ADEPT TECHNOLOGY INC
10-Q, 1997-05-12
SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC
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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 March 29, 1997

                                       OR

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


                For the transition period from _______ to _______


                           Commission File No. 0-27122


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


              California                             94-29000635
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   (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
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              (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 March
29, 1997 was 8,100,012.

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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
                  March 29, 1997 and June 30, 1996........................    3


                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                  Three months and nine months ended 
                  March 29, 1997 and March 30, 1996.......................    4


                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                  Nine months ended March 29, 1997 and March 30, 1996.....    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 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............................  11

              Signatures...................................................  12

              Index to Exhibits............................................  13


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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (in thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                                         March 29,     June 30,
                                                                           1997          1996     (1)
                                                                        ------------  ------------
                                                                        (unaudited)    (audited)
<S>                                                                        <C>         <C>     
ASSETS
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents ..........................................   $ 10,403    $  8,075
    Short term investments .............................................      4,780       2,900
    Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of
        $463 at March 29, 1997 and $465 at June 30, 1996 ...............     18,783      20,495
    Inventories ........................................................     14,032      14,808
    Deferred tax assets and prepaid expenses ...........................      2,690       2,255
                                                                           --------    --------
           Total current assets ........................................     50,688      48,533

Property and equipment at cost:
    Computer equipment .................................................      5,595       3,312
    Office furniture and equipment .....................................      2,186       1,767
    Machinery and equipment ............................................     10,705      11,450
                                                                           --------    --------
                                                                             18,486      16,529
    Less accumulated depreciation and amortization .....................     12,495      10,798
                                                                           --------    --------
Net property and equipment .............................................      5,991       5,731

Long term investments ..................................................      1,000           -

Intangible assets related to acquisition of Silma Incorporated, net of
        accumulated amortization of $536 and $306 at March 29, 1997 
        and June 30, 1996, respectively ................................        881       1,167
Other assets ...........................................................        797         921
                                                                           --------    --------
           Total assets ................................................   $ 59,357    $ 56,352
                                                                           ========    ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable ...................................................   $  5,830    $  6,894
    Other accrued liabilities ..........................................      8,409       6,521
    Current portion of obligations under capital leases ................         43          88
                                                                           --------    --------
           Total current liabilities ...................................     14,282      13,503
Obligations under capital leases .......................................          1          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; 8,100 and 7,869 issued and outstanding
           at March 29, 1997 and June 30, 1996, respectively ...........     46,269      45,383
    Accumulated deficit ................................................     (1,195)     (2,560)
                                                                           --------    --------
           Total shareholders' equity ..................................     45,074      42,823
                                                                           --------    --------
           Total liabilities and shareholders' equity ..................   $ 59,357    $ 56,352
                                                                           ========    ========
<FN>
(1)  Amounts  derived from the Company's  audited  financial  statements for the
     year ended June 30, 1996.

     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

</FN>
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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                  (unaudited)
                     (In thousands, except per share data)

<CAPTION>
                                                        Three Months Ended               Nine Months Ended
                                                        ------------------               -----------------
                                                      March 29,      March 30,       March 29,      March 30,
                                                        1997            1996           1997           1996
                                                     -----------     -----------    -----------    -----------
<S>                                                   <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>     
Net revenues                                          $21,104         $20,800         $58,428         $61,214 
Cost of revenues                                       12,299          11,852          34,597          35,133
                                                      -------         -------         -------         -------
Gross margin                                            8,805           8,948          23,831          26,081
Operating expenses:                                                                                   
     Research, development and engineering              2,305           2,112           6,335           6,131
     Selling, general and administrative                5,474           5,126          15,954          14,912
                                                      -------         -------         -------         -------
Total operating expenses                                7,779           7,238          22,289          21,043
                                                      -------         -------         -------         -------
                                                                                                      
Operating income                                        1,026           1,710           1,542           5,038
                                                                                                      
Interest income, net                                      181             210             478             344
                                                      -------         -------         -------         -------
                                                                                                      
Income before provision for income taxes                1,207           1,920           2,020           5,382
                                                                                                      
Provision for income taxes                                362             325             655             925
                                                      -------         -------         -------         -------
                                                                                                      
Net income                                            $   845         $ 1,595         $ 1,365         $ 4,457
                                                      =======         =======         =======         =======
                                                                                                      
Net income per share                                  $   .10         $   .19         $   .16         $   .59
                                                      =======         =======         =======         =======
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
Shares used in computing net income per share           8,464           8,357           8,409           7,508
                                                      =======         =======         =======         =======

<FN>
     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Nine months ended
                                                                  ------------------------------
                                                                   March 29,        March 30,
                                                                      1997            1996
                                                                  -------------   --------------
<S>                                                                   <C>         <C>     
Operating activities                                           
     Net income                                                       $  1,365    $  4,457
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
        provided by (used in) operating activities:
        Depreciation and amortization                                    2,168       1,737
        (Gain) Loss on disposal of property and equipment                   (1)        (12)
        Tax benefit from stock plans                                        73           -
        Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
            Accounts receivable                                          1,712      (4,665)
            Inventories                                                    309      (6,263)
            Deferred tax assets and prepaid expenses                      (435)       (936)
            Other assets                                                   (47)       (441)
            Accounts payable                                            (1,064)       (353)
            Accrued liabilities                                          1,914       2,802
                                                                      --------    --------
        Total Adjustments                                                4,629      (8,131)
                                                                      --------    --------
     Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                 5,994      (3,674)
                                                                      --------    --------

Investing activities
     Purchase of property and equipment, net                            (1,615)     (1,446)
     Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment                       86          13
     Purchases of long term investments                                 (1,000)          -
     Purchases of available for sale investments                       (14,757)    (12,500)
     Sales of available for sale investments                            12,877      11,500
                                                                      --------    --------
     Net cash used in investing activities                              (4,409)     (2,433)
                                                                      --------    --------

Financing activities
     Principal payment for capital lease obligations                       (70)       (224)
     Proceeds from common stock issued under initial public
        offering, employee stock incentive program, employee
        stock purchase plan, net of repurchases, cancellations,
        and payments of notes receivable from shareholders                 813      10,294
                                                                      --------    --------
     Net cash provided by financing activities                             743      10,070
                                                                      --------    --------

Increase in cash and cash equivalents                                    2,328       3,963
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                           8,075       5,912
                                                                      --------    --------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                              $ 10,403    $  9,875
                                                                      ========    ========

Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:
     Inventory capitalized into property, equipment and related tax   $    497    $    603
Cash paid during the period for:
     Interest                                                         $     11    $     38
     Taxes                                                            $    470    $    796

<FN>
     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
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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.   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 commercial  paper and tax
         exempt municipal bonds with initial maturities in excess of 90 days and
         money market auction rate  preferred  stock and auction rate notes 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
         Company's  long term  investments  consist  of U.S.  government  agency
         securities  with initial  maturities in excess of one year. The cost of
         debt  securities sold is based on the specific  identification  method.
         The Company had no investments  in equity  securities at March 29, 1997
         and June 30,  1996.  During  fiscal year 1996 and the nine months ended
         March 29, 1997,  realized and unrealized  gains and losses on available
         for sale investments were not material.


3.   Inventories

         Inventories are summarized as follows:

                                                  March 29,         June 30,
                                                    1997              1996
                                                    ----              ----

                  Raw materials                   $   8,164        $   9,488
                  Work-in-process                     3,934            3,069
                  Finished goods                      1,934            2,251
                                                  ---------        ---------
                                                  $  14,032        $  14,808
                                                  =========        =========

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                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


4.   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  utilization  of tax  credits,  offset  by  taxes  on the
         Company's foreign operations.


5.   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.


6.   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.


7.    Accounting Pronouncements

         In February  1997,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued
         Statement No. 128, Earnings per Share,  which is required to be adopted
         on December  31,  1997.  At that time,  the Company will be required to
         change the method  currently used to compute  earnings per share and to
         restate all prior periods.  Under the new  requirements for calculating
         primary  earnings per share,  the dilutive effect of stock options will
         be  excluded.  The  impact  is not  expected  to  result in a change in
         primary  earnings  per share for the three months ended March 29, 1997.
         It is, however, expected to result in an increase of $.02 per share for
         the three  months  ended March 30,  1996 and an  increase  for the nine
         months  ended  March 29, 1997 and  March 30,  1996 of $.01 and $.07 per
         share, respectively. The Company has not yet determined what the impact
         of Statement 128 will be on the  calculation of fully diluted  earnings
         per share.


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;  any  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.


Results of Operations

Three Month and Nine Month Periods Ended March 29, 1997 and March 30, 1996

Net revenues.  The Company's net revenues increased by 1.5% to $21.1 million for
the three months ended  March 29,  1997 from $20.8  million for the three months
ended March 30, 1996.  The  Company's  net  revenues  decreased by 4.6% to $58.4
million for the nine months ended March 29, 1997 from $61.2 million for the nine
months  ended March 30,  1996.  The increase in net revenues for the three month
period  ended March 29, 1997 as compared to the three month  period  ended March
30,  1996 was  primarily  attributable  to  increased  domestic  product  sales,
particularly robot sales, and to a lesser extent, to increased software revenue,
partially  offset by a  decrease  in motion  controller  sales and  service  and
upgrade revenues. The reduction in net revenues

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for the nine month  period  ended  March 29,  1997 as compared to the nine month
period ended March 30, 1996 was  primarily  attributable  to  decreased  product
sales,  particularly sales of motion controllers in the Company's  international
and OEM  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 $6.5  million or  approximately  30.9% of net
revenues for the three months ended March 29, 1997 as compared with $8.9 million
or  approximately  42.9% of net  revenues  for the three  months ended March 30,
1996.  International  sales,  including  sales to Canada,  were $20.4 million or
approximately  34.9% of net revenues for the nine months ended March 29, 1997 as
compared with $24.0 million or approximately  39.2% of net revenues for the nine
months ended March 30, 1996.

Gross margin. Gross margin percentage was 41.7% for the three months ended March
29, 1997 and 43.0% for the three months  ended March 30,  1996.  The decrease in
gross margin was primarily  attributable to a higher  percentage of lower margin
mechanism  system  product  sales and 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 and increased gross margins
on service and upgrade revenues.  Gross margin percentage was 40.8% for the nine
months  ended March 29, 1997 and 42.6% for the nine months ended March 30, 1996.
The  decrease  in gross  margin  over the  comparable  nine  month  periods  was
primarily  attributable to a higher  percentage of lower margin mechanism system
product  sales  and to the  lower  sales  of  higher  margin  motion  controller
products. In addition,  sales of lower margin mechanical subsystems sourced from
third parties  increased  over the comparable  nine month  periods.  These gross
margin  reductions  were partially  offset by increased gross margins on service
and upgrade revenues.

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  increased by 9.1% to $2.3 million for the three months ended March 29,
1997 from $2.1 million for the three months ended March 30, 1996.  The Company's
research, development and engineering expenses increased by 3.3% to $6.3 million
for the nine months  ended March 29, 1997 from $6.1  million for the nine months
ended March 30, 1996.  Research,  development and  engineering  expenses for the
three  months  ended March 29, 1997 were  partially  offset by $199,000 of third
party development  funding, as compared with $260,000 of third party development
funding for the three  months ended March 30, 1996.  Research,  development  and
engineering  expenses  for the nine months  ended March 29, 1997 were  partially
offset by $711,000 of third party development funding, as compared with $559,000
of third party development funding for the nine months ended March 30, 1996. The
Company  expects that it will  continue to receive some third party  development
funding from the federal and California state  governments  during the remainder
of  fiscal  1997 and  throughout  fiscal  year  1998;  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 March 29, 1997 from 10.2% for the
three months ended March 30, 1996. As a percentage  of net  revenues,  research,
development  and  engineering  expenses  increased  to 10.8% for the nine months
ended March 29, 1997 from 10.0% for the nine months  ended March 30,  1996.  For
the  three  month  period  ended  March  29,  1997,  research,  development  and
engineering  expenses as a percentage of net revenues increased as compared with
the three month period ended March 30, 1996,  primarily  because of increases in
project material  spending and to a lesser extent, to the decline in third party
development  funding and increases in compensation  related expenses,  including
consulting  expenses.  For the nine month period ended March 29, 1997, research,
development and engineering  expenses as a percentage of net revenues  increased
as compared with the nine month period ended March 30, 1996,  primarily  because
of the decline in net revenues and to a lesser  extent,  because of increases in
compensation related expenses,  including consulting expenses as well as project
material spending, partially offset by higher third party development funding.

Selling,  General  and  Administrative.   Selling,  general  and  administrative
expenses  increased  6.7% to $5.5 million or 25.9% of net revenues for the three
months  ended  March 29,  1997,  as compared  with $5.1  million or 24.6% of net
revenues  for the three  months  ended  March 30,  1996.  Selling,  general  and
administrative expenses increased 7.0% to $16.0 million or 27.3% of net revenues
for the nine months  ended March 29,  1997,  as compared  with $14.9  million or
24.4% of net revenues for the nine months ended March 30, 1996.  This  increased
spending  for the three and nine month  periods was  primarily  attributable  to
investments  in  new  product  launches  and  promotions,   higher  depreciation
expenses, increased headcount and related expenses, and to a lesser extent, to

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employee merit compensation  adjustments and additional  administrative expenses
associated  with being a public  company.  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 March 29,
1997 was  $181,000,  as compared  with $210,000 for the three months ended March
30, 1996.  Interest  income,  net for the nine months ended  March 29,  1997 was
$478,000,  as compared  with  $344,000 for the nine months ended March 30, 1996.
The  increase for the nine month period 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

Provision for Income Taxes.  The Company's  effective tax rate for the three and
nine  month  periods  ended  March  29,  1997 was 30% and 32%  respectively,  as
compared with 17% for the comparable periods ended March 30, 1996. 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
combined  federal  and state  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.  The Company has typically 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.  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

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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 business.  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.

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 March 29,  1997,  the  Company  had  working  capital of
approximately   $36.4  million,   including  $10.4  million  in  cash  and  cash
equivalents  and $4.8  million in short term  investments.  The Company also had
long term investments in U.S. government agencies of $1.0 million.

The Company's  operating  activities provided cash of $6.0 million and used cash
of $3.7  million  for the nine months  ended March 29, 1997 and March 30,  1996,
respectively. The cash provided by operating activities in the nine months ended
March 29, 1997 was  primarily  attributable  to net income from  operations,  as
adjusted  by the  effects  of  depreciation  and  amortization,  and to a lesser
extent,  to  the  decrease  in  accounts   receivable   arising  from  increased
collections.

Net cash used in investing activities was $4.4 million for the nine months ended
March 29, 1997, due to net purchases of  investments of $2.9 million,  purchases
of property  and  equipment  aggregating  $1.6  million.  The Company  currently
anticipates  capital  expenditures of  approximately  $2.5 million during fiscal
1997,  including  approximately  $700,000 for test  fixtures,  tooling and other
factory investments,  approximately $500,000 for MIS equipment and approximately
$1.3 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 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 March 29, 1997.


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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:    May 12, 1997                  By:      /s/ Brian R. Carlisle 
                                                ------------------------------
                                                Brian R. Carlisle
                                                Chairman of the Board and 
                                                Chief Executive Officer






Date:    May 12, 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.             14


27.1          Financial Data Schedule.                                      15



                                       13

                                                                    Exhibit 11.1

<TABLE>
                             ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                Statement of Computation of Net Income Per Share
                     (in thousands, except per share data)
                                  (unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                               Three months ended           Nine months endeed
                                               --------------------        --------------------
                                               March 29,  March 30,        March 29,  March 30,
                                                 1997       1996              1997      1996
                                                 ----       ----              ----      ----
<S>                                               <C>      <C>               <C>       <C>       
Net income                                        $  845   $1,595            $1,365    $4,457    
                                                  ======   ======            ======    ======
                                                                                      
Weighted average common stock outstanding          8,091    7,537             8,019     6,769
                                                                                      
Weighted average common stock equivalent shares      373      820               390       707
                                                                                      
Shares related to SAB No. 55, 64, and 83            --       --                --          32
                                                  ------   ------            ------    ------
                                                                                      
Shares used to compute net income per share        8,464    8,357             8,409     7,508
                                                  ======   ======            ======    ======
                                                                                      
Net income per common share                       $  .10   $  .19            $  .16    $  .59
                                                  ======   ======            ======    ======
                                                                          
</TABLE>

                                       14

<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEET AS OF MARCH 29,  1997 AND THE  CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 29, 1997 AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

</LEGEND>
       
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                               0
                                         0
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