form10q-82173_trbm.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31,
2007
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OR
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
_________TO____________
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Commission
File Number 000-29053
TERABEAM,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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04-2751645
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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2115
O’NEL DRIVE
SAN
JOSE, CA 95131
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(408)
731-2700
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes ý No ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated
filer ¨ Non-accelerated
filer ý
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ý
As
of
April 30, 2007, there were 21,554,369 shares of the registrant’s common stock
outstanding.
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PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements as defined
by
federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are predictions
that relate to future events or our future performance and are subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause
actual results, outcomes, levels of activity, performance, developments, or
achievements to be materially different from any future results, outcomes,
levels of activity, performance, developments, or achievements expressed,
anticipated, or implied by these forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements should be read in light of the
cautionary statements and important factors described in this Form 10-Q,
including Part II, Item 1A — Risk Factors. We undertake no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events,
circumstances, or new information after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated or any other subsequent events.
Item
1. Financial Statements.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands, except share data)
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|
March
31,
|
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December
31,
|
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2007
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2006
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Assets
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(unaudited)
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ |
7,912
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$ |
10,290
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Investment
securities – available-for-sale
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|
201
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168
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Accounts
receivable, net
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6,814
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5,539
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Inventory
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9,301
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|
10,142
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Prepaid
expenses
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1,602
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1,246
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Total
current assets
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25,830
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27,385
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Property
and equipment, net
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2,563
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2,660
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Other
Assets:
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Restricted
cash
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76
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76
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Goodwill
|
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7,922
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7,922
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Intangible
assets, net
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11,012
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11,545
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Deposits
and prepaid expenses
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297
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287
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Total
other assets
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19,307
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19,830
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Total
assets
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$ |
47,700
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$ |
49,875
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Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$ |
13,830
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$ |
13,887
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Deferred
revenue
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2,767
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2,198
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License
agreement payable - current maturities
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879
|
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868
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Total
current liabilities
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17,476
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16,953
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License
agreement payable, net of current maturities
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1,864
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2,088
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Total
liabilities
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19,340
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19,041
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders’
Equity
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Preferred
stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 4,500,000, none issued at March
31,
2007 and December 31, 2006
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-
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-
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Common
stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 21,554,369
issued
and outstanding at March 31, 2007 and 21,552,572 issued and outstanding
at
December 31, 2006
|
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216
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216
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Additional
paid-in capital
|
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58,454
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57,976
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Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
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(30,271 |
) |
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(27,285 |
) |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income:
|
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Net
unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities
|
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(39 |
) |
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(73 |
) |
Total
stockholders’ equity
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28,360
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30,834
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$ |
47,700
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$ |
49,875
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See
accompanying notes
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
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March
31,
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2007
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2006
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Revenues
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$ |
17,658
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$ |
18,536
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Cost
of goods sold
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9,732
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10,895
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Gross
profit
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7,926
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7,641
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Operating
expenses:
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Selling
costs
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4,745
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4,269
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General
and administrative
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3,409
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3,334
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Research
and development
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2,810
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4,886
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Total
operating expenses
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10,964
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12,489
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Operating
loss
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(3,038 |
) |
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(4,848 |
) |
Other
income (expenses):
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Interest
income
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44
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88
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Interest
expense
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(34 |
) |
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(33 |
) |
Other
income (loss)
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66
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331
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Total
other income (expenses)
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76
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386
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Loss
before income taxes
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(2,962 |
) |
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(4,462 |
) |
Benefit
(provision) for income taxes
|
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(24 |
) |
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|
(21 |
) |
Net
Income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(2,986 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,483 |
) |
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Weighted
average shares - basic and diluted
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21,553
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21,462
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Loss
per share, basic and diluted
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$ |
(0.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.21 |
) |
See
accompanying notes
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
(In
thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
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Common
Stock |
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Shares
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Amount
|
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Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
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Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)
|
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Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
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Total
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|
Balances,
January 1, 2007
|
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21,552,572
|
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|
$ |
216
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$ |
57,976
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$ |
(27,285 |
) |
|
$ |
(73 |
) |
|
$ |
30,834
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|
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|
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|
|
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Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
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1,797
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-
|
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1
|
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-
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-
|
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1
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Employee
stock option amortization
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-
|
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|
-
|
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477
|
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|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
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477
|
|
Comprehensive
income:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net
income (loss)
|
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|
-
|
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|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
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(2,986 |
) |
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-
|
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(2,986 |
) |
Unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
|
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-
|
|
|
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-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
Total
comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,986 |
) |
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
(2,952 |
) |
Balances,
March 31, 2007
|
|
|
21,554,369
|
|
|
$ |
216
|
|
|
$ |
58,454
|
|
|
$ |
(30,271 |
) |
|
$ |
(39 |
) |
|
$ |
28,360
|
|
See
accompanying notes
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31
(In
thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(2,986 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,483 |
) |
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
976
|
|
|
|
1,388
|
|
Bad
debt allowance (recovery)
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(61 |
) |
Employee
stock option amortization
|
|
|
477
|
|
|
|
252
|
|
Inventory
allowance
|
|
|
(926 |
) |
|
|
(89 |
) |
Changes
in assets and liabilities affecting operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
|
|
(1,261 |
) |
|
|
2,025
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
1,767
|
|
|
|
(666 |
) |
Deposits
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(101 |
) |
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
(355 |
) |
|
|
(354 |
) |
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
(1,913 |
) |
License
agreement payable
|
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
|
(597 |
) |
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
569
|
|
|
|
3,119
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
(2,033 |
) |
|
|
(1,480 |
) |
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Purchase
of property and equipment
|
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|
(75 |
) |
|
|
(201 |
) |
Investment
in capitalized software
|
|
|
(271 |
) |
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(346 |
) |
|
|
(201 |
) |
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
of stock options
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
Repayment
of notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(2,378 |
) |
|
|
(1,626 |
) |
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
10,290
|
|
|
|
14,133
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
7,912
|
|
|
$ |
12,507
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Income
taxes paid
|
|
$ |
24
|
|
|
$ |
21
|
|
See
accompanying notes
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis
of Presentation
The
consolidated financial statements of Terabeam, Inc. (the “Company” or
“Terabeam”) for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are
unaudited and include all adjustments which, in the opinion of management,
are
necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations
for
the periods then ended. All such adjustments are of a normal
recurring nature. These consolidated financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
Company provides high-speed wireless communications equipment and services
in
the United States and internationally and its systems enable service providers,
enterprises, and governmental organizations to deliver high-speed data
connectivity enabling a broad range of applications. The Company
provides wireless solutions for the mobile enterprise, security and
surveillance, last mile access, voice and data backhaul, and municipal
networks. The Company believes its fixed wireless systems address the
growing need of our customers and end-users to rapidly and cost effectively
deploy high-speed communication networks.
Terabeam
and its subsidiaries operate in two primary businesses: broadband wireless
equipment and high-speed wireless service and connectivity. The
equipment business is the historic operations of Terabeam as a designer,
manufacturer, and seller of wireless telecommunications equipment (“Equipment”)
and generates the substantial majority of the Company’s revenues and
expenses. This business is conducted through its Proxim Wireless
Corporation subsidiary and includes the financial results of the business
acquired from Proxim Corporation (“Old Proxim”) in July
2005. Terabeam’s services business, which it began in 2004, is
conducted through its Ricochet Networks, Inc. subsidiary. This
business (“Services”) was acquired with the Ricochet Networks acquisition during
the second quarter of 2004. Ricochet Networks has been ranked as one
of the largest wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) in the United States
(in terms of subscribers). In December 2006, Terabeam entered into an
agreement with Ricochet Networks to transfer certain Ricochet Networks
intellectual property to Terabeam.
We
continue to explore a variety of possible strategic alternatives for our
Ricochet services business. These alternatives may include the
divestiture of Ricochet, an investment in Ricochet, strategic relationships
with
Ricochet, sale of some or all of the assets of Ricochet, curtailment of the
current scope of Ricochet’s operations, and a number of other possible
alternatives. There can be no assurance that any transaction or other corporate
action regarding Ricochet will result from this exploration of alternatives.
Further, there can be no assurance whatsoever concerning the type, form,
structure, nature, results, timing, or terms and conditions of any such
potential action, even if such an action does result from this
exploration.
Summarized
information for the business segments as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 and for
the
quarters then ended is as follows:
($000’s)
March
31, 2007:
|
|
Equipment
|
|
|
Services
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Assets
|
|
$ |
46,602
|
|
|
$ |
1,098
|
|
|
$ |
47,700
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
16,673
|
|
|
$ |
985
|
|
|
$ |
17,658
|
|
Operating
income
(loss)
|
|
$ |
(2,758 |
) |
|
$ |
(280 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,038 |
) |
March
31, 2006:
|
|
Equipment
|
|
|
Services
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Assets
|
|
$ |
68,524
|
|
|
$ |
2,679
|
|
|
$ |
71,203
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
17,646
|
|
|
$ |
890
|
|
|
$ |
18,536
|
|
Operating
income
(loss)
|
|
$ |
(4,429 |
) |
|
$ |
(419 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,848 |
) |
The
results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative
of
the results of operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal
year.
2.
Stock Based Compensation
Prior
to
2006, the Company accounted for its stock-based compensation under the
recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees and related interpretations (“APB 25”). Under APB
25, no stock-based compensation cost was reflected in net income for grants
of
stock prior to fiscal year 2006 because the Company grants stock options with
an
exercise price equal to or greater than the market value of the underlying
common stock on the date of grant.
Effective
January 1, 2006 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123 (Revised 2004) Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123R”), which requires
the measurement and recognition of compensation cost at fair value for all
share-based payments, including stock options. Stock-based compensation for
the
first quarter of 2007 includes compensation expense, recognized over
the applicable vesting periods, for new share-based awards and for share-based
awards granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of December 31, 2005 (modified
prospective application). Stock-based compensation for the three-month periods
ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 totaled approximately $480,000 and $252,000,
respectively, and is included in cost of goods sold and operating expenses
in
the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
For
the
quarter ended March 31, 2007, the operating loss, the loss before income taxes
and the net loss were all $480,000 higher and the basic and diluted loss per
share were $0.02 higher due to the adoption of SFAS 123R. Net cash
used in operating activities and net cash provided by financing activities
were
not changed by the adoption of SFAS 123R.
The
fair
value of each option grant has been estimated as of the date of grant using
the
Black-Scholes options pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions for 2007 and 2006: risk-free interest rate of 4.50% to
4.81% and 4.51% respectively, expected life of 4 years for both years,
volatility, calculated using historical volatility of 235% to 240% and 284%
respectively, and dividend rate of zero percent, respectively. The expected
volatility is calculated using historical volatility. The company uses the
“simplified” method to determine the expected term for “plain vanilla” options.
Using these assumptions, the weighted average fair value of the
stock
options
granted in the first quarter of 2007 was $1.92 to $2.25, and the weighted
average fair value of the stock options granted in first quarter of 2006 was
$3.74. The fair value of the stock options granted will be amortized
as compensation expense over the vesting period of the options. As of
March 31,2007 there was $3.0 million of total unrecognized compensation expense
related to share based compensation arrangements. The cost is expected to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years. Estimates of
fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value
ultimately realized by employees who receive equity awards, and subsequent
events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of
fair value made by the Company under SFAS No. 123R.
No
tax
effects are recognized currently for the granting of share-based compensation
arrangements as the Company currently cannot estimate the realizability of
related tax benefits as the Company is in a net operating tax loss position
with
tax NOL carryforwards as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC.
3. Comprehensive
Loss
The
Company reports comprehensive income in accordance with SFAS No. 130, “Reporting
Comprehensive Income.” During the three months ended March 31, 2007,
and 2006, the Company had comprehensive losses of $3.0 million and $4.5 million,
respectively, including approximately $34,000 and $12,000, respectively, of
unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments, net of income
taxes
of $0 for each period.
4. Inventory
Inventory
consisted of the following at
the indicated dates (in thousands):
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Raw
materials
|
|
$ |
7,126
|
|
|
$ |
8,247
|
|
Work
in
process
|
|
|
245
|
|
|
|
480
|
|
Finished
goods
|
|
|
10,657
|
|
|
|
11,068
|
|
|
|
|
18,028
|
|
|
|
19,795
|
|
Allowance
for excess and
obsolescence
|
|
|
(8,727 |
) |
|
|
(9,653 |
) |
Net
Inventory
|
|
$ |
9,301
|
|
|
$ |
10,142
|
|
5. Goodwill
Goodwill
consisted of the following at the indicated dates (in thousands):
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
Acquisition
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
KarlNet
|
|
$ |
2,491
|
|
|
$ |
2,491
|
|
Terabeam
|
|
|
3,322
|
|
|
|
3,322
|
|
Old
Proxim
|
|
|
2,109
|
|
|
|
2,109
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$ |
7,922
|
|
|
$ |
7,922
|
|
Goodwill
is tested for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level, and
more
frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely
than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying
amount.
6. Intangibles
Schedule
of Non-Amortizable Assets
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(in
thousands)
|
|
Trade
names – indefinite useful
life
|
|
|
1,150
|
|
|
|
1,150
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,150
|
|
|
$ |
1,150
|
|
Schedule
of Amortizable Assets
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(in
thousands)
|
|
Patents,
customer relationships and other technologies with identifiable useful
lives
|
|
|
14,521
|
|
|
|
14,521
|
|
|
|
|
14,521
|
|
|
|
14,521
|
|
Less: accumulated
amortization
|
|
|
(4,659 |
) |
|
|
(4,126 |
) |
Amortizable
intangible assets, net
|
|
$ |
9,862
|
|
|
$ |
10,395
|
|
Amortization
is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life,
based
on the Company’s assessment of technological obsolescence of the respective
assets. Amortization expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2007
totaled approximately $0.5 million. The weighted average estimated
useful life is 5.3 years. There is no estimated residual
value.
7. Earnings
per share
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
Numerator
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
(loss)
|
|
$ |
(2,986 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,483 |
) |
Denominator-
weighted average shares:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
for basic earnings per
share
|
|
|
21,553,351
|
|
|
|
21,462,335
|
|
Dilutive
effect of stock
options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Denominator
for diluted earnings per
share
|
|
|
21,553,351
|
|
|
|
21,462,335
|
|
Basic
earnings (loss) per
share
|
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.21 |
) |
Diluted
earnings (loss) per
share
|
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.21 |
) |
At
March
31, 2007 and 2006, stock options and warrants to purchase shares of common
stock
were outstanding, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings
for either of the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 or March 31, 2006
because there was a net loss for each of the applicable periods and the effect
would have been anti-dilutive.
8. Concentrations
During
the three months ended March 31, 2007, there was two customers who accounted
for
approximately 29% of consolidated sales and, in the corresponding quarter of
2006, one customer accounted for approximately 12% of sales.
The
Company maintains its cash, cash equivalent, and restricted cash balances in
several banks. The balances are insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation up to $100,000 per bank. At March 31, 2007 and
2006, the uninsured portion totaled approximately $7.5 million and $18.2
million, respectively.
9. Patent
License Agreement – License Agreement Payable
On
February 24, 2006, Terabeam, Inc. and its subsidiaries entered into a settlement
agreement with Symbol Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Symbol”)
resolving all outstanding litigation between the companies.
The
company recorded an intangible asset related to the license at December 31,
2005
based on the present value of the scheduled payments , and will amortize the
intangible asset over the useful life of the patents through 2014. The company
also recorded a license payable equal to the present value of the scheduled
payments. License agreements payable consisted of the following at March 31,
2007 (in thousands):
|
|
March
31 2007
|
|
|
December
31 2006
|
|
License
Agreement
Payable
|
|
|
2,743
|
|
|
|
2,956
|
|
Current
portion
|
|
|
(879 |
) |
|
|
(868 |
) |
Long
term
portion
|
|
$ |
1,864
|
|
|
$ |
2,088
|
|
Payouts
of license agreements are as follows as of March 31, 2007 for the twelve months
ended (in thousands):
|
2008
|
|
$ |
879
|
|
|
2009
|
|
$ |
1,128
|
|
|
2010
|
|
$ |
736
|
|
10. Allowance
for Product Warranty Costs
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the Company performed the analysis of its
allowance for product warranty costs utilizing updated information of actual
warranty costs and changes that have been made to the Company’s warranty
policies. As a result, the Company recorded a change in the estimate of its
allowance for product warranty costs as an adjustment to cost of goods sold
during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
The
following is a summary of the product warranty reserve changes during the
quarter ended March 31, 2007:
|
Balance
at January 1, 2007
|
|
$ |
1,102
|
|
|
Settlements
|
|
|
(126 |
) |
|
Other
provision adjustments
|
|
|
(539 |
) |
|
Balance
at March 31, 2007
|
|
$ |
437
|
|
11. Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
June
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB interpretation
No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An
Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”, which prescribes a recognition
threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition
and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax
return. FIN 48 is effective beginning Q1 2007. The Company
has performed a preliminary analysis under FIN 48 and believes that any
unrecognized tax benefits or potential interest and penalties are not material
to the financial statements. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S.
federal jurisdiction and in various state jurisdictions. Generally, the Company
is no longer subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities in these
jurisdictions for years before 2003.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 defines
fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements
in
financial statements, but standardizes its definition and guidance in GAAP.
Thus, for some entities, the application of this statement may change current
practice. SFAS 157 is effective for the Company beginning on January 1,
2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this
statement may have on its financial position and results of
operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158 (“SFAS 158”), “Employers’
Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.” SFAS 158
requires employers to fully recognize the obligations associated with
single-employer defined benefit pension, retiree healthcare, and other
postretirement plans in their financial statements. The provisions of SFAS
158
are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The
provisions of SFAS 158 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial
position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In
September 2006, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 108 (“SAB 108”)
“Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying
Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB 108 requires that
public companies utilize a “dual-approach” to assessing the quantitative effects
of financial misstatements. This dual approach includes both an income statement
focused assessment and a balance sheet focused assessment. The guidance in
SAB
108 must be applied to annual financial statements for fiscal years ending
after
November 15, 2006. The adoption of SAB 108 did not have a material effect
on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159 (“SFAS 159”) “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. SFAS 159 permits entities to choose
to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value.
Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been
elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the
impact of SFAS 159 on its consolidated financial position and results of
operations.
12. Commitments
and Contingencies
IPO
Litigation
During
the period from June 12 to September 13, 2001, four purported securities class
action lawsuits were filed against Telaxis Communications Corporation, a
predecessor company to Terabeam, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York: Katz v. Telaxis Communications Corporation et
al., Kucera v. Telaxis Communications Corporation et al., Paquette v. Telaxis
Communications Corporation et al., and Inglis v. Telaxis Communications
Corporation et al. The lawsuits also named one or more of the
underwriters in the Telaxis initial public offering and certain of its officers
and directors. On April 19, 2002, the plaintiffs filed a single
consolidated amended complaint which supersedes the individual complaints
originally filed. The amended complaint alleges, among other things,
violations of the registration and antifraud provisions of the federal
securities laws due to alleged statements in and omissions from the Telaxis
initial public offering registration statement concerning the underwriters’
alleged activities in connection with the underwriting of Telaxis’ shares to the
public. The amended complaint seeks, among other things, unspecified
damages and costs associated with the litigation. These lawsuits have
been assigned along with, we understand, approximately 1,000 other lawsuits
making substantially similar allegations against approximately 300 other
publicly-traded companies and their public offering underwriters to a single
federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
for consolidated pre-trial purposes. We believe the claims against us
are without merit and have defended the litigation vigorously. The
litigation process is inherently uncertain, however, and there can be no
assurance that the outcome of these claims will be favorable for
us.
On
July
15, 2002, together with the other issuer defendants, Telaxis filed a collective
motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint against the issuers on
various legal grounds common to all or most of the issuer
defendants. The underwriters also filed separate motions to dismiss
the claims against them. In October 2002, the court approved a
stipulation dismissing without prejudice all claims against the Telaxis
directors and officers who had been defendants in the litigation. On
February 19, 2003, the court issued its ruling on the separate motions
to
dismiss
filed by the issuer defendants and the underwriter defendants. The
court granted in part and denied in part the issuer defendants’
motions. The court dismissed, with prejudice, all claims brought
against Telaxis under the anti-fraud provisions of the securities
laws. The court denied the motion to dismiss the claims brought under
the registration provisions of the securities laws (which do not require that
intent to defraud be pleaded) as to Telaxis and as to substantially all of
the
other issuer defendants. The court denied the underwriter defendants’
motion to dismiss in all respects.
In
June
2003, we elected to participate in a proposed settlement agreement with the
plaintiffs in this litigation. We understand that virtually all of
the other non-bankrupt issuer defendants have also elected to participate in
this proposed settlement. If ultimately approved by the court, this
proposed settlement would result in the dismissal, with prejudice, of all claims
in the litigation against us and against the other issuer defendants who have
elected to participate in the proposed settlement, together with the current
or
former officers and directors of participating issuers who were named as
individual defendants. The proposed settlement does not provide for
the resolution of any claims against the underwriter defendants. The
proposed settlement provides that the insurers of the participating issuer
defendants will guarantee that the plaintiffs in the cases brought against
the
participating issuer defendants will recover at least $1 billion. If
recoveries totaling $1 billion or more are obtained by the plaintiffs from
the
underwriter defendants, however, the monetary obligations to the plaintiffs
under the proposed settlement will be satisfied. In addition, we and
the other participating issuer defendants will be required to assign to the
plaintiffs certain claims that the participating issuer defendants may have
against the underwriters of their IPOs.
The
proposed settlement contemplates that any amounts necessary to fund the
guarantee contained in the settlement or settlement-related expenses would
come
from participating issuers’ directors and officers liability insurance policy
proceeds as opposed to funds of the participating issuer defendants
themselves. A participating issuer defendant could be required to
contribute to the costs of the settlement if that issuer’s insurance coverage
were insufficient to pay that issuer’s allocable share of the settlement
costs. We currently expect that our insurance proceeds will be
sufficient for these purposes and that we will not otherwise be required to
contribute to the proposed settlement.
Consummation
of the proposed settlement is conditioned upon obtaining approval by the
court. On September 1, 2005, the court preliminarily approved the
proposed settlement and directed that notice of the terms of the proposed
settlement be provided to class members. Thereafter, the court held a
fairness hearing on April 24, 2006, at which objections to the proposed
settlement were heard. After the fairness hearing, the court took
under advisement whether to grant final approval to the proposed
settlement.
On
December 5, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a
decision in In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation that
six purported class action lawsuits containing allegations substantially similar
to those asserted against us may not be certified as class actions due, in
part,
to the Appeals Court’s determination that individual issues of reliance and
knowledge would predominate over issues common to the proposed
classes. On January 8, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a petition seeking
rehearing en banc of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision. On
April 6, 2007 the Court of Appeals denied the plaintiffs’ petition for rehearing
of the Court’s December 5, 2006 ruling but noted that the plaintiffs remain free
to ask the District Court to certify a different class which might meet the
standards for class certification that the Court of Appeals articulated in
its
December 5, 2006 decision. Because our proposed settlement with the plaintiffs
involves the certification of the case against us as a class action for
settlement purposes, the impact of the Court of Appeals’ rulings on the possible
settlement of the case cannot now be predicted.
If
the
proposed settlement described above is not consummated, we intend to continue
to
defend the litigation vigorously. Moreover, if the proposed
settlement is not consummated, we believe that the underwriters may have an
obligation to indemnify us for the legal fees and other costs of defending
these
suits. While there can be no assurance as to the ultimate outcome of
these proceedings, we currently believe that the final result of these actions
will have no material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results
of
operations, or cash flows.
KarlNet
On
May
13, 2004, Terabeam acquired KarlNet. The definitive acquisition
agreement contained provisions that provided for certain contingent
consideration after the initial acquisition date. Terabeam may pay up
to an
additional
$2.5 million over the two years following closing based on achievement of
certain milestones and compliance with other conditions. Although the
Company has received a letter from sellers demanding payment of the first $1.0
million contingent payment, it is the Company’s position that, as of December
31, 2006, no events have occurred that have triggered the obligation to pay
any
of the contingent consideration.
General
We
are
subject to potential liability under contractual and other matters and various
claims and legal actions which are pending or may be asserted against us or
our
subsidiaries, including claims arising from excess leased
facilities. These matters may arise in the ordinary course and
conduct of our business. While we cannot predict the outcome of such
claims and legal actions with certainty, we believe that such matters should
not
result in any liability which would have a material adverse affect on our
business.
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
We
provide high-speed wireless communications equipment and services in the United
States and internationally. Our systems enable service providers,
enterprises, and governmental organizations to deliver high-speed data
connectivity enabling a broad range of applications. We also provide
wireless solutions for the mobile enterprise, security and surveillance, last
mile access, voice and data backhaul, and municipal networks. We
believe our fixed wireless systems address the growing need of our customers
and
end-users to rapidly and cost effectively deploy high-speed broadband
communication networks.
Terabeam
and its subsidiaries operate in two primary businesses: broadband wireless
equipment and high-speed wireless service and connectivity. The
equipment business is the historic operations of Terabeam as a designer,
manufacturer, and seller of wireless telecommunications equipment (“Equipment”)
and generates the substantial majority of the Company’s revenues and
expenses. This business is conducted through its Proxim Wireless
Corporation subsidiary and includes the financial results of the business
acquired from Proxim Corporation (“Old Proxim”) in July
2005. Terabeam’s services business, which it began in 2004, is
conducted through its Ricochet Networks, Inc. subsidiary. This
business (“Services”) was acquired with the Ricochet Networks acquisition during
the second quarter of 2004. Ricochet Networks has been ranked as one
of the largest wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) in the United States
(in terms of subscribers). In December 2006, Terabeam entered into an
agreement with Ricochet Networks to transfer certain Ricochet Networks
intellectual property to Terabeam.
We
continue to explore a variety of possible strategic alternatives for our
Ricochet services business. These alternatives may include the
divestiture of Ricochet, an investment in Ricochet, strategic relationships
with
Ricochet, sale of some or all of the assets of Ricochet, curtailment of the
current scope of Ricochet’s operations, and a number of other possible
alternatives. There can be no assurance that any transaction or other corporate
action regarding Ricochet will result from this exploration of alternatives.
Further, there can be no assurance whatsoever concerning the type, form,
structure, nature, results, timing, or terms and conditions of any such
potential action, even if such an action does result from this
exploration.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect: the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements; and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We are
required to make judgments and estimates about the effect of matters that are
inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ from our
estimates. The most significant areas involving our judgments and
estimates are described below.
Revenue
Recognition
Product
revenue is generally recognized upon shipment when persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility
is
reasonably assured. The Company grants certain distributors limited rights
of
return and price protection on unsold products. Since certain
conditions of SFAS 48 Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists
are not met for sales to these distributors, revenue is deferred until the
product is sold to an end customer. Generally, the Company has no
obligation to provide any modification or customization upgrades, enhancements
or other post-sale customer support. Revenue from services, such as
pre-installation diagnostic testing and product repair services, is recognized
over the period for which the services are performed, which is typically less
than one month. Revenue from enhanced service contracts is recognized
over the contract period, which ranges from one to three years.
For
our
services business, we recognize revenue when the customer pays for and then
has
access to our network for the current fiscal period. Any funds the
customer pays for future fiscal periods are treated as deferred revenue and
recognized in the future fiscal periods for which the customer has access to
our
network.
Asset
Impairment
The
Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets when
events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of
a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted
cash
flow from such asset is separately identifiable and is less than the carrying
value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by
which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived
asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the
anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk
involved.
Accounts
Receivable Valuation
We
maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting
from
the inability or unwillingness of our customers to make required
payments. If the financial condition of our customers were to
deteriorate resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments,
additional allowances may be required.
Inventory
Valuation
Inventory
is stated at the lower of cost or market, cost being determined on a first-in,
first-out basis. Provisions are made to reduce excess or obsolete
inventory to its estimated net realizable value. The process for
evaluating the value of excess and obsolete inventory often requires us to
make
subjective judgments and estimates concerning future sales levels, quantities,
and prices at which such inventory will be able to be sold in the normal course
of business, particularly where we have made last-time-buys of
components. Accelerating the disposal process or incorrect estimates
of future sales may necessitate future adjustments to these
provisions.
Goodwill
Goodwill
is the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the net amounts assigned
to
assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not amortized
but is tested for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level,
and
more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more
likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying
amount.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets.” Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized
over the estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. An
impairment loss on such assets is recognized if the carrying amount of an
intangible asset is not recoverable and its carrying amount exceeds its fair
value. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not
amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently
if
there are indications that the asset is impaired. The impairment test
for these assets consists of a comparison of the fair value of the asset with
its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of an intangible asset
with an indefinite useful life exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is
recognized in an amount equal to that excess. For either type of
intangible asset, after an impairment loss is recognized, the adjusted carrying
amount of the intangible asset becomes its new accounting
basis. Subsequent reversal of a previously recognized impairment loss
is prohibited.
Our
intangible assets include purchased technology and various assets acquired
in
business combination transactions. Assets acquired in business
combination transactions include existing hardware technologies, trade names,
existing software technologies, customer relationships, and
patents. Some of these assets have finite useful lives, and some have
indefinite useful lives.
Results
of Operations
For
the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006
The
following table provides statement of operations data as a percentage of sales
for the periods presented.
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Cost
of goods
sold
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
59
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
41
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
costs
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
General
and
administrative
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
Total
operating
expenses
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
67
|
|
Operating
(loss)
income
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
Other
income
(expenses)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
(17 |
)% |
|
|
(24 |
)% |
Sales
Sales
for
the three months ended March 31, 2007 were $17.7 million as compared to $18.5
million for the same period in 2006 for a decrease of $0.8 million or
4%. This decrease was primarily due to reduced point-to-point and
enterprise Wi-Fi product sales versus the same quarter in 2006.
In
the
most recent quarter, our service business made up less than 6% of our total
consolidated revenue. We continue our efforts to increase the
number of subscribers for the service business.
For
the
quarters ending March 31, 2007 and 2006, international sales, excluding Canada,
approximated 48% and 51%, respectively, of total sales.
Cost
of goods sold and gross profit
Cost
of
goods sold and gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were
$9.7
million and $7.9 million, respectively. For the same period in 2006,
costs of goods sold and gross profit were $10.9 million and $7.6 million,
respectively. Gross profit margin, as a percentage of sales, for the
three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was 45% and 41%,
respectively. The increase in gross margin percentage in the first
quarter 2007 was primarily due to a change in warranty estimation which had
a 3%
favorable impact in the current quarter compared to the first quarter of the
prior year.
Sales
and Marketing Expenses
Sales
and
marketing expenses consist primarily of employee salaries and associated costs
for selling, marketing, customer and technical support as well as field
support. Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2007 were $4.7 million, an increase of $0.4 million over $4.3 million
for the same period in 2006. This increase was due primarily to
increased headcount and higher marketing and sales costs related to trade shows,
and promotion of the new MeshMax™ product line.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee salaries, benefits
and
associated costs for information systems, finance, legal, and administration
of
a public company. General and administrative expenses were $3.4
million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $3.3 million
for
the three months ended March 31, 2006 resulting in an increase of about 3%
or
over $0.1 million from the prior year’s reporting period.
Research
and Development Expenses
Research
and development expenses consist primarily of personnel salaries and fringe
benefits and related costs associated with our product development
efforts. These include costs for development of products and
components, test equipment, and related facilities. Research and
development expenses decreased to $2.8 million for the three months ended March
31, 2007 from $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006, an
approximate decrease of $2.1 million or 43%. The decrease in research
and development was primarily due to transitioning of some of our R&D
efforts to our lower cost design center in Hyderabad, India, combined with
a
$0.3 million benefit from capitalization of software for sale per SOP 97-2,
Software Revenue Recognition, which is expected to continue in future
quarters.
Other
income (expenses)
Other
income and expenses totaled approximately $76,000 in the first quarter 2007
compared to $386,000 for the corresponding quarter of 2006. There was
a decrease in interest income of $44,000 due to the use of cash needed to
support operations. There also was a decrease of $266,000 versus the
first quarter 2006 which had a one-time benefit from the settlement of certain
old Terabeam Corporation leases and bond and stock holdings.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
March
31, 2007, we had cash, cash equivalents, and investments available-for-sale
of
$8.1 million. This excludes restricted cash of $0.1
million. For the quarter ended March 31, 2007, cash used by
operations was approximately $2.0 million. We currently are meeting
our working capital needs through cash on hand as well as internally generated
cash from operations and other activities. Cash used by operations
includes a net loss of $3.0 million offset by $0.5 in changes in assets and
liabilities affecting operations and by $0.5 million of non-cash
items.
For
the
quarter ended March 31, 2007, cash used in investing activities was
approximately $346,000 which was principally related to the purchase of property
and equipment and investment in capitalized software.
Cash
provided by financing activities was approximately $1,000 for the quarter ended
March 31, 2007 and resulted from the exercise of employee stock options during
this period.
We
believe that our cash on hand with cash flow from operations should be
sufficient to meet the operating cash requirements over the next twelve month
period. Our long-term financing requirements depend upon our growth strategy
both domestically and internationally in the broadband equipment and high speed
wireless services market place. Although we have grown revenues significantly
compared to prior years, the acquisition of Old Proxim’s operations in 2005
significantly increased both our domestic and international operating expenses
and as a result our cash usage from operating losses has also increased. For
fiscal 2007, we must continue to grow our revenues and adjust our operating
expenses to levels that will at a minimum produce breakeven cash flow and bring
us to operating profitability. Due to the fluctuations in quarterly revenue
we
have experienced since acquiring the operations of Old Proxim, management is
closely monitoring revenue trends and operating expenses and reviewing its
long
term business strategy to evaluate whether there will be a requirement for
external financing to fund our operations. Accordingly, our current resources
may have to be supplemented through new debt financing, equity offerings, or
other means. Depending on market conditions , additional financing may not
be
available to us at all or on acceptable terms. See Item 1A – Risk Factors above
for additional information.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
Market Risk
Disclosures
About Market Risk
The
following discusses our exposure to market risks related to changes in interest
rates, equity prices, and foreign currency exchange rates. This
discussion contains forward-looking statements that are exposed to risks and
uncertainties, many of which are out of our control. Actual results
could vary materially as a result of a number of factors, including those
discussed below in Item 1A – Risk Factors.
As
of
March 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of $7.9 million and restricted
cash of $0.1 million. All these funds were on deposit in short-term
accounts with several national banking organizations. Therefore, we
do not expect that an increase in interest rates would materially reduce the
value of these funds. The primary risk to loss of principal is the
fact that these balances are only insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation up to $100,000 per bank. At March 31, 2006, the uninsured
portion totaled approximately $7.5 million. Although an immediate
increase in interest rates would not have a material effect on our financial
condition or results of operations, declines in interest rates over time would
reduce our interest income.
In
the
past three years, all sales to international customers were denominated in
United States dollars and, accordingly, we were not exposed to foreign currency
exchange rate risks. However, we may make sales denominated in
foreign currencies in the future. Additionally, we import from other
countries. Our sales and product supply may therefore be subject to
volatility because of changes in political and economic conditions in these
countries.
We
presently do not use any derivative financial instruments to hedge our exposure
to adverse fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and
fluctuations in commodity prices or other market risks; nor do we invest in
speculative financial instruments.
Due
to
the nature of our short-term investments, we have concluded that there is no
material market risk exposure and, therefore, no quantitative tabular
disclosures are required.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure
controls and procedures
Based
on
their evaluation as of March 31, 2007, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended) were effective as of that date to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in SEC’s rules and forms. In coming to this
conclusion, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer considered
the matters described under the next heading and elsewhere in this Form
10-Q.
Internal
control over financial reporting
Under
current SEC regulations, we are not currently required to evaluate or provide
a
report on our internal control over financial reporting. However, we
continue our analysis and action plans on that subject to better prepare us
for
the time when we will be required to evaluate and provide a report on our
internal control over financial reporting. In connection with its
2006 annual audit and review procedures, our independent auditors considered
and
provided input to us relating to our internal control over financial reporting
and reported no material weaknesses in our internal control over financial
reporting.
We
acquired the assets and operations of Proxim Corporation (“Old Proxim”),
including the related accounting and financial systems, out of that company’s
bankruptcy estate during the third quarter of 2005. We
have
moved our corporate headquarters to the Old Proxim offices in San Jose, CA,
and
during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 we substantially completed the process
of
integrating the accounting and financial systems of the two
companies. We will continue to review our internal control processes
as we move forward with the process to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section
404 by the end of fiscal 2007 (as currently scheduled), and we will
determine and implement any necessary revisions to our internal controls
resulting from this process.
Changes
in internal control over financial reporting
There
was
no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our first
quarter ended March 31, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over our financial
reporting. We expect we will continue to make revisions and
improvements to our internal control over financial reporting, particularly
as
we continue to move forward with the process to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
Section 404. .
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
IPO
Litigation
During
the period from June 12 to September 13, 2001, four purported securities class
action lawsuits were filed against Telaxis Communications Corporation, a
predecessor company to Terabeam, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York: Katz v. Telaxis Communications Corporation et
al., Kucera v. Telaxis Communications Corporation et al., Paquette v. Telaxis
Communications Corporation et al., and Inglis v. Telaxis Communications
Corporation et al. The lawsuits also named one or more of the
underwriters in the Telaxis initial public offering and certain of its officers
and directors. On April 19, 2002, the plaintiffs filed a single
consolidated amended complaint which supersedes the individual complaints
originally filed. The amended complaint alleges, among other things,
violations of the registration and antifraud provisions of the federal
securities laws due to alleged statements in and omissions from the Telaxis
initial public offering registration statement concerning the underwriters’
alleged activities in connection with the underwriting of Telaxis’ shares to the
public. The amended complaint seeks, among other things, unspecified
damages and costs associated with the litigation. These lawsuits have
been assigned along with, we understand, approximately 1,000 other lawsuits
making substantially similar allegations against approximately 300 other
publicly-traded companies and their public offering underwriters to a single
federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
for consolidated pre-trial purposes. We believe the claims against us
are without merit and have defended the litigation vigorously. The
litigation process is inherently uncertain, however, and there can be no
assurance that the outcome of these claims will be favorable for
us.
On
July
15, 2002, together with the other issuer defendants, Telaxis filed a collective
motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint against the issuers on
various legal grounds common to all or most of the issuer
defendants. The underwriters also filed separate motions to dismiss
the claims against them. In October 2002, the court approved a
stipulation dismissing without prejudice all claims against the Telaxis
directors and officers who had been defendants in the litigation. On
February 19, 2003, the court issued its ruling on the separate motions to
dismiss filed by the issuer defendants and the underwriter
defendants. The court granted in part and denied in part the issuer
defendants’ motions. The court dismissed, with prejudice, all claims
brought against Telaxis under the anti-fraud provisions of the securities
laws. The court denied the motion to dismiss the claims brought under
the registration provisions of the securities laws (which do not require that
intent to defraud be pleaded) as to Telaxis and as to substantially all of
the
other issuer defendants. The court denied the underwriter defendants’
motion to dismiss in all respects.
In
June
2003, we elected to participate in a proposed settlement agreement with the
plaintiffs in this litigation. We understand that virtually all of
the other non-bankrupt issuer defendants have also elected to participate in
this proposed settlement. If ultimately approved by the court, this
proposed settlement would result in the dismissal, with prejudice, of all claims
in the litigation against us and against the other issuer defendants who have
elected to participate in the proposed settlement, together with the current
or
former officers and directors of participating issuers who were named as
individual defendants. The proposed settlement does not provide for
the resolution of any claims against the underwriter defendants. The
proposed settlement provides that the insurers of the participating issuer
defendants will guarantee that the plaintiffs in the cases brought against
the
participating issuer defendants will recover at least $1 billion. If
recoveries totaling $1 billion or more are obtained by the plaintiffs from
the
underwriter defendants, however, the monetary obligations to the plaintiffs
under the proposed settlement will be satisfied. In addition, we and
the other participating issuer defendants will be required to assign to the
plaintiffs certain claims that the participating issuer defendants may have
against the underwriters of their IPOs.
The
proposed settlement contemplates that any amounts necessary to fund the
guarantee contained in the settlement or settlement-related expenses would
come
from participating issuers’ directors and officers liability insurance policy
proceeds as opposed to funds of the participating issuer defendants
themselves. A participating issuer defendant could be required to
contribute to the costs of the settlement if that issuer’s insurance coverage
were insufficient to pay that issuer’s allocable share of the settlement
costs. We currently expect that our insurance proceeds will be
sufficient for these purposes and that we will not otherwise be required to
contribute to the proposed settlement.
Consummation
of the proposed settlement is conditioned upon obtaining approval by the
court. On September 1, 2005, the court preliminarily approved the
proposed settlement and directed that notice of the terms of the proposed
settlement be provided to class members. Thereafter, the court held a
fairness hearing on April 24, 2006, at which objections to the proposed
settlement were heard. After the fairness hearing, the court took
under advisement whether to grant final approval to the proposed
settlement.
On
December 5, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a
decision in In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation that
six purported class action lawsuits containing allegations substantially similar
to those asserted against us may not be certified as class actions due, in
part,
to the Appeals Court’s determination that individual issues of reliance and
knowledge would predominate over issues common to the proposed
classes. On January 8, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a petition seeking
rehearing en banc of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision. On
April 6, 2007 the Court of Appeals denied the plaintiffs’ petition for rehearing
of the Court’s December 5, 2006 ruling but noted that the plaintiffs remain free
to ask the District Court to certify a different class which might meet the
standards for class certification that the Court of Appeals articulated in
its
December 5, 2006 decision. Because our proposed settlement with the plaintiffs
involves the certification of the case against us as a class action for
settlement purposes, the impact of the Court of Appeals’ rulings on the possible
settlement of the case cannot now be predicted.
If
the
proposed settlement described above is not consummated, we intend to continue
to
defend the litigation vigorously. Moreover, if the proposed
settlement is not consummated, we believe that the underwriters may have an
obligation to indemnify us for the legal fees and other costs of defending
these
suits. While there can be no assurance as to the ultimate outcome of
these proceedings, we currently believe that the final result of these actions
will have no material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results
of
operations, or cash flows.
General
We
are
subject to potential liability under contractual and other matters and various
claims and legal actions which are pending or may be asserted against us or
our
subsidiaries, including claims arising from excess leased
facilities. These matters may arise in the ordinary course and
conduct of our business. While we cannot predict the outcome of such
claims and legal actions with certainty, we currently believe that such matters
should not result in any liability which would have a material adverse affect
on
our business.
General
Overview
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements as defined
by
federal securities laws that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies,
expectations, intentions, projections, developments, future events, performance
or products, underlying assumptions, and other statements, which are other
than
statements of historical facts. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,”
“could,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,”
“believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” and other similar terminology
or the negative of these terms. From time to time, we may publish or
otherwise make available forward-looking statements of this
nature. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral,
and whether made by us or on our behalf, are expressly qualified by the
cautionary statements described in this Form 10-Q, including those set forth
below, and any other cautionary statements which may accompany the
forward-looking statements. In addition, we undertake no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events,
circumstances, or new information after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated or any other subsequent events, and we disclaim
any such obligation.
You
should read forward-looking statements carefully because they may discuss our
future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations
or
of our financial position, or state other forward-looking
information. However, there may be events in the future that we are
not able to accurately predict or control. Forward-looking statements
are only predictions that relate to future events or our future performance
and
are
subject
to substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other
factors that may cause actual results, outcomes, levels of activity,
performance, developments, or achievements to be materially different from
any
future results, outcomes, levels of activity, performance, developments, or
achievements expressed, anticipated, or implied by these forward-looking
statements. As a result, we cannot guarantee future results,
outcomes, levels of activity, performance, developments, or achievements, and
there can be no assurance that our expectations, intentions, anticipations,
beliefs, or projections will result or be achieved or
accomplished. In summary, you should not place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements.
Cautionary
Statements of General Applicability
In
addition to other factors and matters discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q,
in
our other periodic reports and filings made from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and in our other public statements from
time
to time (including, without limitation, our press releases), some of the
important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed, anticipated, or implied in the forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, the downturn and continuing uncertainty
in the telecommunications industry and global economy; the intense competition
in the broadband wireless equipment industry and resulting pressures on our
pricing, gross margins, and general financial performance; our limited capital
resources and uncertain prospects for obtaining additional financing; the
possibility that we may raise additional capital on terms that we or our
stockholders find onerous; possible better terms of any equity, debt, or
convertible securities we may issue in the future than the terms of our common
stock; the possibility that we may sell or otherwise dispose of portions of
our
business and assets for strategic reasons or to raise capital; possible negative
reactions from investors, customers, employees, and others to any business
or
assets dispositions we may effect; difficulties in differentiating our products
from competing broadband wireless products and other competing technologies;
the
impact, availability, pricing, and success of competing technologies and
products; possible delays in our customers making buying decisions due to the
actual or potential availability of new broadband connectivity technologies;
difficulties in developing products that will address a sufficiently broad
market to be commercially viable; our developing products for portions of the
broadband connectivity and access markets that do not grow; our inability to
keep pace with rapid technological changes and industry standards; expected
declining prices for our products over time; our inability to offset expected
price declines with cost savings or new product introductions; our inability
to
recover capital and other investments made in developing and introducing new
products; lack of or delay in market acceptance and demand for our current
and
contemplated products; difficulties or delays in developing, manufacturing,
and
supplying products with the contemplated or desired features, performance,
price, cost, and other characteristics; difficulties in estimating costs of
developing and supplying products; difficulties in developing, manufacturing,
and supplying products in a timely and cost-effective manner; difficulties
or
delays in developing improved products when expected or desired and with the
additional features contemplated or desired; decisions we may make to delay
or
discontinue efforts to develop and introduce certain new products; negative
reactions to any such decisions; costs and accounting impacts from any such
decisions; our fluctuating financial results, which may be caused at times
by
receipt of large orders from customers; our limited ability to predict our
future financial performance; our possible desire to make limited or no public
predictions as to our expected future financial performance; the expected
fluctuation in customer demand and commitments; difficulties in predicting
our
future financial performance, in part due to our past and possible future
acquisition activity; our inability to achieve the contemplated benefits of
our
July 2005 acquisition of Proxim Corporation’s operations and any other
acquisitions we may contemplate or consummate; management distraction due to
those acquisitions; the ability of the companies to integrate in a
cost-effective, timely manner without material liabilities or loss of desired
employees or customers; the risk that the expected synergies and other benefits
of the transactions will not be realized at all or to the extent expected;
the
risk that cost savings from the transactions may not be fully realized or may
take longer to realize than expected; reactions, either positive or negative,
of
investors, competitors, customers, suppliers, employees, and others to the
transactions; the risk that those transactions will, or could, expose us to
lawsuits or other liabilities; obligations arising from contractual obligations
of Proxim Corporation that we assumed; litigation risks, obligations, and
expenses arising from contractual obligations of Proxim Corporation that we
assumed; management and other employee distraction due to any litigation arising
from contractual obligations of Proxim Corporation that we assumed; adverse
impacts of purchase accounting treatment and amortization and impairment of
intangible assets acquired in any acquisitions; our general lack of receiving
long-term purchase commitments from our customers; cancellation of orders
without penalties; the ability of our customers to return to us some or all
of
the products they had previously purchased from us with the resulting adverse
financial consequences; costs, administrative burdens, risks, and obligations
arising from terms and conditions that we find onerous but that are imposed
upon
us by certain
customers
as a condition of buying products from us; our not selling products to certain
customers due to our refusal to accept their terms and conditions of sale that
we find onerous; difficulties or delays in obtaining raw materials,
subassemblies, or other components for our products at the times, in the
quantities, and at the prices we desire or expect, particularly those that
are
sole source or available from a limited number of suppliers; inability to
achieve and maintain profitability; purchases of excess inventory that
ultimately may not be used; difficulties or delays in developing alternative
sources for limited or sole source components; our having to reconfigure our
products due to our inability to receive sufficient quantities of limited or
sole source components; adverse impact of stock option and other accounting
rules; our reliance on third party distributors and resellers in our indirect
sales model; our dependence on a limited number of significant distributors;
our
inability to obtain larger customers; dependence on continued demand for
broadband connectivity and access; difficulties in attracting and retaining
qualified personnel; our dependence on key personnel; competition from companies
that hire some of our former personnel; lack of key man life insurance on our
executives or other employees; lack of a succession plan; inability of our
limited internal manufacturing capacity to meet customers’ desires for our
products; our substantial reliance on contract manufacturers to obtain raw
materials and components for our products and to manufacture, test, and deliver
our products; interruptions in our manufacturing operations or the operations
of
our contract manufacturers or other suppliers; possible adverse impacts on
us of
the directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances
in
electrical and electronic equipment (the RoHS directive), including, without
limitation, adverse impacts on our ability to supply our products in the
quantities desired and adverse impacts on our costs of supplying products;
possible adverse impacts on us of the waste electrical and electronic equipment
directive (the WEEE directive), including, without limitation, adverse impacts
on our ability to supply our products in the quantities desired and adverse
impacts on our costs of supplying products; our failing to maintain adequate
levels of inventory; costs and accounting impacts associated with purchasing
inventory that is later determined to be excess or obsolete; our failure to
effectively manage our growth; difficulties in reducing our operating expenses;
adverse impacts of the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism generally; the
potential for intellectual property infringement, warranty, product liability,
and other claims; risks, obligations, and expenses arising from litigating
or
settling any such intellectual property infringement, warranty, product
liability, and other claims; management and other employee distraction due
to
any such intellectual property infringement, warranty, product liability, and
other claims; risks associated with foreign sales such as collection, currency,
and political risk; limited ability to enforce our rights against customers
in
foreign countries; lack of relationships in foreign countries which may limit
our ability to expand our international sales and operations; difficulties
in
complying with existing governmental regulations and developments or changes
in
governmental regulation; difficulties or delays in obtaining any necessary
Federal Communications Commission and other governmental or regulatory
certifications, permits, waivers, or approvals; possible adverse consequences
resulting from marketing, selling, or supplying products without any necessary
Federal Communications Commission or other governmental or regulatory
certifications, permits, waivers, or approvals; changes in governmental
regulations which could adversely impact our competitive position; our
maintaining tight credit limits which could adversely impact our sales;
difficulties in our customers or ultimate end users of our products obtaining
sufficient funding; difficulties in collecting our accounts receivable; failure
or inability to protect our proprietary technology and other intellectual
property; possible decreased ability to protect our proprietary technology
and
other intellectual property in foreign jurisdictions; ability of third parties
to develop similar and perhaps superior technology without violating our
intellectual property rights; the costs and distraction of engaging in
litigation to protect our intellectual property rights, even if we are
ultimately successful; adverse impacts resulting from our settlement of
litigation initiated by Symbol Technologies, Inc.; our limited experience in
operating our Ricochet® network; adverse impacts on our broadband wireless
equipment business due to our Ricochet wireless communications services
business; expected ongoing losses from our Ricochet business; our inability
to
increase and retain subscribers for the Ricochet service; the intense
competition in the wireless data access market; different data access
technologies which may be superior to the access afforded by our Ricochet
business; costs, time, and commitments involved in our possible geographic
expansion of the Ricochet network; time, costs, political considerations,
typical multitude of constituencies, and other factors involved in evaluating,
equipping, installing, and operating municipal networks; effectively managing
any expansion of the Ricochet network; difficulties in obtaining roof and other
attachment rights for our Ricochet network equipment at the times and at the
costs and other terms we desire; possible insufficient equipment to expand
our
Ricochet network; dependence of our Ricochet network on network connections
provided by third parties; failure of our third-party contractors to adequately
maintain and repair the Ricochet network; possible harmful interference
degrading or disrupting the service provided by the Ricochet network; the
uncertain future of our Ricochet business given our previous efforts to explore
strategic alternatives for that business; the internal and external pressures
to
take actions to reduce the losses associated with that Ricochet business, which
could include selling the business or shutting it
down,
making operational changes at Ricochet, changing the business model, or other
actions; the potentially significant costs we may incur if we take any such
actions relating to the Ricochet business; costs of complying with governmental
regulations such as Section 404 and other provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act;
the expense of defending and settling and the outcome of pending and any future
stockholder litigation, including without limitation, our possible exposure
under the contemplated settlement of that litigation; the expense of defending
and settling and the outcome of pending and any future litigation against us;
the expected volatility and possible stagnation or decline in our stock price,
particularly due to the relatively low number of shares that trade on a daily
basis and public filings regarding sales of our stock by one or more of our
significant stockholders; future stock sales by our current stockholders,
including our current and former directors and management; future actual or
potential sales of our stock that we issue upon exercise of stock options or
stock warrants; possible dilution of our existing stockholders if we issue
stock
to acquire other companies or product lines or to raise additional capital;
possible better terms of any equity securities we may issue in the future than
the terms of our common stock; investment risk resulting in the decrease in
value of our investments; and risks, impacts, and effects associated with any
acquisitions, investments, or other strategic transactions we may evaluate
or in
which we may be involved. Many of these and other risks and
uncertainties are described in more detail in our annual report on Form 10-K
for
the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Possible
Implications of Cautionary Statements
The
items described above, either
individually or in some combination, could have a material adverse impact on
our
reputation, business, need for additional capital, ability to obtain additional
debt or equity financing, current and contemplated products gaining market
acceptance, development of new products and new areas of business, sales, cash
flow, results of operations, financial condition, stock price, viability as
an
ongoing company, results, outcomes, levels of activity, performance,
developments, or achievements. Given these uncertainties, investors
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements.
See
Exhibit Index.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has
duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly
authorized.
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Terabeam,
Inc.
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Date: May
15, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Brian
J.
Sereda
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Brian
J. Sereda,
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Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
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(principal
financial and accounting
officer)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
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32.1
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Certification
Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of
2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title
18 of
the United States Code).
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