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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1996
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to _____________
Commission File Number 0-22248
ULTRATECH STEPPER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 94-3169580
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation or organization) identification number)
3050 Zanker Road, San Jose, California 95134
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 321-8835
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
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Indicate the number of shares of the issuer's class of common stock, as of
the latest practical date:
Class Outstanding as of August 5, 1996
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Common Stock, $.001 par value 20,198,239
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ULTRATECH STEPPER, INC.
INDEX
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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30,
1996 and December 31, 1995................................... 3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for
the three months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 and
the six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995................. 4
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995............. 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements........ 6
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS............... 7
PART 2. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.......................................... 18
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES...................................... 18
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES............................ 18
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS........ 18
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.......................................... 18
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K........................... 18
SIGNATURES......................................................... 19
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Part 1. Financial Information
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
ULTRATECH STEPPER, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands) June 30, December 31,
1996 1995*
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ASSETS (Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and
short-term investments $152,310 $161,356
Accounts receivable, net 44,364 23,917
Inventories 34,994 27,387
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets 1,823 1,332
Deferred income taxes 8,439 6,883
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Total current assets 241,930 220,875
Equipment and leasehold
improvements, net 19,898 16,352
Restricted investments 5,071 4,996
Other assets 4,194 3,205
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Total assets $271,093 $245,428
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $19,877 $12,925
Other current liabilities 31,037 31,376
Current portion of long-term debt - 400
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Total current liabilities 50,914 44,701
Other liabilities 849 1,069
Stockholders' equity 219,330 199,658
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $271,093 $245,428
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* The Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1995 has been derived from
the audited financial statements at that date.
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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ULTRATECH STEPPER, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 1996 1995 1996 1995
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Net sales $51,793 $36,255 $103,506 $68,330
Cost of sales 23,691 17,543 47,750 33,393
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Gross profit 28,102 18,712 55,756 34,937
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research, development, and
engineering 7,307 5,243 14,700 9,971
Selling, general, and
administrative 8,264 6,474 16,998 12,343
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Operating income 12,531 6,995 24,058 12,623
Other income, net 1,523 855 3,089 1,371
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Income before income taxes 14,054 7,850 27,147 13,994
Income taxes 4,778 2,590 9,230 4,618
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Net income $9,276 $5,260 $17,917 $ 9,376
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Net income per share $0.44 $0.27 $0.84 $0.49
Number of shares used in
per share computations 21,279 19,533 21,253 18,954
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ULTRATECH STEPPER, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Six Months Ended
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(In thousands) June 30, 1996 June 30, 1995
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $17,917 $9,376
Charges to income not affecting cash 1,430 1,706
Net effect of changes in operating assets
and liabilities (21,723) 3,514
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities (2,376) 14,596
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (5,841) (6,724)
Net reduction (investment) in
available-for-sale securities 5,832 (55,811)
Segregation of restricted investments (75) -
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Net cash used in investing activities (84) (62,535)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of long-term debt (400) (400)
Proceeds from issuance of short-term debt 7,500 2,000
Repayment of short-term debt (7,500) (2,000)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock 684 88,856
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Net cash provided by financing activities 284 88,456
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents (2,176) 40,517
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period 30,361 14,455
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $28,185 $54,972
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Note:
Certain reclassifications to the June 30, 1995 Condensed Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows have been made to conform to the June 30, 1996
presentation.
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ULTRATECH STEPPER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
JUNE 30, 1996
(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
have been prepared by the Company 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 footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for
fair presentation have been included.
On May 10, 1995, the Company paid a 100 percent stock dividend to
holders of record of the Company's common stock. All share and per
share data have been retroactively restated to reflect this stock
dividend.
The Company's second fiscal quarter ended on June 29, 1996 and July 1,
1995. For convenience of presentation, the Company's financial
statements have been shown as ending on June 30, 1996 and June 30,
1995.
Operating results for the three month and six month periods ended June
30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ending December 31, 1996, or any future period.
USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of the accompanying unaudited
consolidated condensed financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the
financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the audited combined financial
statements of Ultratech Stepper, Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1995, which are set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(2) INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following:
June 30, 1996 Dec. 31, 1995
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(In thousands) (Unaudited)
Raw materials............................. $19,831 $12,201
Work-in-process........................... 12,408 12,426
Finished products......................... 2,755 2,760
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$34,994 $27,387
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(3) OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other current liabilities consist of the following:
June 30, 1996 Dec. 31, 1995
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(In thousands) (Unaudited)
Salaries and benefits..................... $7,373 $6,916
Warranty reserves......................... 10,314 9,328
Advance billings.......................... 448 4,071
Income taxes payable...................... 4,884 4,088
Other..................................... 8,018 6,973
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$31,037 $31,376
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
Ultratech develops, manufactures and markets photolithography equipment
designed to reduce the cost of ownership for manufacturers of integrated
circuits and thin film head magnetic recording devices. The Company supplies
step-and-repeat systems based on one-to-one optical technology to customers
located throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and the Far East.
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations may contain forward-looking statements which involve
uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in any such forward-looking statements as a result of certain
factors, including those set forth under "Additional Risk Factors", and
elsewhere in this report. Additionally, historical results and percentage
relationships discussed below will not necessarily be indicative of the results
of operations for any future period.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's
1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available upon request.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company's operating results have fluctuated significantly in the past
and will fluctuate significantly in the future depending upon a variety of
factors, including the timing of new product announcements and releases by the
Company or its competitors; market acceptance of new products and enhanced
versions of the Company's products; manufacturing inefficiencies associated with
the start up of new product introductions; lengthy sales cycles for the
Company's systems; customer concentration; the timing of significant orders;
ability to volume produce systems and meet customer requirements; patterns of
capital spending by customers; product discounts; changes in pricing by the
Company, its competitors, customers or suppliers; the mix of products sold;
cyclicality in the Company's targeted markets; political and economic
instability; natural disasters; regulatory changes; business interruptions
related to the Company's occupation of its facilities; and various competitive
factors including price-based competition and competition from vendors employing
other technologies. The Company's gross profit as a percentage of sales has been
and will continue to be significantly affected by a variety of factors,
including the percentage of international sales, which typically have lower
gross margins than domestic sales principally due to higher field service and
support costs; the introduction of new products, which typically have higher
manufacturing costs until manufacturing efficiencies are realized and are
discounted more than existing products until the products gain market
acceptance; increased competition in the Company's targeted markets; the mix of
products sold; and the implementation of subcontracting arrangements. As a
result of its distribution agreement with Innotech Corporation, its Japanese
distributor, gross profit as a percentage of total net sales may be adversely
impacted in any particular period by significant system shipments to the
Japanese market.
The Company derives a substantial portion of its total net sales from the
sale of a relatively small number of new systems which typically range in price
from $800,000 to $2.1 million. As a result, the timing of recognition of revenue
from a single transaction could have a significant impact on the Company's net
sales and operating results. The Company's backlog at the beginning of a period
may not include all of the stepper sales needed to achieve the Company's
objectives for that period. In addition, orders in backlog are subject to
cancellation, delay, deferral or rescheduling by a customer with limited or no
penalties. Consequently, the Company's net sales and operating results for a
period have been and continue to depend upon the Company obtaining orders for
systems to be shipped in the same period in which the order is received. The
Company's business and financial results for a particular period could be
materially adversely affected if an anticipated order for even one system is not
received in time to permit shipment during the particular period. Furthermore, a
substantial portion of the Company's net sales has historically been realized
near the end of each quarter. Accordingly, the failure to receive anticipated
orders or delays in shipments near the end of a particular
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quarter, due, for example, to unanticipated shipment reschedulings,
cancellations, delays or deferrals by customers or to unexpected
manufacturing difficulties or delays in deliveries by suppliers due to their
long production lead times or otherwise, may cause net sales in a particular
quarter to fall significantly below the Company's expectations, which would
materially adversely affect the Company's operating results for such quarter.
In particular, the significantly long manufacturing cycles of the Company's
linear motor-based steppers, which include the Model 2244i stepper, Model
4700 stepper, Titan Wafer Stepper-TM- and Saturn Wafer Stepper-TM-, and the
long lead time for lenses and other materials, could cause shipments of such
products to be delayed from one quarter to the next, which could materially
adversely affect the Company's financial condition and results of operations
for a particular quarter. Furthermore, announcements by the Company or its
competitors of new products and technologies could cause customers to defer
or cancel purchases of the Company's existing systems, which would also
materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations.
The impact of these and other factors on the Company's sales and operating
results in any future period cannot be forecast with certainty. The Company's
business has in prior years been subject to seasonality, although the Company
believes such seasonality has been masked in recent years by its growth. In
addition, the need for continued expenditures for research and development,
capital equipment purchases, and ongoing training and customer service and
support worldwide, among other factors, will make it difficult for the Company
to reduce its significant operating expenses in a particular period if the
Company's net sales goals for the period are not met. The Company has
significantly increased its expense levels to support its recent growth, and
there can be no assurance that the Company will maintain or exceed its current
level of net sales or rate of growth for any period in the future. Accordingly,
there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to remain profitable or
that it will not sustain losses in future periods.
NET SALES
Net sales consist of revenue from system sales, spare parts sales, and
service. Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 1996 were $51.8 million, an
increase of 43% as compared with net sales of $36.3 million for the comparable
period in 1995. Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 1996 were $103.5
million, an increase of 51% as compared with net sales of $68.3 million for the
comparable period in 1995. This increase, relative to the comparable periods in
1995, was primarily attributed to higher unit sales and average selling prices
of the Company's Model 1500 series steppers, which address the markets for
scanner replacement and high volume/low cost semiconductor fabrication; higher
unit sales, custom features and average selling prices of the Company's Model
1700 series steppers, which address the market for back-end thin film head
processing; commencement of shipment of the Company's Model 4700 stepper, which
is designed to meet the needs of leading-edge thin film head manufacturers; and
higher unit sales of the Company's Titan Wafer Stepper, which addresses the
market for photosensitive polyimide applications as well as the markets for
scanner replacement and high volume/low cost semiconductor fabrication;
partially offset by lower unit shipments of the Company's Model 2700 and Model
2244i steppers. Overall, the Company's system shipments for the quarter
increased 26%, relative to the comparable period in 1995, while the weighted
average selling price of all systems sold increased 13%. For the six months
ended June 30, 1996, the Company's system shipments increased 34%, relative to
the comparable period in 1995, while the weighted average selling price of all
systems sold increased 12%. Net sales from spare parts and service in the first
quarter of 1996 increased 101% over the comparable period in 1995. For the six
months ended June 30, 1996, net sales from spare parts and service increased 71%
over the comparable period in 1995. Both the current quarter and year-to-date
increases are primarily attributed to system upgrades and higher service and
spares sales resulting from a larger installed base of the Company's systems.
International net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 1996 were $21.7
million, as compared with $19.1 million for the comparable period in 1995.
International net sales represented 42% of total net sales for the quarter ended
June 30, 1996, as compared with 53% for the comparable period in 1995. This
year-over-year increase, in absolute dollars, was primarily attributed to
increased system sales of the Company's Model 1700 series steppers and Model
4700 stepper to thin film head manufacturers in Southeast Asia, partially offset
by lower system sales to the Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese markets. For the six
months ended June 30, 1996, international net sales were $48.5 million, as
compared with $38.5 million for the comparable period in 1995.
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This year-over-year increase, in absolute dollars, was primarily attributed
to increased system sales of the Company's Model 1700 series steppers and
Model 4700 stepper to thin film head manufacturers in Southeast Asia,
partially offset by lower system sales to the Korean and Taiwanese markets.
The Company's operations in foreign countries are not subject to significant
exchange rate fluctuations, principally because sales contracts for the
Company's systems are generally denominated in U.S. dollars. However,
international sales expose the Company to a number of additional risk
factors, including fluctuations in the value of local currencies relative to
the U.S. dollar, which, in turn, impact the relative cost of ownership of the
Company's products. See "Additional Risk Factors: International Sales;
Japanese Market; Dependence on Local Distributor."
Although the semiconductor industry and the thin film head segment of the
magnetic recording head industry have recently experienced significant growth,
the Company expects that these industries may not sustain such a growth rate in
the future. Recently, several semiconductor manufacturers have announced delays
or cancellations of previously planned capacity additions. The Company has
recently experienced cancellation of purchase orders, shipment delays and
purchase order restructurings by several of its customers and anticipates that
this trend will continue for the next several quarters. Accordingly, the Company
presently anticipates that it will not be able to achieve the rate of sales
growth in 1996 that it experienced in 1995, as compared to the previous year and
may, based on current market uncertainties, experience flat to lower sales for
the remainder of 1996, as compared with the six months ended June 30, 1996.
GROSS PROFIT
Gross profit margin for the quarter ended June 30, 1996 was 54.3%, as
compared with 51.6% for the comparable period in 1995. The improvement in gross
margins can be primarily attributed to a favorable product and geographic mix,
higher weighted average selling prices for the Company's systems, improved gross
margins from spare parts and service, and increased after-sales efficiencies.
These positive factors were partially offset by manufacturing inefficiencies
caused by changes in the Company's shipment schedule and non-linearity of
shipments during the quarter, which resulted in a significant portion of the
Company's shipments for the quarter occurring during the final month. For the
six months ended June 30, 1996, gross margin was 53.9% as compared with 51.1%
for the comparable period in 1995. The year-to-date improvement in gross margins
can be primarily attributed to a favorable product mix, higher weighted average
selling prices for the Company's systems, improved gross margins from spare
parts and service, and increased after-sales efficiencies. These positive
factors were partially offset by manufacturing inefficiencies experienced in the
quarter ended June 30, 1996 as a result of changes in the Company's shipment
schedule and non-linearity of shipments during the quarter.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING
The Company's research, development, and engineering expenses, net of third
party funding, were $7.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1996, an
increase of 39% as compared with $5.2 million for the comparable period in
1995. For the six months ended June 30, 1996, research, development, and
engineering expenses, net of third party funding, were $14.7 million, an
increase of 47% as compared with $10.0 million for the comparable period in
1995. Both the current quarter and year-to-date increases were primarily
attributed to the continued development, enhancement, manufacturing support and
sales demonstration support of the Company's Model 2244i stepper, Model 4700
stepper, Titan Wafer Stepper and Saturn Wafer Stepper, expenditures related to
the enhancement of features and functionality of the Company's Model 1500 and
Model 1700 series steppers, and certain advanced research projects. The Company
intends to continue to invest significant resources in the development of new
products and enhancements of existing semiconductor and thin film head
lithography systems. Due to these and other factors, the Company expects the
absolute dollar amount of research, development and engineering expenses for the
remainder of 1996 to increase relative to 1995. Additionally, the Company
intends to expand its development and application capabilities to certain
foreign locations. The Company currently anticipates that these expenditures
will take place during 1997.
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SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE
The Company's selling, general, and administrative expenses were $8.3
million for the quarter ended June 30, 1996, an increase of 28% as compared with
$6.5 million for the comparable period in 1995. As a percentage of net sales,
selling, general, and administrative expenses declined to 16.0% for the quarter
ended June 30, 1996, as compared with 17.9% for the comparable period in 1995.
The significant dollar increase in the current quarter, relative to the
comparable period in 1995, reflects the Company's increases in sales, service
and support expenses typically associated with an increase in sales, partially
offset by lower commission expense as a result of higher direct sales relative
to total net sales for the quarter, and cost savings measures implemented by the
Company during the quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 1996, selling,
general, and administrative expenses were $17.0 million, as compared with $12.3
million for the comparable period in 1995. As a percentage of net sales,
selling, general, and administrative expenses declined to 16.4% for the six
months ended June 30, 1996, as compared with 18.1% for the comparable period in
1995. The significant dollar increase in the first six months of 1996, relative
to the comparable period in 1995, reflects the Company's increases in sales,
service and support expenses typically associated with an increase in sales,
partially offset by lower commission expense during the quarter ended June 30,
1996 as a result of higher direct sales relative to total net sales for the
quarter, and cost savings measures implemented by the Company during the quarter
ended June 30, 1996. Additionally, the Company currently anticipates that it
will add several additional service centers in the Far East during 1996 as a
result of recent sales activity and expanding market opportunities in that
region. The Company expects the absolute dollar amount of selling, general, and
administrative expenses for the remainder of 1996 to increase relative to 1995.
OTHER INCOME, NET
Other income, net, which consists primarily of interest income, was $1.5
million for the quarter ended June 30, 1996, as compared with $.9 million for
the comparable period in 1995. For the six months ended June 30, 1996, other
income, net, was $3.1 million, as compared with $1.4 million for the comparable
period in 1995. The improvement in the current quarter and year-to-date periods,
relative to the comparable periods in 1995, was attributed to income generated
from increased investments in cash equivalents and short-term investments,
combined with higher rates of return.
INCOME TAXES
Income taxes represented 34% of income before income taxes for the both the
quarter and six month period ended June 30, 1996, as compared with 33% for the
comparable periods in 1995. This increase for 1996, relative to 1995, is
anticipated primarily as a result of lower tax-exempt interest income as a
percentage of total income before income taxes, and the current status of the
federal research and development tax credit that has, as yet, not been renewed.
However, this rate may be impacted further by tax legislation and other factors.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Net cash used in operating activities was $2.4 million for the six month
period ended June 30, 1996, as compared with net cash generated by operating
activities of $14.6 million for the comparable period in 1995. Negative cash
flows from operating activities during the first six months of 1996 were
primarily attributed to an increase in accounts receivable of $20.4 million,
primarily as a result of higher sales levels, a high percentage of sales
recognized near the end of the quarter and customer payment delays; an
increase in inventories of $7.6 million, primarily as a result of higher
sales levels and a shift in product mix; partially offset by an increase in
accounts payable of $7.0 million and net income of $17.9 million. The Company
believes that because of the relatively long manufacturing cycle of certain
of its systems, particularly newer products, and the current uncertainty in
the semiconductor industry, the Company's investment in inventories will
continue to represent a significant portion of working capital. Additionally,
a significant portion of
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inventories consist of materials and subassemblies for the Company's
mix-and-match family of steppers. The Company has recently experienced a
downturn in orders for its mix-and-match products. See "Additional Risk
Factors: Importance of Mix-and-Match Strategy." As a result of such
investment in inventories, the Company may be subject to an increased risk of
inventory obsolescence and other factors, which could materially adversely
affect the Company's operating results.
At June 30, 1996, the Company had working capital of $191.0 million. The
Company's principal sources of liquidity at June 30, 1996 consisted of $152.3
million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and a $25 million
unsecured line of credit, which expires in June 1999. As of June 30, 1996, no
amounts were outstanding under such facility. The Company's $25 million
unsecured credit facility provides for borrowings at contractual rates
including, but not limited to, the Wells Fargo Bank's prime reference rate and
requires compliance with many covenants, including covenants relating to
profitability on a calendar year basis, minimum levels of tangible net worth,
limitations on additional debt and liens and various financial ratios. At June
30, 1996, the Company was in compliance with each of its debt instruments.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $.3 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1996, principally as a result of the issuance of common
stock pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options, partially offset by
the repayment of the Company's outstanding note payable. The Company expended
$.1 million in net investment activities for the six months ended June 30, 1996,
as capital expenditures of $5.8 million were offset by a net $5.8 million
reduction in the Company's available-for-sale securities.
The development and manufacture of new lithography systems and enhancements
are highly capital intensive. In order to remain competitive, the Company must
continue to make significant expenditures for capital equipment, sales, service,
training and support capabilities, investments in systems, procedures and
controls, expansion of operations and research and development, among many
items. The Company expects that anticipated cash flow from operations, its
cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and funds available under its
line of credit will be sufficient to meet the Company's cash requirements for
the next twelve months. Beyond the next twelve months, the Company may require
additional equity or debt financing to address its working capital or capital
equipment needs. Additionally, the Company may in the future pursue acquisitions
of complementary product lines, technologies, or businesses. Future acquisitions
by the Company may result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity
securities, the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities, and amortization
expenses related to goodwill and other intangible assets, which could materially
adversely affect any Company profitability. In addition, acquisitions involve
numerous risks, including difficulties in the assimilation of the operations,
technologies and products of the acquired companies; the diversion of
management's attention from other business concerns; risks of entering markets
in which the Company has no or limited direct prior experience; and the
potential loss of key employees of the acquired company. In the event that such
an acquisition does occur, there can be no assurance as to the effect thereof on
the Company's business or operating results. Additionally, the Company recently
formed a wholly-owned subsidiary for the purpose of financing customer
purchases. If successful, this strategy may result in the formation of
significant long-term receivables and would require the use of substantial
amounts of working capital. To the extent that the Company's financial resources
are insufficient to fund the Company's activities, additional funds will be
required. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available
on reasonable terms or at all.
ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS
CYCLICALITY OF SEMICONDUCTOR AND MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD INDUSTRIES
The Company's business depends in significant part upon capital
expenditures by manufacturers of semiconductors and thin film head magnetic
recording devices, which in turn depend upon the current and anticipated market
demand for such devices and products utilizing such devices. The semiconductor
industry is highly cyclical and historically has experienced recurring periods
of oversupply, resulting in significantly reduced demand for capital equipment
including the systems manufactured and marketed by the Company. The Company
believes that markets for new generations of semiconductors will also be subject
to similar
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fluctuations. In recent years, the semiconductor industry has
experienced significant growth which, in turn, has caused significant growth in
the capital equipment industry. This growth has moderated during 1996 and the
Company expects that the semiconductor industry may not sustain such a growth
rate in the future. During 1994, 1995, and the first six months of 1996,
approximately 35%, 30% and 35%, respectively, of the Company's net sales were
derived from sales to thin film head manufacturers and related applications.
Although the thin film head segment of the magnetic recording head industry has
recently experienced significant growth, the Company expects that the thin film
head market segment may not sustain such a growth rate in the future.
Accordingly, sales of its steppers to thin film head manufacturers may decrease
in the future. The Company's business and operating results would be materially
adversely affected by downturns or slowdowns in the semiconductor or thin film
head market. The Company attempts to mitigate the risk of cyclicality by
participating in both the semiconductor and magnetic recording head markets.
Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that the Company's net sales and
operating results will not be materially adversely affected if downturns or
slowdowns in either market occur in the future. Such effects are likely to be
particularly severe if both markets experience a downturn or slowdown at the
same time.
IMPORTANCE OF MIX-AND-MATCH STRATEGY
A principal element of the Company's strategy is to sell its systems to
advanced semiconductor fabrication facilities for mix-and-match applications.
This strategy depends, in significant part, upon the recognition by
semiconductor manufacturers that costs can be reduced by using the Company's
systems to perform exposure on semiconductor process layers requiring feature
sizes of 0.65 microns or greater and the willingness of such manufacturers to
implement processes to lower manufacturing costs. Many semiconductor fabrication
facilities have limited or no experience with integrating lithography tools in
the manner necessary for full implementation and acceptance of a mix-and-match
manufacturing strategy, and there can be no assurance that semiconductor
manufacturers will adopt such a strategy. The Company has designed certain of
its systems to operate in a compatible manner with its competitors' reduction
steppers, which are used to process layers with feature sizes below 0.65
microns. The successful implementation of the Company's strategy, however, will
result in a loss of sales by manufacturers of reduction steppers and will cause
these competitors to respond with lower prices, productivity improvements or new
technical designs for their systems that eliminate the need for the Company's
steppers or make it difficult for Ultratech's systems to attain compatibility
with such systems. Also, certain of the Company's competitors, including Nikon,
Inc. ("Nikon"), Canon, Inc. ("Canon") and ASM Lithography, Ltd. ("ASML"), are
shipping their own mix-and-match lithography systems. The introduction,
development and sales of such competitive systems could materially adversely
affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
To facilitate its mix-and-match strategy, the Company has developed and is
continuing to develop a family of products. The Company shipped its first Model
2244i stepper during the second quarter of 1993, and commenced volume production
in 1994. The Company has introduced and recently commenced shipment of the Titan
Wafer Stepper and Saturn Wafer Stepper. As is typical with newly introduced
systems in the capital equipment industry, the Company has experienced and may
continue to experience technical or other difficulties with its mix-and-match
family of products. The Company believes that the market acceptance and process
verification combined with volume production of the mix-and-match family of
products is of critical importance to the successful implementation of its mix-
and-match strategy and its future financial results. To the extent that the mix-
and-match family of products does not achieve or maintain significant sales due
to technical, manufacturing or other difficulties associated with these
products, lack of customer acceptance, an inability to reduce the significantly
long manufacturing cycle of these products, an inability to increase capacity
for the production of the mix-and-match family of products, direct competition
from announced mix-and-match systems from Nikon, Canon and ASML, or any other
reason, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations
would be materially adversely affected. In addition, the increase in mix-and-
match stepper production has resulted and will continue to result in higher
inventory levels and operating expenses. Failure to achieve or maintain
significant sales of these steppers could lead, among other things, to an
increase in inventory obsolescence and an increase in expenses without
corresponding sales, either of which could materially adversely affect the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
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EXPANSION OF OPERATIONS; MANAGEMENT OF GROWTH
In recent years, the Company has significantly increased the scale of its
operations to support increased levels of net sales. The increase has included
the hiring of additional personnel, increasing the number of steppers scheduled
for production, and commencing independent operations in Japan. This increase
has resulted in higher inventory levels and higher expenses and has required the
Company to implement a variety of systems, procedures and controls. The Company
expects that its inventory levels and fixed expenses will continue to increase
significantly. If the Company is unable to achieve significantly increased net
sales or its sales fall below expectations, the Company's operating results will
be materially adversely affected until, among other factors, inventory levels
and expenses can be reduced. The Company's expansion has caused and may continue
to cause a significant strain on the Company's management, financial and other
resources. There can be no assurance that net sales or the Company's rate of
growth will increase or remain at or above recent levels or that the Company's
systems, procedures and controls will be adequate to support the Company's
operations. The Company's financial results depend in significant part on its
ability to continue to implement, improve and expand its systems, procedures and
controls. Any failure to implement, improve and expand such systems, procedures
and controls in an efficient manner at a pace consistent with the Company's
business could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition and results of operations.
CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION; LENGTHY SALES CYCLE
Historically, Ultratech has sold a substantial portion of its systems to a
limited number of customers. In 1995, sales to Motorola, Inc. ("Motorola")
accounted for approximately 12% of the Company's net sales. In 1994, sales to
Motorola accounted for approximately 20% of the Company's net sales. In 1993,
sales to Motorola and Seagate Technology, Inc. accounted for approximately 17%
and 12%, respectively, of the Company's net sales. The Company expects that
sales to relatively few customers, particularly Motorola, will continue to
account for a high percentage of its net sales in the foreseeable future and
believes that the Company's financial results depend in significant part upon
the success of Motorola. Additionally, the Company's six-month backlog at June
30, 1996 contained a significant concentration of system orders from several
thin film head manufacturers for a relatively new application. See "Additional
Risk Factors: Rapid Technological Change; Importance of Timely Product
Introduction." Although the composition of the group comprising the Company's
largest customers may vary from period to period, the loss of a significant
customer or any reduction in orders by any significant customer, including
reductions due to market, economic or competitive conditions in the
semiconductor or magnetic recording head industries or in the industries that
manufacture products utilizing integrated circuits or thin film heads, may have
a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations. The Company's ability to increase its sales in the future
will depend in part upon its ability to obtain orders from new customers as well
as the financial condition and success of its customers and the general economy,
of which there can be no assurance.
Sales of the Company's systems depend, in significant part, upon the
decision of a prospective customer to increase manufacturing capacity or to
restructure current manufacturing facilities, either of which typically involve
a significant commitment of capital. In view of the significant investment
involved in a system purchase, the Company has experienced and may continue to
experience delays following initial qualification of the Company's systems as a
result of delays in a customer's approval process. For this and other reasons,
the Company's systems typically have a lengthy sales cycle during which the
Company may expend substantial funds and management effort in securing a sale.
Lengthy sales cycles subject the Company to a number of significant risks,
including inventory obsolescence and fluctuations in operating results, over
which the Company has little or no control.
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY
The capital equipment industry in which the Company competes is intensely
competitive. A substantial investment is required to install and integrate
capital equipment into a semiconductor or thin film head production line. The
Company believes that once a device manufacturer has selected a particular
vendor's capital equipment, the manufacturer generally relies upon that
equipment for the specific production line application and, to the extent
possible, subsequent generations of similar products. Accordingly, it is
difficult to achieve significant sales to a particular customer once another
vendor's capital equipment has been selected. The Company experiences intense
competition worldwide from a number of leading foreign and domestic
manufacturers, such as Nikon, Canon, ASML and Silicon Valley Group, Inc., all of
which have substantially
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greater financial, marketing, technical and other resources than the Company.
Nikon supplies a 1X stepper for use in the manufacture of liquid crystal
displays and offers a reduction stepper for thin film head fabrication. In
addition, Nikon, Canon and ASML are shipping their own mix-and-match
lithography systems. The Company believes that the high cost of developing
new lithography tools has caused its competitors to collaborate with
customers and other parties in various areas such as research and
development, manufacturing and marketing. Many companies in the semiconductor
capital equipment market, including photolithography equipment companies such
as GCA, formerly a reduction stepper division of General Signal Corporation,
have experienced significant declines or have withdrawn from this market.
Although the systems offered by the Company do not address the technical
requirements of semiconductor manufacturers in the most advanced
applications, the Company believes that it currently competes favorably with
its competitors in the markets it addresses based on the cost of ownership
advantages offered by its 1X steppers. However, Ultratech expects its
competitors to continue to improve the performance of their current products.
In addition, these competitors have stated that they will introduce new
products with improved price and performance characteristics that will
compete directly with the Company's products. This could cause a decline in
sales or loss of market acceptance of the Company's steppers, and thereby
materially adversely affect the Company's future financial performance. There
can be no assurance that enhancements to, or future generations of,
competitive products will not be developed that offer superior cost of
ownership and technical performance features. The Company believes that to
remain competitive, it will require significant financial resources in order
to continue to invest in new product development, features and enhancements,
to introduce next generation stepper systems on a timely basis, and to
maintain customer service and support centers worldwide. In marketing its
products, the Company will also face competition from vendors employing other
technologies, such as excimer lasers and phase-shift mask technology, which
may extend the capabilities of competitive products beyond their current
limits or increase their productivity. In addition, increased competitive
pressure could lead to intensified price-based competition, resulting in
lower prices and margins, which would materially adversely affect the
Company's business, financial condition and operating results. There can be
no assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully in the
future.
RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
The semiconductor and magnetic recording head manufacturing industries are
subject to rapid technological change and new product introductions and
enhancements. The Company's ability to remain competitive in these and other
markets will depend in part upon its ability to develop new and enhanced systems
and related software tools and to introduce these systems and related software
tools at competitive prices and on a timely and cost-effective basis to enable
customers to integrate them into their operations either prior to or as they
begin volume product manufacturing. The Company will also be required to enhance
the performance of its existing systems and related software tools. Any success
of the Company in developing new and enhanced systems and related software tools
depends upon a variety of factors, including product selection, timely and
efficient completion of product design, timely and efficient implementation of
manufacturing and assembly processes, product performance in the field and
effective sales and marketing. In particular, the Company has not yet fully
defined the markets and applications for the Titan Wafer Stepper and the Saturn
Wafer Stepper. Additionally, the Company has recently commenced shipment, and
has a significant customer backlog, of the Model 1700 stepper for back-end thin
film head processing. See "Additional Risk Factors: Customer Concentration;
Lengthy Sales Cycle." This is a relatively new application for the Company's
systems. Should the Company experience difficulty with this new process, due to
product limitations or the inability of customers to fully implement this new
technology, among other factors, the Company's financial condition and results
of operations would be materially adversely impacted. Because new product
development commitments must be made well in advance of sales, new product
decisions must anticipate both future demand and the technology that will be
available to supply that demand. There can be no assurance that the Company will
be successful in selecting, developing, manufacturing and marketing new products
and related software tools or enhancing its existing products and related
software tools. Any such failure would materially adversely affect the Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Because of the large number of components in the Company's systems,
significant delays can occur between a system's introduction and the
commencement by the Company of volume production of such systems. Ultratech has
experienced delays from time to time in the introduction of, and technical and
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manufacturing difficulties with, certain of its systems and enhancements and
related software tools and may experience delays and technical and manufacturing
difficulties in future introductions or volume production of new systems or
enhancements and related software tools. There can be no assurance that the
Company will not encounter technical, manufacturing or other difficulties that
could delay future introductions or volume production of systems or
enhancements. The Company's inability to complete the development or meet the
technical specifications of any of its systems or enhancements and related
software tools or to manufacture and ship these systems or enhancements and
related software tools, such as the Model 4700 stepper, the Titan Wafer Stepper
and the Saturn Wafer Stepper, in volume and in time to meet the requirements for
manufacturing the future generation of semiconductor or thin film head devices
would materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition
and results of operations. In addition, the Company may incur substantial
unanticipated costs to ensure the functionality and reliability of its steppers
early in the products' life cycles. If new products have reliability or quality
problems, reduced orders or higher manufacturing costs, delays in collecting
accounts receivable and additional service and warranty expenses may result. Any
of such events may materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial
condition and results of operations.
DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL
The Company's future operating results depend in significant part upon the
continued contributions of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arthur W.
Zafiropoulo, as well as other officers and key personnel, many of whom would be
difficult to replace. None of such persons has an employment or noncompetition
agreement with the Company. The Company does not maintain any life insurance on
any of its key persons. The loss of Mr. Zafiropoulo or other key personnel would
have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results
of operations of the Company. In addition, the Company's future operating
results depend in significant part upon its ability to attract and retain other
qualified management, manufacturing, technical, sales and support personnel for
its operations. There may be only a limited number of persons with the requisite
skills to serve in these positions and it may become increasingly difficult for
the Company to hire such personnel over time. Competition for such personnel is
intense, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in
attracting or retaining such personnel. The failure to attract or retain such
persons would materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial
condition and results of operations.
INTERNATIONAL SALES; JAPANESE MARKET; DEPENDENCE ON LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR
International sales accounted for approximately 56%, 55% and 47% of total
net sales in 1994, 1995 and during the first six months of 1996, respectively.
The Company anticipates that international sales, which typically have lower
gross margins than domestic sales, principally due to higher field service and
support costs, will continue to account for a majority of total net sales. As a
result, a significant portion of the Company's sales will be subject to certain
risks, including unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, exchange rates,
tariffs and other barriers, political and economic instability, difficulties in
accounts receivable collections, natural disasters, difficulties in staffing and
managing foreign subsidiary and branch operations and potentially adverse tax
consequences. The Company is also subject to the risks associated with the
imposition of legislation and regulations relating to the import or export of
semiconductors and magnetic recording head products. The Company cannot
predict whether quotas, duties, taxes or other charges or restrictions will be
implemented by the United States, Japan or any other country upon the
importation or exportation of the Company's products in the future. There can
be no assurance that any of these factors or the adoption of restrictive
policies will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Although the Company has sold a number of its systems to Japanese thin film
head manufacturers, to date, the Company has made limited sales of its systems
to Japanese semiconductor manufacturers. The Japanese semiconductor market
segment is large, represents a substantial percentage of the worldwide
semiconductor manufacturing capacity, and is difficult for foreign companies to
penetrate. The Company is at a competitive disadvantage with respect to Japanese
semiconductor capital equipment suppliers that have been engaged for some time
in collaborative efforts with Japanese semiconductor manufacturers. The Company
believes that the Japanese companies with which it competes have a competitive
advantage because of their dominance of the Japanese market segment. The Company
believes that increased penetration of the Japanese market is
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critical to its financial results and intends to invest significant resources
in Japan in order to meet this objective. As part of its strategy to
penetrate the Japanese market, in 1993, the Company entered into a
distribution agreement with Innotech Corporation, a local distributor of
products. The Company believes that Innotech is an important element of its
strategy to increase its presence in Japan. Such agreement can be terminated
upon notice of termination by either party. If Innotech is not successful in
selling such systems or such agreement is terminated, the Company's strategy
to increase product sales into the Japanese market would be adversely
affected. In addition, in recent years, Japanese semiconductor manufacturers
substantially reduced their levels of capital spending on new fabrication
facilities and equipment, thereby increasing competitive pressures in the
Japanese market segment. There can be no assurance, however, that the
Company will be able to achieve significant sales to, or will be able to
compete successfully in, the Japanese semiconductor market segment.
SOLE OR LIMITED SOURCES OF SUPPLY
The Company is relying increasingly on outside vendors to manufacture
certain components. In addition, certain critical components, subassemblies and
services necessary for the manufacture of the Company's steppers are obtained
from a single supplier or a limited group of suppliers in order to ensure
overall quality and timeliness of delivery. The Company's reliance on sole or a
limited group of suppliers and the Company's increasing reliance on
subcontractors involve several risks, including a potential inability to obtain
an adequate supply of required components and reduced control over pricing and
timely delivery of components. Although the timeliness, yield and quality of
deliveries to date from the Company's subcontractors have been acceptable,
manufacture of certain of these components and subassemblies is an extremely
complex process, and long lead-times are required. Any inability to obtain
adequate deliveries or any other circumstance that would require the Company to
seek alternative sources of supply or to manufacture such components internally
could delay the Company's ability to ship its products, which could damage
relationships with current and prospective customers and therefore would have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS
Although the Company attempts to protect its intellectual property rights
through patents, copyrights, trade secrets and other measures, it believes that
any success will depend more upon the innovation, technological expertise and
marketing abilities of its employees. Nevertheless, the Company has a policy of
seeking patents when appropriate on inventions resulting from its ongoing
research and development and manufacturing activities. The Company also relies
upon trade secret protection for its confidentiality and proprietary
information. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to protect
its technology adequately or that competitors will not be able to develop
similar technology independently. There can be no assurance that any of the
Company's pending patent applications will be issued or that foreign
intellectual property laws will protect the Company's intellectual property
rights. In addition, litigation may be necessary to enforce the Company's
patents, copyrights or other intellectual property rights, to protect the
Company's trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary
rights of others or to defend against claims of infringement. Such litigation
could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business and results of operations,
regardless of the outcome of the litigation. There can be no assurance that any
patent issued to the Company will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented
or that the rights granted thereunder will provide competitive advantages to the
Company. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that others will not
independently develop similar products, duplicate the Company's products or, if
patents are issued to the Company, design around the patents issued to the
Company.
Although there are no pending lawsuits against the Company regarding
infringement claims with respect to any existing patents or any other
intellectual property rights, the Company has at times been notified of claims
that it may be infringing intellectual property rights possessed by third
parties. Certain of the Company's customers have received notices of
infringement from Technivision Corporation and Jerome Lemelson alleging that the
manufacture of semiconductor products and/or the equipment used to manufacture
semiconductor products infringes certain patents issued to such person. The
Company has been notified by certain of such customers that the Company may be
obligated to defend or settle claims that the Company's products infringe any of
such person's patents, and, in the event it is subsequently determined that the
customer infringes any of such person's patents, they intend to seek
reimbursement from the Company for
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damages and other expenses resulting from this matter. In particular, one of
the Company's customers was involved in litigation with Mr. Lemelson
involving several of his patents. In this litigation, the customer challenged
the validity, enforceability and infringement of those patents. In this
litigation, Mr. Lemelson's attorneys identified certain equipment of the
Company as allegedly infringing upon certain claims of one or more of the
patents-in-suit. This litigation was settled by an agreement between the
parties before any trial. According to published reports, the settlement
agreement provides that such customer will fund educational programs and will
receive a license to certain intellectual property rights. Although there are
no pending lawsuits against the Company regarding infringement claims with
respect to any existing patents or any other intellectual property rights,
there can be no assurance that infringement claims by third parties or claims
for indemnification resulting from infringement claims in the future will
not be asserted, or that such assertions, if proven to be true, will not
materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations, regardless of the outcome of any litigation. With
respect to existing or new claims, the Company may seek to obtain a license
under the third party's intellectual property rights. There can be no
assurance, however, that a license will be available on reasonable terms or
at all. The Company could decide, in the alternative, to resort to litigation
to challenge such claims. Such challenges could be extremely expensive and
time consuming and could materially adversely affect the Company's business,
financial condition and results of operations, regardless of the outcome of
any litigation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
The Company is subject to a variety of governmental regulations relating to
the use, storage, discharge, handling, emission, generation, manufacture or
disposal of toxic or other hazardous substances used to manufacture the
Company's systems. The Company believes that it is currently in compliance in
all material respects with such regulations and that it has obtained all
necessary environmental permits to conduct its business. Nevertheless, the
failure to comply with current or future regulations could result in substantial
fines being imposed on the Company, suspension of production, alteration of the
manufacturing process or cessation of operations. Such regulations could
require the Company to acquire expensive remediation equipment or to incur
substantial expenses to comply with environmental regulations. Any failure by
the Company to control the use, disposal or storage of, or adequately restrict
the discharge of, hazardous or toxic substances could subject the Company to
significant liabilities.
EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS
Certain provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, equity
incentive plans, Bylaws and Delaware law may discourage certain transactions
involving a change in control of the Company. In addition to the foregoing, the
Company's classified board of directors, the shareholdings of the Company's
officers, directors and persons or entities that may be deemed affiliates and
the ability of the Board of Directors to issue "blank check" preferred stock
without further stockholder approval could have the effect of delaying,
deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company and may adversely
affect the voting and other rights of holders of Common Stock.
VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE
The Company believes that factors such as announcements of developments
related to the Company's business, fluctuations in the Company's operating
results, sales of securities of the Company into the marketplace, general
conditions in the semiconductor and magnetic recording head industries or the
worldwide economy, an outbreak of hostilities, a shortfall in revenue or
earnings or other financial results, changes in analysts' expectations,
announcements of technological innovations or new products or enhancements by
the Company or its competitors, developments in patents or other intellectual
property rights and developments in the Company's relationships with its
customers and suppliers could cause the price of the Company's Common Stock to
fluctuate, perhaps substantially. In addition, in recent years the stock market
in general, and the market for shares of small capitalization stocks in
particular, including the Company's, have experienced extreme price
fluctuations, which have often been unrelated to the operating performance of
affected companies. Many companies in the semiconductor equipment industry,
including the Company, have recently experienced historical highs in the market
price of their common stock, followed by a significant reduction in those market
prices. There can be no assurance that the market price of the Company's Common
Stock will not continue to experience significant fluctuations in the future,
including fluctuations that are unrelated to the Company's performance.
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PART 2: OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. None.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES. None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
The following proposals were voted upon by the Company's stockholders at the
Annual Stockholders Meeting held on May 16, 1996.
1. The following persons were elected as directors of the Company to serve for
a term ending upon the Annual Stockholders' Meeting indicated beside their
respective names and until their successors are elected and qualified:
Term Ending Upon
the Annual Votes Broker
Stockholders' Withheld Non-
Meeting Votes for or Against Abstentions Votes
--------------- --------- ---------- ----------- -----
Arthur W. Zafiropoulo 1998 18,358,598 213,794 - -
Michael C. Child 1998 18,474,898 97,494 - -
Joseph Parkinson 1998 18,474,252 98,140 - -
2. A proposal to approve a series of amendments to the Company's 1993 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the 1993 Plan) to increase the total number of
shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance over the term of the 1993
Plan by an additional 600,000 shares; to increase the limit on the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the 1993 Plan prior to the
required cessation of further tax-qualified incentive stock option grants to
3,780,000 shares plus an additional increase of 277,000 shares per fiscal
year over each of the next four fiscal years, beginning with the 1997 year;
and to revise the Automatic Option Grant Program in effect for non-employee
Board members to receive an automatic option grant for 12,000 shares at the
time he or she first joins the Board, and continuing non-employee Board
members will each receive an option grant for 4,000 shares of Common Stock at
every Annual Stockholders Meeting during the period of continued Board
service, was approved by the vote of 12,018,560 shares, 6,298,572 shares
withheld or voted against the proposal, 54,441 shares abstained and 200,819
shares were deemed broker non-votes.
3. A proposal to rectify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the
Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1996
was approved by the vote of 18,519,503 shares, 37,436 shares withheld or
voted against the proposal, 15,453 shares abstained.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION. None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(A) EXHIBITS
Exhibit 11.1 Statement of Computation of Net Income Per Share.
Exhibit 27 Financial Data Schedule
(B) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the three
months ended June 30, 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.
ULTRATECH STEPPER, INC.
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(Registrant)
Date: August 9, 1996 By: /s/William G. Leunis, III
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William G. Leunis, III
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
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ULTRATECH STEPPER, INC.
EXHIBIT 11.1
STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
Shares used in the net income per common share computation are
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus
dilutive common share equivalents.
Shares used in the per share computation are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
------------------- --------------------
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts) 1996 1995 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Weighted average common shares outstanding 20,026 17,768 19,947 17,196
Common share equivalents from stock options
granted (using the treasury stock method) 1,253 1,765 1,306 1,758
-------- -------- -------- -------
Number of shares used in per share calculation 21,279 19,533 21,253 18,954
-------- -------- -------- -------
-------- -------- -------- -------
Net income $ 9,276 $ 5,260 $17,917 $ 9,376
-------- -------- -------- -------
-------- -------- -------- -------
Net income per share $0.44 $0.27 $0.84 $0.49
-------- -------- -------- -------
-------- -------- -------- -------
</TABLE>
* All share and per share data have been retroactively restated
to reflect a two-for-one stock split distributed on May 10,
1995.
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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM ULTRATECH
STEPPER INC., FORM 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<S> <C>
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<PERIOD-START> APR-01-1996
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0
0
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<INCOME-TAX> 4,778
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