UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10‑K



 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20142016



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 No. 001-34220

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3D SYSTEMS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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DELAWARE

 

95‑4431352

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

333 THREE D SYSTEMS CIRCLE
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA

 

29730

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)



(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code): (803) 326‑3900



Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:





 

 

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

The New York Stock Exchange



Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  No 



Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  No 



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  No 


 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  No 



Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer 



 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

(Do not check if smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b‑2 of the Exchange Act.) Yes  No 



The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 20142016 was $6,169,912,421.$1,437,534,741. For purposes of this computation, it has been assumed that the shares beneficially held by directors and executive officers of the registrant were “held by affiliates.” This assumption is not to be deemed an admission by these persons that they are affiliates of the registrant.



The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock as of February 18, 201522, 2017 was 111,210,093.113,163,336.



DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 20152017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.



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3D SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the
Year Ended December 31, 20142016



TABLE OF CONTENTS





 

PART I

TABLE OF CONTENTS4

Item 1.    Business

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PART I

Item 1.    Business

Item 1A. Risk Factors

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

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Item 2.    Properties

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Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

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Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures

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PART II

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Item 5.    Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer

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Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 6.    Selected Financial Data

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Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

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Item 9B. Other Information

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PART III

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Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

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Item 11.  Executive Compensation

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Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

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Related Stockholder Matters

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Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

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Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services

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PART IV

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Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

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Item 16.  Form 10-K Summary

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This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve risks and uncertainties. Many of the forward-looking statements are located in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “may”, “will”, “estimates,” “intends,” “anticipates,” or “plans” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.  Forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs, assumptions and current expectations concerning future events and trends, using information currently available, and are necessarily subject to uncertainties, many of which are outside our control.Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not, and should not be relied upon as a guarantee of future performance or results, nor will they necessarily prove to be accurate indications of the times at or by which any such performance or results will be achieved. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K under the heading “Risk Factors.” All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or to individuals acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this discussion. The Company assumes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.

PART I

Item 1. Business



General



3D Systems Corporation (“3D Systems” or the “Company” or “we” or “us”) is a holding company incorporated in Delaware in 1993 that operates through subsidiaries in North America and South America (collectively referred to as “Americas”), Europe and the AmericasMiddle East (collectively referred to as “EMEA”) and the Asia Pacific region (“APAC”), as well as Europe and the Middle East (“EMEA”). We distributemarket our products and services in those areas as well as in other parts of the world. We are a leading global provider ofprovide comprehensive 3D printing centric solutions, and are pioneering 3D printing for everyone. We provide the most advanced and comprehensive 3D design-to-manufacturing solutions, including 3D printers, print materials, software, on demand manufacturing services and cloud sourced custom parts.digital design tools. Our powerful digital thread, a seamless information exchange across design and manufacturing, empowers professionals and consumers everywhere to bring their ideas to life in material choices including plastics, metals, ceramics and edibles. Our leadingprecision healthcare solutionscapabilities include end-to-end simulation, training and planningVirtual Surgical Planning (“VSP™”), and printing of surgical instruments and devices for personalized surgery and patient specific medical and dental devices. Our democratized 3D digital design and inspection products provide seamless interoperability between additive and subtractive manufacturing and incorporate the latest immersive computing technologies. Our products and services replace and complement traditional methods with improved results and reduced time to outcome. These solutions are used to rapidly design, create, communicate, plan, guide, prototype or produce functional parts, devices and assemblies, empoweringsurgical guides and instruments. Our solutions support advanced applications in a wide range of industries including healthcare, aerospace, automotive and durable goods. 3D Systems has a 30 year history of experience and expertise which have proven vital to our development of an ecosystem that enables customers to manufacture the future.optimize product designs, transform workflows, bring innovative products to market and drive new business models.  



Over the past three decades, entire industries have transformed their design-to-manufacturing processes using 3D content-to-print solutions. Companies utilizing 3D printing technology have the freedom to create and manufacture precision products on demand, with no additional cost for complexity or uniqueness. Customers can use our 3D printing solutions to mass customizedesign and locally print what they need, when they need it, often in a more cost effective way, by eliminatingmanufacture complex and unique parts, eliminate expensive tooling, produce parts locally or in small batches and longreduce lead times while significantly reducing the adverse environmental impacts that are often associated with traditional manufacturing.

We pioneered 3D printing and  digital manufacturing with the invention of stereolithography (“SLA”) and the universally used .stl file format almost 30 years ago. Subsequently, we developed selective laser sintering (“SLS”), multi-jet printing (“MJP”), film transfer imaging (“FTI”), color jet printing (“CJP”), direct metal printing (“DMP”) and plastic jet printing (“PJP”) 3D printing technologies. Over the past decades, our customers have strengthened their competitive advantage by embracing our solutionstime to enhance and accelerate their product development cycles and, as our technology has advanced, amarket. A growing number of customers haveare shifting from prototyping applications to also transitioned to direct manufacturingusing 3D printing for production. We believe this shift will be further driven by our continued advancement and innovation of end use parts and custom products. Today, we continue to drive the adoption of large-scale custom manufacturing solutions, including the printing of highly complex end use parts in a variety of aerospace, defense, automotive and healthcare applications worldwide. At the same time, we are democratizing 3D printing solutions by extending thethat improve durability, repeatability, productivity and total cost of operations.

Products

We offer a comprehensive range of our affordable 3D printing solutions to the engineer’s desktop, classroomprinters, print materials, software, haptic devices, scanners and living room. virtual surgical simulators.



3D printers can print almost anything, from patient-specific medical devices to functional aerospacePrinters and automotive parts and from personalized accessories and jewelry to customized toys, art and decor. Materials

Our portfolio of 3D printers ranges from less than $1,000 to over $1 million and includestransform digital data input generated by 3D design software, CAD software or other 3D design tools, into printed parts using several unique print engines that employ proprietary, additive layer by layer building processes with a variety of print materials. We offer a broad range of 3D printing processes designed to meet our customers’ most demanding design, prototyping, testing, tooling, productiontechnologies including Stereolithography (“SLA”), Selective Laser Sintering (“SLS”), Direct Metal Printing (“DMP”), MultiJet Printing (“MJP”) and manufacturing requirements. We also offer proprietary software printer drivers and pre-sale and post-sale services, ranging from applications development and custom engineered production solutions to installation, warranty and maintenance services related to our products.ColorJet Printing (“CJP”), which are discussed in more detail below. 



Our printers utilize a wide range of print materials, the majority of which are proprietary print materials that we develop, blend and market. Our comprehensive range of print materials range from realincludes plastic, nylon, metal, composite, elastomeric, wax, polymeric dental materials and plastic and composites to metal, nylon, and even edibleClass IV bio-compatible materials. We augment and complement our own portfolio of engineered print materials with materials that we develop with or purchase from third parties under private label and distribution arrangements.

We also provide software and haptic and perceptual devices for creativity and design, including 3D digital design, scan-to-CAD, scan-to-print, reverse engineering, inspection, sculpting and medical modeling and simulation applications. Our products provide seamless integration for our customers’ entire workflow from 3D design to fabrication. 

To satisfy our customers’ entire design-to-manufacturing requirements, we also provide custom manufacturing services via Quickparts®, our on-demand cloud printed parts services. Through Quickparts, we offer a broad range of precision parts capabilities produced from a wide range of additive and traditional manufacturing processes and materials.

 

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We work closely with our healthcare customers we also offer virtual surgical planningto optimize the performance of our print materials in their applications. Our expertise in materials science and medical modeling services, digitizing scanners,formulation, combined with our process, software and simulation products. Our healthcare digital thread provides seamless workflowequipment, enables us to help our customers select the material that best meets their needs with a comprehensive portfolio of solutions to go from the training room to the operating room, enabling personalized medicineoptimal cost and improved healthcare procedures andperformance results.



Our expertlyAs part of our solutions approach, our currently offered printers, with the exception of direct metal printers, have built-in intelligence to make them integrated, 3D productsclosed systems. For these printers, we furnish print materials specifically designed for use in those printers and services provide a seamless workflow through 3D design and fabrication, transforming the manner in which our customers design, develop and manufacture. We continue to develop new products and services and have expanded our technology platform and 3D ecosystem through internal developments, relationships with third parties and acquisitions. We maintain ongoing product development programs that are focused onpackaged in smart cartridges and delivery systems. These integrated materials are designed to enhance system functionality, productivity, materials shelf life and overall printer reliability, in addition to providing our customers with the most comprehensive portfolio of 3D content-to-print solutions. We are focusing on expanding and enhancing our comprehensive menu of 3D printing centric solutions in areas that we believe represent significant growth opportunities for our business, including the aerospace, automotive, healthcare, education, and consumer marketplaces.

Recent Developments

In October 2014, we entered into a $150.0 million five-year revolving, unsecured credit facility with PNC Bank as Administrative Agent, and certain other lenders. The agreement comprises a revolving loan facility that provides for advances in the initial aggregate principal amount of up to $150.0 million. Subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the agreement, the Company may, at its option and subject to customary conditions, request an increase in the aggregate principal amount available under the credit facility by an additional $75.0 million. 

In November 2014, we revealed several new products and design-to-manufacturing solutions at EuroMold 2014. The ProX 400 direct metal 3D printer is twice as fast as the ProX 300 and features a build area twice as large, and features several factory production enhancements. The ProXTM 800 enhances our SLA technology with new features for greater production efficiency, including revolutionary print head and materialbuilt-in quality management systems, space-saving footprint and easy-to-use operator controls. The ProX 500 Plus builds on our existing ProX 500 by expanding the range of materials, increasing print speeds and providing a higher resolution output. We also introduced new high performance materials for the ProX 500 Plus: DuraForm® ProX GF, a glass-filled nylon material formulated for added stiffness and temperature resitance; DuraForm ProX AF+, an alloy-filled nylon with a realistic cast metal appearance, extreme tensile strength and high heat deflection properties; and DuraForm ProX EX, a Nylon material that provides exceptional impact strength, increased durability and remarkable flexibility. We also introduced new materials for the ProJet 1200 Micro-SLA 3D printer that expand applications for dental labs, jewelers, manufacturers, engineers and artists, adding FTX Cast, FTX Gold, FTX Silver, FTX Gray and FTX Clear. New materials showcased for the ProJet 5500X offer another level of versatility with tough, functional-grade, flexible elastomers in black and natural-translucent that result in parts that can be stretched, twisted, mashed and handled to withstand challenging applications without failure or tearing. We also introduced the Capture® Mini, a scan-based design and inspection system for small, precise parts, and 3DSPRINT™, a cloud and desktop-based platform that streamlines workflow by enabling collaboration, storage, access, file management, sharing and printing.

In November 2014, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cimatron Ltd. (“Cimatron”), a leading provider of integrated 3D CAD/CAM software products and solutions for manufacturing. We completed the acquisition of Cimatron on February 9, 2015. The acquisition of Cimatron adds complementary technology, extends our sales coverage globally and multiplexes cross-selling opportunities.

In November 2014, we completed the acquisition of 70% of the outstanding shares of Robtec, creating 3D Systems Latin America. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Robtec is the largest Latin-American additive manufacturing service bureau and the leading 3D printing and scanning products distributor in the region. With key operations in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Mexico, and well-established printer and scanner distribution activities, the addition of Robtec provides us with a strong Latin American presence and brings long-term relationships with leading aerospace and automotive companies, including Embraer, Siemens, Volkswagen, Fiat, CenPra, Visteon and Mercedes.

In January 2015, we announced the acquisition of botObjects and we launched the full-color Cube Pro C at CES. This is the first plastic jet printer that is capable of printing in full color. The Cube Pro C is part of our consumer portfolio and is ideal for classroom, home and the engineer’s desktop. The acquisition of botObjects closed in December 2014.

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At the International Consumer Electronics Show 2015 in January, we also showcased our new Touch™ haptic 3D stylus, the Ekocycle™ Cube® 3D printer and the CoCoJet™ 3D printer as well as apps, gaming platforms and a variety of lifestyle collections from fashion to food and entertainment. The Touch stylus comes with an OpenHaptics Software Developer Kit for digital design and virtual gaming and is an easy to use, powerful perceptual device that provides a virtual sculpting experience and is ideal for designers, artists, students, gamers and hobbyists. The Ekocycle prints in plastic from recycled post-consumer waste, and was launched in collaboration with The Coca-Cola Company and will.i.am. We are also leading the way in personalized, edible 3D printing and previewed the CoCoJet 3D printer that we are currently developing in collaboration with The Hershey Company, and launched a partnership with the Culinary Institute of America to advance 3D printing in the culinary arts through education, exploration, and experimentation. 

Products

We offer the most comprehensive range of 3D printers, materials, perceptual devices, scanners, software and simulators within the additive manufacturing industry.

3D Printers

Our 3D printers transform digital data input from any format generated by 3D design software, CAD software, or 3D scanning and sculpting devices, to printed parts using ourfully integrated engineered plastic, metal, nylon, rubber, wax and composite print materials.    

Our 3D printers convert our print materials into solid cross-sections, layer by layer, to print the desired fully fused objects, employing one of our proprietary print engines, which are discussed in more detail below. We offer printers capable of making multiple distinct parts at the same time, highly accurate geometries in a wide range of sizes and shapes with a variety of material performance characteristics.workflow solution.



SLA Printers



Our stereolithographySLA 3D printers offerscure liquid resin materials with a wide range of capabilities, including size, speed, accuracy, throughput and surface finish in different formats and price points. Our SLA printers come in a variety of print formats and footprint sizes, from the desktop micro-SLA ProJet 1200laser beam to our extra-large build volume ProX 950. Our SLA printers are designed to quickly and economically produce durable plastic parts with unprecedented surface smoothness, featurehigh resolution, edge definition and tolerances that rival the accuracy of CNC-machinedmachined or molded plastic parts. We offer SLA printers with a wide range of materials, sizes and price points that are well-suited for prototypes, end-use parts, casting patterns and molds, tooling, fixtures and medical models.



OurFor SLA printers, we offer a variety of liquid resin materials under the Accura® brand name. The resins are used fordesigned to mimic specific, engineered thermoplastics and provide a wide varietyrange of characteristics, including tough, durable, clear, castable, polypropylene-like, ABS-like, high-temperature resistant and Class IV bio-compatible materials.

We are also developing a 3D printing technology that utilizes a light-curing process we refer to as our Figure 4 platform. Figure 4 is an ultra-fast additive manufacturing technology in discrete modules, allowing it to be placed into automated assembly lines and integrated with secondary processes, including material recovery, washing, curing and finishing steps. Unlike other photopolymer 3D printing, Figure 4 is capable of manufacturing parts in hybrid materials (multi-mode polymerization) that offer toughness, durability, biocompatibility, high temperature deflection and even elastomeric properties. This opens the door to new end-use applications ranging fromin the fields of healthcare, durable goods, automotive, aerospace to consumer and entertainment and electronics to healthcare, including mass customization of orthodontics, hearing aids and surgical guides and kits.beyond.



SLS Printers



Our selective laser sinteringSLS 3D printers use a laser beam to melt and fuse (sinter) powder-based nylon and engineered plastic and composite print materials to produce very strong and durable parts. Customer uses of our SLS printers include functional test models and end-use parts, which enables our customers to create customized parts economically without tooling. The combination of print materials’ flexibility, part functionalitysuch as housings, machinery components, ducting, tooling, jigs and high throughput of our SLS print engine makes it well suited for rapid manufacturing of durable parts. Our SLS printers are used for applications in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, packaging, industrial machineryfixtures and medical devices.devices and personalized surgery kits and guides. 



DMOur proprietary SLS materials include a range of soft and rigid plastics, nylon and composite materials marketed under the DuraForm®, LaserForm® and CastForm™ brand names. These materials are available in a variety of lightweight, tough, versatile, high temperature, flexible and durable formulations.

DMP Printers



Our direct metal printing 3D printers produce chemically pure, fully dense metal parts, by sinteringDMP solutions use a laser beam to sinter powders in a variety of different metals materialsto produce fully dense parts with outstanding surface finish and ceramic materials. Our DMresolution. We offer DMP printers that can process a wide range of materials and powders, including powdersmaterials with very fine granularity (less than 10 microns), enabling outstanding surface finish and resolution.proven manufacturing applications. We offer direct metal printerssell DMP systems in severalvarious sizes and certain models are optimized for specific metals, including our recently introduced ProX 400, which features the largest build area in its class. Customers use our ProX direct metal printers for dental, medical, aerospacetitanium, stainless steel and automotive applications.

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MJP Printers

nickel super alloys. Our multi-jet printing portfolio utilizes jetting head technology to deliver high quality, accurate and tough parts in plastics, wax, and engineered materials. These printers offer the capability to print in ultra-fine resolution for precision parts and to print multiple materials in a single part. Our MJP printers come with a five-year print head warranty and are designed to print high-definition, functional and durable parts for form, fit and function analysis, as well as patterns for casting. Our MJPDMP printers are usedwell-suited for consumer goods,medical and dental implants, aerospace, automotive, and hi-tech and industrial design, medical, dentalapplications, such as conformal cooling, simplifying assemblies, light weight parts, enhanced fluid flow, topology optimization and jewelry applications.

CJP Printers

Our color jet printing solutions produce parts in plastic and ceramic-like materials using powder materials and binders. Our CJP printers produce parts in pixel-by-pixel full color, in the full range of colors. Our CJP printers are ideal for MCAD, architecture, design communication, education, art, consumer goods and medical modeling applications.

FTI Printers

Our film transfer imaging printers use light curing technology to print durable plastic parts with a smooth surface finish and true to design detail. Parts printed on these ProJet printers can be drilled, machined, painted and metal-plated after building and parts can be printed in six different colors. FTI printers are used in desktop printing and functional prototyping applications.

PJP Printers

Our plastic jet printing 3D printers utilize a proven, simple, clean and compact plastic extrusion print engine technology designed for office, home and classroom use. Our PJP printers are engineered to be accurate and affordable and are equipped with up to three compact precision print heads for multi-color, multi-material printing with quick material changeovers and multiple print modes available. PJP printers offer an easy to use interface, enabling fast, multi-color printing in a single build in PLA or ABS plastic or nylon. Our Cube 3D printer is certified kid-safe and offers a plug and play experience, including smart cartridges that include built in extruder nozzles for an easy and reliable consumer printing experience. Cube Pro offers a robust, climate controlled desktop 3D printer with a user friendly, intuitive experience. Our newest PJP printer, the Cube Pro C, is the first in its class to offer full color printing in PLA or ABS plastic. Our PJP printers are ideal for the engineer’s desktop as well as at home and in the classroom use.

Softwareother complex parts.



We offer proprietary software tools for an integrated, seamless digital workflow. We offer software packages and design tools for reverse engineering, inspection and haptic design packages, enabling our customers to open scan data directly in the CAD parametric environment, design in Voxel CAD and sculpt. We also offer intuitive packages designed for students and home users. With the acquisition of Cimatron in February 2015, a leading CAD/CAM provider, we now offer CAD and CAM software packages designed for the manufacturing industry. We also offer proprietary software and drivers embedded within our printers.

Other Products

We offer affordable 3D scanners and perceptual devices to democratize access to 3D content creation and enable seamless integration with our software and 3D printers. We offer scanners in a range of price points and capabilities from compact and ultra-precise professional scanners to affordable, intuitive scanners designed for the consumer and optimized for 3D printing. We also offer haptic devices that enable freeform sculpting and design, which are ideal for artists, designers and healthcare applications.

We also offer 3D virtual reality simulators for medical applications. These 3D simulators expand our healthcare digital thread to offer solutions from the training room all the way to the operating room. We also provide digitizing scanners for medical and mechanical applications.

Materials

As part of our integrated solutions approach, we blend, package and sell proprietary, consumable, engineered plastic, nylon, metal and composite materials under several leading brand names for use in our printers. We market our SLA materials under the Accura® brand, our SLS materials under the DuraForm, CastForm and LaserForm brands andpowder materials for our MJP, CJP, FTI and micro-SLA printers under the VisiJet brand. We augment and complement our own portfolio of print materials with materials that we purchase from third parties under private label and distribution arrangements.

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With the exception of our direct metal printers, our currently offered printers have built-in intelligence that communicates vital processing and quality statistics in real time. For these printers, we furnish integrated print materials that are specifically designed for use in those printers and that are packaged in smart cartridges designed to enhance system functionality, up-time, materials shelf life and overall printer reliability, with the objective of providing our customers with a built-in quality management system and a fully integrated work flow solution.

We work closely with our customers to optimize the performance of our print materials in their applications. Our expertise in print materials formulation, combined with our process, software and equipment design strengths, enables us to help our customers select the print material that best meets their needs and obtain optimal cost and performance results. We also work with third parties to develop different types of print materials designed to meet the needs of our customers.

SLA Materials

We offer a variety of plastic-like performance characteristics and attributes designed to mimic specific, engineered, thermoplastic materials under the Accura® brand name. When used in our SLA printers, our proprietary liquid resins turn into a solid surface one layer at a time, and through an additive building process, all the layers bond and fuse to make a solid part. SLA print materials include general purpose as well as specialized materials and are ideal for fit and form testing, wind tunnel testing, casting, patterns and molds, show models and healthcare applications.  

To further complement and expand the range of materials we offer to our customers, we also distribute SLA materials under recognized third-party brand names.

SLS Materials

Our proprietary selective laser sintering materials and composites includes a range of rigid plastic, elastomeric and nylon materials as well as various composites of these ingredients. Our SLS printers have built-in versatility; therefore, the same printers can be used to process multiple materials.

Our DuraForm laser sintering materials include CastForm and LaserForm proprietary SLS materials. SLS materials are used to create durable, functional end-use parts, prototypes and durable patterns as well as assembly jigs and fixtures. They are also used to produce flexible parts, high-temperature resistant parts, patterns for investment casting, functional tooling such as injection molding tool inserts, and end-use parts for customized advanced manufacturing applications. 

Product designers and developers from major automotive, aerospace and consumer products companies use SLS parts extensively as functional test models, including in harsh test environment conditions. Aerospace and medical companies use our SLS printers to produce end-use parts directly, which enables them to create customized parts economically without tooling.  

DMP Materials

Our direct metal printing materials include very fine metal and ceramic powders. These materials include ceramics,titanium, stainless steels, tool steels, super alloys, non-ferrous alloys, precious metals and alumina. Our DMP printers and materials are used for chemically pure, fully dense, fine feature detail printing of end use parts and patterns in aerospace, automotive and healthcare applications. Super alloys are commonly used in parts of gas turbine engines that are subject to high temperatures and require high strength, high temperature creep resistance, phase stability and oxidation and corrosion resistance. Non-ferrous metals include aluminum and titanium. Precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum and exotic or rare metals such as cobalt, mercury or tungsten can also be processed.aluminum.



VisiJet Print MaterialsMJP Printers



VisiJet print materials consist of a wide range ofOur MJP 3D printers utilize jetting head technology to deliver precise, tough parts with exceptional resolution in tough plastic, compositewax, elastomer and wax materials, including durableengineered materials that provide injection-molded like properties.we sell under the VisiJet plastic materials are used® brand name. MJP printers offer the capability to print in demanding, high end prototyping, casting and manufacturing applications. VisiJetwax printrigid or flexible materials and special dissolvable supportmultiple materials arein one build, making them ideal for directmechanical functional testing, rapid tooling, jigs and fixtures, casting applications such as custom jewelry manufacturing, dental crownspatterns, over-molding and bridge work and other casting and micro-casting applications.medical models.

 

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PJP Print Materials

CJP Printers



Materials for use in our PJPOur CJP 3D printers produce parts from our VisiJet branded, powder-based ceramic-like materials. CJP printers build high-definition, full-color parts that can be sanded, drilled, tapped, painted and electroplated, which further expands the options available for finished part characteristics. CJP printers are ideal for producing models used in mechanical design, healthcare, architecture, education, entertainment and packaging applications.

Software and Related Products

We also provide multi-color, durable, real plastic parts,digital design tools, including polylatic acid (PLA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)software, scanners and polyamide (Nylon).haptic devices. We offer solutions for product design, mold and die design, 3D scan-to-print, reverse engineering, production machining and inspection. These products are designed to enable a more seamless workflow for customers. We also offer proprietary software and drivers embedded within our printers that provide part preparation, part placement, support placement, build platform management and print materials are packaged in proprietary smart cartridgesqueue management.

Other Products

As part of our solutions for precision healthcare, we also offer 3D virtual reality simulators and simulator modules for medical applications. These 3D simulators offer clinicians a variety of properties, including tough polymer materials strong enoughrealistic hands-on experience to master critical skills, prepare for car bumpersupcoming procedures and biodegradable thermoplastics.create patient specific simulations. We also provide digitizing scanners for medical and mechanical applications.



Services



Warranty, Maintenance and Training Services



We provide a variety of customer services, and local application support and field support on a worldwide basis for our products. For our 3D printers and software, we provide these services and field support either directly or through a network of authorized resellers or other sources. We are continuing to expand our reseller channel for our consumer and professional 3D printers and software and to train our resellers to perform installation and maintenance services for our printers.  

The services and field support that we provide includesproducts, including installation of new printers at customers’ sites, printer warranties, several maintenance agreement options and a wide variety ofagreements, periodic hardware upgrades and software updates and performance enhancement packages.updates. We also provide services to assist our customers and resellerspartners in developing new applications for our technologies, to facilitate the use of our technology for the customers’specific applications, to train customers on the use of newly acquiredour printers and to maintain our printers at customers’ sites.

We provide these services and field support either directly or through a network of reseller partners. We employ customer-support sales engineers to support our worldwide customer base, and we are continuing to strengthen and enhance our partner network. We distribute spare parts on a worldwide basis to our customers.



All of our 3D printers are sold with maintenance support that generally covers a warranty period ranging from 90 days to one year. We generally offer service contracts that enable our customers to continue maintenance coverage beyond the initial warranty period. These service contracts are offered with various levels of support and options and are priced accordingly. We employ customer-support sales engineers in North America, South America, in several countries in Europe and in parts of the Asia Pacific region to support our worldwide customer base. As a key element of warranty and service contract maintenance, ourOur service engineers provide regularly scheduled preventive maintenance visits to customer sites. Wesites, and we also provide training to our distributors and resellerspartners to enable them to perform these services.

We distribute spare parts on a worldwide basis to our customers, primarily from locations in the U.S., South America, EMEA and Asia Pacific.



We also offer upgrade kits for certain of our printers that enable our existing customers to take advantage of new or enhanced printer capabilities; however,capabilities. In some cases, we have discontinued upgrade support and maintenance agreements for certain of our older legacy printers.



Quickparts ServicesOn-Demand Solutions



We provide an extensive suite of on-demand parts servicesmanufacturing through our Quickparts branded global network of fulfillment facilities. Our Quickparts service offersfacilities worldwide in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. We provide a broad range of prototyping, production and finishing capabilities for precision plastic and metal parts service capabilities produced fromand tooling with a wide range of 3D printing and traditional materials using a variety of additive and traditional manufacturing processes.  Customers may procure

In addition to the sales of parts, we, and our sales partners, utilize our on-demand parts operation as a complete range of precision parts services using a variety of finishing, moldingsales and casting capabilities. In addition,lead generation tool. Third party preferred service providers and leading service bureaus can also use our on-demand custom parts service as their comprehensive order-fulfillment center.

Consumer Services

In addition to our consumer 3D printers, we offer Cubify, our online hosting and publishing platform providing simple-to-use content creation tools, content downloads, cloud printing services and licensing arrangements and hosting for third parties. In addition to Cubify, weWe also provide consumer serviceson-demand professional 3D scanning, printing and parts production related to the entertainment industry through our Gentle Giant brand. We are continuing to expand our consumer offerings, including partnerships and open software development kit for developers and designers, expanded content and Cubify exclusive designs, and apps to create and modify 3D digital data.brand.  

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Software Services



In addition to our software license products, we offer customers post sale software maintenance, which includes updates and software support for our design, reverse engineeringsoftware products. Our software is sold with maintenance service that generally covers a period of one year. We offer multi-year maintenance contracts that enable our customers to continue maintenance coverage beyond the initial one year period. These software service contracts typically include free software updates and inspection software packages.various levels of technical support.



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Healthcare Services



We provideThrough our precision healthcare services, through our Medical Modeling, LayerWisewe provide surgical planning, modeling, prototyping and Simbionix brands. We providemanufacturing services, including printing and finishing of medical and dental devices, models and tools, as well as modeling and design services, including virtual surgical planning (VSP™), printing and finishing of medical study models and devices, including surgical kits, implants and other personalized medical devices.VSP™. We also provide service on our surgical simulators that are sold through Simbionix.under our SimbionixTM brand.



Global Operations



We operate in the Americas, Europe, the Middle EastEMEA and the Asia PacificAPAC regions, and distributemarket our products and services in those areas as well as to other parts of the world. Revenue in countries outside the U.S. accounted for 49.1%, 44.5% and 44.5% of consolidated revenue in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.



In maintaining foreign operations outside the U.S., we expose our business to risks inherent in such operations, including currency fluctuations. Information on foreign exchange risk appears in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” and Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” of this Form 10‑K, which information is incorporated herein by reference.10-K. 



Financial information about geographic areas, including revenue, long-lived assets and cash balances, appears in Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” and Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” of this Form 10-K which information is incorporated herein by reference.(“Consolidated Financial Statements”).



Marketing and Customers



Our sales and marketing strategy focuses on an integrated approach that is directed at providing 3D content-to-printcomprehensive solutions and servicesdesigned to meet customer needs. We use a widefull range of customer needs. This integrated approach includes the salesmarketing and marketing of our entire portfolio of products and services.

Our sales organization is responsible for the sale of all oflead generation tools to promote our products and services on a worldwide basisbasis. Our marketing department supports our global sales organization and for the managementdistribution channels by providing marketing materials, potential sales leads and coordination of our growing network of authorized resellers. With the exception of our online channels and direct Quickparts salespersons, weco-marketing funds.

We sell our productssolutions globally through a direct sales force, partner channel and services primarily through resellers who are supported by our own experiencedin certain geographies, appointed distributors. Our sales organization includes channel managers, direct sales managers consisting of salespersons who workpeople and application engineers throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.  OurAPAC, who are responsible for the sale of products and services and for the management of our network of channel partners.

Additionally, our application engineers provide professional services through pre-sales and post-sales support, and assist existing customers so that they can take advantage ofwith leveraging our latest print materialssolutions and production techniques to improve part quality and machine productivity. This group also leverages our customer contacts to help identify new application opportunities that utilizeapplications and sales opportunities. Our on-demand manufacturing service also expands our proprietary processescustomer relationships and access to our Quickparts printing service. As of December 31, 2014, our worldwide sales, application and service staff consisted of 202 employees.

In certain areas of the world where we do not operate directly, we have appointed sales agents and distributors who are authorized to sell our products and services on our behalf. Certain of those agents and distributors also provide services to customers in those geographic areas.  

As a complement to our printers and materials sales, we maintain our Quickparts on demand parts service, a global network of parts printing service locations, which we sell through a direct sales team and our online platform. In addition to providing a comprehensive range of services to customers, Quickparts also provides relationship building and lead generationgenerates leads for future sales of our products.

Our consumer oriented 3D printers, scanners, software, content and services are available online through Cubify and through retail stores and distributors as well as through our reseller channel.sales.  



Our customers include major companies and small and midsize businesses in a broad range of industries, including manufacturers ofhealthcare, automotive, aerospace, computer, electronic,government, defense, technology, electronics, education, consumer energygoods and healthcare products. Purchasers of our printers include original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s), government agencies, universities and other educational institutions, independent service bureaus and individual consumers.energy.  No single customer accounted for more than 10 percent of our consolidated revenue for  the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132016, 2015 or 2012.  2014.  

Production and Supplies

At our Rock Hill, South Carolina location, we assemble MJP, CJP and certain models of our SLA 3D printers, as well as other equipment related to these printers. We assemble certain models of our DMP printers in our Riom, France facility. We produce our Simbionix branded 3D simulators in Airport City, Israel.

 

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Production and Supplies

We assemble our Cube and Cube Pro 3D printers, our ProJet 1000 through 7000 3D printers and other equipment at our Rock Hill, South Carolina facilities. Our ProJet x60 series of 3D printers are assembled at our Andover, Massachusetts location. Our Herndon, Virginia facility produces our Vidar digitizers as well as provides additional Cube 3D printers assembly. Our Simbionix branded 3D simulators are produced in our facility in Airport City, Israel. Our direct metals printers are produced in the U.S. and France.



We outsource certain productionSLA, SLS and DMP printer assembly and refurbishment activities to selected design, engineering and engineeringmanufacturing companies in the United States and suppliers.Belgium. These suppliers also carry out quality control procedures on our printers prior to their shipment to customers. As part of these activities, these suppliers have responsibility for procuring the components and sub-assemblies that are used in our printers.either from us or third party suppliers. We purchase finished printers from these suppliers pursuant to forecasts and customer orders that we supply to them. While the outsourced suppliers of our printers have responsibility for the supply chain and inventory of the components for the printers they assemble, the components, parts and sub-assemblies that are used in our printers are generally available from several potential suppliers.



We produce print materials at our facilities in Andover, Massachusetts;Rock Hill, South Carolina; Barberton, Ohio; Marly Switzerland and Rock Hill, South Carolina.Grüningen, Switzerland. We also have arrangements with third parties who blend certain print materials according to our specifications certain print materials that we sell under our own brand names. As discussed above,names, and we also purchase certain print materials from third parties for resale to our customers.



Our equipment assembly and print materials blending activities, on-demand parts services and certain research and development activities are subject to compliance with applicable federal, state and local provisions regulating the storage, use and discharge of materials into the environment. We believe that we are in compliance, in all material respects, with such regulations as currently in effect and that continued compliance with them will not have a material adverse effect on our capital expenditures, results of operations or consolidated financial position.



Research and Development



The 3D printing industry is experiencingcontinues to experience rapid technological change.change and developments in hardware, software and materials. Consequently, we have ongoing research and development programs to develop new printers and print materialsproducts and to enhance our product linesportfolio of products and services, as well as to improve and expand the capabilities of our printers, print materials and software. These include significant technology platform developments for products, materials and software.solutions. Our development efforts are often augmented by development arrangements with research institutions, customers, suppliers, of material and hardware and the assembly and design firms, that we have engaged to assemble our printers. From time to time, we also engage third party engineering companies and specialty print materials companiescompanies.

Research and development expenses were $88.4 million, $92.8 million and $75.4 million in specific development projects.2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.



In addition to our internally developed technology platforms, we have acquired products orand technologies developed by others by acquiring business entities that held ownership rights to thesuch products and technologies. In other instances, we have licensed or purchased the intellectual property rights of technologies developed by third parties through licensing agreements that may obligate us to pay a license fee or royalty, typically based upon a dollar amount per unit or a percentage of the revenue generated by such products. As noted below, the amount of such royalties was not material to our results of operations or consolidated financial position for the three-year period ended December 31, 2014.

Research and development expenses were $75.4 million, $43.5 million and $23.2 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

No software development costs from acquisitions were capitalized in 2014. We capitalized $0.3 million of software development costs from acquisitions in 2013. We did not capitalize any software development costs in 2012. See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 



Intellectual Property



We regard our technology platforms and materials as proprietary and seek to protect them through copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets. At December 31, 20142016 and 2013,2015, we held 1,0611,171 and 9731,114 patents worldwide, respectively. At December 31, 2014,2016 and 2015, we also had 262249 and 264 pending patent applications worldwide, including applications covering inventions contained in our recently introduced printers.respectively. The principal issued patents covering aspects of our various technologies will expire at varying times through the year 2027.



WeIn addition, we are also a party to various licenses that have had the effect of broadening the range of the patents, patent applications and other intellectual property available to us.

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We have also entered into licensing or cross-licensing arrangements with various companies in the United States and in other countries that enable those companies to utilize our technologies in their products or that enable us to use their technologies in our products. Under certain of these licenses, we are entitled to receive, or we are obligated to pay, royalties for the sale of licensed products in the U.S. or in other countries. The amount of such royalties was not material to our results of operations or consolidated financial position for the three-year period ended December 31, 2014.2016.



We believe that, while our patents and licenses provide us with a competitive advantage, our success also depends primarily on our marketing, business development, and applications know-how and on our ongoing research and development efforts. Accordingly, we believe the expiration of any of the patents, patent applications or licenses discussed above would not be material to our business or financial position.

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Competition



We face competition from the development of new technologies or techniques not encompassed by the patents that we own or license and from the conventional technologies.



Our competitors also include other suppliers of 3D printers printand materials, and software, including CAD design and scanningproduction software, tools and scanners, as well as suppliers of forming manufacturing solutions such as vacuum casting equipment. A numberequipment, and suppliers of companies currently sell print materials that compete with those we sell.healthcare simulators.  Numerous suppliers of these products operate both internationally and regionally, and many of them have well-recognized product lines that compete with us in a wide range of our product applications. Our competitors are also companies that manufacture or utilize machines that are used to make models, prototypes, molds and parts. These competitors include suppliers of CNC machines, plastics molding equipment, including injection-molding equipment, traditional machining, milling and grinding equipment, and businesses and service bureaus that use such equipment to produce models, prototypes, and molds and to manufacture parts on demand. Conventional machining, plastic molding and metal casting techniques continue to be the most common methods by which plastic and metal parts and tool inserts are manufactured today.



Competition for most of our 3D printers is based primarily on technology capabilities, process know-how, product application know-how and the ability to provide a full range of products and services to meet customer needs. Accordingly, our ongoing research and development programs are intended to enable us to maintain technological leadership. Certain of the companies producingproviding competing products or providing competingservices, and those currently developing 3D printing products and services, are well established and may have greater financial resources than us.

Our competitors are also companies that manufacture machines that make, or use machines to make, models, prototypes, molds and small-volume to medium-volume manufacturing parts. These competitors include suppliers of CNC, suppliers of plastics molding equipment, including injection-molding equipment, suppliers of traditional machining, milling and grinding equipment, and businesses that use such equipment to produce models, prototypes, molds and manufacturing parts. These conventional machining, plastic molding and metal casting techniques continue to be the most common methods by which plastic and metal parts, models, functional prototypes and metal tool inserts are manufactured today.we have.



We believe that our future success depends on our ability to provide high quality solutions, enhance our existing products and services,portfolio, introduce new products and services on a timely and cost-effective basis, meet changing customer needs, extend our core technologies to new applications and anticipate and respond to emerging standards, business models, service delivery methods and other technological changes.



Employees



At December 31, 2014,2016 and 2015, we had 2,1362,445 and 2,492  full-time employees.employees, respectively.  Although some of our employees outside the U.S. are subject to local statutory employment and labor arrangements, none of our U.S. employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements. We have not experienced any material work stoppages and believe that our relations with our employees are satisfactory.



Available Information



Our website address is www.3DSystems.com.  The information contained on our website is neither a part of, nor incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-K. We make available free of charge through our website our Annual Reports on Form 10‑K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10‑Q, Current Reports on Form 8‑K, amendments to those reports and other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC. In addition, theThe public may read and copy materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the public reference room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, from which investors can electronically access our SEC filings.



SeveralMany of our corporate governance materials, including our Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Executives and Directors, Corporate Governance Guidelines, the current charters of each of the standing committees of the Board of Directors and our corporate charter documents and by-laws are available on our website. 

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Executive and Other Officers



The information appearing in the table below sets forth the current position or positions held by each of our executive officers and his or her age as of February 1,  2015.28, 2017. All of our executive officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships among any of our executive officers or directors.

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Name and Current Position

Age as of February 1, 201528, 2017

Abraham N. ReichentalVyomesh I. Joshi

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

5862

Charles W. Hull

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

7577

Theodore A. HullAndrew M. Johnson

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Financial OfficerSecretary

57

Mark W. Wright

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

50

David R. Styka

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

5342

Kevin P. McAlea

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Healthcare

5658

Andrew M. JohnsonJohn N. McMullen

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

40

Cathy L. Lewis

Executive Vice President and Chief MarketingFinancial Officer

6358



We have employed eachMr. Joshi was appointed the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Joshi worked at Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) from 1980 until his retirement on March 21, 2012.  From 2001 to 2012, he was Executive Vice President of HP’s Imaging and Printing Group, following two decades of research, engineering and management in HP’s imaging and printing systems. In addition to his service on our Board of Directors, Mr. Joshi currently serves on the individuals inBoard of Directors of Harris Corporation and formerly served on the foregoing table, other than Theodore A. Hull, Mark W. WrightBoard of Directors at Yahoo! Inc. and David R. Styka, for more than five years.Wipro Ltd.



Mr. Hull assumedis a founder of the roleCompany and has served on our Board of Directors since 1993.  He has served as Chief Technology Officer since 1997 and as Executive Vice President since 2000. He has also previously served in various other executive capacities at the Company since 1986, including Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Financial Officer on November 4, 2014.  Operating Officer.

Mr. Hull’s career spans more than three decades of progressing financial leadership roles in high-tech companies and sector leaders including Cisco, Maxtor and IBM. Most recently, heJohnson has served as Executive Vice President and Chief FinancialLegal Officer of Fusion-io, a provider of advanced flash storage solutions,since November 2014.  He served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary from December 2013 until the company's purchase by SanDisk Corporation in July 2014. Mr. Hull servedOctober 2015 to April 2016 and as Vice President, Finance at Cisco Systems, Inc. a manufacturer of IP networking productsGeneral Counsel and services,Secretary from 2007April 2012 to September 2013.November 2014.  Previously, he served as Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary.

Dr. McAlea currently serves as Executive Vice President, General Manager, Metals & Healthcare. Dr. McAlea joined the Company in May 2003 and has served in various executive positions since that time. 



Mr. Wright assumed the role ofMcMullen joined 3D Systems as Executive Vice President, and Chief OperatingFinancial Officer in July 2016. From 2014 to 2016, he was Chief Financial Officer of Eastman Kodak Company, a technology company focused on October 27, 2014.imaging. Before that, Mr. Wright joins the Company after an 18-yearMcMullen had a 32 year career at EMC Corporation, a Fortune 500 provider of web-based computing systemsHP and data storage products. Most recently, he servedits acquired companies, including positions as Senior Vice President of Business DevelopmentFinance and Operations – Lenovo, since April 2014. He served as theCorporate Treasurer of HP, Chief OperatingFinancial Officer Flash Product Division from October 2012 to April 2014, served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations, IIP Division from January to October 2012, Senior Vice President, Business Operations, Unified Storage Division from January 2011 to January 2012of HP’s Imaging and Printing Group and Vice President Operations and Business Transformation, Unified Storage Division from 2008 to January 2011.

Mr. Styka assumed the role of Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer on January 14, 2015. Mr. Styka joins the Company after serving as Vice President – Finance and Treasurer at Family Dollar Stores, Inc. a value retailer. At Family Dollar, Mr. Styka served as Vice President – FinanceStrategy for Compaq’s Worldwide Sales and Treasurer since April 2014, Vice President – Finance from March 2011 to April 2014, and Divisional Vice President – Tax and Inventory from July 2008 to March 2011. Services Group.



Item 1A. Risk Factors

Forward-Looking Statements 

Certain statements made in this Form 10-K that are not statements of historical or current facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include the cautionary statements and risk factors set forth below as well as other statements made in this Form 10-K that may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from historical results or from any future results or projections expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

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In addition to the statements set forth below that explicitly describe risks and uncertainties to which our business and our financial condition and results of operations are subject, readers are urged to consider statements in future or conditional tenses or that include terms such as “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates” or “plans” that appear in this Form 10-K to be uncertain and forward-looking. Forward-looking statements may include comments as to our beliefs, expectations and projections as to future events and trends affecting our business. Forward-looking statements are based upon our beliefs, assumptions and current expectations concerning future events and trends, using information currently available to us, and are necessarily subject to uncertainties, many of which are outside our control. We assume no obligation, and do not intend, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law. The factors stated under the heading “Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors” set forth below, as well as other factors, could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected or predicted in forward-looking statements.

If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those reflected in or suggested by forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement that you read in this Form 10-K reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, financial condition, growth strategy and liquidity. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to individuals acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this discussion. You should specifically consider the factors identified in this Form 10-K, which would cause actual results to differ from those referred to in forward-looking statements.

Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors



The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem not to be material also may impair our business operations, results of operations and financial condition. If any of the risks described below or if any other risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem not to be material actually occurs, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment in our common stock.  

The risks discussed below also include forward‑looking statements that are intended to provide our current expectations with regard to those risks. There can be no assurance that our current expectations will be met, and our actual results may differ substantially from the expectations expressed in these forward‑looking statements.

We have made, and expect to continue to make, strategic acquisitions that may involve significant risks and uncertainties.  We may not realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions and integration of these acquisitions may disrupt our business and divert management.

We completed ten acquisitions in 2014. We also intend to continue to evaluate acquisition opportunities in the future in an effort to expand our business and enhance stockholder value. Acquisitions involve certain risks and uncertainties including:

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Difficulty in integrating newly acquired businesses and operations in an efficient and cost-effective manner, which may also impact our ability to realize the potential benefits associated with the acquisition;

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The risk that significant unanticipated costs or other problems associated with integration may be encountered;

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The challenges in achieving strategic objectives, cost savings and other anticipated benefits;

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The risk that our marketplaces do not evolve as anticipated and that the technologies acquired do not prove to be those needed to be successful in the marketplaces that we serve;

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The risk that we assume significant liabilities that exceed the limitations of any applicable indemnification provisions or the financial resources of any indemnifying party;

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The inability to maintain a relationship with key customers, vendors and other business partners of the acquired businesses;

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The difficulty in maintaining controls, procedures and policies during the transition and integration;

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The potential loss of key employees of the acquired businesses;

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The risk of diverting management attention from our existing operations;

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Difficulties in coordinating geographically disparate organizations and corporate cultures and integrating management personnel with different business backgrounds.

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The potential failure of the due diligence process to identify significant problems, liabilities or other challenges of an acquired company or technology;

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The risk that we incur significant costs associated with such acquisition activity that may negatively impact our operating results before the benefits of such acquisitions are realized, if at all;

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The risk of incurring significant exit costs if products or services are unsuccessful;

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The entry into marketplaces where we have no or limited direct prior experience and where competitors have stronger marketplace positions;

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The exposure to litigation or other claims in connection with our assuming claims or litigation risks from terminated employees, customers, former shareholders or other third parties; and

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The risk that historical financial information may not be representative or indicative of our results as a combined company.

We have experienced rapid and significant growth in our operations, both organically and from acquisitions, and we intend to continue to grow. The adaptation of our infrastructure to our growth will require, among other things, continued development of our financial and management controls and management information systems, management of our sales channel, continued capital expenditures, the ability to attract and retain qualified management personnel and the training of new personnel. We cannot be sure that our infrastructure, systems, procedures, business processes and managerial controls will be adequate to support the significant growth in our operations. Any delays in, or problems associated with, implementing, or transitioning to, new or enhanced systems, procedures, or controls to accommodate and support the requirements of our business and operations and to effectively and efficiently integrate acquired operations may adversely affect our ability to meet customer requirements, manage our product inventory, and record and report financial and management information on a timely and accurate basis. These potential negative effects could prevent us from realizing the benefits of an acquisition transaction or other growth opportunity. In that event, our competitive position, revenues, revenue growth, results of operations and liquidity could be adversely affected, which could, in turn, adversely affect our share price and shareholder value.



We face significant competition in many aspects of our business, which could cause our revenue and gross profit margins to decline. Competition could also cause us to reduce sales prices or to incur additional marketing or production costs, which could result in decreased revenue, increased costs and reduced margins.



We compete for customers with a wide variety of producers of equipment and software for models, prototypes, other three-dimensional objects and end-use parts as well as producers of print materials and services for this equipment. Some of our existing and potential competitors are researching, designing, developing and marketing other types of competitive equipment and software, print materials and services. Certain of these competitors may have financial, marketing, manufacturing, distribution and other resources substantially greater than ours.

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We also expect that future competition may arise from the development of allied or related techniques for equipment and print materials that are not encompassed by our patents, from the issuance of patents to other companies that may inhibit our ability to develop certain products and from improvements to existing print materials and equipment technologies.

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Some of our patents have recently expired and others will expire in coming years. Upon expiration of those patents, our competitors may introduce products using the technology previously protected by the expired patents whichand those products may have lower prices than those of our products. To compete, we may need to reduce our prices for those products, which could adversely affect our revenues, margins and profitability. Additionally, the expiration of our patents could reduce barriers to entry into additive manufacturing, which could result in the reduction of our sales and earnings potential. If competitors using technology previously protected by our expired patents were to introduce products of inferior quality, our potential customers may view the technology negatively, which would have an adverse effect on our image and reputation and on our ability to compete with systems using other additive fabrication technologies.



We intend to continue to follow a strategy of continuing product development to enhance our position to the extent practicable. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain our current position in the field or continue to compete successfully against current and future sources of competition. If we do not keep pace with technological change and introduce new products, we may lose revenue and demand for our products. We also incur significant costs associated with the investment in our product development in furtherance of our strategy that may not result in increased revenue or demand for our products and which could negatively affect our operating results.



We believe that our future success may dependdepends on our ability to deliver products that meet changing technology and customer needs.



Our business may be affected by rapid technological change, changes in user and customer requirements and preferences, frequent new product and service introductions embodying new technologies and the emergence of new standards and practices, any of which could render our existing products and proprietary technology obsolete. Accordingly, our ongoing research and development programs are intended to enable us to maintain technological leadership. We believe that to remain competitive we must continually enhance and improve the functionality and features of our products, services and technologies. However, there is a risk that we may not be able to:



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Develop or obtain leading technologies useful in our business;



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Enhance our existing products;



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Develop new products, services and technologies that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of prospective customers, particularly in the area of printer speeds and print materials functionality, and the developing consumer market;functionality;



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Respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis; or



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Recruit or retain key technology employees.



If we are unable to meet changing technology and customer needs, our competitive position, revenue, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

We have made, and may make in the future, strategic acquisitions that may involve significant risks and uncertainties.  We may not realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions and integration of these acquisitions may disrupt our business and divert management.

From time to time, we evaluate acquisition candidates that fit our business objectives. For example, in January 2017, we acquired Vertex-Global Holding B.V., a provider of dental materials. Acquisitions involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, among others, the following:

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Difficulty in integrating newly acquired businesses and operations in an efficient and cost-effective manner, which may also impact our ability to realize the potential benefits associated with the acquisition;

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The risk that significant unanticipated costs or other problems associated with integration may be encountered;

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The challenges in achieving strategic objectives, cost savings and other anticipated benefits;

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The risk that our marketplaces do not evolve as anticipated and that the technologies acquired do not prove to be those needed to be successful in the marketplaces that we serve;

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The risk that we assume significant liabilities that exceed the limitations of any applicable indemnification provisions or the financial resources of any indemnifying party;

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The inability to maintain a relationship with key customers, vendors and other business partners of the acquired businesses;

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The difficulty in maintaining controls, procedures and policies during the transition and integration;

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The potential loss of key employees of the acquired businesses;

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The risk of diverting management attention from our existing operations;

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Difficulties in coordinating geographically disparate organizations and corporate cultures and integrating management personnel with different business backgrounds;

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The potential failure of the due diligence process to identify significant problems, liabilities or other challenges of an acquired company or technology;

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The risk that we incur significant costs associated with such acquisition activity that may negatively impact our operating results before the benefits of such acquisitions are realized, if at all;

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The risk of incurring significant goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges;

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The risk of incurring significant exit costs if products or services are unsuccessful;

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The entry into marketplaces where we have no or limited direct prior experience and where competitors have stronger marketplace positions;

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The exposure to litigation or other claims in connection with our assuming claims or litigation risks from terminated employees, customers, former shareholders or other third parties; and

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The risk that historical financial information may not be representative or indicative of our results as a combined company.

Historically, we have grown organically and from acquisitions, and we intend to continue to grow. Our infrastructure will require, among other things, continued development of our financial and management controls and management information systems, management of our sales channel, continued capital expenditures, the ability to attract and retain qualified management personnel and the training of new personnel. We cannot be sure that our infrastructure, systems, procedures, business processes and managerial controls will be adequate to support the growth in our operations. Any delays in, or problems associated with, implementing, or transitioning to, new or enhanced systems, procedures, or controls to accommodate and support the requirements of our business and operations and to effectively and efficiently integrate acquired operations may adversely affect our ability to meet customer requirements, manage our product inventory, and record and report financial and management information on a timely and accurate basis. These potential negative effects could prevent us from realizing the benefits of an acquisition transaction or other growth opportunity. In that event, our competitive position, revenues, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. 

Our balance sheet contains several categories of intangible assets totaling $841.1 million at December 31, 2014 that we could be required to write off or write down in the future in the event of the impairment of certain of those assets arising from any deterioration in our future performance or other circumstances. Such write-offs or write-downs could adversely impact our future earnings and stock price, and our ability to obtain financing.financing in the future. 



At December 31, 2014,2016, we had $589.5$181.2 million in goodwill capitalized on our balance sheet. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350, “Intangibles – Goodwillsheet and Other,” requires that goodwill and some long-lived intangibles be tested for impairment at least annually. In addition, goodwill and intangible assets are tested for impairment at other times as circumstances warrant, and such testing could result in write-downs of some of our goodwill and long‑lived intangibles. Impairment is measured as the excess of the carrying value of the goodwill or intangible asset over the fair value of the underlying asset. A key factor in determining whether impairment has occurred is the relationship between our market capitalization and our book value. Accordingly, we may, from time to time, incur impairment charges, which are recorded as operating expenses when they are incurred and would reduce our net income and adversely affect our operating results in the period in which they are incurred.

As of December 31, 2014, we had $251.6$121.5 million of other intangible assets, net consisting of licenses, patents, and other intangibles that we amortize over time. Any material impairment to any of these items would result in a non-cash charge and would not impactcapitalized on our cash position or cash flows, but such a charge could adversely affect our results of operations and stockholders’ equity and could affect the trading pricebalance sheet, which represented 35.7% of our common stock in the period in which they are incurred.total assets.

 

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As discussed below, we completed several business acquisitions during 2014, 2013 and 2012. The

A majority of theour acquisitions have resulted in our recording additional goodwill on our consolidated balance sheet. This goodwill typically arisesarose because the purchase price for these businesses reflectsreflected a number of factors including the future earnings and cash flow potential of these businesses, the multiples to earnings, cash flow and other factors, such as prices at which similar businesses have been purchased by other acquirers, the competitive nature of the process by which we acquired the business, and the complementary strategic fit and resulting synergies these businesses bring to existing operations.



For additional information, see Notes 6 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and AnalysisAs a result of Financial Condition and Resultsour annual impairment testing in 2015, we recorded goodwill impairment charges of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates—Goodwill$443.7 million and other intangible assets impairment charges of $93.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. The impairment charges were non-cash in nature and long-lived assets.”

Global economic, politicaldid not impact our cash position or cash flows, but such charges, and social conditions may harm our ability to do business, increase our costs and negativelypossible additional charges in the future could adversely affect our stock price.     

results of operations and stockholders’ equity and could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock. We are subjectwill monitor our reporting units in an effort to global economic, politicaldetermine whether events and social conditions that may cause customerscircumstances warrant further interim impairment testing. We could be required to delaywrite off or reduce technology purchases due to economic downturns, volatility in fuel and other energy costs, difficultieswrite down additional amounts in the financial services sector and credit markets, geopolitical uncertainties andfuture in the event of deterioration in our future performance, sustained slower growth or other macroeconomic factors affecting spending behavior. We face risks that may arise from financial difficulties experienced by our suppliers, resellers or customers, including:circumstances.

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The risk that customers or resellers to whom we sell our products and services may face financial difficulties or may become insolvent, which could lead to our inability to obtain payment of accounts receivable that those customers or resellers may owe;

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The risk that key suppliers of raw materials, finished products or components used in the products that we sell may face financial difficulties or may become insolvent, which could lead to disruption in the supply of printers, print materials or spare parts to our customers; and

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The inability of customers, including resellers, suppliers and contract manufacturers to obtain credit financing to finance purchases of our products and raw materials used to build those products



We may incur substantial costs enforcing or acquiring intellectual property rights and defending against third partythird-party claims as a result of litigation or other proceedings.



In connection with the enforcement of our own intellectual property rights, the acquisition of third-party intellectual property rights or disputes related to the validity or alleged infringement of third party intellectual property rights, including patent rights, we have been, are currently and may in the future be, subject to claims, negotiations or complex, protracted litigation. Intellectual property disputes and litigation may be costly and can be disruptive to our business operations by diverting attention and energies of management and key technical personnel, and by increasing our costs of doing business. Although we have successfully defended or resolved past litigation and disputes, we may not prevail in any ongoing or future litigation and disputes.disputes, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.  



Third-party intellectual property claims asserted against us could subject us to significant liabilities, require us to enter into royalty and licensing arrangements on unfavorable terms, prevent us from assembling or licensing certain of our products, subject us to injunctions restricting our sale of products, cause severe disruptions to our operations or the marketplaces in which we compete or require us to satisfy indemnification commitments with our customers including contractual provisions under various license arrangements. In addition, we may incur significant costs in acquiring the necessary third-party intellectual property rights for use in our products. Any of these could seriously harm our business.



We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights and confidential information, including our digital content, from third-party infringers or unauthorized copying, use or disclosure.



Although we defend our intellectual property rights and endeavor to combat unlicensed copying and use of our digital content and intellectual property rights through a variety of techniques, preventing unauthorized use or infringement of our rights (“piracy attacks”) is inherently difficult. If our intellectual property becomes subject to piracy attacks, they may harm our business.

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Additionally, we endeavor to protect the secrecy of our digital content, confidential information and trade secrets. If unauthorized disclosure of our trade secrets occurs, we could potentially lose trade secret protection. The loss of trade secret protection could make it easier for third parties to compete with our products by copying previously confidential features, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, revenue and operating margins. We also seek to protect our confidential information and trade secrets through the use of non-disclosure agreements. However, there is a risk that our confidential information and trade secrets may be disclosed or published without our authorization, and in these situations it may be difficult and/or costly for us to enforce our rights.

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Our business could be adversely impacted in the event of a failure of our information technology infrastructure or adversely impacted by a successful cyber-attack.

We have experienced cyber security threats, threats to our information technology infrastructure and unauthorized attempts to gain access to our sensitive information. Prior cyber-attacks directed at us have not had a material impact on our business or financial results; however, this may not continue to be the case in the future. Cyber security assessment analyses undertaken by us have identified and prioritized steps to enhance our cyber security safeguards. We are in the process of implementing these recommendations to enhance our threat detection and mitigation processes and procedures. Despite the implementation of these new safeguards, there can be no assurance that we will adequately protect our information or that we will not experience any future successful attacks. The threats we face vary from attacks common to most industries to more advanced and persistent, highly organized adversaries who target us because of the products and services we provide. If we are unable to protect sensitive information, our customers or governmental authorities could question the adequacy of our threat mitigation and detection processes and procedures. Due to the evolving nature of these security threats, however, the impact of any future incident cannot be predicted.

We may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify our cyber security protective measures, to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures or to make required notifications, and we may be subject to litigation and financial losses. These costs related to cyber or other security threats or disruptions may not be fully insured or indemnified by other means. Occurrence of any of these events could adversely affect our internal operations, the services we provide to our customers, our financial results or our reputation; or such events could result in the loss of competitive advantages derived from our research and development efforts or other intellectual property or early obsolescence of our products and services.



If we cease to generate net cash flow from operations and if we are unable to raise additional capital, our financial condition could be adversely affected and we may not be able to execute our growth strategy.



We cannot assure you that we will continue to generate cash from operations or other potential sources to fund future working capital needs and meet capital expenditure requirements.



If we are unable to generate such cash flow, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring or incurring additional debt or obtaining additional equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to obtain additional capital or refinance any indebtedness will depend on, among other things, the capital markets, our financial condition at such time and the terms and conditions of any such financing or indebtedness. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations.



During 2014 we carried out one capital markets transaction and received $299.7 million of net proceeds. We also entered into a revolving, unsecured credit facility with PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and certain other lenders party thereto during 2014.  The Credit Agreement comprises a revolving loan facility that provides for advances in the initial aggregate principal amount of up to $150.0 million. From time-to-time we may seek access to additional external sources of capital to fund working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and for other general corporate purposes. However, we cannot assure you that capital would be available from external sources such as bank credit facilities, debt or equity financings or other potential sources to fund any of those future needs. 

If our ability to generate cash flow from operations and our existing cash becomes inadequate to meet our needs, our options for addressing such capital constraints include, but are not limited to, (i) obtaining additional debt financing or increasing the limit on our current revolving credit facility, (ii) accessing the public capital markets, or (iii) delaying certain of our existing development projects. If it became necessary to obtain additional debt financing it is likely that such alternatives in the current market environment would be on less favorable terms than we have historically obtained, which could have an adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The lack of additional capital resulting from any inability to generate cash flow from operations or to raise equity or debt financing could force us to substantially curtail or cease operations and would, therefore, have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that any necessary funds, if available, would be available on attractive terms or that they would not have a significantly dilutive effect on our existing stockholders. If our financial condition worsens and we become unable to attract additional equity or debt financing or enter into other strategic transactions, we could become insolvent or be forced to declare bankruptcy, and we would not be able to execute our growth strategy.

Global economic, political and social conditions and financial markets may harm our ability to do business, adversely affect our sales, costs, results of operations and cash flow. 

We are subject to global economic, political and social conditions that may cause customers to delay or reduce technology purchases due to economic downturns, volatility in fuel and other energy costs, difficulties in the financial services sector and credit markets, geopolitical uncertainties and other macroeconomic factors affecting spending behavior. We face risks that may arise from financial difficulties experienced by our suppliers, resellers or customers, including, among others, the following:

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Customers or partners to whom we sell our products and services may face financial difficulties or may become insolvent, which could lead to our inability to obtain payment of accounts receivable that those customers may owe;

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Customers and potential customers may experience deterioration of their businesses, which may result in the delay or cancellation of plans to purchase our products;

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Key suppliers of raw materials, finished products or components used in the products that we sell may face financial difficulties or may become insolvent, which could lead to disruption in the supply of printers, print materials or spare parts to our customers; and

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The inability of customers, including resellers, suppliers and contract manufacturers, to obtain credit financing to finance purchases of our products and raw materials used to build those products.

Our uneven sales cycle makes planning and inventory management difficult and future financial results less predictable.

Our quarterly sales often have reflected a pattern in which a disproportionate percentage of each quarter’s total sales occurs towards the end of the quarter. This uneven sales pattern makes predicting net revenue, earnings, cash flow from operations and working capital for each financial period difficult, increases the risk of unanticipated variations in our quarterly results and financial condition and places pressure on our inventory management and logistics systems. If predicted demand is substantially greater than orders, there may be excess inventory. Alternatively, if orders substantially exceed predicted demand, we may not be able to fulfill all of the orders received in each quarter and such orders may be cancelled. Depending on when they occur in a quarter, developments such as a systems failure, component pricing movements, component shortages or global logistics disruptions could adversely impact our inventory levels and results of operations in a manner that is disproportionate to the number of days in the quarter affected.



The variety of products that we sell could cause significant quarterly fluctuations in our gross profit margins, and those fluctuations in margins could cause fluctuations in operating income or loss and net income or loss.



We continuously work to expand and improve our products, materials and services offerings, the number of geographic areas in which we operate and the distribution channels we use to reach various target product applications and customers. This variety of products, applications and channels involves a range of gross profit margins that can cause substantial quarterly fluctuations in gross profit and gross profit margins depending upon the mix of product shipments from quarter to quarter. Additionally, the introduction of new products or services may further heighten quarterly fluctuations in gross profit and gross profit margins due to manufacturing ramp-up and start-up costs. We may experience significant quarterly fluctuations in gross profit margins or operating income or loss due to the impact of the mix of products, channels or geographic areas in which we sell our products from period to period. In some quarters, it is possible that our financial performance could be below expectations of analysts and investors. If so, the price of our common stock may be volatile or decline and our cost of capital may increase.



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We derive a significant portion of our revenue from business conducted outside the U.S and are subject to the risks of doing business outside the U.S.



For the year ended 2014, 49.1% of our consolidated revenue is derived from customers in countries outside the U.S. There areWe face many risks inherent in conducting business activities outside the U.S. that, unless managed properly, may adversely affect our profitability, including our ability to collect amounts due from customers. While most of our operations outside the U.S. are conducted in highly developed countries, theyour operations could be adversely affected by:by, among others, the following:



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Unexpected changes in laws, regulations and policies of non-U.S. governments relating to investments and operations, as well as U.S. laws affecting the activities of U.S. companies abroad;



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Changes in regulatory requirements, including export controls, tariffs and embargoes, other trade restrictions, competition, corporate practices and data privacy concerns;



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Political policies, political or civil unrest, terrorism or epidemics and other similar outbreaks;



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Fluctuations in currency exchange rates;



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Seasonal reductions in business activity in certain parts of the world, particularly during the summer months in Europe and extended holiday periods in various parts of the world;

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Limited protection for the enforcement of contract and intellectual property rights in some countries;

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Potentially longer sales cycles and payment cycles;

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Transportation delays;



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Difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;



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Operating in countries with a higher incidence of corruption and fraudulent business practices;



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Potentially adverse changes in taxation;  and



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Other factors, depending upon the specific country in which we conduct business.

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These uncertainties may make it difficult for us and our customers to accurately plan future business activities and may lead our customers in certain countries to delay purchases of our products and services. More generally, these geopolitical, social and economic conditions could result in increased volatility in global financial markets and economies.



The consequences of terrorism or armed conflicts are unpredictable, and we may not be able to foresee events that could have an adverse effect on our market opportunities or our business. We are uninsured for losses and interruptions caused by terrorism, acts of war and similar events.



While the geographic areas outside the U.S. in which we operate are generally not considered to be highly inflationary, our foreign operations are sensitive to fluctuations in currency exchange rates arising from, among other things, certain intercompany transactions that are generally denominated, for example, in U.S. dollars rather than their respective functional currencies.



Moreover, our operations are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. We seek to minimize these risks through regular operating and financing activities and, when we consider it to be appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. We do not purchase, holdHowever, our efforts to minimize our exposure to market risks from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices may prove to be insufficient or sell derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.unsuccessful.



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We depend on our supply chain for components and sub-assemblies used in our 3D printers and other products and for raw materials used in our print materials. If these relationships were to terminate or be disrupted, our business could be disrupted while we locatedlocate alternative suppliers and our expenses may increase.



We  have outsourced the assembly of certain of our printers to third party suppliers, we purchase components and sub-assemblies for our printers from third partythird-party suppliers, and we purchase raw materials that are used in our print materials, as well as certain of those print materials, from third partythird-party suppliers.



While there are several potential suppliers of the components, parts and sub-assemblies for our products, we currently choose to use only one or a limited number of suppliers for several of these components, including our lasers, print materials and certain jetting components. Our reliance on a single or limited number of suppliers involves many risks, including:including, among others, the following:



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Potential shortages of some key components;



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Disruptions in the operations of these suppliers;



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Product performance shortfalls; and



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Reduced control over delivery schedules, assembly capabilities, quality and costs.



While we believe that we can obtain all the components necessary for our products from other manufacturers, we require any new supplier to become “qualified” pursuant to our internal procedures, which could involve evaluation processes of varying durations. We generally have our printers and other products assembled based on our internal forecasts and the supply of raw materials, assemblies, components and finished goods from third parties, which are subject to various lead times.  In addition, at any time, certain suppliers may decide to discontinue production of an assembly, component or raw material that we use. Any unanticipated change in the sources of our supplies, or unanticipated supply limitations, could increase production or related costs and consequently reduce margins.



If our forecasts exceed actual orders, we may hold large inventories of slow-moving or unusable parts, which could have an adverse effect on our cash flow, profitability and results of operations. Inversely, we may lose orders if our forecast is low and we are unable to meet demand.



We have engaged selected design and manufacturing companies to assemble certain of our production printers. In carrying out these outsourcing activities, we face a number of risks, including:including, among others, the following:



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The risk that the parties that we retain to perform assembly activities may not perform in a satisfactory manner;

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The risk of disruption in the supply of printers or other products to our customers if such third parties either fail to perform in a satisfactory manner or are unable to supply us with the quantity of printers or other products that are needed to meet then current customer demand; and



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The risk of insolvency of these suppliers, as well as the risks that we face, as discussed above, in dealing with a limited number of suppliers.

The costs and effects of litigation, investigations or similar matters involving us or our subsidiaries, or adverse facts and developments related thereto, could materially affect our business, operating results and financial condition.



20We may be involved from time to time in a variety of litigation, investigations, inquiries or similar matters arising out of our business, including those described in Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company cannot predict the outcome of these or any other legal matters.  In the future, we may need to record litigation reserves with respect to these matters because our insurance may not cover all claims that may be asserted against us. Should the ultimate judgments or settlements in any litigation or investigation significantly exceed our insurance coverage, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.




Our products and services may experience quality problems from time to time that can result in decreased sales and operating margin, product returns, product liability, warranty or other claims that could result in significant expenses and harm to our reputation.



We sell complex hardware and software products, materials and services that can contain undetected design and manufacturing defects or errors when first introduced or as enhancements are released that, despite testing, are not discovered until after the product has been installed and used by customers. Sophisticated software and applications, such as those sold by us, may contain “bugs” that can unexpectedly interfere with the software’s intended operation. Defects may also occur in components and products we purchase from third parties. There can be no assurance we will be able to detect and fix all defects in the hardware, software, materials and services we sell. Failure to do so could result in lost revenue, product returns, product liability, delayed market acceptance of those products and services, claims from distributors, end-users or others, increased end-user service and support costs, and significant warranty claims and other expenses to correct the defects, diversion of management time and attention and harm to our reputation.

Our operations could suffer if we are unable to attract and retain key management or other key employees.



Our success depends upon the continued service and performance of our senior management and other key personnel. Our senior executive team is critical to the management of our business and operations, as well as to the development and execution of our strategy. The loss of the services of one or more members of our senior executive team could delay or prevent the successful implementation of our growth strategy, or our commercialization of new applications for our systems or other products, or could otherwise adversely affect our ability to manage our company effectively and carry out our business plan. Members of our senior management team may resign at any time. High demand exists for senior management and other key personnel (including scientific, technical and sales personnel) in the 3D printing industry, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to retain such personnel. We experience intense competition for qualified personnel.

While we intend to continue to provide competitive compensation packages to attract and retain key personnel, some of our competitors for these employees have greater resources and more experience, making it difficult for us to compete successfully for key personnel. If we cannot attract and retain sufficiently qualified technical employees for our research and development and manufacturing operations, we may be unable to achieve the synergies expected from mergers and acquisitions that we may effect from time to time, or to develop and commercialize new products or new applications for existing products. Furthermore, possible shortages of key personnel, including engineers, in the regions surrounding our facilities could require us to pay more to hire and retain key personnel, thereby increasing our costs.



Our products and services may experience quality problems from time to time that can result indecreased sales and operating margin  and harm to our reputation.

We sell complex hardware and software products, materials and services that can contain design and manufacturing defects. Sophisticated software and applications, such  as those sold  by us, may contain “bugs” that can unexpectedly interfere with the software’s intended  operation. Defects may also occur  in components  and products we purchase from third parties.  There can  be  no assurance we will  be able  to detect  and fix all defects  in the hardware,  software, materials and services we sell. Failure  to  do  so could result  in lost revenue, significant warranty and other expenses and harm  to our reputation.

We may be subject to product liability claims, which could result in material expense, diversion of management time and attention and damage to our business reputation.



ProductsThe sale and support of our products entails the risk of product liability claims.From time to time,we may become subject to product liability claims that could lead to significant expenses.  The risk may be heightened when we provide products into certain markets, such as complex as those we offerhealthcare, aerospace and automotive industries.

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This risk of product liability claims may contain undetected defectsalso be greater due to the use of certain hazardous chemicals used in the production of certain of our products, including irritants, harmful chemicals and chemicals dangerous to the environment. We may also be subject to claims that our printers have been, or errors when first introduced or as enhancements are releasedmay be used to, create parts that despite testing, are not discovered until afterin compliance with legal requirements or that infringe on the product has been installed and used by customers. This could result in lost revenue, delayed marketplace acceptanceintellectual property rights of the product, claims from customers or others, damage to our reputation and business or significant costs to correct the defect or error.others.



We attempt to include provisions in our agreements with customers that are designed to limit our exposure to potential liability for damages arising from defects or errors in our products.products and other issues. However, the nature and extent of these limitations vary from customer to customer. Their effect is subject to a variety of legal limitations and it is possible that these limitations may not be effective as a result of unfavorable judicial decisions or laws enacted in the future.



The sale and support of our products entails the risk of product liability claims. Any product liability claim brought against us, regardless of its merit, could result in materialsignificant expense, diversion of management time and attention, damage to our business reputation and failure to retain existing customers or to attract new customers.

We face risks Although we maintain product liability insurance, such insurance is subject to deductibles and there is no guarantee that such insurance will be available or adequate to protect against all such claims. Costs or payments made in connection with changes in energy-related expenses.product liability claims could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.



We and our suppliers depend on various energy products in processes used to produce our products. Generally, we acquire products at market prices and do not use financial instruments to hedge energy prices. As a result, we are exposed to market risks related to changes in energy prices. In addition, many of the customers and industries to whom we market our products and services are directly or indirectly dependent upon the cost and availability of energy resources.

Our business and profitability may be adversely affected to the extent that our or our customers’ energy-related expenses increase, both as a result of higher costs of producing, and potentially lower profit margins in selling, our products and services and because increased energy costs may cause our customers to delay or reduce purchases of our products and services.

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We rely on our management information systems for inventory management, distribution and other key functions. If our information systems fail to adequately perform these functions, or if we experience an interruption in their operation, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.

The efficient operation of our business is dependent on our management information systems. We rely on our management information systems:systems to, among other things, effectively manage our accounting and financial functions, including maintaining our internal controls; to manage our manufacturing and supply chain processes; and to maintain our research and development data. The failure of our management information systems to perform properly could disrupt our business and product development, which may result in decreased sales, increased overhead costs, excess or obsolete inventory, and product shortages, causing our business and operating results to suffer. Although we take steps to secure our management information systems, including our computer systems, intranet and Internet sites, email and other telecommunications and data networks, the security measures we have implemented may not be effective and our systems may be vulnerable to theft, loss, damage and interruption from a number of potential sources and events, including unauthorized access or security breaches, natural or man-made disasters, cyber-attacks, computer viruses, power loss or other disruptive events. Our reputation and financial condition could be adversely affected if, as a result of a significant cyber event or otherwise, our operations are disrupted or shut down; our confidential, proprietary information is stolen or disclosed; we incur costs or are required to pay fines in connection with stolen customer, employee, or other confidential information; we must dedicate significant resources to system repairs or increase cyber security protection; or we otherwise incur significant litigation or other costs.



Our common stock price has been and may continue to be volatile.

The market price of our common stock has experienced, and may continue to experience, considerable volatility. Between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014,  after giving effect to the three-for-two stock split in the nature of a 50% stock dividend that we distributed in February 2013, the trading price of our common stock has ranged from a low of $28.38 per share to a high of $96.42 per share.

Numerous factors could have a significant effect on the price of our common stock, including those described or referred to in this “Risk Factors” section of this Form 10-K, as well as, among other things:

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Our perceived value in the securities markets;

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Overall trends in the stock market;

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Announcements of fluctuations in our operating results or the operating results of one or more of our competitors;

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The impact of changes in our results of operations, our financial condition or our prospects or on how we are perceived in the securities markets;

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Future sales of our common stock or other securities (including any shares issued in connection with earn-out obligations for any past or future acquisition);

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Market conditions for providers of products and services such as ours;

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Changes in recommendations or earnings estimates by securities analysts; and

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Announcements of acquisitions by us or one of our competitors.

The number of shares of common stock issuable in a stock offering, the issuance of restricted stock awards or the issuance of shares in connection with certain acquisitions or the conversion of the notes could dilute the ownership interest of existing stockholders and may affect the market price for our common stock.

We may issue additional securities, from time to time, as necessary to provide flexibility to execute our growth strategy.  We raised net proceeds of approximately  $299.7 million and $272.1 million through issuances of common stock in 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes our issuance of up to a total 220.0 million shares of common stock, of which 112.2 million shares have been issued or are otherwise currently reserved for issuance. Future issuances could have the effect of diluting our earnings per share as well as our existing stockholders’ individual ownership percentages and could lead to volatility in our common stock price.

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Additionally, subject to the limitations of our Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law, we are not restricted from issuing additional common stock, including securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock. The issuance of additional shares of our common stock in connection with future acquisitions or other issuances of our common stock or convertible securities, including outstanding options, may dilute the ownership interest of our common stockholders.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock or other equity-related securities in the public market could depress the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity or equity-linked securities. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our common stock or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of our common stock.

Our business involves the use of hazardous materials, and we must comply with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, which can be expensive and restrict how we do business. 

Our business involves the blending, controlled storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials. We and our suppliers are subject to federal, state and local as well as foreign laws and regulations governing the use, manufacture, storage, handling and disposal of these hazardous materials. Although we believe that the safety procedures utilized by us for handling and disposing of these materials comply with the standards prescribed by these laws and regulations, we cannot eliminate the risk of accidental contamination or injury from these materials. In the event of an accident, state, federal or foreign authorities may curtail the use of these materials and interrupt our business operations. If we are subject to any liability as a result of activities involving hazardous materials, our business and financial condition may be adversely affected and our reputation may be harmed.

Regulations related to conflict-free minerals may cause us to incur additional expenses and may create challenges with our customers. 

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act contains provisions to improve transparency and accountability regarding the use of “conflict” minerals mined from the Democratic Republic of Congo (the “DRC”) and adjoining countries. The SEC has established annual disclosure and reporting requirements for those companies who use “conflict” minerals sourced from the DRC and adjoining countries in their products. These requirements could adversely affect the sourcing, supply and pricing of materials used in our products. As there may be only a limited number of suppliers offering conflict-free minerals, we cannot ensure that we will be able to obtain these conflict-free minerals in sufficient quantities or at competitive prices. Compliance with these requirements may also increase our costs, including costs that may be incurred in conducting due diligence procedures to determine the sources of certain minerals used in our products and other potential changes to products, processes or sources of supply as a consequence of such verification activities. In addition, we may face challenges with our customers if we are unable to sufficiently verify the origins of the minerals used in our products.

Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to 5 million shares of preferred stock.

The Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to 5 million shares of preferred stock, none of which is currently issued or outstanding. The Board of Directors is authorized to issue these shares of preferred stock in one or more classes or series without further action of the stockholders and in that regard to determine the issue price, rights, preferences and privileges of any such class or series of preferred stock generally without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of the holders of any outstanding series of preferred stock may adversely affect the rights of holders of common stock.  

Our ability to issue preferred stock gives us flexibility concerning possible acquisitions and financings, but it could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding common stock. In addition, any preferred stock that is issued may have other rights, including dividend rights, liquidation preferences and other economic rights, senior to the common stock, which could have an  adverse effect on the market value of our common stock.

Certain provisions of Delaware law contain anti-takeover provisions that may make it more difficult to effect a change in our control.

Certain provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law could delay or prevent an acquisition or change in control and the replacement of our incumbent directors and management, even if doing so might be beneficial to our stockholders by providing them with the opportunity to sell their shares, possibly at a premium over the then market price of our common stock. One of these Delaware laws prohibits us from engaging in a business combination with any interested stockholder (as defined in the statute) for a period of three years from the date that the person became an interested stockholder, unless certain conditions are met.

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Changes in, or interpretation of, tax rules and regulations may impact our effective tax rate and future profitability. 

We are a U.S. based, multinational company subject to taxation in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in statutory tax rates or interpretation of tax rules and regulations in jurisdictions in which we do business, changes in the amount of revenue or earnings in the countries with varying statutory tax rates, or by changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities.

In addition, we are subject to audits and examinations of previously filed income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other domestic and foreign tax authorities. We regularly assess the potential impact of such examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes and have reserved for potential adjustments that we expect may result from the current examinations. We believe such estimates to be reasonable; however, there is no assurance that the final determination of any examination will not have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial position. 

We are subject to U.S. and other anti-corruption laws, trade controls, economic sanctions and similar laws and regulations. Our failure to comply with these laws and regulations could subject us to civil, criminal and administrative penalties and harm our reputation. 



Doing business on a worldwide basis requires us to comply with the laws and regulations of the U.S. government and various foreign jurisdictions. These laws and regulations place restrictions on our operations, trade practices, partners and investments.

In particular, our operations are subject to U.S. and foreign anti-corruption and trade control laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and United Kingdom Bribery Act (the “Bribery Act”), export controls and economic sanctions programs, including those administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”), and the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”). As a result of doing business in foreign countries and with foreign customers, we are exposed to a heightened risk of violating anti-corruption and trade control laws and sanctions regulations.



As part of our business, we may deal with state-owned business enterprises, the employees of which are considered foreign officials for purposes of the FCPA’s prohibition on providing anything of value to foreign officials for the purposes of obtaining or retaining business or securing any improper business advantage. In addition, the provisions of the Bribery Act extend beyond bribery of foreign public officials and also apply to transactions with individuals that a government does not employ. Some of the international locations in which we operate lack a developed legal system and have higher than normal levels of corruption. Our continued expansion outside the U.S., including in Brazil, China, India and developing countries, and our development of new partnerships and joint venture relationships worldwide, could increase the risk of FCPA, OFAC or Bribery Act violations in the future.

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As an exporter, we must comply with various laws and regulations relating to the export of products and technology from the U.S. and other countries having jurisdiction over our operations. In the U.S., these laws include the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) administered by the DDTC, the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) administered by the BIS and trade sanctions against embargoed countries and destinations administered by OFAC. The EAR governs products, parts, technology and software which present military or weapons proliferation concerns, so-called “dual use” items, and ITAR governs military items listed on the United States Munitions List. Prior to shipping certain items, we must obtain an export license or verify that license exemptions are available. Any failures to comply with these laws and regulations could result in fines, adverse publicity and restrictions on our ability to export our products, and repeat failures could carry more significant penalties. 



Violations of anti-corruption and trade control laws and sanctions regulations are punishable by civil penalties, including fines, denial of export privileges, injunctions, asset seizures, debarment from government contracts and revocations or restrictions of licenses, as well as criminal fines and imprisonment. We have established policies and procedures designed to assist our compliance with applicable U.S. and international anti-corruption and trade control laws and regulations, including the FCPA, the Bribery Act and trade controls and sanctions programs administered by OFAC, the DDTC and BIS, and have trained our employees to comply with these laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that all of our employees, consultants, agents or other associated persons will not take actions in violation of our policies and these laws and regulations, andregulations. Additionally, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will effectively prevent us from violating these regulations in every transaction in which we may engage or provide a defense to any alleged violation. In particular, we may be held liable for the actions that our joint venture partners take inside or outside of the United States, even though our partners may not be subject to these laws. Such a violation, even if our policies prohibit it, could have an adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, various state and municipal governments, universities and other investors maintain prohibitions or restrictions on investments in companies that do business with sanctioned countries, persons and entities, which could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in, or interpretation of, tax rules and regulations may impact our effective tax rate and future profitability. 

We are a U.S. based, multinational company subject to taxation in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in statutory tax rates or interpretation of tax rules and regulations in jurisdictions in which we do business, changes in the amount of revenue or earnings in the countries with varying statutory tax rates, or by changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities.

In addition, we are subject to audits and examinations of previously filed income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other domestic and foreign tax authorities. We regularly assess the potential impact of such examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes and have reserved for potential adjustments that we expect may result from the current examinations. We believe such estimates to be reasonable; however, there is no assurance that the final determination of any examination will not have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial position.

Our business involves the use of hazardous materials, and we must comply with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, which can be expensive and restrict how we do business. 

Our business involves the blending, controlled storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials. We and our suppliers are subject to federal, state and local as well as foreign laws and regulations governing the use, manufacture, storage, handling and disposal of these hazardous materials. Although we believe that the safety procedures utilized by us for handling and disposing of these materials comply with the standards prescribed by these laws and regulations, we cannot eliminate the risk of accidental contamination or injury from these materials. In the event of an accident, local, state, federal or foreign authorities may curtail the use of these materials and interrupt our business operations. If we are subject to any liability as a result of activities involving hazardous materials, our business and financial condition may be adversely affected and our reputation may be harmed.

Our common stock price has been and may continue to be volatile.

The market price of our common stock has experienced, and may continue to experience, considerable volatility. Between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016, the trading price of our common stock has ranged from a low of $6.00 per share to a high of $33.97 per share. Numerous factors could have a significant effect on the price of our common stock, including those described or referred to in this “Risk Factors” section of this Form 10-K, as well as, among other things:

·

Our perceived value in the securities markets;

 

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·

Overall trends in the stock market;

·

Announcements of fluctuations in our operating results or the operating results of one or more of our competitors;

·

The impact of changes in our results of operations, our financial condition or our prospects;

·

Future sales of our common stock or other securities (including any shares issued in connection with earn-out obligations for any past or future acquisition);

·

Market conditions for providers of products and services such as ours;

·

Executive level management uncertainty or change;

·

Changes in recommendations or earnings estimates by securities analysts; and

·

Announcements of acquisitions by us or one of our competitors.

Some anti-takeover provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt.

We have provisions in our certificate of incorporation and by-laws each of which could have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition of the Company deemed undesirable by our Board of Directors. These include provisions:

·

Authorizing blank check preferred stock, which we could issue with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock;

·

Limiting the liability of, and providing indemnification to, our directors and officers;

·

Specifying that our stockholders may take action only at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and otherwise in accordance with our bylaws and limiting the ability of our stockholders to call special meetings;

·

Requiring advance notice of proposals by our stockholders for business to be conducted at stockholder meetings and for nominations of candidates for election to our Board of Directors; and

·

Controlling the procedures for conduct of our Board of Directors and stockholder meetings and election, appointment and removal of our directors.

These provisions, alone or together, could deter or delay hostile takeovers, proxy contests and changes in control or our management. As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prevents some stockholders from engaging in certain business combinations without approval of the holders of substantially all of our outstanding common stock.

Any provision of our certificate of incorporation or by-laws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control of the Company could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our stock and also could affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our stock.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments



None.

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Item 2. Properties



We occupy an 80,000Our headquarters is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. As of December 31, 2016, we leased 1.1 million square footfeet and owned 0.1 million square feet, primarily located in the U.S., as summarized below.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Square Feet (in thousands)



 

Americas

 

EMEA

 

APAC

 

TOTAL



 

Leased

Owned

 

Leased

Owned

 

Leased

Owned

 

Leased

Owned

Primary Function Category:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate headquarters

 

80 

 

 

 

80 

Manufacturing and warehouse

 

232 

 

76 

 

 

308 

Research and development

 

241 

 

36 

 

24 

 

301 

Services

 

199 74 

 

80 

 

38 

 

317 74 

Sales, general and other administrative

 

15 

 

46 

 

18 

 

79 

Total square feet

 

767 74 

 

238 

 

80 

 

1,085 74 

Our corporate headquarters research and development and manufacturing facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina which we lease pursuant toalso serves as a lease agreement with Lex Rock Hill, LP. After its initial term ending August 31, 2021, the lease provides us with the option to renew the lease for two additional five-year terms as well as the right to cause Lex Rock Hill, LP, subject to certain termsresearch and conditions, to expand the leased premises during the term of the lease,development site. Other major research and development locations include Cary, North Carolina; San Diego, California; Seoul, Korea; Tel Aviv, Israel; Valencia, California and Wilsonville, Oregon, among others.  We believe our existing facilities and equipment are in which case the term of the lease would be extended. The lease is a triple net leasegood operating condition and providesare suitable for the paymentconduct of base rent of approximately $0.7 million annually from 2014 through 2020, with a  rent escalationour business. We will continue to make investments in 2016 through 2021. Under the terms of the lease, we are obligatedcapital equipment as needed to pay all taxes, insurance, utilitiesmeet anticipated demand for our products. See “Item 1. Business – Production and other operating costs with respectSupplies” and Notes 12 and 21 to the leased premises. Pursuant to the termsConsolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the lease, we exercised the right to purchase the undeveloped land surrounding the leased premises in March 2011. We purchased this 11-acre parcel contiguous to our Rock Hill facility for future expansion and additional facility capacity to continue to expand in-house manufacturing activities for printers and print materials.facilities.

In addition, we own our Lawrenceburg, Tennessee production facility and lease various other facilities throughout the world. The table below summarizes those facilities greater than 10,000 square feet per location.  

Location

Square Feet

Primary Function

Rock Hill, South Carolina

200,000

Production and warehouse

Wilsonville, Oregon

79,900

Research and development

Andover, Massachusetts

57,600

Production and research and development and sales

Baja, Mexico

49,400

Quickparts services

Tulsa, Oklahoma

44,000

Quickparts services

Sao Paulo, Brazil

37,000

Quickparts services

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

36,000

Quickparts services

Rock Hill, South Carolina

33,700

Production and warehouse

Riom, France

33,300

Production and research and development and sales

Turin, Italy

32,300

Quickparts services

Seoul, Korea

30,900

Research and development and sales

Barberton, Ohio

30,500

Production and research and development and sales

Seattle, Washington

29,400

Quickparts services

Leuven, Belgium

28,400

Quickparts services

Herndon, Virginia

27,000

Production and research and development and sales

Burbank, California

23,000

Production and research and development and sales

Golden, Colorado

22,400

Production and research and development and sales

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

22,300

Quickparts services

Cary, North Carolina

21,800

Research and development and sales

Le Mans, France

21,200

Quickparts services

Budel, Netherlands

19,900

Quickparts services

Langhorne, Pennsylvania

18,800

Quickparts services

Airport City, Israel

16,600

Production and research and development and sales

Marly, Switzerland

15,300

Production and research and development and sales

Gahanna, Ohio

13,300

Quickparts services

Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

12,400

General and corporate

Valencia, California

11,000

Research and development

Atlanta, Georgia

10,900

Quickparts services



Item 3. Legal Proceedings



For information relatingSecurities and Derivative Litigation

The Company and certain of its former executive officers have been named as defendants in a consolidated putative stockholder class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. The consolidated action is styled KBC Asset Management NV v. 3D Systems Corporation, et al., Case No. 0:15-cv-02393-MGL. The Amended Consolidated Complaint (the “Complaint”), which was filed on December 9, 2015, alleges that defendants violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by making false and misleading statements and omissions and that the former officers are control persons under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The Complaint was filed on behalf of stockholders who purchased shares of the Company’s common stock between October 29, 2013, and May 5, 2015 and seeks monetary damages on behalf of the purported class. Defendants filed a motion to legal proceedings, see Note 22 todismiss the Consolidated Financial Statements containedComplaint in Part II, Item 8its entirety on January 14, 2016, which was denied by Memorandum Opinion and Order dated July 25, 2016 (the “Order”). Defendants filed a motion for reconsideration of this Annual Reportthe Order on Form 10-K.August 4, 2016, which was denied by Order dated February 24, 2017.

Nine related derivative complaints have been filed by purported Company stockholders against certain of the Company’s former executive officers and members of its Board of Directors.  The Company is named as a nominal defendant in all nine actions. The derivatives complaints are styled as follows: (1) Steyn v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 2015-CP-46-2225, filed on July 27, 2015 in the Court of Common Pleas for the 16th Judicial Circuit, County of York, South Carolina (“Steyn”); (2) Piguing v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 2015-CP-46-2396, filed on August 7, 2015 in the Court of Common Pleas for the 16th Judicial Circuit, County of York, South Carolina (“Piguing”); (3) Booth v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 15-692-RGA, filed on August 6, 2015 in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware; (4) Nally v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 15-cv-03756-MGL, filed on September 18, 2015 in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina; (5) Gee v. Hull, et al., Case No. BC-610319, filed on February 17, 2016 in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles (“Gee”); (6) Foster v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 0:16-cv-01016-MGL, filed on April 1, 2016 in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina; (7) Lu v. Hull, et al., Case No. BC629730, filed on August 5, 2016 in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles (“Lu”); (8) Howes v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 0:16-cv-2810-MGL, filed on August 11, 2016 in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina; and (9) Ameduri v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 0:16-cv-02995-MGL, filed on September 1, 2016 in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Steyn and Piguing were consolidated into one action styled as In re 3D Systems Corp. Shareholder Derivative Litig., Lead Case No. 2015-CP-46-2225 in the Court of Common Pleas for the 16th Judicial Circuit, County of York, South Carolina. Gee and Lu were consolidated into one action styled as Gee v. Hull, et al., Case No. BC610319 in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

 

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The derivative complaints allege claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment and seek, among other things, monetary damages and certain corporate governance actions.

All of the derivative complaints listed above have been stayed until the earlier of the close of discovery or the deadline for appealing a dismissal in the KBC Asset Management NV securities class action.  

The Company believes the claims alleged in the putative securities class action and the derivative lawsuits are without merit and intends to defend the Company and its officers and directors vigorously.

Ronald Barranco and Print3D Corporation v. 3D Systems Corporation, et. al.

On August 23, 2013, Ronald Barranco, a former Company employee, filed two lawsuits against the Company and certain officers in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. The first lawsuit (“Barranco I”) is captioned Ronald Barranco and Print3D Corporation v. 3D Systems Corporation, 3D Systems, Inc., and Damon Gregoire, Case No. CV 13-411 LEK RLP, and alleges seven causes of action relating to the Company’s acquisition of Print3D Corporation (of which Mr. Barranco was a 50% shareholder) and the subsequent employment of Mr. Barranco by the Company. The second lawsuit (“Barranco II”) is captioned Ronald Barranco v. 3D Systems Corporation, 3D Systems, Inc., Abraham Reichental, and Damon Gregoire, Case No. CV 13-412 LEK RLP, and alleges the same seven causes of action relating to the Company’s acquisition of certain website domains from Mr. Barranco and the subsequent employment of Mr. Barranco by the Company.  Both Barranco I and Barranco II allege the Company breached certain purchase agreements in order to avoid paying Mr. Barranco additional monies pursuant to royalty and earn out provisions in the agreements. The Company and its officers timely filed responsive pleadings on October 22, 2013 seeking, inter alia, to dismiss Barranco I due to a mandatory arbitration agreement and for lack of personal jurisdiction and to dismiss Barranco II for lack of personal jurisdiction.

With regard to Barranco I, the Hawaii district court, on February 28, 2014, denied the Company’s motion to dismiss and its motion to transfer venue to South Carolina for the convenience of the parties. However, the Hawaii court recognized that the plaintiff’s claims are all subject to mandatory and binding arbitration in Charlotte, North Carolina. Because the Hawaii court was without authority to compel arbitration outside of Hawaii, the court ordered that the case be transferred to the district court encompassing Charlotte (the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina) so that court could compel arbitration in Charlotte. On April 17, 2014, Barranco I was transferred in to the Western District of North Carolina. Plaintiff filed a demand for arbitration on October 29, 2014. On December 9, 2014, the Company filed its answer to plaintiff’s demand for arbitration. On February 2, 2015, plaintiff filed an amended demand that removed Mr. Gregoire as a defendant from the matter, and on February 4, 2015 the Company filed its amended answer. The parties selected an arbitrator and arbitration took place in June 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

On September 28, 2015, the arbitrator issued a final award in favor of Mr. Barranco with respect to two alleged breaches of contract and implied covenants arising out of the contract.  The arbitrator found that the Company did not commit fraud or make any negligent misrepresentations to Mr. Barranco. Pursuant to the award, the Company is to pay approximately $11.3 million, which includes alleged actual damages of approximately $7.3 million, fees and expenses of approximately $2.3 million and prejudgment interest of approximately $1.7 million. The Company disagrees with the single arbitrator’s findings and conclusions and believes the arbitrator’s decision exceeds his authority and disregards the applicable law. As an initial response, the Company filed a motion for modification on September 30, 2015, based on mathematical errors in the computation of damages and fees. On October 16, 2015, the arbitrator issued an order denying the Company’s motion and sua sponte issuing a modified final award in favor of Mr. Barranco in the same above-referenced amounts, but making certain substantive changes to the award, which changes the Company believes were improper and outside the scope of his authority and the American Arbitration Association rules. On November 20, 2015, the Company filed a motion to vacate the arbitration award in the federal court in the Western District of North Carolina.  Claimants also filed a motion to confirm the arbitration award. A hearing was held on the motions on June 29, 2016 in federal court in the Western District of North Carolina. The court requested supplemental briefing by the parties, which briefs were filed on July 11, 2016.

On August 31, 2016, the court issued an Order granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff’s motion to confirm the arbitration award and for judgment, entering judgment in the principal amount of the arbitration award and denying Plaintiff’s motion for fees and costs.  The court denied the Company’s motion to vacate.  On September 7, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the judgment to include prejudgment interest.  The Company opposed that motion and the parties submitted briefing, which is currently pending before the court. On September 28, 2016 the Company filed a motion to alter or amend the judgment.  Plaintiff opposed the motion and the parties submitted briefing, which is currently pending before the court.

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Notwithstanding the Company’s right to appeal, given the arbitrator’s decision, the Company recorded an $11.3 million expense provision for this matter in the quarter ended September 30, 2015. The provision is subject to adjustment based on the ultimate outcome of the Company’s appeal. If it is ultimately determined that money is owed following the full appellate process in federal court, the Company intends to fund any amounts to be paid from cash on hand. This amount has been classified as a long-term liability given the customary timeline of an appeals process. The Company will review this classification periodically.

With regard to Barranco II, the Hawaii district court, on March 17, 2014, denied the Company’s motion to dismiss and its motion to transfer venue to South Carolina. However, the Hawaii court dismissed Count II in plaintiff’s complaint alleging breach of the employment agreement.  The Company filed an answer to the complaint in the Hawaii district court on March 31, 2014.  On November 19, 2014, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment on all claims which was heard on January 20, 2015. On January 30, 2015, the court entered an order granting in part and denying in Part the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The Order narrowed the plaintiff’s claim for breach of contract and dismissed the plaintiff’s claims for fraud and negligent misrepresentation. As a result, Messrs. Reichental and Gregoire were dismissed from the lawsuit. The case was tried to a jury in May 2016, and on May 27, 2016 the jury found that the Company was not liable for either breach of contract or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.  Additionally, the jury found in favor of the Company on its counterclaim against Mr. Barranco and determined that Mr. Barranco violated his non-competition covenant with the Company. The Court is expected to order an accounting with respect to the counterclaim.

The Company is involved in various other legal matters incidental to its business. Although the Company cannot predict the results of litigation with certainty, the Company believes that the disposition of these legal matters will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures



Not applicable.

PART II



Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities



On May 26, 2011, we transferred the listing of our Common Stock toOur common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the trading symbol “DDD.” Prior to that, our Common Stock was listed on The NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”) and traded under the symbol “TDSC.” The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of high and low prices of our common stock, $0.001 par value, as quoted on the NYSE, with ticker DDD. In addition, we completed a three-for-two stock split in the form of a 50% stock dividend, effective February 15, 2013, which is reflected in the prices in the table below.NYSE.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Period

 

 

High

 

 

Low

2013

First Quarter

 

$

46.53 

 

$

29.16 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

50.22 

 

 

30.75 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

55.69 

 

 

44.87 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

 

92.93 

 

 

49.46 

2014

First Quarter

 

$

96.42 

 

$

56.81 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

59.80 

 

 

44.80 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

63.46 

 

 

46.37 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

 

44.54 

 

 

28.38 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Period

 

High

 

Low

2015

Q1

 

$

33.97

 

$

26.29



Q2

 

 

32.88

 

 

19.43



Q3

 

 

19.68

 

 

10.85



Q4

 

 

13.93

 

 

8.44

2016

Q1

 

$

15.90

 

$

6.00



Q2

 

 

19.76

 

 

11.59



Q3

 

 

18.23

 

 

11.98



Q4

 

 

18.51

 

 

12.34



As of February 18, 2015,22, 2017, our outstanding common stock was held by approximately 879955  stockholders of record. This figure does not reflect the beneficial ownership of shares held in the nominee name.

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Dividends



We do not currently pay, and have not paid, any dividends on our common stock, and we currently intend to retain any future earnings for use in our business. Any future determination as to the declaration of dividends on our common stock will be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, operating and financial condition, capital requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors, including the applicable requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which provides that dividends are payable only out of surplus or current net profits.



The payment of dividends on our common stock may be restricted by the provisions of credit agreements or other financing documents that we may enter into or the terms of securities that we may issue from time to time.  Currently, no such agreements or documents limit our declaration of dividends or payments of dividends, other than our $150 million five-year revolving, unsecured credit facility with PNC Bank, National Association, which limits the amount of cash dividends that we may pay in any one fiscal year to $30.0 million.



Issuance of Unregistered Securities and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities



On February 18, 2014, as part of the consideration for the acquisition of the business and assets of Digital PlaySpace, Inc., we issued 0.03 million unregistered shares of 3D Systems Corporation common stock to Digital Playspace, Inc., which represented to us that it was an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on the private offering exemptions contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was approximately $4.0 million, of which approximately $2.0 million was paid in cash and $2.0 million was paid in unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock.

On April 2, 2014, as part of the consideration for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Medical Modeling Inc., we issued 0.3 million unregistered shares of 3D Systems Corporation common stock to the sellers of Medical Modeling Inc., each of whom represented to us that he was an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on the private offering exemptions contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was approximately $69.0 million, of which approximately $51.5 million was paid in cash and $17.5 million was paid in unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock.

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On August 6, 2014, as part of the consideration for the acquisition of certain assets of Bordner and Associates, Inc. d/b/a Laser Reproductions,  we issued 0.09 million unregistered shares of 3D Systems Corporation common stock to Bordner and Associates, Inc., which represented to us that it was an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on the private offering exemptions contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was approximately $17.5 million, of which approximately $13.1 million was paid in cash and $4.4 million was paid in unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock.

We did not repurchase any of our equity securities during the year ended 2014,2016, except for unvested restricted stock awards repurchased or forfeited pursuant to our 2004 and 2015 Incentive Stock Plan. See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.Plans. For information regarding the securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, see “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters – Equity Compensation Plans” under Part III, Item 12.12 of this Form 10-K. Also see Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.



Issuer purchases of equity securities



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Total number of shares (or units) purchased

 

 

Average price paid per share (or unit)

 

Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs

 

 

Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs

January 1, 2016 - January 31, 2016

 

$

 

 

$

February 1, 2016 - February 29, 2016

36,787 

 

 

9.13 

 

 

 

March 1, 2016 - March 31, 2016

17,623 

 

 

15.12 

 

 

 

April 1, 2016 - April 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2016 - May 31, 2016

8,139 

 

 

12.31 

 

 

 

June 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016

25,056 

 

 

12.92 

 

 

 

July 1, 2016 - July 31, 2016

6,777 

 

 

13.30 

 

 

 

August 1, 2016 - August 31, 2016

2,016 

 

 

16.06 

 

 

 

September 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016

4,114 

 

 

15.75 

 

 

 

October 1, 2016 - October 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

November 1, 2016 - November 30, 2016

93,306 

 

 

14.28 

 

 

 

December 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

Total

193,818 

(a)

$

13.61 

(b)

 

$

(a)

Reflects shares of common stock surrendered to the Company for payment of tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock.

(b)

The average price paid reflects the average market value of shares withheld for tax purposes.

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Stock Performance Graph



The graph below shows, for the five years ended December 31, 2014,2016, the cumulative total return on an investment of $100 assumed to have been made on December 31, 20092011 in our common stock. For purposes of the graph, cumulative total return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends. The graph compares such return with those of comparable investments assumed to have been made on the same date in (a) the NYSE Composite Index,  (b) the S&P 500 Information Technology Index and (c) the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index, which are published market indices with which we are sometimes compared.



Although total return for the assumed investment assumes the reinvestment of all dividends on December 31 of the year in which such dividends were paid, we paid no cash dividends on our common stock during the periods presented.



Our common stock is listed on the NYSE (trading symbol: DDD). 



COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*



*  $100 invested on 12/31/09 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal yearyears ending December 31.



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

12/09

12/10

12/11

12/12

12/13

12/14

 

12/11

12/12

12/13

12/14

12/15

12/16

3D Systems Corporation

 

$          100

$          279

$          255

$          944

$       2,465

$          872

 

$          100

$          371

$          968

$          342

$            91

$          138

NYSE Composite Index

 

100 
114 
110 
128 
161 
172 

 

100 116 147 157 151 169 

S&P 500 Information Technology Index

 

100 
110 
113 
130 
166 
200 

 

100 115 147 177 188 214 

S&P 500 Mid-Cap 400 Index

 

100 118 157 173 169 204 

 

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S&P 500 Mid-Cap 400 Index

100 
127 
124 
147 
196 
215 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data 



The selected consolidated financial data set forth below for the five years ended December 31, 20142016 have been derived from our historical Consolidated Financial Statements. You should read this information together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the notes to the selected consolidated financial data and our Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto for December 31, 2014 and prior years included in this Form 10-K.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

Consolidated Statement of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

$

283,339 

 

 

$

227,627 

 

 

$

126,798 

 

 

$

66,665 

 

 

$

54,686 

 

$

223,544 

 

 

$

257,379 

 

 

$

283,339 

 

 

$

227,627 

 

 

$

126,798 

Materials

 

 

158,859 

 

 

 

128,405 

 

 

 

103,182 

 

 

 

70,641 

 

 

 

58,431 

 

 

156,839 

 

 

 

150,740 

 

 

 

158,859 

 

 

 

128,405 

 

 

 

103,182 

Services

 

 

211,454 

 

 

 

157,368 

 

 

 

123,653 

 

 

 

93,117 

 

 

 

46,751 

 

 

252,582 

 

 

 

258,044 

 

 

 

211,454 

 

 

 

157,368 

 

 

 

123,653 

Total

 

 

653,652 

 

 

 

513,400 

 

 

 

353,633 

 

 

 

230,423 

 

 

 

159,868 

 

 

632,965 

 

 

 

666,163 

 

 

 

653,652 

 

 

 

513,400 

 

 

 

353,633 

Gross Profit

 

 

317,434 

 

 

 

267,594 

 

 

 

181,196 

 

 

 

109,028 

 

 

 

73,976 

Income from operations

 

 

26,315 

 

 

 

80,861 

 

 

 

60,571 

 

 

 

34,902 

 

 

 

20,920 

Net income (a)

 

 

11,946 

 

 

 

44,119 

 

 

 

38,941 

 

 

 

35,420 

 

 

 

19,566 

Net income available to common stockholders

 

 

11,637 

 

 

 

44,107 

 

 

 

38,941 

 

 

 

35,420 

 

 

 

19,566 

Net income available to common stockholders per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

309,751 

 

 

 

291,809 

 

 

 

317,434 

 

 

 

267,594 

 

 

 

181,196 

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets (a)

 

 

 

 

 

537,179 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

(38,420)

 

 

 

(641,924)

 

 

 

26,315 

 

 

 

80,861 

 

 

 

60,571 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(39,265)

 

 

 

(663,925)

 

 

 

11,946 

 

 

 

44,119 

 

 

 

38,941 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

 

 

(38,419)

 

 

 

(655,492)

 

 

 

11,637 

 

 

 

44,107 

 

 

 

38,941 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

0.11 

 

 

$

0.45 

 

 

$

0.48 

 

 

$

0.47 

 

 

$

0.28 

 

$

(0.35)

 

 

$

(5.85)

 

 

$

0.11 

 

 

$

0.45 

 

 

$

0.48 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working capital

 

$

432,199 

 

 

$

416,399 

 

 

$

212,285 

 

 

$

202,357 

 

 

$

42,475 

 

$

302,545 

 

 

$

286,996 

 

 

$

432,864 

 

 

$

416,399 

 

 

$

212,285 

Total assets

 

 

1,525,970 

 

 

 

1,097,856 

 

 

 

677,442 

 

 

 

462,974 

 

 

 

208,800 

 

 

849,153 

 

 

 

891,959 

 

 

 

1,530,310 

 

 

 

1,097,856 

 

 

 

677,442 

Current portion of debt and capitalized lease obligations

 

 

684 

 

 

 

187 

 

 

 

174 

 

 

 

163 

 

 

 

224 

 

 

572 

 

 

 

529 

 

 

 

684 

 

 

 

187 

 

 

 

174 

Long term debt and capitalized lease obligations, less current portion

 

 

8,905 

 

 

 

18,693 

 

 

 

87,974 

 

 

 

138,716 

 

 

 

8,055 

 

 

7,587 

 

 

 

8,187 

 

 

 

8,905 

 

 

 

18,693 

 

 

 

87,974 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

1,294,125 

 

 

 

933,792 

 

 

 

480,333 

 

 

 

254,788 

 

 

 

133,119 

 

 

626,700 

 

 

 

654,646 

 

 

 

1,294,125 

 

 

 

933,792 

 

 

 

480,333 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

55,188 

 

 

$

30,444 

 

 

$

21,229 

 

 

$

11,093 

 

 

$

7,520 

 

$

60,535 

 

 

$

83,069 

 

 

$

55,188 

 

 

$

30,444 

 

 

$

21,229 

Interest expense

 

 

1,227 

 

 

 

3,425 

 

 

 

12,468 

 

 

 

2,090 

 

 

 

587 

 

 

1,282 

 

 

 

2,011 

 

 

 

1,227 

 

 

 

3,425 

 

 

 

12,468 

Capital expenditures (b)

 

 

22,727 

 

 

 

6,972 

 

 

 

3,224 

 

 

 

2,870 

 

 

 

1,283 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

16,567 

 

 

 

22,399 

 

 

 

22,727 

 

 

 

6,972 

 

 

 

3,224 

(a)

In 2014, 2013For further discussion of goodwill and 2012, based upon our recent results of operationsother intangible assets impairment charges recorded in 2015, see Notes 2, 6 and expectation of continued profitability in future years, we concluded that it is more likely than not that our net U.S. deferred tax assets will be realized. In accordance with ASC 740, in 2012 we released valuation allowances associated with U.S. deferred tax assets resulting in non-cash income tax benefits of $5,372.7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b)

Excludes capital lease additions.

 

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations



The following discussion and analysis should be read together with the selected consolidated financial data and our Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto set forth in this Form 10-K. Certain statements contained in this discussion may constitute forward‑looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in any forward-looking statements, as discussed more fully in this Form 10-K. See “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Cautionary Statements and Risk“Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A.



The forward-looking information set forth in this Form 10-K is provided as of the date of this filing,Overview and except as required by law, we undertake no duty to update that information.Strategy



Overview

We provide the most advanced and comprehensive 3D solutions, including 3D printers, materials, on-demand manufacturing services, software and digital design and fabrication solutions available today, including 3D printers, print materials and cloud-sourced custom parts.manufacturing tools. Our powerful ecosystem transforms entire industries by empowering professionals and consumers everywhere to bring their ideas to life using our vast material selection, including plastics, metals, ceramics and edibles.

Our leading personalized medicineprecision healthcare capabilities include end-to-end simulation, training and planning,VSPTM,  and printing of surgical instruments and devices for personalized surgery and patient specific medical and dental devices.devices, implants and surgical guides and instruments. Our democratizedecosystem supports advanced applications from product design to 3D digital design, fabrication and inspection products provide seamless interoperability and incorporate the latest immersive computing technologies. Our products and services disrupt traditional methods, deliver improved results and empower ourproduction in a wide range of industries. We enable customers to manufacture the future now.

Growth strategyoptimize product designs, transform workflows, bring innovative products to market and drive new business models.



We are pursuing a growth strategy that focuses on strategic initiativesoffering a comprehensive ecosystem that provides solutions aimed at healthcare, aerospace, automotive and near term significant growth opportunities in five key areas:durable goods verticals to address professional and industrial applications. We believe we are at an inflection point for 3D printing and a shift from prototyping to production is underway.  We are focused on innovation to drive expansion into 3D production through improving durability, reliability, repeatability and total cost of operation of 3D printing solutions.

·Manufacturing;

·Metals;

·Medical;

·Materials; and

·Mainstreet.



We anticipate the ongoing transition of 3D printing from the design and prototyping lab to the factory floor, and we plan to continue to invest in advanced manufacturing applications to enhance and accelerate that shift. In 2014, wehave launched several new industrial 3D printers with increased speeds printand capabilities and build areas as well as introduced print materials with improved strength, temperature, durability and durability, all geared towardselasticity, developments that we believe are well suited for advanced and demanding manufacturingapplications. We have also expanded and end-use part applications.

strengthened our software portfolio to help enhance our customers’ workflows from digitize to design to simulate to manufacture, inspect and manage. We are continuingplan to continue to invest in development of our continuous, high speed fab-grade manufacturing printer platformhardware, software, materials and comprehensive solutions in plastics and metals to address significant opportunities with a modular, racetrack designuse case by use case approach, focusing on solving specific customer applications and full color, photo-realistic polymer parts capabilities. This breakthrough product is designed for advanced manufacturing from consumer goods to automotive applications. 

In November 2014, we announced our acquisition of Cimatron, a leading CAD/CAM provider, to strengthen our 3D digital design and fabrication portfolio. The acquisition was completed on February 9, 2015. Cimatron adds designed-for-manufacturing CAD/CAM programs, expertise and resellers, which we intend to utilize across our portfolio of solutions and in the path to hybridization of additive and traditional manufacturing. 

During 2014, we also continued to expand our Quickparts service capabilities, expertise and global footprint, adding strategic acquisitionsneeds within the United States and Latin America.  

We enhanced our direct metal printing offering this year through internal developments, including the introduction of the ProX 400 direct metals printer, and the acquisition of LayerWise. LayerWise added a second proprietary printing technology and expanded the range of metals materials that we can use to print fully dense, chemically pure metal parts. We view metals as an open ended opportunity with immediate addressable markets withinhealthcare, aerospace, automotive and healthcare.

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Healthcare is our fastest growingdurable goods vertical and in 2014 we made significant investments in personalized medicine. Our acquisitions of Medical Modeling, Simbionix and LayerWise augmented our 3D healthcare portfolio and strengthened our capabilities in 3D printing enabled personalized surgery and patient specific medical and dental devices. These acquisitions expanded our healthcare digital thread from the training room to the operating room. We have appointed one of our senior executives to fully leverage these acquisitions through his expertise and leadership, to create a seamless workflow through the full range of personalized medicine opportunities.markets.



We believe that continued development in print materials is critical to the continued advancement and penetration of 3D printing. To execute this end, we made significant advances in materials during 2014, including introducing ten new materials from plastics and flexible materials to high-performance and high temperature advanced materials. Along with new materials, we continue to add and enhance formulations and drive speed improvements, throughput and recyclability. In addition to internal research and development (“R&D”), we also acquired a specialties product line related to our materials business, providing us with vertical integration and a team of chemists and materials scientists to enable further 3D print materials innovation and advancement.

We believe that mainstreaming 3D printing and bringing it to mainstreet are important, both as a current market opportunity and to help drive awareness and longer term adoption of the technology. We have introduced plug and play consumer 3D printers, software, content creation tools and applications at lower price points with simple to use, intuitive formats along with curated collections of home, fashion, hobby and entertainment items. As part of this initiative,strategy, we are also partneringfocusing on an operating framework with educational organizationsa regional go-to-market model that drives growth while balancing investments to bring 3D printerssupport process improvement, infrastructure enhancement and curriculum to K-12 classrooms and labs, as well as libraries and museums. We believe that democratizing access to 3D printers will accelerate adoption and empowers today’s users with tomorrow’s design and manufacturing skills. 

We are working to accomplish our growth initiatives organically and, as opportunities arise, through selective acquisitions, including those we have already completed.operational excellence.  We expect to be able to support organic growth by prioritizing and focusing our resources and leveraging our comprehensive technology, domain expertise and solutions, core competenciesstrong customer and experienced management team to scale our business model.partner relationships. As with any growth strategy, there can be no assurance that we will succeed in accomplishing our strategic initiatives.



Summary of 2014 Financial ResultsRecent Developments



As discussedOn January 31, 2017, we announced the acquisition of Vertex-Global Holding B.V., a provider of dental materials worldwide under the Vertex and NextDent brands. Vertex Dental and NextDent are manufacturers of photopolymer, thermoplastic, polymer and monomer materials for traditional and 3D printing dental applications. NextDent has developed 12 dental 3D printing materials to date and has obtained regulatory approval for use of these materials in greater detail below,more than 70 countries worldwide. NextDent’s portfolio of 3D printing materials allow dental professionals to produce trays, models, drilling templates, dentures, orthodontic splints, crowns and bridges with enhanced speed, precision and efficiency and lower cost compared to conventional procedures. We believe together, our Figure 4 platform and NextDent’s advanced 3D printing materials provide a strategic foothold in the multi-billion-dollar digital dentistry opportunity and will deliver materials innovation, regulatory compliance, manufacturing efficiency and vertical solutions expertise to advance our solutions across healthcare and other verticals.

2016 Summary

Total consolidated revenue for the year ended 2014 increased from higher sales across all revenue categories.  Our revenue increasedDecember 31, 2016 decreased by 27.3%5.0%, or $33.2 million, to $653.7$633.0 million, in 2014, compared to $513.4$666.2 million in 2013 and $353.6 million in 2012. for the year ended December 31, 2015.  These results reflected growthprimarily reflect an increase in demand for 3D printers and materials as well as healthcarerevenue that was more than offset by a decrease in products revenue, including the exit of consumer products, and services.a decrease in services revenue, as further discussed below.

 

We calculate organic growth by comparing this year’s total revenue for the period, excluding the revenue recognized from all acquired businesses that we have owned for less than twelve months, to last year’s total revenue for the period. Once we have owned a business for one year, the revenue is included in organic growth. Organic growth is calculated based on total revenue for the prior year period. In 2014, our organic growth was 7.2% for the fourth quarter and 13.3% for the full year. In 2013, our organic growth was 34.3% for the fourth quarter and 29.4% for the full year.27




Healthcare revenue includes sales of products, materials and services for health-relatedhealthcare-related applications, including simulation, training and planning, and3D printing of surgical guides and instruments and medical and dental devices for personalized medicine.devices. For the fourth quarter of 2014,year ended December 31, 2016, healthcare revenue grew 96.0%increased 5.0%, or $7.0 million, to $148.1 million, and accounted for $42.8 million, or 22.8%,made up 23.4% of our total revenue, compared to $21.8$141.1 million, or 14.1%, in 2013. For the year ended 2014, healthcare revenue grew 80.3% and accounted for $129.3 million, or 19.8%,21.2% of our total revenue compared to $71.7 million, or 14.0%, in 2013.   

Consumer revenue includes sales of our Cube® series 3D printers and their related print materials, Sense 3D scanners and other products and services related to consumer products and retail channels. For the fourth quarter of 2014, consumer revenue was $15.0 million, or 8.0% of our total revenue, compared to $8.9 million or 5.8% of revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2013. For the year ended 2014, consumer revenue was $43.8 million, or 6.7% of our total revenue, compared to $34.8 million or 6.8% of revenue, in 2013.

Our gross profit for the year ended 2014 increased by 18.6%, to $317.4 million, from $267.6 million in 2013, after increasing from $181.2 million in 2012. Our higher gross profit for the year ended 2014 arose primarily due to our higher level of revenue from increases across products, materials, and services. Our gross profit margin percentage decreased to 48.6% in 2014 from 52.1% in 2013 and 51.2% in 2012, reflecting current sales mix and timing of sales, manufacturing ramp-up and transitions to new products and new product start-up costs. 

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Our total operating expenses for the year ended 2014 increased by 55.9%, to $291.1 million,  from $186.7 million in 2013,  reflecting a $72.5 million, or 50.6%, increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, primarily due to increased sales and marketing expenses, higher staffing due to our expanding portfolio and growing business and increased amortization expense. The increase also reflected a $31.9 million, or 73.4%, increase in research and development expenses related to our portfolio expansion, new products developments, and the addition of the engineering team in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Our operating income decreased by $54.6 million to $26.3 million in 2014, compared to operating income of $80.9 million in 2013 and $60.6 million in 2012. This was primarily due to lower gross profit margin and higher operating expenses as discussed in more detail below.  

Our net income for 2014 included $73.9 million of non-cash expenses, which primarily consisted of depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation, compared to $51.4 million of non-cash expenses in 2013, which primarily consisted of depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and a loss on convertible notes. The increase in non-cash expenses is primarily due to increased amortization from acquired intangibles and an increase in stock-based compensation. 

A number of actions or events occurred in 2014 that affected our liquidity and our balance sheet including the following:

·

Our unrestricted cash and cash equivalents decreased by $21.4 million to $284.9 million at December 31, 2014 from $306.3 million at December 31, 2013.  Our cash included $299.7 million of net proceeds from the issuance of common stock, offset by $345.4 million of cash paid for acquisitions. Cash at December 31, 2013 included $272.1 million of net proceeds from a public equity offering, partially offset by $162.3 million of cash paid for acquisitions. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.  

·

During 2014, we used $345.4 million of cash to acquire ten businesses to augment our Quickparts, healthcare, metal, materials, and consumer products and services. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Cash flow from investing activities.” below.

·

Our working capital increased by $15.8 million from $416.4 million at December 31, 2013 to $432.2 million at December 31, 2014. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Working capital” below.

·

Among major components of working capital, accounts receivable, net of allowances, increased by $56.0 million from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2014, primarily reflecting higher revenue from an increased portion of revenue categories sold on credit terms. Inventory at December 31, 2014, net of reserves, was $30.8 million higher than its December 31, 2013 level, primarily reflecting timing of orders and delivery of finished goods print materials and raw materials, which are ordered in large quantities. Accounts payable increased by $23.5 million primarily reflecting timing of orders and payments to vendors associated with inventory and printer assembly.

Results of Operations for 2014, 2013 and 2012

Table 1 below sets forth revenue and percentage of revenue by class of product and service. 

Table 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

Products

 

$

283,339 

 

43.3 

%

 

$

227,627 

 

44.3 

%

 

$

126,798 

 

35.8 

%

Materials

 

 

158,859 

 

24.3 

 

 

 

128,405 

 

25.0 

 

 

 

103,182 

 

29.2 

 

Services

 

 

211,454 

 

32.4 

 

 

 

157,368 

 

30.7 

 

 

 

123,653 

 

35.0 

 

Totals

 

$

653,652 

 

100.0 

%

 

$

513,400 

 

100.0 

%

 

$

353,633 

 

100.0 

%

Consolidated revenue

On a consolidated basis, revenue, for the year ended 2014 increased by $140.3 million, or 27.3%, compared to 2013, led byDecember 31, 2015.  The increase in healthcare revenue reflects customers expanding their capabilities and capacity as well as timing of orders, including large orders from certain customer, which resulted in increased sales of products and aided by increasedservices and lower materials sales of materials.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, total software revenue from products and services as discussed in more detail below.increased by 12.3%, to $87.7 million, and made up 13.9% of total revenue, compared to $78.1 million, or 11.7% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015.



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AtAs of December 31, 20142016 and 2015, our backlog was  approximately $46.5$31.7 million compared to $28.6and $38.4 million, at December 31, 2013 and $11.4 million at December 31, 2012.respectively. Production and delivery of our printers is generally not characterized by long lead times,times; backlog is more dependent on timing of customers’ requested delivery.deliveries. In addition, Quickpartson-demand parts services lead time and backlog depends on whether orders are for rapid prototyping or longer-range production runs. TheAs of December 31, 20142016 and 2015, backlog included a portion from each of our revenue categories, including $16.1$9.2 million and $13.0 million of printer sales driven by demandon-demand manufacturing services orders, respectively.

Gross profit for our design and manufacturing printers. Thethe year ended December 31, 2013 backlog included a portion from each of our revenue categories, but primarily consisted of $17.22016 increased by 6.1%, or $17.9 million, of printer sales driven by demandto $309.8 million, compared to $291.8 million for advanced manufacturing. Thethe year ended December 31, 2012 backlog included a portion2015. Gross profit margin for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was 48.9%, and 43.8%, respectively. Our shift away from eachlower margin consumer products combined with cost reduction efforts drove higher gross profit and margin, notwithstanding lower revenue in 2016.

Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased by 62.7%, or $585.6 million, to $348.2 million, compared to $933.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. Excluding goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges that were recorded during 2015,  operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased 12.2% compared to the year ended December 31, 2015, due to lower selling, general and administrative expense and lower research and development expense, as further discussed below.  

Our operating loss for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $38.4 million and $641.9 million, respectively.Excluding goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges that were recorded in 2015, our operating loss improved 63.3%, as further discussed below.

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we generated  $56.9 million and used $3.1 million, respectively, of cash in operations, as further discussed below. In total, our revenue categories, including printer sales of $3.2 million. The backlogunrestricted cash balance at December 31, 2014 includes $13.42016 and 2015, was $184.9 million of Quickparts orders, compared to $8.4and $155.6 million, at December 31, 2013 and $5.9 million at December 31, 2012.respectively.  



Revenue by classResults of productOperations for 2016,  2015 and service2014



2014 compared to 2013

Table 2 sets forth the change inComparison of revenue by class of product and service for 2014 compared to 2013.

Table 2 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Products

 

Materials

 

Services

 

Total

2013 Revenue

 

$

227,627 

 

44.3 

%

 

$

128,405 

 

25.0 

%

 

$

157,368 

 

30.7 

%

 

$

513,400 

 

100.0 

%

Change in revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core

 

 

39,053 

 

17.2 

 

 

 

24,778 

 

19.3 

 

 

 

40,726 

 

25.9 

 

 

 

104,557 

 

20.4 

 

New

 

 

18,588 

 

8.2 

 

 

 

8,053 

 

6.3 

 

 

 

13,474 

 

8.6 

 

 

 

40,115 

 

7.8 

 

Price/Mix

 

 

(494)

 

(0.2)

 

 

 

(1,836)

 

(1.4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,330)

 

(0.5)

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(1,435)

 

(0.6)

 

 

 

(541)

 

(0.4)

 

 

 

(114)

 

(0.1)

 

 

 

(2,090)

 

(0.4)

 

Net change

 

 

55,712 

 

24.6 

 

 

 

30,454 

 

23.8 

 

 

 

54,086 

 

34.4 

 

 

 

140,252 

 

27.3 

 

2014 Revenue

 

$

283,339 

 

43.3 

%

 

$

158,859 

 

24.3 

%

 

$

211,454 

 

32.4 

%

 

$

653,652 

 

100.0 

%



We earn revenues from the sale of products, materials and services. 

The $55.7 million increase in revenue from products compared to 2013 is driven by increased demand for design and manufacturing printers and added healthcare products. Certain resellers may purchase stock inventory in the ordinary course of business. For the years ended 2014 and 2013, we estimate that revenue related to reseller inventory amounted to approximately 2% of total revenue, which was impacted by timing of sales, expansion of our reseller channel and the recent shift from a partially direct sales model to the reseller channel selling a majority of our products, which expanded the volume of transactions through the channel.

In addition to printers, the products category includes 3D printers, healthcare simulators and digitizers, as well as software, products, perceptual3D scanners and haptic devices, Vidar digitizersdevices. The materials category includes a wide range of print materials to be used with our 3D printers, the majority of which are proprietary. The services category includes warranty and Simbionix simulators. Software revenue contributed $20.1 millionmaintenance on 3D printers and $20.6 million of products revenue in 2014simulators, software maintenance, on demand solutions and 2013, respectively.healthcare services.  

  

Due to the relatively high price of certain professional3D printers and a corresponding lengthy selling cycle and relatively low unit volume of the higher priced professional printer salesprinters in any particular period, a shift in the timing and concentration of orders and shipments from one period to another can affect reported revenue in any given period. Revenue reported in any particular period is also affected by timing of revenue recognition under rules prescribed by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.principles (“GAAP”).

  

The $30.5 million increase in revenue from materials was aided by the improvement in sales of 3D printers and the increased utilization of printers installed over past periods.  Sales of integrated materials increased 28.5% and represented 73.3% of total materials revenue for the year ended 2014, compared to 70.6% for 2013.  

The $54.1 million increase in service revenue primarily reflects the addition of Medical Modeling and Simbionix, coupled with growing Quickparts, consumer and software services.  Service revenue from Quickparts increased 21.1% to $122.4 million, or 57.9% of total service revenue, for 2014, compared to $101.1 million, or 64.2%, of total service revenue in the 2013 period. Software services contributed $15.2 million of revenue in 2014 compared to $8.2 million in 2013.

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In addition to changes in sales volumes, including the impact of revenue from acquisitions, there are two other primary drivers of changes in revenue from one period to another: (1) the combined effect of changes in product mix and average selling prices, sometimes referred to as price and mix effects, and (2) the impact of fluctuations in foreign currencies.

As used in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, the price and mix effects relate to changes in revenue that are not able to be specifically related to changes in unit volume. Among these changes are changes

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2016 compared to 2015

Table 1 sets forth the change in revenue by class for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. 

Table



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Products

 

Materials

 

Services

 

Totals

Revenue – 2015

 

$

257,379 

 

38.6 

%

 

$

150,740 

 

22.6 

%

 

$

258,044 

 

38.8 

%

 

$

666,163 

 

100 

%

Change in revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

(19,336)

 

(7.5)

 

 

 

21,685 

 

14.4 

 

 

 

(3,622)

 

(1.4)

 

 

 

(1,273)

 

(0.2)

 

Price/Mix

 

 

(13,786)

 

(5.4)

 

 

 

(15,125)

 

(10.0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28,911)

 

(4.3)

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(713)

 

(0.3)

 

 

 

(461)

 

(0.3)

 

 

 

(1,840)

 

(0.7)

 

 

 

(3,014)

 

(0.5)

 

Net change

 

 

(33,835)

 

(13.2)

 

 

 

6,099 

 

4.1 

 

 

 

(5,462)

 

(2.1)

 

 

 

(33,198)

 

(5.0)

 

Revenue – 2016

 

$

223,544 

 

35.3 

%

 

$

156,839 

 

24.8 

%

 

$

252,582 

 

39.9 

%

 

$

632,965 

 

100 

%

Total consolidated revenue decreased by 5.0%, primarily driven by lower sales of 3D printers and on-demand parts services, partially offset by higher materials revenue and software revenue.  

The discontinuation of consumer products coupled with lower sales of professional printers offset higher sales of production printers, resulting in overall lower revenue from 3D printers. For the year ended December 31, 2016, software revenue included in the product mixproducts category, including scanners and haptic devices, contributed $44.5 million, compared to $44.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.

The increase in materials revenue for the year ended December 31, 2016 primarily reflects increased demand for materials driven by industrial customers with production printers. For the year ended December 31, 2016, sales of integrated materials increased by 4.1% to $120.9 million and represented 77.1% of total materials revenue for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. 

The decrease in services revenue for the year ended December 31, 2016 was primarily driven by a decrease in on-demand parts manufacturing services which more than offset the growth in healthcare and software services revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2016, services revenue from on-demand parts decreased 17.8%, to $104.8 million, compared to $127.4 for the year ended December 31, 2015.  For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, software revenue included in the services category contributed $43.2 million and $33.8 million, respectively.

2015 compared to 2014

Table 2 sets forth the change in revenue by class for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Table 2 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Products

 

Materials

 

Services

 

Totals

Revenue – 2014

 

$

283,339 

 

43.3 

%

 

$

158,859 

 

24.3 

%

 

$

211,454 

 

32.4 

%

 

$

653,652 

 

100 

%

Change in revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

(5,674)

 

(2.0)

 

 

 

(11,691)

 

(7.4)

 

 

 

63,967 

 

30.3 

 

 

 

46,602 

 

7.1 

 

Price/Mix

 

 

(1,744)

 

(0.6)

 

 

 

13,495 

 

8.5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,751 

 

1.8 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(18,542)

 

(6.5)

 

 

 

(9,923)

 

(6.2)

 

 

 

(17,377)

 

(8.2)

 

 

 

(45,842)

 

(7.0)

 

Net change

 

 

(25,960)

 

(9.1)

 

 

 

(8,119)

 

(5.1)

 

 

 

46,590 

 

22.1 

 

 

 

12,511 

 

1.9 

 

Revenue – 2015

 

$

257,379 

 

38.6 

%

 

$

150,740 

 

22.6 

%

 

$

258,044 

 

38.8 

%

 

$

666,163 

 

100 

%

Total consolidated revenue increased by 1.9%, primarily due to an increase in services revenue, partially offset by a decrease in products and materials volume and an unfavorable foreign currency impact.  

The decrease in products revenue was primarily driven by lower sales of 3D printers coupled with an unfavorable foreign currency impact. For the year ended December 31, 2015, software revenue included in the products category, including scanners and haptic devices, contributed $44.3 million, compared to $20.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, primarily reflecting expanded software products from our acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Cimatron Ltd. (“Cimatron”) in 2015.

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The decrease in materials and our printers as the trend toward smaller, lower-priced printers has continued and the influence of newrevenue was primarily driven by softness in demand for printers and timing of sales of materials. For the year ended December 31, 2015, sales of integrated materials on our operating results has grown.decreased by 0.2% to $116.2 million and represented 77.1% of total materials revenue, compared to 73.3% for the year ended December 31, 2014. 



2013The increase in services revenue primarily reflects our expanded offerings of services. For the year ended December 31, 2015, services revenue from on-demand parts increased 4.1%, to $127.4 million, compared to 2012$122.4 for the year ended December 31, 2014.  For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, software revenue included in the services category contributed $33.8 million and $15.2 million, respectively, primarily reflecting expanded software products, including the acquisition of Cimatron in 2015.

Comparison of revenue by geographic region

2016 compared to 2015



Table 3 sets forth the change in revenue by class of productgeographic region for the years ended December 31, 2016 and service for 2013 compared to 2012.2015:



Table 3



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Products

 

Materials

 

Services

 

Total

 

Americas

 

EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

2012 Revenue

 

$

126,798 

 

35.8 

%

 

$

103,182 

 

29.2 

%

 

$

123,653 

 

35.0 

%

 

$

353,633 

 

100.0 

%

Revenue – 2015

 

$

357,976 

 

53.7 

%

 

$

200,104 

 

30.0 

%

 

$

108,083 

 

16.3 

%

 

$

666,163 

 

100 

%

Change in revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

550 

 

0.2 

 

 

 

(58)

 

0.0 

 

 

 

(1,765)

 

(1.6)

 

 

 

(1,273)

 

(0.2)

 

Core

 

 

409,370 

 

322.9 

 

 

 

38,839 

 

37.6 

 

 

 

27,976 

 

22.6 

 

 

 

476,185 

 

134.7 

 

New

 

 

89,574 

 

70.6 

 

 

 

4,546 

 

4.4 

 

 

 

5,430 

 

4.4 

 

 

 

99,550 

 

28.2 

 

Price/Mix

 

 

(397,719)

 

(313.7)

 

 

 

(16,793)

 

(16.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(414,512)

 

(117.2)

 

 

 

(16,619)

 

(4.6)

 

 

 

(4,066)

 

(2.0)

 

 

 

(8,226)

 

(7.6)

 

 

 

(28,911)

 

(4.3)

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(396)

 

(0.3)

 

 

 

(1,369)

 

(1.3)

 

 

 

309 

 

0.2 

 

 

 

(1,456)

 

(0.5)

 

 

 

(1,022)

 

(0.3)

 

 

 

(2,839)

 

(1.4)

 

 

 

847 

 

0.8 

 

 

 

(3,014)

 

(0.5)

 

Net change

 

 

100,829 

 

79.5 

 

 

 

25,223 

 

24.4 

 

 

 

33,715 

 

27.2 

 

 

 

159,767 

 

45.2 

 

 

 

(17,091)

 

(4.7)

 

 

 

(6,963)

 

(3.4)

 

 

 

(9,144)

 

(8.4)

 

 

 

(33,198)

 

(5.0)

 

2013 Revenue

 

$

227,627 

 

44.3 

%

 

$

128,405 

 

25.0 

%

 

$

157,368 

 

30.7 

%

 

$

513,400 

 

100.0 

%

Revenue – 2016

 

$

340,885 

 

53.9 

%

 

$

193,141 

 

30.5 

%

 

$

98,939 

 

15.6 

%

 

$

632,965 

 

100 

%



On a consolidated basis,The decrease in revenue in all geographic regions for the year ended 2013 increased by $159.8 million, or 45.2%, compared to 2012,December 31, 2016, primarily due to increased sales of printers, coupled with acquired software revenue.

The $100.8 million increase in revenue from products compared to the year ended 2012 is primarily due to increased printer unit sales volume for the year ended 2013, driven by increased demand for consumer and professional printers.

In addition to printers, the products category includes software products, perceptual and haptic devices and Vidar digitizers.  Software products contributed revenue of $20.6 million and $4.6 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The $25.2 million increase in revenue from materials was aided by the improvement inreflects lower sales of 3D printers and on-demand parts manufacturing services, partially offset by increased sales from materials, software and healthcare-related solutions.

For the increased utilization of printers installed over past periods. Sales of integrated materials increased 40.2%years ended December 31, 2016 and represented 70.6%2015, revenue from operations outside the U.S., including Latin America, EMEA and APAC, was 49.3% and 49.0% of total materials revenue, for the year ended 2013,respectively.

2015 compared to 62.6% for 2012.  2014



The increase in service revenue primarily reflects revenue from Quickparts, coupled with the addition of software revenue. Service revenue from Quickparts was $101.1 million, or 64.2% of total service revenue, for the year ended 2013, compared to $79.2 million, or 64.1% of total service revenue for 2012. The addition of software services in 2013 contributed $8.2 million of revenue for the year. For the fourth quarter of 2013, revenue from Quickparts was $28.4 million, compared to $21.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. 

Revenue by geographic region

2014 compared to 2013

All geographic regions experienced higher levels of revenue in 2014 compared to 2013.  Table 4 sets forth the change in revenue by geographic arearegion for 2014 compared to 2013:the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:



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Table 4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Americas

 

EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

 

Americas

 

EMEA

 

APAC

 

Total

2013 Revenue

 

$

284,752 

 

55.4 

%

 

$

133,781 

 

26.1 

%

 

$

94,867 

 

18.5 

%

 

$

513,400 

 

100.0 

%

Revenue – 2014

 

$

333,925 

 

51.1 

%

 

$

196,087 

 

30.0 

%

 

$

123,640 

 

18.9 

%

 

$

653,652 

 

100 

%

Change in revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

51,791 

 

18.2 

 

 

 

57,067 

 

42.7 

 

 

 

35,814 

 

37.8 

 

 

 

144,672 

 

28.2 

 

 

 

38,699 

 

11.6 

 

 

 

25,100 

 

12.8 

 

 

 

(17,197)

 

(13.9)

 

 

 

46,602 

 

7.1 

 

Price/Mix

 

 

(2,534)

 

(0.9)

 

 

 

3,517 

 

2.6 

 

 

 

(3,313)

 

(3.5)

 

 

 

(2,330)

 

(0.5)

 

 

 

(10,171)

 

(3.0)

 

 

 

12,529 

 

6.4 

 

 

 

9,393 

 

7.6 

 

 

 

11,751 

 

1.8 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(84)

 

0.0 

 

 

 

1,722 

 

1.3 

 

 

 

(3,728)

 

(3.9)

 

 

 

(2,090)

 

(0.4)

 

 

 

(4,477)

 

(1.3)

 

 

 

(33,612)

 

(17.1)

 

 

 

(7,753)

 

(6.3)

 

 

 

(45,842)

 

(7.0)

 

Net change

 

 

49,173 

 

17.3 

 

 

 

62,306 

 

46.6 

 

 

 

28,773 

 

30.4 

 

 

 

140,252 

 

27.3 

 

 

 

24,051 

 

7.3 

 

 

 

4,017 

 

2.1 

 

 

 

(15,557)

 

(12.6)

 

 

 

12,511 

 

1.9 

 

2014 Revenue

 

$

333,925 

 

51.1 

%

 

$

196,087 

 

30.0 

%

 

$

123,640 

 

18.9 

%

 

$

653,652 

 

100.0 

%

Revenue – 2015

 

$

357,976 

 

53.7 

%

 

$

200,104 

 

30.0 

%

 

$

108,083 

 

16.3 

%

 

$

666,163 

 

100 

%



Revenue from operationsThe growth in the Americas and EMEA for the year ended 2014 increasedDecember 31, 2015 was driven by $49.1 million, or 17.3%, to $333.9 million from $284.8 millionan increase in 2013. This increase was due primarily to higher volume, partially offset byservices revenue, while continued macroeconomic weaknesses compressed printers and materials revenue in the unfavorable combined effect of price and mix.APAC region.



Revenue from operations outsideFor the Americas for the yearyears ended 2014 increased by $91.1 million, or 39.8%, to $319.7 million from $228.6 million in 2013December 31, 2015 and comprised 48.9% of consolidated revenue in 2014, compared to 44.5% in 2013. The increase in revenue from operations outside the U.S., excluding the impactincluding Latin America, EMEA and APAC, was 49.0% and 49.1% of foreign currency translation, was 41.5% for the year ended 2014 compared to 46.4% in 2013.  

Revenue from EMEA operations increased by $62.3 million, or 46.6%, to $196.1 million in 2014 from $133.8 million in 2013. This increase was due primarily to higher volume and favorable combined effect of price and mix and favorable impact of foreign currency translation.

Revenue from Asia Pacific operations increased by $28.7 million, or 30.4%, to $123.6 million in 2014 from $94.9 million in 2013. This increase was due primarily to higher volume, partially offset by the unfavorable combined effect of price and mix and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation.

2013 compared to 2012

All geographic regions experienced higher levels oftotal revenue, in 2013 compared to 2012.  

Table 5 sets forth the change in revenue by geographic area for 2013 compared to 2012.

Table 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Americas

 

EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

2012 Revenue

 

$

196,414 

 

55.5 

%

 

$

100,687 

 

28.5 

%

 

$

56,532 

 

16.0 

%

 

$

353,633 

 

100.0 

%

Change in revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

183,799 

 

93.6 

 

 

 

212,287 

 

210.8 

 

 

 

179,649 

 

317.8 

 

 

 

575,735 

 

162.8 

 

Price/Mix

 

 

(95,461)

 

(48.6)

 

 

 

(182,048)

 

(180.8)

 

 

 

(137,003)

 

(242.3)

 

 

 

(414,512)

 

(117.2)

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,855 

 

2.8 

 

 

 

(4,311)

 

(7.6)

 

 

 

(1,456)

 

(0.4)

 

Net change

 

 

88,338 

 

45.0 

 

 

 

33,094 

 

32.8 

 

 

 

38,335 

 

67.9 

 

 

 

159,767 

 

45.2 

 

2013 Revenue

 

$

284,752 

 

55.4 

%

 

$

133,781 

 

26.1 

%

 

$

94,867 

 

18.5 

%

 

$

513,400 

 

100.0 

%

As shown in Table 5:

Revenue from operations in the Americas for the year ended 2013 increased by $88.4 million, or 45.0%, to $284.8 million from $196.4 million in 2012. This increase was due primarily to higher volume, partially offset by the unfavorable combined effect of price and mix.

Revenue from operations outside the U.S for the year ended 2013 increased by $71.4 million, or 45.4%, to $228.6 million from $157.2 million in 2012 and comprised 44.5% of consolidated revenue in 2013 compared to 44.5% in 2012. The increase in revenue from operations outside the U.S., excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was 46.4% for the year ended 2013 compared to 45.0% in 2012. respectively.

 

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Revenue from EMEA operations increased by $33.1 million, or 32.8%, to $133.8 million in 2013 from $100.7 million in 2012. This increase was due primarily to higher volume, partially offset by the unfavorable combined effect of price and mix.

Revenue from Asia Pacific operations increased by $38.4 million, or 67.9%, to $94.9 million in 2013 from $56.5 million in 2012. This increase was due primarily to higher volume, partially offset by the unfavorable combined effect of price and mix.



Gross profit and gross profit margins

2016 compared to 2015

Table 5 sets forth gross profit and gross profit margins for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Table 5



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



2016

 

2015

 

Change in Gross Profit

 

Change in Gross Profit Margin

(Dollars in thousands)

Gross Profit

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

$

 

%

 

Percentage Points

 

%

Products

$

63,925 

 

28.6 

%

 

$

50,304 

 

19.5 

%

 

$

13,621 

 

27.1 

%

 

 

9.1 

 

46.6 

%

Materials

 

121,030 

 

77.2 

 

 

 

114,176 

 

75.7 

 

 

 

6,854 

 

6.0 

 

 

 

1.5 

 

1.9 

 

Services

 

124,796 

 

49.4 

 

 

 

127,329 

 

49.3 

 

 

 

(2,533)

 

(2.0)

 

 

 

0.1 

 

0.2 

 

Total

$

309,751 

 

48.9 

%

 

$

291,809 

 

43.8 

%

 

$

17,942 

 

6.1 

%

 

 

5.1 

 

11.7 

%

The increase in total consolidated gross profit is primarily driven by higher products and materials gross profit, as further discussed below.

Gross profit margin for products increased, primarily due to cost reduction measures and favorable impact of sales mix from our shift away from lower margin consumer products. Additionally, cash and non-cash charges recorded in the fourth quarter of 2015 related to the end-of-life of the Cube 3D printer and our shift away from consumer products in 2015 were higher than charges recorded in the third quarter of 2016 which related product and project discontinuations in connection with our updated strategy.  

Gross profit margin for materials increased, reflecting the favorable impact of mix.  

Gross profit margin for services increased slightly, primarily driven by higher revenues from healthcare and software solutions, partially offset by lower on-demand parts margin. On-demand parts services gross profit margin decreased to 43.0% for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to 43.9% for the year ended December 31, 2015.

2015 compared to 2014



Table 6 sets forth gross profit and gross profit margins for our productsthe years ended December 31, 2015 and services.2014. 



Table 6



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

2015

 

2014

 

Change in Profit

 

Change in Gross Profit Margin

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross Profit Margin

Gross Profit

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

$

 

%

 

Percentage Points

 

%

Products

 

$

101,681 

 

35.9 

%

 

$

101,838 

 

44.7 

%

 

$

54,276 

 

42.8 

%

$

50,304 

 

19.5 

%

 

$

101,681 

 

35.9 

%

 

$

(51,377)

 

(50.5)

%

 

 

(16.4)

 

(45.7)

%

Materials

 

 

116,526 

 

73.4 

 

 

 

94,581 

 

73.7 

 

 

 

70,418 

 

68.2 

 

 

114,176 

 

75.7 

 

 

116,526 

 

73.4 

 

 

 

(2,350)

 

(2.0)

 

 

2.3 

 

3.1 

 

Services

 

 

99,227 

 

46.9 

 

 

 

71,175 

 

45.2 

 

 

 

56,502 

 

45.7 

 

 

127,329 

 

49.3 

 

 

99,227 

 

46.9 

 

 

 

28,102 

 

28.3 

 

 

2.4 

 

5.1 

 

Total

 

$

317,434 

 

48.6 

%

 

$

267,594 

 

52.1 

%

 

$

181,196 

 

51.2 

%

$

291,809 

 

43.8 

%

 

$

317,434 

 

48.6 

%

 

$

(25,625)

 

(8.1)

%

 

 

(4.8)

 

(9.9)

%



On aTotal consolidated basis, gross profit fordecreased, primarily driven by cash and non-cash charges related to the year ended 2014 increased by $49.8 million, or 18.6%,end-of-life of the Cube 3D printer and our shift away from consumer products, in addition to $317.4 million compared to $267.6 million and $181.2 million for 2013 and 2012, respectively. lower products revenue, as discussed below.

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Gross profit margin for products decreased primarily due to lower sales of 3D printers, coupled with cash and non-cash charges of approximately $27.4 million related to the year ended 2014 decreased 3.5 percentage points, from 52.1% in 2013 to 48.6% in 2014.The lower gross profit margin reflects a change in revenue mix with a higher portionend-of-life of revenuethe Cube 3D printer and our shift away from lower margin consumer products, both overall and within categories, as well as availability of new products and new product startup costs.

Products gross profit was $101.7 million for the year ended 2014 compared to $101.8 million in 2013 and the gross profit margin decreased by 8.8 percentage points in 2014 to 35.9%. Despite the addition ofwhich more than offset increased contributions from higher margin software and healthcare products and the contribution of software, gross profit margin decreased due to sales mix coupled with manufacturing expansion and residual new product start-up costs.products.



Gross profit margin for materials increased, by 23.2% to $116.5 million in 2014 and the gross profit margin decreased 0.3 percentage points to 73.4% from 73.7% in 2013, primarily due to thereflecting a favorable mix of materials sold during the year.period and improved supply chain efficiencies in materials production.



Gross profit for services increased by 39.4% to $99.2 million compared to $71.2 million in 2013,  while the gross profit margin increased 1.7 percentage points to 46.9%. The increase in gross profit margin for services wasincreased primarily due to the addition of higher margin healthcare services and an increase in Quickpartssoftware services. On-demand parts services gross profit margin increased to 43.9% for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to 43.5% for the year ended 2014, compared to 42.9% in 2013.December 31, 2014.



Operating expenses



As shown in2016 compared to 2015

Table 7 sets forth the table below, totalcomponents of operating expenses increased by $104.4 million, or 55.9%, to $291.1 million for the yearyears ended 2014, after increasing to $186.7 million for 2013 from $120.6 million for 2012,December 31, 2016 and increased to 44.5% of revenue compared to 36.4% and 34.1% in 2013 and 2012, respectively. This increase consists of $72.5 million of higher selling, general and administrative expenses and $31.9 million of higher research and development expenses, both of which are discussed below.2015.



Table 7





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

2016

 

2015

 

Change

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

% Revenue

 

Amount

 

% Revenue

 

Amount

 

% Revenue

Amount

 

% Revenue

 

Amount

 

% Revenue

 

$

 

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

$

215,724 

 

33.0 

%

 

$

143,244 

 

27.9 

%

 

$

97,422 

 

27.5 

%

$

259,776 

 

41.0 

%

 

$

303,784 

 

45.6 

%

 

$

(44,008)

 

(14.5)

%

Research and development expenses

 

 

75,395 

 

11.5 

 

 

 

43,489 

 

8.5 

 

 

 

23,203 

 

6.6 

 

 

88,395 

 

14.0 

 

 

 

92,770 

 

13.9 

 

 

 

(4,375)

 

(4.7)

 

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

537,179 

 

80.6 

 

 

 

(537,179)

 

(100.0)

 

Total operating expenses

 

$

291,119 

 

44.5 

%

 

$

186,733 

 

36.4 

%

 

$

120,625 

 

34.1 

%

$

348,171 

 

55.0 

%

 

$

933,733 

 

140.1 

%

 

$

(585,562)

 

(62.7)

%



Total operating expenses decreased, primarily reflecting the fact that impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2015, in addition to lower selling, general and administrative expenses and lower research and development expenses, as discussed below.  

For the year ended December 31, 2016, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased, primarily due to a $25.9 million decrease in amortization expense, an $11.5 million decrease in litigation costs primarily related to a provision for arbitration award recorded in the third quarter of 2015 and a $5.8 million decrease in compensation costs, driven by lower stock-based compensation expense.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, research and development expenses decreased, primarily due to a $4.1 million decrease in outside services associated with product development, a $3.1 million decrease in compensation costs and a $2.2 million decrease in purchased materials, partially offset by $4.6 million of expenses related to our updated strategy and re-prioritization of certain R&D projects and a $1.1 million increase in depreciation expense.

 

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2014

2015 compared to 20132014

Table 8 sets forth the components of operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Table 8







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

(Dollars in thousands)

Amount

 

% Revenue

 

Amount

 

% Revenue

 

$

 

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

$

303,784 

 

45.6 

%

 

$

215,724 

 

33.0 

%

 

$

88,060 

 

40.8 

%

Research and development expenses

 

92,770 

 

13.9 

 

 

 

75,395 

 

11.5 

 

 

 

17,375 

 

23.0 

 

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets

 

537,179 

 

80.6 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

537,179 

 

NA

 

Total operating expenses

$

933,733 

 

140.1 

%

 

$

291,119 

 

44.5 

%

 

$

642,614 

 

220.7 

%



Selling, general and administrativeTotal operating expenses increased, by $72.5 million, or 50.6%,reflecting impairment charges related to $215.7 million forgoodwill and other intangible assets that were recorded in the year ended 2014, from $143.2 millionfourth quarter of 2015, in 2013. The $72.5 million increase inaddition to higher selling, general and administrative expenses in 2014 was primarily due to increased sales and marketing expenses and higher staffing due to our expanding portfolio and included a $34.9 million increase in salary, benefits and contract labor costs, an $18.7 million increase in amortization expense, a $3.7 million increase in bad debt expense, a $2.5 million increase in consulting fees, a $2.1 million increase in marketing expenses, a $1.5 million increase in legal expense and a $1.2 million increase in occupancy expense.

Depreciation and amortization increased $24.8 million, to $55.2 million for the year ended 2014, from $30.4 million in 2013. The increase in depreciation and amortization in 2014 and 2013 is primarily due to intangible assets from acquired businesses and additional capital equipment placed in service.  

Researchresearch and development expenses, increased by 73.4%, to $75.4 million for the year ended 2014, from $43.5 million in 2013. The $31.9 million increase in 2014 was primarily driven by a $17.7 million increase in R&D salary and compensation expenses primarily due to talent expansion, a $4.8 million increase in supplies and materials in support of our accelerated new product developments and investments, a $2.2 million increase in outside consulting and outsourcing services and a $1.9 million increase in depreciation and amortization.

2013 compared to 2012

as discussed below.  



Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $45.8 million, or 47.0%,due primarily to $143.2 million for the year ended 2013, from $97.4 million in 2012. The $45.8a $37.9 million increase in selling, generalcompensation costs due to acquisitions and administrative expenses in 2013 was primarily driven by support of concentrated new product launches, channel expansion and training and includedincreased staffing, a $16.8 million increase in salary, benefits and contract labor costs, a $7.9$21.6 million increase in amortization, an $11.3 million arbitration award expense recorded in the third quarter of 2015 related to an earnout in connection with an acquisition completed in 2011, a $5.0$4.6 million increase in marketing expense,expenses, a $3.4 million increase in occupancy costs, a $2.6$2.5 million increase in travel expenses and a $1.9$1.4 million increase in bad debt expense, a $1.2 million increase in operating supplies expense and a $1.0 million increase in consultant fees.

Depreciation and amortization increased $9.2 million, to $30.4 million for the year ended 2013, from $21.2 million in 2012. The increase in depreciation and amortization in 2013 and 2012 is primarily due to intangible assets from acquired businesses and additional capital equipment placed in service.outside consulting services.



Research and development expenses increased primarily due to an $11.0 million increase in compensation costs related to acquisitions and increased staffing and a $5.7 million increase in outside services associated with product development.

In connection with our annual goodwill and other intangible assets testing, we recorded goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges of $537.2 million related to our geographic reporting units.  See Notes 2, 6 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Income (loss) from operations

Table 9 sets forth income (loss) from operations by 87.4%, to $43.5 milliongeographic region for the years ended December 31, 2016,  2015 and 2014.

Table 9



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Year Ended December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

$

(53,725)

 

$

(596,283)

 

$

(24,663)

Germany

 

8,032 

 

 

5,271 

 

 

2,749 

Other EMEA

 

(9,645)

 

 

(76,472)

 

 

9,181 

Asia Pacific

 

19,591 

 

 

27,432 

 

 

40,131 

Subtotal

 

(35,747)

 

 

(640,052)

 

 

27,398 

Inter-segment elimination

 

(2,673)

 

 

(1,872)

 

 

(1,083)

Total

$

(38,420)

 

$

(641,924)

 

$

26,315 

The improvement in operating loss for the year ended 2013, from $23.2 million in 2012. The $20.3 million increase in 2013December 31, 2016 was primarily driven by an $8.1 million increase in supplies and materials in support of our accelerated new product developments and investments, a $7.2 million increase in R&D salary and compensation expenses primarily due to talent expansion and a $2.0 million increase in outside consulting and outsourcing services.

Income from operations

Operating income decreased $54.6 million, to $26.3 million for the year ended 2014, compared to $80.9 million in 2013 and $60.6 million in 2012. The decrease inlower operating income was due to increased operating expenses that more than offset the increased revenue and gross profit.expenses. See “Gross profit and gross profit margins” and “Selling, general and administrative costsOperating expenses” above. The following table sets forth income from operations by geographic area for 2014, 2013 and 2012.



Table 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

(24,663)

 

$

43,743 

 

$

37,743 

Germany

 

 

2,749 

 

 

302 

 

 

1,305 

Other EMEA

 

 

9,181 

 

 

7,849 

 

 

5,415 

Asia Pacific

 

 

40,131 

 

 

30,499 

 

 

16,528 

Subtotal

 

 

27,398 

 

 

82,393 

 

 

60,991 

Inter-segment elimination

 

 

(1,083)

 

 

(1,532)

 

 

(420)

Total

 

$

26,315 

 

$

80,861 

 

$

60,571 

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With respect to the Americas, in 2014, 2013for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2012, 2015,  the changes in operating income by geographic area(loss) reflected the same factors relating to our consolidated operating income (loss) that are discussed above.

above. The changes in operating income (loss) in our operations outside the Americas in each of 2014, 2013for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 20122015 resulted primarily from transfer pricing, changes in sales volume transfer pricing and foreign currency translation.translation.

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Interest and other expenses, net



InterestTable 10 sets forth the components of interest and other expenses, net, which consisted primarily of foreign exchange loss,  amounted to  $8.9 million of net expense for the yearyears ended 2014, compared to $16.9 million for 2013December 31, 2016, 2015 and $17.3 million for 2012. For the year ended 2014, interest and other expense, net, primarily consisted of $5.7 million of foreign exchange loss, $3.2 million of other expense and $1.2 million of interest expense; partially offset by $1.3 million of interest and other income.2014.

Table 10



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Year Ended December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Interest and other expense, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

(807)

 

$

(521)

 

$

(482)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

(94)

 

 

3,263 

 

 

5,727 

Interest expense

 

1,282 

 

 

2,011 

 

 

1,227 

Other (income) expense, net

 

1,011 

 

 

8,276 

 

 

2,456 

Total interest and other expense, net

$

1,392 

 

$

13,029 

 

$

8,928 



For the yearyears ended 2013, interestDecember 31, 2016 and 2015, other expense, net, included $3.4includes impairment charges of $1.2 million of interest expense, including $2.7and $7.4 million, of interest expense related to certain minority investments of less than 20% ownership, for which we do not exercise significant influence. See Note 2 to the 5.50% senior convertible notes, $14.1 million of other expense, primarily related to loss on conversion of convertible notes; partially offset by $1.4 million of interest and other income, including a gain that was deferred in a prior year and recognized upon settlement of a long-term note receivable, and $0.8 million of foreign exchange loss. Consolidated Financial Statements.



ProvisionBenefit and provision for income taxes 



We recorded a $5.4$0.5 million benefit for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016 and a $9.0 and $5.4 million provision for income taxes for the yearyears ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 

In 2016,  this benefit primarily reflected a $3.3  million U.S. tax benefit and $2.8 million of tax expense in foreign jurisdictions. In 2015, this expense primarily reflected a $19.9$5.5  million U.S. tax expense and $4.3$3.5 million provision for income taxesof tax expense in 2013 and 2012, respectively.foreign jurisdictions. In 2014, this expense primarily reflectsreflected a $1.7 million U.S. tax expense and $3.7 million of tax expense in foreign jurisdictions. In 2013, this expense primarily reflects an $18.4 million U.S. tax expense and $1.5 million of tax expense in foreign jurisdictions. In 2012, this expense primarily reflects a $6.2 million expense related to the use of U.S. net operating losses against which the valuation allowance had been released during 2011; $2.8 million of tax expense in foreign jurisdictions; partially offset by a $5.4 million benefit due to the release of valuation allowances associated with U.S. deferred tax assets.



During 20142016 and 2013,2015, we concluded that it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will not be realized in certain jurisdictions, including the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions; therefore, we have a valuation allowance recorded against our deferred tax assets on our consolidated balance sheets totaling $109.9 million and $107.3 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During 2014, based upon our results of operations and expected profitability in the future, we concluded that it iswas more likely than not that all our deferred tax assets will be realized. Asrealized, and as a result, in accordance with ASC 740, no valuation allowances have beenwere recorded for 2014 and 2013. During 2012, based upon our results of operations and expected profitability in the future, we concluded that it is more likely than not that the remainder of our current U.S. deferred tax assets would be realized. As a result, in accordance with ASC 740, during 2012 we reversed $5.4 million of the valuation allowance related to $12.4 million of reserves, accruals and tax credits and to $7.6 million of net operating losses for state income tax purposes. The reversal of the valuation allowance resulted in a non-cash income tax benefit of $5.4 million, which resulted in a benefit of $0.10 per share.  

In 2012 we utilized U.S. net operating loss carryforwards, which had a full valuation allowance against them, to eliminate any U.S. federal income taxes and to significantly reduce U.S state taxes. These U.S. net operating loss carryforwards which had full valuation allowances against them were recognized in full in 2012. Their use does not impact income tax expense and income tax rate in 2013 or 2014.

Absent the use of these net operating loss carryforwards, income tax expense would have been $10.8 million and the income tax rate would have been 24.9% for the year ended 2012. Absent the combined impact of the use of these net operating loss carryforwards and the release of the valuation allowances in 2012, income tax expense would have been $16.2 million and the income tax rate would have been 37.3%.

Our $5.4 million expense for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2014 decreased from 2013 principally due to decreased U.S. income in 2014.

Our $19.9 million expense for income taxes in 2013 increased from 2012 principally due to increased U.S. income in 2013 and to there being no tax benefit from utilizing net operating loss carryforwards against which valuation allowance had been released in 2012. 



For further discussion, see NoteNotes 2 and 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Net income; net income available(loss) attributable to 3D Systems common stockholders



Net income was $11.9 million, $44.1 million and $38.9 million,2016 compared to 2015

Table 11 sets forth the primary components of net loss attributable to 3D Systems for the years ended 2014, 2013December 31, 2016 and 2012.     2015.



Table 11



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Year Ended December 31,

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2016

 

2015

 

Change

Operating loss

$

(38,420)

 

$

(641,924)

 

$

603,504 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other expense, net

 

1,392 

 

 

13,029 

 

 

(11,637)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

(547)

 

 

8,972 

 

 

(9,519)

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(846)

 

 

(8,433)

 

 

7,587 

Net loss attributable to 3D Systems

$

(38,419)

 

$

(655,492)

 

$

617,073 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares, basic and diluted

 

111,189 

 

 

111,969 

 

 

 

Loss per share, basic and diluted

$

(0.35)

 

$

(5.85)

 

 

 

See “Gross profit and gross profit margins” and “Operating expenses” above.

2015 compared to 2014

Table 12 sets forth the primary components of net income attributable to 3D Systems for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Table 12



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Year Ended December 31,

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2015

 

2014

 

Change

Operating income (loss)

$

(641,924)

 

$

26,315 

 

$

(668,239)

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other expense, net

 

13,029 

 

 

8,928 

 

 

4,101 

Provision for income taxes

 

8,972 

 

 

5,441 

 

 

3,531 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(8,433)

 

 

309 

 

 

(8,742)

Net income (loss) attributable to 3D Systems

$

(655,492)

 

$

11,637 

 

$

(667,129)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares, basic and diluted

 

111,969 

 

 

108,023 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share, basic and diluted

$

(5.85)

 

$

0.11 

 

 

 

The principal reasons for our lower net income in 2014, which are discussed in more detail above,for the year ended December 31, 2015 were a $49.8 million decrease in gross profit and $104.4 million higherincreased operating expenses as a result of $537.2 million of impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets, costs related to acquisitions, including higher salesamortization, compensation and marketingtravel expenses, in addition to higher research and R&D expense in support of concentrated new product launches and channeldevelopment expenses related to our portfolio expansion and training.development of new products.  See “Gross profit and gross profit margins” and “Operating expenses” above.

 

The principal reasons for our higher net income in 2013 were a $159.8 million increase in revenue and an $86.4 million increase in gross profit, partially offset by $66.1 million higher operating expenses as a result of higher sales and marketing and R&D expense in support of concentrated new product launches and channel expansion and training.35


 

Net income available to common stockholders was $11.6 million for 2014, $44.1 million for 2013 and $38.9 million for 2012.  On a per share basis, our basic and diluted net income per share available to common stockholders was $0.11, $0.45 and $0.48 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  

 

For the years ended 2013 and 2012, the average outstanding diluted shares calculation excluded shares that may have been issued upon conversion of the outstanding senior convertible notes because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive resulting in an increase to the net earnings per share. All senior convertible notes were converted in 2014.

In February 2013, we announced a three-for-two stock split, in the form of a stock dividend. Trading began on a split-adjusted basis on February 25, 2013.

For further discussion, see Notes 17 and 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.



Other Financial Information



In addition to our results determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)GAAP discussed above, management believes non-GAAP financial measures which adjust net income and earnings per share are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance.

We use non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted net incomeperformance and adjusted earnings per share to supplement our consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis to facilitate a better understanding of the impact that several strategic acquisitions, non-recurring charges and certain non-cash expenses had on our financial results.

These non-GAAP financial measures have not been prepared in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by our management about which costs, expenses and other items are excluded from our GAAP financial statements in determining our non-GAAP financial measures. We have sought to compensate for these limitations by analyzing current and expected future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis and also by providing GAAP financial statements as required in our public disclosures as well as reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share to our GAAP financial statements.

The presentation of ourmeasures. Our non-GAAP financial measures which adjust net income and earnings per share are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are meant to supplement, and be viewed in conjunction with, GAAP financial measures. We urge investors to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included below, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.



Our non-GAAP financial measures which adjust net income and earnings per share are adjusted forto exclude the following:following items:





Amortization, stock-based compensation and other non-cash items.  We exclude intangible asset amortization expense and non-cash stock based compensation expense, as well as any loss in connection with the conversion of convertible notes.

Non-cash stock-based compensation expenses. We exclude the tax-effected stock-based compensation expenses from our operating expenses primarily because they are non-cash.



Amortization of intangibles. We exclude the tax-effected amortization of intangible assets from our cost of sales and operating expenses. The increase in recent periods is primarily in connection with acquisitions of businesses.

Legal and acquisition related expenses. We exclude charges associated with arbitration awards, litigation settlements and certain severance costs, in addition to charges in connection with business acquisitions, which generally include earnout amortization and other acquisition-related fees, as well as goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges.

Portfolio re-alignment. We exclude charges associated with discontinued product lines, strategic decisions and re-prioritization of projects.

 

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Acquisition and severance expenses. We exclude the tax-effected charges associated with the acquisition of businesses and the related severance expenses from our operating expenses.

Non-cash interest expenses. We exclude tax-effected, non-cash interest expenses, primarily related to the amortization costs associated with our outstanding senior convertible notes, from interest and other expenses, net.  

Loss on convertible notes. We exclude the tax-effected, loss on conversion of convertible notes, from interest and other expenses, net.

Net (gain) loss on litigation and tax settlements. We exclude the tax-effected, net gain or loss on acquisitions and litigation settlements from other expenses, net.



Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures



Table 913





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(Dollars in thousands, except per share)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

GAAP net income

 

$

11,637 

 

$

44,107 

 

$

38,941 

Cost of sales adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

281 

 

 

250 

 

 

193 

Operating expense adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

39,193 

 

 

20,448 

 

 

11,259 

Acquisition and severance expenses 

 

 

7,994 

 

 

7,057 

 

 

4,982 

Non-cash stock-based compensation expense

 

 

32,793 

 

 

13,495 

 

 

4,613 

Other expense adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash interest expense

 

 

225 

 

 

973 

 

 

3,489 

Loss on convertible notes

 

 

1,806 

 

 

11,275 

 

 

6,295 

Net (gain) loss on litigation and tax settlements

 

 

 

 

2,457 

 

 

(1,296)

Tax effect (a) 

 

 

(18,810)

 

 

(16,327)

 

 

(610)

Non-GAAP net income

 

$

75,119 

 

$

83,735 

 

$

67,866 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP basic earnings per share

 

$

0.70 

 

$

0.85 

 

$

0.84 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31, 2016



 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

GAAP

 

 

Amortization, Stock-Based Compensation and Other Non-Cash Items (b)

 

 

Legal and Acquisition-Related

 

 

Portfolio

Re-alignment

 

 

Non-GAAP



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

632,965 

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

632,965 

Cost of sales

 

 

323,214 

 

 

(332)

 

 

 

 

(10,723)

 

 

312,159 

Gross profit

 

 

309,751 

 

 

332 

 

 

 

 

10,723 

 

 

320,806 

Gross profit margin

 

 

48.9% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50.7% 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

259,776 

 

 

(66,087)

 

 

(5,741)

 

 

(34)

 

 

187,914 

Research and development

 

 

88,395 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,072)

 

 

82,323 

Total operating expenses

 

 

348,171 

 

 

(66,087)

 

 

(5,741)

 

 

(6,106)

 

 

270,237 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

(38,420)

 

 

66,419 

 

 

5,741 

 

 

16,829 

 

 

50,569 

Interest and other expense, net

 

 

1,392 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,392 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(39,812)

 

 

66,419 

 

 

5,741 

 

 

16,829 

 

 

49,177 

Benefit for income taxes (a)

 

 

(547)

 

 

(207)

 

 

(67)

 

 

 

 

(821)

Net income (loss)

 

 

(39,265)

 

 

66,626 

 

 

5,808 

 

 

16,829 

 

 

49,998 

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(846)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(846)

Net income (loss) attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

 

$

(38,419)

 

$

66,626 

 

$

5,808 

 

$

16,829 

 

$

50,844 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share available to 3D Systems Corporation common stockholders — basic and diluted

 

$

(0.35)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.46 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Tax effect for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and earlier periods was calculated quarterly, based on the Company’s overall tax rate for each quarter. Tax effect for subsequent quarters was calculated based on the Company’s quarterly U.S. tax rate, which was 0% as a result of the valuation allowance that was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2015, in connection with GAAP net losses. The amount in the fourth quarter of 2016 also includes  a $1.2 million adjustment related to a prior period.

(b)

The following table details the ‘Amortization, Stock-Based Compensation and Other Non-Cash Items’ column from above:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Adjustments



 

 

Amortization

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

 

Other Non-Cash Items

 

 

Totals



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

Cost of sales

 

 

(332)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(332)

Operating expenses

 

 

(34,792)

 

 

(31,295)

 

 

 

 

(66,087)

Interest and other expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax effect

 

 

(625)

 

 

(827)

 

 

1,245 

 

 

(207)

Total non-GAAP adjustment

 

$

(35,749)

 

$

(32,122)

 

$

1,245 

 

$

(66,626)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)37 Tax effect is


Table 13 continued



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31, 2015



 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

GAAP

 

 

Amortization, Stock-Based Compensation and Other Non-Cash Items (b)

 

 

Legal and Acquisition-Related

 

 

Portfolio

Re-alignment

 

 

Non-GAAP



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

666,163 

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

666,163 

Cost of sales

 

 

374,354 

 

 

(303)

 

 

 

 

(27,390)

 

 

346,661 

Gross profit

 

 

291,809 

 

 

303 

 

 

 

 

27,390 

 

 

319,502 

Gross profit margin

 

 

43.8% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48.0% 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

303,784 

 

 

(95,496)

 

 

(20,556)

 

 

 

 

187,732 

Research and development

 

 

92,770 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,770 

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

537,179 

 

 

 

 

(537,179)

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

933,733 

 

 

(95,496)

 

 

(557,735)

 

 

 

 

280,502 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

(641,924)

 

 

95,799 

 

 

557,735 

 

 

27,390 

 

 

39,000 

Interest and other expense, net

 

 

13,029 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,029 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(654,953)

 

 

95,799 

 

 

557,735 

 

 

27,390 

 

 

25,971 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes (a)

 

 

8,972 

 

 

21,493 

 

 

(24,663)

 

 

(1,408)

 

 

4,394 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(663,925)

 

 

74,306 

 

 

582,398 

 

 

28,798 

 

 

21,577 

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(8,433)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,433)

Net income (loss) attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

 

$

(655,492)

 

$

74,306 

 

$

582,398 

 

$

28,798 

 

$

30,010 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share available to 3D Systems Corporation common stockholders — basic and diluted

 

$

(5.85)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.27 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Tax effect was calculated quarterly, based on the Company’s overall tax rate for each quarter.

(d)

The following table details the ‘Amortization, Stock-Based Compensation and Other Non-Cash Items’ column from above:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Adjustments



 

 

Amortization

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

 

Other Non-Cash Items

 

 

Totals



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

Cost of sales

 

 

(303)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(303)

Operating expenses

 

 

(60,763)

 

 

(34,733)

 

 

 

 

(95,496)

Interest and other expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax effect

 

 

13,262 

 

 

8,231 

 

 

 

 

 

21,493 

Total non-GAAP adjustment

 

$

(47,804)

 

$

(26,502)

 

$

 

$

(74,306)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38


Table 13 continued



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31, 2014



 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

GAAP

 

 

Amortization, Stock-Based Compensation and Other Non-Cash Items (b)

 

 

Legal and Acquisition-Related

 

 

Portfolio

Re-alignment

 

 

Non-GAAP



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

653,652 

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

653,652 

Cost of sales

 

 

336,218 

 

 

(280)

 

 

 

 

 

 

335,938 

Gross profit

 

 

317,434 

 

 

280 

 

 

 

 

 

 

317,714 

Gross profit margin

 

 

48.6% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48.6% 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

215,724 

 

 

(71,988)

 

 

(7,994)

 

 

 

 

135,742 

Research and development

 

 

75,395 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75,395 

Total operating expenses

 

 

291,119 

 

 

(71,988)

 

 

(7,994)

 

 

 

 

211,137 

Income from operations

 

 

26,315 

 

 

72,268 

 

 

7,994 

 

 

 

 

106,577 

Interest and other expense, net

 

 

8,928 

 

 

(2,031)

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,897 

Income before income taxes

 

 

17,387 

 

 

74,299 

 

 

7,994 

 

 

 

 

99,680 

Provision for income taxes (a)

 

 

5,441 

 

 

17,307 

 

 

1,504 

 

 

 

 

24,252 

Net income

 

 

11,946 

 

 

56,992 

 

 

6,490 

 

 

 

 

75,428 

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

309 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

309 

Net income attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

 

$

11,637 

 

$

56,992 

 

$

6,490 

 

$

 

$

75,119 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share available to 3D Systems Corporation common stockholders — basic and diluted

 

$

0.11 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.70 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Tax effect was calculated quarterly, based on the Company’s overall tax rate for each quarter.

(b)

The following table details the ‘Amortization, Stock-Based Compensation and Other Non-Cash Items’ column from above:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Adjustments



 

 

Amortization

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

 

Other Non-Cash Items

 

 

Totals



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

Cost of sales

 

 

(280)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(280)

Operating expenses

 

 

(39,195)

 

 

(32,793)

 

 

 

 

(71,988)

Interest and other expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,031)

 

 

(2,031)

Tax effect

 

 

9,198 

 

 

7,565 

 

 

544 

 

 

17,307 

Total non-GAAP adjustment

 

$

(30,277)

 

$

(25,228)

 

$

(1,487)

 

$

(56,992)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-cash items consist of noncash interest expense and a loss recognized in connection with the actual tax rate for each quarter.conversion of convertible notes.

39




Liquidity and Capital Resources



Our cash flow from operationsTable 14 sets forth the components of working capital and the net proceeds from capital markets transactions in 2014 have enabled us to continue to execute our growth strategies, including our acquisitions in 2014. During 2014, we generated $51.1 million of cash from operations and utilized $345.4  million of cash to fund acquisitions.liquidity.



Operating cash flow, a key source of our liquidity, was $51.1 million in 2014, an increase of $25.9 million, or 103.0%, as compared to $25.2 million in 2013.Table 14

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At December 31,

 

Change

(Dollars in thousands)

2016

 

2015

 

$

 

%

Cash and cash equivalents

$

184,947 

 

$

155,643 

 

$

29,304 

 

18.8 

%

Accounts receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross accounts receivable

 

140,034 

 

 

171,545 

 

 

(31,511)

 

(18.4)

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(12,920)

 

 

(14,139)

 

 

1,219 

 

(8.6)

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

127,114 

 

 

157,406 

 

 

(30,292)

 

(19.2)

 

Inventories:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

45,122 

 

 

59,444 

 

 

(14,322)

 

(24.1)

 

Work in process

 

3,109 

 

 

4,067 

 

 

(958)

 

(23.6)

 

Finished goods

 

69,870 

 

 

70,591 

 

 

(721)

 

(1.0)

 

Inventories, gross

 

118,101 

 

 

134,102 

 

 

(16,001)

 

(11.9)

 

Inventory reserves

 

(14,770)

 

 

(28,225)

 

 

13,455 

 

(47.7)

 

Inventories, net

 

103,331 

 

 

105,877 

 

 

(2,546)

 

(2.4)

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

17,558 

 

 

13,541 

 

 

4,017 

 

29.7 

 

Total current assets

$

432,950 

 

$

432,467 

 

$

483 

 

0.1 

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of debt and capitalized lease obligations

 

572 

 

 

529 

 

 

43 

 

8.1 

 

Accounts payable

 

40,514 

 

 

46,869 

 

 

(6,355)

 

(13.6)

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

49,968 

 

 

54,699 

 

 

(4,731)

 

(8.6)

 

Customer deposits

 

5,857 

 

 

8,229 

 

 

(2,372)

 

(28.8)

 

Deferred revenue

 

33,494 

 

 

35,145 

 

 

(1,651)

 

(4.7)

 

Total current liabilities

$

130,405 

 

$

145,471 

 

$

(15,066)

 

(10.4)

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working capital

$

302,545 

 

$

286,996 

 

$

15,549 

 

5.4 

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

$

629,873 

 

$

655,909 

 

$

(26,036)

 

(4.0)

%



UnrestrictedWe believe our existing cash and cash equivalents decreased by $21.4 millionwill be sufficient to $284.9 million at December 31, 2014 from $306.3 million at December 31, 2013 and $155.9 million at December 31, 2012.

We completed common stock offerings that resulted in $299.7 million,  $272.1 million and $106.9 million of net proceeds in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Acquisitions constituted a $345.4 million use of cash in 2014, including the completion of ten acquisitions, as compared to a $162.3 million use of cash in 2013 for eleven acquisitions and a $183.7 million use of cash for the completion of nine acquisitions in 2012.

Our netsatisfy our working capital increased by $15.8 million to $432.2 million at December 31, 2014 from $416.4 million at December 31, 2013.

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For further discussion, see Cash flow and Lease obligations below.

We may issue additional securities from time to time as necessary to provide flexibility to execute our growth strategy.  We issued approximately 6.0 million shares of common stock, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $299.7 million in 2014 and approximately 8.6 million shares of common stock, resulting in approximately $272.1 million in 2013.

We have relied upon our unrestricted cash, cash flow from operations, capital markets transactions and borrowings from financial institutions to meet our cash requirements for working capital,needs, capital expenditures, outstanding commitments and acquisitions. However, it is possible that we may need to raise additional funds to financeother liquidity requirements associated with our activities beyondexisting operations in the next twelve monthsforeseeable future, or to consummate significant acquisitions of other businesses, assets, products or technologies. However, it is possible that, in the future, we may need to raise additional funds to finance our activities. If needed, we may be able to raise such funds through the sales ofby issuing equity or debt securities to the public or selected investors, by borrowing from financial institutions, drawing down on our credit facility, selling assets or restructuring debt. There is no assurance, however, that funds will be available from these sources in the amounts or on terms acceptable to us.



Even thoughIf we may not need to raise additional funds we may still electin the future to issue additional equityfund our activities, or debt securities or enter into a credit facility for other reasons.  If wereasons, and raise additional funds by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership percentages of existing shareholders would be reduced.diluted. In addition, the equity or debt securities that we may issue may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our common stock.



Cash held outside the U.S. at December 31, 2016 was  $83.5 million, or 45.2% of total cash and equivalents, compared to $59.0, or 37.6% of total cash and equivalents at December 31, 2015. Cash held outside the U.S. is used in our foreign operations for working capital purposes and is considered to be permanently invested; consequently, we have not provided for any taxes on repatriation.  

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Cash equivalents comprise funds held in money market instruments and are reported at their current carrying value, which approximates fair value due to the short term nature of these instruments. We strive to minimize our credit risk by investing primarily in investment grade, liquid instruments and limit exposure to any one issuer depending upon credit quality. See Cash flow, Credit facilities and Capitalized lease obligations below.



A summaryDays’ sales outstanding was 70 days at December 31, 2016 compared to 79 days at December 31, 2015 and accounts receivable more than 90 days past due decreased to 12.5% of gross receivables, from 17.6% at December 31, 2015. We review specific receivables periodically to determine the appropriate reserve for accounts receivable, as further discussed below in Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates.  

The majority of our inventory consists of finished goods, including products, materials and service parts. Inventory also consists of raw materials and spare parts for the in-house assembly and support service products. We outsource the assembly of certain 3D printers; therefore, we generally do not hold most parts for the assembly of these printers in inventory. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The changes that make up the other components of liquidity is shown belowworking capital not discussed above arose in Table 10.the ordinary course of business. Differences between the amounts of working capital item changes in the cash flow statement and the balance sheet changes for the corresponding items are primarily the result of foreign currency translation adjustments.



Table 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

284,862 

 

$

306,316 

Working capital

 

$

432,199 

 

$

416,399 

Stockholders’ equity attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

 

$

1,292,918 

 

$

932,646 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow



A summary of theTable 15 below sets forth components of cash flows is shown below in Table 11.flow for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.



Table 1115



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 

$

51,111 

 

$

25,184 

 

$

51,530 

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

56,902 

 

$

(3,128)

 

$

51,111 

Cash used in investing activities

 

 

(375,441)

 

 

(173,757)

 

 

(187,654)

 

 

(21,882)

 

 

(120,855)

 

 

(375,441)

Cash provided by financing activities

 

 

308,582 

 

 

298,696 

 

 

112,640 

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(3,926)

 

 

(2,157)

 

 

308,582 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(5,706)

 

 

334 

 

 

223 

 

 

(1,790)

 

 

(3,079)

 

 

(5,706)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

(21,454)

 

$

150,457 

 

$

(23,261)

 

$

29,304 

 

$

(129,219)

 

$

(21,454)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Cash flow from operations



2014 compared to 2013Table 16





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31,



 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(39,265)

 

 

(663,925)

 

$

11,946 

Non-cash charges

 

 

109,016 

 

 

696,093 

 

 

76,262 

Changes in working capital and all other operating assets

 

 

(12,849)

 

 

(35,296)

 

 

(37,097)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

56,902 

 

 

(3,128)

 

$

51,111 

For the year ended December 31, 2014, we generated $51.1 millionfurther discussion of net cash from operating activities. This change in cash primarily consisted of our $11.9 millionincome (loss), see “Net income (loss); net income $73.9 million of non-cash charges that were included in our net income and $34.8 million of cash used in net changes in operating accounts.  (loss) attributable to 3D Systems” above.



The principal changes in non-cash items that favorably affected operating cash flow included $55.2 millionNon-cash charges primarily consist of depreciation, and amortization, expense, $32.8 million of stock-based compensation and asset impairment, partially offset by a $24.6 millionthe benefit of deferred tax benefit.income taxes.

Changes in working capital that resulted in a source of cash included the following:

·

a $23.5 million increase in accounts payable;

·

a $16.1 million increase in accrued liabilities;

·

an $11.0 million increase in other operating assets and liabilities;

·

an $8.7 million increase in deferred revenue; and

·

a $1.9 million increase in customer deposits.

Changes in working capital that resulted in a use of cash included the following:

·

a $56.0 million increase in accounts receivable, net;

·

a $30.8 million increase in inventory; and

·

a $9.2 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

Accounts receivable, net increased as a result of the record revenues for 2014 and days sales outstanding increased to 83 days in 2014 from 79 days in 2013. With a greater portion of our revenue mix shifting to resellers and retailers, as part of our planned business model evolution, a larger portion of our sales are transacted on standard credit terms. The effect of this shift in our business model was exacerbated by the combined effect or the timing and concentration of orders during the last month of the quarter as a result of increasing demand, which has driven increases in both accounts receivable and days sales outstanding.

Inventories increased primarily due to our expanding product portfolio, acquired inventory, timing of new product launches and the timing of orders and delivery of finished goods materials and raw materials, which are purchased in large quantities. 

The increase in accounts payable is primarily related to the normal timing of our scheduled expense payments.

2013 compared to 2012

For the year ended December 31, 2013, we generated $25.2 million of net cash from operating activities. This change in cash primarily consisted of our $44.1 million net income, $51.4 million of non-cash charges that were included in our net income and $70.4 million of cash used in net changes in operating accounts. The principal changes in non-cash items that favorably affected operating cash flow included $30.4 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $11.3 million loss on conversion of convertible notes, partially offset by $9.9 million deferred tax benefit.

Changes in working capital that resulted in a source of cash included the following: 

·

a $7.6 million increase in accounts payable; 

·

a $7.5 million increase in deferred revenue; and

·

a $1.9 million increase in customer deposits.

Changes in working capital that resulted in a use of cash included the following:

·

a  $43.7 million increase in accounts receivable, net;

·

a  $30.9 million increase in inventory; 

·

a  $6.5 million increase in accrued liabilities;

·

a $4.6 million increase in other operating assets and liabilities; and

 

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·

a  $1.8 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets.



Accounts receivable, net increased as a resultFor further discussion of the record revenues for 2013changes in working capital, see “Liquidity and days sales outstanding increased to 79 days in 2013 from 72 days in 2012. Inventories increased primarily due to the implementation of new product launches and the timing of orders and delivery of finished goods materials and raw materials, which are purchased in large quantities.Capital Resources” above.



Cash flow from investing activities



Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended 2014 increased to $375.4 million, from $173.8 million in 2013. In 2014, this consisted of $345.4 million related to acquisitions, $22.7 million of net purchasesTable 17



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31,



 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash assumed

 

$

 

$

(91,799)

 

$

(345,361)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(16,567)

 

 

(22,399)

 

 

(22,727)

Purchase of noncontrolling interest

 

 

(3,533)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment

 

 

350 

 

 

 

 

Other investing activities

 

 

(1,000)

 

 

(5,750)

 

 

(6,600)

Additions to license and patent costs

 

 

(1,132)

 

 

(907)

 

 

(753)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(21,882)

 

$

(120,855)

 

$

(375,441)

Purchases of property and equipment $6.6 millionprimarily consisted of expenditures for leasehold improvements, including expanding facilities and investing in infrastructure, equipment to support our on-demand parts manufacturing service and printers associated with new product development efforts. Other investing activities consist of minority investments of less than 20% made through 3D Ventures, our venture investment initiative, in promising enterprises that we believe will benefit from or be powered by our technologies, and $0.8 million of additions to license and patent costs. See Notes 3, 5 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net cash used in investing activities fortechnologies. We made no acquisitions during the year ended 2013 decreased to $173.8 million, from $187.7 million in 2012. In 2013, this consisted of $162.3 million related to acquisitions, $7.0 million of net purchases of property and equipment, $1.6 million of additions to license and patent costs and $4.7 million in minority investments of less than 20% made through 3D Ventures, partially offset by $1.9 million of proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment. 

Capital expenditures were $22.7 million in 2014, $7.0 million in 2013 and $3.2 million in 2012. Capital expenditures in 2014, 2013 and 2012 primarily consisted of expenditures for tooling and printers associated with our new product development efforts, equipment to support our Quickparts service and leasehold improvements.  December 31, 2016.



As discussed below, we completed thirty14 acquisitions during 2014, 20132015 and 2012.2014. The majority of the acquisitions have resulted in the recording of goodwill. This goodwill typically arises because the purchase price for these businesses reflects a number of factors including the future earnings and cash flow potential of these businesses; the multiples to earnings, cash flow and other factors at which similar businesses have been purchased by other acquirers; the competitive nature of the process by which we acquired the business; and the complementary strategic fit and resulting synergies these businesses bring to existing operations. See Notes 2, 3 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

2016 acquisitions

We made no acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2016.

2015 acquisitions

We acquired 4 businesses in 2015 for cash consideration of $91.8 million, net of cash acquired, with an additional $0.7 million of consideration paid in the form of forgiveness of a note. Two of the acquisitions were related to expanding our software solutions, one acquisition was related to expanding our global on-demand parts services and printer sales footprint, and one acquisition was related to expanding our offering related to the education marketplace opportunity. See Note 73 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.



2014 acquisitions



We acquired ten10 businesses in 2014 for cash consideration of $345.4 million, net of cash acquired, with an additional $24.6 million of consideration paid in the form of common stock. Five of the acquisitions were related to expanding our global Quickparts customon-demand parts services, two of the acquisitions were related to acceleratingenhancing our healthcare initiative,offerings, two of the acquisitions were related to building our 3D consumer and retail products and services, and one acquisition was related to our materials business.  See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

2013 acquisitions

We acquired eleven businesses in 2013 for cash consideration of $162.3 million, net of cash acquired, with an additional $13.1 million of consideration paid in the form of common stock. Four of the acquisitions were related to accelerating our 3D printer penetration through new products and materials, three of the acquisitions were related to building our 3D consumer and retail products and services, two of the acquisitions were related to expanding our global Quickparts custom parts services and two acquisitions were related to reinventing the engineers’ desktop.

2012 acquisitions

We acquired nine businesses in 2012 for cash consideration of $183.7 million, net of cash acquired, with an additional $7.7 million of consideration paid in the form of common stock. Two of the acquisitions were related to Quickparts custom parts services, three were building blocks for our consumer growth initiative, two acquisitions were related to our printers business, one was related to healthcare solutions and one was related to our 3D authoring solutions initiative. In addition, we made deferred purchase payments of $0.4 million in connection with acquisitions completed in 2011.

Recent acquisition developments

 

4342


 

 

See Notes 3 and 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our recent acquisitions.

Cash flow from financing activities



Table 18



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31,



 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefits (provision) from share-based payment arrangements

 

$

 

$

(1,243)

 

$

7,653 

Proceeds, repurchase and retirement of stock, net

 

 

(2,871)

 

 

135 

 

 

1,896 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

299,729 

Repayment of capital lease obligations

 

 

(1,055)

 

 

(1,049)

 

 

(696)

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

$

(3,926)

 

$

(2,157)

 

$

308,582 

We completedmay issue additional securities in the form of equity offerings netting $299.7 million, $272.1 million and $106.9 million of proceeds after deducting related expenses,from time to time as necessary to provide flexibility to execute our growth strategy.  No shares were issued for the years ended 2014, 2013December 31, 2016 and 2012, respectively. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased to $308.62015. We issued approximately 6.0 million shares of common stock, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $299.7 million for the year ended 2014 from $298.7 million in 2013. Net cash provided by financing activities in 2012 was $112.6 million. The 2014 cash provided by financing activities primarily resulted from $299.7 million of net proceeds from the common stock issuance and $7.7 million of share-based payment arrangements. The 2013 cash provided by financing activities primarily resulted from the $272.1 million of net proceeds from the common stock issuance and $26.0 million of tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements. The 2012 cash provided by financing primarily resulted from the $106.9 million of net proceeds from the common stock issuance and $4.4 million of stock-based compensation proceeds.    December 31, 2014.



Off BalanceOff-Balance Sheet Arrangements



We did not have any off balanceno off-balance sheet arrangements in existence at December 31, 2014.and do not utilize any “structured debt,” “special purpose,” or similar unconsolidated entities for liquidity or financing purposes.



Contractual Commitments



Our principal commitments at December 31, 20142016 consisted of the capital lease on our Rock Hill, South Carolina facility, operating leases, earnouts on acquisitions and purchase obligations, which are discussed in greater detail below. Tables 12 and 1319 below summarizesummarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2014.2016.



Table 1219



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ending December 31,

 

Years Ending December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

2016-2017

 

2018-2020

 

Later Years

 

Total

 

2017

 

2018-2019

 

2020-2021

 

Later Years

 

Total

Capitalized lease obligations

 

$

1,112 

 

$

2,223 

 

$

2,238 

 

$

9,252 

 

$

14,825 

 

$

1,074 

 

$

2,139 

 

$

1,723 

 

$

7,491 

 

$

12,427 

Non-cancelable operating leases

 

 

10,006 

 

 

15,609 

 

 

10,269 

 

 

7,531 

 

 

43,415 

 

 

12,686 

 

 

21,337 

 

 

11,279 

 

 

14,749 

 

 

60,051 

Purchase obligations

 

 

56,620 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,620 

 

 

54,937 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,937 

Earnouts on acquisitions

 

 

185 

 

 

8,970 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,155 

Earnouts related to acquisitions

 

 

3,238 

 

 

7,568 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,806 

Total

 

$

67,923 

 

$

26,802 

 

$

12,507 

 

$

16,783 

 

$

124,015 

 

$

71,935 

 

$

31,044 

 

$

13,002 

 

$

22,240 

 

$

138,221 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt and

Capitalized lease obligations



DebtOur capitalized lease obligations include a lease agreement that we entered into during 2006 with respect to our Rock Hill, SC facility, in addition to other lease agreements assumed through acquisitions.  In accordance with ASC 840, “Leases,” we are considered an owner of the properties, therefore, we have recorded these amounts as “building” in our consolidated balance sheet with a corresponding capitalized lease obligation in the liabilities section of the consolidated balance sheet.

Non-cancelable operating leases

We lease certain other facilities under non-cancelable operating leases expiring through 2024. The leases are generally on a net-rent basis, under which we pay taxes, maintenance and insurance. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $13.2 million, $14.0 million and $10.4 million, respectively.

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Purchase obligations

As of December 31, 2016, we have supply commitments related to printer assemblies that total $54.9 million compared to $50.7 million at December 31, 2015.

Earnouts related to acquisitions

Certain of our acquisitions contain earnout provisions under which the sellers of the acquired businesses can earn additional amounts. The total liability recorded for these earnouts at December 31, 2016 was $10.8 million. At December 31, 2015, in addition to earnout provisions, certain of our acquisitions also contained deferred purchase payment arrangements. The total liability recorded for these earnouts and deferred purchase payment arrangements totaled $9.8 million at December 31, 2015.

Other Contractual Commitments

Credit facilities

In October 2014, we entered into a $150.0 million five-year revolving, unsecured credit facility. The agreement provides for advances in the initial aggregate principal amount of up to $150.0 million. Subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the agreement, we may, at our option, request an increase in the aggregate principal amount available under the credit facility by an additional $75.0 million. As of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there was no outstanding balance on the credit facility. As of December 31, 2016, we met all financial covenant requirements and had full availability on the credit facility. Future results may impact availability. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

The minority interest shareholders of a certain subsidiary have the right to require us to acquire either a portion of or all ownership interest under certain circumstances pursuant to a contractual arrangement, and we have a similar call option under the same contractual terms. The amount of consideration under the put and call rights is not a fixed amount, but rather is dependent upon various valuation formulas and on future events, such as revenue and gross margin performance of the subsidiary through the date of exercise, as described in Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Management estimates, assuming that the subsidiary owned by us at December 31, 2016 performs over the relevant future periods at its forecasted earnings levels, that these rights, if exercised, could require us in a future period to pay a maximum of approximately $8.9 million to the owners of such put rights. This amount has been recorded as redeemable noncontrolling interests on the balance sheet at December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Convertible notes



In November 2011, we issued $152.0 million of 5.50% senior convertible notes due December 2016. The notes were issued with an effective yield of 5.96% based upon an original issue discount at 98.0%. The net proceeds from the issuance of these notes, after deducting original issue discount and capitalized issuance costs of $6.6 million, amounted to $145.4 million. The net proceeds of the notes were used to fund the acquisition of Z Corp and Vidar and for general corporate purposes.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, there was no outstanding balance for the notes. During the third quarter of 2014, the remaining $12.5 million of outstanding notes were converted, reflecting a loss of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to losses of $11.3 million and $7.0 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. As of December 31, 2014, there is no outstanding balance for the notes.

In October 2014, we entered into a $150.0 million five-year revolving, unsecured credit facility with PNC Bank, as Administrative Agent, and certain other lenders. The agreement comprises a revolving loan facility that provides for advances in the initial aggregate principal amount of up to $150.0 million. Subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the agreement, the Company may, at its option and subject to customary conditions, request an increase in the aggregate principal amount available under the credit facility by an additional $75.0 million. As of December 31, 2014, there is no outstanding balance on the credit facility.

Leases

Our capitalized lease obligations include lease agreements that we entered into during 2006 with respect to our Rock Hill facility and lease agreements assumed in the LayerWise acquisition.

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In accordance with ASC 840, “Leases,” we are considered an owner of the properties, therefore, we have recorded $9.4 million and $7.5 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, as building in our consolidated balance sheet with a corresponding capitalized lease obligation in the liabilities section of the consolidated balance sheet. See Note 12 to the  Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our outstanding capitalized lease obligations at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

Table 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

Capitalized lease obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of capitalized lease obligations

 

$

529 

 

$

187 

Capitalized lease obligations, long term portion

 

 

8,905 

 

 

7,277 

Total capitalized lease obligations

 

$

9,434 

 

$

7,464 

Capitalized lease obligations of $9.4 million at December 31, 2014 increased from $7.5 million at December 31, 2013 due to the acquired $2.3 million of capital lease obligations in connection with the LayerWise acquisition in the third quarter of 2014, primarily consisting of sale and leasebacks on laser-melting machines internally produced by LayerWise and used in their business, partially offset by scheduled payments of principal on capital lease installments.

We lease certain other facilities under non-cancelable operating leases expiring through 2024. The leases are generally on a net-rent basis, under which we pay taxes, maintenance and insurance. We expect leases that expire to be renewed or replaced by leases on other properties.  Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $10.4 million, $6.9 million and $5.0 million, respectively.  

Other contractual commitments

The Company has supply commitments for printer assemblies that total $56.6 million and $41.1 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Certain of our acquisition purchase agreements contain earnout provisions under which the sellers of the acquired businesses can earn additional amounts. The total amount of liabilities recorded for these earnouts is $9.2 million at December 31, 2014 compared to $5.6 million at December 31, 2013. See Note 3 for details of acquisitions and related commitments. 

The minority interest shareholders of a certain subsidiary have the right to require the Company to acquire their ownership interest under certain circumstances pursuant to a contractual arrangement and the Company has a similar call option under the same contractual terms. The amount of consideration under the put and call rights is not a fixed amount, but rather is dependent upon various valuation formulas and on future events, such as revenue and gross margin performance of the subsidiary through the date of exercise, as described in Note 22.  Management estimates, assuming that the subsidiary owned by the Company at December 31, 2014, performs over the relevant future periods at their forecasted earnings levels, that these rights, if exercised, could require the Company, in future periods, to pay approximately $8.9 million to the owners of such rights to acquire such ownership interests in the relevant subsidiary. This amount has been recorded as redeemable noncontrolling interests on the balance sheet at December 31, 2014.



Indemnification



In the normal course of business we periodically enter into agreements to indemnify customers or suppliers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of our products. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant. We are unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnification provisions on our future results of operations.



To the extent permitted under Delaware law, we indemnify our directors and officers for certain events or occurrences while the director or officer is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity, subject to limited exceptions. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification obligations is unlimited; however, we have directorsdirectors’ and officersofficers’ insurance coverage that may enable us to recover future amounts paid, subject to a deductible and to the policy limits.

 

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We do not utilize any “structured debt,” “special purpose” or similar unconsolidated entities for liquidity or financing purposes.



Financial instruments



We conduct business in various countries using both the functional currencies of those countries and other currencies to effect cross border transactions. As a result, we are subject to the risk that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates between the dates that those transactions are entered into and their respective settlement dates will result in a foreign exchange gain or loss. When practicable, we endeavor to match assets and liabilities in the same currency on our balance sheet and those of our subsidiaries in order to reduce these risks. We also, when we consider it to be appropriate, enter into foreign currency contracts to hedge exposures arising from those transactions. There were no foreign exchange contracts at December 31, 2016 or 2015.

  

We do not hedge for trading or speculative purposes, and our foreign currency contracts are generally short-term in nature, typically maturing in 90 days or less. We have elected not to prepare and maintain the documentation to qualify for hedge accounting treatment under ASCFinancial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 815, “DerivativesDerivatives and Hedging,” and therefore, we recognize all gains and losses (realized or unrealized) in interest and other expense, net in our Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Other Comprehensive Income.Loss.  

  

Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded in interest and other expense, net, in our Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Other Comprehensive Income.Loss. Depending on their fair value at the end of the reporting period, derivatives are recorded either in prepaid and other current assets or in accrued liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.



The total impact of foreign currency related items on ourSee Note 10 to the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income was a loss of $5.7 million in 2014, a loss of $0.8 million in 2013, and a gain of $0.1 million in 2012.Financial Statements.



Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates 



The discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition set forth in this Form 10-K is based on our Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make critical accounting estimates that directly impact our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.



Critical accounting estimates are estimates that meet two criteria:



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The estimates require that we make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimates are made; and

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There exist different estimates that could reasonably be used in the current period, or changes in the estimates used are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, both of which would have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.



On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to stock-based compensation, revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful accounts, income taxes, inventories, pensions, goodwill and other intangible and long-lived assets and contingencies. We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.



The following paragraphs discuss the items that we believe are the critical accounting policies most affected by significant management estimates and judgments. Management has discussed and periodically reviews these critical accounting policies, the basis for their underlying assumptions and estimates and the nature of our related disclosures herein with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.



Revenue recognition



Net revenue is derived primarily from the sale of products and services. The following revenue recognition policies define the manner in which we account for sales transactions.

 

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We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of a sale arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services are rendered, the sales price or fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue generally is recognized net of allowances for returns and any taxes collected from customers and subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. We sell our products through our direct sales force and through authorized resellers. We recognize revenue on sales to resellersreseller partners at the time of sale when the resellerpartner has economic substance apart from us, and we have completed our obligations related to the sale.



We enter into sales arrangements that may provide for multiple deliverables to a customer. Sales of printers may include ancillary equipment, print materials, warrantywarranties on the equipment, training and installation. We identify all goods and/or services that are to be delivered separately under a sales arrangement and allocate revenue to each deliverable based on either vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) or if VSOE is not determinable then we use best estimated selling price (“BESP”) of each deliverable. We establish VSOE of selling price using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately. The objective of BESP is to determine the price at which we would transact a sale if the deliverable was sold regularly on a stand-alone basis. We consider multiple factors including, but not limited to, market conditions, geographies, competitive landscape and entity-specific factors such as internal costs, gross margin objectives and pricing practices when estimating BESP. Consideration in a multiple element arrangement is then allocated to the elements on a relative sales value basis using either VSOE or BESP for all the elements. We also evaluate the impact of undelivered items on the functionality of delivered items for each sales transaction and, where appropriate, defer revenue on delivered items when that functionality has been affected.  Functionality is determined to be met if the delivered products or services represent a separate earnings process.



Hardware

In general, revenues are separated between printers and other products, print materials, training services, maintenance services and installation services. The allocated revenue for each deliverable is then recognized based on relative fair values of the components of the sale, consistent within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605 Revenue Recognition.

  

Under our standard terms and conditions of sale, title and risk of loss transfertransfers to the customer at the time product is shipped to the customer and revenue is recognized accordingly, unless customer acceptance is uncertain or significant obligations remain. We defer the estimated revenue associated with post-sale obligations that are not essential to the functionality of the delivered items, and recognize revenue in the future as the conditions for revenue recognition are met.



Software



We also market and sell software tools that enable our customers to capture and customize content using our printers, as well as reverse engineering and inspection software. The software does not require significant modification or customization. We apply the guidance in ASC 985-605, Software-Revenue Recognition (“ASC 985”) in recognizing revenue when software is more than incidental to the product or service as a whole based on fair value using vendor-specific objective evidence. Revenue from perpetual software licenses is recognized either upon delivery of the product or delivery of a key code which allows the customer to access the software. In instances where software access is provided for a trial period, revenue is not recognized until the customer has purchased the software at the expiration of the trial period. We use the residual method to allocate revenue to software licenses at the inception of the license term when VSOE of fair value for all undelivered elements, such as maintenance, exists and all other revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied.  In instances in which customers purchase post sale support, it is considered a separate element from the software and is deferred at the time of sale and subsequently amortized in future periods.



We also sell equipment with embedded software to our customers. The embedded software is not sold separately, it is not a significant focus of the marketing effort and we do not provide post-contract customer support specific to the software or incur significant costs that are within the scope of ASC 985. Additionally, the functionality that the software provides is marketed as part of the overall product. The software embedded in the equipment is incidental to the equipment as a whole such that ASC 985 is not applicable. Sales of these products are recognized in accordance with ASC 605.25,605-25, “Multiple-Element Arrangements.”

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Services



Printers and certain other products include a warranty under which we provide maintenance for periods up to one year, as well as training, installation and non-contract maintenance services. We defer this portion of the revenue at the time of sale based on the relative fair value of these services. Deferred revenue is recognized ratably according to the term of the warranty. Costs associated with our obligations during the warranty period are expensed as incurred. After the initial warranty period, we offer these customers optional maintenance contracts. Deferred maintenance revenue is recognized ratably, on a straight-line basis, over the period of the contract, and costs associated with these contracts are recognized as incurred. Revenue from training, installation and non-contract maintenance services is recognized at the time of performance.

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On-demand parts service sales and healthcare services are included within services revenue and revenue is recognized upon shipment or delivery of the parts, based on the terms of the sales arrangement. 



Terms of sale



Shipping and handling costs billed to customers for equipment sales and sales of print materials are included in product revenue in the consolidated statements of incomeoperations and other comprehensive income.loss. Costs we incur associated with shipping and handling are included in product cost of sales in the consolidated statements of incomeoperations and other comprehensive income.loss.



Credit is extended, and creditworthiness is determined, based on an evaluation of each customer’s financial condition. New customers are generally required to complete a credit application and provide references and bank information to facilitate an analysis of creditworthiness. Customers with a favorable profile may receive credit terms that differ from our general credit terms. Creditworthiness is considered, among other things, in evaluating our relationship with customers with past due balances.



Our terms of sale generally require payment within 30 to 60 days after shipment of a product, although we also recognize that longer payment periods are customary in some countries where we transact business. To reduce credit risk in connection with printer sales, we may, depending upon the circumstances, require significant deposits prior to shipment and may retain a security interest in a system sold until fully paid. In some circumstances, we may require payment in full for our products prior to shipment and may require international customers to furnish letters of credit. For maintenance services, we either bill customers on a time-and-materials basis or sell customers service agreements that are recorded as deferred revenue and provide for payment in advance on either an annual or other periodic basis.



Allowance for doubtful accounts 



In evaluating the collectability of our accounts receivable, we assess a number of factors, including a specific customer’s abilitycustomers’ abilities to meet itstheir financial obligations to us, such as whether a customer declares bankruptcy. Other factors include the length of time the receivables are past due and historical collection experience. Based on these assessments, we may record a reserve for specific customers, as well as a general reserve based on our historical experienceand allowance for bad debts.returns and discounts. If circumstances related to specific customers change, or economic conditions deteriorate such that our past collection experience is no longer relevant, our estimate of the recoverability of our accounts receivable could be further reduced from the levels provided for in the Consolidated Financial Statements.



Our estimate for the allowance for doubtful accounts related to trade receivables is based on two methods. The amounts calculated from each of these methods are combined to determine the total amount reserved.

First, weWe evaluate specific accounts wherefor which we have information that thebelieve a customer may have an inability to meet their financial obligations (for example, aging over 90 days past due or bankruptcy). In these cases, we use our judgment, based on available facts and circumstances, and record a specific reserve for that customer against amounts due to reduce the receivable to thean amount that is expectedwe expect to be collected.collect. These specific reserves are re-evaluated and adjusted as additional information is received that impacts the amount reserved. Second, a general reserve is established for all customers based on historical collection and write-off experience.

Our estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables is determined by evaluating specific accounts for which the borrower is past due more than 90 days, or for which we have information that the borrower may be unable to meet its financial obligations (for example, bankruptcy). In these cases, we  use judgment, based on the available facts and circumstances, and record a specific reserve for that borrower against amounts due to reduce the outstanding receivable balance to the amount that is expected to be collected. If there are any specific reserves, they are re-evaluated and adjusted as additional information is received that impacts the amount reserved.

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We also provide an allowance account for returns and discounts. This allowance is evaluated on a specific account basis. In addition, we provide a general reserve for all customers that have not been specifically identified based on historical experience.



Our bad debt expense increased towas $1.6 million, $3.8 million and $8.7 million in 2014 from $5.0 million in 2013for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and $3.0 million in 2012. The higher expense in 2014 was due to higher receivables related to increased revenue.2014.  



Our allowance for doubtful accounts increased to $10.3 million, or 6.1% of outstanding accounts receivable, at December 31, 2014 from $8.1 million, or 6.2% of outstanding accounts receivable, at December 31, 2013. Our accounts receivable over 90 days past due increased to 16.7% in 2014 from 9.1% in 2013. We believe that our allowance for doubtful accounts is a critical accounting estimate because it is susceptible to change and dependent upon events that may or may not occur and because the impact of recognizing additional allowances for doubtful accounts may be material to the assets reported on our balance sheet and in our results of operations. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” above.



Income taxes 



We and the majority of our domestic subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return.return, while we have two entities that file separate U.S. federal tax returns. Our non-U.S. subsidiaries file income tax returns in their respective local jurisdictions. We provide for income taxes on those portions of our foreign subsidiaries’ accumulated earnings (deficit) that we believe are not reinvested indefinitely in their businesses.



We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax benefit carryforwards. Deferred income tax liabilities and assets at the end of each period are determined using enacted tax rates.

 

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Under the tax benefit. We provideprovisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” we establish a valuationvaluation allowance for those jurisdictions and on those deferred tax assets wherein which the expiration date of tax benefit carryforwards or the projected taxable earnings indicateleads us to conclude that realization is not likely.

Under the provisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” (“ASC 740”) a valuation allowance is required to be established or maintained when, based on currently available information and other factors, it is more“more likely than notnot” that all or a portion of a deferred income tax asset will not be realized. ASC 740 provides that an important factorThe evaluation process includes the consideration of all available evidence regarding historical results and future projections including the estimated timing of reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and potential tax planning strategies.  Once a valuation allowance is established, it is maintained until a change in determining whether a deferred income tax asset will be realized is whether there has beenfactual circumstances gives rise to sufficient income in recent yearsof the appropriate character and whether sufficient income is expected in future years in order to utilizetiming that will allow a partial or full utilization of the deferred income tax asset.



We believe that our estimate of deferred income tax assets and our maintenance of a valuation allowance against such assets are critical accounting estimates because they are subject to, among other things, an estimate of future taxable income in the U.S. and in other non-U.S. tax jurisdictions, which are susceptible to change and dependent upon events that may or may not occur, and because the impact of our valuation allowance may be material to the assets reported on our balance sheet and in our results of operations.



The determination of our income tax provision is complex because we have operations in numerous tax jurisdictions outside the U.S. that are subject to certain risks that ordinarily would not be expected in the U.S. Tax regimes in certain jurisdictions are subject to significant changes, which may be applied on a retroactive basis. If this were to occur, our tax expense could be materially different than the amounts reported.



We periodically estimate the probable tax obligations using historical experience in tax jurisdictions and our informed judgment. There are inherent uncertainties related to the interpretation of tax regulations in the jurisdictions in which we transact business. The judgments and estimates made at a point in time may change based on the outcome of tax audits, as well as changes to, or further interpretations of, regulations. Income tax expense is adjusted in the period in which these events occur, and these adjustments are included in our Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Other Comprehensive Income.Loss. If such changes take place, there is a risk that our effective tax rate may increase or decrease in any period.

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Inventories    



Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, cost being determined predominantly on the first-in, first-out method. Reserves for inventories are provided based on historical experience and current product demand. Our inventory reserve was $6.7 million at December 31, 2014, compared with $4.3 million at December 31, 2013. We evaluate the adequacy of these reserves quarterly. Our determination of the allowance for inventory reserves is subject to change because it is based on management’s current estimates of required reserves and potential adjustments.



We believe that the allowance for inventory obsolescence is a critical accounting estimate because it is susceptible to change and dependent upon events that may or may not occur and because the impact of recognizing additional obsolescence reserves may be material to the assets reported on our balance sheet and in our results of operations.



Goodwill and other intangible and long-lived assetsSee Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.



We evaluate long-livedGoodwill

Goodwill reflects the excess of the consideration transferred plus the fair value of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date over the fair values of the identifiable net assets other than goodwillacquired. Goodwill is not amortized but rather is tested for impairment annually, or whenever events or changescircumstances present an indication of impairment. Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in circumstances indicatea business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. The primary items that generate goodwill include the carrying value of the synergies between the acquired companies and us and the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualifies for recognition as an asset may not be recoverable. If the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) from the use of an asset are less than the carrying value, a write-down would be recorded to reduce the related asset to its estimated fair value.identifiable intangible asset.



The annual impairment testing required by ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other,” (“ASC 350”)Other” requires us to use our judgment and could require us to write down the carrying value of our goodwill and other intangible assets in future periods. As required by ASC 350, we have allocatedWe allocate goodwill to our identifiable geographic reporting units, the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions, which are tested for impairment using a two-step process detailed in that statement. See Notes 6 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.process. The first step requires comparing the fair value of each reporting unit with ourthe carrying amount, including goodwill. If that fair value exceeds the carrying amount, the second step of the process is not required to be performed, and no impairment charge is required to be recorded. If that fair value does not exceed thethat carrying amount, we must perform the second step, which requires an allocation of the fair value of the reporting unit to all assets and liabilities of that unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a purchase business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price. The goodwill resulting from that purchase price allocation is then compared to the carrying amount with any excess recorded as an impairment charge.

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The evaluation of goodwill impairment requires us to make assumptions about future cash flows of the reporting unit being evaluated that include, among others, growth in revenues, margins realized, level of operating expenses and cost of capital. These assumptions require significant judgment and actual results may differ from assumed and estimated amounts.



Goodwill set forth on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 20142016 arose from acquisitions carried out in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010,from 2009 to 2015 and in years prior to December 31, 2007. Goodwill arising from acquisitions prior to 2007 was allocated to geographic reporting units based on the percentage of SLS printers then installed by geographic area. Goodwill arising from acquisitions sincein 2009 to 2015 was allocated to geographic reporting units based on geographic dispersion of the acquired companies’ sales or capitalization at the time of their acquisition.



Pursuant to the requirements of ASC 350, we are required to perform a valuation of each of our three geographic reporting units annually, or upon significant changes in our business environment. We conducted our annual impairment analysistesting for the year ended December 31, 2016 in the fourth quarter of 2014. To determine2016.  There was no goodwill impairment for the year ended December 31, 2016.

We conducted our annual impairment testing for the year ended December 31, 2015 in the fourth quarter of 2015. The results of the first step of our annual impairment testing indicated the carrying amount of goodwill assigned to the Americas and EMEA reporting units exceeded fair value and that the carrying amount of goodwill assigned to APAC did not exceed fair value. Based on these results, management completed the second step of annual impairment testing for the Americas and EMEA reporting units. Management determined that the fair value associated with goodwill assigned to the Americas was zero, resulting in a non-cash, non-tax deductible impairment charge of each reporting unit we utilized discounted cash flows, using five years of projected unleveraged free cash flows and terminal EBITDA earnings multiples. The discount rates used$382.3 million for the analysis reflected a weighted average costyear ended December 31, 2015. Management determined that the carrying amount of capital based on industry and capital structure adjusted for equity risk premiums and size risk premiums based on market capitalization. The discounted cash flow valuation uses projections of future cash flows and includes assumptions concerning future operating performance and economic conditions and may differ from actual future cash flows. We also considered the current trading multiples of comparable publicly-traded companies andgoodwill assigned to the historical pricing multiples for comparable merger and acquisition transactions that have occurred in the industry. Under each fair value measurement methodology considered, the fair value of eachEMEA reporting unit exceeded its carrying value; accordingly, no goodwillfair value by approximately 29%, resulting in a non-cash, non-tax deductible impairment adjustments were recorded oncharge of $61.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. See Notes 2 and 7 to our Consolidated Balance Sheet.  

The control premium that a third party would be willing to pay to obtain a controlling interest in 3D Systems Corporation was considered when determining fair value. In addition, factors such as the performance of competitors were also considered.

Management concluded that there was a reasonable basis for the excess of the estimated fair value of the geographic reporting units over its market capitalization.

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The estimated fair value of the three geographic reporting units incorporated judgment and the use of estimates by management. Potential factors requiring assessment include a further or sustained decline in our stock price, variance in results of operations from projections, and additional acquisition transactions in the industry that reflect a lower control premium. Any of these factors may cause us to re-evaluate goodwill during any quarter throughout the year. If an impairment charge was to be taken for goodwill it would be a non-cash charge and would not impact our cash position or cash flows; however such a charge could have a material impact to equity and the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income.Financial Statements.



There was no goodwill impairment for the yearsyear ended December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012.2014.



We will evaluatemonitor our reporting units in an effort to determine whether events and circumstances warrant further interim impairment testing. We could be required to write off or write down additional amounts in the future in the event of deterioration in our future performance, sustained slower growth or other circumstances. 

Other Intangible Assets

Intangible assets other than goodwill primarily represent acquired intangible assets including licenses, patent costs, acquired technology, internally developed technology, customer relationships, non-compete agreements, trade names and trademarks. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life, which is determined by identifying the period over which most of the cash flows are expected to be generated.

For intangibles with finite lives, we review the carrying amounts for potential impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Examples of such a change in circumstances include a significant decrease in selling price, a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which an asset is being used, or a significant adverse change in the legal or business climate. In evaluating recoverability, we group assets and liabilities at the lowest level such that the identifiable cash flows relating to the group are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. We then compare the carrying amounts of the assets or asset groups with the related estimated undiscounted future cash flows. In the event impairment exists, an impairment charge is recorded as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds the fair value. Fair value is determined by reference to estimated selling values of long-lived assets in accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plantsimilar condition or by using a discounted cash flow model. In addition, the remaining amortization period for the impaired asset would be reassessed and, Equipment” if events transpire to indicate potential impairment.  necessary, revised.

No impairment loss wascharges for intangible assets with finite lives were recorded for the periods presented.year ended December 31, 2016.  We recorded non-cash impairment charges of $93.5 million as a result of our other intangible assets impairment testing for the year ended December 31, 2015. No impairment charges for intangible assets with finite lives were recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014.



DeterminingSee Notes 2 and 6 to the fair value of a reporting unit, intangible asset or a long-lived asset is judgmental and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Management bases its fair value estimates on assumptions that it believes are reasonable but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions.Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Stock-based compensation



ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” (“ASC 718”) requiresWe maintain stock-based compensation plans that are described more fully in Note 14 to the recognition of the fair value of stock-based compensation. Under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718,Consolidated Financial Statements. For service-based awards, stock-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the awards expected to vest and recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period of the award. See Note 14 toFor stock options and awards with market conditions, compensation cost is determined at the Consolidated Financial Statements. individual tranche level. We estimate the forfeiture rate based on historical experience.



Contingencies 



We account for contingencies in accordance with ASC 450, “Contingencies” (“ASC 450”). ASC 450 requires that we record an estimated loss from a loss contingency when information available prior to issuance of our financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Accounting for contingencies such as legal matters requires us to use our judgment.

Non-GAAP Measures

In addition See Note 22 to our results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, which adjust net income and earnings per share, in assessing our operating performance. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share serve as useful measures in evaluating the overall performance of our business.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to supplement our Consolidated Financial Statements presented on a GAAP basis to facilitate a better understanding of the impact that several significant, strategic acquisitions had on our ongoing financial results and other non-cash factors. 

These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by our management about which costs, expenses and other items are excluded from our GAAP financial statements in determining our non-GAAP financial measures. We have sought to compensate for these limitations by analyzing current and expected future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis and also by providing GAAP measures as required in our public disclosures and reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to our GAAP financial statements.

The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial performance or liquidity measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures are meant to supplement, and be viewed in conjunction with, GAAP financial measures. We urge investors to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included below, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

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As discussed in detail above, we report non-GAAP measures which adjust both net income and earnings per share by excluding the impact of acquisition and severance expenses, intangible amortization, non-cash interest expense, non-cash stock-based compensation, loss on convertible notes and net gain or loss on litigation and tax settlements. We provide the required reconciliation of GAAP net income and earnings per share to non-GAAP adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share.  See Other Financial Information above.Statements.



Recent Accounting Pronouncements



See Note 2 to ourthe Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for recently issued accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and expected impact to ourthe Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption.



Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk



We are exposed to market risk from fluctuations in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. We seek to minimize these risks through regular operating and financing activities and, when we consider it to be appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. We do not purchase, hold or sell derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.



Interest rates



Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our cash and cash equivalents and revolving credit facility. We seek to minimize the risk to our cash and cash equivalents by investing cash in excess of our operating needs in short-term, high-quality instruments issued by highly creditworthy financial institutions, corporations or governments. With the amount of cash and cash equivalents and revolving credit facility that we maintained at December 31, 2014,2016, a hypothetical interest rate change of 1 percentage point, or 100 basis points, would have a $1.3$0.3 million effect on our financial position and results of operations.



From time to time, we may use derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, collars or options, to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. At December 31, 2014,2016 and 2015, we had no such financial instruments outstanding.



Foreign exchange rates



We transact business globally and are subject to risks associated with fluctuating foreign exchange rates. 49.1% of our consolidated revenue is derived from sales outside the U.S. See “Business—Global Operations” above. ThisOur revenue is generated primarily from the operations of our foreign sales subsidiaries in their respective countries and surrounding geographic areas and the operations of our research and production subsidiary in Switzerland, and is denominated in each subsidiary’s local functional currency although certain sales are denominated in other currencies, rather than the local functional currency. These subsidiaries incur most of their expenses (other than intercompany expenses) in their local functional currencies. These currencies include Australian Dollars, Brazilian Real, British Pounds, Chinese Yuan, Euros, Indian Rupee,  Israeli Shekel, Japanese Yen, Mexican Peso, South Korean Won,  Swiss Francs and Uruguayan Peso.



The geographic areas outside the U.S. in which we operate are generally not considered to be highly inflationary. Nonetheless, these foreign operations are sensitive to fluctuations in currency exchange rates arising from, among other things, certain intercompany transactions that are generally denominated in U.S. dollars rather than in their respective functional currencies. Our operating results, as well as our assets and liabilities, are also subject to the effects of foreign currency translation when the operating results, assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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We and our subsidiaries conduct business in various countries using both the functional currencies of those countries and other currencies to effect cross border transactions. As a result, we and our subsidiaries are subject to the risk that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates between the dates that those transactions are entered into and their respective settlement dates will result in a foreign exchange gain or loss. When practicable, we endeavor to match assets and liabilities in the same currency on our U.S. balance sheet and those of our subsidiaries in order to reduce these risks. We also, when we consider it appropriate, enter into foreign currency contracts to hedge exposures arising from those transactions.



We do not hedge for trading or speculative purposes, and our foreign currency contracts are generally short-term in nature, typically maturing in 90 days or less. We have elected not to prepare and maintain the documentation to qualify for hedge accounting treatment under ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” and therefore, we recognize all gains and losses (realized or unrealized) in interest and other expense, net in our Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Comprehensive Income.Loss.



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As noted above, we may use derivative financial instruments, including foreign exchange forward contracts and foreign currency options, to fix or limit our exposure to currency fluctuations.  We do not hedge our foreign currency exposures in a manner that would entirely eliminate the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates on our consolidated net income or loss.



At December 31, 20142016, a hypothetical change of 10% in foreign currency exchange rates would cause approximately a $32.0$31.2 million change in revenue in our Consolidated StatementStatements of IncomeOperations and Comprehensive IncomeLoss assuming all other variables were held constant.



Commodity prices



We use various raw materials and energy products in conjunction with our printer assembly and print materials blending processes. Generally, we acquire such components at market prices and do not use financial instruments to hedge commodity prices. As a result, we are exposed to market risks related to changes in commodity prices of these components. At December 31, 2014,2016, a hypothetical 10% change in commodity prices for raw materials would cause approximately a $1.0an approximate $1.4 million change to cost of sales in our Consolidated StatementStatements of IncomeOperations and Comprehensive Income.Loss.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data



Our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes, together with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon, are set forth below beginning on pagespage F-1 through F-40and are incorporated herein by reference.

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



Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”)), are controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.



As of December 31, 2014,2016, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. These controls and procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

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Based on this evaluation, including an evaluation of the rules referred to above in this Item 9A, management has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 20142016 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.



Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting



Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of our principal executive and principal financial officers to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.GAAP.



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Our internal control over financial reporting is supported by written policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets, provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of AmericaGAAP and that our receipts and expenditures are being made and recorded only in accordance with authorizations of our management and provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.



In connection with the preparation of this Form 10-K, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20142016 based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013 (“COSO”). Our assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2014.2016.  



Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions and that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.



BDO USA, LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm whothat audited our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K, has issued a report on our internal control over financial reporting, which is included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.



Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting



There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2014period covered by this Form 10-K that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

     

None.

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PART III



Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance



The information required in response to this Item will be set forth in our Proxy Statement for our 20152017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Proxy Statement”) under the captions “Election of Directors,” “Corporate Governance Matters,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” “Corporate Governance Matters—Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics,” “Corporate Governance Matters—Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee,” and “Corporate Governance Matters—Audit Committee.” Such information is incorporated herein by reference. 



Item 11. Executive Compensation



The information in response to this Item will be set forth in our Proxy Statement for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the captions “Director Compensation,” “Executive Compensation,” “Corporate Governance Matters—Compensation Committee,” and “Executive Compensation—Compensation Committee Report.” Such information is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters



Except as set forth below, the information required in response to this Item will be set forth in our Proxy Statement for our 20152017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.” Such information is incorporated herein by reference.



Equity Compensation Plans



The following table summarizes information about the equity securities authorized for issuance under our compensation plans as of December 31, 2014.2016. For a description of these plans, please see Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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(in thousands)

 

Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and rights (a)

 

Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b)

 

Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans

Plan Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders

 

 

2,927 

 

$

13.92 

 

 

1,835 

Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

2,927 

 

$

13.92 

 

 

1,835 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(a)

Includes 667 restricted stock units approved under plans approved by our stockholders.



(b)

(DollarsDoes not reflect the restricted stock units included in thousands)

Number of securities to be issued uponthe first column that do not have an exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and rights

Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights

Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans

Plan Category

Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders

$

377 

Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders

Total

$

377 

price.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence



The information required in response to this Item will be set forth in our Proxy Statement for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the captions “Corporate Governance Matters—Director Independence” and “Corporate Governance Matters – Related Party Transaction Policies and Procedures.” Such information is incorporated herein by reference.  

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services



The information in response to this Item will be set forth in our Proxy Statement for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Fees of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.” Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules  





 

 

(a)(3)

 

Exhibits



 

The following exhibits are included as part of this filing and incorporated herein by this reference:



 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Form 8‑B filed on August 16, 1993, and the amendment thereto, filed on Form 8‑B/A on February 4, 1994.)



 

 

3.2

 

Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed on May 23, 1995. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S‑2/A, filed on May 25, 1995.)



 

 

3.3

 

Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Preferred Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8‑A filed on January 8, 1996.)



 

 

3.4

 

Certificate of Designation of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 2, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on May 7, 2003.)



 

 

3.5

 

Certificate of Elimination of Series A Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on March 4, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 ofto Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 15, 2004.)



 

 

3.6

 

Certificate of Elimination of Series B Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 9, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 ofto Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on June 9, 2006.)



 

 

3.7

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with Secretary of State of Delaware on May 19, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of theto Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004, filed on August 5, 2004.)



 

 

3.8

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with Secretary of State of Delaware on May 17, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of theto Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005, filed on August 1, 2005.)



 

 

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3.9

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on October 7, 2011.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 7, 2011.)



 

 

3.10

 

Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 9, 2008. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 ofto Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 9, 2008.)



 

 

3.11

 

Certificate of Elimination of Series A Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on November 14, 2011.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2011.)



 

 

3.12

 

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 21, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of theto Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2013.)



 

 

3.13

 

Amended and Restated By‑Laws. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of theto Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on February 17, 2015.December 28, 2016.)



 

 

4.1*

 

Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Stock Plan of 3D Systems Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed May 20, 2009.)

4.2*

Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Stock Plan of 3D Systems Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 5, 2015.)



 

 

4.3*4.2*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement for Employees.Employees under the 2004 Incentive Stock Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S‑8, filed on May 19, 2004.)

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4.3*

Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement for Officers under the 2004 Incentive Stock Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S‑8 (Registration No. 333-115642), filed on May 19, 2004.)



 

 

4.4*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement for Officers.under the Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Stock Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.310.3 to the Registrant’s Registration StatementCurrent Report on Form S‑8,8-K (Registration No. 333-115642), filed on May 19, 2004.February 5, 2015.)



 

 

4.5*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Purchase Agreement.Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Stock Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.310.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 5, 2015.)



 

 

4.6*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Purchase Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 5, 2015.)

4.7*

Restricted Stock Plan for Non‑Employee Directors of 3D Systems Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S‑8 (Registration No. 333-115642), filed on May 19, 2004.)



 

 

4.8*4.7*

 

Amendment No. 1 to Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005, filed on August 1, 2005.)



 

 

4.9*4.8*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement for Non‑Employee Directors. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S‑8 (Registration No. 333-115642), filed on May 19, 2004.)



 

 

4.104.9

 

Indenture, dated as of November 22, 2011, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed on November 22, 2011.)



 

 

4.114.10

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.(Registration No. 333-182065), filed on June 12, 2012.)

4.11*

Appendix A to the Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Stock Plan of 3D Systems Corporation effective March 11, 2015. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 6, 2015.)

4.12*

2015 Incentive Plan of 3D Systems Corporation as Amended and Restated on February 1, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed on March 14, 2016.)

4.13*

Appendix A to the 2015 Incentive Plan of 3D Systems Corporation effective May 19, 2015. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, filed on August 6, 2015.)

4.14*

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-204305), filed on May 19, 2015.)

4.15*

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-204305), filed on May 19, 2015.)

4.16*

Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed on May 5, 2016.)

4.17*

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement with Share Price Vesting Conditions

4.18*

Form of Stock Option Award Agreement with Share Price Vesting Conditions



 

 

10.1

 

Patent License Agreement dated December 16, 1998 by and between 3D Systems, Inc., NTT Data CMET, Inc. and NTT Data Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.56 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 1998, filed on March 31, 1999.)



 

 

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10.2

 

Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between the Registrant and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on February 10, 2006.)

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10.3

 

First Amendment to Lease Agreement dated August 7, 2006 between the Registrant and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 ofto Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on August 14, 2006.)



 

 

10.4

 

Second Amendment to Lease Agreement effective as of October 6, 2006 to Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between 3D Systems Corporation and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 ofto Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on October 10, 2006.)



 

 

10.5

 

Third Amendment to Lease Agreement effective as of December 18, 2006 to Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between 3D Systems Corporation and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 ofto Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on December 20, 2006.)



 

 

10.6

 

Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement effective as of February 26, 2007 to Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between 3D Systems Corporation and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 ofto Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on March 1, 2007.) 



 

 

10.7

 

Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement effective as of March 17, 2011 to Lease Agreement dated February 8, 2006 between 3D Systems Corporation and KDC-Carolina Investments 3, LP.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed on March 18,21, 2011.)



 

 

10.8*

Employment Letter Agreement, effective September 19, 2003, by and between Registrant and Abraham N. Reichental. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on September 22, 2003.)

10.9*

Agreement, dated December 17, 2003, by and between Registrant and Abraham N. Reichental. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S‑1, filed on January 21, 2004.)

10.10*

First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated July 24, 2007, by and between Registrant and Abraham N. Reichental. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007, filed on August 6, 2007.)

10.11*

 

Charles W. Hull consulting arrangement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on July 29, 2010.)



 

 

10.12*10.9*

 

Kevin P. McAlea severance arrangement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.110.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, filed on July 29, 2010.)



 

 

10.13*10.10*

 

Transition Agreement, dated March 28, 2014, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Damon Gregoire.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 31, 2014.)



 

 

10.1410.11

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2014, among 3D Systems Corporation, the Guarantors party thereto, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent,  PNC Capital Markets LLC, as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and the other lender’s party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 ofto Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 14, 2014.)

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14.110.12*

 

Code of Conduct, as amended effective as of November 30, 2006Severance and Release Agreement, dated May 14, 2015, between 3D Systems Corporation and Theodore A. Hull. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the10.1 to Registrant’s CurrentQuarterly Report on Form 8‑K,10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, filed on December 1, 2006.August 6, 2015.)



 

 

14.210.13*

 

Executive Severance Agreement, dated May 14, 2015, between 3D Systems Corporation Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Executives and Directors.David R. Styka. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.2 of10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, filed on August 6, 2015.)

10.14*

Consulting Agreement, dated January 25, 2016, between the Corporation and ECG Ventures, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003,2015, filed on March 14, 2016.)

10.15*

Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and Vyomesh I. Joshi. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 4, 2016.)

10.16*

Severance Agreement, dated June 15, 2004.2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and Mark W. Wright. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on June 16, 2016.)

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10.17*

First Amendment, dated June 15, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 27, 2014, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Mark W. Wright. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.18*

First Amendment, dated June 15, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 13, 2015, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Mark W. Wright. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.19*

Consulting Agreement, dated June 15, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and Mark W. Wright. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.20*

Severance Agreement, dated June 15, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and Cathy L. Lewis. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.21*

First Amendment, dated June 15, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 18, 2013, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Cathy L. Lewis. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.22*

First Amendment, dated June 15, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 17, 2014, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Cathy L. Lewis. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.23*

First Amendment, dated June 15, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 13, 2015, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Cathy L. Lewis. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.24*

Employment Agreement, dated June 15, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and John N. McMullen. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.25*

Employment Agreement, dated June 15, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and Andy M. Johnson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.26*

First Amendment, dated June 15, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 4, 2014, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Andy M. Johnson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.27*

First Amendment, dated June 15, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 3, 2015, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Andy M. Johnson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.28*

First Amendment, dated June 15, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 13, 2015, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Andy M. Johnson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 16, 2016.)

10.29*

Employment Agreement, dated July 1, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and David R. Styka. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 5, 2016.)

10.30*

First Amendment, dated July 1, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated January 14, 2015, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and David R. Styka. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 5, 2016.)

10.31*

First Amendment, dated July 1, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 19, 2015, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and David R. Styka. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 5, 2016.)

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10.32*

First Amendment, dated July 1, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 13, 2015, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and David R. Styka. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 5, 2016.)

10.33*

Employment Agreement, dated August 4, 2016, between 3D Systems Corporation and Charles W. Hull. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 8, 2016.)

10.34*

First Amendment, dated August 4, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 8, 2013, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Charles W. Hull. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 8, 2016.)

10.35*

First Amendment, dated August 4, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 17, 2014, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Charles W. Hull. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 8, 2016.)

10.36*

First Amendment, dated August 4, 2016, to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 13, 2015, by and between 3D Systems Corporation and Charles W. Hull. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 8, 2016.)



 

 

21.1

 

Subsidiaries of Registrant.



 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated February 26, 2015.Firm.



 

 

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31.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, dated February 26, 2015.28, 2017.



 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, dated February 26, 2015.28, 2017.



 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, dated February 26, 2015.28, 2017.



 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, dated February 26, 2015.28, 2017.



 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document



 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Scheme Document



 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document



 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document



 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document



 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*              Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

 

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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.





 

 



 

3D Systems Corporation



 

 



By:

/s/ AVBRAHAMYOMESH  N. RI.  JEICHENTALOSHI



 

Abraham N. ReichentalVyomesh I. Joshi



 

President and Chief Executive Officer,

President and Director



Date:

February 26, 201528, 2017



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 





 

 

Signature

Title

Date



 

 

/s/ ABRAHAM N. REICHENTALVYOMESH I. JOSHI

Vyomesh I. Joshi

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

February 26, 2015

Abraham N. Reichental

(principal executive officer)

February 28, 2017



 

 

/s/ THEODORE A. HULLJOHN N. MCMULLEN

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

February 26, 201528, 2017

Theodore A. HullJohn N. McMullen

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 



 

 

/s/ CHARLES W. HULL

Executive Vice President, Chief Technology

February 26, 201528, 2017

Charles W. Hull

Officer and Director

/s/ DAVID R. STYKA

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

February 26, 2015

David R. Styka

(principal accounting officer)

 



 

 

/s/ G. WALTER LOEWENBAUM, II

Chairman of the Board of Directors

February 26, 201528, 2017

G. Walter Loewenbaum, II

 

 



 

 

/s/ JIM D. KEVER

Director

February 26, 201528, 2017

Jim D. Kever

 

 



 

 

/s/ KEVIN S. MOORE

Director

February 26, 201528, 2017

Kevin  S. Moore

 

 



 

 

/s/ DANIEL S. VAN RIPER

Director

February 26, 201528, 2017

Daniel S. Van Riper

 

 



 

 

/s/ WILLIAM E. CURRAN

Director

February 26, 201528, 2017

William E. Curran

 

 



 

 

/s/ KAREN E. WELKE

Director

February 26, 201528, 2017

Karen E. Welke

/s/ PETER H. DIAMANDIS

Director

February 26, 2015

Peter H. Diamandis

 

 



 

 

/s/ WILLIAM D. HUMES

Director

February 26, 201528, 2017

William D. Humes

 

 



 

 

/s/ THOMAS ERICKSON

Director

February 28, 2017

Thomas Erickson

 







 

 

59


 

 

3D Systems Corporation

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
and Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule







 



 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-3

   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20142016 and 20132015

F-4

   Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Comprehensive IncomeLoss for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013,2016, 2015, and 20122014

F-5

   Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013,2016, 2015, and 20122014

F-6

   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013,2016, 2015, and 20122014

F-7

   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013,2016, 2015, and 20122014

F-8

Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule

 

   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-39F-38

   Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013,2016, 2015, and 20122014

F-40F-39

F-1


 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM





To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

3D Systems Corporation

Rock Hill, South Carolina



We have audited 3D Systems Corporation and its subsidiaries’ (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014,2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in (the COSO criteria). 3D Systems Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying “Item 9A, Management’s 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, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included 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 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 its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, 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.



In our opinion, 3D Systems Corporation did maintain, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014,2016, based on the COSO criteria. 



We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of 3D Systems Corporation and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 20142016 and 2013,2015, and the related consolidated statements of incomeoperations and comprehensive income,loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 20142016 and our report dated February 26, 201528, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.



/s/ BDO USA, LLP

BDO USA, LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina

February 26, 201528, 2017

F-2F-2


 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
3D Systems Corporation
Rock Hill, South Carolina



We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of 3D Systems Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 20142016 and 20132015 and the related consolidated statements of incomeoperations  and comprehensive income,loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014.2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements 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, 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, the Consolidated Financial Statementsconsolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of 3D Systems Corporation and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 20142016 and 20132015 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 20142016 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



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 31, 2014,2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in (COSO) and our report dated February 26, 201528, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.



/s/ BDO USA, LLP

BDO USA, LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina

February 26, 201528, 2017







 

F-3F-3


 

 



3D Systems Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Asas of December 31, 20142016 and 20132015





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(in thousands, except par value)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2016

 

2015

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

284,862 

 

$

306,316 

 

$

184,947 

 

$

155,643 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10,300 (2014) and $8,133 (2013)

 

 

168,441 

 

 

132,121 

Inventories, net

 

 

96,645 

 

 

75,148 

Accounts receivable, net of reserves — $12,920 (2016) and $14,139 (2015)

 

 

127,114 

 

 

157,406 

Inventories, net of reserves — $14,770 (2016) and $28,225 (2015)

 

 

103,331 

 

 

105,877 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

15,769 

 

 

7,203 

 

 

17,558 

 

 

13,541 

Current deferred income tax asset

 

 

14,973 

 

 

6,067 

Total current assets

 

 

580,690 

 

 

526,855 

 

 

432,950 

 

 

432,467 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

81,881 

 

 

45,208 

 

 

79,978 

 

 

85,995 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

251,561 

 

 

141,709 

 

 

121,501 

 

 

157,466 

Goodwill

 

 

589,537 

 

 

370,066 

 

 

181,230 

 

 

187,875 

Long term deferred income tax asset

 

 

816 

 

 

548 

 

 

8,123 

 

 

1,900 

Other assets, net

 

 

21,485 

 

 

13,470 

 

 

25,371 

 

 

26,256 

Total assets

 

$

1,525,970 

 

$

1,097,856 

 

$

849,153 

 

$

891,959 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of debt and capitalized lease obligations

 

$

684 

 

$

187 

Current portion of capitalized lease obligations

 

$

572 

 

$

529 

Accounts payable

 

 

64,378 

 

 

51,729 

 

 

40,514 

 

 

46,869 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

 

44,219 

 

 

28,430 

 

 

49,968 

 

 

54,699 

Customer deposits

 

 

6,946 

 

 

5,466 

 

 

5,857 

 

 

8,229 

Deferred revenue

 

 

32,264 

 

 

24,644 

 

 

33,494 

 

 

35,145 

Total current liabilities

 

 

148,491 

 

 

110,456 

 

 

130,405 

 

 

145,471 

Long term portion of capitalized lease obligations

 

 

8,905 

 

 

7,277 

 

 

7,587 

 

 

8,187 

Convertible senior notes, net

 

 

 

 

11,416 

Long term deferred income tax liability

 

 

30,679 

 

 

19,714 

 

 

17,601 

 

 

17,944 

Other liabilities

 

 

34,898 

 

 

15,201 

 

 

57,988 

 

 

56,839 

Total liabilities

 

 

222,973 

 

 

164,064 

 

 

213,581 

 

 

228,441 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

 

        8,872

 

 

 

 

8,872 

 

 

8,872 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 220,000 shares; issued 112,233 (2014) and 103,818 (2013)

 

 

112 

 

 

104 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 220,000 shares; issued 115,113 (2016) and 113,115 (2015)

 

 

115 

 

 

113 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,245,462 

 

 

866,552 

 

 

1,307,428 

 

 

1,279,738 

Treasury stock, at cost: 709 shares (2014) and 600 shares (2013)

 

 

(374)

 

 

(286)

Accumulated earnings

 

 

72,124 

 

 

60,487 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(24,406)

 

 

5,789 

Treasury stock, at cost — 1,498 shares (2016) and 892 shares (2015)

 

 

(2,658)

 

 

(1,026)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(621,787)

 

 

(583,368)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(53,225)

 

 

(39,548)

Total 3D Systems Corporation stockholders' equity

 

 

1,292,918 

 

 

932,646 

 

 

629,873 

 

 

655,909 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,207 

 

 

1,146 

 

 

(3,173)

 

 

(1,263)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,294,125 

 

 

933,792 

 

 

626,700 

 

 

654,646 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,525,970 

 

$

1,097,856 

 

$

849,153 

 

$

891,959 





See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

F-4


 

 



3D Systems Corporation
Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Comprehensive IncomeLoss 
Years Ended December 31, 2014, 20132016,  2015 and 20122014



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

$

380,383 

 

$

408,119 

 

$

442,198 

Services

 

252,582 

 

 

258,044 

 

 

211,454 

Total revenue

 

632,965 

 

 

666,163 

 

 

653,652 

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

195,428 

 

 

243,639 

 

 

223,991 

Services

 

127,786 

 

 

130,715 

 

 

112,227 

Total cost of sales

 

323,214 

 

 

374,354 

 

 

336,218 

Gross profit

 

309,751 

 

 

291,809 

 

 

317,434 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

259,776 

 

 

303,784 

 

 

215,724 

Research and development

 

88,395 

 

 

92,770 

 

 

75,395 

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

 

537,179 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

348,171 

 

 

933,733 

 

 

291,119 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(38,420)

 

 

(641,924)

 

 

26,315 

Interest and other expense, net

 

1,392 

 

 

13,029 

 

 

8,928 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(39,812)

 

 

(654,953)

 

 

17,387 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

(547)

 

 

8,972 

 

 

5,441 

Net income (loss)

 

(39,265)

 

 

(663,925)

 

 

11,946 

Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(846)

 

 

(8,433)

 

 

309 

Net income (loss) attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

$

(38,419)

 

$

(655,492)

 

$

11,637 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share available to 3D Systems Corporation common stockholders — basic and diluted

$

(0.35)

 

$

(5.85)

 

$

0.11 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension adjustments, net of taxes

$

(902)

 

$

338 

 

$

(1,135)

Gain on liquidation of non-US entity

 

288 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation loss

 

(12,958)

 

 

(16,300)

 

 

(29,183)

Total other comprehensive loss

 

(13,572)

 

 

(15,962)

 

 

(30,318)

Less foreign currency translation gain (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

105 

 

 

(820)

 

 

(123)

Other comprehensive loss attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

 

(13,677)

 

 

(15,142)

 

 

(30,195)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

(52,837)

 

 

(679,887)

 

 

(18,372)

Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(741)

 

 

(9,253)

 

 

186 

Comprehensive loss attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

$

(52,096)

 

$

(670,634)

 

$

(18,558)

















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

2014

 

2013

 

2012

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

$

442,198 

 

$

356,032 

 

$

229,980 

Services

 

211,454 

 

 

157,368 

 

 

123,653 

Total revenue

 

653,652 

 

 

513,400 

 

 

353,633 

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

223,991 

 

 

159,628 

 

 

105,286 

Services

 

112,227 

 

 

86,178 

 

 

67,151 

Total cost of sales

 

336,218 

 

 

245,806 

 

 

172,437 

Gross profit

 

317,434 

 

 

267,594 

 

 

181,196 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

215,724 

 

 

143,244 

 

 

97,422 

Research and development

 

75,395 

 

 

43,489 

 

 

23,203 

Total operating expenses

 

291,119 

 

 

186,733 

 

 

120,625 

Income from operations

 

26,315 

 

 

80,861 

 

 

60,571 

Interest and other expense, net

 

8,928 

 

 

16,855 

 

 

17,292 

Income before income taxes

 

17,387 

 

 

64,006 

 

 

43,279 

Provision for income taxes

 

5,441 

 

 

19,887 

 

 

4,338 

Net income 

 

11,946 

 

 

44,119 

 

 

38,941 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(309)

 

 

(12)

 

 

Net income attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

$

11,637 

 

$

44,107 

 

$

38,941 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension adjustments, net of taxes: $515 (2014), $78 (2013) and $316 (2012)

$

(1,135)

 

$

(168)

 

$

(714)

Foreign currency translation gain (loss) attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

 

(29,183)

 

 

1,968 

 

 

1,640 

Liquidation of non-US entity

 

 

 

173 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(30,318)

 

 

1,973 

 

 

926 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

(18,681)

 

 

46,080 

 

 

39,867 

Foreign currency translation (gain) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

123 

 

 

(50)

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

$

(18,558)

 

$

46,030 

 

$

39,867 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share available to 3D Systems common stockholders — basic and diluted

$

0.11 

 

$

0.45 

 

$

0.48 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

F-5


 

 



3D Systems Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2014, 20132016,  2015 and 20122014





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands, except par value)

Shares

 

Par Value $0.001

 

Additional Paid In Capital

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Accumulated Earnings

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Total 3D Systems Corporation Stockholders' Equity

 

Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

Total Stockholders' Equity

Shares

 

Par Value $0.001

 

Additional Paid In Capital

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Accumulated Earnings (Deficit)

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Total 3D Systems Corporation Stockholders' Equity

 

Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

Total Stockholders' Equity

Balance at December 31, 2011

50,975 

 

$

51 

 

$

274,542 

 

324 

 

$

(214)

 

$

(22,531)

 

$

2,940 

 

 

254,788 

 

$

 

 

254,788 

Exercise of stock options

1,055 

 

 

 

 

3,903 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,904 

 

 

 

 

3,904 

Tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

 

 

 

 

1,514 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,514 

 

 

 

 

1,514 

Issuance (repurchase) of restricted stock, net

524 

 

 

 

 

524 

 

31 

 

 

(26)

 

 

 

 

 

 

499 

 

 

 

 

499 

Issuance of common stock

4,151 

 

 

 

 

106,885 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106,889 

 

 

 

 

106,889 

Issuance of stock for 5.50% senior convertible notes

2,845 

 

 

 

 

60,079 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,082 

 

 

 

 

60,082 

Issuance of stock for acquisitions

294 

 

 

(a)

 

7,672 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,672 

 

 

 

 

7,672 

Stock-based compensation expense

11 

 

 

 

 

5,118 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,118 

 

 

 

 

5,118 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,941 

 

 

 

 

38,941 

 

 

 

 

38,941 

Pension adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(714)

 

 

(714)

 

 

 

 

(714)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,640 

 

 

1,640 

 

 

 

 

1,640 

Balance at December 31, 2012

59,855 

 

$

60 

 

$

460,237 

 

355 

 

$

(240)

 

$

16,410 

 

$

3,866 

 

$

480,333 

 

$

 

$

480,333 

Tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

 

 

 

 

26,038 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,038 

 

 

 

 

26,038 

Issuance (repurchase) of restricted stock, net

1,001 

 

 

 

 

947 

 

68 

 

 

(46)

 

 

 

 

 

 

902 

 

 

 

 

902 

Issuance of stock for 5.50% senior convertible notes

4,675 

 

 

 

 

80,749 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80,754 

 

 

 

 

80,754 

Common stock split

30,867 

 

 

31 

 

 

(177)

 

177 

 

 

 

 

(30)

 

 

 

 

(176)

 

 

 

 

(176)

Issuance of stock for acquisitions

293 

 

 

 

 

13,131 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,131 

 

 

 

 

13,131 

Issuance of stock for equity raise

7,112 

 

 

 

 

272,069 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

272,076 

 

 

 

 

272,076 

Stock-based compensation expense

15 

 

 

 

 

13,558 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,558 

 

 

 

 

13,558 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,107 

 

 

 

 

44,107 

 

 

12 

 

 

44,119 

Noncontrolling interest for business combinations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,084 

 

 

1,084 

Pension adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(168)

 

 

(168)

 

 

 

 

(168)

Liquidation of non-US entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

173 

 

 

173 

 

 

 

 

173 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,918 

 

 

1,918 

 

 

50 

 

 

1,968 

Balance at December 31, 2013

103,818 

 

$

104 

 

$

866,552 

 

600 

 

$

(286)

 

$

60,487 

 

$

5,789 

 

$

932,646 

 

$

1,146 

 

$

933,792 
103,818 

 

$

104 

 

$

866,552 

 

600 

 

$

(286)

 

$

60,487 

 

$

5,789 

 

$

932,646 

 

$

1,146 

 

$

933,792 

Tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

 

 

 

 

7,653 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,653 

 

 

 

 

7,653 

 

 

 

 

7,653 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,653 

 

 

 

 

7,653 

Issuance (repurchase) of restricted stock, net

1,152 

 

 

 

 

1,983 

 

109 

 

 

(88)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,896 

 

 

 

 

1,896 

Issuance of stock for 5.50% senior convertible notes, net of taxes

877 

 

 

 

 

12,133 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,134 

 

 

 

 

12,134 

Issuance and repurchase of restricted stock, net

1,152 

 

 

 

 

1,983 

 

109 

 

 

(88)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,896 

 

 

 

 

1,896 

Issuance of stock for convertible notes, net of taxes

877 

 

 

 

 

12,133 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,134 

 

 

 

 

12,134 

Issuance of stock for acquisitions

436 

 

 

 

 

24,625 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,625 

 

 

 

 

24,625 
436 

 

 

 

 

24,625 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,625 

 

 

 

 

24,625 

Issuance of stock for equity raise

5,950 

 

 

 

 

299,723 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

299,729 

 

 

 

 

299,729 
5,950 

 

 

 

 

299,723 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

299,729 

 

 

 

 

299,729 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

32,793 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,793 

 

 

 

 

32,793 

 

 

 

 

32,793 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,793 

 

 

 

 

32,793 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,637 

 

 

 

 

11,637 

 

 

309 

 

 

11,946 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,637 

 

 

 

 

11,637 

 

 

309 

 

 

11,946 

Noncontrolling interests for business combinations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(125)

 

 

(125)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(125)

 

 

(125)

Pension adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,135)

 

 

(1,135)

 

 

 

 

(1,135)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,135)

 

 

(1,135)

 

 

 

 

(1,135)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,060)

 

 

(29,060)

 

 

(123)

 

 

(29,183)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,060)

 

 

(29,060)

 

 

(123)

 

 

(29,183)

Balance at December 31, 2014

112,233 

 

$

112 

 

$

1,245,462 

 

709 

 

$

(374)

 

$

72,124 

 

$

(24,406)

(b)

$

1,292,918 

 

$

1,207 

 

$

1,294,125 
112,233 

 

$

112 

 

$

1,245,462 

 

709 

 

$

(374)

 

$

72,124 

 

$

(24,406)

 

$

1,292,918 

 

$

1,207 

 

$

1,294,125 

Tax provision from share-based payment arrangements

 

 

 

 

(1,243)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,243)

 

 

 

 

(1,243)

Issuance and repurchase of restricted stock, net

882 

 

 

 

 

786 

 

183 

 

 

(652)

 

 

 

 

 

 

135 

 

 

 

 

135 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

34,733 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,733 

 

 

 

 

34,733 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(655,492)

 

 

 

 

(655,492)

 

 

(8,433)

 

 

(663,925)

Noncontrolling interests for business combinations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,783 

 

 

6,783 

Pension adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

338 

 

 

338 

 

 

 

 

338 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,480)

 

 

(15,480)

 

 

(820)

 

 

(16,300)

Balance at December 31, 2015

113,115 

 

$

113 

 

$

1,279,738 

 

892 

 

$

(1,026)

 

$

(583,368)

 

$

(39,548)

 

$

655,909 

 

$

(1,263)

 

$

654,646 

Issuance and repurchase of restricted stock, net, and retirement of treasury stock

1,998 

 

 

 

 

(1,241)

 

606 

 

 

(1,632)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,871)

 

 

 

 

(2,871)

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

(2,364)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,364)

 

 

(1,169)

 

 

(3,533)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

31,295 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,295 

 

 

 

 

31,295 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(38,419)

 

 

 

 

(38,419)

 

 

(846)

 

 

(39,265)

Pension adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(902)

 

 

(902)

 

 

 

 

(902)

Liquidation of non-US entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

288 

 

 

288 

 

 

 

 

288 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,063)

 

 

(13,063)

 

 

105 

 

 

(12,958)

Balance at December 31, 2016

115,113 

 

$

115 

 

$

1,307,428 

 

1,498 

 

$

(2,658)

 

$

(621,787)

 

$

(53,225)

 

$

629,873 

 

$

(3,173)

 

$

626,700 



(a)

Amounts not shown due to rounding.

(b)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss of $24,406 consists of a cumulative unrealized loss on pension plan of $2,211 and a foreign currency translation loss of $22,195.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.Consolidated Financial Statements.

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3D Systems Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2014, 20132016, 2015 and 20122014





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

 

(In thousands)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

11,946 

 

$

44,119 

 

$

38,941 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

(39,265)

 

$

(663,925)

 

$

11,946 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit of deferred income taxes

 

(24,555)

 

 

(9,892)

 

 

(661)

 

(6,566)

 

 

(2,875)

 

 

(24,555)

Depreciation and amortization

 

55,188 

 

 

30,444 

 

 

21,229 

 

60,535 

 

 

83,069 

 

 

55,188 

Provision for arbitration award

 

 

 

11,282 

 

 

Impairment of assets

 

8,618 

 

 

544,611 

 

 

Non-cash interest on convertible notes

 

224 

 

 

974 

 

 

3,876 

 

 

 

 

 

224 

Provision for bad debts

 

8,699 

 

 

4,961 

 

 

3,039 

 

1,552 

 

 

3,766 

 

 

8,699 

Provision for inventory reserves and revaluation, net

 

11,053 

 

 

21,550 

 

 

2,334 

Stock-based compensation

 

32,793 

 

 

13,558 

 

 

5,118 

 

31,295 

 

 

34,733 

 

 

32,793 

(Gain) loss on the disposition of property and equipment

 

(227)

 

 

1,128 

 

 

(674)

 

2,529 

 

 

(43)

 

 

(227)

Deferred interest income

 

 

 

(1,018)

 

 

Loss on conversion of convertible debt

 

1,806 

 

 

11,275 

 

 

7,021 

 

 

 

 

 

1,806 

Changes in operating accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating accounts, net of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(55,977)

 

 

(43,684)

 

 

(19,246)

 

27,130 

 

 

20,890 

 

 

(55,977)

Inventories

 

(30,754)

 

 

(30,893)

 

 

(12,225)

 

(22,178)

 

 

(31,241)

 

 

(33,088)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(9,235)

 

 

(1,780)

 

 

(794)

 

(4,369)

 

 

2,197 

 

 

(9,235)

Accounts payable

 

23,482 

 

 

7,620 

 

 

(238)

 

(5,878)

 

 

(18,904)

 

 

23,482 

Accrued liabilities

 

16,071 

 

 

(6,495)

 

 

7,567 

Customer deposits

 

1,921 

 

 

1,904 

 

 

(1,336)

Deferred revenue

 

8,686 

 

 

7,526 

 

 

1,164 

Other operating assets and liabilities

 

11,043 

 

 

(4,563)

 

 

(1,251)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

51,111 

 

 

25,184 

 

 

51,530 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

(6,652)

 

 

624 

 

 

15,406 

All other operating activities

 

(902)

 

 

(8,862)

 

 

22,315 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

56,902 

 

 

(3,128)

 

 

51,111 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(22,727)

 

 

(6,972)

 

 

(3,224)

 

(16,567)

 

 

(22,399)

 

 

(22,727)

Additions to license and patent costs

 

(753)

 

 

(1,648)

 

 

(729)

 

(1,132)

 

 

(907)

 

 

(753)

Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment

 

 

 

1,882 

 

 

 

350 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of noncontrolling interest

 

(3,533)

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash assumed

 

(345,361)

 

 

(162,318)

 

 

(183,701)

 

 

 

(91,799)

 

 

(345,361)

Other investing activities

 

(6,600)

 

 

(4,701)

 

 

 

(1,000)

 

 

(5,750)

 

 

(6,600)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(375,441)

 

 

(173,757)

 

 

(187,654)

 

(21,882)

 

 

(120,855)

 

 

(375,441)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefits (provision) from share-based payment arrangements

 

 

 

(1,243)

 

 

7,653 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

299,729 

 

 

272,076 

 

 

106,889 

 

 

 

 

 

299,729 

Tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

 

7,653 

 

 

26,038 

 

 

1,514 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and restricted stock, net

 

1,896 

 

 

902 

 

 

4,400 

Cash disbursed in lieu of fractional shares related to stock split

 

 

 

(176)

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

13 

 

 

Proceeds, repurchase and retirement of stock, net

 

(2,871)

 

 

135 

 

 

1,896 

Repayment of capital lease obligations

 

(696)

 

 

(157)

 

 

(163)

 

(1,055)

 

 

(1,049)

 

 

(696)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

308,582 

 

 

298,696 

 

 

112,640 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(5,706)

 

 

334 

 

 

223 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(3,926)

 

 

(2,157)

 

 

308,582 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,790)

 

 

(3,079)

 

 

(5,706)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(21,454)

 

 

150,457 

 

 

(23,261)

 

29,304 

 

 

(129,219)

 

 

(21,454)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

 

306,316 

 

 

155,859 

 

 

179,120 

 

155,643 

 

 

284,862 

 

 

306,316 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

$

284,862 

 

$

306,316 

 

$

155,859 

$

184,947 

 

$

155,643 

 

$

284,862 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash interest payments

$

888 

 

$

1,584 

 

$

9,113 

$

839 

 

$

707 

 

$

888 

Cash income tax payments

 

15,602 

 

 

5,642 

 

 

3,506 

 

11,045 

 

 

12,512 

 

 

15,602 

Transfer of equipment from inventory to property and equipment, net (a)

 

5,891 

 

 

4,886 

 

 

4,057 

 

12,493 

 

 

9,902 

 

 

5,891 

Transfer of equipment to inventory from property and equipment, net (b)

 

944 

 

 

612 

 

 

1,924 

 

1,102 

 

 

2,764 

 

 

944 

Stock issued for acquisitions of businesses

 

24,625 

 

 

13,131 

 

 

7,672 

 

 

 

 

 

24,625 

Notes redeemed for shares of common stock

 

12,134 

 

 

80,754 

 

 

60,082 

 

 

 

 

 

12,134 



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-7


(a)

Inventory is transferred from inventory to property and equipment at cost when the Company requires additional machines for training or demonstration or for placement into Quickpartson-demand parts services locations.

(b)

In general, an asset is transferred from property and equipment, net into inventory at its net book value when the Company has identified a potential sale for a used machine.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-7




Note 1 Basis of Presentation



The consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of 3D Systems Corporation and all majority-owned subsidiaries and entities in which a controlling interest is maintained (the “Company”).



A non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is considered an ownership interest in a majority-owned subsidiary that is not attributable to the parent. The Company includes noncontrolling interestinterests as a component of total equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the net income attributable to noncontrolling interests are presented as an adjustment from net income used to arrive at net income attributable to 3D Systems Corporation in the consolidated statements of incomeoperations and comprehensive income.

Investments in non-consolidated affiliates (20-50 percent owned companies and joint ventures) are accounted for using the equity method.

Investments through which we are not able to exercise significant influence over the investee and which we do not have readily determinable fair values are accounted for under the cost method.loss.  



All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s annual reporting period is the calendar year.



The consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.



The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions.

All amounts presented in the accompanying footnotes are presented in thousands, except for per share information.



Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies



Use of Estimates



The consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including, among others, those related to the allowance for doubtful accounts, income taxes, inventory reserves, goodwill, other intangible assets contingencies and revenue recognition.contingencies. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.



Revenue Recognition



Net revenue is derived primarily from the sale of products and services. The following revenue recognition policies define the manner in which the Company accounts for sales transactions.



The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of a sale arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services are rendered, the sales price or fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue generally is recognized net of allowances for returns and any taxes collected from customers and subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. The Company sells its products through its direct sales force and through authorized resellers.reseller partners. The Company recognizes revenue on sales to resellersreseller partners at the time of sale when the resellerpartner has economic substance apart from Company, and the Company has completed its obligations related to the sale.

F-8


The Company enters into sales arrangements that may provide for multiple deliverables to a customer. Sales of printers may include ancillary equipment, print materials, a warranty on the equipment, training and installation. The Company identifies all goods and/or services that are to be delivered separately under a sales arrangement and allocates revenue to each deliverable based on either vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) or if VSOE is not determinable then the Company uses best estimated selling price (“BESP”) of each deliverable. The Company established VSOE of selling price using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately. The objective of BESP is to determine the price at which the Company would transact a sale if the deliverable was sold regularly on a stand-alone basis. The Company considers multiple factors including, but not limited to, market conditions, geographies, competitive landscapes, and entity-specific factors such as internal costs, gross margin objectives and pricing practices when estimating BESP. Consideration in a multiple element arrangement is then allocated to the elements on a relative sales value basis using either VSOE or BESP for all the elements. The Company also evaluates the impact of undelivered items on the functionality of delivered items for each sales transaction and, where appropriate, defers revenue on delivered items when that functionality has been affected.  Functionality is determined to be met if the delivered products or services represent a separate earnings process.

F-8




Hardware

In general, revenues are separated between printers and other products, print materials, training services, maintenance services and installation services. The allocated revenue for each deliverable is then recognized based on relative fair values of the components of the sale, consistent within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605 Revenue Recognition.



Under the Company’s standard terms and conditions of sale, title and risk of loss transfer to the customer at the time product is shipped to the customer and revenue is recognized accordingly, unless customer acceptance is uncertain or significant obligations remain. The Company defers the estimated revenue associated with post-sale obligations that are not essential to the functionality of the delivered items, and recognizes revenue in the future as the conditions for revenue recognition are met.



Software



The Company also markets and sells software tools that enable our customers to capture and customize content using our printers, as well as reverse engineering and inspection software. The software does not require significant modification or customization. The Company applies the guidance in ASC 985-605, Software-Revenue Recognition in recognizing revenue when software is more than incidental to the product or service as a whole based on fair value using vendor-specific objective evidence. Revenue from perpetual software licenses is recognized either upon delivery of the product or delivery of a key code which allows the customer to access the software. In instances where software access is provided for a trial period, revenue is not recognized until the customer has purchased the software at the expiration of the trial period. The Company uses the residual method to allocate revenue to software licenses at the inception of the license term when VSOE of fair value for all undelivered elements, such as maintenance, exists and all other revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. In instances in which customers purchase post sale support, it is considered a separate element from the software and is deferred at the time of sale and subsequently amortized in future periods.



The Company also sells equipment with embedded software to its customers. The embedded software is not sold separately, it is not a significant focus of the marketing effort and the Company does not provide post-contract customer support specific to the software or incur significant costs that are within the scope of ASC 985. Additionally, the functionality that the software provides is marketed as part of the overall product. The software embedded in the equipment is incidental to the equipment as a whole such that ASC 985 is not applicable. Sales of these products are recognized in accordance with ASC 605.25, “Multiple-Element Arrangements.605-25, “Multiple-Element Arrangements.



Services



Printers and certain other products include a warranty under which the Company provides maintenance for periods up to one year, as well as training, installation and non-contract maintenance services. The Company defers this portion of the revenue at the time of sale based on the relative fair value of these services. Deferred revenue is recognized ratably according to the term of the warranty. Costs associated with our obligations during the warranty period are expensed as incurred. After the initial warranty period, the Company offers these customers optional maintenance contracts. Deferred maintenance revenue is recognized ratably, on a straight-line basis, over the period of the contract, and costs associated with these contracts are recognized as incurred. Revenue from training, installation and non-contract maintenance services is recognized at the time of performance.



Quickparts printedOn-demand parts and healthcare service sales are included within services revenue and revenue is recognized upon shipment or delivery of the parts, based on the terms of the sales arrangement. 

F-9


Terms of sale



Shipping and handling costs billed to customers for equipment sales and sales of print materials are included in product revenue in the Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Other Comprehensive Income.Loss. Costs incurred by the Company associated with shipping and handling are included in product cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Other Comprehensive Income.Loss.



Credit is extended, and creditworthiness is determined, based on an evaluation of each customer’s financial condition. New customers are generally required to complete a credit application and provide references and bank information to facilitate an analysis of creditworthiness. Customers with a favorable profile may receive credit terms that differ from the Company’s general credit terms. Creditworthiness is considered, among other things, in evaluating the Company’s relationship with customers with past due balances.

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The Company’s terms of sale generally require payment within 30 to 60 days after shipment of a product, although the Company also recognizes that longer payment periods are customary in some countries where it transacts business. To reduce credit risk in connection with printer sales, the Company may, depending upon the circumstances, require significant deposits prior to shipment and may retain a security interest in a system sold until fully paid. In some circumstances, the Company may require payment in full for its products prior to shipment and may require international customers to furnish letters of credit. For maintenance services, the Company either bills customers on a time-and-materials basis or sells customers service agreements that are recorded as deferred revenue and provide for payment in advance on either an annual or other periodic basis.



Cash and Cash Equivalents



Investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents. The Company’s policy is to invest cash in excess of short-term operating and debt-service requirements in such cash equivalents. These instruments are stated at cost, which approximates market value because of the short maturity of the instruments. The Company places its cash with highly creditworthy financial institutions, corporations or governments, and believes its risk of loss is limited; however, at times, account balances may exceed international and U.S. federally insured limits.



Investments

Investments in non-consolidated affiliates (20-50 percent owned companies and joint ventures) are accounted for using the equity method. Investments through which we are not able to exercise significant influence over the investee and which we do not have readily determinable fair values are accounted for under the cost method.

The Company assesses declines in the fair value of investments to determine whether such declines are other-than-temporary. This assessment is made considering all available evidence, including changes in general market conditions, specific industry and individual company data, the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, the financial condition and the near-term prospects of the entity issuing the security, and the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment until recovery. Other-than-temporary impairments of investments are recorded to interest and other expense, net, on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss in the period in which they become impaired.

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded impairment charges of $1,210 and $7,432, respectively, related to certain minority investments of less than 20% ownership, for which we do not exercise significant influence. The aggregate carrying amount of all investments accounted for under the cost method totaled $9,116 and $10,687 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and is included in other assets, net, on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts



TheIn evaluating the collectability of accounts receivable, the Company assesses a number of factors, including specific customers’ ability to meet their financial obligations to us, the length of time receivables are past due and historical collection experience. Based on these assessments, the Company may record a reserve for specific customers, as well as a general reserve and allowance for returns and discounts. If circumstances related to specific customers change, or economic conditions deteriorate such that the Company’s past collection experience is no longer relevant, its estimate of the allowancerecoverability of accounts receivable could be further reduced from the levels provided for doubtful accounts related to trade receivables is based on two methods. The amounts calculated from each of these methods are combined to determinein the total amount reserved.Consolidated Financial Statements.



First, theThe Company evaluates specific accounts for which it has information that thebelieves a customer may be unablehave an inability to meet itstheir financial obligations (for example, aging over 90 days past due or bankruptcy). In these cases, the Company uses its judgment, based on the available facts and circumstances, and records a specific reserve for that customer against amounts due to reduce the outstanding receivable balance to an amount the amount that is expectedCompany expects to be collected.collect. These specific reserves are reevaluated and adjusted as additional information is received that impacts the amount reserved.

Second, a reserve is established for all customers based on percentages applied to aging categories. These percentages are based on historical collection and write-off experience. If circumstances change (for example, the Company experiences higher-than-expected defaults or an unexpected adverse change in a customer’s financial condition), estimates of the recoverability of amounts due to the Company could be reduced. Similarly, if the Company experiences lower-than-expected defaults or customer financial condition improves, estimates of the recoverability of amounts due the Company could be increased.

The Company also provides an allowance account for returns and discounts. This allowance is evaluated on a specific account basis. In addition, the Company provides a general reserve for returns from customers that have not been specifically identified based on historical experience.

The Company’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables is determined by evaluating specific accounts for which the borrower is past due more than 90 days, or for which it has information that the borrower may be unable to meet its financial obligations (for example, bankruptcy). In these cases, the Company uses its judgment, based on the available facts and circumstances, and records a specific reserve for that borrower against amounts due to reduce the outstanding receivable balance to the amount that is expected to be collected. If there are any specific reserves, they are reevaluatedre-evaluated and adjusted as additional information is received that impacts the amount reserved.



Inventories



Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable market value, cost being determined using the first-in, first-out method. Reserves for slow-moving and obsolete inventories are provided based on historical experience and current product demand. The Company evaluates the adequacy of these reserves quarterly.

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Property and Equipment



Property and equipment are carried at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, generally three to thirty years.assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of (i) their estimated useful lives and (ii) the estimated or contractual lives of the leases. Realized gains and losses are recognized upon disposal or retirement of the related assets and are reflected in results of operations. Charges for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.



GoodwillIn accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Intangible AssetsEquipment,” the Company assesses potential impairments of property and equipment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. If required, an impairment loss is recognized as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the assets.



Goodwill

Goodwill reflects the excess of the consideration transferred plus the fair value of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date over the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but rather is tested for impairment annually, or whenever events or circumstances present an indication of impairment. Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. The primary items that generate goodwill include the value of the synergies between the acquired companies and the Company and the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualifies for recognition as an identifiable intangible asset.

The annual impairment testing required by ASC 350, “IntangiblesIntangibles – Goodwill and Other”Other requires the Company to use judgment and could require the Company to write down the carrying value of its goodwill and other intangible assets in future periods. The Company allocates goodwill to its identifiable geographic reporting units, the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions, which are tested for impairment using a two-step process detailed in that statement. See Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.process. The first step requires comparing the fair value of each reporting unit with the carrying amount, including goodwill. If that fair value exceeds the carrying amount, the second step of the process is not required to be performed, and no impairment charge is required to be recorded. If that fair value does not exceed that carrying amount, the Company must perform the second step, which requires an allocation of the fair value of the reporting unit to all assets and liabilities of that unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a purchase business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price. The goodwill resulting from that purchase price allocation is then compared to the carrying amount with any excess recorded as an impairment charge.

The evaluation of goodwill impairment requires the Company to make assumptions about future cash flows of the reporting unit being evaluated that include, among others, growth in revenues, margins realized, level of operating expenses and cost of capital. These assumptions require significant judgement and actual results may differ from assumed and estimated amounts.



Goodwill set forth on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 20142016 arose from acquisitions carried out in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 andfrom 2009 to 2015 and in years prior to December 31, 2007. Goodwill arising from acquisitions prior to 2007 was allocated to geographic reporting units based on the percentage of SLS printers then installed by geographic area. Goodwill arising from acquisitions in 2009 through 2014to 2015 was allocated to geographic reporting units based on geographic dispersion of the acquired companies’ sales or capitalization at the time of their acquisition.



The Company is required to perform a valuation of each ofconducted its three geographic reporting units annually, or upon significant changesannual impairment testing for the year ended December 31, 2016 in the Company’s business environment. fourth quarter of 2016. There was no goodwill impairment for the year ended December 31, 2016.

The Company conducted its annual impairment analysistesting for the year ended December 31, 2015 in the fourth quarter of 2014. To determine2015. The results of the Company’s first step of annual impairment testing indicated the carrying amount of goodwill assigned to the Americas and EMEA reporting units exceeded fair value and that the carrying amount of goodwill assigned to APAC did not exceed fair value. Based on these results, management completed the second step of annual impairment testing for the Americas and EMEA reporting units. Management determined that the fair value of each reporting unitgoodwill assigned to the Company utilized discounted cash flows, using five years of projected unleveraged free cash flows and terminal EBITDA earnings multiples. The discount rates used for the analysis reflected a weighted average cost of capital based on industry and capital structure adjusted for equity risk premiums and size risk premiums based on market capitalization. The discounted cash flow valuation uses projections of future cash flows and includes assumptions concerning future operating performance and economic conditions and may differ from actual future cash flows. The Company also considered the current trading multiples of comparable publicly-traded companies and the historical pricing multiples for comparable merger and acquisition transactions that have occurred in the industry. The control premium that a third party would be willing to pay to obtain a controlling interestAmericas was zero, resulting in a reporting unitnon-cash, non-tax deductible impairment charge of $382,271. Management determined that the carrying amount of the Company was a component considered when determining fair value. In addition, factors such as the performance of competitors were also considered. Under eachgoodwill assigned to EMEA exceeded fair value measurement methodology considered, the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying value; accordingly, noby approximately 29%, resulting in a non-cash, non-tax deductible goodwill impairment adjustments were recorded. In addition, factors such as the performancecharge of competitors were also considered. The Company concluded that there was a reasonable basis for the excess of the estimated fair value of the geographic reporting units over its market capitalization.

The estimated fair value of the three geographic reporting units incorporated judgment and the use of estimates by management. Potential factors requiring assessment include the relationship between our market capitalization and our book value, variance in results of operations from projections, and additional acquisition transactions in the industry that reflect a lower control premium. Any of these factors may cause management to reevaluate goodwill during any quarter throughout the year. If an impairment charge were to be taken for goodwill it would be a non-cash charge and would not impact the Company’s cash position or cash flows; however, such a charge could have a material impact to equity and the statement of income and comprehensive income.$61,388. See Note 7.



There was no goodwill impairment for the yearsyear ended December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012.2014.



Determining the fair value of a reporting unit, intangible asset or a long-lived asset is judgmental and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The Company baseswill monitor its fair value estimates on assumptions that it believes are reasonable, but are uncertainreporting units in an effort to determine whether events and subjectcircumstances warrant further interim impairment testing. The Company could be required to changeswrite off or write down additional amounts in market conditions.the future in the event of deterioration in future performance, sustained slower growth or other circumstances.

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Other Intangible Assets



Intangible assets other than goodwill primarily represent acquired intangible assets including licenses, patent costs, acquired technology, internally developed technology, customer relationships, non-compete agreements, trade names and trademarks. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life, which is determined by identifying the period over which most of the cash flows are expected to be generated.

Amortization of license and patent costs is included in cost of sales, research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses, depending upon the nature and use of the technology. Amortization of trade names, customer relationships and non-compete agreements are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

For intangibles with finite lives, the Company reviews the carrying amounts for potential impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Examples of such a change in circumstances include a significant decrease in selling price, a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which an asset is being used, or a significant adverse change in the legal or business climate. In evaluating recoverability, the Company groups assets and liabilities at the lowest level such that the identifiable cash flows relating to the group are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. The Company then compares the carrying amounts of the assets or asset groups with the related estimated undiscounted future cash flows. In the event impairment exists, an impairment charge is recorded as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds the fair value. Fair value is determined by reference to estimated selling values of assets in similar condition or by using a discounted cash flow model. In addition, the remaining amortization period for the impaired asset would be reassessed and, if necessary, revised.

No impairment charges for intangible assets with finite lives were recorded for the year ended December 31, 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $93,520 arising from the Company’s other intangible assets impairment testing. No impairment charges were recorded by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

The minority interest shareholders of a certain subsidiary have the right in certain circumstances to require the Company to acquire theireither a portion of or all of the remaining ownership interest underinterests held by them. The owners’ ability to exercise any such “put option” right is subject to the satisfaction of certain circumstances pursuantconditions, including conditions requiring notice in advance of exercise. In addition, these rights cannot be exercised prior to a specified exercise date. The exercise of these rights at their earliest contractual arrangement anddate would result in obligations of the Company has a similar call option underto fund the same contractual terms. The amount of consideration under the put and call rights is not a fixed amount, but rather is dependent upon various valuation formulas and on future events, such as revenue and gross margin performance of the subsidiary through the date of exercise, etc. as describedrelated amounts in 2019. See Note 22.



The Company has recorded the put option as mezzanine equity at their current estimated redemption amount. The Company accrues changes in the redemption amounts over the period from the date of issuance to the earliest redemption date of the put option. For the year ended December 31, 2014,2016, there has been no chargechange to redeemable noncontrolling interests. Changes in the estimated redemption amounts of the put options are adjusted at each reporting period with a corresponding adjustment to equity.



The following table presents changes in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests.Interests:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

(in thousands)

2014

 

2013

Balance at January 1,

$

 

$

Granted

 

8,550 

 

 

Currency translation adjustments

 

322 

 

 

Balance at December 31,

$

8,872 

 

$



 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

2016

 

2015

Beginning balance – January 1

$

8,872 

 

$

8,872 

Changes in redemption value

 

 

 

Ending balance – December 31

$

8,872 

 

$

8,872 

Licenses, Patent Costs and Other Long-Lived Assets

Licenses, patent costs and other long-lived assets include costs incurred to perfect license or patent rights under applicable domestic and foreign laws and the amount incurred to acquire existing licenses and patents. Licenses and patent costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which are approximately seven to twenty years. Amortization expense is included in cost of sales, research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses, depending upon the nature and use of the technology.

The Company evaluates long-lived assets other than goodwill for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. If the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) from the use of the asset are less than its carrying value, a write-down would be recorded to reduce the related asset to its estimated fair value.

No impairment loss was recorded for the periods presented.

Capitalized Software Costs

Certain software development and production costs are capitalized when the related product reaches technological feasibility. No Software development costs were capitalized in 2014 and $250 were capitalized in 2013. No software development costs were capitalized in 2012. Capitalized software costs include internally developed software and certain costs that relate to developed software that the Company acquired through acquisition of businesses. Amortization of software development costs begins when the related products are available for use in related printers. Amortization expense related to capitalized software costs amounted to $1,439, $1,439 and $1,440 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, based on the straight-line method using an estimated useful life ranging from one year to eight years. Net capitalized software costs aggregated $3,556, $5,234 and $6,424 at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and are included in intangible assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.



Contingencies



The Company follows the provisions of ASC 450, “Contingencies,Contingencies,” which requires that an estimated loss from a loss contingency be accrued by a charge to income if it is both probable that an asset has been impaired or that a liability has been incurred and that the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.

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Foreign Currency Translation



The Company transacts business globally and is subject to risks associated with fluctuating foreign exchange rates. 49.1% of theThe Company’s consolidated revenue that is derived from sales outside the U.S. This revenue is generated primarily from sales of subsidiaries operating outside the U.S. in their respective countries and surrounding geographic areas. This revenue is primarily denominated in each subsidiary’s local functional currency, although certain sales are denominated in other currencies. These subsidiaries incur most of their expenses (other than intercompany expenses) in their local functional currencies. These currencies include Australian Dollars, Brazilian Real, British Pounds, Chinese Yuan, Euros, Indian Rupee, Israeli Shekel, Japanese Yen, Mexican Pesos, Swiss Francs, South Korean Won Israel Shekel, Brazilian Real and Indian Rupee.Uruguayan Pesos.



The geographic areas outside the U.S. in which the Company operates are generally not considered to be highly inflationary. Nonetheless, these foreign operations are sensitive to fluctuations in currency exchange rates arising from, among other things, certain intercompany transactions that are generally denominated in U.S. dollars rather than their respective functional currencies. The Company’s operating results, assets and liabilities are subject to the effect of foreign currency translation when the operating results and the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.Consolidated Financial Statements. The assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated from their respective functional currencies into U.S. dollars based on the translation rate in effect at the end of the related reporting period.

The operating results of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars based on the average conversion rate for the related period. Gains and losses resulting from these conversions are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive incomeloss in the consolidated balance sheets.

Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions (transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company or a subsidiary) are included in the consolidated statements of incomeoperations and other comprehensive income,loss, except for intercompany receivables and payables for which settlement is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future, which are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive incomeloss in the consolidated balance sheets.



Derivative Financial Instruments



The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices, which may adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition. The Company seeks to minimize these risks through regular operating and financing activities and, when the Company considers it to be appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments.



The Company does not purchase, hold or sell derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company has elected not to prepare and maintain the documentation to qualify for hedge accounting treatment under ASC 815, “DerivativesDerivatives and Hedging,” and therefore, all gains and losses (realized or unrealized) related to derivative instruments are recognized in interest and other expense, net in the consolidated statements of incomeoperations and comprehensive incomeloss and depending on the fair value at the end of the reporting period, derivatives are recorded either in prepaid and other current assets or in accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.



The Company and its subsidiaries conduct business in various countries using both their functional currencies and other currencies to effect cross border transactions. As a result, they are subject to the risk that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates between the dates that those transactions are entered into and their respective settlement dates will result in a foreign exchange gain or loss. When practicable, the Company endeavors to match assets and liabilities in the same currency on its U.S. balance sheet and those of its subsidiaries in order to reduce these risks. The Company, when it considers it to be appropriate, enters into foreign currency contracts to hedge the exposures arising from those transactions. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.10.



The Company is exposed to credit risk if the counterparties to such transactions are unable to perform their obligations. However, the Company seeks to minimize such risk by entering into transactions with counterparties that are believed to be creditworthy financial institutions.



Research and Development Costs



Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

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Earnings (Loss) per Share



Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income, as adjusted for the assumed issuance of all dilutive shares, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options or conversion of convertible securities had been issued. Common shares related to stock options are excluded from the computation when their effect is anti-dilutive, that is, when their inclusion would increase the Company’s net income per share or reduce its net loss per share. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the average outstanding diluted shares calculation also excluded shares that may have been issued upon conversion of the outstanding senior convertible notes because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. All senior convertible notes were converted in 2014. See Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements.17.



Advertising Costs



Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expensescosts, including trade shows, were $8,799, $6,010$12,469, $15,245 and $3,972$8,799 for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.



Pension costs



The Company sponsors a retirement benefit for one of its non-U.S. subsidiaries in the form of a defined benefit pension plan.  Accounting standards require the cost of providing this pension benefit be measured on an actuarial basis. Actuarial gains and losses resulting from both normal year-to-year changes in valuation assumptions and differences from actual experience are deferred and amortized. The application of these accounting standards requires management to make assumptions and judgmentsjudgements that can significantly affect these measurements. Critical assumptions made by management in performing these actuarial valuations include the selection of the discount rate to determine the present value of the pension obligations that affects the amount of pension expense recorded in any given period. Changes in the discount rate could have a material effect on the Company’s reported pension obligations and related pension expense. See Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.15.



Equity Compensation Plans



The Company maintains stock-based compensation plans that are described more fully in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements. Under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,”14. For service-based awards, stock-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the awards expected to vest and recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period of the award. For stock options and awards with market conditions, compensation cost is determined at the individual tranche level. The Company estimates the forfeiture rate based on historical experience.



Income Taxes



The Company and the majority of its domestic subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return.return while it has two entities that file separate U.S. federal tax returns. The Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries file income tax returns in their respective jurisdictions. The Company provides for income taxes on those portions of its foreign subsidiaries’ accumulated earnings (deficit) that the Company believes are not reinvested permanently in their business.



Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax benefit carryforwards. Deferred income tax liabilities and assets at the end of each period are determined using enacted tax rates.



The Company providesestablishes a valuation allowance for those jurisdictions in which the expiration date of tax benefit carryforwards or projected taxable earnings leads the Company to conclude that it is “more likely than not” that a deferred tax asset will not likelybe realized. The evaluation process includes the consideration of all available evidence regarding historical results and future projections including the estimated timing of reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and potential tax planning strategies. Once a valuation allowance is established, it is maintained until a change in factual circumstances gives rise to sufficient income of the appropriate character and timing that it will be able to realizeallow a partial or full utilization of the deferred tax benefit of those carryforwards.asset.



Based upon the Company’s recent results of operations and its expected profitability in the future, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be realized.

The Company appliesIn accordance with ASC 740, to determineIncome Taxes,” the impact of an uncertain tax position on the Company’s income tax returns. In accordance with ASC 740, this impact must bereturns is recognized at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be required to be recognized upon audit by the relevant taxing authority.



The Company includes interest and penalties accrued in the consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements as a component of income tax expense.

See Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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See Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements



Recently Adopted Accounting Standards Implemented in 2014

No new accounting pronouncements were implemented in 2014.

New Accounting Standards to be Implemented



In May 2014,March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, 2016-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers Stock Compensation (Topic 718)(” (“ASU 2014-09), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle2016-09”). ASU 2016-09 simplifies the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goodsawards as either equity or services are transferred to customers in amounts that reflectliabilities, and classification on the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, may require more judgment and estimates within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP. The standardstatement of cash flows. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods therein, using eitherwithin those annual periods. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of the following transition methods: (i)2017 and expects to recognize additional tax benefits (expenses) in net income (losses) rather than additional paid in capital and as a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standardchange in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii)operating cash flows rather than a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). We are currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our consolidated financial statements and have not yet determined the method by which we will adopt the standardchange in 2017.financing cash flows under this guidance.



In June 2014,April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-12, 2015-03, “Compensation – Stock Compensation Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs(“” (“ASU 2014-12”2015-03”)., which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. ASU 2014-122015-03 requires an entity to present such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. It is intendedeffective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The new guidance will be applied retrospectively to resolve diverse accounting treatmenteach prior period presented. The Company has elected to adopt this guidance in the first quarter of 2017. The Company expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for share based awards inGoodwill Impairment” (“ASU 2017-04”), which eliminates the performance of Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. In performing its annual or interim impairment testing, an entity will instead compare the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognize any impairment charge for the amount by which the termscarrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. Additionally, an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the award provide that a performance target that affects vesting could be achieved afterreporting unit when measuring the requisite service period.goodwill impairment loss. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.  Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating when it will adopt ASU 2017-04 and its impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory” (“ASU 2016-16”). ASU 2016-16 permits the recognition of income tax consequences related to an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and may be applied prospectivelyperiods.  Early adoption is permitted for any interim or retrospectively.annual period. The Company does not expectis currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard will have a significant impactASU 2016-16 on the Company’sits consolidated financial statements.



In August 2014,2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards UpdateASU No. 2014-15, 2016-15, “PresentationStatement of Financial StatementsCash Flows (Topic 230)Going Concern (“Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” (“ASU 2014-15”2016-15”). With the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice, ASU 2014-15 requires an entity’s management to evaluate whether there2016-15 addresses the manner in which certain cash receipts and cash payments are conditions or events, consideredpresented and classified in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and if those conditions exist, the required disclosures. The standardstatement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual reporting periods endingbeginning after December 15, 2016, and2017. The amendments should be applied retrospectively with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim periods therein.or annual reporting period. The Company does not expect adoptionexpects that the implementation of this standardguidance will not have a significant impactmaterial effect on the Company’sits consolidated financial statements.



In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities arising from operating leases on the balance sheet. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Though still evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-02, the Company expects changes to its balance sheet due to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to its real estate leases, but it does not anticipate material impacts to its results of operations or liquidity.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of the Effective Date” (“ASU 2015-14”), a revision to Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which was originally issued on May 28, 2014.  For public business entities, certain not-for-profit entities, and certain employee benefit plans, the effective date was for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. ASU 2015-14 will defer these effective dates for all entities by one year. During 2016, the Company continued its evaluation of ASU 2014-09, including the expected impact on its business processes, systems and controls, and potential differences in the timing and/or method of revenue recognition for its contracts. The Company expects to complete its assessment of the cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2014-09 as well as the expected impact of adoption during 2017. The Company will continue its evaluation of ASU 2014-09, including how it may impact new contracts it receives as well as new or emerging interpretations of the standard, through the date of adoption.

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Note 3 Acquisitions

Subsequent Acquisition

On January 31, 2017, the Company acquired 100 percent of the shares of Vertex-Global Holding B.V., a provider of dental materials worldwide under the Vertex and NextDent brands. See Note 25.

2016 Acquisitions

No acquisitions were made by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2016.

2015 Acquisitions 

On February 9, 2015, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Cimatron Ltd. (“Cimatron”), a provider of integrated 3D CAD/CAM software and solutions for manufacturing. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $77,984, all of which was paid in cash. The operations of Cimatron have been integrated into the Company’s products and service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2015 acquisitions.

On April 2, 2015, the Company acquired 65% of the equity interests in Wuxi Easyway Model Design and Manufacture Co. Ltd. (“Easyway”), a manufacturing service bureau and distributor of 3D printing and scanning products in China. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $11,265, all of which was paid in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company has an option to acquire the remainder of the equity interests in Easyway between the third and fifth anniversaries of the closing. The operations of Easyway have been integrated into the Company’s products and service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2015 acquisitions.

On June 16, 2015, the Company acquired certain assets of STEAMtrax, LLC (“STEAMtrax”), a curricula provider. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $2,550, all of which was paid in cash. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2015 acquisitions. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has exited this investment.

On June 17, 2015, the Company acquired certain assets of NOQUO INC. (“Noquo”), a software provider. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $651,  which was paid with cash and the cancellation of a note. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2015 acquisitions. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has exited this investment.

For all acquisitions made in 2015, factors considered by the Company in determination of goodwill include synergies, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company. The acquisitions completed during the 2015 are not material relative to the Company’s assets or operating results; therefore, no proforma financial information is provided.

The amounts related to the acquisitions of these businesses were allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed and included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015 as follows:

(in thousands)

2015

Fixed assets

$

1,505 

Other intangible assets, net

57,066 

Goodwill

44,772 

Other assets, net of cash acquired

22,449 

Liabilities

(33,342)

Net assets acquired

$

92,450 

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2014 Acquisitions



On February 18, 2014, the Company acquired the assets of Digital Playspace, Inc., an online platform that combines home design, gaming, and community sharing to deliver a 3D create-and-make experience for children, families and adults. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $4,000, of which $2,000 was paid in cash and $2,000 was paid in shares of the Company’s stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The operations of Digital Playspace, Inc. have been integrated into the Company’s service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2014 acquisitions.



On April 2, 2014, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Medical Modeling Inc. Medical Modeling Inc. is a provider of 3D printing-centric personalized surgical treatments and patient specific medical devices, including virtual surgical planning, personalized medical devices and clinical transfer tools. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $69,026 of which $51,526 was paid in cash and $17,500 was paid in shares of the Company’s stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The operations of Medical Modeling Inc. have been integrated into the Company’s service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2014 acquisitions.

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On August 6, 2014, the Company acquired certain assets of Bordner and Associates, Inc. d/b/a Laser Reproductions (“Laser Reproductions”). Laser Reproductions is a provider of advanced manufacturing, tooling and rapid prototyping solutions. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $17,450, of which $13,075 was paid in cash and $4,375 was paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The operations of Laser Reproductions have been integrated into the Company’s service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2014 acquisitions.



On August 13, 2014, the Company acquired certain assets of sister companies American Precision Machining, L.L.C. (“APM”) and American Precision Prototyping, LLC (“APP”). APM and APP are providers of precision machining and manufacturing services and 3D printing services. The fair value of the consideration paid for these acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $14,089, all of which was paid in cash. The operations of APM and APP have been integrated into the Company’s service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for these acquisitions was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2014 acquisitions.



On August 28, 2014, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Simbionix USA Corporation (“Simbionix”). Simbionix is a provider of patient-specific surgical simulation solutions. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $121,562, all of which was paid in cash. The operations of Simbionix have been integrated into the Company’s products and service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2014 acquisitions.



On September 3, 2014, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of LayerWise NV (“LayerWise”). LayerWise is a provider of advanced direct metal 3D printing and manufacturing services and delivers quick-turn, 3D-printed metal parts, manufactured on its own proprietary line of direct metal 3D printers, for aerospace, high-precision equipment, and medical and dental customers. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $41,933, all of which was paid in cash. The operations of LayerWise have been integrated into the Company’s product and service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2014 acquisitions.



On November 25, 2014, the Company acquired 70% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Robtec, an additive manufacturing service bureau and distributor of 3D printing and scanning products. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company acquired 70% of the shares of Robtec at closing and the remainder of the shares will be acquired by the Company on the fifth anniversary of the closing. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $21,880, all of which was paid in cash. The operations of Robtec have been integrated into the Company’s product and service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on the estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2014 acquisitions.

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On December 16, 2014, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of botObjects Ltd. (“botObjects”), a company that develops consumer 3D printers. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $24,743, all of which was paid in cash. The operations of botObjects have been integrated into the Company’s service revenues. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on the estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2014 acquisitions.



SubjectPursuant to the terms and conditions of the botObejcts purchase agreement, the sellers havehad the right to earn an additional amount, of up to a maximum of approximately $25,000,  pursuant to an earnout formula over a three-year period as set forth in the acquisition agreement. ThePursuant to a settlement agreement between the Company and the sellers, the parties agreed that no amounts would be paid pursuant to the terms of the earnout was determined not to be acquisition consideration and therefore will be recorded as compensation expense in the period earned.provision. 



On December 17, 2014, the Company acquired a product line related to its materials business. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $54,552, all of which was paid in cash. The company completed this acquisition as part of its improved business continuity and operational excellence initiatives. The operations have been integrated into the Company’s materials production. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was

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allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on the estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2014 acquisitions.

For all acquisitions made in 2014, factors considered by the Company in determination of goodwill include synergies, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company. The acquisitions completed during the year are not material relative to the Company’s assets or operating results; therefore, no proforma financial information is provided.



Goodwill related to asset acquisitions will be deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill related to equity acquisitions will not be recognized as a tax-deductible asset. If the target in an equity acquisition was deducting goodwill from a previous asset acquisition, that tax benefit would continue.

The Company’s purchase price allocations for the acquired companies are preliminary and subject to revision as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information about fair value of assets and liabilities becomes available. The amounts related to the acquisitions of these businesses were allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed and included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014 as follows:

(in thousands)

2014

Fixed assets

$

19,279 

Other intangible assets, net

127,315 

Goodwill

259,422 

Other assets, net of cash acquired

38,583 

Liabilities

(75,364)

Net assets acquired

$

369,235 

Subsequent Acquisition

In November, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cimatron Ltd. (“Cimatron”), a provider of integrated 3D CAD/CAM software products and solutions for manufacturing. The acquisition was completed on February 9, 2015 for approximately $77,000, net of cash.

2013 Acquisitions

On January 9, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of common stock and voting equity of Co-Web. Co-Web is a start-up that creates consumer customized 3D printed products and collectibles. Co-Web’s operations have been integrated into the Company’s Cubify consumer solutions and included in services revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $262, based on the exchange rate of the Euro at the date of acquisition, all of which was paid in cash. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On February 27, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of common stock and voting equity of Geomagic, Inc. (“Geomagic”). Geomagic is a leading global provider of 3D authoring solutions including design, sculpt and scan software tools that are used to create 3D content and inspect products throughout the entire design and manufacturing process. Geomagic’s operations have been integrated into the Company and are included in products and services revenue.  The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $52,687, all of which was paid in cash. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On May 1, 2013, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of Rapid Product Development Group, Inc. (“RPDG”). RPDG is a global provider of additive and traditional quick turn manufacturing services.  RPDG’s operations have been integrated into the Company’s Quickparts services and are included in services revenue.  The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $44,413, of which $33,163 has been paid in cash and $6,750 has been paid in shares of the Company’s stock.  The remaining $4,500 deferred purchase price was paid on the 12 month anniversary of the closing date with $3,750 of cash and $750 in shares of the Company’s stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was

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allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On July 15, 2013, the Company acquired approximately 82% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Phenix Systems, a leading global provider of direct metal selective laser sintering 3D printers. During 2013, the Company acquired additional shares and completed a tender offer. As of December 31, 2014, the Company owned approximately 95% of the capital and voting rights of Phenix Systems. Phenix Systems designs, manufactures and sells proprietary direct metal 3D printers that can print chemically pure, fully dense metal and ceramic parts from very fine powders. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was approximately $16,975 based on the exchange rate at the date of acquisition, all of which was paid in cash. Phenix’s operations have been integrated into printers and other products and services revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On August 6, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock, preferred stock and voting equity of VisPower Technology, Inc., a cloud-based, collaborative design and project management platform (“TeamPlatform”). The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $4,998, all of which was paid in cash. TeamPlatform’s operations have been integrated into the Company’s professional and consumer offerings, including Geomagic Solutions and Cubify.com. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On August 20, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock and voting equity of CRDM, Ltd. (“CRDM”), a provider of rapid prototyping and rapid tooling services. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was approximately $6,399 based on the exchange rate at the date of acquisition, all of which was paid in cash. CRDM’s operations have been integrated into the Company’s global Quickparts custom parts and manufacturing services revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On September 6, 2013, the Company acquired the assets of The Sugar Lab, a start-up that is dedicated to 3D printing customized, multi-dimensional, edible confections. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $1,500, of which $1,000 was paid in cash and $500 was paid in shares of the Company’s stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The Sugar Lab’s operations have been integrated into the Company’s printers and services revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On December 4, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock and voting equity of Figulo Corporation, a provider of 3D-printed ceramics. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $2,846, of which $1,996 was paid in cash and $850 was paid in shares of the Company’s stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Figulo’s operations have been integrated into the Company’s printers and services revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On December 13, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock and voting equity of Village Plastics Co., a manufacturer of filament-based ABS, PLA and HIPS 3D printing materials. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $6,361, of which $4,361 was paid in cash and $2,000 was paid in shares of the Company’s stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Village Plastics operations have been integrated into the Company’s supply chain and manufacturing operations. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated

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fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On December 23, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock and voting rights of Gentle Giant Studios, Inc., a provider of 3D scanning and modeling content for the entertainment and toy industries. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $10,650, of which $7,975 was paid in cash and $2,675 was paid in shares of the Company’s stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Gentle Giant Studios’ technology and content have been integrated into the Company’s service revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company. The Company’s purchase price allocations are preliminary and subject to revision as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information about fair value of assets and liabilities becomes available.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Gentle Giant Share Purchase Agreement, additional consideration will be paid on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Closing Date, calculated based on revenues of Gentle Giant for the twelve month period prior to each such anniversary date.

On December 31, 2013, the Company acquired certain assets of Xerox Corporation’s Wilsonville, Oregon product design, engineering and chemistry group and related assets. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $32,500, all of which was paid in cash. The Wilsonville team and assets have been integrated into the Company’s R&D operations. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below, which summarizes 2013 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company. The Company’s purchase price allocations are preliminary and subject to revision as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information about fair value of assets and liabilities becomes available.

The amounts related to the acquisitions of these businesses were allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed and included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2013 as follows:

(in thousands)

2013

Fixed assets

$

9,830 

Other intangible assets, net

51,930 

Goodwill

128,328 

Other assets, net of cash acquired

21,843 

Liabilities

(32,340)

Net assets acquired

$

179,591 

2012 Acquisitions

On January 3, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Z Corporation (“Z Corp”) and Vidar Systems Corporation (“Vidar”). Z Corp is a provider of consumer and professional 3D printers, 3D scanners, proprietary print materials and printer services. Z Corp’s operations have been integrated into the Company and are included in printers and other products and services revenue. Vidar is a provider of medical film scanners that digitize film for radiology, oncology, mammography and dental applications. Vidar’s operations have been integrated into the Company and included in printers and other products revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was $134,918, net of cash acquired, all of which was paid in cash, and was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, and is included in the table below which summarizes 2012 acquisitions. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

Z Corp and Vidar, the only significant acquisitions in 2012, have been recorded in the printers and other products, print materials and services categories of the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Revenue for Z Corp and Vidar for 2012 was $55,637 and operating income was $8,478.

If the 2012 acquisition of Z Corp and Vidar had been included in the Company’s results of operations since January 1, 2011, the consolidated revenue for 2012 and 2011 would have been $353,633 and $286,956, respectively. Net income would have been $38,941

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and $27,487 for 2012 and 2011. The unaudited pro forma results provided reflect certain adjustments related to the acquisitions, such as amortization expense on intangible assets acquired, and do not include any cost synergies or other effects of the integration of the acquisition. These pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the acquisition had been completed at the beginning of 2011, nor are they indicative of the future operating results from the combined companies.

On April 5, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Fresh Fiber B.V. (“Fresh Fiber”), moving from a minority shareholder to 100% ownership. Fresh Fiber designs and markets innovative 3D printed accessories for retail consumer electronics.  Fresh Fiber’s operations have been integrated into the Company and are included in products revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $1,243, based on the Euro exchange rate at the date of acquisition, of which $848 was paid in cash and $395 was paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.  The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below which summarizes 2012 acquisitions. The Fresh Fiber acquisition is not significant to the Company’s financial statements. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Fresh Fiber acquisition agreement, the seller has the right to earn an additional amount pursuant to an earnout formula over a three-year period as set forth in the acquisition agreement. The earnout was determined to be acquisition consideration and therefore is reflected as part of goodwill and was accrued based on the acquisition date fair value.

On April 10, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Kodama Studios, LLC, which operates My Robot Nation, (“My Robot Nation”), a consumer technology platform that provides intuitive, game-like content creation for 3D printing. My Robot Nation’s operations have been integrated into the Company and revenue from this acquisition is included in services revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $2,749, of which $1,499 was paid in cash and $1,250 was paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.  The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below which summarizes 2012 acquisitions. The My Robot Nation acquisition is not significant to the Company’s financial statements.  Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On April 17, 2012, the Company acquired the assets of Paramount Industries (“Paramount”), a direct rapid manufacturing provider of product development solutions for aerospace and medical device applications, from design to production of certified end-use parts and products. Paramount’s operations have been integrated into the Company and revenue since the date of acquisition is reported in services revenue.  The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $7,953, of which $6,138 was paid in cash and $1,815 was paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below which summarizes 2012 acquisitions. The Paramount acquisition is not significant to the Company’s financial statements. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Paramount acquisition agreement, the seller has the right to earn an additional amount pursuant to an earnout formula over a five-year period as set forth in the acquisition agreement. The earnout was determined not to be acquisition consideration and therefore will be recorded as compensation expense in the period earned. In connection with the acquisition the Company entered into a lease agreement with the former owner of Paramount pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease the facilities at which Paramount conducts its operations. The lease provides for an initial term of five years, with options for two successive three-year terms.

On May 23, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Bespoke Innovations, Inc. (“Bespoke”), a startup that is bringing a more personal approach to the way a broad spectrum of medical devices are developed and used. Bespoke develops proprietary, integrated scan, design and print technology that is designed to deliver custom fit prosthetics, orthotics and orthopedic devices that improve treatment and lifestyle outcomes. Bespoke’s operations have been integrated into the Company and revenue since the date of acquisition is reported in products revenue. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $7,903 of which $4,064 was paid in cash and $3,144 was paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Subject to the terms and conditions of the acquisition agreement, the sellers have the right to a deferred payment of $695. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on the estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below which summarizes 2012 acquisitions. The Bespoke acquisition is not significant to the Company’s financial statements. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

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On July 23, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Viztu Technologies, Inc. (“Viztu”).  Viztu is the developer of Hypr3D™, an online platform that allows anyone to turn their pictures and videos into printable 3D creations. Viztu’s operations have been integrated into the Company and revenue since the date of acquisition is included in services revenue.  The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $1,000, of which $500 was paid in cash and $500 was paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below which summarizes 2012 acquisitions.  The Viztu acquisition is not significant to the Company’s financial statements. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Viztu acquisition agreement, the seller has the right to earn an additional amount, of up to a maximum of $1,000, pursuant to an earnout formula over a four-year period as set forth in the acquisition agreement. The earnout was determined not to be acquisition consideration and therefore will be recorded as compensation expense in the period earned. 

On October 1, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of The Innovative Modelmakers B.V. (“TIM”), a full service provider of Quickparts custom parts services.  The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $1,714, based on the exchange rate of the Euro at the date of acquisition, of which $1,148 was paid in cash and $566 was paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below which summarizes 2012 acquisitions. The Company integrated TIM into its European Quickparts services, and revenue since the acquisition date is reported in services revenue. The TIM acquisition is not significant to the Company’s financial statements. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

On October 9, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of INUS Technology, Inc., a developer of scan-to-CAD and inspection software tools, known as Rapidform (“Rapidform”). The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, was $33,918, all of which was paid in cash. The fair value of the consideration paid for this acquisition was allocated to the assets purchased and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess recorded as goodwill, and is included in the table below which summarizes 2012 acquisitions. Rapidform revenue is reported in products revenue.  The Rapidform acquisition is not significant to the Company’s financial statements. Factors considered in determination of goodwill include synergies, workforce, vertical integration and strategic fit for the Company.

The amounts related to the acquisitions of these businesses were allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed and included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 as follows:









 

 

(in thousands)

20122014

Fixed assets

$

9,59919,279 

IntangibleOther intangible assets, net

 

127,315 

Goodwill

 

200,407259,422 

Other liabilities,assets, net of cash acquired and assets assumed

 

38,583 

Liabilities

 

(18,719)(75,364)

Net assets acquired

$

191,287369,235 



Note 4 Inventories



Components of inventories, net, at December 31, 20142016 and 20132015 are as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

2016

 

2015

Raw materials

 

$

46,850 

 

$

34,144 

$

38,383 

 

$

43,960 

Work in process

 

 

2,304 

 

 

3,050 

 

3,109 

 

 

4,067 

Finished goods and parts

 

 

47,491 

 

 

37,954 

 

61,839 

 

 

57,850 

Inventories, net

 

$

96,645 

 

$

75,148 

$

103,331 

 

$

105,877 



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Note 5 Property and Equipment



Property and equipment at December 31, 20142016 and 20132015 are summarized as follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

Useful Life (in years)

2016

 

2015

 

Useful Life (in years)

Land

 

$

541 

 

$

541 

 

N/A

$

903 

 

$

903 

 

N/A

Building

 

 

9,370 

 

 

9,315 

 

25

 

11,122 

 

 

11,007 

 

25-30

Machinery and equipment

 

 

84,443 

 

 

56,962 

 

3-7

 

108,682 

 

 

105,383 

 

2-7

Capitalized software

 

 

3,693 

 

 

3,872 

 

3-5

 

8,651 

 

 

7,391 

 

3-5

Office furniture and equipment

 

 

3,478 

 

 

3,586 

 

3-5

 

3,130 

 

 

4,714 

 

1-5

Leasehold improvements

 

 

12,447 

 

 

9,395 

 

Life of lease (a)

 

24,423 

 

 

17,867 

 

Life of lease (a)

Rental equipment

 

 

557 

 

 

 —

 

5

 

144 

 

 

149 

 

5

Construction in progress

 

 

20,082 

 

 

4,014 

 

N/A

 

7,760 

 

 

9,578 

 

N/A

Total property and equipment

 

 

134,611 

 

 

87,685 

 

 

 

164,815 

 

 

156,992 

 

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(52,730)

 

 

(42,477)

 

 

 

(84,837)

 

 

(70,997)

 

 

Total property and equipment, net

 

$

81,881 

 

$

45,208 

 

 

$

79,978 

 

$

85,995 

 

 



(a)

Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of (i) their estimated useful lives and (ii) the estimated or contractual life of the related lease.



Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment for the years ended 2016,  2015 and 2014 2013was $24,331,  $20,979 and 2012 was $14,727, $9,746respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and $8,441, respectively. 2015, the Company recognized impairment charges of $7,408 and $614, respectively, on property and equipment, net. No impairment charges were recognized for the year ended December 31, 2014.



Note 6 Intangible Assets



Intangible assets other than goodwill at December 31, 20142016 and December 31, 20132015 are summarized as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Gross

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

Net

 

Gross

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

Net

 

Useful Life (in years)

 

Weighted Average Useful Life Remaining (in years)

Gross

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

Net

 

Gross

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

Net

 

Useful Life (in years)

 

Weighted Average Useful Life Remaining (in years)

Intangible assets with finite lives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Licenses

 

$

5,875 

 

$

(5,875)

 

$

 —

 

$

5,875 

 

$

(5,875)

 

$

 —

 

N/A

 

N/A

Patent costs

 

 

20,733 

 

 

(7,369)

 

 

13,364 

 

 

21,545 

 

(5,960)

 

 

15,585 

 

5 - 20

 

3

$

16,263 

 

$

(5,873)

 

$

10,390 

 

$

16,251 

 

$

(4,895)

 

$

11,356 

 

1-20

 

9

Acquired technology

 

 

57,383 

 

 

(18,241)

 

 

39,142 

 

 

30,095 

 

(13,615)

 

 

16,480 

 

3 - 10

 

4

 

52,881 

 

 

(27,543)

 

 

25,338 

 

 

52,809 

 

 

(16,405)

 

 

36,404 

 

1-16

 

4

Internally developed software

 

 

9,073 

 

 

(5,517)

 

 

3,556 

 

 

18,097 

 

(12,863)

 

 

5,234 

 

1 - 8

 

<1

 

4,730 

 

 

(3,522)

 

 

1,208 

 

 

4,730 

 

 

(2,919)

 

 

1,811 

 

2

 

2

Customer relationships

 

 

157,139 

 

 

(36,975)

 

 

120,164 

 

 

95,793 

 

(18,283)

 

 

77,510 

 

3 - 11

 

2

 

99,067 

 

 

(46,252)

 

 

52,815 

 

 

101,933 

 

 

(36,158)

 

 

65,775 

 

1-14

 

6

Non-compete agreements

 

 

35,469 

 

 

(11,784)

 

 

23,685 

 

 

16,848 

 

(6,666)

 

 

10,182 

 

3 - 11

 

3

 

9,423 

 

 

(7,277)

 

 

2,146 

 

 

12,163 

 

 

(8,558)

 

 

3,605 

 

1-4

 

2

Trade names

 

 

21,800 

 

 

(4,455)

 

 

17,345 

 

 

9,302 

 

(2,211)

 

 

7,091 

 

2 - 10

 

5

 

28,110 

 

 

(16,015)

 

 

12,095 

 

 

28,108 

 

 

(12,498)

 

 

15,610 

 

1-8

 

5

Other

 

 

39,100 

 

 

(6,905)

 

 

32,195 

 

 

11,598 

 

(4,081)

 

 

7,517 

 

4 - 10

 

1

 

45,377 

 

 

(27,868)

 

 

17,509 

 

 

46,435 

 

 

(23,530)

 

 

22,905 

 

1-6

 

4

Intangible assets with indefinite lives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trademarks

 

 

2,110 

 

 

 

 

2,110 

 

 

2,110 

 

 

 

 

2,110 

 

N/A

 

N/A

Total intangible assets

 

$

348,682 

 

$

(97,121)

 

$

251,561 

 

$

211,263 

 

$

(69,554)

 

$

141,709 

 

1 - 20

 

4

$

255,851 

 

$

(134,350)

 

$

121,501 

 

$

262,429 

 

$

(104,963)

 

$

157,466 

 

1-20

 

4



Amortization expense related to costs incurred to internally developintangible assets was $35,124,  $61,066 and extend patents in the United States and various other countries was $281, $250 and $215$39,484 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132016,  2015 and 2012, respectively.

Amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets was $39,203, $20,447 and $12,573 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Amortization of these intangible assets is calculated on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from one year to twenty years.basis.



Annual amortization expense for intangible assets is expected to be $50,888 in 2015, $46,105 in 2016, $41,802$33,286 in 2017,  $33,280$28,287 in 2018,  $19,883 in 2019,  $16,121 in 2020 and $24,706$11,865 in 2019.2021.

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No intangible asset impairment charges were recorded by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2016.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded impairment charges of $93,520, reflecting $92,248 of impairment charges related to the Company’s Americas reporting unit and $1,272 of impairment charges related to the Company’s EMEA reporting unit.  Further, impairment charges reflected approximately $63,852 of charges to customer relationships, $19,164 of charges to acquired technology, $5,952 of charges to trade names, $3,416 of charges to non-compete agreements, $791 of charges to other intangibles and $345 of charges to internally developed software. The impairment charges were measured as the difference between the carrying amount of the assets and their fair value. The fair value of the assets was determined under the income approach based on a discounted cash flow model using updated future revenue and operating income projections. In addition to impairment charges, gross intangible assets were negatively impacted by foreign currency translation. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

No intangible asset impairment charges were recorded by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014.



Note 7 Goodwill



The following are the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic reporting unit:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Americas

 

EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

 

Americas

 

EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

Balance at January 1, 2013

 

$

168,202 

 

$

40,276 

 

$

31,836 

 

$

240,314 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

$

339,411 

 

 

216,942 

 

 

33,184 

 

 

589,537 

Acquisitions and adjustments

 

 

47,452 

 

 

2,602 

 

 

5,208 

 

 

55,262 

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

(382,271)

 

 

(61,388)

 

 

 —

 

 

(443,659)

Effect of foreign currency exchange rates

 

 

 —

 

 

2,145 

 

 

(967)

 

 

1,178 

 

 

(4,592)

 

 

(7,635)

 

 

(1,038)

 

 

(13,265)

Goodwill acquired through acquisitions

 

 

96,533 

 

 

28,734 

 

 

3,307 

 

 

128,574 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

 

264,735 

 

 

71,155 

 

 

34,176 

 

 

370,066 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

 

 —

 

$

150,521 

 

$

37,354 

 

$

187,875 

Acquisitions and adjustments

 

 

 —

 

 

(137)

 

 

189 

 

 

52 

Effect of foreign currency exchange rates

 

 

1,804 

 

 

(17,238)

 

 

(992)

 

 

(16,426)

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,413)

 

 

(1,284)

 

 

(6,697)

Goodwill acquired through acquisitions

 

 

72,872 

 

 

163,025 

 

 

 —

 

 

235,897 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

$

339,411 

 

$

216,942 

 

$

33,184 

 

$

589,537 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

$

 —

 

$

144,971 

 

$

36,259 

 

$

181,230 



The effect of foreign currency exchange in this table reflects the impact on goodwill of amounts recorded in currencies other than the U.S. dollar on the financial statements of subsidiaries in these geographic areas resulting from the yearly effect of foreign currency translation between the applicable functional currency and the U.S. dollar. The remaining

For discussion on goodwill for EMEA andimpairment testing, see Note 2 to the entire amount of goodwill for Asia Pacific represent amounts allocated in U.S. dollars from the U.S. to those geographic areas for financial reporting purposes.Consolidated Financial Statements.



Note 8 Employee Benefits



The Company sponsors a Section 401(k) plan (the “Plan”) covering substantially all its eligible U.S. employees. The Plan entitles eligible employees to make contributions to the Plan after meeting certain eligibility requirements. Contributions are limited to the maximum contribution allowances permitted under the Internal Revenue Code. The Company matches 50% of the employee contributions up to a maximum match of $1.5, as set forth in the Plan. The Company may also make discretionary contributions to the Plan, which would be allocable to participants in accordance with the Plan.

In addition, the Company has several other U.S. and non-U.S. defined contribution plans covering eligible U.S. and non-U.S. employees, respectively. Postretirement benefits related to non-U.S. defined contribution plans, other than pensions, provide healthcare benefits, and in some instances, life insurance benefits for certain eligible employees.



For the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132016,  2015 and 2012,2014, the Company expensed $721, $527$1,175,  $956 and $489,$721, respectively, for matching contributions to defined contribution plans.

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Note 9 Accrued and Other Liabilities



Accrued liabilities at December 31, 20142016 and 20132015 are as follows:

summarized below:  





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

Compensation and benefits

 

$

20,726 

 

$

13,197 

Vendor accruals

 

 

10,451 

 

 

5,449 

Accrued professional fees

 

 

532 

 

 

493 

Accrued taxes

 

 

8,577 

 

 

1,834 

Royalties payable

 

 

1,796 

 

 

750 

Accrued interest

 

 

43 

 

 

73 

Accrued earnouts related to acquisitions

 

 

185 

 

 

5,872 

Accrued other

 

 

1,909 

 

 

762 

Total

 

$

44,219 

 

$

28,430 

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(in thousands)

2016

 

2015

Compensation and benefits

$

22,771 

 

$

24,152 

Vendor accruals

 

8,231 

 

 

12,883 

Accrued professional fees

 

810 

 

 

491 

Accrued taxes

 

9,831 

 

 

11,317 

Royalties payable

 

2,092 

 

 

1,431 

Accrued interest

 

39 

 

 

42 

Accrued earnouts related to acquisitions

 

3,238 

 

 

159 

Accrued other

 

2,956 

 

 

4,224 

Total

$

49,968 

 

$

54,699 

Other liabilities at December 31, 20142016 and 20132015 are summarized below:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

2016

 

2015

Arbitration award

$

11,282 

 

$

11,282 

Long term employee indemnity

 

11,152 

 

 

9,794 

Defined benefit pension obligation

 

$

7,062 

 

$

5,861 

 

7,613 

 

 

6,211 

Long term tax liability

 

 

2,029 

 

 

90 

 

7,183 

 

 

6,996 

Long term earnouts related to acquisitions

 

 

8,970 

 

 

4,206 

 

7,568 

 

 

9,673 

Long term deferred revenue

 

 

7,627 

 

 

4,218 

 

7,464 

 

 

7,956 

Other long term liabilities

 

 

9,210 

 

 

826 

 

5,726 

 

 

4,927 

Total

 

$

34,898 

 

$

15,201 

$

57,988 

 

$

56,839 



Note 10 Hedging Activities and Financial Instruments



Generally accepted accounting principles require the Company to disclose its estimate of the fair value of material financial instruments, including those recorded as assets or liabilities, in its consolidated financial statements. The carrying amounts of current assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities. Generally, the fair value of a fixed-rate instrument will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.

The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s other financial instruments at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

(in thousands)

 

Carrying Amount

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying Amount

 

Fair Value

5.50% convertible notes

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

11,416 

 

$

12,035 

In November 2011, the Company entered into an indenture under which it privately placed $152,000 of 5.50% senior convertible notes due December 15, 2016 with institutional and accredited investors. The estimated fair value of the fixed-rate convertible notes in the table above differs from the amounts reflected on the balance sheet based on the difference between the mandatory redemption value and the market value of the notes. The remaining outstanding Notes were converted during the third quarter of 2014.

The foregoing estimate is subjective and involves uncertainties and matters of significant judgment. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the Company’s estimates.

The Company conducts business in various countries using both the functional currencies of those countries and other currencies to effect cross border transactions. As a result, the Company is subject to the risk that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates between the dates that those transactions are entered into and their respective settlement dates will result in a foreign exchange gain or loss. When practicable, the Company endeavors to match assets and liabilities in the same currency on its balance sheet and those of its subsidiaries in order to reduce these risks. When appropriate, the Company enters into foreign currency contracts to hedge exposures arising from those transactions. The Company has elected not to prepare and maintain the documentation to qualify for hedge accounting treatment under ASC 815, “DerivativesDerivatives and Hedging,” and therefore, all gains and losses (realized or unrealized) are recognized in “Interest"Interest and other expense, net” in the consolidated statements of incomeoperations and comprehensive income.loss. Depending on their fair value at the end of the reporting period, derivatives are recorded either in prepaid expenses and other current assets or in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.



There were no foreign currency contracts outstanding at December 31, 20142016 or at December 31, 2013.

The total impact of foreign currency related items on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income was a loss of $5,727, a loss of $773 and a gain of  $145 for the years ended December 31, 2014,  2013 and 2012, respectively.2015.

 

Note 11 Borrowings



Credit Facility



On October 10, 2014, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a $150,000five-year revolving, unsecured credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and the other lenders party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”). The Credit Agreement comprises a revolving loan facility that provides for advances in the initial aggregate principal amount of up to $150,000 (the “Credit Facility”).  Subject to certain terms and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement, the Company may, at its option, and subject to customary conditions, request an increase in the aggregate principal amount available under

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the Credit Facility by an additional $75,000. The Credit Agreement includes provisions for the issuance of letters of credit and swingline loans.

  

The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by certain of the Company’s material domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”).  Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Guarantors guarantee to the Lenders, among other things, all of the obligations of the Company and each other Guarantor under the Credit Agreement. From time to time, the Company may be required to cause additional material domestic subsidiaries to become Guarantors under the Credit Agreement.

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Generally, amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate,London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”), in each case, plus an applicable margin.  Base Rate advances bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the highest of (A) the Administrative Agent’s prime rate, (B) the Federal Funds Open Rate plus 0.5% or (C) the Daily LIBOR Rate for a one month interest period plus 1%, and (ii) an applicable margin that ranges from 0.25% to 0.50% based upon the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio. LIBOR Rate advances bear interest at a rate based upon the London interbank offered rateLIBOR Rate for the applicable interest period, plus an applicable margin that ranges from 1.25% to 1.50% based upon the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, (i) accrued interest on each loan bearing interest at the Base Rate is payable quarterly in arrears and (ii) accrued interest on each loan bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate is payable in arrears on the earlier of (A) quarterly and (B) the last day of each applicable interest payment date for each loan. The Credit Facility is scheduled to mature on October 10, 2019, at which time all amounts outstanding thereunder will be due and payable.

  

The Company is required to pay certain fees in connection with the Credit Facility, including a quarterly commitment fee equal to the product of the amount of the average daily available revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement multiplied by a percentage that ranges from 0.20% to 0.25% depending upon the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio, as well as customary administrative fees.



The Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and default provisions for a Credit Facility of this type, including, but not limited to, financial covenants, limitations on liens and the incurrence of debt, covenants to preserve corporate existence and comply with laws and covenants regarding the use of proceeds of the Credit Facility. The financial covenants include a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio, which is the ratio of consolidated total funded indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expense), as defined in the Credit Agreement, of 3.00 to 1.00, and a minimum interest coverage ratio, which is the ratio of Consolidatedconsolidated EBITDA to cash interest expense, of 3.50 to 1.0.1.00.  The Company is only required to be in compliance with the financial covenants as of the end of any fiscal quarter in which there are any loans outstanding at any time during such fiscal quarter. Based on the Company’s current results of operations and financial covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement, availability at December 31, 2016 would be approximately $150,000. Future results may impact availability.

The payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock is restricted under provisions of the Credit Facility, which limits the amount of cash dividends that the Company may pay in any one fiscal year to $30,000. The Company currently does not pay, and has not paid, any dividends on its common stock, and currently intends to retain any future earnings for use in its business.



There was no outstanding balance on the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2014.2016 or 2015.



5.5% Senior Convertible NotesInterest Income and Interest Expense



In November 2011, the Company completed the private placement of $152,000 of 5.50% senior convertible notes due in December 2016. These notes are senior unsecured obligationsInterest income totaled $807,  $521 and rank equal in right of payment with all the Company’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. They are also senior in right of payment to any subordinated indebtedness that the Company may incur in the future. The notes accrue interest at the rate of 5.50% per year payable in cash semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year.

During 2014, the remaining $12,540 of outstanding notes were converted, reflecting a loss of $1,806 for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to losses of $11,275 and $7,021, respectively,$482 for the years ended December 31, 20132016,  2015 and 2012. As of December 31, 2014, there is no outstanding balance for the notes.

The following table summarizes the principal amounts and related unamortized discount on convertible notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

Principal amount of convertible notes

 

$

 —

 

$

12,540 

Unamortized discount on convertible notes

 

 

         —

 

 

(1,124)

Net carrying value

 

$

 —

 

$

11,416 

Interest Expenserespectively.



Interest expense totaled $1,227, $3,425$1,282,  $2,011 and $12,468$1,227 for the years ended December 31, 2016,  2015 and 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively and interest income totaled $482, $1,258, and $168 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, reflecting the combined effect of the issuance and conversion of the senior convertible notes and lower interest rates on investments.respectively.  

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Other Debt

In connection with its acquisition of LayerWise, the Company assumed a portion of LayerWise’s outstanding bank debt, consisting of $1,427 of revolving credit facilities and $240 in term loans. The term loans bear interest at rates ranging from 1.34% to 5.40% as of December 31, 2014. The outstanding balance on the term loans was $127, as of December 31, 2014, all of which was current. There were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facilities as of December 31, 2014. There is a 0.125% commitment fee on the unused portion of the facilities.



Note 12 Lease Obligations



The Company leases certain of its facilities and equipment under capitalized leases and other facilities and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. The leases are generally on a net-rent basis, under which the Company pays taxes, maintenance and insurance. Leases that expire at various dates through 2031 are expected to be renewed or replaced by leases on other properties.

Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2016,  2015 and 2014 2013was $13,232,  $13,960 and 2012 aggregated $10,427, $6,891 and $4,968, respectively.

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The Company’s future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 20142016 under capitalized leases and non-cancelable operating leases, with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year, were as follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Capitalized Leases

 

Operating Leases

 

Capitalized Leases

 

Operating Leases

Years ending December 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

1,112 

 

$

10,006 

2016

 

 

1,098 

 

 

8,960 

2017

 

 

1,125 

 

 

6,649 

 

$

1,074 

 

$

12,686 

2018

 

 

1,121 

 

 

5,536 

 

 

1,071 

 

 

11,674 

2019

 

 

1,117 

 

 

4,733 

 

 

1,068 

 

 

9,663 

2020

 

 

987 

 

 

5,915 

2021

 

 

736 

 

 

5,364 

Later years

 

 

9,252 

 

 

7,531 

 

 

7,491 

 

 

14,749 

Total minimum lease payments

 

 

14,825 

 

$

43,415 

 

 

12,427 

 

$

60,051 

Less: amounts representing imputed interest

 

 

(5,391)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,268)

 

 

 

Present value of minimum lease payments

 

 

9,434 

 

 

 

 

 

8,159 

 

 

 

Less: current portion of capitalized lease obligations

 

 

(529)

 

 

 

 

 

(572)

 

 

 

Capitalized lease obligations, excluding current portion

 

$

8,905 

 

 

 

 

$

7,587 

 

 

 



Rock Hill Facility



The Company leases its headquarters and research and development facility pursuant to a lease agreement with Lex Rock Hill, LP. After its initial term ending August 31, 2021, the lease provides the Company with the option to renew the lease for two additional five-year terms. The lease also grants the Company the right to cause Lex Rock Hill, subject to certain terms and conditions, to expand the leased premises during the term of the lease, in which case the term of the lease would be extended. The lease is a triple net lease and provides for the payment of base rent of $669 in 2014 through 2015, $683 in 2016, including a rent escalation in 2016,  $709 in 2017 through 2020 and $723 in 2021. Under the terms of the lease, the Company is obligated to pay all taxes, insurance, utilities and other operating costs with respect to the leased premises.  This lease is recorded as a capitalized lease obligation under ASC 840, “Leases.Leases.” The implicit interest rate was 6.93% as of December 31, 20142016 and 2013. 2015. 



Other Capital Lease Obligations



The Company leases other equipment with lease terms through August 2018.  In accordance with ASC 840, the Company has recorded these leases as capitalized leases. The implicit interest rate ranged from 1.75% to 8.06% at December 31, 20142016 and 1.75% to 7.80% at December 31, 2013.2015.

 

Note 13 Preferred Stock



The Company had 5,000 shares of preferred stock that were authorized but unissued at December 31, 20142016 and 2013.2015.  

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Note 14 Stock-Based Compensation



Effective May 19, 2004, the Company adopted its 2004 Incentive Stock Plan, as further amended and restated on February 3, 2015 (the “2004 Stock Plan”), and its 2004 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as further amended and restated on April 1, 2013 (the “2004 Director“Director Plan”). Effective upon the adoption of these Plans, allOn May 19, 2015, the Company’s previous stock option plans terminated, exceptstockholders approved the 2015 Incentive Plan of 3D Systems Corporation (the “2015 Plan” and, together with respect to options outstanding under those plans. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, all vested options had been exercised and there were no options outstanding. All stock-based compensation expense for vested options was recognized prior to 2008.

In 2014, the maximum number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2004 Stock Plan, was increased from 4,000 to 6,000. Total awards issued under this plan, net of repurchases, amounted to 1,026the “Incentive Plans”).

The 2004 Stock Plan authorizes shares of restricted stock, in 2014, 1,046 shares of restricted stock in 2013,units, stock appreciation rights and 540 shares of restricted stock in 2012. The Company estimated the future value associated with awards granted in 2014, 2013 and 2012 as $49,121, $67,942 and $20,458, respectively, which is calculated based on the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant less the amount paid by the recipient and is expensed over the vesting period of each award. The compensation expense recognized in 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $31,944, $12,958 and $4,818, respectively. Generally, each of these awards is made with a vesting period of three years to five years from the date of grant and requires the recipient to pay the lesser of $1.00 for each share or an amount equal to ten percent of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock per share at the date of grant.

The purpose of the 2004 Stock Plan is to provide an incentive that permits the persons responsible for the Company’s growth to share directly in that growth and to further the identity of their interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. Any person who is an employee of or consultant to the Company, or a subsidiary or an affiliate of the Company, is eligible to be considered for the grant of restricted stock awards, stock options or performance awards pursuant to the 2004 Stock Plan. The 2004 Stock Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which, pursuant to the provisions of the 2004 Stock Plan, has the sole authority to determine recipients of awards under that plan, the number ofpurchase shares to be covered by such awards and the terms and conditions of each award. The 2004 Stock Plan may be amended, altered or discontinued at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors at any time.

The 2004 Director Plan provides for the grant of up to 600 shares of common stock to non-employee directors (as defined in the Plan) of the Company, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The purpose of this Plan is to attract, retain and motivate non-employee directors of exceptional ability and to promote the common interests of directors and stockholders in enhancing the value of the Company’s common stock.  EachThe 2004 Stock Plan also designates measures that may be used for performance awards. The Director Plan authorizes shares of restricted stock for non-employee directordirectors of the Company is eligible to participate in thisCompany. The 2015 Plan upon their election to the Board of Directors. The Plan provides for initial grants of 1 share of common stock to each newly elected non-employee director, annual grants of 3authorizes shares of commonrestricted stock, asrestricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, cash incentive awards and the grant of options to purchase shares of the close of business on the date of each annual meeting of stockholders, and interim grants of 3 shares of common stock, or a pro rata portion thereof, to non-employee directors elected at meetings other than the annual meeting. Effective April 1, 2013, the Board of Directors amended this Plan to increase the limit of the value of any award of shares made to an eligible director to $100, valued on the date of award. The issue price of common stock awarded under this Plan is equal to the par value per share of theCompany’s common stock. The Company accounts2015 Plan also designates measures that may be used for performance awards. 

Generally, awards granted prior to November 13, 2015 become fully-vested on the fair value of awards of common stock made under this Plan, netthree-year anniversary of the issue price, as directorgrant date and awards granted on or after November 13, 2015 will vest one third each year over three years.  

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The Company records stock-based compensation expense in selling, general and administrative expenses in the period in which the award is made. Duringcondensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded $849, $600 and $300, respectively,was as director compensation expense in connection with awards of 17 shares in 2014, 12 shares in 2013 and 11 shares in 2012 of common stock made to the non-employee directors of the Company pursuant to this Plan.

377 shares of common stock were available for future grants under the 2004 Stock Plan. The status of the Company’s stock options is summarized below:follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

(shares and options in thousands)

 

Options

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Options

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Options

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

Outstanding at beginning of year

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

1,076 

 

$

3.76 

Exercised

 

       —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

(1,056)

 

 

3.70 

Lapsed or canceled

 

       —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

(20)

 

 

7.12 

Outstanding at end of year

 

       —

 

$

           —

 

       —

 

$

           —

 

 —

 

$

 —

Options exercisable at end of year

 

       —

 

 

 

 

       —

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

Shares available for future option grants (a)

 

377 

 

 

 

 

1,445 

 

 

 

 

1,667 

 

 

 

(a)

Assumes the issuance of options permitted by the 2004 Incentive Stock Plan.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands)

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Stock-based compensation expense

$

31,295 

 

$

34,733 

 

$

32,793 



As ofRestricted Stock

Stock award activity for the years ended December 31, 2012,2016, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Number of Shares/Units

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

 

Number of Shares/Units

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

 

Number of Shares/Units

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding at beginning of period — unvested

 

2,942 

 

$

36.55 

 

 

2,806 

 

$

41.08 

 

 

2,523 

 

$

41.21 

Granted

 

2,516 

 

$

11.57 

 

 

1,438 

 

$

16.12 

 

 

1,031 

 

$

49.46 

Cancelled

 

(526)

 

$

38.64 

 

 

(672)

 

$

46.20 

 

 

(85)

 

$

39.52 

Vested

 

(1,151)

 

$

40.99 

 

 

(630)

 

$

23.89 

 

 

(663)

 

$

12.59 

Outstanding at end of period — unvested

 

3,781 

 

$

36.34 

 

 

2,942 

 

$

36.55 

 

 

2,806 

 

$

41.08 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company awarded certain employees 469 shares of restricted stock under the 2015 Plan, included in the activity above, that vests under specified market conditions. Each of these employees was generally awarded two equal tranches of market condition restricted stock that immediately vests when the Company’s common stock trades at either $30 or $40 per share for ninety consecutive calendar days.  

At December 31, 2016, there was $5,517 of unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock awards with market conditions, which the Company expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-averagethree year period.  

At December 31, 2016, there was $40,306 of unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to all other non-vested restricted stock options were exercised or expired; consequently, no stock options were outstanding or exercised during 2014 or 2013. award shares and units, which the Company expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of two years.

Stock Options

The aggregate intrinsicCompany estimates the fair value of stock options exercised during 2012 was $39,165, determinedwith market conditions using a binomial lattice Monte Carlo simulation model. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value were as of the date of exercise.follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Year Ended December 31,



2016

 

2015

 

2014

Stock option assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average fair value

$

7.80 

 

$

 

$

Expected volatility

 

60.0% 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.76%-1.46

 

 

 

 

Expected dividend yield

 

0% 

 

 

 

 

Derived term in years

 

3-4 

 

 

 

 

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Stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2016 was as follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31, 2016

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Number of Shares

 

Weighted Average Exercise

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years)

Stock option activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at beginning of period

 

 

$

 

 

 

Granted

 

2,260 

 

 

13.92 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and expired

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at end of period

 

2,260 

 

$

13.92 

 

 

9.5 

Exercisable at end of period

 

 

$

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company awarded certain employees market condition stock options under the 2015 Plan, included in the activity above, that vest under specified market conditions. Each employee was generally awarded two equal tranches of market condition stock options that immediately vest when the Company’s common stock trades at either $30 or $40 per share for ninety consecutive calendar days. At December 31, 2016, there was $14,956 of unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options with market conditions, which the Company expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-average three year period.

Note 15 International Retirement Plan 



The Company sponsors a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan for certain employees of a non-U.S. subsidiary initiated by a predecessor of the subsidiary. The Company maintains insurance contracts that provide an annuity that is used to fund the current obligations under this plan. The net present value of thatthe annuity was $2,981$2,760 and $3,144$2,741 as of December 31, 20142016 and 2013,2015, respectively. The net present value of that annuity is included in “Other assets, net” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 20142016 and 2013.2015. The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in the projected benefit obligation for the years ended December 31, 20142016 and 2013:

2015: 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2016

 

2015

Reconciliation of benefit obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations as of January 1

 

$

5,987 

 

$

5,240 

 

$

6,328 

 

$

7,194 

Service cost

 

 

150 

 

 

144 

 

 

154 

 

 

178 

Interest cost

 

 

200 

 

 

198 

 

 

159 

 

 

156 

Actuarial loss

 

 

1,719 

 

 

302 

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

 

1,437 

 

 

(338)

Benefit payments

 

 

(144)

 

 

(122)

 

 

(120)

 

 

(119)

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

 

(718)

 

 

225 

 

 

(231)

 

 

(743)

Obligations as of December 31

 

 

7,194 

 

 

5,987 

 

 

7,727 

 

 

6,328 

Funded status as of December 31 (net of tax benefit)

 

$

(7,194)

 

$

(5,987)

 

$

(7,727)

 

$

(6,328)



The projected benefit obligation inFor the table above includes $1,719 and $302 of unrecognized net loss for the yearsyear ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At December 31, 2014,2016, the Company recorded the $1,719a $1,437 loss, net of $69$128 of actuarial amortization and a $515$407 tax benefit, as a $1,135$902 adjustment to “Accumulated other comprehensive income”income (loss)” in accordance with ASC 715, “CompensationCompensation – Retirement Benefits.Benefits.AtFor the year ended December 31, 2013,2015, the Company recorded the $302 loss, net of $56a $338 gain and $154 of actuarial amortization, andnet of a $78$154 tax benefit,provision, as a $168$338 adjustment to “Accumulated other comprehensive income” in accordance with ASC 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits.income (loss)



The Company has recognized the following amounts in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 20142016 and 2013:2015:







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2016

 

2015

Accrued liabilities

 

$

132 

 

$

127 

 

$

114 

 

$

117 

Other liabilities

 

 

7,062 

 

 

5,860 

 

 

7,613 

 

 

6,211 

Projected benefit obligation

 

 

7,194 

 

 

5,987 

 

 

7,727 

 

 

6,328 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

(2,211)

 

 

(1,076)

 

 

(2,775)

 

 

(1,873)

Total

 

$

4,983 

 

$

4,911 

 

$

4,952 

 

$

4,455 

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The following projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation were estimated as of December 31, 20142016 and 2013:2015:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2016

 

2015

Projected benefit obligation

 

$

7,194 

 

$

5,987 

 

$

7,727 

 

$

6,328 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

$

6,301 

 

$

5,553 

 

$

6,905 

 

$

5,738 



The following table shows the components of net periodic benefit costs and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income:

income (loss):

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2016

 

2015

Net periodic benefit cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

150 

 

$

144 

 

$

154 

 

$

178 

Interest cost

 

 

200 

 

 

198 

 

 

159 

 

 

156 

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

69 

 

 

    56

 

 

128 

 

 

154 

Total

 

$

419 

 

$

398 

 

$

441 

 

$

488 

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

1,135 

 

 

168 

Net (gain) loss

 

 

1,437 

 

 

(338)

Total expense recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

 

$

1,554 

 

$

566 

 

$

1,878 

 

$

150 

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The following assumptions are used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

Discount rate

 

 

2.40% 

 

 

3.50% 

 

 

1.60%

 

 

2.50%

Rate of compensation

 

 

3.00% 

 

 

2.00% 

 

 

3.00%

 

 

2.50%



The following benefit payments, including expected future service cost, are expected to be paid:





 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Estimated future benefit payments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

135 

2016

 

 

152 

2017

 

 

155 

 

$

129 

2018

 

 

158 

 

 

131 

2019

 

 

175 

 

 

145 

2020-2024

 

 

1,142 

2020

 

 

173 

2021

 

 

176 

2022-2026

 

 

1,077 

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Note 16 Warranty Contracts



The Company provides product warranties for up to one year, or longer if required by applicable laws or regulations, as part of sales transactions for certain of its printers. Warranty revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the warranties, which is the period during which the related costs are incurred. This warranty provides the customer with maintenance on the equipment during the warranty period and provides for certain repair, labor and replacement parts that may be required. In connection with this activity, the Company recognized warranty revenue and incurred warranty costs as shown in the table below.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warranty Revenue Recognition:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Beginning Balance Deferred Warranty Revenue

 

Warranty Revenue Deferred

 

Warranty Revenue Recognized

 

Ending Balance Deferred Warranty Revenue

 

Beginning Balance Deferred Warranty Revenue

 

Warranty Revenue Deferred

 

Warranty Revenue Recognized

 

Ending Balance Deferred Warranty Revenue

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

$

10,663 

 

$

12,859 

 

$

(14,471)

 

$

9,051 

2015

 

 

11,914 

 

 

15,349 

 

 

(16,600)

 

 

10,663 

2014

 

$

9,141 

 

$

17,185 

 

$

(14,412)

 

$

11,914 

 

 

9,141 

 

 

17,185 

 

 

(14,412)

 

 

11,914 

2013

 

 

4,081 

 

 

14,681 

 

 

(9,621)

 

 

9,141 

2012

 

 

3,094 

 

 

7,540 

 

 

(6,553)

 

 

4,081 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warranty Costs Incurred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Materials

 

Labor and Overhead

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Materials

 

Labor and Overhead

 

Total

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

$

6,851 

 

$

6,862 

 

$

13,713 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

6,202 

 

 

5,559 

 

 

11,761 

2014

 

 

 

 

$

5,958 

 

$

6,662 

 

$

12,620 

 

 

 

 

 

5,958 

 

 

5,440 

 

 

11,398 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

4,441 

 

 

4,821 

 

 

9,262 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

2,672 

 

 

3,720 

 

 

6,392 



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Note 17 Computation of Net Income (Loss) per Share



The Company presents basic and diluted earningsincome (loss) per share (“EPS”) amounts. Basic EPSincome (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income availableloss attributable to common stockholders3D Systems Corporation by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted EPSincome (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income available to 3D Systems’ common stockholdersloss by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the applicable period. The following table is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of thereconciles basic andweighted average outstanding shares to diluted income per share computationsweighted average outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132016,  2015 and 2012:2014:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to 3D Systems – numerator for basic net earnings per share

 

$

11,637 

 

$

44,107 

 

$

38,941 

Add: Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50% convertible notes (after-tax)(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for diluted earnings per share

 

$

11,637 

 

$

44,107 

 

$

38,941 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares – denominator for basic net
earnings per share 

 

 

108,023 

 

 

98,393 

 

 

80,817 

Add: Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options and other equity compensation 

 

 

 

 

 

 

906 

5.50% convertible notes (after-tax)(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted earnings per share 

 

 

108,023 

 

 

98,393 

 

 

81,723 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted

 

$

0.11 

 

$

0.45 

 

$

0.48 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation (a)

 

$

 

$

1,835 

 

$

9,002 

5.50% Convertible notes shares excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation (a)    

 

 

 

 

1,764 

 

 

5,957 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Numerator for basic and diluted net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to 3D Systems Corporation

$

(38,419)

 

$

(655,492)

 

$

11,637 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic and diluted net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares

 

111,189 

 

 

111,969 

 

 

108,023 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted

$

(0.35)

 

$

(5.85)

 

$

0.11 



For the year ended December 31, 2016, there were 2,060 potential common shares of unvested stock options excluded from diluted loss per share and 3,003 potential common shares of unvested restricted stock awards and shares issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units excluded from diluted loss per share, as the Company had a net loss for the year.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, there were 1,117 potential common shares of unvested restricted stock awards and shares issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units excluded from diluted loss per share, as the Company had a net loss for the year.

(a)

Average outstanding diluted earnings per share calculation excludes shares that may be issued upon conversion of the outstanding senior convertible notes since the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.  



Note 18 Noncontrolling Interests







On July 15, 2013, the Company acquired approximately 82% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Phenix Systems, a global provider of direct metal selective laser sintering 3D printers based in Riom, France. Phenix’s operating results are included in these consolidated financial statements. In accordance with ASC 810, “Consolidation,” the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest is reported in the consolidated balance sheets as a separate component of equity and consolidated net income has been adjusted to report the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Subsequent to the acquisition, the Company completed a tender offer and acquired additional shares and voting rights of Phenix Systems. As of December 31, 2014,2016,  the Company owned approximately 95%70% of the capital and voting rights of Phenix Systems.Robtec, a service bureau and distributor of 3D printing and scanning products. Robtec was acquired on November 25, 2014.  

As of December 31, 2016,  the Company owned approximately 65% of the capital and voting rights of Easyway, a service bureau and distributor of 3D printing and scanning products in China. Easyway was acquired on April 2, 2015.

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Note 19 Fair Value Measurements



ASC 820, “FairFair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy whichthat requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; or

  

·

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

·

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; or

·

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

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For the Company, the above standard applies to cash equivalents convertible senior notes and foreign exchange contracts.earnout consideration. The Company utilizes the market approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

December 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2016

(in thousands)

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents (a)

Cash equivalents (a)

$

190,628 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

190,628 

 

$

226,895 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

226,895 

$

25,206 

 

$

 

$

 

$

25,206 

Earnout consideration (b)

$

 

$

 

$

10,806 

 

$

10,806 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2015

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents (a)

$

26,648 

 

$

 

$

 

$

26,648 

Earnout consideration (b)

$

 

$

 

$

9,673 

 

$

9,673 





(a)

Cash equivalents include funds held in money market instruments and are reported at their current carrying value, which approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments and are included in cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheet.



(b)

The fair value of the earnout consideration, which is based on the present value of the expected future payments to be made to the sellers of the acquired businesses, was derived by analyzing the future performance of the acquired businesses using the earnout formula and performance targets specified in each purchase agreement and adjusting those amounts to reflect the ability of the acquired entities to achieve the stated targets. Given the significance of the unobservable inputs, the valuations are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The change in earnout consideration from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016 reflects  a $54 adjustment to the expected payment and $1,079 of accretion.

The Company did not have any transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2levels  of the fair value measurement hierarchy during the quarter or year ended December 31, 2014.2016.



In addition to the financial assets and liabilities included in the above table, certain of our non-financial assets and liabilities are to be initially measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. This includes items such as non-financial assetsgoodwill and liabilities initially measured at fair value in a business combination (but not measured at fair value in subsequent periods) and non-financial, long-livedother intangible assets measured at fair value for an impairment assessment. In general, non-financial assetsFor further discussion on the valuation techniques and liabilities includinginputs used in the fair value measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets, see Notes 2, 6 and property and equipment are measured at fair value when there is an indication of impairment and are recorded at fair value only when impairment is recognized. The Company has not recorded any impairments related to such assets and has had no other significant non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities requiring adjustments or write-downs to fair value as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.7.

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Note 20 Income Taxes



The components of the Company’s income before income taxes are as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

Income before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

$

5,751 

 

 

$

55,826 

 

 

$

34,105 

$

(53,868)

 

 

$

(580,720)

 

 

$

5,751 

Foreign

 

11,636 

 

 

 

8,180 

 

 

 

9,174 

 

14,056

 

 

 

(74,233)

 

 

 

11,636 

Total

$

17,387 

 

 

$

64,006 

 

 

$

43,279 

$

(39,812)

 

 

$

(654,953)

 

 

$

17,387 



The components of income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132016,  2015 and 20122014 are as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

$

23,336 

 

 

$

24,688 

 

 

$

441 

$

(2,110)

 

 

$

10,753 

 

 

$

23,336 

State

 

72 

 

 

 

1,926 

 

 

 

1,031 

 

30 

 

 

 

169 

 

 

 

72 

Foreign

 

6,588 

 

 

 

3,165 

 

 

 

3,527 

 

8,099 

 

 

 

925 

 

 

 

6,588 

Total

 

29,996 

 

 

 

29,779 

 

 

 

4,999 

 

6,019 

 

 

 

11,847 

 

 

 

29,996 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

(21,624)

 

 

 

(7,760)

 

 

 

869 

 

(1,245)

 

 

 

(5,252)

 

 

 

(21,624)

State

 

(87)

 

 

 

(450)

 

 

 

(798)

 

 

 

 

(225)

 

 

 

(87)

Foreign

 

(2,844)

 

 

 

(1,682)

 

 

 

(732)

 

(5,321)

 

 

 

2,602 

 

 

 

(2,844)

Total

 

(24,555)

 

 

 

(9,892)

 

 

 

(661)

 

(6,566)

 

 

 

(2,875)

 

 

 

(24,555)

Total income tax provision

$

5,441 

 

 

$

19,887 

 

 

$

4,338 

Total income tax (benefit) provision

$

(547)

 

 

$

8,972 

 

 

$

5,441 

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The overall effective tax rate differs from the statutory federal tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132016,  2015 and 20122014 as follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Pretax Income

% of Pretax Income

2014

 

2013

 

2012

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Tax provision based on the federal statutory rate

 

35.0 

%

 

 

35.0 

%

 

 

35.0 

%

 

35.0 

%

 

 

35.0 

%

 

 

35.0 

%

Nondeductible expenses

 

12.5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.1)

 

 

 

(0.1)

 

 

 

12.5 

 

Foreign exchange loss

 

9.4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncertain tax positions

 

11.2 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25.1)

 

 

 

(0.5)

 

 

 

11.2 

 

Deemed income related to foreign operations

 

8.1 

 

 

 

0.2 

 

 

 

0.1 

 

 

(8.4)

 

 

 

(0.6)

 

 

 

8.1 

 

Return to provision adjustments, foreign current and deferred balances

 

2.5 

 

 

 

(0.4)

 

 

 

0.5 

 

Return to provision adjustments — foreign tax credit

 

8.4 

 

 

 

(0.7)

 

 

 

2.5 

 

Return to provision adjustments — research and development credit

 

4.0 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return to provision adjustments — non-consolidated U.S. entities

 

6.4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment of definite lived intangibles

 

3.1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign income tax rate differential

 

0.5 

 

 

 

(0.3)

 

 

 

(0.7)

 

 

3.1 

 

 

 

(2.0)

 

 

 

0.5 

 

State taxes, net of federal benefit, before valuation allowance

 

0.3 

 

 

 

2.4 

 

 

 

2.3 

 

 

3.9 

 

 

 

0.9 

 

 

 

0.3 

 

Release of valuation allowances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12.4)

 

Use of non-operating losses against U.S. taxable income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14.6)

 

Increase in valuation allowances

 

(58.5)

 

 

 

(16.4)

 

 

 

 

Impairment of goodwill with no tax basis

 

 

 

 

(16.8)

 

 

 

 

Foreign tax credits related to above

 

(6.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.5 

 

 

 

0.2 

 

 

 

(6.3)

 

Deferred tax adjustment — deferred revenue

 

7.6 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax adjustment — state tax credits

 

1.4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax adjustments — other

 

4.0 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic production activities deduction

 

(12.0)

 

 

 

(3.6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12.0)

 

Research credits

 

(21.9)

 

 

 

(0.6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21.9)

 

Other

 

    1.4

 

 

 

(1.6)

 

 

 

(0.2)

 

 

1.7 

 

 

 

(0.4)

 

 

 

1.4 

 

Effective tax rate

 

31.3 

%

 

 

31.1 

%

 

 

10.0 

%

 

1.4 

%

 

 

(1.4)

%

 

 

31.3 

%

The difference between the Company’s effective tax rate for 2016 and the federal statutory rate was 33.6 percentage points. The difference in the effective rate is due primarily to the change in valuation allowance that was recorded during the year, as well as the Company’s foreign income inclusions, return to provision adjustments and lower foreign statutory rates.

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The difference between the Company’s effective tax rate for 2015 and the federal statutory rate was 36.4 percentage points. The Company recorded nondeductible expenses, including non-deductible goodwill impairment charges and a valuation allowance in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions, which contributed to a difference in the effective tax rate.



The difference between the Company’s effective tax rate for 2014 and the federal statutory rate was 3.7 percentage points. The Company incurred nondeductible expenses and recognized income for tax purposes, net of tax credits, not included in financial statement income, increasing the effective tax rate. The Company is benefiting from the U.S. domestic production activities deduction and from research credits, reducing the effective tax rate.



The difference betweenIn 2016, there were no changes to the Company’s effectivevaluation allowance assertions.  During the fourth quarter of 2015, based upon the Company’s review of results of operations and forecast estimates in connection with the assessment of deferred tax rate for 2013 andbenefits, the federal statutory rate was 3.9 percentage points. The Company reported positive U.S. taxable income, and was therefore entitled to usedetermined that it is more likely than not that the domestic production activities deduction provided to producersdeferred tax assets in the United States, effectively lowering the U.S. tax rate applicable to production activities.

The difference between the Company’s effective tax rate for 2012US and the federal statutory rate resulted primarily from changes in valuation allowances. These comprised:

·

The release of valuation allowances against certain U.S. deferred tax assets. This release was based upon the Company’s results of operations. The Company concluded during 2012 that it is more likely thancertain foreign jurisdictions will not that a portion of its current U.S. deferred tax assets will be realized. As a result, in accordance with ASC 740, the Company released the remainder of its valuation allowances related to $12,388 of reserves, accruals and tax credits and to $7,602 of net operating loss carryforwards for state income tax purposes, resulting in no valuation allowance as of December 31, 2012. This resulted in a non-cash income tax benefit of $5,372. 

·

Other changes in valuation allowances were a result of utilizing U.S. loss carryforwards, which had a full valuation allowance against them, to eliminate all federal and most state income tax expense otherwise arising.

In 2014, and 2013, the Company had no valuation allowance against net deferred income tax assets.



In 2012, the Company’s valuation allowance against net deferred income tax assets decreased by $8,781. This decrease consisted of an $8,781 decrease against the U.S. deferred income tax assets. The decrease in the valuation allowance against the net U.S. deferred income tax assets resulted primarily from the increase in the Company’s domestic net operating income, an increase in the amount of deferred income tax liabilities and from the release of valuation allowances against U.S. net deferred tax assets.

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The components of the Company’s net deferred income tax assets and net deferred income tax liabilities at December 31, 20142016 and 20132015 are as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

2014

 

 

2013

2016

 

 

2015

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangibles

$

40,014 

 

 

$

46,293 

Stock options and restricted stock awards

 

14,384 

 

 

 

22,010 

Reserves and allowances

 

20,022 

 

 

 

18,738 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

29,398 

 

 

 

16,796 

Tax credit carryforwards

$

4,139 

 

 

$

2,713 

 

13,571 

 

 

 

8,610 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

4,474 

 

 

 

5,725 

Reserves and allowances

 

12,016 

 

 

 

5,927 

Stock options and restricted stock awards

 

15,156 

 

 

 

3,174 

Deferred lease revenue

 

270 

 

 

 

86 

Senior convertible notes

 

 

 

 

1,042 

Accrued liabilities

 

1,501 

 

 

 

342 

 

5,330 

 

 

 

4,943 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

629 

Deferred revenue

 

3,502 

 

 

 

405 

Valuation allowance

 

(109,913)

 

 

 

(107,312)

Total deferred income tax assets

 

37,556 

 

 

 

19,638 

 

16,308 

 

 

 

10,483 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangibles

 

50,324 

 

 

 

32,737 

 

16,968 

 

 

 

22,676 

Property, plant and equipment

 

2,122 

 

 

 

 

8,818 

 

 

 

3,851 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax liabilities

 

52,446 

 

 

 

32,737 

 

25,786 

 

 

 

26,527 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax liabilities

$

(14,890)

 

 

$

(13,099)

$

(9,478)

 

 

$

(16,044)

The Company’s net deferred income tax liabilities include both current and noncurrent amounts. Accrued liabilities and deferred lease revenue are classified as current. Portions of reserves and allowances, tax credit carryforwards, and net operating loss carryforwards that would be available within the next year are classified as current, with the remainder of the balance classified as noncurrent. Stock options and restricted stock awards, except for the amount vesting within the next year, property, plant and equipment, and intangibles are also classified as noncurrent.

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740. Under ASC 740, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The provision for income taxes is based on domestic and international statutory income tax rates in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates.



At December 31, 2014, $4,4742016, $29,398 of the Company’s deferred income tax assets was attributable to $38,338$148,199 of netgross operating loss carryforwards, which consisted of $5,092$50,587 loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes, $26,365$78,274 of loss carryforwards for U.S. state income tax purposes and $6,881$19,338 of loss carryforwards for foreign income tax purposes.



At December 31, 2013, $5,7252015,  $16,796 of the Company’s deferred income tax assets was attributable to $52,177$85,609 of gross net operating loss carryforwards, which consisted of $6,856$33,606 loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes, $38,934$34,492 of loss carryforwards for U.S. state income tax purposes and $6,387$17,511 of loss carryforwards for foreign income tax purposes.

At December 31, 2012, $1,949 of the Company’s deferred income tax assets was attributable to $42,202 of net operating loss carryforwards, which consisted of no loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes, $41,047 of loss carryforwards for U.S. state income tax purposes and $1,155 of loss carryforwards for foreign income tax purposes. 



The net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes begin to expire in 2022. The net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. state income tax purposes begin to expire in 2020.2017. In addition, certain loss carryforwards for foreign income tax purposes begin to expire in 2018 and certain other loss carryforwards for foreign purposes do not expire. Ultimate utilization of these loss carryforwards depends on future taxable earnings of the Company and its subsidiaries.



At December 31, 2014,2016,  tax credit carryforwards included in the Company’s deferred income tax assets consisted of $2,196$2,544 of research and experimentation credit carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes,  $2,649 of research and experimentation tax credit carryforwards for U.S. state income tax purposes,  $810$7,155 of foreign tax credits for U.S. federal income tax purposes, $518$474 of other U.S. federal tax credits, $149 of research and experimentation tax credit carryforwards for foreign income tax purposes and $600 of other state tax credits. Certain state research and experimentation credits begin to expire in 2017; other state credits begin to expire in 2024. The Company recorded a valuation allowance related to the U.S. federal and state tax credits.

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At December 31, 2015, tax credit carryforwards included in the Company’s deferred income tax assets consisted of $2,544 of research and experimentation credit carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes, $2,082 of research and experimentation tax credit carryforwards for U.S. state income tax purposes, $2,740 of foreign tax credits for U.S. federal income tax purposes, $474 of other U.S. federal tax credits, $155 of research and experimentation tax credit carryforwards for foreign income tax purposes and $615 of other state tax credits. The state research and experimentation credits do not expire; the other state credits begin to expire in 2017.

At December 31, 2013, tax credit carryforwards included in The Company recorded a valuation allowance related to the Company’s deferred income tax assets consisted of $2,040 of research and experimentation tax credit carryforwards for U.S. state income tax purposes, $58 of such tax credit carryforwards for foreign income tax purposes and $615 of other state tax credits. The state research and experimentation credits do not expire; the other state credits begin to expire in 2017.

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At December 31, 2012, tax credit carryforwards included in the Company’s deferred income tax assets consisted of $735 of research and experimentation tax credit carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes, $2,040 of such tax credit carryforwards for U.S. state income tax purposes and $615 of other state tax credits. The state research and experimentation credits do not expire; the other federal and state credits begin to expire in 2017.tax credits.



TheDuring 2016, the Company recorded $7,653decreased its deferred tax asset in the amount of approximately $17,849 with the offset to additional paid-in capital during 2014 with respectother comprehensive loss.  Additionally, a decrease in the Company's valuation allowance of approximately$17,849 was allocated to accumulated other comprehensive loss in the vesting of restricted stock awards.consolidated balance sheets.



The Company has not provided for any taxes on approximately $23,628$38,545 of unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries, as the Company intends to permanently reinvest all such earnings outside the U.S. We believeThe Company believes a calculation of the deferred tax liability associated with these undistributed earnings is impracticable.impracticable.



TheIncluding interest and penalties, the Company increased its unrecognized benefits by $1,829$10,077 and $6,451 for the yearyears ended December 31, 20142016 and decreased these benefits by $459 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Company also accrued $110 in interest and penalties related to the unrecognized tax benefits.2015, respectively.  The Company does not anticipate any additional unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve12 months that would result in a material change to its consolidated financial position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

(in thousands)

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

Balance at January 1

$

(16)

 

 

$

(475)

 

 

$

(393)

Increases related to prior year tax positions

 

 

 

 

380 

 

 

 

300 

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(378)

Increases related to current year tax positions

 

(1,829)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decreases related to current year tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

Decreases in unrecognized liability due to settlements with foreign tax authorities

 

 

 

 

79 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

$

(1,845)

 

 

$

(16)

 

 

$

(475)

The Company includes interest and penalties in the consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements as a component of income tax expense.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Unrecognized Tax Benefits

(in thousands)

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

Balance at January 1

$

(8,296)

 

 

$

(1,845)

 

 

$

(16)

Increases related to prior year tax positions

 

(2,658)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

 

 

 

 

1,475 

 

 

 

Increases related to current year tax positions

 

(7,297)

 

 

 

(7,926)

 

 

 

(1,829)

Decreases related to current year tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decreases in unrecognized liability due to settlements with foreign tax authorities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

$

(18,251)

 

 

$

(8,296)

 

 

$

(1,845)

Tax years 20112003 through 20142015 remain subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The Company has utilized U.S. loss carryforwards causingService, with most of the years 1997open to 2007examination due to be subject to examination.the generation and utilization of net operating losses. The Company files income tax returns (which are open to examination beginning in the year shown in parentheses) in Australia (2009)(2012), Belgium (2010)(2013), Brazil (2014)(2011), China (2010)(2013), France (2011)(2013), Germany (2011)(2012), India (2012)(2013), Israel (2010)(2012), Italy (2009)(2011), Japan (2007)(2011), Korea (2008)(2011), Mexico (2014)(2011), Netherlands (2007)(2011), Switzerland (2008)(2011), the United Kingdom (2009)(2015) and Uruguay (2014) (2011).



Note 21 Segment Information



The Company operates in one reportable business segment. The Company conducts its business through subsidiaries in the United States, a subsidiary in Israel that operates a research and production facility and sales and service offices, a subsidiary in Switzerland that operates a research and production facility, subsidiaries in France and Brazil that operate production facilities and sales and servicevarious offices and sales and service offices operated by other subsidiaries in Europe (Belgium, Germany,facilities located throughout the United Kingdom, Italy and the Netherlands) and in Asia PacificAPAC region (Australia, China, India, Japan and Korea)., Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom), Israel, Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay), Russia and the United States. The Company has historically disclosed summarized financial information for the geographic areas of operations as if they were segments in accordance with ASC 280, “Segment Reporting.Segment Reporting.” Financial information concerning the Company’s geographical locations is based on the location of the selling entity. Such summarized financial information concerning the Company’s geographical operations is shown in the following tables:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

Revenue from unaffiliated customers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

333,925 

 

$

284,752 

 

$

196,414 

Germany

 

 

87,021 

 

 

51,245 

 

 

39,748 

Other EMEA

 

 

109,066 

 

 

82,536 

 

 

60,939 

Asia Pacific

 

 

123,640 

 

 

94,867 

 

 

56,532 

Total

 

$

653,652 

 

$

513,400 

 

$

353,633 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Revenue from unaffiliated customers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

340,885 

 

$

357,976 

 

$

333,925 

Germany

 

 

78,979 

 

 

82,872 

 

 

87,021 

Other EMEA

 

 

114,162 

 

 

117,232 

 

 

109,066 

Asia Pacific

 

 

98,939 

 

 

108,083 

 

 

123,640 

Total  revenue

 

$

632,965 

 

$

666,163 

 

$

653,652 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Revenue by class of product and service:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

$

283,339 

 

$

227,627 

 

$

126,798 

 

$

223,544 

 

$

257,379 

 

$

283,339 

Materials

 

 

158,859 

 

 

128,405 

 

 

103,182 

 

 

156,839 

 

 

150,740 

 

 

158,859 

Services

 

 

211,454 

 

 

157,368 

 

 

123,653 

 

 

252,582 

 

 

258,044 

 

 

211,454 

Total revenue

 

$

653,652 

 

$

513,400 

 

$

353,633 

 

$

632,965 

 

$

666,163 

 

$

653,652 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

Intercompany Sales to

 

Intercompany Sales to

(in thousands)

 

Americas

 

Germany

 

Other EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

 

Americas

 

Germany

 

Other EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

Americas

 

$

201 

 

$

3,217 

 

$

42,622 

 

$

2,283 

 

$

48,323 

 

$

3,013 

 

$

28,881 

 

$

10,958 

 

$

21,639 

 

$

64,491 

Germany

 

 

43,841 

 

 

 

 

3,131 

 

 

 

 

46,972 

 

 

4,123 

 

 

 —

 

 

3,850 

 

 

166 

 

 

8,139 

Other EMEA

 

 

20,580 

 

 

6,742 

 

 

2,066 

 

 

 

 

29,388 

 

 

61,086 

 

 

3,365 

 

 

5,071 

 

 

5,925 

 

 

75,447 

Asia Pacific

 

 

14,433 

 

 

 

 

2,739 

 

 

2,759 

 

 

19,939 

 

 

3,046 

 

 

 —

 

 

369 

 

 

3,959 

 

 

7,374 

Total

 

$

79,055 

 

$

9,967 

 

$

50,558 

 

$

5,042 

 

$

144,622 

 

$

71,268 

 

$

32,246 

 

$

20,248 

 

$

31,689 

 

$

155,451 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

Intercompany Sales to

 

Intercompany Sales to

(in thousands)

 

Americas

 

Germany

 

Other EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

 

Americas

 

Germany

 

Other EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

Americas

 

$

 

$

23,100 

 

$

15,622 

 

$

5,438 

 

$

44,160 

 

$

3,073 

 

$

36,552 

 

$

17,133 

 

$

17,602 

 

$

74,360 

Germany

 

 

1,825 

 

 

 

 

4,135 

 

 

 

 

5,960 

 

 

70 

 

 

 —

 

 

6,149 

 

 

125 

 

 

6,344 

Other EMEA

 

 

26,862 

 

 

1,688 

 

 

2,090 

 

 

566 

 

 

31,206 

 

 

58,419 

 

 

4,232 

 

 

3,494 

 

 

6,047 

 

 

72,192 

Asia Pacific

 

 

1,659 

 

 

641 

 

 

67 

 

 

1,431 

 

 

3,798 

 

 

3,027 

 

 

 

 

79 

 

 

3,585 

 

 

6,695 

Total

 

$

30,346 

 

$

25,429 

 

$

21,914 

 

$

7,435 

 

$

85,124 

 

$

64,589 

 

$

40,788 

 

$

26,855 

 

$

27,359 

 

$

159,591 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

Intercompany Sales to

 

Intercompany Sales to

(in thousands)

 

Americas

 

Germany

 

Other EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

 

Americas

 

Germany

 

Other EMEA

 

Asia Pacific

 

Total

Americas

 

$

 —

 

$

6,823 

 

$

4,153 

 

$

1,044 

 

$

12,020 

 

$

201 

 

$

43,841 

 

$

20,581 

 

$

14,433 

 

$

79,056 

Germany

 

 

197 

 

 

 

 

2,205 

 

 

 

 

2,402 

 

 

3,217 

 

 

 —

 

 

6,742 

 

 

 

 

9,967 

Other EMEA

 

 

4,812 

 

 

26 

 

 

255 

 

 

38 

 

 

5,131 

 

 

42,622 

 

 

3,115 

 

 

2,066 

 

 

2,739 

 

 

50,542 

Asia Pacific

 

 

195 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

195 

 

 

2,283 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,774 

 

 

5,057 

Total

 

$

5,204 

 

$

6,849 

 

$

6,613 

 

$

1,082 

 

$

19,748 

 

$

48,323 

 

$

46,956 

 

$

29,389 

 

$

19,954 

 

$

144,622 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

Income (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

(24,663)

 

$

43,743 

 

$

37,743 

Germany

 

 

2,749 

 

 

302 

 

 

1,305 

Other EMEA

 

 

9,181 

 

 

7,849 

 

 

5,415 

Asia Pacific

 

 

40,131 

 

 

30,499 

 

 

16,528 

Subtotal

 

 

27,398 

 

 

82,393 

 

 

60,991 

Inter-segment elimination

 

 

(1,083)

 

 

(1,532)

 

 

(420)

Total

 

$

26,315 

 

$

80,861 

 

$

60,571 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

38,876 

 

$

21,826 

 

$

17,049 

Germany

 

 

1,075 

 

 

961 

 

 

178 

Other EMEA

 

 

11,427 

 

 

4,410 

 

 

2,983 

Asia Pacific

 

 

3,810 

 

 

3,247 

 

 

1,019 

Total

 

$

55,188��

 

$

30,444 

 

$

21,229 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Income (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

(53,725)

 

$

(596,283)

 

$

(24,663)

Germany

 

 

8,032 

 

 

5,271 

 

 

2,749 

Other EMEA

 

 

(9,645)

 

 

(76,472)

 

 

9,181 

Asia Pacific

 

 

19,591 

 

 

27,432 

 

 

40,131 

Subtotal

 

 

(35,747)

 

 

(640,052)

 

 

27,398 

Inter-segment elimination

 

 

(2,673)

 

 

(1,872)

 

 

(1,083)

Total

 

$

(38,420)

 

$

(641,924)

 

$

26,315 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

25,892 

 

$

43,613 

 

$

38,876 

Germany

 

 

881 

 

 

1,011 

 

 

1,075 

Other EMEA

 

 

29,065 

 

 

33,585 

 

 

11,427 

Asia Pacific

 

 

4,697 

 

 

4,860 

 

 

3,810 

Total

 

$

60,535 

 

$

83,069 

 

$

55,188 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

18,187 

 

$

5,166 

 

$

2,177 

 

$

8,172 

 

$

14,062 

 

$

18,187 

Germany

 

 

235 

 

 

21 

 

 

49 

 

 

307 

 

 

613 

 

 

235 

Other EMEA

 

 

3,680 

 

 

1,171 

 

 

857 

 

 

5,640 

 

 

6,856 

 

 

3,680 

Asia Pacific

 

 

625 

 

 

614 

 

 

141 

 

 

2,448 

 

 

868 

 

 

625 

Total

 

$

22,727 

 

$

6,972 

 

$

3,224 

 

$

16,567 

 

$

22,399 

 

$

22,727 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31,

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

1,018,113 

 

$  

870,208 

$

345,412 

 

$

382,738 

 

$  

1,018,113 

Germany

 

 

47,524 

 

 

38,685 

 

40,547 

 

 

36,782 

 

 

47,524 

Other EMEA

 

 

382,259 

 

 

120,562 

 

341,616 

 

 

369,302 

 

 

384,830 

Asia Pacific

 

 

78,074 

 

 

68,401 

 

121,578 

 

 

103,137 

 

 

79,843 

Total

 

$

1,525,970 

 

$

1,097,856 

$

849,153 

 

$

891,959 

 

$

1,530,310 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31,

(in thousands)

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

$

105,750 

 

$

98,913 

 

$  

245,219 

Germany

 

8,885 

 

 

3,901 

 

 

6,640 

Other EMEA

 

35,992 

 

 

30,487 

 

 

15,556 

Asia Pacific

 

34,320 

 

 

22,342 

 

 

17,447 

Total

$

184,947 

 

$

155,643 

 

$

284,862 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31,

(in thousands)

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Long-lived assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

$

96,016 

 

$

113,364 

 

$  

570,049 

Germany

 

14,757 

 

 

14,088 

 

 

19,994 

Other EMEA

 

247,786 

 

 

271,892 

 

 

312,384 

Asia Pacific

 

57,644 

 

 

60,148 

 

 

47,193 

Total

$

416,203 

 

$

459,492 

 

$

949,620 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

245,219 

 

$  

286,377 

Germany 

 

 

6,640 

 

 

3,441 

Other EMEA

 

 

15,556 

 

 

8,915 

Asia Pacific 

 

 

17,447 

 

 

7,583 

Total

 

$

284,862 

 

$

306,316 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

Long-lived assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

570,049 

 

$  

426,221 

Germany 

 

 

19,994 

 

 

23,134 

Other EMEA

 

 

309,817 

 

 

71,269 

Asia Pacific 

 

 

45,420 

 

 

50,377 

Total

 

$

945,280 

 

$

571,001 





Note 22 Commitments and Contingencies



The Company leases office spacecertain of its facilities and certain furniture and fixturesequipment under various non-cancelable operating leases.  Rent expense under operating leases was $10,427, $6,891 and $4,968 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. See Note 12.



As of December 31, 2014,2016, the Company has supply commitments for printer and other product assemblies for the first quarter of 2015 that total $56,620totaled $54,937 compared to $41,091$50,663 at December 31, 2013.2015.



Certain of the Company’s acquisitions contain earnout provisions under which the sellers of the acquired businesses can earn additional amounts. The total liabilitiesliability recorded for these earnouts as of December 31, 2014 was $9,155 compared to $5,578 at December 31, 2013. See Note 32016 was $10,806.  At December 31, 2015, in addition to earnout provisions, certain of the Company’s acquisitions also contained deferred purchase payment arrangements. The total liability recorded for details of acquisitionsthese earnouts and related commitments. deferred purchase payment arrangements totaled $9,832 at December 31, 2015.



Put Options



OwnersThe minority interest shareholders of interests in a certain subsidiary have the right in certain circumstances to require the Company to acquire either a portion of or all of the remaining ownership interests held by them. The owners’ ability to exercise any such “put option” right is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including conditions requiring notice in advance of exercise. In addition, these rights cannot be exercised prior to a specified exercise date. The exercise of these rights at their earliest contractual date would result in obligations of the Company to fund the related amounts in 2019.

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Management estimates, assuming that the subsidiary owned by the Company at December 31, 2014,2016 performs over the relevant future periods at theirits forecasted earnings levels, that these rights, if exercised, could require the Company, in future periods, to pay approximately $8,872 $8,872 to the owners of such put rights that require the Company to acquire such ownership interests in the relevant subsidiary. This amount has been recorded as redeemable noncontrolling interests on the balance sheet at as of December 31, 2014.2016 and 2015. The ultimate amount payable relating to this transaction will vary because it is dependent on the future results of operations of the subject business.



Indemnification



In the normal course of business, the Company periodically enters into agreements to indemnify customers or suppliers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of the Company’s products. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant, and the Company is unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnification provisions on ourits future results of operations.

   

To the extent permitted under Delaware law, the Company indemnifies its directors and officers for certain events or occurrences while the director or officer is, or was, serving at the Company’s request in such capacity, subject to limited exceptions. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification obligations is unlimited; however, the Company has directors and officers insurance coverage that may enable the Company to recover future amounts paid, subject to a deductible and the policy limits. There is no assurance that the policy limits will be sufficient to cover all damages, if any.any.  



Litigation



On November 20, 2012, theSecurities and Derivative Litigation

The Company filedand certain of its former executive officers have been named as defendants in a complaint in anconsolidated putative stockholder class action titled 3D Systems, Inc. v. Formlabs, Inc. and Kickstarter, Inc.lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (Rock Hill Division) assertingCarolina. The consolidated action is styled KBC Asset Management NV v. 3D Systems Corporation, et al., Case No. 0:15-cv-02393-MGL. The Amended Consolidated Complaint (the “Complaint”), which was filed on December 9, 2015, alleges that Formlabs’defendants violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Kickstarter’s salesRule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by making false and misleading statements and omissions and that the former officers are control persons under Section 20(a) of the Form 1 3D printer infringedExchange Act. The Complaint was filed on onebehalf of stockholders who purchased shares of the Company’s patents relating to stereolithography machines. Formlabscommon stock between October 29, 2013, and KickstarterMay 5, 2015 and seeks monetary damages on behalf of the purported class. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss or transfer venuethe Complaint in its entirety on FebruaryJanuary 14, 2016, which was denied by Memorandum Opinion and Order dated July 25, 2013, and the Company2016 (the “Order”). Defendants filed a first amended complaintmotion for reconsideration of the Order on March 8, 2013. On May 8, 2013,August 4, 2016, which was denied by Order dated February 24, 2017.

Nine related derivative complaints have been filed by purported Company stockholders against certain of the Company’s former executive officers and members of its Board of Directors.  The Company is named as a nominal defendant in all nine actions. The derivatives complaints are styled as follows: (1) Steyn v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 2015-CP-46-2225, filed on July 27, 2015 in the Court grantedof Common Pleas for the parties’ joint motion to stay the case until September 3, 2013 to enable the parties to continue settlement discussions. On November 8, 2013, the Company voluntarily dismissed the16th Judicial Circuit, County of York, South Carolina complaint and(“Steyn”); (2) Piguing v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 2015-CP-46-2396, filed a new complainton August 7, 2015 in the Court of Common Pleas for the 16th Judicial Circuit, County of York, South Carolina (“Piguing”); (3) Booth v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 15-692-RGA, filed on August 6, 2015 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of NewDelaware; (4) Nally v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 15-cv-03756-MGL, filed on September 18, 2015 in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina; (5) Gee v. Hull, et al., Case No. BC-610319, filed on February 17, 2016 in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles (“Gee”); (6) Foster v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 0:16-cv-01016-MGL, filed on April 1, 2016 in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina; (7) Lu v. Hull, et al., Case No. BC629730, filed on August 5, 2016 in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles (“Lu”); (8) Howes v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 0:16-cv-2810-MGL, filed on August 11, 2016 in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina; and (9) Ameduri v. Reichental, et al., Case No. 0:16-cv-02995-MGL, filed on September 1, 2016 in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Steyn and Piguing were consolidated into one action styled as In re 3D Systems Corp. Shareholder Derivative Litig., Lead Case No. 2015-CP-46-2225 in the Court of Common Pleas for the 16th Judicial Circuit, County of York, asserting that Formlabs’ salesSouth Carolina. Gee and Lu were consolidated into one action styled as Gee v. Hull, et al., Case No. BC610319 in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles. 

The derivative complaints allege claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment and seek, among other things, monetary damages and certain corporate governance actions.

All of the Form 1 3D printer infringed on eightderivative complaints listed above have been stayed until the earlier of the Company’s patentsclose of discovery or the deadline for appealing a dismissal in the KBC Asset Management NV securities class action.  

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The Company believes the claims alleged in the putative securities class action and the derivative lawsuits are without merit and intends to defend the Company and its officers and directors vigorously.

Ronald Barranco and Print3D Corporation v. 3D Systems Corporation, et. al.

On August 23, 2013, Ronald Barranco, a former Company employee, filed two lawsuits against the Company and certain officers in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. The first lawsuit (“Barranco I”) is captioned Ronald Barranco and Print3D Corporation v. 3D Systems Corporation, 3D Systems, Inc., and Damon Gregoire, Case No. CV 13-411 LEK RLP, and alleges seven causes of action relating to stereolithography machines.the Company’s acquisition of Print3D Corporation (of which Mr. Barranco was a 50% shareholder) and the subsequent employment of Mr. Barranco by the Company. The second lawsuit (“Barranco II”) is captioned Ronald Barranco v. 3D Systems Corporation, 3D Systems, Inc., Abraham Reichental, and Damon Gregoire, Case No. CV 13-412 LEK RLP, and alleges the same seven causes of action relating to the Company’s acquisition of certain website domains from Mr. Barranco and the subsequent employment of Mr. Barranco by the Company.  Both Barranco I and Barranco II allege the Company breached certain purchase agreements in order to avoid paying Mr. Barranco additional monies pursuant to royalty and earn out provisions in the agreements. The Company and its officers timely filed responsive pleadings on October 22, 2013 seeking, inter alia, to dismiss Barranco I due to a mandatory arbitration agreement and for lack of personal jurisdiction and to dismiss Barranco II for lack of personal jurisdiction.

With regard to Barranco I, the Hawaii district court, on February 28, 2014, denied the Company’s motion to dismiss and its motion to transfer venue to South Carolina for the convenience of the parties. However, the Hawaii court recognized that the plaintiff’s claims are all subject to mandatory and binding arbitration in Charlotte, North Carolina. Because the Hawaii court was without authority to compel arbitration outside of Hawaii, the court ordered that the case be transferred to the district court encompassing Charlotte (the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina) so that court could compel arbitration in Charlotte. On April 17, 2014, Barranco I was transferred in to the Western District of North Carolina. Plaintiff filed a demand for arbitration on October 29, 2014. On December 9, 2014, the Company filed its answer to plaintiff’s demand for arbitration. On February 2, 2015, plaintiff filed an amended demand that removed Mr. Gregoire as a defendant from the matter, and on February 4, 2015 the Company filed its amended answer. The parties selected an arbitrator and arbitration took place in June 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

On September 28, 2015, the arbitrator issued a final award in favor of Mr. Barranco with respect to two alleged breaches of contract and implied covenants arising out of the contract.  The arbitrator found that the Company did not commit fraud or make any negligent misrepresentations to Mr. Barranco. Pursuant to the award, the Company is to pay approximately $11,282, which includes alleged actual damages of $7,254, fees and expenses of $2,318 and prejudgment interest of $1,710. The Company disagrees with the single arbitrator’s findings and conclusions and believes the arbitrator’s decision exceeds his authority and disregards the applicable law. As an initial response, the Company filed a motion for modification on September 30, 2015, based on mathematical errors in the computation of damages and fees. On October 16, 2015, the arbitrator issued an order denying the Company’s motion and sua sponte issuing a modified final award in favor of Mr. Barranco in the same above-referenced amounts, but making certain substantive changes to the award, which changes the Company believes were improper and outside the scope of his authority and the American Arbitration Association rules. On November 20, 2013, Formlabs2015, the Company filed a motion to dismissvacate the arbitration award in the federal court in the Western District of North Carolina.  Claimants also filed a motion to confirm the arbitration award. A hearing was held on the motions on June 29, 2016 in federal court in the Western District of North Carolina. The court requested supplemental briefing by the parties, which briefs were filed on July 11, 2016.

On August 31, 2016, the court issued an Order granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff’s motion to confirm the arbitration award and for judgment, entering judgment in the principal amount of the arbitration award and denying Plaintiff’s motion for fees and costs.  The court denied the Company’s claims of indirectmotion to vacate.  On September 7, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the judgment to include prejudgment interest.  The Company opposed that motion and willful infringement, andthe parties submitted briefing, which is currently pending before the court. On September 28, 2016 the Company filed a memorandummotion to alter or amend the judgment.  Plaintiff opposed the motion and the parties submitted briefing, which is currently pending before the court.

Notwithstanding the Company’s right to appeal, given the arbitrator’s decision, the Company recorded an $11,282 expense provision for this matter in oppositionthe quarter ended September 30, 2015. The provision is subject to adjustment based on January 6, 2014.  Formlabs filedthe ultimate outcome of the Company’s appeal. If it is ultimately determined that money is owed following the full appellate process in federal court, the Company intends to fund any amounts to be paid from cash on hand. This amount has been classified as a replylong-term liability given the customary timeline of an appeals process. The Company will review this classification periodically.

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With regard to Barranco II, the Hawaii district court, on January 16, 2014. The Court ruled onMarch 17, 2014, denied the Company’s motion to dismiss and its motion to transfer venue to South Carolina. However, the Hawaii court dismissed Count II in plaintiff’s complaint alleging breach of the employment agreement.  The Company filed an answer to the complaint in the Hawaii district court on May 12,March 31, 2014.  On November 19, 2014, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment on all claims which was heard on January 20, 2015. On January 30, 2015, the court entered an order granting in part and dismissingdenying in part Formlabs’ motion.Part the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The Company filedOrder narrowed the plaintiff’s claim for breach of contract and dismissed the plaintiff’s claims for fraud and negligent misrepresentation. As a first amended complaintresult, Messrs. Reichental and Gregoire were dismissed from the lawsuit. The case was tried to a jury in May 2016, and on May 16, 2014, and Formlabs filed its answer on September 2, 2014.  On December 1, 201427, 2016 the jury found that the Company was not liable for either breach of contract or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and Formlabs agreedfair dealing.  Additionally, the jury found in favor of the Company on its counterclaim against Mr. Barranco and determined that Mr. Barranco violated his non-competition covenant with the Company. The Court is expected to order an accounting with respect to the entry of an order dismissing all claims and counterclaims with prejudice. The order was entered into pursuant to the terms of a Settlement and License Agreement dated November 25, 2014 between the Company and Formlabs under which the Company granted to Formlabs a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty bearing, license, without the right to sublicense, to make and sell Formlabs products under the subject patents.  In consideration of the license and releases granted by the Company, Formlabs agreed to pay the Company a royalty of 8.0% of net sales of Formlabs products through the effective period.counterclaim.



The Company is also involved in various other legal matters incidental to its business. TheAlthough the Company believes, after consultingcannot predict the results of litigation with counsel,certainty, the Company believes that the disposition of these other legal matters will not have a material adverse effect on ourits consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position.



Note 23 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)



The changes in the balances of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component are as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

Defined benefit pension plan

 

 

Total

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

Liquidation of non-US entity

 

Defined benefit pension plan

 

 

Total

Balance at December 31, 2013

$

6,865 

 

$

(1,076)

 

$

5,789 

Other comprehensive (loss)

 

(29,060)

 

 

(1,135)

 

 

(30,195)

Balance at December 31, 2014

$

(22,195)

 

$

(2,211)

 

$

(24,406)

$

(22,195)

 

$

 —

 

$

(2,211)

 

$

(24,406)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(15,480)

 

 

 —

 

 

338 

 

 

(15,142)

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

(37,675)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,873)

 

 

(39,548)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(13,063)

 

 

288 

 

 

(902)

 

 

(13,677)

Balance at December 31, 2016

$

(50,738)

 

$

288 

 

$

(2,775)

 

$

(53,225)



The amounts presented above are in other comprehensive incomeloss and are net of taxes. For additional information about foreign currency translation, see Note 10. For additional information about the pension plan, see Note 15.





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Note 24 Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)



The following tables set forth unaudited selected quarterly financial data:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

2016

 

 

Quarter Ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

December 31

 

September 30

 

June 30

 

March 31

Consolidated revenue

 

$

165,937 

 

$

156,362 

 

$

158,111 

 

$

152,555 

Gross profit

 

 

82,890 

 

 

68,937 

 

 

80,411 

 

 

77,513 

Total operating expenses

 

 

78,817 

 

 

90,954 

 

 

84,128 

 

 

94,272 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

4,073 

 

 

(22,017)

 

 

(3,717)

 

 

(16,759)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

 

(1,212)

 

 

(2,214)

 

 

1,700 

 

 

1,179 

Net income (loss) attributable to 3D Systems

 

 

5,230 

 

 

(21,213)

 

 

(4,648)

 

 

(17,788)

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

 

$

0.05 

 

$

(0.19)

 

$

(0.04)

 

$

(0.16)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

2015

 

 

Quarter Ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

December 31

 

September 30

 

June 30

 

March 31

Consolidated revenue

 

$

183,363 

 

$

151,574 

 

$

170,504 

 

$

160,722 

Gross profit

 

 

60,160 

 

 

71,038 

 

 

81,627 

 

 

78,984 

Total operating expenses

 

 

626,081 

 

 

105,675 

 

 

105,469 

 

 

96,508 

Loss from operations (a)

 

 

(565,921)

 

 

(34,637)

 

 

(23,842)

 

 

(17,524)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

 

29,535 

 

 

(3,524)

 

 

(10,096)

 

 

(6,943)

Net loss attributable to 3D Systems

 

 

(596,366)

 

 

(32,249)

 

 

(13,696)

 

 

(13,181)

Basic and diluted net loss per share

 

$

(5.32)

 

$

(0.29)

 

$

(0.12)

 

$

(0.12)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quarter Ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

December 31, 2014

 

September 30, 2014

 

June 30, 2014

 

March 31, 2014

Consolidated revenue

 

$

187,438 

 

$

166,944 

 

$

151,512 

 

$

147,758 

Gross profit

 

 

89,766 

 

 

79,798 

 

 

72,398 

 

 

75,472 

Total operating expenses

 

 

85,538 

 

 

71,590 

 

 

68,036 

 

 

65,955 

Income from operations

 

 

4,228 

 

 

8,208 

 

 

4,362 

 

 

9,517 

Income tax expense

 

 

75 

 

 

1,113 

 

 

694 

 

 

3,559 

Net income attributable to 3D Systems

 

 

1,551 

 

 

3,084 

 

 

2,125 

 

 

4,877 

Basic and diluted net income per share

 

$

0.01 

 

$

0.03 

 

$

0.02 

 

$

0.05 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

December 31, 2013

 

September 30, 2013

 

June 30, 2013

 

March 31, 2013

Consolidated revenue

 

$

154,817 

 

$

135,717 

 

$

120,787 

 

$

102,079 

Gross profit

 

 

80,097 

 

 

71,437 

 

 

62,583 

 

 

53,477 

Total operating expenses

 

 

62,121 

 

 

42,867 

 

 

45,787 

 

 

35,958 

Income from operations

 

 

17,976 

 

 

28,570 

 

 

16,796 

 

 

17,519 

Income tax expense

 

 

5,248 

 

 

8,279 

 

 

4,791 

 

 

1,569 

Net income attributable to 3D Systems

 

 

11,224 

 

 

17,640 

 

 

9,343 

 

 

5,883 

Basic and diluted net income per share

 

$

0.11 

 

$

0.17 

 

$

0.10 

 

$

0.06 



 

2014

 

 

Quarter Ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

December 31

 

September 30

 

June 30

 

March 31

Consolidated revenue

 

$

187,438 

 

$

166,944 

 

$

151,512 

 

$

147,758 

Gross profit

 

 

89,766 

 

 

79,798 

 

 

72,398 

 

 

75,472 

Total operating expenses

 

 

85,538 

 

 

71,590 

 

 

68,036 

 

 

65,955 

Income from operations

 

 

4,228 

 

 

8,208 

 

 

4,362 

 

 

9,517 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

75 

 

 

1,113 

 

 

694 

 

 

3,559 

Net income attributable to 3D Systems

 

 

1,551 

 

 

3,084 

 

 

2,125 

 

 

4,877 

Basic and diluted net income per share

 

$

0.01 

 

$

0.03 

 

$

0.02 

 

$

0.05 

(a)

For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, loss from operations includes $443,659 of impairment charges related to goodwill and $93,520 of impairment charges related to other intangible assets. In addition, the Company recognized cash and non-cash charges related to the end of life of the Cube printer and shift from consumer products and services, which totaled $8,771 and $18,619, respectively. See Notes 2, 4, 6 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.



The sum of per share amounts for each of the quarterly periods presented does not necessarily equal the total presented for the year because each quarterly amount is independently calculated at the end of each period based on the net income (loss) available to common stockholders for such period and the weighted average shares of outstanding common stock for such period.



Note 25 Subsequent Events



In November,On January 31, 2017, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire allacquired 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Cimatron Ltd. (“Cimatron”)Vertex-Global Holding B.V., a provider of integrated 3D CAD/CAM software productsdental materials worldwide under the Vertex and solutionsNextDent brands.  The fair value of the consideration paid for manufacturing. Thethis acquisition, was completed on February 9, 2015 for approximately $77,000, net of cash.cash acquired, was approximately $37,562, of which approximately $34,342 was paid in cash and approximately $3,220 was paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. Vertex Dental and NextDent are manufacturers of photopolymer, thermoplastic, polymer and monomer materials for traditional and 3D printing dental applications. NextDent has developed 12 dental 3D printing materials to date and has obtained regulatory approval for use of these materials in more than 70 countries worldwide. NextDent’s portfolio of 3D printing materials allow dental professionals to produce trays, models, drilling templates, dentures, orthodontic splints, crowns and bridges with enhanced speed, precision and efficiency and lower cost compared to conventional procedures. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

3D Systems Corporation
Rock Hill, South Carolina



The audits referred to in our report dated February 26, 2014,28, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements of 3D Systems Corporation for the years ended December 31, 2014,  20132016,  2015 and 2012,2014, which is contained in Item 8 of the Form 10‑K, also included the audit of the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statement schedule based upon our audits.



In our opinion, the financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.



/s/ BDO USA, LLP

BDO USA, LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 26, 201528, 2017

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SCHEDULE II

3D Systems Corporation
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Years ended December 31, 2014, 20132016,  2015 and 20122014





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

Item

Balance at beginning of year

 

Additions charged to expense

 

Charged to other accounts

 

Deductions/ other

 

Balance at end of year

2014

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$

8,133 

 

$

8,699 

 

$

(206)

 

$

(6,326)

 

$

10,300 

2013

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

4,317 

 

 

4,961 

 

 

(941)

 

 

(204)

 

 

8,133 

2012

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

3,019 

 

 

3,039 

 

 

(541)

 

 

(1,200)

 

 

4,317 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

Deferred income tax asset allowance accounts

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2013

 

Deferred income tax asset allowance accounts(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

Deferred income tax asset allowance accounts(a)

 

8,781 

 

 

11,146 

 

 

 

 

(19,927)

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

Item

Balance at beginning of year

 

Additions charged to expense

 

Other

 

Balance at end of year

2016

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$

14,139 

 

$

1,552 

 

$

(2,771)

 

$

12,920 

2015

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

10,300 

 

 

3,766 

 

 

73 

 

 

14,139 

2014

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

8,133 

 

 

8,699 

 

 

(6,532)

 

 

10,300 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

Deferred income tax asset valuation allowance

$

107,312 

 

$

20,450 

 

$

(17,849)

 

$

109,913 

2015

Deferred income tax asset valuation allowance

 

 

 

107,312 

 

 

 

 

107,312 

2014

Deferred income tax asset valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



(a)

Additions represent increases in valuation allowances against deferred tax assets. Deductions represent decreases in valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.





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