ADVANCED PHOTONIX INC
10-Q, 1997-02-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

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

                  For the quarterly period ended December 29, 1996

                                       OR

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

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                           Commission file no. 1-11056

                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                 Incorporated pursuant to the Laws of Delaware

                                   ----------

                  I.R.S. Employer identification No. 33-0325826

                     1240 Avenida Acaso, Camarillo, CA 93012

                                 (805) 987-0146

                                   ----------

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

On February 13,  1997,  10,709,493  shares of Class A Common  Stock,  $.001 par
value,  and  145,002  shares  of Class B Common  Stock,  $.001 par  value,  were
outstanding.
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                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                                      INDEX


                                                                     PAGE
PART I          FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1.       Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)           3 - 6

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                for the three and nine month periods ended
                December 29, 1996 and December 31, 1995                 3

                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                at December 29, 1996 and March 31, 1996             4 - 5

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                for the nine month periods ended December 29, 1996
                and December 31, 1995                                  6

                Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   7

  Item 2.       Management's Discussion and Analysis
                of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     8 - 10

PART II         OTHER INFORMATION                                     11
                SIGNATURES                                            11


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                                                  ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.
                                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                                       (UNAUDITED)
<CAPTION>

                                              Three Months Ended                         Nine Months Ended
                                              ------------------                         -----------------
                                    December 29, 1996       December 31, 1995    December 29, 1996     December 31, 1995
                                    ------------------       ---------------    ------------------     ---------------
<S>                                  <C>                      <C>                <C>                    <C>

REVENUES
  Net product sales                  $  1,380,000             $  1,765,000       $  4,433,000           $  5,491,000
  Development contracts                    64,000                  317,000            494,000                534,000
                                        ---------                ---------          ---------              ---------
                                        1,444,000                2,082,000          4,927,000              6,025,000
                                        ---------                ---------          ---------              ---------

COSTS AND EXPENSES
  Cost of product sales                   955,000                1,135,000          2,961,000              3,563,000
  Research and development                408,000                  598,000          1,496,000              1,513,000
  Marketing and sales                     237,000                  162,000            686,000                482,000
  General and administrative              276,000                  354,000          1,216,000              1,074,000
                                        ---------                ---------          ---------              ---------
                                        1,876,000                2,249,000          6,359,000              6,632,000

                                        ---------                ---------          ---------              ---------
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS                     (432,000)                (167,000)        (1,432,000)              (607,000)
                                        ---------                ---------          ---------              ---------

OTHER INCOME
  Interest expense                          -                       (1,000)             -                     (2,000)
  Interest income                          45,000                   57,000            132,000                 92,000
  Other, net                                1,000                    7,000              7,000                 12,000
                                        ---------                ---------          ---------              ---------
                                           46,000                   63,000            139,000                102,000

NET LOSS                             $   (386,000)            $   (104,000)      $ (1,293,000)          $   (505,000)
                                        =========                =========          =========              =========

NET LOSS PER SHARE                   $      (0.04)            $      (0.01)      $      (0.12)          $      (0.05)
                                        =========                =========          =========              =========

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING                     10,835,000                10,789,000         10,823,000              9,718,000
                                       ==========                ==========         ==========              =========
<FN>

                                       See  notes  to condensed  consolidated   financial statements.

</FN>
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                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                   December 29,      March 31,
                                                       1996             1996
                                                   (Unaudited)       (Audited)
                                                  -----------------------------
ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents                          $ 3,122,000       $4,042,000

Accounts receivable, less allowance of
$84,000 at December 29, 1996 and
$105,000 at March 31, 1996                             705,000          792,000

Inventories                                          1,123,000          813,000

Prepaid expenses and other current assets              117,000           86,000
                                                  ------------      ------------
  Total Current Assets                               5,067,000        5,733,000
                                                  ------------      ------------


EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, at cost        3,438,000        3,198,000

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization      (2,436,000)      (2,038,000)
                                                   ------------      -----------
                                                     1,002,000        1,160,000
                                                   ------------      -----------


OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization
of $177,000 at December 29, 1996 and
$152,000 at March 31, 1996                             659,000          684,000

Patents, net of accumulated amortization of
$10,000 at December 29, 1996 and 
$9,000 at March 31, 1996                                52,000           53,000

Other                                                   60,000           76,000
                                                   ------------     ------------
                                                       771,000          813,000
                                                   ------------     ------------

                                                   $ 6,840,000      $ 7,706,000
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            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                   December 29,      March 31,
                                                       1996              1996
                                                   (Unaudited)        (Audited)
                                                   -----------------------------
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable                                  $   353,000        $  167,000
Accrued expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits                        272,000           293,000
Warranty                                               95,000            95,000
Other                                                 482,000           247,000
                                                  ------------       -----------
 Total Current Liabilities                          1,202,000           802,000
                                                  ------------       -----------


REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCK AT REDEMPTION VALUE                              98,000            98,000
                                                  ------------       -----------

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Class A Common Stock, par value $.001                  10,000            10,000
per share; authorized 50,000,000 shares;
December 29, 1996--10,709,493 shares issued
and outstanding; March 31, 1996--10,631,186
shares issued and outstanding

Class B Common Stock, par value $.001                    -                 -
per share; authorized 4,420,113 shares;
December 29, 1996--167,225 shares issued
and 145,002 outstanding; March 31, 1996--
193,003 shares issued and 170,780 outstanding

Additional paid-in capital                         22,659,000        22,632,000

Less cost of 22,223 shares of Class B Common
Stock in Treasury at December 29, 1996
and March 31, 1996                                    (50,000)          (50,000)

Accumulated deficit                               (17,079,000)      (15,786,000)
                                                  ------------      ------------

                                                    5,540,000         6,806,000
                                                  ------------      ------------

                                                  $ 6,840,000       $ 7,706,000
                                                  ============      ============

            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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                            ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

                                                     Nine Months Ended
                                            ------------------------------------
                                          December 29, 1996    December 31, 1995
                                            ----------------     ---------------

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Loss                                       $(1,293,000)         $  (505,000)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
net cash used in operating activities:
  Depreciation                                     398,000              399,000
  Amortization                                      42,000               41,000
  Gain on Sale of equipment                           -                  (4,000)

Changes in assets and liabilities:
  Accounts receivable                               87,000             (115,000)
  Inventories                                     (310,000)             357,000
  Prepaid expenses and other assets                (31,000)             (48,000)
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses            400,000              (75,000)
  Amounts due to/from affiliate                       -                   4,000
  Other current liabilities                           -                 (84,000)
                                                  ---------            ---------
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES             (707,000)             (30,000)
                                                  ---------            ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures                            (240,000)             (69,000)
  Proceeds from sale of equipment                     -                   9,000
                                                  ---------            ---------

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES             (240,000)             (60,000)
                                                  ---------            ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Sales of common stock, net of issuance costs      27,000            2,994,000
  Decrease in long-term debt                          -                 (16,000)
                                                  ---------           ----------

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES           27,000            2,978,000
                                                  ---------           ----------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                         (920,000)           2,888,000

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEG. OF PERIOD      4,042,000              903,000
                                                 ---------             ---------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD      $3,122,000          $ 3,791,000
                                                ==========            ==========


            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               December 29, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)



NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial  information and with the  instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they do not include all of the  information  and
notes  required  by  generally  accepted  accounting   principles  for  complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management,  all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring  adjustments)  necessary for a fair  presentation  have been
included.  Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended December
29, 1996, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the fiscal year ending March 30,  1997.  For further  information,  refer to the
consolidated  financial  statements  and notes thereto  included in the Advanced
Photonix,  Inc.  (together with its subsidiary,  the "Company") Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996.

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Net Loss Per Share:  Net loss per share is based on the weighted  average number
of common and common equivalent shares outstanding,  computed in accordance with
Accounting  Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 15. Common stock equivalents were
not considered in the calculation as their effect would be antidilutive.



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

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

REVENUES
The  Company's  revenues  for the third  quarter ("Q3 97") and nine month period
("YTD  97")  ended  December  29,  1996,  were $1.4  million  and $4.9  million,
respectively.  Revenues  for the Q3 97 and YTD 97 period  were down 31% and 18%,
respectively,  when compared to $2.1 million and $6.0 million in the  comparable
periods  of the  prior  year  ("Q3 96" & "YTD  96").  Q3 97  revenues  decreased
$273,000  from the second  quarter of fiscal year 1997, a decrease of $40,000 in
net product sales and a decrease of $233,000 in development contract revenue.

Net product sales for Q3 97 and YTD 97 were down $385,000  (22%) and  $1,058,000
(19%), respectively,  when compared to the same periods of the prior year. These
decreases  are  primarily  a result of a lower  level of  shipments  of military
aerospace  products  resulting from the wind down of a missile  guidance  system
program which is at the end of its life cycle.  Volume in this  business  should
increase  in the early  part of fiscal  1998  (April  '97 - October  '97) as the
Company begins deliveries under a new, longer term military program. The Company
was awarded a contract  for in excess of $1.0 million  under this program  which
should provide a solid base to grow revenues over the next few years.

Q3 97 and YTD 97 net product sales of Large Area  Avalanche  Photodiode  (LAAPD)
products were  relatively  low but slightly  higher than the prior year ($37,000
higher for Q3 97 and $20,000  higher for YTD 97).  During fiscal year 1995,  the
Company suspended most shipments of its proprietary LAAPD products and curtailed
LAAPD  production  because of low reliability and yields it was obtaining in the
manufacturing  process.   Thereafter,  the  Company  focused  its  research  and
development  resources on the baseline LAAPD manufacturing  process. As a result
of these efforts,  the Company  developed a new  manufacturing  process which it
anticipates will  significantly  improve both reliability and process yields. In
July  1996,  the  Company  filed  for a  patent  seeking  protection  of the new
manufacturing  process,  and has begun to aggressively  market LAAPD products to
original equipment manufacturers. The Company anticipates increasing volume from
sales of LAAPD products made with its newly developed manufacturing process. The
Company has a number of customers who are early  adopters and  evaluators of the
technology and believes that demonstration of these applications and evaluations
will help to develop the marketplace.

Development contract revenues decreased 80% during Q3 97, from $317,000 in Q3 96
to $64,000 in Q3 97; and  decreased 7% during YTD 97, from $534,000 in YTD 96 to
$494,000 in YTD 97. This is primarily due to two development contracts for which
work did not build up until the second and third  quarters of fiscal  1996.  The
Company was awarded a Phase II Department of Energy (DOE) grant of approximately
$750,000  in June  1995  based  upon the  success  of a Phase I  effort,  and in
December  1995, was awarded a $1.1 million  contract from the Advanced  Research
Projects  Agency of the  Pentagon  and the  Aircraft  Division  of the Naval Air
Warfare Center (ARPA/NAWC).  These types of government development contracts are
typically  multi-year awards and are subject to periodic review and cancellation
by the  government  due to a variety of  reasons  including  a lack of  funding.
During Q3 97 revenues from

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the DOE  contract  began to wind  down as the  contract  approached  completion.
Revenues  from the  ARPA/NAWC  contract were impacted by a delay in funding from
the customer.  Funding was awarded in January 1997 to complete option one of the
contract.  Revenues from work on the DOE contract will conclude  during Q4 97 as
the contract  will be  completed.  Revenues  from work on  ARPA/NAWC  option one
should resume later in Q4 97 and continue through fiscal 1998.

COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of product sales  decreased by $180,000 during Q3 97 and by $602,000 during
YTD 97 compared to Q3 96 and YTD 96. These decreases were primarily due to lower
product shipments. Cost of product sales as a percent of product sales increased
by 5% in Q3 97 compared to Q3 96 and by 2% in YTD 97 compared to YTD 96 due to a
lower absorption of fixed costs as a result of lower volume.

Research and  development  ("R&D") costs decreased by $190,000 (32%) to $408,000
in Q3 97 compared to Q3 96 and  decreased by $17,000 (1%) during YTD 97 compared
to YTD 96. The decrease in R&D costs is primarily  due to the lower level of R&D
effort on government  contracts (see "Revenues" above) and the Company's success
in improving  manufacturing  processes  for LAAPD  devices (see patent filing in
"Revenues" above). In addition,  the Company has better controlled  internal R&D
activities. R&D costs have varied significantly in the past, and may continue to
do so, due to the level of activity  associated  with  development  contracts as
well as the  number  and  complexity  of new  process  and  product  development
projects,  the qualification of new process developments and customer evaluation
and  acceptance  of new  products.  The Company is  currently  developing  LAAPD
imaging arrays which the Company  believes will have the greatest  future market
potential  within the line of LAAPD  products.  An  acceleration  in development
and/or efforts to bring this  technology  into  production  could  substantially
impact R&D costs.

Marketing  and sales  expenses  increased by $75,000  (46%) to $237,000 in Q3 97
compared to Q3 96 and by $204,000  (42%) to $686,000  for YTD 97 compared to YTD
96. The increases from both periods were  primarily due to expenses  incurred in
the Core Business where the Company has increased  manpower and incurred  higher
marketing costs compared to the prior year.  This increase was expected,  as the
Company  pursues  its plan to grow the Core  Business.  In  addition,  sales and
marketing  expenditures  had been deferred back in the first half of fiscal 1996
awaiting  the  successful  completion  of  a  private  placement  offering  (See
Liquidity and Capital  Resources).  Marketing and sales expenses associated with
the LAAPD Business  increased  slightly due to increased  advertising and should
begin to increase more  significantly as the Company begins to commercialize the
LAAPD family of products.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $78,000 (22%) to $276,000 in Q3
97 compared to Q3 96 and  increased by $142,000  (13%) to  $1,216,000  in YTD 97
compared  to  YTD  96.  The  YTD  increase  is  primarily   due  to  a  one-time
reorganization  charge of approximately  $288,000 related to management  changes
accrued in Q2 97.  Other YTD general and  administrative  expenses  decreased by
$146,000 (14%) in YTD 97 compared to YTD 96. The decrease  between Q3 periods is
primarily due to lower personnel  costs. The decrease between YTD periods before
impact of the one-time reorganization charge is primarily due to lower personnel
and insurance costs.

Other income decreased by $17,000 (27%) in Q3 97 compared to Q3 96 and increased
by $37,000 (36%) in YTD 97 compared to YTD 96 due to interest income  associated
with the Company's cash balances.  The Company  completed a private placement in
Q3 96 (See Liquidity and Capital Resources).

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At December 29, 1996, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $3.1 million,
working capital of $3.9 million and an accumulated deficit of $17.1 million. The
Company's cash and cash equivalents decreased by $920,000 during the nine months
ended  December 29, 1996.  Cash of $707,000 was used for  operating  activities.
Cash of  $240,000  was used for  purchases  of capital  equipment,  compared  to
$69,000 during the  comparable  period of the prior year.  Capital  spending was
lower  during  the  first  half of  fiscal  1996 as the  Company  conserved  its
resources pending receipt of additional equity financing.

To  enable  the  Company  to meet its  capital  commitment  needs,  the  Company
historically has relied upon proceeds from private  placement equity  financing,
bank lines of credit and loans from  stockholders.  At  December  29,  1996,  no
amounts  were  outstanding  under  any bank  line-of-credit  and  there  were no
stockholder  loans to the Company.  On August 15, 1995, the Company  completed a
$3,000,000  private  placement  offering in which it issued  2,400,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock.

The Company  believes that the proceeds of its private  placement  offering will
permit it to implement its strategic  business plan,  which focuses on achieving
profitable  operating  results while  maintaining  its commitment to develop the
LAAPD based  products.  The Company's plan focuses on growing the Core Business,
bringing  initial  LAAPD  products  to market  and  developing  proof-of-concept
demonstration  LAAPD  Arrays  which are  expected  to prove  helpful in securing
future financing and strategic partners.

The Company  will utilize its  available  funds to continue  development  of the
LAAPD business and for other working capital purposes including, but not limited
to, capital  equipment and working capital to expand the Core Business and bring
the initial LAAPD products to market; and capital equipment, salaries, wages and
other development costs to further develop the LAAPD  manufacturing  process and
develop  proof-of-concept  demonstration LAAPD Arrays. The continued development
of LAAPD Arrays beyond the proof-of-concept phase may require additional funds.

The Company believes that the moderate rate of inflation over the past few years
has not had a significant impact on the Company's sales or operating results.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information  contained herein includes  forward looking  statements that are
based on assumptions  that management  believes to be reasonable but are subject
to inherent  uncertainties  and risks  including,  but not limited to, unforseen
technological  obstacles  which  may  prevent  or slow  the  development  and/or
manufacture  of new  products,  limited  (or slower than  anticipated)  customer
acceptance  of new  products  which  have  been and are being  developed  by the
Company  (particularly  its LAAPD product line), a decline in the general demand
for  optoelectronic  products and the  cancellation  of certain U.S.  Government
contracts due to a variety of reasons including a lack of funding.



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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Items 1.- 6.               None


                                   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.

ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.


By  /s/ Patrick J. Holmes
Patrick J. Holmes
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 13, 1997

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