10-Q: Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Published on November 1, 2007
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the
quarterly period ended: June 30,
2007
Commission
File Number: 0-22175
EMCORE
Corporation
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New
Jersey
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
22-2746503
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
10420
Research Road SE, Albuquerque,
NM 87123
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(505)
332-5000
(Registrant's
telephone number)
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 ¨ No
x
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
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x
Accelerated
filer
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¨
Non-accelerated
filer
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No
x
The
number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s no par value common stock as of
October 19, 2007 was 51,218,629.
EMCORE
Corporation
FORM
10-Q
For
the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
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ITEM 1. |
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ITEM 2. |
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ITEM 3. |
47
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ITEM 4. |
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ITEM 1. |
51
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ITEM 1A. |
54
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ITEM 2. |
54
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ITEM 3. |
54
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ITEM 4. |
54
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ITEM 5. |
54
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ITEM 6. |
54
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SIGNATURES |
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ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EMCORE
CORPORATION
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For
the three and nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(in
thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
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Nine
Months Ended
June
30,
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2007
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(As
restated)
(1)
2006
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2007
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(As
restated)
(1)
2006
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Revenue
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$ |
44,540
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$ |
36,323
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$ |
123,052
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$ |
108,167
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Cost
of revenue
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34,772
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28,778
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100,652
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86,407
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Gross
profit
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9,768
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7,545
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22,400
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21,760
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Operating
expenses:
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Selling,
general and administrative
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15,516
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7,886
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41,197
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25,592
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Research
and development
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7,708
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5,053
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21,885
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14,060
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Total
operating expenses
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23,224
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12,939
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63,082
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39,652
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Operating
loss
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(13,456 | ) | (5,394 | ) | (40,682 | ) | (17,892 | ) | ||||||||
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Other
(income) expenses:
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Interest
income
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(723 | ) | (263 | ) | (3,543 | ) | (839 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense
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1,254
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1,331
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3,776
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3,987
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Loss
from convertible notes exchange offer
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-
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-
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-
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1,078
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Loss
from early redemption of convertible subordinated
notes
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561
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-
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561
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-
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Gain
from insurance proceeds
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-
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-
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(357 | ) |
-
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Equity
in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
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-
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129
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-
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311
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Foreign
exchange gain
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(12 | ) |
-
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(12 | ) |
-
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Total
other expenses
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1,080
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1,197
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425
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4,537
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Loss
from continuing operations
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(14,536 | ) | (6,591 | ) | (41,107 | ) | (22,429 | ) | ||||||||
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Discontinued
operations:
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Income
from discontinued operations
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-
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384
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-
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340
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Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
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-
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-
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-
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2,012
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Income
from discontinued operations
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-
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384
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-
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2,352
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Net
loss
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$ | (14,536 | ) | $ | (6,207 | ) | $ | (41,107 | ) | $ | (20,077 | ) | ||||
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Per
share data:
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Basic
and diluted per share data:
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Loss
from continuing operations
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$ | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | ||||
Income
from discontinued operations
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-
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0.01
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-
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0.05
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Net
loss
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$ | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.40 | ) | ||||
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Weighted-average
number of basic and diluted shares outstanding
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51,043
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50,430
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50,974
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49,336
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___________________
(1)
See Note 18 “Restatement of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” in
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
EMCORE
CORPORATION
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As
of June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
As
of June
30, 2007
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As
of September
30, 2006
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ |
15,361
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$ |
22,592
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Restricted
cash
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1,158
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738
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Marketable
securities
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32,975
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101,375
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Accounts
receivable, net
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41,484
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27,387
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Receivables,
related parties
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332
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453
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Notes
receivable
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750
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3,000
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Inventory,
net
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28,517
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23,252
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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3,876
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4,518
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Total
current assets
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124,453
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183,315
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Property,
plant and equipment, net
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55,081
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55,186
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Goodwill
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40,846
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40,447
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Other
intangible assets, net
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5,628
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4,293
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Investments
in unconsolidated affiliates
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14,873
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981
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Long-term
receivables, related parties
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-
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82
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Other
non-current assets, net
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2,737
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3,243
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Total
assets
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$ |
243,618
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$ |
287,547
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LIABILITIES
and SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
21,047
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$ |
20,122
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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23,046
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22,082
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Convertible
subordinated notes, current portion
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-
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11,428
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Total
current liabilities
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44,093
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53,632
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Convertible
subordinated notes
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84,951
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84,516
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Deferred
taxes
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71
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-
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Total
liabilities
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129,115
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138,148
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Commitments
and contingencies (Note 16)
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Shareholders’
equity:
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Preferred
stock, $0.0001 par, 5,882 shares authorized, no shares
outstanding
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-
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-
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Common
stock, no par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 51,191 shares issued
and
51,032 outstanding at June 30, 2007; 50,962 shares issued and 50,803
shares outstanding at September 30, 2006
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442,549
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436,338
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Accumulated
deficit
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(325,963 | ) | (284,856 | ) | ||||
Treasury
stock, at cost; 159 shares
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(2,083 | ) | (2,083 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
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114,503
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149,399
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Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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$ |
243,618
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$ |
287,547
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
EMCORE
CORPORATION
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For
the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended
June
30,
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2007
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(As restated) (1)
2006
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$ | (41,107 | ) | (20,077 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating
activities:
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Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
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-
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(2,012 | ) | |||||
Income
from discontinued operations
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-
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(340 | ) | |||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
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4,800
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3,525
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Depreciation
and amortization expense
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6,903
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9,625
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Loss
on disposal of plant and equipment
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16
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-
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Accretion
of loss from convertible subordinated notes exchange
offer
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167
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116
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Loss
from convertible subordinated notes exchange offer
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-
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1,078
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Loss
from early redemption of convertible subordinated
notes
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561
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-
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Provision
for doubtful accounts
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309
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58
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Equity
in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
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-
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311
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Compensatory
stock issuances
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640
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591
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Forgiveness
of shareholders’ notes receivable
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82
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2,613
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Reduction
of note receivable due for services received
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391
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390
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Total
non-cash adjustments
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13,869
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15,955
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of
acquisitions:
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Accounts
receivable
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(13,556 | ) | (3,652 | ) | ||||
Receivables,
related parties
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-
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(49 | ) | |||||
Inventory
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(4,559 | ) | (5,288 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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3,527
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357
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Other
assets
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(3,540 | ) | (778 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
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687
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4,025
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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318
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(8,211 | ) | |||||
Total
change in operating assets and liabilities
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(17,123 | ) | (13,596 | ) | ||||
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Net
cash used for operating activities of continuing
operations
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(3,254 | ) |
2,359
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Net
cash used for operating activities of discontinued
operations
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-
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(309 | ) | |||||
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Net
cash used for operating activities
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(44,361 | ) | (18,027 | ) | ||||
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchase
of plant and equipment
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(4,810 | ) | (2,547 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from insurance recovery
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362
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-
|
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Proceeds
from K2 Optronics
|
-
|
500
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Investment
in unconsolidated affiliate
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(13,892 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from employee notes receivable
|
121
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-
|
||||||
Proceeds
from notes receivable
|
2,250
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-
|
||||||
Purchase
of business, net of cash acquired
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(3,885 | ) |
610
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Funding
of restricted cash
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(420 | ) | (703 | ) | ||||
Purchase
of marketable securities
|
(22,900 | ) | (350 | ) | ||||
Sale
of marketable securities
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91,300
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13,100
|
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Investing
activities of discontinued operations
|
-
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(1,461 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by investing activities
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48,126
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9,149
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______________________
(1)
See
Note 18 “Restatement of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” in
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
EMCORE
CORPORATION
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For
the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
(Continued
from previous page)
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Nine
Months Ended
|
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June
30,
|
||||||||
2007
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(As restated) (1)
2006
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
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Payments
on capital lease obligations
|
$ | (44 | ) | $ | (176 | ) | ||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
274
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6,023
|
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Proceeds
from employee stock purchase plan
|
202
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1,108
|
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Convertible
debt/equity issuance costs
|
-
|
(114 | ) | |||||
Principal
payment on convertible debt obligation
|
(11,428 | ) | (1,350 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used for) provided by financing activities
|
(10,996 | ) |
5,491
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Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(7,231 | ) | (3,387 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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22,592
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19,525
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Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$ |
15,361
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$ |
16,138
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
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Cash
paid during the period for interest
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$ |
4,836
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$ |
5,067
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Cash
paid for income taxes
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$ |
2,351
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-
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NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Acquisition
of property and equipment under capital leases
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$ |
-
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$ |
126
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Issuance
of common stock in conjunction with acquisitions
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$ |
-
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$ |
6,460
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Manufacturing
equipment received in lieu of earn-out proceeds from disposition
of
discontinued operations
|
$ |
-
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$ |
2,012
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______________________
(1)
See
Note 18 “Restatement of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” in
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
EMCORE
Corporation
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
NOTE
1. Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include
the
accounts of EMCORE Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or
“EMCORE”). All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
These
statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim information,
and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of
the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all
of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all information considered necessary
for a fair presentation of the financial statements has been included. Operating
results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that
may
be expected for an entire fiscal year. The condensed consolidated balance
sheet
as of September 30, 2006 has been derived from the audited consolidated
financial statements as of such date. For a more complete understanding of
EMCORE’s financial position, operating results, risk factors and other matters,
please refer to EMCORE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2006.
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S.
GAAP requires management of the Company 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 reported period.
Management develops estimates based on historical experience and on various
assumptions about the future that are believed to be reasonable based on
the
best information available. EMCORE’s reported financial position or results of
operations may be materially different under changed conditions or when using
different estimates and assumptions. In the event that estimates or assumptions
prove to differ from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods
to reflect more current information.
For
the
three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2007, options representing
3,207,796
shares of common stock were excluded from the diluted earnings per share
calculations. For the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2006,
warrants
representing 14,796 shares of common stock and options representing 5,575,292
shares of common stock were excluded from the diluted earnings per share
calculations. These options and warrants, along with the Company’s convertible
subordinated notes, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings
per
share in the periods as the Company incurred a net loss for the period
and any
effect would have been anti-dilutive.
Mr.
Scott
T. Massie, an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Company, resigned and left the Company on December 29, 2006. Dr. Hong
Q. Hou was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer and was elected
to
the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company also reported that Mr.
Reuben F. Richards will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer until
the
Company’s Annual Meeting in 2008, at which time he will become Executive
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Dr. Thomas J. Russell, the current
Chairman, will become Chairman Emeritus and Lead Director. The Board of
Directors has offered Dr. Hong Q. Hou the position of Chief Executive Officer
after Mr. Richards becomes Chairman.
Shortly
after the Company sold both its New Jersey-based Electronic Materials and
Device
(“EMD”) division and its GELcore joint venture, we announced the relocation of
our headquarters to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Three officers of the
Company decided against relocation and resigned.
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·
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Mr.
Thomas G. Werthan, an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
of the Company, resigned and left the Company on February 19, 2007.
Mr.
Werthan joined the Company in June 1992. Mr. Werthan will
continue to be a member of the Board of Directors, a position he
has held
since joining the Company. In February 2007, Mr. Adam Gushard,
former Vice President of Finance, was appointed Interim Chief Financial
Officer. As discussed in Note 10, Receivables, of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements, in connection with Mr. Werthan’s
resignation and pursuant to the terms of his promissory note, the
Board of
Directors forgave a loan he had with the Company. Mr. Werthan
was responsible for the personal taxes related to the loan
forgiveness.
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|
·
|
Mr.
Howard W. Brodie, an Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and
Secretary of the Company, resigned and left the Company on April
27, 2007.
Mr. Brodie joined the Company in 1999. In April 2007, Mr. Keith
Kosco was appointed Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the
Company.
|
|
·
|
Dr.
Richard A. Stall, Executive Vice President and the Chief Technology
Officer of the Company, resigned and left the Company on June 27,
2007.
Dr. Stall co-founded the Company in 1984. On December 18,
2006, after ten years of service on the Board, Dr. Stall resigned
his seat
on the Board. Dr. John Iannelli, Ph.D. joined the Company in
January 2003 through the acquisition of Ortel from Agere Systems
and was
appointed Chief Technology Officer in June
2007.
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NOTE
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
SAB 108
- In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 108,
Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying
Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements. SAB 108
provides guidance on how prior year misstatements should be considered when
quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements for purposes
of
determining whether the current year’s financial statements are materially
misstated. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15,
2006. Although the Company will continue to evaluate the application
of SAB 108, management does not currently believe that this pronouncement
will
have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
position.
SFAS
157 - In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) 157,
Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, provides a framework
for measuring fair value, and expands the disclosures required for fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that require
fair value measurements; it does not require any new fair value measurements.
SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007
and is required to be adopted by the Company on October 1, 2008. Although
the
Company will continue to evaluate the application of SFAS 157, management
does
not currently believe adoption of this pronouncement will have a material
impact
on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
SFAS
159 - In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option
for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115. The fair value option permits entities to choose to
measure eligible financial instruments at fair value at specified election
dates. The entity will report unrealized gains and losses on the items on
which
it has elected the fair value option in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and is required to be adopted
by
the Company on October 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the effect
of adopting SFAS 159, but does not expect it to have a material impact on
its
consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
FIN
48 - In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48),
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement
No. 109. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing
the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before
being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance
on
derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting
in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 applies to all tax
positions related to income taxes subject to SFAS 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes. Differences between the amounts recognized in the statements of
financial position prior to the adoption of FIN 48 and the amounts reported
after adoption should be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment
recorded to the beginning balance of retained earnings. FIN 48 is effective
for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and was required to be adopted
by
the Company on October 1, 2007. EMCORE does not believe the adoption of FIN
48
will have a material impact on its financial statements.
EITF
06-3 - In March 2006, FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”)
issued No. 06-3, How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted
to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income
Statement. The pronouncement requires a policy be adopted
to present externally imposed taxes on revenue-producing transactions
on
either a gross or net basis. Gross or net presentation may be elected
for
each different type of tax, but similar taxes should be presented
consistently. Taxes within the scope of this issue would include
taxes
that are imposed on a revenue transaction between a seller and
a
customer. EITF 06-3 is effective for interim and annual
financial periods beginning after December 15, 2006 and was required
to be adopted by the Company on January 1, 2007. We adopted EITF
06-3 by
presenting externally imposed taxes on revenue-producing transactions
on a
net basis, and it has not had a material impact on our financial
statements.
|
NOTE
3. Equity
Stock
Options
EMCORE
has stock option plans
to provide long-term incentives to eligible employees, officers, and directors
in the form of stock options. Most of
the stock options
vest and become exercisable over four to five years and have ten year terms.
EMCORE maintains two incentive stock option plans: the 2000 Stock Option
Plan
(“2000 Plan”), and the 1995 Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (“1995
Plan” and, together with the 2000 Plan, the “Option Plans”). The 1995 Plan
authorizes the grant of options to purchase up to 2,744,118 shares of EMCORE's
common stock. The 2000 Plan authorizes the grant of options to purchase up
to
9,350,000 shares of EMCORE's common stock. As of June 30,
2007, no options
were available
for issuance under the 1995 Plan and 1,447,907 options were available for
issuance under the 2000 Plan. Certain options under the Option Plans are
intended to qualify as incentive stock options pursuant to Section 422A of
the
Internal Revenue Code.
The
following table
summarizes the activity under the Option Plans:
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in
years)
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
as of September 30, 2006
|
6,232,535
|
$
|
5.49
|
|||||||||
Granted
|
926,400
|
5.07
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(86,484
|
)
|
2.33
|
|||||||||
Expired
|
(13,970
|
)
|
4.75
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
|
(285,000
|
)
|
11.40
|
|||||||||
Cancelled
|
(846,209
|
)
|
5.27
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
as of June 30, 2007
|
5,927,272
|
$
|
5.22
|
7.12
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Expected
to vest as of June 30, 2007
|
2,205,403
|
$
|
5.67
|
8.50
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Exercisable
as of June 30, 2007
|
3,140,171
|
4.84
|
5.90
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Non-vested
as of June 30, 2007
|
2,787,101
|
5.66
|
8.50
|
As
of
June 30, 2007 there was $9.9 million of total unrecognized compensation expense
related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under
the
Option Plans. This expense is expected to be recognized over an estimated
weighted-average life of 3.1 years. The total intrinsic value of options
exercised during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2007 was $0 million
and $0.2 million, respectively, and $1.6 million and $7.4 million for the
three
and nine months ended June 30, 2006. The aggregate intrinsic value of
fully vested share options as of June 30, 2007 was $5.5 million.
On
October 1, 2005, EMCORE adopted SFAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment (revised
2004), using the modified prospective application transition method, which
establishes accounting for stock-based awards exchanged for employee services.
Accordingly, stock-based compensation expense is measured at grant date,
based
on the fair value of the award, over the requisite service period.
As
required by SFAS 123(R), management has made an estimate of expected forfeitures
and is recognizing compensation expense only for those equity awards expected
to
vest. The effect of recording stock-based compensation expense during the
three
and nine month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was as follows (in
thousands, except per share data):
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense by award type:
|
||||||||||||||||
Employee
stock options
|
$ |
1,130
|
$ |
1,199
|
$ |
4,800
|
$ |
3,256
|
||||||||
Employee
stock purchase plan
|
-
|
119
|
-
|
529
|
||||||||||||
Total
stock-based compensation expense
|
$ |
1,130
|
$ |
1,318
|
$ |
4,800
|
$ |
3,785
|
||||||||
Net
effect on net loss per basic and diluted share
|
$ |
(0.02
|
) | $ |
(0.03
|
) | $ |
(0.09
|
) | $ |
(0.08
|
) |
Valuation
Assumptions
EMCORE
estimated the fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes model. The
fair
value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option valuation model and the straight-line attribution approach
using the following weighted-average assumptions. The
weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the
three
and nine months ended June 30, 2007 was $3.95 and $2.84, respectively, and
$7.89
and $6.33 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006,
respectively.
Black-Scholes
Weighted-Average Assumptions
|
For
the nine months ended June 30, 2007
|
|||
Expected
dividend yield
|
0
|
%
|
||
Expected
stock price volatility
|
94.7
|
%
|
||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.6
|
%
|
||
Expected
term (in years)
|
8.3
|
|||
Estimated
pre-vesting forfeitures
|
21.3
|
%
|
Expected
Dividend Yield: The Black-Scholes valuation model calls for a
single expected dividend yield as an input. EMCORE has not issued any
dividends.
Expected
Stock Price Volatility: The fair values of stock based payments
were valued using the Black-Scholes valuation method with a volatility factor
based on EMCORE’s historical stock prices.
Risk-Free
Interest Rate: EMCORE bases the risk-free interest rate used in
the Black-Scholes valuation method on the implied yield currently available
on
U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term. Where
the
expected term of EMCORE’s stock-based awards do not correspond with the terms
for which interest rates are quoted, EMCORE performed a straight-line
interpolation to determine the rate from the available maturities.
Expected
Term: EMCORE’s expected term represents the period that EMCORE’s
stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding and was determined based
on
historical experience of similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual
terms of the stock-based awards, vesting schedules and expectations of future
employee behavior as influenced by changes to the terms of its stock-based
awards.
Estimated
Pre-vesting Forfeitures: When estimating forfeitures, EMCORE considers
voluntary termination behavior as well as future workforce reduction
programs.
Preferred
Stock
EMCORE’s
certificate of incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors to issue up
to
5,882,352 shares of preferred stock of EMCORE upon such terms and conditions
having such rights, privileges and preferences as the Board of Directors
may
determine.
Warrants
EMCORE
does not have any outstanding warrants as of June 30, 2007.
Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
In
fiscal
2000, EMCORE adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The ESPP provides
employees of EMCORE an opportunity to purchase common stock through payroll
deductions. The ESPP is a 6-month duration plan, with new participation periods
beginning the first business day of January and July of each year. The purchase
price is set at 85% of the average high and low market price for EMCORE's
common
stock on either the first or last day of the participation period, whichever
is
lower, and contributions are limited to the lower of 10% of an employee's
compensation or $25,000. In November 2006, the Company suspended the ESPP
due to
its review of historical stock option granting practices. The number
of shares of common stock available for issuance under the ESPP is 2,000,000
shares. The amount of shares issued for the ESPP are as
follows:
Number
of Common Stock Shares Issued
|
Purchase
Price per Common Stock Share
|
|||||||
Amount
of shares reserved for the ESPP
|
2,000,000
|
|||||||
|
||||||||
Number
of shares issued in calendar years 2000 through 2003
|
(398,159
|
)
|
$ |
1.87
- $40.93
|
||||
Number
of shares issued in June 2004 for first half of calendar year
2004
|
(166,507
|
)
|
$ |
2.73
|
||||
Number
of shares issued in December 2004 for second half of calendar
year
2004
|
(167,546
|
)
|
$ |
2.95
|
||||
Number
of shares issued in June 2005 for first half of calendar year
2005
|
(174,169
|
)
|
$ |
2.93
|
||||
Number
of shares issued in December 2005 for second half of calendar
year
2005
|
(93,619
|
)
|
$ |
3.48
|
||||
Number
of shares issued in June 2006 for first half of calendar year
2006
|
(123,857
|
)
|
$ |
6.32
|
||||
|
||||||||
Remaining
shares reserved for the ESPP as of June 30, 2007
|
876,143
|
Future
Issuances
As
of June 30, 2007, EMCORE has reserved a total of 20,437,979 shares of its
common stock for future issuances as follows:
Number
of Common Stock Shares Available
|
||||
For
exercise of outstanding common stock options
|
5,927,272
|
|||
For
conversion of subordinated notes
|
12,186,657
|
|||
For
future issuances to employees under the ESPP plan
|
876,143
|
|||
For
future common stock option awards
|
1,447,907
|
|||
Total
reserved
|
20,437,979
|
NOTE
4. Sale of GELcore Investment
On
August
31, 2006, EMCORE sold its 49% membership interest in GELcore, LLC for $100.0
million to General Electric Corporation, which prior to the transaction owned
the remaining 51% membership interest in GELcore. For the three
months ended June 30, 2006, EMCORE recognized a loss of $0.1 million related
to
GELcore, which was recorded as a component of other income and
expenses.
NOTE
5. Acquisitions
In
April
2007, EMCORE acquired privately-held Opticomm Corporation of San Diego,
California, including its fiber optic video, audio and data networking business,
technologies, and intellectual property. EMCORE paid $4.0 million initial
consideration, less $0.1 million cash received at acquisition, for all of
the
shares of Opticomm. EMCORE also agreed to an additional earn-out payment
based
on Opticomm’s 2007 revenues. Opticomm is one of the leading specialists in the
field of fiber optic video, audio and data networking for the commercial,
governmental and industrial sectors.
The
purchase price allocation for the Opticomm acquisition has been prepared
on a
preliminary basis and is subject to change as new facts and circumstances
emerge. We engaged a third-party valuation firm to complete a valuation of
Opticomm's inventory, property and equipment and identifiable intangible
assets.
We will adjust the purchase price allocation to reflect the final values
of
inventory, property and equipment and other intangibles. Intangibles that
are identified in the third party valuation will be amortized over the
identified life. The preliminary purchase price was allocated as
follows:
(in
thousands)
Opticomm
Corporation Acquisition -Preliminary
|
||||
Net
purchase price
|
$
|
3,885
|
||
Historical
net assets acquired
|
(3,502
|
)
|
||
|
||||
Excess
purchase price allocated to goodwill
|
$
|
383
|
Historical
net assets acquired in the acquisition were as follows:
Current
assets
|
$
|
850
|
||
Inventory
|
705
|
|||
Fixed
assets
|
81
|
|||
Intangible
assets
|
2,504
|
|||
Current
liabilities
|
(567
|
)
|
||
Deferred
tax liability
|
(71
|
)
|
||
|
||||
Historical
net assets acquired
|
$
|
3,502
|
K2
Optronics,
Inc.
On
January
12, 2006, EMCORE
entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with K2 Optronics, Inc.
(“K2”), a privately-held company located in Sunnyvale,
CA
and EMCORE Optoelectronics
Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCORE (“Merger
Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, EMCORE acquired K2 in a
transaction in which Merger Sub merged with and into K2, with K2
becoming a wholly owned
subsidiary of EMCORE. EMCORE, an investor in K2, paid approximately $4.1
million
in EMCORE common stock, and paid approximately $0.7 million in
transaction-related expenses, to acquire the remaining part of K2
that EMCORE did not already
own. Prior to the transaction EMCORE owned a 13.6% equity interest in K2
as a
result of a $1.0 million investment that EMCORE made in K2 in October 2004.
In
addition, K2
was a supplier to EMCORE of
analog external cavity lasers for CATV applications. In connection with the
merger, EMCORE issued a total of 548,688 shares of EMCORE common stock, no
par
value, (based on a 20-trading day weighted average price), to K2’s
shareholders.
Including EMCORE’s initial $1.0 million investment in K2,
the
purchase price
was allocated as follows:
(in
thousands)
K2
Optronics, Inc. Acquisition
|
||||
Net
purchase price
|
$
|
5,135
|
||
Historical
net liabilities acquired
|
872
|
|||
|
||||
Excess
purchase price allocated to goodwill
|
$
|
6,007
|
Historical
net assets acquired in the acquisition were as follows:
Current
assets
|
$
|
1,374
|
||
Fixed
assets
|
388
|
|||
Intellectual
property
|
583
|
|||
Current
liabilities
|
(2,412
|
)
|
||
Debt
|
(805
|
)
|
||
Historical
net liabilities acquired
|
$
|
(872
|
)
|
Force,
Inc.
On
December 18, 2005, EMCORE entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Force,
Inc., a privately held company located in Christiansburg, Virginia. In
connection with the asset purchase, EMCORE issued 240,000 shares of EMCORE
common stock, no par value, with a market value of $1.6 million at the
measurement date and paid $0.5 million in cash. The acquisition included
Force’s
fiber optic transport and video broadcast products, technical and engineering
staff, certain assets and intellectual properties and technologies. The purchase
price was allocated as follows:
(in
thousands)
Force,
Inc. Acquisition
|
||||
Net
purchase price
|
$
|
2,125
|
||
Historical
net assets acquired
|
(985
|
)
|
||
|
||||
Excess
purchase price allocated to goodwill
|
$
|
1,140
|
Historical
net assets acquired in the acquisition were as follows:
Current
assets
|
$
|
450
|
||
Inventory
|
570
|
|||
Fixed
assets
|
60
|
|||
Intellectual
property
|
1,075
|
|||
Current
liabilities
|
(1,170
|
)
|
||
Historical
net assets acquired
|
$
|
985
|
Phasebridge,
Inc.
On
November 8, 2005, EMCORE entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with
Phasebridge, Inc., a privately-held company located in Pasadena, California.
In
connection with the asset purchase and based on a closing price of $5.46,
EMCORE
issued 128,205 shares of EMCORE common stock, no par value, that were valued
in
the transaction at $0.7 million. The acquisition included Phasebridge’s
products, technical and engineering staff, certain assets, and intellectual
properties and technologies. The purchase price was allocated as
follows:
(in
thousands)
Phasebridge,
Inc. Acquisition
|
||||
Net
purchase price
|
$
|
700
|
||
Historical
net assets acquired
|
(678
|
)
|
||
|
||||
Excess
purchase price allocated to goodwill
|
$
|
22
|
Historical
net assets acquired in the acquisition were as follows:
Current
assets
|
$
|
39
|
||
Fixed
assets
|
127
|
|||
Intangible
assets
|
603
|
|||
Current
liabilities
|
(91
|
)
|
||
Historical
net assets acquired
|
$
|
678
|
All
of
these transactions were accounted for as purchases in accordance with SFAS
141,
Business Combinations; therefore, the tangible assets acquired were
recorded at fair value on the acquisition date. These acquisitions were not
significant on a pro-forma basis, and therefore, pro-forma financial statements
have not been presented. The operating results of the businesses acquired
are
included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations from the
date
of acquisition. All of these acquired businesses are part of EMCORE's Fiber
Optics operating segment.
NOTE
6. Marketable Securities
Investments
in securities with remaining maturities in excess of three months, which
are
held for purposes of funding our current operations are classified as available
for sale and reported as short-term marketable securities in the condensed
consolidated balance sheets. The investments consist primarily of
auction rate securities, which have interest rates that reset generally every
7
to 35 days. There were no unrealized holding gains or losses on the
marketable securities as of June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 and the
fair
value of these securities was $33.0 million and $101.4 million at June 30,
2007
and September 30, 2006, respectively.
NOTE
7. Discontinued Operations and Restructuring Charges
Discontinued
Operations
On
August
18, 2006, EMCORE completed the sale of the assets of its Electronic Materials
& Device (“EMD”) division, including inventory, fixed assets, and
intellectual property, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated July
19,
2006 (“Purchase Agreement:), between EMCORE, IQE, plc, a public limited company
organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, and IQE RF, LLC, a New Jersey
limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of IQE. Under
the terms of the Purchase Agreement, EMCORE sold the EMD division to IQE
for
$16.0 million, consisting of $13.0 million in cash and $3.0 million in the
form
of a secured promissory note of IQE, guaranteed by IQE's affiliates. The
note
was completely repaid in fiscal 2007, via four quarterly installments at
an
annual interest rate of 7.5%. In accordance with the provisions of
SFAS 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets, EMCORE’s financial statements have been reclassified to reflect the
EMD division as a discontinued operation for all prior periods
presented. EMD revenues from operations for the three and nine months
ended June 30, 2006 were $5.6 million and $14.8 million,
respectively. For each of the three and nine months ended June 30,
2006 income from operations related to EMD was $0.4 million.
In
November 2003, EMCORE sold its TurboDisc capital equipment business in an
asset
sale to a subsidiary of Veeco Instruments Inc. (“Veeco”). In March 2006, EMCORE
received manufacturing equipment valued at $2.0 million as a final earn-out
payment from Veeco in connection with Veeco’s second year of net sales of
TurboDisc products, which was recognized as a gain on disposal of discontinued
operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2006.
Restructuring
Charges
As
EMCORE
has acquired businesses and consolidated them into its existing operations,
EMCORE has incurred charges associated with the transition and integration
of
those activities. Expenses recognized as restructuring charges include costs
associated with the integration of several business acquisitions and EMCORE’s
overall cost-reduction efforts. Restructuring charges are
included in SG&A. The charges recognized in fiscal year 2006 were
primarily related to our Photovoltaics operating segment. Fiscal 2007 charges
relate to our Fiber Optics operating segment. These restructuring
efforts are expected to be completed in calendar year 2008. Costs
incurred and expected to be incurred consist of the following:
(in
thousands)
|
Amount
Incurred in Three Month Period
|
Cumulative
Amount Incurred to Date
|
Amount
Expected in Future Periods
|
Total
Amount Expected to be Incurred
|
||||||||||||
One-time
termination benefits
|
$ |
1,220
|
$ |
2,305
|
$ |
1,133
|
$ |
3,438
|
||||||||
Contract
termination Costs
|
72
|
367
|
272
|
639
|
||||||||||||
Other
associated costs
|
12
|
3,017
|
455
|
3,472
|
||||||||||||
Total
restructuring charges
|
$ |
1,304
|
$ |
5,689
|
$ |
1,860
|
$ |
7,549
|
The
following table sets forth changes in the accrual for restructuring
charges:
(in
thousands)
|
||||
Balance
at September 30, 2006
|
$
|
256
|
||
Increase
in liability due to restructuring of corporate
headquarters
|
1,802
|
|||
Increase
in liability due to restructuring of fiber operating
segment
|
434
|
|||
Costs
paid or otherwise settled
|
(375
|
)
|
||
|
||||
Balance
at June 30, 2007
|
$
|
2,117
|
NOTE
8. Investments
In
April 2005, EMCORE
divested product technology focused on gallium nitride (GaN)-based power
electronic devices for the power device industry. The divesture resulted
in a new company, Velox Semiconductor Corporation (“Velox”) and EMCORE
contributed intellectual property and equipment for a 19.2% ownership stake
in
Velox. During fiscal 2006, EMCORE reduced its voting percentage and
relinquished its Velox Board seat, and its right to a Velox Board seat. As
a result of these modifications, EMCORE reported its investment in Velox
under
the cost method of accounting for the three and nine months ended June 30,
2007.
Previously, under the equity
method of accounting, EMCORE recognized
a loss of
$0.3 million for
the nine months ended June 30,
2006, which
was recorded as a
component of other income and expenses. Under the cost method of
accounting, the Velox investment is carried at cost and adjusted only for
other-than-temporary declines in fair value, distribution of earnings and
additional investments. As of June
30, 2007, EMCORE's
net investment in
Velox amounted to approximately $1.0 million.
On
November 29, 2006, EMCORE invested $13.5 million, and incurred $0.4 million
in
transaction costs, in WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corporation
(“WorldWater”), a leader in solar electric engineering, water management
solutions and solar energy installations and products. This investment
represents EMCORE’s first tranche of its intended $18.0 million investment, in
return for convertible preferred stock and warrants of WorldWater, equivalent
to
approximately 31% equity ownership in WorldWater, or approximately 26.5%
on a
fully-diluted basis. In connection with the investment, EMCORE
received two seats on WorldWater's Board of Directors. EITF 02-14,
Whether an Investor Should Apply the Equity Method of Accounting to
Investments Other Than Common Stock, provides guidance on whether an
investor should apply the equity method of accounting to investments other
than
common stock. In accordance with EITF 02-14, although the investment
in WorldWater gives us the ability to exercise significant influence over
the
operating and financial policies of the investee, since the investment does
not
qualify as in-substance common stock the equity method of accounting is not
appropriate. In-substance common stock is an investment in an entity
that has risk and reward characteristics that are substantially similar to
the
entity’s common stock. The risk and reward characteristics of our
investment are not substantially similar to WorldWater’s common stock because
our investment’s liquidation preference is considered substantive. Therefore,
we are accounting for the investment in WorldWater under the cost method
of
accounting and evaluating it for other-than-temporary impairment each reporting
period. As
of June 30,
2007, our net
investment in WorldWater amounted to approximately $13.9
million.
On
April
9, 2007, EMCORE delivered a letter to WorldWater advising them that subject
to
the matters set forth therein, EMCORE would make additional investments in
WorldWater. Subject to signing definitive agreements, EMCORE intends to (1)
purchase 5,000,000 shares of WorldWater's common stock at $0.50 per share,
with
a five year warrant to purchase 1,250,000 shares of the WorldWater's common
stock at $0.50, under the terms of a Confidential Private Placement Memorandum
prepared by WorldWater and dated as of March 2007 and (2) complete the
$4,500,000 Tranche B investment previously agreed to in the Investment
Agreement, dated November 29, 2006 between EMCORE and WorldWater provided
that
the purchase of shares pursuant to the Tranche B Investment will occur at
a
purchase price of $0.40 per share and EMCORE will be entitled to 25% warrant
coverage at $0.40 per share. The Investment Agreement was filed as an exhibit
with EMCORE's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 5,
2006. Subsequent to April 9, 2007, material changes were made to the
terms of the proposed offering discussed in (1) above, and we elected not
to
participate.
NOTE
9. Receivables
The
components of accounts receivable consisted of the following:
(in
thousands)
|
As
of
June
30, 2007
|
As
of
September
30, 2006
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
$ |
37,142
|
$ |
25,597
|
||||
Accounts
receivable – unbilled
|
5,045
|
2,342
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable, gross
|
42,187
|
27,939
|
||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
(703 | ) | (552 | ) | ||||
Total
accounts receivable, net
|
$ |
41,484
|
$ |
27,387
|
Receivables
from related parties consisted of the following:
(in
thousands)
|
As
of
June
30, 2007
|
As
of
September
30, 2006
|
||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||
Velox
investment-related
|
$ |
332
|
$ |
332
|
||||
Employee
loans
|
-
|
121
|
||||||
Subtotal
|
332
|
453
|
||||||
Long-term
assets:
|
||||||||
Employee
loans
|
-
|
82
|
||||||
Total
receivables from related parties
|
$ |
332
|
$ |
535
|
Employee
Loans
From
time
to time, prior to July 2002, EMCORE loaned money to certain of its executive
officers and directors. Pursuant to due authorization of EMCORE's Board of
Directors, EMCORE loaned $85,000 to Mr. Werthan, the former Chief Financial
Officer in December 1995. This loan does not bear interest and
provided for offset of the loan via bonuses payable to Mr. Werthan over a
period
of up to 25 years. In connection with Mr. Werthan’s resignation in
February 2007 and pursuant to the terms of his promissory note, the Board
of
Directors forgave the remaining portion of his outstanding loan that totaled
$82,000. Mr. Werthan was responsible for the personal taxes related
to the loan forgiveness.
The
remaining related party receivable balance of approximately $121,000 as of
September 30, 2006 relates to multiple interest bearing loans from EMCORE
to an
officer (who is not an executive officer) that were made during 1997 through
2000 and were payable on demand. These loans, including accrued
interest, were paid back to the Company in December 2006.
NOTE
10. Inventory, net
Inventory
is stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined using
the
standard cost method that includes material, labor and manufacturing overhead
costs. The components of inventory consisted of the following:
(in
thousands)
|
As
of
June
30,
2007
|
As
of
September
30, 2006
|
||||||
Raw
materials
|
$ |
21,257
|
$ |
14,990
|
||||
Work-in-process
|
6,206
|
6,074
|
||||||
Finished
goods
|
10,053
|
8,660
|
||||||
Inventory,
gross
|
37,516
|
29,724
|
||||||
Less:
reserves
|
(8,999 | ) | (6,472 | ) | ||||
Total
inventory, net
|
$ |
28,517
|
$ |
23,252
|
We
establish provisions for excess and obsolete inventories after evaluation
of
historical sales and usage, current economic trends, market conditions, product
rationalization, forecasted sales, product lifecycles, and current inventory
levels. This evaluation requires us to make estimates regarding future events
in
an industry where rapid technological changes are prevalent. It is possible
that
increases in inventory reserves may be required in the future if there is
a
decline in market conditions or if changes in expected product lifecycles
occur.
Alternatively, if market conditions improve or product lifecycles extend,
we may
have greater success in selling inventory that had previously been written
down.
In either event, the actual value of our inventory may be higher or lower
and
recognition of such difference will affect our cost of sales in a future
period.
NOTE
11. Property, Plant, and Equipment, net
The
components of property, plant, and equipment consisted of the
following:
(in
thousands)
|
As
of
June
30,
2007
|
As
of
September
30, 2006
|
||||||
Land
|
$ |
1,502
|
$ |
1,502
|
||||
Building
and improvements
|
40,268
|
40,035
|
||||||
Equipment
|
74,027
|
64,275
|
||||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
5,525
|
5,362
|
||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
2,664
|
2,696
|
||||||
Construction
in progress
|
3,490
|
8,553
|
||||||
Property,
plant and equipment
|
127,476
|
122,423
|
||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(72,395 | ) | (67,237 | ) | ||||
Total
property, plant and equipment
|
$ |
55,081
|
$ |
55,186
|
As
of
June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, EMCORE did not have any significant
capital lease agreements.
NOTE
12. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net
The
following table sets forth changes in the carrying value of goodwill by
reportable segment:
(in
thousands)
|
Fiber
Optics
|
Photovoltaics
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Balance
as of September 30, 2006
|
$ |
20,063
|
$ |
20,384
|
$ |
40,447
|
||||||
Acquisition
– Opticomm Corporation
|
383
|
383
|
||||||||||
Acquisition
– earn-out payments
|
16
|
-
|
16
|
|||||||||
Balance
as of June 30, 2007
|
$ |
20,462
|
$ |
20,384
|
$ |
40,846
|
The
following table sets forth changes in the carrying value of intangible assets
by
reportable segment:
(in
thousands)
|
As
of June 30, 2007
|
As
of September 30, 2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
Assets
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Net
Assets
|
Gross
Assets
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Net
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Fiber
Optics:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patents
|
$ |
759
|
$ | (318 | ) | $ |
441
|
$ |
579
|
$ | (218 | ) | $ |
361
|
||||||||||
Ortel
acquired IP
|
3,274
|
(2,785 | ) |
489
|
3,274
|
(2,394 | ) |
880
|
||||||||||||||||
JDSU
acquired IP
|
1,040
|
(463 | ) |
577
|
1,040
|
(314 | ) |
726
|
||||||||||||||||
Alvesta
acquired IP
|
193
|
(177 | ) |
16
|
193
|
(148 | ) |
45
|
||||||||||||||||
Molex
acquired IP
|
558
|
(419 | ) |
139
|
558
|
(335 | ) |
223
|
||||||||||||||||
Phasebridge
acquired IP
|
603
|
(326 | ) |
277
|
603
|
(244 | ) |
359
|
||||||||||||||||
Force
acquired IP
|
1,075
|
(393 | ) |
682
|
1,075
|
(227 | ) |
848
|
||||||||||||||||
K2
acquired IP
|
583
|
(223 | ) |
360
|
583
|
(126 | ) |
457
|
||||||||||||||||
Opticomm
|
2,504
|
(148 | ) |
2,356
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Subtotal
|
10,589
|
(5,252 | ) |
5,337
|
7,905
|
(4,006 | ) |
3,899
|
||||||||||||||||
Photovoltaics:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patents
|
522
|
(231 | ) |
291
|
382
|
(162 | ) |
220
|
||||||||||||||||
Tecstar
acquired IP
|
1,900
|
(1,900 | ) |
-
|
1,900
|
(1,726 | ) |
174
|
||||||||||||||||
Subtotal
|
2,422
|
(2,131 | ) |
291
|
2,282
|
(1,888 | ) |
394
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
13,011
|
$ | (7,383 | ) | $ |
5,628
|
$ |
10,187
|
$ | (5,894 | ) | $ |
4,293
|
Based
on
the carrying amount of the intangible assets, and assuming no future impairment
of the underlying assets, the estimated future amortization expense is as
follows:
(in
thousands)
|
||||
Period
ending:
|
||||
Three-month
period ended September 30, 2007
|
$
|
528
|
||
Year
ended September 30, 2008
|
1,667
|
|||
Year
ended September 30, 2009
|
1,232
|
|||
Year
ended September 30, 2010
|
1,120
|
|||
Year
ended September 30, 2011
|
658
|
|||
Thereafter
|
423
|
|||
Total
future amortization expense
|
$
|
5,628
|
Goodwill
represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business or assets
over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Intangible assets consist primarily of intellectual property that has been
internally developed or purchased. Purchased intangible assets include existing
and core technology, trademarks and trade names, and customer base and
contracts. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-lined method
over
estimated useful lives ranging from one to fifteen years.
EMCORE
evaluates its goodwill and intangible assets for impairment on an annual
basis,
or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
value
may not be recoverable. Circumstances that could trigger an impairment test
include but are not limited to: a significant adverse change in the business
climate or legal factors; an adverse action or assessment by a regulator;
unanticipated competition; loss of key personnel; the likelihood that a
reporting unit or significant portion of a reporting unit will be sold or
otherwise disposed; results of testing for recoverability of a significant
asset
group within a reporting unit; and recognition of a goodwill impairment loss
in
the financial statements of a subsidiary that is a component of a reporting
unit. The determination as to whether a write-down of goodwill or intangible
assets is necessary involves significant judgment based on the short-term
and
long-term projections of the future performance of the operating segment
to
which the goodwill or intangible assets are attributed. As of December 31,
2006,
and 2005, EMCORE tested for impairment of its goodwill and intangible
assets. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
(“SFAS”) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, the fair
value of the reporting units was determined by using a valuation technique
based
on each reporting unit’s multiples of revenues. Based on that analysis, we
determined that the carrying amount of the reporting units did not exceed
their
fair value.
NOTE
13. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
The
components of accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of
the
following:
(in
thousands)
|
As
of
June
30,
2007
|
As
of
September
30, 2006
|
||||||
Compensation-related
|
$
|
8,313
|
$
|
6,973
|
||||
Interest
|
600
|
1,830
|
||||||
Warranty
|
1,128
|
1,074
|
||||||
Professional
fees
|
3,674
|
2,529
|
||||||
Royalty
|
597
|
535
|
||||||
Self
insurance
|
776
|
784
|
||||||
Deferred
revenue and customer deposits
|
883
|
324
|
||||||
Tax-related
|
3,704
|
4,418
|
||||||
Litigation-related
|
700
|
700
|
||||||
Other
|
2,671
|
2,915
|
||||||
Total
accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
$
|
23,046
|
$
|
22,082
|
Product
Warranty Reserves. EMCORE provides its customers with limited rights of
return for non-conforming shipments and warranty claims for certain products.
In
accordance with SFAS 5, Accounting for Contingencies, EMCORE makes
estimates of product warranty expense using historical experience rates as
a
percentage of revenue and accrues estimated warranty expense as a cost of
revenue. We estimate the costs of our warranty obligations based on our
historical experience of known product failure rates, use of materials to
repair
or replace defective products and service delivery costs incurred in correcting
product failures. In addition, from time to time, specific warranty accruals
may
be made if unforeseen technical problems arise. Should our actual experience
relative to these factors differ from our estimates, we may be required to
record additional warranty reserves. Alternatively, if we provide more reserves
than we need, we may reverse a portion of such provisions in future
periods.
NOTE
14. Convertible Subordinated Notes
In
May
2001, EMCORE issued $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5%
convertible subordinated notes due in May 2006 (“2006 Notes”). In December 2002,
EMCORE purchased $13.2 million principal amount of the 2006 Notes at prevailing
market prices for an aggregate of approximately $6.3 million, resulting in
a
gain of approximately $6.6 million after netting unamortized debt issuance
costs
of approximately $0.3 million. In February 2004, EMCORE exchanged approximately
$146.0 million, or 90.2%, of its remaining 2006 Notes for approximately $80.3
million aggregate principal amount of new 5% Convertible Senior Subordinated
Notes due May 15, 2011 (“2011 Notes”) and approximately 7.7 million shares of
EMCORE common stock. Interest on the 2011 Notes is payable in arrears
semiannually on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The notes were convertible
into EMCORE common stock at a conversion price of $8.06 per share, subject
to
adjustment under customary anti-dilutive provisions. They also are redeemable
should EMCORE's common stock price reach $12.09 per share. As a result of
this
transaction, EMCORE reduced debt by approximately $65.7 million, and recorded
a
gain from early debt extinguishment of approximately $12.3
million.
In
November 2005, EMCORE exchanged $14.4 million aggregate principal amount
of the
2006 Notes for $16.6 million aggregate principal amount of newly issued
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due May 15, 2011 (“New 2011 Notes”)
pursuant to an Exchange Agreement (“Agreement”) with Alexandra Global Master
Fund Ltd. (“Alexandra”). The terms of the New 2011 Notes
are identical in all material respects to the 2011 Notes. The
New 2011 Notes are ranked pari passu with the existing 2011 Notes. The New
2011 Notes will be convertible at any time prior to maturity, unless previously
redeemed or repurchased by EMCORE, into the shares of EMCORE common stock,
no
par value, at the conversion rate of 124.0695 shares of common stock per
$1,000
principal amount. The effective conversion rate was $8.06 per share of
common stock, subject to adjustment under customary anti-dilutive provisions.
They also are redeemable should EMCORE's common stock price reach $12.09
per
share. As a result of this transaction, EMCORE recognized approximately
$1.1 million of expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. EMCORE will
also
incur an additional expense of approximately $1.1 million over the life of
the
subordinated notes issued to Alexandra, which will be charged as interest
expense. Furthermore, the 2006 Notes exchanged by Alexandra represented
approximately 91.4% of the $15.8 million total amount of existing 2006 Notes
outstanding at the time of the transaction. EMCORE paid the remaining $1.4
million of 2006 Notes on the May 15, 2006 maturity date.
On
April
9, 2007, the Company entered into a First Supplemental Indenture (the “2004
Supplemental Indenture”) with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee
(the “Trustee”), which amends the Indenture, dated as of February 24, 2004 (the
“2004 Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee, governing the Company’s
5% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 issued thereunder (the
“2004
Notes”). Also on April 9, 2007, the Company entered into a First Supplemental
Indenture (the “2005 Supplemental Indenture” and together with the 2004
Supplemental Indenture, the “Supplemental Indentures”) with the Trustee, which
amends the Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2005 (the “2005 Indenture” and
together with the 2004 Indenture, the “Indentures”), between the Company and the
Trustee, governing the Company’s 5% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due
2011 issued thereunder (the “2005 Notes” and together with the 2004 Notes, the
“Notes”).
Each
Supplemental Indenture, among other things, increased the interest rate of
the
applicable Notes to 5.5% from 5.0%, reduced the Conversion Price (as defined
in
the applicable Indenture) from $8.06 to $7.01, provided for an increase in
the
Conversion Rate (as defined in the applicable Supplemental Indenture) in
the
event of a Non-Stock Change of Control (as defined in the applicable
Supplemental Indenture), amended the restriction on payment of dividends,
amended the definition of “Events of Default” and provided for an additional
payment in certain circumstances in which the Company fails to comply with
its
reporting obligations under the applicable Indenture. The Supplemental
Indentures also provided a waiver of the Company’s failure to file certain
reports with the SEC.
In
order
to give effect to the Supplemental Indentures, the Company entered into a
Consent to Amendment and Waiver, dated as of April 9, 2007 (the “2004 Consent”),
with certain holders of the 2004 Notes (the “2004 Consenting Holders”), and a
Consent to Amendment and Waiver, dated as of April 9, 2007 (the “2005 Consent”
and together with the 2004 Consent, the “Consents”), with the holder of the 2005
Notes (together with the 2004 Consenting Holders, the “Consenting Holders”),
pursuant to which holders of at least a majority of the outstanding 2004
Notes
and at least a majority of the 2005 Notes consented to the execution and
delivery of the 2004 Supplemental Indenture and the 2005 Supplemental Indenture,
respectively. The Consenting Holders also waived any and all Defaults (as
defined in the applicable Indenture) and Events of Default (as defined in
the
applicable Indenture) relating to any failure of the Company to observe or
perform any covenant or agreement contained in the Notes or the Indentures
as a
result of the Company’s failure to file with the SEC, or with the Trustee, its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006, its Annual
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 and/or any other
reports that the Company fails to file in a timely manner for reasons in
whole
or in part directly or indirectly attributable to or arising out of the
Company’s review of its historical stock option grants as initially reported in
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 6, 2006.
The Consenting Holders agree to rescind any notice of acceleration delivered
to
the Company with respect to such failure to file.
The
Consents also provided the Company with the option to repurchase an aggregate
of
$11.4 million of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by the
Consenting Holders at a purchase price equal to $1,000 per $1,000 principal
amount of the Notes purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to but
excluding the date of purchase. The Company exercised this option and
repurchased $11.4 million of its outstanding notes on April 13,
2007. Accordingly, the Company classified the $11.4 million principal
repayment as a current liability as of September 30, 2006.
For
the
three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, interest expense relating to the
notes approximated $1.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and $3.8
million
and $4.0 million, for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. The $2.3 million of costs incurred in connection with
the issuance of the 2006 Notes, 2011 Notes and the New 2011 Notes were
capitalized and are being amortized to interest expense on a straight-line
basis
for over the remaining life of the notes which approximates the charge using
the
implied interest method. Issuance costs related to the notes, net of
amortization, was $1.4 million and $1.1 million as of June 30, 2007 and
September 30, 2006, respectively. The unamortized portions of the issuance
costs
are included in “Prepaid expenses and other assets” on the condensed
consolidated balance sheets.
NOTE
15. Employee Benefit Plans
EMCORE
has a Savings Plan that qualifies as a deferred salary arrangement under
Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Savings Plan, participating
employees may defer a portion of their pretax earnings, up to the Internal
Revenue Service annual contribution limit. All employer contributions are
made
in EMCORE's common stock. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2007,
EMCORE contributed approximately $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively,
in
common stock to the Savings Plan, compared to $0.2 million and $0.6 million
for
the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
NOTE
16. Commitments and Contingencies
EMCORE
leases certain land, facilities, and equipment under non-cancelable operating
leases. The leases provide for rental adjustments for increases in base rent
(up
to specific limits), property taxes, insurance and general property maintenance
that would be recorded as rent expense. Net facility and equipment rent expense
under such leases amounted to approximately $0.5 million and $0.6 million
for
the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively, and $1.2 million
and
$1.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
As
of
June 30, 2007, EMCORE had six standby letters of credit issued totaling
approximately $1.2 million.
The
Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that are discussed
below. The Company is also subject to certain other legal proceedings and
claims
that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and which have not been
fully adjudicated. The Company does not believe it has a potential
liability related to current legal proceedings and claims that could
individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on its financial
condition, liquidity or results of operations. However, the results of legal
proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Should the Company fail to
prevail in any legal matters or should several legal matters be resolved
against
the Company in the same reporting period, the operating results of a particular
reporting period could be materially adversely affected. The Company settled
certain matters during 2007 that did not individually or in the aggregate
have a
material impact on the Company’s results of operations.
Shareholder
Derivative Litigation Relating to Historical Stock Option
Practices
On
February 1, 2007, Plaintiff Lewis Edelstein filed a purported stockholder
derivative action (the “Federal Court Action”) on behalf of
the Company against certain of its present and former directors and
officers (the “Individual Defendants”), as well as the Company as nominal
defendant, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey,
Edelstein v. Brodie, et. al., Case No. 3:07-cv-00596-FLW-JJH
(D.N.J.). On May 22, 2007, Plaintiffs Kathryn Gabaldon and
Michael Sackrison each filed a purported stockholder derivative action against
the Individual Defendants, and the Company as nominal defendant, in the Superior
Court of New Jersey, Somerset County, Gabaldon v. Brodie, et. al., Case
No. 3:07-cv-03185-FLW-JJH (D.N.J.) and Sackrison v. Brodie, et. al., Case
No. 3:07-cv-00596-FLW-JJH (D.N.J.) (collectively, the “State Court
Actions”).
Both
the
Federal Court Action and the State Court Actions alleged, using essentially
identical contentions that the Individual Defendants engaged in improprieties
and violations of law in connection with the Company’s historical issuances of
stock options. Each of the actions seeks the same relief on behalf of
the Company, including, among other things, damages, equitable relief, corporate
governance reforms, an accounting, rescission, restitution and costs and
disbursements of the lawsuit. On July 10, 2007, the State Court
Actions were removed to the United States District Court for the District
of New
Jersey.
On
September 26, 2007, the plaintiff in the Federal Court Action signed an
agreement in principle with the Individual Defendants and the Company to
settle
that litigation in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”)
filed as Exhibit 10.10 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. That same
day, the plaintiffs in the State Court Actions advised the Federal Court
that
the settlement embodied in the MOU would also constitute the settlement of
the
State Court Actions.
The
MOU
provides that the Company will adhere to certain policies and procedures
relating to the issuance of stock options, stock trading by directors, officers
and employees, the composition of its Board of Directors, and the functioning
of
the Board’s Audit and Compensation Committees. The MOU also provides
for the payment of $700,000 relating to plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees, costs and
expenses, which the Company’s insurance carrier has committed to pay on behalf
of the Company. To be fully implemented, the MOU will be embodied in
a more detailed stipulation of settlement and will be expressly conditioned
on
Court approval following a period for comment by potentially affected
parties.
We
have
recorded $700,000 as a liability for the stipulated settlement as of September
30, 2006 since events that led to the litigation existed as of that
date. Although we anticipate that our insurance carrier will cover
the stipulated settlement, we have not recorded any receivable, or gain
contingency, since the settlement is still contingent upon certain future
events.
NASDAQ
Delisting Proceeding
On
December 18, 2006, EMCORE received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter stating
that the Company was not in compliance with the filing requirements for
continued listing set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) and that
its
common stock was subject to delisting from The NASDAQ Stock Market. The notice,
which the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s failure to
file its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006
with the SEC by the required deadline. The Company had previously filed a
Form
12b-25 with the SEC indicating that the Company would be unable to file its
Form
10-K by the original filing deadline of December 14, 2006 due to the Company’s
ongoing review of its prior stock option grants.
On
February 13, 2007, EMCORE received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter stating
that the Company was not in compliance with the filing requirements for
continued listing set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) and that
its
common stock was subject to delisting from The NASDAQ Stock Market. The notice,
which the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s failure to
file its report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006
with
the SEC by the required deadline. The Company had previously filed a Form
12b-25
with the SEC indicating that the Company would be unable to file its Form
10-Q
by the original filing deadline of February 9, 2007 due to the Company’s ongoing
review of its prior stock option grants.
The
Company attended a hearing before the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel
(the
“Panel”) on February 15, 2007 to review both the Staff Determination letter
received by the Company on December 18, 2006 as a result of the Company's
inability to file its Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006 by
the
required deadline and the Staff Determination letter received by the Company
on
February 13, 2007 as a result of the Company's inability to file its Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 by the required deadline.
On
April
3, 2007, the Company received notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market that the
Panel
granted the Company’s request for continued listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market
subject to the Company filing both its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2006 and its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006
with the SEC by no later than May 10, 2007.
On
May
10, 2007, the Company received notice from the NASDAQ Stock
Market that the Panel had granted the Company’s request for an extension of the
May 10, 2007 deadline. The extension was conditioned on the Company filing
its
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, its Form 10-Q for
the
quarter ended December 31, 2006 and all required restatements with the SEC
by no
later than June 18, 2007.
On
May
14, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter stating
that
the Company was not in compliance with the filing requirements for continued
listing set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) and that its common
stock was subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Stock Market. The notice,
which
the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s failure to file
its report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 with
the SEC
by the required deadline. The Company had previously filed a Form 12b-25
with
the SEC indicating that the Company would be unable to file its Form 10-Q
by the
original filing deadline of May 10, 2007 due to the Company’s ongoing review of
its prior stock option grants.
On
May
25, 2007, EMCORE filed an appeal of the May 10, 2007 Panel decision to grant
the
Company’s request for an extension through June 18, 2007. EMCORE
appealed the May 25, 2007 decision on the sole ground that the Panel could
not
grant the Company beyond June 18, 2007 to file the missing Form 10-K, Form
10-Qs
and restatements. On June 8, 2007, the Company requested that NASDAQ
stay the Panel’s May 10, 2007 decision pending the Company’s appeal of that
action.
On
June
15, 2007, the Company received a letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market stating
that the NASDAQ Listing and Hearing Review Council (the “Listing Council”) has
stayed the previously reported May 10, 2007 decision of the Panel and any
future
Panel determinations to suspend the Company’s securities from trading on NASDAQ,
pending further review by the Listing Council. Consequently, the Company’s
securities would continue to be listed and tradable on the NASDAQ Global
Market
System until further action by the Listing Council to lift the stay, which
would
not occur prior to August 10, 2007. In addition, the Company was
invited to submit any additional information to the Listing Council for
consideration in its review by no later August 10, 2007.
On
August
10, 2007, the Company submitted a letter, in response to the Listing Council’s
invitation, requesting that the Listing Council exercise its discretionary
authority in favor of granting the Company an additional extension to regain
compliance with NASDAQ’s filing requirement. The Company is awaiting
the Listing Council’s response to this letter.
On
August
13, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter stating
that
the Company was not in compliance with the filing requirements for continued
listing set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) and that its common
stock was subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Stock Market. The
notice, which the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s
failure to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended
June 30, 2007 with the SEC by the required deadline. The Company had
previously filed a Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 with the SEC
indicating that the Company would be unable to file this Quarterly Report
by the
original filing deadline of August 9, 2007 due to the Company’s ongoing review
of its prior stock option grants.
On
October 2, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter
stating that the Company was not in compliance with holding its annual meeting
of shareholders within twelve months of the Company’s fiscal year end, as set
forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rules 4350(e) and 4350(g) and that its common
stock
was subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Stock Market. The notice,
which the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s failure to
hold its annual shareholder meeting by September 30, 2007.
On
October 5, 2007, the Company has received a decision from the Listing Council
stating that, pursuant to its discretionary authority, it has granted the
Company an exception and allowed the Company until December 4, 2007 to
demonstrate compliance with all of the Global Market continued listing
requirements (the “Decision”). The Decision requires that the Company
file its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 and its Form
10-Q for the quarters ended December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007 and June 30,
2007
with the SEC by the close of business on December 4, 2007. The
Decision also provides that if the Company has not filed these delinquent
reports with the SEC by the close of business on December 4, 2007, the Company’s
securities will be suspended at the opening of business on December 6,
2007.
Although
we believe the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K as of September 30,
2006
and our concurrent filings of the Form 10-Qs for the quarters ended December
31,
2006, March 31, 2007, and June 30, 2007 satisfy the Panel’s requirements, we
cannot assure you that the Panel will be satisfied with these
filings. See the Explanatory Note in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 for a discussion of stock option
restatements that caused the delay in our SEC filings.
SEC
Investigation
The
Company informed the staff of the SEC of the Special Committee’s investigation
on November 6, 2006. After the Company’s initial contact with the
SEC, the SEC opened a non-public investigation concerning the Company’s historic
option granting practices since the Company’s initial public
offering. The Company has cooperated fully with the SEC’s
investigation. Although we cannot predict the outcome of this matter,
we do not expect that such matter will have a material adverse effect on
our
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Indemnification
Obligations
Subject
to certain limitations, we are obligated to indemnify our current and former
directors, officers and employees in connection with the investigation of
our
historical stock option practices, related government investigation and
shareholder litigation. These obligations arise under the terms of our
certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, applicable contracts, and New Jersey
law. The obligation to indemnify generally means that we are required to
pay or
reimburse the individuals’ reasonable legal expenses and possibly damages and
other liabilities incurred in connection with these matters. We are currently
paying or reimbursing legal expenses being incurred in connection with these
matters by a number of our current and former directors, officers and employees.
The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required
to
make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, the Company
has a director and officer liability insurance policies that limits its exposure
and enables it to recover a portion of any future amounts
paid.
Intellectual
Property Lawsuits
We
have,
from time to time, exchanged correspondence with third parties regarding
the
assertion of patent or other intellectual property rights in connection with
certain of our products and processes. Additionally, on September 11, 2006,
we
filed a lawsuit against Optium Corporation (Optium) in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania for patent infringement.
In the suit, EMCORE and JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) allege that Optium
is
infringing on U.S. patents 6,282,003 and 6,490,071 with its Prisma II 1550nm
transmitters. On March 14, 2007, following denial of a motion to add additional
claims to its existing lawsuit, EMCORE and JDSU filed a second patent suit
in
the same court against Optium alleging infringement of JDSU's patent
6,519,374. On March 15, 2007, Optium filed a declaratory judgment
action against the Company and JDSU. Optium seeks in this litigation a
declaration that certain products of Optium do not infringe United States
Patent
No. 6,519,374 ("the '374 patent") and that the patent is invalid. The '374
patent is assigned to JDSU and licensed to the Company. Other than the filing
of
a Complaint, Optium has taken no action in this case, and the Company has
not
been served.
NOTE
17. Segment Data and Related Information
EMCORE
has two operating segments: Fiber Optics and Photovoltaics. EMCORE's
Fiber Optics revenue is derived primarily from sales of optical components
and
subsystems for cable television (CATV), fiber to the premise (FTTP), enterprise
routers and switches, telecom grooming switches, core routers, high performance
servers, supercomputers, and satellite communications data
links. EMCORE's Photovoltaics revenue is derived primarily from the
sales of solar power conversion products, including solar cells, covered
interconnect solar cells, and solar panels. EMCORE evaluates
its reportable segments in accordance with SFAS 131, Disclosures About
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. EMCORE’s Chief Executive
Officer is EMCORE’s Chief Operating Decision Maker pursuant to SFAS 131, and he
allocates resources to segments based on their business prospects, competitive
factors, net revenue, operating results and other non-GAAP financial
ratios.
The
following table sets forth the revenue and percentage of total revenue
attributable to each of EMCORE's operating.
(in
thousands)
Segment
Revenue
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2007
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2006
|
||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
|||||||||||||
Fiber
Optics
|
$ |
27,611
|
62 | % | $ |
25,968
|
71 | % | ||||||||
Photovoltaics
|
16,929
|
38
|
10,355
|
29
|
||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ |
44,540
|
100 | % | $ |
36,323
|
100 | % |
(in
thousands)
Segment
Revenue
|
Nine
Months Ended
June
30, 2007
|
Nine
Months Ended
June
30, 2006
|
||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
|||||||||||||
Fiber
Optics
|
$ |
79,170
|
64 | % | $ |
76,825
|
71 | % | ||||||||
Photovoltaics
|
43,882
|
36
|
31,342
|
29
|
||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ |
123,052
|
100 | % | $ |
108,167
|
100 | % |
The
following table sets forth EMCORE's consolidated revenue by geographic region.
Revenue was assigned to geographic regions based on the customers’ or contract
manufacturers’ billing address.
(in
thousands)
Geographic
Revenue
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2007
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2006
|
||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
|||||||||||||
North
America
|
$ |
33,306
|
75 | % | $ |
26,535
|
73 | % | ||||||||
Asia
and South America
|
8,506
|
19
|
8,597
|
24
|
||||||||||||
Europe
|
2,728
|
6
|
1,191
|
3
|
||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ |
44,450
|
100 | % | $ |
36,323
|
100 | % |
(in
thousands)
Geographic
Revenue
|
Nine
Months Ended
June
30, 2007
|
Nine
Months Ended
June
30, 2006
|
||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
|||||||||||||
North
America
|
$ |
87,892
|
71 | % | $ |
85,947
|
79 | % | ||||||||
Asia
and South America
|
27,809
|
23
|
19,282
|
18
|
||||||||||||
Europe
|
7,351
|
6
|
2,938
|
3
|
||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ |
123,052
|
100 | % | $ |
108,167
|
100 | % |
The
following table sets forth operating losses attributable to each EMCORE
operating segment:
(in
thousands)
Statement
of Operations Data
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
loss by segment:
|
||||||||||||||||
Fiber
Optics
|
$ | (5,053 | ) | $ | (3,933 | ) | $ | (17,666 | ) | $ | (9,959 | ) | ||||
Photovoltaics
|
(1,590 | ) | (1,105 | ) | (7,837 | ) | (3,973 | ) | ||||||||
Corporate
|
(6,813 | ) | (356 | ) | (15,179 | ) | (3,960 | ) | ||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(13,456 | ) | (5,394 | ) | (40,682 | ) | (17,892 | ) | ||||||||
Other
(income) expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
(723 | ) | (263 | ) | (3,543 | ) | (839 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense
|
1,254
|
1,331
|
3,776
|
3,987
|
||||||||||||
Loss
from convertible subordinated notes
exchange offer
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,078
|
||||||||||||
Loss
from convertible subordinated notes redemption
|
561
|
-
|
561
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Gain
from insurance proceeds
|
-
|
-
|
(357 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
Equity
in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
|
-
|
129
|
-
|
311
|
||||||||||||
Foreign
exchange gain
|
(12 | ) |
-
|
(12 | ) |
-
|
||||||||||
Total
other expenses
|
1,080
|
1,197
|
425
|
4,537
|
||||||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
|
$ | (14,536 | ) | $ | (6,591 | ) | $ | (41,107 | ) | $ | (22,429 | ) |
Long-lived
assets (consisting of property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangible
assets) for each operating segment are as follows:
(in
thousands)
Long-lived
Assets
|
As
of
June
30,
2007
|
As
of
September
30, 2006
|
||||||
Fiber
Optics
|
$ |
56,876
|
$ |
57,817
|
||||
Photovoltaics
|
44,679
|
42,087
|
||||||
Corporate
|
-
|
22
|
||||||
Total
|
$ |
101,555
|
$ |
99,926
|
NOTE
18. Restatement of the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Background
In
May
2006, EMCORE’s senior management voluntarily began an inquiry into the Company’s
historical stock option granting practices. The inquiry was not in
response to any governmental investigation, shareholder lawsuit, whistleblower
compliant or inquiries from media organizations. Based on an initial
review, senior management approached the Board of Directors and recommended
that
it form a Special Committee to examine EMCORE’s historical stock option granting
practices. The Board of Directors, pursuant to senior management’s
recommendation, appointed a Special Committee of three independent EMCORE
directors to investigate the Company’s historical stock option granting
practices.
Based
on
this independent investigation, senior management, in consultation with the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, concluded that it was likely that
the
most appropriate measurement dates for certain stock option grants, under
the appropriate accounting treatment for stock options, differed from the
recorded grant dates for such awards. Accordingly, on November 6,
2006, as initially disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K, senior management
and the Audit Committee determined that the Company’s financial statements
included in its annual and interim reports and any related reports of its
independent registered public accounting firm, earnings press releases and
similar communications previously issued by the Company for the periods
beginning with fiscal year 2000 should no longer be relied upon.
After
comparing the most appropriate measurement dates to the measurement
dates used by the Company in preparing its condensed consolidated financial
statements, the Company determined that certain stock options were granted
at an
exercise price below the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on
the most appropriate measurement date. As a result of this determination,
the Company has restated the condensed consolidated financial statements
for the
three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 included in this Form 10-Q to record
additional stock-based compensation expense of $0.3 million and $0.7 million,
respectively. In addition, EMCORE’s quarterly financial information
has been reclassified to reflect the sale of the Company’s EMD division as a
discontinued operation.
The
following tables present the effects of the restatement on the Company’s
previously issued condensed consolidated financial statements for the three
and
nine months ended June 30, 2006:
For
the three months ended June 30, 2006
(in
thousands, except per share data)
|
||||||||||||||||
As
Previously Reported
|
EMD
Discontinued Operations Adjustment (1)
|
Stock
Compensation Expense Adjustment
|
As
Restated
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ |
41,954
|
$ | (5,631 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
36,323
|
|||||||
Cost
of revenue
|
33,336
|
(4,641 | ) |
83
|
28,778
|
|||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
8,618
|
(990 | ) | (83 | ) |
7,545
|
||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
8,182
|
(401 | ) |
105
|
7,886
|
|||||||||||
Research
and development
|
5,152
|
(179 | ) |
80
|
5,053
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
13,334
|
(580 | ) |
185
|
12,939
|
|||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(4,716 | ) | (410 | ) | (268 | ) | (5,394 | ) | ||||||||
Other
(income) expense:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
(263 | ) |
-
|
-
|
(263 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
1,331
|
-
|
-
|
1,331
|
||||||||||||
Equity
in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
|
129
|
-
|
-
|
129
|
||||||||||||
Total
other expenses
|
1,197
|
-
|
-
|
1,197
|
||||||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
|
(5,913 | ) | (410 | ) | (268 | ) | (6,591 | ) | ||||||||
Discontinued
operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
-
|
410
|
(26 | ) |
384
|
|||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (5,913 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ | (294 | ) | $ | (6,207 | ) | |||||
Per
share data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
and diluted per share data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
|
$ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ | (0.13 | ) | |||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
-
|
0.01
|
-
|
0.01
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (0.12 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ | (0.12 | ) | ||||||
Weighted-average
number of shares outstanding used in basic and diluted per share
calculations
|
50,430
|
-
|
-
|
50,430
|
____________
(1)
See
Note 7 "Discontinued Operations and Restructuring Charges" in Notes to
the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
For
the nine months ended June 30, 2006
(in
thousands, except per share data)
As
Previously Reported
|
EMD
Discontinued Operations Adjustment (1)
|
Stock
Compensation Expense Adjustment
|
As
Restated
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ |
123,007
|
$ | (14,840 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
108,167
|
|||||||
Cost
of revenue
|
98,864
|
(12,622 | ) |
165
|
86,407
|
|||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
24,143
|
(2,218 | ) | (165 | ) |
21,760
|
||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
26,446
|
(1,147 | ) |
293
|
25,592
|
|||||||||||
Research
and development
|
14,550
|
(658 | ) |
168
|
14,060
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
40,996
|
(1,805 | ) |
461
|
39,652
|
|||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(16,853 | ) | (413 | ) | (626 | ) | (17,892 | ) | ||||||||
Other
(income) expense:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
(839 | ) |
-
|
-
|
(839 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
3,987
|
-
|
-
|
3,987
|
||||||||||||
Loss
from convertible suboridinated notes exchange offer
|
1,078
|
-
|
-
|
1,078
|
||||||||||||
Equity
in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
|
311
|
-
|
-
|
311
|
||||||||||||
Total
other expenses
|
4,537
|
-
|
-
|
4,537
|
||||||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
|
(21,390 | ) | (413 | ) | (626 | ) | (22,429 | ) | ||||||||
Discontinued
operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
-
|
413
|
(73 | ) |
340
|
|||||||||||
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
|
2,012
|
-
|
-
|
2,012
|
||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
2,012
|
413
|
(73 | ) |
2,352
|
|||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (19,378 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ | (699 | ) | $ | (20,077 | ) | |||||
Per
share data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
and diluted per share data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
|
$ | (0.43 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | ||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
0.04
|
0.01
|
-
|
0.05
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (0.39 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.40 | ) | |||||
Weighted-average
number of shares
outstanding used in basic and diluted per share
calculations
|
49,336
|
-
|
-
|
49,336
|
____________
(1)
See
Note 7 "Discontinued Operations and Restructuring Charges" in Notes to
the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
For
the nine months ended June 30, 2006
(in
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
As
Previously Reported
|
EMD
Discontinued Operations Adjustment (1)
|
Stock
Compensation Expense Adjustment
|
As
Restated
|
||||||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(19,378
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(699
|
)
|
$
|
(20,077
|
)
|
||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating
activities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
(2,012
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(2,012
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
-
|
(412
|
)
|
72
|
(340
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
3,086
|
(188
|
)
|
627
|
3,525
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization expense
|
10,297
|
(672
|
)
|
-
|
9,625
|
||||||||||||
Accretion
of loss from convertible subordinated notes exchange offer
|
116
|
-
|
-
|
116
|
|||||||||||||
Loss
from convertible subordinated notes exchange offer
|
1,078
|
-
|
-
|
1,078
|
|||||||||||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
56
|
2
|
-
|
58
|
|||||||||||||
Equity
in net income of unconsolidated affiliates
|
311
|
-
|
-
|
311
|
|||||||||||||
Compensatory
stock issuances
|
591
|
-
|
-
|
591
|
|||||||||||||
Forgiveness
of shareholders’ notes receivable
|
2,613
|
-
|
-
|
2,613
|
|||||||||||||
Reduction
of note receivable due for services received
|
390
|
-
|
-
|
390
|
|||||||||||||
Total
non-cash adjustments
|
16,526
|
(1,270
|
)
|
699
|
15,955
|
||||||||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of
acquisitions:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(4,072
|
)
|
420
|
-
|
(3,652
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Related
party receivables
|
(49
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(49
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Inventory
|
(5,931
|
)
|
643
|
-
|
(5,288
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
|
389
|
(32
|
)
|
-
|
357
|
||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
(928
|
)
|
150
|
-
|
(778
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
3,320
|
705
|
-
|
4,025
|
|||||||||||||
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
|
(7,904
|
)
|
(307
|
)
|
-
|
(8,211
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total
change in operating assets and liabilities
|
(15,175
|
)
|
1,579
|
-
|
(13,596
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net
cash used for operating activities of continuing
operations
|
1,351
|
309
|
699
|
2,359
|
|||||||||||||
Net
cash used for operating activities of discontinued
operations
|
-
|
(309
|
)
|
-
|
(309
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net
cash used for operating activities
|
(18,027
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(18,027
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Purchase
of property, plant and equipment
|
(4,008
|
)
|
1,461
|
-
|
(2,547
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from (investment in) K2 Optronics
|
500
|
-
|
-
|
500
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired
|
610
|
-
|
-
|
610
|
|||||||||||||
Funding
of restricted cash
|
(703
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(703
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Purchase
of marketable securities
|
(350
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(350
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Sale
of marketable securities
|
13,100
|
-
|
-
|
13,100
|
|||||||||||||
Investing
activities of discontinued operations
|
-
|
(1,461
|
)
|
-
|
(1,461
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net
cash provided by investing activities
|
$
|
9,149
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
9,149
|
____________
(1)
See
Note 7 "Discontinued Operations and Restructuring Charges" in Notes to the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(Continued
from previous page)
|
As
Previously
Reported
|
EMD
Discontinued Operations Adjustment (1)
|
Stock
Compensation Expense Adjustment
|
As
Restated
|
||||||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Payments
on capital lease obligations
|
(176
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(176
|
)
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
6,023
|
-
|
-
|
6,023
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from employee stock purchase plan
|
1,108
|
-
|
-
|
1,108
|
||||||||||||
Convertible
debt/equity issuance costs
|
(114
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(114
|
)
|
||||||||||
Principal
payment on convertible debt obligation
|
(1,350
|
)
|
(1,350
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
5,491
|
-
|
-
|
5,491
|
||||||||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(3,387
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(3,387
|
)
|
||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
19,525
|
-
|
-
|
19,525
|
||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
16,138
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
16,138
|
||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for interest
|
$
|
5,067
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,067
|
||||||||
NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||
Acquisition
of property and equipment under capital leases
|
$
|
126
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
126
|
||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in conjunction with an acquisition
|
$
|
6,460
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
6,460
|
||||||||
Net
decrease in liabilities for purchase of plant and
equipment
|
$
|
670
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
670
|
||||||||
Manufacturing
equipment received in lieu of earn-out proceeds from disposition
of
discontinued operations
|
$
|
2,012
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,012
|
____________
(1)
See
Note 7 "Discontinued Operations and Restructuring Charges" in Notes to
the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
NOTE
19. Subsequent Event
Option
Grant Modification for Affected Former Employees
Under
the
terms of option agreements issued under the 2000 Plan, terminated employees
who
have vested and exercisable stock options have 90 days after the date of
termination to exercise the options. In November 2006, the Company announced
suspension of reliance on previously issued financial statements which in
turn
caused the Form S-8 registration statements for shares of common stock issuable
under the option plans not to be available. Therefore, terminated employees
were
precluded from exercising their options during the remaining contractual
term. This November 2006 modification did not have any accounting
impact as there was no incremental compensation in accordance with SFAS
123(R).
To
address this issue with affected former employees under the 2000 Plan, EMCORE’s
Board of Directors agreed in April 2007 to approve an option grant
“modification” for these individuals by extending the normal 90-day exercise
period after termination date to a date after which EMCORE becomes compliant
with its SEC filings and the registration of the option shares is once again
effective. The Company is preparing a plan of communication with its
terminated employees relating to the tolling arrangement which is expected
to be
finalized as soon as reasonably practicable. We will account for the
April 2007 modification of stock options as additional compensation expense
in
accordance with SFAS 123(R).
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within
the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based
largely on our current expectations and projections about future events
and
financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business. These
forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of terms and phrases
such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", believes", "estimates",
“targets”, “can”, “may”, “could”, “will”, and variations of these terms and
similar phrases. Management cautions that these forward-looking statements
are
subject to business, economic, and other risks and uncertainties, both
known and
unknown, that may cause actual results to be materially different from
those
discussed in these forward-looking statements. The cautionary statements
made in
this Report should be read as being applicable to all forward-looking statements
wherever they appear in this Report. This discussion should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, including the related
notes.
These
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any and all statements
or implications regarding:
|
·
|
The
ability of EMCORE Corporation (“EMCORE”) to remain competitive and a
leader in its industry and the future growth of the company, the
industry,
and the economy in general;
|
· Difficulties
in integrating recent or future acquisitions into our
operations;
|
·
|
The
expected level and timing of benefits to EMCORE from on-going cost
reduction efforts, including (i) expected cost reductions and their
impact
on our financial performance, (ii) our continued leadership in
technology
and manufacturing in its markets, and (iii) our belief that the
cost
reduction efforts will not impact product development or manufacturing
execution;
|
· Expected
improvements in our product and technology development
programs;
|
·
|
Whether
our products will (i) be successfully introduced or marketed, (ii)
be
qualified and purchased by our customers, or (iii) perform to any
particular specifications or performance or reliability standards;
and/or
|
|
·
|
Guidance
provided by EMCORE regarding our expected financial performance
in current
or future periods, including, without limitation, with respect
to
anticipated revenues, income, or cash flows for any period in fiscal
2007
and subsequent periods.
|
These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected, including without
limitation, the following:
|
·
|
EMCORE’s
cost reduction efforts may not be successful in achieving their
expected
benefits, or may negatively impact our
operations;
|
|
·
|
The
failure of our products (i) to perform as expected without material
defects, (ii) to be manufactured at acceptable volumes, yields,
and cost,
(iii) to be qualified and accepted by our customers, and (iv) to
successfully compete with products offered by our competitors;
and/or
|
|
·
|
Other
risks and uncertainties described in EMCORE’s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) such as: cancellations, rescheduling, or
delays in product shipments; manufacturing capacity constraints;
lengthy
sales and qualification cycles; difficulties in the production
process;
changes in semiconductor industry growth; increased competition;
delays in
developing and commercializing new products; and other
factors.
|
Neither
management nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and
completeness of the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
are
made only as of the date of this Report and subsequent facts or circumstances
may contradict, obviate, undermine, or otherwise fail to support or substantiate
such statements. We assume no obligation to update the matters discussed
in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to conform such statements to actual results
or to
changes in our expectations, except as required by applicable law or
regulation.
Financial
Statement Restatements
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007, reflects
a
restatement for additional stock-based compensation expense, under the
appropriate accounting treatment for stock options, for the three and nine
months ended June 30, 2006. This Quarterly Report also reflects the
reclassification of the results of operations of EMCORE’s Electronic Materials
& Device (“EMD”) division to discontinued operations (see Note 7,
Discontinued Operations and Restructuring Charges, of the Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements). We have not amended and we do not
intend to amend any of our other previously filed annual reports on Form
10-K or
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
Business
Overview
EMCORE
Corporation (the “Company”, “we”, or “EMCORE”) is a leading provider of compound
semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic,
satellite and terrestrial solar power markets. We have two operating
segments: Fiber Optics and Photovoltaics. EMCORE's Fiber Optics
segment offers optical components, subsystems and systems that enable the
transmission of video, voice and data over high-capacity fiber optic cables
for
high-speed data and telecommunications, cable television (“CATV”) and
fiber-to-the-premises (“FTTP”) networks. EMCORE's Photovoltaics
segment provides solar products for satellite and terrestrial applications.
For
satellite applications, EMCORE offers high-efficiency compound
semiconductor-based gallium arsenide (“GaAs”) solar cells, covered interconnect
cells (“CICs”) and fully integrated solar panels. For terrestrial
applications, EMCORE offers its high-efficiency GaAs solar cells for use
in
solar power concentrator systems. For specific information about our
company, our products or the markets we serve, please visit our website at
http://www.emcore.com. We were established in 1984 as a New Jersey
corporation.
Management
Summary
Our
principal objective is to maximize shareholder value by leveraging our expertise
in advanced compound semiconductor technologies to be a leading provider
of
high-performance, cost-effective product solutions in each of the markets
we
serve.
We
target
market opportunities that we believe have large potential growth and where
the
favorable performance characteristics of our products and high volume production
efficiencies may give us a competitive advantage over our
competitors. We believe that as compound semiconductor production
costs continue to be reduced, existing and new customers will be compelled
to
increase their use of these products because of their attractive performance
characteristics and superior value.
With
several strategic acquisitions and divestures in the past year, EMCORE has
developed a strong business focus and comprehensive product portfolios in
two
main sectors: Fiber Optics and Photovoltaics.
Fiber
Optics
Our
fiber
optics products enable information that is encoded on light signals to be
transmitted, routed (switched) and received in communication systems and
networks. Our fiber optics products provide our customers with
increased capacity to offer more services, at increased data transmission
distance, speed and bandwidth with lower noise video receive and lower power
consumption. Our Fiber Optics segment primarily targets the following
markets:
|
·
|
Cable
Television (CATV) Networks - We are a market leader in providing
radio frequency (RF) over fiber products for the CATV
industry. Our products are used in hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC)
networks that enable cable service operators to offer multiple
advanced
services to meet the expanding demand for high-speed Internet,
on-demand
and interactive video and other advanced services, such as high-definition
television (HDTV) and voice over IP
(VoIP).
|
|
·
|
Fiber-to-the-Premises
(FTTP) Networks - Telecommunications companies are increasingly
extending their optical infrastructure to the customer’s location in order
to deliver higher bandwidth services. We have developed and maintained
customer qualified FTTP components and subsystem products to support
plans
by telephone companies to offer voice, video and data services
through the
deployment of new fiber-based access
networks.
|
|
·
|
Data
Communications Networks - We provide leading-edge optical
components and modules for data applications that enable switch-to-switch,
router-to-router and server-to-server backbone connections at aggregate
speeds of 10 gigabits per second (G) and
above.
|
|
·
|
Telecommunications
Networks - Our leading-edge optical components and modules enable
high-speed (up to an aggregate 40G) optical interconnections that
drive
advanced architectures in next-generation carrier class switching
and
routing networks. Our products are used in equipment in the
network core and key metro optical nodes of voice telephony and
Internet
infrastructures.
|
|
·
|
Satellite
Communications (Satcom) Networks - We are a leading provider of
optical components and systems for use in equipment that provides
high-performance optical data links for the terrestrial portion
of
satellite communications networks.
|
|
·
|
Storage
Area Networks - Our high performance optical components are also
used in high-end data storage solutions to improve the performance
of the
storage infrastructure.
|
|
·
|
Video
Transport - Our video transport product line offers solutions for
broadcasting, transportation, IP television (IPTV), mobile video
and
security & surveillance applications over private and public networks.
EMCORE’s video, audio, data and RF transmission systems serve both analog
and digital requirements, providing cost-effective, flexible solutions
geared for network reconstruction and
expansion.
|
|
·
|
Defense
and Homeland Security - Leveraging our expertise in RF module
design and high-speed parallel optics, we provide a suite of ruggedized
products that meet the reliability and durability requirements
of the
Government and defense markets. Our specialty defense products
include fiber optic gyro components used in precision guided munitions,
ruggedized parallel optic transmitters and receivers, high-frequency
RF
fiber optic link components for towed decoy systems, optical delay
lines
for radar systems, EDFAs, terahertz spectroscopy systems and other
products.
|
|
·
|
Consumer
Products - We intend to extend our optical technology into the
consumer market by integrating our VCSELs into optical computer
mice and
ultra short data links. We are in production with customers on
several products and currently qualifying our products with additional
customers. An optical computer mouse with laser illumination is
superior to LED-based illumination in that it reveals surface structures
that a LED light source cannot uncover. VCSELs enable computer
mice to
track with greater accuracy, on more surfaces and with greater
responsiveness than existing LED-based
solutions.
|
Photovoltaics
We
believe our high-efficiency compound semiconductor GaAs solar cell products
provide our customers with compelling cost and performance advantages over
traditional silicon-based solutions. These include higher solar cell
efficiency, allowing for greater conversion of light into electricity, an
increased ability to benefit from use in solar concentrator systems, ability
to
withstand high heat environments and reduced overall footprint. Our
Photovoltaics segment serves two primary markets: Satellite Solar Power
Generation and Terrestrial Solar Power Generation.
|
·
|
Satellite
Solar Power
Generation. We
are a leader in
providing solar power generation solutions to the global communications
satellite industry and U.S. Government space programs. We
provide advanced compound semiconductor solar cell and solar panel
products, which are more resistant to radiation levels in space
and
generate substantially more power from sunlight than silicon-based
solutions. Space power systems using our multi-junction solar
cells weigh less per unit of power than traditional silicon-based
solar
cells. These performance characteristics increase satellite useful
life,
increase satellites’ transmission capacity and reduce launch
costs. Our products provide our customers with higher light to
power conversion efficiency for reduced size and launch costs;
higher
radiation tolerance; and long lifetime in harsh space
environments. We design and
manufacture
multi-junction compound semiconductor solar cells for both commercial
and
military satellite applications. We currently manufacture and sell
one of
the most efficient and reliable, radiation resistant advanced
triple-junction solar cells in the world, with an average "beginning
of
life" efficiency of 28.5%. In May 2007, EMCORE announced that
it has attained a solar conversion efficiency of 31% for an entirely
new
class of advanced multi-junction solar cells optimized for space
applications. EMCORE is also the only manufacturer to supply
true monolithic bypass diodes, for shadow protection, utilizing
several
EMCORE patented methods. A satellite’s operational success and
corresponding revenue depend on its available power and its capacity
to
transmit data. EMCORE also provides covered interconnect cells
(CICs) and
solar panel lay-down services, giving us the capacity to manufacture
complete solar panels. We can provide satellite manufacturers with
proven
integrated satellite power solutions that considerably improve
satellite
economics. Satellite manufacturers and solar array integrators
rely on
EMCORE to meet their satellite power needs with our proven flight
heritage.
|
|
·
|
Terrestrial
Solar Power Generation. Solar power generation systems
use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight to electricity and have
been
used in space programs and, to a lesser extent, in terrestrial
applications for several decades. The market for terrestrial
solar power generation solutions has grown significantly as solar
power
generation technologies improve in efficiency, as global prices
for
non-renewable energy sources (e.g., fossil fuels) continue to rise,
and as
concern has increased regarding the effect of carbon emissions
on global
warming. Terrestrial solar power generation has emerged as one
of the most
rapidly growing renewable energy sources due to certain advantages
solar
power holds over other energy sources, including reduced environmental
impact, elimination of fuel price risk, installation flexibility,
scalability, distributed power generation (i.e., electric power
is
generated at the point of use rather than transmitted from a central
station to the user), and reliability. The rapid increase in demand
for
solar power has created a growing need for highly efficient, reliable
and
cost-effective solar power concentrator
systems.
|
EMCORE
has adapted its high-efficiency compound semiconductor-based GaAs solar cell
products for terrestrial applications, which are intended for use with solar
concentrator systems in utility-scale installations. In August 2007,
EMCORE announced that it has reached 39% peak conversion efficiency on its
terrestrial concentrating solar cell products currently in volume
production. This compares favorably to typical efficiency of 15-21%
on silicon-based solar cells. We believe that solar concentrator systems
assembled using our compound semiconductor solar cells will be competitive
with
silicon-based solar power generation systems because they are more efficient
and, when combined with the advantages of concentration, we believe it will
result in a lower cost of power generated. Our multi-junction solar
cell technology is not subject to silicon shortages, which has led to increasing
prices in the raw materials required for silicon-based solar cells. While
the
terrestrial power generation market is still developing, we have already
fulfilled production orders for one solar concentrator company, and provided
samples to several others, including major system manufacturers in Europe
and
Asia.
Recent
investments and strategic partnerships include:
|
·
|
In
November 2006, EMCORE invested $13.5 million in WorldWater & Solar
Technologies Corporation (“WorldWater”, OTC BB: WWAT.OB) a leader in solar
electric engineering, water management solutions and solar energy
installations and products. This investment represents EMCORE’s
first tranche of its intended $18.0 million investment, in return
for
convertible preferred stock and warrants of WorldWater, equivalent
to
approximately 31% equity ownership in WorldWater, or approximately
26.5%
on a fully-diluted basis.
|
|
·
|
Also
in November 2006, EMCORE and WorldWater announced the formation
of a
strategic alliance and supply agreement under which EMCORE will
be the
exclusive supplier of high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells,
assemblies and concentrator subsystems to WorldWater with expected
revenues up to $100.0 million over the next three
years.
|
|
·
|
In
April 2007, EMCORE delivered a letter to WorldWater advising them
that
subject to the matters set forth therein, EMCORE would make additional
investments in WorldWater. Subject to signing definitive agreements,
EMCORE intends to (1) purchase 5,000,000 shares of WorldWater's
common
stock at $0.50 per share, with a five year warrant to purchase
1,250,000
shares of the WorldWater's common stock at $0.50, under the terms
of a
Confidential Private Placement Memorandum prepared by WorldWater
and dated
as of March 2007 and (2) complete the $4,500,000 Tranche B investment
previously agreed to in the Investment Agreement, dated November
29, 2006
between EMCORE and WorldWater provided that the purchase of shares
pursuant to the Tranche B Investment will occur at a purchase price
of
$0.40 per share and EMCORE will be entitled to 25% warrant coverage
at
$0.40 per share. Subsequent to April 9, 2007, material changes
were made to the terms of the proposed offering discussed in (1)
above,
and we elected not to participate.
|
We
are
committed to the ongoing evaluation of strategic opportunities that can expand
our addressable markets and strengthen our competitive position. Where
appropriate, we will acquire additional products, technologies, or businesses
that are complementary to, or broaden the markets in which we operate. We
plan
to pursue strategic acquisitions to increase revenues and allow for higher
overhead absorption where such acquisitions can improve our gross
margins.
Recent
acquisitions, all of which are reported with EMCORE’S Fiber Optics operating
segment, include:
|
·
|
On
April
13,
2007,
EMCORE acquired privately-held Opticomm Corporation, of San
Diego,
California,
including
its
fiber optic video, audio and data networking business, technologies,
and
intellectual property. EMCORE paid $4.0 million initial
consideration for all of the shares of Opticomm. EMCORE also agreed
to an
additional earn-out payment based on Opticomm's 2007 revenues.
EMCORE
management anticipates that this transaction will provide approximately
$7.0 million of revenue for calendar year 2007, and upon integration
will
be operationally profitable. In 2006, Opticomm generated revenues
of $6.3
million. Founded in 1986, Opticomm is one of the leading specialists
in
the field of fiber optic video, audio and data networking for the
commercial, governmental and industrial sectors. Its flagship product
is
the Optiva platform, a complete line of transmission systems built
to
address the primary optical communication requirements of the following
markets: broadcast and media, security and surveillance, healthcare,
traffic and rail and government and
military.
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On
January
12,
2006,
EMCORE purchased K2 Optronics, Inc. (“K2”), a privately-held company
located in Sunnyvale,
CA. EMCORE,
an investor in K2, paid approximately $4.1 million in EMCORE common
stock,
and paid approximately $0.7 million in transaction-related expenses,
to
acquire the remaining part of K2
that EMCORE did not
already own. Prior to the transaction EMCORE owned a 13.6% equity
interest
in K2 as a result of a $1.0 million investment that EMCORE made
in K2 in
October 2004. In addition, K2
was a supplier to
EMCORE of analog external cavity lasers for CATV
applications.
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On
December 18, 2005, EMCORE
acquired the assets of Force, Inc., a privately-held company located
in
Christiansburg, Virginia. In connection with the asset purchase,
EMCORE
issued 240,000 shares of EMCORE common stock, no par value, with
a market
value of $1.6 million at the measurement date and $0.5 million
in cash.
The acquisition included Force’s fiber optic transport and video broadcast
products, technical and engineering staff, certain assets and intellectual
properties and technologies.
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On
November 8, 2005, EMCORE
acquired the assets of Phasebridge, Inc., a privately-held company
located
in Pasadena, California. Founded
in 2000, Phasebridge is
known as an innovative provider of high performance, high value,
miniaturized multi-chip system-in-package optical modules and subsystem
solutions for a wide variety of markets, including fiber optic
gyroscopes
(FOG) for weapons & aerospace guidance, RF over fiber links for device
remoting and optical networks, and emerging technologies such as
optical
RF frequency synthesis and processing and terahertz
spectroscopy.
In connection with the asset
purchase, based on a closing price of $5.46, EMCORE issued 128,205
shares
of EMCORE common stock, no par value, which was valued in the transaction
at approximately $0.7
million.
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EMCORE
is
committed to achieving profitability by increasing revenue through the
introduction of new products, reducing our cost structure and lowering the
breakeven points of our product lines. We have significantly
streamlined our manufacturing operations by focusing on core competencies
to
identify cost efficiencies. Where appropriate, we transferred the manufacturing
of certain product lines to contract manufacturers.
In
May
2007, EMCORE announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Langfang,
China. Our new company, Langfang EMCORE Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., is located
approximately 20 miles southeast of Beijing and currently occupies a space
of
22,000 square feet with a Class-10,000 clean room for optoelectronic device
packaging. Another 60,000 square feet is available for future
expansion. We will transfer our most cost sensitive optoelectronic
devices to this facility. This facility, along with a strategic
alignment with our existing contract-manufacturing partners, should enable
us to
improve our cost structure and gross margins. We also expect to develop and
provide improved service to our global customers using a local presence in
Asia.
EMCORE’s
restructuring programs are designed to further reduce the number of
manufacturing facilities, in addition to the divesture or exit from selected
businesses and product lines that were not strategic and/or were not capable
of
achieving desired revenue or profitability goals. Recent divestitures
and facility consolidations include:
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In
August 2007, we announced the consolidation of our North American
fiber
optics engineering and design centers into our main operating sites.
EMCORE's engineering facilities in Virginia, Illinois, and Northern
California will be consolidated into larger primary sites in Albuquerque,
New Mexico and Alhambra, California. The consolidation of these
engineering sites will allow EMCORE to leverage resources within
engineering, new product introduction, and customer
service. The design centers in Virginia and northern California
have been closed and the design center in Illinois was vacated
in October
2007.
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In
October 2006, we announced the move of our corporate headquarters
from
Somerset, New Jersey to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Financial
operations and records have been transferred and the New Jersey
facility
was vacated in September 2007.
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In
October 2006, we consolidated our solar panel operations into a
state-of-the-art facility located in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. The establishment of a modern solar panel manufacturing
facility, adjacent to our solar cell fabrication operations, should
facilitate consistency, as well as reduce manufacturing
costs. The benefit of having these operations located on one
site is expected to provide high quality, high reliability and
cost-effective solar components. Solar panel production
operations ceased at our California solar panel facility in June
2006 and
the facility was vacated in December
2006.
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In
August 2006, EMCORE sold its 49% membership interest in GELcore,
LLC to
General Electric Corporation, which owned the remaining 51% membership
interest prior to the transaction, for $100.0 million in
cash.
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In
August 2006, EMCORE completed the sale of the assets of its Electronic
Materials & Device (EMD) division, including inventory, fixed assets,
and intellectual property to IQE, plc, a public limited company
organized
under the laws of the United Kingdom, for $16.0
million.
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In
April 2005, EMCORE divested product technology focused on gallium
nitride-based power electronic devices for the power device
industry. The new company, Velox Semiconductor Corporation
(“Velox”), initially raised $6.0 million from various venture capital
partnerships. EMCORE contributed intellectual property and equipment
in exchange for an initial 19.2% stake in
Velox.
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Our
results of operations and financial condition have and will continue to be
significantly affected by severance, restructuring charges, impairment of
long-lived assets and idle facility expenses incurred during facility closing
activities. Please refer to Risk Factors under Item 1A and Financial
Statements and Supplemental Data under Item 8 in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, for further discussion of these
items.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires
management 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 reported period. Management develops estimates based
on
historical experience and on various assumptions about the future that are
believed to be reasonable based on the best information available. EMCORE’s
reported financial position or results of operations may be materially different
under changed conditions or when using different estimates and assumptions,
particularly with respect to significant accounting policies, which are
discussed below. In the event that estimates or assumptions prove to differ
from
actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more
current information. EMCORE's most significant estimates relate to accounts
receivable, inventory, goodwill, intangibles, other long-lived assets, warranty
accruals, revenue recognition, and valuation of stock-based
compensation.
Valuation
of Accounts Receivable. EMCORE regularly evaluates the collectibility of its
accounts receivable and accordingly maintains allowances for doubtful accounts
for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to meet
their
financial obligation to us. The allowance is based on the age of receivables
and
a specific identification of receivables considered at risk. EMCORE classifies
charges associated with the allowance for doubtful accounts as SG&A expense.
If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, additional
allowances may be required.
Valuation
of Inventory. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost
being determined using the standard cost method. EMCORE reserves against
inventory once it has been determined that: (i) conditions exist that may
not
allow the inventory to be sold for its intended purpose, (ii) the inventory’s
value is determined to be less than cost, or (iii) the inventory is determined
to be obsolete. The charge related to inventory reserves is recorded as a
cost
of revenue. The majority of the inventory write-downs are related to estimated
allowances for inventory whose carrying value is in excess of net realizable
value and on excess raw material components resulting from finished product
obsolescence. In most cases where EMCORE sells previously written down
inventory, it is typically sold as a component part of a finished product.
The
finished product is sold at market price at the time resulting in higher
average
gross margin on such revenue. EMCORE does not track the selling price of
individual raw material components that have been previously written down
or
written off, since such raw material components usually are only a portion
of
the resultant finished products and related sales price. EMCORE evaluates
inventory levels at least quarterly against sales forecasts on a significant
part-by-part basis, in addition to determining its overall inventory risk.
Reserves are adjusted to reflect inventory values in excess of forecasted
sales,
as well as overall inventory risk assessed by management. We have incurred,
and
may in the future incur, charges to write-down our inventory. While we believe,
based on current information, that the amount recorded for inventory is properly
reflected on our balance sheet, if market conditions are less favorable than
our
forecasts, our future sales mix differs from our forecasted sales mix, or
actual
demand from our customers is lower than our estimates, we may be required
to
record additional inventory write-downs.
Valuation
of Goodwill and Intangible Assets. Goodwill represents the excess of the
purchase price of an acquired business or assets over the fair value of the
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Intangible assets consist
primarily of intellectual property that has been internally developed or
purchased. Purchased intangible assets include existing and core technology,
trademarks and trade names, and customer contracts. Intangible assets are
amortized using the straight-lined method over estimated useful lives ranging
from one to fifteen years.
EMCORE
evaluates its goodwill and intangible assets for impairment on an annual
basis,
or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
value
may not be recoverable. Circumstances that could trigger an impairment test
include but are not limited to: a significant adverse change in the business
climate or legal factors; an adverse action or assessment by a regulator;
unanticipated competition; loss of key personnel; the likelihood that a
reporting unit or significant portion of a reporting unit will be sold or
otherwise disposed; results of testing for recoverability of a significant
asset
group within a reporting unit; and recognition of a goodwill impairment loss
in
the financial statements of a subsidiary that is a component of a reporting
unit. The determination as to whether a write-down of goodwill or intangible
assets is necessary involves significant judgment based on the short-term
and
long-term projections of the future performance of the reporting unit to
which
the goodwill or intangible assets are attributed. As of December 31, 2006,
we
tested for impairment on our goodwill and intangible assets and based on
that
analysis, we determined that the carrying amount of the reporting units did
not
exceed their fair value.
Valuation
of Long-lived Assets. EMCORE reviews long-lived assets on an annual basis or
whenever events or circumstances indicate that the assets may be impaired.
A
long-lived asset is considered impaired when its anticipated undiscounted
cash
flow is less than its carrying value. In making this determination, EMCORE
uses
certain assumptions, including, but not limited to: (a) estimates of the
fair
market value of these assets; and (b) estimates of future cash flows expected
to
be generated by these assets, which are based on additional assumptions such
as
asset utilization, length of service that assets will be used in our operations,
and estimated salvage values. As of December 31, 2006, we tested for impairment
of our long-lived assets and based on that analysis, we recorded no impairment
charges on any of EMCORE’s long-lived assets.
Product
Warranty Reserves. EMCORE provides its customers with limited rights of
return for non-conforming shipments and warranty claims for certain products.
In
accordance with SFAS 5, Accounting for Contingencies,EMCORE makes
estimates of product warranty expense using historical experience rates as
a
percentage of revenue and accrues estimated warranty expense as a cost of
revenue. We estimate the costs of our warranty obligations based on our
historical experience of known product failure rates, use of materials to
repair
or replace defective products and service delivery costs incurred in correcting
product failures. In addition, from time to time, specific warranty accruals
may
be made if unforeseen technical problems arise. Should our actual experience
relative to these factors differ from our estimates, we may be required to
record additional warranty reserves. Alternatively, if we provide more reserves
than we need, we may reverse a portion of such provisions in future
periods.
Revenue
Recognition. Revenue is recognized upon shipment provided persuasive
evidence of a contract exists, (such as when a purchase order or contract
is
received from a customer), the price is fixed, the product meets its
specifications, title and ownership have transferred to the customer, and
there
is reasonable assurance of collection of the sales proceeds. In those few
instances where a given sale involves post shipment obligations, formal customer
acceptance documents, or subjective rights of return, revenue is not recognized
until all post-shipment conditions have been satisfied and there is reasonable
assurance of collection of the sales proceeds. The majority of our products
have
shipping terms that are free on board (FOB) or free carrier alongside (FCA)
shipping point, which means that EMCORE fulfills its delivery obligation
when
the goods are handed over to the freight carrier at our shipping dock. This
means the buyer bears all costs and risks of loss or damage to the goods
from
that point. In certain cases, EMCORE ships its products cost insurance and
freight (CIF). Under this arrangement, revenue is recognized under FCA shipping
point terms, but EMCORE pays (and bills the customer) for the cost of shipping
and insurance to the customer's designated location. EMCORE accounts for
shipping and related transportation costs by recording the charges that are
invoiced to customers as revenue, with the corresponding cost recorded as
cost
of revenue. In those instances where inventory is maintained at a consigned
location, revenue is recognized only when our customer pulls product for
its use
and title and ownership have transferred to the customer. Revenue from time
and
material contracts is recognized at the contractual rates as labor hours
and
direct expenses are incurred. EMCORE also generates service revenue
from hardware repairs and calibrations that is recognized as revenue upon
completion of the service. Any cost of warranties and remaining
obligations that are inconsequential or perfunctory are accrued when the
corresponding revenue is recognized.
Distributors
- EMCORE uses a number of distributors around the world. In accordance with
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition, EMCORE
recognizes revenue upon shipment of product to these distributors. Title
and
risk of loss pass to the distributors upon shipment, and our distributors
are
contractually obligated to pay EMCORE on standard commercial terms, just
like
our other direct customers. EMCORE does not sell to its distributors on
consignment and, except in the event of a product discontinuance, does not
give
distributors a right of return.
Solar
Panel Contracts - EMCORE records revenues from certain solar panel
contracts using the percentage-of-completion method. Revenue is recognized
in
proportion to actual costs incurred compared to total anticipated costs expected
to be incurred for each contract. If estimates of costs to complete long-term
contracts indicate a loss, a provision is made for the total loss anticipated.
EMCORE has numerous contracts that are in various stages of completion. Such
contracts require estimates to determine the appropriate cost and revenue
recognition. EMCORE uses all available information in determining dependable
estimates of the extent of progress towards completion, contract revenues,
and
contract costs. Estimates are revised as additional information becomes
available.
Government
R&D Contracts - R&D contract revenue represents reimbursement by
various U.S. Government entities, or their contractors, to aid in the
development of new technology. The applicable contracts generally provide
that
EMCORE may elect to retain ownership of inventions made in performing the
work,
subject to a non-exclusive license retained by the U.S. Government to practice
the inventions for governmental purposes. The R&D contract funding may be
based on a cost-plus, cost reimbursement, cost-share, or a firm-fixed price
arrangement. The amount of funding under each R&D contract is determined
based on cost estimates that include both direct and indirect costs. Cost-plus
funding is determined based on actual costs plus a set margin. As we incur
costs
under cost reimbursement type contracts, we record revenue. Contract costs
include material, labor, special tooling and test equipment, subcontracting
costs, as well as an allocation of indirect costs. For cost-share contracts,
the
actual costs of performance are divided between the U.S. Government and EMCORE
based on the R&D contract terms. An R&D contract is considered complete
when all significant costs have been incurred, milestones have been reached,
and
any reporting obligations to the customer have been met.
Stock-Based
Compensation. EMCORE records stock-based compensation under SFAS
123(R). The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date
of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model and the straight-line
attribution approach. The option-pricing model requires the input of highly
subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected life and the price
volatility of the underlying stock. EMCORE’s expected term represents the period
that stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding and is determined
based
on historical experience of similar awards, giving consideration to the
contractual terms of the stock-based awards, vesting schedules and expectations
of future employee behavior as influenced by changes to the terms of its
stock-based awards. The expected stock price volatility is based on EMCORE’s
historical stock prices.
The
above
listing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting
policies. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction
is
specifically dictated by U.S. GAAP. There also are areas in which management's
judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially
different result. For complete discussion of our accounting policies and
other
required U.S. GAAP disclosures, we refer you to our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.
Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth the consolidated statements of operations data
of
EMCORE expressed as a percentage of total revenues for the three and nine
months
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.
Statement
of Operations Data
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Three
Months Ended
June
30,
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Nine
Months Ended
June
30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Revenue
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100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
Cost
of revenue
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78.1
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79.2
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81.8
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79.9
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Gross
profit
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21.9
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20.8
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18.2
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20.1
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Operating
expenses:
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Selling,
general and administrative
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34.8
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21.7
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33.5
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23.7
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Research
and development
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17.3
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13.9
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17.8
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13.0
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Total
operating expenses
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52.1
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35.6
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51.3
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36.7
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Operating
loss
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(30.2 | ) | (14.8 | ) | (33.1 | ) | (16.6 | ) | ||||||||
Other
(income) expense:
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Interest
income
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(1.6 | ) | (0.7 | ) | (2.9 | ) | (0.8 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense
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2.8
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3.7
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3.1
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3.7
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Loss
from convertible subordinated notes
exchange offer
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1.0
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Loss
from early redemption of convertible subordinated notes
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1.2
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0.4
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Gain
from insurance proceeds
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Equity
in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
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0.4
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0.3
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Foreign
exchange gain
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Total
other expense
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2.4
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3.4
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0.3
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4.2
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Loss
from continuing operations
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Discontinued
operations:
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Income
from discontinued operations
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1.1
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0.3
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Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
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-
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-
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1.9
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Income
from discontinued operations
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-
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1.1
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2.2
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Net
loss
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(32.6 | )% | (17.1 | )% | (33.4 | )% | (18.6 | )% |
Comparison
of three and nine months ended June 30, 2007 and
2006
Consolidated
Revenue
For
the three months ended
June 30,
2007, EMCORE’s
consolidated revenue increased $8.2 million or 23% to $44.5 million from
$36.3
million, as reported in the prior year. For the three months ended June 30,
2007, international
sales
increased $1.4 million or 14%, when compared to the prior year. For the three
months ended June 30,
2007, revenue
from government
contracts increased $2.9 million or over 138% to $5.0 million from $2.1 million,
as reported in the prior year.
For
the nine months ended
June 30,
2007, EMCORE’s
consolidated revenue increased $14.9 million or 14% to $123.1 million from
$108.2 million, as reported in the prior year. For the nine months
ended June 30,
2007,
international sales increased $12.9 million or 58%, when compared to the
prior
year. For the nine months ended June 30,
2007, revenue
from government
contracts increased $5.8 million or 70% to $14.1 million from $8.3 million,
as
reported in the prior year.
A
comparison of revenue
achieved at each of EMCORE’s operating segments follows:
Fiber
Optics
Over
the
past several years, communications networks have experienced dramatic growth
in
data transmission traffic due to worldwide Internet access, e-mail, and
e-commerce. As Internet content expands to include full motion video on-demand,
HDTV, multi-channel high quality audio, online video conferencing, image
transfer, online multi-player gaming, and other broadband applications, the
delivery of such data will place a greater demand on available bandwidth
and
require the support of higher capacity networks. The bulk of this traffic, which
continues to grow at a very high rate, is already routed through the optical
networking infrastructure used by local and long distance carriers, as well
as
Internet service providers. Optical fiber offers substantially greater bandwidth
capacity, is less error prone, and is easier to administer than older copper
wire technologies. As greater bandwidth capability is delivered closer to
the
end user, increased demand for higher content, real-time, interactive visual
and
audio content is expected. We believe that EMCORE is well positioned to benefit
from the continued deployment of these higher capacity fiber optic
networks. Customers for the Fiber Optics segment include: Avago
Technologies, Inc., Alcatel, Aurora Networks, BUPT-GUOAN Broadband, C-Cor
Electronics, Cisco Systems, Inc., Finisar, Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Intel
Corporation, Jabil, JDSU, Motorola, Network Appliance, Sycamore Networks,
Inc.,
and Tellabs.
For
the
three months ended June 30, 2007, EMCORE’s fiber optic revenues increased $1.6
million or 6% to $27.6 million from $26.0 million, as reported in the prior
year. For the nine months ended June 30, 2007, EMCORE’s fiber optic revenues
increased $2.4 million or 3% to $79.2 million from $76.8 million, as reported
in
the prior year. Lower digital fiber-optic module and component sales due
to
customer inventory management were offset by increased sales volume of CATV,
SATCOM, TELECOM and FTTP components. The communications industry in
which we participate continues to be dynamic. The driving factor is the
competitive environment that exists between cable operators, telephone
companies, and satellite and wireless service providers. Each are rapidly
investing capital to deploy a converging multi-service network capable of
delivering “triple play services”, i.e. digitalized video, voice and data
content, bundled as a service provided by a single communication provider.
As a
market leader in RF transmission over fiber products for the CATV industry,
EMCORE enables cable companies to offer multiple forms of communications
to meet
the expanding demand for high-speed Internet, on-demand and interactive video,
and other new services (such as HDTV and VOIP). Television is also undergoing
a
major transformation, as the U.S. Government requires television stations
to
broadcast exclusively in digital format, abandoning the analog format used
for
decades. Although the transition date for digital transmissions is not expected
for several years, the build-out of these television networks has already
begun.
To support the telephone companies plan to offer competing video, voice and
data
services through the deployment of new fiber-based systems, EMCORE has developed
and maintains customer qualified FTTP components and subsystem products.
Our
CATV and FTTP products include broadcast analog and digital fiber optic
transmitters, quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) transmitters, video
receivers, and passive optical network (PON) transceivers. Fiber optics revenue
represented 62% and 71% of EMCORE's total revenues for the three months ended
June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Fiber optics revenue
represented 64% and 71% of EMCORE's total revenues for the nine months ended
June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Photovoltaics
EMCORE
provides advanced compound semiconductor solar cell products and solar panels,
which are more resistant to radiation levels in space and convert substantially
more power from sunlight than silicon-based solutions. EMCORE’s
Photovoltaics segment designs and manufactures multi-junction compound
semiconductor solar cells for both commercial and military satellite
applications.
Customers
for the Photovoltaics segment include Boeing, General Dynamics, the Indian
Space
Research Organization (“ISRO”), Lockheed Martin, and Space
Systems/Loral.
For
the
three months ended June 30, 2007, EMCORE’s photovoltaic revenues increased $6.5
million or 63% to $16.9 million from $10.4 million, as reported in the prior
year. Increased sales volume of solar cells, solar panels, and service revenue
from government research contracts were the reason for the significant increase
in quarter over quarter revenues. Government contract
revenues for photovoltaics products were $4.7 million and $1.4 million for
the
three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. Photovoltaics revenue represented 38% and 29% of
EMCORE's total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
For
the
nine months ended June 30, 2007, EMCORE’s photovoltaic revenues increased $12.6
million or 40% to $43.9 million from $31.3 million, as reported in the prior
year. Increased sales volume of solar cells, solar panels, and service revenue
from government research contracts were the reason for the significant increase
in quarter over quarter revenues. Government contract
revenues for Photovoltaics products were $13.3 million and $7.0 million for
the
nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Photovoltaics
revenue represented 36% and 29% of EMCORE's total revenues for the nine months
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
We
see
additional areas for growth resulting from the joint venture between ISRO
and
EADS Astrium for the manufacture of GEO communication satellites. EMCORE
is a
leading supplier of solar cell products to ISRO, and we anticipate increased
activity with that customer. Government and military procurement remains
steady,
and we have succeeded in gaining market share in that area. We have recently
been awarded solar panel government contracts for military and science missions,
and this represents an expansion of our customer base.
EMCORE
had been engaged in a multi-year cost reimbursable solar cell development
and
production contract for a major U.S. aerospace corporation. It was previously
reported that the contract would exceed $40.0 million in development and
production revenues over the next several years. Although we
recognized significant revenues for this program during fiscal 2007, our
customer notified us in August 2007 that their program had been terminated
by
the U.S. Government for its convenience. We adjusted our order
backlog accordingly and this will have no effect on our fiscal 2008 revenue
guidance. In fiscal 2008, we expect to recognize additional revenue
from this program related to contract termination costs. We also
expect revenue in fiscal 2008 from a new U.S. Government contract that has
similar technical contract requirements.
In
February 2006, EMCORE was awarded a subcontract to participate in the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Very High Efficiency Solar Cell
(VHSEC) program to more than double the efficiency of terrestrial solar cells
within the next fifty months. EMCORE was selected by the University of Delaware,
the prime contractor for the DARPA VHSEC program, to develop advanced III-V
multi-junction solar cells in Phase I of the program effort. The VHSEC program
will provide up to $53.0 million in funding, which will be awarded to program
participants in various phases over the next several years.
In
August
2007, EMCORE was awarded a follow-on production order from Green and Gold
Energy
(GGE) for three million solar cells for use in GGE's SunCubeTM terrestrial
concentrator system. This 105 MW purchase order represents the largest
procurement of concentrator solar cells in the industry to date and is a
follow-on order to an initial 5 MW order placed earlier in 2007. All hardware
ordered under this contract is to be shipped by December 2008.
Gross
Profit
For
the
three months ended June 30, 2007, gross profit increased $2.3 million or
31% to
$9.8 million from $7.5 million, as reported in the prior year. Compared to
the
prior year, gross margins increased slightly to 22% from 21%. On a segment
basis, margins for Fiber Optics remained consistent at 22%. Margins
for the Photovoltaics segment increased from 19% to 22%, due to favorable
product mix and improved operational efficiency, when compared to the prior
year.
For
the
nine months ended June 30, 2007, gross profit increased $0.6 million or 3%
to
$22.4 million from $21.8 million, as reported in the prior
year. Compared to the prior year, gross margins decreased to 18% from
20%. On a segment basis, margins for Fiber Optics decreased from 23%
to 19% due to unabsorbed fixed overhead from reduced customer demand of 10Gb/s
Ethernet transceivers and chip level products. Margins for the
Photovoltaics segment increased to 17% from 13% due to favorable product
mix and
improved operational efficiency, when compared to the prior year.
Actions
designed to improve our gross margins (through product mix improvements,
cost
reductions associated with product transfers and product rationalization,
maximizing production yields on high-performance devices and quality
improvements, among other things) continue to be a principal focus for
us. The establishment of a modern solar panel manufacturing facility,
adjacent to our solar cell fabrication operations, should facilitate
consistency, as well as reduce manufacturing costs. The benefit of having
these
operations located at one site is expected to provide high quality, high
reliability and cost-effective solar components. Solar panel production
operations ceased at our California solar panel facility in June 2006 and
the
facility was vacated in December 2006. We focus our activities on
developing new process control and yield management tools that enable us
to
accelerate the adoption of new technologies into full-volume production,
while
minimizing their associated risks.
On
October 1, 2005, EMCORE adopted SFAS 123(R) and incurred stock-based
compensation expense as more fully described in Note 3 – Equity to EMCORE’s
condensed consolidated financial statements. Gross profit included the
effect of stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options
and
employee stock purchases under SFAS 123(R) of $0.3 million for each of the
three
months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $1.0 million and $0.8
million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Operating
Expenses
Selling,
General and Administrative. For the three months ended June 30, 2007,
SG&A expenses increased $7.6 million or 96% to $15.5 million from $7.9
million, as reported in the prior year. Consistent with
prior years, SG&A expense includes corporate overhead
expenses. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A increased from 22% to
35%. For the nine months ended June 30, 2007, SG&A expenses increased $15.6
million or 61% to $41.2 million from $25.6 million, as reported in the prior
year. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A increased from 24% to 34%. The
increase in SG&A expenses is primarily due to:
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stock-based
compensation expense related to employee stock options and employee
stock
purchases under SFAS 123(R) totaling $0.5 million and $2.7 million
for the
three and nine months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared
to $0.5
million and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended June
30,
2006, respectively;
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fees incurred associated with our review of historical stock option
grants;
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costs
associated with the new terrestrial solar power
division;
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legal
costs associated with the Company’s patent infringement lawsuits against
Optium Corporation; and
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investment in personnel strategic to our
business.
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Research
and Development. Our R&D efforts have been sharply focused to
maintain our technological leadership position by working to improve the
quality
and attributes of our product lines. We also invest significant resources
to
develop new products and production technology to expand into new market
opportunities by leveraging our existing technology base and infrastructure.
Our
efforts are focused on designing new proprietary processes and products,
on
improving the performance of our existing materials, components, and subsystems,
and on reducing costs in the product manufacturing process. In addition to
using
our internal capacity to develop and manufacture products for our target
markets, EMCORE continues to expand its portfolio of products and technologies
through acquisitions.
For
the
three months ended June 30, 2007, R&D expenses increased $2.6 million or 51%
to $7.7 million from $5.1 million, as reported in the prior year.
The increase in R&D is significantly due to $1.7 million of expense
related to the Company’s new terrestrial solar power division. In the
Photovoltaics market, EMCORE has developed a high efficiency solar cell product
for terrestrial applications. During each of the three months ended June
30,
2007 and 2006, R&D included stock-based compensation expense of $0.4
million. As a percentage of revenue, R&D increased from 14% to
17%. For the nine months ended June 30, 2007, R&D expenses
increased $7.8 million or 55% to $21.9 million from $14.1 million, as reported
in the prior year. The increase in R&D is
significantly due to $5.7 million of expense related to the Company’s new
terrestrial solar power division. In the Photovoltaics market, EMCORE has
developed a high efficiency solar cell product for terrestrial applications.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, R&D included
stock-based compensation expense of $1.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
As a percentage of revenue, R&D increased from 13% to 18%. We
believe that recently completed R&D projects have the potential to greatly
improve our competitive position and drive revenue growth in the next few
years.
As
part
of the ongoing effort to cut costs, many of our projects are to develop lower
cost versions of our existing products and of our existing processes, while
improving quality. Also, we have implemented a program to focus research
and
product development efforts on projects that we expect to generate returns
within one year. Our technology and product leadership is an important
competitive advantage. Driven by current and anticipated demand, we will
continue to invest in new technologies and products that offer our customers
increased efficiency, higher performance, improved functionality, and/or
higher
levels of integration. In fiscal 2007, we expect R&D spending to
significantly increase as we invest in solar power concentrator system
development.
Other
Income & Expenses
Interest
Income. EMCORE realized a significant increase in interest
income for both the three and nine months ended June 30, 2007 compared to
the
same periods in the prior year, due to an increase in cash, cash equivalents,
and marketable securities, primarily as a result of the sale of EMCORE’s 49%
membership interest in GELcore, LLC for $100.0 million to General Electric
Corporation on August 31, 2006.
Loss
from Convertible Subordinated Notes Exchange Offer. In November 2005,
EMCORE exchanged $14.4 million aggregate principal amount of EMCORE’s 5%
convertible subordinated notes due in May 2006 for $16.6 million aggregate
principal amount of newly issued convertible senior subordinated notes due
May
15, 2011. As a result of this transaction, EMCORE recognized approximately
$1.1
million of expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 related to the early
extinguishment of debt. EMCORE will also incur an additional expense of
approximately $1.1 million over the life of the subordinated notes, which
will
be charged to interest expense. This charge will increase expense by
approximately $50,000 per quarter through May 2011, the maturity date of
the
convertible subordinated notes.
Loss
from Early Redemption of Convertible Subordinated Notes. In
April 2007, EMCORE redeemed $11.4 million aggregate principal amount of EMCORE’s
5% convertible subordinated notes due in May 2011. As a result of this
transaction, EMCORE recognized a loss of approximately $0.6 million in the
third
quarter of fiscal 2007 related to the redemption of debt. EMCORE will also
incur
an additional loss of approximately $0.3 million over the life of the
subordinated notes, which will be charged to interest expense.
Gain
on Insurance Proceeds. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, we
recognized a gain of $0.4 million related to insurance proceeds
received.
Equity
in Net Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliates.
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GELcore.
For the three months ended June 30, 2006, EMCORE recognized
a loss of
$0.1 million related to its previously-held investment in
GELcore.
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Velox. For
the nine months ended June 30, 2006, EMCORE recognized a loss of
$0.3
million related to Velox. During fiscal 2006, EMCORE reduced its
voting
percentage and relinquished its Velox Board seat, and its right
to a Velox
Board seat. As a result of these modifications, EMCORE reported its
investment in Velox under the cost method of accounting rather
than the
equity method of accounting. Under the cost method of accounting,
the
Velox investment is carried at cost and adjusted only for
other-than-temporary declines in fair value, distribution of earnings
and
additional investments. As of
June
30,
2007,
EMCORE's net investment in Velox amounted to approximately $1.0
million.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Working
Capital
As
of
June 30, 2007 EMCORE had working capital of approximately $80.4 million compared
to $129.7 million as of September 30, 2006. Cash, cash equivalents, and
marketable securities at June 30, 2007 totaled $48.3 million, which reflects
a
net decrease of $75.7 million from September 30, 2006. The decrease
was a result of a $13.5 million cash investment in WorldWater and Solar
Technologies Corporation (“WorldWater”), a $4.6 million semi-annual interest
payment on the Company’s outstanding convertible subordinated notes, payment of
taxes associated with the income earned on the sale of the Company’s interest in
the GELcore joint venture, payment of professional fees incurred associated
with
our review of historical stock option grants, legal costs associated with
the
Company’s patent infringement lawsuits against Optium Corporation, $11.4 million
principal debt payment and certain other increases in working capital
requirements.
Cash
Flow
Net
Cash Used For Operations
For
the
nine months ended June 30, 2007, net cash from operations decreased $26.4
million or 147% to $44.4 million from $18.0 million, as reported in the prior
period.
The
following is a summary of the major items accounting for the cash used in
operations:
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For
the nine months ended June 30, 2007, significant changes in working
capital include an increase in receivables of $13.6 million, an
increase
in inventory of $4.6 million and an increase in accounts payable
and
accrued expenses of $1.0 million. The majority of the fluctuation
is due
to a recent business acquisition. For the nine months ended June
30, 2006,
changes in working capital included an increase in receivables
of $3.7
million, an increase in inventory of $5.3 million and a decrease
in
accounts payable and accrued expenses of $4.2 million.
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Net
Cash Provided by Investing Activities
For
the
nine months ended June 30, 2007, net cash provided by investing activities
increased by $39.0 million to $48.1 million from $9.1 million, as reported
in
the prior year.
Changes
in cash flow during the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 consisted
of:
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An
increase in capital expenditures to $4.8 million from $2.5 million,
as
reported in the prior period.
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In
November 2006, EMCORE made an investment of $13.5 million in Worldwater,
representing the first tranche of its planned $18.0 million investment,
in
return for an amount of convertible preferred stock and warrants
of
WorldWater, equivalent to an approximately 26.5% fully-diluted
equity
ownership in WorldWater.
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EMCORE’s
net investment in marketable securities decreased by $68.4 million
compared to $12.8 million in prior
period.
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EMCORE
received payment of $2.3 million from notes
receivable.
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Net
Cash Provided By Financing Activities
For
the
nine months ended June 30, 2007, net cash from financing activities decreased
$16.5 million to cash used of $11.0 million from cash provided of $5.5
million.
EMCORE
made a principal payment of $11.4 million on the early redemption of convertible
debt.
Financing
Transactions
In
May
2001, EMCORE issued $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5%
convertible subordinated notes due in May 2006 (“2006 Notes”). In December 2002,
EMCORE purchased $13.2 million principal amount of the 2006 Notes at prevailing
market prices for an aggregate of approximately $6.3 million, resulting in
a
gain of approximately $6.6 million after netting unamortized debt issuance
costs
of approximately $0.3 million. In February 2004, EMCORE exchanged approximately
$146.0 million, or 90.2%, of its remaining 2006 Notes for approximately $80.3
million aggregate principal amount of new 5% convertible senior subordinated
notes due May 15, 2011 (“2011 Notes”) and approximately 7.7 million shares of
EMCORE common stock. Interest on the 2011 Notes is payable in arrears
semiannually on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The notes were convertible
into EMCORE common stock at a conversion price of $8.06 per share, subject
to
adjustment under customary anti-dilutive provisions. They also are redeemable
should EMCORE's common stock price reach $12.09 per share for at least twenty
trading days within a period of any thirty consecutive trading
days. As a result of this transaction, EMCORE reduced debt by
approximately $65.7 million, recorded a gain from early debt extinguishment
of
approximately $12.3 million.
In
November 2005, EMCORE exchanged $14.4 million aggregate principal amount
of
EMCORE’s 2006 Notes for $16.6 million aggregate principal amount of newly issued
convertible senior subordinated notes due May 15, 2011 (New 2011 Notes) pursuant
to an Exchange Agreement (Agreement) with Alexandra Global Master Fund Ltd.
(Alexandra). The terms of the New 2011 Notes are identical in all
material respects to EMCORE’s 2011 Notes. The New 2011 Notes are
ranked pari passu with the existing 2011 Notes. The New 2011 Notes will be
convertible at any time prior to maturity, unless previously redeemed or
repurchased by EMCORE, into the shares of EMCORE common stock, no par value,
at
the conversion rate of 124.0695 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal
amount. The effective conversion rate was $8.06 per share of common stock,
subject to adjustment under customary anti-dilutive provisions. They also
are
redeemable should EMCORE's common stock price reach $12.09 per share for
at
least twenty trading days within a period of any thirty consecutive trading
days. As a result of this transaction, EMCORE recognized approximately
$1.1 million of expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 related to the
early
extinguishment of debt. EMCORE will also incur an additional expense of
approximately $1.1 million over the life of the subordinated notes issued
to
Alexandra, which will be charged to interest expense. Furthermore, the 2006
Notes exchanged by Alexandra represented approximately 91.4% of the $15.8
million total amount of existing 2006 Notes outstanding at the time of the
transaction. EMCORE paid the remaining $1.4 million of 2006 Notes on the
May 15, 2006 maturity date.
On
April
9, 2007, the Company entered into a First Supplemental Indenture (the “2004
Supplemental Indenture”) with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee
(the “Trustee”), which amends the Indenture, dated as of February 24, 2004 (the
“2004 Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee, governing the Company’s
5% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 issued thereunder (the
“2004
Notes”). Also on April 9, 2007, the Company entered into a First Supplemental
Indenture (the “2005 Supplemental Indenture” and together with the 2004
Supplemental Indenture, the “Supplemental Indentures”) with the Trustee, which
amends the Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2005 (the “2005 Indenture” and
together with the 2004 Indenture, the “Indentures”), between the Company and the
Trustee, governing the Company’s 5% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due
2011 issued thereunder (the “2005 Notes” and together with the 2004 Notes, the
“Notes”).
Each
Supplemental Indenture, among other things, increased the interest rate of
the
applicable Notes to 5.5% from 5.0%, reduced the Conversion Price (as defined
in
the applicable Indenture) from $8.06 to $7.01, provided for an increase in
the
Conversion Rate (as defined in the applicable Supplemental Indenture) in
the
event of a Non-Stock Change of Control (as defined in the applicable
Supplemental Indenture), amended the restriction on payment of dividends,
amended the definition of “Events of Default” and provided for an additional
payment in certain circumstances in which the Company fails to comply with
its
reporting obligations under the applicable Indenture. The Supplemental
Indentures also provided a waiver of the Company’s failure to file certain
reports with the SEC.
In
order
to give effect to the Supplemental Indentures, the Company entered into a
Consent to Amendment and Waiver, dated as of April 9, 2007 (the “2004 Consent”),
with certain holders of the 2004 Notes (the “2004 Consenting Holders”), and a
Consent to Amendment and Waiver, dated as of April 9, 2007 (the “2005 Consent”
and together with the 2004 Consent, the “Consents”), with the holder of the 2005
Notes (together with the 2004 Consenting Holders, the “Consenting Holders”),
pursuant to which holders of at least a majority of the outstanding 2004
Notes
and at least a majority of the 2005 Notes consented to the execution and
delivery of the 2004 Supplemental Indenture and the 2005 Supplemental Indenture,
respectively. The Consenting Holders also waived any and all Defaults (as
defined in the applicable Indenture) and Events of Default (as defined in
the
applicable Indenture) relating to any failure of the Company to observe or
perform any covenant or agreement contained in the Notes or the Indentures
as a
result of the Company’s failure to file with the SEC, or with the Trustee, its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006, its Annual
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 and/or any other
reports that the Company fails to file in a timely manner for reasons in
whole
or in part directly or indirectly attributable to or arising out of the
Company’s review of its historical stock option grants as initially reported in
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 6, 2006.
The Consenting Holders agree to rescind any notice of acceleration delivered
to
the Company with respect to such failure to file.
The
Consents also provided the Company with the option to repurchase an aggregate
of
$11.4 million of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by the
Consenting Holders at a purchase price equal to $1,000 per $1,000 principal
amount of the Notes purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to but
excluding the date of purchase. The Company exercised this option and
repurchased $11.4 million of its outstanding notes on April 13,
2007. Accordingly, the Company classified the $11.4 million principal
repayment as a current liability as of September 30, 2006.
If
our
cash flow is inadequate to meet our obligations or we are unable to generate
sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds necessary to make required
payments on the notes or our other obligations, we would be in default under
the
terms thereof. Default under any of the note indentures would permit the
holders
of the notes to accelerate the maturity of the notes and could cause defaults
under future indebtedness we may incur. Any such default would have a material
adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows. In addition, we cannot assure you that we would
be
able to repay amounts due in respect of the notes if payment of any of the
notes
were to be accelerated following the occurrence of an event of default as
defined in the respective note indentures.
EMCORE
may repurchase 2011 Notes and/or New 2011 Notes through various means,
including, but not limited to, one or more open market or privately negotiated
transactions in future periods. The timing and amount of repurchase, if any,
whether de minimis or material, will depend on many factors, including,
but not limited to, the availability of capital, the prevailing market price
of
the notes, and overall market conditions.
In
September 2005, EMCORE entered into a non-recourse receivables purchase
agreement (“AR Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVBank”). Under the
terms of the AR Agreement, EMCORE from time to time may sell, without recourse,
certain accounts receivables to SVBank up to a maximum aggregate
outstanding amount of $20.0 million. In September 2006, EMCORE sold
approximately $3.0 million of accounts receivable to SVBank. The AR
Agreement expired on December 31, 2006.
Conclusion
We
believe that our current liquidity should be sufficient to meet our cash
needs
for working capital through the next twelve months. If cash generated from
operations and cash on hand are not sufficient to satisfy EMCORE's liquidity
requirements, EMCORE will seek to obtain additional equity or debt financing.
Additional funding may not be available when needed, or on terms acceptable
to
EMCORE. If EMCORE is required to raise additional financing and if adequate
funds are not available or not available on acceptable terms, our ability
to
continue to fund expansion, develop and enhance products and services, or
otherwise respond to competitive pressures may be severely limited. Such
a
limitation could have a material adverse effect on EMCORE's business, financial
condition, results of operations, and cash flow.
Due
to
the Special Committee investigation and resulting restatements, we did not
file
our periodic reports with the SEC on time and faced the possibility of delisting
of our stock from the NASDAQ Global Market. With the filing of our Annual
Report
and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q thereafter for the quarters ended
December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007, and June 30, 2007, we believe we have
returned to full compliance with SEC reporting requirements and NASDAQ listing
requirements and, therefore, the NASDAQ delisting matter should now be
resolved. However, if the SEC has comments on these reports (or other
reports that we previously filed) that require us to file amended reports,
or if
the NASDAQ does not concur that we are in compliance with applicable listing
requirements, we may be unable to maintain an effective listing of our stock
on
NASDAQ. If this happens, the price of our stock and the ability of
our shareholders to trade in our stock could be adversely affected. In addition,
we would be subject to a number of restrictions regarding the registration
of
our stock under federal securities laws, which could adversely affect our
business and results of operations.
Relocation
of Headquarters and Departure and Appointment of Certain
Officers
Shortly
after the Company sold both its New Jersey-based EMD division and its GELcore
joint venture, we announced the relocation of our headquarters to Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Three officers of the Company decided against relocation
and resigned.
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Mr.
Thomas G. Werthan, an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
of the Company, resigned and left the Company on February 19, 2007.
Mr.
Werthan joined the Company in June 1992. Mr. Werthan will
continue to be a member of the Board of Directors, a position he
has held
since joining the Company. In February 2007, Mr. Adam Gushard,
former Vice President of Finance, was appointed Interim Chief Financial
Officer. As discussed in Note 10, Receivables, of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements, in connection with Mr. Werthan’s
resignation and pursuant to the terms of his promissory note, the
Board of
Directors forgave a loan he had with the Company. Mr. Werthan
was responsible for the personal taxes related to the loan
forgiveness.
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Mr.
Howard W. Brodie, an Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and
Secretary of the Company, resigned and left the Company on April
27, 2007.
Mr. Brodie joined the Company in 1999. In April 2007, Mr. Keith
Kosco was appointed Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the
Company.
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Dr.
Richard A. Stall, Executive Vice President and the Chief Technology
Officer of the Company, resigned and left the Company on June 27,
2007.
Dr. Stall co-founded the Company in 1984. On December 18,
2006, after ten years of service on the Board, Dr. Stall resigned
his seat
on the Board. Dr. John Iannelli, Ph.D. joined the Company in
January 2003 through the acquisition of Ortel from Agere Systems
and was
appointed Chief Technology Officer in June
2007.
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In
addition, Mr. Scott T. Massie, an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company, resigned and left the Company on December 29,
2006. Dr. Hong Q. Hou was appointed as President and Chief Operating
Officer and was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.
The
Company also reported that Mr. Reuben F. Richards will continue to serve
as
Chief Executive Officer until the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2008, at which
time he will become Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Dr. Thomas J. Russell, the current Chairman, will become Chairman Emeritus
and Lead Director. The Board of Directors has offered Dr. Hong Q. Hou the
position of Chief Executive Officer after Mr. Richards becomes
Chairman.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
We
are
exposed to financial market risks, including changes in currency exchange
rates
and interest rates. We do not use derivative financial instruments for
speculative purposes.
Currency
Exchange Rates. Although EMCORE enters into transactions denominated in
foreign currencies from time to time, the total amount of such transactions
is
not material. Accordingly, fluctuations in foreign currency values would
not
have a material adverse effect on our future financial condition or results
of
operations. However, some of our foreign suppliers may adjust their prices
(in
$US) from time to time to reflect currency exchange fluctuations, and such
price
changes could impact our future financial condition or results of operations.
The Company does not currently hedge its foreign currency exposure.
Interest
Rates. We maintain an investment portfolio in a variety of high-grade
(AAA), short-term debt and money market instruments, which carry a minimal
degree of interest rate risk. Due in part to these factors, our future
investment income may be slightly less than expected because of changes in
interest rates, or we may suffer insignificant losses in principal if forced
to
sell securities that have experienced a decline in market value because of
changes in interest rates. The Company does not currently hedge its
interest rate exposure.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
The
Company intends to maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to
provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in
reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods and
accumulated and communicated to management, including its Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Chief
Accounting Officer), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Management,
under the supervision and with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) and Interim Chief Financial Officer (Chief
Accounting Officer), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)
promulgated under the Act), as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Based on that evaluation, management concluded that, as of that date, the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the
reasonable assurance level because of the identification of material weaknesses
in its internal control over financial reporting, as described below, which
the
Company views as an integral part of its disclosure controls and
procedures.
Attached
as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are certifications of the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Interim
Chief Financial Officer (Chief Accounting Officer), which are required in
accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Act. This Disclosure Controls and
Procedures section includes information concerning management’s evaluation of
disclosure control and procedures referred to in those certifications and,
as
such, should be read in conjunction with the certifications of the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Interim Chief
Financial Officer (Chief Accounting Officer).
A
material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant
deficiencies, in internal controls over financial reporting such that there
is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis. Management performed an assessment of the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006,
utilizing the criteria described in the “Internal Control — Integrated
Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (“COSO”). The objective of this assessment was to determine whether
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of
September 30, 2006. In its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006, management determined
that
there were control deficiencies that constituted material weaknesses, as
described below.
(i) Control
Activities Relating to Stock Options
The
Company did not maintain effective controls over its granting of stock
options
and the related recording and disclosure of stock-based compensation expense
under APB 25, SFAS 123, SFAS 123(R) and their related
interpretations. Specifically, effective controls, including monitoring,
were
not designed and in place to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
existence, completeness, accuracy, valuation and presentation of activity
related to the Company’s granting of stock options in the financial statements.
These control deficiencies resulted in errors in (i) stock-based
compensation expense, additional paid-in capital, related income tax accounts
and weighted averaged diluted shares outstanding and (ii) related financial
statement disclosures that resulted in the restatement of the Company’s
historical financial statements. Accordingly, management determined
that in the aggregate these control deficiencies constitute a material
weakness
in internal control over financial reporting.
(ii) Control
Activities Relating to
Non-routine and
Non-systematic Transactions
The
Company did not maintain effective
controls over non-routine and non-systematic
transactions. Specifically, the Company did not properly review and
analyze legal expenses, interest income, amortization expense, gross
receipts
tax and other accruals. In addition, the Company had errors in the
classifications of bonuses and discontinued operations. This control
deficiency resulted in errors to the Company’s financial statements for the
fourth quarter of 2006. Accordingly, management determined that this
control
deficiency constituted a material weakness in internal control over
financial
reporting.
Due
to
these material weaknesses, management determined that the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting was not effective as of September 30,
2006. As of June 30, 2007, management determined that these material
weaknesses still existed; however, the Company is continuing to implement
significant changes and improvements in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting to remediate the control deficiencies that gave rise
to the
material weaknesses.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting,
other than those changes discussed below, that have materially affected,
or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
Remediation
of Material Weaknesses
Management
is committed to remediating the control deficiencies that constitute the
material weaknesses described above by implementing changes to the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. In addition, management
has established procedures to consider the ongoing effectiveness of both
the
design and operation of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. The Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial
Officer of the Company have taken the responsibility to implement changes
and
improvements in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and
remediate the control deficiencies that gave rise to the material weaknesses.
Specifically, these changes include:
Remediation
Activities Relating to Stock Option Grants
The
Board
of Directors of the Company adopted a revised Incentive Stock Option Grant
Policy on November 13, 2006, that provided that:
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Non-administrative
grant responsibilities other than with respect to new-hire options
are to
be set by the Compensation
Committee.
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All
new-hire options be issued the later of an employee’s first day of
employment, or where applicable, the date the Compensation Committee
approved the terms of the new-hire grant and have an exercise price
of not
less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s stock on that
date. The Board will conduct a review of all new-hire grants to
ensure compliance with the Company’s policies and
procedures.
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The
grant date for all options awarded to employees other than new-hire
options is the date on which the Compensation Committee meets and
approves
the grants.
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The
exercise price of options other than new hire-options should be
set at the
closing price of the common stock of the Company on the date on
which the
Compensation Committee approves the
grants.
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The
Company should, with respect to annual retention grants to employees,
maintain the practice of awarding retention grants to senior management
on
the same date and with the same exercise price as retention grants
awarded
to non-senior management employees.
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No
additions or modifications to options grants should be permitted
after the
Compensation Committee has approved the option
grants.
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All
grants are to be communicated to employees as soon as reasonably
practicable after the grant date.
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Remediation
Activities Relating to Non-routine Transactions
Management
has also reevaluated its accounting policies and procedures related to the
above
mentioned non-routine accounting transactions which aggregated to a material
weakness. As part of our review, we have enhanced the review process
over non-routine transactions and the related accounting treatment by ensuring
that these transactions are subject to a more thorough and detailed
review.
Limitations
on the Effectiveness of Controls
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal controls will
prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how
well
designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance
that
the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control
system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the
benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because
of the
inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can
provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud,
if
any, within EMCORE have been detected. These inherent limitations include
the
realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns
can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be
circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two
or more
people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any
system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design
will
succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with
associated policies or procedures. Because of the inherent
limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error
or
fraud may occur and not be detected.
The
Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that are discussed
below. The Company is also subject to certain other legal proceedings and
claims
that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and which have not been
fully adjudicated. The Company does not believe it has a potential
liability related to current legal proceedings and claims that could
individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on its financial
condition, liquidity or results of operations. However, the results of legal
proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Should the Company fail to
prevail in any legal matters or should several legal matters be resolved
against
the Company in the same reporting period, the operating results of a particular
reporting period could be materially adversely affected. The Company settled
certain matters during 2007 that did not individually or in the aggregate
have a
material impact on the Company’s results of operations.
Shareholder
Derivative Litigation Relating to Historical Stock Option
Practices
On
February 1, 2007, Plaintiff Lewis Edelstein filed a purported stockholder
derivative action (the “Federal Court Action”) on behalf of
the Company against certain of its present and former directors and
officers (the “Individual Defendants”), as well as the Company as nominal
defendant, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey,
Edelstein v. Brodie, et. al., Case No. 3:07-cv-00596-FLW-JJH
(D.N.J.). On May 22, 2007, Plaintiffs Kathryn Gabaldon and
Michael Sackrison each filed a purported stockholder derivative action against
the Individual Defendants, and the Company as nominal defendant, in the Superior
Court of New Jersey, Somerset County, Gabaldon v. Brodie, et. al., Case
No. 3:07-cv-03185-FLW-JJH (D.N.J.) and Sackrison v. Brodie, et. al., Case
No. 3:07-cv-00596-FLW-JJH (D.N.J.) (collectively, the “State Court
Actions”).
Both
the
Federal Court Action and the State Court Actions alleged, using essentially
identical contentions that the Individual Defendants engaged in improprieties
and violations of law in connection with the Company’s historical issuances of
stock options. Each of the actions seeks the same relief on behalf of
the Company, including, among other things, damages, equitable relief, corporate
governance reforms, an accounting, rescission, restitution and costs and
disbursements of the lawsuit. On July 10, 2007, the State Court
Actions were removed to the United States District Court for the District
of New
Jersey.
On
September 26, 2007, the plaintiff in the Federal Court Action signed an
agreement in principle with the Individual Defendants and the Company to
settle
that litigation in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”)
filed as Exhibit 10.10 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. That same
day, the plaintiffs in the State Court Actions advised the Federal Court
that
the settlement embodied in the MOU would also constitute the settlement of
the
State Court Actions.
The
MOU
provides that the Company will adhere to certain policies and procedures
relating to the issuance of stock options, stock trading by directors, officers
and employees, the composition of its Board of Directors, and the functioning
of
the Board’s Audit and Compensation Committees. The MOU also provides
for the payment of $700,000 relating to plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees, costs and
expenses, which the Company’s insurance carrier has committed to pay on behalf
of the Company. To be fully implemented, the MOU will be embodied in
a more detailed stipulation of settlement and will be expressly conditioned
on
Court approval following a period for comment by potentially affected
parties.
We
have
recorded $700,000 as a liability for the stipulated settlement as of September
30, 2006 since events that led to the litigation existed as of that
date. Although we anticipate that our insurance carrier will cover
the stipulated settlement, we have not recorded any receivable, or gain
contingency, since the settlement is still contingent upon certain future
events.
NASDAQ
Delisting Proceeding
On
December 18, 2006, EMCORE received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter stating
that the Company was not in compliance with the filing requirements for
continued listing set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) and that
its
common stock was subject to delisting from The NASDAQ Stock Market. The notice,
which the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s failure to
file its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006
with the SEC by the required deadline. The Company had previously filed a
Form
12b-25 with the SEC indicating that the Company would be unable to file its
Form
10-K by the original filing deadline of December 14, 2006 due to the Company’s
ongoing review of its prior stock option grants.
On
February 13, 2007, EMCORE received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter stating
that the Company was not in compliance with the filing requirements for
continued listing set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) and that
its
common stock was subject to delisting from The NASDAQ Stock Market. The notice,
which the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s failure to
file its report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006
with
the SEC by the required deadline. The Company had previously filed a Form
12b-25
with the SEC indicating that the Company would be unable to file its Form
10-Q
by the original filing deadline of February 9, 2007 due to the Company’s ongoing
review of its prior stock option grants.
The
Company attended a hearing before the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel
(the
“Panel”) on February 15, 2007 to review both the Staff Determination letter
received by the Company on December 18, 2006 as a result of the Company's
inability to file its Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006 by
the
required deadline and the Staff Determination letter received by the Company
on
February 13, 2007 as a result of the Company's inability to file its Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 by the required deadline.
On
April
3, 2007, the Company received notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market that the
Panel
granted the Company’s request for continued listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market
subject to the Company filing both its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2006 and its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006
with the SEC by no later than May 10, 2007.
On
May
10, 2007, the Company received notice from the NASDAQ Stock
Market that the Panel had granted the Company’s request for an extension of the
May 10, 2007 deadline. The extension was conditioned on the Company filing
its
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, its Form 10-Q for
the
quarter ended December 31, 2006 and all required restatements with the SEC
by no
later than June 18, 2007.
On
May
14, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter stating
that
the Company was not in compliance with the filing requirements for continued
listing set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) and that its common
stock was subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Stock Market. The notice,
which
the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s failure to file
its report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 with
the SEC
by the required deadline. The Company had previously filed a Form 12b-25
with
the SEC indicating that the Company would be unable to file its Form 10-Q
by the
original filing deadline of May 10, 2007 due to the Company’s ongoing review of
its prior stock option grants.
On
May
25, 2007, EMCORE filed an appeal of the May 10, 2007 Panel decision to grant
the
Company’s request for an extension through June 18, 2007. EMCORE
appealed the May 25, 2007 decision on the sole ground that the Panel could
not
grant the Company beyond June 18, 2007 to file the missing Form 10-K, Form
10-Qs
and restatements. On June 8, 2007, the Company requested that NASDAQ
stay the Panel’s May 10, 2007 decision pending the Company’s appeal of that
action.
On
June
15, 2007, the Company received a letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market stating
that the NASDAQ Listing and Hearing Review Council (the “Listing Council”) has
stayed the previously reported May 10, 2007 decision of the Panel and any
future
Panel determinations to suspend the Company’s securities from trading on NASDAQ,
pending further review by the Listing Council. Consequently, the Company’s
securities would continue to be listed and tradable on the NASDAQ Global
Market
System until further action by the Listing Council to lift the stay, which
would
not occur prior to August 10, 2007. In addition, the Company was
invited to submit any additional information to the Listing Council for
consideration in its review by no later August 10, 2007.
On
August
10, 2007, the Company submitted a letter, in response to the Listing Council’s
invitation, requesting that the Listing Council exercise its discretionary
authority in favor of granting the Company an additional extension to regain
compliance with NASDAQ’s filing requirement. The Company is awaiting
the Listing Council’s response to this letter.
On
August
13, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter stating
that
the Company was not in compliance with the filing requirements for continued
listing set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) and that its common
stock was subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Stock Market. The
notice, which the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s
failure to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended
June 30, 2007 with the SEC by the required deadline. The Company had
previously filed a Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 with the SEC
indicating that the Company would be unable to file this Quarterly Report
by the
original filing deadline of August 9, 2007 due to the Company’s ongoing review
of its prior stock option grants.
On
October 2, 2007, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter
stating that the Company was not in compliance with holding its annual meeting
of shareholders within twelve months of the Company’s fiscal year end, as set
forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rules 4350(e) and 4350(g) and that its common
stock
was subject to delisting from the NASDAQ Stock Market. The notice,
which the Company expected, was issued as a result of the Company’s failure to
hold its annual shareholder meeting by September 30, 2007.
On
October 5, 2007, the Company has received a decision from the Listing Council
stating that, pursuant to its discretionary authority, it has granted the
Company an exception and allowed the Company until December 4, 2007 to
demonstrate compliance with all of the Global Market continued listing
requirements (the “Decision”). The Decision requires that the Company
file its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 and its Form
10-Q for the quarters ended December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007 and June 30,
2007
with the SEC by the close of business on December 4, 2007. The
Decision also provides that if the Company has not filed these delinquent
reports with the SEC by the close of business on December 4, 2007, the Company’s
securities will be suspended at the opening of business on December 6,
2007.
Although
we believe the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K as of September 30,
2006
and our concurrent filings of the Form 10-Qs for the quarters ended December
31,
2006, March 31, 2007, and June 30, 2007 satisfy the Panel’s requirements, we
cannot assure you that the Panel will be satisfied with these
filings. See the Explanatory Note in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 for a discussion of stock option
restatements that caused the delay in our SEC filings.
SEC
Investigation
The
Company informed the staff of the SEC of the Special Committee’s investigation
on November 6, 2006. After the Company’s initial contact with the
SEC, the SEC opened a non-public investigation concerning the Company’s historic
option granting practices since the Company’s initial public
offering. The Company has cooperated fully with the SEC’s
investigation. Although we cannot predict the outcome of this matter,
we do not expect that such matter will have a material adverse effect on
our
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Indemnification
Obligations
Subject
to certain limitations, we are obligated to indemnify our current and former
directors, officers and employees in connection with the investigation of
our
historical stock option practices, related government investigation and
shareholder litigation. These obligations arise under the terms of our
certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, applicable contracts, and New Jersey
law. The obligation to indemnify generally means that we are required to
pay or
reimburse the individuals’ reasonable legal expenses and possibly damages and
other liabilities incurred in connection with these matters. We are currently
paying or reimbursing legal expenses being incurred in connection with these
matters by a number of our current and former directors, officers and employees.
The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required
to
make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, the Company
has a director and officer liability insurance policies that limits its exposure
and enables it to recover a portion of any future amounts
paid.
Intellectual
Property Lawsuits
We
protect our proprietary technology by applying for patents where appropriate
and
in other cases by preserving the technology, related know-how and information
as
trade secrets. The success and competitive position of our product lines
is
significantly impacted by our ability to obtain intellectual property protection
for our R&D efforts.
We
have,
from time to time, exchanged correspondence with third parties regarding
the
assertion of patent or other intellectual property rights in connection with
certain of our products and processes. Additionally, on September 11, 2006,
we
filed a lawsuit against Optium Corporation (Optium) in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania for patent infringement.
In the suit, EMCORE and JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) allege that Optium
is
infringing on U.S. patents 6,282,003 and 6,490,071 with its Prisma II 1550nm
transmitters. On March 14, 2007, following denial of a motion to add additional
claims to its existing lawsuit, EMCORE and JDSU filed a second patent suit
in
the same court against Optium alleging infringement of JDSU's patent
6,519,374. On March 15, 2007, Optium filed a declaratory judgment
action against the Company and JDSU. Optium seeks in this litigation a
declaration that certain products of Optium do not infringe United States
Patent
No. 6,519,374 ("the '374 patent") and that the patent is invalid. The '374
patent is assigned to JDSU and licensed to the Company. Other than the filing
of
a Complaint, Optium has taken no action in this case, and the Company has
not
been served.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
Please
see the Risk Factors set forth in “Item 1A - Risk Factors” of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
Not
Applicable
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR
SECURITIES
Not
Applicable
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
Not
Applicable
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION
Not
Applicable
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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31.1*
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2*
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Certification
by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1*
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2*
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Certification
by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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__________
*
Filed herewith
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.
EMCORE
CORPORATION
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Date: October 30,
2007
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By:
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/s/
Reuben F. Richards, Jr.
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Reuben F. Richards,
Jr.
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date:
October 30, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Adam Gushard
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Adam
Gushard
Interim
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification
by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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Certification
by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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__________
*
Filed herewith
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