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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED June 30, 2005
OR
o 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: 000-24647
TERAYON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
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77-0328533
(IRS EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
4988 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95054
(408) 235-5500
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
THE REGISTRANTS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes þ No o
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
As of July 29, 2005 registrant had outstanding 77,273,819 shares of Common Stock.
INDEX
TERAYON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
SPECIAL NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which are
subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to: statements related to industry trends and future growth in the markets for
cable modem systems; our strategies for reducing the cost of our products; our product development
efforts; our future research and development; the timing of our introduction of new products; the
timing and extent of deployment of our products by our customers; the future sales of our products;
and our future revenues and profitability. We usually use words such as may, will, should,
expect, plan, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict, future, intend, or certain
or the negative of these terms or similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
Discussions containing such forward-looking statements may be found throughout the document. These
forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to
update these forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events. The business risks
discussed in Part 1, Item 2 of this Report on Form 10-Q, among other things, should be considered
in evaluating our prospects and future financial performance.
2
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TERAYON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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(unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
38,605 |
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$ |
43,218 |
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Short-term investments |
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66,383 |
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54,517 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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17,645 |
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16,554 |
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Accounts receivable from related parties |
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2,312 |
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3,106 |
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Other current receivables |
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1,758 |
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1,044 |
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Inventory |
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12,759 |
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17,144 |
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Other current assets |
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2,100 |
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2,042 |
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Total current assets |
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141,562 |
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137,625 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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4,538 |
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5,760 |
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Restricted cash |
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8,763 |
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8,827 |
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Other assets |
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633 |
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1,522 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
155,496 |
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$ |
153,734 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
4,572 |
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$ |
7,845 |
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Accrued payroll and related expenses |
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3,147 |
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3,936 |
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Deferred revenues |
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5,427 |
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2,579 |
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Deferred gain on sale of semiconductor assets |
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8,578 |
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Accrued warranty expenses |
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2,722 |
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3,870 |
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Current portion of accrued restructuring and executive severance |
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1,991 |
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3,902 |
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Accrued vendor cancellation charges |
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374 |
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521 |
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Accrued other liabilities |
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3,609 |
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4,562 |
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Interest payable |
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1,356 |
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1,356 |
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Total current liabilities |
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31,776 |
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28,571 |
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Other long-term obligations |
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1,720 |
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2,077 |
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Long term portion of accrued restructuring and executive
severance |
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1,721 |
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1,664 |
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Convertible subordinated notes |
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65,081 |
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65,081 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock |
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77 |
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76 |
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Additional paid in capital |
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1,085,820 |
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1,083,711 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(1,027,203 |
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(1,024,091 |
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Treasury stock, at cost |
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(773 |
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(773 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(2,723 |
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(2,582 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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55,198 |
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56,341 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
155,496 |
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$ |
153,734 |
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See accompanying notes.
3
TERAYON
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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Three months ended |
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Six months ended |
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
Revenues |
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$ |
24,692 |
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$ |
40,138 |
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$ |
42,228 |
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$ |
80,560 |
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Related party revenues |
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4,841 |
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2,644 |
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13,668 |
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3,389 |
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Total revenues |
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29,533 |
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42,782 |
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55,896 |
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83,949 |
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Cost of revenues |
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14,024 |
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27,046 |
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25,379 |
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55,605 |
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Cost of related party revenues |
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2,677 |
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614 |
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4,364 |
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825 |
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Total cost of revenues |
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16,701 |
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27,660 |
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29,743 |
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56,430 |
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Gross profit |
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12,832 |
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15,122 |
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26,153 |
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27,519 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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4,427 |
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8,516 |
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10,371 |
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17,984 |
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Sales and marketing |
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5,611 |
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5,411 |
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11,285 |
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12,632 |
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General and administrative |
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2,878 |
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2,953 |
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5,673 |
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5,388 |
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Restructuring charges, executive severance and asset
write-offs |
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282 |
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3,579 |
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1,564 |
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6,946 |
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Total operating expenses |
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13,198 |
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20,459 |
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28,893 |
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42,950 |
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Loss from operations |
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(366 |
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(5,337 |
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(2,740 |
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(15,431 |
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Interest income |
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672 |
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460 |
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1,240 |
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912 |
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Interest expense |
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(814 |
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(826 |
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(1,627 |
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(1,643 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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(50 |
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921 |
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15 |
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1,200 |
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Loss before income tax benefit (provision) |
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558 |
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(4,782 |
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(3,112 |
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(14,962 |
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Income tax benefit (provision) |
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50 |
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(79 |
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(146 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(508 |
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$ |
(4,861 |
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$ |
(3,112 |
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$ |
(15,108 |
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
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$ |
(0.01 |
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$ |
(0.06 |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.20 |
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Shares used in per share calculation, basic and diluted |
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77,057 |
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75,551 |
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76,898 |
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75,534 |
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See accompanying notes.
4
TERAYON
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
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Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
Operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(3,112 |
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$ |
(15,108 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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1,708 |
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3,319 |
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Reduction of accounts receivable allowance |
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(675 |
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Amortization of deferred compensation |
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17 |
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Inventory reserves |
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858 |
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969 |
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Impairment and write-off of fixed assets |
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330 |
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130 |
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Net changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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(416 |
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2,420 |
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Accounts receivable from related parties |
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794 |
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(505 |
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Inventory |
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3,527 |
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(6,008 |
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Other assets |
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181 |
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2,813 |
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Accounts payable |
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(3,273 |
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(9,569 |
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Accrued payroll and related expenses |
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(789 |
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(1,618 |
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Deferred revenues |
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2,848 |
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1,668 |
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Accrued warranty expenses |
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(1,148 |
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(1,318 |
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Accrued restructuring and executive severance |
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(1,853 |
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4,570 |
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Accrued vendor cancellation charges |
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(147 |
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(2,156 |
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Other accrued liabilities |
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(1,311 |
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(806 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(2,478 |
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(21,182 |
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Investing activities: |
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Purchases of short-term investments |
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(48,938 |
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(78,000 |
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Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments |
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36,941 |
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117,429 |
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Proceeds from sale of semiconductor assets, net |
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8,578 |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(816 |
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(1,623 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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(4,235 |
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37,806 |
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Financing activities: |
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Principal payments on capital leases |
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(178 |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
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2,109 |
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781 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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2,109 |
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603 |
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Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes |
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(9 |
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368 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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(4,613 |
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17,595 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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43,218 |
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30,188 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
38,605 |
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$ |
47,783 |
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See accompanying notes.
5
TERAYON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Organization
Description of Business
Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. (Company) was incorporated under the laws of the State of
California on January 20, 1993. In June 1998, the Company reincorporated in the State of Delaware.
The Company develops, markets and sells equipment to broadband service providers who use the
Companys products to deliver broadband voice, digital video solutions (DVS) and data services to
residential and business subscribers.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in
accordance 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed
consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2005 and for the three and six months ended June 30,
2005 and 2004 have been included.
Results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of
results for the entire fiscal year or future periods. These financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the
Companys Form 10-K dated March 15, 2005, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004 is derived
from audited consolidated financial statements at that date.
Reclassifications
Certain
amounts such as cost of related party revenues in the 2004 financial statements have been reclassified to
conform to the 2005
presentation.
Basis of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S.
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. Estimates are based on historical experience, input from sources
outside of the Company, and other relevant facts and circumstances. Areas that are particularly
significant include the Companys valuation of its accounts receivable and inventory, the
assessment of recoverability and the measurement of impairment of fixed assets, and the recognition
of restructuring liabilities.
Net Loss Per Share
The numerator and denominator of basic and diluted net loss per share is
provided as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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Three months ended |
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Six months ended |
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
Net loss |
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$ |
(508 |
) |
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$ |
(4,861 |
) |
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$ |
(3,112 |
) |
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$ |
(15,108 |
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Shares used in
computing basic and
diluted net loss
per share |
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77,057 |
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75,551 |
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76,898 |
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75,534 |
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Basic and diluted
net loss per share |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
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$ |
(0.06 |
) |
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$ |
(0.04 |
) |
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$ |
(0.20 |
) |
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Options
to purchase 13,844,360 and 15,836,009 shares of common stock were outstanding at June
30, 2005 and June 30, 2004, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted net
loss per share since the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
6
Stock-based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation for its employees using the intrinsic value
method presented in Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued
to Employees, (APB 25), and includes the disclosure-only provisions as required under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS
123). The Company provides additional pro forma disclosures as required under SFAS 123 and SFAS
148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, Transition and Disclosure.
For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options granted and
employee stock purchase plan shares to be issued is amortized to expense over their respective
vesting periods. Had compensation cost for the Companys stock-based compensation plans been
determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards under those plans consistent with
the method of SFAS 123, the Companys net loss and net loss per share would have been increased to
the pro forma amounts indicated below (in thousands, except per share data):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Net loss, as reported |
|
$ |
(508 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,861 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,112 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,108 |
) |
Add: |
|
Stock-based compensation under APB 25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
Deduct: |
|
Stock option compensation expense
determined under fair value-based
method |
|
|
(1,051 |
) |
|
|
(3,703 |
) |
|
|
(2,367 |
) |
|
|
(8,213 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Employee stock purchase plan
compensation expense determined
under fair value-based method |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(357 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(713 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net loss |
|
$ |
(1,559 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,904 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,479 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,017 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share, basic and diluted, as reported |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net loss per share, basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares used in computing net loss per share , as
reported, and pro forma net loss per share, as
reported, basic and diluted |
|
|
77,057 |
|
|
|
75,551 |
|
|
|
76,898 |
|
|
|
75,534 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. The components of
inventory are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Raw materials |
|
$ |
473 |
|
|
$ |
1,880 |
|
Work-in-process |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
1,501 |
|
Finished goods |
|
|
12,263 |
|
|
|
13,763 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory |
|
$ |
12,759 |
|
|
$ |
17,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase Obligations
The Company has purchase obligations to certain of its suppliers that support the Companys
ability to manufacture its products. The obligations consist of purchase orders placed with
vendors for goods and services and require the Company to purchase minimum quantities of the
suppliers products at a specified price. As of June 30, 2005, $21.8 million of purchase
obligations were outstanding. The Company accrued for vendor cancellation charges in an amount,
which represented managements estimate of the Companys exposure to vendors for its inventory
commitments that will not be consumed in the ordinary course of
business. At June 30, 2005, accrued vendor cancellation charges were $0.4 million and the
remaining $21.4 million was attributable to open purchase orders that are expected to be utilized in the normal course of business.
The remaining obligations are expected to become payable at various times throughout 2005.
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Changes in Accounting Estimates
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, the Companys gross margins were benefited
by the reversal of approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively of accrued vendor
cancellation charges, which were previously recorded as cost of goods sold. Additionally, for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company reversed approximately $0.8 million and $2.1
million, respectively, of accrued vendor cancellation charges, which were previously recorded as
cost of goods sold. The Company reversed these charges as it was able
to negotiate downward certain vendor cancellation to more favorable
terms. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, the Companys gross
margins were benefited by the sale of previously reserved inventory of approximately $1.9 million and $2.6 million,
respectively, of inventory provisions, which were previously recorded
as cost of goods sold. Additionally, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company
reversed approximately $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of inventory provisions, which
were previously recorded as cost of goods sold. The Company reversed these provisions as it was
able to sell inventory originally considered to be excess or obsolete.
In the first quarter of 2005, the Company reversed approximately $0.6 million of accounts
receivable allowances as the Company was able to collect accounts which had previously been
specifically reserved.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated other comprehensive loss presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheets consists of net unrealized gains or losses on short-term investments and accumulated
net foreign currency translation gains or losses.
The following are the components of comprehensive loss (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
|
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Net loss |
|
$ |
(508 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,861 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,112 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,108 |
) |
Cumulative
translation
adjustments |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
444 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
368 |
|
Change in
unrealized gain
(loss) on
available- for-sale
investments |
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
(537 |
) |
|
|
(131 |
) |
|
|
(534 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
comprehensive loss |
|
$ |
(312 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,954 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,252 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,274 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS 123 (revised
2004), (SFAS 123(R)), Share-Based Payment, which replaces SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, and supersedes APB 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. Generally, the
approach in SFAS 123(R) is similar to the approach described in SFAS 123. SFAS 123(R) eliminates
the alternative to use APB 25s intrinsic value method of accounting that was provided in SFAS 123
as originally issued. The Companys effective date for implementation of SFAS 123(R) is January 1,
2006. The Company has not yet determined which phase-in method it will adopt. In the first quarter
of 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, which
provided further clarification on the implementation of SFAS 123(R).
As permitted by SFAS 123, the Company currently accounts for share-based payments to
employees using APB 25s intrinsic value method and, as such, generally recognizes no compensation
expense for employee stock options. Accordingly, the adoption of SFAS 123(R)s fair value method
will likely have a material impact on the Companys results of operations, although it will have no
impact on its overall financial position. See Stock Based Compensation, above for information
related to the pro forma effects on the Companys reported net loss and net loss per common share
of applying the fair value recognition provisions of the previous SFAS 123 to stock-based employee
compensation.
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 151, Inventory Costs, which revised Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 43 (ARB 43), relating to inventory costs. This revision is to clarify the
accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted
material (spoilage). SFAS 151 requires that these items be recognized as a current period charge
regardless of whether they meet the criterion specified in ARB 43. In addition, SFAS 151 requires
the allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on normal capacity
of the production facilities. SFAS 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal
years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of
SFAS 151 is not expected to have a material impact on the
Companys
financial statements.
3. Contingencies
Beginning in April 2000, several plaintiffs filed class action lawsuits in federal court
against the Company and certain of the Companys officers and directors. Later that year, the cases
were consolidated in the United States District Court, Northern District of California as In re
Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. Securities Litigation. The Court then appointed lead plaintiffs
who filed an amended complaint. In 2001, the Court granted in part and denied in part defendants
motion to dismiss, and plaintiffs filed a new complaint. In 2002, the Court denied defendants
motion to dismiss that complaint, which, like the earlier complaints, alleges that the defendants
violated the federal securities laws by issuing materially false and misleading statements and
failing to disclose material information regarding the Companys technology. On February 24, 2003,
the Court certified a plaintiff class consisting of those who purchased or otherwise acquired the
Companys securities between November 15, 1999 and April 11, 2000.
On September 8, 2003, the Court heard defendants motion to disqualify two of the lead
plaintiffs and to modify the definition of the plaintiff class. On September 10, 2003, the Court
issued an order vacating the hearing date for the parties summary judgment motions, and, on
September 22, 2003, the Court issued another order staying all discovery until further notice and
vacating the trial date, which had been November 4, 2003.
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On February 23, 2004, the Court issued an order disqualifying two of the lead plaintiffs. The
order also states that plaintiffs counsel must provide certain information to the Court about
counsels relationship with the disqualified lead plaintiffs, and it provides that defendants may
serve certain additional discovery. On March 24, 2004, plaintiffs submitted certain documents to
the Court in response to its order, and, on April 16, 2004, the Company responded to this
submission. The Company has also initiated discovery pursuant to the Courts February 23, 2004 order. Were an unfavorable ruling to occur in this
legal matter, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the Companys results of
operations for the period in which the ruling occurs.
On October 16, 2000, a lawsuit was filed against the Company and the individual defendants
(Zaki Rakib, Selim Rakib and Raymond Fritz) in the California Superior Court, San Luis Obispo
County. This lawsuit is titled Bertram v. Terayon Communications Systems, Inc. The factual
allegations in the Bertram complaint were similar to those in the federal class action, but the
Bertram complaint sought remedies under state law. Defendants removed the Bertram case to the
United States District Court, Central District of California, which dismissed the complaint and
transferred the case to the United States District Court, Northern District of California. That
Court eventually issued an order dismissing the case. Plaintiffs have appealed this order, and
their appeal was heard on April 16, 2004. On June 9, 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit affirmed the order dismissing the Bertram case.
The Court of Appeals opinion affirming dismissal of the Bertram case does not end the class
action. The Company believes that the allegations in the class action are without merit, and
intends to contest this matter vigorously. This matter, however, could prove costly and time
consuming to defend, and there can be no assurances about the eventual outcome.
In 2002, two shareholders filed derivative cases purportedly on behalf of the Company against
certain of its current and former directors, officers, and investors. (The defendants differed
somewhat in the two cases.) Since the cases were filed, the investor defendants have been dismissed
without prejudice, and the lawsuits have been consolidated as Campbell v. Rakib in the California
Superior Court, Santa Clara County. The Company is a nominal defendant in these lawsuits, which
allege claims relating to essentially the same purportedly misleading statements that are at issue
in the pending securities class action. In the securities class action, the Company disputes making
any misleading statements. The derivative complaints also allege claims relating to stock sales by
certain of the director and officer defendants.
The Company believes that there are many defects in the derivative
complaints. However, were an unfavorable ruling to occur in this legal matter, there exists the
possibility of a material adverse impact on the Companys results of operations for the period in
which the ruling occurs.
In January 2005, Adelphia Corporation (Adelphia) sued the Company in the District Court of the
City and County of Denver, Colorado. Adelphias complaint alleges, among other things, breach of
contract and misrepresentation in connection with the Companys sale of CMTS products to Adelphia
and the Companys announcement to cease future investment in the CMTS market. Adelphia seeks
damages in excess of $25.0 million and declaratory relief. The Company moved to dismiss the
complaint seeking an order blocking the case from going forward at a preliminary stage. The court
denied the Companys motion to dismiss the complaint, thereby permitting the case and discovery to
go forward. The Company filed its response to Adelphias complaint and discovery has begun. The
case is currently set for trial to commence on May 15, 2006. As the Company believes that
Adelphias allegations are without merit, it intends to contest this matter vigorously. This
matter, however, could prove costly and time consuming to defend, and there can be no assurances
about the eventual outcome. Were an unfavorable ruling to occur in this legal matter, there exists
the possibility of a material adverse impact on the Companys results of operations for the period
in which the ruling occurs.
The Company has received letters claiming that its technology infringes the intellectual
property rights of others. The Company has consulted with its patent counsel and is in the process
of reviewing the allegations made by such third parties. If these allegations were submitted to a
court, the court could find that the Companys products infringe third party intellectual property
rights. If the Company is found to have infringed third party rights, the Company could be subject
to substantial damages and/or an injunction preventing the Company from conducting its business. In
addition, other third parties may assert infringement claims against the Company in the future. A
claim of infringement, whether meritorious or
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not, could be time-consuming, result in costly
litigation, divert the Companys managements resources cause product shipment delays or require
the Company to enter into royalty or licensing arrangements. These royalty or licensing
arrangements may not be available on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all.
Furthermore, the Company has in the past agreed to, and may from time to time in the future
agree to, indemnify a customer of its technology or products for claims against the customer by a
third party based on claims that its technology or products infringe intellectual property rights
of that third party. These types of claims, meritorious or not, can result in costly and
time-consuming litigation; divert managements attention and other resources; require the Company
to enter into royalty arrangements; subject the Company to damages or injunctions restricting the
sale of its products; require the Company to indemnify its customers for the use of the allegedly
infringing products; require the Company to refund payment of allegedly infringing products to its
customers or to forgo future payments; require the Company to redesign certain of its products; or
damage its reputation, any one of which could materially and adversely affect the Companys
business, results of operations and financial condition.
The Company may, in the future, take legal action to enforce its patents and other
intellectual property rights, to protect its trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of
the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Such
litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could negatively affect
the Companys business, operating results, financial position and liquidity.
The Company is currently a party to various other legal proceedings, in addition to those
noted above, and may become involved from time to time in other legal proceedings in the future.
While the Company currently believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually
and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position or overall
results of operations, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties. Were an unfavorable ruling
to occur in any of the Companys legal proceedings, there exists the possibility of a material
adverse impact on the Companys financial condition and results of operations for the period in which the ruling occurs.
The estimate of the potential impact on the Companys financial position and overall results of
operations for any of the above legal proceedings could change in the future.
4. Operating Segment Information
The Company operates as one business segment.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended June 30, |
|
Six months ended June 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Revenues by product: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital Video Solutions (DVS) |
|
$ |
17,339 |
|
|
$ |
7,508 |
|
|
$ |
30,385 |
|
|
$ |
13,579 |
|
Home Access Solutions (HAS) |
|
|
10,590 |
|
|
|
24,983 |
|
|
|
22,160 |
|
|
|
48,597 |
|
Cable Modem Termination
Systems (CMTS) |
|
|
1,506 |
|
|
|
10,291 |
|
|
|
3,157 |
|
|
|
21,588 |
|
Other |
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
29,533 |
|
|
$ |
42,782 |
|
|
$ |
55,896 |
|
|
$ |
83,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues by geographic areas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
$ |
20,223 |
|
|
$ |
21,226 |
|
|
$ |
35,490 |
|
|
$ |
43,058 |
|
Americas, excluding United States |
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
568 |
|
|
|
1,838 |
|
Europe, Middle East and Africa,
(EMEA), excluding Israel |
|
|
2,288 |
|
|
|
7,041 |
|
|
|
6,474 |
|
|
|
14,965 |
|
Israel |
|
|
2,797 |
|
|
|
5,931 |
|
|
|
3,984 |
|
|
|
9,215 |
|
Asia, excluding Japan |
|
|
3,400 |
|
|
|
5,037 |
|
|
|
8,965 |
|
|
|
9,132 |
|
Japan |
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
3,294 |
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
5,688 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
29,533 |
|
|
$ |
42,782 |
|
|
$ |
55,896 |
|
|
$ |
83,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Long-lived assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
$ |
4,079 |
|
|
$ |
4,423 |
|
Americas, excluding United States |
|
|
|
|
|
|
402 |
|
EMEA, excluding Israel |
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
Israel |
|
|
273 |
|
|
|
687 |
|
Asia |
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-lived assets |
|
|
4,538 |
|
|
|
5,760 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
141,562 |
|
|
|
137,625 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
9,396 |
|
|
|
10,349 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
155,496 |
|
|
$ |
153,734 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two
customers, Comcast Corporation (Comcast) and Harmonic, Inc. (Harmonic), accounted for 10% or more of total revenues (24% and 16%) for the three months
ended June 30, 2005. Two customers, Harmonic and Comcast, accounted for 10% or more of total revenues (24% and 17%) for
the six months ended June 30, 2005. Two customers, Adelphia Communications Corporation
(Adelphia) and Telenet, accounted for
10% or more of total revenues (25%
and 12%) for the three months ended June 30, 2004. Two customers,
Adelphia and Telenet,
accounted for 10% or more of total
revenues (23% and 10%) for the six months ended June 30, 2004. One of these customers is Harmonic
which is a related party (see Note 6). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, Harmonic
accounted for 16% and 24% respectively of the Companys total revenues. For the three and six
months ended June 30, 2004, Harmonic accounted for 6% and 4% respectively of the Companys total
revenues.
At
June 30, 2005, Comcast, Harmonic, Adelphia, and Telenet
accounted for $4.3 million, $2.3 million, $1.5 million, and $0.1
million, respectively of the accounts receivable. At June 30,
2004, Comcast, Harmonic, Adelphia, and Telenet accounted for $0.9
million, $1.1 million, $5.3 million, and $4.7 million, respectively
of the accounts receivable.
5. Restructuring Charges and Asset Write-offs
Restructuring
The Company accrues for termination costs in accordance with SFAS 146,Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, and SFAS 112,
"Employers Accounting for Post Employment Benefits. Liabilities are initially measured at their
fair value on the date in which they are incurred based on plans approved by the Companys Board of
Directors. Accrued employee termination costs principally consist of three components: 1) a
lump-sum severance payment based upon the years of service; 2) COBRA insurance based on years of
service; and 3) an estimate of costs for outplacement services provided to the affected employees.
Most employees are terminated on the date of notification so there is no additional service period
required to be included in the determination of accrued termination costs. Where services are
required for a period over 60 days, the Company ratably amortizes termination costs over the
required service period.
2004 Restructurings
During the first quarter of 2004, the Company initiated a Board of Directors approved
restructuring plan to bring operating expenses in line with revenue levels. The Company incurred
restructuring charges in the amount of $3.3 million of which $1.0 million related to employee
termination costs, $0.9 million related to termination costs for an aircraft lease, and $1.4
million related to costs for excess leased facilities in the first quarter of 2004. The Company
incurred additional restructuring charges in the amount of $1.1 million in the second quarter of
2004 related to additional costs for excess leased facilities resulting in a second restructuring
plan. In the fourth quarter of 2004, to further conform the Companys expenses to its revenue and
to cease investment in the CMTS product line, the Companys Board of Directors approved a third
restructuring plan that resulted in a charge in the amount of $1.3 million related to employee
terminations.
Each quarter, the Company re-evaluates the 2004 restructuring charges for the employee
severance, excess leased facilities and the aircraft lease. Based on market conditions, new
assumptions
provided by its real-estate broker, and the terms of an aircraft sublease agreement,
which the Company entered into in the third quarter of 2004, the Company revalues the restructuring
liability. During the first six months of 2005, the Company re-evaluated the 2004 restructuring
liability estimates. Based on new
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assumptions provided by its real-estate broker, the Company
increased the 2004 restructuring accrual by $0.9 million in the
first six months of 2005. Additionally, the Company increased its
estimated 2004 restructuring liability for employee severance in the first six months of 2005 by $1.0 million.
As of June 30, 2005, $3.2 million of 2004 restructuring charges remained accrued. In the six
months ended June 30, 2005, the Company had paid $1.1 million in employee termination costs, $0.1 million of
costs related to the aircraft lease, and $0.7 million of costs related to excess leased facilities.
The Company anticipates the remaining restructuring accrual related to the aircraft lease to
be substantially utilized for servicing operating lease payments,
through January 2007. The
remaining restructuring accrual related to excess leased facilities
is expected to be utilized for servicing
operating lease payments or negotiating a buyout of operating lease commitments through October
2009.
The accrual for the aircraft lease approximates the difference between the Companys current
costs for the aircraft lease and the estimated income derived from the sublease of the aircraft.
The amount of net charges accrued under the 2004 restructuring plans assumes that the Company
will successfully sublease excess leased facilities. The accrual for the excess leased facilities
includes the estimated income derived from subleasing, which is based on information from the
Companys real-estate brokers, who provide estimates based on assumptions relevant to the real
estate market conditions. Even though it is the Companys intent to sublease its interests in the
excess facility at the earliest possible time, the Company cannot determine with certainty a fixed
date by which such events will occur, if at all. In light of this uncertainty, the Company will
continue to periodically re-evaluate and adjust the accrual, as necessary.
This table summarizes the accrued restructuring balances related to the 2004 restructurings as
of June 30, 2005 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excess Leased |
|
|
|
|
Involuntary |
|
|
|
|
|
Facilities and |
|
|
|
|
Employee |
|
Aircraft Lease |
|
Cancelled |
|
|
|
|
Terminations |
|
Termination |
|
Contracts, |
|
Total |
Balance at December 31, 2004 |
|
$ |
592 |
|
|
$ |
692 |
|
|
$ |
1,998 |
|
|
$ |
3,282 |
|
Cash payments |
|
|
(1,121 |
) |
|
|
(125 |
) |
|
|
(679 |
) |
|
|
(1,925 |
) |
Charges |
|
|
965 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
965 |
|
Changes in estimate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
907 |
|
|
|
907 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2005 |
|
$ |
436 |
|
|
$ |
567 |
|
|
$ |
2,226 |
|
|
$ |
3,229 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002 Restructuring
During 2002, a restructuring plan (2002 Plan) was approved by the Board of Directors and the
Company incurred restructuring charges in the amount of
$3.6 million, of which none remained
accrued at June 30, 2005, for excess leased facilities in Israel. During 2004, improving real
estate market conditions in Israel gave rise to the Companys improved tenant sublease assumptions
and, as a result, the Company revalued the accrual for excess leased facilities in Israel and
decreased the accrual by $0.1 million. Additionally, the Company reclassified $1.1 million between
the 2002 Plan and 2001 Plan in the fourth quarter of 2004.
This table summarizes the accrued restructuring balances related to the 2002 Plan as of June
30, 2005 (in thousands):
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Involuntary |
|
Excess Leased |
|
|
|
|
Employee |
|
Facilities and |
|
|
|
|
Terminations |
|
Cancelled Contracts |
|
Total |
Balance at December 31, 2004 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
Changes in estimate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2005 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001 Restructuring
During 2001, the Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (2001 Plan) and the Company
incurred restructuring charges in the amount of $12.7 million, of which $0.5 million remained
accrued at June 30, 2005, primarily for excess leased facilities in Israel. During 2004, improving
real estate market conditions in Israel gave rise to the Companys improved tenant sublease
assumptions thereby resulting in a change in estimate of $1.4 million. Additionally, a reclassification
between the 2002 Plan and 2001 Plan increased the 2001 Plan by $1.1 million in the fourth quarter
of 2004. The Company currently anticipates the remaining restructuring accrual relating to excess
leased facilities will be utilized for servicing operating lease payments through 2005.
During the first half of 2005, the Company re-evaluated the 2001 restructuring accrual
estimates for the excess facilities in Israel. Based on actual
sublease income and new assumptions provided
by its real-estate broker, the Company decreased the
restructuring charge by $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005.
This table summarizes the accrued restructuring balances related to the 2001 Plan as of June
30, 2005 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Involuntary |
|
Excess Leased |
|
|
|
|
Employee |
|
Facilities and |
|
|
|
|
Terminations |
|
Cancelled Contracts |
|
Total |
Balance at December 31, 2004 |
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
1,788 |
|
|
$ |
1,838 |
|
Cash payments |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(957 |
) |
|
|
(1,007 |
) |
Changes in estimate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(361 |
) |
|
|
(361 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2005 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(470 |
) |
|
$ |
(470 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Severance
In 2003 and 2004, the Company entered into employment agreements with four executive officers
who subsequently resigned from the Company. The Company recorded a
severance provision of $1.7 million related to termination costs for
these officers in the six months ended June 30, 2004. Most of the severance costs related to these officers
were paid in 2004. Approximately $13,000 of employee benefits for the executive officers remained
accrued at June 30, 2005, which is expected to be paid through 2005.
Asset Write-offs
The Company wrote off $0.1 million and $0.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2005 and
June 30, 2004, respectively, of fixed assets related to restructuring activities, which were
determined to have no remaining useful life.
14
6. Related Party Transactions
Lewis Solomon, a member of the Companys Board of Directors is also a member of the Board of
Directors of Harmonic, Inc. (Harmonic). Harmonic is an authorized, non-exclusive reseller of
certain of the Companys video products. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004,
related party revenue from Harmonic was $13.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively.
Cost of related party revenues in the Companys consolidated statements of operations consists
of direct and indirect costs. Accounts receivable from Harmonic totaled approximately $2.3 million
at June 30, 2005. Harmonic is not a supplier to the Company.
7. Product Warranties
The Company provides for estimated product warranty expenses when it sells the related
products. The Company has comprehensive processes that it uses to estimate accruals for warranty
exposure. The processes include specific evaluation by product type, estimated failure rates and
costs to repair or replace. Although the Company believes it has the continued ability to
reasonably estimate warranty expenses, unforeseeable changes in factors used to estimate the
accrual for warranty could occur. These unforeseeable changes could cause a material change in the
Companys warranty accrual estimate. Such a change would be recorded in the period in which the
change was identified.
An analysis of changes in the liability for product warranties for the six months ended June
30, 2005 and 2004, is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charges for |
|
|
|
|
Balance at |
|
Additions |
|
Expiration |
|
warranty |
|
Balance at |
|
|
beginning |
|
charged to |
|
of accrued |
|
services |
|
end of |
|
|
of period |
|
expenses |
|
warranty |
|
provided |
|
period |
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2004
Accrued warranty
expenses |
|
$ |
5,509 |
|
|
|
1,922 |
|
|
|
(1,300 |
) |
|
|
(1,940 |
) |
|
$ |
4,191 |
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2005
Accrued warranty
expenses |
|
$ |
3,870 |
|
|
|
830 |
|
|
|
(475 |
) |
|
|
(1,503 |
) |
|
$ |
2,722 |
|
8. Sale of Certain Assets
ATI
On February 7, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with ATI Technologies, Inc (ATI) to
sell certain cable modem semiconductor assets to ATI for a total purchase price of up to $13.8
million if the Company achieves all the milestones specified in the agreement. Under the terms of
the agreement, ATI acquired the Companys cable modem silicon intellectual property and related
software, assumed a lease and hired approximately twenty-five employees from the Companys design
team. Upon closing on March 9, 2005, the Company received $8.6 million in cash, which was
comprised of a $6.95 million initial payment and $1.65 million of the $1.9 million for having met the
first milestone. In May 2005, the Company received an additional
$2.5 million upon completion of two additional milestones. As of June 30, 2005, the
Company had deferred the net gain of $8.6 million, which represented the cash receipt of $11.1
million, less transaction related costs of $2.5 million. The balance of up to $2.7 million of the
purchase price will be paid to the Company in the event the Company meets the two remaining
milestones over the subsequent 15 months following the closing, and upon the release of the escrow.
The agreement also sets forth representations and warranties made by the Company that may cause it
to incur liabilities and penalties arising out of its failure to meet certain conditions and
milestones. The maximum liability for the Company is the greater of $11.5 million or the total
amount of the purchase price paid by ATI plus $1.5 million. The gain on the sale of the assets, if
any, will be recognized upon completion of all milestones or when the contingencies related to the
sale are resolved.
Israel
Subsidiaries
On
April 2, 2004, the Company sold all of its ownership in Radwiz, Ltd.,
Ultracom Communications Holdings Ltd. and Combox Ltd. to a third
party for a cash payment of $150,000. In connection with this
disposition, the acquirer received obsolete inventories with no book
value, $0.2 million of selected net assets, and assumed $1.35 million
of net liabilities related to these subsidiaries. The Company
recorded a net gain of $1.3 million on this transaction in the second
quarter of 2004, which is included as an element of other income
(expense) in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of
operations.
15
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
Overview
We sell our digital video solution (DVS) products to cable operators, satellite providers and
television broadcasters. Additionally, we sell our home access solution (HAS) products, including
cable modems, embedded multimedia terminal adapters (eMTA), home networking devices, and to a
lesser extent cable modem termination system (CMTS) product line to cable operators.
On February 7, 2005, we entered into an agreement with ATI Technologies, Inc (ATI) to sell
certain cable modem semiconductor assets to ATI for a total purchase price of up to $13.8 million
if we achieve all the milestones specified in the agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, ATI
acquired our cable modem silicon intellectual property and related software, assumed a lease and
hired approximately twenty-five employees from our design team. Upon closing on March 9, 2005, we
received $8.6 million in cash, which was comprised of a
$6.95 million initial payment and $1.65
million of the $1.9 million for having met the first milestone.
In May 2005, we received an additional $2.5 million upon
completion of two additional milestones. As of
June 30, 2005, we had deferred the net gain of $8.6 million, which represented the cash receipt of
$11.1 million, less transaction related costs of $2.5 million. The balance of up to $2.7 million
of the purchase price will be paid to us in the event we meet the two remaining milestones over the
subsequent 15 months following the closing, and upon the release of the escrow. The agreement also
sets forth representations and warranties made by us that may cause us to incur liabilities and
penalties arising out of our failure to meet certain conditions and milestones. The maximum
liability for us is the greater of $11.5 million or the total amount of the purchase price paid by
ATI plus $1.5 million. The gain on the sale of the assets, if any, will be recognized upon
completion of all milestones or when the contingencies related to the sale are resolved.
We have not been profitable since our inception. We had a net loss of $0.5 million or $0.01
per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Our ability to grow our business and attain
profitability is dependent on our ability to effectively compete in the marketplace with our
current products and services, develop and introduce new products and services, contain operating
expenses and improve our gross margins, as well as continued investment in equipment by the
broadband provider industry.
At June 30, 2005, we had approximately $105.0 million in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents
and short-term investments as compared to approximately $97.7 million at December 31, 2004. This
increase in the first six months of 2005 primarily resulted from the ATI transaction, offset by the
use of cash for operating activities.
A more detailed description of the risks to our business can be found in the section captioned
Risk Factors in this quarterly report.
Critical Accounting Policies
There have been no material changes to any of our critical accounting policies and estimates
as disclosed in our report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
16
Results of Operations
Three and Six months ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% Change for the |
|
% Change for the |
|
|
ended |
|
For the six months |
|
three months |
|
six months ended |
|
|
June 30, |
|
ended June 30, |
|
ended June 30, |
|
June 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005/2004 |
|
2005/2004 |
Revenues |
|
$ |
29,533 |
|
|
$ |
42,782 |
|
|
$ |
55,896 |
|
|
$ |
83,949 |
|
|
|
(31 |
%) |
|
|
(33 |
%) |
Our revenues decreased 31% for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 compared to the quarter ended
June 30, 2004 and decreased 33% for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to the six months
ended June 30, 2004. While sales of our DVS products increased, the overall decrease was primarily
due to decreased sales of our HAS and CMTS products. We expect overall revenues to remain flat or
increase slightly on a sequential basis in 2005.
Revenues by Groups of Similar Products
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% Change for |
|
% Change for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the six months |
|
the three |
|
the six months |
|
|
For the three months |
|
ended |
|
months ended |
|
ended |
|
|
ended June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005/2004 |
|
2005/2004 |
Revenues by product: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DVS |
|
$ |
17,339 |
|
|
$ |
7,508 |
|
|
$ |
30,385 |
|
|
$ |
13,579 |
|
|
|
131 |
% |
|
|
124 |
% |
HAS |
|
|
10,590 |
|
|
|
24,983 |
|
|
|
22,160 |
|
|
|
48,597 |
|
|
|
(58 |
%) |
|
|
(54 |
%) |
CMTS |
|
|
1,506 |
|
|
|
10,291 |
|
|
|
3,157 |
|
|
|
21,588 |
|
|
|
(85 |
%) |
|
|
(85 |
%) |
Other |
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
29,533 |
|
|
$ |
42,782 |
|
|
$ |
55,896 |
|
|
$ |
83,949 |
|
|
|
(31 |
%) |
|
|
(33 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from
DVS products increased in 2005 compared to 2004, due to significant shipments of
the CP 7600G edge decoder, primarily in the second quarter of 2005, as well as continued sales of
our DM 6400 CherryPickers. We are encouraged by the prospects for the
DVS business to grow and
believe that we will continue to see increased demand of DVS
products resulting from more high definition
television (HDTV) programming and other digital video services, including digital ad insertion.
HAS revenues decreased in 2005 compared to 2004, primarily due to an overall decrease in modem
sales. The number of modems sold decreased from 0.5 million in the second quarter of 2004
to 0.2 million in the same period in 2005. The intensely competitive nature of the market for
broadband products has resulted in significant price erosion of Average Selling Prices (ASP).
While we continue to see a decrease in ASPs in the second quarter of 2005, the overall ASP of all
modems we sold in the second quarter of 2005 increased due to increased sales of our higher priced
eMTA modems. We expect HAS revenues to remain relatively flat or increase slightly in the
remainder of 2005.
CMTS revenues continued to decline in 2005 compared to 2004, due to our decision to cease
investment in the CMTS product line as announced in the third quarter of 2004. We expect CMTS
revenues to continue to decrease in 2005.
17
Revenues by Geographic Region
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% Change for |
|
% Change for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
the three |
|
the six |
|
|
For the three months |
|
For the six months |
|
months ended |
|
months ended |
|
|
ended June 30, |
|
ended June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005/2004 |
|
2005/2004 |
Revenues by geographic areas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
$ |
20,223 |
|
|
$ |
21,226 |
|
|
$ |
35,490 |
|
|
$ |
43,058 |
|
|
|
(5 |
%) |
|
|
(18 |
%) |
Americas, excluding United
States |
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
568 |
|
|
|
1,838 |
|
|
|
92 |
% |
|
|
(69 |
%) |
Europe, Middle East and Africa,
(EMEA), excluding Israel |
|
|
2,288 |
|
|
|
7,041 |
|
|
|
6,474 |
|
|
|
14,965 |
|
|
|
(68 |
%) |
|
|
(57 |
%) |
Israel |
|
|
2,797 |
|
|
|
5,931 |
|
|
|
3,984 |
|
|
|
9,215 |
|
|
|
(53 |
%) |
|
|
(57 |
%) |
Asia excluding Japan |
|
|
3,400 |
|
|
|
5,037 |
|
|
|
8,965 |
|
|
|
9,132 |
|
|
|
(32 |
%) |
|
|
(2 |
%) |
Japan |
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
3,294 |
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
5,688 |
|
|
|
(88 |
%) |
|
|
(93 |
%) |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
(100 |
%) |
|
|
(60 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
29,533 |
|
|
$ |
42,782 |
|
|
$ |
55,896 |
|
|
$ |
83,949 |
|
|
|
(31 |
%) |
|
|
(33 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues in the United States decreased in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005
compared to the same periods in 2004, primarily due to decreased sales of CMTSs and HAS
products to United States Major Systems Operators (MSOs). Revenues in EMEA, Israel, and Asia also decreased in the same
period due to decreased sales of our CMTS and HAS products. During the second quarter
of 2005, we continued to emphasize sales to our United States, Israel, and Asian customers while
placing a lower emphasis on other locations such as Canada, South America and Japan. In the
remainder of 2005, we expect revenues to remain flat or slightly increase in the United States and
EMEA markets. Two customers, Comcast Corporation (Comcast) and
Harmonic, Inc. (Harmonic), accounted for 10% or more of total
revenues (24% and 16%) for the three months ended June 30, 2005.
Two customers, Harmonic and Comcast, accounted for 10% or more of
total revenues (24% and 17%) for the six months ended June 30,
2005. Two customers, Adelphia Communications Corporation (Adelphia)
and Telenet, accounted for 10% or more of total revenues (25% and
12%) for the three months ended June 30, 2004. Two customers,
Adelphia and Telenet, accounted for 10% or more of total revenues
(23% and 10%) for the six months ended June 30, 2004. At
June 30, 2005, Comcast, Harmonic, Adelphia, and Telenet
accounted for $4.3 million, $2.3 million, $1.5 million, and $0.1
million, respectively of the accounts receivable. At June 30,
2004, Comcast, Harmonic, Adelphia, and Telenet accounted for $0.9
million, $1.1 million, $5.3 million, and $4.7 million, respectively
of the accounts receivable.
Related Party Revenues
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005/2004 |
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2005/2004 |
Related party revenues |
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$ |
4,841 |
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$ |
2,644 |
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$ |
13,668 |
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$ |
3,389 |
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83 |
% |
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303 |
% |
Related party revenues increased in 2005 compared to 2004. Lewis Solomon, a member of our
board of directors, is a member of the board of directors of Harmonic. All related party revenues
are attributable to Harmonic and are included in related party revenues in 2005 and 2004. The
increase in related party revenues was primarily due to an increase of sales of our DVS products to
Harmonic in 2005 as compared to 2004. Harmonic is not a supplier to us.
Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005/2004 |
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2005/2004 |
Cost of revenues |
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$ |
14,024 |
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$ |
27,046 |
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$ |
25,379 |
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$ |
55,605 |
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(54 |
%) |
Cost of related party
revenues |
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2,677 |
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614 |
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4,364 |
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825 |
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429 |
% |
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Total cost of goods sold |
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$ |
16,701 |
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$ |
27,660 |
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29,743 |
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56,430 |
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Gross profit |
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$ |
12,832 |
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$ |
15,122 |
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26,153 |
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27,519 |
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%) |
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Cost of goods sold consists of direct product costs as well as the cost of our manufacturing
operations. The cost of manufacturing includes contract manufacturing, test and quality assurance
for products, warranty costs and associated costs of personnel and equipment. In the three and six
months ended June 30, 2005, cost of goods sold was approximately 57% and 53% of revenues,
respectively, compared to 65% and 67% of revenues, respectively, in the
same periods in 2004. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, our gross margins were
benefited by the reversal of approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively of accrued
vendor cancellation charges, which were previously recorded as cost of goods sold. Additionally,
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, we reversed approximately $0.8 million and $2.1
million, respectively, of accrued vendor cancellation charges, which were previously recorded as
cost of goods sold. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, our gross margins were
benefited primarily by reversal of inventory provisions, which were
previously recorded as cost of goods sold, upon the sale of
previously reserved CMTS inventory of approximately $1.9 million and $2.6 million. We
reversed these provisions as we were able to sell inventory originally considered to be excess or
obsolete. Additionally, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, we reversed
approximately $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of inventory provisions, which were
previously recorded as cost of goods sold. We reversed these provisions as we were able to sell
inventory originally considered to be excess or obsolete.
In 2005, related
party cost of revenues increased compared to 2004 due to increased sales of
our DVS products to Harmonic in 2005 as compared to sales in 2004.
Our gross profit decreased in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to the
same period in 2004. The decrease in our gross profit was primarily related to a decrease in
revenues from our HAS and CMTS products.
During 2005, we will continue to focus on improving sales of higher margin products and
reducing product manufacturing costs. We are now partnering with contract manufacturers in Asia
and the U.S. for our HAS and DVS products, which may provide us with more competitive component
pricing, economies of scale, and improved manufacturing capabilities.
We may be able to increase our margins by obtaining a product mix
that is expected to shift to higher margin DVS products. Additionally, We expect HAS product mix to shift to
higher margin priced eMTA products. However, there are no assurances that we will succeed in selling a greater
percentage of higher margin products or reducing our product manufacturing costs.
Operating Expenses
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June 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005/2004 |
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2005/2004 |
Research and
development |
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$ |
4,427 |
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$ |
8,516 |
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$ |
10,371 |
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$ |
17,984 |
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(48 |
%) |
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(42 |
%) |
Sales and marketing |
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$ |
5,611 |
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$ |
5,411 |
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$ |
11,285 |
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$ |
12,632 |
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4 |
% |
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(11 |
%) |
General and
administrative |
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$ |
2,878 |
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$ |
2,953 |
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$ |
5,673 |
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$ |
5,388 |
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5 |
% |
Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel
costs, internally designed prototype material expenditures, and expenditures for outside
engineering consultants, and testing equipment and supplies required to develop and enhance our
products. Research and development expenses decreased 48% to $4.4 million or 15% of sales in the
second quarter of 2005 from $8.5 million or 20% of sales in the same period in 2004. The $4.1
million decrease in research and development expenses was attributable to $2.5 million of
reductions in employee related expenses primarily related to our decision to cease investment in
the CMTS product line as announced in the third quarter of 2004, $0.6 million decrease in
allocations of facility and overhead related support costs, and $1.1 reduction of other expenses,
partially offset by an increase of $0.1 million of outside engineering
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consultants. Research and development expenses decreased 42% to $10.4 million or 19% of sales
in the six months ended June 30, 2005 from $18.0 million or 21% of sales in the same period in
2004. The $7.6 million decrease in research and development expenses was attributable to $4.5
million of reductions in employee related expenses primarily related to our decision to cease
investment in the CMTS product line as announced in the third quarter of 2004, $1.8 million
decrease in allocations of facility and overhead related support costs, and $1.7 reduction of other
expenses, partially offset by an increase of $0.4 million of outside engineering consultants. We
believe it is critical for the Company to continue to make significant investments in research and
development to create innovative technologies and products that meet the current and future
requirements of our customers. Accordingly, we intend to continue our investment in research and
development in 2005 primarily in our DVS products.
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and
commissions for sales personnel, and marketing and support personnel, and costs related to
marketing communications, consulting and travel. Sales and marketing expenses increased by $0.2
million to $5.6 million or 19% of sales in the second quarter of 2005 from $5.4 million or 13% of
sales in the same period in 2004. The $0.2 million increase in sales and marketing expenses was
primarily due $0.4 million of increased cost for trade shows, $0.2 million of increased spending
for outside consultants, and $0.3 million of overall sales and marketing costs, partially offset by
$0.7 million in decreased employee expenses due to decreased headcount. Sales and marketing
expenses decreased by $1.3 million to $11.3 million or 20% of sales in the six months ended June
30, 2005 from $12.6 million or 15% of sales in the same period in 2004. The $1.3 million decrease
in sales and marketing expenses was primarily due to $1.1 million in decreased employee expenses
due to decreased headcount and $0.8 million of decreased corporate aircraft expenses, offset by
$0.6 million of overall sales and marketing cost increases. We currently expect sales and
marketing expenses to be relatively flat to slightly lower in 2005 when compared to 2004.
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salary
and benefits for administrative officers and support personnel, travel expenses and legal, and
accounting and consulting fees. General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.1 million to
$2.9 million or 10% of sales in the quarter ended June 30, 2005 from $3.0 million or 7% of sales in
the same period in 2004. The $0.1 million decrease was primarily due to $0.2 million in reduced
employee expenses and $0.4 million in decreased facilities costs, offset by $0.5 million increase
in allocations of facility and overhead related support costs. General and administrative expenses
increased by $0.3 million to $5.7 million or 10% of sales in the six months ended June 30, 2005
from $5.4 million or 6% of sales in the same period in 2004. The $0.3 million increase was
primarily due to $0.3 million of increased spending for outside consultants and a $2.2 million
increase in allocations of facility and overhead related support costs, partially offset by a $0.6
million reduction in our allowance for doubtful accounts credited to general and administrative
expense, $0.5 million in reduced employee expenses due to lower headcount, and $1.1 million of
overall general and administrative cost decreases. We currently expect general and administrative
expenses to be relatively flat in 2005 when compared to 2004.
Restructuring
Charges and Asset Write-offs
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June 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
Executive severance charges |
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$ |
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$ |
1,682 |
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$ |
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$ |
1,682 |
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Restructuring charges, net |
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282 |
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1,897 |
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1,479 |
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5,158 |
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Long-lived assets written-off |
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85 |
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106 |
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Restructuring costs and
asset write-offs |
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$ |
282 |
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$ |
3,579 |
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$ |
1,564 |
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$ |
6,946 |
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Restructuring Costs During the first quarter of 2004, we initiated a Board of Directors
approved restructuring plan to bring operating expenses in line with revenue levels. We incurred
restructuring charges in the amount of $3.3 million of which $1.0 million related to employee
termination costs, $0.9 million related to termination costs for an aircraft lease, and $1.4
million related to costs for excess leased facilities in the first quarter of 2004. We incurred
additional restructuring charges in the amount of
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$1.1 million in the second quarter of 2004 related to additional costs for excess leased
facilities resulting in a second restructuring plan. In the fourth quarter of 2004, to further
conform our expenses to our revenue and to cease investment in the CMTS product line, our Board of
Directors approved a third restructuring plan that resulted in a charge in the amount of $1.3
million related to employee terminations. The remaining restructuring accrual related to the
aircraft lease is expected to be substantially utilized for servicing operating lease payments
through January 2007, and the remaining restructuring accrual related to excess leased facilities,
is expected to be utilized for servicing operating lease payments or negotiating a buyout of
operating lease commitments, through October 2009.
The reserve for the aircraft lease and excess leased facilities was based on information
provided by our brokers that estimated, based on assumptions relevant to the aircraft and real
estate market conditions as of the date of our restructuring plan, the time it would be likely to
take until the aircraft and excess leased facilities would be fully sub-leased. Even though it is
our intent to sublease, assign or sell our interests in the excess facilities at the earliest
possible time, we cannot determine with certainty a fixed date by which such events will occur. In
light of this uncertainty, we will periodically re-evaluate and adjust the reserve, as necessary.
In the third quarter of 2002, we initiated a restructuring program. As part of this program,
we restructured our worldwide operations including a worldwide reduction in workforce and the
consolidation of excess leased facilities. We incurred restructuring charges of $3.6
million related to the 2002 restructuring. Of the total restructuring charge, $2.3 million was
related to employee termination costs. The remaining $1.3 million related primarily to costs for
excess leased facilities. At June 30, 2005, no 2002 restructuring charges remained accrued.
In 2001 we incurred restructuring charges of $12.7 million. Of the total restructuring
charges recorded, $3.2 million related to employee termination costs covering 293 technical,
production, and administrative employees. The remaining $9.5 million of restructuring charges
related primarily to costs for excess leased facilities. As of June 30, 2005, restructuring
charges of $0.5 million remained accrued. We anticipate utilizing the remaining restructuring
accrual, which relates to servicing operating lease payments of operating lease commitments,
through 2005.
Executive Severance In 2003 and 2004, we entered into employment agreements with four
executive officers who subsequently resigned. Most of the severance costs related to these officers
were paid in 2004. Approximately $13,000 of employee benefits for the executive officers remain
accrued, which are expected to be paid through 2005.
Asset Write-offs We wrote off $0.1 million and $0.1 million in the six months ended June 30,
2005 and June 30, 2004, respectively, of fixed assets related to restructuring activities, which
were determined to have no remaining useful life.
Non-operating Expenses
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2005/2004 |
Interest income |
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$ |
672 |
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$ |
460 |
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$ |
1,240 |
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$ |
912 |
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46 |
% |
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36 |
% |
Interest expense |
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$ |
(814 |
) |
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$ |
(826 |
) |
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$ |
(1,627 |
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(1,643 |
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%) |
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%) |
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(50 |
) |
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$ |
921 |
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$ |
15 |
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$ |
1,200 |
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(106 |
%) |
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(99 |
%) |
Interest Income. Interest income increased in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005
compared to the same periods in 2004. The increase in interest income was primarily due to
slightly higher interest rates.
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Interest Expense. Interest expense, which related primarily to interest on our Convertible
Subordinated Notes (Notes) due in 2007, remained relatively flat in the three and six months ended
June 30, 2005 compared to the same periods in 2004.
Other Income. Other income is generally comprised of realization of foreign currency gains
and losses, realized gains or losses on investments, and non-operational
gains and losses. In the second quarter of 2004, we sold all of our ownership in Radwiz, Ltd.,
Ultracom Communication Holdings Ltd. and Combox Ltd. to a third party for a cash payment of
$150,000. In connection with this disposition, the acquirer received obsolete inventories with no
book value, $0.2 million of selected net assets, and $1.35 million of net liabilities related to
these subsidiaries. We recorded other income of $1.3 million on this transaction in the second
quarter of 2004.
Income Taxes
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
Income tax expense |
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$ |
50 |
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$ |
(79 |
) |
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$ |
(146 |
) |
We have generated losses since our inception. Tax expense for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004 primarily relates to foreign taxes. In the second quarter of 2005, we
reversed approximately $50,000 of foreign income tax expense, which had previously been recorded in the first
quarter of 2005, due to a revaluation of estimated tax expense in the
second quarter of 2005 recorded in a prior period that is no longer
required by the foreign jurisdiction.
Litigation
See Part II, Item 1 Legal Proceedings.
Off-Balance Sheet Financings and Liabilities
Other than lease commitments and unconditional purchase obligations incurred in the
normal course of business, we do not have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or
liabilities, guarantee contracts, retained or contingent interests in transferred assets or any
obligation arising out of a material variable interest in an unconsolidated entity. We do not have
any majority-owned subsidiaries that are not included in the consolidated financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At June 30, 2005, we had approximately $38.6 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents
and $66.4 million in short-term investments.
In July 2000, we issued $500.0 million of Notes, resulting in net proceeds to us of
approximately $484.4 million. The Notes are a general unsecured obligation and are subordinated in
right of payment to all of our existing and future senior indebtedness and to all of the
liabilities of our subsidiaries. The Notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at a
conversion price of $84.01 per share at any time on or after October 24, 2000 through maturity,
unless previously redeemed or repurchased. Interest is payable semi-annually. Debt issuance costs
related to the Notes were approximately $15.6 million. The Notes mature in August 2007.
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Through June 30, 2005, we had repurchased approximately $434.9 million of the Notes for $171.0
million in cash and $17.9 million in stock, resulting in a gain on early retirement of debt of
approximately
$234.4 million net of related unamortized issuance costs of $11.6 million in prior periods.
No Notes were repurchased in 2003, 2004, or 2005.
Cash
used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $2.5 million
compared to $21.2 million in the same period in 2004. In 2005, significant uses of cash from
operating activities included a $3.1 million loss and a $3.3 million reduction of
accounts payable partially offset by $3.5 million net decrease in gross inventory. Inventory levels
decreased at June 30, 2005 when compared to December 31, 2004. In the six months ended June 30,
2004, significant uses of cash from operating activities included a $15.1 million loss, $9.6 million decrease in accounts payable, and $6.0 million for purchases of inventory.
Cash
used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $4.2 million
compared to cash provided by investing activities of $37.8 million in the same period in 2004.
Investing activities consisted primarily of net purchases and sales of short-term investments. Net
cash used in investment activities during 2005 also included proceeds from the sale of our
semiconductor assets to ATI described below.
On February 7, 2005, we entered into an agreement with ATI Technologies, Inc (ATI) to sell
certain cable modem semiconductor assets to ATI for a total purchase price of up to $13.8 million
if we achieve all the milestones specified in the agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, ATI
acquired our cable modem silicon intellectual property and related software, assumed a lease and
hired approximately twenty-five employees from our design team. Upon closing on March 9, 2005, we
received $8.6 million in cash, which was comprised of a
$6.95 million initial payment, and $1.65
million of the $1.9 million for having met the first milestone. In May 2005, we received an
additional $2.5 million upon completion of two additional milestones. As of
June 30, 2005, we had deferred the net gain of $8.6 million, which represented the cash receipt of
$11.1 million, less transaction related costs of $2.5 million. The balance of up to $2.7 million
of the purchase price will be paid to us in the event we meet the two remaining milestones over the
subsequent 15 months following the closing, and upon the release of the escrow. The agreement also
sets forth representations and warranties made by us that may cause us to incur liabilities and
penalties arising out of our failure to meet certain conditions and milestones. The maximum
liability for us is the greater of $11.5 million or the total amount of the purchase price paid by
ATI plus $1.5 million. The gain on the sale of the assets, if any, will be recognized upon
completion of all milestones or when the contingencies related to the sale are resolved.
Cash provided by financing activities was $2.1 million in 2005 primarily due to proceeds from
the exercise of stock options. Cash provided by financing activities was $0.6 million in 2004
primarily due to proceeds from the exercise of stock options and the sale of shares of common stock
through our Employee Stock Purchase Plan in 2004.
We currently believe that our current unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and short term
investment balances will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for at least the next 12
months. In order to achieve profitability in the future, we will need to increase revenues,
primarily through sales of more profitable products, and decrease costs. These statements are
forward-looking in nature and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary as a result
of a number of factors, including those discussed under the risk factor Our Operating Results May
Fluctuate below and elsewhere. We may need to raise additional funds in order to support more
rapid expansion, develop new or enhanced services, respond to competitive pressures, acquire
complementary businesses or technologies or respond to unanticipated
cash requirements. We may seek to
raise additional funds through private or public sales of securities, strategic relationships, bank
debt, and financing under leasing arrangements or otherwise. If additional funds are raised
through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of our current stockholders
will be reduced, stockholders may experience additional dilution or such equity
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securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of our
common stock. We cannot assure you that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms,
if at all. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, we may be
unable to continue operations, develop our products, take advantage of future opportunities or
respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements, which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
Contractual Obligations
The following summarizes our contractual obligations at June 30, 2005, and the effect such
obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future periods (in millions):
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years |
Unconditional Purchase Obligations |
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$ |
21.8 |
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$ |
21.8 |
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$ |
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Long Term Debt |
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65.1 |
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72.2 |
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We have unconditional purchase obligations to certain of our suppliers that support our
ability to manufacture our products. The obligations require us to purchase minimum quantities of
the suppliers products at a specified price. As of June 30, 2005, we had approximately $21.8
million of purchase obligations, of which $0.4 million is included in the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet as accrued vendor cancellation charges, and the
remaining $21.4 is attributable to
open purchase orders. The remaining obligations are expected to become payable at various times
through 2005.
Other commercial commitments, primarily required to support operating leases, are as follows
(in millions):
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In 2002, we entered into an operating lease arrangement to lease a corporate aircraft. This
lease arrangement was secured by a $9.0 million letter of credit. The letter of credit was reduced
to $7.5 million in February 2003. During 2004 the $7.5 million letter of credit was converted to a
cash deposit. This lease commitment is included in the table above. In March 2004, in connection
with our worldwide restructuring, we notified the lessor of our intentions to locate a purchaser
for our remaining obligations under this lease. In August 2004, we entered into an agreement with a
third party to sublease the corporate aircraft through December 31, 2006.
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS 123 (revised
2004), (SFAS 123(R)), Share-Based Payment, which replaces SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, and supersedes APB 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. Generally, the
approach in SFAS 123(R) is similar to the approach described in SFAS 123. SFAS 123(R) eliminates
the alternative to use APB 25s intrinsic value method of accounting that was provided in SFAS
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123 as originally issued. After a phase-in period for SFAS 123(R), pro forma disclosure will
no longer be allowed. The SEC announced in the second quarter of 2005 that it would extend this
phase-in period and, therefore, our effective date for implementation of SFAS 123(R) is January 1,
2006. We have not yet determined which phase-in method it will adopt. In the first quarter of 2005
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 107, which
provided further clarification on the implementation of SFAS 123(R).
As permitted by SFAS 123, we currently account for share-based payments to employees using APB
25s intrinsic value method and, as such, generally recognize no compensation expense for employee
stock options. Accordingly, the adoption of SFAS 123(R)s fair value method will likely have a
material impact on our results of operations, although it will have no impact on our overall
financial position. See Stock Based Compensation, above for information related to the pro forma
effects on our reported net loss and net loss per common share of applying the fair value
recognition provisions of the previous SFAS 123 to stock-based employee compensation.
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 151, Inventory Costs, which revised Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 43 (ARB 43), relating to inventory costs. This revision is to clarify the
accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted
material (spoilage). SFAS 151 requires that these items be recognized as a current period charge
regardless of whether they meet the criterion specified in ARB 43. In addition, SFAS 151 requires
the allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on normal capacity
of the production facilities. SFAS 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal
years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS 151 is
not expected to have a material impact on our
financial statements.
RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below before making an investment decision. The
risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and
uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our
business operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business could be harmed.
In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of
your investment.
Risks Related to Our Business
We have a history of losses and may continue to incur losses in the future
It is difficult to predict our future operating results. We began shipping products
commercially in June 1997, and we have been shipping products in volume since the first quarter of
1998. As of June 30, 2005, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $1.0 billion. We believe
that we will continue to experience challenges in selling our products at a profit and may continue
to operate with net losses for the foreseeable future. In the past few years, we experienced a
decrease in revenues compared to 2001 and 2000, in large part, due to the erosion of average
selling prices (ASPs) of our products due to our transition from a proprietary platform to the Data
Over Cable System Interface (DOCSIS) standards platform and a drop in sales volume of cable modem
termination systems (CMTS). Additionally, we are experiencing a decline in revenues from 2004 to
2005 primarily because of our decision to cease investment in our CMTS product line, which has
resulted in a significant decline in sales, and a decline in the sale of our HAS products. Our
revenue decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to $55.9 million from $83.9 million in the
same period in 2004, and to $29.5 million from $42.8 million for the three months ended June 30,
2005 and 2004, respectively. We incurred losses of $0.5 million and $3.1 million in the three and
six months ended June 30, 2005. As a result of our losses, we have had to
use available cash and cash equivalents to supplement the operation of our business. Additionally,
we generally have been unable to significantly reduce our short-term expenses in order to
compensate for unexpected decreases in anticipated revenues or delays in generating anticipated
revenues. For example, we have fixed commitments with some of our suppliers that require us to
purchase minimum quantities of their products at a specified price irrespective of whether we can
subsequently use such quantities in our products. Further, we have experienced and will likely
continue to experience declining ASPs of our products. In addition, we have significant operating lease commitments for facilities and equipment that
generally cannot be cancelled in the short-term without substantial penalties, if at all.
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We may continue to experience fluctuations in our operating results and face unpredictability in
our future revenues
Our quarterly revenues have fluctuated and are likely to continue to fluctuate significantly
in the future due to a number of factors, many of which we cannot control. Factors that affect our
revenues include, among others, the following:
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Our quarterly results are affected by the gross margin we achieve for the quarter relative to
our gross revenues. A variety of factors influence our gross margin for a particular quarter,
including, among others, the following:
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We often recognize a substantial portion of our revenues in the last month of the quarter. We
establish our expenditure levels for product development and other operating expenses based on
projected sales levels, and expenses are relatively fixed, particularly in the short term. For
example, a significant percentage of these operating expenses are fixed due to operating leases for
our facilities and equipment. Also, we have fixed commitments with some of our suppliers that
require us to purchase minimum quantities of their products at a specified price. Because in the
past, we have been unable to use all of the products that we purchased from our suppliers, we have
taken vendor cancellation charges as a result of these fixed commitments, and we may have to take
additional charges in the future if we are unable to use all of the products that we purchase from
our suppliers. As of June 30, 2005, $21.8 million of purchase obligations were outstanding. The obligations are generally expected to become payable at various times throughout 2005.
Accordingly, variations in timing of sales can cause significant fluctuations in operating results.
In addition, because a significant portion of our business is derived from orders placed by a
limited number of large customers, the timing of such orders can also cause significant
fluctuations in our operating results. Our expenses for any given quarter are typically based on
expected sales and if sales are below expectations; our operating results may be adversely impacted
by our inability to adjust spending to compensate for the shortfall. Moreover, our research and
development expenses fluctuate in response to new product development, and changing industry
requirements and customer demands.
Additionally, the unit ASPs of our HAS products declined considerably in 2004, 2003, and 2002,
and to a lesser extent, in 2005. We anticipate that unit ASPs of our HAS products will continue to
decline in the future. This has caused and will continue to cause a decrease in our gross margins
if we are unable to offset the decline in ASPs of our HAS products with cost reduction measures. In
addition, the gross margins we realize from the sale of our products are affected by the mix of
product sales between higher margin, lower volume digital video solutions (DVS) products and
applications and lower margin, higher volume HAS products. We are attempting to increase our gross
margin by increasing the sale of our DVS products, cost-reducing the HAS products, and ceasing
investment in our CMTS product line. However, there are no assurances that we will succeed. For
2005, we expect that sales of our low-margin HAS products will continue to make up a significant
portion of our revenues. If we do not continue to generate a greater percentage of total revenues
from our DVS product revenues, we will not succeed in greatly improving our gross margin.
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We are dependent on a small number of customers and resellers and our business could be harmed
by the loss of any of these customers or reductions in their purchasing volumes
Our customers have undergone and continue to undergo significant consolidation in both North
America and internationally, as a limited number of cable operators control an increasing number of
systems. For example, the top nine cable operators in the United States operate systems that
service approximately 90% of homes that receive cable services in the United States. As a result of
the consolidation among cable operators, our revenue has been and will continue to be dependent on
sales to the few leading cable operators worldwide.
Two customers, Comcast Corporation (Comcast) and Harmonic, Inc.
(Harmonic), accounted for 10% or more of
total revenues (24% and 16%) for the three months ended June 30,
2005. Two customers, Harmonic and Comcast, accounted for 10% or more of total revenues (24%
and 17%) for the six months ended June 30, 2005. Two customers,
Adelphia Communications Corporation (Adelphia) and Telenet, accounted for 10% or
more of total revenues (25% and 12%) for the three months ended
June 30, 2004. Two customers, Adelphia and Telenet, accounted
for 10% or more of total revenues (23% and 10%) for the six months
ended June 30, 2004. At
June 30, 2005, Comcast, Harmonic, Adelphia, and Telenet
accounted for $4.3 million, $2.3 million, $1.5 million, and $0.1
million, respectively of the accounts receivable. At June 30,
2004, Comcast, Harmonic, Adelphia, and Telenet accounted for $0.9
million, $1.1 million, $5.3 million, and $4.7 million, respectively
of the accounts receivable. Adelphia is not
expected to be a customer in 2005 due to our decision to cease investment in our CMTS product line,
which may continue to have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations in
2005. As is common in our industry, we typically do not enter into contracts with our customers in
which they commit to purchase products from us. Typically, our sales are made on a purchase order
or system contract basis, and none of our customers has entered into a long-term agreement
requiring it to purchase our products. Moreover, we do not typically require our customers to
purchase a minimum quantity of our products, and our customers can generally cancel or
significantly reduce their orders on short notice without significant penalties. The loss of any of
our customers can have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. Further, any
reduction in orders from a given customer also may have a material adverse affect on our results of
operations.
Significant sales of our DVS products are made to a small number of resellers, who often
incorporate our DVS products and applications in systems that are sold to an end-user customer,
which is typically a cable operator, satellite provider or broadcast operator. If one or more of
these resellers develop their own products or elect to purchase similar products from another
vendor, our revenue and results of operations may suffer.
Also, we may not succeed in attracting new customers as many of our potential customers have
pre-existing relationships with our current or potential competitors and the continued
consolidation of the cable industry reduces the number of potential customers. To attract new
customers, we may be faced with intense price competition, which may affect our gross margins.
We may also lose existing customers or experience declining business in our DVS and HAS
products from our existing customers because of our decision to cease investment in our CMTS
product line. For example, Adelphia, one of our largest CMTS customers, indicated that it will no
longer purchase HAS or DVS products from us. The loss of Adelphia and the loss of any additional
CMTS customers that decrease or cease their purchases of DVS and HAS products could continue to materially
adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Recent changes in senior management and the reductions in workforce associated with our
restructuring efforts could disrupt the operation of our business, distract our management from
focusing on revenue- generating efforts, result in the erosion of employee morale, and impair our
ability to respond rapidly to growth opportunities in the future
We have experienced a number of recent changes in senior management and other key personnel.
Our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and General Counsel all resigned within the latter half of 2004. Our new Chief
Executive Officer was appointed in September 2004 and our new Chief Financial Officer was appointed
in late November 2004. We also have recently experienced increased turnover in our video
engineering group and finance organization. The recruitment and retention of a new senior
management staff and turnover in key personnel has created and could continue to create a number of
transitional challenges for us. These transitional issues have caused, and may cause, disruptions
to our business. We cannot be assured that a smooth transition of our senior management staff has
occurred, or that we have taken the necessary steps to
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effect an orderly continuation of our operations during the transitional period. Further, the
process of locating personnel with the combination of skills and attributes required to carry out
our goals and integrating such personnel once they are recruited is often lengthy. We cannot be
assured that the integration of our new senior management staff will occur in a timely manner, or
that such integration will not present additional transitional challenges for us or adversely
affect the operation of our business.
Moreover, we have implemented a number of restructuring plans since 2001, including the most
recent restructuring activities in 2004 that resulted in personnel reduction of 40%. The employee
reductions and changes in connection with our restructuring activities, as well as future changes
in senior management and key personnel, could result in an erosion of morale, and affect the focus
and productivity of our remaining employees, including those directly responsible for revenue
generation and the management and administration of our finances, which in turn may adversely
affect our revenue in the future or cause other administrative deficiencies. Additionally,
employees directly affected by the reductions may seek future employment with our business
partners, customers or competitors. Although all employees are required to sign a proprietary
information agreement with us at the time of hire, there can be no assurances that the confidential
nature of our proprietary information will be maintained in the course of such future employment.
Additionally, we may face wrongful termination, discrimination, or other claims from employees
affected by the reduction related to their employment and termination. We could incur substantial
costs in defending ourselves or our employees against such claims, regardless of the merits of such
actions. Furthermore, such matters could divert the attention of our employees, including
management, away from our operations, harm productivity, harm our reputation and increase our
expenses. We cannot assure you that our restructuring efforts will be successful, and we may need
to take additional restructuring efforts, including additional personnel reduction, in the future.
We are dependent on key personnel
Due to the specialized nature of our business, we are highly dependent on the continued
service of, and on our ability to attract and retain qualified senior management, engineering,
sales and marketing personnel and employees with significant experience and expertise in video,
data networking and radio frequency design. The competition for some of these personnel is intense,
particularly for engineers with Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) experience. We may incur
additional expenses to attract and retain key personnel. There can be no assurances that the
additional expenses we may incur, or our efforts to recruit such individuals, will be successful,
and if they are not, our business may experience significant disruption or adverse effects. In
addition, if we are unable to hire qualified personnel as needed in a timely manner, we may be
unable to adequately manage and grow our business.
We do not have key person insurance coverage for the loss of any of our employees. Any officer
or employee can terminate his or her relationship with us at any time. Our employees generally are
not bound by non-competition agreements.
There are many risks associated with our participation in industry standards
In connection with the development of the DOCSIS 2.0 specification by CableLabs, a cable
industry consortium that establishes cable technology standards and administers compliance testing,
we entered into an agreement with CableLabs whereby we licensed to CableLabs on a royalty-free
basis any of our intellectual property rights, including rights to our proprietary S-CDMA
technology, to the extent that such rights may be asserted against a party desiring to design,
manufacture or sell DOCSIS based products, including DOCSIS 2.0 based products. This license
agreement grants to CableLabs the right to sublicense our intellectual property, including our
intellectual property rights in our S-CDMA patents, to manufacturers that compete with us in the
marketplace for DOCSIS based products. As a result of this license to CableLabs, our competitors
that produce DOCSIS-based products have access to our technology without having to pay us any
royalties or other compensation for the use of our technology. As a result of our contribution of
technology to the DOCSIS intellectual property pool, we may have foregone significant revenue from
the potential licensing of our proprietary technology, and we may be unable to recoup the
investment in the research and development of intellectual property contributed to the DOCSIS
technology pool.
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Additionally, the agreement that we signed with CableLabs to participate in the DOCSIS
intellectual property pool may make it difficult for us to enforce our intellectual property rights
against other companies. Certain cable equipment vendors manufacture and sell DOCSIS based and
DOCSIS certified and qualified products without sublicensing from CableLabs the technology in the
CableLabs intellectual property pool. Due to the interests of cable operators in having as many
equipment vendors as possible, we may feel constrained by competitive pressures from pursuing the
enforcement of our intellectual property rights against our competitors that have not entered into
sublicenses with CableLabs. Moreover, if we seek to enforce our intellectual property rights
against other equipment manufacturers that access technology from the CableLabs intellectual
property pool, our license to the technology in the pool may be jeopardized. Certain contributors
of technology to the CableLabs intellectual property pool are our competitors and may elect to
revoke our license to their technology if we attempt to enforce our intellectual property rights
against them.
We may have lost any competitive advantage that our proprietary S-CDMA technology may have
provided us in the marketplace by licensing it to CableLabs and we may lose any competitive
advantage that any other proprietary technology that is licensed to CableLabs. Additionally, we may
face increased competition because our competitors have the ability to incorporate our technology
into their products. We believe that this increased competition could come from existing
competitors or from new competitors who enter the market and that such competition is likely to
result in lower product ASPs, which could harm our revenues and gross margins. Additionally,
because our competitors will be able to incorporate our technology into their products, our current
customers may choose alternate suppliers or choose to purchase DOCSIS-compliant products from
multiple suppliers. We may be unable to effectively compete with the other vendors if we cannot
produce DOCSIS compliant cable products more quickly or at lower cost than our competitors.
DOCSIS specifications have not yet been accepted in Asia, although an increasing number of
Asian cable operators are requiring product to be DOCSIS qualified or certified. A related
specification for cable products, called the Euro-DOCSIS specification, has been formalized by
TComLabs, a cable technology consortium of European cable operators, and European and some Asian
cable operators have embraced it. We have contributed certain of our technologies, including our
proprietary S-CDMA technology, to the Euro-DOCSIS specification. We may develop and sell products
that comply with the Euro-DOCSIS specification, and we may be unsuccessful in these efforts. Even
if we are successful in our efforts, we may face some of the same risks associated with our
contribution of intellectual property to the CableLabs DOCSIS intellectual property pool.
We need to certify and qualify our new and existing products to meet industry specifications in
order to remain competitive
Major cable operators worldwide have endorsed the DOCSIS, Euro-DOCSIS and PacketCable
specifications and rarely purchase data and voice equipment that is not certified or qualified as
compliant with these specifications. Although there are currently no specifications for DVS products,
if such specifications are adopted, then we will not only need to certify our video products with
such specifications, but we may experience more intense price competition for our DVS products and
erosion in ASPs. In addition, we currently need to certify our HAS products. Traditionally, cable
operators have chosen to purchase only products meeting industry specifications because the
specifications enable interoperability among products from multiple vendors, which leads to
increased competition among equipment manufacturers and consequently lowers product ASPs. As a
result, our future success depends on our ability to compete effectively in this marketplace by
developing, marketing and selling products that are certified and qualified to industry standards
in a timely and cost effective manner.
The DOCSIS and PacketCable specifications are promulgated by CableLabs. Currently these
specifications have been widely adopted by cable operators in North America and by some cable
operators in Asia, Latin America and Europe. The Euro-DOCSIS specifications have been developed by
TComLabs specifically to meet the requirements of European operators, and have found some
acceptance in China as well. There is no guarantee that our products will continue to be DOCSIS,
EuroDOCSIS or PacketCable
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certified or qualified, or will be certified for any new standards that may emerge. If we are
unable to certify or qualify our products as compliant with DOCSIS, EuroDOCSIS or PacketCable or
other applicable standards in a timely manner, we may be unable to sell our products and may lose
some or all of any advantage we might otherwise have had, and our future operating results may be
adversely affected.
Although we sell certified and qualified data and voice products, there have been and may
continue to be instances where our existing customers and potential new customers elect to purchase
products from one or more of our competitors rather than from us. In response, we have reduced our
prices and continue to experience customer demand to further reduce our prices in order to promote
sales of our current products. This has had and may continue to have an adverse impact on our
revenues, operating results and gross margin.
Developing products to meet these various industry specifications has several risks. The first
is the cost and effort to engineer standards-based products and to then prepare them for compliance
testing. Not only do we have to certify or qualify new products, but any of our currently certified
or qualified products must be re-certified or re-qualified should they be changed in any way.
Second, there is no guarantee that these products will be certified or qualified as meeting these
specifications in a timely fashion, if ever. Because most cable operators purchase only those
products that have been certified or qualified as meeting these specifications, it is highly
unlikely that we will be able to sell our products until they achieve certification or
qualification, which can be a lengthy process. As a result, we may incur significant research and
development expenses to develop new products that may not receive certification or qualification
and we cannot recoup the costs of these research and development expenses by marketing uncertified
or unqualified products. Moreover, a consequence of cable operators only purchasing products
certified or qualified as meeting industry specifications is the increased competition between
equipment vendors, which has resulted in a steady and ongoing decline in equipment prices as
vendors compete for cable operators business. Third, there is no guarantee that we will be able to
support all future cable industry specifications, which will likely have an adverse impact on our
future revenues.
Our video products and applications must achieve widespread market acceptance to advance the growth
of our digital video solutions business
Our success depends upon the widespread acceptance of our video products and applications by
broadband providers. Traditionally, we have had success selling our
DVS products to
cable operators and satellite providers; however, there is no guarantee that this success will
continue as the products and applications evolve and as new competitors enter the market. In 2004,
we introduced a new DVS product which is geared towards television broadcasters. Currently,
we have had one large deployment of this product and have had limited sales
of this product through resale
channels. We are currently developing technology for the deployment of video for the telecom
carriers; however, there is no guarantee that we will continue to pursue that development, that our
product will work or that our product will find widespread acceptance among the telecom carriers.
The emerging market trend to standardize the digital video technology may challenge our ability to
continue to grow our digital video business
Comcast Corporation, Time-Warner, Inc. and Cox Communications, Inc., the three largest cable
operators in the United States, started their Next-Generation Network Architecture (NGNA)
initiative in 2003 to develop a common approach to transform their cable systems into all-digital
networks. This initiative could potentially impact video technology, including our video technology
and products. As a group, the operators can work more effectively with equipment vendors in
defining the products and product capabilities required for the migration. In 2004, the
participating operators commissioned CableLabs to manage the NGNA initiative and to develop a set
of standards to which equipment vendors can build their products. The NGNA initiative is so far
following the model successfully proven with the earlier DOCSIS initiative, which enabled the
development of interoperable cable modems, CMTSs and other associated equipment that allowed United
States operators to rollout broadband cable modem service much faster, more broadly and with
greater success than telecom carriers could offer their competing DSL service. As it has with data
services, CableLabs may request companies to contribute their video
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technologies to a DOCSIS-like technology pool on a royalty-free basis. If we contribute any of
our video technology to a DOCSIS-like technology pool, our video technology is subject to the same
risks as those associated with the standards-based technology for our data services, which are
discussed above.
Subject to the success of the initiative, cable operators may want to purchase only video
products that have been certified or qualified by CableLabs, in which case we will not be able to
sell our video products until they achieve certification or qualification, which, based on our
experience with our data services, can be a lengthy process. As a result, we may incur significant
research and development expenses to develop new video products that may not receive certification
or qualification and we may not be able to recoup the costs of these research and development
expenses by marketing uncertified or unqualified products. Moreover, there is no guarantee that we
will be able to support all future specifications relating to video products, which would likely
have an adverse impact on our future revenues. Furthermore, a consequence of cable operators
purchasing only certified or qualified products, based on our experience with the data services, is
the increased competition between equipment vendors, which would result in a steady and ongoing
decline in equipment prices as vendors compete for cable operators business. Consequently, our
future success may depend on our ability to compete effectively in the video marketplace by
developing, marketing and selling products that are certified and qualified to industry standards
in a timely fashion and in a cost effective manner.
We depend on broadband providers capital spending for a substantial portion of our revenue and any
decrease or delay in capital spending would negatively impact our operating results and financial
condition
Historically, almost all of our sales had been derived from sales to broadband providers and,
more specifically, cable operators, and we expect these sales to constitute a significant portion
of net sales for the foreseeable future. Demand for our products will depend on the magnitude and
timing of capital spending by broadband providers. These capital spending patterns depend on a
variety of factors including:
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Average selling prices of broadband equipment may continue to decline, decreasing our gross margins
The broadband equipment market has been characterized by erosion of product ASPs, particularly
for HAS products, which declined considerably in 2004, 2003, and 2002, and to a lesser extent in
2005. This erosion may continue. The ASPs for our products are likely to continue to decline due to
competitive pricing pressures, promotional programs and customers possessing strong negotiating
positions which require price reductions as a condition of purchase. In addition, we believe that
the widespread adoption of industry specifications, such as the DOCSIS and EuroDOCSIS
specifications, is further eroding ASPs as cable modems and other similar HAS products become
commodity products. If a specification is adopted for video technology, our DVS products may
experience the same ASP erosion. Decreasing ASPs could result in decreased revenues even if the
number of units sold increases. Decreasing ASPs may also require us to sell our products at much
lower gross margin than in the past, and in fact, we may sell products at a loss. The primary
reason that our gross profits have generally declined in recent years is the decline in product
ASPs. As a result, we may experience substantial period-to-period fluctuations in future revenue,
gross margin and operating results due to ASP erosion. Therefore, we must continue to develop and
introduce on a timely basis and a cost- effective manner new products or next-generation products
with enhanced functionalities that can be sold at higher gross margins. If we fail to do so our
revenues and gross margins may decline further.
In addition, the gross margins we realize from the sale of our products are affected by the
mix of product sales between higher margin, lower volume digital video solutions (DVS) products,
and applications and lower margin, higher volume HAS products. We are attempting to increase our
gross margin by increasing the sale of our DVS products, reducing the manufacturing costs
associated with the HAS products, and ceasing investment in our CMTS product line. However, there
are no assurances that we will succeed. For 2005, we expect that sales of our low-margin HAS
products will continue to represent a significant portion of our revenues. If we do not generate a
greater percentage of total revenues from our DVS product revenues, we will not succeed in greatly
improving our gross margin.
We must achieve cost reductions or increase revenues to attain profitability
In prior years, we experienced revenue declines, which were, in large part, due to declining
product ASPs due to our transition from a proprietary platform to the DOCSIS standards platform. In
order to achieve profitability, we must significantly increase our revenues, reduce the cost of our
products, and maintain or reduce our operating expenses.
Although we have implemented expense reduction and restructuring plans in the past, including
the latest restructurings in the fourth quarter of 2004, that have focused on cost reductions and
operating efficiencies, we still operate at a loss. A large portion of our expenses, including
rent, and operating lease expenditures, is fixed and difficult to reduce or change. Accordingly, if
our revenue does not meet our expectations, we may not be able to adjust our expenses quickly
enough to compensate for the shortfall in revenue, which, in turn, could materially and adversely
impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
As product ASPs decline, we need to reduce the cost of our products through design and
engineering changes. We may not be successful in redesigning our products, and, even if we are
successful, our efforts may be delayed or our redesigned products may contain significant errors
and product defects. In addition, any redesign may not result in sufficient cost reductions to
allow us to reduce significantly the prices of our products or improve our gross margins.
Reductions in our product costs may require us to use lower-priced components that are highly
integrated in future products and may require us to enter into high volume or long-term purchase or
manufacturing agreements. Volume purchase or manufacturing agreements may not be available on
acceptable terms, if at all, and we could incur significant expenses without related revenues if we
cannot use the products or services offered by such agreements. We have incurred significant vendor
cancellation charges related to volume purchase and manufacturing agreements in the past and may
incur such charges in the future.
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We may not be able to raise additional funds to continue operating our business
Our main source of liquidity continues to be our unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on
hand. As a result of our history of operating losses, we expect to continue to use our unrestricted
cash to fund operating losses in the future. Our unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments increased to $105.0 million at June 30, 2005, from $97.7 million at December 31, 2004.
If our operating losses are more severe than expected or continue longer than expected, we may find
it necessary to seek other sources of financing to support our capital needs and provide available
funds for working capital. Furthermore, as of June 30, 2005, we had $65.1 million of notes
outstanding that mature in August 2007 and may need to seek additional financing to repay the notes
at maturity.
There may be few sources of financing available to us. Commercial bank financing may not be
available to us on acceptable terms. Accordingly, any plan to raise additional capital, if
available to us, would likely involve an equity-based or equity-linked financing, such as the
issuance of convertible debt, common stock or preferred stock, which would be dilutive to our
stockholders. On October 7, 2003, we filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC. This
shelf registration statement will allow us to issue various types of securities, including common
stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants to purchase common stock, from time to time up
to an aggregate of $125.0 million, subject to market conditions and our capital needs. However, we
may not be able to sell securities on terms acceptable to us. If we are unable to procure
additional working capital, as necessary, we may be unable to continue operations.
We may dispose of or discontinue existing product lines, which may adversely impact our future
results
On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our various product offerings in order to determine whether
any should be discontinued or, to the extent possible, divested. Moreover, the worldwide downturn
in the telecommunications industry led us to reassess our business strategy, which in turn caused
us to discontinue investment in certain product lines. We have ceased investment in the telecom and
satellite businesses and largely sold or discontinued the various businesses we acquired in 1999
and 2000. In October 2004, we also announced our decision to cease investment in the CMTS product
line. In March 2005, we sold to ATI Technologies Inc. certain of our cable modem semiconductor
assets.
We cannot guarantee that we have correctly forecasted, or will correctly forecast in the
future, the right product lines to dispose or discontinue or that our decision to dispose of or
discontinue various investments and product lines is prudent if market conditions change. In
addition, there are no assurances that the discontinuance of various product lines will reduce our
operating expenses or will not cause us to incur material charges associated with such decision.
Furthermore, the discontinuance of existing product lines entails various risks, including the
risks that we will not be able to find a buyer for a product line or the purchase price obtained
will not be equal to the book value of the assets for the product line. Other risks include
managing the expectations of, and maintaining good relations with, our customers who previously
purchased products from our disposed or discontinued product lines, which could prevent us from
selling other products to them in the future. We may also incur other liabilities and costs
associated with our disposal or discontinuance of product lines.
We may be unable to provide adequate customer support
Our ability to achieve our planned sales growth and retain current and future customers will
depend in part upon the quality of our customer support operations. Our customers generally require
significant support and training with respect to our products, particularly in the initial
deployment and implementation stages. Spikes in demand of our support services may cause us to be
unable to serve our customers adequately. We may not have sufficient personnel to provide the
levels of support that our customers may require during initial product deployment or on an ongoing
basis especially during peak periods. Our inability to provide sufficient support to our customers
could delay or prevent the successful deployment of our products. In addition, our failure to
provide adequate support could harm our reputation and relationships with our customers and could
prevent us from selling products to existing customers or gaining new customers.
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Furthermore, we may experience transitional issues relating to customer support in connection
with our decision to dispose of or discontinue various investments and product lines. We may incur
liability associated with customers dissatisfaction with the level of customer support maintained
for discontinued product lines.
We may have financial exposure to litigation
We and/or our directors and officers are defendants in a number of lawsuits, including
securities litigation lawsuits and the lawsuit with Adelphia discussed above (See Part II Item 1
Legal Proceedings for more information regarding our litigation). As a result, we may have
financial exposure to litigation as a defendant and because we are obligated to indemnify our
officers and members of our board of directors for certain actions taken by our officers and
directors on our behalf.
In order to limit financial exposure arising from litigation and/or our obligation to
indemnify our officers and directors, we have historically purchased directors and officers
insurance (D&O Insurance). There can be no assurance that D&O Insurance will be available to us in
the future or, if D&O Insurance is available, that it will not be prohibitively expensive.
Additionally, some insurance underwriters who offered D&O Insurance in the past have been placed
into liquidation or may be, at some future point, placed into liquidation.
If there is no insurance coverage for the litigation or, even if there is insurance coverage,
if a carrier is subsequently liquidated or placed into liquidation, we will be responsible for the
attorney fees and costs resulting from the litigation. The incurrence of significant fees and
expenses in connection with the litigation could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations.
The sales cycle for certain of our products is lengthy, which makes forecasting of our customer
orders and revenues difficult
The sales cycle for certain of our products is lengthy, often lasting nine months to more than
a year. Our customers generally conduct significant technical evaluations, including customer
trials, of our products as well as competing products prior to making a purchasing decision. In
addition, purchasing decisions may also be delayed because of a customers internal budget approval
processes. Because of the lengthy sales cycle and the size of customer orders, if orders forecasted
for a specific customer for a particular period do not occur in that period, our revenues and
operating results for that particular quarter could suffer. Moreover, a portion of our expenses
related to an anticipated order is fixed and difficult to reduce or change, which may further
impact our revenues and operating results for a particular period.
We need to develop additional distribution channels to market and sell our products
The vast majority of our data and voice product sales have traditionally been to large cable
operators. Our DVS products have been traditionally sold to large cable operators and satellite
operators with recent, limited sales to television broadcasters. Although we intend to establish
strategic relationships with leading distributors worldwide to new customers, we may not succeed in
establishing these relationships. Even if we do establish these relationships, the distributors may
not succeed in marketing our products to their customers. Some of our competitors have established
long-standing relationships with these cable operators that may limit our and our distributors
ability to sell our products to those customers. Even if we were to sell our products to those
customers, it would likely not be based on long-term commitments, and those customers would be able
to terminate their relationships with us at any time without significant penalties.
We may fail to accurately forecast customer demand for our products
The nature of the broadband industry makes it difficult for us to accurately forecast demand
for our products. Our inability to forecast accurately the actual demand for our products may
result in too much or too little supply of products or an over/under capacity of manufacturing or
testing resources at any given point in time. The existence of any one or more of these situations
could have a negative impact on our
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business, operating results or financial condition. We have incurred significant vendor
cancellation charges related to volume purchase and manufacturing agreements in the past and may
incur such charges in the future. We had purchase obligations of approximately $21.8 million as of
June 30, 2005, primarily to purchase minimum quantities of materials and components used to
manufacture our products. We may be obligated to fulfill these purchase obligations even if demand
for our products is lower than we anticipate.
We may not be able to manage expenses and inventory risks associated with meeting the demand of our
customers
From time to time, we receive indications from our customers as to their future plans and
requirements to ensure that we will be prepared to meet their demand for our products. If actual
orders differ materially from these indications, our ability to manage inventory and expenses may
be affected. In addition, if we fail to meet customers supply expectations, we may lose business
from such customers. If we enter into purchase commitments to acquire materials, or expend
resources to manufacture products and such products are not purchased by our customers, our
business and operating results could suffer.
We are dependent on key third-party suppliers and any failure by them to deliver components could
limit our ability to satisfy customer demand
We manufacture all of our products using components or subassemblies procured from third-party
suppliers, including semiconductors. Some of these components are available from a sole source and
others are available from limited sources. A majority of our sales are from products containing one
or more components that are available only from sole source suppliers. For example, our video
equipment is single sourced from a manufacturer in San Jose, California. Our modems are sourced
from a manufacturer in China. Additionally, some of our components are custom parts that are
produced to our specifications, and it may be difficult to move the manufacturing of such
components from one vendor to another vendor.
Any interruption in the operations of our vendors of sole source or custom product parts could
adversely affect our ability to meet our scheduled product deliveries to customers. If we are
unable to obtain a sufficient supply of components, including semiconductors, from our current
sources, we could experience difficulties in obtaining alternative sources or in altering product
designs to use alternative components. Resulting delays or reductions in product shipments could
damage customer relationships and expose us to potential damages that may arise from our inability
to supply our customers with products. Further, a significant increase in the price of one or more
of these components, such as our semiconductor components, could harm our gross margin or operating
results. Additionally, we attempt to limit this risk by maintaining safety stocks of these
components, subassemblies and modules. As a result of this investment in inventories, we have in
the past and in the future may be subject to risk of excess and obsolete inventories, which could
harm our business. In this regard, our gross margins and operating results could be adversely
affected by excess and obsolete inventory.
We may be unable to migrate to new semiconductor process technologies successfully or on a timely
basis
Our future success will depend in part upon our ability to develop products that utilize new
semiconductor process technologies. These technologies change rapidly and require us to spend
significant amounts on research and development. We continuously evaluate the benefits of
redesigning our integrated circuits using smaller geometry process technologies to improve
performance and reduce costs. The transition of our products to integrated circuits with
increasingly smaller geometries will be important to our competitive position. Other companies have
experienced difficulty in migrating to new semiconductor processes and, consequently, have suffered
reduced yields, delays in product deliveries and increased expense levels. Moreover, we depend on
our relationship with our third-party manufacturers to migrate to smaller geometry processes
successfully.
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Our ability to directly control product delivery schedules and product quality is dependent on
third-party contract manufacturers
Most of our products are assembled and tested by contract manufacturers using testing
equipment that we provide. As a result of our dependence on these contract manufacturers for the
assembly and testing of our products, we do not directly control product delivery schedules or
product quality. Any product shortages or quality assurance problems could increase the costs of
manufacturing, assembling or testing our products. In addition, as manufacturing volume increases,
we will need to procure and assemble additional testing equipment and provide it to our contract
manufacturers. The production and assembly of testing equipment typically requires significant lead
times. We could experience significant delays in the shipment of our products if we are unable to
provide this testing equipment to our contract manufacturers in a timely manner.
We are dependent upon international sales and there are many risks associated with international
operations
We expect sales to customers outside of the United States to continue to represent a
significant percentage of our revenues for the foreseeable future. For the six months ended June
30, 2005 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, approximately 37%, 45%, 44%
and 68%, respectively, of our net revenues were from customers outside of the U.S. International
sales are subject to a number of risks, including the following:
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If our customers are affected by currency devaluations or general economic downturns their
ability to purchase our products could be reduced significantly. Payment cycles for international
customers typically are longer than those for customers in North America.
Our international operations are subject to certain risks common to foreign operations in
general, such as governmental regulations and import restrictions. In addition, there are social,
political, labor and economic conditions in specific countries or regions as well as difficulties
in staffing and managing foreign operations, and potential adverse foreign tax consequences, among
other factors that could also have an impact on our business and results of operations outside of
the United States.
Furthermore, foreign countries may decide to prohibit, terminate or delay the construction of
new broadband infrastructures for a variety of reasons. These reasons include environmental issues,
economic downturns and availability of favorable pricing for other communications services or the
availability and cost of related equipment. Any such action by foreign countries would reduce the
market for our products.
Like other companies operating or selling internationally, we are subject to the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other laws which prohibit improper payments or offers of payments
to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. and other business
entities for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We make sales in countries known to
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activities in such countries create the risk of an unauthorized payments or offers of payments
by one of our employees, consultants, sales agents or distributors which could be in violation of
various laws including the FCPA, even though such parties are not always subject to our control. We
have attempted to implement safeguards to prevent losses from such practices and to discourage such
practices by our employees, consultants, sales agents and distributors. However, our safeguards may
prove to be less than effective and our employees, consultants, sales agents or distributors may
engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA may result in
severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could
negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The deployment process for our equipment may be lengthy and may delay the receipt of new orders and
cause fluctuations in our revenues
The timing of deployment of our equipment can be subject to a number of other risks, including
the availability of skilled engineering and technical personnel, the availability of other
equipment such as fiber optic cable, and the need for local zoning and licensing approvals. We
believe that changes in our customers deployment plans have delayed, and may in the future delay
the receipt of new orders. Since the majority of our sales have been to relatively few customers, a
delay in equipment deployment with any one customer has in the past had, and could in the future,
have a material adverse effect on our sales for a particular quarter.
Our industry is highly competitive with many larger and more established competitors
The market for our products is extremely competitive and is characterized by rapid
technological change. Our direct competitors include Ambit Microsystems Corporation, Cisco Systems,
BigBand Networks, Motorola, Scientific-Atlanta and RGB Networks. Additionally, we face competition from
early stage companies with access to significant financial backing that improve existing
technologies or develop new technologies. The principal competitive factors in our market include
the following:
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Some of these factors are outside of our control. Conditions in the market could change
rapidly and significantly as a result of technological advancements. The development and market
acceptance of alternative technologies could decrease the demand for our products or render them
obsolete. Our competitors may introduce products that are less costly, provide superior performance
or achieve greater market acceptance than our products.
Many of our current and potential competitors have greater financial, technical, marketing,
distribution, customer support and other resources, as well as better name recognition and access
to customers than we do. The widespread adoption of DOCSIS and other industry standards has and is
likely to continue to cause increased price competition. We believe that the adoption of these
standards have resulted in and are likely to continue to result in lower ASPs for our products. Any
increased price competition or reduction in sales of our products, particularly our higher margin
head-end products, has
resulted and will continue to result in decreased revenue and downward pressure on our gross
margin. These competitive pressures have and are likely to continue to have an adverse impact on
our business.
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Our business is subject to the risks of warranty returns, product liability and product defects
Products like ours are very complex and can frequently contain undetected errors or failures,
especially when first introduced or when new versions are released. Despite testing, errors may
occur. Product errors could affect the performance or interoperability of our products, delay the
development or release of new products or new versions of products, adversely affect our reputation
and our customers willingness to buy products from us and adversely affect market acceptance or
perception of our products. Any such errors or delays in releasing new products or new versions of
products or allegations of unsatisfactory performance could cause us to lose revenue or market
share, increase our service costs, cause us to incur substantial costs in redesigning the products,
subject us to liability for damages and divert our resources from other tasks, any one of which
could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Although we have limitation of liability provisions in our standard terms and conditions of sale,
they may not be effective as a result of federal, state or local laws or ordinances or unfavorable
judicial decisions in the United States or other countries. The sale and support of our products
also entails the risk of product liability claims. We maintain insurance to protect against certain
claims associated with the use of our products, but our insurance coverage may not adequately cover
any claim asserted against us. In addition, even claims that ultimately are unsuccessful could
result in our expenditure of funds in litigation and divert managements time and other resources.
We may be unable to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights
We rely on a combination of patent, trade secret, copyright and trademark laws and contractual
restrictions to establish and protect proprietary rights in our products. Even though we seek to
establish and protect proprietary rights in our products, there are risks. There are no assurances
that any patent, trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights owned by us will not be
invalidated, circumvented or challenged, that such intellectual property rights will provide
competitive advantages to us or that any of our pending or future patent applications will be
issued with the scope of the claims sought by us, if at all. There are no assurances that others
will not develop technologies that are similar or superior to our technology, duplicate our
technology or design around the patents that we own. In addition, effective patent, copyright and
trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries in which we do
business or may do business in the future.
Our pending patent applications may not be granted. Even if they are granted, the claims
covered by any patent may be reduced from those included in our applications. Any patent might be
subject to challenge in court and, whether or not challenged, might not be broad enough to prevent
third parties from developing equivalent technologies or products without a license from us.
We believe that the future success of our business will depend on our ability to translate the
technological expertise and innovation of our employees into new and enhanced products. We have
entered into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees, and we enter
into non-disclosure agreements with many of our suppliers, distributors and appropriate customers
so as to limit access to and disclosure of our proprietary information. These contractual
arrangements, as well as statutory protections, may not prove sufficient to prevent
misappropriation of our trade secrets or technology or deter independent third-party development of
similar technologies. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our
intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. We may, in the
future, take legal action to enforce our patents and other intellectual property rights, to protect
our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others, or to
defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Such litigation could result in substantial
costs and diversion of resources and could negatively affect our business, operating results,
financial position and liquidity.
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CableLabs DOCSIS 2.0 specification includes two advanced physical layer technologies, S-CDMA
and A-TDMA. In connection with the development of the DOCSIS 2.0 specification by CableLabs, we
entered into an agreement with CableLabs, on a royalty-free basis, whereby we licensed to
CableLabs many of our intellectual property rights to the extent that such rights may be asserted
against a party desiring to design, manufacture or sell DOCSIS-based products, including DOCSIS
2.0-based products. This license agreement grants to CableLabs the right to sublicense our
intellectual property, including our intellectual property rights in our S-CDMA patents, to
manufacturers that compete with us in the marketplace for DOCSIS based products.
We pursue the registration of our trademarks in the United States and have applications
pending to register several of our trademarks throughout the world. However, the laws of certain
foreign countries might not protect our products or intellectual property rights to the same extent
as the laws of the United States. Effective trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent
protection may not be available in every country in which our products may be manufactured,
marketed or sold.
Third party claims of infringement or other claims against us could adversely affect our ability to
market our products, require us to redesign our products or seek licenses from third parties, and
seriously harm our operating results and disrupt our business
As is typical in our industry, we have been and may from time to time be notified of claims
asserting that we are infringing intellectual property rights owned by third parties. We also have
in the past agreed to, and may from time to time in the future agree to, indemnify customers of our
technology or products for claims against such customers by a third party based on claims that our
technology or products infringe patents of that third party. We further believe that companies may
be increasingly subject to infringement claims as distressed companies and individuals attempt to
generate cash by enforcing their patent portfolio against a wide range of products. These types of
claims, meritorious or not, can result in costly and time-consuming litigation; divert managements
attention and other resources; require us to enter into royalty arrangements; subject us to damages
or injunctions restricting the sale of our products, require us to indemnify our customers for the
use of the allegedly infringing products; require us to refund payment of allegedly infringing
products to our customers or to forgo future payments; require us to redesign certain of our
products; or damage our reputation. Our failure to obtain a license for key intellectual property
rights from a third party for technology used by us could cause us to incur substantial liabilities
and to suspend the manufacturing of products utilizing the technology. Alternatively, we could be
required to expend significant resources to develop non-infringing technology with no assurances
that we would be successful in such endeavors. The occurrence of any of the above events could
materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and we may incur substantially more
debt
As of June 30, 2005, we had approximately $68.5 million of long-term obligations of which
$65.1 million is long-term debt associated with our Notes. This level of indebtedness may adversely
affect our stockholders by:
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the payment of principal of, and interest on, our indebtedness, thereby reducing the
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We may incur substantial additional debt in the future. If new debt is added to our current
levels, the related risks described above could intensify.
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We need to develop and introduce new and enhanced products in a timely manner to remain competitive
The markets in which we operate are characterized by rapidly changing technologies, evolving
industry standards, frequent new product introductions and relatively short product life. The
pursuit of necessary technological advances and the development of new products require substantial
time and expense. For example, we acquired ten businesses during the period between 1999 and 2000.
Due to various economic conditions, none of the products from our acquired businesses, other than
the CherryPicker products, have achieved the level of market acceptance that was forecasted at the
time of their acquisitions. Additionally, certain product groups have not achieved the level of
technological development needed to be marketable or to expand the market. As a result, we recorded
an aggregate of approximately $576.8 million related to impairment charges and write-down of in-
process research and development related to the acquired technologies, both of which negatively
impacted our operating results in 2001 and 2002.
To compete successfully in the markets in which we operate, we must design, develop,
manufacture and sell new or enhanced products that provide increasingly higher levels of
performance and reliability. However, we may not be able to successfully develop or introduce these
products, if our products are not:
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There is no assurance that the technologies we are currently developing or intend to develop
will achieve feasibility or that even if we are successful, the developed product will be accepted
by the market. We may not be able to recover the costs of existing and future product developments
and our failure to do so may materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
We are exposed to the credit risk of our customers and to credit exposures in weakened markets,
which could result in material losses
Most of our sales are on an open credit basis, with payment terms of 30 to 60 days typically
in the United States, and because of local customs or conditions, longer in some markets outside
the United States. Beyond our open credit arrangements, we have also experienced a request for
customer financing and facilitation of leasing arrangements, which we have not provided to date and
do not expect to provide in the future. We expect demand for enhanced open credit terms, for
example, longer payment terms, customer financing and leasing arrangements to continue and believe
that such arrangements are a competitive factor in obtaining business. Our decision not to provide
these types of financing arrangements may adversely affect our ability to sell products, and
therefore, our revenue, operations and business.
Because of the current condition in the global economy, our exposure to credit risks relating
to sales on an open-credit basis has increased. Although we monitor and attempt to mitigate the
associated risk, there can be no assurance that our efforts will be effective in reducing credit
risk. Additionally, there have been significant insolvencies and bankruptcies among our customers,
which have and may continue to cause us to incur economic and financial losses. There can be no
assurance that additional losses would not be incurred and that such losses would not be material.
Although these losses have generally not been material to date, future losses, if incurred, could
harm our business and have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial
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We have and we may seek to expand our business through acquisitions which could disrupt our
business operations and harm our operating results
In order to expand our business, we may make strategic acquisitions of other companies or
certain assets. We plan to continue to evaluate opportunities for strategic acquisitions from time
to time, and may make an acquisition at some future point. However, the current volatility in the
stock market and the current price of our common stock may adversely affect our ability to make
such acquisitions. Any acquisition that we make involves substantial risks, including the
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For example, we made ten acquisitions during the period between 1999 and 2000. Due to various
economic conditions, none of the products from our acquired businesses have achieved the level of
market acceptance that was forecasted at the time of their acquisitions. As a result, we recorded
an aggregate of approximately $576.8 million related to impairment charges and write-down of
in-process research and development related to the acquired technologies, both of which negatively
impacted our operating results in 2001 and 2002.
Mergers and acquisitions of high-technology companies are inherently risky, and no assurance
can be given that our future acquisitions will be successful and will not materially adversely
affect our business, operating results or financial condition. Failure to manage and successfully
integrate acquisitions we make could harm our business and operating results in a material way.
Even when an acquired company has already developed and marketed products, there can be no
assurance that product enhancements will be made in a timely fashion or that all pre-acquisition
due diligence will have identified all possible issues that might arise with respect to such
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Our products are subject to safety approvals and certifications
In the United States, our products are required to meet certain safety requirements. For
example, we are required to have our products certified by Underwriters Laboratory in order to meet
federal requirements relating to electrical appliances to be used inside the home. Outside the
United States, our products are subject to the regulatory requirements of each country in which the
products are manufactured or sold. These requirements are likely to vary widely. We may be unable
to obtain on a timely basis or at all the regulatory approvals that may be required for the
manufacture, marketing and sale of our products.
Compliance with current and future environmental regulations may be costly which could impact our
future earnings.
We may be subject to environmental and other regulations due to our production and marketing
of products in certain states and countries. In addition, we could face significant costs and
liabilities in connection with product take-back legislation, which enables customers to return a
product at the end of its useful life and charges us with financial and other responsibility for
environmentally safe collection, recycling, treatment and disposal. We also face increasing
complexity in our product design and procurement operations as we adjust to new and upcoming
requirements relating to the materials composition of our products, including the restrictions on
lead and certain other substances in electronics that will apply to specified electronics products
put on the market in the European Union as of July 1, 2006 (Restriction of Hazardous Substances in
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (EU RoHS)). The European Union has also finalized
the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, which makes producers of electrical goods
financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and
future covered products. The deadline for enacting and implementing this directive by individual
European Union governments was August 13, 2004 (such legislation, together with the directive, the
WEEE Legislation), although extensions were granted in some countries. Producers are to be
financially responsible under the WEEE Legislation beginning in August 2005. Other countries,
such as the United States, China and Japan, have enacted or may enact laws or regulations similar
to the EU RoHS or WEEE legislation. Other environmental regulations may require us to reengineer
our products to utilize components which are more environmentally compatible. Such reengineering
and component substitution may result in additional costs to us. Although we currently do not
anticipate any material adverse effects based on the nature of our operations and the effect of
such laws, there is no assurance that such existing laws or future laws will not have a material
adverse effect on us.
Various export licensing requirements could materially and adversely affect our business or require
us to significantly modify our current business practices
Various government export regulations may apply to the encryption or other features of our
products. We may have to make certain filings with the government in order to obtain permission to
export certain of our products. In the past, we may have inadvertently failed to file certain
export applications and notices, and we may have to make certain filings and request permission to
continue exportation of any affected products without interruption while these applications are
pending. If we do have to make such filings, there are no assurances that we will obtain permission
to continue exporting the affected products or that we will obtain any required export approvals
now or in the future. If we do not receive the required export approvals, we may be unable to ship
those products to certain customers located outside of the United States. In addition, we may be
subject to fines or other penalties due to the failure to file certain export applications and
notices.
Compliance with changing laws and regulations relating to corporate governance and public
disclosure has resulted, and will continue to result, in the incurrence of additional expenses
associated with being a public company
New and changing laws and regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, new SEC
regulations and NASDAQ National Market Rules, impose stricter corporate governance requirements,
greater disclosure obligations, and greater focus on disclosure and internal controls. These new
laws and regulations have had the effect of increasing the complexity and cost of our Companys
corporate governance compliance, diverting the time and attention of our management from
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activities to compliance activities, and increasing the risk of personal liability for our
board members and executive officers involved in our Companys corporate governance process. Our
efforts to comply with evolving laws and regulations have resulted, and will continue to result, in
increased general and administrative expenses, and increased professional and independent auditor
fees. In addition, it has become more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer
liability insurance.
In order to meet the new corporate governance and financial disclosure obligations, we have
been taking, and will continue to take, steps to improve our controls and procedures, including
disclosure and internal controls, and related corporate governance policies and procedures to
address compliance issues and correct any deficiencies that we may discover. For example, pursuant
to the requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, we undertook a comprehensive and costly
evaluation of our internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this
evaluation, our management determined that our internal controls over financial reporting and our
disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2004 were ineffective. Furthermore, we have
determined that our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2005 continued to be
ineffective. In response to these deficiencies, our management has commenced the necessary
processes and procedures to remediate the deficiencies in our disclosure and internal control by
establishing, implementing and testing additional controls. As of June 30, 2005, we have determined
that our disclosure controls and products are effective and that our material weaknesses have been
remediated. However, our efforts to correct the deficiencies in our disclosure and internal
controls have required, and will continue to require, the commitment of significant financial and
managerial resources. In addition, we anticipate the costs associated with the testing and
evaluation of our internal controls will be significant and material in fiscal year 2005 and may
continue to be material in future fiscal years as these controls are maintained and continually
evaluated and tested.
Furthermore, changes in our operations and the growth of our business may require us to modify
and expand our disclosure controls and procedures, internal controls and related corporate
governance policies. In addition, the new and changed laws and regulations are subject to varying
interpretations in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and as a result, their application
in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. If
our efforts to comply with new or changed laws and regulations differ from the conduct intended by
regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities or varying interpretations of the law, we could
be subject to regulatory sanctions, our reputation may be harmed and our stock price may be
adversely affected.
Newly adopted accounting regulations that require companies to expense stock options will result in
a decrease in our earnings and our stock price may decline.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board recently adopted the previously proposed regulations
that will eliminate the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using the
intrinsic method that we currently use and generally would require that such transactions be
accounted for using a fair-value-based method and recognized as an expense in our consolidated
statement of operations. We will be required to expense stock options effective in periods after
January 1, 2006. Currently, we generally only disclose such expenses on a pro forma basis in the
notes to our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. The adoption of this new accounting regulation will have a
significant impact on our results of operations and our stock price could decline accordingly.
Exchange rate fluctuations could cause a decline in our financial condition and results of
operations
While we generally invoice our foreign sales in U.S. dollars, we invoice some of our sales in
Europe in Euros and other sales in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and
China in local currencies. Since we have also elected to take payment from our customers in local
currencies and may elect to take payment in other foreign currencies in the future, we are exposed
to losses as the result of foreign currency fluctuations. We currently do not engage in foreign
currency hedging transactions. We may in the future choose to limit our exposure by the purchase of
forward foreign exchange contracts or through similar hedging strategies. No currency hedging
strategy can fully protect against exchange-related losses. In addition, if the relative value of
the U.S. dollar in comparison to the currency of our foreign
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customers should increase, the resulting effective price increase of our products to those
foreign customers could result in decreased sales.
Furthermore, foreign countries may decide to prohibit, terminate or delay the construction of
new broadband infrastructures for a variety of reasons. These reasons include environmental issues,
economic downturns and availability of favorable pricing for other communications services or the
availability and cost of related equipment. Any such action by foreign countries would reduce the
market for our products.
Our stock price has been and is likely to continue to be highly volatile
The trading price of our common stock has been and is likely to continue to be highly
volatile. Our stock price could be subject to extreme fluctuations in response to a variety of
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In addition, the stock markets in general, and the Nasdaq National Market and the stock price
of broadband services and technology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and
volume volatility. This volatility and decline has affected many companies irrespective of or
disproportionately to the operating performance of these companies. Additionally, industry factors
may materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual
operating performance.
We have adopted a stockholder rights plan, which, together with provisions in our charter documents
and Delaware law, may delay or prevent an acquisition of us, which could decrease the value of our
stock
We adopted a stockholder rights plan pursuant to which we distributed one right for each
outstanding share of common stock held by stockholders of record as of February 20, 2001. Because
the rights may substantially dilute the stock ownership of a person or group attempting a take-over
of us, even if such a change in control is beneficial to our stockholders, without the approval of
our board of directors, the plan could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, or a
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capital stock, without first negotiating with our board of directors. Additionally, provisions
of our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws could make it more difficult for a third party
to acquire control of us in a transaction not approved by our Board of Directors, and we are
subject to the anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
which could also have the effect of delaying or preventing our acquisition by a third party.
We rely on complex information technology systems and networks to operate our business. Any
significant system or network disruption could have a material adverse impact on our operations,
sales and operating results
We rely on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of complex information technology systems
and networks. All information technology systems are potentially vulnerable to damage or
interruption from a variety of sources, including but not limited to computer viruses, security
breach, energy blackouts, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication failures. There
also may be system or network disruptions if new or upgraded business management systems are
defective or are not installed properly. We have implemented various measures to manage our risks
related to system and network disruptions, but a system failure or security breach could negatively
impact our operations and financial results. In addition, we may incur additional costs to remedy
the damages caused by these disruptions or security breaches.
We are vulnerable to earthquakes, disruptions to our power supply, labor issues and other
unexpected events
Our corporate headquarters, as well as the majority of our research and development activities
and some manufacturing operations are located in California, an area known for seismic activity. In
addition, the operations of some of our key suppliers and manufacturers are also located in this
area and in other areas known for seismic activity, such as Taiwan. An earthquake, or other
significant natural disaster, could result in an interruption in our business or the operations of
one or more of our key suppliers. Our California operations may also be subject to disruptions in
power supply, such as those that occurred in 2001. Our business may also be impacted by labor
issues related to our operations and/or those of our suppliers, service providers, or customers.
Such an interruption could harm our operating results. We may not carry sufficient business
interruption insurance to compensate for any losses that we may sustain as a result of any natural
disasters or other unexpected events.
Our independent auditors recently notified us of their intention to resign, and our business will
be harmed if we are unable to retain a replacement auditing firm in a timely manner.
On July 26, 2005, Ernst & Young LLP informed us that they will resign as our independent
registered public accounting firm following the earlier of the completion of services related to
the review of our interim financial statements for the quarter ending September 30, 2005 or the
filing due date of that quarterly report. The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors has begun
the process of considering other national and regional independent accounting firms to replace
Ernst & Young LLP, with the goal of selecting a replacement firm prior to the end of this fiscal
year, but we are unable to predict when a replacement will be retained. The failure to do so in a
timely manner, and any transition issues or other disruptions caused by the resignation of Ernst &
Young LLP or the retention of a new independent accounting firm, could make it more difficult or
impossible for us to raise capital or effect other corporate transactions, could otherwise disrupt
our business, and could cause us to incur additional costs and expenses, any of which could have a
materially adverse effect on our business and the value of our common stock.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest Rate Risk.
Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investment
portfolio. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while
maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. This is accomplished by investing in
widely diversified short-term investments, consisting primarily of investment grade securities,
substantially all of which mature within the next twenty-four months. A hypothetical 50 basis point
increase in interest rates would result in an approximate $432,000 decline (less than 1%) in the
fair value of our available-for-sale securities.
Foreign Currency Risk.
A substantial majority of our revenue, expense and capital purchasing activity are transacted
in U.S. dollars. However, we do enter into transactions from Belgium, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and
Canada denominated in local currencies. A hypothetical adverse change of 10% in exchange rates
would result in an increase in loss of income before taxes of approximately $34,000.
All of the potential changes noted above are based on sensitivity analyses performed on our
financial positions at June 30, 2005. Actual results may differ materially.
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our senior management, including our CEO
and CFO, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2005. Based on that evaluation, as of the date of
the evaluation, our management, including our CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls
and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2005.
In the first quarter of 2005, we identified
material weaknesses described below. Following the first quarter of 2005, we remediated these
material weaknesses, as further described below. Additionally
as disclosed in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we identified two material weaknesses in
the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2004. The first
material weakness related to the identification, capture, and timely communication of financially
significant information between certain parts of our organization and the finance department. The
second material weakness related to our procedures and controls over the preparation and review of
the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
As part of the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2005, we
determined that we have remediated the material weakness related to our procedures and controls
over the preparation and review of our consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnote
disclosures contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The insufficient controls, which were
originally identified during the preparation of the Annual Report on Form 10-K, included a lack of
sufficient personnel with technical accounting expertise in our finance department and inadequate
review and approval procedures to prepare external financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
As a result of the new procedures and controls we implemented for the preparation and review of
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the remediation steps described below, we believe we have
remediated this material weakness. Senior management will continue to monitor the technical
accounting expertise of finance personnel staff closely to ensure that adequate review and approval
of our financial statements is maintained.
During their review of our interim financial results for the three months ended March 31,
2005, our independent registered public accounting firm identified two significant adjustments to
our financial statements as part of their quarterly review procedures. These two adjustments were
the result of the continued lack of communication within the Company with regards to certain
severance obligations and our policy for the allowance for doubtful accounts. These two adjustments
were corrected prior to the issuance of our financial statements for the three months ended March
31, 2005. As part of an evaluation we conducted at June 30, 2005, we determined, however, that we
have completed implementation of the changes we believe are required to remediate the previously
reported material weakness related to the inadequacy of communication between our senior management
and the finance department, which caused these two adjustments.
Remediation Steps
During the quarter ended June 30, 2005 and through to the date of the filing of this Form
10-Q, and in response to the material weaknesses identified as of December 31, 2004 and March 31,
2005, we implemented the following steps to remediate the deficiencies in our disclosure controls
and procedures and material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
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Moreover, we implemented the following additional remediation steps to address the material
weakness related to the inadequacy of communication between our senior management and the finance
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Changes in internal control over financial reporting. Other than as described above, there has
been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed
fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is likely to materially affect our internal control
over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in April 2000, several plaintiffs filed class action lawsuits in federal court
against us and certain of our officers and directors. Later that year, the cases were consolidated
in the United States District Court, Northern District of California as In re Terayon Communication
Systems, Inc. Securities Litigation. The Court then appointed lead plaintiffs who filed an amended
complaint. In 2001, the Court granted in part and denied in part defendants motion to dismiss, and
plaintiffs filed a new complaint. In 2002, the Court denied defendants motion to dismiss that
complaint, which, like the earlier complaints, alleges that the defendants violated the federal
securities laws by issuing materially false and misleading statements and failing to disclose
material information regarding our technology. On February 24, 2003, the Court certified a
plaintiff class consisting of those who purchased or otherwise acquired our securities between
November 15, 1999 and April 11, 2000.
On September 8, 2003, the Court heard defendants motion to disqualify two of the lead
plaintiffs and to modify the definition of the plaintiff class. On September 10, 2003, the Court
issued an order vacating the hearing date for the parties summary judgment motions, and, on
September 22, 2003, the Court issued another order staying all discovery until further notice and
vacating the trial date, which had been November 4, 2003.
On February 23, 2004, the Court issued an order disqualifying two of the lead plaintiffs. The
order also states that plaintiffs counsel must provide certain information to the Court about
counsels relationship with the disqualified lead plaintiffs, and it provides that defendants may
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additional discovery. On March 24, 2004, plaintiffs submitted certain documents to
the Court in response to its order, and, on April 16, 2004, we responded to this submission. We
have also initiated discovery pursuant to the Courts February 23, 2004 order.
On October 16, 2000, a lawsuit was filed against us and the individual defendants (Zaki Rakib,
Selim Rakib and Raymond Fritz) in the California Superior Court, San Luis Obispo County. This
lawsuit is titled Bertram v. Terayon Communications Systems, Inc. The factual allegations in the
Bertram complaint were similar to those in the federal class action, but the Bertram complaint
sought remedies under state law. Defendants removed the Bertram case to the United States District
Court, Central District of California, which dismissed the complaint and transferred the case to
the United States District Court, Northern District of California. That Court eventually issued an
order dismissing the case. Plaintiffs have appealed this order, and their appeal was heard on April
16, 2004. On June 9, 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the
order dismissing the Bertram case.
The Court of Appeals opinion affirming dismissal of the Bertram case does not end the class
action. We believe that the allegations in the class action are without merit, and we intend to
contest this matter vigorously. This matter, however, could prove costly and time consuming to
defend, and there can be no assurances about the eventual outcome.
In 2002, two shareholders filed derivative cases purportedly on behalf of us against certain
of our current and former directors, officers, and investors. (The defendants differed somewhat in
the two cases.) Since the cases were filed, the investor defendants have been dismissed without
prejudice, and the lawsuits have been consolidated as Campbell v. Rakib in the California Superior
Court, Santa Clara County. We are a nominal defendant in these lawsuits, which allege claims
relating to essentially the same purportedly misleading statements that are at issue in the pending
securities class action. In the securities class action, we dispute making any misleading
statements. The derivative complaints also allege claims relating to stock sales by certain of the
director and officer defendants.
We believe that there are many defects in the Campbell and OBrien derivative complaints.
In January 2005, Adelphia Corporation (Adelphia) sued us in the District Court of the City
and County of Denver, Colorado. Adelphias complaint alleges, among other things, breach of
contract and misrepresentation in connection with our sale of CMTS products to Adelphia and our
announcement to cease future investment in the CMTS market. Adelphia seeks damages in excess of
$25.0 million and declaratory relief. We moved to dismiss the complaint seeking an order blocking
the case from going forward at a preliminary stage. The court denied our motion to dismiss the
complaint, thereby permitting the case and discovery to go forward. We filed our response to
Adelphias complaint and discovery has begun. The case is currently set for trial to commence on
May 15, 2006. As we believe that Adelphias allegations are without merit, we intend to contest
this matter vigorously. This matter, however, could prove costly and time consuming to defend, and
there can be no assurances about the eventual outcome. Were an unfavorable ruling to occur in this
legal matter, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our results of
operations for the period in which the ruling occurs.
We have received letters claiming that our technology infringes the intellectual property
rights of others. We have consulted with our patent counsel and are in the process of reviewing the
allegations made by such third parties. If these allegations were submitted to a court, the court
could find that our products infringe third party intellectual property rights. If we are found to
have infringed third party rights, we could be subject to substantial damages and/or an injunction
preventing us from conducting our business. In addition, other third parties may assert
infringement claims against us in the future. A claim of infringement, whether meritorious or not,
could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, divert our managements resources cause
product shipment delays or require us to enter into royalty or licensing arrangements. These
royalty or licensing arrangements may not be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
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Furthermore, we have in the past agreed to, and may from time to time in the future agree to,
indemnify a customer of ours technology or products for claims against the customer by a third
party based on claims that our technology or products infringe intellectual property rights of that
third party. These types of claims, meritorious or not, can result in costly and time-consuming
litigation; divert managements attention and other resources; require us to enter into royalty
arrangements; subject us to damages or injunctions restricting the sale of our products; require us
to indemnify our customers for the use of the allegedly infringing products; require us to refund
payment of allegedly infringing products to our customers or to forgo future payments; require us
to redesign certain of our products; or damage our reputation, any one of which could materially
and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We may, in the future, take legal action to enforce our patents and other intellectual
property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the
proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Such
litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could negatively affect
our business, operating results, financial position and liquidity.
We are currently a party to various other legal proceedings, in addition to those noted above,
and may become involved from time to time in other legal proceedings in the future. While we
currently believe that the ultimate outcome of these other proceedings, individually and in the
aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or overall results of
operations, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties. Were an unfavorable ruling to occur in
any of our legal proceedings, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our
results of operations for the period in which the ruling occurs. The estimate of the potential
impact on our financial condition and financial position and overall results of operations for any of the above legal
proceedings could change in the future.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
On July 26, 2005, we were advised by Ernst & Young LLP (Ernst & Young) that Ernst & Young will
resign as our independent registered public accounting firm following the earlier of the completion
of services related to the review of our interim financial statements for the quarter ending
September 30, 2005 or the filing due date of that quarterly report. We filed a Form 8-K on August
1, 2005, reporting the foregoing.
The reports of Ernst & Young on our financial statements as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were
not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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Employment Agreement dated July 22, 2005 between Terayon
Communication Systems, Inc. and Jerry D. Chase |
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10.23
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Employment Agreement dated July 22, 2005 between Terayon
Communication Systems, Inc. and Mark A. Richman |
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10.24
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Employment Agreement dated July 27, 2005 between Terayon
Communication Systems, Inc. and Matthew J. Aden. |
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10.26
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Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement dated July 27,
2005 between Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. and Matthew J.
Aden. |
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31.1
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
50
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.
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Date: August 9, 2005
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TERAYON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. |
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By /s/ Mark A. Richman
Mark A. Richman |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
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10.22
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Employment Agreement dated July 22, 2005 between Terayon
Communication Systems, Inc. and Jerry D. Chase |
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10.23
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Employment Agreement dated July 22, 2005 between Terayon
Communication Systems, Inc. and Mark A. Richman |
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10.24
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Employment Agreement dated July 27, 2005 between Terayon
Communication Systems, Inc. and Matthew J. Aden. |
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10.26
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Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement dated July 27,
2005 between Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. and Matthew J.
Aden. |
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31.1
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |