UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-19882
KOPIN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 04-2833935 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
125 North Drive, Westborough, MA | 01581-3335 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (508) 870-5959 |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | Common Stock, par value $.01 per share |
(Title of Class) | |
Name of each exchange on which registered | NASDAQ Global Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: | None |
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As of June 29, 2013 (the last business day of the registrant's most recent second fiscal quarter) the aggregate market value of outstanding shares of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $235,280,802.
As of March 14, 2014, 65,790,407 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, were issued and outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated.
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Part I
Forward Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements made relating to our expectation that we will continue to pursue other U.S. government development contracts for applications that relate to our commercial product applications; our expectation that we will prosecute and defend our proprietary technology aggressively; our belief that it is important to retain personnel with experience and expertise relevant to our business; our belief that our products are targeted towards markets that are still developing and our competitive strength is creating new technologies; our belief that it is important to invest in research and development to achieve profitability even during periods when we are not profitable; our belief that we are a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced miniature displays; our belief that our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products; our belief that that the technical nature of our products and markets demands a commitment to close relationships with our customers; our belief that our Golden-i industrial reference design will provide for increased worker productivity, safety and improved manufacturing quality; our belief that our ability to develop and expand the our wearable technologies and to market and license our wearable technologies will be important for our revenue growth and ability to achieve profitability and positive cash flow; the impact of the timing of development of the market segment for our wearable computing products on our ability to grow revenues; our expectation that we will incur significant development and marketing costs in 2014 to commercialize the our wearable technologies; our statement that we may make equity investments in companies; our expectation that KoBrite will incur additional losses in the near term; our expectation that the operations at our Korean facility, Kowon, will cease and the cash and marketable debt securities held by Kowon will eventually be remitted back to the U.S.; our expectation that revenue will be between $18 million and $22 million for 2014; our ability to forecast our revenues and operating results; our expectation that we will have a consolidated net loss in the range of $32 million to $40 million in 2014; our expectation that excluding the effects of working capital, stock buybacks, and other investing activities our cash usage will be between $30 million and $35 million to fund operations for fiscal year 2014; our expectation that the U.S. government will significantly reduce funding for programs through which we sell high margin military products; our belief that a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could increase the price of our products in foreign markets; the impact of new regulations relating to conflict minerals on customer demands and increased costs related to compliance with such regulations; our belief that our future success will depend primarily upon the technical expertise, creative skills and management abilities of our officers and key employees rather than on patent ownership; our belief that our extensive portfolio of patents, trade secrets and non-patented know-how provides us with a competitive advantage in the wearable technologies market; our belief that our ability to develop innovative products enhances our opportunity to grow within our targeted markets; our belief that continued introduction of new products in our target markets is essential to our growth; our expectation that our display products will benefit from further general technological advances in the design and production of integrated circuits and active matrix LCDs, resulting in further improvements in resolution and miniaturization; our belief that our manufacturing process offers greater miniaturization, reduced cost, higher pixel density, full color capability and lower power consumption compared to conventional active matrix LCD manufacturing approaches; our expectation not to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future and to retain earnings for the development of our businesses; our expectation that we will expend between $2.0 million and $3.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months; our expectation that competition will increase; our belief that small form factor displays will be a critical component in the development of advanced wireless communications systems; our belief that wireless handset makers are looking to create products that complement or eventually replace wireless handsets; our belief that general technological advances in the design and fabrication of integrated circuits, LCD technology and LCD manufacturing processes will allow us to continue to enhance our display product manufacturing process; our belief that continued introduction of new products in our target markets is essential to our growth; our belief that our available cash resources will support our operations and capital needs for at least the next twelve months; our expectation that we will have taxes based on federal alternative minimum tax rules and on our foreign operations in 2014; our expectation that we will have a state tax provision in 2014; our expectation that the adoption of certain accounting standards will not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations; our belief that our business is not disproportionately affected by climate change regulations; our belief that our operations have not been materially affected by inflation; and our belief that the effect, if any, of reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates on our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows should not be material. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries in which we operate, management's beliefs, and assumptions made by management. In addition, other written or oral statements, which constitute forward-looking statements, may be made by or on behalf of us. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “could”, “seeks”, “estimates”, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in outcomes and
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results include, but are not limited to, those discussed below in Item 1A and those set forth in our other periodic filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update any forward-looking statements even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.
Item 1. | Business |
Introduction
We were incorporated in Delaware in 1984 and are a leading developer of Wearable technologies and display products.
On January 16, 2013, we completed the sale of our III-V product line, including all of the outstanding equity interest in KTC Wireless, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary which held the our investment in Kopin Taiwan Corporation (KTC), to IQE KC, LLC (IQE) and IQE plc (Parent, and collectively with IQE, the Buyer). Our III-V products primarily consisted of our Gallium Arsenide-based HBT transistor wafers. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $75 million, subject to certain adjustments, including working capital adjustments and escrow. Upon agreement of the final working capital and other adjustments the net purchase price was $70.2 million, and the gain on the sale, net of tax, was $20.1 million. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, $55 million was paid to us in January 2013, $0.2 million was paid in April 2013 and the remaining $15 million is scheduled to be paid to us on the third anniversary of the Closing Date. We have revised the prior period amounts in our consolidated financial statements for the impact of the sale of the III-V product line, which is reflected as discontinued operations.
The following table provides the pro forma revenues of the Company as if the sale of the III-V product line had been completed on December 26, 2010 (the first day of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2011) (in millions):
2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated | III-V Product Line | Pro Forma | Consolidated | III-V Product Line | Pro Forma | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 93.4 | $ | 58.8 | $ | 34.6 | $ | 131.1 | $ | 66.5 | $ | 64.6 | |||||||||||
The following table provides the pro forma assets of the Company as if the sale of the III-V product line had been completed on December 29, 2012 (in millions):
2012 | |||||||||||
Consolidated | III-V Product Line | Pro Forma | |||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 176.2 | $ | 50.7 | $ | 125.5 | |||||
Wearable technologies are used to create hands-free voice and gesture controlled wireless computing and communication systems primarily worn on the head, that include an optical pod featuring our proprietary miniature flat panel displays. Wearable technologies integrate a variety of commercially available software packages such as Microsoft Windows CE, Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Hillcrest Labs with our proprietary software and display products to create a reference design which we offer to license to customers who wish to develop mobile industrial products. We licensed our first reference design known as Golden-i® in 2010 and our customer began shipping products based on our technology in 2013. Through 2013 our revenues from licensing our Golden-i technologies has been de minimis. We have rebranded the category and refer to the headset reference designs and other technologies we developed as Kopin Wearable technologies of which the Golden-i headset reference design is for the industrial market segment.
Our display products consist of miniature, high performance, high resolution displays either sold separately or in various configurations with optical lenses and electronics contained in either plastic or metal housings. Current applications which include our miniature, high performance, high resolution display products are military devices, such as thermal weapon sights, and consumer devices such as digital cameras; and devices that are capable of accessing the Internet or digital storage devices for viewing data or video. When our display products are configured as spatial light modulators, the applications include industrial equipment for 3D Automated Optical Inspection and training simulation equipment. We have sold our display products to Raytheon Company, DRS RSTA Inc., BAE Systems (directly and through a third party QiOptiq), and ITT for use in military applications and to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung), Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak), Olympus Corporation (Olympus) and Fuji Corporation (Fuji) for digital still cameras. For fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, significant
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display customers are shown below. The caption “Military Customers in Total” in the table below excludes research and development contracts. We sell our displays to Japanese customers through Ryoden Trading Company. (“*” denotes that the customer's revenues were less than 10% of our total company revenues))
Percent of Total Revenues | ||||||
Customer | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||
Military Customers in Total | 38% | 57% | 60% | |||
Raytheon Company | 14% | 22% | 23% | |||
DRS RSTA Inc. | * | 21% | 18% | |||
QiOptiq Defense Inc. | * | * | 10% | |||
Ryoden Trading Company | 18% | 12% | 15% | |||
U. S. Government funded research and development contracts | 10% | 10% | 8% | |||
Our fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in December. The fiscal years ended December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012, and December 31, 2011 are referred to herein as fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our principal executive offices are located at 125 North Drive, Westborough, Massachusetts. Our telephone number is (508) 870-5959.
Industry Overview
Wearable Computing/Communicating
Over a billion wireless hand-held devices are sold annually for communication, data input, storage and retrieval, accessing the internet, and other purposes. Derivative wireless devices such as Bluetooth headsets and Smart Watches are available for the purpose of allowing the user to access their wireless handsets' voice and text communication features without holding the wireless handset. Wearable computing devices also include body-worn devices such as scanners and terminals which are sold in industrial markets to improve worker productivity. The user interface for these devices is typically either a key pad or a touch screen however some wireless devices include voice recognition software as an additional feature to allow the user to search the Internet. We believe wireless handset makers are looking to create products that work as a complement to the wireless handsets or to eventually replace the wireless handset. Wireless network companies are encouraging the development of more products that utilize their network capacity and other companies are developing products which provide continuous access to social media outlets. In order for the markets for these new products to develop further advances in the devices and application software will be required. Device improvements include smaller higher resolution displays, lower power processors, longer-life batteries, compact optics and software including voice recognition and noise cancellation. For the market for these devices to grow application software must be developed that exploit their new features and functions.
Display Products
Small form factor displays are used in military, consumer electronic and industrial products such as thermal weapon sights, digital cameras, training and simulation products and metrology tools. We expect the market for wireless communications devices, including personal entertainment systems, will continue to grow. In order for this market to develop, advances in wireless communications systems such as greater bandwidth and increased functionality, including real-time wireless data, broadband Internet access and mobile television, will be necessary. We believe small form factor displays will be a critical component in the development of advanced mobile wireless communications systems as these systems must provide high resolution images without compromising the portability of the product.
There are several display technologies commercially available including transmissive, reflective and emissive. The most commonly used technology in portable applications is based on the traditional liquid crystal display, or LCD, which is now in widespread use. We offer transmissive and reflective display solutions.These displays form an image by either transmitting or reflecting light emitted from a source located either behind or in front of the LCD. The principal LCD technologies are passive and active matrix.
• | Passive Matrix LCD. These displays are primarily used in calculators, simple watches and wireless handsets because of their relatively low cost and low power consumption. Their relatively low image quality, slow response time and limited viewing angle, however, make them inadequate for many demanding applications. |
• | Active Matrix LCD. These displays are used primarily in wireless handsets, tablets, laptop computers, televisions and projection systems. In contrast to passive matrix LCDs, color active matrix LCDs incorporate three transistors at every pixel location. This arrangement allows each pixel to be turned on and off independently which improves image quality and response time and also provides an improved side-to-side viewing angle of the display. |
Our Solution
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Kopin Wearable Technology
Kopin Wearable technology is a collection of technologies and software which can be integrated to create headset reference designs which use voice as the user interface and through the use of wireless technologies can contact other users or information from the cloud. The headset reference designs range from a headset which resembles typical eyeglasses but include audio capabilities allowing the user to communicate with other users to our industrial headset reference design, called Golden-i, which includes an optical pod with one of our display products, a microprocessor, memory and various commercially available software packages that we license such as Microsoft Windows CE or Android, Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Ask Ziggy natural speech, and Hillcrest Labs motion control. All of our headset reference designs utilize operating system software we developed and include our proprietary noise cancellation technologies. The optical pod allows the user to view information such as WEB data, technical diagrams, streaming video or face to face communication. When viewing schematics or similar documents the user is capable of zooming-in to see finer details or zooming out to see an entire system perspective. Some headset reference designs have a camera feature which enables the user to stream live video to a remote subject matter expert so that both the user and expert can analyze the issue at the same time.
We believe Kopin’s Wearable technology will provide for increased worker productivity, safety and improved manufacturing quality through more efficient issue resolution and improved communication. Kopin Wearable reference designs are targeted for markets where the user needs a much greater range of functionality than is typically provided by wireless devices such as handsets, smart phones, tablets or Bluetooth headsets and either due to the requirements of their usage patterns, occupation, or for improved productivity the user is better served with voice recognition as the primary interface as opposed to a touch screen or keyboard.
Display Products
Our principal Display products are miniature high density color or monochrome active matrix LCDs with resolutions which range from approximately 320 x 240 resolution to 2048 x 2048 resolution sold in either a transmissive or reflective format. We sell our displays individually, in an Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) which includes a single display, backlight and optics in a plastic housing or in a Higher-Level Assembly (HLA) which contain a display, light emitting diode based illumination, optics, and electronics in a sealed housing. EVFs are sold to commercial and industrial customers and HLA’s are specifically configured and sold to military customers.
Our transmissive display products, which we refer to as CyberDisplay™ products, utilize high quality, single crystal silicon-the same high quality silicon used in conventional integrated circuits. This single crystal silicon is not grown on glass; rather, it is first formed on a silicon wafer and patterned into an integrated circuit (including the active matrix, driver circuitry and other logic circuits) in an integrated circuit foundry. The silicon wafer is then sent to our facilities and the integrated circuit is lifted off as a thin film and transferred to glass using our proprietary Wafer™ Engineering technology, so that the transferred layer is a fully functional active matrix integrated circuit which now resides on a transparent substrate.
Our proprietary technology enables the production of transparent circuits on a transparent substrate, in contrast to conventional silicon circuits, which are on an opaque substrate. Our CyberDisplay products' imaging properties are a result of the formation of a liquid crystal layer between the active matrix integrated circuit glass and the transparent glass. We believe our manufacturing process offers several advantages over conventional active matrix LCD manufacturing approaches with regard to small form factor displays, including:
• | Greater miniaturization; |
• | Higher pixel density; |
• | Full color capability; and |
• | Lower power consumption. |
Our use of high quality single crystal silicon in the manufacture of our CyberDisplay products offers several performance advantages. The color CyberDisplay displays we sell generate colors by using color filters with a white backlight. Color filter technology is a process in which display pixels are patterned with materials, which selectively absorb or transmit the red, green or blue colors of light.
Our CyberDisplay displays have the additional advantage of being fabricated using conventional silicon integrated circuit lithography processes. These processes enable the manufacture of miniature active matrix circuits, resulting in comparable or higher resolution displays relative to passive and other active matrix displays that are fabricated on glass. Our foundry partners fabricate integrated circuits for our CyberDisplay displays in their foundries in Taiwan and Korea. The fabricated wafers are then returned to our facilities, where we lift the integrated circuits off the silicon wafers and transfer them to glass using our
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proprietary technology. The transferred integrated circuits are then processed, packaged with liquid crystal and assembled into display panels at our Display Manufacturing Center in Westborough, Massachusetts.
For military applications of our CyberDisplay display, it is fabricated, tested and routed to our HLA assembly area, where it is incorporated into a module. We offer a variety of models with varying levels of complexity but common to all is our display, illuminations source, optics and electronics in a sealed unit.
Our reflective displays products are miniature high density dual mode color sequential/monochrome reflective micro displays with resolutions which range from approximately 1280 x 720 pixels (720P) resolution to 2048 x 1536 pixels (QXGA) resolution. These displays are manufactured at our facility in Scotland, U.K. and we have also investigated the outsourcing of reflective displays from third party manufacturers. Our reflective displays are based on a proprietary, very high-speed, ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (FLCOS) platform. Our digital software and logic based drive electronics combined with the very fast switching binary liquid crystal enables our micro display to process images purely digitally and create red, green and blue gray scale in the time domain. This architecture has major advantages in visual performance over other liquid crystal, organic light-emitting diode and MEMS based technologies: precisely controlled full color or monochrome gray scale is achieved on a matrix of undivided high fill factor pixels, motion artifacts are reduced to an insignificant level and there are no sub-pixels, no moving mirrors and no analog conversions to detract from the quality of the image.
The FLCOS device is comprised of two substrates. The first is a pixelated silicon-based CMOS substrate which is manufactured by our foundry partner using conventional silicon integrated circuit lithography processes. The silicon substrate forms the display's backplane, serving as both the active matrix to drive individual pixels and as a reflective mirror. The second substrate is a front glass plate. Between the backplane and the front glass substrate is the ferroelectric liquid crystal material which, when switched, enables the incoming illumination to be modulated.
Strategy
Our strategy is to enable our customers to create differentiated products in their respective markets by offering technology and experience in the critical technology areas such as displays, optics, backlights, software, noise cancellation, packaging and ergonomics. We have developed several headset reference designs which use voice and gesture control as the primary interface between the user and the headset. The headset can send and receive both audio and video over wireless networks which allows for two-way communication with anyone who has access to similar capabilities. The headset reference designs are run by software that we developed internally and license from third parties. The video, documents and similar information (for example diagrams) are shown in an optical pod which is part of the device. The optical pod is comprised of one of our micro display products and other components (backlight, optical lens and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) which are either made to our specifications or are standard parts that we purchase. Some of the reference designs have a camera feature which allows the user to send video to a remote third party. Our business model is to license our reference designs and enter into agreements for the sale of the optical pod or to sell our display and components separately. We offer our products to developers and manufacturers of industrial products, military products, consumer electronic products, 3d metrology equipment manufacturers and manufacturers of the next generation of mobile devices. The critical elements of our strategy include:
• | Broad Portfolio of Intellectual Property. We believe that our extensive portfolio of patents, trade secrets and non-patented know-how provides us with a competitive advantage in the wearable computing industry and we have been accumulating, either by internal efforts or through acquisition, a significant patent and know-how portfolio. We own, exclusively license or have the sole right to sublicense more than 200 patents issued and pending worldwide. An important piece of our strategy is to continue to accumulate valuable patented and non-patented technical know-how relating to our micro display and wearable computing technologies. |
• | Maintain Our Technological Leadership. We are a recognized leader in the design, development and manufacture of high resolution micro displays and modules which incorporate our micro displays with backlights, optic and ASICs and we believe our ability to develop both components and innovative reference system designs enhances our opportunity to grow within our targeted markets. By continuing to invest in research and development, we are able to add to our expertise in the design of innovative, high-resolution, miniature flat panel displays, backlights, optics and ASICs and we intend to continue to focus our development efforts on proprietary wearable computing systems. |
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• | License Headset Reference Designs with Key Product Manufacturers And Or Sell Critical Wearable Computing System Components. Our strategy to monetize our headset reference designs is to licenses our technologies and know-how with manufacturers of wireless devices and also sell them critical components including display, backlights, optics and ASICs products. We may license them an entire reference design system which includes a license to our patents and know-how, a prototype product design and software or we may license individual elements of the reference design system. We have partners who are interested in developing their own devices which include the use of a micro display, backlights, optics and ASICs. In such cases we will offer these items for sale as standalone components. By licensing our reference designs our customers can significantly reduce time to market and, for certain components, obtain valid rights to use our intellectual property. |
• | Strong U.S. Government Program Support. We perform a significant amount of work under research and development contracts with U.S. government agencies, such as the U.S. Night Vision Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Defense. Under these contracts, the U.S. Government funds a portion of our efforts to develop next-generation micro display related technologies. This enables us to supplement our internal research and development budget with additional funding. |
Markets and Customers
Wearable computing products
Our business model is to generate revenues by licensing, for a royalty fee, our reference designs and know-how, which includes the operating software and patented product designs, and selling components to customers who develop and manufacture, or distribute, products based on our technology. We may also receive development fee from customers to help them integrate our technology into their products.
In 2010 we entered into an agreement with a company to license our Golden-i technology to it, which is our industrial headset reference design. The agreement gave Motorola an exclusive license in certain industrial fields, a non-exclusive in other fields and prohibits them from offering products in certain fields. Our revenues in 2013 from the license of the Golden-i headset reference design were not significant.
Display Products
We currently sell our display products to our customers as either a single display component, a unit which includes a lens and backlight (referred to as an electronic view finder or EVF), or a complete module, which includes the display, lens, backlight, focus mechanism and electronics, which are assembled in a plastic or metal housing (referred to as higher level assemblies or HLA for military customers and optical pod for commercial customers). We provide our display products to our customer for use in their product, which is based on our Golden-i reference design, Olympus, Fuji and Sanyo for use in digital cameras and to U.S. military prime contractors and certain foreign governments for use in military applications.
In order for our display products to function properly in their intended applications, ASICs generally are required. Several companies have designed ASICs to work with our display products and our customers can procure these chip sets directly from the manufacturer or through us.
For fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, sales to military customers, excluding research and development contracts, as a percentage of total revenue were 38%, 57% and 60%, respectively.
For fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, research and development revenues, primarily from multiple contracts with various U.S. governmental agencies, accounted for approximately 10%, 10% and 8%, respectively, of our total revenues.
For additional information with respect to our operating segments including sales and geographical information, see Note 15 to our financial statements for the year ended December 28, 2013, included with this Form 10-K.
Sales and Marketing
Our strategy is to license our headset reference designs to customers who will develop end user products. Our reference designs are still in the development stage and our marketing strategy has been primarily focused on establishing partnerships with leading companies in specific markets in order to understand their product requirements.
We sell our consumer electronic display products both directly and through distributors to original equipment manufacturers. We sell our military display products directly to prime contractors of the U.S. government or to foreign companies. Our strategy is to license our Kopin Wearable technology to customers who will develop end user products. For our
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display products we have a few customers who purchase in large volumes and many customers who buy in small volumes as part of their product development efforts. “Large volume” is a relative term. For consumer display customers, purchases may be in the tens of thousands per week, whereas industrial and military customers may purchase less than a hundred per month.
We believe that the technical nature of our products and markets demands a commitment to close relationships with our customers. Our sales and marketing staff, assisted by our technical staff and senior management, visit prospective and existing customers worldwide on a regular basis. We believe these contacts are vital to the development of a close, long-term working relationship with our customers, and in obtaining regular forecasts, market updates and information regarding technical and market trends. We also participate in industry specific trade shows and conferences.
Our design and engineering staff are actively involved with customers during all phases of prototype design and production by providing engineering data, up-to-date product application notes, regular follow-up and technical assistance. In most cases, our technical staff work with each customer in the development stage to identify potential improvements to the design of the customer's product in parallel with the customer's effort. We have established a prototype product design group in Scotts Valley, California to assist our military product customers, and in Santa Clara California to assist our wearable product customers. These groups assist customers with incorporating our technologies and products into our customer's products and to accelerate the design process, achieving cost-effective and manufacturable products, and ensuring a smooth transition into high volume production. Our group in Scotts Valley is also actively involved with research and development contracts for military applications.
Product Development
We believe that continued introduction of new products in our target markets is essential to our growth. Our commercial products tend to have one to three year life cycles. We have assembled a group of highly skilled engineers who work internally as well as with our customers to continue our product development efforts. For the headset reference designs we develop software using both internal and external resources. For fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011 we incurred total research and development expenses of $17.5 million, $14.3 million and $16.6 million, respectively.
Component Products
Our display product development efforts are focused towards continually enhancing the resolution, performance and manufacturability of our display products. A principal focus of this effort is the improvement of manufacturing processes for very small active matrix pixels with our eight inch manufacturing line, which we will use in succeeding generations of our display products. The pixel size of our current transmissive display products ranges from 6.8 to 15 microns. These pixel sizes are much smaller than a pixel size of approximately 100 microns in a typical laptop computer display. The resolutions of our current commercially available display products are 320 x 240, 432 x 240, 640 x 480, 854 x 480, 800 x 600, 1,024 x 768, 1,280 x 1,024 and 2,048 x 1,536 pixels. In addition, we have demonstrated 2,048 x 2,048 resolution displays in a 0.96-inch diagonal size. We are also working on further decreasing the power consumption of our display products. The pixel size of our current reflective display products ranges from 8.2 to 13.6 microns. The resolutions of our current commercially available reflective display products are 1,024 x 768 and 1,280 x 1,024 pixels. Additional display development efforts include expanding the resolutions offered, increasing the quantity of display active matrix pixel arrays processed on each wafer by further reducing the display size, increasing the light throughput of our pixels, increasing manufacturing yields, and increasing the functionality of our HLA products.
We offer components such as optical lenses, back lights and ASICs that we have made to our specifications or are standard items that we buy and resell. The components that are made to order include either intellectual property we developed or licensed from third parties.
Headset Reference Design Products
Our headset reference design efforts are primarily focused on operating, application and noise cancellation software development, improving the optics in the display pod and reducing the size and power consumption of the unit and improving the overall fit and fashion of the reference design.
Funded Research and Development
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We have entered into various development contracts with agencies and prime contractors of the U.S. government. These contracts help support the continued development of our core technologies. We intend to continue to pursue U.S. government development contracts for applications that relate to our commercial and military product applications. Our contracts with U.S. government agencies and prime contractors to the U.S. government contain certain milestones relating to technology development and may be terminated by the government agencies prior to completion of funding. Our policy is to retain our proprietary rights with respect to the principal commercial applications of our technology. To the extent technology development has been funded by a U.S. federal agency, under applicable U.S. federal laws the federal agency has the right to obtain a non-exclusive, non-transferable, irrevocable, fully paid license to practice or have practiced this technology for governmental use. Revenues attributable to research and development contracts for fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011 totaled $2.3 million, $3.3 million and $5.1 million, respectively.
Competition
Component Products
The commercial display market is highly competitive and is currently dominated by large Asian-based electronics companies including AUO, Himax, LG Display, Samsung, Sharp, Seiko, and Sony. The display market consists of multiple segments, each focusing on different end-user applications applying different technologies. Competition in the display field is based on price and performance characteristics, product quality and the ability to deliver products in a timely fashion. The success of our display product offerings will also depend upon the adoption of our display products by consumers as an alternative to traditional active matrix LCDs and upon our ability to compete against other types of well-established display products and new emerging display products. Particularly significant is the consumer's willingness to use a near eye display device, as opposed to a direct view display which may be viewed from a distance of several inches to several feet. We cannot be certain that we will be able to compete against these companies and technologies, or that the consumer will accept the use of such eyewear in general or our form factor specifically.
There are also a number of active matrix LCD and alternative display technologies in development and production. These technologies include plasma, organic light emitting diode (OLEDs) and virtual retinal displays, some of which target the high performance small form factor display markets in which our military display products are sold. There are many large and small companies that manufacture or have in development products based on these technologies. Our display products will compete with other displays utilizing these and other competing display technologies.
There are many companies whose sole business is the development and manufacture of optical lenses, backlights, ASICs and software. These companies may have significantly more intellectual property and experience than we do in the design and development of these components. We do not manufacture optical lenses, backlights, or ASICs but we either have them made to our specifications or buy standard off-the-shelf products
Headset Reference Design Products
The markets our headset reference designs are targeted to currently use smartphones, laptop computers, personal computers, tablets, ruggedized portable computers referred to as "tough books”, and a variety of hand-held devices. This market is extremely competitive and is served by companies such as Panasonic, Toshiba, Dell, HTC, Hewlett Packard, Apple, Sony and Samsung. These companies are substantially larger than Kopin from revenue, cash flow and asset perspectives. In addition, Google has developed a device named Google Glass which is a headset product with similar form and function as our headsets. Google is substantially larger than Kopin from revenue, cash flow and asset perspectives.
Patents, Proprietary Rights and Licenses
An important part of our product development strategy is to seek, when appropriate, protection for our products and proprietary technology through the use of various United States and foreign patents and contractual arrangements. We intend to prosecute and defend our proprietary technology aggressively. Many of our United States patents and applications have counterpart foreign patents, foreign applications or international applications through the Patent Cooperation Treaty. In addition, we have licensed United States patents and some foreign counterparts to these United States patents from MIT.
The process of seeking patent protection can be time consuming and expensive and we cannot be certain that patents will be issued from currently pending or future applications or that our existing patents or any new patents that may be issued will
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be sufficient in scope or strength to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage to us. We may be subject to or may initiate interference proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which can demand significant financial and management resources. Patent applications in the United States typically are maintained in secrecy until they are published about eighteen months after their earliest claim to priority and since publication of discoveries in the scientific and patent literature lags behind actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that we were the first to conceive of inventions covered by pending patent applications or the first to file patent applications on such inventions. We cannot be certain that our pending patent applications or those of our licensor's will result in issued patents or that any issued patents will afford protection against a competitor. In addition, we cannot be certain that others will not obtain patents that we would need to license, circumvent or cease manufacturing and sales of products covered by these patents, nor can we be sure that licenses, if needed, would be available to us on favorable terms, if at all.
We cannot be certain that foreign intellectual property laws will protect our intellectual property rights or that others will not independently develop similar products, duplicate our products or design around any patents issued or licensed to us. Our products might infringe the patent rights of others, whether existing now or in the future. For the same reasons, the products of others could infringe our patent rights. We may be notified, from time to time, that we could be or we are infringing certain patents and other intellectual property rights of others. Litigation, which could be very costly and lead to substantial diversion of our resources, even if the outcome is favorable, may be necessary to enforce our patents or other intellectual property rights or to defend us against claimed infringement of the rights of others. These problems can be particularly severe in foreign countries. In the event of an adverse ruling in litigation against us for patent infringement, we might be required to discontinue the use of certain processes, cease the manufacture, use and sale of infringing products, expend significant resources to develop non-infringing technology or obtain licenses to patents of third parties covering the infringing technology. We cannot be certain that licenses will be obtainable on acceptable terms, if at all, or that damages for infringement will not be assessed or that litigation will not occur. The failure to obtain necessary licenses or other rights or litigation arising out of any such claims could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business as we presently conduct it.
We also attempt to protect our proprietary information with contractual arrangements and under trade secret laws. We believe that our future success will depend primarily upon the technical expertise, creative skills and management abilities of our officers and key employees rather than on patent ownership. Our employees and consultants generally enter into agreements containing provisions with respect to confidentiality and employees generally assign rights to us for inventions made by them while in our employ. Agreements with consultants generally provide that rights to inventions made by them while consulting for us will be assigned to us unless the assignment of rights is prohibited by the terms of any agreements with their regular employers. Agreements with employees, consultants and collaborators contain provisions intended to further protect the confidentiality of our proprietary information. To date, we have had no experience in enforcing these agreements. We cannot be certain that these agreements will not be breached or that we would have adequate remedies for any breaches. Our trade secrets may not be secure from discovery or independent development by competitors.
Government Regulations
We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local governmental regulations related to the use, storage, discharge and disposal of toxic, volatile or otherwise hazardous chemicals used in our manufacturing process. The failure to comply with present or future regulations could result in fines being imposed on us, suspension of production or cessation of operations. Any failure on our part to control the use of, or adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances, or otherwise comply with environmental regulations, could subject us to significant future liabilities. In addition, we cannot be certain that we have not in the past violated applicable laws or regulations, which violations could result in required remediation or other liabilities. We also cannot be certain that past use or disposal of environmentally sensitive materials in conformity with then existing environmental laws and regulations will protect us from required remediation or other liabilities under current or future environmental laws or regulations.
We are also subject to federal International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) laws which regulate the export of technical data and sale of products to other nations which may use these products for military purposes. The failure to comply with present or future regulations could result in fines being imposed on us, suspension of production, or a cessation of operations. Any failure on our part to control the use of, or adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances, or otherwise comply with environmental regulations, could subject us to significant future liabilities. Any failure on our part to obtain any required licenses for the export of technical data and/or sales of our products or to otherwise comply with ITAR, could subject us to significant future liabilities. In addition, we cannot be certain that we have not in the past violated applicable laws or regulations, which violations could result in required remediation or other liabilities.
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We are also subject to federal importation laws which regulate the importation of raw materials and equipment from other nations which are used in our products. The failure to comply with present or future regulations could result in fines being imposed on us, suspension of production, or a cessation of operations.
Investments in Related Businesses
We own 100% of the outstanding common stock of Forth Dimension Displays Ltd. (FDD) and we consolidate the financial results of FDD within our consolidated financial statements.
In 2013, we increased our ownership of Kowon Technology Co. LTD (Kowon) from 78% to 93% by purchasing stock from the minority stockholders for $3.7 million as part of a plan to cease Kowon’s operations. We closed Kowon’s manufacturing operations in 2013.
In April 2013, the Company acquired 51% of the outstanding stock of eMDT America, Inc. (eMDT), a private company, for $400,000 and began consolidating eMDT, Inc into our financial statements in April of that year.
We own 58% of Ikanos Consulting, Ltd. (Ikanos), a private company, located in the United Kingdom. We acquired our interest in Ikanos through two equity purchases in 2012 which totaled $3.2 million. We began consolidating Ikanos into our financial statements on July 1, 2012.
We have a 12% interest in KoBrite, and are accounting for our ownership interest using the equity method. We recorded equity losses from our investment in KoBrite of $0.4 million, $0.6 million and $0.3 million in fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
We have a 23% interest in Ask Ziggy which we accounted for under the equity method. As of year ended December 28, 2013 we determined the investment was impaired and we wrote it down to $0.
On January 16, 2013, we completed the sale of our III-V product line, including our approximate 90% interest in Kopin Taiwan Corp (KTC). Previously we owned approximately 90% of KTC and consolidated the financial statements of KTC as part of our financial statements. The buyer renamed KTC to IQE Taiwan. One of our Directors is a chairman of IQE Taiwan and owns approximately 1% of the outstanding common stock of IQE Taiwan.
We may from time to time make further equity investments in these and other companies engaged in certain aspects of the display, electronics, optical and software industries as part of our business strategy. In addition the wearable computing product market is new and there may be other technologies we need to invest in to enhance our product offering. These investments may not provide us with any financial return or other benefit and any losses by these companies or associated losses in our investments may negatively impact our operating results. Certain of our officers and directors have invested in some of the companies we have invested in.
Employees
As of December 28, 2013, our consolidated business employed 179 full-time and 1 part-time individuals. Of these, 10 hold Ph.D. degrees in Material Science, Electrical Engineering or Physics. Our management and professional employees have significant prior experience in semiconductor materials, device transistor and display processing, manufacturing and other related technologies. However, our employees are located in the U.S., Europe and Asia and the laws regarding employee relationships are different by jurisdiction. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We consider relations with our employees to be good.
Sources and Availability of Raw Materials and Components
We rely on third party independent contractors for certain integrated circuit chip sets and other critical raw materials such as special glasses and chemicals. In addition, our higher-level CyberDisplay assemblies, binocular display module, and other modules include lenses, backlights, printed circuit boards and other components, which we purchase from third party suppliers. Some of these third party contractors and suppliers are small companies with limited financial resources. In addition, relative to the commercial market, the military buys a small number of units which prevents us from qualifying and buying components
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economically from multiple vendors. As a result, we are highly dependent on a select number of third party contractors and suppliers.
In addition, we also are subject to rules promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2012 pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 that require us to conduct due diligence on and disclose if we are able to determine whether certain materials (including tantalum, tin, gold and tungsten), known as conflict minerals, that originate from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or certain adjoining countries (DRC), are used in our products. The first DRC minerals report is due in the second quarter of 2014 for the 2013 calendar year and we are conducting appropriate diligence measures to comply with such requirements.
Web Availability
We make available free of charge through our website, www.kopin.com, our annual reports on Form 10-K and other reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as certain of our corporate governance policies, including the charters for the Board of Directors' audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees and our code of ethics, corporate governance guidelines and whistleblower policy. We will also provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of any of the foregoing materials. Any such request must be made in writing to us, c/o Investor Relations, Kopin Corporation, 125 North Drive, Westborough MA, 01581.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following sets forth certain information with regard to our executive officers as of March 7, 2014 (ages are as of December 28, 2013):
John C.C. Fan, age 70 | Bor-Yeu Tsaur, age 58 | |||||
Ÿ | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | Ÿ | Executive Vice President—Display Operations | |||
Ÿ | Founded Kopin in 1984 | Ÿ | Joined Kopin in 1997 | |||
Richard A. Sneider, age 53 | Michael Presz, age 60 | |||||
Ÿ | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | Ÿ | Vice President—Government Programs and Special Projects | |||
Ÿ | Joined Kopin in 1998 | Ÿ | Joined Kopin in 1994 | |||
Hong Choi, age 62 | ||||||
Ÿ | Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | |||||
Ÿ | Joined Kopin in 2000 | |||||
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
The global economy in general and the United States economy specifically are experiencing a historic period of uncertainty which could impact our financial results and stock price, among other things. The United States economy is experiencing high levels of unemployment as compared to historic levels, large federal budget deficits and anticipated declining expenditures on military programs. These issues could have a severe adverse effect on our business and results of operation.
We have experienced a history of losses and have a significant accumulated deficit. Since inception, we have incurred significant net operating losses. In January 2013 we sold our III-V product line including our 90% interest in Kopin Taiwan Corporation (KTC). Our III-V product line accounted for 62.9%, and 50.7% of our fiscal year 2012 and 2011 revenues, respectively. As of December 28, 2013, we have an accumulated deficit of $148 million. We believe that our products are targeted towards markets that are still developing and our competitive strength is creating new technologies. Accordingly we believe it is important to continue to invest in research and development even during periods when we are not profitable. Our philosophy and strategies may result in our incurring losses from operations and negative cash flow.
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The market segment for our wearable computing products may not develop or may take longer to develop than we anticipate which may impact our ability to grow revenues. We have developed head-worn, voice and gesture controlled, hands-free cloud computing headset reference designs which we intend to license to customers. We also plan to sell our micro display and other components either as part of the license arrangement or as standalone products. We refer to our headset reference designs and components as our wearable computing products. Our success will in large part depend on the widespread adoption of the headset format. Customers may determine that the headset is not comfortable, weighs to much or the size and format of the display is too small. If a market for our wearable computing products does not develop we may be unable to grow our revenues which will adversely affect our expectation of our future revenue and results of operations. In January 2013, we sold our III-V product line including our 90% interest in Kopin Taiwan Corporation (KTC). Our III-V product line accounted for $58.8 million or 62.9% of our fiscal year 2012 revenues. As a result of the sale of our III-V product line, our success in commercializing our wearable computing products is very important in our ability to achieve positive cash flow and profitability. If we are unable to commercialize our wearable computing products we may not be able to increase revenues, achieve profitability or positive cash flow.
Our headset reference design is dependent on software which we have limited experience in developing, marketing or licensing. Our headset reference designs include a combination of commercially available software, such as Microsoft Windows CE and Android, voice activated software technologies, such as Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and operating and speech enhancement software that we internally developed or acquired. We have little experience in developing, marketing or licensing software. If we are unable to integrate internally developed and or acquired software in our headset reference designs we may not be able to license the designs. The market demand for our headset reference designs or the products our customers may develop based on our reference designs is dependent on our ability to collaborate with software developers who write application software (“apps”) in order to create utility in our customer's products. If we are unable to develop, license or acquire software or we are unable to create a sufficient body of application software our reference designs may not be accepted by the market and we may not be able to increase revenues, achieve profitability or positive cash flow.
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive and rapidly changing and we may be unable to compete successfully. There are a number of companies that develop or may develop products that compete in our targeted markets.
The individual components that we offer for sale (display, optical lenses, backlights and ASICs) are also offered by companies who's sole business is the individual component. For example, there are many companies whose sole business is to sell optical lenses. Accordingly, our strategy requires us to develop technologies and to compete in multiple markets. Some of our competitors are much larger than we are and have significantly greater financial, development and marketing resources than we do. The competition in these markets could adversely affect our operating results by reducing the volume of the products we sell or the prices we can charge. These competitors may be able to respond more rapidly than we can to new or emerging technologies or changes in customer requirements. They may also devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products than we do.
Our success will depend substantially upon our ability to enhance our products and technologies and to develop and introduce, on a timely and cost-effective basis, new products and features that meet changing customer requirements and incorporate technological enhancements. If we are unable to develop new products and enhance functionalities or technologies to adapt to these changes, or if we are unable to realize synergies among our acquired products and technologies, our business will suffer.
The market for cloud-based applications may develop more slowly than we expect. Our success will depend, to some extent, on the willingness of businesses to accept cloud-based services for applications that they view as critical to the success of their business. Many companies have invested substantial effort and financial resources to integrate traditional enterprise software into their businesses and may be reluctant or unwilling to switch to a different application or to migrate these applications to cloud-based services. Other factors that may affect market acceptance of our application include:
• | the security capabilities, reliability and availability of cloud-based services; |
• | our ability to implement upgrades and other changes to our software without disrupting our service; |
• | the level of customization or configuration we offer; and |
• | the price, performance and availability of competing products and services. |
The market for these services may not develop further, or may develop more slowly than we expect, either of which would negatively affect our ability to grow revenues, achieve profitability and generate positive cash flow.
We may not be successful in protecting our intellectual property and proprietary rights and we may incur substantial costs in defending our intellectual property. Our success depends in part on our ability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights. We have obtained certain domestic and foreign patents and we intend to continue to seek patents on our inventions when appropriate. We also attempt to protect our proprietary information with contractual arrangements and under
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trade secret laws. Our employees and consultants generally enter into agreements containing provisions with respect to confidentiality and the assignment of rights to inventions made by them while in our employ. These measures may not adequately protect our intellectual and proprietary rights. Existing trade secret, trademark and copyright laws afford only limited protection and our patents could be invalidated or circumvented. Moreover, the laws of certain foreign countries in which our products are or may be manufactured or sold may not fully protect our intellectual property rights. Misappropriation of our technology and the costs of defending our intellectual property rights from misappropriation could substantially impair our business. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights, our business may not be successful and the value of investors' investment in us may decline.
Our products could infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Companies in software generation and the display industries steadfastly pursue and protect intellectual property rights. This has resulted in considerable and costly litigation to determine the validity of patents and claims by third parties of infringement of patents or other intellectual property. Our products could be found to infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Other companies may hold or obtain patents or inventions or other proprietary rights in technology necessary for our business. Periodically companies inquire about our products and technology in their attempts to assess whether we violate their intellectual property rights. If we are forced to defend against infringement claims, we may face costly litigation, diversion of technical and management personnel, and product shipment delays, even if the allegations of infringement are unwarranted. If there is a successful claim of infringement against us and we are unable to develop non-infringing technology or license the infringed or similar technology on a timely basis, or if we are required to cease using one or more of our business or product names due to a successful trademark infringement claim against us, our business could be adversely affected.
We license intellectual property rights of others. Included in our headset reference designs are commercially available software which we license from other companies. Should we violate the terms of a license this could result in our license being canceled. The companies may decide to stop supporting the software we license or new versions of the software may not be compatible with our software which would require us to rewrite our software which we may not be able to do. The license fees we pay may be increased which would negatively affect our ability to achieve profitability and positive cash flow. If we are unable to obtain and or maintain existing software license relationships our ability to grow revenue and achieve profitability and positive cash flow may be negative affected.
Our headset reference design uses software that we license from other companies (Licensors) and requires us to access the Licensor's data centers and interruptions or delays in service from data center hosting facilities could impair our customer's products. Any damage to, or failure of, the systems of our Licensors generally could result in interruptions in service to our customers. Interruptions in service to our customers may reduce our revenue, cause us to issue credits or pay penalties, cause customers to terminate their contracts and reduce our ability to attract new customers.
Our revenues and cash flows could be negatively affected if sales of our Display products for military applications significantly decline. A significant portion of our fiscal year 2014 revenues and cash flow are expected to come from sales of military products. The U.S. federal government has incurred and is expected to continue to incur large federal budget deficits and the U.S. federal government has stated its intention to reduce spending on military programs. Accordingly our ability to generate revenues and cash flow from sales to the U.S. military is dependent on our displays being qualified in new U.S. military programs and the U.S. military funding these new programs. If we are unable to be qualified into new U.S. military programs or these programs are not funded our ability to generate revenues, achieve profitability and positive cash flow will be negatively impacted.
Disruptions of our production of our Display products would adversely affect our operating results. If we were to experience any significant disruption in the operation of our facilities, we would be unable to supply our display products to our customers. In the past, we experienced several power outages at our facilities which ranged in duration from one to four days. Additionally, as we introduce new equipment into our manufacturing processes, our display products could be subject to especially wide variations in manufacturing yields and efficiency. We may experience manufacturing problems that would result in delays in product introduction and delivery or yield fluctuations. We are also subject to the risks associated with the shortage of raw materials used in the manufacture of our products.
Our ability to manufacture and distribute our Display products would be severely limited if the foundries that we rely on to manufacture integrated circuits for our Display products fail to provide those services. We depend on a Taiwanese foundry and a Korean foundry for the fabrication of integrated circuits for our display products. We have no long-term contracts with either of these two companies. These two companies use different methods to manufacture the integrated circuits and a shortage at one company cannot necessarily be supplied by the other company. One of the companies entered and exited bankruptcy in 2009. If either company were to terminate its arrangement with us or become unable to provide the required capacity and quality on a timely basis, we may not be able to manufacture and ship our display products or we may be forced to manufacture
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them in limited quantities until replacement foundry services can be obtained. Furthermore, we cannot assure investors that we would be able to establish alternative manufacturing and packaging relationships on acceptable terms.
Our reliance on these foundries involves certain risks, including but not limited to:
• | Lack of control over production capacity and delivery schedules; |
• | Limited control over quality assurance, manufacturing yields and production costs; |
• | The risks associated with international commerce, including unexpected changes in legal and regulatory requirements, changes in tariffs and trade policies and political and economic instability; and |
• | Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunami, mudslides, drought, hurricanes and tornadoes. |
Due to natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons that have occasionally occurred in Taiwan, many Taiwanese companies, including the Taiwanese foundry we use, have experienced related business interruptions. Our business could suffer significantly if either of the foundries we use had operations which were disrupted for an extended period of time, due to natural disaster, political unrest or financial instability. In addition, our display products are manufactured on 6-inch and 8-inch silicon wafers. We currently do not anticipate redesigning all of our displays made on 6-inch wafers so they can be manufactured on 8-inch wafers. Our current military products are primarily manufactured on 6-inch wafers. We cannot be assured that, if either the 6-inch or 8-inch manufacturing facilities we use were damaged, they would be restored, or that our foundry service providers will not discontinue the operation of their 6-inch manufacturing lines. If the 6-inch manufacturing lines were discontinued and the displays had to be redesigned we may need to have the displays re-qualified by our customers, which would adversely affect our business until such qualification is complete.
We depend on third parties to provide integrated circuit chip sets and other critical raw materials for use with our headset reference design and display products. We do not manufacture the integrated circuit chip sets which are used to electronically interface between our display products and our customer's products. Instead, we rely on third party independent contractors for these integrated circuit chip sets and other critical raw materials such as special glasses and chemicals. The critical raw materials, including the glasses and chemicals used in manufacturing our display products and other components are used by other display manufacturers, many of which are much larger than us. In addition, our higher-level display assemblies, and other modules include lenses, backlights, printed circuit boards and other components, which we purchase from third party suppliers. Some of these third party contractors and suppliers are small companies with limited financial resources. In addition, relative to the commercial market, the military buys a small number of units which prevents us from qualifying and buying components economically from multiple vendors. If any of these third party contractors or suppliers were unable or unwilling to supply these integrated circuit chip sets or other critical raw materials to us, we would be unable to manufacture and sell our display products until a replacement supplier could be found. The U.S. military is expected to reduce its purchases which may result in lower demand for our products. Lower volume purchases may make it uneconomical for some of our suppliers to provide raw materials we need. We cannot assure investors that a replacement third party contractor or supplier could be found on reasonable terms or in a timely manner. Any interruption in our ability to manufacture and distribute our display products could cause our display business to be unsuccessful and the value of investors' investment in us may decline.
Our business could suffer if we lose the services of, or fail to attract, key personnel. In order to continue to provide quality products in our rapidly changing business, we believe it is important to retain personnel with experience and expertise relevant to our business. Our success depends in large part upon a number of key management and technical employees. The loss of the services of one or more key employees, including Dr. John C.C. Fan, our President and Chief Executive Officer, could seriously impede our success. We do not maintain any “key-man” insurance policies on Dr. Fan or any other employees. In addition, due to the level of technical and marketing expertise necessary to support our existing and new customers, our success will depend upon our ability to attract and retain highly skilled management, technical, and sales and marketing personnel. Competition for highly skilled personnel is intense and there may be only a limited number of persons with the requisite skills to serve in these positions. If the display markets experience an upturn, we may need to increase our workforce. Due to the competitive nature of the labor markets in which we operate, we may be unsuccessful in attracting and retaining these personnel. Our inability to attract and retain key personnel could adversely affect our ability to develop and manufacture our products.
Our customers who purchase display products for military applications typically incorporate our products into their products which are sold to the U.S. government under contracts. U.S. government contracts generally are not fully funded at inception and may be terminated or modified prior to completion, which could adversely affect our business. Congress funds the vast majority of the federal budget on an annual basis, and Congress often does not provide agencies with all the money requested in their budget. Many of our customers' contracts cover multiple years and, as such, are not fully funded at contract award. If Congress or a U.S. government agency chooses to spend money on other programs, our customer contracts may be terminated for convenience. Federal laws, collectively called the Anti-Deficiency Act, prohibit involving the government in any
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obligation to pay money before funds have been appropriated for that purpose, unless otherwise allowed by law. Therefore, the Anti-Deficiency Act indirectly regulates how the agency awards our contracts and pays our invoices. Federal government contracts generally contain provisions, and are subject to laws and regulations, that provide the federal government rights and remedies not typically found in commercial contracts, including provisions permitting the federal government to, among other provisions: terminate our existing contracts; modify some of the terms and conditions in our existing contracts; subject the award to protest or challenge by competitors; suspend work under existing multiple year contracts and related delivery orders; and claim rights in technologies and systems invented, developed or produced by us.
The federal government may terminate a contract with us or our customer either “for convenience” (for instance, due to a change in its perceived needs) or if we default due to our failure or the failure of a subcontractor to perform under the contract. If the federal government terminates a contract with our customer our contract with our customers generally would entitle us to recover only our incurred or committed costs, settlement expenses and profit on the work completed prior to termination. However, under certain circumstances, our recovery costs upon termination for convenience of such a contract may be limited. As is common with government contractors, we have experienced occasional performance issues under some of our contracts. We may in the future receive show-cause or cure notices under contracts that, if not addressed to the federal government's satisfaction, could give the government the right to terminate those contracts for default or to cease procuring our services under those contracts.
In addition, U.S. government contracts and subcontracts typically involve long purchase and payment cycles, competitive bidding, qualification requirements, delays or changes in funding, extensive specification and performance requirements, price negotiations and milestone requirements. Each U.S. government agency often also maintains its own rules and regulations with which we must comply and which can vary significantly among agencies.
Most of our military sales are on a fixed-price basis, which could subject us to losses if there are cost overruns. Under a fixed-price contract, we receive only the amount indicated in the contract, regardless of the actual cost to produce the goods. While firm fixed-price contracts allow us to benefit from potential cost savings, they also expose us to the risk of cost overruns. If the initial estimates that we use to calculate the sales price and the cost to perform the work prove to be incorrect, we could incur losses. In addition, some of our contracts have specific provisions relating to cost, scheduling, and performance. If we fail to meet the terms specified in those contracts, then our cost to perform the work could increase, which would adversely affect our financial position and results of operations. Some of the contracts we bid on have “Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity” or IDIQ provisions. This means we are bidding a fixed price but are not assured of the quantity the government will buy or when it will buy during the term of the contract. This means we are exposed to the risk of price increases for labor, overhead and raw materials during the term of the contract. We may incur losses on fixed-price and IDIQ contracts that we had expected to be profitable, or such contracts may be less profitable than expected, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
We generally do not have long-term contracts with our customers, which makes forecasting our revenues and operating results difficult. We generally do not enter into long-term agreements with our commercial display customers obligating them to purchase our products. Our business is characterized by short-term purchase orders and shipment schedules and we generally permit orders to be canceled or rescheduled before shipment without significant penalty. As a result, our customers may cease purchasing our products at any time, which makes forecasting our revenues difficult. In addition, due to the absence of substantial non-cancelable backlog, we typically plan our production and inventory levels based on internal forecasts of customer demand, which are highly unpredictable and can fluctuate substantially. Our operating results are difficult to forecast because we are continuing to invest in capital equipment and increasing our operating expenses for new product development. If we fail to accurately forecast our revenues and operating results, our business may not be successful and the value of investors' investment in us may decline.
If we fail to keep pace with changing technologies, we may lose customers. Rapidly changing customer requirements, evolving technologies and industry standards characterize the display industries. To achieve our goals, we need to enhance our existing products and develop and market new products that keep pace with continuing changes in industry standards, requirements and customer preferences. If we cannot keep pace with these changes, our business could suffer.
If our security systems are penetrated and confidential and or proprietary information were taken we could be subject to fines, law suits and loss of customers. We rely on our electronic information systems to perform the routine transactions to run our business. We transact business over the Internet with customers, vendors and our subsidiaries. We have implemented security measures to protect unauthorized access to this information. We have also implemented security policies which limit access via the Internet from the company to the outside world based on the individual's position in the company. We routinely receive security patches for the software we use from the software providers. Our primary concerns are inappropriate access to personnel information, information covered under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation, product designs and
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manufacturing information, financial information and our intellectual property, trade secrets and know-how. If our security systems are penetrated and confidential and or proprietary information were taken we could be subject to fines, law suites and loss of customers.
We may have to record additional intangible assets and/or goodwill impairment losses. In fiscal year 2013 we recorded intangible asset impairment charges of $1.5 million related to our acquisitions of Ikanos and Forth Dimension Displays (FDD). In fiscal year 2011 we recorded intangible asset impairment charges of $2.0 million related to our acquisition of FDD. In 2012 and 2011 we recorded goodwill impairment charges of $1.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively, related to our acquisition of FDD. During 2013 we recorded $0.4 million of goodwill related to our acquisition of eMDT, Inc. and in 2012, we recorded $0.7 million of goodwill and $0.6 million in intangible assets related to Ikanos. We may have to record additional intangible asset or goodwill write downs if Forth Dimension Displays does not achieve the operating results we expect, which will negatively affect our financial results.
A disruption to our information technology systems could significantly impact our operations and impact our revenue and profitability. We maintain proprietary data processing systems and use customized software systems. We also use software packages which are no longer supported by their developer. An interruption to these systems for an extended period may impact our ability to operate the businesses and process transactions which could result in a decline in sales and affect our ability to achieve or maintain profitability.
Fluctuations in operating results make financial forecasting difficult and could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Our quarterly and annual revenues and operating results may fluctuate significantly for numerous reasons, including:
• | The timing and successful introduction of additional manufacturing capacity; |
• | The timing of the initial selection of our Wearable technology and display products as component in our customers' new products; |
• | Availability of interface electronics for our display products; |
• | Competitive pressures on selling prices of our products; |
• | The timing and cancellation of customer orders; |
• | Our ability to introduce new products and technologies on a timely basis; |
• | Our ability to successfully reduce costs; |
• | The cancellation of U.S. government contracts; and |
• | Our ability to secure agreements from our major customers for the purchase of our products. |
We typically plan our production and inventory levels based on internal forecasts of customer demand, which are highly unpredictable and can fluctuate substantially. Our operating results are difficult to forecast because we continue to invest in capital equipment and increase our operating expenses for new product development.
As a result of these and other factors, investors should not rely on our revenues and our operating results for any one quarter or year as an indication of our future revenues or operating results. If our quarterly revenues or results of operations fall below expectations of investors or public market analysts, the price of our common stock could fall substantially.
If we fail to comply with complex procurement laws and regulations, we could lose business and be liable for various penalties or sanctions. We must comply with laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration and performance of federal government contracts. These laws and regulations affect how we conduct business with our federal government contracts. In complying with these laws and regulations, we may incur additional costs, and non-compliance may also allow for the assignment of fines and penalties, including contractual damages. Among the more significant laws and regulations affecting our business are the following:
• | The Federal Acquisition Regulation, which comprehensively regulates the formation, administration and performance of federal government contracts; |
• | The Truth in Negotiations Act, which requires certification and disclosure of all cost and pricing data in connection with contract negotiations; |
• | The Cost Accounting Standards and Cost Principles, which impose accounting requirements that govern our right to reimbursement under certain cost-based federal government contracts; and |
• | Laws, regulations and executive orders restricting the use and dissemination of information classified for national security purposes and the export of certain products, services and technical data. We engage in international work falling under the jurisdiction of U.S. export control laws. Failure to comply with these control regimes can lead to severe penalties, both civil and criminal, and can include debarment from contracting with the U.S. government. |
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Our contracting agency customers may review our performance under and compliance with the terms of our federal government contracts. If a government review or investigation uncovers improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil or criminal penalties or administrative sanctions, including
• | Termination of contracts; |
• | Forfeiture of profits; |
• | Cost associated with triggering of price reduction clauses; |
• | Suspension of payments; |
•Fines; and
•Suspension or debarment from doing business with federal government agencies.
Additionally, the False Claims Act provides for potentially substantial civil penalties where, for example, a contractor presents a false or fraudulent claim to the government for payment or approval. Actions under the civil False Claims Act may be brought by the government or by other persons on behalf of the government (who may then share a portion of any recovery).
If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, we may also suffer harm to our reputation, which could impair our ability to win awards of contracts in the future or receive renewals of existing contracts. If we are subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions or suffer harm to our reputation, our current business, future prospects, financial condition, or operating results could be materially harmed.
The government may also revise its procurement practices or adopt new contracting rules and regulations, including cost accounting standards, at any time. Any new contracting methods could be costly to satisfy, be administratively difficult for us to implement and could impair our ability to obtain new contracts.
A decline in the U.S. government defense budget, changes in spending or budgetary priorities, prolonged U.S. government shutdown or delays in contract awards may significantly and adversely affect our future revenues, cash flow and financial results. The Budget Control Act of 2011 enacted 10-year discretionary spending caps which are expected to generate over $1 trillion in savings for the U.S. government, a substantial portion of which comes from Department of Defense baseline spending reductions. There remains much uncertainty about the level of cuts that will be required for government fiscal year 2014 and the impact those cuts will have on contractors supporting the government. In light of the current uncertainty, we are not able to predict the potential impact of reduced military expenditures on our Company or our financial results.
A government shutdown and related matters could harm our business. The current uncertainty regarding the federal budget and federal spending levels, including the possible impacts of a failure to increase the “debt ceiling,” could disrupt our business. The impacts to our business of a prolonged government shutdown or failure to increase the debt ceiling are uncertain at this time, but potential impacts include delay in payments owed to us by the U.S. government and loss of revenue and profit on contracts that did not have government funding in place, any of which could adversely affect our operations, cash flow and financial results.
Customer demands and new regulations related to conflict-free minerals may adversely affect us. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) imposes new disclosure requirements regarding the use of “conflict” minerals mined from the Democratic Republic of Congo and adjoining countries in products, whether or not these products are manufactured by third parties. These new requirements could affect the pricing, sourcing and availability of minerals used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices (including our products). We will incur additional costs associated with complying with the disclosure requirements, such as costs related to determining the source of any conflict minerals used in our products. Our supply chain is complex and we may be unable to verify the origins for all metals used in our products. We purchase materials from foreign sources and they may not cooperate and provide us with the necessary information to allow us to comply with the Act. This may require us to find alternative sources which could delay product shipments. We may also encounter challenges with our customers and stockholders if we are unable to certify that our products are conflict free.
We may incur significant liabilities if we fail to comply with stringent environmental laws and regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or if we did not comply with these regulations in the past. We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local governmental regulations related to the use, storage, discharge and disposal of toxic or otherwise hazardous chemicals used in our manufacturing process. We are also subject to federal International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) laws which regulate the export of technical data and sale of products to other nations which may use these products for military purposes. The failure to comply with present or future regulations could result in fines being imposed on us, suspension of production, or a cessation of operations. Any failure on our part to control the use of, or adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances, or otherwise comply with environmental regulations, could subject us to significant future liabilities. Any failure on our part to obtain any required licenses for the export of technical data and/or sales of our products or to otherwise comply with ITAR, could subject us to significant future liabilities. In addition, we cannot be certain
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that we have not in the past violated applicable laws or regulations, which violations could result in required remediation or other liabilities. We also cannot be certain that past use or disposal of environmentally sensitive materials in conformity with then existing environmental laws and regulations will protect us from required remediation or other liabilities under current or future environmental laws or regulations.
We may be unable to modify our products to meet regulatory or customer requirements. From time to time our display products are subject to new domestic and international requirements such as the European Union's Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. If we are unable to comply with these regulations we may not be permitted to ship our products, which would adversely affect our revenue and ability to maintain profitability.
We may pursue acquisitions and investments that could adversely affect our business. In the past we have made, and in the future we may make, acquisitions of, and investments in, businesses, products and technologies that could complement or expand our business. If we identify an acquisition candidate, we may not be able to successfully negotiate or finance the acquisition or integrate the acquired businesses, products or technologies into our existing business and products. Future acquisitions could result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities, amortization expenses and write-downs of acquired assets. In 2013, 2012 and 2011 we acquired 51% of the outstanding shares of eMDT, Inc, 51% of the outstanding shares of Ikanos Consulting Ltd. and 100% of the outstanding shares of Forth Dimension Displays Ltd. (FDD), respectively. If we are unable to operate eMDT, Ikanos and FDD profitably, our results of operations will be negatively affected.
We have also made minority investments in private companies including KoBrite and Ask Ziggy, and may make future investments in similar companies. We perform periodic reviews to determine if these investments are impaired, but such reviews are difficult and rely on significant judgment about the company’s technology, ability to obtain customers, and ability to become cash flow positive and profitable. In 2013, we recorded impairment charges of $5.0 million for companyies in which we we were a minority investor. We may take future impairment charges which will have an adverse impact of on our results of operations.
Investors should not expect to receive dividends from us. We have not paid cash dividends in the past however in the future we may determine it is in the best interest of the stockholders do so. Historically our earnings, if any, have been retained for the development of our businesses.
Our stock price may be volatile in the future. The trading price of our common stock has been subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarter-to-quarter variations in results of operations, announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors, general conditions in the wireless communications, semiconductor and display markets, changes in earnings estimates by analysts or other events or factors. In addition, the public stock markets recently have experienced extreme price and trading volatility. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many technology companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments |
None.
Item 2. | Properties |
We lease our 74,000 square foot CyberDisplay production facility in Westborough, Massachusetts, of which 10,000 square feet is contiguous environmentally controlled production clean rooms operated between Class 10 and Class 1,000 levels. The lease expires in 2023. In addition to our Massachusetts facility, we lease a 5,800 square foot design facility in Scotts Valley, California for developing prototypes of products incorporating our CyberDisplay product and a 6,300 square foot facility in Santa Clara, California which houses our wearable computing Tech center. These facility leases expire in 2014 and 2016, respectively.
Our subsidiary, Kowon Technology Co., LTD, (Kowon) owns two adjacent facilities in Kyungii-Do, South Korea, in which it manufactured its products and in which its corporate headquarters are located. These facilities occupy an aggregate of 28,000 square feet. Production ceased at the Kowon facility in 2013. Forth Dimension Displays, our subsidiary in Scotland, leases 20,000 square feet in Dalgety Bay. This facility’s lease expires in 2016. Ikanos Consulting, Ltd., our subsidiary in the United Kingdom, leases two properties which occupy an aggregate of 7,000 square feet. These leases expire in 2016 and 2017.
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At this time we believe these properties are suitable for our needs for the foreseeable future.
Item 3. | Legal Proceedings |
We may engage in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Claims, suits, investigations and proceedings are inherently uncertain and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters and our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be affected in any particular period.
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
Not applicable.
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Part II
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Item 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “KOPN.” The following table sets forth, for the quarters indicated, the range of high and low sale prices for the Company’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market for the periods indicated.
High | Low | ||||||
Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2013 | |||||||
First Quarter | $ | 3.71 | $ | 3.17 | |||
Second Quarter | 3.78 | 3.13 | |||||
Third Quarter | 4.33 | 3.30 | |||||
Fourth Quarter | 4.28 | 3.43 | |||||
Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2012 | |||||||
First Quarter | $ | 4.08 | $ | 3.30 | |||
Second Quarter | 4.05 | 3.06 | |||||
Third Quarter | 3.86 | 3.23 | |||||
Fourth Quarter | 3.87 | 2.94 | |||||
As of March 7, 2014, there were approximately 458 stockholders of record of our common stock, which does not reflect those shares held beneficially or those shares held in “street” name.
In the past three years we have not sold any securities which were not registered under the Securities Act.
We have not paid cash dividends in the past, nor do we expect to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that earnings, if any, will be retained for the development of our businesses.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth information as of December 28, 2013 about shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights and available for issuance under our existing equity compensation plans.
Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column a) | |||||||
Total equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1) | 558,850 | $ | 5.09 | 1,237,080 | (2) | |||||
(1) | Consists of the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(2) | Shares available under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. |
Company Stock Performance
The following graph shows a five-year comparison of cumulative total shareholder return for the Company, the NASDAQ Stock Market and the S&P 500 Information Technology index. The graph assumes $100 was invested in each of the Company’s common stock, the NASDAQ Stock Market and the S&P 500 Information Technology index on December xx, 2008. Data points on the graph are annual. Note that historical price performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
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Kopin Corporation
S&P 500 Information Technology Index
Nasdaq Stock Market - U.S. Index
Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities
None
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Item 6. | Selected Financial Data |
This information should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 of this Form 10-K. We have revised the prior period amounts for the sale of the III-V product line, which is reflected as discontinued operations.
Fiscal Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||
Statement of Operations Data: | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net product revenues | $ | 20,575 | $ | 31,299 | $ | 59,509 | $ | 54,969 | $ | 62,512 | |||||||||
Research and development revenues | 2,323 | 3,343 | 5,150 | 3,172 | 5,691 | ||||||||||||||
Total revenues | 22,898 | 34,642 | 64,659 | 58,141 | 68,203 | ||||||||||||||
Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of product revenues | 20,655 | 22,042 | 34,659 | 35,597 | 39,003 | ||||||||||||||
Research and development—funded programs | 1,551 | 2,178 | 3,341 | 2,175 | 3,060 | ||||||||||||||
Research and development—internal | 15,983 | 12,121 | 13,218 | 10,972 | 8,295 | ||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 19,125 | 17,166 | 15,991 | 12,322 | 13,047 | ||||||||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill | 1,511 | 1,705 | 5,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
58,825 | 55,212 | 72,209 | 61,066 | 63,405 | |||||||||||||||
(Loss) income from operations | (35,927 | ) | (20,570 | ) | (7,550 | ) | (2,925 | ) | 4,798 | ||||||||||
Other income and expense: | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 1,119 | 1,126 | 1,291 | 1,978 | 2,053 | ||||||||||||||
Other income and (expense), net | 235 | 174 | 143 | (31 | ) | 464 | |||||||||||||
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains | (387 | ) | (1,032 | ) | 10 | (304 | ) | (942 | ) | ||||||||||
Impairment of investments | (5,000 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Loss on remeasurement of investment in Ikanos | — | (558 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable debt securities | — | — | (151 | ) | — | (927 | ) | ||||||||||||
Gain on sales of investments | 1,899 | 856 | 369 | 2,598 | — | ||||||||||||||
Gain on sales of patents | — | — | 156 | 770 | 6,324 | ||||||||||||||
(2,134 | ) | 566 | 1,818 | 5,011 | 6,972 | ||||||||||||||
(Loss) income before benefit (provision) for income taxes, equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates and net loss (income) of noncontrolling interest | (38,061 | ) | (20,004 | ) | (5,732 | ) | 2,086 | 11,770 | |||||||||||
Tax benefit (provision) | 12,933 | (1,099 | ) | — | 54 | (690 | ) | ||||||||||||
(Loss) income before equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates and net loss (income) of noncontrolling interest | (25,128 | ) | (21,103 | ) | (5,732 | ) | 2,140 | 11,080 | |||||||||||
Equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates | (625 | ) | (680 | ) | (297 | ) | (600 | ) | (341 | ) | |||||||||
(Loss) income from continuing operations | $ | (25,753 | ) | $ | (21,783 | ) | $ | (6,029 | ) | $ | 1,540 | $ | 10,739 | ||||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 20,147 | 2,789 | 9,713 | 7,300 | 8,436 | ||||||||||||||
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Net (loss) income | (5,606 | ) | (18,994 | ) | 3,684 | 8,840 | 19,175 | ||||||||||||
Net loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 896 | 632 | (605 | ) | (11 | ) | 268 | ||||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to the controlling interest | $ | (4,710 | ) | $ | (18,362 | ) | $ | 3,079 | $ | 8,829 | $ | 19,443 | |||||||
Net (loss) income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic: | |||||||||||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.16 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income per share: | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.29 | |||||||
Diluted: | |||||||||||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.16 | ||||||
Discontinued operations | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income per share: | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.29 | |||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 62,348 | 63,618 | 64,406 | 66,020 | 66,850 | ||||||||||||||
Diluted | 62,348 | 63,618 | 65,234 | 66,712 | 67,458 | ||||||||||||||
Fiscal Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Balance Sheet Data: | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and equivalents and marketable debt securities | $ | 112,729 | $ | 92,485 | $ | 105,419 | $ | 110,947 | $ | 114,547 | |||||||||
Working capital | 108,369 | 106,791 | 123,257 | 132,098 | 134,198 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 146,132 | 176,209 | 193,872 | 192,096 | 183,224 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term obligations | 329 | 946 | 1,296 | 945 | 903 | ||||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 134,563 | 155,086 | 170,097 | 170,625 | 164,302 | ||||||||||||||
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Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K. The following discussion contains forward looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the risks discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors”, and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our audited consolidated financial statements. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition under the percentage-of-completion method, bad debts, inventories, warranty reserves, investment valuations, valuation of stock compensation awards, recoverability of deferred tax assets, liabilities for uncertain tax positions and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions.
The prior period amounts have been revised for the impact of discontinued operations due to the sale of our III-V product line, including our KTC subsidiary. Our financial results for prior periods have also been revised, in accordance with GAAP, to reflect certain changes to the business and other matters.
We believe the following critical accounting policies are most affected by our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue if four basic criteria have been met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred and services rendered; (3) the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. We do not recognize revenue for products prior to customer acceptance unless we believe the product meets all customer specifications and has a history of consistently achieving customer acceptance of the product. Provisions for product returns and allowances are recorded in the same period as the related revenues. We analyze historical returns, current economic trends and changes in customer demand and acceptance of product when evaluating the adequacy of sales returns and other allowances. Certain product sales are made to distributors under agreements allowing for a limited right of return on unsold products. Sales to distributors are primarily made for sales to the distributors' customers and not for stocking of inventory. We delay revenue recognition for our estimate of distributor claims of right of return on unsold products based upon our historical experience with our products and specific analysis of amounts subject to return based upon discussions with our distributors or their customers.
We recognize revenues from long-term research and development government contracts on the percentage-of-completion method of accounting as work is performed, based upon the ratio of costs or hours already incurred to the estimated total cost of completion or hours of work to be performed. Revenue recognized at any point in time is limited to the amount funded by the U.S. government or contracting entity. We recognize revenue for product development and research contracts that have established prices for distinct phases when delivery and acceptance of the deliverable for each phase has occurred. In some instances, we are contracted to create a deliverable which is anticipated to go into full production. In those cases, we discontinue the percentage-of-completion method after formal qualification of the deliverable has been completed and revenue is then recognized based on the criteria established for sale of products. In certain instances qualification may be achieved and delivery of production units may commence however our customer may have either identified new issues to be resolved or wish to incorporate a newer display technology. In these circumstances new units delivered will continue to be accounted for under the criteria established for sale of products.
We classify amounts earned on contracts in progress that are in excess of amounts billed as unbilled receivables and we classify amounts received in excess of amounts earned as billings in excess of revenues earned. We invoice based on dates specified in the related agreement or in periodic installments based upon our invoicing cycle. We recognize the entire amount of an estimated ultimate loss in our financial statements at the time the loss on a contract becomes known.
Accounting for design, development and production contracts requires judgment relative to assessing risks, estimating contract revenues and costs, and making assumptions for schedule and technical issues. Due to the size and nature of the work required to be performed on many of our contracts, the estimation of total revenue and cost at completion is complicated and subject to many variables. Contract costs include material, labor and subcontracting costs, as well as an allocation of indirect
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costs. We have to make assumptions regarding the number of labor hours required to complete a task, the complexity of the work to be performed, the availability and cost of materials, and performance by our subcontractors. For contract change orders, claims or similar items, we apply judgment in estimating the amounts and assessing the potential for realization. These amounts are only included in contract value when they can be reliably estimated and realization is considered probable. We have accounting policies in place to address these as well as other contractual and business arrangements to properly account for long-term contracts. If our estimate of total contract costs or our determination of whether the customer agrees that a milestone is achieved is incorrect, our revenue could be overstated and profits would be negatively impacted.
Bad Debt
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. This estimate is based on an analysis of specific customer creditworthiness and historical bad debts experience. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make future payments, additional allowances may be required.
Inventory
We provide a reserve for estimated obsolete or unmarketable inventory based on assumptions about future demand and market conditions and our production plans. Inventories that are obsolete or slow moving are generally fully reserved (representing the estimated net realizable value) as such information becomes available. Our display products are manufactured based upon production plans whose critical assumptions include non-binding demand forecasts provided by our customers, lead times for raw materials, lead times for wafer foundries to perform circuit processing and yields. If a customer were to cancel an order or actual demand were lower than forecasted demand, we may not be able to sell the excess display inventory and additional reserves would be required. If we were unable to sell the excess inventory, we would establish reserves to reduce the inventory to its estimated realizable value (generally zero).
Investment Valuation
We periodically make equity investments in private companies, accounted for on the cost or equity method, whose values are difficult to determine. When assessing investments in private companies for an other-than-temporary decline in value, we consider such factors as, among other things, the share price from the investee's latest financing round, the performance of the investee in relation to its own operating targets and its business plan, the investee's revenue and cost trends, the liquidity and cash position, including its cash burn rate and market acceptance of the investee's products and services. Because these are private companies which we do not control we may not be able to obtain all of the information we would want in order to make a complete assessment of the investment on a timely basis. Accordingly, our estimates may be revised if other information becomes available at a later date.
In addition to the above we make investments in government and agency-backed securities and corporate debt securities. For all of our investments we provide for an impairment valuation if we believe a decline in the value of an investment is other-than-temporary, which may have an adverse impact on our results of operations. The determination of whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary requires that we estimate the cash flows we expect to receive from the security. We use publicly available information such as credit ratings and financial information of the entity that issued the security in the development of our expectation of the cash flows to be received. Historically, we have periodically recorded other than temporary impairment losses.
Product Warranty
We generally sell products with a limited warranty of product quality and a limited indemnification of customers against intellectual property infringement claims related to our products. We accrue for known warranty and indemnification issues if a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. As of December 28, 2013, we had a warranty reserve of $0.7 million, which represents the estimated liabilities for warranty claims in process, potential warranty issues customers have notified us about and an estimate based on historical failure rates. For the fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, our warranty claims and reversals were approximately $0.8 million, $2.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively. If our estimates for warranty claims are incorrect, our profits would be impacted.
Income Taxes
We have historically incurred domestic operating losses from both a financial reporting and tax return standpoint. We establish valuation allowances if it appears more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will not be realized. These judgments are based on our projections of taxable income and the amount and timing of our tax operating loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets. Given our federal operating tax loss carryforwards, we do not expect to pay domestic federal
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taxes in the near term. It is possible that we could pay domestic alternative minimum taxes and state income taxes. We are also subject to foreign taxes from our Korean and U.K. subsidiary operations.
Our income tax provision is based on calculations and assumptions that will be subject to examination by tax authorities. Despite our history of operating losses there can be exposures for state taxes, federal alternative minimum taxes or foreign tax that may be due. We regularly assess the potential outcomes of these examinations and any future examinations for the current or prior years in determining the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. Should the actual results differ from our estimates, we would have to adjust the income tax provision in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known. Such adjustment could have a material impact on our results of operations. We have historically established valuation allowances against all of our net deferred tax assets because of our history of generating operating losses and restrictions on the use of certain items. Our evaluation of the recoverability of deferred tax assets has also included analysis of the expiration dates of net operating loss carryforwards. In forming our conclusions as to whether the deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized we consider the sources of our income and the projected stability of those sources and product life cycles. Over the last three fiscal years a significant component of our income has been derived from sales of higher margin military products to the U.S. government. If , as expected, the U.S. government significantly reduces funding for these programs our results of operations will be adversely affected. In assessing our ability to realize our domestic deferred tax assets in the future, we consider the potential impact of the U.S. government's federal budget deficit on the U.S. military programs in which we currently participate and those programs in which we anticipate participating in the future. A similar analysis is performed with respect to our foreign subsidiaries.
Stock Compensation
There were no stock options granted in fiscal years 2013, 2012 or 2011. The fair value of nonvested restricted common stock awards is generally the market value of the Company's equity shares on the date of grant. The nonvested common stock awards require the employee to fulfill certain obligations, including remaining employed by the Company for certain periods of time (the vesting period) and in certain cases meeting performance or market criteria. The performance or market criteria may consist of the achievement of the Company's annual incentive plan goals, technology development or the Company’s stock attaining a certain price for a period of time. For nonvested restricted common stock awards which solely require the recipient to remain employed with the Company, the stock compensation expense is amortized over the anticipated service period. For nonvested restricted common stock awards which require the achievement of performance criteria, the Company reviews the probability of achieving the performance goals on a periodic basis. If the Company determines that it is probable that the performance criteria will be achieved, the amount of compensation cost derived for the performance goal is amortized over the service period. If the performance criteria are not met, no compensation cost is recognized and any previously recognized compensation cost is reversed. The Company recognizes compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for time vested awards. For awards that vest upon our stock price achieving a certain price for a period of time the compensation expense associated with this award is recognized over the derived service period.
Results of Operations
On January 16, 2013, we completed the sale of our III-V product line, including all of the outstanding equity interest in KTC Wireless, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary which held our investment in Kopin Taiwan Corporation (KTC), to IQE KC, LLC (IQE) and IQE plc (Parent, and collectively with IQE, the Buyer). Our III-V products primarily consisted of our Gallium Arsenide-based HBT transistor wafers. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $75 million, subject to certain adjustments, including working capital adjustments and escrow. Upon agreement of the final working capital and other adjustments the net purchase price was $70.2 million, and the gain on the sale, net of tax, was $20.1 million. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, $55 million was paid to us in January 2013, $0.2 million was paid in April 2013 and the remaining $15 million is scheduled to be paid to us on the third anniversary of the Closing Date.
The following table provides the pro forma revenues of the Company as if the sale of the III-V product line had been completed on December 26, 2010 (the first day of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2011) (in millions):
2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated | III-V Product Line | Pro Forma | Consolidated | III-V Product Line | Pro Forma | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 93.4 | $ | 58.8 | $ | 34.6 | $ | 131.1 | $ | 66.5 | $ | 64.6 | |||||||||||
The following table provides the pro forma assets of the Company as if the sale of the III-V product line had been completed on December 29, 2012 (in millions):
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2012 | |||||||||||
Consolidated | III-V Product Line | Pro Forma | |||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 176.2 | $ | 50.7 | $ | 125.5 | |||||
We are a leading developer and manufacturer of miniature displays and in 2012 increased our software development capabilities with investments in two companies. We use our proprietary semiconductor material technology to design, manufacture and market our display products for use in highly demanding high-resolution portable military, industrial and consumer electronic applications, training and simulation equipment and 3D metrology equipment. Our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products for these target applications.
We have two principal sources of revenues: product revenues and research and development revenues. Research and development revenues consist primarily of development contracts with agencies or prime contractors of the U.S. government. Research and development revenues were $2.3 million, or 10.0% of total 2013 revenues, $3.3 million, or 9.6% of total 2012 revenues and $5.1 million, or 7.9% of total 2011 revenues.
We manufacture transmissive microdisplays and reflective displays. In fiscal year 2012 the initial manufacturing steps for our commercial transmissive display were performed in our Westborough, Massachusetts, U.S.A. facility and then the back end packaging steps for our commercial transmissive display products were performed at our Korean subsidiary, Kowon. If the transmissive display was for a U.S. military application the entire display manufacturing process was performed in our Westborough, Massachusetts facility. Commencing in 2013 both commercial and military transmissive display production is being performed entirely in our Westborough, Massachusetts facility. Forth Dimension Displays (FDD), our wholly-owned subsidiary, manufactures our reflective microdisplays in its facility located in Scotland and it is a reportable segment.
Because our fiscal year ends on the last Saturday of December every seven years we have a fiscal year with 53 weeks. Our fiscal years 2013 and 2012 were 52 week years as compared to fiscal years 2011 which was a 53 weeks year.
Fiscal Year 2013 Compared to Fiscal Year 2012
Revenues. Our revenues, which include product sales and amounts earned from research and development contracts, for fiscal years 2013 and 2012, by category, were as follows:
Display Revenues by Category (in millions) | 2013 | 2012 | |
Military Applications | $8.6 | $19.6 | |
Consumer Electronic Applications and other | 8.1 | 8.6 | |
Eyewear Applications | 3.9 | 3.0 | |
Research & Development | 2.3 | 3.4 | |
Total | $22.9 | $34.6 | |
Sales of our products for military applications declined in 2013 because of reduced demand from the U.S. government. The U.S. government is projected to incur large budget deficits for the near future and is expected to reduce spending on military programs as part of the solution to decrease these deficits. We are currently designing several new weapon sight systems which encompass our display within the weapon sight and overlays certain information onto the sight’s reticule. We expect to be in the design phase for most if not all of fiscal year 2014. We expect limited orders for the new sight systems in 2015 but we cannot be assured that our new designs will be selected by the government for deployment or if we are selected it will be deployed in 2015.
The decrease in the Consumer Electronic Applications and other category is the result of a decrease in sales of our products for digital still cameras. Our ability to forecast our revenues in this category is very difficult as sales of our product ultimately depend on how successful our customers are in promoting their digital still camera (DSC) models. There are many DSC models offered by a number of large consumer electronics companies and it is a very competitive product category. In addition we typically rebid to win this business each year. The decrease in Research and Development revenues is the result of a decrease in funding from the U.S. government. We are unable to predict the amount of funding for research and development by the U.S. government as it addresses its fiscal deficit issues.
In 2011, we began offering a headworn, voice and gesture controlled, hands-free cloud computing reference design for industrial applications that had an optical pod with our microdisplay and used Windows CE software. We referred to the reference design as our Golden-i technology. In 2013 and 2012, we created a number of additional reference design headsets target at other markets and developed an Android software platform. We have rebranded the category and refer to the headset
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reference designs and other technologies we developed as Kopin Wearable technologies of which the Golden-i headset reference design is for the industrial market segment. Our Kopin Wearable technology encompasses both software and component technologies. The software technology includes but is not limited to voice and gesture control, noise cancellation, android and Windows CE based operating systems and web browsing. The component technologies include our displays, optics, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), backlights and ergonomic designs. Our strategy is to license the headset reference designs and sell the various components included in the reference design as a group or individually. Some of the technologies included in Kopin Wearable technologies are used with software or components which we license or purchase from other companies. Customers may license only a subset of these technologies depending on whether they wish to develop a military, industrial or consumer product. We entered into an agreement to license the Golden-i reference design and know-how to a company that developed a product and commenced offering it in the second half of 2013. The license is exclusive for a certain market; non-exclusive for certain other markets and prohibits sales to other markets. Under the terms of the license we will sell an optical pod which includes our display, optics and a back light. Sales of products based on the Golden-i reference design were de minimis in 2013 and 2012 and were primarily to demonstrate the product concept. We believe our ability to develop and expand the Kopin Wearable technologies and to market and license the Kopin Wearable technologies will be important for us to achieve revenue growth, positive cash flow and to achieve profitability. This is the first product that we have developed that has a significant software component. The markets the Kopin Wearable technologies can be used in already have a number of existing product offerings such as ruggedized lap-top computers and tablets. The companies that offer these products are significantly larger than we are. We expect to incur significant development and marketing costs in 2014 to commercialize the Kopin Wearable technologies. We have a product category which we refer to as “Eyewear Applications”. This category is the predecessor of wearable products as it refers to devices that use our display products to show entertainment, emails or similar data. We currently expect revenue of between $18 million and $22 million for fiscal year 2014, however our ability to forecast revenues derived from Kopin Wearable technologies, which may significantly impact our results of operations, is very limited. We currently expect to have a consolidated net loss in the range of $32 million to $40 million in 2014 and, excluding the impact of the effects of working capital, our stock buyback program, and other investing activities, we expect cash usage between $30 million and $35 million to fund operations for fiscal 2014..
We have provided estimated 2014 revenue and net loss ranges in order for the investor to understand the expected changes in our remaining business in 2014 as compared to 2013. However, we believe we have an opportunity to position ourselves in the growing wearable computing market and therefore our primary focus in 2014 is on developing technology and products and establishing relationships and not necessarily achieving revenue, or any other particular financial metric. Accordingly, our 2014 net losses may exceed our current estimates.
There are a number of different display technologies which can produce displays in small form factors. We believe one of the benefits of our display technology is the ability to produce high-resolution displays in small form factors. The digital still camera (DSC) market is mature and the majority of these devices use low-resolution display products which results in our having limited, if any, competitive advantage over our competitors and, therefore, the ability to sell displays into these markets is very price dependent. Accordingly, for us to maintain or increase display revenues with above average gross margins, we will need to increase sales to customers who buy our higher resolution display products, such as the military, or develop new categories, such as our Kopin Wearable technologies.
International sales represented 48% and 27% of product revenues for fiscal years 2013 and 2012, respectively. Our international sales are primarily denominated in U.S. currency. Consequently, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could increase the price in local currencies of our products in foreign markets and make our products relatively more expensive than competitors' products that are denominated in local currencies, leading to a reduction in sales or profitability in those foreign markets. In addition, our Korean subsidiary, Kowon, holds U.S. dollars in order to pay various expenses. As a result, our financial position and results of operations are subject to exchange rate fluctuation in transactional and functional currency. We have not taken any protective measures against exchange rate fluctuations, such as purchasing hedging instruments with respect to such fluctuations, because of the historically stable exchange rate between the Japanese yen, Korean won and the U.S. dollar.
Cost of Product Revenues.
2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Cost of product revenues (in millions) | $ | 20.7 | $ | 22.0 | |||
Cost of product revenues as a % of revenues | 100.4 | % | 70.3 | % | |||
Cost of product revenues, which is comprised of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead related to the production of our products increased as a percentage of revenues in 2013 as compared to 2012 due to a decrease in the sale of our display products for military applications, normal price declines and lower unit sales of our display products. Military products
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historically have higher gross margins than commercial products. The reduced volume of sales resulted in an increase in fixed cost per display which reduced the gross margin per display sale.
Research and Development. Research and development (R&D) expenses are incurred in support of internal display development programs or programs funded by agencies or prime contractors of the U.S. government and commercial partners. In fiscal year 2014 our R&D expenditures will be related to our display products, over lay weapon sights and Kopin Wearable technologies. R&D revenues associated with funded programs are presented separately in revenue in the statement of operations. Research and development costs include staffing, purchases of materials and laboratory supplies, circuit design costs, fabrication and packaging of display products, and overhead. For fiscal years 2013 and 2012 R&D expense was as follows (in millions):
Research and development expense | 2013 | 2012 | |||||
Funded | $ | 1.5 | $ | 2.2 | |||
Internal | 16.0 | 12.1 | |||||
Total | $ | 17.5 | $ | 14.3 | |||
R&D expense increased in 2013 as compared to the prior year primarily because of investments made to develop wearable reference designs, including display development and software costs, partially offset by a decrease in government funded product development.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative (S,G&A) expenses consist of the expenses incurred by our sales and marketing personnel and related expenses, and administrative and general corporate expenses.
2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense (in millions) | $ | 19.1 | $ | 17.2 | |||
Selling, general and administrative expense as a % of revenues | 82.3 | % | 49.6 | % | |||
The increase in S,G&A expenses in 2013 as compared to 2012 is primarily attributable to additional stock compensation expense.
Impairment. In 2013, we performed an impairment analysis of our finite-lived intangible assets related to FDD and Ikanos. We performed our analysis of our finite-lived intangible assets based on the income approach. As a result we recorded a non-cash charge of $1.5 million to write down the finite-lived intangible assets. In 2012, we performed an impairment analysis of our finite-lived intangible assets and goodwill balance related to FDD, as FDD's actual results were less than originally forecast. We performed our analysis of our finite-lived intangible assets based on a comparison of the undiscounted cash flows to the recorded carrying value of the intangible assets. As a result, there was no change in the carrying values of the finite-lived intangible assets, however, we recorded a non-cash charge of $1.7 million to write down the remaining carrying value of the goodwill to zero.
(in millions) | Intangible Assets | ||
Assets acquired with acquisition of FDD at January 11, 2011 | $ | 4.6 | |
Amortization | (0.7 | ) | |
Impairment | (2.0 | ) | |
As of December 31, 2011 | $ | 1.9 | |
Amortization | (0.3 | ) | |
Impairment of goodwill | — | ||
Foreign currency translation | 0.1 | ||
As of December 29, 2012 | $ | 1.7 | |
Amortization | (0.4 | ) | |
Impairment of goodwill | (1.2 | ) | |
Foreign currency translation | 0.1 | ||
As of December 28, 2013 | $ | 0.2 | |
Other Income and Expense.
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(in millions) | 2013 | 2012 | |||||
Interest income | $ | 1.1 | $ | 1.1 | |||
Other income and expense, net | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||
Foreign currency transaction losses | (0.4 | ) | (1.0 | ) | |||
Subtotal | 1.0 | 0.3 | |||||
Gain on sales of investments | 1.9 | 0.9 | |||||
Impairment of investments | (5.0 | ) | — | ||||
Loss on investment in Ikanos | — | (0.6 | ) | ||||
Other income and expense | $ | (2.1 | ) | $ | 0.6 | ||
Other income and expense, net, as shown above, is composed of interest income, foreign currency transactions and remeasurement gains and losses incurred by our Korean and United Kingdom subsidiaries, other-than-temporary impairment on marketable debt securities, gains on sales of investments and license fees and the impairment of cost based investments. For 2013, we recorded $0.4 million of foreign currency losses as compared to $1.0 million foreign currency losses for 2012. This was primarily attributable to increased fluctuations in the U.S. dollar and Korean won currency exchange rate. In 2013 we recorded a $5.0 million impairment charge for two cost basis investments due their experiencing liquidity issues. Other income and expense, net for 2011 also includes expense of $0.2 million to record an impairment of certain marketable debt securities which were deemed other-than-temporarily impaired.
As our marketable debt securities have matured we have been reinvesting in securities which, due to current interest rates and shorter maturities, have lower yields than the securities which matured. As a result of these factors and our cash usage rate we anticipate that our interest income will decline in 2014.
Equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates. Our equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates for 2013 consists of our approximate 23% shares of the losses of Ask Ziggy, totaling $0.2 million, and our approximate 12% share of the losses of KoBrite, totaling $0.4 million. Our equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates in 2012 consisted of our approximate 12% share of the losses of KoBrite totaling $0.6 million, and our 25% share of the losses of Ikanos totaling $0.1 million. In July of 2012 we increased our investment in Ikanos to 51% and commenced consolidating Ikanos's results of operations into our results of operations.
Tax provision. The benefit for income taxes for the fiscal year ended 2013 of $12.9 million represents the net of state and foreign tax and intra period tax allocations related to the Company's discontinued operations and withholding taxes related to closing our Korean facilities. For 2014 we expect to have taxes based on U.S. federal tax liabilities on federal alternative minimum tax rules and on our foreign operations. We also expect to have a state tax provision in 2014.
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest. In 2013 we acquired 51% of eMDT and in 2012 we acquired 51% of Ikanos Consulting Ltd. The remaining 49% of eMDT and Ikanos are held by other investors and employees of eMDT and Ikanos.We also own approximately 93% of the equity of Kowon as of December 28, 2013.
Net loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest on the consolidated statement of operations represents the portion of the results of operations of Kowon , Ikanos and eMDT which are allocated to the stockholders of the approximately 7% of Kowon and 42% of Ikanos and 49% of eMDT not owned by us. The change in the net loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest of our subsidiaries is as follows (in millions):
2013 | 2012 | ||
Kowon | $0.1 | $0.3 | |
Ikanos | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
eMDT | 0.3 | — | |
Total | $0.9 | $1.0 | |
Fiscal Year 2012 Compared to Fiscal Year 2011
Revenues. Our revenues, which include product sales and amounts earned from research and development contracts, for fiscal years 2012 and 2011, by category, were as follows (in millions):
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Display Revenues by Category (in millions) | 2012 | 2011 | |
Military Applications | $19.6 | $38.9 | |
Consumer Electronic Applications | 8.6 | 16.5 | |
Eyewear Applications | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
Research & Development | 3.4 | 5.2 | |
Total | $34.6 | $64.6 | |
Sales of our products for military applications declined in 2012 because of reduced demand from the U.S. government. Our military products have higher profit margins than our other display products and have been a significant contributor to our overall profitability for the past several years.
The increase in the Consumer Electronic Applications category is the result of an increase in sales of our products for digital still cameras. The increase in Research and Development revenues is the result of an increase in funding from the U.S. government.
In 2011, we began offering an industrial headworn, voice and gesture controlled, hands-free cloud computing reference design that has an optical pod with a microdisplay which we refer to as Golden-i technology. Sales of Golden-i technology enabled products in 2012 and 2011 were de minimis and were primarily to demonstrate the product concept.
International sales represented 27% and 24% of product revenues for fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our international sales are primarily denominated in U.S. currency. We have not taken any protective measures against exchange rate fluctuations, such as purchasing hedging instruments with respect to such fluctuations, because of the historically stable exchange rate between the Japanese yen, Korean won and the U.S. dollar.
Cost of Product Revenues.
2012 | 2011 | ||||||
Cost of product revenues (in millions) | $ | 22.0 | $ | 34.7 | |||
Cost of product revenues as a % of revenues | 70.3 | % | 58.2 | % | |||
Cost of product revenues, which is comprised of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead related to the production of our products increased as a percentage of revenues in 2012 as compared to 2011 due to a decrease in the sale of our display products for military applications, normal price declines and lower unit sales of our display products. Military products historically have higher gross margins than commercial products.
Research and Development. Research and development (R&D) expenses are incurred in support of internal display development programs or programs funded by agencies or prime contractors of the U.S. government and commercial partners. In fiscal year 2013 our R&D expenditures will be related to our display products and Golden-i technologies. R&D revenues associated with funded programs are presented separately in revenue in the statement of operations. Research and development costs include staffing, purchases of materials and laboratory supplies, circuit design costs, fabrication and packaging of display products, and overhead. For fiscal years 2012 and 2011 R&D expense was as follows (in millions):
Research and development expense | 2012 | 2011 | |||||
Funded | $ | 2.2 | $ | 3.3 | |||
Internal | 12.1 | 13.2 | |||||
Total | $ | 14.3 | $ | 16.5 | |||
R&D expense decreased in 2012 as compared to the prior year primarily because of decreases in government funded display activities and costs to develop display products partially offset by an increase in costs to develop the Golden-i technologies.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative (S,G&A) expenses consist of the expenses incurred by our sales and marketing personnel and related expenses, and administrative and general corporate expenses.
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2012 | 2011 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense (in millions) | $ | 17.2 | $ | 16.0 | |||
Selling, general and administrative expense as a % of revenues | 49.6 | % | 24.7 | % | |||
The increase in S,G&A expenses in 2012 as compared to 2011 is primarily attributable to additional stock compensation expense.
Impairment. On January 11, 2011, we purchased 100% of the outstanding common stock of FDD for approximately $11.0 million plus contingent consideration. In accounting for the acquisition of FDD, we allocated $4.3 million to identifiable intangible assets and $4.6 million to goodwill. The allocations were based on estimated cash flows as of the acquisition date. During fiscal year 2011 the actual operating results and cash flows generated by FDD were less than originally forecasted and at year end, using revised forecasts, we performed our annual review of intangible assets and goodwill. As a result of this review we recorded a non-cash charge of $5.0 million to write down the carrying value of the intangible assets and the goodwill to its implied fair market value based on projected discounted cash flows. The impairment of goodwill represented a 64% decrease in its recorded value. As of June 30, 2012, we performed an interim impairment analysis of our finite-lived intangible assets and goodwill balance related to FDD, as FDD's actual results were less than originally forecast for the six-month period then ended. We performed our analysis of our finite-lived intangible assets based on a comparison of the undiscounted cash flows to the recorded carrying value of the intangible assets. As a result, there was no change in the carrying values of the finite-lived intangible assets, however, we recorded a non-cash charge of $1.7 million to write down the remaining carrying value of the goodwill to zero. No additional impairments were taken in 2012. FDD produces a very high resolution micro display for niche markets. The majority of its current and forecasted revenues are derived from a small group of customers (less than 10). In addition approximately 50% of FDD's forecasted sales over the next 10 years are dependent on relatively new customers. If FDD loses any of its significant customers, or the products which it is projecting to provide significant revenue in the future fail to meet expectations and are not complemented by other revenue sources, additional impairment charges may be necessary. The below table reports the activity during the year ended December 29, 2012.
(in millions) | Intangible Assets | Goodwill | |
Assets acquired with acquisition of FDD at Jan. 11, 2011 | $4.6 | $4.6 | |
Amortization | (0.7) | — | |
Impairment | (2.0) | (2.9) | |
Foreign currency translation | — | — | |
As of December 31, 2011 | $1.9 | $1.7 | |
Amortization | (0.3) | — | |
Impairment of goodwill | — | (1.7) | |
Foreign currency translation | 0.1 | — | |
As of December 29, 2012 | $1.7 | $— | |
Other Income and Expense.
(in millions) | 2012 | 2011 | |||||
Interest income | $ | 1.1 | $ | 1.3 | |||
Other income and expense, net | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||
Foreign currency transaction losses | (1.0 | ) | — | ||||
Other-than-temporary Impairment of marketable debt securities | — | (0.2 | ) | ||||
Subtotal | 0.3 | 1.2 | |||||
Gain on sales of investments | 0.9 | 0.4 | |||||
Gain on sales of patents | (0.6 | ) | 0.2 | ||||
Other income and expense | $ | 0.6 | $ | 1.8 | |||
Other income and expense, net, as shown above, is composed of interest income, foreign currency transactions and remeasurement gains and losses incurred by our Korean and United Kingdom subsidiaries, other-than-temporary impairment
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on marketable debt securities, gains on sales of investments and license fees. For 2012, we recorded $1.0 million of foreign currency losses as compared to $0 foreign currency gains for 2011. This was primarily attributable to increased fluctuations in the U.S. dollar and Korean won currency exchange rate. Other income and expense, net for 2011 also includes expense of $0.2 million to record an impairment of certain marketable debt securities which were deemed other-than-temporarily impaired.
We had entered into agreements to sell certain patents which we were not using. The total consideration we receive for the sale of the patents is a percentage of any sublicense fees, after expenses, the buyer receives. Under the agreements, in 2011 we sold patents that had a carrying value of $0 for $0.2 million. There is no additional consideration to be received for the patents sold. We continue to evaluate the patents in our portfolio for opportunities to monetize these assets.
Equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates. Our equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates in 2012 consists of our approximate 12% share of the losses of KoBrite totaling $0.6 million, and our 25% share of the losses of Ikanos totaling $0.1 million. In July 2012 we increased our investment in Ikanos to 51% and commenced consolidating Ikanos's results of operations into our results of operations. Our equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates in 2011 consists of our approximate 12% share of the losses of KoBrite totaling $0.3 million.
Tax provision. The provision for income taxes for the fiscal year ended 2012 of $1.1 million represents withholding taxes related to closing our Korean facilities. For 2013 we expect to have taxes based on U.S federal tax liabilities on federal alternative minimum tax rules and on our foreign operations. We also expect to have a state tax provision in 2013.
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest. During the three month period ended March 31, 2012 we acquired a 25% interest in Ikanos, for $0.7 million and in the three month period ended September 29, 2012, we purchased from Ikanos an additional 70,748 newly issued shares of its common stock for approximately $2.5 million. As a result of these transactions we own approximately 51% of the outstanding common stock of Ikanos. The remaining 49% is held by other investors and employees of Ikanos.
We owned approximately 78% of the equity of Kowon as of December 29, 2012. Net loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest on the consolidated statement of operations represents the portion of the results of operations of Kowon and Ikanos which are allocated to the stockholders of the approximately 22% of Kowon and 49% of Ikanos not owned by us. The change in the net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest of our subsidiaries is as follows (in millions):
2012 | 2011 | ||||||
Kowon | $ | 0.3 | $ | — | |||
Ikanos | 0.7 | — | |||||
Total | $ | 1.0 | $ | — | |||
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 28, 2013, we had cash and equivalents and marketable debt securities of $112.7 million and working capital of $108.4 million compared to $92.5 million and $106.8 million, respectively, as of December 29, 2012. The increase in cash and equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to cash from the sale of the III-V product line of $55.2 million, proceeds from sales of investments of $2.6 million, offset by the net of cash used in operating activities of $19.0 million, capital expenditures of $0.7 million, the acquisition of certain cost based investments for $3.5 million, repurchase of our common stock for $8.0 million and the purchase of incremental investment in Kowon of $3.7 million.
As of December 29, 2012, we had cash and equivalents and marketable debt securities of $92.5 million and working capital of $106.8 million compared to $105.4 million and $123.3 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2011. The decrease in cash and equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to proceeds from sales of investments of $0.9 million, which were offset by capital expenditures of $9.8 million, the acquisition of certain cost based investments for $2.2 million, repurchase of our common stock for $3.5 million and net purchase of marketable debt securities and other assets of $2.5 million offset cash provided by operating activities of approximately $3.8 million.
Cash and marketable debt securities held in U.S. dollars at December 28, 2013 were:
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Domestic | $ | 99,206,478 | |
Foreign | 10,394,377 | ||
Subtotal cash and marketable debt securities | 109,600,855 | ||
Cash and marketable debt securities held in other currencies and converted to U.S. dollars | 3,128,346 | ||
Total cash and marketable debt securities | $ | 112,729,201 | |
We have no plans to repatriate the cash and marketable debt securities held in our foreign subsidiaries FDD and Ikanos and as such we have not recorded any deferred tax liability. In 2013, we ceased operations at our Korean facility, Kowon. Kowon has approximately $13.1 million of cash and marketable debt securities which we anticipate will eventually be remitted to the U.S. and accordingly we have recorded deferred tax liabilities associated with its unremitted earnings.
We lease facilities located in Westborough, Massachusetts, Santa Clara, California and Scotts Valley, California, under non-cancelable operating leases. The Westborough lease expires in 2023, the Santa Clara lease expires in 2016 and the Scotts Valley lease expires in November 2014.
We lease a facility in Dalgety Bay, Scotland which expires in 2016, and also lease two facilities in Nottingham, United Kingdom, which expire in 2016 and 2017.
We expect to expend between $2.0 million and $3.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months, primarily related to infrastructure changes resulting from the sale of our III-V product line and for the acquisition of equipment to support some of our cost based investments.
As of December 28, 2013, we had substantial tax loss carry-forwards, which may be used to offset future federal taxes due. We may record a tax provision in our financial statements but we may be able to offset some or all of the amounts that are payable with our tax loss carry-forwards. We may be subject to alternative minimum taxes, foreign taxes and state income taxes depending on our taxable income and sources of taxable income.
Historically we have financed our operations primarily through public and private placements of our equity securities. Over the past several years we have generated sufficient cash from operations to fund the business. We believe our available cash resources, including the proceeds from the sale of our III-V product line, will support our operations and capital needs for at least the next twelve months.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Seasonality
Our revenues have not followed a seasonal pattern for the past two years and we do not anticipate any seasonal trend to our revenues in 2014.
Climate Change
We do not believe there is anything unique to our business which would result in climate change regulations having a disproportional effect on us as compared to U.S. industry overall.
Inflation
We do not believe our operations have been materially affected by inflation in the last three fiscal years.
Contractual Obligations
The following is a summary of our contractual payment obligations for operating leases as of December 28, 2013:
Contractual Obligations | Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 Years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | ||||||||||||||
Operating Lease Obligations | $ | 7,353,133 | $ | 1,266,185 | $ | 2,678,281 | $ | 1,279,333 | $ | 2,129,334 | |||||||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
We invest our excess cash in high-quality U.S. government, government-backed (Fannie Mae, FDIC guaranteed bonds and certificates of deposit) and corporate debt instruments, which bear lower levels of relative risk. We believe that the effect, if any, of reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows should not be material to our cash flows or income. It is possible that interest rate movements would increase our unrecognized gain or loss on interest rate securities.
We are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily through our translation of our foreign subsidiary’s financial positions, results of operations, and transaction gains and losses as a result of non-U.S. dollar denominated cash flows related to business activities in Asia, and remeasurement of U.S. dollars to the functional currency of our foreign subsidiaries. We are also exposed to the effects of exchange rates in the purchase of certain raw materials whose price is in U.S. dollars but the price on future purchases is subject to change based on the relationship of the Japanese Yen to the U.S. dollar. We do not currently hedge our foreign currency exchange rate risk. We estimate that any market risk associated with our international operations is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation. Our portfolio of marketable debt securities is subject to interest rate risk although our intent is to hold securities until maturity. The credit rating of our investments may be affected by the underlying financial health of the guarantors of our investments. We use Silicon wafers but do not enter into forward or futures hedging contracts.
Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
The financial statements required by this Item are included in this Report on pages 45 through 72. Reference is made to Item 15 of this Report.
Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
Not applicable.
Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (Disclosure Controls), as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of December 28, 2013. The controls evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Disclosure Controls are controls and procedures designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Form 10-K, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) rules and forms. Disclosure Controls are also designed to reasonably assure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our quarterly evaluation of Disclosure Controls includes an evaluation of some components of our internal control over financial reporting, and internal control over financial reporting is also separately evaluated on an annual basis for purposes of providing the management report which is set forth below.
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the Company’s Board of Directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and include those policies and procedures that:
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• | Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; |
• | Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and |
• | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 28, 2013, based on the criteria outlined in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based on their assessment, management concluded that, as of December 28, 2013, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
Our independent registered public accounting firm that audited our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K has issued an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting. This report appears below.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During our last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Kopin Corporation
Westborough, Massachusetts
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Kopin Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 28, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for their assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report On Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 28, 2013, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of and for the year ended December 28, 2013, of the Company and our report dated March 17, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial statement schedule and included an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's sale of its III-V product line, including its investment in subsidiary Kopin Taiwan Corporation.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 17, 2014
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Part III
Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance |
The information required under this item is incorporated herein by reference from our Proxy Statement relating to our 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Proxy Statement). In addition to the disclosures made in our Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference herein, information with respect to executive officers required by this item is set forth in Part I of this Report.
Code of Ethics. We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the Code) that applies to all of our employees (including our CEO and CFO) and directors. The Code is available on our website at www.kopin.com. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement regarding any amendment to or waiver of a provision of the Code applicable to any executive officer or director, by posting such information on our website.
Our corporate governance guidelines, whistleblower policy and the charters of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board of Directors as well as other corporate governance document materials are available on our website at www.kopin.com under the heading “Investors”, then “Corporate Governance” then “Governance Documents”.
Item 11. | Executive Compensation |
The information required under this item is contained in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement.
Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters |
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement. Refer also to the equity compensation plan information set forth in Part II Item 5 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence |
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement.
Item 14. | Principal Accounting Fees and Services |
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement.
Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules |
(1) Consolidated Financial Statements:
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(2) Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedules other than the one listed above have been omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits
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3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation | (2 | ) | ||
3.2 | Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation | (5 | ) | ||
3.3 | Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation | (5 | ) | ||
3.4 | Fourth Amended and Restated By-laws | (8 | ) | ||
4 | Specimen Certificate of Common Stock | (1 | ) | ||
10.1 | Form of Employee Agreement with Respect to Inventions and Proprietary Information | (1 | ) | ||
10.5 | Kopin Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan | (7 | ) | * | |
10.6 | Kopin Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan Amendment | (9 | ) | * | |
10.7 | Kopin Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan Amendment | (10 | ) | * | |
10.8 | Kopin Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan Amendment | (11 | ) | * | |
10.9 | Kopin Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan Amendment | (13 | ) | * | |
10.10 | Kopin Corporation 2001 Supplemental Equity Incentive Plan | (6 | ) | * | |
10.11 | Form of Key Employee Stock Purchase Agreement | (1 | ) | * | |
10.12 | License Agreement by and between the Company and Massachusetts Institute of Technology dated April 22, 1985, as amended | (1 | ) | ||
10.13 | Facility Lease, by and between the Company and Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation, dated October 15, 1993 | (3 | ) | ||
10.14 | Joint Venture Agreement, by and among the Company, Kowon Technology Co., Ltd., and Korean Investors, dated as of March 3, 1998 | (4 | ) | ||
10.15 | Seventh Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Dr. John C.C. Fan, dated as of December 8, 2010 | (16 | ) | ||
10.16 | Kopin Corporation Form of Stock Option Agreement under 2001 and 2010 Equity Incentive Plans | (12 | ) | * | |
10.17 | Kopin Corporation 2001 and 2010 Equity Incentive Plan Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement | (12 | ) | * | |
10.18 | Kopin Corporation Fiscal Year 2013 Incentive Bonus Plan | * | |||
10.20 | Kopin Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan | (15 | ) | ||
10.21 | Purchase Agreement, dated January 10, 2013, by and among Kopin Corporation, IQE KC, LLC and IQE plc | ||||
21.1 | Subsidiaries of Kopin Corporation | ||||
23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | ||||
31.1 | Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||
31.2 | Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||
32.1 | Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ** | |||
32.2 | Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ** | |||
101 | The following materials from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity, (v)Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text | ||||
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* | Management contract or compensatory plan required to be filed as an Exhibit to this Form 10-K. | ||
** | This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filing. | ||
(1 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-45853, and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(2 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-57450, and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(3 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(4 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 27, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(5 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(6 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on November 13, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(7 | ) | Filed as an appendix to Proxy Statement filed on April 20, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(8 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(9 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on August 16, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference | |
(10 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 15, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(11 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 10, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(12 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(13 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on April 15, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(14 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2009 and incorporated by reference herein. | |
(15 | ) | Filed with the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14 filed as of April 5, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein. | |
(16 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2010 and incorporated by reference herein. | |
(17 | ) | Filed as an exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K on January 10, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein. | |
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 | |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Kopin Corporation
Westborough, Massachusetts
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Kopin Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 28, 2013. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a)(2). These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Kopin Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 28, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company sold its III-V product line, including its investment in subsidiary, Kopin Taiwan Corporation, on January 16, 2013. The results of the III-V product line are included in income from discontinued operations, net of tax, for all periods presented and assets and liabilities of the III-V product line are classified as held for sale as of December 29, 2012.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 28, 2013, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 17, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 17, 2014
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | ||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and equivalents | $ | 16,756,666 | $ | 27,135,387 | |||
Marketable debt securities, at fair value | 95,972,535 | 65,349,962 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $202,000 and $311,000 in 2013 and 2012, respectively | 2,388,461 | 5,254,549 | |||||
Accounts receivable from unconsolidated affiliates | — | 84,780 | |||||
Unbilled receivables | — | 178,036 | |||||
Inventory | 3,078,055 | 5,789,753 | |||||
Prepaid taxes | 233,642 | 683,032 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,178,643 | 917,841 | |||||
Current assets held for sale | — | 21,573,729 | |||||
Total current assets | 119,608,002 | 126,967,069 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 6,034,963 | 8,486,406 | |||||
Goodwill | 1,016,132 | 684,789 | |||||
Intangible assets, net | 1,581,502 | 2,316,924 | |||||
Other assets | 3,024,458 | 8,607,882 | |||||
Notes receivable | 14,866,666 | — | |||||
Noncurrent assets held for sale | — | 29,145,732 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 146,131,723 | $ | 176,208,802 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 3,868,865 | $ | 5,121,324 | |||
Accrued payroll and expenses | 1,436,391 | 2,147,512 | |||||
Accrued warranty | 716,000 | 716,000 | |||||
Billings in excess of revenue earned | 547,681 | 1,220,395 | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | 3,157,394 | 2,563,797 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 1,512,771 | 1,304,513 | |||||
Current liabilities held for sale | — | 7,102,895 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 11,239,102 | 20,176,436 | |||||
Asset retirement obligations | 329,435 | 322,477 | |||||
Noncurrent liabilities held for sale | — | 623,979 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share: authorized, 3,000 shares; none issued | — | — | |||||
Common stock, par value $.01 per share: authorized, 120,000,000 shares; issued 77,567,631 shares in 2013 and 75,979,695 shares in 2012; outstanding 62,560,946 in 2013 and 63,835,508 in 2012, respectively | 745,935 | 736,966 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 320,511,458 | 318,928,495 | |||||
Treasury stock (12,032,537 and 9,861,139 shares in 2013 and 2012, respectively, at cost) | (42,442,932 | ) | (34,450,978 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 3,441,997 | 6,512,792 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (147,703,211 | ) | (142,993,595 | ) | |||
Total Kopin Corporation stockholders’ equity | 134,553,247 | 148,733,680 | |||||
Noncontrolling interest | 9,939 | 6,352,230 | |||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 134,563,186 | 155,085,910 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 146,131,723 | $ | 176,208,802 | |||
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Fiscal year ended | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||
Net product revenues | $ | 20,574,812 | $ | 31,298,419 | $ | 59,508,959 | |||||
Research and development revenues | 2,322,897 | 3,343,441 | 5,149,644 | ||||||||
22,897,709 | 34,641,860 | 64,658,603 | |||||||||
Expenses: | |||||||||||
Cost of product revenues | 20,655,216 | 22,041,953 | 34,659,020 | ||||||||
Research and development-funded programs | 1,550,873 | 2,178,472 | 3,341,075 | ||||||||
Research and development-internal | 15,983,147 | 12,121,689 | 13,218,018 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 19,124,750 | 17,165,870 | 15,990,881 | ||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill | 1,511,414 | 1,704,770 | 4,999,512 | ||||||||
58,825,400 | 55,212,754 | 72,208,506 | |||||||||
Loss from operations | (35,927,691 | ) | (20,570,894 | ) | (7,549,903 | ) | |||||
Other income and expense: | |||||||||||
Interest income | 1,118,617 | 1,126,344 | 1,291,591 | ||||||||
Other income and (expense), net | 235,917 | 173,829 | 142,948 | ||||||||
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains | (387,351 | ) | (1,032,588 | ) | 9,672 | ||||||
Gain on sales of investments | 1,899,291 | 856,170 | 368,641 | ||||||||
Loss on investment in Ikanos | — | (557,594 | ) | — | |||||||
Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable debt securities | — | — | (150,644 | ) | |||||||
Impairment of investments | (5,000,442 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Gain on sales of patents | — | — | 155,658 | ||||||||
(2,133,968 | ) | 566,161 | 1,817,866 | ||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before benefit (provision) for income taxes, and equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates and net loss (income) of noncontrolling interest | (38,061,659 | ) | (20,004,733 | ) | (5,732,037 | ) | |||||
Tax benefit (provision) | 12,933,209 | (1,099,000 | ) | — | |||||||
Loss before equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates and net loss (income) of noncontrolling interest | (25,128,450 | ) | (21,103,733 | ) | (5,732,037 | ) | |||||
Equity losses in unconsolidated affiliates | (625,098 | ) | (679,587 | ) | (296,451 | ) | |||||
Loss from continuing operations | (25,753,548 | ) | (21,783,320 | ) | (6,028,488 | ) | |||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 20,147,532 | 2,789,048 | 9,713,059 | ||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (5,606,016 | ) | $ | (18,994,272 | ) | $ | 3,684,571 | |||
Net loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 896,400 | 632,342 | (605,207 | ) | |||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to the controlling interest | $ | (4,709,616 | ) | $ | (18,361,930 | ) | $ | 3,079,364 | |||
Net (loss) income per share: | |||||||||||
Basic: | |||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Discontinued operations | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.15 | ||||||||
Net (loss) income per share | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 0.05 | |||
Diluted: | |||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Discontinued operations | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.15 | ||||||||
Net (loss) income per share | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 0.05 | |||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
Basic | 62,347,852 | 63,617,680 | 64,405,776 | ||||||||
Diluted | 62,347,852 | 63,617,680 | 65,234,212 | ||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
KOPIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Fiscal years ended | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (5,606,016 | ) | $ | (18,994,272 | ) | $ | 3,684,571 | |||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 231,321 | 2,687,344 | (1,368,829 | ) | |||||||
Unrealized holding (loss) gain on marketable securities | (116,134 | ) | 730,967 | (260,502 | ) | ||||||
Reclassifications of gains in net loss | (1,936,121 | ) | (586,433 | ) | (457,808 | ) | |||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income | $ | (1,820,934 | ) | $ | 2,831,878 | $ | (2,087,139 | ) | |||
Comprehensive (loss) income | (7,426,950 | ) | (16,162,394 | ) | 1,597,432 | ||||||
Comprehensive gain (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 871,867 | 167,232 | (357,389 | ) | |||||||
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to the controlling interest | $ | (6,555,083 | ) | $ | (15,995,162 | ) | $ | 1,240,043 | |||
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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KOPIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Accumulated Deficit | Total Kopin Corporation Stockholders’ Equity | Noncontrolling interest | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance December 25, 2010 | 72,570,835 | $ | 725,708 | $ | 313,311,889 | $ | (26,580,823 | ) | $ | 5,985,345 | $ | (127,711,030 | ) | $ | 165,731,089 | $ | 4,778,034 | $ | 170,509,123 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 19,700 | 197 | 72,248 | — | — | — | 72,445 | — | 72,445 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted stock | 897,953 | 8,980 | (8,980 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation expense | — | — | 3,361,948 | — | — | — | 3,361,948 | — | 3,361,948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | (1,839,321 | ) | — | (1,839,321 | ) | (247,818 | ) | (2,087,139 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock for tax withholding obligations | (262,230 | ) | (2,622 | ) | (1,026,945 | ) | — | — | — | (1,029,567 | ) | — | (1,029,567 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock purchase | — | — | — | (4,414,626 | ) | — | — | (4,414,626 | ) | — | (4,414,626 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | — | — | 3,079,364 | 3,079,364 | 605,207 | 3,684,571 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2011 | 73,226,258 | 732,263 | 315,710,160 | (30,995,449 | ) | 4,146,024 | (124,631,666 | ) | 164,961,332 | 5,135,423 | 170,096,756 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted stock | 671,568 | 6,716 | (6,716 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation expense | — | — | 3,851,672 | — | — | — | 3,851,672 | — | 3,851,672 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 2,366,768 | — | 2,366,768 | 465,110 | 2,831,878 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of Ikanos equity interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,384,039 | 1,384,039 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock for tax withholding obligations | (201,182 | ) | (2,013 | ) | (626,621 | ) | — | — | — | (628,634 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||