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, 2014
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: 000-12196
NVE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota |
|
41-1424202 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
|
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|
11409
Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
|
55344
|
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip Code) |
|
(952)
829-9217 |
(Registrants
telephone number, including area code) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
[X] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405
of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post
such files).
[X] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or
a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer,
accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ] |
Accelerated filer [X] |
Non-accelerated filer [ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company [ ] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is
a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ ] Yes [X] No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each
of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 4,851,043
shares outstanding as of July 18, 2014
NVE CORPORATION
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Balance Sheets
Statements
of Income for the Quarters Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Financial Statements
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 6. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
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PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
NVE CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
|
(Unaudited)
June 30, 2014 |
|
March
31, 2014* |
ASSETS |
Current assets |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$ |
3,313,049 |
|
|
$ |
1,262,300 |
|
Marketable securities, short term
|
|
10,743,412 |
|
|
|
12,360,091 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible
accounts of $15,000
|
|
3,791,253 |
|
|
|
2,331,574 |
|
Inventories
|
|
3,292,756 |
|
|
|
3,207,333 |
|
Deferred tax assets
|
210,532 |
|
|
237,387 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
965,549 |
|
|
816,276 |
|
Total current assets |
|
22,316,551 |
|
|
|
20,214,961 |
|
Fixed assets |
Machinery and equipment
|
|
8,563,720 |
|
|
|
8,536,010 |
|
Leasehold improvements
|
1,499,454 |
|
|
1,499,454 |
|
|
|
10,063,174 |
|
|
|
10,035,464 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
7,261,607 |
|
|
7,030,692 |
|
Net fixed assets |
|
2,801,567 |
|
|
|
3,004,772 |
|
Marketable securities, long term |
86,192,766 |
|
|
82,022,310 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
111,310,884 |
|
|
$ |
105,242,043 |
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
Current liabilities |
Accounts payable
|
$ |
513,239 |
|
|
$ |
374,127 |
|
Accrued payroll and other
|
|
778,181 |
|
|
|
808,675 |
|
Income taxes payable
|
1,744,427 |
|
|
- |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
3,035,847 |
|
|
|
1,182,802 |
|
|
Long-term deferred tax liabilities |
|
438,438 |
|
|
|
354,600 |
|
|
Shareholders equity |
Common stock, $0.01 par value,
6,000,000 shares authorized; 4,851,043 issued and outstanding as of June 30,
2014 and March 31, 2014
|
|
48,510 |
|
|
|
48,510 |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
20,464,883 |
|
|
|
20,464,883 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
972,705 |
|
|
|
877,857 |
|
Retained earnings
|
86,350,501 |
|
|
82,313,391 |
|
Total shareholders equity |
107,836,599
|
|
|
103,704,641
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ |
111,310,884 |
|
|
$ |
105,242,043 |
|
*The March 31, 2014 Balance Sheet is derived from the audited financial statements
contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2014.
See accompanying notes.
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NVE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
|
Quarter Ended June 30 |
2014 |
|
2013 |
Revenue |
Product sales
|
$ |
8,348,081 |
|
|
$ |
5,974,606 |
|
Contract research and development
|
104,954 |
|
|
202,327 |
|
Total revenue |
|
8,453,035 |
|
|
|
6,176,933 |
|
Cost of sales |
1,558,346 |
|
|
1,378,355 |
|
Gross profit |
|
6,894,689 |
|
|
|
4,798,578 |
|
Expenses |
Selling, general, and administrative
|
|
629,650 |
|
|
|
552,804 |
|
Research and development
|
803,428 |
|
|
962,911 |
|
Total expenses |
1,433,078 |
|
|
1,515,715 |
|
Income from operations |
|
5,461,611 |
|
|
|
3,282,863 |
|
Interest income |
548,554 |
|
|
526,339 |
|
Income before taxes |
|
6,010,165 |
|
|
|
3,809,202 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
1,973,055 |
|
|
1,242,377 |
|
Net income |
$ |
4,037,110 |
|
|
$ |
2,566,825 |
|
Net income per share basic |
$ |
0.83 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
Net income per share diluted |
$ |
0.83 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding |
Basic
|
|
4,851,043 |
|
|
|
4,862,436 |
|
Diluted
|
|
4,867,459
|
|
|
|
4,884,902 |
|
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
|
Quarter Ended June 30 |
2014 |
|
2013 |
Net income |
$ |
4,037,110 |
|
|
$ |
2,566,825 |
|
Unrealized gain (loss) from marketable securities, net of tax |
94,848 |
|
|
(855,035 |
) |
Comprehensive income |
$ |
4,131,958 |
|
|
$ |
1,711,790 |
|
See accompanying notes.
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NVE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
|
Quarter
Ended June 30 |
2014 |
|
2013 |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
Net income |
$ |
4,037,110 |
|
|
$ |
2,566,825 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
|
Depreciation
|
|
230,915 |
|
|
|
190,136 |
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
56,573 |
|
|
|
30,758 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
(1,459,679 |
) |
|
|
51,392 |
|
Inventories
|
|
(85,423 |
) |
|
|
104,652 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
(149,273 |
) |
|
|
(101,947 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
1,853,045 |
|
|
|
776,867 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
4,483,268 |
|
|
|
3,618,683 |
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
Purchases of fixed assets |
(27,710 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Purchases of marketable securities |
|
(6,404,809 |
) |
|
|
(7,712,423 |
) |
Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities |
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,855,000 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(2,432,519 |
) |
|
|
(3,857,423 |
) |
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
2,050,749 |
|
|
|
(238,740 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
1,262,300 |
|
|
2,509,683 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
3,313,049 |
|
|
$ |
2,270,943 |
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
Cash paid during the quarter for income taxes
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
See accompanying notes.
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NVE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
We develop and sell devices
that use spintronics, a nanotechnology that relies on electron spin rather than
electron charge to acquire, store, and transmit information.
NOTE 2. INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The accompanying unaudited financial statements
of NVE Corporation are prepared consistent with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States and in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission
rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, these financial statements
reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments,
necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements. Although we believe
that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading,
it is suggested that these unaudited financial statements be read in conjunction
with the audited financial statements and the notes included in our latest annual
financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. The results of operations
for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.
NOTE 3.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
We have adopted all applicable
recently issued accounting pronouncements.
In May 2014, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU)
No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes
the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605,
Revenue Recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on the principle that revenue
is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount
that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in
exchange for those goods or services. It also requires additional disclosure about
the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from
customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and
assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. ASU 2014-09
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including
interim periods within that reporting period, which will be our first quarter
of fiscal 2018. We have not yet evaluated the impact of ASU 2014-09 on our
financial statements.
NOTE 4. NET INCOME PER SHARE
Net income per basic share is computed based on
the weighted-average number of common shares issued and outstanding during each
period. Net income per diluted share amounts assume conversion, exercise or issuance
of all potential common stock instruments (stock options and warrants). Stock
options totaling 7,000 for the quarter ended
June 30, 2014 and 13,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 were not
included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise
prices of the options and warrants were greater than the market price of the common
stock. The following table reflects the components of common shares outstanding:
|
Quarter
Ended June 30 |
2014 |
|
2013 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding basic |
4,851,043 |
|
4,862,436 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |
Stock options
|
15,814 |
|
20,805 |
Warrants
|
602 |
|
1,661 |
Shares used in computing net income per share
diluted |
4,867,459 |
|
4,884,902 |
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NOTE 5. MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Marketable securities with remaining maturities
less than one year are classified as short-term, and those with remaining maturities
greater than one year are classified as long-term. The fair value of our marketable
securities as of June 30, 2014, by maturity, were as follows:
Total |
|
<1
Year |
|
13
Years |
|
35
Years |
$ |
96,936,178 |
|
$ |
10,743,412 |
|
$ |
38,767,487 |
|
$ |
47,425,279 |
As of June 30 and March 31, 2014, our
marketable securities were as follows:
|
As
of June 30, 2014 |
|
As
of March 31, 2014 |
Adjusted
Cost |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fair
Market
Value |
Adjusted
Cost |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fair
Market
Value |
Corporate bonds |
$ |
92,984,777 |
|
$ |
1,589,079 |
|
$ |
(71,192 |
) |
|
$ |
94,502,664 |
|
$ |
88,567,210 |
|
$ |
1,613,822 |
|
$ |
(246,973 |
) |
|
$ |
89,934,059 |
Municipal bonds |
2,423,672 |
|
9,842 |
|
- |
|
|
2,433,514 |
|
4,436,430 |
|
16,521
|
|
(4,609 |
) |
|
4,448,342 |
Total |
$ |
95,408,449 |
|
$ |
1,598,921 |
|
$ |
(71,192 |
) |
|
$ |
96,936,178 |
|
$ |
93,003,640 |
|
$ |
1,630,343 |
|
$ |
(251,582 |
) |
|
$ |
94,382,401 |
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses
and fair value of our investments with unrealized losses, aggregated by investment
category and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous
unrealized loss position as of June 30 and March 31, 2014:
|
Less
Than 12 Months |
|
12
Months or Greater |
|
Total |
Fair
Market
Value |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
Fair
Market
Value |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
Fair
Market
Value |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
As of June 30, 2014 |
|
Corporate bonds |
$ |
9,532,027 |
|
$ |
(39,633 |
) |
|
$ |
5,399,368 |
|
$ |
(31,559 |
) |
|
$ |
14,931,395 |
|
$ |
(71,192 |
) |
|
Municipal bonds |
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Total |
$ |
9,532,027 |
|
$ |
(39,633 |
) |
|
$ |
5,399,368 |
|
$ |
(31,559 |
) |
|
$ |
14,931,395 |
|
$ |
(71,192 |
) |
As of March 31, 2014 |
|
Corporate bonds |
$ |
34,761,683 |
|
$ |
(246,973 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
34,761,683 |
|
$ |
(246,973 |
) |
|
Municipal bonds |
1,418,742 |
|
(4,609 |
) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
1,418,742 |
|
(4,609 |
) |
|
Total |
$ |
36,180,425 |
|
$ |
(251,582 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
36,180,425 |
|
$ |
(251,582 |
) |
Gross unrealized losses totaled $71,192 as of June 30,
2014, and were attributed to five corporate bonds out of a portfolio of 41 bonds.
The gross unrealized losses were due to market-price decreases.
All of the bonds we held were rated by Moodys
or Standard and Poors and had investment-grade credit ratings. For each
bond with an unrealized loss, we expect to recover the entire cost basis of each
security based on our consideration of factors including their credit ratings,
the underlying ratings of insured bonds, and historical default rates for securities
of comparable credit rating. Two corporate bonds, with a total fair market value
of $5,399,368, had been in continuous unrealized loss positions for 12 months
or greater. For these securities, we also considered the severity of the gross
unrealized loss, which was less than 1% of adjusted cost for each security.
Because we expect to recover the entire cost basis
of each of the securities we hold, and because we do not intend to sell the securities
and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the securities
before recovery of the cost basis, which may be maturity, we did not consider
any of our marketable securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30,
2014.
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NOTE 6. INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following:
|
June 30
2014 |
|
March
31
2014 |
Raw materials |
$ |
830,511 |
|
|
$ |
776,510 |
|
Work in process |
|
2,020,422 |
|
|
|
1,940,809 |
|
Finished goods |
721,823 |
|
|
785,014 |
|
|
|
3,572,756 |
|
|
|
3,502,333 |
|
Less inventory reserve |
(280,000 |
) |
|
(295,000 |
) |
Total inventories |
$ |
3,292,756 |
|
|
$ |
3,207,333 |
|
NOTE 7. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
There was no stock-based compensation expense
for the first quarters of fiscal 2015 or 2014.
NOTE 8. INCOME TAXES
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects
of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities
for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
We had no unrecognized
tax benefits as of June 30, 2014, and we do not expect any significant unrecognized
tax benefits within 12 months of the reporting date. We recognize interest
and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of June 30,
2014 we had no accrued interest related to
uncertain tax positions. The tax years 1999 through 2013 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to
which we are subject.
NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Generally accepted accounting principles establish
a framework for measuring fair value, provide a definition of fair value and prescribe
required disclosures about fair-value measurements. Generally accepted accounting
principles define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset
or paid to transfer a liability. Fair value is a market-based measurement that
should be determined using assumptions that market participants would use in pricing
an asset or liability. Generally accepted accounting principles utilize a valuation
hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The categorization within
the valuation hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant
to the fair value measurement. The categories within the valuation hierarchy are
described as follows:
Level 1 Financial instruments with quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Our Level 1
financial instruments consist of publicly-traded marketable corporate debt
securities, which are classified as available-for-sale. On the balance sheets,
these securities are included in Marketable securities, short term
and Marketable securities, long term. The fair value of our Level 1
marketable securities was $94,502,664 at June 30,
2014 and $89,934,059 at March 31, 2014.
Level 2 Financial instruments with quoted
prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities. Level 2 fair
value measurements are determined using either prices for similar instruments
or inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable, such as interest
rates. Our Level 2 financial instruments consist of municipal debt securities,
which are classified as available-for-sale. On the balance sheets, these securities
are included in Marketable securities, short term and Marketable
securities, long term. The fair value of our Level 2 marketable securities
was $2,433,514 at June 30, 2014 and $4,448,342 at March 31, 2014.
Level 3 Inputs to the fair value measurement
are unobservable inputs or valuation techniques. We do not have any financial
assets or liabilities being measured at fair value that are classified as Level 3
financial instruments.
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NOTE 10. STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN
On January 21, 2009 we announced that our Board
of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $2,500,000 of our Common Stock,
$1,236,595 of which remained available as of June 30, 2014. The repurchase
program may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice. We did not
repurchase any of our Common Stock during the quarter ended June 30, 2014.
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-looking statements
Some of the statements made in this Report or in
the documents incorporated by reference in this Report and in other materials
filed or to be filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
as well as information included in verbal or written statements made by us constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions
of the reform act. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of
the terminology such as may, will, expect, anticipate, intend, believe, estimate,
should, or continue, or the negatives of these terms or other variations on these
words or comparable terminology. To the extent that this Report contains forward-looking
statements regarding the financial condition, operating results, business prospects
or any other aspect of NVE, you should be aware that our actual financial condition,
operating results and business performance may differ materially from that projected
or estimated by us in the forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify,
in context, some of the factors that we currently believe may cause actual future
experience and results to differ from their current expectations. These differences
may be caused by a variety of factors, including but not limited to uncertainties
related to the economic environments in the industries we serve, uncertainties
related to direct and indirect U.S. Government funding, uncertainties relating
to the revenue potential of new products, risks related to material weaknesses
in our internal control over financial reporting, and other specific risks that
may be alluded to in this Report or in the documents incorporated by reference
in this Report.
Further information regarding our risks and uncertainties
are contained in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
2014.
General
NVE Corporation, referred to as NVE, we, us, or
our, develops and sells devices that use spintronics, a nanotechnology that relies
on electron spin rather than electron charge to acquire, store and transmit information.
We manufacture high-performance spintronic products including sensors and couplers
that are used to acquire and transmit data. We have also licensed our spintronic
magnetoresistive random access memory technology, commonly known as MRAM.
Critical accounting policies
A description of our critical accounting policies
is provided in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended March 31, 2014. At June 30, 2014 our
critical accounting policies and estimates continued to include investment valuation,
inventory valuation, and deferred tax assets estimation.
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Quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to quarter ended June 30, 2013
The table shown below summarizes the percentage of revenue and quarter-to-quarter changes for
various items:
|
Percentage
of Revenue
Quarter Ended June 30 |
|
Quarter-
to-Quarter
Change |
2014 |
|
2013 |
Revenue |
Product sales
|
98.8 |
% |
|
96.7 |
% |
|
39.7 |
% |
Contract research and development
|
1.2 |
% |
|
3.3 |
% |
|
(48.1 |
)% |
Total revenue |
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
36.8 |
% |
Cost of sales |
18.4 |
% |
|
22.3 |
% |
|
13.1 |
% |
Gross profit |
81.6 |
% |
|
77.7 |
% |
|
43.7 |
% |
Expenses |
Selling, general, and administrative
|
7.5 |
% |
|
8.9 |
% |
|
13.9 |
% |
Research and development
|
9.5 |
% |
|
15.6 |
% |
|
(16.6 |
)% |
Total expenses |
17.0 |
% |
|
24.5 |
% |
|
(5.5 |
)% |
Income from operations |
64.6 |
% |
|
53.2 |
% |
|
66.4 |
% |
Interest and other income |
6.5 |
% |
|
8.5 |
% |
|
4.2 |
% |
Income before taxes |
71.1 |
% |
|
61.7 |
% |
|
57.8 |
% |
Provision for income taxes |
23.3 |
% |
|
20.1 |
% |
|
58.8 |
% |
Net income |
47.8 |
% |
|
41.6 |
% |
|
57.3 |
% |
Total revenue for the quarter ended June 30,
2014 (the first quarter of fiscal 2015) increased 37% compared to the quarter
ended June 30, 2013 (the first quarter of fiscal 2014). The increase was
due to a 40% increase in product sales, partially offset by a 48% decrease in
contract research and development revenue.
The increase in product sales from the prior-year
quarter was due to new customers, increased purchase volume by existing customers,
and favorable order timing. The decrease in research and development revenue was
due to completion of a particular contract and a challenging environment for new
U.S. Government contract funding. In addition to direct Government funding, certain
of our non-Government customers and prospective customers depend on Government
support to fund their contracts with us. Contract research and development activities
can fluctuate for a number of reasons, some of which are beyond our control, and
there can be no assurance of additional or follow-on contracts for expired or
completed contracts.
Gross profit margin increased to 82% of revenue
for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 compared to 78% for the first quarter of
fiscal 2014, due to a more favorable revenue mix and a more favorable product
sales mix.
Total expenses decreased 5% for the first quarter
of fiscal 2015 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2014, due to a 17% decrease
in research and development expense, partially offset
by a 14% increase in selling, general, and administrative expense. The increase
in selling, general, and administrative expense was primarily due to increased
sales commissions and performance-based compensation. The decrease
in research and development expense was due to completion of certain product development
activities. Research and development expense can fluctuate significantly depending
on staffing, project requirements, and contract research and development activities.
Interest income for the first quarter of fiscal
2015 increased 4% due to an increase in interest-bearing marketable securities,
partially offset by a decrease in interest rates earned on reinvested funds.
The provision for income taxes was $1,973,055 for
the first quarter of fiscal 2015 compared to $1,242,377 for the first quarter
of fiscal 2014. The effective tax rate was 33% of income before taxes for the
first quarters of fiscal 2015 and 2014.
The 57% increase in net income in the first quarter
of fiscal 2015 compared to the prior-year quarter was primarily due to increased
product sales and increased gross margin as a percentage of revenue.
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Liquidity and capital resources
At June 30, 2014 we had $100,249,227 in cash
plus short-term and long-term marketable securities compared to $95,644,701 at
March 31, 2014. Our entire portfolio of short-term and long-term marketable
securities is classified as available for sale. The increase in cash plus marketable
securities in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 was primarily due to $4,483,268
in net cash provided by operating activities.
Income taxes payable increased $1,744,427 in the
first quarter of fiscal 2015 because we had no estimated income tax payments due
in the quarter.
We purchased $27,710 of fixed assets in the first
quarter of fiscal 2015 and none in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. Investments
both quarters were lower than most quarters in our history because we completed
an upgrade of our production capabilities in 2013. Our capital expenditures can
vary significantly from quarter to quarter depending on our needs, equipment purchasing
opportunities, and production expansion activities.
We currently believe our working capital and cash
generated from operations will be adequate for our needs at least for the next
12 months.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk.
The primary objective of our investment activities
is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing after-tax yields without
significantly increasing risk. To achieve this objective, we maintain our portfolio
of cash equivalents and marketable securities in securities including municipal
obligations, corporate obligations, and money market funds. Short-term and long-term
marketable securities are generally classified as available-for-sale and consequently
are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value with unrealized gains or losses
reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income or
loss, net of estimated tax. Our marketable securities as of June 30, 2014
had remaining maturities between three months and 258 weeks. Marketable securities
had a market value of $96,936,178 at June 30, 2014, representing approximately
87% of our total assets. We have not used derivative financial instruments in
our investment portfolio.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, with the participation of the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has performed an evaluation of
our disclosure controls and procedures that are defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) as of the end of
the period covered by this Report. This evaluation included consideration of the
controls, processes, and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified
in the SECs rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. Based on managements identification of previously reported deficiencies
in internal control over financial reporting that it considers to be material
weaknesses related to insufficient segregation of duties within the financial
accounting and information technology environments, in conjunction with insufficient
documented controls within revenue and journal entry processes, insufficient documentation
regarding precision of monitoring controls and insufficient compensating reconciliation
and review controls, management has concluded that disclosure controls and procedures
were not effective at June 30, 2014. Steps to remediate these weaknesses
are discussed below, and we currently expect the material weakness to be fully
remediated by March 31, 2015.
Notwithstanding the material weaknesses described
below, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, has concluded that the financial statements included in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q present fairly,
in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and cash
flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination
of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there
is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
As reported in our assessment of the effectiveness of
our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2014, included
in Item 9A. Controls and Procedures of Form
10-K for the year ended March 31, 2014, material weaknesses existed
in our internal control over financial reporting related to insufficient segregation
of duties within the financial accounting and information technology environments,
in conjunction with insufficient documented controls within revenue and journal
entry processes, insufficient documentation regarding precision of monitoring
controls and insufficient compensating reconciliation and review controls.
In the quarter ended June 30, 2014 we implemented
new controls as remediation of the material weaknesses, including more segregation
of duties within the financial accounting and information technology environments,
additional documented controls within revenue and journal entry processes, additional
documentation regarding precision of monitoring controls, and enhanced compensating
reconciliation and review controls. The new controls have not been operating long
enough to evaluate their operating effectiveness.
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PART IIOTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
As reported in previous SEC filings, including our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2014, on April 7,
2014 we signed a settlement agreement by and between Everspin Technologies, Inc.
and us in which the parties agreed to the dismissals, with prejudice, an NVE lawsuit
against Everspin filed January 3, 2012 and an Everspin lawsuit against NVE filed
February 24, 2012. Both lawsuits alleged patent infringement and were filed in
the U.S. District Court for the Minnesota District. On April 9, 2014, the
Court ordered the dismissal, with prejudice, of Everspins lawsuit against
us.
On June 11, 2014 the Court ordered the dismissal,
with prejudice, of our lawsuit against Everspin.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes from the risk
factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2014.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit #
|
Description
|
|
31.1 |
Certification by Daniel A. Baker pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
|
31.2 |
Certification by Curt A. Reynders pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
|
32 |
Certification by Daniel A. Baker and Curt A. Reynders pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
|
101.INS |
XBRL Instance Document
|
101.SCH |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
|
101.CAL |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
|
101.DEF |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
|
101.LAB |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
|
101.PRE |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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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.
|
NVE CORPORATION |
(Registrant) |
|
July 23, 2014
|
/s/ DANIEL A. BAKER |
Date
|
Daniel A. Baker |
|
President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
July 23, 2014
|
/s/ CURT A. REYNDERS
|
Date
|
Curt A. Reynders |
|
Chief Financial Officer |
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