As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2002June 30, 2003
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-K
[X] | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 20022003
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[ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission file number 0-123900-13349
QUANTUM CORPORATION
Delaware | 94-2665054 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
501 Sycamore Drive, Milpitas, California | 95035 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 944-4000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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QUANTUM CORPORATION-DLT & STORAGE SYSTEMS GROUP COMMON STOCK | NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE | |
RIGHTS TO PURCHASE SERIES B JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK | NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE |
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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 x[X] NO
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’sRegistrant’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 an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ X ] No [ ].
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As of the close of business on June 25, 2002, the registrant had 156,614,21324, 2003, there were approximately 175.7 million shares of Quantum CorporationCorporation’s common stock issued and outstanding.
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The Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Registrant’s 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”) areStockholders to be held on September 3, 2003, which the Registrant will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report, is incorporated by reference intoin Part III of this Form 10-K Report.to the extent stated herein.
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This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements in this report usually contain the words “will,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “expect”, “believe”, or similar expressions.expressions and variations or negatives of these words. All forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, projections or estimates concerning(1) our expectation that media royalties will continue to be a significant source of our DLTG revenues, (2) our expectation that we will continue to derive a substantial majority of our revenue from products based on our tape technology, (3) our belief that we can obtain any necessary intellectual property licenses for our business including demandon commercially reasonable terms, (4) our belief that we will enhance our product line, expand our product reach and sales channels, seek out new OEM relationships and refine our branded sales model, (5) our belief that our existing facilities are adequate to meet our business needs for the next 12 months, (6) our expectation that our Benchmark acquisition will continue to have a favorable impact on our tape drive gross margin rate and will allow us to better serve the data protection needs of customers in the value segment of the tape drive business, (7) our intention to expand DLTtape technology to increase tape drive storage capacity to 2.4 terabytes in the next several years, (8) our intention to provide autoloaders and libraries from the desktop computer to the data center and expand our sales channels to sell our tape automation products to more customers, (9) our anticipated release of our DX100 product in the third quarter of fiscal year 2004, (10) our intention to pursue product initiatives in order to further improve gross margins, increase operating resultsefficiencies and expenses, mixeffectiveness, and reduce operating costs, (11) our belief that strong competition in the tape drive and tape automation systems markets will result in further price erosion, (12) our expectation that our third generation of revenue streams, expectedtape drives based on DLTtape technology will begin shipping to customers in the third quarter of fiscal year 2004, (13) our expectation that we will realize annual cost savings from our restructuring programs of approximately $55 million, (14) our expectation that any debentures that we issue after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K in connection with our acquisition of M4 Data will total approximately $3 million in principal amount, (15) our expectation that revenue from the M4 Data acquisition for the purchased in-process projects cost savings, stock compensation,will grow between 2002 and 2008, (16) our expectation that revenue from the performanceSANlight acquisition for the purchased in-process projects will grow between 2003 and 2008, (17) our expectation that SANlight in-process research and development projects will be completed in the second half of fiscal year 2004, (18) our media businessexpectation that our purchases of property and the sufficiencyequipment will increase for fiscal year 2004 compared to fiscal year 2003, (19) our expectation regarding our investment of cash balances in the future in order to achieve higher yields than money market deposits, (20) our expectation that we will generate cash from operating activities in fiscal 2004 through maintaining or improving gross margins and controlling operating costs, (21) our belief that our existing cash and capital resources will be sufficient to meet all currently planned expenditures areand sustain our operations for the next 12 months, (22) our belief that Maxtor will ultimately pay us the $95.8 million that it owes us, (23) our expectation that we will continue to devote substantial management and financial resources to improving existing products and introducing new ones, (24) our belief that our ultimate liability in any infringement claims made by any third parties against us will not be material to us, (25) our expectation that we will make additional acquisitions in the future, (26) our belief that we incur a tax expense in fiscal year 2004 for foreign taxes, including withholding taxes, of approximately $10 million and (27) our belief that our total foreign exchange rate exposure is not significant, is inherently uncertain as they areit is based on variousmanagement’s expectations and assumptions concerning future events, and they are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include, but are not limited to, (1) the amount of orders received in future periods; (2) our ability to timely ship our products; (3) uncertainty regarding the slowdown in IT spending and the corresponding reductionuncertainty in the demand for DLTtape and SuperDLTtapetape drives and tape automation products; (4) our continued receipt of media royalties from Maxell, Fuji and other media manufacturers;manufacturers at or above historical levels; (5) a continued trend toward centralization of storage; (6) our ability to achieve anticipated pricing, cost and gross margin levels, particularly on tape drives, given lower volumes and continuing price and cost pressures; (7) the successful execution of our strategy to expand our businesses into new directions; (8) our ability to successfully introduce new products; (9) our ability to achieve and capitalize on changes in market demand; (10) acceptance of, and demand for, our products; (11) our ability to maintain supplier relationships; (12) our ability to work with industry leaders to deliver integrated business solutions to customers; (13) the ability of our competitors to introduce new products that compete successfully with our products, which could be magnified given the consolidation of our customer base as a result of the Hewlett-Packard and Compaq merger and Hewlett-Packard’s participation in the LTO consortium, a tape drive and media format competing with Quantum’s SuperDLT products; (14) our ability to accelerate penetration into the mid-range NAS market through our acquisition of Connex; (15) our ability to obtain significant market share with our SuperDLT product, given the combined Hewlett-Packard and Compaq’s decision to market both the LTO and SuperDLT platforms versus Compaq’s historical approach of exclusively marketing SuperDLT; (16) the general economic environment and the continued growth of the storage industry; (17) our ability to sustain and/or improve our cash and overall financial position; and (18)(12) those factors discussed under “Trends and Uncertainties” elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. We disclaim any obligation to update information in any forward-looking statement.
Quantum Corporation (“Quantum”, the “Company”, “us” or “we”) (NYSE:DSS), founded in 1980, is a long-standingglobal leader in data protection, optimizing customer investments by providing simple, scalable networkmeeting the needs of business customers with our enterprise-wide storage solutions fromand services. With an installed base of nearly two million tape drives in use and more than 90 million tape media cartridges shipped to date, our DLTtape™ technology is the desktop to the data center. Our products providestandard for backup, archiving, and recovery of business-critical data through solutions that deliver high performance, reliability, cost effectiveness and scalability.mission-critical data. We are also a leader in the world’s largest supplierdesign, manufacture and service of DLTtape
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Our Internet address is www.quantum.com. On our Investor Relations web site, we post all Securities and Exchange Commission filings as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such filings on our Investor Relations web site are available free of charge. The SEC maintains an Internet site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
Quantum named Richard Belluzzo as our new Chief Executive Officer for the Company effective September 3, 2002. Mr. Belluzzo succeeded Michael Brown, who retained the position of Chairman of Quantum’s Board of Directors.
Quantum’s stock symbol is DSS and this is the only stock symbol that represents Quantum. In the past, we had two separate classes of common stock. Until the beginning of fiscal year 2002, we operated our business through two separate business groups: the DLT & Storage Systems group (“DSS”) and the Hard Disk Drive group (“HDD”), which were represented by two classes of Quantum common stock, DSS common stock and HDD common stock, which were intended to track separately the respective businesses.businesses of the Company. Our stockholders approved the tracking stock structure on July 23, 1999, and on August 3, 1999, each authorized share of Quantum common stock was exchanged for one share of DSS common stock and one-half share of HDD common stock. On March 30, 2001, our stockholders approved
Business Summary Subsequent to the Disposal of the HDD Group
Quantum’s business which consists of two main business segments: the DLT group and the Storage Solutions group. TheOur DLT group consists principally of the DLT business. Thetape drive and tape media cartridge product lines. Our Storage Solutions group includesconsists of tape automation systems and solutions product lines and network attached storage (“NAS”) solutions.
Both business groups experiencedhad declining revenues and lower gross margins in fiscal year 2003 and in fiscal year 2002, compared to previous fiscal years. In addition, we incurred losses from continuing operations in fiscal years 2003 and 2002. The primary factors driving this trendthese trends were the generally weak economic conditions duringthat have persisted for the year, marked bylast two years, which have resulted in reduced customer spending on Information Technology (“IT”), and increased competition from other computer equipment manufacturers. Because of these trends and the reduced corporate infrastructure that we required following the disposition of the HDD group,to Maxtor, which represented a major corporate realignment for Quantum, we took severalhave taken numerous cost reduction actions in fiscal years 2003 and 2002, which are described in more detail within “Special Charges”"Special Charges" in “Management’s"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”Operations".
We can make no assurances that these actionssold our Network Attached Storage (“NAS”) business, which was part of our Storage Solutions group, to SNAP Appliance, Inc., (formerly known as Broadband Storage, Inc.), a privately held company, in October 2002. We engaged in the NAS business following the acquisition of Meridian Data Inc., in September 1999 and any future actions we may take will be sufficient to offset the financial impact of declining revenues and lower margins.
DLT Group (DLTG)(“DLTG”)
In this group,DLTG, we design, develop, manufacture, license, service, and market DLTtape and SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape drives (collectively referred to as “tape drives”), as well as DLTtape and SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape media cartridges (collectively referred to as “media“tape media cartridges”). The DLTtape drives are targeted at the “value” or “price sensitive” segment of the tape drive market in which we compete. The Super DLTtape drives are targeted at the “performance sensitive” segment of the tape drive market in which we compete. We earn most of our revenue by selling tape drives and the tape media cartridges used by those drives. In addition, we alsotape drives and earn a significant portion of our media revenue from royalties paid to us by manufacturers who license thetape media cartridge technology from us. SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape technology has a higher storage capacity and transfer rate than DLTtape technology. Both DLTtape and SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape products are used to back up large amounts of data stored on network servers. Digital Linear Tape, or DLTtape and Super DLTtape, is our half-inch tape technology that is the leader in mid-range UNIX and NT system backup and archive applications.
DLTtape and SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape drives store data on DLTtape and SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape media cartridges, respectively. Historical use of tape drives has shown that drives use many tape media cartridges per year.year in archival and backup processes. This historical use suggests that the installed base of DLTtape and SuperDLTtapetape drives will result in continued demand for DLTtape and SuperDLTtapetape media cartridges. Our tape media cartridges are manufactured and sold by licensed third-party manufacturers and solddirectly by us directly.us.
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We receive a royalty on DLTtape and SuperDLTtapetape media cartridges sold by our licensees, which, while resulting in lower revenue per unit than tape media cartridges sold directly by Quantum, generates relatively comparable gross profitmargin dollars. We prefer to havethat a substantial portion of tape media cartridge sales occur through this license model because this minimizes our operational risks and expenses and provides an efficient distribution channel. Currently, approximately 81%more than 80% of tape media cartridge unit sales that contribute to our media revenue occur through this license model. We believe that the large installed base of DLTtape and SuperDLTtapetape drives, and our licensing of DLTtape and SuperDLTtapetape media cartridges, isare of strategic importance to us because it contributesthey contribute to both our direct sales by us of tape media cartridges and also providesprovide us with royalty income from our licensing partners. Media royalties have been a primarysignificant source of earnings for us,our gross margins, and this trend is expected to continue.
On November 13, 2002, we completed the acquisition of Benchmark Storage Innovations, Inc. (“Benchmark”), a privately held company. The acquisition will enable us to expand our tape business by adding Benchmark’s complementary products to better serve the data protection needs of both new and existing customers in the value segment of the tape drive business. The acquisition combines our leadership in providing high-performance, high-capacity tape drives with Benchmark’s expertise in delivering high-quality tape products at a lower price for more value-oriented customers.
Storage Solutions Group (SSG)(“SSG”)
In SSG, we design, develop, manufacture, service, and market tape automation systems and solutions and network attached storage solutions. Our tape automation systems, including tape libraries and autoloaders, serve the entire tape library data storage market from desktop computers to enterprise classenterprise-class computers. We offer a broad line of tape automation systems, which are used to manage, store and transfer data in enterprise networked computing environments. We are also a leading provider
The recent completion of NAS solutions for workgroups, consisting primarily of products that incorporate hard disk drives and an operating system designedthe Benchmark acquisition enabled us to meet the requirements of entry and workgroup and more recently enterprise computing environments, where multiple computer users access shared data files over a local area network.
In April 2001, we completed the acquisition of M4 Data (Holdings) Ltd., (“M4 Data”) a privately held data storage company based in the United Kingdom, to leverage M4 Data’s complementary high performance and scalable tape automation products and technologies to enhance the range of storage solutions offered to our customers. M4 Data provided high performance and scalable tape automation products for the data storage market.
In August 2001,March 2003, we completed the acquisition of certain assetsthe remaining outstanding shares of ConnexSANlight Inc. (“SANlight”), (“Connex”)which we did not already own. The acquisition provided us with software technology and expertise that we can leverage in our enhanced backup solutions.
Strategy
In fiscal year 2003, we established a wholly owned subsidiarystrategy that defines our priorities. The strategy includes growing our tape drive and tape automation businesses, generating cash and profitability, increasing the efficiency of Western Digital Corporation.our operating structure and investing in new product categories for future growth. Our strategy consists of the following four strategic priorities:
1. Establish Quantum as the undisputed leader in tape drives.Our goal is to continue to deliver innovative tape drives and solutions to meet growing customer demand. This acquisition enabled usinvolves both Super DLTtape drive and Value DLTtape drive products and maintaining compatibility between the two product families.
Our progress during fiscal year 2003 included the introduction of the SDLT 320 tape drive, which drove an increase in our market share in the Super DLTtape drive category from 33 percent in calendar year 2001 to integrate Linux software into38 percent in calendar year 2002. In addition, we added a low-cost value DLTtape drive to our existing NAS appliance operating system, which should enable usproduct offering by completing the Benchmark acquisition. With this progress, our product offering spans the low-to high-end of the midrange tape market, and our products are capable of storing from 80 gigabytes to 320 gigabytes of compressed data on a single tape drive. We intend to expand DLTtape technology to increase tape drive storage capacity to 2.4 terabytes in the next several years.
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2. Significantly grow the tape automation business. To achieve this goal, we intend to provide autoloaders and libraries from the desktop computer to the data center, and expand our sales channels to sell our tape automation products to more rapidly introduce NAS productscustomers.
Our progress during fiscal year 2003 included the expansion of our tape automation product line with the introduction of the ATL ValueLoader and ATL SuperLoader in the entry-level autoloader area and the ATL M1800 and ATL M2500 modular libraries in the mid-range of the tape automation market. We added the ATL ValueLoader to our product offering by completing the Benchmark acquisition. Our progress in expanding our sales channels includes new OEM business with Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”), Hewlett-Packard Company (“Hewlett-Packard”), IBM Corporation (“IBM”) and improved feature sets forTandberg Data ASA (“Tandberg”) at the entry level, Sun Microsystems Inc. (“Sun”), in the mid-range and Hewlett-Packard at the high-end segments of the NAStape automation market.
Cost reduction programs3. Build a new category of enhanced backup solutions (“EBS”).
Our disk-based appliances, referred to as the DX Series, enable customers to quickly back up critical data and then transfer the data at a later time to tape for archival purposes. Our first product in this new category was the DX30, which began shipment in the third quarter of fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, both DLTG2003 and SSG experiencedwas targeted at mid-sized data centers. Our next product in this category, targeted at the large enterprise-level will be the DX100, which will provide significantly more rapidly declining revenuescapacity and lower gross margins thanperformance. This product is scheduled for release in the third quarter of fiscal year 2004.
4. Build an efficient operational platform. Our goal is to continue to streamline our processes, optimize our cost structure and focus on reducing expenses, in order to improve our operating and financial performance. As a follow-on to the restructuring and cost improvement actions that we had anticipated in our business planning or experienced in previous years. Therefore we found it necessary to broaden and accelerate certain cost reduction programs begun in prior years and to undertake new programscompleted in fiscal year 20022003, we also intend to pursue product initiatives, including quality programs, system architecture streamlining and supply chain improvement efforts, in an attemptorder to offset the effects of lower revenuesimprove gross margins, as well as other streamlining initiatives to increase operating efficiency and gross margins. These programs are discussed in detail within “Special Charges” in “Management’s Discussioneffectiveness and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.
Products
Our products include:
DLTG: | |||
We offer tape drive products and tape media cartridges based on | |||
• | Super DLTtape drives. | ||
The | |||
• | Value DLTtape | ||
The family of Value DLTtape drives includes drives with up to |
• | Super DLTtape media cartridges | ||
The |
• | DLTtape media cartridges | ||
The DLTtape and DLTtape VS media cartridges are designed and formulated for use with Value DLTtape drives. The capacity of these media cartridges is up to 80GB (160GB compressed). |
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SSG: | |||
Quantum ATL Tape Libraries™, Autoloaders and disk-based backup systems automatically manage and protect business-critical data in network environments. Modular solutions maximize customer investment with simple-to-manage systems for workgroup, departmental, mid-range, and enterprise-class applications. Our automated systems are fully compatible with major hardware platforms and are supported by nearly 40 popular data management software applications. SSG’s products are divided into the following two categories to reflect different go-to-market business models. | |||
1. High-Volume Products | |||
The ATL SuperLoader tape library is a scalable tape autoloader that provides up to 3.5 terabytes (TB) of capacity and 108GB/hour throughput in a 2U (U is a standard of measure, 1.75” high) rack-mount form factor and is a modular, high-density tape automation solution designed for the workgroup environment. It contains one or two removable active magazines and is available with up to 16 cartridges and a bar code reader for high performance inventory management. The ATL ValueLoader was added to our product portfolio through the acquisition of Benchmark in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003. The rack-optimized ATL ValueLoader uses a single DLT VS80 or LTO-1 tape drive with an eight-cartridge capacity and provides up to 800GB of data storage and 54GB/hour throughput. Within our high-volume line are the ATL M1500 and ATL M1800, which are modular automation systems. The ATL M1500 is a modular library that is rack mountable and available in increments of two drives and 21 (DLT and Super DLT) or 25 (LTO) cartridges that easily scale up to 20 drives and 250 cartridges. The ATL M1800 has double the performance and capacity of the M1500 and can accommodate up to four drives and 50 cartridges, and is scalable to 20 drives and 250 cartridges. | |||
2. High-Touch Products | |||
High-touch The ATL M2500 is an entry-point enterprise-class library that begins with one to six drives and can accommodate up to 100 cartridges. The M2500 is stackable with up to three modules in a standard rack, and utilizing a Stacklink™ feature, it can provide compressed storage capacity of up to 60TB per rack. P-Series Libraries The ATL P4000 and the ATL P7000 feature Prism Library Architecture™ and are high- performance storage solutions for the enterprise data center. The ATL P4000 scales to 322 data cartridges and 10 tape drives, providing up to 64TB of capacity and 1.3TB/hour performance. The ATL P7000 scales up to 679 data cartridges and 16 tape drives, providing up to 136TB capacity and 2TB/hour performance. Multiple P-Series libraries can be linked together to form a single library system providing up to 479TB capacity and 10TB/hour performance. Disk-Based Backup Systems The Quantum DX30 disk-based enhanced backup system significantly improves backup and restore times by incorporating RAID-protected* disks into the backup data path. Operating system-independent, the Quantum DX30 stores over 3TB of native capacity within a 4U (7 inch) rack-mounted package, expandable to 10TB of capacity. Because it emulates a tape library, the Quantum DX30 can be rapidly implemented and easily managed with no software modifications or policy changes required. | |||
StorageCare Services StorageCare™ services are a group of services that support | |||
*RAID denotes Redundant Array of | |||
For more information about our products, please visit our website atwww.quantum.com.
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Customers
Our tape drives have achieved broad market acceptance in the mid-range network server market with leading computer equipment manufacturers such as the recently merged Compaq Computer Corporation (“Compaq”) and Hewlett-Packard, Company (“Hewlett-Packard”), Dell, Computer Corporation (“Dell”), IBM Corporation (“IBM”), Storage Technology Corporation (“StorageTek”) and Sun Microsystems,Overland Storage Inc. (“Sun”). Customers for our storage solutions, including tape automation systems, and NAS solutions include the recently merged Compaq and Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Sun, EMC Corporation, IBM Ingram Microand Bell Microproducts Inc., Micro Tech Industries Inc., Sun and Tech Data Corporation.
Because the leading computer equipment manufacturers have a dominant market share forof the computer systems into which our products are incorporated, our sales are concentrated with several key customers. Sales to our top five customers in fiscal year 20022003 represented 40%39% of revenue, compared to 43%45% of revenue in fiscal year 2002 and 48% of revenue in fiscal year 2001. Sales to Hewlett-Packard, which merged with the recently merged Compaq and Hewlett-PackardComputer Corporation (“Compaq”) in 2002, were 21% and 6%22% of revenue respectively,in fiscal year 2003, compared to combined sales to Hewlett-Packard and Compaq of 28% of revenue in fiscal year 2002 compared to 19% and 10%30% of revenue respectively, in fiscal year 2001.
These sales concentrations excludedo not include revenues from sales of our media revenue that was notwere sold directly to theour top five customers butby our licensees, for which may indirectly resultwe earn royalty revenue, or revenues from sales of tape libraries sold directly to our top five customers by our other OEM tape drive and tape library sales to these key customers.
Sales and Marketing
We market our products directly to end customers, manufacturers of computer systems and workstations, distributors, resellers and systems integrators through our worldwide sales force. We also sell our products through thewww.quantum.com website.
We support international sales and operations by maintaining sales offices throughout the world. Our international sales,revenue, including sales to foreign subsidiaries of United StatesU.S. companies, were 36%was 39% of our total revenue in fiscal year 2003 compared to 41% of our total revenue in fiscal year 2002 and 35% of our total revenue in both 2001 and 2000 fiscal years.
Strategic Licensing Partners
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (“Fuji”) and, Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (“Maxell”) have historically been the primary, Sony Corporation (“Sony”) and Imation Corporation (“Imation”) are qualified manufacturers of DLTtape media cartridges for Quantum. Sony Corporation (“Sony”) has been licensed to
In fiscal year 1999, we entered into a tape drive manufacturing license and marketing agreement with Tandberg, Data ASA (“Tandberg”), a European-based data storage company, through whichcompany. Following this agreement, Tandberg has becomebecame an independent manufacturer of DLTtapeour tape drives, and can manufacture products based on SuperDLTtape technology.in fiscal year 2002, Tandberg elected to subcontract the manufacturing of tape drives to Quantum. Under the termsthis subcontract arrangement we sell drives to Tandberg for revenue and there is no royalty attached to Tandberg’s sale of the agreement, we receive royalties on all DLTtape drives thatthese drives. Tandberg manufactures and sells. Tandberg also markets a full spectrum of DLTtape drives, DLTtape media cartridges and tape automation systems.
Manufacturing
We manufacture DLTtape drives, SuperDLTtape drives and tape automation systems in Penang, Malaysia. We also manufacturecertain tape automation systems in our facility in Irvine, California, facility. Withand in Yately, United Kingdom. We previously manufactured our acquisitiontape drives at our facility in Penang, Malaysia. During fiscal year 2003 we outsourced our tape drive manufacturing, and tape automation manufacturing of M4 Datathe ATL M1500 and ATL SuperLoader to Jabil, in April 2001, we beganorder to continue to reduce our cost structure. Under the terms of the agreement, Jabil currently utilizes our manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia, and acquired raw materials, work-in-process inventories and production fixed assets from us in connection with this manufacturing outsourcing arrangement. We previously manufactured our ATL M1500 modular tape automation systems in Yately, United Kingdom. However, to improve our overall cost competitiveness, we have shifted production of the ATL M1500 modular tape automation systems to our facility in Penang, Malaysia. Network attached storage appliancesMalaysia and the ATL M1500 is now also manufactured for us by Jabil.
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The tape drives acquired in the Benchmark acquisition are manufactured in Mariveles, the Philippines, by Sanmina Corporation.Mitsumi Electric Co Ltd. (“Mitsumi”), a third party contract manufacturer. Third parties manufacture all of our tape media cartridges.cartridges and certain of our tape automation systems.
We purchase subassemblies, parts, and components for our products from U.S. and international vendors. These purchases make up a substantial portion of our production costs. In-house manufacturing, assembly, and testing make up the remaining balance of our production costs.
Certain parts and components included in our products are obtained from sole source suppliers or a limited group of suppliers. For a discussion of risks associated with such suppliers, see Trends and Uncertainties - “Our reliance on a limited number of third-party suppliers could result in significantly increased costs and delays in the event these suppliers experience shortages or quality problems, and, as a result, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected
With the outsourcing agreements to Jabil, in addition to other outsourcing agreements, we have a sole source of supply for all of our tape drives and most of our tape automation products. This may put us at greater risk of experiencing component shortages or other delays in customer deliveries, which could result in customer dissatisfaction and lost sales, which would materially damage customer relationships and result in lost revenue. In addition, we may not be able to control the amounts we will be required to pay Jabil and other contract manufacturers for the products they manufacture for us, or the quality of such products.
Research and Development
We invested approximately $127$111.9 million, $130$111.5 million and $123$116.8 million in research and development in fiscal years 2003, 2002 2001 and 2000,2001, respectively. We are focusing our research and development efforts on the development of new tape drives, tape automation systems, NAS solutions,disk-based backup systems, software storage architectures, and other storage solutions and services. In particular, we are currently developing future generations of tapeSuper DLTtape drives based on SuperDLTtapeDLTtape technology. We expect our third generation of Super DLTtape drives based on DLTtape technology the first of which we beganto begin shipping to customers in the firstthird quarter of fiscal year 2002.2004. We are also focusingcontinuing to focus on a full range of tape automation products, including autoloaders, modular libraries and high-end enterprise libraries for the mid-range market.market, and on disk-based backup systems. We maintain research and development facilities in Boulder, Colorado; Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; and Irvine, California; San Jose, California; and Wells, United Kingdom.
Competition
Competition in the mid-range network market for tape drives has intensified. In this market we compete primarily with Exabyte Corporation (“Exabyte”), Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Seagate Technology Inc. (“Seagate”), Sony and StorageTek.Sony. Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Seagate formedare part of a consortium, which we referreferred to in the industry as the “LTO consortium”, which developed new tape drive products using linear tape open (or LTO) technology. Such products target the high-capacity data storage market and compete with products based on SuperDLTtape
Competition in tape automation systems has also intensified. In this market we compete primarily with Advanced Digital Information Corporation (“ADIC”), Exabyte, Hewlett-Packard, Overland Data Inc. and StorageTek, offereach of which offers competing tape automation systems incorporating DLTtape and SuperDLTtape technology. We expect increased competition from large integrated computer equipment companies, many of which have historically incorporated their owntechnologies.
Our tape storage products, into their computer systems, and are broadening their focus on the enterprise-wide computing market.
In the market for NAS appliances,both segments of our business, strong competition has resulted in price erosion and we compete with Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel Corporation, Maxtor and Nortel Networks Corporation. Large traditional suppliers of general-purpose computer servers also offer specialized server storage solutions. Any one of these companies, or any other company, could introduce NAS appliances or another similar storage solution targeted at workgroup and enterprise-level applications that could result in increased competition with our NAS appliances.expect this trend to continue.
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Warranty and Service
We generally warrant our products against defects for periods ranging from one to three years from the date of sale and provide warranty service on tape drives on a return-to-factory basis. Our tape automation systems generally have a warranty period of one year,to three years, with service agreements available to customers to extend or upgrade the warranty service. We closedperform services from our in-house product repair facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in March 2002. We maintain in-house facilities in Penang, Malaysia, and Dundalk, Ireland, to support warranty and service obligations for tape drives, automation systems and other storage products. We also provide tape library warranty service from our facility in Irvine, California.California, and our outsourced manufacturer, Jabil, supports limited warranty and services for tape drives and tape libraries in Penang, Malaysia. In addition, we employ various third party service providers throughout the world that perform tape library and automation services for us.
Backlog
We manufacture our products based on forecasts of customer demand. We also place inventory in strategic locations that are strategically located in order to enable certain key customers to obtain the inventoryinventories as they need it.needed. Orders are generally placed by customers on an as-needed basis. In general, customers may cancel or reschedule orders without penalty. For these reasons, we do not believe that orders are an accurate measure of backlog and, therefore, we believe that customer orders are not a meaningful indicator of revenues or material to an understanding of our business.
Employees
During fiscal year 2003, we reduced headcount by approximately one-third. The following summary table illustrates thesummarizes our changes in employee headcount we experienced in fiscal year 2002:
Employee headcount at March 31, 2002 | 3,100 | ||
Decreases from cost reduction actions: | |||
Reduced infrastructure supporting DLTG | (119 | ) | |
Outsourcing of tape drive manufacturing | (861 | ) | |
Reduced infrastructure supporting SSG | (211 | ) | |
Increases from acquisitions — Benchmark and SANlight | 126 | ||
Decrease from disposition of the NAS business | (45 | ) | |
Net other additions | 54 | ||
Employee headcount at March 31, 2003 | 2,044 | ||
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We believe that a great part of our future success will depend in part on our ability to attract and retain highly skilled employees. We believe that our human resource policy providesprovided reasonable levels of severance pay and other benefits for employees who were affected by reductions in headcount. None of our employees are represented by a union, and we have experienced no work stoppages. We believe that our employee relations are favorable.
Technology
We develop and protect our technology and know-how, principally in the field of computer-based on-line data storage, data backup and data archive technologies.
We presently hold 103140 United States patents.patents and have 84 United States patent applications. In general, these patents have a 20-year term from the first effective filing date for each patent. We also hold a number of foreign patents and patent applications for certain of our products and technologies. Although we believe that our patents and applications have significant value, the rapidly changing computer industry technologiestechnology means that our future success will depend primarily on the technical competence and creative skills of our employees rather than on patent protection.
From time to time, third parties have asserted that our manufacture and sale of our products and services has infringed their patents. We currently have a patent dispute with StorageTek (refer to Note 21 “Litigation”, to the Consolidated Financial Statements). We conduct ongoing investigations into these assertions and presently believe that any licenses ultimately determined to be required could be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. However, we cannot provide assurance that such licenses are presently obtainable, or if later determined to be required, could be obtained on commercially reasonable terms if at all.
We have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement with IBM and have agreed to a time-limited mutual patent non-assertion agreement with Maxtor covering certain technologies and patents of each party. We may enter into patent cross-licensing agreements with other third parties in the future as part of our normal business activities. These agreements, when and if entered into, would enable us to use certain patents owned by these third parties and to enable these third parties to use certain patents that we own.
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Set forth below are the names, ages (as of June 25, 2002)2, 2003), positions and offices held by, and a brief account of the business experience of, each executive officer of Quantum.
Name | Age | Position with Quantum | ||
Richard E. Belluzzo | 49 | Chief Executive Officer since September 2002, Director | ||
John B. Gannon | 57 | President, DLT Group | ||
Michael J. Lambert | 41 | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Jerald L. Maurer | 61 | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | ||
Barbara H. Nelson | 49 | Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Strategy | ||
Lawrence M. Orecklin | 39 | President, Storage Solutions Group | ||
Mr. BrownBelluzzohas been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since joining the company in September 2002. Before joining Quantum, from September 1999 to May 2002, Mr. Belluzzo held senior management positions with Microsoft Corp., most recently President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Microsoft, from January 1998 and 1995, respectively.to September 1999, Mr. BrownBelluzzo was Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Graphics Inc. Before his tenure at Silicon Graphics, from 1975 to January 1998, Mr. Belluzzo was with Hewlett-Packard, most recently as Executive Vice President of the Desktop Storage Division from 1993 to 1995 and Executive Vice President in a chief operating officer role from 1992 to 1993. Previously, printer business. Mr. Brown was named Vice President of Marketing in 1990 and held positions in product and marketing management since joining Quantum’s marketing organization in August 1984. Before joining Quantum, Mr. Brown served in the marketing organization at Hewlett-Packard and provided management consulting services at Braxton Associates. Mr. BrownBelluzzo is also a member of the board of directorsSpecialty Laboratories, a public company that focuses on research and development of Digital Impact, a publicly held internet marketing company.new assays.
Mr. Gannonhas been President of the DLT group since November 2001. From February 1999 to August 2001, Mr. Gannon was President of the HDD group and from May 1998 to February 1999, Mr. Gannon was Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Prior to joining Quantum, Mr. Gannon spent seventeen years with Hewlett-Packard, from 1981 to 1998, last serving as General Manager of Commercial Personal Computer Business from 1996 to 1998 and its Digital Audio Tape business from 1993 to 1996.
Mr. Lamberthas been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since June 2001. Prior to Joiningjoining Quantum, from July 2000 to May 2001, Mr. Lambert was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NerveWire, a systems integration consulting firm. From March 1996 to July 2000, Mr. Lambert spent four years at Lucent Technologies, most recently as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the InterNetworking Systems Division. From July 1993 to March 1996, Mr. Lambert spent three years at IBM Storage Systems Division, where he held several financial management positions, including Manager, Worldwide Pricing, and Worldwide Financial Operations. Mr. Lambert also spent three years in strategy consulting with Marakon Associates, as well as four years with Data General Corporation in finance and internal auditing.
Mr. Maurerjoined Quantum as Executive Vice President of Human Resources in December 1998. Prior to joining Quantum, Mr. Maurer was Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Seagate Technology from 1996 to 1998. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Melville Corporation from 1993 to 1996 and spent more than 25 years in a variety of management and human resources positions with companies such as Illinois Bell Telephone Co., AT&T and Aetna Life & Casualty.
Ms. Nelsonhas been Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Strategy since November 2001. Prior to this, from December 1999, Ms. Nelson was President of Quantum’s DLT group. From September 1999 to December 1999, Ms. Nelson was the General Manager of Quantum’s high-end storage division and before this, from November 1997 to August 1999, Ms. Nelson was Vice President and General Manager of Quantum’s desktop storage division, joining Quantum as Vice President of Marketing in January 1997. Prior to joining Quantum, Ms. Nelson spent 1320 years in various senior management positions at Intel Corporation, including operations manager for private label technology, and seven years in various management positions atMaxtor, Lumina Office Products Inc., a start-up supplier of consumer office equipment, Maxtor Corporation, and Weitek Inc., a provider of high-end math microprocessors and application software.
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Our headquarters are located in Milpitas, California. We own or lease facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. The following is a summary of the locations, functions and approximate square footage of those facilities as of March 31, 2002:
Location | Function | Square Footage | ||
North America | ||||
Milpitas, CA | Corporate headquarters | 72,000 | ||
San Jose, CA | Sublet to Snap Appliances – see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 72,000 | ||
Irvine, CA | Tape automation administration, configuration, research and development and service | 330,000 | ||
Shrewsbury, MA | Tape research and development | 40,000 | ||
Colorado Springs, CO | Tape administration | 414,000 | ||
Boulder, CO | Tape research and development | 169,000 | ||
Other North America | Sales offices | 20,000 | ||
Europe | ||||
Dundalk, Ireland | Tape configuration, distribution and service | 112,000 | ||
Neuchatel, Switzerland | European administration | 9,000 | ||
Yately, U.K. | Tape | 25,000 | ||
Other Europe | Sales, | 21,000 | ||
Asia | ||||
Tokyo, Japan | Sales office and procurement center | 10,000 | ||
Singapore City, Singapore | Sales office and distribution | 5,000 | ||
Penang, Malaysia | Sublet to Jabil, our outsourced manufacturer of DLT and | 160,000 | ||
Other Asia | Sales offices | 12,000 |
We believe that our existing facilities are adequate to meet our business needs through the next 12 months. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional space to accommodate future needs or dispose of excess space as required on reasonable terms.
For information regarding legal proceedings, refer to Note 1821 to the consolidated financial statements.
We did not submit any matters to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002.
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DSS”. As of June 25, 2002,24, 2003, the price of our common stock was $4.55$3.86 per share. The prices per share reflected in the following table represent the range of high and low closing prices for the quarters indicated.
Fiscal Year 2002 | High | Low | ||||
| First quarter ended July 1, 2001 | $ | 12.85 | $ | 9.65 | ||
| Second quarter ended September 30, 2001 | 10.50 | 7.60 | ||||
| Third quarter ended December 30, 2001 | 10.25 | 7.62 | ||||
| Fourth quarter ended March 31, 2002 | 10.93 | 7.35 | ||||
Fiscal Year 2001 | High | Low | ||||
| First quarter ended July 2, 2000 | $ | 11.9375 | $ | 9.4375 | ||
| Second quarter ended October 1, 2000 | 15.5625 | 9.4375 | ||||
| Third quarter ended December 31, 2000 | 16.1250 | 11.3125 | ||||
| Fourth quarter ended March 31, 2001 | 14.9375 | 11.5000 | ||||
Fiscal Year 2003 |
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| Low | ||
First quarter ended June 30, 2002 |
| $ | 8.10 |
| $ | 4.09 |
Second quarter ended September 29, 2002 |
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Third quarter ended December 29, 2002 |
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| 3.76 |
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Fourth quarter ended March 31, 2003 |
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Fiscal Year 2002 |
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First quarter ended July 1, 2001 |
| $ | 12.85 |
| $ | 9.65 |
Second quarter ended September 30, 2001 |
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Third quarter ended December 30, 2001 |
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Fourth quarter ended March 31, 2002 |
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Historically, we have not paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not intend to pay dividends in the future. We anticipate retaining all future funds to finance growth and product development.
As of June 25, 2002,24, 2003, there were approximately 1,7231,749 Quantum stockholders of record including the Depository Trust Company, which holds shares of Quantum common stock on behalf of an indeterminate number of beneficial owners.
The information required by this item regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to the information set forth in Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
This summary of consolidated financial information of Quantum for fiscal years 19981999 to 20022003 should be read along with our audited consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The summarized financial information was taken from these financial statements, other than the statement of operations data for fiscal years 19981999 and 19992000 and the balance sheet data at March 31, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2000,2001, which were taken from financial statements included in previous filings on Form 10-K. As a result of the disposition of the HDD business on April 2, 2001, and the NAS business on October 28, 2002, the selected financial information below has been restated to present the results of the HDD business and NAS business as discontinued operations (refer to Note 4‘“Discontinued Operations’Operations” to the consolidated financial statements)Consolidated Financial Statements).
A number of items affect the comparability of selected financial information as discussed below:
• | The results of continuing operations for fiscal year 2003 include charges of $94.3 million related to the adoption of SFAS No. 142 and $58.7 million for a write-off of goodwill in SSG. The results of operations for fiscal year 2003 also include $24.2 million of special charges associated mainly with outsourcing manufacturing and cost reduction activities and a $7.8 million charge for purchased in-process research and development in connection with the acquisition of SANlight. | ||
• | The results of continuing operations for fiscal year 2002 include the effect of |
• | The results of discontinued operations for fiscal year 2002 |
• | The results of continuing operations for fiscal year 2000 include the effect of a |
• | The results of continuing operations for fiscal |
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(in thousands, except per share data) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
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2003 |
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Statement of Operations Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Product revenue | $ | 684,156 | $ | 820,365 | $ | 1,124,142 | $ | 1,219,048 | $ | 1,181,273 | ||||||||||
Royalty revenue | 186,653 | 209,310 | 221,973 | 186,429 | 121,463 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenue | 870,809 | 1,029,675 | 1,346,115 | 1,405,477 | 1,302,736 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue |
| 603,646 | 652,070 | 733,575 | 757,550 | 722,817 | ||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 267,163 | 377,605 | 612,540 | 647,927 | 579,919 | |||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | 111,926 | 111,451 | 116,836 | 119,029 | 99,330 | |||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing, general and administrative expenses | 171,720 | 224,274 | 186,333 | 167,129 | 114,895 | |||||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 58,689 | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
Special charges | 24,200 | 72,856 | – | 40,083 | – | |||||||||||||||
Purchased in-process research and development expenses | 7,802 | 13,200 | – | – | 89,000 | |||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | (107,174 | ) | (44,176 | ) | 309,371 | 321,686 | 276,694 | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | (132,088 | ) | (49,000 | ) | 197,828 | 180,200 | 122,991 | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | (37,909 | ) | 91,502 | (37,142 | ) | (139,356 | ) | (152,526 | ) | |||||||||||
Cumulative effect of an accounting change | (94,298 | ) | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | (264,295 | ) | 42,502 | 160,686 | 40,844 | (29,535 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations (1): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | 1.34 | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.77 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | 1.27 | $ | 0.70 |
| $ | 0.74 | |||||||
Net income (loss) per share (2): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | 0.27 | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||
Diluted | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | 0.27 | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||
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2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance Sheet Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 54,522 | $ | 76,405 | $ | 91,821 | $ | 76,285 | $ | 73,122 | ||||||||||
Total assets | 921,729 | 1,193,772 | 1,814,697 | 1,776,396 | 1,804,889 | |||||||||||||||
Total long-term convertible debt | 287,500 | 287,500 | 287,500 | 287,500 | 287,500 | |||||||||||||||
Net current assets (liabilities) of discontinued operations | – | 49,605 | 18,139 | (1,591 | ) | 708,610 | ||||||||||||||
Net non-current assets of discontinued operations | – | – | 85,207 | 86,084 | 82,636 | |||||||||||||||
(1) Income (loss) per share from continuing operations for fiscal year 2000 presented in the table is for the period from August 4, 1999 through March 31, 2000, after the tracking stock recapitalization that occurred on August 3, 1999. The income per share from continuing operations for the period from April 1, 1999 through August 3, 1999 was $0.36 (basic) and $0.35 (diluted).
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
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Statement of Operations Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Product revenue | $ | 878,476 | $ | 1,183,845 | $ | 1,232,442 | $ | 1,181,273 | $ | 1,162,725 | ||||||||||
| Royalty revenue | 209,316 | 221,973 | 186,429 | 121,463 | 27,075 | |||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 1,087,792 | 1,405,818 | 1,418,871 | 1,302,736 | 1,189,800 | |||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 385,890 | 623,036 | 648,890 | 579,919 | 502,214 | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development expenses | 126,629 | 130,106 | 122,821 | 99,330 | 62,825 | |||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing, general and administrative expenses | 260,667 | 231,684 | 181,495 | 114,895 | 69,607 | |||||||||||||||
| Special charges | 77,401 | — | 40,083 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Purchased in-process research and development expenses | 16,499 | — | 37,000 | 89,000 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | (95,306 | ) | 261,246 | 267,491 | 276,694 | 369,782 | ||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | (82,470 | ) | 167,446 | 145,614 | 122,991 | 223,659 | ||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | 124,972 | (6,760 | ) | (104,770 | ) | (152,526 | ) | (52,858 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 42,502 | 160,686 | 40,844 | (29,535 | ) | 170,801 | ||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) per share from continuing operations(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | 1.13 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.77 | $ | 1.64 | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | 1.08 | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.74 | $ | 1.37 | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) per share(2): | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.27 | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | 1.25 | ||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.27 | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | 1.07 | ||||||||||
As of March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance Sheet Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 78,528 | $ | 94,700 | $ | 78,137 | $ | 73,122 | $ | 57,399 | ||||||||||
| Total assets | 1,193,772 | 1,899,704 | 1,862,480 | 1,804,889 | 1,698,516 | |||||||||||||||
| Total long-term convertible debt | 287,500 | 287,500 | 287,500 | 287,500 | 287,500 | |||||||||||||||
| Net current assets of discontinued operations | — | 501,839 | 674,248 | 708,610 | 738,707 | |||||||||||||||
| Net non-current assets of discontinued operations | — | 184,504 | 102,228 | 82,636 | 167,739 | |||||||||||||||
| (2) Net income (loss) per share for fiscal year 2000 that is presented is for the period from April 1, 1999 through August 3, 1999, the date of the tracking stock recapitalization. Net income (loss) per share for fiscal year 2001 is not presented, as there was no single class of stock that represented Quantum in this year. |
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ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The results of the DSS business, which now represents Quantum,Quantum’s continuing operations are presented as “Results of Continuing Operations” and the results of the HDD businessand NAS businesses are presented as “Results of Discontinued Operations”. The disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor occurred on April 2, 2001.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations is based on the consolidated financial statements,accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S.accounting principles generally accepted accounting principles.in the United States. The preparation of these statements requires us to make significant estimates and judgments about future uncertainties that affect reported assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our reported financial position or results of operations may be materially different under different conditions or when using different estimates and assumptions. In the event that estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information.Weinformation. We believe that the following accounting policies require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, because of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain (refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements).uncertain. The judgments and uncertainties that affect the application of those policies in particular, could result in materially different amounts being reported under different conditions or using different assumptions.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue from sales of products to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and distributors is recognized when passage of title and risk of ownership isare transferred to customers, when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. In the period when the revenue is recognized, allowances are provided for estimated future price adjustments, such as volume rebates and price protection, and future product returns. Since we have historically been able to reliably estimate the amount of allowances required for future price adjustments and product returns, we recognize revenue, net of projected allowances, upon shipment to our customers.
These allowances are based on the OEMs’ and distributors’ master agreements, programs in existence at the time the revenue is recognized, historical information, contractual limits and plans regarding price adjustments and product returns. Revenue from distributor arrangements was a significant portion of our total revenue. If we were unable to reliably estimate the amount of future price adjustments and product returns in any specific reporting period, then we would be required to defer recognition of the revenue until the right to future price adjustments and product returns were to lapselapsed and we were no longer under any obligation to reduce the price or take backaccept the return of the product.
Royalty revenue is recognized based on the licensee’sactual licensee sales thatwhen such sales incorporate technology licensed from Quantum. Revenue from separately priced extended warranty and product service contracts is deferred and recognized as revenue ratably over the contract period.
Warranty expense and liability
We warrant our products against defects for periods ranging from one to three years. A provision for estimated future costs and estimated returns for credit relating to warranty claims is recorded when products are shipped and revenue recognized. Our estimate of future costs to satisfy warranty obligations is primarily based on our estimates of future failure rates and our estimates of future costs of repair including materials consumed in the repair, and labor and overhead amounts necessary to perform the repair.
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Inventory Valuation
We value our inventories that are held for resale to customers at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out (FIFO)(“FIFO”) method and includes direct material, direct labor, factory overhead and other direct costs. Market is “net realizable value”, which, for finished goods and goods in process, is the estimated selling price, less costs to complete and dispose of the inventory. For raw materials, it is replacement cost or the cost of acquiring similar products from our vendors. While cost is readily determinable, estimates of market value involve significant estimates and judgments about the future.
We initially record our inventory at cost and each quarter evaluate the difference, if any, between cost and market. The determination of the market value of inventories is primarily dependent on estimates of future demand for our products, which in turn is based on other market estimates such as technological change, competitor actions and estimates of future selling prices.
We record write-downs for the amount that cost of inventory exceeds our estimated market value. No adjustment is required when market value exceeds cost.
Service Inventories
We value our service inventories at the lower of cost or market. Service inventories consistsconsist of both component parts, which are primarily used to repair defective units, and finished units, which are provided for customer use permanently or on a temporary or permanent basis while the defective unit is being repaired. Cost is determined by the FIFO method and includes direct material, direct labor, factory overhead and other direct costs. Market is “net realizable value”, which, for components, is replacement cost or the cost of acquiring similar products from our vendors. For finished goods, market value is the estimated selling price less costs to complete and dispose of the inventories. While cost is readily determinable, the estimates of market involve significant estimates and judgments about the future.
We carry service inventories because we provide product warranty for one to three years and earn revenue by providing enhanced warranty and repair service outside this warranty period. We initially record our service inventories at cost and each quarter evaluate the difference, if any, between cost and market. The determination of the market value of service inventories is dependent on estimates, including the estimated amount of component parts expected to be consumed in the future warranty and out of warranty service, the estimated number of units required to meet future customer needs, the estimated selling prices of the finished units, and the estimated useful lives of finished units.
We record write-downs for the amount that cost of service inventories exceeds our estimated market value.Novalue. No adjustment is required when market value exceeds cost.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
We have a significant amount of goodwill and intangible assets on our balance sheet related to acquisitions. At March 31, 20022003 the net amount of $252$120.4 million of goodwill and intangible assets represented 21%13% of total assets.
As a result of adopting SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and intangibleOther Intangible Assets, on April 1, 2002, we discontinued the amortization of goodwill. Instead, goodwill was reviewed for impairment upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 and will be reviewed annually thereafter, or more frequently when indicators of impairment are present. Refer to Note 5 and Note 6 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the impact of adopting and applying SFAS No. 142.
Intangible assets are carried and reported at acquisition cost, net of accumulated amortization subsequent to acquisition. The acquisition cost is amortized over the estimated useful lives, which range from three to fifteenten years. Goodwill and intangibleIntangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate impairment might exist, or at least annually, in accordance with SFAS No. 121,144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived assets to beAssets.
The determination of the net carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets and the extent to which, if any, there is impairment are dependent on significantmaterial estimates and judgments on our part, including the useful life over which the intangible assets are to be amortized, and the estimates of the value of future net cash flows, which are based upon further estimates of future revenues, expenses and operating margins.
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Special Charges
From fiscal years,year 2001 through fiscal year 2003, we recorded significant special charges related to non-recurring events and the realignment and restructuring of our business operations. These charges represent expenses incurred in connection with certain cost reduction programs that we have undertaken and consist of the cost of involuntary termination benefits, separation benefits, stock compensation charges, facilities charges and other costs of exiting activities. We will record a liability in the period management approves a restructuring plan if:
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In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2003, we became subject to SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, which superseded EITF Issue No. 94-3. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred rather than at the date of an entity’s commitment to an exit plan. The statement further establishes fair value as the objective for initial measurement of the liability and that employee benefit arrangements requiring future service beyond a “minimum retention period” be recognized over the future service period. Under SFAS No. 146, if we fail to make accurate estimates regarding these costs or to completethe timing of the completion of planned activities, timely, we mightmay be required to record additional chargesexpenses or expense reductions in the future, and might not be permittedfuture.
Prior to accrue suchthe fourth quarter of fiscal year 2003, we accounted for special charges atunder the timeprovisions of EITF Issue No. 94-3. Under that pronouncement, we recorded a liability in the period in which management approved a restructuring plan if:
• | Management having the appropriate level of authority approved and committed Quantum to the specific exit plan; | ||
• | The period of time to complete the plan indicated that significant changes to the plan of termination were not likely; and | ||
• | The plan, if it involved terminations, identified the number of employees and positions to be terminated, and the benefit arrangements were communicated to affected employees. |
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized for the effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. SFAS No. 109 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is approved, butmore likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
As of March 31, 2003, we had net deferred tax assets of $21 million. SFAS No. 109 considers future reversals of taxable temporary differences as one source of taxable income that is available to realize the tax benefit of deferred tax assets. This net amount represents future U.S. tax deductions that will reduce future U.S. tax liabilities only if we are able to generate sufficient amounts of future U.S. taxable income to realize the benefit of those tax deductions.
Our ability to estimate the utilization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon our estimates of the amount, character and timing of future taxable income. If we are unable to make accurate estimates, we may haveincur additional future income tax expense to recognize such costs as incurred.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARYEARS 2003, 2002 COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEARAND 2001
This portion of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations entitled “Fiscal Year“Results of Operations For Fiscal Years 2003, 2002 Compared with Fiscal Yearand 2001”, as well as other parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, contain forward-looking statements as described on page 3 hereof. These statements concerning our financial outlook and the factors and trends impacting that outlook include those below concerning: expected growth in storage solutions revenue; expected shipment dates and sales for new storage solutions products; anticipated customer adoption of our new products; the expected time to market advantage of the SuperDLT 320; the expected impact of a redesign of our SuperDLT tape drives on our costs and gross margins, as well as the timing of such impact; the level of expected competition in the storage solutions group business; and our expectations regarding the future level of margins for our total business. Actual results could vary from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of factors that could impact our actual results, see “Trends and Uncertainties” elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including “We are exposed to general economic conditions that have resultedcontinued to result in significantly reduced sales levels and significant operating losses, and, if such adverse economic conditions were to continue or worsen, our business, financial condition and operating results could be adversely impacted”, “A majority of our sales come from a few customers, and these customers have no minimum or long-term purchase commitments, and the loss of, or a significant change in demand from, one or more key customers could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results”, “Competition has increased, and may increasingly intensify, in the tape drive market as a result of competitors introducing tape drive products based on new technology standards and on DLTtape technology, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations”, “Competition has increased, and may increasingly intensify, and sales have trended lower in the tape libraryautomation market as a result of current economic conditions, and, if these adverse trends continue or worsen, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected”, “Competition“We derive almost all of our revenue from products incorporating tape technology; if competition from alternative storage solutions that compete with our products may increase and, as a result,technologies continues or increases, our business, financial condition and operating results maywould be materially and adversely affected”harmed”, and “Our operating results depend on new product introductions, which may not be successful, and, as a result,in which case, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected”.
RESULTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS
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| Tape drives | $ | 445,381 | 40.9 | % | $ | 754,404 | 53.7 | % | ||||||
| Tape media | 182,851 | 16.8 | % | 114,067 | 8.1 | % | ||||||||
| Tape royalty | 209,316 | 19.2 | % | 221,973 | 15.8 | % | ||||||||
| DLT group | 837,548 | 77.0 | % | 1,090,444 | 77.6 | % | ||||||||
| Storage solutions | 291,415 | 26.8 | % | 412,800 | 29.4 | % | ||||||||
| Inter-group elimination* | (41,171 | ) | 3.8 | % | (97,426 | ) | (6.9 | )% | ||||||
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Total revenue in fiscal year 2003 was $870.8 million, down $158.9 million or 15 percent from $1,029.7 million in fiscal year 2002. Our fiscal year 2002 total revenue was $1,088down $316.4 million or 24 percent compared to $1,406fiscal year 2001 total revenue. These sequential decreases in revenue reflect decreased revenue in both DLTG and SSG.
DLTG Revenue
DLTG revenue decreased $157.5 million, or 19 percent, to $680.0 million in fiscal year 2003 compared to fiscal year 2002. DLTG revenue decreased $252.9 million, or 23 percent, to $837.5 million in fiscal year 2002 compared to $1,090.4 million in fiscal year 2001. The declinemain cause of the sequential decreases in DLTG revenue reflected decreasedwas a decrease in tape drive revenue, royaltywhich decreased $109.4 million in fiscal year 2003 compared to fiscal year 2002 and decreased $309.0 million in fiscal year 2002 compared to fiscal year 2001. The majority of the decline in tape drive revenue in the fiscal year 2003 to fiscal year 2002 comparison was due to lower average unit prices, and storage solutions revenue, partially offset by increasedto a lesser extent, due to lower tape media revenue.
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The decrease in tape drive unit volumes wererevenue was affected by several major trends, including:
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Tape media revenue in fiscal year 2003 was $157.4 million, down $25.5 million, or 14 percent, from $182.9 million in fiscal year 2002. Tape media revenue in fiscal year 2002 increased $68.8 million or 60 percent compared to fiscal year 2001. The decrease in tape media revenue in fiscal year 2003 primarily reflected a decrease in unit sales due to a sales mix shift from Quantum branded media produced and sold by us to media sales by licensed manufacturers who are qualified to manufacture such media and who pay us a royalty on sales of those products. On these sales, Quantum records only the royalty revenue, not the full media cartridge revenue. Super DLTtape media units were primarily sold directly by Quantum in fiscal year 2002, while in fiscal year 2003, Fujitsu and Maxell both began to sell Super DLTtape media following their completion of the qualification process.
The increase in tape media revenue in fiscal year 2002 compared to fiscal year 2001 reflects a media market sales mix shift from DLTtape media, which was mostly sold by licensed media manufactures,manufacturers in fiscal year 2001, to SuperDLTSuper DLTtape media, currentlywhich was primarily sold directly by Quantum.
Tape media royalty revenue for fiscal year 2003 was $186.7 million, down $22.7 million, or 11 percent, compared to $209.3 million in fiscal year 2002. Tape media royalties in fiscal year 2002 decreased by $12.7 million, or 6 percent, from $222.0 million in fiscal year 2001.
In fiscal year 2003 compared to fiscal year 2002, the vast majority of the decline in tape media royalty revenue was due to lower average unit prices, slightly offset by higher media licensees’ unit sales volume following the qualification of Fujitsu and Maxell as licensed media manufacturers for Super DLTtape media units. In fiscal year 2002 compared to fiscal year 2001, the slight decrease in tape media royalties reflected mainly a decrease in unit sales, and to a lesser extent, a decrease in prices of tape media cartridges sold by licensed media manufacturers for which we earn a royalty based on price.
SSG Revenue
Storage solutions revenue reflectsin the fiscal year 2003 was $227.1 million, down $6.2 million, or 3 percent, compared to $233.3 million in fiscal year 2002. Storage solutions revenue decreased by $119.8 million, or 34 percent, in fiscal year 2002, compared to $353.1 million in fiscal year 2001. These declines in revenue in tape automation systems and Snap servers,were caused primarily by a decrease in unit shipments. Unitsales, particularly unit shipments were affected byof high-end tape automation systems, which declined as a result of weak IT spending and increased competition. Thisincreasingly competitive market conditions. In fiscal year 2003 compared to fiscal year 2002, the decrease in revenue was particularly true for high-end tape automation systems.
Customers
Sales to the top five customers in fiscal year 20022003 represented 40%39% of revenue, compared to 43% of revenue in fiscal year 2001. Sales to Compaq were 21%45% of revenue in fiscal year 2002 compared to 19%and 48% of revenue in fiscal year 2001. Sales to Hewlett-Packard were 6% of revenue in fiscal years 2002, compared to 10%22% of revenue in fiscal year 2003, compared to combined sales to Hewlett-Packard and Compaq representing 28% of revenue in fiscal year 2002, and 30% of revenue in fiscal year 2001.
These sales concentrations do not include revenues from sales of our media that were sold directly to our top five customers by our licensees, for which we earn royalty revenue, or revenues from sales of tape libraries sold directly to our top five customers by our other OEM tape drive customers.
Sales to computer equipment manufacturers and distribution channel customers were 49%45% and 20%21% of revenue, respectively, in fiscal year 2003, 48% and 18% of revenue, respectively, in fiscal year 2002, compared to 59% and 15%61% and 12% of revenue, respectively, in fiscal year 2001. The remaining revenue in fiscal years 2003, 2002, and 2001 represented media royalty revenue and sales to value-added resellers.
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Gross Margin Rate
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DLTG gross margin | $ | 206,216 | $ | 298,951 | $ | 487,295 | ||
SSG gross margin | 60,947 | 78,654 | 125,245 | |||||
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DLTG gross margin rate | 30.3% | 35.7% | 44.7% | |||||
SSG gross margin rate | 26.8% | 33.7% | 35.5% | |||||
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DLTG Gross Margin Rate
The DLTG gross margin rate in fiscal year 2003 there is an additional risk factor that could affect ourdecreased to 30.3% from 35.7% in fiscal year 2003 revenues—the recent merger2002. This decline of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq. This merger increases the concentration5.4 percentage points mainly reflects unit prices for tape drives declining faster than unit costs, partially offset by a favorable sales mix that resulted in a slight increase in higher-margin media revenue as a proportion of ourtotal sales and dependency on a single customer. We have more than 25%increased shipments of our revenue concentrated in this new entity,the higher-margin SDLT products and therefore could be materially adversely affected if Hewlett-Packard sees any significant decline in storage revenue due to customer loss or integration issues. There is additional risk sincevalue drives following the combined entity owns a competing LTO brand of tape drive and media. The combined Hewlett-Packard and Compaq have decided to market both the LTO and SuperDLT platforms, whereas Compaq had exclusively marketed SuperDLT for tape backup and archiving. To the extent that the combined Hewlett-Packard and Compaq significantly reduces its purchases of DLT and SuperDLT products in favor of LTO products, our tape drive and media revenues, operating results and financial condition would be materially adversely affected. Conversely, to the extent the combined Hewlett-Packard and Compaq increases purchases of DLT and SuperDLT products, our tape drive and media revenues, operating results and financial condition could be positively affected.
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| SSG gross margin | 86,939 | 134,712 | ||||||
| Quantum gross margin | $ | 385,890 | $ | 623,036 | ||||
| DLTG gross margin rate | 35.7 | % | 44.8 | % | ||||
| SSG gross margin rate | 29.8 | % | 32.6 | % | ||||
| Quantum gross margin rate | 35.5 | % | 44.3 | % | ||||
The DLTG gross margin rate in fiscal year 2002 was 35.5%, compareddecreased to 44.3%35.7% from 44.7% in fiscal year 2001. TheThis decline of 9.0 percentage points in gross margin rate decrease mainly reflects lower tape drive unit sales volumes and prices, and to a lesser extent, the media sales mix shift toward lower-margin direct sales of SuperDLTSuper DLTtape media and lowerreduced higher-margin media royalties.
As a result of competitive pressure, we have offered SuperDLT tapeSuper DLTtape drives below prices at prices below where new DLT generationswhich we have historically been introduced.
SSG Gross Margin Rate
The SSG gross margin rate in fiscal year 2003 decreased to 26.8% from 33.7% in fiscal year 2002. The decline alsoof 6.9 percentage points in fiscal year 2003 from fiscal year 2002 mainly reflects transitionlower average unit prices, slightly offset by higher unit sales volumes primarily contributed by the sales of the ValueLoader subsequent to the acquisition of Benchmark in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2003. The decline of 1.8 percentage points in gross margin rate in fiscal year 2002 from fiscal year 2001 was caused primarily by increased unit costs which includes information systems, facilities, and stock compensation costs that were incurred as a result of lower unit sales.
Gross Margin Rate Outlook
There are many complicated variables that, individually and in combination, impact short-term and long-term performance in media and result in a media revenue and gross margin dollar contribution trend for the dispositioncompany. These include, but are not limited to, media pricing decisions among our partners/licensees, end-user media consumption habits and rates, the size of the HDD group. The gross margin rate decline also reflects an end-of-life write-downinstalled base of tape drives, tape drive retirement patterns, the mix of DLTtape drivesmedia versus Super DLTtape media, channel inventory levels and parts inother factors. In any given future quarter, the second quartercombination of these factors can cause a significant negative, neutral, or positive financial impact.
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Operating expenses in fiscal year 2003 were $283.6 million, or 32.6 percent of revenue, down $52.1 million or 15.5% from fiscal year 2002.
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| Research and development | $ | 83,080 | $ | 43,549 | $ | 126,629 | $ | 83,826 | $ | 46,280 | $ | 130,106 | ||||||||||||
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| Sales and marketing | 61,966 | 76,510 | 138,476 | 65,390 | 87,429 | 152,819 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| General and administrative | 66,421 | 55,770 | 122,191 | 38,382 | 40,483 | 78,865 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | $ | 211,467 | $ | 175,829 | $ | 387,296 | $ | 187,598 | $ | 174,192 | $ | 361,790 | ||||||||||||
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Research and development expenses in fiscal year 2003 we currently anticipate that ourwere $111.9 million, or 12.9 percent of revenue, an increase of $0.5 million from $111.5 million, or 10.8 percent of revenue, in fiscal year 2002. Research and development expenses in fiscal year 2002 decreased $5.4 million compared to $116.8 million in fiscal year 2001. The increases in research and development expenses as a percentage of revenue reflected lower revenue, without a proportional reduction in research and development expenses.
DLTG Research and Development Expenses
DLTG’s research and development expenses decreased $7.8 million to $75.3 million in fiscal year 2003, compared to $83.1 million in fiscal year 2002. DLTG’s research and development expenses decreased $0.7 million in fiscal year 2002 compared to $83.8 million in fiscal year 2001. The decrease in research and development expenses in DLTG and SSG will be at approximatelyfiscal year 2003 compared to fiscal year 2002 reflected $6.5 million of one-time HDD-related transition expenses included in fiscal year 2002. Excluding the same levels asHDD transition expenses in fiscal year 2002, as we continuethe level of research and development spending decreased in fiscal year 2002 compared to investfiscal year 2001 by approximately $7.2 million, mainly due to reduced employee headcount.
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SSG Research and Development Expenses
SSG’s research and development expenses increased $8.2 million to $36.6 million in new productfiscal year 2003, compared to $28.4 million in fiscal year 2002. SSG’s research and development support for recently launched products and product improvements. We do not expectexpenses in fiscal year 2002 decreased $4.6 million compared to incur significant transition expenses$33.0 million in fiscal year 2001. The increase in research and development duringexpenses in fiscal year 2003.
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Sales and marketing expenses in fiscal year 2003 were $100.5 million, or 11.5 percent of revenue, a decrease of $10.3 million from $110.7 million, or 10.8 percent of revenue, in fiscal year 2002. Sales and marketing expenses in fiscal year 2002 were $138decreased by $7.6 million from $118.3 million, or 12.7% of revenue, a decrease of $15 million compared to $153 million, or 10.9%8.8 percent of revenue, in fiscal year 2001. Approximately $3The increases in sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue reflected lower revenue, without a proportional reduction in sales and marketing expenses.
DLTG Sales and Marketing Expenses
DLTG’s sales and marketing expenses decreased $16.7 million of the decrease related to DLTG for lower salary and salary related expenses, travel expenses, and outside services, offset partially by the increase$45.3 million in transition expenses. The remaining $12 million decrease related to SSG for reduced advertising and outside services expenses, salary and salary related expenses, and travel expenses partially offset by transition expenses.
SSG Sales and Marketing Expenses
SSG’s sales and marketing expenses increased $6.4 million to $55.2 million in fiscal year 2003, compared to $48.8 million in fiscal year 2002. SSG’s sales and marketing expenses in fiscal year 2002 decreased $4.1 million compared to $52.9 million in fiscal year 2001. The increase in sales and marketing duringexpenses in fiscal year 2003.
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General and administrative expenses in fiscal year 2003 were $71.3 million, a decrease of $42.3 million, or 37.2 percent, from $113.5 million in fiscal year 2002. General and administrative expenses in fiscal year 2002 were $122increased by $45.5 million, or 11.2%66.9 percent, from $68.0 million in fiscal 2001. In fiscal year 2002, $14.7 million of revenue, an increaseHDD-related transition expenses and $15.2 million in amortization of $43goodwill were included in general and administrative expenses. Goodwill is no longer being amortized in accordance with our adoption of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, on April 1, 2002.
DLTG General and Administrative Expenses
DLTG’s general and administrative expenses decreased by $21.7 million compared to $79$44.8 million or 5.6% of revenue, in fiscal year 2001. Approximately $282003 compared to $66.4 million of the increase was incurred in the DLTG, of which one half relates to legal fees associated with the lawsuits with Imation Corporation (“Imation”)fiscal year 2002. DLTG’s general and the related settlement. The remainder relates to other outside professional services and transition expenses. The remaining $15 million increase related to SSG for the addition
These changes between the fiscal years mainly reflected the following:
• | HDD-related transition expenses of $14.7 million incurred in fiscal year 2002; | ||
• | Settlement of lawsuits with Imation in fiscal year 2002 for $5.0 million; and | ||
• | Legal costs of approximately $3.1 million incurred in the fiscal year 2002 related to the lawsuits with Imation, which were settled in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003. | ||
SSG General and Administrative Expenses
SSG’s general and administrative expenses decreased by $20.6 million to $26.5 million in fiscal year 2003 compared to $47.1 million in fiscal year 2002. SSG’s general and administrative expenses in fiscal year 2002 increased by $17.5 million from $29.7 million in fiscal year 2001.
The $20.6 million decrease in the level of general and administrative expenses in fiscal year 2003 compared to fiscal year 2002 mainly reflected $15.2 million of amortization of goodwill in fiscal year 2002. In accordance with the adoption of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, on April 1, 2002, goodwill is no longer being amortized but is subject to annual impairment tests. The remaining $5.4 million decrease in general and administrative expenses in fiscal year 2003 compared to fiscal year 2002 was due to lower spending as a result of cost reduction actions.
The $17.5 million increase in the level of general and administrative expenses in fiscal year 2002 compared to fiscal year 2001 mainly reflected the acquisition of M4 Data in fiscal year 2002, which resulted in the addition of M4 Data’s general and administrative expenses and an increase in amortization costs due to M4 Data’s goodwill amortization following the acquisition of that business,and intangibles. In addition, a bad debt expense of approximately $3.0 million was also incurred in fiscal year 2002 related to a financially troubled European distributordistributor.
Special Charges
In summary, throughout fiscal year 2002, and transition expenses.
Although unit shipments sequentially increased in the latter quarters of fiscal year 2003, our tape drive business has experienced declining quarterly unit shipments in the previous two fiscal years, and more recently, sequential declines in gross margin rates. These trends resulted in Quantum incurring significant special charges in recent fiscal years 2000, 2001 and 2002 related to plans to reduce costs in itsour tape drive business. In fiscal year 2000, we incurred charges related to reducing overhead expenses and to the discontinuation ofdiscontinuing certain tape drive production in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Colorado, when we began to transfer manufacturing to Penang, Malaysia. Remaining tape drive production was discontinued at our operation in our Colorado Springs, Colorado, operation in the second quarter of fiscal year 2002.
The Storage Solutions group experienced quarterlyincurred operating losses throughout fiscal year 2002. Accordingly, pursuantyears 2002 and 2003. Pursuant to plans to reduce our cost structure, we recorded special charges in fiscal yearyears 2002 and 2003 primarily related to employee reductions.the outsourcing of manufacturing and reductions in the number of employees and sites.
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The major cost reduction project involving the strategic realignment of Quantum resulting from the disposition of HDD was completed at March 31, 2002. The disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor occurred on April 2, 2001, and changed Quantum from a company with operations supporting over $4 billion in revenue to a company with operations supporting approximatelyless than $1 billion in revenue. Accordingly, we incurred significant realignment andThe special charges of $27.2 million recorded in the first quarter of fiscal year 2002 for this cost reduction project were related to the disposition of the HDD group and actions taken to reduce our cost structure to a more appropriate level subsequent to the dispositiondisposition. The cash portion of the HDD group.
Table 1: Discontinuation of Manufacturing in Colorado Springs
(in thousands) | Severance and Benefits | Facilities | Investments | Fixed Assets | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Special Charge Provision |
| $ | 7,646 |
| $ | 13,500 |
| $ | 13,908 |
| $ | 3,163 |
| $ | 1,866 |
| $ | 40,083 | ||||||
Cash payments | (956 | ) | – | – | – | (1,102 | ) | $ | (2,058 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | – | – | (13,908 | ) |
| (3,163 | ) | – | $ | (17,071 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2000 | 6,690 | 13,500 | – | – | 764 | $ | 20,954 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (5,181 | ) | (748 | ) | – | – | (68 | ) | $ | (5,997 | ) | |||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | – | (5,219 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (5,219 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Special charge reversal | – | (7,000 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (7,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2001 | 1,509 | 533 | – | – | 696 | $ | 2,738 | |||||||||||||||||
Provision associated with the transfer of the remainder of the tape drive manufacturing | 8,376 | 5,005 | – | 3,247 | – | $ | 16,628 |
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Lease impairment provision | – | 11,235 | – | – | – | $ | 11,235 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (7,675 | ) | (533 | ) | – | – | (696 | ) | $ | (8,904 | ) | |||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | – | – | – | (3,247 | ) | – | $ | (3,247 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2002 | 2,210 | 16,240 | – | – | – | $ | 18,450 | |||||||||||||||||
Outsourcing of manufacturing | 3,770 | – | – | – | – | $ | 3,770 | |||||||||||||||||
Lease provision | – | 1,334 | – | – | – | $ | 1,334 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (5,980 | ) | (15,190 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (21,170 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2003 | $ | – | $ | 2,384 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 2,384 |
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Fiscal Year 2004 | $ | – | $ | 440 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 440 |
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Fiscal Year 2005 to 2008 | – | 1,944 | – | – | – | $ | 1,944 |
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$ | – | $ | 2,384 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 2,384 | |||||||||||||
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Fiscal year 2000 provision - Discontinuation of manufacturing in Colorado SpringsSprings:
Severance and Benefits | Facilities | Investments | Fixed Assets | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Special charge provision | $ | 7,646 | $ | 13,500 | $ | 13,908 | $ | 3,163 | $ | 1,866 | $ | 40,083 | ||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (956 | ) | — | — | — | (1,102 | ) | (2,058 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | — | — | (13,908 | ) | (3,163 | ) | — | (17,071 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2000 | 6,690 | 13,500 | — | — | 764 | 20,954 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (5,181 | ) | (748 | ) | — | — | (68 | ) | (5,997 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | — | (5,219 | ) | — | — | — | (5,219 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Special charge revision | — | (7,000 | ) | — | — | — | (7,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2001 | 1,509 | 533 | — | — | 696 | 2,738 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Provision associated with the discontinuation of the remainder of the tape drive manufacturing | 8,376 | 5,005 | — | 3,247 | — | 16,628 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lease impairment provision | — | 11,235 | — | — | — | 11,235 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (7,675 | ) | (533 | ) | — | — | (696 | ) | (8,904 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | — | — | (3,247 | ) | — | (3,247 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2002 | $ | 2,210 | $ | 16,240 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 18,450 | ||||||||||||
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2000, we recorded a special charge of $40$40.1 million. This charge was primarily related to our DLT groupDLTG operating segment and reflected our strategy to align our DLTtape drive operations with market conditions at that time. These conditions included slower growth in the mid-range server market and increasingincreased centralization of server backup through automation solutions, both of which have resulted in declining DLTtape drive shipments. The charge was aimed atincluded a planned reduction of infrastructure expenses throughout the DLT groupDLTG and an acceleration of our low cost manufacturing strategy, which included moving volume production of certain DLTtape drives from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Penang, Malaysia.
The charge consisted of $13$13.5 million in leased facility vacant space costs, $14$13.9 million for the write-off of investments in optical technology, $8$7.6 million for severance and benefits for terminated employees, $3$3.2 million for fixed asset write-offs, primarily related to the discontinuation ofdiscontinuing manufacturing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and $2$1.9 million in other costs associated with the plan.
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Fiscal year 2001 provision - Discontinuation of manufacturing in Colorado Springs:
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2001, we reversed $7$7.0 million as a special charge benefit on the statementsstatement of operations, which was reflected net of the $7$7.0 million special charge described below under “Closure of engineering site”“Other Restructuring Programs”. This reversal was primarily due to a revised estimate of the vacancy period related to a facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as a result of improved local economic conditions at that time.
In connection with this special charge, we reduced our workforce by 782 employees. The reduction in forceworkforce primarily affected employees at our manufacturing operations in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as administrative employees within the DLT group. We completed this reduction during the second quarter of fiscalDLTG.
Fiscal year 2002 with us having incurred total cash expendituresprovisions - Discontinuation of $11 million associated with employee severance and benefits, facilities and other costs. The vacated leased premises remain vacant.
• | Severance and benefits costs of |
• | Additional vacant facilities costs of |
• | Write-off of fixed assets and leasehold improvements of | ||
We recorded an additional vacant facility charge of $11$11.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002, related to the operatingsynthetic lease for our Colorado Springs facility, which had been the center of the DLT group manufacturing operations. At the current time, two of the three buildingsDLTG’s operations that comprise the Colorado Springs facility are vacant. At the end of the lease term, Quantum may exercise its optionwere subsequently transferred to extend the lease for a year with banking syndicate consent, refinance the lease, purchase the facility, or arrange for the leased facility to be sold to a third party with Quantum retaining an obligation to the lessor for the difference between the sale price and a $63 million residual value guarantee.Penang, Malaysia. We periodically review the valuation of the leased facility,facilities, and in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002, a third party valuation appraisal indicated a contingent lease obligation of approximately $12 million. Ofresulted in us recording this $12 million total, we recorded a charge of $11$11.2 million, which reflectsreflected the difference between the current estimated market value of vacant facilities in Colorado Springs and the residual value guarantee to the lessor. The remaining $1 million relatesPlease refer to Note 23 to the portion of the facility we still occupy and is being amortized over the remaining lease period. This charge is further explained in Note 20 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements, “Commitments and Contingencies’Contingencies”, tofor further discussion of this synthetic lease.
Fiscal year 2003 provisions - Discontinuation of manufacturing in Colorado Springs:
In the consolidated financial statements.
Severance and Benefits | Facilities | Stock Compensation | Fixed Assets | Demo Equipment | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special charge provision | $ | 6,532 | $ | 2,744 | $ | 17,108 | $ | 257 | $ | 449 | $ | 587 | $ | 27,677 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (4,503 | ) | (2,744 | ) | — | — | — | — | (7,247 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | (2,029 | ) | — | (17,108 | ) | (257 | ) | (449 | ) | (587 | ) | (20,430 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2002 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||
• | A charge of $3.8 million related to severance for the 870 employees who were terminated as a result of us outsourcing our tape drive manufacturing and certain tape automation manufacturing to Jabil; and | ||
• | A charge of $1.3 million reflecting vacant facilities’ costs associated with the renegotiation of our synthetic lease (refer to Note 23, “Commitments and Contingencies”). | ||
Remaining special charge accrual - Discontinuation of $15manufacturing in Colorado Springs:
The remaining special charge accrual reflects a vacant space accrual of $2.4 million, that related towhich will be paid over the conversion of vested HDD options into vested
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Table 2: Other Restructuring Programs
(in thousands) | Severance and Benefits | Fixed assets | Facilities | Demo equipment | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Relocation of engineering provision | $ | 7,000 |
| $ | – |
| $ | – |
| $ | – |
| $ | – |
| $ | 7,000 | |||||||
Cash payments | (1,657 | ) | – | – | – | – | $ | (1,657 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2001 | 5,343 | – | – | – | – | $ | 5,343 | |||||||||||||||||
SSG provision | 2,353 | – | 3,903 | 6,315 | 1,145 | $ | 13,716 | |||||||||||||||||
European DLTG operations provision | 1,718 | 401 | 530 | – | – | $ | 2,649 | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate provision | 1,965 | – | 412 | – | 196 | $ | 2,573 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (8,152 | ) | – | (1,435 | ) | – | – | $ | (9,587 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | – | (401 | ) | (1,015 | ) | (6,315 | ) | (86 | ) | $ | (7,817 | ) | ||||||||||||
Special charge reversal | (1,100 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (1,100 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2002 | 2,127 | – | 2,395 | – | 1,255 | $ | 5,777 | |||||||||||||||||
SSG provision | 8,446 | 930 | 1,418 | – | – | $ | 10,794 | |||||||||||||||||
DLTG provision | 5,556 | – | – | – | – | $ | 5,556 | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate provision | 3,955 | – | – | – | – | $ | 3,955 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (19,020 | ) | – | (448 | ) | – | (495 | ) | $ | (19,963 | ) | |||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | (109 | ) | (930 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (1,039 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Special charge reversal | (85 | ) | – | (1,124 | ) | – | – | $ | (1,209 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2003 | $ | 870 | $ | – | $ | 2,241 | $ | – | $ | 760 | $ | 3,871 | ||||||||||||
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Fiscal Year 2004 | $ | 870 | $ | – | $ | 1,046 | $ | – | $ | 760 | $ | 2,676 |
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Fiscal Year 2005 to 2006 | – | – | 1,195 | – | – | $ | 1,195 |
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$ | 870 | $ | – | $ | 2,241 | $ | – | $ | 760 | $ | 3,871 | |||||||||||||
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Facilities CostsFiscal year 2001 provision - Other Restructuring Programs:
Severance and Benefits | Fixed assets | Facilities | Demo equipment | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Closure of engineering site provision | $ | 7,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 7,000 | ||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (1,657 | ) | — | — | — | — | (1,657 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2001 | 5,343 | — | — | — | — | 5,343 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SSG provision | 3,952 | — | 3,903 | 6,315 | 3,569 | 17,739 | ||||||||||||||||||
| European operations provision | 1,718 | 401 | 530 | — | — | 2,649 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate provision | 1,965 | 412 | — | 196 | 2,573 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (9,751 | ) | — | (1,435 | ) | — | — | (11,186 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | — | (401 | ) | (1,015 | ) | (6,315 | ) | (2,510 | ) | (10,241 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Special charge benefit | (1,100 | ) | — | — | — | — | (1,100 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2002 | $ | 2,127 | $ | — | $ | 2,395 | $ | — | $ | 1,255 | $ | 5,777 | ||||||||||||
We recorded a charge of $7$7.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2001 related to the DLT group’sDLTG’s decision to consolidate DLTtape engineering activities. This impacted engineering, marketing and administrative employees in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, as these positions were eliminated or transitioned to Boulder, Colorado. The charge is related to severance and benefit costs associated with employees terminated as part of this plan.
We have reduced our workforce in this area by 200 employees. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2002, the severance program was completed, representing $6$5.9 million in cash expenditures. WeQuantum reversed a charge of $1$1.1 million on ourits income statement in the third quarter of fiscal year 2002, as a result of lower than expected severance costs.
Fiscal year 2002 provisions - Other Restructuring Programs:
Storage Solutions group (SSG)SSG overhead reductions
We recorded a charge of approximately $16$13.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2002 related to:
A charge of $3$2.6 million was recorded over the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2002 related to the closure of our Geneva, Switzerland sales office, and associated European distributor operations. These costs reflected vacant facilities costs, severance costs and the write-off of fixed assets.
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Corporate overhead reductions
A special charge of $3$2.6 million was recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002 for employee reductions in our corporate headquarters in Milpitas, California. These costs reflected severance costs for 18 employees, facilities and fixed asset costs, and legal fees.
Fiscal year 2003 provisions - Other Restructuring Programs:
DLTG cost reductions
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, a charge of $3.3 million was recorded to reflect a reduction in DLTG’s costs resulting from a headcount reduction. The $6charge relates to severance benefits for approximately 75 employees.
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2003, DLTG recorded a charge of $2.3 million in order to reduce future DLTG operating costs through a headcount reduction. The charge related to severance benefits for approximately 44 employees.
SSG cost reductions
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, a charge of $1.1 million was recorded to reduce SSG’s costs with the integration of sales and marketing activities within SSG. The charge primarily relates to severance benefits for approximately 30 employees who were terminated as a result of this restructuring plan.
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, a charge of $7.2 million was recorded to reduce SSG’s costs and the actions include outsourcing sub-assembly manufacturing of our enterprise tape libraries, consolidating the number of research and development sites for disk-based backup and tape automation, and centralizing sales and marketing support functions. The charge reflects severance benefits for approximately 140 employees, as well as fixed asset write-offs and vacant facility charges.
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2003, the following amounts were recorded by SSG:
• | A special charge of $2.5 million related to severance costs for 41 employees; and | ||
• | A special charge of $0.7 million was reversed on our statement of operations related to special charges recorded in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003 for vacant facilities due to a renegotiation of the terms with the lessor. | ||
Corporate severance
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, a charge of $3.7 million was recorded primarily for separation costs related to our former Chief Executive Officer, who remains Quantum’s Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Over the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2003, charges of $0.3 million were recorded for additional costs relating to severance for three corporate employees.
European operations reorganization
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, we reversed a charge of $0.5 million on our statement of operations related to special charges recorded in the second quarter of fiscal year 2002 for the closure of our Geneva, Switzerland sales office. We reversed the special charge because the landlord was able to sublease the space to a new tenant on terms more favorable than originally anticipated.
Remaining special charge accrual - Other Restructuring Programs
The $3.9 million remaining special charge accrual at March 31 2002 is, 2003 was comprised mainly of obligations for corporate severance, vacant facilities and contract cancellation fees. The corporate severance charges will be paid overduring the first two quarters of fiscal year 2003; the2004. The facilities charges relaterelating to vacant facilities in Irvine, California, and will be paid over the respective lease term through the third quarter of fiscal year 2006; the2006. The contract cancellation fees willare expected to be paid in the nextduring fiscal quarter.
We expect to realize annual cost savings from the restructuring programs detailed in the above two tables 1, 2 and 3 of approximately $60 million. Approximately$55 million, resulting mainly from employee reductions and reduced facility costs. Of this $55 million, approximately $20 million of the savings areis expected into consist of reduced cost of revenue, as a result of reduced manufacturing costs, with the remaining amount insavings to come from reduced operating expenses, mainly researchexpenses. However, many factors, including reduced sales volume and development, as a result of ending research on certain optical-based storage solutions and a reduction in headcount, and sales and marketing due to a reduction in headcount.
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Purchased In-process Research and Development Expense
We expensed purchased in-process research and development in fiscal year 2002 of $13$13.2 million and $3 million, respectively, as a result of the acquisition of M4 Data in April 2001, and $7.8 million in fiscal year 2003 as a result of certain assetsthe acquisition of ConnexSANlight in August 2001.February 2003. The following table summarizes the relevant factors used to determine the amount of purchased in process research and development.
Amount of purchased IPR&D | Estimated cost to complete technology at time of acquisition | Percentage completion at time of acquisition | Overall compound growth rate | Discount rate | ||||||||
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| Fiscal year 2002: | ||||||||||||
| M4 Data | $ | 13 | $ | 2 | 58% to 67% | 27% | 34% | |||||
| Connex | 3 | 1 | 26% | 60% | 25% | |||||||
| $ | 16 | $ | 3 | �� | ||||||||
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M4 Data | $ | 13,200 | $ | 1,515 | 58% to 67% | 27% | 34% | ||||
SANlight Inc | $ | 7,802 | $ | 2,638 | 30% to 40% | (1) | 45% | ||||
(1) Not applicable as SANlight had no revenues at time of acquisition.
Revenue from the M4 Data acquisition expected revenue fromfor the purchased in-process projects growswas expected to grow from approximately $60 million in 2002 to more thanthan $260 million in 2008. ForThe M4 Data in-process research and development projects were completed in the Connexsecond quarter of fiscal year 2003.
Revenue from the SANlight acquisition expected revenue fromfor the purchased in-process projects growswas projected to grow from zero in fiscal year 2003 to approximately $18$29 million in 2003 to $24 million infiscal year 2005, and then, as other new products and technologies are expected to enter the market declinesutilizing this base technology, increase to $5$233 million in fiscal year 2008.
We expectdid not expense any purchased in-process research and development in the M4 Dataacquisition of Benchmark, because each of the in-process research and development projects to be complete byat the enddate of the second quarter of fiscal year 2003.
For additional information regarding the M4 Data and Connex acquisition,SANlight acquisitions, refer to Note 97, “Business Combinations”, to the consolidated financial statements.
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets
SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, became effective for us on April 1, 2002. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are no longer amortized but will be subject to annual impairment tests. With the adoption of SFAS No. 142, we ceased amortization of goodwill as of April 1, 2002. Our initial impairment test of goodwill was conducted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 and resulted in a non-cash accounting change adjustment of $94.3 million, reflecting a reduction in the carrying amount of our goodwill. This charge is reflected as a cumulative effect of an accounting change in our consolidated statements of operations. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, we recorded an additional goodwill impairment charge related to SSG of $58.7 million due to a re-evaluation of SSG in light of deterioration in the market values of comparable companies, and to a lesser extent, a reduction in anticipated future cash flows. The continued slump in spending in the IT industry contributed to this decrease in estimated future cash flows. The fair value of the SSG reporting entity was calculated using a combination of a discounted cash flow analysis involving projected data, and a comparable market approach, which was a comparison with companies also in the tape automation sector.
The amortization expense associated with goodwill and intangible assets increased from approximately $27decreased by $12.9 million to $14.0 million in fiscal year 20012003 compared to $37$26.9 million in fiscal year 2002. This increase2002, and increased by $8.7 million in fiscal year 2002 from $18.3 million in fiscal year 2001. The decrease in fiscal year 2003 was mainly due to the adoption of SFAS No. 142 on April 1, 2002, in which goodwill is no longer being amortized. The increase in fiscal year 2002 when compared to fiscal year 2001 was a result of amortization expense associated with the acquisition of M4 Data completed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2002.
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The following table details this amortization expense by classification within our statements of operations:
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||
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| Cost of revenue | $ | 11,769 | $ | 8,728 | ||
| Research and development | 1,400 | 1,389 | ||||
| Sales and marketing | 4,447 | 4,470 | ||||
| General and administrative | 18,893 | 11,920 | ||||
| $ | 36,509 | $ | 26,507 | |||
(in thousands) | For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||
Cost of revenue |
| $ | 8,350 |
| $ | 7,089 |
| $ | 4,500 |
Research and development | 649 | 338 | 326 | ||||||
Sales and marketing | 4,539 | 3,756 | 3,780 | ||||||
General and administrative | 504 | 15,769 | 9,662 | ||||||
$ | 14,042 | $ | 26,952 | $ | 18,268 | ||||
The following table summarizes our goodwill and intangible assets:
As of March 31, | ||||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
| Goodwill | $ | 206,698 | $ | 167,054 | ||||
| Acquired intangible assets | 142,530 | 120,800 | ||||||
| 349,228 | 287,854 | |||||||
| Less accumulated amortization | (96,862 | ) | (60,353 | ) | ||||
| $ | 252,366 | $ | 227,501 | |||||
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| $ | 209,332 |
| $ | 173,967 |
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Less accumulated amortization | (41,230 | ) | (38,150 | ) | |||||
Less goodwill impairment | (58,689 | ) | – | ||||||
Accumulated effect of an accounting change (1) | (68,497 | ) | – | ||||||
Goodwill | $ | 40,916 | $ | 135,817 | |||||
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Less accumulated amortization | (48,505 | ) | (37,195 | ) | |||||
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2002 | 2001 | |||||
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| ATL | $ | 105,720 | $ | 114,912 | ||
| Meridian | 21,771 | 24,674 | ||||
| M4 Data | 30,097 | — | ||||
| Connex | 3,569 | — | ||||
| $ | 161,157 | $ | 139,586 | |||
(in thousands) | As of March 31, | ||||||||
2003 | 2002 |
| Segment | ||||||
ATL |
| $ | 7,711 |
| $ | 105,720 | SSG | ||
M4 Data | 3,223 | 30,097 | SSG | ||||||
Benchmark (allocated to DLTG) | 20,991 | – | DLTG | ||||||
Benchmark (allocated to SSG) | 8,991 | – | SSG | ||||||
$ | 40,916 | $ | 135,817 | ||||||
The $94.9 million decrease in goodwill from March 31, 2002 to March 31, 2003 reflects the Connexfollowing:
• | The $68.5 million portion of the cumulative effect of an accounting change of $94.3 million upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 that is applicable to continuing operations; and | ||
• | A goodwill impairment charge in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003 of $58.7 million; | ||
partially offset by: | |||
• | An addition to goodwill of $30.0 million attributable to the acquisition of Benchmark; | ||
• | An addition to goodwill of $1.0 million due to the earn out provisions of the M4 Data acquisition agreement; and | ||
• | The reclassification of assembled workforce of $1.3 million from intangible assets to goodwill. | ||
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Acquired intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from three to fifteenten years. Management, in estimating the useful lives of the goodwill and other intangible assets, considered the following factors:
• | The cash flow projections used to estimate the useful lives of the |
• | The tape automation products, in particular, have long development cycles and have experienced long product life cycles; and |
• | The ability to leverage core technology into new | ||
We assess the recoverability of our long-lived assets, including goodwill,intangible assets with finite lives, in accordance with SFAS No. 121144 by comparing projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with those assets against their respective carrying amounts.amounts to determine whether impairment exists. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. NoAs of March 31, 2003, no such impairment has been identified as of March 31, 2002, with respect to our acquired intangible assets.
Goodwill is reviewed for impairment at least on an annual basis, and more frequently when indicators of impairment are present. Goodwill impairment is deemed to exist if the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The fair values of the reporting units underlying SSG and DLTG are estimated using a discounted cash flow methodology. If the reporting units’ net book values exceed their fair values, therefore indicating impairment, then we will compare the implied fair values of the reporting units’ goodwill to their carrying amounts.
Refer to Note 5, “Cumulative Effect of an Accounting Change”, and Note 6, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets”, of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the effect on goodwill and intangible assets of adopting and goodwill.
Stock Compensation ExpensesExpense
The following table details these stock compensation charges and the classifications within the consolidated statements of operations:
(in thousands) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||
Stock compensation related to the disposition of the HDD group: |
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Cost of revenue or Operating expenses | $ | 306 | $ | 15,288 | $ | – | ||||||
Special charges | – | 17,108 | – | |||||||||
306 | 32,396 | – | ||||||||||
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Stock compensation not related to the disposition of the HDD group: | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenue or Operating expenses | 1,238 | 2,995 | 12,747 | |||||||||
$ | 1,544 | $ | 35,391 | $ | 12,747 | |||||||
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Continuing Operations | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenue and operating expenses | Special charges | Discontinued Operation | Total | |||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Stock compensation related to the disposition of the HDD group: | ||||||||||||
| Conversion of HDD options to DSS options | $ | 3,522 | $ | 14,630 | $ | 733 | $ | 18,885 | ||||
| Conversion of HDD restricted stock to DSS restricted stock | 2,869 | 240 | 356 | 3,465 | ||||||||
| Conversion of unvested DSS options to DSS restricted stock | 5,136 | 1,041 | 39,272 | 45,449 | ||||||||
| DSS unvested option accelerations | 2,607 | 669 | 1,594 | 4,870 | ||||||||
| DSS restricted stock accelerations | 2,291 | 528 | 5,416 | 8,235 | ||||||||
| 16,425 | 17,108 | 47,371 | 80,904 | |||||||||
| Stock compensation not related to the disposition of the HDD group: | ||||||||||||
| DSS restricted stock | 3,736 | — | — | 3,736 | ||||||||
| $ | 20,161 | $ | 17,108 | $ | 47,371 | $ | 84,640 | |||||
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Stock compensation expense recorded in fiscal year 20022003 that related to restricted stock granted to continuing Quantum employees not in association with the disposition of HDD reflects the vesting of DSS option and DSS restricted stock grants, which were converted from HDD groupoption and HDD restricted stock grants, respectively, on April 2, 2001, the date of disposition of HDD to Maxtor.
Stock compensation expense not related to the disposition of HDD consists mainly of the HDD groupvesting of DSS restricted stock grants and decreased by $1.8 million, to Maxtor, continuing Quantum employees had their HDD stock options converted into DSS stock options. Compensation of approximately $15$1.2 million was expensedin fiscal year 2003 from $3.0 million in fiscal year 2002, related to the intrinsic value of those options vested at the time of the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor that were converted to vested DSS options.
(in thousands) | |||
| Fiscal year 2003 | $ | 1,500 | |
| Fiscal year 2004 | 500 | ||
| Fiscal year 2005 | 100 | ||
| $ | 2,100 | ||
Interest Income and Other and Interest Expense
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||
(in thousands) | % of revenue | (in thousands) | % of revenue | |||||||||||
| Interest income and other, net | $ | 15,963 | 1.5 | % | $ | 18,985 | 1.4 | % | ||||||
| Interest expense | (23,094 | ) | (2.1 | )% | (17,658 | ) | (1.3 | )% | ||||||
| Equity investment write-downs | (7,364 | ) | (0.7 | )% | (938 | ) | (0.1 | )% | ||||||
| $ | (14,495 | ) | (1.3 | )% | $ | 389 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
For the year ended March 31, |
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(dollars in thousands) | 2003 | % of |
| 2002 | % of |
| 2001 | % of | ||||||||||
Interest income and other, net | $ | 11,481 | 1.3% | $ | 15,904 | 1.5% | $ | 17,962 | 1.3% | |||||||||
Interest expense | (24,419 | ) | -2.8% | (22,976 | ) | -2.2% | (17,658 | ) | -1.3% | |||||||||
$ | (12,938 | ) | -1.5% | $ | (7,072 | ) | -0.7% | $ | 304 | 0.0% | ||||||||
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Equity investment write-downs | $ | (17,061 | ) | -2.0% | $ | (7,364 | ) | -0.7% | $ | – | 0.0% | |||||||
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Net interest and other income/expense forwas $12.9 million, $7.1 million and income of $0.3 million in fiscal years 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The increase in expense in fiscal year 2003 when compared to fiscal year 2002 was a $14 million expense compared to less than $400 thousand income in fiscal year 2001. The change from income to expensemainly reflected $7 million of write-downs for equity investments in fiscal year 2002, reflecting the decline in the value of these investments. Also contributing to this change from income to expense was reduced interest income as a result of lower interest rates and lower cash balances, as well as a $1.8 million net currency loss, attributable to the effect that the weakening U.S. dollar had on dollar-denominated bank accounts held by our European subsidiaries. The change from income of $0.3 million in fiscal year 2001 to expense of $7.1 million in fiscal year 2002 also reflected reduced interest income as a result of lower interest rates, plus higher interest expense as a result of the debentures that were issued in connection with the M4 Data acquisition.
Income Taxes
The tax benefit on continuing operations recorded for fiscal 2002year 2003 was $27$5.1 million compared to a $9.6 million benefit and a $111.8 million expense for fiscal years 2002 and 2001, respectively. Included in the tax provision expense of $94 millionbenefit for fiscal year 2001. These amounts result2003 was a $10.2 million tax charge related to the repatriation of offshore earnings connected with the outsourcing of our tape drive manufacturing in Malaysia and a $1.8 million tax charge related to a foreign subsidiary’s purchase of international technology and marketing rights as a part of the acquisition of Benchmark. Excluding these charges, our effective tax rates of 25%on continuing operations were 13%, 16% and 36%, respectively, in fiscal years 2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively. These rates reflect the non-deductibility of goodwill amortization and write-downs, purchased in-process research and development, equity investment write-downs and certain restructuring chargescharges.
We expect to incur a tax expense in fiscal year 2002.2004 for foreign taxes, including withholding taxes, in the range of $10 million. Those foreign taxes will be payable on a current basis, generally as incurred or shortly thereafter.
We have $21.3 million of deferred tax assets in excess of deferred tax liabilities. This net amount represents future U.S. tax deductions that will be realized when we generate future U.S. taxable income. If we are unable to generate sufficient future taxable income, we may incur a tax expense to write-off the balance of the deferred tax asset. The effectiveaccounting guidance stipulates that cumulative losses in recent years make it difficult to rely on future income to realize deferred tax rates onassets. Therefore, we will closely monitor the realizability of our deferred tax asset during fiscal 2004.In addition, our inability to generate sufficient amounts of future taxable income may prevent us from continuing to recognize tax benefits associated with any losses and foreign taxes that we may incur in the future. This could have a material and adverse impact on our results of operations excluding purchased research and development, equity write-downs, restructuring charges and transition expenses were 34% and 36% for fiscal year 2002 and fiscal year 2001, respectively. The lower effective tax rate benefit in fiscal year 2002 is primarily attributable to increased non-deductible goodwill amortization, which reduces the benefit rate.financial condition.
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Under a tax sharing and indemnity agreement between us and Maxtor entered into in connection with the disposition of the HDD group, Maxtor has agreed to assume responsibility for payments related to certain taxes, penalties, and interest resulting from the conduct of business by the Quantum DSS group for all periods before our issuance of tracking stock and the conduct of business by the Quantum HDD group for all periods before the disposition of the group to Maxtor. If audit adjustments are successfully asserted with respect to such conduct, and if Maxtor fails to indemnify us under this obligation, we could experience a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
The tax sharing and indemnity agreement between usMaxtor and Maxtorus, entered into in connection with the disposition of the HDD group, Maxtor and we provided for the allocation of certain liabilities related to taxes. Maxtor and weQuantum presently disagree about the amounts owed by each party under this Agreement. The parties are in negotiations to resolve this matter, and no litigation has been initiated to date. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in asserting our position. If disputes regarding reimbursablecontested amounts cannot be resolved favorably, we may incur costs, including both litigation as well as the payment of the disputed amounts, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
Income (loss) from Continuing Operations
The loss from continuing operations was $132.1 million in fiscal year 2003, $49.0 million in fiscal year 2002 and an income of $197.8 million in fiscal year 2001. The increase in the loss from continuing operations in fiscal year 2003 when compared to fiscal year 2002 reflects the following factors:
• | Decreased revenues and gross margins; | ||
• | Goodwill impairment charge of $58.7 million; and | ||
• | Increase in the write-downs of investments in other entities of $9.7 million; | ||
partially offset by: | |||
• | Decreased special charges; and | ||
• | Decreased operating expenses. | ||
The change from income from continuing operations in fiscal year 2001 to a loss from continuing operations in fiscal year 2002 was $82 million, compared to income of $167 million in fiscal year 2001. The change from income from continuing operations to a loss from continuing operations reflects the following factors:
• | Decreased revenues and gross margins; |
• | HDD disposition-related transition expenses of |
• | Special charges of |
• | Expensed purchased in-process research and development of |
• | Write-downs of investments in other entities of |
• | Reduced interest income earned on cash investments. | ||
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RESULTS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Loss from NAS discontinued operations, net of income taxes
(in thousands) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||
Revenue |
| $ | 19,899 |
| $ | 58,117 |
| $ | 59,703 | |||
Gross margin | (3,075 | ) | 8,285 | 10,496 | ||||||||
Operating expenses | 45,707 | 59,415 | 58,621 | |||||||||
Loss from operations | (48,782 | ) | (51,130 | ) | (48,125 | ) | ||||||
Loss before income taxes | (48,633 | ) | (51,189 | ) | (48,040 | ) | ||||||
Income tax benefit | (10,724 | ) | (17,719 | ) | (17,658 | ) | ||||||
Loss from NAS discontinued operations | (37,909 | ) | (33,470 | ) | (30,382 | ) | ||||||
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On October 28, 2002, we sold most assets and assigned certain contract rights related to our NAS business. The assets included inventories, service inventories, fixed assets and intellectual property. The proceeds from the competitivesale included approximately $4.7 million in cash, $3.9 million in restricted equity securities of the buyer with an option to acquire additional equity securities, a secured promissory note for $2.4 million issued by the buyer and economic conditions that we have described elsewhere in this Form 10-K, which could result in declining revenues and gross margins, we may experience athe assumption by the buyer of $1.6 million of warranty liability related to the prior installed customer base of NAS products.
The loss from operations in fiscal year 2003 despiteincludes an impairment charge of $16.4 million and special charges of $11.7 million. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, we determined that the sale of the NAS business was probable and wrote down the assets held for sale to fair value less cost to sell. The fair value of the assets held for sale was determined to be the proceeds from the sale. The resulting $16.4 million impairment charge related mainly to completed technology arising from the acquisitions of Meridian Data Inc. and certain assets of Connex. In the fiscal year 2003, we recorded $11.7 million of special charges related to the consolidation of sales and marketing activities, including severance charges and vacant facilities charges associated with the sale of the NAS business.
In fiscal year 2002, the loss from operations included $3.3 million of purchased in-process research and development related to the acquisition of certain assets of Connex in August 2001. The loss also included $4.5 million of special charges associated mainly with writing off deferred costs related to the abandonment of the planned initial public offering for the subsidiary that operated our effortsNAS business, as well as severance charges related to reduce operating expenses.
RESULTS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONSGain on disposition of HDD, net of income taxes and Loss from HDD discontinued operations, net of income taxes
On March 30, 2001, our stockholders approved the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor. On April 2, 2001, each authorized and outstanding share of HDD common stock was exchanged for 1.52 shares of Maxtor common stock.
The HDD group produced two primary product lines, desktop hard disk drives and high-end hard disk drives. HDD had two separate business units that supported these two product lines. The desktop business unit designed, developed and marketed desktop hard disk drives designed to meet the storage requirements of entry-level to high-end desktop personal computers in home and business environments. The high-end business unit designed, developed and marketed high-end hard disk drives designed to meet the storage requirements of network servers, workstations and storage subsystems.
In fiscal year 2002, we recorded a non-cash gain of $125$125.0 million on the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor. This gain, net of tax, is comprised of the proceeds recorded for the exchange of HDD shares for Maxtor shares, less the disposal of the assets and liabilities in conjunction with the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor, and stock compensation charges for the conversion of unvested DSS options to DSS restricted stock for employees who transferred to Maxtor. See risk factor entitled—Ifwe incur an uninsured tax liability as a result of the disposition of HDD, our financial condition and operating results could be negatively affected.
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The following table sets forth the components of the gain on disposition of the HDD group recorded in fiscal year 2002 (in thousands, except exchange ratio and closing price):
| Outstanding HDD shares at March 30, 2001 | 80,085 | |||
| Exchange ratio of Maxtor shares for HDD shares | 1.52 | |||
| Maxtor shares received | 121,729 | |||
| Maxtor closing price on March 30, 2001 | $ | 7.00 | ||
| Proceeds from the disposition of the HDD group | $ | 852,100 | ||
| Net assets disposed | (619,757 | ) | ||
| Stock compensation | (47,371 | ) | ||
| Deferred income taxes | (60,000 | ) | ||
| Gain on disposition of HDD group, net of income taxes | $ | 124,972 | ||
Outstanding HDD shares at March 30, 2001 |
| 80,085 |
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Exchange ratio of Maxtor shares for HDD shares |
| 1.52 |
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Maxtor shares received |
| 121,729 |
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Maxtor closing price on March 30, 2001 |
| $ | 7.00 |
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Proceeds from the disposition of the HDD group |
| 852,100 |
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Net assets disposed |
| (619,757 | ) | |
Stock compensation |
| (47,371 | ) | |
Deferred income taxes |
| (60,000 | ) | |
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Gain on disposition of HDD group, net of income taxes |
| $ | 124,972 |
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The following table summarizes the results of the HDD group’s operations for fiscal years 2002 andyear 2001:
(in thousands) | For the year ended | |||
Revenue |
| $ | 3,046,489 | |
Gross margin | 410,867 | |||
Operating expenses | 434,418 | |||
Loss from operations | (23,551 | ) | ||
Loss before income taxes | (9,660 | ) | ||
Income tax benefit | 2,900 | |||
Loss from discontinued operations | (6,760 | ) | ||
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For the year ended March 31, | ||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
| Revenue | $ — | $ | 3,046,489 | |||
| Gross Profit | — | 410,867 | ||||
| Operating Expenses | — | 434,418 | ||||
| Loss from operations | — | (23,551 | ) | |||
| Loss before income taxes | — | (9,660 | ) | |||
| Income tax benefit | — | 2,900 | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | — | (6,760 | ) | |||
(in thousands) | |||
| Special charges | $ | 77,401 | |
| Inventory write-down included in cost of revenue | $ | 7,016 | |
| Transition expenses | $ | 29,881 | |
| Purchased in-process research and development | $ | 16,499 | |
| Equity investment write-downs included in interest income and other | $ | 7,364 | |
| Gain on disposition of HDD group | $ | 124,972 | |
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||||||||
(in thousands) | % of revenue | (in thousands) | % of revenue | |||||||||||
| Tape drives | $ | 754,404 | 53.7 | % | $ | 857,895 | 60.5 | % | ||||||
| Tape media | 114,067 | 8.1 | % | 147,170 | 10.4 | % | ||||||||
| Tape royalty | 221,973 | 15.8 | % | 186,429 | 13.1 | % | ||||||||
| DLT group | 1,090,444 | 77.6 | % | 1,191,494 | 84.0 | % | ||||||||
| Storage solutions group | 412,800 | 29.4 | % | 323,172 | 22.8 | % | ||||||||
| Inter-group elimination* | (97,426 | ) | 6.9 | % | (95,795 | ) | (6.8 | )% | ||||||
| $ | 1,405,818 | $ | 1,418,871 | |||||||||||
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
| DLTG gross margin | $ | 488,324 | $ | 545,826 | ||||
| SSG gross margin | 134,712 | 103,064 | ||||||
| Quantum gross margin | $ | 623,036 | $ | 648,890 | ||||
| DLTG gross margin rate | 44.8 | % | 45.8 | % | ||||
| SSG gross margin rate | 32.6 | % | 31.9 | % | ||||
| Quantum gross margin rate | 44.3 | % | 45.7 | % | ||||
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DLTG | SSG | Total | DLTG | SSG | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 83,826 | $ | 46,280 | $ | 130,106 | $ | 91,518 | $ | 31,303 | $ | 122,821 | ||||||||||||
| % of revenue | 8.4 | % | 11.2 | % | 9.3 | % | 8.4 | % | 9.7 | % | 8.7 | % | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 65,390 | 87,429 | 152,819 | 66,392 | 52,112 | 118,504 | ||||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | 6.6 | % | 21.2 | % | 10.9 | % | 6.1 | % | 16.1 | % | 8.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 38,382 | 40,483 | 78,865 | 36,156 | 26,835 | 62,991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | 3.9 | % | 9.8 | % | 5.6 | % | 3.3 | % | 8.3 | % | 4.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 187,598 | $ | 174,192 | $ | 361,790 | $ | 194,066 | $ | 110,250 | $ | 304,316 | ||||||||||||
| % of revenue | 18.9 | % | 42.2 | % | 25.7 | % | 17.7 | % | 34.1 | % | 21.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Amount of purchased IPR&D | Estimated cost to complete technology at time of acquisition | Percentage completion at time of acquisition | Overall compound growth rate | Discount rate | ||||||||
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| Fiscal year 2000: | ||||||||||||
| Meridian (Snap): | ||||||||||||
| Server projects | $ | 23 | $ | 2 | 24% to 82% | 58% | 21% | |||||
| Operating system | 14 | 4 | 39% | 58% | 21% | |||||||
| $ | 37 | $ | 6 | |||||||||
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||
(In thousands) | ||||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | 8,728 | $ | 6,815 | ||
| Research and development | 1,389 | 936 | ||||
| Sales and marketing | 4,470 | 4,158 | ||||
| General and administrative | 11,920 | 12,613 | ||||
| $ | 26,507 | $ | 24,522 | |||
As of March 31, | ||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
| Goodwill | $ | 167,054 | $ | 161,333 | ||||
| Acquired intangible assets | 120,800 | 120,800 | ||||||
| 287,854 | 282,133 | |||||||
| Less accumulated amortization | (60,353 | ) | (33,845 | ) | ||||
| $ | 227,501 | $ | 248,288 | |||||
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||||||||
(in thousands) | % of revenue | (in thousands) | % of revenue | |||||||||||
| Interest income and other, net | $ | 18,985 | 1.4 | % | $ | 18,838 | 1.3 | % | ||||||
| Interest expense | (17,658 | ) | (1.3 | )% | (18,978 | ) | (1.3 | )% | ||||||
| Equity investment write-downs | (938 | ) | (0.1 | )% | — | 0.0 | % | |||||||
| $ | 389 | 0.0 | % | $ | (140 | ) | 0.0 | % | ||||||
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 3,046,489 | $ | 3,311,579 | ||||
| Gross Profit | 410,867 | 230,070 | ||||||
| Operating Expenses | 434,418 | 420,994 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (23,551 | ) | (190,924 | ) | ||||
| Loss before income taxes | (9,660 | ) | (178,181 | ) | ||||
| Income tax benefit | 2,900 | 73,411 | ||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | (6,760 | ) | (104,770 | ) | ||||
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and HedgingCosts Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released SFAS No. 141,Business Combinations and SFAS No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. These statements become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. Beginning April 1, 2002, goodwill will no longer be amortized but will be subject to annual impairment tests. Most other intangible assets will continue to be amortized over their estimated useful lives. The new rules also require business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, with no amortization of goodwill acquired after June 30, 2001. Since the Connex acquisition occurred after June 30, 2001, the goodwill of $4 million that was recorded
Guarantor’s Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees
In November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 45, Guarantor’s Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Others. FIN No. 45 clarifies the guarantor’s requirements relating to the guarantor’s accounting for, and disclosure of, the issuance of certain types of guarantees and requires the guarantor to recognize at the inception of a guarantee a liability for the Impairment or Disposalfair value of Long-lived Assets”. SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, “Accountingthe lease obligation. The provisions for the Impairmentinitial recognition and measurement of Long-lived Assets and Assets to be Disposed of”, and the accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations—Reporting the Effects of Disposal ofguarantees are effective on a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions”. SFAS No. 144 also amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements”, to eliminate the exception to consolidationprospective basis for a subsidiary for which control is likely to be temporary. SFAS No. 144 retains many of the provisions of SFAS No. 121, but significantly changes the criteriaguarantees that would have to be met to classify assets as held for disposal, such that long lived assets to be disposed of other than by sale are considered held and used until disposed of. In addition, SFAS No. 144 retains the basics provisions of APB 30 for presentation of discontinued operations in the statement of operations but broadens that presentation to a component of an entity. We are required to adopt SFAS No. 144 as of April 1,issued or modified after December 31, 2002 and we do not believe its adoptionthese provisions will not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Accounting for Consideration given by a Vendor to a Customer or a ResellerStock-Based Compensation
In November 2001,December 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a consensus on EITFFinancial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 01-09,148, Accounting for Consideration Given byStock-Based Compensation, Transition and Disclosure. SFAS No. 148 provides alternative methods of transition for a Vendorvoluntary change to a Customer or a Resellerthe fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. SFAS No. 148 also requires that disclosures of the Vendor’s Products, which addressespro forma effect of using the fair value method of accounting for consideration givenstock-based employee compensation be displayed more prominently and in a tabular format. Additionally, SFAS No. 148 requires disclosure of the pro forma effect in interim financial statements. The additional disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 148 are effective for fiscal years ended after December 15, 2002. We do not intend to adopt the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation, but will provide the additional disclosures required by SFAS No. 148.
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. FIN No. 46 requires that if a vendorbusiness enterprise has a controlling interest in a variable interest entity (also known as a special purpose entity), the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the variable interest entity should be included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the business enterprise. FIN No. 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a customer. Thevariable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. We believe that the synthetic lease disclosed in Note 23, “Commitments and Contingencies” might be subject to FIN 46. We are in the process of evaluating the financial statement impact, if any, of adoption of EITFFIN No. 01-09 did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.46.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of or for the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 343,878 | $ | 397,537 | $ | 336,720 | ||||||
| Days sales outstanding (DSO) | 50.1 | 54.1 | 55.1 | |||||||||
| Inventory turns | 6.9 | 5.7 | 7.6 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities(1) | $ | 38,839 | $ | 242,307 | $ | 379,613 | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities(1) | $ | (93,611 | ) | $ | (72,652 | ) | $ | (33,005 | ) | |||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(1) | $ | 1,113 | $ | (108,838 | ) | $ | (282,531 | ) | ||||
(dollars in thousands) | As of or for the year ended, | |||||||||||
March 31, 2003 | March 31, 2002 | March 31, 2001 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (1) |
| $ | 221,734 |
| $ | 343,878 |
| $ | 801,190 | |||
Days sales outstanding (DSO) | 56.1 | 53.0 | 56.5 | |||||||||
Inventory turns | 9.1 | 6.6 | 6.3 | |||||||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations | $ | 33,983 | $ | 56,629 | $ | 299,260 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations | $ | (108,689 | ) | $ | (81,639 | ) | $ | (71,102 | ) | |||
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations | $ | (35,886 | ) | $ | (1,165 | ) | $ | (111,509 | ) | |||
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(1) Cash of $97.0 million was used to purchase short-term investments, which remained outstanding as of March 31, 2003. | ||||||||||||
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Fiscal year 2002 compared to Fiscal year 2001
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities decreasedof continuing operations was $34.0 million in fiscal year 2003, compared to $39$56.6 million in fiscal year 2002, from $242and $299.3 million provided in fiscal year 2001. The primary sources of this change are listed in the following table:
(in thousands) | For the year ended | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2003 | March 31, 2002 | March 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
cash (used), | Change | cash (used), | Change | cash (used), | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations including cumulative effect of an accounting change | $ | (226,386 | ) |
| $ | (177,386 | ) |
| $ | (49,000 | ) |
| $ | (246,828 | ) |
| $ | 197,828 | ||
Non-cash income statement items | 212,591 | 129,437 | 83,154 | (17,167 | ) | 100,321 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (13,795 | ) | $ | (47,949 | ) | $ | 34,154 | $ | (263,995 | ) | $ | 298,149 | |||||||
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Accounts receivable | 17,351 | (34,878 | ) | 52,229 | 38,763 | 13,466 | ||||||||||||||
Inventories | 41,800 | 16,231 | 25,569 | 45,928 | (20,359 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | 34,467 | 57,492 | (23,025 | ) | (14,011 | ) | (9,014 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income taxes payable | (15,687 | ) | (22,901 | ) | 7,214 | (23,320 | ) | 30,534 | ||||||||||||
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Other, net | (30,153 | ) | 9,359 | (39,512 | ) | (25,996 | ) | (13,516 | ) | |||||||||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 33,983 | $ | (22,646 | ) | $ | 56,629 | $ | (242,631 | ) | $ | 299,260 | ||||||||
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For the year ended March 31, | Change in cash (used), provided | |||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||
cash (used), provided | cash (used), provided | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (82,470 | ) | $ | 167,446 | $ | (249,916 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation | 40,469 | 43,624 | (3,155 | ) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 52,947 | 5,621 | 47,326 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 36,799 | (28,811 | ) | 65,610 | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | (21,007 | ) | (8,086 | ) | (12,921 | ) | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | 7,214 | 30,534 | (23,320 | ) | ||||||||
| Other, net | 4,887 | 31,979 | (27,092 | ) | ||||||||
| $ | 38,839 | $ | 242,307 | $ | (203,468 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations decreased by $22.6 million in fiscal year 2003 compared to fiscal year 2002. Of this decrease, $47.9 million was caused by a loss from continuing operations, adjusted for non-cash items, of $13.8 million in fiscal year 2003, compared to $34.1 million of income, adjusted for non-cash items, in fiscal year 2002. The declining revenues and gross margins that we experienced during fiscal year 2003 primarily caused the decrease. The $47.9 million decrease was partially offset by net changes in other items, bringing the year over year net decrease to $22.6 million. There was an increase in cash provided by inventories, due to outsourcing our tape drive manufacturing to Jabil. There was an increase in cash provided by accounts payable due to the prepayment of suppliers in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002 that was not required in fiscal year 2003. The cash used in net other liabilities decreased as we lowered our overall spending in fiscal year 2003, and there were decreases in cash provided by accounts receivable and income taxes payable.
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Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations decreased by $242.6 million in fiscal year 2002 compared to fiscal year 2001. Of this decrease, $264.0 million was $82 million, acaused by the decrease of $250 million from the $167 millionin income from continuing operations, reportedadjusted for non-cash items, to $34.2 million in fiscal year 2002, compared to $298.2 million of income, adjusted for non-cash items, in fiscal year 2001. TheThis decrease was primarily caused byprincipally due to the declining revenues and gross margins that we experienced during thefiscal year 2002, transitional costs following the disposition of the HDD group and special charges incurred related to our cost reduction projects.
Net cash used in investing activities:
Net cash used in investing activities increased to $94of continuing operations was $108.7 million, 81.4 million, and $71.1 million in fiscal years 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
(in thousands) | For the year ended | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2003 | March 31, 2002 | March 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
cash (used), | Change | cash (used), | Change | cash (used), | ||||||||||||||||
Purchases of short term investments, net | $ | (97,000 | ) | $ | (97,000 | ) | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||||
Maturities of marketable securities | – |
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| (2,032 | ) |
| 2,032 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of equity securities | 11,000 | 11,000 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
Purchases of equity securities | – | 27,550 | (27,550 | ) | (12,982 | ) | (14,568 | ) | ||||||||||||
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SANlight, Inc, (net of cash acquired) | (1,945 | ) | (1,945 | ) | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
Benchmark Storage Innovations, Inc. (net of cash acquired) | (3,020 | ) | (3,020 | ) | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
M4 Data (Holdings) Ltd | – | 15,210 | (15,210 | ) | (15,210 | ) | – | |||||||||||||
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Subtotal | (4,965 | ) | 10,245 | (15,210 | ) | (15,210 | ) | – | ||||||||||||
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Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment | 801 | (1,868 | ) | 2,669 | 2,669 | – | ||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (18,525 | ) | 22,777 | (41,302 | ) | 17,264 | (58,566 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net purchases of property and equipment | (17,724 | ) | 20,909 | (38,633 | ) | 19,933 | (58,566 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (108,689 | ) | $ | (27,296 | ) | $ | (81,393 | ) | $ | (10,291 | ) | $ | (71,102 | ) | |||||
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The increase of $27.3 million in cash used in investing activities in fiscal year 2003 compared to fiscal year 2002 reflects the following:
• | The increase in purchases of short term investments of $97.0 million; | ||
partially offset by: | |||
• | A decrease in the purchase of equity securities of $27.6 million; | ||
• | Proceeds from the sale of equity securities of $11.0 million; | ||
• | A decrease in net cash used in acquisitions of $10.2 million; | ||
• | A decrease in net cash used for purchases of property and equipment of $20.9 million. | ||
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The increase in net cash used to purchase short-term investments, net of proceeds, resulted from $73 millionthe investment of cash balances in quality interest bearing instruments with maturity dates greater than 90 days and paying a slightly higher yield than money market funds. We expect to continue to invest cash balances in quality interest bearing instruments with maturity dates greater than 90 days and paying a slightly higher yield. The decrease in the net cash used to purchase equity securities and the proceeds from the sale of equity securities are the direct result of our decision to cease operation of Quantum Technology Ventures and to sell the portfolio during fiscal year 2003. The decrease in net cash used in fiscal year 2001. Approximately $27 millionacquisitions occurred because we acquired entities with lower valuations with lesser amounts of the increase was due to the acquisition of intangible assets in the M4 Data and Connex acquisitions, and $13 million was due to increased purchases of equity securities, which were $28 million in fiscal year 2002cash compared to $15 millionacquisitions that we undertook in fiscal year 2001. Netprevious years. The decrease in net cash used for purchases of property and equipment decreasedoccurred because we reduced our capital spending because of the reduced IT spending environment and our efforts to $42reduce our expenditures.
We evaluate the strategic fit and cost of potential acquisitions and may in the future make acquisitions if we believe there is adequate economic justification. We regularly evaluate whether our anticipated purchases of property and equipment are appropriate for our business outlook and expect these purchases to be higher in fiscal year 2004 given the new tape drive, tape media and tape automation offerings that we expect to introduce over the course of this coming fiscal year.
The increase of $10.3 million in cash used in investing activities in fiscal year 2002 when compared to fiscal year 2001 was mainly due to:
Higher amounts of net cash used for: | |||
• | An increase in the purchase of equity securities of $13.0 million; | ||
• | A decrease in proceeds from marketable securities of $2.0 million; and | ||
• | An increase in the cash portion of the price paid for acquisitions of $15.2 million; | ||
partially offset by: | |||
• | A decrease in net cash used for purchases of property and equipment of $19.9 million. | ||
Net cash used in financing activities:
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations was $35.9 million in fiscal year 2003, $1.2 million, and $111.5 million in fiscal years 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
(in thousands) | For the year ended | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2003 | March 31, 2002 | March 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
cash (used), | Change | cash (used), | Change | cash (used), | ||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury stock | $ | – |
| $ | 46,630 |
| $ | (46,630 | ) |
| $ | 99,621 |
| $ | (146,251 | ) | ||||
Principal payments | (41,363 | ) | (41,363 | ) | – | 754 | (754 | ) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | 5,477 | (39,988 | ) | 45,465 | 9,969 | 35,496 | ||||||||||||||
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Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (35,886 | ) | $ | (34,721 | ) | $ | (1,165 | ) | $ | 110,344 | $ | (111,509 | ) | ||||||
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The increase in cash used in the financing activities of continuing operations in fiscal year 2003 of $34.7 million when compared to fiscal year 2002 reflects:
• | The increase in principal payments of $41.4 million; | ||
• | The decrease in proceeds from issuance of common stock of $40.0 million; | ||
partially offset by: | |||
• | A decrease in net cash used to repurchases common stock of $46.6 million. | ||
The increase in principal payments was primarily the result of the retirement of the debentures from the M4 Data acquisition. The lower proceeds from the issuance of our common stock were primarily the result of fewer stock option exercises by Quantum employees. The decrease in cash used to repurchase our common stock resulted from our decision not to repurchase any additional shares, to conserve cash during the challenging business environment we experienced during fiscal year 2003.
We are not able to estimate the amount of proceeds, if any, we expect to realize from the future issuance of our common stock or the amount of cash, if any, we may use to repurchase our common stock because they are dependent on a variety of broad economic, strategic, and other factors most of which we cannot control.
The $110.3 million decrease in cash used in financing activities in fiscal year 2002 compared to $60fiscal year 2001 was mainly due to a $99.6 million decrease in the repurchases of our common stock and a $10.0 million increase in the proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options in fiscal year 2001.2002.
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities:Credit line
In April 2000, we entered into an unsecured senior credit facility with a group of banks providing a $187.5 million revolving credit line that would have expired in fiscal yearApril 2003. In December 2002, comparedwe terminated this facility and entered into a secured senior credit facility with a group of five banks, providing us with a $100 million revolving credit line that expires in June 2004. As of March 31, 2003, $89 million is committed to $109 million used in financing activities for fiscal year 2001. Proceedsstandby letters of credit and there were no borrowings from the issuanceremaining $11 million available under this credit facility. The credit facility is secured by a blanket lien on substantially all of common stock provided $48the assets of Quantum and contains certain financial and reporting covenants, which we are required to satisfy as a condition of the credit line. There is also a cross default provision between this facility and the synthetic lease facility (see below and Note 23, “Commitments and Contingencies”), such that a default on one facility constitutes a default on the other facility. If in future quarters we are in violation of any financial or reporting covenant and receive a notice of default letter from the bank group, the credit line could become unavailable, and any amounts outstanding could become immediately due and payable and any default under the credit facility would cause us to be in default under our synthetic lease commitment. Our compliance with the covenants depends upon our ability to return to profitable operations. If the trends of declining revenue and gross margin were to worsen in the future, that could delay or prevent our return to profitable operations and cause us to violate certain or all of the covenants in future periods. In addition, if we were unsuccessful in securing a waiver for any violation in subsequent quarters, we would also lose access to the $89 million standby letters of credit contained within our credit line facility and have to restrict $89 million of our cash to cover these existing letters of credit.
Synthetic Lease Commitment
As described in fiscal year 2002 comparedNote 23, ‘Commitments and Contingencies’, we have a synthetic lease commitment, accounted for as an operating lease in accordance with SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, that requires us to $38 millionmaintain specified financial and reporting covenants, which we entered into in fiscal year 2001, principally dueAugust 1997 and renegotiated in December 2002. In January 2003, we amended the lease commitment agreement to increased stock option exercises. Cash usedchange one of the financial measurements in order to facilitate the acquisition of SANlight. There is a cross default provision between this facility and the credit line facility (refer to Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Credit Agreements, Short-Term Debt and Convertible Subordinated Debt”) such that a default on one facility constitutes a default on the other facility. If in future quarters Quantum were to fail to comply with these financial covenants and was unable to obtain a waiver, or amend the lease, for such non-compliance, the lessor could terminate the lease, resulting in the acceleration of our obligation to purchase treasury stock decreasedthe leased facilities for the stipulated sales price of approximately $50 million. This could result in our having to $47purchase and resell the facilities promptly and potentially at a substantial discount to their current appraised value. If this occurred, our liquidity and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. As described in greater detail in Note 23, at the end of the term of the lease we must either renew the lease, purchase the facility for the stipulated sales price of approximately $50 million, or find a third party to purchase the facility (as to which third party sale we would guarantee any shortfall below the stipulated sales price up to a maximum amount of $43.9 million payable by us).
General outlook
We have taken numerous actions over the last year to strengthen our cash position and balance sheet and to improve our ability to generate net income and positive cash flow from operating activities. Many of these actions were taken in fiscal year 2002 comparedorder to $146 millionoffset the negative impacts of increased competition in fiscal year 2001.our product and market segments, as well as to counter the negative effects of the economic downturn, which have adversely impacted our business.
The actions that we have taken to strengthen our balance sheet include the following: | |||
• | The sale of our venture capital portfolio; | ||
• | The transition to an outsourced manufacturing model; | ||
• | The reduction in inventory levels; | ||
• | The decision to make no common stock repurchases in fiscal year 2003; and | ||
• | The reduction in capital expenditure levels. | ||
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Actions that we have taken to increase our ability to generate positive cash flow from operations mainly dependsoperating activities include the following:
• | The sale of our NAS business, which was unprofitable and had negative cash flow; | ||
• | The significant restructuring actions implemented over the last several quarters that were aimed at reducing costs (see Note 8, “Special Charges”); | ||
• | The outsourcing of our manufacturing; and | ||
• | The acquisition of Benchmark. | ||
While we have taken actions to increase cash flows, there have been significant uses of cash that reduced cash inflow in the fiscal year 2003 relative to fiscal year 2002, including: our settlement of $41.4 million of debentures associated with the M4 Data acquisition; the payment of $12.8 million toward our Colorado Springs, Colorado, synthetic lease commitment in order to bring this commitment in line with the facility’s appraised value; and the fact that cash inflows from the exercise of employee stock options are down by $40.0 million reflecting the decline in the company’s common stock price in fiscal year 2003 and the exercises in fiscal year 2002 of employee options associated with the HDD divestiture.
We expect to generate cash from operating activities in fiscal year 2004 as a result of a continued emphasis on whether we can sustain or grow our revenuescontrolling operating costs and attempting to improve gross margins.
We believe that our existing cash and capital resources, including cash generated from operations, if any, will be sufficient to meet all currently planned expenditures and sustain operations for the next 12 months. This belief is highly dependent upon our ability to generate acceptable levels of revenue, maintain or improve gross margins, and maintain or reduce operating expenses in order to provide net income and positive cash flow from operating activities in the future. Operating cash flows, driven by net income, have been a significant source of our past liquidity. If in the future we do not return to sustained profitability, such lack of profitability may have a material adverse impact on manyour operating cash flows, liquidity and financial condition. Key factors includingin generating net income and positive operating cash flow include the introduction of competitive products and their effect on sales of our own comparable products, our ability to timely develop and offer new products, customer acceptance of new products, and our ability to deliver continued reductions in our cost of sales and operating expenses. ChangesAlso, changes in our accounts receivablesreceivable and inventoriesinventory balances have also beenare significant factors in whether our operating activitieswe provide or use cash from operations. Cash providedoperations and are affected by the change in accounts receivable could decrease or become a net use of cash if we are unable to collect adequate amounts of cash from customers on a timely basis. Net cash provided by the change in inventories could decrease or become a net use of cash due to many factors that could undermine our ability to sellcollect cash from our inventory such ascustomers in a timely manner and the introduction of new products by competitors, shortened product life cycles, and a continued decrease in demand for our products or changes in technology.
For the year ended March 31, | Change in cash (used), provided | ||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | ||||||||||
cash (used), provided | cash provided | ||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | $ | 167,446 | $ | 145,614 | $ | 21,832 | |||||
| Purchased in-process R & D | — | 37,000 | (37,000 | ) | |||||||
| Depreciation | 43,624 | 33,987 | 9,637 | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 5,621 | 40,485 | (34,864 | ) | |||||||
| Inventories | (28,811 | ) | 24,125 | (52,936 | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable | (8,086 | ) | 28,456 | (36,542 | ) | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | 30,534 | — | 30,534 | ||||||||
| Other, net | 31,979 | 69,946 | (37,967 | ) | |||||||
| $ | 242,307 | $ | 379,613 | $ | (137,306 | ) | |||||
Capital Resources
During fiscal year 2000, the Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $700 million of our common stock in open market or private transactions. Of the total repurchase authorization, $600 million was authorized for repurchase of Quantum, DSS or the previously outstanding HDD common stock. An additional $100 million was authorized solely for repurchase of the previously outstanding HDD common stock. For the twelve months ended March 31, 2002, 4.7 million sharesfiscal year 2003, there were no repurchases of Quantum common stock were repurchased for a total purchase price of $47 million.stock. Since the beginning of the stock repurchase authorization through March 31, 2002,2003, we have repurchased a total of 8.6 million shares of Quantum common stock (including 3.9 million shares that were outstanding prior to the issuance of the DSS and HDD common stocks), 29.2 million shares of DSS common stock and 13.5 million shares of HDD common stock, for a combined total of $612$612.1 million. At March 31, 2002,2003, there was approximately $88$87.9 million remaining authorizedon our authorization to purchaserepurchase Quantum common stock.
We filed a registration statement that became effective on July 24, 1997, pursuant to which we may issue debt or equity securities, in one or more series or issuances, limited to a $450 million aggregate public offering price. In July 1997, under the registration statement, we issued $288$287.5 million of 7% convertible subordinated notes. The notes mature on August 1, 2004, and are convertible at the option of the holder at any time prior to maturity, unless previously redeemed, into shares of Quantum common stock and Maxtor common stock. The notes are convertible into 6,206,152 shares of Quantum common stock (or 21.587 shares per $1,000 note), and 4,716,676 shares of Maxtor common stock (or 16.405 shares per $1,000 note). We have recorded a receivable from Maxtor of $96$95.8 million of aggregate principal amount for the portion of the debt previously attributed to the HDD group and for which Maxtor has agreed to reimburse us for both principal and associated interest payments. Although we believe the $95.8 million of aggregate principal amount due from Maxtor will ultimately be realized, if Maxtor were for any reason unable or unwilling to pay such amount, we would be obligated to pay this amount and record a loss with respect to this amount in a future period. We may redeem the notes at any time. In the event of certain changes involving all or substantially all of our common stock, the holder would have the option to redeem the notes. Redemption prices range from 103%a current premium of 102% of the principal to 100% at maturity. The notes are unsecured obligations subordinated in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior indebtedness.
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Our ability to retire or refinance these 7% convertible subordinated notes, which mature in August of 2004, will depend on our ability to generate sufficient cash flow and/or obtain refinancing on commercially reasonable terms. Over the next twelve months we entered into an unsecured senior credit facility, providing a $188 million revolving credit line and expiring in April 2003. Of the $188 million credit line, $38 million is committedwill be evaluating financing alternatives available to a letter of credit, leaving $150 million available. At our option, borrowings under the revolving credit line bear interest at either
• | Reduce or delay capital expenditures planned for replacements, improvements and expansions; | ||
• | Sell assets; | ||
• | Restructure these notes; and/or | ||
• | Obtain additional debt or equity financing, if available at all, in order to meet these maturing obligations. | ||
If our losses from operations were to persist at current levels or worsen, or if Maxtor were unable or unwilling to reimburse us for its portion of the credit line. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002, these covenants were amended to allow, among other things, a write-down of goodwill of up to $175 million upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003. At March 31, 2002, there was no outstanding balance drawn on the facility andour debt, or we were in compliance with all credit line covenants.
Debentures payable of $41$41.4 million were issued as partial consideration for the acquisition of M4 Data in April 2001. These notes are due in 2006 and are callable by the holders at their option, beginning in April 2002. The debenture holders called and received payment from Quantum for $36$38.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 and we have received notification from$2.7 million in the holders stating their intention to call the remaining balance of $5 million by the end of the secondthird quarter of fiscal year 2003.
The table below summarizes our long-term commitments:
(in thousands) | < 1 year | 1 year and < 2 years | 2 years and <3 years | 3 years and beyond | Total | |||||||||||||||
Convertible subordinated debt |
| $ | – | $ | 287,500 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 287,500 | |||||||||
Portion payable by Maxtor (1) | – |
| (95,833 | ) |
| – |
| – |
| (95,833 | ) | |||||||||
Subtotal | – | 191,667 | – | – | 191,667 | |||||||||||||||
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Synthetic lease-Colorado facility | ||||||||||||||||||||
- contingent obligation (2) | – | – | 50,000 | – | 50,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Other leases | 14,821 | 9,434 | 6,508 | 15,778 | 46,541 | |||||||||||||||
Total Contractual Cash Obligations | $ | 14,821 | $ | 201,101 | $ | 56,508 | $ | 15,778 | $ | 288,208 | ||||||||||
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(1) Refer to Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Less than 1 year | 1–3 years | Beyond 3 years | Total | |||||||||||
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| Convertible subordinated debt | $ | — | $ | 287,500 | $ | — | $ | 287,500 | ||||||
| Portion payable by Maxtor(1) | — | (95,833 | ) | — | $ | (95,833 | ) | |||||||
| Subtotal | — | 191,667 | — | 191,667 | ||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 41,363 | — | — | 41,363 | ||||||||||
| Operating leases(2) | 16,658 | 42,370 | 10,328 | 69,356 | ||||||||||
| $ | 58,021 | $ | 234,037 | $ | 10,328 | $ | 302,386 | |||||||
THE READER SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RISKS DESCRIBED BELOW, TOGETHER WITH ALL OF THE OTHER INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, BEFORE MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION. THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES DESCRIBED BELOW ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES FACING QUANTUM. ADDITIONAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES NOT PRESENTLY KNOWN TO QUANTUMUS OR THAT ARE CURRENTLY DEEMED IMMATERIAL MAY ALSO IMPAIR OUR BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS. THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K CONTAINS “FORWARD-LOOKING” STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS USUALLY CONTAIN THE WORDS “ESTIMATE,” “ANTICIPATE,” “EXPECT”, “BELIEVE”, OR SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS. ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROJECTIONS OR ESTIMATES CONCERNING OUR BUSINESS, INCLUDING DEMANDPLEASE SEE PAGE [3] OF THIS REPORT FOR OUR PRODUCTS, ANTICIPATED GROSS MARGINS, OPERATING RESULTS AND EXPENSES, MIXADDITIONAL DISCUSSION OF REVENUE STREAMS, EXPECTED REVENUE FROM PURCHASED IN-PROCESS PROJECTS, COST SAVINGS, STOCK COMPENSATION, THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR MEDIA BUSINESS AND THE SUFFICIENCY OF CASH TO MEET PLANNED EXPENDITURES, ARE INHERENTLY UNCERTAIN AS THEY ARE BASED ON MANAGEMENT’S EXPECTATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS CONCERNING FUTURE EVENTS, AND THEY ARE SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. READERS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE HEREOF. OUR ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH BELOW AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K.
Overview
Our financial performance is affected by a variety of trends and uncertainties. In analyzing our financial performance, we categorize these trends and uncertainties as relating to:
General economic factors | |||
- | General economic conditions including the amount of customer spending on information technology. | ||
Financing and access to capital | |||
- | We have substantial maturing obligations and we may not have future access to capital in sufficient amounts, and on reasonable terms, to refinance these obligations or to provide new capital for the Company; | ||
- | We may not be able to generate sufficient amounts of cash from operations to maintain access to existing sources of capital or gain access to new sources of capital; | ||
- | Our current credit agreements restrict our discretion in certain aspects of operating our businesses; and | ||
- | We must be able to satisfy the guaranteed residual value in our synthetic lease for our Colorado facility. | ||
- | In previous quarters we violated certain financial covenants under our credit arrangements. If in the future we again violate financial covenants, we may not be able to use our credit arrangements. | ||
Management of our operations | |||
- | Our SSG business operates at a loss and may continue to operate at a loss; | ||
- | Our sales are concentrated with a small number of customers who have no commitments to purchase from us; | ||
- | We do not control the sales activities of the licensees who sell our tape media cartridges; | ||
- | Our royalty and media revenue is dependent on changes in the size of the installed base of tape drives that use our tape cartridges, media suppliers’ pricing actions, performance of our strategic licensing partners, and the relative growth in the installed base of Super DLTtape drives, the media cartridges for which sell at a higher price than DLTtape cartridges; | ||
- | Our operating results depend heavily on our ability to successfully introduce new products; | ||
- | We rely on a limited number of third party suppliers, in particular Jabil Circuit, which may restrict the amount of products available for us to sell and increase the price we must pay these suppliers to acquire the products; | ||
- | We rely heavily on third party distributors and resellers to sell our products; | ||
- | We must successfully integrate the acquisition of companies, technologies and products that we have acquired, or may acquire in the future; and | ||
- | We must maintain adequate levels of service inventories to satisfy our customers’ service needs. | ||
Competition | |||
- | Competition has increased and may increasingly intensify in the tape drive market; | ||
- | Competition has increased and may increasingly intensify in the tape automation market; and | ||
- | Competition with our products from alternative storage solutions may increase further. | ||
Intellectual property | |||
- | Our competitive position would suffer if we failed to protect our intellectual property; and | ||
- | Third party infringement claims could result in significant incremental costs and substantial liability to us. | ||
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The sale of the HDD group to Maxtor | |||
- | There is a dispute between us and Maxtor regarding the terms of a tax sharing and indemnity agreement, which could result in significant incremental costs to us; | ||
- | If Maxtor is unable to perform its obligations under the tax sharing and indemnity agreement, or the agreements in connection with our convertible debt, we may incur significant incremental costs; and | ||
- | If the disposition of HDD is determined not to be tax-free, we and our stockholders may incur a substantial tax liability. Our insurance policy may not cover any or even a significant portion of the amount of liability. | ||
Other general business factors | |||
- | Our stock price could become more volatile due to a variety of factors; | ||
- | Our future quarterly results could fluctuate significantly and be materially different from historical quarterly results; | ||
- | Our outsourcing arrangement with Jabil Circuit may alter our tax status in Malaysia and we may incur a substantial tax liability; | ||
- | As a result of our disposition of the NAS business, we hold investments which may decline in value; | ||
- | Our historical financial information may not be indicative of our future results of operations; | ||
- | We must continue to generate sufficient amounts of future U. S. taxable income or we will have to write off certain tax assets and may in the future have an unfavorable effective tax rate; | ||
- | A significant portion of our business is conducted internationally and is exposed to international business risks, including currency fluctuations; and | ||
- | Many of our facilities and our suppliers’ and customers’ facilities are located in earthquake zones or are exposed to other natural disasters. | ||
Trends and Uncertainties
We are exposed to general economic conditions that have resultedcontinued to result in significantly reduced sales levels and significant operating losses and, if such adverse economic conditions were to continue or worsen, our business, financial condition and operating results could be further adversely and materially impacted.
If the adverse economic conditions in the United States and throughout the world economy continue or worsen, we may experience a further material adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition. We took actions and charges in fiscal year 2002 and in fiscal year 2003 to reduce our cost of sales and operating expenses in order to address these adverse conditions. A prolonged continuation or worsening of sales trends maywould require us to take additional actions and charges to further reduce our cost of sales and operating expenses in subsequent quarters.quarters in order to align these costs with reduced revenue. We may be unable to reduce our cost of sales and operating expenses at a rate and to a level consistent with such a future adverse sales environment. If we mustare required to undertake further expense reductions, we may incur significant additional incremental special charges associated with such expense reductions that are disproportionate to sales, thereby materially and adversely affecting our business, financial condition and operating results.
We have tomust devote substantial resources to new product development, manufacturing, and sales and marketing activities to be competitive in our markets. Historically, cash flow from operating activities has beenprovided us with a significant sourceportion of the cash and liquidity for usthat we have required in order to invest in our businesses.product development, manufacturing and sales and marketing activities. Until or unless we return to profitable operations, we couldwill have significantly less liquidity to invest in our business. In turn, reduced cash flow from operations may jeopardize our ability to maintain access to our current sources of capital or to gain access to new sources of capital, which potentially could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition.
Quantum, particularlyTo service our Storage Solutions group,debt and fund our other capital requirements, we will require a significant amount of cash, and our ability to generate cash will depend on many factors beyond our control.
Our ability to meet our debt service obligations and to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, research and development and other general corporate purposes, will depend upon our future performance, which will be subject to financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control. If our losses from operations were to persist at current levels or worsen, or if Maxtor were unable or unwilling to reimburse us for its portion of our debt, or we were unable to refinance our outstanding debt on commercially reasonable terms, we would not have sufficient cash resources to pay off this maturing debt. We cannot provide assurance that we will generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or that future borrowings will be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, or available in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our debt or fund other liquidity needs.
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If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow and/or are unable to refinance or extend outstanding borrowings on commercially reasonable terms or at all, we may have to:
• | Reduce or delay capital expenditures planned for replacements, improvements and expansions; | ||
• | Sell assets; | ||
• | Restructure these notes; and/or | ||
• | Obtain additional debt or equity financing, if available at all, in order to meet these maturing obligations. | ||
We cannot provide assurance that we could effect or implement any of these alternatives on satisfactory terms, if at all.
The agreements for our credit facilities and our synthetic lease commitment contain various covenants that limit our discretion in the operation of our business.
The agreements for our secured credit facilities and our synthetic lease commitment contain numerous restrictive covenants that require us to comply with and maintain certain financial tests and ratios, thereby restricting our ability to:
• | Incur debt; | ||
• | Incur liens; | ||
• | Redeem or prepay subordinated debt; | ||
• | Make acquisitions of businesses or entities or sell certain assets; | ||
• | Make investments, including loans, guarantees and advances; | ||
• | Make capital expenditures beyond a certain threshold; | ||
• | Engage in transactions with affiliates; | ||
• | Pay dividends or engage in stock repurchases; and | ||
• | Enter into certain restrictive agreements. | ||
Our ability to comply with covenants contained in our secured credit facility or our synthetic lease commitment agreements may be affected by events beyond our control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions. Our failure to comply with our debt-related covenants in one agreement could result in an acceleration of our indebtedness and cross-defaults under other agreements, which may have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial condition. Even if we are able to comply with all covenants, the restrictions on our ability to operate our business could harm our business by, among other things, limiting our ability to take advantage of financings, mergers, acquisitions and other corporate opportunities.
Our senior secured credit facility is secured by a pledge of all of our assets. If we were to default under our senior secured credit facility and were unable to obtain a waiver for such a default, the lenders would have a right to foreclose on our assets in order to satisfy our obligations under the credit facility. Any such action on the part of the lenders against us could have a materially adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
SSG currently operates at a loss and may continue to operate at a loss. In addition, certainIf we are unable to make our Storage Solutions business profitable, the losses from this group could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of our long-lived assets may become impaired.operations.
We have invested, and will continue to invest, in the development, promotion and sale of storage solutions.solutions, such as our recent acquisition of SANlight. Operating expenses associated with our Storage Solutions revenue are comparatively high, resulting in losses and cash consumption.consumption out of proportion to the revenue generated by the group, when compared to our tape business. Therefore, we will need to generate significant storage solutions revenues or a significant reduction insignificantly reduce our related operating expenses for the group in order to achieve operating income related to this business.make the Storage Solutions business profitable. We cannot provide assurance that the Storage Solutions group will ever produce operating income or will ever generate positive cash flow, which wouldand, if we are unable to do so, these losses could negatively impact our business, financial condition and operating results.
Goodwill and other acquired intangible assets used in the Storage Solutions groupSSG were reviewed for possible impairment in accordance withupon the adoption on April 1, 2002 of SFAS No. 121. Based142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets. The impairment test conducted relative to goodwill resulted in a $94.3 million accounting adjustment in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 and a $58.7 million impairment charge in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003. The goodwill and other intangible assets were determined not to be impaired, based on projections of undiscounted and discounted net cash flows from the Storage Solutions group, we anticipate net cash flowsSSG compared to exceed the carrying value of the assets, so that no impairment existed with respect to Quantum’s goodwill and other acquired intangible assets. However, this analysis usesboth tests use financial projections involving significant estimates and uncertainties regarding future revenues, expenses and cash flows. We cannot provide assurance that future cash flows and projectednet cash flows will be sufficient to avoid impairment.further impairment charges. As a result, in the future, we may incur additional impairment charges related to our Storage Solutions business, which would adversely affect the group’s operating income, which could have a materially adverse impact on the results of our operations or our financial condition. See “Recent Accounting Pronouncements”
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A majority of our sales come from a few customers, and these customers have no minimum or long-term purchase commitments. The loss of, or a significant change in “Management’s Discussiondemand from, one or more key customers could materially and Analysisadversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
Our sales are concentrated among a few customers. Sales to our top five customers in fiscal year 2003 represented 39% of Financial Conditiontotal revenue. These sales concentrations do not include revenues from sales of our media that were sold directly to our top five customers by our licensees, for which we earn royalty revenue, or revenues from sales of tape libraries sold directly to our top five customers by our other OEM tape drive customers. Furthermore, customers are not obligated to purchase any minimum product volume and Resultsour relationships with our customers are terminable at will.
The merger of
Competition has increased, and may increasingly intensify, in the tape drive market as a result of competitors introducing tape drive products based on new technology standards and on DLTtape technology, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We compete with companies that develop, manufacture, market and sell tape drive products. Our principal competitors include Exabyte, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Seagate, Sony and StorageTek. These competitors are aggressively trying to advance and develop new tape drive technologies to compete more successfully with products based on DLTtape technology. Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Seagate have formed a consortium to develop and have developed new linear tape drive products (LTO). These products target the high-capacity data back-upbackup market and compete with our products based on SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape technology. This competition has resulted in a trend, which is expected to continue, toward lower prices and lower margins earned on our DLTtape and SuperDLTtape drives.Super DLTtape drives and media. In addition, the merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq has resulted in a larger competitor in the tape drive market with greater resources and a potentially greater market reach with a product that competes directly with our SuperDLT tapeSuper DLTtape drives and SuperDLTSuper DLTtape media. These factors, when combined with the current economic environment, which has resulted in reduced shipments of our own tape drives, and tape drives in general, could result in a further reduction in our prices, volumes and margins, which could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Competition has increased, and may increasingly intensify, and sales have trended lower in the tape libraryautomation market as a result of current economic conditions, and, if these adverse trends continue or worsen, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
Our tape libraryautomation products compete with product offerings of ADIC,Advanced Digital Information Corporation, Exabyte, Hewlett-Packard, Overland Data Inc. and StorageTek, who alsowhich offer tape automation systems incorporating DLTtape and SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape technology as well as new linear tape technology. In addition, the merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Corporation has resulted in a larger competitor in the tape automation market with greater resources and a potentially greater market reach. Current economic conditions have been markedare characterized by lower information technology investment, particularly for higher priced products, such as high-end tape automation systems. However, more recently, even competitors that obtainderive a significant percentage of their sales from lower priced tape automation products, have seen economic conditions adversely negatively impact their quarterly sequential sales. The lower demand has also resulted in increased price competition. If this trend continues or worsens and/or if competition further intensifies, our sales and gross margins could decline further, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operationsoperations.
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We derive almost all of our revenue from products particularlythat incorporate some form of tape technology and we expect to continue to derive a substantial majority of our revenue from these products for the foreseeable future. As a result, our future operating results depend on the continued market acceptance of products employing tape drive technology. Our tape products, including tape drives and automation systems, also compete with other storage technologies, such as hard disk drives. Hard disk drives have experienced a trend toward lower prices while capacity and performance have increased. If hard disk drive products incorporating other technologies gain comparable or superior market acceptance, or their costs decline far more rapidly than tape drive and media costs, the competition resulting from hard disk drivethese alternative technologies would increase as customers turn toward those alternative technologies with an acceptable price/performance offering relative to tape drives and automation systems. As a result, our business, financial condition and operating results would be materially and adversely affected.
We do not control licensee pricing or licensee sales of tape media cartridges and, as a result, our royalty revenue may decline, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
We receive a royalty fee based storage solutions may increase.on sales of tape media cartridges by Fuji, Maxell, Sony and Imation. Under our license agreements with these companies, each of the licensees determines the pricing and number of units of tape media cartridges that it sells. As a result, our royalty revenue varies depending on the level of sales and prices set by the licensees. In addition, lower prices set by licensees could require us to lower our prices on direct sales of tape media cartridges, which would reduce our revenue and margins on this product. As a result, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
Our operating results dependroyalty and media revenue is dependent on new product introductions, which may not be successful,an installed base of tape drives that utilize Super DLTtape and DLTtape media cartridges, and, if the installed base declines, or if competing media products gain market share from us, media and royalty revenue would decline, and, as a result, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
Our royalty and media revenue is dependent on the following factors:
• | The size of the installed base of tape drives that use our tape cartridges; | ||
• | The pricing actions of other media suppliers; | ||
• | The performance of our strategic licensing partners, which sell our tape media cartridges; and | ||
• | The relative growth in units of Super DLTtape drives, the media cartridges for which sell at a higher price than DLTtape cartridges. | ||
Competition from other tape or storage technologies that use their own media could result in reduced sales of Super DLTtape and DLTtape drives and such competition could also lower the installed base of tape drives that utilize DLTtape media. Since we earn a royalty from media consumed by the installed base of tape drives, a reduced installed tape drive base would result in a reduction in our media and royalty revenue. This could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Our operating results depend on new product introductions, which may not be successful, in which case, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
To compete effectively, we must continually improve existing products and introduce new ones.ones, such as the DX30, our first disk based backup system. We have devoted and expect to continue to devote considerable management and financial resources to these efforts. We cannot provide assurance that:
• | We will introduce any of these new products in the time-frame we |
• | We will not experience technical, quality, performance-related or other difficulties that could prevent or delay the introduction of, and market acceptance of, these new products; |
• | Our new products will achieve market acceptance and significant market share, or that the markets for these products will grow as we have anticipated; |
• | Our new products will be successfully or timely qualified with our customers by meeting customer performance and quality specifications because a successful and timely customer qualification must occur before customers will place large product orders; or |
• | We will achieve high volume production of these new products in a timely manner, if at all. | ||
RelianceIf we are unable to generate sufficient amounts of future taxable income in the U.S., we may incur higher income tax expenses to write off the deferred tax assets and we may recognize lower tax benefits or no tax benefits associated with future losses.
We have approximately $21 million of deferred tax assets in excess of deferred tax liabilities as of March 31, 2003. This net amount represents future U.S. tax deductions that will reduce future U.S. tax liabilities only if we are able to generate sufficient amounts of future U.S. taxable income to realize the benefit of those tax deductions. If we are unable to generate sufficient future taxable income, we may incur a tax expense to write-off the balance of this deferred tax asset. The accounting guidance stipulates that cumulative losses in recent years make it difficult to rely on future income to realize deferred tax assets. Therefore, we will closely monitor the realizability of our deferred tax asset during fiscal 2004. In addition, the inability to generate sufficient amounts of future taxable income may prevent us from continuing to recognize tax benefits associated with any losses that we may incur in the future. This would have a material and adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
Our reliance on a limited number of third-party suppliers could result in significantly increased costs and delays in the event these suppliers experience shortages or quality problems, and, as a result, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
We depend on a limited number of suppliers for components and sub-assemblies, including recording heads, media cartridges and integrated circuits, all of which are essential to the manufacture of tape drives and tape automation systems.
We currently purchase the DLTtape and Super DLTtape media cartridges that we sell primarily from Imation, Fuji and from Maxell, which is also the sole supplier of SuperDLTtape media cartridges.Maxell. We cannot provide assurance that Imation, Fuji or Maxell will continue to supply an adequate number of high quality media cartridges in the future. If component shortages occur, or if we experience quality problems with component suppliers, shipments of products could be significantly delayed and/or costs significantly increased, and as a result, our business, financial condition and operating results could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, we qualify only a single source for many components and sub-assemblies, which magnifies the risk of future shortages.
Furthermore, ourthe main supplier of tape heads for our products is located in China. Political instability, trade restrictions, health threats such as the SARS virus, changes in tariff or freight rates, or currency fluctuations in China could result in increased costs and delays in shipment of our products and could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and operating results.
Our quarterly operating results could fluctuate significantly,We rely heavily on distributors and past quarterly operating results should not be usedother resellers to predict future performance.
In certain product and growing portion of our manufacturinggeographic segments we heavily utilize distributors and sales operations; we are increasingly exposedvalue added resellers to risks associated with conducting our business internationally.
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If we fail to protect our intellectual property or if others use our proprietary technology without authorization, our competitive position may suffer.
Our future success and ability to compete depends in part on our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of copyright, patent, trademark and trade secrets laws and nondisclosure agreements to establish and protect our proprietary technology. We currently hold 103140 United States patents and have 6984 United States patent applications pending. However, we cannot provide assurance that patents will be issued with respect to pending or future patent applications that we have filed or plan to file or that our patents will be upheld as valid or will prevent the development of competitive products or that any actions we have taken will adequately protect our intellectual property rights. We generally enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants, resellers, customers and potential customers, in which we strictly limit access to, and distribution of, our software, and further limit the disclosure and use of our proprietary information. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise obtain or use our products or technology. Our competitors may also independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technology. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States.
Third party infringement claims could result in substantial liability and significant costs, and, as a result, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
From time to time, third parties allege our infringement of and need for a license under their patented or other proprietary technology. For instance, see Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of StorageTek’s patent infringement suit against us. While we currently believe the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to these actions will not materially affect our financial position, results of operations, or liquidity, the ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain. Adverse resolution of any third party infringement claim could subject us to substantial liabilities and require us to refrain from manufacturing and selling certain products. In addition, the costs incurred in intellectual property litigation can be substantial, regardless of the outcome. As a result, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
Pursuant to our synthetic lease, we have an obligation for a guaranteed value to the lessor at the end of the lease term, which could result in our being required to make a significant cash payment to the lessor, and if we are required to do so, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely impacted.
We have a synthetic lease for our Colorado Springs facility, which is accounted for as an operating lease in accordance with SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases. At the end of the lease term, we may renew the lease, purchase the facility, or cause the facility to be sold to a third party, subject to our obligation to the lessor for the guaranteed value. The proceeds of a sale to a third party would be used to satisfy the $50.0 million obligation to the lessor at the end of the lease term. In the event of sale to a third party, we would be liable for any shortfall between the net proceeds resulting from the sale of the facility and our $50.0 million obligation to the lessor, up to a maximum of $43.9 million. In the event of a default on our obligation to the lessor, we would be liable for the entire $50.0 million. These obligations that would arise from either a sale to a third party or a default could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and liquidity.
In the past we incurred a charge because of a decline in the appraised value of this facility. We have the facility independently appraised on a periodic basis. Any future declines in the appraised value of the facility would result in a charge, which could be material and adverse to our financial condition.
Our lease commitment requires us to maintain specified financial covenants. If we fail to comply with these financial covenants and are unable to obtain a waiver, or amend the lease, for such future non-compliance, it would cause us to default under our credit facilities and the lessor could terminate the lease, resulting in either the acceleration of our obligation to purchase the leased facility at the guaranteed value, which could have an adverse affect on our financial condition and liquidity.
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In previous quarters we violated certain financial covenants under our credit facility; if in the future we again violate financial covenants, we may not be able to use this credit facility, which could materially and adversely impact our financial condition and liquidity.
In April 2000, we entered into an unsecured senior credit facility with a group of nine banks, providing a $187.5 million revolving credit line that would have expired in April 2003. In previous quarters we violated certain financial covenants under this credit facility. In December 2002, we terminated this facility and entered into a secured senior credit facility with a group of five banks, providing a $100 million revolving credit line that expires in June 2004. As of March 31, 2003, $89 million is committed to standby letters of credit. If in future quarters we are in violation of any financial or reporting covenant and receive a notice of default letter from the bank group, the credit line could become unavailable, and any amounts outstanding could become immediately due and payable. In addition, if we were unsuccessful in securing a waiver in subsequent quarters, we would also lose access to the $89 million standby letters of credit contained within our credit line facility and have to restrict $89 million of our cash to cover these existing letters of credit. This would have a material and adverse impact on our liquidity.
Without the availability of this credit facility, we will have to rely on operating cash flows and debt or equity arrangements other than the unsecured senior credit facility (if such alternative funding arrangements are available to us at all) in order to maintain sufficient liquidity. If we are not able to obtain sufficient cash from our operations or from these alternative funding sources, our operations, financial condition and liquidity may be materially and adversely affected.
We have engaged in and may in the future engage in future acquisitions of companies, technologies or products, and the failure to integrate any futuresuch acquisitions could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
As a part of our business strategy, we have in the past and expect in the future to make additional acquisitions of, or significant investments in, complementary companies, products or technologies. For instance, as part of this acquisition strategy, during the third quarter of fiscal year 2002, we acquired Benchmark, whose business is complementary to many of DLTG’s products and technologies. Any future acquisitions, as well as the success of our Benchmark acquisition, would be accompanied by the risks commonly encountered in acquisitions of companies. These risks include:
• | Difficulties in assimilating the operations and personnel of the acquired companies; |
• | Diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business concerns; |
• | The potential inability to maximize our financial and strategic position through the successful incorporation of acquired technology and rights into our products and services; |
• | Insufficient revenues to offset increased expenses associated with |
• | Maintenance of uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies; and |
• | Impairment of existing relationships with employees, suppliers and customers as a result of the integration of new | ||
• | Difficulties in entering markets in which we have no or limited direct prior experience and where competitors in such markets have stronger market positions; | ||
• | The possibility that we may not receive a favorable return on our investment, the original investment may become impaired, and/or incur losses from these investments; | ||
• | Dissatisfaction or performance problems with an acquired company; | ||
• | The cost associated with acquisitions; and | ||
• | Assumption of known or unknown liabilities or other unanticipated events or circumstances. | ||
We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to successfully integrate any business, products, technologies or personnel that we may acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
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We outsourced DLT and Super DLTtape drive manufacturing to Jabil during the third quarter of fiscal year 2003. SSG has increased its use of contract manufacturers for certain manufacturing functions as well. Our ability to meet customer demand depends on our ability to obtain timely deliveries of products and parts from our suppliers; as a result, if we cannot obtain these products and parts in such a manner, such a delay could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We face the following risks as a result of our decision to outsource manufacturing to Jabil:
• | Sole source of product supply. Jabil is our sole source of supply for most of our DLTtape and Super DLTtape drives and certain tape automation products. Because we are relying on one supplier, we are at greater risk of experiencing component shortages or other delays in customer deliveries that could result in customer dissatisfaction and lost sales, which could materially damage customer relationships and result in lost revenue. | ||
• | Cost and purchase commitments. We may not be able to control the costs we would be required to pay Jabil for the products they manufacture for us. Jabil procures inventory to build our products based upon a forecast of customer demand that we provide. We would be responsible for the financial impact on Jabil of any reduction or product mix shift in the forecast relative to materials that Jabil had already purchased under a prior forecast. Such a variance in forecasted demand could require us to pay Jabil for finished goods in excess of current customer demand or for excess or obsolete inventory. As a result, we could experience reduced gross margins and larger operating losses based on these purchase commitments. | ||
• | Quality. We will have limited control over the quality of products produced by Jabil. Therefore, the quality of the products may not be acceptable to our customers and could result in customer dissatisfaction, lost revenue, and increased warranty costs. | ||
In addition to Jabil, we have outsourced a significant portion of our manufacturing to other contract manufacturers. We face similar risks in relation to these products as those set forth above, in particular the risks of component shortages or other delays in customer deliveries that could result in customer dissatisfaction and lost sales, increased costs for products manufactured for us and the risk that the quality of the products may not be acceptable to us or to our customers, any or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our manufacturing outsourcing arrangement in Malaysia with Jabil, a third party contract manufacturer, has the potential to affect our tax status in Malaysia and could therefore materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We were granted strategic pioneer tax status beginning in December 2000 contingent on us meeting five separate conditions linked to investments in the Malaysian economy. While we have actively worked to meet each of these conditions, changes in the business environment and the outsource of manufacturing to Jabil have meant that we have not yet fully met these conditions as these conditions assumed a five-year profile of investment. Were the Malaysian government to revoke Quantum’s strategic pioneer tax status in its entirety, then the maximum potential tax liability that could be assessed would be $15 million, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
A significant portion of the consideration for the disposition of the material assets of our NAS business was restricted stock issued by the buyer, a privately held company.
A portion of the consideration for the sale of the material operating assets of our NAS business was equity securities recorded with a $3.9 million carrying value. The equity securities are “restricted securities”, as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and, therefore, are subject to substantial restrictions on the sale or disposition of such shares, many of which restrictions are contingent on or governed by matters solely within the control of the privately held company. Because of the nature of the privately held issuer as well as the restrictions on our ability to transfer these equity securities, there is no public market for these securities.
We generally record our investment in equity securities of early development stage companies on a cost basis, adjusted for other than temporary impairment. The restricted stock we received as a result of the NAS disposition could lose value and become worthless if the buyer fails to profitably achieve its business plans or is not able to obtain adequate funding to do so. Because there is no market in these equity securities, we would not be able to hedge or otherwise mitigate any losses on these securities. If the buyer is not successful in achieving its business plan, we could be required to write down some or all of the value of these assets, which could have a material and adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
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Tax allocations under a tax sharing and indemnity agreement with Maxtor are the subject of a dispute between us and Maxtor. In the event this dispute is not resolved favorably, we could incur significant costs that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
The tax sharing and indemnity agreement between us and Maxtor entered into in connection with the disposition of HDD provided for the allocation of certain liabilities related to taxes. Maxtor and we presently disagree about the amounts owed by each party under this Agreement. The parties are in negotiations to resolve this matter, and no litigation has been initiated to date. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in asserting our position. If disputes regarding contested amounts cannot be resolved favorably, we may incur costs, including both litigation as well as the payment of the disputed amounts, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
Maxtor’s failure to perform under the indemnification provisions of a tax sharing and indemnity agreement entered into with us providing for payments to us that relate to tax liabilities, penalties, and interest resulting from the conduct of our business prior to the HDD disposition date could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
Under a tax sharing and indemnity agreement between us and Maxtor entered into in connection with the disposition of HDD, Maxtor has agreed to assume responsibility for payments related to certain taxes, penalties, and interest resulting from the conduct of business by the Quantum DSS group for all periods before our issuance of tracking stock and the conduct of the Quantum HDD group for all periods before the disposition of HDD to Maxtor. If audit adjustments are successfully asserted with respect to such conduct, and if Maxtor fails to indemnify us under this obligation or is not able to pay the reimbursement in full, we would nevertheless be obligated, as the taxpayer, to pay the tax. As a result, we could experience a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
Maxtor is a publicly traded company (NYSE symbol: MXO) that has been incurring financial operating losses. If Maxtor were unable to pay its share of any obligations, we would be required to pay and that would have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial position.
Maxtor’s failure to perform under the agreements in connection with our convertible debt and contingent liabilities would harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
Maxtor has agreed to assume responsibility for payments of up to $95.8 million of aggregate principal amount of our convertible debt. If Maxtor fails to repay its portion of the convertible debt, we would have to deplete our existing cash resources or borrow cash to make the payments. As a result, our business, financial condition and operating results could be materially and adversely affected.
We may have contingent liabilities for some obligations assumed by Maxtor, including real estate and litigation, and Maxtor’s failure to perform under these obligations could result in significant costs to us that could have a materially adverse impact on our business, financial condition and operating results.
The disposition of HDD may be determined not to be tax-free, which would result in us or our stockholders, or both, incurring a substantial tax liability, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Maxtor and Quantum have agreed not to request a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), or any state tax authority confirming that the structure of the combination of Maxtor with HDD will not result in any federal income tax or state income or franchise tax to Quantum or the previous holders of HDD common stock. Instead, Maxtor and we have agreed to effect the disposition and the merger on the basis of an opinion from Ernst & Young LLP, our tax advisor, and a tax opinion insurance policy issued by a syndicate of major insurance companies to us covering up to $340 million of tax loss caused by the disposition and merger.
If the disposition of HDD is determined not to be tax-free and the tax opinion insurance policy does not fully cover the resulting tax liability, we or our stockholders or both could incur substantial tax liability, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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The tax opinion insurance policy issued in conjunction with the disposition of HDD does not cover all circumstances under which the disposition could become taxable to us, and as a result, we could incur an uninsured tax liability, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition to customary exclusions from its coverage, the tax opinion insurance policy does not cover any federal or state tax payable by us if the disposition becomes taxable to us as a result of:
• | A change in relevant tax law; | ||
• | An acquisition representing a 50% or greater interest in Quantum which began during the one-year period before and six-month period following the disposition, whether or not approved by our board of directors; or | ||
• | An acquisition representing a 50% or greater interest in Maxtor which began during the one-year period before and six-month period following the disposition, whether or not approved by Maxtor’s board of directors. | ||
If any of these events occur, we could incur uninsured tax liability, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we incur an uninsured tax liability as a result of the disposition of HDD, our financial condition and operating results could be negatively affected.
If the disposition of HDD were determined to be taxable to Quantum, we would not be able to recover an amount to cover the tax liability either from Maxtor or under the insurance policy in the following circumstances:
• | If the tax loss were not covered by the policy because it fell under one of the exclusions from the coverage under the tax opinion insurance policy described above, insurance proceeds would not be available to cover the loss. | ||
• | If the tax loss were caused by our own acts or those of a third party that made the disposition taxable (for instance, an acquisition of control of Quantum which began during the one-year period before and six-month period following the closing), Maxtor would not be obligated to indemnify us for the amount of the tax liability. | ||
• | If Maxtor were required to reimburse us for the amount of the tax liability according to its indemnification obligations under the HDD disposition, but was not able to pay the reimbursement in full, we would nevertheless be obligated, as the taxpayer, to pay the tax. | ||
In any of these circumstances, the tax payments due from us could be substantial. In order to pay the tax, we would have to either deplete our existing cash resources or borrow cash to cover our tax obligation. Our payment of a significant tax prior to payment from Maxtor under Maxtor’s indemnification obligations, or in circumstances where Maxtor has no payment obligation, could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
Our stock price could become more volatile if certain institutional investors were to increase or decrease the number of shares they own. In addition, there are other factors and events that could affect the trading prices of our common stock.
Three institutional investors owned approximately 43% of our common stock as of March 31, 2003. If any or all of these investors were to decide to purchase additional shares or to sell some or all of the Quantum DSS shares they currently own, that may cause our stock price to be more volatile.
Trading prices of our common stock may fluctuate in response to a number of other events and factors, such as:
• | General economic conditions; | ||
• | Changes in interest rates; | ||
• | Fluctuations in the stock market in general and market prices for high technology companies in particular; | ||
• | Quarterly variations in our operating results; | ||
• | New products, services, innovations and strategic developments by our competitors or us, or business combinations and investments by our competitors or us; | ||
• | Changes in financial estimates by us or securities analysts and recommendations by securities analysts; and | ||
• | Changes in our capital structure, including issuance of additional debt or equity to the public. | ||
Any of these events and factors may cause our stock price to rise or fall and may adversely affect our business and financing opportunities.
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Historical financial information regarding Quantum may not be representative of our future results solely as a tape drive and storage solutions business.
The historical financial information regarding Quantum does not necessarily reflect what our financial position, operating results, and cash flows would have been had we existed solely as a tape drive and storage solutions business during the periods presented. In addition, the historical information is not necessarily indicative of what our operating results, financial position and cash flows will be in the future.
Our quarterly operating results could fluctuate significantly, and past quarterly operating results should not be used to predict future performance.
Our quarterly operating results have fluctuated significantly in the past and could fluctuate significantly in the future. As a result, our past quarterly operating results should not be used to predict future performance. Quarterly operating results could be materially and adversely affected by a number of factors, including, but not limited to:
• | An inadequate supply of tape media cartridges; | ||
• | Customers canceling, reducing, deferring or rescheduling significant orders as a result of excess inventory levels, weak economic conditions or other factors; | ||
• | Declines in network server demand; | ||
• | Failure to complete shipments in the last month of a quarter during which a substantial portion of our products are typically shipped; or | ||
• | Increased competition. | ||
If we fail to meet our projected quarterly results, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely harmed.
A significant portion of our manufacturing and sales operations occurs in foreign locations; we are increasingly exposed to risks associated with conducting our business internationally.
We manufacture and sell our products in a number of different markets throughout the world. As a result of our global manufacturing and sales operations, we are subject to a variety of risks that are unique to businesses with international operations of a similar scope, including the following:
• | Adverse movement of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar (in which our results are reported); | ||
• | Import and export duties and value-added taxes; | ||
• | Import and export regulation changes that could erode our profit margins or restrict our exports; | ||
• | Potential restrictions on the transfer of funds between countries; | ||
• | Inflexible employee contracts in the event of business downturns; and | ||
• | The burden and cost of complying with foreign laws. | ||
In addition, our suppliers have operations in several emerging or developing economies that have a potential for higher risk than in the developed markets. The risks associated with these economies include, but are not limited to, political risks and natural disasters. In particular, with one of our outsourced manufacturers located in Malaysia, a significant portion of our product manufacturing may be subject to such political and climactic risks. Political instability, including the threat of terrorism, or a natural disaster in Malaysia or any other foreign market in which we operate could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and an adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates relative to our position in such currencies could have a materially adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. Our goal is to hedge our foreign currency-denominated transactions in a manner that substantially offsets the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Presently, we use foreign currency obligations to match and offset net currency exposures associated with certain assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. Corresponding gains and losses on the underlying transaction generally offset the gains and losses on these foreign currency obligations. We have used in the past, and may use in the future, foreign currency forward contracts to hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange rates. To the extent that we have assets or liabilities denominated in a foreign currency that are inadequately hedged or not hedged at all, we may be subject to foreign currency losses, which could be significant.
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Our international operations can act as a natural hedge when both operating expenses and sales are denominated in local currencies. In these instances, although an unfavorable change in the exchange rate of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar would result in lower sales when translated to U.S. dollars, operating expenses would also be lower in these circumstances. Also, since an insignificant amount of our net sales for fiscal year 2003 are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, we do not believe that our total foreign exchange rate exposure is significant. Nevertheless, an increase in the rate at which a foreign currency is exchanged for U.S. dollars would require more of that particular foreign currency to equal a specified amount of U.S. dollars than before such rate increase. In such cases, and if we were to price our products and services in that particular foreign currency, we would receive fewer U.S. dollars than we would have received prior to such rate increase for the foreign currency. Likewise, if we were to price our products and services in U.S. dollars while competitors priced their products in a local currency, an increase in the relative strength of the U.S. dollar would result in our prices being uncompetitive in those markets. Such fluctuations in currency exchange rates could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We must maintain appropriate levels of service inventories. If we have too little service inventory, we may experience increased levels of customer dissatisfaction. If we have too much service inventory, we may incur financial losses.
We maintain levels of service inventories to satisfy future warranty obligations and also to earn service revenue to repair products for which the warranty has expired. We estimate the required amount of service inventories based on historical usage and forecasts of future warranty requirements, including estimates of failure rates and costs to repair, and out of warranty revenue. Given the significant levels of judgment inherently involved in the process, we cannot provide assurance that we will be able to maintain appropriate levels of service inventories to satisfy customer needs and to avoid financial losses from excess inventory charges. If we are unable to maintain appropriate levels of service inventories, our business, financial condition and results of operations maybe materially and adversely impacted.
Many of our facilities are located near known earthquake fault zones, and the occurrence of an earthquake or other natural disasterdisasters could cause damage to our facilities and equipment, which could require us to curtail or cease operations.
Many of our facilities are located in Northern and Southern California, near known earthquake fault zones and are, therefore, vulnerable to damage from earthquakes. In October 1989, a major earthquake that caused significant property damage and a number of fatalities struck Northern California. In addition, in 1994, a major earthquake that caused significant property damage and a number of fatalities struck Southern California. We and our suppliers are also vulnerable to damage from other types of disasters, including fire, floods, power loss, communications failures, terrorism and similar events. If any disaster were to occur, our ability to operate our business at our facilities could be seriously, or completely, impaired. The insurance we maintain may not be adequate to cover our losses resulting from disasters or other business interruptions.
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Investments in equity securities currently recorded at cost may be subject to write-downs in the future.
Market Interest Rate Risk
Changes in interest rates affect interest income earned on our cash equivalents and short-term investments, and interest expense on short-term and long-term borrowings.
Our cash equivalents and short-term investments consist primarily of certificates of deposit and money market funds. The main objective of these investments is to maintain principal while maximizing return, without significantly increasing risk. A hypothetical 100 basis point parallel decrease in the interest rate curve would result in an approximate $3$3.2 million decrease in interest income.
In April 2000, we entered into an unsecured senior credit facility with a group of banks providing a $187.5 million revolving credit line that would have expired in April 2003. In December 2002, we terminated this facility and entered into a secured senior credit facility with a group of five banks, providing us with a $100 million revolving credit line that expires in June 2004. Our credit facilities are comprised of a $100 million revolving line of credit expiring in April 2003, notes payable that are due in 2006 but which are callable by the holders at their optionJune 2004 and $287.5 million of 7% convertible subordinated notes. The borrowings under the revolving credit line bear interest at either the London interbank offered rate or a base rate, plus a margin determined by a leverage ratio with option periods of one to six months.
We do not enter into derivative transactions related to our cash equivalents or short-term investments, nor our existing or anticipated liabilities.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
As a multinational corporation, we are exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates. These exposures may change over time and could have a material adverse impact on our financial results. Currently, we do not utilize foreign currency forward contracts to manage the risk of exchange rate fluctuations because we believe that we have a natural hedge through our worldwide operating structure. We do not anticipate any material effect on our consolidated financial position utilizing our current hedging strategy.
Equity Security Risk
We maintain a portfolio ofhold equity investments in companies in the high-technology industry sector that are not currently publicly traded. These investments are recorded at cost, adjusted for other than temporary impairment and are included in other long-term assets. We do not attempt to reduce or eliminate exposure on these securities. At March 31, 2002,2003, the carrying value of these investments was $40$4.0 million and the impairment charges recorded through March 31, 2002in fiscal year 2003 were $7$17.1 million.
A further 20 percent impairment charge would result in an approximate $8$0.8 million decrease in the fair value of our equity investments.
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Quantum Corporation—Financial Statements | ||
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended March 31, 2003, 2002 | 58 | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, | 59 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2003, 2002, | 60 | |
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QUANTUM CORPORATION
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2003 |
| 2002 |
| 2001 | ||||||||
Product revenue |
| $ | 684,156 |
| $ | 820,359 |
| $ | 1,124,142 | |||
Royalty revenue | 186,653 | 209,316 | 221,973 | |||||||||
Total revenue | 870,809 | 1,029,675 | 1,346,115 | |||||||||
Cost of revenue | 603,646 | 652,070 | 733,575 | |||||||||
Gross margin | 267,163 | 377,605 | 612,540 | |||||||||
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Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Research and development | 111,926 | 111,451 | 116,836 | |||||||||
Sales and marketing | 100,454 | 110,733 | 118,290 | |||||||||
General and administrative | 71,266 | 113,541 | 68,043 | |||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 58,689 | – | – | |||||||||
Special charges | 24,200 | 72,856 | – | |||||||||
Purchased in-process research and development | 7,802 | 13,200 | – | |||||||||
374,337 | 421,781 | 303,169 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | (107,174 | ) | (44,176 | ) | 309,371 | |||||||
Equity investment write-downs | (17,061 | ) | (7,364 | ) | – | |||||||
Interest income and other, net | 11,481 | 15,904 | 17,962 | |||||||||
Interest expense | (24,419 | ) | (22,976 | ) | (17,658 | ) | ||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | (137,173 | ) | (58,612 | ) | 309,675 | |||||||
Income tax provision (benefit) | (5,085 | ) | (9,612 | ) | 111,847 | |||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | (132,088 | ) | (49,000 | ) | 197,828 | |||||||
Discontinued operations: | ||||||||||||
Loss from NAS discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (37,909 | ) | (33,470 | ) | (30,382 | ) | ||||||
Gain on disposition of HDD group, net of income taxes | – | 124,972 | – | |||||||||
Loss from HDD discontinued operations, net of income taxes | – | – | (6,760 | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | (37,909 | ) | 91,502 | (37,142 | ) | |||||||
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of an accounting change | (169,997 | ) | 42,502 | 160,686 | ||||||||
Cumulative effect of an accounting change | (94,298 | ) | – | – | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (264,295 | ) | $ | 42,502 | $ | 160,686 | |||||
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Income (loss) per share from continuing operations | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | 1.34 | ||||
Diluted | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | 1.27 | ||||
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Weighted average common shares -- continuing operations | ||||||||||||
Basic | 162,208 | 155,169 | 148,150 | |||||||||
Diluted | 162,208 | 155,169 | 155,645 | |||||||||
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Income (loss) per share from discontinued operations (1) | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | 0.59 | |||||||
Diluted | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | 0.59 | |||||||
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Weighted average common shares -- discontinued operations | ||||||||||||
Basic | 162,208 | 155,169 | ||||||||||
Diluted | 162,208 | 155,169 | ||||||||||
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Cumulative effect per share of an accounting change | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.58 | ) | $ | – | $ | – | |||||
Diluted | $ | (0.58 | ) | $ | – | $ | – | |||||
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Net income (loss) per share (2) | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | 0.27 | |||||||
Diluted | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | 0.27 | |||||||
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Weighted average common shares | ||||||||||||
Basic | 162,208 | 155,169 | ||||||||||
Diluted | 162,208 | 155,169 | ||||||||||
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(1) Income (loss) per share from discontinued operations for fiscal year 2001 is not presented, as there was no single class of stock that represented discontinued operations in this period.
Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||||||||||
| Product revenue | $ | 878,476 | $ | 1,183,845 | $ | 1,232,442 | ||||||
| Royalty revenue | 209,316 | 221,973 | 186,429 | |||||||||
| Total revenue | 1,087,792 | 1,405,818 | 1,418,871 | |||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 701,902 | 782,782 | 769,981 | |||||||||
| Gross margin | 385,890 | 623,036 | 648,890 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 126,629 | 130,106 | 122,821 | |||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 138,476 | 152,819 | 118,504 | |||||||||
| General and administrative | 122,191 | 78,865 | 62,991 | |||||||||
| Special charges | 77,401 | — | 40,083 | |||||||||
| Purchased in-process research and development | 16,499 | — | 37,000 | |||||||||
| 481,196 | 361,790 | 381,399 | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | (95,306 | ) | 261,246 | 267,491 | ||||||||
| Interest income and other, net | 8,599 | 18,047 | 18,838 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | (23,094 | ) | (17,658 | ) | (18,978 | ) | ||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (109,801 | ) | 261,635 | 267,351 | ||||||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | (27,331 | ) | 94,189 | 121,737 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | (82,470 | ) | 167,446 | 145,614 | ||||||||
| Discontinued operations: | ||||||||||||
| Net loss from discontinued operations | — | (6,760 | ) | (104,770 | ) | |||||||
| Gain on disposition of HDD group, net of income taxes | 124,972 | — | — | |||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | 124,972 | (6,760 | ) | (104,770 | ) | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 42,502 | $ | 160,686 | $ | 40,844 | ||||||
| Income (loss) per share from continuing operations: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | 1.13 | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | 1.08 | |||||||
| Weighted-average common shares—continuing operations: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | 155,169 | 148,150 | ||||||||||
| Diluted | 155,169 | 155,645 | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) per share from discontinued operations: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.81 | $ | (0.09 | ) | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.81 | $ | (0.09 | ) | |||||||
| Weighted-average common shares—discontinued operations: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | 155,169 | 78,407 | ||||||||||
| Diluted | 155,169 | 78,407 | ||||||||||
| Net income per share(1): | ||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.27 | ||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.27 | ||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | 155,169 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 155,169 | |||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations for the period from April 1, 1999 to August 3, 1999(2) | $ | 60,028 | ||||||||||
| Income per share from continuing operations: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.36 | ||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.35 | ||||||||||
(2) Net income (loss) per share for fiscal year 2001 is not presented, as there was no single class of stock that represented the consolidated Company for this period subsequent to the recapitalization that occurred on August 3, 1999 (as discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
See accompanying Notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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QUANTUM CORPORATION
March 31, 2003 | March 31, 2002 | ||||||
Assets |
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Current assets: |
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| |
Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 221,734 |
| $ | 343,878 | |
Short-term investments | 97,055 | 555 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,927 and $6,233 |
|
| 133,760 |
|
| 149,424 | |
Inventories |
|
| 66,305 |
|
| 98,801 | |
Deferred income taxes |
|
| 46,370 |
|
| 42,038 | |
Service inventories |
|
| 49,104 |
|
| 48,287 | |
Other current assets |
|
| 26,080 |
|
| 36,842 | |
Current assets of discontinued operations |
|
| — |
|
| 59,220 | |
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|
| |||||
Total current assets |
|
| 640,408 |
|
| 779,045 | |
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|
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| |||
Long-term assets: |
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|
|
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|
| |
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation |
|
| 54,522 |
|
| 76,405 | |
Goodwill, less accumulated amortization |
|
| 40,916 |
|
| 135,817 | |
Purchased technology, less accumulated amortization | 57,485 | 41,220 | |||||
Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization |
|
| 21,959 |
|
| 23,085 | |
Other long-term assets |
|
| 10,606 |
|
| 42,367 | |
Receivable from Maxtor Corporation |
|
| 95,833 |
|
| 95,833 | |
|
|
| |||||
Total long-term assets |
|
| 281,321 |
|
| 414,727 | |
|
|
| |||||
|
| $ | 921,729 |
| $ | 1,193,772 | |
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|
| |||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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|
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Current liabilities: |
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|
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|
| |
Accounts payable |
| $ | 104,495 |
| $ | 65,503 | |
Accrued warranty |
|
| 49,582 |
|
| 42,176 | |
Short-term debt |
|
| – |
|
| 41,363 | |
Accrued compensation | 21,854 | 28,581 | |||||
Income taxes payable | 14,695 | 29,638 | |||||
Accrued special charges | 6,255 | 24,227 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 16,627 | 15,539 | |||||
Other accrued liabilities |
|
| 40,468 |
|
| 49,074 | |
Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
|
| — |
|
| 9,615 | |
|
|
| |||||
Total current liabilities |
|
| 253,976 |
|
| 305,716 | |
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|
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|
| |||
Long-term liabilities: |
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|
|
|
|
| |
Deferred income taxes |
|
| 25,091 |
|
| 40,055 | |
Convertible subordinated debt |
|
| 287,500 |
|
| 287,500 | |
|
|
| |||||
Total long-term liabilities |
|
| 312,591 |
|
| 327,555 | |
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| |||
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
| |||
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| |||
Stockholders’ equity: |
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|
|
|
|
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Preferred Stock: | |||||||
Preferred stock, no shares issued at March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002 | – | – | |||||
Common stock: |
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|
|
| |||
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 175,451,761 and 156,967,854 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively | 1,755 | 1,570 | |||||
Capital in excess of par value | 241,671 | 188,907 | |||||
Retained earnings |
|
| 110,619 |
|
| 374,914 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 1,117 | (4,890 | ) | ||||
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|
| |||||
Stockholders’ equity |
|
| 355,162 |
|
| 560,501 | |
|
|
| |||||
|
| $ | 921,729 |
| $ | 1,193,772 | |
|
|
| |||||
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||||||
| Weighted-average common shares: | ||||||||
| Basic | 165,788 | |||||||
| Diluted | 172,016 | |||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations for the period from April 1, 1999 to August 3, 1999(2) | $ | (77,221 | ) | |||||
| Loss per share from continuing operations: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.47 | ) | |||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.47 | ) | |||||
| Weighted-average common shares: | ||||||||
| Basic | 165,788 | |||||||
| Diluted | 165,788 | |||||||
| Net loss for the period from April 1, 1999 to August 3, 1999(2) | $ | (17,193 | ) | |||||
| Net loss per share: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.10 | ) | |||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.10 | ) | |||||
| Weighted-average common shares: | ||||||||
| Basic | 165,788 | |||||||
| Diluted | 172,016 | |||||||
| Income from continuing operations for the period from August 4, 1999 to March 31, 2000(2) | $ | 85,586 | ||||||
| Income per share from continuing operations: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.53 | ||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.51 | ||||||
| Weighted-average common shares: | ||||||||
| Basic | 162,023 | |||||||
| Diluted | 167,734 | |||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations for the period from August 4, 1999 to March 31, 2000(2) | $ | (27,549 | ) | |||||
| Loss per share from continuing operations: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.33 | ) | |||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.33 | ) | |||||
| Weighted-average common shares: | ||||||||
| Basic | 83,018 | |||||||
| Diluted | 83,018 | |||||||
See accompanying Notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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QUANTUM CORPORATION
As of March 31, | ||||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 343,878 | $ | 397,537 | ||||
| Marketable securities | 555 | 1,084 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,233 and $3,227 respectively | 149,424 | 208,402 | ||||||
| Inventories | 101,638 | 138,437 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 42,038 | 48,329 | ||||||
| Service inventories | 50,303 | 36,549 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 36,842 | 28,369 | ||||||
| Net current assets of discontinued operations | — | 501,839 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 724,678 | 1,360,546 | ||||||
| Long-term assets: | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation | 78,528 | 94,700 | ||||||
| Goodwill, less accumulated amortization of $45,541 and $27,468 respectively | 161,157 | 139,586 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $51,321 and $32,885 respectively | 91,209 | 87,915 | ||||||
| Other assets | 42,367 | 32,453 | ||||||
| Receivable from Maxtor Corporation | 95,833 | — | ||||||
| Net non-current assets of discontinued operations | — | 184,504 | ||||||
| Total long-term assets | 469,094 | 539,158 | ||||||
| $ | 1,193,772 | $ | 1,899,704 | |||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 65,503 | $ | 86,510 | ||||
| Accrued warranty | 43,210 | 54,771 | ||||||
| Short-term debt | 41,363 | — | ||||||
| Accrued compensation | 28,581 | 36,326 | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | 29,638 | 22,424 | ||||||
| Accrued special charges | 24,227 | 8,081 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 15,539 | 12,373 | ||||||
| Due to the Hard Disk Drive group | — | 34,000 | ||||||
| Other accrued liabilities | 49,074 | 25,572 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 297,135 | 280,057 | ||||||
| Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 48,636 | 35,807 | ||||||
| Convertible subordinated debt | 287,500 | 287,500 | ||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 336,136 | 323,307 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (refer to Note 20) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2002 and 2001; no shares issued at March 31, 2002, and March 31, 2001. | — | — | ||||||
| Common Stock: | ||||||||
| DSS common stock, $.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2002 and 2001; 156,967,854 and 152,061,529 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively | 1,570 | 1,551 | ||||||
| HDD common stock, $.01 par value; zero and 600,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively; zero and 80,084,678 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively | — | 801 | ||||||
| Capital in excess of par value | 188,907 | 749,066 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 374,914 | 584,696 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,890 | ) | (4,854 | ) | ||||
| Treasury stock | — | (34,920 | ) | |||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 560,501 | 1,296,340 | ||||||
| $ | 1,193,772 | $ | 1,899,704 | |||||
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (82,470 | ) | $ | 167,446 | $ | 145,614 | |||||
| Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Purchased in-process research and development | 16,499 | — | 37,000 | |||||||||
| Depreciation | 40,469 | 43,624 | 33,987 | |||||||||
| Amortization | 37,726 | 27,834 | 28,011 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (40,880 | ) | 8,545 | (26,049 | ) | |||||||
| Compensation related to stock incentive plans | 20,161 | 13,477 | 5,381 | |||||||||
| Equity investment write-down | 7,364 | — | — | |||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 52,947 | 5,621 | 40,485 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 36,799 | (28,811 | ) | 24,125 | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | (21,007 | ) | (8,086 | ) | 28,456 | |||||||
| Income taxes payable | 7,214 | 30,534 | — | |||||||||
| Accrued warranty | (11,561 | ) | 2,178 | 14,020 | ||||||||
| Other assets and liabilities | (24,422 | ) | (20,055 | ) | 48,583 | |||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations | 38,839 | 242,307 | 379,613 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations | — | (63,845 | ) | 117,056 | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 38,839 | 178,462 | 496,669 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Maturities of marketable securities | — | 2,032 | 8,084 | |||||||||
| Purchases of equity securities | (27,550 | ) | (14,568 | ) | (3,397 | ) | ||||||
| Acquisition of intangible assets | (27,069 | ) | — | (2,500 | ) | |||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (41,661 | ) | (60,116 | ) | (35,192 | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment | 2,669 | — | — | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations | (93,611 | ) | (72,652 | ) | (33,005 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations | — | (44,942 | ) | (23,614 | ) | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (93,611 | ) | (117,594 | ) | (56,619 | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from long-term credit facilities | — | — | 6,667 | |||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | (46,630 | ) | (146,251 | ) | (303,766 | ) | ||||||
| Principal payments on long-term credit facilities | — | (754 | ) | (19,410 | ) | |||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | 47,743 | 38,167 | 33,978 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities of continuing operations | 1,113 | (108,838 | ) | (282,531 | ) | |||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations | — | (69,102 | ) | (11,625 | ) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1,113 | (177,940 | ) | (294,156 | ) | |||||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (53,659 | ) | (117,072 | ) | 145,894 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 397,537 | 918,262 | 772,368 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 343,878 | $ | 801,190 | $ | 918,262 | ||||||
| Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents at end of period: | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 343,878 | $ | 801,190 | $ | 918,262 | ||||||
| Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period | — | $ | (403,653 | ) | $ | (581,542 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of period | $ | 343,878 | $ | 397,537 | $ | 336,720 | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||||||
| Cash paid during the year for: | ||||||||||||
| Interest | $ | 15,723 | $ | 15,505 | $ | 26,878 | ||||||
| Income taxes | $ | (29 | ) | $ | 32,912 | $ | 28,469 | |||||
| Tangible and intangible assets acquired for shares of Quantum, DSS and HDD common stock, net of cash acquired and liabilities assumed | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 104,698 | ||||||
| Notes payable issued for M4 Data acquisition | $ | 41,363 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
| Non-cash gain on the disposition of the HDD group | $ | 124,972 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2003 |
| 2002 |
| 2001 | ||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations including cumulative effect of an accounting change |
| $ | (226,386 | ) |
| $ | (49,000 | ) |
| $ | 197,828 | |
Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Cumulative effect of an accounting change (SFAS No. 142 adjustment) | 94,298 | – | – | |||||||||
Purchased in-process research and development | 7,802 | 13,200 | – | |||||||||
Depreciation | 36,791 | 39,298 | 42,263 | |||||||||
Amortization | 15,530 | 28,170 | 19,108 | |||||||||
Goodwill write-down | 58,689 | – | – | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes | (19,124 | ) | (23,161 | ) | 26,203 | |||||||
Compensation related to stock incentive plans | 1,544 | 18,283 | 12,747 | |||||||||
Equity investment write-down | 17,061 | 7,364 | – | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 17,351 | 52,229 | 13,466 | |||||||||
Inventories | 41,800 | 25,569 | (20,359 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable | 34,467 | (23,025 | ) | (9,014 | ) | |||||||
Income taxes payable | (15,687 | ) | 7,214 | 30,534 | ||||||||
Accrued warranty | 1,067 | (12,026 | ) | 2,194 | ||||||||
Other assets and liabilities | (31,220 | ) | (27,486 | ) | (15,710 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations | 33,983 | 56,629 | 299,260 | |||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations | (16,358 | ) | (17,790 | ) | (120,798 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 17,625 | 38,839 | 178,462 | |||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Cash flow from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
Purchases of short-term investments | (724,925 | ) | – | – | ||||||||
Sales of short-term investments | 627,925 | – | – | |||||||||
Maturities of marketable securities | – | – | 2,032 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of equity securities | 11,000 | – | – | |||||||||
Purchases of equity securities | – | (27,550 | ) | (14,568 | ) | |||||||
Acquisition of SANlight Inc. (net of cash acquired) | (1,945 | ) | – | – | ||||||||
Acquisition of Benchmark Storage Innovations Inc. (net of cash acquired) | (3,020 | ) | – | – | ||||||||
Acquisition of M4 Data (Holdings) Ltd | – | (15,210 | ) | – | ||||||||
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment | 801 | 2,669 | – | |||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (18,525 | ) | (41,302 | ) | (58,566 | ) | ||||||
| ||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations | (108,689 | ) | (81,393 | ) | (71,102 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations | 4,709 | (12,218 | ) | (46,942 | ) | |||||||
| ||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (103,980 | ) | (93,611 | ) | (117,594 | ) | ||||||
| ||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
Repurchases of common stock | – | (46,630 | ) | (146,251 | ) | |||||||
Principal payments of short-term debt | (41,363 | ) | – | – | ||||||||
Principal payments of long-term credit facilities | – | – | (754 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | 5,477 | 45,465 | 35,496 | |||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations | (35,886 | ) | (1,165 | ) | (111,509 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities of discontinued operations | 97 | 2,278 | (66,431 | ) | ||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (35,789 | ) | 1,113 | (177,940 | ) | |||||||
| ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations | (110,592 | ) | (25,929 | ) | 116,649 | |||||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations | (11,552 | ) | (27,730 | ) | (233,721 | ) | ||||||
| ||||||||||||
Net decrease in cash | (122,144 | ) | (53,659 | ) | (117,072 | ) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 343,878 | 397,537 | 918,262 | |||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 221,734 | $ | 343,878 | $ | 801,190 | ||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents at end of period: | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 221,734 | $ | 343,878 | $ | 801,190 | ||||||
Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period | – | – | (403,653 | ) | ||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of period | $ | 221,734 | $ | 343,878 | $ | 397,537 | ||||||
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For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2003 |
| 2002 |
| 2001 | ||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||||||
Cash paid during the year for: | ||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 15,885 | $ | 15,723 | $ | 15,505 | ||||||
| ||||||||||||
$ | (28,131 | ) | $ | (29 | ) | $ | 32,912 | |||||
| ||||||||||||
Notes payable issued in respect of M4 Data (Holdings) Ltd. acquisition | $ | – | $ | 41,363 | $ | – | ||||||
| ||||||||||||
Non-cash gain on the disposition of the HDD group | $ | – | $ | 124,972 | $ | – | ||||||
| ||||||||||||
See accompanying Notes to the consolidated financial statements.
61
QUANTUM CORPORATION
DLT & Storage Systems Group | Hard Disk Drive Group | Capital in | |||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2000 |
|
| 157,423 |
|
| $ | 1,574 |
|
| 83,784 |
|
| $ | 838 |
|
| $ | 734,608 |
|
Comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Loss from discontinued operations, net |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Net income |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Other comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax of $10,218 |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Other comprehensive loss |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Comprehensive income |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan |
|
| 2,119 |
|
|
| 21 |
|
| 1,058 |
|
|
| 11 |
|
|
| 23,795 |
|
Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net |
|
| 6,000 |
|
|
| 61 |
|
| 5,240 |
|
|
| 52 |
|
|
| 40,297 |
|
Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock |
|
| (13,480 | ) |
|
| (105 | ) |
| (9,997 | ) |
|
| (100 | ) |
|
| (84,886 | ) |
Stock compensation expense |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 19,357 |
|
Tax benefits related to stock option plans |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 15,895 |
|
Balances at March 31, 2001 |
|
| 152,062 |
|
|
| 1,551 |
|
| 80,085 |
|
| 801 |
|
| 749,066 |
| ||
| |||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Income from discontinued operations, net |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Net income |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Other comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Other comprehensive loss |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Comprehensive income |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan |
|
| 798 |
|
|
| 8 |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 6,588 |
|
Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net |
|
| 8,825 |
|
|
| 88 |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 27,844 |
|
Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock |
|
| (4,717 | ) |
|
| (77 | ) |
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (9,300 | ) |
Stock compensation expense |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 84,640 |
|
Tax benefits related to stock option plans |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 1,256 |
|
Disposition of HDD group |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| (80,085 | ) |
|
| (801 | ) |
|
| (671,187 | ) |
Balances at March 31, 2002 |
|
| 156,968 |
| 1,570 |
|
| — |
| — |
| 188,907 |
| ||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Loss from discontinued operations, net |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Cumulative effect of an accounting change | — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — | |||
Net loss |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Other comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Other comprehensive income: |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan |
|
| 2,218 |
|
|
| 22 |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 3,972 |
|
Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net |
|
| 208 |
|
|
| 2 |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (3,319 | ) |
Shares issued in connection with business acquisitions | 16,058 | 161 | — | — | 50,058 | ||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 2,053 |
|
Balances at March 31, 2003 |
|
| 175,452 |
| $ | 1,755 |
|
| — |
| $ | — |
| $ | 241,671 |
| |||
Quantum Corporation Common Stock | DLT & Storage Systems Group Common Stock | Hard Disk Drive Group Common Stock | Capital in Excess of Par Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 1999 | 167,407 | $ | 1,675 | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | $ | 884,759 | ||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax of $12,025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan | 829 | 8 | 1,145 | 11 | 572 | 6 | 25,462 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net | 1,065 | 10 | 2,526 | 25 | 1,923 | 19 | 31,331 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury shares repurchased—Quantum common stock | (3,868 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Recapitalization (August 3, 1999) | (165,433 | ) | (1,693 | ) | 165,433 | 1,693 | 82,716 | 846 | (846 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracking stock issuance costs | — | — | — | — | — | — | (7,216 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Treasury shares reissued for Meridian acquisition | — | — | 3,868 | — | 1,934 | — | 3,505 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New shares issued for Meridian acquisition | — | — | 186 | 2 | 93 | 1 | 4,216 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Meridian stock options | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10,276 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock | — | — | (15,735 | ) | (157 | ) | (3,454 | ) | (34 | ) | (240,268 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Stock compensation expense and other | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7,868 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tax benefits related to stock option plans | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,521 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2000 | — | — | 157,423 | 1,574 | 83,784 | 838 | 734,608 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax of $10,218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss: | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive lncome | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | 2,119 | 21 | 1,058 | 11 | 23,795 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net | — | — | 6,000 | 61 | 5,240 | 52 | 40,297 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock | — | — | (13,480 | ) | (105 | ) | (9,997 | ) | (100 | ) | (84,886 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Stock compensation expense and other | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19,357 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tax benefits related to stock option plans | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,895 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2001 | — | — | 152,062 | 1,551 | 80,085 | 801 | 749,066 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations, net | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss: | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | 798 | 8 | — | — | 6,588 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net | — | — | 8,825 | 88 | — | — | 27,844 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock | — | — | (4,717 | ) | (77 | ) | — | — | (9,300 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Stock compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84,640 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tax benefits related to stock option plans | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,256 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disposition of HDD group | — | — | — | — | (80,085 | ) | (801 | ) | (671,187 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2002 | — | $ | — | 156,968 | $ | 1,570 | — | $ | — | $ | 188,907 | ||||||||||||||
See accompanying Notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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QUANTUM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY—EQUITY – (Continued)
Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other | Treasury | Total | |||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2000 |
| $ | 545,050 |
|
| $ | 16,961 |
|
| $ | — |
|
| $ | 1,299,031 |
|
Comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
| 167,446 |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 167,446 |
|
Loss from discontinued operations, net |
|
| (6,760 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (6,760 | ) |
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 160,686 |
|
Other comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
| — |
|
|
| (6,487 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax of $10,218 |
|
| — |
|
|
| (15,328 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive loss |
|
| — |
|
|
| (21,815 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
| (21,815 | ) |
Comprehensive income |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 138,871 |
|
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 23,827 |
|
Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 40,410 |
|
Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock |
|
| (121,040 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
| (34,920 | ) |
|
| (241,051 | ) |
Stock compensation expense |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 19,357 |
|
Tax benefits related to stock option plans |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 15,895 |
|
Balances at March 31, 2001 |
| $ | 584,696 |
|
| $ | (4,854 | ) |
| $ | (34,920 | ) |
| $ | 1,296,340 |
|
| ||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations |
|
| (82,470 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (82,470 | ) |
Income from discontinued operations, net |
|
| 124,972 |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 124,972 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 42,502 |
|
Other comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| — |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
| — |
|
|
| (36 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive loss: |
|
| — |
|
|
| (36 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
| (36 | ) |
Comprehensive income |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 42,466 |
|
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6,596 |
|
Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 27,932 |
|
Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock |
|
| (72,172 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
| 34,920 |
|
|
| (46,629 | ) |
Stock compensation expense |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 84,640 |
|
Tax benefits related to stock option plans |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 1,256 |
|
Disposition of HDD group |
|
| (180,112 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (852,100 | ) |
Balances at March 31, 2002 | $ | 374,914 |
| $ | (4,890 | ) | $ | — |
| $ | 560,501 |
| ||||
| ||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations |
|
| (132,088 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (132,088 | ) |
Loss from discontinued operations, net |
|
| (37,909 | ) |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| (37,909 | ) |
Cumulative effect of an accounting change | (94,298 | ) | — | — | (94,298 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (264,295 | ) |
Other comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |
|
| — |
|
|
| 6,007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Other comprehensive income |
|
| — |
|
|
| 6,007 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 6,007 | ||
Comprehensive loss |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (258,288 | ) |
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,994 |
|
Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (3,317 | ) |
Shares issued in connection with business acquisitions | — | — | — | 50,219 | ||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense |
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| — |
|
|
| 2,053 |
|
Balances at March 31, 2003 | $ | 110,619 |
| $ | 1,117 | $ | — |
| $ | 355,162 |
| |||||
Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Stock | Total | |||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 1999 | $ | 504,206 | $ | (850 | ) | — | $ | 1,389,790 | ||||||||
| Comprehensive income: | — | |||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | 145,614 | 145,614 | ||||||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net | (104,770 | ) | (104,770 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 40,844 | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | — | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | (212 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax of $12,025 | — | 18,023 | — | |||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | 17,811 | — | 17,811 | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | — | — | — | 58,655 | ||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | 25,487 | ||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net | — | — | — | 31,385 | ||||||||||||
| Treasury shares repurchased—Quantum common stock | — | — | (84,239 | ) | (84,239 | ) | ||||||||||
| Recapitalization (August 3, 1999) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Tracking stock issuance costs | — | — | — | (7,216 | ) | |||||||||||
| Treasury shares reissued for Meridian acquisition | — | — | 84,239 | 87,744 | ||||||||||||
| New shares issued for Meridian acquisition | — | — | — | 4,219 | ||||||||||||
| Conversion of Meridian stock options | — | — | — | 10,276 | ||||||||||||
| Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock | — | — | (240,459 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Stock compensation expense and other | — | — | 7,868 | |||||||||||||
| Tax benefits related to stock option plans | — | — | 15,521 | |||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2000 | 545,050 | 16,961 | — | 1,299,031 | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | 167,446 | — | — | 167,446 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net | (6,760 | ) | — | — | (6,760 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net income | 160,686 | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss: | — | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | (6,487 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax of $10,218 | — | (15,328 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | (21,815 | ) | — | (21,815 | ) | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive lncome | — | — | — | 138,871 | ||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | 23,827 | ||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net | — | — | — | 40,410 | ||||||||||||
| Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock | (121,040 | ) | — | (34,920 | ) | (241,051 | ) | |||||||||
| Stock compensation expense and other | — | — | — | 19,357 | ||||||||||||
| Tax benefits related to stock option plans | — | — | — | 15,895 | ||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2001 | 584,696 | (4,854 | ) | (34,920 | ) | 1,296,340 | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (82,470 | ) | — | — | (82,470 | ) | ||||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations, net | 124,972 | — | — | 124,972 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 42,502 | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss: | — | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | (36 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | (36 | ) | (36 | ) | |||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | — | — | 42,466 | |||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | 6,596 | |||||||||||||
| Shares issued under employee stock option plans, net | — | — | 27,932 | |||||||||||||
| Treasury shares repurchased and retired common stock | (72,172 | ) | — | 34,920 | (46,629 | ) | ||||||||||
| Stock compensation expense | — | — | — | 84,640 | ||||||||||||
| Tax benefits related to stock option plans | — | — | — | 1,256 | ||||||||||||
| Disposition of HDD group | (180,112 | ) | — | — | (852,100 | ) | ||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2002 | $ | 374,914 | $ | (4,890 | ) | $ | — | $ | 560,501 | |||||||
See accompanying Notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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QUANTUM CORPORATION
Note 1: Description of Business
Until the beginning of fiscal year 2002, Quantum operated its business through two separate business groups: the DLT & Storage Systems group (“DSS”) and the Hard Disk Drive group (“HDD”). On March 30, 2001, Quantum’s stockholders approved the disposition of HDD to Maxtor Corporation (“Maxtor”). On April 2, 2001, each authorized share of HDD common stock was exchanged for 1.52 shares of Maxtor common stock.
Since the sale of HDD, Quantum’s business has been divided into two segments: the DLT group (“DLTG”) and the Storage Solutions group (“SSG”). DLTG designs, develops, manufactures, licenses, services, and markets DLTtape and SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape drives, and DLTtape and SuperDLTtapeSuper DLTtape media cartridges and storage solutions. DSS’ storage solutions consistcartridges. The SSG business consists of tape automation systems network attached storage solutions and service.
HDD designed, developed and marketed a diversified product portfolio of hard disk drives to meet the storage requirements of entry-level to high-end desktop PCs in home and business environments, and high-end hard disk drives for the storage needs of network servers, workstations and storage sub-systems.
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of the consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements of Quantum in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the period. Quantum bases estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions about the future that are believed to be reasonable based on available information. Quantum’s reported financial position or results of operations may be materially different under different conditions or when using different estimates and assumptions, particularly with respect to critical accounting policies, which are discussed below. In the event that estimates or assumptions prove to differ from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information.
Financial Statement Presentation
As a result of the disposition of the HDD group on April 2, 2001, the consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements and related notes have been restated to present the results of the HDD business as discontinued operations (refer to Note 4). Accordingly in the consolidated statements of operations, the gain on the disposition of the HDD group in fiscal year 2002 has been classified as “Gain on disposition of HDD group, net of income taxes” and the results of the HDD group for fiscal yearsyear 2001 and 2000 have been classified as “Net loss“Loss from HDD discontinued operations”operations, net of income taxes”. In
The Network Attached Storage (“NAS”) business was sold on October 28, 2002. As a result of this disposition, the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes have been restated to present the results of the NAS business as discontinued operations. Accordingly, in the consolidated statements of operations, the operating results of the NAS business have been classified as "Loss from NAS discontinued operations, net of income taxes", for all years presented and in the consolidated balance sheets,sheet, the assets and liabilities of the HDD groupNAS business have been classified comparatively as “Net current"Current assets of discontinued operations”operations" and “Net non-current assets"Current liabilities of discontinued operations” for fiscal year 2001.
The accompanying consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Quantum and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue from sales of products to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and distributors is recognized when passage of title and risk of ownership is transferred to customers, when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. In the period when the revenue is recognized, allowances are provided for estimated future price adjustments, such as
Royalty revenue is recognized based on the licensee’s sales that incorporate technology licensed from Quantum. Revenue from separately priced extended warranty and product service contracts is deferred and recognized as revenue ratably over the contract period.
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Warranty expense and liability
Quantum warrants its products against defects for periods ranging from one to three years. A provision for estimated future costs and estimated returns for credit relating to warranty is recorded when products are shipped and revenue recognized.
Inventory Valuation
Quantum values its inventories that are held for resale to customers at lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, and includes direct material, direct labor, factory overhead and other direct costs. Market is “net realizable value”, which for finished goods and goods in process, is the estimated selling price, less costs to complete and dispose of the inventory. For raw materials, it is replacement cost or the cost of acquiring similar products from vendors.
Service Inventories
Quantum values its service inventories at the lower of cost or market. Service inventories consists of both component parts, which are primarily used to repair defective units, and finished units, which are provided for customer use on a temporary or permanent basis, while the defective unit is being repaired. Cost is determined by the FIFO method, and includes direct material, direct labor, factory overhead and other direct costs. Market is “net realizable value”, which for components is replacement cost or the cost of acquiring similar products from vendors. For finished goods, market value is the estimated selling price less costs to complete and dispose of the inventories.
Quantum carries service inventories because Quantum provides product warranty for one to three years and earns revenue by providing repair service outside this warranty period. Quantum initially records its service inventories at cost and each quarter evaluates the difference, if any, between cost and market.
Intangible Assets
Quantum has a significantAt March 31, 2003 the net amount of goodwill and intangible assets on its balance sheet related to acquisitions. At March 31, 2002 the net amount of $252 million represented 21% of total assets.was $120.4 million. Goodwill and intangible assets are carried and reported at acquisition cost, net of accumulated amortization subsequent to acquisition. The acquisition cost is amortized over estimated useful lives, which range from three to fifteenten years. Goodwill and intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate impairment might exist, or at least annually, in accordance with SFAS No. 121,Accounting for the Impairment of Long-lived assets to be Disposed of, by comparing projected undiscounted net cash flows expected to be derived from the use of those assets against their respective net carrying amounts. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. SFAS No. 121 was applicable to fiscal years ended March 31, 2002 and earlier.
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released SFAS No. 141,Business Combinations and SFAS No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which will becomebecame effective for Quantum beginningon April 1, 2002, under which2002. As a result, goodwill willis no longer be amortized but will be subject to
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Special Charges
In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2003, Quantum became subject to SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, which superseded EITF Issue No. 94-3. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred rather than at the date of an entity’s commitment to an exit plan. The statement further establishes fair value as the objective for initial measurement of the liability and that employee benefit arrangements requiring future service beyond a “minimum retention period” be recognized over the future service period. No special charges were recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2003.
During fiscal year 2000 through the 2000 to 2002first three quarters of fiscal years,year 2003, Quantum recorded significant charges related to non-recurring events and the realignment and restructuring of its business operations. These charges represent expenses incurred in connection with certain cost reduction programs that Quantum has undertaken, and consist primarily of the cost of involuntary termination benefits, stock compensation charges, facilities charges and other costs of exiting activities. Up through the third quarter of fiscal year 2003, Quantum recordsrecorded a liability in the period management approvesapproved a restructuring plan if:
• | Management having the appropriate level of authority |
• | The period of time to complete the plan |
• | The plan involving terminations | ||
Only costs resulting from an exit plan that are not associated with, or that do not benefit activities that will be continued, are eligible for recognition as liabilities at the commitment date.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
Assets, liabilities, and operations of foreign offices and subsidiaries are recorded based on the functional currency of the entity. For a majority of Quantum’s material foreign operations, the functional currency is the U.S. dollar. The assets and liabilities of foreign offices with a local functional currency are translated, for consolidation purposes, at current exchange rates from the local currency to the reporting currency, the U.S. dollar. The resulting gains or losses are reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity. Although over one third of Quantum’s sales are made to customers in non-U.S. locations, a majority of Quantum’s material transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars. Accordingly, transaction gains or losses have been immaterial to Quantum’s consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements for all years presented. The effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on cash was also immaterial for the years presented. Assets and liabilities denominated in other than the functional currency are remeasured each month with the remeasurement gain or loss recorded in other income. The effect of this remeasurement has been immaterial to Quantum’s consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements for all years presented.
Shipping and Handling Fees
Shipping and handling fees are included in cost of revenue and were $22$22.6 million, $18$21.2 million and $15$17.8 million in fiscal years 2003, 2002 and 2001, and 2000, respectively.
Income Taxes
Quantum accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “AccountingAccounting for Income Taxes”Taxes, which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized for the effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. SFAS No. 109 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Cash Equivalents and Marketable SecuritiesShort-Term Investments
Quantum considers all highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of 90 days or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at fair value, which approximates cost. Quantum’s marketable securitiesshort-term investments have maturities of more than 90 days at the time of purchase.
Quantum has classified all cash equivalents and marketable securitiesshort-term investments as available-for-sale. Securities classified as available-for-sale are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. The cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization is included in interest income. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary are recorded in other income or expense. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.
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Concentration of Credit Risk and Allowances for Doubtful Accounts
Quantum performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally requires no collateral from its customers. These evaluations require significant judgment and are based on multiple sources of information and analyze such factors as Quantum’s historical bad debt experiences, industry and geographic concentrations of credit risk, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms.
Quantum records allowances for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. When Quantum becomes aware that a specific customer is unable to meet its financial obligations, Quantum records a specific allowance to reflect the level of credit risk in the customer’s outstanding receivable balance. In addition, Quantum records additional allowances based on certain percentages of its aged receivable balances. Quantum records its bad debt expenses as general and administrative expenses.
Sales to Quantum’s top five customers in fiscal year 2003 represented 39% of revenue, compared to 45% of revenue in fiscal year 2002 represented 40%and 48% of revenue. One customer accountedrevenue in fiscal year 2001. Sales to Hewlett-Packard were 22% of revenue in fiscal year 2003, compared to combined sales to Hewlett-Packard and Compaq of 28% of revenue in fiscal year 2002 and 30% of revenue in fiscal year 2001. These sales concentrations do not include revenues from sales of Quantum’s media that was sold directly to these customers by Quantum’s licensees, for 21%which Quantum earns royalty revenue, or revenues from sales of revenue. Quantum maintains reserves for potential credit losses and such losses have historically been within management’s expectations.
Quantum invests its excess cash in deposits with major banks and in money market funds and short-term debt securities of companies with strong credit ratings from a variety of industries. These securities generally mature within 365 days and, therefore, bear minimal risk. Quantum has not experienced any material losses on these investments and limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer and to any one type of investment.
Investments in Other Entities
Investments in other entities are recorded in other long-term assets. Investments in other entities (generally less-than-20-percent-owned companies) that are not represented by marketable securities are carried at cost less write-downs for declines in value that are judged to be other-than-temporary. Dividends, if any, are recorded in other income when received.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally three to ten10 years for machinery, equipment, furniture, and leasehold improvements;improvements, and twenty-five25 years for buildings).
Advertising Expense
Quantum expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expense from continuing operations for the years ended March 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, and 2000, was $11$8.6 million, $39$6.4 million, and $29$4.3 million, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
As permitted by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, Quantum accounts for employee stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”), and related interpretations. Under APB 25, when the exercise price of its employee stock options equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized. Any deferred stock compensation calculated according to APB 25 is amortized over the vesting period of the individual stock awards. Stock awards granted to nonemployees are accounted for at fair value in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, with the associated value recognized over the vesting period of the award.
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In March 2000, FASBDecember 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB InterpretationSFAS No. 44 (“FIN 44”),148, Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation—an InterpretationStock-Based Compensation, Transition and Disclosure. SFAS No. 148 provides alternative methods of APB Opiniontransition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. SFAS No. 25. FIN 44 clarifies148 also requires that disclosures of the following:pro forma effect of using the definitionfair value method of anaccounting for stock-based employee compensation be displayed more prominently and in a tabular format. Additionally, SFAS No. 148 requires disclosure of the pro forma effect in interim financial statements. The additional disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 148 are effective for fiscal years ended after December 15, 2002. Quantum does not intend to adopt the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation, but will provide the additional disclosures required by SFAS No. 148.
For purposes of applying APB Opinion No. 25;pro forma disclosures, the criteria for determining whether a plan qualifies as a noncompensatory plan;estimated fair value of Quantum’s employee stock options is amortized to expense over the accounting consequence of various modifications to the termsvesting period of the previously fixed stock options or awards;option. Quantum’s pro forma net income (loss) and the accounting for an exchange of stock compensation awards in a business combination. FIN 44 was effective July 1, 2000, but certain conclusions in FIN 44 cover specific events that occurred after either December 15, 1998 or January 12, 2000. The adoption of FIN 44 did not have a material impact on the Quantum’s financial position or results of operations.
(in thousands, except per-share data) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||
Quantum Corporation | ||||||||||||
Reported net income (loss) |
| $ | (264,295 | ) |
| $ | 42,502 |
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Add back employee stock option expense | 1,141 | 21,747 | ||||||||||
Option fair value amortization | (19,420 | ) | (23,575 | ) | ||||||||
Pro forma net income (loss) | $ | (282,574 | ) | $ | 40,674 | |||||||
Pro forma net income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (1.74 | ) | $ | 0.26 | |||||||
Diluted | $ | (1.74 | ) | $ | 0.26 | |||||||
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Reported net income |
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| $ | 197,828 | ||||||||
Option fair value amortization | (54,325 | ) | ||||||||||
Pro forma net income | $ | 143,503 | ||||||||||
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Pro forma net income per share: | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.97 | ||||||||||
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Diluted | $ | 0.92 | ||||||||||
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Risks and Uncertainties
As is typical in the information storage industry, a significant portion of Quantum’s customer base is concentrated among a small number of OEMs. The loss of any one of Quantum’s more significant customers, or a significant decrease in the sales volume with one of these significant customers, could have a material adverse effect on Quantum’s results of operations. Futhermore,operations and financial condition. Furthermore, if adverse general economic conditions were to continue or worsen, the resulting effect on Information Technology (“IT”) spending could also have a material adverse effect on Quantum’s results of operations and financial condition.
The recent merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq has significantly increased the concentration of Quantum’s sales and dependency on a single customer. Quantum with more than 25% of its revenue concentrated in this new entity, could be materially affected if Hewlett-Packard, sees anywhich accounted for 22% of Quantum’s revenue in fiscal year 2003, experiences a significant drop in its storage business revenue due to customer loss or integration issues.issues following its merger with Compaq, or if Hewlett-Packard decided to significantly reduce or cancel its orders from Quantum. Quantum also faces future uncertainties since the combined Hewlett-Packard and Compaq owns a competing LTO brand of tape drive and media.
A limited number of tape drive storage products make up a significant majority of Quantum’s sales, and due to increasingly rapid technological change in the industry, Quantum’s future operating results depend on its ability to develop and successfully introduce new products.
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Quantum’s main supplier of tape heads is located in China. Political instability, trade restrictions, the SARS health problem, changes in tariff or freight rates or currency fluctuations in China could result in increased costs and delays in shipment of Quantum’s products and could materially and adversely impact its operating results.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 133, “AccountingAccounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”Activities, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities. It requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measure those instruments at fair value. The adoption of SFAS No. 133 by Quantum in fiscal year 2002 did not have a material effect on Quantum’s financial position or results of operations.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive LossIncome (Loss)
The components of accumulated other comprehensive lossincome (loss) are presented in the following table:
As of March 31, | ||||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | $ | (7,585 | ) | $ | (7,549 | ) | ||
| Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments | 2,695 | 2,695 | ||||||
| Total accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ | (4,890 | ) | $ | (4,854 | ) | ||
(in thousands) | As of March 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Foreign currency translation and other |
| $ | 1,117 |
| $ | (7,585 | ) | |
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments | – | 2,695 | ||||||
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 1,117 | $ | (4,890 | ) | |||
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Note 3: Recapitalization
On July 23, 1999, Quantum’s stockholders approved the implementation of tracking stocks. As a result, Quantum’s Certificate of Incorporation was amended and restated, effective as of the close of business on August 3, 1999, designating two new classes of Quantum Corporation common stock, DLT & Storage Systems group (“DSS”)DSS common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and Hard Disk Drive group (“HDD”)HDD common stock, $0.01 par value per share. On August 3, 1999, each authorized share of Quantum common stock, $0.01 par value per share, was exchanged for one share of DSS stock and one-half share of HDD stock. These two securities were intended to track separately the performance of the DSS group and the HDD group.
On March 30, 2001, Quantum’s stockholders approved the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor Corporation. On April 2, 2001, each authorized share of HDD common stock was exchanged for 1.52 shares of Maxtor common stock.
Note 4: Discontinued Operations
Disposition of the NAS Business
Quantum was previously engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, and selling network attached storage solutions for the desktop and workgroups. These NAS products consist primarily of server appliances that incorporate hard disk drives and an operating system designed to meet the requirements of entry, workgroup, and enterprise computing environments, where multiple computer users access shared data files over a local area network.
On October 7, 2002, Quantum entered into an agreement with a privately held third party to sell certain assets and assign certain contract rights related to its NAS business. The NAS assets that were sold included inventories for resale to customers, service inventories, fixed assets and intellectual property. The proceeds from the sale included approximately $4.7 million in cash, $3.9 million in restricted equity securities of the buyer with an option to acquire additional equity securities, a secured promissory note for $2.4 million issued by the buyer and the assumption by the buyer of $1.6 million of warranty liability in connection with the prior installed base of NAS products. The sale was completed on October 28, 2002.
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The following table summarizes the results of the NAS business:
(in thousands) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||
Revenue |
| $ | 19,899 |
| $ | 58,117 |
| $ | 59,703 | |||
Gross margin | (3,075 | ) | 8,285 | 10,496 | ||||||||
Operating expenses | 45,707 | 59,415 | 58,621 | |||||||||
Loss from operations | (48,782 | ) | (51,130 | ) | (48,125 | ) | ||||||
Loss before income taxes | (48,633 | ) | (51,189 | ) | (48,040 | ) | ||||||
Income tax benefit | (10,724 | ) | (17,719 | ) | (17,658 | ) | ||||||
Loss from NAS discontinued operations | (37,909 | ) | (33,470 | ) | (30,382 | ) | ||||||
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The loss from operations in fiscal year 2003 includes an impairment charge of $16.4 million and special charges of $11.7 million. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, Quantum determined that the sale of the NAS business was probable and wrote down the assets held for sale to fair value less cost to sell. The fair value of the assets held for sale was determined to be the proceeds from the sale. The resulting impairment charge related mainly to completed technology arising from the acquisitions of Meridian Data Inc. and certain assets of Connex. In the fiscal year 2003, Quantum recorded $11.7 million of special charges related to the consolidation of sales and marketing activities, including severance charges and vacant facilities charges associated with the sale of the NAS business.
In fiscal year 2002, the loss from operations included $3.3 million of purchased in-process research and development related to the acquisition of Connex in August 2001. The loss also included $4.5 million of special charges associated mainly with writing off deferred costs related to the abandonment of the planned initial public offering for the subsidiary that operated Quantum’s NAS business, as well as severance charges related to restructurings.
The following table summarizes the current assets and current liabilities of discontinued operations (there were no balances at March 31, 2003 as a result of the disposition):
(in thousands) | March 31, 2002 | |||
Current assets of discontinued operations: | ||||
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Inventories | $ | 2,837 | ||
Service inventories | 2,016 | |||
Property and equipment, net | 2,123 | |||
Goodwill, net | 25,340 | |||
Intangible assets, net | 26,904 | |||
$ | 59,220 | |||
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Current liabilities of discontinued operations: | ||||
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Accrued warranty | $ | 1,034 | ||
Deferred income taxes | 8,581 | |||
$ | 9,615 | |||
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Disposition of the HDD group
On March 30, 2001, Quantum’s stockholders approved the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor. On April 2, 2001, each authorized share of HDD common stock was exchanged for 1.52 shares of Maxtor common stock.
The HDD group produced two primary product lines, desktop hard disk drives and high-end hard disk drives. HDD had two separate business units that supported these two product lines. The desktop business unit designed, developed and marketed desktop hard disk drives designed to meet the storage requirements of entry-level to high-end desktop personal computers in home and business environments. The high-end business unit designed, developed and marketed high-end hard disk drives designed to meet the storage requirements of network servers, workstations and storage subsystems.
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In fiscal year 2002, Quantum recorded a non-cash gain of $125$125.0 million on the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor. This gain, net of tax, is comprised of the proceeds recorded for the exchange of HDD shares for Maxtor shares, less the disposal of the assets and liabilities in conjunction with the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor, and stock compensation charges for the conversion of unvested DSS options to DSS restricted stock for employees who transferred to Maxtor.
Outstanding HDD shares at March 30, 2001 |
| 80,085 |
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Exchange ratio of Maxtor shares for HDD shares |
| 1.52 |
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Maxtor shares received |
| 121,729 |
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Maxtor closing price on March 30, 2001 |
| $ | 7.00 |
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Proceeds from the disposition of the HDD group |
| 852,100 |
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Net assets disposed |
| (619,757 | ) | |
Stock compensation |
| (47,371 | ) | |
Deferred income taxes |
| (60,000 | ) | |
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Gain on disposition of HDD group, net of income taxes |
| $ | 124,972 |
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The following table summarizes the results of the HDD group’s operations for fiscal year 2001:
(in thousands) | For the year ended | |||
Revenue |
| $ | 3,046,489 | |
Gross margin | 410,867 | |||
Operating expenses | 434,418 | |||
Loss from operations | (23,551 | ) | ||
Loss before income taxes | (9,660 | ) | ||
Income tax benefit | 2,900 | |||
Loss from discontinued operations | (6,760 | ) | ||
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Quantum has recorded a receivable of $96$95.8 million of aggregate principal amount from Maxtor for the principal portion of the convertible subordinated debt principal amount previously attributed to the HDD group and for which Maxtor has agreed to reimburse Quantum for both principal and associated interest payments.
Tax allocations under a tax sharing and indemnity agreement with Maxtor are the subject of a dispute. This agreement between Quantum and Maxtor entered into in connection with the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor provided for the allocation of certain liabilities related to taxes between Quantum and Maxtor and the indemnification by Maxtor of Quantum with respect to certain liabilities relating to taxes and attributable to the HDD group’s conduct of business prior to the disposition of the HDD group. Maxtor and Quantum presently disagree as to the amounts owed under this agreement. The parties are in negotiations to resolve this matter, and no litigation has been initiated to date. However, there can be no assurance that Quantum will be successful in asserting its position. If disputes under this agreement cannot be resolved favorably, Quantum may incur liabilitysignificant liabilities and costs.
| Outstanding HDD shares at March 30, 2001 | 80,085 | |||
| Exchange ratio of Maxtor shares for HDD shares | 1.52 | |||
| Maxtor shares received | 121,729 | |||
| Maxtor closing price on March 30, 2001 | $ | 7.00 | ||
| Proceeds from disposition of HDD group | $ | 852,100 | ||
| Net assets disposed of | (619,757 | ) | ||
| Stock compensation | (47,371 | ) | ||
| Deferred income taxes | (60,000 | ) | ||
| Gain on disposition of HDD group, net of income taxes | $ | 124,972 | ||
For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||||
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| Revenue | $ | — | $ | 3,046,489 | $ | 3,311,579 | |||||
| Gross Profit | — | 410,867 | 230,070 | ||||||||
| Operating Expenses | — | 434,418 | 420,994 | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | — | (23,551 | ) | (190,924 | ) | ||||||
| Loss before income taxes | — | (9,660 | ) | (178,181 | ) | ||||||
| Income tax benefit | — | 2,900 | 73,411 | ||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | — | (6,760 | ) | (104,770 | ) | ||||||
As of March 31, 2001 | ||||
(in thousands) | ||||
| Net current assets of discontinued operations: | ||||
| Cash and marketable securities | $ | 408,155 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,083 | 259,339 | |||
| Inventories | 179,197 | |||
| Accounts payable | (229,931 | ) | ||
| Other net current liabilities | (114,921 | ) | ||
| $ | 501,839 | |||
| Net non-current assets of discontinued operations: | ||||
| Property, plant, and equipment, less accumulated depreciation | $ | 138,566 | ||
| Long-term debt | (36,608 | ) | ||
| Other net assets | 82,546 | |||
| $ | 184,504 | |||
Note 5: Financial Instruments
SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which required companies to discontinue the amortization of goodwill and certain intangible assets with an indefinite useful life, became effective for Quantum on April 1, 2002. Instead, goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have an indefinite useful life must be reviewed for impairment upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 and annually thereafter, or more frequently when indicators of impairment exist.
The following is a summaryassessment of Quantum’s available-for-sale securities, allimpairment conducted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, the quarter in which are classified as cash equivalentsQuantum adopted SFAS No. 142, required Quantum to identify its reporting units and marketable securities:
As of March 31, | ||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
| Certificates of deposit | $ | 188,025 | $ | 145,181 | ||
| Money market funds | 102,280 | 87,337 | ||||
| Corporate commercial paper and bank notes | 47,498 | 144,088 | ||||
| Other | 6,630 | 22,015 | ||||
| $ | 344,433 | $ | 398,621 | |||
| Included in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 343,878 | $ | 397,537 | ||
| Included in marketable securities | 555 | 1,084 | ||||
| $ | 344,433 | $ | 398,621 | |||
As of March 31, | ||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||
(in thousands, except for forward rate) | ||||||
| Currency to be purchased | — | Swiss Franc | ||||
| Maturity dates | — | April 2001 | ||||
| Foreign currency notional amount | — | 57.0 Swiss Francs | ||||
| Weighted average forward rate | — | 1.7 | ||||
| U.S. dollar notional amount | — | $ | 32.9 | |||
| U.S. dollar equivalent | — | $ | 32.8 | |||
| Fair value | — | $ | (0.1 | ) | ||
As of March 31, | ||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||
Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | |||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Convertible subordinated debt | $ | 287,500 | $ | 267,400 | $ | 287,500 | $ | 253,000 | ||||
| Short-term debt | 41,363 | 41,363 | — | — | ||||||||
| $ | 328,863 | $ | 308,763 | $ | 287,500 | $ | 253,000 | |||||
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Upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, Quantum recorded a non-cash accounting change adjustment of $94.3 million, reflecting a reduction to the carrying value of its goodwill, as a cumulative effect of an accounting change in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Note 6, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, provides additional discussion on the quoted market price at the balance sheet dates. The fair valueimpact to Quantum’s financial statements as a result of short-term debt has been stated at the par value since the holders calledapplying SFAS No. 141 and received payment fromSFAS No. 142.
Note 6: Goodwill and Intangible Assets
As a result of adopting SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, on April 1, 2002, Quantum for $36recorded an accounting change adjustment of $94.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 and Quantum has received notification from the holders stating their intention to call the remaining balance by the enda goodwill impairment charge of $58.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003 related to the Storage Solutions group. The impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003 was attributable to the Storage Solutions group and was primarily caused by the deterioration in the market values of comparable companies, and to a lesser extent, by a reduction in anticipated future cash flows. The fair value of the Storage Solutions group was calculated using a combination of a discounted cash flow analysis involving projected data, and a comparable market approach, which involved a comparison with companies also in the tape automation business.
As required by SFAS No. 142, intangible assets that do not meet the criteria for recognition apart from goodwill must be reclassified. In applying these criteria, Quantum transferred $2.9 million of assembled workforce from intangible assets to goodwill in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003.
On November 13, 2002, Quantum acquired Benchmark Storage Innovations Inc. (refer to Note 6: Inventories7 “Business Combinations”), resulting in an additional $28.2 million of intangible assets and $26.8 million of goodwill upon acquisition, with a further goodwill amount of $3.2 million resulting from the distribution of Quantum shares due to quarterly earn out objectives being achieved. On February 4, 2003, Quantum acquired SANlight Inc. (refer to Note 7 “Business Combinations”), resulting in an additional $2.7 million of intangible assets.
As of March 31, | ||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
| Materials and purchased parts | $ | 57,657 | $ | 80,694 | ||
| Work in process | 19,426 | 31,098 | ||||
| Finished goods | 24,555 | 26,645 | ||||
| $ | 101,638 | $ | 138,437 | |||
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The following financial information reflects consolidated results adjusted as though the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets was consistent for all periods presented:
(in thousands, except per-share data) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||
Reported net income (loss) before cumulative effect of an accounting change |
| $ | (264,295 | ) |
| $ | 42,502 |
| $ | 160,686 | ||
Add back goodwill (including assembled workforce) amortization, net of tax | – | 16,053 | 10,812 | |||||||||
Adjusted net income (loss) | $ | (264,295 | ) | $ | 58,555 | $ | 171,498 | |||||
Adjusted basic net income per share: | ||||||||||||
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Reported basic net income (loss) per share before cumulative effect of an accounting change | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.08 | |||||
Add back goodwill (including assembled workforce) amortization, net of tax | – | 0.10 | 0.07 | |||||||||
Adjusted basic net income (loss) per share | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | 0.37 | $ | 1.15 | |||||
Adjusted diluted net income per share: | ||||||||||||
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Reported diluted net income (loss) before cumulative effect of an accounting change | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.03 | |||||
Add back goodwill (including assembled workforce) amortization, net of tax | – | 0.10 | 0.07 | |||||||||
Adjusted diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | 0.37 | $ | 1.10 | |||||
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The following table provides a summary of the carrying amount of goodwill and includes amounts originally allocated to an intangible asset representing the value of the assembled workforce:
(in thousands) | Goodwill | |||
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Balance as of March 31, 2002 |
| $ | 135,817 | |
Assembled workforce reclassified to goodwill, net (1) |
| 1,320 | ||
Cumulative effect of an accounting change (2) |
| (68,497 | ) | |
Goodwill impairment |
| (58,689 | ) | |
Benchmark acquisition |
| 26,762 | ||
Additional goodwill for M4 earn out |
| 983 | ||
Additional goodwill for Benchmark earn out |
| 3,220 | ||
Balance as of March 31, 2003 | $ | 40,916 | ||
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(2) Excludes $25.8 million related to the NAS business, which has been classified as discontinued operations | ||||
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The following tables provide a summary of the carrying amount of intangible assets that will continue to be amortized:
(in thousands) | As of March 31, 2003 | |||||||||||
Gross Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Amount | ||||||||||
Purchased technology |
| $ | 84,600 |
| $ | (27,115 | ) |
| $ | 57,485 | ||
Trademarks | 22,560 | (6,914 | ) | 15,646 | ||||||||
Non-compete agreements | 2,556 | (1,566 | ) | 990 | ||||||||
Customer lists | 14,100 | (10,308 | ) | 3,792 | ||||||||
Other | 4,133 | (2,602 | ) | 1,531 | ||||||||
$ | 127,949 | $ | (48,505 | ) | $ | 79,444 | ||||||
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| As of March 31, 2002 | |||||||||||
Gross Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Amount | ||||||||||
Purchased technology |
| $ | 59,000 |
| $ | (17,780 | ) |
| $ | 41,220 | ||
Trademarks | 20,000 | (4,667 | ) | 15,333 | ||||||||
Non-compete agreements | 1,500 | (1,500 | ) | – | ||||||||
Customer lists | 14,100 | (8,015 | ) | 6,085 | ||||||||
Assembled workforce | 4,400 | (3,080 | ) | 1,320 | ||||||||
Other | 2,500 | (2,153 | ) | 347 | ||||||||
$ | 101,500 | $ | (37,195 | ) | $ | 64,305 | ||||||
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The total amortization expense related to goodwill and intangible assets is provided in the table below:
(in thousands) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 |
| 2002 |
| 2001 | ||||||||
Goodwill | $ | – | $ | 15,170 | $ | 9,192 | ||||||
Purchased technology |
| 9,335 | 7,279 | 4,200 | ||||||||
Trademarks | 2,247 | 1,336 | 1,332 | |||||||||
Assembled workforce | 102 | 880 | 880 | |||||||||
Customer lists | 2,292 | 2,287 | 2,292 | |||||||||
Other | 66 | – | 372 | |||||||||
$ | 14,042 | $ | 26,952 | $ | 18,268 | |||||||
The total expected future amortization related to intangible assets is provided in the table below:
(in thousands) | Amortization | |||
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Fiscal year 2004 |
| $ | 18,477 | |
Fiscal year 2005 |
| 17,429 | ||
Fiscal year 2006 |
| 16,253 | ||
Fiscal year 2007 |
| 14,025 | ||
Fiscal year 2008 |
| 9,699 | ||
Fiscal year 2009 |
| 3,561 | ||
Total as of March 31, 2003 | $ | 79,444 | ||
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As of March 31, | ||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
| Component parts | $ | 16,330 | $ | 15,636 | ||
| Finished units | 33,973 | 20,913 | ||||
| $ | 50,303 | $ | 36,549 | |||
As of March 31, | ||||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
| Machinery and equipment | $ | 149,739 | $ | 147,843 | ||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 6,517 | 11,123 | ||||||
| Buildings and leasehold improvements | 41,032 | 47,995 | ||||||
| Land | 1,529 | 947 | ||||||
| 198,817 | 207,908 | |||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (120,289 | ) | (113,208 | ) | ||||
| $ | 78,528 | $ | 94,700 | |||||
SANlight Inc
On February 4, 2003, Quantum completed the acquisition of SANlight, Inc. (“SANlight”) pursuant to which SANlight became a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum. SANlight was a privately held development stage enterprise in storage solution technology in which Quantum previously owned stock. Under the terms of the agreement, Quantum acquired the remaining outstanding shares of SANlight that it did not already own. The purchase price was approximately $9.2 million, consisting of 2.2 million shares of Quantum common stock and acquisition costs of approximately $2.1 million. The agreement requires Quantum to issue up to an additional 0.6 million shares of common stock under the purchase agreement if certain milestones are achieved in the first three years after the completion of the acquisition. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2004, 0.2 million shares were issued as a result of the achievement of milestones.
The acquisition will provide Quantum with software technology and expertise it can leverage in its enhanced backup solutions, such as the Quantum DX30. The acquisition will also help augment Quantum’s enhanced data backup offerings by enabling solutions that incorporate its own technologies and those of its software partners.
SANlight’s results of operations are included in Quantum’s financial statements from the date of acquisition, and the assets and liabilities were recorded based on their fair values as of the date of acquisition. Quantum assigned SANlight’s assets and liabilities into the SSG operating segment. There were no employee stock options or warrants assumed as a result of the acquisition. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effect of the acquisition was not material to Quantum’s financial position or results of operations.
The purchase price has been allocated based on the estimated fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, to the following assets and liabilities:
(in thousands) | Purchase Price Allocation | |||
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Net liabilities assumed | $ | (247 | ) | |
Deferred tax liabilities |
| (1,022 | ) | |
Purchased in-process research and development |
| 7,802 | ||
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Assembled workforce |
| 1,632 | ||
Non-compete covenants |
| 1,056 | ||
$ | 9,221 | |||
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The intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of two years.
The purchase price was allocated based on the estimated fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired and assumed liabilities as well as in-process research and development costs. As of the acquisition date, technological feasibility of the in-process technology had not been established and the technology had no alternative future use. Therefore, Quantum expensed approximately $7.8 million of the purchase price as in-process research and development in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2003.
The amount of the purchase price allocated to purchased in-process research and development was determined by estimating the stage of development of each in-process research and development project at the date of acquisition, estimating cash flows resulting from the expected revenue generated from such projects, and discounting the net cash flows back to their present value using a 45% discount rate, which represented a premium to Quantum's cost of capital. Expected revenue from the purchase of in-process projects is projected to grow from zero in fiscal year 2003 to approximately $29 million in fiscal year 2005, and then, as other new products and technologies are expected to enter the market, increase to $233 million in fiscal year 2008. These projections were based on management's estimates of market size and growth, expected trends in technology and the expected timing of new product introductions.
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Benchmark Storage Innovations Inc.
On November 13, 2002, Quantum completed the acquisition of Benchmark Storage Innovations, Inc. (“Benchmark”), a privately held company. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase business combination at a total cost of approximately $67.5 million. The acquisition enables Quantum to expand its tape business by adding Benchmark’s complementary products to serve the data protection needs of both new and existing customers in the value segment of the market, which was not part of Quantum’s existing offerings. Goodwill from the acquisition of $26.8 million resulted from Quantum’s belief that it was economically beneficial to acquire the technology rather than develop it internally.
Under the terms of the agreement, Quantum, which held a minority interest in Benchmark, acquired all the outstanding Benchmark common stock, preferred stock, options and warrants in consideration for approximately $67.5 million. The consideration consisted of $11.0 million in cash and 13.1 million shares of common stock given to the former shareholders of Benchmark. The agreement requires Quantum to issue up to an additional 1.9 million shares of common stock under the purchase agreement if certain performance milestones are achieved in the first year after the completion of the acquisition. As of March 31, 2003, 0.4 million shares were issued and during the first quarter of fiscal year 2004 an additional 0.5 million shares were issued as a result of the achievement of quarterly milestones. There were no employee stock options or warrants assumed as a result of the acquisition.
Benchmark’s results of operations are included in Quantum’s financial statements from the date of acquisition, and the assets and liabilities were recorded based on their fair values as of the date of acquisition. Quantum assigned Benchmark’s tape drive and media products into the DLTG operating segment and Benchmark’s autoloader product into the SSG operating segment.
The purchase price has been allocated based on the estimated fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, to the following assets and liabilities:
(in thousands) | Purchase Price Allocation | |||
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Deferred tax assets |
| $ | 4,599 | |
Other current assets | 33,698 | |||
Fixed assets |
| 3,505 | ||
Current liabilities |
| (24,159 | ) | |
Deferred tax liabilities |
| (5,082 | ) | |
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Completed technology |
| 25,600 | ||
Trademarks |
| 2,560 | ||
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Goodwill | 26,762 | |||
$ | 67,483 | |||
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The intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives ranging from four to five years.
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The following unaudited pro forma information presents the results of operations of Quantum as if the Benchmark acquisition had occurred on April 1, 2001.
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March 31, 2003 |
| March 31, 2002 |
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Revenue | $ | 931,941 | $ | 1,101,986 | |||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
| (139,377 | ) | (57,113 | ) | ||||
Cumulative effect of an accounting change | (94,298 | ) | – | ||||||
Net income (loss) | (271,584 | ) | 34,389 | ||||||
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Net income (loss) per share from - basic | $ | (1.61 | ) | $ | 0.20 | ||||
Net income (loss) per share from - diluted | $ | (1.61 | ) | $ | 0.20 | ||||
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The unaudited pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred had the transaction been completed at the beginning of the period indicated, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results.
Connex Inc.
On August 8, 2001, Quantum completed the acquisition of certain assets of Connex Inc., (“Connex”) a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Digital Corporation. Connex was a provider of network attached storage (“NAS”) products. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase of assets at a total cost of approximately $11.9 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, Quantum acquired complementary technology, intellectual property and other assets of Connex for approximately $12$11.9 million in cash.
Connex's results of operations are included in the financial statements from the date of acquisition, and the assets and liabilities acquired were recorded based on their fair values as of the date of acquisition. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effect of the acquisition was not material to Quantum’s financial position or results of operations.
The purchase price has beenwas allocated based on the estimated fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired and assumed liabilities andas well as in-process research and development.development costs. As of the acquisition date, technological feasibility of the in-process technology had not been established and the technology had no alternative future use. Therefore, Quantum expensed approximately $3$3.3 million of the purchase price as in-process research and development in the second quarter of fiscal year 2002. The existing technologyThis amount is being amortized on a straight-line basis over a periodincluded in ‘Loss from NAS discontinued operations, net of seven years.
The amount of the purchase price allocated to in-process research and development was determined based onby estimating the estimated stage of development of each in-process research and development project at the date of acquisition, and estimatedestimating cash flows resulting from the expected revenue generated from such projects, withand discounting the net cash flows discountedback to their present value atusing a 25% discount rate, which represented a premium to Quantum’sQuantum's cost of capital.
Connex's results of operations from the date of acquisition and the assets and liabilities acquired were part of Quantum’s NAS business, which was sold on October 28, 2002 and were accounted for in discontinued operations.
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M4 Data (Holdings) Ltd
On April 12, 2001, Quantum completed the acquisition of M4 Data (Holdings) Ltd. (“M4 Data”), a privately held data storage company based in the United Kingdom. M4 Data providedprovides high performance and scalable tape automation products for the data storage market. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase business combination at a total cost of approximately $58$58.0 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, Quantum acquired all the outstanding stock of M4 Data in consideration for approximately $58$58.0 million, in consideration, including $15which consisted of $15.2 million in cash proceeds, $41the assumption by Quantum of $41.4 million in notes payabledebentures and $2$1.4 million in acquisition-related costs. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, the holders called and received payment from Quantum for $38.7 million of acquisition costs. The notes are duethe debentures, and an additional $2.7 million of the debentures in 2006 and are callable by the holders at their option beginning in April 2002.third quarter of fiscal year 2003. The purchase agreement also includes additional contingent consideration to be paid annually by Quantum from 2002 through 2005 based on future revenues, which couldmay result in future additional goodwill.
M4 Data’sData's results of operations are included in the financial statements from the date of acquisition, and the assets and liabilities acquired were recorded based on their fair values as of the date of acquisition. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effect of the acquisition was not material to Quantum’s financial position or results of operations.
The purchase price has been allocated based on the estimated fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired, assumed liabilities, and in-process research and development. As of the acquisition date, the in-process technology was deemed to have no alternative future use. Therefore, Quantum expensed $13$13.2 million of the purchase price as in-process research and development in fiscal year 2002. The intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from three to six years.
The amount of the purchase price allocated to in-process research and development was determined based on the estimated stage of development of each in-process research and development project at the date of acquisition and estimated cash flows resulting from the expected revenue generated from such projects, with the net cash flows discounted to present value at a discount rate of 34%, which represented a premium to Quantum’s cost of capital.
Note 8: Meridian Data Inc.Special Charges
The major cost reduction project involving the strategic realignment of Quantum completedresulting from the acquisitiondisposition of Meridian Data, Inc. (“Meridian”). Meridian was a developer and manufacturer of NAS appliances for the PC local area network environment. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase at a total cost of $115 million. The acquisitionHDD was completed with the issuance of 4.1 million shares of DSS common stock and 2 million shares of HDD common stock valued at $74 million and $18 million, respectively, on the date of acquisition in exchange for all outstanding shares of Meridian; the conversion of outstanding Meridian stock options into options to purchase 630,000 shares of DSS common stock and 315,000 shares of HDD common stock valued at $8 million and $2 million, respectively; and the assumption of Meridian liabilities and other acquisition costs of approximately $13 million. At the date of acquisition, Meridian had $11 million of cash and marketable securities and a net operating loss carryforward for U.S. federal income tax purposes of approximately $46 million. Meridian’s results of operations are included in the financial statements from the date of acquisition, and the assets and liabilities acquired were recorded based on their fair values asMarch 31, 2002. The disposition of the dateHDD group to Maxtor on April 2, 2001, changed Quantum from a company with operations supporting over $4 billion in revenue to a company with operations supporting less than $1 billion in revenue. The special charges of acquisition.
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The above purchase transactions are summarized below:following two tables detail Quantum’s other special charge activity:
Table 1: Discontinuation of Manufacturing in Colorado Springs
(in thousands) | Severance and Benefits | Facilities | Investments | Fixed Assets | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Special Charge Provision |
| $ | 7,646 |
| $ | 13,500 |
| $ | 13,908 |
| $ | 3,163 |
| $ | 1,866 |
| $ | 40,083 | ||||||
Cash payments | (956 | ) | – | – | – | (1,102 | ) | $ | (2,058 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | – | – | (13,908 | ) |
| (3,163 | ) | – | $ | (17,071 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2000 | 6,690 | 13,500 | – | – | 764 | $ | 20,954 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (5,181 | ) | (748 | ) | – | – | (68 | ) | $ | (5,997 | ) | |||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | – | (5,219 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (5,219 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Special charge reversal | – | (7,000 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (7,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2001 | 1,509 | 533 | – | – | 696 | $ | 2,738 | |||||||||||||||||
Provision associated with the transfer of the remainder of the tape drive manufacturing | 8,376 | 5,005 | – | 3,247 | – | $ | 16,628 |
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Lease impairment provision | – | 11,235 | – | – | – | $ | 11,235 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (7,675 | ) | (533 | ) | – | – | (696 | ) | $ | (8,904 | ) | |||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | – | – | – | (3,247 | ) | – | $ | (3,247 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2002 | 2,210 | 16,240 | – | – | – | $ | 18,450 | |||||||||||||||||
Outsourcing of manufacturing | 3,770 | – | – | – | – | $ | 3,770 | |||||||||||||||||
Lease provision | – | 1,334 | – | – | – | $ | 1,334 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (5,980 | ) | (15,190 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (21,170 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2003 | $ | – | $ | 2,384 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 2,384 |
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Fiscal Year 2004 | $ | – | $ | 440 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 440 |
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Fiscal Year 2005 to 2008 | – | 1,944 | – | – | – | $ | 1,944 |
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$ | – | $ | 2,384 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 2,384 | |||||||||||||
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Consideration | Purchased in-process research and development | Goodwill | Identified intangible assets | Deferred income taxes | Net tangible assets (liabilities) acquired | Form of consideration | ||||||||||||||||
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| Connex | $ | 12 | $ | 3 | $ | 4 | $ | 5 | $ | — | $ | — | Cash | |||||||||
| M4 | $ | 58 | $ | 13 | $ | 36 | $ | 17 | $ | (4 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | Cash and debentures | |||||||
| Meridian | $ | 115 | $ | 37 | $ | 45 | $ | 36 | $ | (15 | ) | $ | 12 | Common stock and options assumed | ||||||||
Note 10: Special Charges
Severance and Benefits | Facilities | Investments | Fixed Assets | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special charge provision | $ | 7,646 | $ | 13,500 | $ | 13,908 | $ | 3,163 | $ | 1,866 | $ | 40,083 | ||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (956 | ) | — | — | — | (1,102 | ) | (2,058 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | — | — | (13,908 | ) | (3,163 | ) | — | (17,071 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2000 | 6,690 | 13,500 | — | — | 764 | 20,954 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (5,181 | ) | (748 | ) | — | — | (68 | ) | (5,997 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | — | (5,219 | ) | — | — | — | (5,219 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Special charge revision | — | (7,000 | ) | — | — | — | (7,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2001 | 1,509 | 533 | — | — | 696 | 2,738 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Provision associated with the discontinuation of the remainder of the tape drive manufacturing | 8,376 | 5,005 | — | 3,247 | — | 16,628 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lease impairment provision | — | 11,235 | — | — | — | 11,235 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (7,675 | ) | (533 | ) | — | — | (696 | ) | (8,904 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | — | — | (3,247 | ) | — | (3,247 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2002 | $ | 2,210 | $ | 16,240 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 18,450 | ||||||||||||
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2000, Quantum recorded a special charge of $40$40.1 million. This charge was primarily related to Quantum’s DLT groupDLTG operating segment and reflected Quantum’s strategy to align its DLTtape drive operations with market conditions at that time. These conditions included slower growth in the mid-range server market and increased centralization of server backup through automation solutions, both of which have resulted in declining DLTtape drive shipments. The charge included a reduction of infrastructure expenses throughout the DLT groupDLTG and an acceleration of Quantum’s low cost manufacturing strategy, which included moving volume production of certain DLTtape drives from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Penang, Malaysia.
The charge consisted of $13$13.5 million in leased facility vacant space costs, $14$13.9 million for the write-off of investments in optical technology, $8$7.6 million for severance and benefits for terminated employees, $3$3.2 million for
Fiscal year 2001 provision - Discontinuation of manufacturing in Colorado Springs:
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2001, Quantum reversed $7$7.0 million as a special charge benefit on the statement of operations, which was reflected net of the $7$7.0 million special charge described below under “Closure of engineering site”“Other Restructuring Programs”. This reversal was primarily due to a revised estimate of the vacancy period related to a facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In connection with this special charge, Quantum reduced its workforce by 782 employees. The reduction in forceworkforce primarily affected employees at Quantum’s manufacturing operations in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as administrative employees within the DLT group. Quantum completed this reduction during the second quarter of fiscal
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Fiscal year 2002 with Quantum having incurred total cash expendituresprovisions - Discontinuation of $11 million associated with employee severance and benefits, facilities and other costs.
In July 2001, Quantum announced an additional restructuring of its DLTtape group. This restructuring resulted in the closure of the remaining tape drive production in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A charge of $16$16.6 million was recorded related to the discontinuation of tape drive production in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and consisted of the following:
• | Severance and benefits costs of |
• | Additional vacant facilities costs of |
• | Write-off of fixed assets and leasehold improvements of | ||
Quantum recorded an additional vacant facility charge of $11$11.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002, related to the operatingsynthetic lease for its Colorado Springs facility, which had been the center of the DLT groupDLTG’s operations that were subsequently transferred to Penang, Malaysia. Currently, two of the three buildings in this facility are vacant. At the end of the lease term, Quantum may exercise its option to either extend the lease for a year with banking syndicate consent, refinance the lease, purchase the facility, or arrange for the leased facility to be sold to a third party with Quantum retaining an obligation to the lessor for the difference between the sale price and a $63 million residual value guarantee. Quantum periodically reviews the valuation of the leased facilities, and in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002, a third party valuation appraisal indicated a contingent lease obligation of approximately $12 million. Ofresulted in Quantum recording this $12 million total, we recorded a charge of $11$11.2 million, which reflectsreflected the difference between the current estimated market value of vacant facilities in Colorado Springs and the residual value guarantee to the lessor. The remaining $1 million relatesPlease refer to the portion of the facilities that Quantum still occupies and is being amortized over the remaining lease period. This charge is further explained in Note 20, ‘23, “Commitments and Contingencies’Contingencies”, tofor further discussion of this synthetic lease.
Fiscal year 2003 provisions - Discontinuation of manufacturing in Colorado Springs:
In the consolidated financial statements.
Severance and Benefits | Facilities | Stock Compensation | Fixed Assets | Demo Equipment | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special charge provision | $ | 6,532 | $ | 2,744 | $ | 17,108 | $ | 257 | $ | 449 | $ | 587 | $ | 27,677 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (4,503 | ) | (2,744 | ) | — | — | — | — | (7,247 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | (2,029 | ) | — | (17,108 | ) | (257 | ) | (449 | ) | (587 | ) | (20,430 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2002 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||
• | A charge of $3.8 million related to severance for the 870 employees who were terminated as a result of Quantum outsourcing its tape drive manufacturing and certain tape automation manufacturing to Jabil Circuit Inc. (“Jabil”); and | ||
• | A charge of $1.3 million reflecting vacant facilities’ costs associated with the renegotiation of Quantum’s synthetic lease (refer to Note 23, “Commitments and Contingencies”). | ||
Remaining special charge accrual - Discontinuation of $15manufacturing in Colorado Springs:
The remaining special charge accrual reflects a vacant space accrual of $2.4 million, that related towhich will be paid over the conversion of vested HDD options into vested DSS options for employees remaining with Quantum. In addition, Quantum recorded $2 million of stock compensation in connection with corporate employees terminated atrespective lease term through the HDD group disposition date whose unvested HDD and DSS stock options and HDD restricted stock converted into shares of DSS restricted stock.
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Facilities Costs
(in thousands) | Severance and Benefits | Fixed assets | Facilities | Demo equipment | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Relocation of engineering provision | $ | 7,000 |
| $ | – |
| $ | – |
| $ | – |
| $ | – |
| $ | 7,000 | |||||||
Cash payments | (1,657 | ) | – | – | – | – | $ | (1,657 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2001 | 5,343 | – | – | – | – | $ | 5,343 | |||||||||||||||||
SSG provision | 2,353 | – | 3,903 | 6,315 | 1,145 | $ | 13,716 | |||||||||||||||||
European DLTG operations provision | 1,718 | 401 | 530 | – | – | $ | 2,649 | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate provision | 1,965 | – | 412 | – | 196 | $ | 2,573 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (8,152 | ) | – | (1,435 | ) | – | – | $ | (9,587 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | – | (401 | ) | (1,015 | ) | (6,315 | ) | (86 | ) | $ | (7,817 | ) | ||||||||||||
Special charge reversal | (1,100 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (1,100 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2002 | 2,127 | – | 2,395 | – | 1,255 | $ | 5,777 | |||||||||||||||||
SSG provision | 8,446 | 930 | 1,418 | – | – | $ | 10,794 | |||||||||||||||||
DLTG provision | 5,556 | – | – | – | – | $ | 5,556 | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate provision | 3,955 | – | – | – | – | $ | 3,955 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash payments | (19,020 | ) | – | (448 | ) | – | (495 | ) | $ | (19,963 | ) | |||||||||||||
Non-cash charges | (109 | ) | (930 | ) | – | – | – | $ | (1,039 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Special charge reversal | (85 | ) | – | (1,124 | ) | – | – | $ | (1,209 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Balance March 31, 2003 | $ | 870 | $ | – | $ | 2,241 | $ | – | $ | 760 | $ | 3,871 | ||||||||||||
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Fiscal Year 2004 | $ | 870 | $ | – | $ | 1,046 | $ | – | $ | 760 | $ | 2,676 |
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Fiscal Year 2005 to 2006 | – | – | 1,195 | – | – | $ | 1,195 |
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$ | 870 | $ | – | $ | 2,241 | $ | – | $ | 760 | $ | 3,871 | |||||||||||||
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Fiscal year 2001 provision - Other Restructuring Programs
Severance and Benefits | Fixed assets | Facilities | Demo equipment | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Closure of engineering site provision | $ | 7,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 7,000 | ||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (1,657 | ) | — | — | — | — | (1,657 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2001 | 5,343 | — | — | — | — | 5,343 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SSG provision | 3,952 | — | 3,903 | 6,315 | 3,569 | 17,739 | ||||||||||||||||||
| European operations provision | 1,718 | 401 | 530 | — | — | 2,649 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate provision | 1,965 | 412 | — | 196 | 2,573 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | (9,751 | ) | — | (1,435 | ) | — | — | (11,186 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Non-cash charges | — | (401 | ) | (1,015 | ) | (6,315 | ) | (2,510 | ) | (10,241 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Special charge benefit | (1,100 | ) | — | — | — | — | (1,100 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2002 | $ | 2,127 | $ | — | $ | 2,395 | $ | — | $ | 1,255 | $ | 5,777 | ||||||||||||
Quantum recorded a charge of $7$7.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2001 related to the DLT group’sDLTG’s decision to consolidate DLTtape engineering activities. This impacted engineering, marketing and administrative employees in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, as these positions were eliminated or transitioned to Boulder, Colorado. The charge is related to severance and benefit costs associated with employees terminated as part of this plan.
Quantum has reduced its workforce in this area by 200 employees. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2002, the severance program was completed, representing $6$5.9 million in cash expenditures. Quantum reversed a charge of $1$1.1 million on its income statement in the third quarter of fiscal year 2002, as a result of lower than expected severance costs.
Storage Solutions group (SSG)SSG overhead reductions
Quantum recorded a charge of approximately $16$13.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2002 related to:
European operations reorganization:reorganization
A charge of $3$2.6 million was recorded over the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2002 related to the closure of Quantum’s Geneva, Switzerland sales office, and associated European distributor operations. These costs reflected vacant facilities costs, severance costs and the write-off of fixed assets.
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Corporate overhead reductions
A special charge of $3$2.6 million was recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002 for employee reductions in Quantum’s corporate headquarters in Milpitas, California. These costs reflected severance costs for 18 employees, facilities and fixed asset costs, and legal fees.
Fiscal year 2003 provisions - Other Restructuring Programs:
DLTG cost reductions
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, a charge of $3.3 million was recorded to reflect a reduction in DLTG’s costs resulting from a headcount reduction. The $6charge relates to severance benefits for approximately 75 employees.
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2003, DLTG recorded a charge of $2.3 million in order to reduce future DLTG operating costs through a headcount reduction. The charge related to severance benefits for approximately 44 employees.
SSG cost reductions
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, a charge of $1.1 million was recorded to reduce SSG’s costs with the integration of sales and marketing activities within SSG. The charge primarily relates to severance benefits for approximately 30 employees who were terminated as a result of this restructuring plan.
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, a charge of $7.2 million was recorded to reduce SSG’s costs and the actions include outsourcing sub-assembly manufacturing of Quantum’s enterprise tape libraries, consolidating the number of research and development sites for disk-based backup and tape automation, and centralizing sales and marketing support functions. The charge reflects severance benefits for approximately 140 employees, as well as fixed asset write-offs and vacant facility charges.
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2003, the following amounts were recorded by SSG:
• | A special charge of $2.5 million related to severance costs for 41 employees; and | ||
• | A special charge of $0.7 million was reversed on Quantum’s statement of operations related to special charges recorded in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003 for vacant facilities due to a renegotiation of the terms with the lessor. | ||
Corporate severance
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, a charge of $3.7 million was recorded primarily for separation costs related to Quantum’s former Chief Executive Officer, who remains Quantum’s Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Over the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2003, charges of $0.3 million were recorded for additional costs relating to severance for three corporate employees.
European operations reorganization
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, Quantum reversed a charge of $0.5 million on its statement of operations related to special charges recorded in the second quarter of fiscal year 2002 for the closure of its Geneva, Switzerland sales office. Quantum reversed the special charge because the landlord was able to sublease the space to a new tenant on terms more favorable than originally anticipated.
Remaining special charge accrual - Other Restructuring Programs
The $3.9 million remaining special charge accrual at March 31 2002 is, 2003 was comprised mainly of obligations for corporate severance, vacant facilities and contract cancellation fees. The corporate severance charges will be paid overduring the first two quarters of fiscal year 2003; the2004. The facilities charges relaterelating to vacant facilities in Irvine, California, and will be paid over the respective lease term through the third quarter of fiscal year 2006; the2006. The contract cancellation fees willare expected to be paid during fiscal year 2004.
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Note 9: Financial Instruments
Available-for-Sale Securities
The following is a summary of Quantum’s available-for-sale securities, all of which are classified as cash equivalents or short-term investments:
(in thousands) | As of March 31, | ||||||||
2003 |
| 2002 |
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Certificates of deposit | $ | 142,000 | $ | 188,025 | |||||
Money market funds |
| 61,972 | 102,280 | ||||||
Corporate commercial paper and bank notes | 104,146 | 47,498 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury securities | 3,050 | – | |||||||
Other | 7,621 | 6,630 | |||||||
$ | 318,789 | 344,433 | |||||||
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Included in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 221,734 | $ | 343,878 | |||||
Included in short-term investments | 97,055 | 555 | |||||||
$ | 318,789 | 344,433 | |||||||
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The difference between the amortized cost of available-for-sale securities and fair value was immaterial at March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002. Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities in fiscal years 2002 and 2001 were recorded, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income within Quantum’s stockholders’ equity. There were no unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities in fiscal year 2003. The estimated fair value of available-for-sale securities is based on market quotations. There were sales of available-for-sale securities of $627.9 million in fiscal year 2003, but no sales of available-for-sale securities in fiscal years 2002 or 2001. At March 31, 2003, the average available-for-sale portfolio duration was approximately 45 days for debt securities, and $2.9 million of securities had maturities longer than one year.
Derivative Financial Instruments
During fiscal year 2001 and fiscal year 2002, Quantum utilized foreign currency forward exchange contracts to manage the effects of foreign currency remeasurement arising from certain assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency. The gains and losses from market rate changes on these contracts, which are intended to offset the losses and gains on certain foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, were recorded monthly in other income. Quantum did not utilize foreign currency forward exchange contracts in fiscal year 2003 and there were no foreign currency forward contracts to be purchased or sold outstanding at March 31, 2003 or March 31, 2002.
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Carrying Amount and Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The estimated fair value of Quantum’s borrowings are summarized as follows:
(in thousands) | As of March31, | |||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||
Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | |||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 41,363 | $ | 41,363 | ||||
Convertible subordinated debt |
| 287,500 |
| 274,634 |
| 287,500 |
| 267,400 | ||||
$ | 287,500 | $ | 274,634 | $ | 328,863 | $ | 308,763 | |||||
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The fair values for the convertible subordinated debt were based on the quoted market price at the balance sheet dates. The fair value of short-term debt at March 31, 2002 has been stated at the par value since the holders called and received payment from Quantum for $38.7 million in the nextfirst quarter of fiscal quarter.year 2003. The remaining $2.7 million of debentures were paid to the holders in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003.
Note 10: Inventories
Inventories consisted of:
(in thousands) |
| As of March 31, | ||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||
Materials and purchased parts |
| $ | 32,415 |
| $ | 55,745 |
Work in process | 4,264 | 19,374 | ||||
Finished goods | 29,626 | 23,682 | ||||
| $ | 66,305 | $ | 98,801 | ||
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Note 11:Service Inventories
Service inventories consisted of:
(in thousands) |
| As of March 31, | ||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||
Component parts |
| $ | 13,688 |
| $ | 16,330 |
Finished units | 35,416 | 31,957 | ||||
| $ | 49,104 | $ | 48,287 | ||
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Note 12: Accrued Warranty and Indemnifications
The following table details the quarterly change in the accrued warranty balance:
(in thousands) | Fiscal Year |
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2003 |
| 2002 | |||||||
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Balance at April 1 |
| $ | 42,176 | $ | 54,202 | ||||
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Additional warranties issued in fiscal year 2003 |
| 32,104 | 21,692 | ||||||
Adjustments for warranties issued in prior fiscal years |
| 9,395 | – | ||||||
Settlements made in cash |
| (41,952 | ) | (33,718 | ) | ||||
Benchmark balance acquired |
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| 7,859 | – | |||||
Balance at March 31 | $ | 49,582 | $ | 42,176 | |||||
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Quantum warrants its products against defects for periods ranging from one to three years. A provision for estimated future costs and estimated returns for credit relating to warranty is recorded when products are shipped and revenue recognized. Quantum’s estimate of future costs to satisfy warranty obligations is primarily based on estimates of future failure rates and its estimates of future costs of repair including materials consumed in the repair, and labor and overhead amounts necessary to perform the repair.
The estimates of future product failure rates are based on both historical product failure data and anticipated future failure rates. If future actual failure rates differ from its estimates, Quantum records the impact in subsequent periods. Similarly, the estimates of future costs of repair are based on both historical data and anticipated future costs. If future actual costs to repair were to differ significantly from its estimates, Quantum would record the impact of these unforeseen cost differences in subsequent periods.
Indemnifications
Quantum has off-balance sheet transactions consisting of certain financial guarantees, both express and implied, related to product liability and potential infringement of intellectual property. Other than certain product liabilities recorded at March 31, 2003, Quantum did not record a liability associated with these guarantees, as Quantum has little or no history of costs associated with such indemnification requirements. Contingent liabilities associated with product liability may be mitigated by insurance coverage that Quantum maintains.
Note 13: Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consisted of:
(in thousands) | As of March 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Machinery and equipment |
| $ | 143,044 |
| $ | 146,504 | ||
Furniture and fixtures | 5,724 | 5,900 | ||||||
Buildings and leasehold improvements | 40,973 | 39,601 | ||||||
Land | 1,556 | 1,529 | ||||||
| $ | 191,297 | $ | 193,534 | ||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (136,775 | ) | (117,129 | ) | ||||
| $ | 54,522 | $ | 76,405 | ||||
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Note 14: Common Stock Repurchase
During fiscal year 2000, the Board of Directors authorized Quantum to repurchase up to $700 million of its common stock in open market or private transactions. Of the total repurchase authorization, $600 million was authorized for repurchase of Quantum, DSS or the previously outstanding HDD common stock. An additional $100 million was authorized for repurchase of the previously outstanding HDD common stock.
There were no repurchases of Quantum common stock for a total purchase price of$47 million.during fiscal year 2003. Since the beginning of the stock repurchase authorization through March 31, 2002,2003, Quantum has repurchased a total of 8.6 million shares of Quantum common stock (including 3.9 million that was outstanding prior to the issuance of the DSS and HDD common stocks), 29.2 million shares of DSS common stock and 13.5 million shares of HDD common stock for an aggregate total of $612$612.1 million. At March 31, 2002,2003, there was approximately $88$87.9 million remaining authorizedon Quantum’s authorization to repurchase Quantum common stock.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002, Quantum retired 7.7 million shares of common stock that had been repurchased over the 2002 and 2001 fiscal years. This balance represented the total quantity of repurchased shares that remained issued. The retirement of these shares resulted in a reduction to retained earnings of approximately $72$72.2 million, representing the difference between the average price at which these shares were issued and the average price at which these shares were repurchased.
Note 12:15: Credit Agreements, Short-Term Debt and Convertible Subordinated Debt
Quantum’s debt includes the following:
As of March 31, | ||||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
| Convertible subordinated debt (long term) | $ | 287,500 | $ | 287,500 | ||||
| Short-term debt (M4 debentures) | 41,363 | — | ||||||
| $ | 328,863 | $ | 287,500 | |||||
| Weighted average interest rate on Quantum’s debt at period-end | 6.75 | % | 7.00 | % | ||||
(in thousands) | As of March 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Short-term debt (M4 Data (Holdings) Ltd. debentures) | $ | – | $ | 41,363 | ||||
Convertible subordinated debt |
| 287,500 |
| 287,500 | ||||
| $ | 287,500 | $ | 328,863 | ||||
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Weighted average interest rate | 7.00% | 6.75% | ||||||
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Short-term debt (M4 Data debentures)
Quantum acquired all the outstanding stock of M4 Data on April 12, 2001, for approximately $58.0 million in consideration, including $41.4 million in 5% debentures. The debenture holders called and received payment from Quantum for $38.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 and $2.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003. The purchase agreement also included additional contingent consideration to be paid annually from 2002 through 2005 based on future revenues, which may result in additional debentures being issued. Additional debentures of $0.4 million were issued in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003 based on fiscal year 2002 revenues. The debenture holders called and received payment from Quantum for these debentures in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2003.
The notes are unsecured obligations subordinated in right of payment to all of Quantum’s existing and future senior indebtedness. The debentures do not contain financial covenants, reporting covenants or cross default provisions.
Convertible subordinated debt
In July 1997, Quantum issued $288$287.5 million of 7% convertible subordinated notes. The notes mature on August 1, 2004, and are convertible at the option of the holder at any time prior to maturity, unless previously redeemed, into shares of Quantum common stock and Maxtor common stock. Accordingly, theThe notes are classified as long-term. The notes are convertible into 6,206,152 shares of Quantum common stock (or 21.587 shares per $1,000 note), and 4,716,676 shares of Maxtor common stock (or 16.405 shares per $1,000 note). Quantum recorded a receivable from Maxtor of $96$95.8 million of aggregate principal amount for the portion of the debt previously attributed to the HDD group and for which Maxtor has agreed to reimburse Quantum for both principal and associated interest payments. Quantum may redeem the notes at any time. In the event of certain changes involving all or substantially all of Quantum’s common stock, the holder would have the option to require Quantum to redeem the notes. Redemption prices range from 103%a current premium of 102% of the principal to 100% at maturity.
The notes are unsecured obligations subordinated in right of payment to all of Quantum’s existing and future senior indebtedness.
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Credit line
In April 2000, Quantum entered into an unsecured senior credit facility with a group of nine banks, providing a $188$187.5 million revolving credit line that would have expired in April 2003. In December 2002, Quantum terminated this facility and entered into a secured senior credit facility with a group of five banks, providing a $100 million revolving credit line that expires in April 2003. Of the $188 million credit line, $38June 2004. As of March 31, 2003, $89 million is committed to a letterstandby letters of credit leaving $150and there were no borrowings from the remaining $11 million available. At Quantum’s option, borrowingsavailable under this credit facility. Borrowings under the revolving credit line bear interest at either the London interbank offeredoffering rate or a base rate, plus a margin determined by a leverage ratio with option periods of one to six months. The credit facility is secured by a blanket lien on substantially all of the assets of Quantum and contains certain financial and reporting covenants, which Quantum is required to satisfy as a condition of the credit line. DuringThere is also a cross default provision between this facility and the fourth quartersynthetic lease facility (see Note 23, “Commitments and Contingencies”) such that a default on one facility constitutes a default on the other facility. If in future quarters Quantum is in violation of fiscal year 2002, theseany financial or reporting covenant and receives a notice of default letter from the bank group, the credit line could become unavailable, and any amounts outstanding could become immediately due and payable and any default under the credit facility would cause Quantum to be in default under its synthetic lease commitment. Quantum's compliance with the covenants depends upon its ability to return to profitable operations. If the trends of declining revenue and gross margin were amended to allow a write-down of goodwill of up to $175 million upon adoption of SFAS No. 142worsen in the first quarterfuture, that could delay or prevent Quantum's return to profitable operations and cause it to violate certain or all of fiscal year 2003. At March 31, 2002, and March 31, 2001, therethe covenants in future periods. In addition, if Quantum was no outstanding balance drawn on thisunsuccessful in securing a waiver for any violation in subsequent quarters, it would also lose access to the $89 million standby letters of credit contained within its credit line facility and Quantum was in compliance with all credit facility covenants.
Note 13:16: Stock Incentive Plans
As a result of the recapitalization on August 3, 1999, each outstanding stock option under Quantum’s stock option plans was converted into separately exercisable options to acquire one share of DSS stock and one-half of a share of HDD stock. The exercise price for the resulting DSS stock options and HDD stock options was calculated by multiplying the exercise price under the original options by a fraction, the numerator of which was the opening price of DSS stock or HDD stock on August 4, 1999 (the date such stocks were first traded on the New York Stock Exchange) and the denominator of which was the sum of these DSS and HDD stock prices.
On March 30, 2001, Quantum’s stockholders approved the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor Corporation. On April 2, 2001, each authorized outstanding share of HDD common stock was exchanged for 1.52 shares of Maxtor common stock. The treatment of HDD employee equity holdings that were outstanding on March 30, 2001, was dependent on the employees’ employment scenario subsequent to the disposition of the HDD group to Maxtor and was as follows:
• | Employees remaining with Quantum: HDD stock options and HDD restricted stock were converted into DSS stock options and restricted stock, respectively. |
• | Employees severed on April 2, 2001, or who remained employed on a transitional arrangement: Unvested HDD stock options and HDD restricted stock were converted into shares of DSS restricted stock. Vested HDD stock options were converted into vested Maxtor options. |
• | Employees transferred to Maxtor: HDD stock options and HDD restricted stock were converted into Maxtor stock options and restricted stock, respectively. | ||
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(i) Stock Compensation Expenses
The following table details these stock compensation charges and the classifications within the consolidated statements of operations:
Continuing Operations | Discontinued Operations | Total | ||||||||||
Cost of revenue and operating expenses | Special charges | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Stock compensation related to the disposition of the HDD group: | ||||||||||||
| Conversion of HDD options to DSS options | $ | 3,522 | $ | 14,630 | $ | 733 | $ | 18,885 | ||||
| Conversion of HDD restricted stock to DSS restricted stock | 2,869 | 240 | 356 | 3,465 | ||||||||
| Conversion of unvested DSS options to DSS restricted stock | 5,136 | 1,041 | 39,272 | 45,449 | ||||||||
| DSS unvested option accelerations | 2,607 | 669 | 1,594 | 4,870 | ||||||||
| DSS restricted stock accelerations | 2,291 | 528 | 5,416 | 8,235 | ||||||||
| 16,425 | 17,108 | 47,371 | 80,904 | |||||||||
| Stock compensation not related to the disposition of the HDD group: | ||||||||||||
| DSS restricted stock | 3,736 | — | — | 3,736 | ||||||||
| $ | 20,161 | $ | 17,108 | $ | 47,371 | $ | 84,640 | |||||
(in thousands) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 |
| 2002 |
| 2001 | ||||||||
Stock compensation related to the disposition of the HDD group: | ||||||||||||
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Cost of revenue or Operating expenses | $ | 306 | $ | 15,288 | $ | – | ||||||
Special charges |
| – | 17,108 | – | ||||||||
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306 | 32,396 | – | ||||||||||
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Stock compensation related to the disposition of the HDD group: | ||||||||||||
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Cost of revenue or Operating expenses | 1,238 | 2,995 | 12,747 | |||||||||
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$ | 1,544 | $ | 35,391 | $ | 12,747 | |||||||
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Stock compensation expense decreased by $33.8 million to $1.5 million in fiscal year 2003, compared to $35.4 million in fiscal year 2002. This decrease was mainly due to HDD disposition-related stock compensation expense of $32.4 million recorded in fiscal year 2002 for the conversion and/or acceleration of stock equity awards for employees remaining with Quantum after the disposition of HDD. The classification of the $32.4 million of stock compensation expense between “Cost of revenue or Operating expenses” and operating expenses)
Stock compensation expense recorded in fiscal year 20022003 that related to restricted stock granted to continuing Quantum employees not in association with the disposition of HDD reflects the vesting of DSS option and DSS restricted stock grants that were converted from HDD groupoption and HDD restricted stock grants, respectively, on April 2, 2001, the date of disposition of HDD to Maxtor.
Stock compensation expenses recorded in fiscal years 2001 and 2000 relateexpense not related to the disposition of HDD consists mainly toof the vesting of DSS restricted stock grants.
Continuing Operations | Discontinued Operations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses | Special Charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation Type | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock | $ | 14.0 | $ | 12.8 | $ | 5.2 | $ | 1.5 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 45.0 | $ | 5.8 | $ | 2.5 | $ | 60.5 | $ | 18.6 | $ | 7.7 | ||||||||||||
| Stock options | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 15.6 | — | — | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 24.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 20.1 | $ | 12.9 | $ | 5.4 | $ | 17.1 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 47.4 | $ | 5.9 | $ | 2.6 | $ | 84.6 | $ | 18.8 | $ | 8.0 | |||||||||||||
(ii) Voluntary Employee Stock Option Exchange Program
On June 4, 2001, Quantum announced that the Quantum Board of Directors had approved a Voluntary Stock Option Exchange program in which eligible employees had the opportunity to exchange certain options that have an exercise price of $14.00 per share or more for promise to grant new options on January 7, 2002, under the Quantum Corporation Supplemental Stock Option Plan. The offer for the Exchange Program began June 4, 2001, and ended July 3, 2001. There were approximately 2.6 million Quantum stock options eligible under this program of which 0.9 million stock options were tendered by a total of 130 employees and exchanged for options that have an exercise price of $10.93 per share.
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(iii) Stock Incentive Plans
Long-Term Incentive Plan
Quantum has a Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) that provides for the issuance of stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock purchase rights, and long-term performance awards (collectively referred to as “options”) to employees, consultants, officers and affiliates of Quantum. The Plan has reserved for future issuance 24.831.6 million shares of stock and allows for an annual increase in the number of shares available for issuance, subject to a limitation. Available for grant as of March 31, 2002,2003, were 6.58.1 million shares of stock. Options under the Plan generally expire no later than ten years from the grant date and generally vest over four years. Restricted stock granted under the Plan generally vests over two to three years.
In fiscal years 20022003 and 2000,2002, Quantum granted 4.8 million11 thousand and 0.14.8 million shares, respectively, of Quantum Corporation restricted stock under the Plan at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. In fiscal year 2000, 0.3 million shares and 0.2 million shares of DSS restricted stock and HDD restricted stock, respectively, were granted under the Plan at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.
Supplemental Stock Plan
Quantum has a Supplemental Stock Plan (the “SSOP”), which is not approved by its stockholders, that provides for the issuance of stock options and stock purchase rights (collectively referred to as “options”) to employees and consultants of Quantum. The SSOP has available and reserved for future issuance 7.77.1 million shares of stock. Options under the SSOP generally vest over two to four years and expire ten years after the grant date. At March 31, 2002, options with respect to 1.2 million shares of stock were available for grant. Restricted stock granted under the SSOP generally vests over two to three years.
The SSOP was terminated effective April 1, 2003, from which time no new stock options or stock purchase rights will be granted under this Plan. Outstanding stock options or stock purchase rights granted under the SSOP prior to April 1, 2003, shall remain outstanding and continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the SSOP, which will remain in effect with respect to these outstanding stock options or stock purchase rights.
In fiscal yearyears 2003 and 2002, Quantum granted nil shares and 0.1 million shares, respectively, of Quantum Corporation restricted stock under the Plan at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. In fiscal yearsyear 2001, and 2000, 0.1 million shares and 3.0 million shares, respectively, of DSS restricted stock and HDD restricted stock, respectively, were granted under the Plan at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. In fiscal years 2001 and 2000, 0.1 million and 1.5 million shares, respectively, of HDD restricted stock were granted under the Plan at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.
Quantum has Stock Option Plans (the “Plans”) under which 4.84.4 million shares of DSS stock were reserved for future issuance at March 31, 20022003 to employees, officers and directors of Quantum. Options under the Plans are granted at prices determined by the Board of Directors, but at not less than the fair market value. Options currently expire no later than ten years from the grant date and generally vest ratably over one to four years. At March 31, 2002,2003, options with respect to 2.11.9 million shares of stock were available for grant.
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A summary of activity relating to Quantum’s stock option plans follows:
For the year ended March 31, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Period from April 1, 1999, to August 3, 1999 | Period from August 4, 1999, to March 31, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
Quantum Corporation | DLT & Storage Systems Group | Hard Disk Drive Group | ||||||||||||||||
Shares (000s) | Weighted-Avg. Exercise Price | Shares (000s) | Weighted-Avg. Exercise Price | Shares (000s) | Weighted-Avg. Exercise Price | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at beginning of period | 23,376 | $ | 14.68 | 26,412 | $ | 13.18 | 13,206 | $ | 4.80 | |||||||||
| Granted | 4,719 | $ | 18.91 | 11,037 | $ | 6.45 | 7,430 | $ | 6.19 | |||||||||
| Canceled | (585 | ) | $ | 18.56 | (3,404 | ) | $ | 15.17 | (1,789 | ) | $ | 6.39 | ||||||
| Exercised | (1,098 | ) | $ | 8.87 | (2,605 | ) | $ | 6.27 | (1,961 | ) | $ | 3.06 | ||||||
| Outstanding at end of period | 26,412 | $ | 15.58 | 31,440 | $ | 11.14 | 16,886 | $ | 5.37 | |||||||||
| Exercisable at end of period | 13,037 | $ | 11.95 | 13,686 | $ | 11.03 | 6,407 | $ | 4.23 | |||||||||
For the year ended March 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
DLT & Storage Systems Group | Hard Disk Drive Group | |||||||||||||||||
Shares (000s) | Weighted-Avg. Exercise Price | Shares (000s) | Weighted-Avg. Exercise Price | |||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at beginning of period | 31,440 | $ | 11.14 | 16,886 | $ | 5.37 | ||||||||||||
| Granted | 12,358 | $ | 10.18 | 5,906 | $ | 11.01 | ||||||||||||
| Canceled | (4,413 | ) | $ | 13.60 | (1,744 | ) | $ | 8.13 | ||||||||||
| Exercised | (6,716 | ) | $ | 3.90 | (5,636 | ) | $ | 3.80 | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at end of period | 32,669 | $ | 11.91 | 15,412 | $ | 7.76 | ||||||||||||
| Exercisable at end of period | 17,291 | $ | 11.93 | 7,685 | $ | 6.31 | ||||||||||||
For the year ended March 31, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quantum Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares (000s) | Weighted-Avg. Exercise Price | |||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at beginning of period | 32,669 | $ | 11.91 | |||||||||||||||
| Granted | 20,574 | $ | 6.67 | |||||||||||||||
| Canceled | (14,134 | ) | $ | 11.80 | ||||||||||||||
| Exercised | (11,519 | ) | $ | 6.04 | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at end of period | 27,590 | $ | 10.51 | |||||||||||||||
| Exercisable at end of period | 16,482 | $ | 10.58 | |||||||||||||||
For the year ended March 31, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
DLT & Storage Systems Group |
| Hard Disk Drive Group | |||||||||||||
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Options | Weighted- | Options | Weighted- | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at beginning of period | 31,440 |
| $ | 11.14 | 16,886 |
| $ | 5.37 | |||||||
Granted | 12,358 | $ | 10.18 | 5,906 | $ | 11.01 | |||||||||
Canceled | (4,413 | ) | $ | 13.60 | (1,744 | ) | $ | 8.13 | |||||||
Exercised | (6,716 | ) | $ | 3.90 | (5,636 | ) | $ | 3.80 | |||||||
Outstanding at end of period | 32,669 | $ | 11.91 | 15,412 | $ | 7.76 | |||||||||
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Exercisable at end of period | 17,291 | $ | 11.93 | 7,685 | $ | 6.31 | |||||||||
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Options | Weighted- | ||||||||||||||
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Outstanding at beginning of period | 32,669 |
| $ | 11.91 | |||||||||||
Granted | 20,574 | $ | 6.67 | ||||||||||||
Canceled | (14,134 | ) | $ | 11.80 | |||||||||||
Exercised | (11,519 | ) | $ | 6.04 | |||||||||||
Outstanding at end of period | 27,590 | $ | 10.51 | ||||||||||||
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Exercisable at end of period | 16,482 | $ | 10.58 | ||||||||||||
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Options | Weighted- | ||||||||||||||
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Outstanding at beginning of period | 27,590 |
| $ | 10.51 | |||||||||||
Granted | 17,767 | $ | 4.32 | ||||||||||||
Canceled | (11,467 | ) | $ | 10.20 | |||||||||||
Exercised | (716 | ) | $ | 2.20 | |||||||||||
Outstanding at end of period | 33,174 | $ | 7.46 | ||||||||||||
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Exercisable at end of period | 16,522 | $ | 9.55 | ||||||||||||
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The exercise prices for stock options outstanding at March 31, 2002,2003, range from $0.01$0.96 to $24.11.
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The following tables summarize information about options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2002:
Range of Exercises Prices | Shares Outstanding at March 31, 2002 (000s) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | ||||
| $ 0.01—$ 7.61 | 2,768 | $ | 4.58 | 4.97 | |||
| $ 7.61—$ 8.83 | 5,344 | $ | 8.54 | 6.54 | |||
| $ 8.83—$10.75 | 9,067 | $ | 9.62 | 8.32 | |||
| $10.93—$13.28 | 6,233 | $ | 11.90 | 7.97 | |||
| $13.50—$24.11 | 4,178 | $ | 16.79 | 5.93 | |||
| 27,590 | $ | 10.51 | 7.20 | ||||
Range of Exercises Prices | Shares Exercisable at March 31, 2002 (000s) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||
| $ 0.01 — $ 7.61 | 2,487 | $ | 4.43 | ||||
| $ 7.69 — $ 8.82 | 4,556 | $ | 8.60 | ||||
| $ 8.83 — $10.75 | 3,255 | $ | 9.65 | ||||
| $10.93 — $13.28 | 2,500 | $ | 12.10 | ||||
| $13.50 — $24.11 | 3,684 | $ | 16.97 | ||||
| 16,482 | $ | 10.58 | |||||
Range of Exercise Prices | Outstanding at | Weighted Average | Weighted Average | |||||
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$0.96–$2.91 | 5,735 |
| $ | 2.18 |
| 9.07 | ||
$2.93–$6.43 | 4,877 | $ | 3.52 | 8.61 | ||||
$6.43–$8.34 | 8,089 | $ | 6.93 | 7.89 | ||||
$8.38–$9.70 | 7,829 | $ | 9.26 | 6.55 | ||||
$9.75–$24.11 | 6,644 | $ | 13.45 | 6.30 | ||||
33,174 | $ | 7.46 | 7.57 | |||||
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Range of Exercise Prices | Exercisable | Weighted Average | Weighted Average | |||||
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$0.96–$2.91 | 1,114 |
| $ | 2.15 |
| 9.07 | ||
$2.93–$6.43 | 891 | $ | 4.99 | 8.61 | ||||
$6.43–$8.34 | 3,277 | $ | 7.05 | 7.89 | ||||
$8.38–$9.70 | 6,067 | $ | 9.16 | 6.55 | ||||
$9.75–$24.11 | 5,173 | $ | 13.97 | 6.30 | ||||
16,522 | $ | 9.55 | 7.57 | |||||
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Expiration dates ranged from April 15, 2002July 13, 2003 to June 21, 2012July 31, 2013 for options outstanding at March 31, 2002.2003. Employee stock options issued by Quantum generally have contractual lives of 10 years. However, in accordance with Swiss laws, employee stock options issued to Quantum’s Swiss employees have contractual lives of 11 years. Prices for options exercised during the three-year period ended March 31, 2002,2003, are as follows:
Period | Price | ||||
Quantum Corporation | 3/ | $ | |||
DLT & Storage Systems Group | 3/31/ | $ | |||
Hard Disk Drive Group | 3/31/00–3/31/01 | $ | |||
Proceeds received by Quantum from exercises are credited to common stock and capital in excess of par value.
Stock Purchase Plan
Quantum has an employee stock purchase plan (the “Purchase Plan”) that allows for the purchase of stock at 85% of fair market value at the date of grant or the exercise date, whichever value is less. The Purchase Plan is qualified under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. Of the 31.134.6 million shares authorized to be issuedfor issuance under the plan, 4.86.0 million were available for issuance at March 31, 2002.2003. Employees purchased 0.82.2 million shares and 0.8 million shares of Quantum Corporation common stock under the Purchase Plan in fiscal yearyears 2003 and 2002, and 2000, respectively. Additionally, employees purchased 2.1 million shares DSS stock and 1.1 million shares of DSS stock in fiscal years 2001 and 2000, respectively, and 1.1 million shares and 0.6 million shares of HDD stock in fiscal years 2001 and 2000, respectively.
The weighted average exercise price of Quantum Corporation stock purchased under the Purchase Plan was $8.27$1.79 and $16.16,$8.27, in fiscal years 20022003 and 2000,2002, respectively. The weighted average exercise price of DSS stock purchased under the Purchase Plan was $8.29 in fiscal year 2001. The weighted average exercise price of HDD stock purchased under the Purchase Plan was $5.93 in fiscal year 2001.
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(iv) Pro forma information
Quantum follows SFAS No. 123, “AccountingAccounting for Stock-Based Compensation”Compensation, and as permitted, elected to continue to account for its stock-based compensation plans under APB Opinion No. 25 and disclose the pro forma effects of the plans on net income and earnings per share. With the exception of option conversions that were related to the disposition of the HDD group as discussed above under “Stock Compensation Expenses”, all options have been issued at fair market value and therefore no compensation expense has been recognized for the stock option plans and the employee stock purchase plans.
Pro forma net income and earnings per share information, as required by SFAS No. 123, have been determined as if Quantum had accounted for its employee stock options (including shares issued under the Long-Term Incentive Plan, Supplemental Plan, Stock Option Plans, and the Stock Purchase Plan, collectively called “options”) granted subsequent to March 31, 1995, under the fair value method of that statement.
The effect on reported net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share of accounting for employee stock options under the fair value method is disclosed under “Stock Compensation” in Note 2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The fair value of options granted in fiscal years 2003, 2002 2001 and 20002001 reported below have been estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
Long-Term Incentive Plan, Supplemental Plan and Stock Option Plans | Stock Purchase Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
For the year ended March 31, 2002 | For the year ended March 31, 2001 | Period from August 4, 1999, to March 31, 2000 | Period from April 1, 1999, to August 3, 1999 | For the year ended March 31, 2002 | For the year ended March 31, 2001 | Period from August 4, 1999, to March 31, 2000 | Period from April 1, 1999, to August 3, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
Quantum Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option life (in years) | 1.5 | — | — | 2.8 | 1.5 | — | — | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.32 | % | — | — | 5.19 | % | 5.55 | % | — | — | 5.57 | % | ||||||||||||
| Stock price volatility | 0.63 | — | — | 0.65 | 0.70 | — | — | 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividend yield . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
DLT & Storage Systems Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option life (in years) | — | 3.0 | 2.2 | — | — | 1.1 | 0.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | — | 5.32 | % | 6.43 | % | — | — | 5.87 | % | 6.12 | % | — | ||||||||||||
| Stock price volatility | — | 0.79 | 0.67 | — | — | 0.69 | 0.66 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividend yield . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Hard Disk Drive Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option life (in years) | — | 3.2 | 3.5 | — | — | 1.2 | 1.51 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | — | 5.30 | % | 6.27 | % | — | — | 5.89 | % | 5.57 | % | — | ||||||||||||
| Stock price volatility | — | 0.79 | 0.68 | — | — | 0.7 | 0.63 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividend yield . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Long -Term Incentive Plan, | Stock Purchase Plan | |||||||||||
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For the year ended March 31, | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||
Quantum Corporation | ||||||||||||
Option life (in years) | 3.01 |
| 1.5 |
| 1.33 |
| 1.5 |
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Risk-free interest rate | 1.48% | 3.32% | 2.19% | 5.55% | ||||||||
Stock price volatility | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.70 | ||||||||
Dividend yield | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
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DLT & Storage Systems Group | ||||||||||||
Option life (in years) | 3.0 | 1.1 | ||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 5.32% | 5.87% | ||||||||||
Stock price volatility | 0.79 | 0.69 | ||||||||||
Dividend yield | – | – | ||||||||||
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The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. Because Quantum’s options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in the opinion of management, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the options.
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The following is a summary of weighted-average grant date fair values:
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value | ||||||||||||
For the year ended March 31, 2002 | For the year ended March 31, 2001 | Period from August 4, 1999, to March 31, 2000 | Period from April 1, 1999, to August 3, 1999 | |||||||||
Quantum Corporation | ||||||||||||
| Options granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan, | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental Plan and Stock Option Plans | $ | 5.05 | $ | 8.55 | ||||||||
| Restricted stock granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan and Supplemental Plan | $ | 11.80 | $ | 18.99 | ||||||||
| Shares granted under the Stock Purchase Plan | $ | 6.29 | $ | 7.85 | ||||||||
DLT & Storage System Group | ||||||||||||
| Options granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan, | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental Plan and Stock Option Plans | $ | 5.01 | $ | 4.03 | ||||||||
| Restricted stock granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan and Supplemental Plan | $ | 12.70 | $ | 8.86 | ||||||||
| Shares granted under the Stock Purchase Plan | $ | 5.22 | $ | 4.62 | ||||||||
Hard Disk Drive Group | ||||||||||||
| Options granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan, | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental Plan and Stock Option Plans | $ | 6.14 | $ | 4.16 | ||||||||
| Restricted stock granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan and Supplemental Plan | $ | 9.35 | $ | 7.98 | ||||||||
| Shares granted under the Stock Purchase Plan | $ | 3.04 | $ | 2.73 | ||||||||
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||
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2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||
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Quantum Corporation |
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Options granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan, Supplemental Plan and Stock Option Plans | $ | 1.94 | $ | 5.05 | |||
Restricted stock granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan | $ | 7.52 | $ | 11.80 | |||
Shares granted under the Stock Purchase Plan | $ | 2.13 | $ | 6.29 | |||
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DLT & Storage Systems Group (Continuing Operations) | |||||||
Options granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan, Supplemental Plan and Stock Option Plans | $ | 5.01 | |||||
Restricted stock granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan | $ | 12.70 | |||||
Shares granted under the Stock Purchase Plan | $ | 5.22 | |||||
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For the year ended March 31, 2002 | For the year ended March 31, 2001 | Period from August 4, 1999, to March 31, 2000 | Period from April 1, 1999, to August 3, 1999 | |||||||||||||
(in thousands except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
Quantum Corporation | ||||||||||||||||
| Reported net income (loss) | $ | 42,502 | $ | (17,193 | ) | |||||||||||
| Option fair value amortization | (1,828 | ) | (15,034 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Pro forma net income (loss) | $ | 40,674 | $ | (32,227 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.26 | $ | (0.19 | ) | |||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.26 | $ | (0.19 | ) | |||||||||||
DLT and Storage Systems Group | ||||||||||||||||
| Reported net income | $ | 167,446 | $ | 85,586 | ||||||||||||
| Option fair value amortization | (54,325 | ) | (31,321 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Pro forma net income | $ | 113,121 | $ | 54,265 | ||||||||||||
| Pro forma net income per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.33 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.73 | $ | 0.33 | ||||||||||||
Hard Disk Drive Group | ||||||||||||||||
| Reported net loss | $ | (6,760 | ) | $ | (27,549 | ) | ||||||||||
| Option fair value amortization | (18,632 | ) | (8,129 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Pro forma net loss | $ | (25,392 | ) | $ | (35,678 | ) | ||||||||||
| Pro forma net loss per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||
The number of authorized shares of common stock is 1,000,000,000. The number of authorized shares of preferred stock is 20,000,000.
Quantum has a stockholder rights agreement (the “Rights Plan”) that provides existing stockholders with the right to purchase preferred stock in the event of certain changes in Quantum’s ownership. Specifically, existing stockholders will have the right to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock for each share of common stock held, or, under certain circumstances, shares of common stock
Subject to certain exceptions, including the amendment discussed below with respect to Private Capital Management, these rights may be exercised the tenth day after any person or group becomes the beneficial owner (or makes an offer that would result in such beneficial ownership) of 20% or more of the outstanding common stock. If such change in beneficial ownership is combined with a merger of Quantum or a sale of more than 50% of the assets of Quantum, then the existing stockholders have the right to purchase, for the exercise price, a number of shares of common stock in the surviving entity having a market value of twice the exercise price of such right. The Rights Plan may serve as a deterrent to takeover tactics that are not in the best interests of stockholders. There are 1,000,000 preferred shares reserved for issuance under the Rights Plan.
On October 28, 2002, Quantum amended its Rights Agreement to allow Private Capital Management to acquire up to 25% of the outstanding common stock of Quantum without triggering the issuance of the preferred shares in exchange for its entering into a Stockholder Agreement with Quantum that places certain restrictions on Private Capital Management with respect to its ownership and control of its shares of Quantum's common stock. The effect of this amendment to the Rights Agreement on holders of Quantum's common stock is that it is less likely that the preferred shares under the Rights Agreement will be issued to the holders of Quantum's common stock.
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Note 15:18: Net Income (Loss) Per Share
The following tables set forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:
(in thousands, except per-share data) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cont. Ops. | Disc. Ops. | Cumulative | Quantum | Cont. Ops. | Disc. Ops. | Quantum | Cont. Ops. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Numerator: Numerator for basic and diluted net income (loss) per share—income (loss) available to common stockholders | $ | (132,088 | ) |
| $ | (37,909 | ) |
| $ | (94,298 | ) |
| $ | (264,295 | ) |
| $ | (49,000 | ) |
| $ | 91,502 |
| $ | 42,502 |
| $ | 197,828 | ||
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Denominator: Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share—weighted average shares | 162,208 | 162,208 | 162,208 | 162,208 | 155,169 |
| 155,169 | 155,169 | 148,150 |
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Effect of dilutive securities: Outstanding options | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | 7,495 |
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Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share—adjusted weighted average shares | 162,208 | 162,208 | 162,208 | 162,208 | 155,169 |
| 155,169 | 155,169 | 155,645 |
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Basic net income (loss) per share | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.58 | ) | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.34 | |||||||||
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Diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.58 | ) | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.27 | |||||||||
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For the year ended March 31, 2002 | For the year ended March 31, 2001 | Period from August 4, 1999 to March 31, 2000 | Period from April 1, 1999 to August 3, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cont. Ops. | Disc. Ops. | Quantum | Cont. Ops. | Disc. Ops. | Cont. Ops. | Disc. Ops. | Cont. Ops. | Disc. Ops. | Quantum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Numerator: Numerator for basic and diluted net income (loss) per share—income (loss) available to common stockholders | $ | (82,470 | ) | $ | 124,972 | $ | 42,502 | $ | 167,446 | $ | (6,760 | ) | $ | 85,586 | $ | (27,549 | ) | $ | 60,028 | $ | (77,221 | ) | $ | (17,193 | ) | ||||||||||
Denominator: Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share—weighted average shares | 155,169 | 155,169 | 155,169 | 148,150 | 78,407 | 162,023 | 83,018 | 165,788 | 165,788 | 165,788 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: Outstanding options | 7,495 | 5,711 | 6,228 | 6,228 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share—adjusted weighted average shares | 155,169 | 155,169 | 155,169 | 155,645 | 78,407 | 167,734 | 83,018 | 172,016 | 165,788 | 172,016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic net income (loss) per share | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | 0.81 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.13 | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 0.53 | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | 0.36 | $ | (0.47 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||
| Diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | 0.81 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.08 | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 0.51 | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | 0.35 | $ | (0.47 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||
The computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003 includes 14.8 million shares and 2.4 million shares issued in connection with the acquisitions of Benchmark and SANlight, respectively.
The computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for DSS, HDD and Quantum for all periods presented, excluded the effect of the 7% convertible subordinated notes issued in July 1997, because the effect would have been antidilutive. These notes are convertible into 6,206,152 shares of Quantum common stock (or 21.587 shares per $1,000 note), and into 4,716,676 shares of Maxtor common stock (or 16.405 shares per $1,000 note).
Options to purchase 33.2 million shares of Quantum common stock were outstanding for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, but were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share due to reporting a loss from continuing operations.
Options to purchase 27.6 million shares of Quantum common stock were outstanding for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, but were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share due to reporting a loss from continuing operations.
Options to purchase 32.7 million shares of DSS common stock were outstanding for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, of which 13.2 million shares were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common stock and, therefore, the effect would have been antidilutive.
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Note 16:19: Savings and Investment Plan
Substantially all of the regular domestic employees are eligible to make contributions to Quantum’s 401(k) savings and investment plan. Quantum matches a percentage of the employees’ contributions and may also make additional discretionary contributions to the plan. Employer contributions were $11$9.2 million, $811.0 million, and $9$8.0 million, in fiscal years 2003, 2002, and 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Note 17:20: Income Taxes
The income tax provision (benefit) for continuing operations consists of the following:
As of March 31, | |||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Federal: | |||||||||||
| Current | $ | — | $ | 34,900 | $ | 126,793 | |||||
| Deferred | (41,588 | ) | 24,523 | (25,050 | ) | ||||||
| (41,588 | ) | 59,423 | 101,743 | ||||||||
| State: | |||||||||||
| Current | — | 9,673 | 24,236 | ||||||||
| Deferred | (2,104 | ) | 1,293 | (4,242 | ) | ||||||
| (2,104 | ) | 10,966 | 19,994 | ||||||||
| Foreign | |||||||||||
| Current | 17,808 | 22,519 | — | ||||||||
| Deferred | (1,447 | ) | 1,281 | — | |||||||
| 16,361 | 23,800 | — | |||||||||
| Income tax provision/(benefit) | $ | (27,331 | ) | $ | 94,189 | $ | 121,737 | ||||
(in thousands) | As of March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 |
| 2002 |
| 2001 | ||||||||
Federal: | ||||||||||||
Current | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 34,900 | ||||||
Deferred | (11,571 | ) | (25,281 | ) | 40,743 | |||||||
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(11,571 | ) | (25,281 | ) | 75,643 | ||||||||
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State: | ||||||||||||
Current | 479 | – | 9,673 | |||||||||
Deferred | (3,644 | ) | (692 | ) | 2,731 | |||||||
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| (3,165 | ) | (692 | ) | 12,404 | |||||||
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Foreign: | ||||||||||||
Current | 13,169 | 17,808 | 22,519 | |||||||||
Deferred | (3,518 | ) | (1,447 | ) | 1,281 | |||||||
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9,651 | 16,361 | 23,800 | ||||||||||
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Income tax provision (benefit) | $ | (5,085 | ) | $ | (9,612 | ) | $ | 111,847 | ||||
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The income tax provision (benefit) for continuing operations differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory rate of 35% to income before income taxes as follows:
As of March 31, | ||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Tax (benefit) at federal statutory rate | $ | (38,380 | ) | $ | 91,574 | $ | 93,570 | |||||
| State income tax, net of federal benefit | (2,225 | ) | 7,128 | 12,996 | ||||||||
| Nondeductible stock compensation | 7,284 | — | — | |||||||||
| Research and development credit | (4,000 | ) | (3,933 | ) | (2,109 | ) | ||||||
| Acquired in-process research and development | 4,620 | — | 12,950 | |||||||||
| Goodwill amortization | 6,333 | 3,930 | 4,075 | |||||||||
| Foreign earnings taxed at less than U.S. rates | (4,408 | ) | (8,898 | ) | — | |||||||
| Nondeductible write-downs of equity investments | 2,811 | — | — | |||||||||
| Other | 634 | 4,388 | 255 | |||||||||
| $ | (27,331 | ) | $ | 94,189 | $ | 121,737 | ||||||
(in thousands) | As of March 31, | |||||||||||
2003 |
| 2002 |
| 2001 | ||||||||
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Tax (benefit) at federal statutory rate | $ | (48,010 | ) | $ | (20,464 | ) | $ | 108,778 | ||||
State income tax, net of federal benefit and related valuation allowance | (2,151 | ) | (813 | ) | 8,566 | |||||||
Non-deductible stock compensation | – | 7,284 | – | |||||||||
Research and development credit | (2,460 | ) | (4,000 | ) | (3,933 | ) | ||||||
Acquired in-process development research and development | 2,730 | 4,620 | – | |||||||||
Goodwill amortization | – | 5,317 | 3,217 | |||||||||
US tax provided (not provided) on foreign earnings | 22,583 | (4,408 | ) | (8,898 | ) | |||||||
Non-deductible write-downs of equity investments | – | 2,811 | – | |||||||||
Non-deductible goodwill write-off | 20,541 | – | – | |||||||||
Other | 1,682 | 41 | 4,117 | |||||||||
$ | (5,085 | ) | $ | (9,612 | ) | $ | 111,847 | |||||
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Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
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Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
As of March 31, | ||||||||
2002 | 2001 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Inventory valuation methods | $ | 9,453 | $ | 14,606 | ||||
| Accrued warranty expense | 8,850 | 13,477 | ||||||
| Distribution reserves | 3,955 | 6,895 | ||||||
| Loss carryforwards and tax credits | 67,493 | 13,109 | ||||||
| Special charge accruals | 5,922 | 3,295 | ||||||
| Other accruals and reserves not currently deductible for tax purposes | 16,132 | 7,408 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization methods | 12,386 | 12,813 | ||||||
| $ | 124,191 | $ | 71,603 | |||||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
| Acquired intangibles | $ | (31,493 | ) | $ | (37,368 | ) | ||
| Tax on unremitted foreign earnings net of foreign tax credits | (97,686 | ) | (17,917 | ) | ||||
| Other | (1,610 | ) | (3,796 | ) | ||||
| $ | (130,789 | ) | $ | (59,081 | ) | |||
| Net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ | (6,598 | ) | $ | 12,522 | |||
(in thousands) | As of March 31, | |||||||
2003 |
| 2002 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets: |
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Inventory valuation methods | $ | 9,196 | $ | 9,452 | ||||
Accrued warranty expense | 15,705 | 8,850 | ||||||
Distribution reserves | 6,584 | 3,955 | ||||||
Loss carryforwards | 61,420 | 54,360 | ||||||
Foreign tax and research and development credit carryforwards | 66,062 | 47,336 | ||||||
Special charge accruals | 7,364 | 5,922 | ||||||
Other accruals and reserves not currently deductible for tax purposes | 18,769 | 16,132 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization methods | 19,419 | 12,386 | ||||||
$ | 204,519 | $ | 158,393 | |||||
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Less valuation allowance | (28,645 | ) | – | |||||
Deferred tax asset | $ | 175,874 | $ | 158,393 | ||||
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Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
Acquired intangibles | (24,514 | ) | (22,912 | ) | ||||
Tax on unremitted foreign earnings | (124,972 | ) | (131,888 | ) | ||||
Other | (5,109 | ) | (1,610 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax liability | $ | (154,595 | ) | $ | (156,410 | ) | ||
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Net deferred tax asset | $ | 21,279 | $ | 1,983 | ||||
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The tax benefits associated with nonqualified stock options, disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plan shares, reduced taxes currently payable or increased the deferred tax assets as shown above by $1 million, $8nil, $1.3 million and $10$8.1 million in fiscal years 2003, 2002 2001 and 2000,2001, respectively. Such benefits are credited to equity when realized.
Pretax incomelosses from foreign operations was $74were $0.5 million fiscal year 2003, compared to income of $74.4 million and $136.4 million for fiscal yearyears ended March 31, 2002. Deferred U.S. taxes have not been provided for cumulative unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries of approximately $57 million. Quantum intends to reinvest these earnings indefinitely in operations outside the United States. The residual U.S. tax liability, if such amounts were remitted, would be approximately $15 million.
As of March 31, 2002,2003, Quantum had federal net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards of approximately $153$172.5 million and $12$7.2 million, respectively. These carryforwards expire in varying amounts between fiscal years 20052004 and 2022 if not previously utilized. Ownership change provisions of tax law result in approximately $13$6.5 million of these carryforwards being available ratably over the next sixfive years.
The utilization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the amount, character and timing of future taxable income. If we are unable to make accurate estimates, we may incur additional future income tax expense to write-off the balance of this deferred tax asset. In addition, the inability to generate sufficient amounts of future taxable income may prevent us from recognizing tax benefits associated with any losses that we might incur in the future.
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Note 18:21: Litigation
On April 14, 2003, Quantum filed a patent infringement complaint in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California against Storage Technologies, Inc. (“StorageTek”). The suit alleges that StorageTek has engaged in the unlawful manufacture and sale within the United States of tape and tape drive products that infringe two separate Quantum patents. The suit seeks a permanent injunction against StorageTek as well as the recovery of monetary damages, including treble damages for willful infringement.
On April 15, 2003, StorageTek filed suit against Quantum in the U.S. District Court in Colorado, alleging that Quantum infringes two patents relating to the use of an optical servo system in a tape drive. The suit seeks a preliminary and permanent injunction against Quantum as well as the recovery of monetary damages, including treble damages for willful infringement. Quantum believes that it does not infringe StorageTek’s patents and believes that those patents are invalid. On May 6, 2003, Quantum answered the complaint. In addition, Quantum counterclaimed that the patents are invalid. On May 15, 2003, the District Court issued a Scheduling Order tentatively setting a schedule for a hearing
On August 7, 1998, Quantum was named as one of several defendants in a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The plaintiff, Papst Licensing GmbH, owns numerous United States patents, which Papst has alleges are infringed by hard disk drive products whichthat were sold by Quantum’s HDD group.HDD. In October 1999 the case was transferred to a federal district court in New Orleans, Louisiana, where it has been joined with other lawsuits involving Papst for purposes of coordinated discovery under multi-district litigation rules. The other lawsuits have Maxtor, Corporation, Minebea Limited, and IBM as parties.
The outcome of this patent infringement lawsuit is uncertain. Quantum currently cannot estimate the extent of the potential damages in the Papst dispute against it because the complaint by Papst asserts an unspecified amount of damages. As part of Quantum’s disposition of its HDD group to Maxtor, Corporation, Maxtor has agreed to assume the defense of the Papst claims against Quantum’s HDD business, and has also agreed to indemnify Quantum inwith respect to litigation relating to this litigation going forward.dispute. Nevertheless, if Papst prevails and Maxtor were unable for any reason to
Note 19:22: Investments in Other Entities
Investments in equity securities of other entities are recorded in other long-term assets. Investments in those entities in which Quantum owns less than 20%, and is unable to exert significant influence, are carried at cost less write-downs for declines in value that are judged to be other-than-temporary. Investments in entities in which Quantum owns more than 20%, and/or is able to exert significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method. Due to the economic downturn, Quantum recorded impairment losses of $7$17.1 million and $7.4 million in fiscal yearyears 2003 and 2002, respectively, on certain of these investments. As at March 31, 2002,2003, Quantum had total investments in other entities of $40$4.0 million.
Note 20:23: Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Commitments
Quantum leases certain facilities under non-cancelable operating lease agreements for periods of up to 17 years. Some of the leases have renewal options ranging from one to ten years and contain provisions for maintenance, taxes, or insurance.
Rent expense was $20$18.2 million, $17$18.1 million, and $11$15.2 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, and 2000, respectively.
For the year ended March 31, | (in thousands) | |
2004 | $ | 14,821 |
2005 | 9,434 | |
2006 | 6,508 | |
2007 | 5,201 | |
2008 | 4,699 | |
Thereafter | 5,878 | |
Total future minimum lease payments | $ | 46,541 |
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For the year ended March 31, | (In thousands) | ||
| 2003 | $ | 16,659 | |
| 2004 | 12,015 | ||
| 2005 | 10,173 | ||
| 2006 | 7,682 | ||
| 2007 | 3,562 | ||
| Thereafter | 6,765 | ||
| Total future minimum lease payments | $ | 56,856 | |
In August 1997, Quantum entered into a five-year synthetic lease agreement with a group of financial institutions (the “lessor”) for the construction and lease of a campus facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, comprised of three buildings. The campus becamewas the center of the DLT group’s operations up until the transfer in fiscal year 2002 of tape drive production to Penang, Malaysia, andMalaysia. The Colorado Springs facility now houses only houses administrative and procurement resources and testing operations within one of the three buildings. The lease has been accounted for as an operating lease in accordance with SFAS No. 13,Accounting for Leases.
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In December 2002, Quantum renegotiated this lease, had an initial term of five years, which has been amended to expirenow expires in April 2003, and has a 12-month renewal option at the discretion of the lessor.December 2007. The total minimum lease payments from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 20022003 until the scheduled expiration date in April 2003December 2007 are estimated to be approximately $3$6.2 million and approximate the lessor’s debt interest service costs. The minimum lease payments will fluctuate depending on short-term interest rates.
The lease is secured by a standby letter of credit issued under Quantum’s revolving line of credit and a blanket lien on all of the assets of Quantum. The revolving line of credit expires in June 2004 and at that time Quantum will be required to post cash collateral to secure the lease, unless other financial arrangements are made that are acceptable to the lessor.
The lease commitment requires Quantum to maintain specified financial covenants. If in future quarters Quantum were to fail to comply with these financial covenants and was unable to obtain a waiver, or amend the lease, for such non-compliance, the lessor could terminate the lease. This could result in Quantum having to purchase and/or cause a third party to purchase the facilities promptly and potentially at a substantial discount to their current appraised value. There is a cross default provision between this facility and the credit line facility (refer to Note 15, “Credit Agreements, Short-Term Debt and Convertible Subordinated Debt”) such that a default on one facility constitutes a default on the other facility.
At the end of the lease term, Quantum may exercise its option to extendhas the following options and obligations:
• | Quantum may renew the lease if the lessor accepts a renewal at its discretion; | ||
• | Quantum may purchase the facility for approximately $50 million (the “stipulated sales price”); or | ||
• | If Quantum has paid all sums owing under the lease and is not otherwise in default under the lease or the credit line facility at the end of the stated lease term, Quantum may find a third party to purchase the facility. In such event, Quantum has guaranteed any shortfall between the net proceeds from the sale of the property to the third party and the stipulated sales price, up to a maximum amount payable equal to 87.7% of the stipulated sales price, or $43.9 million. | ||
At any time during the lease term, Quantum may purchase (or cause a third party to purchase) the facility for one year with banking syndicate consent, refinancethe stipulated sales price. If Quantum defaults under the lease, its only option is to purchase the facility or arrange for the leased facilitystipulated sales price.
Quantum shares contingently issuable in connection with the acquisition of SANlight and Benchmark
Under the agreements to acquire SANlight and Benchmark, Quantum may be soldrequired to issue additional shares of common stock up to a third party with maximum of 0.4 million and 1.0 million shares, respectively. The issuance of these additional shares is contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones.
Commitments to purchase inventory
Quantum retaining an obligationoutsourced tape drive manufacturing to a contract manufacturer, Jabil, during the lessor for the difference between the sale price and a $63 million residual value guarantee. Quantum completed a third party valuation appraisal of the leased facilities in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002, which indicated2003. The Storage Solutions Group has increased its use of contract manufacturers for certain manufacturing functions during the same period. Under these arrangements, the contract manufacturer procures inventory to manufacture products based upon a contingent lease obligationforecast of approximately $12 million. Of this $12customer demand provided by Quantum. Quantum is responsible for the financial impact on the contract manufacturer of any reduction or product mix shift in the forecast relative to materials that the contract manufacturer had already purchased under a prior forecast. Such a variance in forecasted demand could require a cash payment for finished goods in excess of current customer demand or for costs of excess or obsolete inventory.
At March 31, 2003, Quantum had issued non-cancelable purchase orders for $11.3 million total, a charge $11 million was recorded, which reflectsto purchase finished goods from its contract manufacturers, and had not incurred any significant liability for finished goods in excess of current customer demand or for the difference between the current estimated market valuecosts of vacant facilities in Colorado Springs and the residual value guarantee to the lessor. The remaining $1 million relates to the portion of the facilities that Quantum still occupies, which is being amortized over the remaining lease period. The future minimum lease payments stated above exclude any payments required at the end of the lease term.
Contingencies
Tax allocations under a tax sharing and indemnity agreement with Maxtor are the subject of a dispute. This agreement between Quantum and Maxtor entered into in connection with the disposition of the HDD, group, provided for the allocation of certain liabilities related to taxes and the indemnification by Maxtor of Quantum with respect to certain liabilities relating to taxes and attributable to the conduct of business prior to the disposition of the HDD group.HDD. Maxtor and Quantum presently disagree as to the amounts owed under this agreement. The parties are in negotiations to resolve this matter, and no litigation has been initiated to date. Quantum believes Maxtor’s claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself. However, there can be no assurance that Quantum will be successful in asserting its position. If disputes under this agreement cannot be resolved favorably, Quantum may incur significant liabilities and costs to litigate and/or settle these disputes.disputes, which could have a material and adverse effect on its results of operations and financial condition.
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Quantum has recorded a receivable of $96$98.5 million from Maxtor for the portion of the convertible subordinated debt previously attributed to the HDD group and for which Maxtor has agreed to reimburse Quantum for both principal and associated interest payments. Although Quantum believespayments under the $96 million due from Maxtor will ultimately be realized, ifagreement. If Maxtor were for any reason unable or unwilling to pay such amounts,amount, Quantum is obligated to pay this amount and would likely record a loss with respect to this amount in a future period.
Note 21:24: Business Segment and Geographic Information
Quantum’s reportable segments are the DLT groupDLTG and the Storage Solutions group.SSG. These reportable segments are each managed separately as they manufacturedistribute and, distributein the case of SSG, manufacture distinct products with different production processes. The DLT groupDLTG consists of tape drives and media. The Storage Solutions groupSSG consists of tape automation systems NAS appliances and service.service, and includes disk based backup products. Quantum directly markets its products to computer manufacturers and through a broad range of distributors, resellers and systems integrators.
The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Quantum evaluates segment performance based on operating income (loss) excluding non-recurring gainsinfrequent or losses.
Quantum does not allocate interest and other income, interest expense, or taxes to operating segments. Additionally, Quantum does not allocate all assets by operating segment, only those assets included in the table below:
(in thousands) | For the year ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| SSG |
| Total |
| DLTG |
| SSG |
| Total |
| DLTG |
| SSG |
| Total |
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Total revenue | $ | 680,032 | $ | 227,112 | $ | 907,144 | $ | 837,548 | $ | 233,298 | $ | 1,070,846 | $ | 1,090,444 | $ | 353,097 | $ | 1,443,541 | ||||||||||||||||||
Inter-segment revenue | (36,335 | ) | (36,335 | ) | (41,171 | ) | (41,171 | ) | (97,426 | ) | (97,426 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers | 643,697 | 227,112 | 870,809 | 796,377 | 233,298 | 1,029,675 | 993,018 | 353,097 | 1,346,115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue |
| 437,481 | 166,165 | 603,646 | 497,426 | 154,644 | 652,070 | 505,723 | 227,852 | 733,575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 206,216 | 60,947 | 267,163 | 298,951 | 78,654 | 377,605 | 487,295 | 125,245 | 612,540 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Research and development | 75,309 | 36,617 | 111,926 | 83,080 | 28,371 | 111,451 | 83,826 | 33,010 | 116,836 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing, | 45,295 | 55,159 | 100,454 | 61,966 | 48,767 | 110,733 | 65,390 | 52,900 | 118,290 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 44,756 | 26,510 | 71,266 | 66,421 | 47,120 | 113,541 | 38,382 | 29,661 | 68,043 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 165,360 | 118,286 | 283,646 | 211,467 | 124,258 | 335,725 | 187,598 | 115,571 | 303,169 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operating income (loss) | $ | 40,856 | $ | (57,339 | ) | $ | (16,483 | ) | $ | 87,484 | $ | (45,604 | ) | $ | 41,880 | $ | 299,697 | $ | 9,674 | $ | 309,371 | |||||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 58,689 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special charges | 24,200 | 72,856 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchased in-process research and development | 7,802 | 13,200 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reported loss from operations | $ | (107,174 | ) | $ | (44,176 | ) | $ | 309,371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 31, 2003 | March 31, 2002 | March 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLTG |
| SSG |
| Total |
| DLTG |
| SSG |
| Total |
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Accounts receivable, net | $ | 91,415 | $ | 42,345 | $ | 133,760 | $ | 94,351 | $ | 55,073 | $ | 149,424 | $ | 139,150 | $ | 69,252 | $ | 208,402 | ||||||||||||||||||
Inventories | 22,131 | 44,174 | 66,305 | 71,410 | 27,391 | 98,801 | 94,410 | 29,960 | 124,370 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service inventories | 35,760 | 13,344 | 49,104 | 37,096 | 11,191 | 48,287 | 27,383 | 9,166 | 36,549 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 42,010 | 12,512 | 54,522 | 57,942 | 18,463 | 76,405 | 65,404 | 26,418 | 91,822 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill and intangibles, net | 39,861 | 80,499 | 120,360 | – | 200,122 | 200,122 | – | 174,833 | 174,833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DLTtape | Storage Solutions | Total | DLTtape | Storage Solutions | Total | DLTtape | Storage Solutions | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revenue from external customers | $ | 796.4 | $ | 291.4 | $ | 1,087.8 | $ | 993.0 | $ | 412.8 | $ | 1,405.8 | $ | 1,095.7 | $ | 323.2 | $ | 1,418.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Intersegment revenue | 41.2 | — | 41.2 | 97.4 | — | 97.4 | 95.8 | — | 95.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 211.5 | 175.8 | 387.3 | (1) | 187.6 | 174.2 | 361.8 | 194.1 | 110.2 | 304.3 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 87.5 | (88.9 | ) | (1.4 | )(1) | 300.7 | (39.5 | ) | 261.2 | 351.8 | (7.2 | ) | 344.6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inventories | 71.4 | 30.2 | 101.6 | 94.4 | 44.0 | 138.4 | 60.2 | 43.9 | 104.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 94.3 | 55.1 | 149.4 | 139.1 | 69.3 | 208.4 | 152.1 | 62.0 | 214.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 57.9 | 20.6 | 78.5 | 65.4 | 29.3 | 94.7 | 64.2 | 13.9 | 78.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill and intangibles, net | — | 252.4 | 252.4 | — | 227.5 | 227.5 | — | 248.3 | 248.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Information
Revenue for reportable segments is comprised of the following:
For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||||||||||
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| Tape drives | $ | 445.4 | $ | 754.4 | $ | 857.9 | ||||||
| Tape media | 182.9 | 114.0 | 147.2 | |||||||||
| Tape royalties | 209.3 | 222.0 | 186.4 | |||||||||
| DLT group | 837.6 | 1,090.4 | 1,191.5 | |||||||||
| Storage Solutions group | 291.4 | 412.8 | 323.2 | |||||||||
| Intersegment elimination | (41.2 | ) | (97.4 | ) | (95.8 | ) | ||||||
| $ | 1,087.8 | $ | 1,405.8 | $ | 1,418.9 | |||||||
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2003 |
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Tape drives | $ | 336,005 | $ | 445,381 | $ | 754,404 | ||||||
Tape media | 157,374 | 182,851 | 114,067 | |||||||||
Tape royalties | 186,653 | 209,316 | 221,973 | |||||||||
DLT group | 680,032 | 837,548 | 1,090,444 | |||||||||
Storage Solutions Group | 227,112 | 233,298 | 353,097 | |||||||||
Inter-group elimination* | (36,335 | ) | (41,171 | ) | (97,426 | ) | ||||||
$ | 870,809 | $ | 1,029,675 | $ | 1,346,115 | |||||||
Geographic and Customer Information
Revenue and long-lived assets (property, plant and equipment and goodwill and intangible assets) by region was as follows (revenue is attributed to regions based on the location of customers):
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Revenue | Long-Lived Assets | Revenue | Long-Lived Assets | Revenue | Long-Lived Assets | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | $ | 697.3 | $ | 266.5 | $ | 908.7 | $ | 317.0 | $ | 915.5 | $ | 322.0 | ||||||
| Europe | 221.7 | 52.2 | 326.2 | 3.0 | 375.6 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 167.4 | 12.2 | 167.8 | 2.0 | 126.2 | — | ||||||||||||
| Latin America | 1.4 | — | 3.1 | — | 1.6 | — | ||||||||||||
| $ | 1,087.8 | $ | 330.9 | $ | 1,405.8 | $ | 322.0 | $ | 1,418.9 | $ | 326.0 | |||||||
(in thousands) | For the year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
| Long-Lived Assets | Revenue |
| Long-Lived Assets | Revenue |
| Long-Lived Assets | |||||||||||
United States | $ | 527,523 | $ | 157,648 |
| $ | 608,188 | $ | 212,158 |
| $ | 871,535 | $ | 231,750 | |||||
Europe | 202,758 | 9,348 | 260,083 | 52,218 | 311,254 | 1,572 | |||||||||||||
Asia Pacific | 139,124 | 7,886 | 160,039 | 12,151 | 160,225 | 1,932 | |||||||||||||
Latin America | 1,404 | – | 1,365 | – | 3,101 | – | |||||||||||||
| $ | 870,809 | $ | 174,882 | $ | 1,029,675 | $ | 276,527 | $ | 1,346,115 | $ | 235,254 | |||||||
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One customer accounted for 10% or more of Quantum’s revenue in some or all of the fiscal years presented. Revenue from onethis customer represented $230$193.0 million, $263$292.5 million and $283$408.8 million of Quantum’s revenue in fiscal years 2003, 2002, and 2001, and 2000, respectively. Revenue from the other customer represented $62 million, $146 million, and $183 million of Quantum’s revenue in fiscal years 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
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Note 22:25: Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data
For the year ended March 31, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | |||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 279,285 | $ | 281,874 | $ | 283,994 | $ | 242,639 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 112,343 | 91,558 | 102,998 | 78,991 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (41,393 | ) | (18,414 | ) | (648 | ) | (22,015 | ) | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 77,934 | (14,869 | ) | 592 | (21,155 | ) | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) per share from continuing operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | |||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | |||||
For the year ended March 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 366,184 | $ | 361,751 | $ | 369,271 | $ | 308,612 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 159,835 | 157,838 | 163,410 | 141,953 | ||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | 43,950 | 44,285 | 47,519 | 31,692 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 60,420 | 35,614 | 44,235 | 20,417 | ||||||||||||
| Income per share from continuing operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.21 | ||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.20 | ||||||||
(in thousands, except per-share data) | For the year ended March 31, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
1st Quarter |
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| 4th Quarter |
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Revenue | $ | 202,450 | $ | 204,453 | $ | 228,770 | $ | 235,136 | |||||||||
Gross margin | 62,589 | 59,610 | 72,163 | 72,801 | |||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (27,332 | ) | (92,069 | ) | (5,922 | ) | (6,765 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss | (130,883 | ) | (111,444 | ) | (15,529 | ) | (6,439 | ) | |||||||||
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Loss per share from continuing operations: | |||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.59 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||
Diluted | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.59 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) |
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For the year ended March 31, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
1st Quarter |
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| 4th Quarter |
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Revenue | $ | 264,456 | $ | 266,339 | $ | 268,951 | $ | 229,929 | |||||||||
Gross margin | 110,432 | 89,274 | 100,619 | 77,280 | |||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (31,214 | ) | (9,125 | ) | 6,573 | (15,234 | ) | ||||||||||
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The results of continuing operations are fromfor the quarterly financial statements asfirst quarter of fiscal year 2003 include a $17.1 million charge for equity investment write-downs. The net loss for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 includes a charge of $94.3 million due to the adoption of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2003, Quantum recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $58.7 million due to a re-evaluation of SSG in light of deterioration in the market values of comparable companies, and to a lesser extent, a reduction in anticipated future cash flows. The results of continuing operations for the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2003 included special charges of $14.1 million and $9.4 million, respectively, mainly for severance and facility charges associated with employee reductions. The amounts in Quantum’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
Note 23:26: Related-Party Transactions
Quantum has loans receivable from officers of $1.1$0.6 million as of March 31, 2002.2003. The loans are classified in other current assets or other long-term assets, depending on repayment terms, and bear interest at rates ranging from 6% to 8% per annum.
The loans have provisions for forgiveness based on continued employment and are generally forgiven on a straight linestraight-line basis over two years. The loan forgiveness is being recorded as compensation expense over the forgiveness period. In fiscal years 2003, 2002 and 2001, and 2000,$0.5 million, $0.8 million $0.4 million and $0.2$0.4 million was forgiven, respectively.
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Note 24:27: Subsequent Event (Unaudited)Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
Special charge relatedIn June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. This statement supersedes EITF Issue No. 94-3 and requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred rather than at the date of an entity’s commitment to an exit plan. The statement further establishes fair value as the Storage Solutions group
Guarantor’s Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees
In November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 45, Guarantor’s Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Others. FIN No. 45 clarifies the guarantor’s requirements relating to the integrationguarantor’s accounting for, and disclosure of, salesthe issuance of certain types of guarantees and marketing activities withinrequires the guarantor to recognize at the inception of a guarantee a liability for the fair value of the lease obligation. The provisions for the initial recognition and measurement of guarantees are effective on a prospective basis for guarantees that are issued or modified after December 31, 2002 and Quantum does not believe these provisions will have a material impact on its Storage Solutions group.results of operations or financial position. The charge primarily relatesdisclosures required for product warranties are included in Note 12, “Accrued Warranty and Indemnifications”. The disclosures required for the synthetic lease guaranteed value and for shares contingently issuable in connection with business combinations are included in Note 23, “Commitments and Contingencies”.
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, Transition and Disclosure. SFAS No. 148 provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to severance benefitsthe fair value based method of accounting for approximately 90 employeesstock-based employee compensation. SFAS No. 148 also requires that were severed ordisclosures of the pro forma effect of using the fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation be displayed more prominently and in a tabular format. Additionally, SFAS No. 148 requires disclosure of the pro forma effect in interim financial statements. The additional disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 148 are effective for fiscal years ended after December 15, 2002. Quantum does not intend to adopt the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation, but will be severedprovide the additional disclosures required by SFAS No. 148.
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. FIN No. 46 requires that if a business enterprise has a controlling interest in a variable interest entity (also known as a resultspecial purpose entity), the assets, liabilities and results of this restructuring plan.
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The Board of Directors and Stockholders
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Quantum Corporation (the “Company”"Company") as of March 31, 20022003 and 2001,2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2002.2003. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 14a.15a. These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of Quantum’sQuantum's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Quantum Corporation at March 31, 20022003 and 2001,2002, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2002,2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
As discussed in Notes 2, 5 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, in fiscal year 2003 Quantum Corporation changed its method of accounting for paragraphs threegoodwill and four of Note 18, as to
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| March 31, 2000 | $ | 2,507 | $ | 1,297 | $ | (312 | ) | $ | 3,492 | ||||
| March 31, 2001 | 3,492 | 824 | (1,089 | ) | 3,227 | ||||||||
| March 31, 2002 | 3,227 | 4,788 | (1,782 | ) | 6,233 | ||||||||
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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Consolidated Statements of Operations
The following six pages present reconciliations of the consolidated statements of operations between GAAP and Non-GAAP for each quarter of fiscal year 2003 and for the full fiscal year.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The non-GAAP financial measures that we use exclude the impact of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization, special charges, goodwill write-down and adjustment, discontinued activities and operations, certain non-operating gains and losses, and related adjustments to provision for income taxes on Quantum’s operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Quantum’s management refers to these non-GAAP financial measures in making operating decisions because they provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the company’s operational performance. For instance, management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are helpful in assessing Quantum’s core operating results. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate management's internal comparisons to Quantum’s historical operating results and comparisons to competitors' operating results. Quantum uses these non-GAAP financial measures because the company believes they are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency related to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. In addition, Quantum has historically reported similar non-GAAP financial measures to its investors and believes that the inclusion of comparative numbers provides consistency in the company’s financial reporting at this time. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided with the financial statements.
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GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Product revenue | $ | 156,887 |
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Royalty revenue |
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Total revenue |
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Cost of revenue |
| 139,861 |
| (1,695 | ) | A |
| 138,166 | ||
Gross margin |
| 62,589 |
| 1,695 |
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| 25,626 |
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Sales and marketing |
| 26,090 |
| (906 | ) | A |
| 25,184 | ||
General and administrative |
| 22,062 |
| (126 | ) | A |
| 21,936 | ||
Special charges |
| 624 |
| (624 | ) |
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| (1,656 | ) |
| 72,746 | |||
Income (loss) from operations |
| (11,813 | ) | 3,351 |
| (8,462 | ) | |||
Equity investment write-downs |
| (17,061 | ) | 17,061 |
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Interest income and other, net | 2,597 | 2,597 | ||||||||
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
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| (11,705 | ) | |||
Income tax provision (benefit) |
| (4,785 | ) | 1,273 | B |
| (3,512 | ) | ||
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
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Loss from discontinued operations |
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of an accounting change |
| (36,585 | ) | 28,392 |
| (8,193 | ) | |||
Cumulative effect of an accounting change |
| (94,298 | ) | 94,298 |
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Product revenue | $ | 159,850 |
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Total revenue |
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Cost of revenue |
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Gross margin |
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| 25,972 | ||
General and administrative |
| 17,652 |
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| 17,526 | ||
Goodwill impairment |
| 58,689 |
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Special charges |
| 14,096 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
| (87,257 | ) | 75,679 |
| (11,578 | ) | |||
Interest income and other, net | 2,429 | 2,429 | ||||||||
Interest expense |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
| (91,250 | ) | 75,679 |
| (15,571 | ) | |||
Income tax provision (benefit) |
| 819 | (5,490 | ) | C |
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Product revenue | $ | 180,388 |
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General and administrative |
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| (9,607 | ) | 9,607 |
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Product revenue | $ | 187,031 |
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| 162,335 |
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| 159,361 | ||
Gross margin |
| 72,801 |
| 2,974 |
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| 29,232 |
| (257 | ) | A |
| 28,975 | ||
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| 22,919 |
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| 21,605 | ||
General and administrative |
| 15,868 |
| (126 | ) | A |
| 15,742 | ||
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| 79 |
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| 7,802 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
| (3,099 | ) | 12,552 |
| 9,453 | ||||
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| (6,691 | ) | 12,552 |
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| 74 | 1,685 | B |
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| (6,765 | ) | 10,867 |
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Product revenue | $ | 684,156 |
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Total revenue |
| 870,809 |
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Cost of revenue |
| 603,646 |
| (8,699 | ) | A |
| 594,947 | ||
Gross margin |
| 267,163 |
| 8,699 |
| 275,862 | ||||
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| 111,926 |
| (301 | ) | A |
| 111,625 | ||
Sales and marketing |
| 100,454 |
| (4,539 | ) | A |
| 95,915 | ||
General and administrative |
| 71,266 |
| (504 | ) | A |
| 70,762 | ||
Goodwill impairment |
| 58,689 |
| (58,689 | ) |
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Special charges |
| 24,200 |
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Purchased in-process research and development |
| 7,802 |
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| (96,035 | ) |
| 278,302 | |||
Income (loss) from operations |
| (107,174 | ) | 104,734 |
| (2,440 | ) | |||
Equity investment write-downs |
| (17,061 | ) | 17,061 |
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Interest income and other, net | 11,481 | 11,481 | ||||||||
Interest expense |
| (24,419 | ) |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
| (137,173 | ) | 121,795 |
| (15,378 | ) | |||
Income tax provision (benefit) |
| (5,085 | ) | 472 | B,C,D |
| (4,613 | ) | ||
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
| (132,088 | ) | 121,323 |
| (10,765 | ) | |||
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| (37,909 | ) | 37,909 |
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Loss from discontinued operations |
| (37,909 | ) | 37,909 |
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of an accounting change |
| (169,997 | ) | 159,232 |
| (10,765 | ) | |||
Cumulative effect of an accounting change |
| (94,298 | ) | 94,298 |
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Net income (loss) | $ | (264,295 | ) | $ 253,530 | $ | (10,765 | ) | |||
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C. | Income tax expense related to outsourced manufacturing | $ | 10,293 | ||
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ITEM 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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The information required by this item with respect to Quantum’s directors is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement.to the information set forth in Quantum’s proxy statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Commission within 120 days after the end of Quantum’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2003. For information pertaining to executive officers of Quantum, refer to the “Executive Officers of Quantum Corporation” section of Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The information required by Item 11this item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement.
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following is a disclosure of Quantum’s equity compensation plan information as required by SEC ruleRelease 33-8048:
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| 23,491 | $ | 7.57 |
| 31,570 | |
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| 9,683 | $ | 7.21 |
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| Stock Plans approved by stockholders(1) | 21,126 | $ | 10.60 | 29,638 | |||
| Stock Plans not approved by stockholders | 6,464 | $ | 9.87 | 7,710 | |||
| 27,590 | 37,348 | ||||||
(1) The Long-Term Incentive Plan has an evergreen provision that provides for an annual increase to the quantity of stocks available in the Plan equal to 4% of the total shares of Quantum Corporation common stock outstanding as at the end of the respective fiscal year.
(2) Does not include purchase rights accruing under the Purchase Plan for offerings beginning after January 24, 2003, the number and exercise price of which are not determinable until the expiration of such offering periods.
(3) The Supplemental Stock Plan (“SSOP”) was terminated effective April 1, 2003, from which time no new stock options or stock purchase rights will be granted under this Plan. Outstanding stock options or stock purchase rights granted under the SSOP prior to April 1, 2003, shall remain outstanding and continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the SSOP, which will remain in effect with respect to these outstanding stock options or stock purchase rights.
The remaining information required by Item 12this item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement.
With the exception of the information incorporated in Items 10, 11, 12 and 13 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quantum’s definitive Proxy Statement for Quantum’s 20022003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is not deemed “filed” as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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(b) | Changes in internal controls. There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. There were no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, and therefore there were no corrective actions taken. | ||
Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors
Sections 201 and 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed into law on July 30, 2002, require that all audit services and non-audit services by Quantum’s independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, must be pre-approved by the Company’s Audit Committee. Furthermore, the Act prohibits an auditor from performing certain non-audit services for an audit client regardless of the Audit Committee’s approval, subject to exceptions issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
On April 25, 2003, the Audit Committee of the Company approved certain permissible non-audit services to be performed by Ernst & Young LLP. The approved non-audit services were tax services and certain audit-related services as defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
ITEM15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
Upon written request, weQuantum will provide, without charge, a copy of ourQuantum’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the consolidated financial statements,Consolidated Financial Statements, financial statement schedules and any exhibits for ourQuantum’s most recent fiscal year. All requests should be sent to:
Investor Relations
The following documents are filed as a part of this Report:
(a) | The following documents are filed as a part of this Report: | |||
1. | Financial Statements—The | |||
2. | Financial Statement | |||
3. | Exhibits | |||
Exhibit Number | Exhibit | |||
3.1(1) | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant | |||
3.2(2) | Amended and Restated By-laws of Registrant, as amended | |||
3.3 | Amendment to Amended and Restated By-laws of | |||
4.1(3) | Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement between the Registrant and Harris Trust and Savings Bank | |||
4.2(5) | First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement and Certification Of Compliance With Section 27 Thereof, dated as of October 28, 2002 | |||
4.3(5) | Stockholder Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2002, by and between Registrant and Private Capital Management | |||
10.1 | Form of Indemnification Agreement between Registrant and the Named Executive Officers and Directors | |||
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10.2 | Form of Executive Change of Control Agreement between Registrant and the Named Executive Officers | |||
10.3 | Form of Chief Executive Officer Change of Control Agreement between Registrant and the Chief Executive Officer | |||
10.4 | Form of Director Change of Control Agreement between Registrant and the Directors | |||
10.5(4) | 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended May 29, 2001) | |||
10.6(5) | Amendment No. 1 to 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended May 29, 2001) | |||
10.7(4) | 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan Form of Stock Option Agreement | |||
10.8(4) | Supplemental Stock Option Plan (as amended May 29, 2001) | |||
10.9 | Amendment No. 1 to Supplemental Stock Option Plan (as amended May 29, 2001) | |||
10.10(4) | Supplemental Stock Option Plan Form of Stock Option Agreement | |||
10.11(1) | 1996 Board of Directors Stock Option Plan (as amended May 29, 2001) | |||
10.12(1) | 1996 Board of Directors Stock Option Plan Form of Stock Option Agreement | |||
10.13(1) | Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended May 29, 2001) | |||
10.14(9) | Amendment No. 1 to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, dated May 1, 2002 | |||
10.15(6) | Patent Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of October 3, 1994, by and between Digital Equipment Corporation and Registrant | |||
10.16(7) | Indenture, dated August 1, 1997, between the Registrant and La Salle National Bank as trustee, related to the Registrant’s subordinated debt securities | |||
10.17(7) | Supplemental Indenture, dated August 1, 1997, between the Registrant and Trustee, relating to the Notes, including the form of Note | |||
10.18(1) | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 4, 1999, between the Registrant and Trustee, relating to the Notes, including the form of Note | |||
10.19(1) | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 2, 2001, between the Registrant and Trustee, relating to the Notes, including the form of Note | |||
10.20(8) | Master Lease, Deed of Trust with Absolute Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated | |||
10.21(8) | Participation Agreement, dated | |||
10.22(10) | ||||
Industrial Lease, dated as of July 17, 1998, between The Irvine Company as lessor, and ATL Products, Inc. as lessee | ||||
10.23(11) | Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated as of October 3, 2000 by and among | |||
10.24(8) | Credit Agreement, | |||
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10.25(5) | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of | |||
10.26(8) | Master Supply Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2002, between Registrant and Jabil Circuit, Inc. | |||
10.27(8) | Repair Services Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2002, between Registrant and Jabil Circuit, Inc. | |||
10.28(8) | Transition Services Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2002, between Registrant and Jabil Circuit, Inc. | |||
10.29(5) | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 5, 2002, by and among Registrant, | |||
10.30(5) | First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of | |||
10.31(5) | Separation Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2002, between Registrant and Michael A. Brown | |||
10.32(5) | Employment Agreement, dated as of | |||
10.33(12) | Asset Purchase Agreement, by and between Registrant and Broadband Storage, Inc., dated as of | |||
10.34(13) | Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 4, 2003 by and among the Registrant, the Registrant’s wholly-owned subsidiary QSL Acquisition Corporation, SANlight, Inc., Mark Kaleem and Lloyd Alan Poston | |||
12.1 | Ratio of Earnings to Fixed | |||
23.1 | ||||
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent | ||||
24 | Power of Attorney (see signature page) | |||
99.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 | |||
99.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 | |||
1. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March 31, 2001 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2001. |
2. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March 31, 2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2000. |
3. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, Amendment No.2, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 1999. |
4. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on | |
5. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 29, |
6. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 1994. |
7. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 1997. |
8. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended |
9. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2002. |
10. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 27, 1998 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 1999. |
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11. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2001. | |
12. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2002. | |
13. | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2003. | |
(b) | Reports on Form 8-K | |
Registrant filed the following Current Report on Form 8-K during the three months ended March 31, 2003: | ||
On April 28, 2003, Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, reporting its earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. | ||
On May 20, 2003, Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, reporting a charge related to customer bankruptcy. | ||
(c) | Exhibits: See Item 15(a) above. | |
(d) | Financial Statement Schedules: See Item 15(a) above. | |
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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 its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
QUANTUM CORPORATION | ||
/s/ MICHAEL J. LAMBERT | ||
Michael J. Lambert Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: June 27, 2002
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael A. BrownRichard E. Belluzzo and Michael J. Lambert, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on June 27, 2002.
Signature | Title | |||
/s/ | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
Richard E. Belluzzo | ||||
/s/ | Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Michael J. Lambert | ||||
/s/ | Chairman of the Board | |||
Michael A. Brown | ||||
/s/ STEPHEN M. | Director | |||
Stephen M. Berkley | ||||
/s/ | Director | |||
David A. Brown | ||||
/s/ | Director | |||
Alan L. Earhart | ||||
/s/ EDWARD M. | Director | |||
Edward M. Esber, Jr | ||||
/s/ | Director | |||
Kevin J. Kennedy | ||||
/s/ | Director | |||
Gregory W. Slayton | ||||
/s/ | Director | |||
Edward J. Sanderson | ||||
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a)
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Richard Belluzzo, certify that:
1) | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Quantum Corporation; | ||
2) | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; | ||
3) | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; | ||
4) | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have: | ||
a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared; | ||
b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and | ||
c) | presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; | ||
5) | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||
a) | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and | ||
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and | ||
6) | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. | ||
Date: June 27, 2003
/s/ RICHARD E. BELLUZZO | ||
Richard E. Belluzzo | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a)
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Michael J. Lambert, certify that:
1) | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Quantum Corporation; | ||
2) | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; | ||
3) | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; | ||
4) | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have: | ||
a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared; | ||
b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and | ||
c) | presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; | ||
5) | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||
a) | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and | ||
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and | ||
6) | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. | ||
Date: June 27, 2003
/s/ MICHAEL J. LAMBERT | ||
Michael J. Lambert | ||
Executive Vice President, Finance and | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
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