the December  quarter of fiscal 1997 over the September  quarter of fiscal 1997.
However,  the Company  currently  believes that a number of factors will have an
impact on revenues  and  earnings for fiscal  1997.  These  factors  include the
overall  moderation in the growth rate of the intelligent  automation  industry,
the  slowdown  in  sales  to  some  international  markets,  and  the  increased
investments  in  product  development  and  marketing  programs.

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A significant  percentage of the Company's  product  shipments occur in the last
month  of each  fiscal  quarter.  Historically  this  has  been due to a lack of
component  availability from sole or single source suppliers or, with respect to
components with long procurement  lead times,  due to inaccurate  forecasting of
the level of demand  for the  Company's  products  or of the  product  mix for a
particular  fiscal  quarter.  The Company has  therefore  from time to time been
required to utilize  components and other materials for current  shipments which
were  scheduled to be  incorporated  into  products to be shipped in  subsequent
periods.  If  the  Company  were  unable  to  obtain  additional  components  or
mechanical  subsystems to meet  increased  demand for its  products,  or to meet
demand for a product mix which differed from the  forecasted  product mix, or if
for any reason the Company failed to ship sufficient product prior to the end of
the fiscal quarter,  the Company's business,  financial condition and results of
operations could be materially adversely affected.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company  completed its initial  public  offering of common stock in December
1995, raising  approximately  $10.0 million net of offering  expenses.  Prior to
December 1995,  the Company  financed its  operations  through  private sales of
equity securities, cash flow from operations, capital equipment leases, and bank
lines of credit.  As of December  28, 1996,  the Company had working  capital of
approximately $36.2 million, including $5.6 million in cash and cash equivalents
and $8.8 million in short term investments.

The Company's  operating  activities provided cash of $3.8 million and used cash
of $2.2  million for the six months  ended  December  28, 1996 and  December 30,
1995, respectively.  The cash provided by operating activities in the six months
ended  December  28,  1996 was  primarily  related to the  decrease  in accounts
receivable arising from increased collections.

Net cash used by investing  activities was $7.0 million for the six months ended
December  28,  1996,  due to net  purchases  of short term  investments  of $5.9
million and purchases of property and equipment  aggregating  $1.1 million.  The
Company currently anticipates capital expenditures of approximately $3.5 million
during  fiscal 1997,  including  approximately  $1.0 million for test  fixtures,
tooling  and other  factory  investments,  approximately  $1.3  million  for MIS
equipment and approximately $1.2 million for laboratory and other equipment.

The Company believes that the existing cash and cash equivalent balances as well
as short term  investments  and  anticipated  cash flow from  operations will be
sufficient to support the Company's  working capital  requirements  for at least
the next twelve months.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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

On November 21, 1996,  the Company held an Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  for
which it solicited votes by Proxy.  The following is a brief  description of the
matters  voted upon at the meeting  and a statement  of the number of votes cast
for and against and the number of abstentions. There were no broker non-votes to
any matter.

a)   The Company's shareholders elected the following nominees as Directors,  to
     hold office until the next Annual  Meeting and until their  successors  are
     elected and qualified:

                                                                 VOTES
            NOMINEE                         VOTES               WITHHELD
           ---------                       -------             ----------
        Brian R. Carlisle               5,591,977                12,610
        Bruce E. Shimano                5,592,237                12,350
        Cary R. Mock                    5,594,682                 9,905
        John E. Pomeroy                 5,594,727                 9,860

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b)   The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as
     the independent certified public accountants for the Company for the fiscal
     year ended June 30, 1997.

                                        Votes For:                5,577,325
                                        Votes Against                 6,632
                                        Votes Abstaining:            20,630
                                        Broker Non-Votes:                 0


ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

a)   The Exhibits listed on the  accompanying  index  immediately  following the
     signature page are filed as part of this report.

(b)  Reports  on Form 8-K.  No  reports  on Form 8-K were  filed by the  Company
     during the quarter ended December 28, 1996.


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                                   SIGNATURES
                                  ------------


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




                                                     ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.






Date: February 11, 1997    By: /s/ Brian R. Carlisle
                               -------------------------------------------------
                               Brian R. Carlisle
                               Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer






Date: February 11, 1997     By: /s/ Betsy A. Lange
                               -------------------------------------------------
                               Betsy A. Lange
                               Vice President of Finance and
                               Chief Financial Officer

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



                                                                    SEQUENTIALLY
                                                                        NUMBERED
              EXHIBITS                                                      PAGE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  11.1     Statement of Computation of Net Income Per Share .                 15


  27.1     Financial Data Schedule.                                           16



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                                                                                                                        EXHIBIT 11.1


                                                       ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                                          STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER SHARE
                                                (in thousands, except per share data)
                                                            (unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                          Three months ended                  Six months ended
                                                                    -----------------------------      -----------------------------
                                                                         December 28,    December 30,     December 2  December 30,
                                                                            1996            1995            1996            1995
                                                                           ------          ------          ------          ------
<S>                                                                        <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>  
Net income                                                                 $  274          $1,483          $  520          $2,862
                                                                           ======          ======          ======          ======


Weighted average common stock outstanding                                   8,039           6,553           7,984           6,384

Weighted average common stock equivalent shares                               354             715             398             652

Shares related to SAB No. 55, 64, and 83                                        -               -               -              48
                                                                           ------          ------          ------          ------

Shares used to compute net income per share                                 8,393           7,268           8,382           7,084
                                                                           ======          ======          ======          ======

Net income per common share                                                $  .03          $  .20          $  .06          $  .40
                                                                           ======          ======          ======          ======
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<PERIOD-END>                                   DEC-28-1996
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                              0
                                        0
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  813
<INCOME-TAX>                                     293
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              520
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    .06
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