SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 1997
OR
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Transition Period from ______ to ______
Commission File Number 0-24612
ADTRAN, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 63-0918200
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
901 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, Alabama 35806-2807
(Address of principal executive offices,
including zip code)
(205) 963-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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 twelve 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 Indicate the number of shares
outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of Common Stock as of the latest
practicable date:
Class Outstanding at October 31,1997
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value 39,370,819 shares
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Index of Exhibits on Page 14
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ADTRAN, INC.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1997
Table of Contents
Item Number Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Number
1 Financial Statements:
Condensed Balance Sheets as of December
31, 1996 and September 30, 1997 3
Condensed Statements of Income for the
three and nine months ended September
30, 1996 and 1997 4
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine
months ended September 30, 1996 and 1997 5
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements 6
2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 8
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 12
SIGNATURE 13
INDEX OF EXHIBITS 14
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
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<CAPTION> ADTRAN, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
September 30, December 31,
1997 1996
(Unaudited)
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents................................ $27,082,564 $44,839,131
Short-term investments................................... 33,533,240 32,555,930
Accounts receivable, less allowance for
doubtful accounts of $872,724 and $900,000
in 1996 and 1997, respectively........................ 37,679,530 33,825,560
Other receivables........................................ 420,407 362,578
Inventory................................................ 46,618,219 40,792,646
Prepaid expenses......................................... 3,521,951 3,860,088
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Total current assets 148,855,911 156,235,933
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated
depreciation of $18,982,515 and $13,637,007
in 1997 and 1996, respectively........................... 64,390,736 53,971,213
Other Assets.................................................. 200,000 0
Long-term investments......................................... 50,000,000 0
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$263,446,647 $210,207,146
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable......................................... $8,087,087 $9,350,266
Accrued salaries......................................... 1,613,563 2,454,194
Accrued income taxes..................................... 835,452 1,803,706
Accrued taxes other than income taxes.................... 339,374 338,997
Accrued interest payable................................. 0 59,594
Warranty payable......................................... 1,404,802 1,026,156
Accrued vacation......................................... 911,237 693,218
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Total current liabilities 13,191,515 15,726,131
Long term liabilities:
Long term debt........................................... 50,000,000 20,000,000
Deferred income taxes.................................... 1,602,116 1,602,116
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Total liabilities 64,793,631 37,328,247
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share
200,000,000 shares authorized: 39,368,319 and 38,769,514
shares issued in 1997 and 1996, respectively 393,683 387,695
Additional paid-in capital............................... 90,497,910 90,172,863
Retained earnings........................................ 109,961,423 82,318,341
Treasury stock at cost, 100,000 shares................... (2,200,000) 0
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Net stockholders' equity................................. 198,653,016 172,878,899
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$263,446,647 $210,207,146
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See notes to condensed financial statements
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ADTRAN, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Unaudited
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
1997 1996 1997 1996
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Sales................................................ $70,578,975 $62,634,637 $190,934,367 $180,484,338
Cost of sales........................................ 34,486,972 32,930,249 94,418,912 95,352,361
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Gross profit............................... 36,092,003 29,704,388 96,515,455 85,131,977
Selling, general and administrative expenses......... 11,482,374 8,472,083 32,640,664 23,494,632
Research and development expenses 7,831,535 6,269,711 22,547,141 17,897,106
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Income from operations..................... 16,778,094 14,962,594 41,327,650 43,740,239
Interest expense.................................... (521,449) (219,597) (1,272,649) (666,467)
Other income......................................... 1,150,447 643,159 3,137,314 1,722,446
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Income before income taxes.......................... 17,407,092 15,386,156 43,192,315 44,796,218
Provision for income taxes........................... (6,266,553) (5,980,599) (15,549,233) (16,427,053)
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Net income................................. $11,140,539 $ 9,405,557 $27,643,082 $28,369,165
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Net income per common and common
equivalent share........................... $ .28 $ .24 $ .70 $ .72
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Weighted average common and common
equivalent shares outstanding.............. 39,693,383 39,579,894 39,611,783 39,568,602
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See notes to condensed financial statements
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ADTRAN, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Unaudited
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
1997 1996
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income............................................... $27,643,082 $28,369,165
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation.......................................... 5,398,219 3,409,150
Provision for losses on accounts receivable........... 44,638 154,598
Provision for losses on inventory..................... 2,904,241 2,733,676
Provision for losses on warranty claims............... 1,253,409 529,729
(Gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment.. (14,074) 30,204
(Gain) loss on short-term investments................ 55,930 405,789
Change in operating assets:
Accounts receivable................................. (3,898,608) (4,823,084)
Inventory........................................... (8,729,814) (782,637)
Other current assets................................ 80,308 (2,509,125)
Change in operating liabilities:
Accounts payable.................................... (1,263,179 (1,562,423)
Other liabilities................................... (2,524,846) (452,308)
Net cash provided by operating activities................. 20,949,306 25,502,734
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment........... (15,843,465) (24,132,103)
Proceeds from the disposition of property, plant and
equipment............................................. 39,797 4,602
Purchase of restricted investments....................... (50,000,000) 0
Net (purchase) sale of short-term investments............ (1,033,240) (3,278,180)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities..... (66,836,908) (27,405,681)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of bonds.......................... 50,000,000 0
Redemption of bonds payable.............................. (20,000,000) 0
Purchase of treasury stock.............................. (2,200,000) 0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock................... 331,035 695,281
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Net cash provided by financing activities................ 28,131,035 695,281
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents..... (17,756,567) (1,207,666)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period................ 44,839,131 35,027,609
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period...................... $27,082,564 $33,819,943
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of
$187,651 and $193,566 of capitalized interest in
1997 and 1996, respectively............... $ 1,431,172 $ 983,458
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Cash paid during the period for taxes.................... $17,053,959 $ 18,835,818
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See notes to condensed financial statements
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ADTRAN, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of ADTRAN, Inc.
(the "Company") have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for
reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and notes required by
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements are
not included herein. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for
a fair presentation of these interim statements have been included and are of a
normal and recurring nature. Operating results for the nine months ended
September 30, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ending December 31, 1997. The interim statements should be
read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in
the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.
2. INVENTORY
At September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996, inventory consisted of the
following:
September 30, December 31,
1997 1996
Raw materials $26,718,490 $24,454,251
Work in progress 2,994,622 2,963,220
Finished goods 16,905,107 13,375,175
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$46,618,219 $40,792,646
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3. THE ALABAMA STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
The Company's long-term debt outstanding as of September 30, 1997
consisted of a loan in the amount of $50,000,000 related to the expansion of the
Company's facilities in Huntsville, Alabama. The Company is continuing a project
to expand its facilities in Huntsville in phases over the next four years at a
cost expected to exceed $100,000,000, of which $47,032,157 had been incurred at
September 30, 1997. The debt associated with $50,000,000 of this project has
been approved for participation in an incentive program offered by the Alabama
State Industrial Development Authority (the "Authority"). That incentive program
enables participating companies such as the Company to generate Alabama
corporate income tax credits that can be used to reduce the amount of Alabama
corporate income taxes that would otherwise be payable. There can be no
assurance that the State of Alabama will continue to make these corporate income
tax credits available in the future, and the Company therefore may not realize
the full benefit of these incentives. The Company will make payments to the
Authority in amounts necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the
Authority's Taxable Revenue Bond, Series 1995 (ADTRAN, Inc. Project), as
amended, currently outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000.
Said bond matures on January 1, 2020, and bears interest at the rate of 45 basis
points over the money market rate of First Union National Bank of Tennessee,the
holder of the bond.
4. RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" (SFAS
128). SFAS 128 supersedes existing generally accepted accounting principles
relative to the calculation of earnings per share, is effective for years ending
after December 15, 1997 and requires restatement of all prior period earnings
per share information upon adoption. Generally, SFAS 128 requires a calculation
of basic earnings per share, which takes into consideration income (loss)
available to common shareholders and the weighted average of common shares
outstanding. SFAS 128 also requires the calculation of diluted earnings per
share, which takes into account the impact of all additional common shares that
would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares relating to
options, warrants, and convertible securities had been issued, as long as their
effect is dilutive, with a related adjustment of income available for common
shareholders, as appropriate. SFAS 128 requires dual presentation of basic and
diluted earnings per share on the face of the statement of operations and
requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic earnings
per share computation. The Company does not expect the effect of its adoption of
SFAS 128 to be material.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
ADTRAN, Inc. (the "Company") designs, develops, manufactures, markets and
services a broad range of high speed digital transmission products utilized by
telephone companies ("Telcos") and corporate end-users to implement advanced
digital data services over existing telephone networks. The Company currently
sells its products to Telcos (including all of the Regional Bell Operating
Companies), Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEMs") and, since 1991, private
end-users in the Customer Premises Equipment ("CPE") market.
The Company's sales have increased each year, with the exception of the
second quarter of 1997, due primarily to increases in the number of units sold
to both new and existing customers. These annual sales increases reflect the
Company's strategy of increasing unit volume and market share through the
introduction of succeeding generations of products having lower selling prices
and increased functionality as compared to the prior generation of a product and
to the products of competitors. An important part of the Company's strategy is
to engineer the reduction of the product cost of each succeeding product
generation and then to lower the product's price based on the cost savings
achieved. As a part of this strategy, the Company seeks in most instances to be
a low cost, high quality provider of products in its markets. The Company's
success to date is attributable in large measure to its ability to initially
design its products with a view to their subsequent re-design, allowing
efficient enhancements of the product in each succeeding product generation.
This strategy has enabled the Company to sell succeeding generations of products
to existing customers as well as to increase its market share by selling these
enhanced products to new customers.
The Company intends to retain all earnings for use in the development of
its business and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future.
When used in this Form 10-Q, the words "believe," "anticipate," "think,"
"intend," "will be," and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements
which speak only as of the date hereof. Readers are also urged to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by the Company which attempt to
advise interested parties of the factors which affect the Company's business,
including the disclosures made in other periodic reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and
8-K, when appropriate, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Results of Operations - Three Months and Nine Months Ended September
30, 1996 Compared to Three Months and Nine
Months Ended September 30, 1997
Sales
The Company's sales increased 12.7% from $62,634,637 in the three
months ended September 30, 1996 to $70,578,975 in the three months ended
September 30, 1997. Similarly , sales increased 5.8% from $180,484,338 in the
nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $190,934,367 in the nine months ended
September 30, 1997. The increased sales resulted from an increase in sales
volume to existing customers and from increased market penetration. Sales to
Telcos increased 22.2% from $34,876,761 in the three months ended September 30,
1996 to $42,620,342 in the three months ended September 30, 1997 and increased
from $107,595,394 in the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $114,772,941 in
the nine months ended September 30, 1997. The increase in Telco sales in the
1997 periods resulted primarily from increased sales of High bit-rate Digital
Subscriber Line ("HDSL") products and Integrated Services Digital Network
("ISDN") products. Telco sales as a percentage of total sales increased from
55.7% in the three months ended September 30, 1996 to 60.4% in the three months
ended September 30, 1997 and increased from 59.6% in the nine months ended
September 30, 1996 to 60.1% in the nine months ended September 30, 1997. Sales
of CPE products increased 20.7% from $19,928,445 in the three months ended
September 30, 1996 to $24,062,588 in the three months ended September 30, 1997
and increased 22.4% from $50,653,819 in the nine months ended September 30, 1996
to $61,992,539 in the nine months ended September 30, 1997, as a result of
increased CPE sales of T1 Service Unit ("TSU") products and ISDN products. OEM
sales decreased 50.2% from $7,829,431 in the three months ended September 30,
1996 to $3,896,045 in the three months ended September 30, 1997 and decreased
36.3% from $22,235,124 in the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to
$14,168,887 in the nine months ended September 30, 1997. This decrease was
attributable primarily to reduced demand related to mature programs combined
with the low volume normally encountered on new programs. Additionally, the
Company has converted numerous products originally developed under OEM contract
status to ADTRAN standard product status. This conversion was accomplished with
permission from the OEM contract holders and was done to allow the Company to
pursue markets directly that will no longer support a two-tier distribution
structure. The financial effect of the increase in overall unit volume was
offset somewhat by lower unit selling prices for many of the Company's products.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales increase 4.7% from $32,930,249 in the three months ended
September 30, 1996 to $34,486,972 in the three months ended September 30, 1997
and decreased 1.0% from $95,352,361 in the nine months ended September 30, 1996
to $94,418,912 in the nine months ended September 30, 1997. As a percentage of
sales, cost of sales decreased from 52.6% in the three months ended September
30, 1996 to 48.9% in the three months ended September 30, 1997 and decreased
from 52.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to 49.5% in the nine
months ended September 30, 1997. An important part of the Company's strategy is
to reduce the product cost of each succeeding product generation and then to
lower the product's price based on the cost savings achieved. This strategy
may result in variations in the Company's gross profit margin due to
timing differences between the recognition of cost reductions and the lowering
of product selling prices. In view of the rapid pace of new product
introductions by the Company, these variations and gross profit margins that,
for any particular financial period, can be difficult to predict.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 35.5% from
$8,472,083 in the three months ended September 30, 1996 to $11,482,374 in the
three months ended September 30, 1997 and increased 38.9% from $23,494,632 in
the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $32,640,664 in the nine months ended
September 30, 1997. The increase was due to additional sales and support
expenditures necessary as a result of the Company's expanded sales base,
increased distribution activities associated with the CPE market, and general
expansion into international markets. Selling, general and administrative
expenses as a percentage of sales increased from 13.5% in the three months ended
September 30, 1996 to 16.3% in the three months ended September 30, 1997 and
increased from 13.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to 17.1% in the
nine months ended September 30, 1997.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses increased 24.9% from $6,269,711 in
the three months ended September 30, 1996 to $7,831,535 in the three months
ended September 30, 1997 and increased 26.0% from $17,897,106 in the nine months
ended September 30, 1996 to $22,547,141 in the nine months ended September 30,
1997. The increase was due to increased engineering costs associated with new
product introductions and product cost and feature enhancement activities. As a
percentage of sales, research and development expenses increased from 10.0% in
the three months ended September 30, 1996 to 11.1% in the three months ended
September 30, 1997 and increased from 9.9% in the nine months ended September
30, 1996 to 11.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 1997.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased 137.5% from $219,597 in the three months
ended September 30, 1996 to $521,449 in the three months ended September 30,
1997 and increased 90.9% from $666,467 in the nine months ended September 30,
1996 to $1,272,649 in the nine months ended September 30, 1997. The increase was
due to interest cost incurred as a part of the cost of acquiring certain assets.
The Company paid interest on $50,000,000 of revenue bond proceeds of which
$20,000,000 was loaned to the Company in January 1995 and $30,000,000 was loaned
to the Company in April 1997. The proceeds are being used to expand the
Company's facilities in Huntsville, Alabama. See "Liquidity and Capital
Resources" below.
Net Income
As a result of the above factors, net income increased 18.4% from
$9,405,557 in the three months ended September 30, 1996 to $11,140,539 in the
three months ended September 30, 1997 and decreased 2.6 % from $28,369,165 in
the nine months ended June 30, 1996 to $27,643,082 in the nine months ended
September 30, 1997. As a percentage of sales, net income increased from 15.0% in
the three months ended September 30, 1996 to 15.8% in the three months ended
September 30, 1997 and decreased from 15.7% in the nine months ended September
30, 1996 to 14.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 1997.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company is continuing a project to expand its facilities in
Huntsville, Alabama in phases over the next four years at a cost expected to
exceed $100,000,000 of which $47,032,157 had been incurred at September 30,
1997. The debt associated with $50,000,000 of this project has been approved for
participation in an incentive program offered by the Alabama State Industrial
Development Authority (the "Authority"). That incentive program enables
participating companies such as the Company to generate Alabama corporate income
tax credits that can be used to reduce the amount of Alabama corporate income
taxes that would otherwise be payable. There can be no assurance that the State
of Alabama will continue to make these corporate income tax credits available in
the future, and the Company therefore may not realize the full benefit of these
incentives. The Company will make payments to the Authority in amounts necessary
to pay the principal of and interest on the Authority's Taxable Revenue Bond,
Series 1995 (ADTRAN, Inc. Project), as amended, currently outstanding in the
aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000. Said bond matures on January 1, 2020,
and bears interest at the rate of 45 basis points over the money market rate of
First Union National Bank of Tennessee, the holder of the bond.
The Company's working capital position declined from $140,509,802 as of
December 31, 1996 to $135,664,396 as of September 30, 1997. This decline was due
to a reclassification of the Company's investments in the amount of $20,000,000
that were classified as a short-term investment at December 31, 1996 and
reinvested on April 25, 1997 as a long-term investment. The Company has used,
and expects to continue to use, the remaining proceeds of prior public offerings
for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including (i) product
development activities to enhance its existing products and develop new products
and (ii) expansion of sales and marketing activities. Inventory increased 14.3%
from December 31, 1996 to September 30, 1997. This increase was attributable to
the introduction of new products and to lower than anticipated sales volume.
On March 31, 1997, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to
repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. As
of September 30, 1997, the Company had repurchased 100,000 shares of its common
stock at a total cost of $2,200,000.
Capital expenditures totaling $29,661,438 in 1996 and $15,843,465 in
the first nine months of 1997 were used to expand the Company's headquarters and
to purchase equipment.
At September 30, 1997, the Company's cash on hand of $27,082,564,
short-term investments of $33,533,240 and $10,000,000 available under a
$10,000,000 bank line of credit placed the Company's potential cash availability
at $70,615,804, of which a portion is being used to expand the Company's
facilities under the incentive program described above. The Company's
$10,000,000 bank line of credit bears interest at the rate of 87.5 basis points
over the 30 day London inter-bank offered rate. The Company intends to renew its
$10,000,000 bank line of credit upon expiration.
The Company intends to finance its operations in the future with cash
flow from operations, the remaining net proceeds of the public offerings,
amounts available under the bank line of credit, borrowed taxable revenue bond
proceeds, and possible additional public financings. These available sources of
funds are expected to be adequate to meet the Company's operating and capital
needs for the foreseeable future.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) The following exhibits are being filed with this report.
Exhibit No. Description
11 Weighted Average Common and Common Equivalent
Shares Outstanding
27 Financial Data Schedule
(b) Reports on Form 8-K. None
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ADTRAN, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: November 13, 1997 /s/ John R. Cooper
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John R. Cooper
Vice President -Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description Page No.
11 Weighted Average Common and Common Equivalent
Shares Outstanding 15
27 Financial Data Schedule 16
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EXHIBIT 11
ADTRAN, INC
EIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING For the
Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996 and 1997
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
1997 1996 1997 1996
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Weighted average common shares outstanding.................... 39,257,527 38,707,474 39,188,559 38,551,606
Net weighted average common stock options
outstanding under the treasury stock method................ 435,856 872,420 423,224 1,016,996
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Weighted average common and common
equivalent shares outstanding............................. 39,693,383 39,579,894 39,611,783 39,568,602
========== ========== ========== =========
Net income.................................................... 11,140,539 9,405,557 $27,643,082 $28,369,165
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Net income per common and common equivalent
share.................................................... $ .28 $ .24 $ .70 $ .72
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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains susmmary financial information extracted from the
condensed statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and
the condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 1997 and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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