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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM
10-Q
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________________________
Commission File Number
0-18277
 
VICOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
04-2742817
(State of
Incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
25 Frontage Road, Andover, Massachusetts 01810
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(978)
470-2900
(Registrant’s telephone number)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, par value 
$0.01 per share
 
VICR
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.
Yes  
    No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes  
    No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of
large“large accelerated filer,
,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
 
Smaller reporting company
 
       
Accelerated filer
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
       
Non-accelerated
filer
 
  
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act).
Yes  
    No  
The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock as of
July
April 20, 2020
 23, 2019
was:
Common Stock, $.01 par value
  
28,519,62628,904,269
 
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value
  
11,758,218
 
 
 


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VICOR CORPORATION
Part I – Financial Information
Item 1 – Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
         
 
June 30, 2019
  
December 31, 2018
 
Assets
      
Current assets:
      
Cash and cash equivalents
 $
71,482
  $
70,557
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $102 in 2019 and $224 in 2018
  
38,537
   
43,673
 
Inventories, net
  
54,572
   
47,370
 
Other current assets
  
5,054
   
3,460
 
         
Total current assets
  
169,645
   
165,060
 
Long-term deferred tax assets, net
  
241
   
265
 
Long-term investments, net
  
2,565
   
2,526
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
  
55,285
   
50,432
 
Other assets
  
2,867
   
2,785
 
         
Total assets
 $
  230,603
  $
  221,068
 
         
Liabilities and Equity
      
Current liabilities:
      
Accounts payable
 $
10,819
  $
16,149
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
  
11,144
   
10,657
 
Accrued expenses
  
2,228
   
2,631
 
Operating lease liabilities
  
1,660
   
—  
 
Sales allowances
  
640
   
548
 
Accrued severance and other charges
  
—  
   
234
 
Income taxes payable
  
85
   
710
 
Deferred revenue
  
6,581
   
5,069
 
         
Total current liabilities
  
33,157
   
35,998
 
Long-term deferred revenue
  
196
   
232
 
Contingent consideration obligations
  
306
   
408
 
Long-term income taxes payable
  
236
   
238
 
Long-term operating lease liabilities
  
2,392
   
102
 
         
Total liabilities
  
36,287
   
36,978
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)      
Equity:
      
Vicor Corporation stockholders’ equity:
      
Class B Common Stock
  
118
   
118
 
Common Stock
  
403
   
402
 
Additional
paid-in
capital
  
196,698
   
193,457
 
Retained earnings
  
135,849
   
129,000
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  
(278
)  
(394
)
Treasury stock, at cost
  
(138,927
)  
(138,927
)
         
Total Vicor Corporation stockholders’ equity
  
193,863
   
183,656
 
Noncontrolling interest
  
453
   
434
 
         
Total equity
  
194,316
   
184,090
 
         
Total liabilities and equity
 $
  230,603
  $
  221,068
 
         
 
March 31,
2020
  
December 31,
2019
 
Assets
      
Current assets:
      
Cash and cash equivalents
 $
82,751
  $
84,668
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $102 in 2020 and $59 in 2019
  
41,279
   
38,115
 
Inventories, net
  
53,352
   
49,187
 
Other current assets
  
7,808
   
7,096
 
         
Total current assets
  
185,190
   
179,066
 
Long-term deferred tax assets, net
  
206
   
205
 
Long-term investments, net
  
2,557
   
2,510
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
  
56,879
   
56,952
 
Other assets
  
1,893
   
1,994
 
         
Total assets
 $
 246,725
  $
 240,727
 
         
Liabilities and Equity
      
Current liabilities:
      
Accounts payable
 $
13,440
  $
9,005
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
  
10,081
   
10,410
 
Accrued expenses
  
2,761
   
2,690
 
Short-term lease liabilities
  
1,370
   
1,520
 
Sales allowances
  
781
   
741
 
Income taxes payable
  
34
   
57
 
Short-term deferred revenue and customer prepayments
  
6,753
   
5,507
 
         
Total current liabilities
  
35,220
   
29,930
 
Long-term deferred revenue
  
974
   
1,054
 
Contingent consideration obligations
  
362
   
451
 
Long-term income taxes payable
  
571
   
567
 
Long-term lease liabilities
  
2,601
   
2,855
 
         
Total liabilities
  
39,728
   
34,857
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 1
0
)
      
Equity:
      
Vicor Corporation stockholders’ equity:
      
Class B Common Stock
  
118
   
118
 
Common Stock
  
407
   
405
 
Additional
paid-in
capital
  
204,020
   
201,251
 
Retained earnings
  
141,363
   
143,098
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  
(300
)  
(383
)
Treasury stock, at cost
  
(138,927
)  
(138,927
)
         
Total Vicor Corporation stockholders’ equity
  
206,681
   
205,562
 
Noncontrolling interest
  
316
   
308
 
         
Total equity
  
206,997
   
205,870
 
         
Total liabilities and equity
 $
 246,725
  $
 240,727
 
         
See accompanying notes.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
         
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2020
  
2019
 
Net revenues
 $
63,401
  $
65,725
 
Cost of revenues
  
36,070
   
34,639
 
         
Gross margin
  
27,331
   
31,086
 
Operating expenses:
      
Selling, general and administrative
  
16,369
   
15,373
 
Research and development
  
13,335
   
11,220
 
         
Total operating expenses
  
29,704
   
26,593
 
         
(Loss) income from operations
  
(2,373
)  
4,493
 
Other income (expense), net:
      
Total unrealized gains on
available-for-sale
securities, net
  
47
   
20
 
Less: portion of gains recognized in other comprehensive income
  
(46
)  
(19
)
         
Net credit gains recognized in earnings
  
1
   
1
 
Other income (expense), net
  
147
   
238
 
         
Total other income (expense), net
  
148
   
239
 
         
(Loss) income before income taxes
  
(2,225
)  
4,732
 
Less: (Benefit) provision for income taxes
  
(494
)  
426
 
         
Consolidated net (loss) income
  
(1,731
)  
4,306
 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
  
4
   
20
 
         
Net (loss) income attributable to Vicor Corporation
 $
(1,735
) $
4,286
 
         
Net (loss) income per common share attributable to Vicor Corporation:
      
Basic
 $
(0.04
) $
0.11
 
Diluted
 $
(0.04
) $
0.10
 
Shares used to compute net (loss) income per common share attributable to Vicor Corporation:
      
Basic
  
40,635
   
40,229
 
Diluted
  
40,635
   
41,029
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
                 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2019
  
2018
  
2019
  
2018
 
Net revenues
 $
  63,355
  $
  74,196
  $
  129,080
  $
  139,465
 
Cost of revenues
  
34,238
   
38,313
   
68,877
   
73,371
 
                 
Gross margin
  
29,117
   
35,883
   
60,203
   
66,094
 
Operating expenses:
            
Selling, general and administrative
  
15,030
   
15,814
   
30,403
   
31,213
 
Research and development
  
11,706
   
11,403
   
22,926
   
22,529
 
Severance and other charges
  
—  
   
350
   
—  
   
350
 
                 
Total operating expenses
  
26,736
   
27,567
   
53,329
   
54,092
 
                 
Income from operations
  
2,381
   
8,316
   
6,874
   
12,002
 
Other income (expense), net:
            
Total unrealized gains on
available-for-sale
securities, net
  
19
   
33
   
39
   
56
 
Less: portion of gains recognized in other comprehensive income
  
(18
)  
(31
)  
(37
)  
(52
)
                 
Net credit gains recognized in earnings
  
1
   
2
   
2
   
4
 
Other income (expense), net
  
287
   
(46
)  
525
   
382
 
                 
Total other income (expense), net
  
288
   
(44
)  
527
   
386
 
                 
Income before income taxes
  
2,669
   
8,272
   
7,401
   
12,388
 
Less: Provision for income taxes
  
113
   
363
   
539
   
497
 
                 
Consolidated net income
  
2,556
   
7,909
   
6,862
   
11,891
 
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest
  
(7
)  
49
   
13
   
88
 
                 
Net income attributable to Vicor Corporation
 $
2,563
  $
7,860
  $
6,849
  $
11,803
 
                 
Net income per common share attributable to Vicor Corporation:
            
Basic
 $
0.06
  $
0.20
  $
0.17
  $
0.30
 
Diluted
 $
0.06
  $
0.19
  $
0.17
  $
0.29
 
Shares used to compute net income per common share attributable to Vicor Corporation:
            
Basic
  
40,275
   
39,709
   
40,252
   
39,594
 
Diluted
  
41,081
   
40,646
   
41,055
   
40,406
 
See accompanying notes.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2019
  
2018
  
2019
  
2018
 
Consolidated net income
 $
  2,556
  $
  7,909
  $
  6,862
  $
  11,891
 
Foreign currency translation gains (losses) , net of tax (1)
  
151
   
(215
)  
85
   
27
 
Unrealized gains on
available-for-sale
securities, net of tax (1)
  
18
   
31
   
37
   
52
 
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
  
169
   
(184
)  
122
   
79
 
                 
Consolidated comprehensive income
  
2,725
   
7,725
   
6,984
   
11,970
 
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
  
4
   
32
   
19
   
90
 
                 
Comprehensive income attributable to Vicor Corporation
 $
  2,721
  $
  7,693
  $
  6,965
  $
  11,880
 
                 
         
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2020
  
2019
 
Consolidated net (loss) income
 $
(1,731
) $
 4,306
 
Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net of tax (1)
  
46
   
(66
)
Unrealized gains on
available-for-sale
securities, net of tax (1)
  
41
   
19
 
         
Other comprehensive income (loss)
  
87
   
(47
)
         
Consolidated comprehensive (loss) income
  
(1,644
)  
4,259
 
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
  
8
   
15
 
         
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Vicor Corporation
 $
 (1,652
) $
4,244
 
         
 
 
 
 
(1)The deferred tax assets associated with cumulative foreign currency translation gains and cumulative unrealized gains on
available-for-sale
securities are completely offset by a tax valuation allowance as of June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and 2018.2019. Therefore, there is no0 income tax benefit (provision) recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and 2018.2019.
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
         
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2019
  
2018
 
Operating activities:
       
Consolidated net income
 $
6,862
  $
  11,891
 
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization
  
4,998
   
4,539
 
Stock-based compensation expense, net
  
1,539
   
1,916
 
(Benefit) provision for doubtful accounts
  
(117
)  
65
 
Decrease in long-term income taxes payable
  
(2
)  
—  
 
Increase in other long-term liabilities
  
—  
   
5
 
Decrease in long-term deferred revenue
  
(36
)  
(36
)
Gain on disposal of equipment
  
(22
)  
(16
)
Deferred income taxes
  
24
   
25
 
Credit gain on
available-for-sale
securities
  
(2
)  
(4
)
Change in current assets and liabilities, net
  
(8,005
)  
(9,857
)
         
Net cash provided by operating activities  
5,239
   
8,528
 
Investing activities:
      
Additions to property, plant and equipment
  
(5,864
)  
(3,558
)
Proceeds from sale of equipment
  
22
   
16
 
Decrease in other assets
  
(137
)  
(67
)
         
Net cash used for investing activities
  
(5,979
)  
(3,609
)
Financing activities:
      
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock
  
1,707
   
4,966
 
Payment of contingent consideration obligations
  
(102
)  
(172
)
         
Net cash provided by financing activities
  
1,605
   
4,794
 
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash
  
60
   
(23
)
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
  
925
   
9,690
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  
70,557
   
44,230
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $
  71,482
  $
  53,920
 
         
         
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2020
  
2019
 
Operating activities:
      
Consolidated net (loss) income
 $
 (1,731
) $
4,306
 
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net (loss) income to net cash used by operating activities:
      
Depreciation and amortization
  
2,711
   
2,445
 
Stock-based compensation expense, net
  
710
   
773
 
Provision (benefit) for doubtful accounts
  
43
   
(88
)
Increase in long-term income taxes payable
  
4
   
2
 
Decrease in long-term deferred revenue
  
(80
)  
(18
)
Gain on disposal of equipment
  
—  
   
(9
)
Deferred income taxes
  
(1
)  
(1
)
Credit gain on
available-for-sale
securities
  
(1
)  
(1
)
Change in current assets and liabilities, net
  
(2,639
)  
(9,529
)
         
Net cash used by operating activities
  
(984
)  
(2,120
)
Investing activities:
      
Additions to property, plant and equipment
  
(2,999
)  
(3,322
)
Proceeds from sale of equipment
  
—  
   
9
 
Decrease in other assets
  
75
   
(8
)
         
Net cash used for investing activities
  
(2,924
)  
(3,321
)
Financing activities:
      
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock
  
2,061
   
1,570
 
Payment of contingent consideration obligations
  
(89
)  
(30
)
         
Net cash provided by financing activities
  
1,972
   
1,540
 
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash
  
19
   
(42
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  
(1,917
)  
(3,943
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  
84,668
   
70,557
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $
 82,751
  $
66,614
 
         
 
 
 
See accompanying notes.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
                                     
 
Class B
Common
Stock
  
Common
Stock
  
Additional
Paid-In

Capital
  
Retained
Earnings
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  
Treasury
Stock
  
Total
Vicor
Corporation
Stockholders’
Equity
  
Noncontrolling
Interest
  
Total
Equity
 
Balance on March 31, 2019
  
118
  $
  403
  $
  195,799
  $
  133,286
  $
  (436
) $
  (138,927
) $
  190,243
  $
  449
  $
  190,692
 
Sales of Common Stock
          
137
               
137
       
137
 
Stock-based compensation expense
          
766
               
766
       
766
 
Other
          
(4
)              
(4
)      
(4
)
Components of comprehensive
income, net of tax:
                                    
Net income
              
2,563
           
2,563
   
(7
)  
2,556
 
Other comprehensive income
                  
158
       
158
   
11
   
169
 
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                          
2,721
   
4
   
2,725
 
                                     
Balance on June 30, 2019
  
118
  $
403
  $
196,698
  $
135,849
  $
  (278
) $
  (138,927
) $
193,863
  $
453
  $
194,316
 
                                     
Balance on December 31, 2018  
118
  $
402
  $
193,457
  $
129,000
  $
(394
) $
(138,927
)
 $
183,656
  $
434
  $
184,090
 
Sales of Common Stock
          
428
               
428
       
428
 
Stock-based compensation expense
          
1,539
               
1,539
       
1,539
 
Issuances of stock through employee stock
purchase plan
      
1
   
1,278
               
1,279
       
1,279
 
Other
          
(4
)              
(4
)      
(4
)
Components of comprehensive
income, net of tax:
                                    
Net income
              
6,849
           
6,849
   
13
   
6,862
 
Other comprehensive income
                  
116
       
116
   
6
   
122
 
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                          
6,965
   
19
   
6,984
 
                                     
Balance on June 30, 2019
  
118
  $
403
  $
196,698
  $
135,849
  $
  (278
) $
  (138,927
) $
193,863
  $
453
  $
194,316
 
                                     
                            
 
Class B
Common
Stock
  
Common
Stock
  
Additional
Paid-In

Capital
  
Retained
Earnings
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  
Treasury
Stock
  
Total
Vicor
Corporation
Stockholders’
Equity
  
Noncontrolling
Interest
  
Total
Equity
 
Balance on March 31, 2018
  
118
  $
402
  $
183,415
  $
101,218
  $
  (234
) $
  (138,927
) $
145,992
  $
363
  $
146,355
 
Sales of Common Stock
     
3
   
3,678
            
3,681
      
3,681
 
Stock-based compensation expense
        
1,180
            
1,180
      
1,180
 
Other
     
(6
)  
3
            
(3
)     
(3
)
Components of comprehensive
    income, net of tax:
                           
Net income
           
7,860
         
7,860
   
49
   
7,909
 
Other comprehensive loss
              
(167
)     
(167
)  
(17
)  
(184
)
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                    
7,693
   
32
   
7,725
 
                                     
Balance on June 30, 2018
  
118
  $
399
  $
188,276
  $
109,078
  $
  (401
) $
  (138,927
) $
158,543
  $
395
  $
158,938
 
                                     
Balance on December 31, 2017
  
118
  $
401
  $
181,395
  $
93,605
  $
  (478
) $
  (138,927
) $
136,114
  $
305
  $
136,419
 
Sales of Common Stock
     
3
   
4,036
            
4,039
      
4,039
 
Stock-based compensation expense
        
1,916
            
1,916
      
1,916
 
Issuances of stock through employee stock purchase plan
     
1
   
926
            
927
      
927
 
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting principle (Topic 606)
           
3,670
         
3,670
      
3,670
 
Other
     
(6
)  
3
            
(3
)     
(3
)
Components of comprehensive income, net of tax:
                           
Net income
           
11,803
         
11,803
   
88
   
11,891
 
Other comprehensive income
              
77
      
77
   
2
   
79
 
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                    
11,880
   
90
   
11,970
 
                                     
Balance on June 30, 2018
  
118
  $
399
  $
188,276
  $
109,078
  $
  (401
) $
  (138,927
) $
158,543
  $
395
  $
158,938
 
                                     
                                     
Three months ended March 31, 2020
 
Class B
Common
Stock
  
Common
Stock
  
Additional
Paid-In

Capital
  
Retained
Earnings
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  
Treasury
Stock
  
Total Vicor
Corporation
Stockholders’
Equity
  
Noncontrolling
Interest
  
Total
Equity
 
Balance on December 31, 2019
 $
 118
  $
 405
  $
 201,251
  $
143,098
  $
 (383
) $
(138,927
) $
 205,562
  $
 308
  $
205,870
 
Sales of Common Stock
     
1
   
788
            
789
      
789
 
Stock-based compensation expense
        
710
            
710
      
710
 
Issuances of stock through employee stock purchase plan
     
1
   
1,271
            
1,272
      
1,272
 
Components of comprehensive income, net of tax:
                           
Net income
           
(1,735
)        
(1,735
)  
4
   
(1,731
)
Other comprehensive income
              
83
      
83
   
4
   
87
 
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                    
(1,652
)  
8
   
(1,644
)
                                     
Balance on March 31, 2020
 $
 118
  $
 407
  $
 204,020
  $
141,363
  $
 (300
) $
(138,927
) $
 206,681
  $
 316
  $
206,997
 
                                     
                            
Three months ended March 31, 2019
 
Class B
Common
Stock
  
Common
Stock
  
Additional
Paid-In

Capital
  
Retained
Earnings
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  
Treasury
Stock
  
Total Vicor
Corporation
Stockholders’
Equity
  
Noncontrolling
Interest
  
Total
Equity
 
Balance on December 31, 2018
 $
 118
  $
 402
  $
 193,457
  $
129,000
  $
 (394
) $
(138,927
) $
 183,656
  $
 434
  $
184,090
 
Sales of Common Stock
        
291
            
291
      
291
 
Stock-based compensation
expense
        
773
            
773
      
773
 
Issuances of stock through employee stock purchase plan
     
1
   
1,278
            
1,279
      
1,279
 
Components of comprehensive income, net of tax:
                           
Net income
           
4,286
         
4,286
   
20
   
4,306
 
Other comprehensive loss
              
(42
)     
(42
)  
(5
)  
(47
)
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                    
4,244
   
15
   
4,259
 
                                     
Balance on March 31, 2019
 $
 118
  $
 403
  $
 195,799
  $
133,286
  $
 (436
) $
(138,927
) $
 190,243
  $
 449
  $
190,692
 
                                     
 
 
 
See accompanying notes.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
1.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Vicor Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 March 
31
,
2020
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or the year ending December 
31 2019.
,
2020
. The balance sheet at December 
31 2018
,
2019
presented herein has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 
31 2018
,
2019
filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 
28
,
2020
(“
2019 (“2018
Form
10-K”).
2.
Recently Adopted Accounting StandardInventories
In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance for lease accounting, which requires lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The new guidance establishes a
right-of-use
model (“ROU”) that requires a lessee to recognize a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with a term longer than twelve months. Leases are classified as finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement. For lessors, the guidance modifies the classification criteria and accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases.
The Company adopted the new standard as of January 1, 2019, using the effective date as the date of initial application. As a result, financial information has not been updated and the disclosures required under the new standard have not been provided for dates and periods before January 1, 2019. The Company elected the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permits companies to not reassess under the new standard lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company did not elect the
use-of-hindsight
or the practical expedient pertaining to land easements, the latter not being applicable.
The adoption of the standard resulted in the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities of approximately $4,329,000 and $4,455,000, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. There was no cumulative effect of adopting this new guidance, and the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations or cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.
3.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined using the
first-in,
first-out
method) or net realizable value. Fixed production overhead is allocated to the inventory cost per unit based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. Abnormal production costs, including fixed cost variances from normal production capacity, if any, are charged to cost of revenues in the period incurred. All shipping, handling and handlingcustoms (e.g., tariff) costs incurred in connection with the sale of products are included in cost of revenues.
The Company provides reserves for inventoriesInventory that is estimated to be excess, obsolete or unmarketable.unmarketable is written down to net realizable value. The Company’s estimation process for assessing net realizable value is based upon its knownforecasted future usage which is derived based on backlog, projected future demand, historical consumption and expected market conditions. If the Company’s estimated demand and/or market expectation were to change or if product sales were to decline, the Company’s estimation process may cause larger inventory reserves to be recorded, resulting in larger charges to cost of revenues.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
Inventories were as follows (in thousands):
        
 
June 30, 2019
  
December 31, 2018
  
March 31, 2020
  
December 31, 2019
 
Raw materials
 $
 36,925
  $
 37,696
  $
 38,758
  $
 35,901
 
Work-in-process
  
6,052
   
4,740
   
7,705
   
5,184
 
Finished goods
  
11,595
   
4,934
   
6,889
   
8,102
 
              
Net balance
 $
 54,572
  $
 47,370
  $
 53,352
  $
 49,187
 
                
 
 
4.3.
Long-Term Investments
As of June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company held one auction rate security with a par value of $3,000,000, purchased through and held in custody by a broker-dealer affiliate of Bank of America, N.A., that has experienced failed auctions (the “Failed Auction Security”) since February 2008. The Failed Auction Security held by the Company is Aaa/AA+ rated by major credit rating agencies, is collateralized by student loans, and is guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education under the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Management is not aware of any reason to believe the issuer of the Failed Auction Security is presently at risk of default. Through June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Company has continued to receive interest payments on the Failed Auction Security in accordance with the terms of its indenture. Management believes the Company ultimately should be
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
able to liquidate the Failed Auction Security without significant loss primarily due to the overall quality of the issue held and the collateral securing the substantial majority of the underlying obligation. However, current conditions in the auction rate securities market have led management to conclude the recovery period for the Failed Auction Security exceeds 12 months. As a result, the Company continued to classify the Failed Auction Security as long-term as of June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
The following is a summary of the
available-for-sale
securitiessecurity (in thousands):
                 
June 30, 2019
 
Cost
  
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Failed Auction Security
 $
3,000
  $
 —  
  $
 435
  $
 2,565
 
                 
                 
   
Gross
  
Gross
  
Estimated
 
   
Unrealized
  
Unrealized
  
Fair
 
March 31, 2020
 
Cost
  
Gains
  
Losses
  
Value
 
Failed Auction Security
 $
3,000
  $
—  
  $
443
  $
2,557
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
December 31, 2018
 
Cost
  
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Failed Auction Security
 $
3,000
  $
—  
  $
 474
  $
 2,526
 
                 
                 
   
Gross
  
Gross
  
Estimated
 
   
Unrealized
  
Unrealized
  
Fair
 
December 31, 2019
 
Cost
  
Gains
  
Losses
  
Value
 
Failed Auction Security
 $
3,000
  $
—  
  $
490
  $
2,510
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
As of June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Failed Auction Security had been in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Failed Auction Security on June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, by contractual maturity,
are shown below (in thousands):
         
 
Cost
  
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Due in twenty to forty years
 $
3,000
  $
 2,565
 
         
         
   
Estimated
 
 
Cost
  
Fair Value
 
Due in twenty to forty years
 $
3,000
  $
2,557
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
Based on the fair value measurements described in Note 5,4, the fair value of the Failed Auction Security on June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, with a par value of $3,000,000, was estimated by the Company to be approximately $2,565,000.$2,557,000. The gross unrealized loss of $435,000$443,000 on the Failed Auction Security consists of two types of estimated loss: an aggregate credit loss of $39,000$36,000 and an aggregate temporary impairment of $396,000.$407,000. In determining the amount of credit loss, the Company compared the present value of cash flows expected to be collected to the amortized cost basis of the security, considering credit default risk probabilities and changes in credit ratings as significant inputs, among other factors (See Note 5).factors.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
The following table represents a rollforward of the activity related to the credit loss recognized in earnings on the Failed Auction Security for the sixthree months ended June 30March 31 (in thousands):
         
 
2019
  
2018
 
Balance at the beginning of the period
 $
 41
  $
 48
 
Reductions in the amount related to credit gain for which other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized
  
(2
)  
(4
)
         
Balance at the end of the period
 $
 39
  $
 44
 
         
         
 
2020
  
2019
 
Balance at the beginning of the period
 $
37
  $
41
 
Reductions in the amount related to credit gain for which other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized
  
(1
)  
(1
)
         
Balance at the end of the period
 $
36
  $
40
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
At this time, the Company has no intent to sell the impaired Failed Auction Security and does not believe it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell this security. If current market conditions deteriorate further, the Company may be required to record additional unrealized losses. If the credit rating of the security deteriorates, the Company may be required to adjust the carrying value of the investment through impairment charges recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and any such impairment adjustments may be material.
Based on the Company’s ability to access cash and cash equivalents and its expected operating cash flows, management does not anticipate the current lack of liquidity associated with the Failed Auction Security held will affect the Company’s ability to execute its current operating plan.
5.4.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company accounts for certain financial assets at fair value, defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. A three-level hierarchy is used to show the extent and level of judgment used to estimate fair value measurements.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis included the following as
of June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 (in thousands):
                
 
Using
    
Using
  
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
  
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  
Total Fair
Value as of
June 30, 2019
  
Quoted 
Prices
 
in Active
Markets
(Level
 
1)
  
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  
Total Fair
Value as of
March 31, 2020
 
Cash equivalents:
                        
Money market funds
 $
 9,538
  $—    $
—  
  $
 9,538
  $
9,665
  $
 
 
  $
 
 
  $
9,665
 
Long-term investments:
                        
Failed Auction Security
  
—  
   —     
2,565
   
2,565
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
2,557
   
2,557
 
Liabilities:
                        
Contingent consideration obligations
  
—  
   —     
(306
)  
(306
)  
 
 
   
 
 
   
(362
)  
(362
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis included the following as of December 31, 20182019 (in thousands):
                 
 
Using
    
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
  
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  
Total Fair
Value as of
December 31, 2018
 
Cash equivalents:
            
Money market funds
 $
 9,433
  $
—  
  $
—  
  $
 9,433
 
Long-term investments:
            
Failed Auction Security
  
—  
   
—  
   
2,526
   
2,526
 
Liabilities:
            
Contingent consideration obligations
  
—  
   
—  
   
(408
)  
(408
)
                 
 
Using
   
 
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
  
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  
Total Fair
Value as of
December 31, 2019
 
Cash equivalents:
            
Money market funds
 $
 9,630
  $
—  
  $
—  
  $
9,630
 
Long-term investments:
            
Failed Auction Security
  
—  
   
—  
   
2,510
   
2,510
 
Liabilities:
            
Contingent consideration obligations
  
—  
   
—  
   
(451
)  
(451
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there was insufficient observable auction rate security market information available to determine the fair value of the Failed Auction Security using Level 1 or Level 2 inputs. As such, the Company’s investment in the Failed Auction Security was deemed to require valuation using Level 3 inputs. Management, after consulting with advisors, valued the Failed Auction Security using analyses and pricing models similar to those used by market participants (i.e., buyers, sellers, and the broker-dealers responsible for execution of the Dutch auction pricing mechanism by which each issue’s interest rate was set). Management utilized a probability weighted discounted cash flow (“DCF”) model to determine the estimated fair value of this security as of June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. The major assumptions used in preparing the DCF model were similar to those described in Note 5 – 
 —
Fair Value Measurements in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s 20182019 Form
 10-K.
Quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of March 31, 2020 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
             
 
Fair Value
  
Valuation
Tech nique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Weighted
Average
 
Failed Auction Security
 $
2,557
  
Discounted cash flow
 
Cumulative probability of earning the maximum rate until maturity
  0.11%
     
Cumulative probability of principal return prior to maturity
  93.98%
     
Cumulative probability of default
  5.91%
     
Liquidity risk premium
  5.00%
     
Recovery rate in default
  40.00%
 
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
Quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of June 30, 2019 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
             
 
Fair Value
  
Valuation
Technique
 
Unobservable
Input
 
Weighted
Average
 
Failed Auction Security
 $
2,565
  
Discounted cash flow
 
Cumulative probability of earning the maximum rate until maturity
  
  0.08
%
     
Cumulative probability of principal return prior to maturity
  
94.34
%
     
Cumulative probability of default
  
  5.58
%
     
Liquidity risk premium
  
  5.00
%
     
Recovery rate in default
  
40.00
%
The change in the estimated fair value calculated for the investment valued on a recurring basis utilizing Level 3 inputs (i.e., the Failed Auction Security) for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was as follows (in thousands):
  
Balance at the beginning of the period
 $
2,526
  $
2,510
 
Credit gain on
available-for-sale
securities included in Other income (expense), net
  
2
 
Credit gain on
available-for-sale
securit
y
included in Other income (expense), net
  
1
 
Gain included in Other comprehensive income
  
37
   
46
 
       
Balance at the end of the period
 $
2,565
  $
2,557
 
        
The Company has classified its contingent consideration obligations as Level 3 because the fair value for these liabilities was determined using unobservable inputs. The liabilities were based on estimated sales of legacy products over the period of royalty payments at the royalty rate, discounted using the Company’s estimated cost of capital.
The change in the estimated fair value calculated for the liabilities valued on a recurring basis utilizing Level 3 inputs (i.e., the Contingent consideration obligations) for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was as follows (in thousands):
Balance at the beginning of the period
 $
 
 
 
 
451
 
Payments
  
(89
)
     
Balance at the end of the period
 $
362
 
     
Balance at the beginning of the period
$
 408
Payments
(102
)
Balance at the end of the period
$
 306
There were no0 transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
6.March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
5
.
Revenues
Revenue from the sale of Advanced Products represents the sum of third-party sales of the products sold under the Advanced Products line, which were sold under the former Picor and VI Chip operating segments forduring periods prior to the second quarter of 2019. Revenue from the sale of Brick Products represents the sum of third-party revenuessales of the products sold under the Brick Products line, which were also sold under the former Brick Business Unit operating segment, inclusive of such sales of our Vicor Custom Power and Vicor Japan Company, Ltd. subsidiaries. See Note 14 for a discussion of changes to the Company’s segment reporting.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
The following tables present the Company’s net revenues disaggregated by geography based on the locationlocati
o
n of the customer, by product line (in thousands):
      
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
  
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
 
 
Brick Products
  
Advanced Products
  
Total
  
Brick
Products
  
Advanced
Products
  
Total
 
United States
 $
  25,732
   
5,323
  $
  31,055
  $
25,970
  $
7,597
  $
33,567
 
Europe
  
6,374
   
1,642
   
8,016
   
4,568
   
879
   
5,447
 
Asia Pacific
  
15,287
   
7,843
   
23,130
   
13,656
   
9,376
   
23,032
 
All other
  
612
   
542
   
1,154
   
1,323
   
32
   
1,355
 
                     
 $
48,005
  $
  15,350
  $
  63,355
  $
45,517
  $
17,884
  $
63,401
 
                        
   
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
Brick Products
  
Advanced Products
  
Total
 
United States
 $
48,024
   
12,272
  $
  60,296
 
Europe
  
12,383
   
2,628
   
15,011
 
Asia Pacific
  
32,398
   
18,743
   
51,141
 
All other
  
1,825
   
807
   
2,632
 
         
 $
94,630
  $
34,450
  $
129,080
 
            
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
 
Brick
Products
  
Advanced
Products
  
Total
 
United States
 $
22,292
  $
6,949
  $
29,241
 
Europe
  
6,009
   
986
   
6,995
 
Asia Pacific
  
17,111
   
10,900
   
28,011
 
All other
  
1,213
   
265
   
1,478
 
             
 $
46,625
  $
19,100
  $
65,725
 
             
 Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 
 Brick Products  Advanced Products  Total 
United States $18,295   8,124  $26,419 
Europe  4,877   1,275   6,152 
Asia Pacific  23,876   16,387   40,263 
All other  1,301   61   1,362 
             
 $48,349  $25,847  $74,196 
             
    
 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 
 Brick Products  Advanced Products  Total 
United States $35,286   16,756  $52,042 
Europe  9,602   1,923   11,525 
Asia Pacific  42,087   31,532   73,619 
All other  2,011   268   2,279 
             
 $88,986  $50,479  $139,465 
             
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
The following tables present the Company’s net revenues disaggregated by the category of revenue, by product line (in thousands):
            
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
  
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
 
 
Brick Products
  
Advanced Products
  
Total
  
Brick
 Products
  
Advanced
Products
  
Total
 
Direct customers, contract manufacturers and
non-stocking

distributors
 $
40,843
   
12,184
  $
53,027
  $
  35,739
  $
  14,767
  $
  50,506
 
Stocking distributors, net of sales allowances
  
7,111
   
2,918
   
10,029
   
9,622
   
3,062
   
12,684
 
Non-recurring
engineering
  
51
   
230
   
281
   
156
   
37
   
193
 
Royalties
  
—  
   
—  
   
—  
 
Other
  
—  
   
18
   
18
   
—  
   
18
   
18
 
                  
 $
48,005
  $
 15,350
  $
 63,355
  $
  45,517
  $
  17,884
  $
  63,401
 
                     
      
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
  
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
 
Brick Products
  
Advanced Products
  
Total
  
Brick Products
  
Advanced
Products
  
Total
 
Direct customers, contract manufacturers and
non-stocking

distributors
 $
80,791
   
26,950
  $
107,741
  $
  39,948
  $
  14,766
  $
  54,714
 
Stocking distributors, net of sales allowances
  
13,228
   
6,083
   
19,311
   
6,117
   
3,166
   
9,283
 
Non-recurring
engineering
  
599
   
1,355
   
1,954
   
548
   
1,125
   
1,673
 
Royalties
  
12
   
24
   
36
   
12
   
24
   
36
 
Other
  
—  
   
38
   
38
   
—  
   
19
   
19
 
                  
 $
94,630
  $
 34,450
  $
 129,080
  $
  46,625
  $
  19,100
  $
  65,725
 
                     
 
 
 
 
 Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 
 Brick Products  Advanced Products  Total 
Direct customers, contract manufacturers and non-stocking 
distributors
 $  43,404   23,130  $66,534 
Stocking distributors, net of sales allowances  4,735   2,208   6,943 
Non-recurring engineering  197   465   662 
Royalties  13   26   39 
Other  —     18   18 
             
 $48,349  $25,847  $74,196 
             
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
             
 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 
 Brick Products  Advanced Products  Total 
Direct customers, contract manufacturers and non-stocking 
distributors
 $78,878   44,416  $123,294 
Stocking distributors, net of sales allowances  9,698   5,151   14,849 
Non-recurring engineering  372   800   1,172 
Royalties  38   76   114 
Other  —     36   36 
             
 $88,986  $50,479  $139,465 
             
The following table presents the changes in certain contract assets and (liabilities) (in thousands):
            
 June 30, 2019  December 31, 2018  Increase
(decrease)
  
March 31,
 2020
  
December 31,
2019
  
Change
 
Accounts receivable $ 38,537  $ 43,673  $ (5,136) $
  41,279
  $
38,115
  $
  3,164
 
Deferred revenue  (5,232)  (3,820)  (1,412)
Short-term deferred revenue and customer prepayments
  
(6,753
)  
(5,507
)  
(1,246
)
Long-term deferred revenue
  
(974
)  
(1,054
)  
80
 
Deferred expenses  1,216   501   715   
2,023
   
1,897
   
126
 
Customer prepayments  (1,349)  (1,250)  (99)
Sales allowances  (640)  (548)  (92)  
(781
)  
(741
)  
(40
)
 
 
 
 
The decreaseincrease in accounts receivable was primarily due to a decreasean increase in net revenues of approximately $5,634,000 in the second quarter of 2019March 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2018.
Deferred expenses are included in Other current assets, and customer prepayments are included in Deferred revenue, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
7.
Product Warranties
The Company generally offers a two-year warranty for all of its products, though it has extended the warranty period to three years for certain military grade products sold after January 1, 2017. The Company is party to a limited number of supply agreements with certain customers contractually committing the Company to warranty and indemnification requirements exceeding those to which the Company has been exposed in the past. The Company provides for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time product revenue is recognized. Factors influencing the Company’s warranty reserves include the number of units sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty returns, and the cost per return. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of warranty reserves and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Warranty obligations are included in “Accrued expenses” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
December 2019.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
Deferred expenses are included in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Product warranty activityThe Company records deferred revenue, which represents a contract liability, when cash payments are received or due in advance of performance under a contract with a customer. The Company recognized revenue of approximately $36,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, respectively, that was as follows (in thousands):included in deferred revenue at the beginning of each respective period.
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 2019  2018  2019  2018 
Balance at the beginning of the period $231  $346  $268  $290 
Accruals for warranties for products sold in the period  56   10   85   133 
Fulfillment of warranty obligations  (17)  (20)  (83)  (77)
Revisions of estimated obligations  —     (10)  —     (20)
                 
Balance at the end of the period $270  $326  $270  $326 
                 
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.
8.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of stock option awards, whether they possess time-based vesting provisions or performance-based vesting provisions, and awards granted under the Vicor Corporation 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), as of their grant date.
Stock-based compensation expense was as follows (in thousands):
    
 
Three Months Ended
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
  
March 31,
 
 2019  2018  2019  2018  
2020
  
2019
 
Cost of revenues $73  $59  $142  $115  $
119
  $
69
 
Selling, general and administrative  506   957   1,025   1,499   
437
   
519
 
Research and development  187   164   372   302   
154
   
185
 
                  
Total stock-based compensation $ 766  $ 1,180  $1,539  $1,916  $
710
  $
773
 
                      
Compensation expense by type of award was as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 2019  2018  2019  2018 
Stock options $ 509  $ 1,005  $1,042  $1,598 
ESPP  257   175   497   318 
                 
Total stock-based compensation $ 766  $ 1,180  $1,539  $1,916 
                 
         
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2020
  
2019
 
Stock options
 $
  506
  $
  533
 
ESPP
  
204
   
240
 
         
Total stock-based compensation
 $
  710
  $
  773
 
         
 
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.
Rental Income
VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
9.
Leases
All ofIncome, net under the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases. The majority of the Company’s leases are for office and manufacturing space, along with several automobiles and certain equipment. Leases with initial terms of less than twelve months are not recorded on the balance sheet. Expense for these leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company’s leases have remaining terms of less than one year to just over six years. The majority of the Company’s leases do not have options to renew, although several have renewal terms to extend the lease for one five-year term, and one lease contains two five-year renewal options. None of the renewal options are included in determining the term of the lease, used for calculating the associated lease liabilities. None of the Company’s leases include variable payments, residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants. A number of the Company’s leases for office and manufacturing space include provision for common area maintenance (“CAM”). The Company accounts for CAM separately from lease payments, and therefore costs for CAM are not included in the determination of lease liabilities. The Company is a party to one arrangement as the lessor,agreement for its former Westcorleased facility located in Sunnyvale, California, with a third party. The lessee under this lease has one option to renew the lease for a term of five years. 
As of June 30, 2019, the balance of ROU assetsparty in California was approximately $3,933,000, and the balances of current and long-term lease liabilities were approximately $1,660,000 and $2,392,000, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded operating lease cost, including short-term lease cost, of approximately $480,000 and $937,000, respectively. The ROU assets are included in “Property, plant and equipment, net” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
2019
 $
911
 
2020
  
1,461
 
2021
  
756
 
2022
  
453
 
2023
  
357
 
Thereafter
  
413
 
     
Total lease payments
 $
 4,351
 
Less: Imputed interest
  
299
 
     
Present value of lease liabilities
 $
 4,052
 
     
As of June 30, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term was 3.5 years and the weighted-average discount rate was 3.83% for the Company’s operating leases. The Company developed the discount rates used based on a London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) over a term approximating the term of the related lease, plus an additional interest factor, which was generally 1.375%.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company paid approximately $42,000 and $63,000, respectively, for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities through operating cash flows, and obtained approximately $56,000 and $462,000 in ROU assets$198,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, in exchange for new operating lease liabilities.
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March 31, 2020 and 2019.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
The maturities of the lease payments to be received by the Company under its leased facility in California are as follows (in thousands):
2019 $429 
2020  874 
2021  901 
2022  928 
2023  955 
Thereafter  402 
     
Total lease payments to be received $4,489 
     
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded lease income under this lease of approximately $214,000 and $428,000, respectively.
10..
Income Taxes
The tax (benefit) provision is based on the estimated annual effective tax rate for the year, which includes estimated federal, state and foreign income taxes on the Company’s projected
pre-tax
income.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
The (benefit) provision for income taxes and the effective income tax rates were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
  
2018
  
2019
  
2018
  
2020
  
2019
 
Provision for income taxes
 $
 113
  $
 363
  $
 539
  $
 497
 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
 $
(494
) $
426
 
Effective income tax rate
  
4.2
%  
4.4
%  
7.3
%  
4.0
%  
(22.2
)%  
9.0
%
The effective tax rates were lower than the statutory tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 due primarily to the utilization of tax credits in 2020 and the combination of utilizing net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits. credits in 2019.
The provisions(benefit) provision for income taxes in the three months
ended March 31, 2020 and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 also included estimated foreign income taxes and estimated state taxes in jurisdictions in which the Company does not have net operating loss carryforwards.
As of June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Company has a valuation allowance of approximately $30,031,000 $30,363,000
against all domestic net deferred tax assets, for which realization cannot be considered more likely than not at this time. Management assesses the need for the valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, the Company considers all positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and past financial performance. While recent positive operating results in 2018 and 2019 caused the Company to be in a cumulative income position as of June 30, 2019, itMarch 31, 2020, its overall profitability has been declining since the third quarter of 2018 and the Company recorded an operating loss in such a positionthe first quarter of 2020, primarily due to overall reduced bookings for only a limited numberboth Advanced and Brick products, reflecting U.S.-China trade/tariff dynamics and elements of quarters.macro uncertainty. In addition, some uncertainty in economic conditions that could potentiallythe uncertain impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on the CompanyCompany’s supply chain, and certain process issues with the production of Advanced Products are contributing to near-term uncertainty. As a result, management has led management to concludeconcluded a full valuation allowance against all net domestic net deferred tax assets is still warranted as of June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. The valuation allowance against these deferred tax assets may require adjustment in the future based on changes in the mix of temporary differences, changes in tax laws, and operating performance. If the positive quarterly earnings resume and then continue, and the Company’s concerns about industry uncertainty and world events, the impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on the Company’s supply chain, and process issues with the production of Advanced Products are resolved, and order volumes are alleviated to the point that the Company believes future profits can be more reliably forecasted, the Company may release all or a portion of the valuation allowance in the near-term. Certain state tax credits, though, will likely continue to require a valuation allowance. If and when the Company determines the valuation allowance should be released (i.e., reduced), the adjustment would result in a tax benefit reported in that period’s Consolidated Statements of Operations, the effect of which would be an increase in reported net income.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
9
11..
Net
(
Loss
)
Income per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
                 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2019
  
2018
  
2019
  
2018
 
Numerator:
            
Net income attributable to Vicor Corporation
 $
2,563
  $
7,860
  $
6,849
  $
 11,803
 
                 
Denominator:
            
Denominator for basic net income per share-weighted 
average shares (1)
  
40,275
   
39,709
   
40,252
   
39,594
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
            
Employee stock options (2)
  
806
   
937
   
803
   
812
 
                 
Denominator for diluted net income per share – adjusted weighted-average shares and    assumed conversions  
41,081
   
40,646
   
41,055
   
40,406
 
                 
Basic net income per share
 $
0.06
  $
0.20
  $
0.17
  $
0.30
 
                 
Diluted net income per share
 $
0.06
  $
0.19
  $
0.17
  $
0.29
 
                 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2020
  
2019
 
Numerator:
      
Net (loss) income attributable to Vicor Corporation
 $
 (1,735
) $
4,286
 
         
Denominator:
      
Denominator for basic net (loss) income per share-weighted average shares (1)
  
40,635
   
40,229
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
      
Employee stock options (2)
  
—  
   
800
 
         
Denominator for diluted net (loss) income per share – adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversions
  
40,635
   
41,029
 
         
Basic net (loss) income per share
 $
(0.04
) $
0.11
 
         
Diluted net (loss) income per share
 $
(0.04
) $
0.10
 
         
(1)Denominator represents weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding.
(2)Options to purchase 142,817 and 128,0182,615,335 shares of Common Stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively,March 31, 2020, and 44,793 and 79,857134,535 shares of Common Stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively,March 31, 2019, were not included in the calculationcalculations of net income per share as the effect would have been antidilutive.
1
0
12..
Commitments and Contingencies
At June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $3,367,000 $4,041,000
of capital expenditure commitments.commitments, principally for manufacturing equipment.
The Company is the defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit originally filed on January 28, 2011 by SynQor, Inc. (“SynQor”) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Texas Action”). The complaint, as amended, in September 2011, alleges that the Company’s products, including but not limited to, unregulated bus converters used in intermediate bus architecture power supply systems, infringe SynQor’s U.S. patent numbers 7,072,190, 7,272,021, 7,564,702, and 8,023,290 (“the ‘190 patent”, “the ‘021 patent”, “the ‘702 patent”, and “the ‘290 patent”, respectively). SynQor’s complaintcompl
a
int sought an injunction against further infringement and an award of unspecified compensatory and enhanced damages, interest, costs and attorney fees. The Company has denied that its products infringe any of the SynQor patents, and has asserted that the SynQor patents are invalid and asserted that the ‘290 patent is unenforceable due to inequitable conduct by SynQor and/or its agents during the examination of the ‘290 patent at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).unenforceable. The Company has also asserted counterclaims seeking damages against
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
from SynQor for deceptive trade practices and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage arising from SynQor’s attempted enforcement of its patents against the Company.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
On May 23, 2016, after extensive discovery, the Texas Action was stayed by the court pending completion of certain inter partes reexamination (“IPRx”) proceedings at the USPTOUnited States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) (including any appeals from such proceedings to the Federal Circuit (as defined below)) concerning the SynQor patents, which are described below. On November 2, 2018, SynQor filed a motion to lift theThat stay of the Texas Action. On January 3, 2019, the magistrate judge issued an order denying the motion and reaffirming the Court’s original decision that the stay should remain at least until the conclusion of all pending inter partes reexaminations and related appeals. On January 17, 2019, SynQor filed objections to the magistrate judge’s order, and sought reconsideration of that order by the district court judge. The district court judge has not yet ruled on SynQor’s objections.remains in force.
In 2011, in response to the filing of the Texas Action, the Company initiated inter partes reexaminationCompany’s IPRx proceedings at the USPTO challengingchallenged the validity of certain claims of the SynQor patents asserted in the Texas Action, including all claims that were asserted against the Company by SynQor. The current status of these proceedings is as follows. Regarding the ‘190 patent IPRx, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) issued a decision on March 13, 2015, determining that certain claims were invalid and remanding the matter to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the USPTO for further proceedings. On May 2, 2016,February 20, 2019, the PTAB issued a decision affirming the examiner’s original rejection offinding that all but one of the remaining challenged claims of the ‘190 patent, and identifying a new basis for rejecting the remaining claim (“claim 34”), which had been added bywere unpatentable. SynQor during the reexamination. SynQor then requested further examination of claim 34 by the examiner, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)(1). On June 22, 2017, the examiner issued a determination under 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(d), finding claim 34 was unpatentable. That decision was affirmed by the PTAB on February 20, 2019. SynQor subsequentlyhas appealed that decision to the Federal Circuit, and thatthe appeal is currentlyremains pending. On May 2, 2016, the PTAB also issued decisions finding all challenged claims of SynQor’s ‘021 patent invalid and upholding the validity of all challenged claims of SynQor’s ‘702 and ‘290 patents. On August 30, 2017, the Federal Circuit issued rulings with regard to those decisions.the IPRx proceedings for the ’021, ‘702 and ‘290 patents. With respect to the ‘021 patent, the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s determination that all of the challenged claims of the ‘021 patent were invalid. The Federal Circuit remanded the case to the PTAB for further consideration of the patentability of certain claims that had been added by amendment during the reexamination. On February 20, 2019, the PTAB issued a decision affirming the examiner’s rejections of all challenged claims. SynQor has filed an appeal of that decision in the Federal Circuit, and that appeal remains pending. With respect to the ‘702 patent, the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s determination that all of the challenged claims of the ‘702 patent were patentable. With respect to the ‘290 patent, the Federal Circuit vacated the PTAB’s decision upholding the patentability of the ‘290 patent claims, and remanded the case to the PTAB for further consideration. On February 20, 2019, the PTAB issued a decision reversing its prior affirmance of the examiner’s
non-adoption
of rejections with respect to the ‘290 patent, and entering rejections of all of the claims of the ‘290 patent. On May 20, 2019, as permitted by USPTO rules, SynQor requested the USPTO to reopen prosecution of this proceeding to address the new rejections made by the PTAB. While prosecution was reopened, the examiner has yet to issue a further substantive ruling.
On October 31, 2017, the Company filed a request with the USPTO for ex parte reexamination (“EPRx”) of the asserted claims of the ‘702 patent, based on different prior art references than had been at issue in the previous inter partes reexaminationIPRx of the ‘702 patent. On December 6, 2017, the USPTO issuedSeptember 12, 2018, a decision initiating ex parte reexamination of the ‘702 patent after findingexaminer found that the Company’s request had raised a substantial new question of patentability of the challenged claims. On March 21, 2018, the examiner issued a non-final office action finding all of the challengedasserted claims of the ‘702 patent to be unpatentable. On May 14, 2018,were invalid. SynQor filed a petition requesting the USPTO to vacate its prior decision granting the Company’s request for ex parte reexamination. No action has been taken on the petition to date. On September 12, 2018, the examiner issued a final office action finding all of the challenged claims of the ‘702 patent to be unpatentable. On October 26, 2018, SynQor filed a notice of appeal appealing the examiner’s final rejectionappealed that ruling to the PTAB. On December 3, 2018,PTAB, where the USPTO denied SynQor’s petition to vacate the decision initiating the ex parte reexamination. On January 25, 2019, SynQor appealed the examiner’s final rejection to the PTAB. That appeal isremains pending. The Company continues to monitor the progress of this proceeding.
On August 6, 2018, the Company filed a request with the USPTO for ex parte reexaminationEPRx of the asserted claims of the ‘190 patent, based on different prior art references than had been at issue in the previous inter partes reexaminationIPRx of the ‘190 patent. On September 11, 2018, SynQor filed a petition asking the USPTO to reject the Company’s request on the ground that it presented substantially the same prior art or arguments presented to the USPTO in the prior inter partes reexamination of the ‘190 patent. On December 3, 2018, the USPTO denied SynQor’s petition to reject the Company’s ex parte reexamination request. On December 4, 2018, the USPTO instituted ex parte reexamination of the ‘190 patent after finding that the Company’s request had raised a substantial new question affecting the patentability of the challenged claims. On March 15,August 9, 2019, the USPTO issued a non-finalfinal rejection of all of the asserted claims of the ‘190 patent. SynQor has appealed that ruling to the PTAB, where the appeal remains pending.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
On January 23, 2018, the
20-year
terms of the ‘190 patent, the ‘021 patent, and the ‘702 patent expired. The 20-year term ofand the ‘290 patent expired on July 16, 2018.expired. As a consequence of these expirations, the Company cannot be liable under any of the SynQor patents for allegedly infringing activities occurring after the patents’ respective expiration dates. In addition, any amended claims that may issue as a result of any of the still-pending reexamination proceedings will have no effective term and cannot be the basis for any liability by the Company.
The Company continues to believe none of its products, including its unregulated bus converters, infringe any valid claim of the asserted SynQor patents, either alone or when used in an intermediate bus architecture implementation. The Company believes SynQor’s claims lack merit and, therefore, it continues to vigorously defend itself against SynQor’s patent infringement allegations. The Company does not believe a loss is probable for this matter. If a loss were to be incurred, however, the Company cannot estimate the amount of possible loss or range of possible loss at this time.
In addition to the SynQor matter, the Company is involved in certain other litigation and claims incidental to the conduct of its business. While the outcome of lawsuits and claims against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not expect any current litigation or claims will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
13.
VI Chip Merger
On June 28, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the merger of VI Chip Corporation (“VI Chip”), a subsidiary of Vicor, fully consolidated for financial reporting purposes, with and into the Company. The merger was completed as of June 28, 2019, at which time the separate corporate existence of VI Chip ceased. To effect the merger, holders of VI Chip Common Stock and VI Chip stock options received an equivalent value of Vicor Common Stock and Vicor stock options, respectively, pursuant to the assumption of the VI Chip Corporation Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, and options outstanding thereunder, by the Company. There was no net impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as a result of the merger.
14.
Segment Information
In the second quarter of 2019, management determined the Company would report as one segment, rather than under the three segment approach employed since 2007. Given the growth profiles of the markets the Company serves with Advanced Products and Brick Products, the Company’s strategy has evolved with a transition in organizational focus, emphasizing investment in Advanced Products, targeting high growth market segments with a low-mix, high-volume operational model, while maintaining a profitable business in mature market segments we serve with Brick Products with a high-mix, low-volume operational model. The Company’s Board of Directors and Dr. Vinciarelli, the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), authorized the mergers of our VI Chip and Picor Corporation (“Picor”) subsidiaries, based on the development and evolution of the aforementioned strategy. Dr. Vinciarelli and management began to make incremental changes in management practices and organizational structure based on a management plan established in 2018 for the definitive reconfiguration of the three business units into one business focused on the Advanced Products and Brick Products product line categorizations, including three significant changes: the merger of Picor with and into Vicor, which was completed on May 30, 2018; the reconfiguration of the Company’s internal reporting systems, which was completed on December 31, 2018; and the merger of VI Chip with and into Vicor, which, as stated, was completed on June 28, 2019. Our CODM now determines the allocation of resources of the Company based upon the two product line groupings, which constitute one segment. Both product lines are built in the Company’s manufacturing facility in Andover, Massachusetts employing similar processing and production techniques, and are supported by the same sales and marketing organizations. As such, the Company has conformed the segment reporting to the new reporting structure utilized by the CODM. Accordingly, three-segment information for prior periods has not been presented, to conform with the new presentation.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
1
1
.
15.
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In August 2018, December 2019,
the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance designed to simplify the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the general principles in
Topic 740, Income Taxes, and also improve consistent application of and simplify U.S. GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. This new guidance will be effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company has not yet determined the impact this new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements under Topic 820,
Fair Value Measurements,
including the consideration of costs and benefits
.
benefits. The new guidance is effective for all entities for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. It is required to be applied on a retrospective approach with certain elements being adopted prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. The Company has not yet determinedadopted the impact this new guidance willas of January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material impact on itsthe Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In June 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which will require measurement and recognition of expected credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. It also modifies the impairment model for
available-for-sale
debt securities and provides for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. It is required to be applied on a modified-retrospective approach with certain elements being adopted prospectively. The Company does not expect the adoption ofadopted the new guidance willas of January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material impact on itsthe Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Other new pronouncements issued but not effective until after June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The Company’s consolidated operating results are affected by a wide variety of factors that could materially and adversely affect revenues and profitability, including the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2018. 2019 and the risk factor described in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
As a result of these and other factors, the Company may experience material fluctuations in future operating results on a quarterly or annual basis, which could materially and adversely affect its business, consolidated financial condition, and operating results, and the share price of its listed common stock. This document and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) include forward-looking statements regarding future events and the Company’s future results that are subject to the safe harbor afforded under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other safe harbors afforded under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections for the future performance of the Company. Forward-looking statements are identified by the use of the words denoting uncertain, future events, such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “if,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “prospective,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would,” as well as similar words and phrases, including the negatives of these terms, or other variations thereof. Forward-looking statements also include statements regarding: our expectations that the Company has adequate resources to respond to financial and operational risks associated with the novel coronavirus “COVID-19,” and our ability to effectively conduct business during the pandemic; ongoing development of power conversion architectures, switching topologies, materials, packaging, and products; the ongoing transition of our business strategically, organizationally, and operationally from serving a large number of relatively low volume customers across diversified markets and geographies to serving a small number of relatively large volume customers; our intent to enter new market segments; the levels of customer orders overall and, in particular, from large customers and the delivery lead times associated therewith; the financial and operational impact of customer changes to shipping schedules; the derivation of a portion of our sales in each quarter from orders booked in the same quarter; our intent to expand the percentage of revenue associated with licensing our intellectual property to third parties; our plans to invest in expanded manufacturing capacity and the timing, location, and funding thereof; our belief cash generated from operations and the total of our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund operations and capital investments for the foreseeable future; our outlook regarding tariffs and the impact thereof on our business; our belief that we have limited exposure to currency risks; our intentions regarding the declaration and payment of cash dividends; our intentions regarding protecting our rights under our patents; and our expectation that no current litigation or claims will have a material adverse impact on our financial position or results of operations. These forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and estimates associated with prospective events and circumstances that may or may not be within our control and as to which there can be no assurance. Actual results could differ materially from those implied by forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 20182019 under Part I, Item 1 — “Business,” under Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors,” under Part I, Item 3 — “Legal Proceedings,” and under Part II, Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” and those described in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q,
particularly under Part I, Item 2 – “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 1A – “Risk Factors.” The discussion of our business contained herein, including the identification and assessment of factors that may influence actual results, may not be exhaustive. Therefore, the information presented should be read together with other documents we file with the SEC from time to time, including our Annual Reports on Form
10-K,
our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q
and our Current Reports on Form
8-K,
which may supplement, modify, supersede, or update the factors discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments, except as required by law.
Overview
We design, develop, manufacture, and market modular power components and power systems for converting electrical power for use in electrically-powered devices. Our competitive position is supported by innovations in product design and achievements in product performance, largely enabled by our focus on the research and development of advanced technologies and processes, often implemented in proprietary semiconductor circuitry, materials, and packaging. Many of our products incorporate patented or proprietary implementations of high-frequency switching topologies enabling power system solutions that are more efficient and much smaller than conventional alternatives. Our strategy emphasizes demonstrable product differentiation and a value proposition based on competitively superior solution performance, advantageous design flexibility, and a compelling total cost of ownership. We consider our core competencies to be associated with 48V distribution, which offers numerous inherent cost and performance advantages over lower distribution voltages, althoughWhile we offer products addressing other voltage standards (e.g., 28V for defense electronics applications) and a broad range of customer voltage requirements.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
offer a wide range of alternating current (“AC”) and direct current (“DC”) power conversion products, we consider our core competencies to be associated with 48V DC distribution, which offers numerous inherent cost and performance advantages over lower distribution voltages. However, we also offer products addressing other DC voltage standards (e.g., 380V for power distribution in data centers, 110V for rail applications, 28V for military and avionics applications, and 24V for industrial automation).
Based on design, performance, and form factor considerations, as well as the range of evolving applications for which our products are appropriate, we categorize our product portfolios as either “Advanced Products” or “Brick Products.” The Advanced Products category consists of our more recently introduced products, which are largely used to implement our proprietary Factorized Power Architecture
TM
(“FPA”), an innovative power distribution architecture enabling flexible, rapid power system design using individual components optimized to perform a specific conversion stage (i.e., function).function. The Brick Products category largely consists of our broad and well-established families of integrated power converters, incorporating multiple conversion stages, used in conventional distributed power systems architectures.
Given the growth profiles of the markets we serve with our Advanced Products line and our Brick Products line, our strategy involves a transition in organizational focus, emphasizing investment in our Advanced Products line and targeting high growth market segments with a
low-mix,
high-volume operational model, while maintaining a profitable business in the mature market segments we serve with our Brick Products line with a
high-mix,
low-volume
operational model.
On June 28, 2019, our subsidiary, VI Chip Corporation (“VI Chip”), was merged with and into Vicor (the “Merger”), and the corporate existence of VI Chip ceased. (See Note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details). In connection with the Merger, the VI Chip Corporation Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “VI Chip Plan”) was amended and restated, and Vicor assumed the VI Chip Plan and each outstanding option to acquire the common stock of VI Chip (each “VI Chip Option”), whether vested or unvested, awarded under the VI Chip Plan. Each VI Chip Option was, immediately following the Merger, deemed to constitute an option (a “Company Option”) to purchase, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the VI Chip Option prior to the Merger, a number of shares of our Common Stock, $0.01 par value, equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of the common stock of VI Chip subject to the VI Chip Option multiplied by (ii) 0.1418, which was the exchange ratio used in the Merger (the “Exchange Ratio”). The exercise price per share of each Company Option immediately following the Merger was determined by dividing (x) the exercise price per share of the VI Chip Option by (y) the Exchange Ratio.
The VI Chip Plan, which was previously approved by our stockholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, was amended and restated in connection with the Merger to (i) provide that awards granted under the VI Chip Plan will be settled in shares of our common stock, (ii) adjust the number of shares that are issuable under the VI Chip Plan to reflect the Merger, (iii) provide that no new awards may be granted under the VI Chip Plan after the completion of the Merger, (iv) permit cashless broker-assisted net exercises of Company Options pursuant to the terms of the assumed VI Chip Plan, and (v) make other conforming and administrative changes to reflect the VI Chip Plan’s assumption by the Company and the effect of the Merger.
In the second quarter of 2019, management determined we would report as one segment, rather than under the three segment approach employed since 2007. Given the growth profiles of the markets we serve with Advanced Products and Brick Products, our strategy has evolved with a transition in organizational focus, emphasizing investment in Advanced Products, targeting high growth market segments with a
low-mix,
high-volume operational model, while maintaining a profitable business in mature market segments we serve with Brick Products with a
high-mix, 
low-volume
operational model. Our Board of Directors and Dr. Vinciarelli, our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), authorized the mergers of our VI Chip and Picor subsidiaries, based on the development and evolution of the aforementioned strategy. Dr. Vinciarelli and management began to make incremental changes in management practices and organizational structure based on a management plan established in 2018 for the definitive reconfiguration of the three business units into one business focused on the Advanced Products and Brick Products product line categorizations, including three significant changes: the merger of Picor with and into Vicor, which was completed on May 30, 2018; the reconfiguration of our internal reporting systems, which was completed on December 31, 2018; and the merger of VI Chip with and into Vicor, which was completed on June 28, 2019, noted above. Our CODM now determines the allocation of our resources based upon the two product line groupings, which constitute one segment. Both product lines are built in our manufacturing facility in Andover, Massachusetts employing similar processing and production techniques, and are supported by the same sales and marketing organizations. As such, we have conformed our segment reporting to the new reporting structure utilized by the CODM.
Revenue from the sale of Advanced Products represents the sum of third-party sales of our former Picor and VI Chip operating segments for periods prior to the second quarter of 2019. Revenue from the sale of Brick Products represents the sum of third-party revenue of the former Brick Business Unit operating segment, inclusive of such sales of our Vicor Custom Power and Vicor Japan Company, Ltd. (“VJCL”) subsidiaries. When reporting such revenue on a consolidated basis, intra-segment revenues are eliminated.
The applications in which our Advanced Products and Brick Products are used are typically in the higher-performance, higher-power segments of the market segments we serve. With our Advanced Product lines,Products, we generally serve large Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”), Original Design Manufacturers (“ODMs”), and their contract manufacturers, with sales currently concentrated withinin the server, server rack,data center and datacenter infrastructurehyperscaler segments of theenterprise computing, market, although wein which our products are used for voltage distribution on server motherboards, in server racks, and across datacenter infrastructure. We also target customers and applications in aerospace and aviation, defense electronics, industrial automation, instrumentation, test equipment, solid state lighting, telecommunications and networking infrastructure, and vehicles (notably in the autonomous driving, applications, electric vehicles,vehicle, and hybrid electric vehicle niches of the vehicle segment). With our Brick Product lines,Products, we generally serve a fragmented base of large and small customers, concentrated in aerospace and defense electronics, industrial automation, industrial equipment, instrumentation and test equipment, and transportation.transportation (notably in rail and heavy equipment applications). With our strategic emphasis on larger, high-volume customers, we expect to experience over time a greater concentration of sales among relatively fewer customers.
Summary of First Quarter 2020 Financial Performance
Total revenue for the first quarter of 2020 sequentially increased 0.4%, compared to total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019, as shipments of Advanced Products sequentially increased 9.8%, while shipments of Brick Products sequentially declined 2.8%. An increase in domestic shipments of both Advanced Products and Brick Products was offset by a decline in shipments to China and Hong Kong, resulting from the influence of tariffs and other trade-related matters on prior period bookings. Shipments to other Asian countries also declined, largely due to gaps in scheduling for certain Advanced Product backlog delivery schedules. European shipments for the first quarter of 2020 also declined, as compared to shipments during the fourth quarter of 2019, reflecting prior period bookings patterns and the ongoing weakness of regional business conditions. Revenue fell short of forecast, as certain supply chain constraints caused manufacturing delays, which, in turn, caused a reduction in shipments, and production inefficiencies, which, in turn, caused an increase in costs. We experienced a small number of customer requests to postpone shipments due to the
COVID-19
pandemic, but the impact of such postponed shipments on revenue for the first quarter of 2020 was immaterial.
Our gross margin as a percentage of revenue declined sequentially, to 43.1% for the first quarter of 2020 from 47.1% for the fourth quarter of 2019, primarily due to the aforementioned influence of supply chain constraints experienced during the first quarter of 2020. Gross margin as a percentage of revenue for the first quarter of 2020 also was influenced by an unfavorable change in product mix shipped (i.e., a sequentially higher percentage of lower margin products were produced and shipped during the quarter), lower volume-related absorption of manufacturing overhead expenses, a sequential quarterly increase in tariff charges.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
SummaryWe recorded an operating loss of Second Quarter 2019 Financial Performance
Our consolidated financial performance for$(2,373,000), as operating expenses increased 2.9% compared to the secondfourth quarter of 2019, declined sequentially fromprimarily due to a 9.7% sequential quarterly rise in research and development expenses, an increase largely associated with increased prototype development costs for the first quarter of 2019, as shipments declined, reflecting slowed bookings during the second half of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.    Total revenue sequentially declined approximately 3.6%. Shipments of Advanced Products declined 19.6%, as certain customers rescheduled delivery of products originally scheduled to be shipped in the second quarter. Shipments of Brick Products rose 3.0% sequentially, with steady volumes delivered for industrial and defense electronics applications. Our gross margin as a percentage of revenue declined sequentially, to 46.0% from the prior quarter’s 47.3%, which is largely attributable to higher tariff charges and lower absorption of manufacturing overhead expenses. While operating expenses were steady sequentially, our consolidated operating margin as a percentage of revenue declined to 3.8% from 6.8%, largely because of the sequential decline in revenue. 2020.
Net incomeloss attributable to Vicor Corporation (i.e., after net income or loss attributable to a noncontrolling interest) for the secondfirst quarter of 2019 declined sequentially to $2,563,000,2020 was $(1,735,000), representing earningsa loss per share for the second quarter of 2019 of $0.06, in contrast to the corresponding figures of $4,286,000 and $0.10$(0.04) for the first quarter of 2020, in contrast to net income of $1,312,000 or $0.03 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2019.
Second quarter 2019 bookings declined approximately 9.6% sequentially fromBookings for the first quarter of 2020 decreased 8.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, with increased domestic activity, primarily associated with Brick Product orders, offset by further declines in orders for export, largely associated with the challenging conditions in the markets we serve with Advanced Products, which are used principally in computing products assembled in China and other Asian countries. We also experienced a decline inas orders for Brick Products from China, reflectingdeclined 3.1% sequentially, primarily as a result of the impositionimpact of additional tariffs bythe
COVID-19
pandemic on business activity across Asia, while orders for Advanced Products decreased 16.1% sequentially. Advanced Products order volume for the Chinese government on our products.first quarter of 2020 met expectations. The sequential 8.8% decline reflects the composition of the prior quarter’s bookings, which included a large, year-long program for
high-end
commercial lighting. Absent that single large order, Advanced Product bookings rose 23.2% sequentially and were almost entirely associated with customers in Artificial Intelligence applications.
Our quarterly consolidated operating results can be difficult to forecast and have been subject to significant fluctuations. We plan our production and inventory levels based on management’s estimates of customer demand, based on customer forecasts and based on other information sources. Customer forecasts, particularly those of OEM, ODM, and contract manufacturing customers to which we supply Advanced Products in high volumes, are subject to scheduling changes on short notice, contributing to operating inefficiencies and excess costs. In addition, external factors such as globalsupply chain uncertainties, often associated with cyclicality of the electronics industry, regional macroeconomic conditions and supply-chain conditionstrade-related circumstances, and
force majeure
, most recently evidenced by the
COVID-19
pandemic, have caused our operating results to vary meaningfully. Our quarterly gross margin as a percentage of revenue may vary, depending on production volumes, average selling prices, average unit costs, the mix of products sold that quarter, and the level of importation of raw materials. Our quarterly operating margin as a percentage of revenue also may vary with changes in revenue and product level profitability, but our operating costs are largely associated with compensation and related employee costs, which are not subject to sudden or significant changes.
Impact of
COVID-19
Pandemic
We believeOn January 30, 2020, the following considerations may influenceWorld Health Organization designated the
COVID-19
outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (i.e., a health emergency requiring coordinated action by the governments of effected countries). On January 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency for the entire United States, thereby facilitating nationwide public health response. On March 11, 2020,
COVID-19
was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, an indication of its global severity. Governments worldwide have responded with measures intended to contain the further spread of
COVID-19,
including mandatory closures of businesses, schools, and organizations.
On March 23, 2020, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ordered
non-essential
businesses closed and prohibited gatherings of more than 10 people, extending the emergency declaration of March 10, 2020. Our headquarters offices and primary manufacturing facility are located in Massachusetts. However, the Company is designated as essential by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, given our role in supporting industrial sectors considered “critical infrastructure.” As such, we have continued to operate at, or close to, full manufacturing capacity, although there can be no assurance we will be able to continue to operate at such levels of manufacturing capacity.
Widespread uncertainty associated with the
COVID-19
pandemic has contributed to reduced business activity worldwide. As described above, our financial performance overfor the remainderfirst quarter of 2019:2020 was not materially influenced by the
COVID-19
Operational Considerations
We operatepandemic, although there can be no assurance our financial performance will not be materially negatively influenced in future quarters, given the continued uncertainty. Since early March 2020, we have taken actions intended to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers, business partners, and suppliers. Following guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration, state and local health authorities, and existing crisis management policies, we developed and implemented comprehensive health and safety measures at all of our locations, including: establishing a highly automated electronics manufacturing facility in Andover, Massachusetts,central response team; distributing information and our profitability is closely aligned with production unit volumes. We have invested significantly in
state-of-the-art
systems, equipment, and robotics, which allow us to generate relatively higher profitability when operating at or near factory capacity, even with a high mix of products produced. However, periods of low volume production and/or brief, low volume production runs contribute to lower profitability, largely due to lower absorption of relatively high manufacturing overhead costs associated with our manufacturing model. While direct labor and associated variable costs generally correlate with volume, manufacturing overhead costs are inflexible and, therefore, problematic during periods of low volume or brief production runs.
carrying out education initiatives; implementing social distancing requirements;
We continue to invest in the production capacity to meet our internal volume projections, and believe these projections are reasonable and our investment will be adequate. However, if sustained, uniform, high volume production levels are not achieved, notably in Advanced Products, our product-level profitability likely will not reach the levels necessary to cover our fixed spending, consisting of manufacturing overhead costs and operating costs.
Current capital investments are focused on the expansion of manufacturing capacity for the production of Advanced Products at our Andover facility. Based on our long-term forecast of production levels, we anticipate substantial additional capacity will be required to meet expected requirements. We believe the most appropriate manner of meeting our long-term capacity requirements will be to initially expand the production area of our Andover facility by approximately 87,100 square feet,
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
distributing breathing masks, disposable gloves, and thermometers to employees who must be physically on premises to perform their work; implementing temperature checks at the entrances to our manufacturing facility; extensive and frequent disinfecting of our workspaces; modifying our meal services to minimize physical contact; requiring and enabling work-from-home for those employees who do not need to be physically on premises to perform their work effectively; and suspending travel. We expect to maintain these measures until we determine the
COVID-19
through the addition of a two story wing. We have completed the design and permitting phase for this project, have entered into an agreement to acquire approximately three acres adjacent to our facility, and plan to break ground on this addition to our existing plant in 2019 and take occupancy in 2020. We also are proceeding with the evaluation of alternative projects for the addition of another, larger manufacturing facility, should we anticipate the need based on our forecasts for capacity beyond 2021. Construction activity can be difficult to schedule, and construction sites can present management and operational challenges. As such, given the proximity of the addition to our existing operations, this construction activity has the potential to disrupt our current operations, which could cause production to be delayed and costs to increase.
pandemic is adequately contained for purposes of our business, and we may take further actions we consider to be in the best interests of our employees, customers, business partners, and suppliers or in response to government mandate or requirement.
While our facilities currently are operational, the further spread of
COVID-19
and the measures set forth above may negatively influence our operations, as well as those of our customers, business partners, and suppliers. As described above, we experienced certain supply chain constraints associated with
COVID-19
during the first quarter of 2020, and such constraints contributed to lower revenue, higher costs, and reduced productivity, although we do not consider the cumulative impact of such constraints to have had a material influence on our financial performance. However, there can be no assurance that future circumstances associated with the
COVID-19
pandemic will not have a material negative influence on our operations and, in turn, our financial performance.
We have experienced absenteeism associated with employee self-quarantine due to exposure to
COVID-19,
although as of the date of this report we continue to operate with three shifts in our factory, and our engineering, sales, and administrative departments continue to function. However, the productivity of our factory may be reduced further if absenteeism increases or if an employee is diagnosed with
COVID-19,
which likely would require further restrictive health and safety measures, including factory closure, to be implemented.
We have not yet experienced significant disruption of our supply chain due to the
COVID-19
pandemic. During the period when China was under strict
shelter-in-place
restrictions, we did experience delays in delivery of certain raw materials, but these delays did not materially influence our operational or financial performance for the first quarter of 2020. We are closely monitoring the performance and financial health of our business partners and suppliers, but an extended period of operational constraints brought about by
COVID-19
could cause financial hardship within our supply chain, thereby potentially disrupting our access to raw materials. Additionally, restrictions or disruptions of transportation, such as reduced availability of cargo transport by ship or air could result in higher costs and inbound and outbound delays.
Although there is uncertainty regarding the extent to which
COVID-19
will continue to influence our operational and financial results, in the future, the Company’s high level of liquidity, flexible operational model, existing raw material inventories, and increased use of second-sources for critical raw materials support management’s belief the Company will be able to effectively conduct business until the
COVID-19
pandemic passes.
We are monitoring the rapidly changing circumstances, and may take additional actions to address
COVID-19
risks as they evolve, particularly if federal and state governments so require. Because much of the potential negative influence of
COVID-19
is associated with risks outside of our control, we cannot estimate the extent of such influence on our financial or operational performance, or when such influence might occur.
Please refer to Item 1A, “Risk Factors” below for updates to our risk factors associated with the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019 for a summary of the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020, Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
The following summarizes our financial performance for the first quarter of 2020, compared to the first quarter of 2019:
Net revenues decreased 3.5% to $63,401,000 for the first quarter of 2020, from $65,725,000 for the first quarter of 2019, despite a 5.2% increase in bookings in the first three months of 2020 compared to the first three months of 2019.Advanced Products revenues decreased 6.4% and Brick Products revenues decreased 2.4% in each case compared to the first quarter of 2019.
Our ability to achieve sustained, high volume production levels is tied to our ability to forecast manufacturing requirements for, and the availability of, a range of inputs, notably raw material inventories. Because we utilize a number of components and other materials of proprietary design, our ability to sustain targeted production schedules and meet customer delivery requirements has been vulnerable to delays or shortages of such inventories, which often cause prices of these components and materials to rise. With the implementation in 2018 of Section 301 Tariffs on certain Chinese goods imported into the United States, we are now exposed to potentially higher costs on certain electronic components and devices we import from China for use in the manufacture of our products. For the second quarter of 2019, costs associated with duties and tariffs totaled approximately $1,304,000. We continue to assess the impact of these costs and are actively evaluating alternative sources of raw materials. We also have engaged a consultant to assist us with implementing a “duty drawback” process, by which we may file with U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the recovery of tariffs paid on raw materials used to produce products we subsequently exported. At this time, we are not able to estimate the amount of such recovery or the timing thereof.
To mitigate supply chain risks, we focus on identifying and reducing potential vulnerabilities to stock-outs, vendor shortages, and similar disruptions. We maintain safety-stock programs for certain critical components and materials, and these programs recently have contributed to increased levels of raw material inventory primarily for Advanced Products. We also have established second-source supply relationships, in order to reduce exposure to material shortages. Although the global electronics supply chain has generally stabilized, we continue to experience lengthened lead times for certain product categories, and our product-level profitability and overall performance could be negatively influenced by an unplanned shortage of a particular component or material. We anticipate availability of certain commodity components will remain uncertain through 2019.
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We continue to believe the transition from 12V to 48V distribution architectures is accelerating and will be sustained, as an increasing number of customers are evaluating our FPA components. Our
Power-on-Package
solution powering graphics processing units (“GPUs”) and application-specific integrated circuits (“ASICs”) used in Artificial Intelligence applications has received strong customer interest, and we have secured significant design wins for our laterally mounted and vertically mounted solutions. We also have entered into a collaboration with a significant vendor of advanced processor packaging solutions. As previously disclosed, we believe customer interest in the application of 48V distribution to server racks and datacenter infrastructure is accelerating. As such, we are facing a more complex competitive landscape, with additional challenges and competitors. We continue to believe our new products will be adopted in volume by multiple leading customers, as the level of engagement with OEMs, ODMs, hyperscalers, and cloud services providers remains high. However, we cannot control the actions by, or the timing of, our customers, their contract manufacturers, or the significant vendors also participating in the market. Many of these vendors possess resources far greater than our resources and have operational and financial flexibility we do not. Notably, our outlook for bookings and shipments of Advanced Product solutions for the remainder of 2019 has been influenced by the limited visibility of our primary customers for those solutions. Sustained uncertainty in the datacenter market may cause orders from new and existing customers to be delayed, potentially influencing our financial results and capacity expansion plans.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
We anticipate aggregate demand for the mature markets we serve with our Brick Products will grow over the long-term at the rate of the overall industrial economy (i.e., in the United States, for example, at the rate of growth approximating that of the industrial segments of gross domestic product). Given our long-term customer relationships and the status of our Brick Products in long-standing customer applications, we anticipate maintaining our share in many of these mature markets. While we are pursuing opportunities to replace many Brick Products used in existing customers’ applications with Advanced Products, when appropriate, and, similarly, to replace competitors’ products in existing applications, we believe such opportunities may not cumulatively contribute to expanding, in 2019, our share of the mature markets we serve with our Brick Products.
Financial Highlights
Net revenues decreased 14.6% to $63,355,000 for the second quarter of 2019, from $74,196,000 for the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to an overall 31.1% decrease in bookings in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the second quarter of 2018.
Net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased by 7.4% to $129,080,000 from $139,465,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to an overall 25.1% decrease in bookings for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Export sales, as a percentage of total revenues, represented approximately 51.0%47.1% in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 and 64.2%55.5% in the secondfirst quarter of 2018. Export sales, as a percentage of total revenues, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were approximately 53.3% and 62.6%, respectively. 
2019.
Gross margin decreased to $29,117,000$27,331,000 for the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 from $35,883,000$31,086,000 for the secondfirst quarter of 2018,2019, and gross margin, as a percentage of net revenues, decreased to 46.0%43.1% for the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 from 48.4%47.3% for the secondfirst quarter of 2018, both primarily due to the decrease in net revenues.
Gross margin decreased to $60,203,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 from $66,094,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, and gross margin, as a percentage of revenues, decreased to 46.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to 47.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, both primarily due to the decrease in net revenues.
2019.
Backlog, representing the total of orders for products received for which shipment is scheduled within the next 12 months, was approximately $100,665,000$110,832,000 at the end of the secondfirst quarter of 2019,2020, as compared to $103,832,000 at the end of the first quarter of 2019 and $102,963,000$104,164,000 at the end of 2018. The decrease was primarily due to the lower bookings.
fourth quarter of 2019.
Operating expenses for the secondfirst quarter of 2020 increased $3,111,000, or 11.7%, to $29,704,000 from $26,593,000 for the first quarter of 2019, decreased $831,000, or 3.0%, to $26,736,000 from $27,567,000 for the second quarter of 2018, due to a decrease in selling, general, and administrative expenses of $784,000, partially offset by an increase in research and development expense of $303,000. In addition, we recorded a severance charge of $350,000 during the second quarter of 2018 in connection with the planned closure of one of our Vicor Custom Power subsidiaries, Granite Power Technologies, Inc. (“GPT”), as part of our ongoing initiative to streamline operations$2,115,000 and improve our cost structure.
Operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased $763,000, or 1.4%, to $53,329,000 from $54,092,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, due to decreasesan increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses of $810,000 and the severance charge noted above, partially offset by a increase in research and development expense of $397,000.
$996,000.
We reported a net incomeloss for the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 of $2,563,000,$(1,735,000), or $0.06$(0.04) per diluted share, compared to net income of $7,860,000,$4,286,000, or $0.19$0.10 per diluted share, for the secondfirst quarter of 2018.
2019.
We reported net incomeFor the three months ended March 31, 2020, depreciation and amortization totaled $2,711,000, and capital additions totaled $2,999,000, compared to $2,445,000 and $3,322,000, respectively, for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019, of $6,849,000, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to net income of $11,803,000, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2018. 
March 31, 2019.
Inventories increased by approximately $4,165,000, or 8.5%, to $53,352,000 at March 31, 2020, compared to $49,187,000 at December 31, 2019.
 
Consolidated net revenues for the first quarter of 2020 were $63,401,000, a decrease of $2,324,000, or 3.5%, as compared to $65,725,000 for the first quarter of 2019, and an increase of $276,000, or 0.4%, on a sequential basis from $63,125,000 for the fourth quarter of 2019. Net revenues, by product line, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
                 
     
Decrease
 
 
2020
  
2019
  
$
  
%
 
Brick Products
 $
45,517
  $
46,625
  $
(1,108
)  
(2.4
)%
Advanced Products
  
17,884
   
19,100
   
(1,216
)  
(6.4
)%
                 
Total
 $
63,401
  $
65,725
  $
(2,324
)  
(3.5
)%
                 
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The decrease in consolidated net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020, from the three months ended March 31, 2019, reflected a lower level of backlog scheduled for shipment during the first quarter of 2020, primarily a consequence of the extended delivery schedules of prior period bookings from Advanced Product customers in the data center market.
Gross margin for the first quarter of 2020 decreased $3,755,000, or 12.1%, to $27,331,000, from $31,086,000 for the first quarter of 2019. Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 43.1% for the first quarter of 2020 compared to 47.3% for the first quarter of 2019. The absolute and percentage decreases for the first quarter of 2020, relative to the first quarter of 2019, were primarily associated with the decrease in net revenues, and certain supply chain constraints associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused both manufacturing delays, which in turn caused a reduction in shipments, and production inefficiencies, which, in turn, caused an increase in costs.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
For the six months ended June 30, 2019, depreciationSelling, general, and amortization totaled $4,998,000, and capital additions totaled $5,864,000, compared to $4,539,000 and $3,558,000, respectively,administrative expenses were $16,369,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Inventories increased by approximately $7,202,000, or 15.2%, to $54,572,000 at June 30, 2019, compared to $47,370,000 at December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily in finished goods, as certain customers requested delays of scheduled shipments.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2018 for a summary of the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates.
See Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements pertaining to the adoption of the new accounting standard for lease accounting.
Three months ended June
 30, 2019, compared to three months ended June
 30, 2018
See Note 14,
Segment Information
, to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our change to segment reporting in the secondfirst quarter of 2019.
Consolidated net revenues for the second quarter2020, an increase of 2019 were $63,355,000, a decrease of $10,841,000,$996,000, or 14.6%6.5%, as compared to $74,196,000 for the second quarter of 2018, and a decrease of $2,370,000, or 3.6%, on a sequential basis from $65,725,000$15,373,000 for the first quarter of 2019. NetSelling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues by product line,increased to 25.8% for the three months ended June 30,first quarter of 2020 from 23.4% for the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to the decrease in net revenues. The components of the $996,000 increase in selling, general and 2018administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2020 from the first quarter of 2019 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
                 
     
Decrease
 
 
2019
  
2018
  
$
  
%
 
Brick Products
 $
48,005
  $
48,349
  $
(344
)  
(0.7
)%
Advanced Products
  
15,350
   
25,847
   
(10,497
)  
(40.6
)%
                 
Total
 $
63,355
  $
74,196
  $
(10,841
)  
(14.6
)%
                 
         
 
Increase (decrease)
 
Legal fees
 $
564
   
161.6
%(1)
Compensation
  
456
   
4.6
%(2)
Bad debt expense
  
131
   
148.9
%
Depreciation and amortization
  
118
   
18.4
%
Outside services
  
101
   
23.8
%
Travel expense
  
(145
)  
(21.9
)%(3)
Business taxes and bank fees
  
(164
)  
(58.6
)%(4)
Other, net
  
(65
)  
(2.0
)%
         
 $
996
   
6.5
%
         
(1)Increase primarily attributable to an increase in outside legal services associated with the December 2019 ransomware incident.
The overall decreases in consolidated net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2019 from the three months ended June 30, 2018 were primarily due to an overall 31.1% decrease in bookings for the three months ended June 30, 2019, with a decline of 63.2% in bookings for Advanced Products and a decline of 11.3% in bookings for Brick Products. In addition, revenues for Advanced Products also declined due to certain orders originally scheduled to ship in the second quarter of 2019 which were rescheduled into the third and fourth quarters of 2019.
(2)Increase primarily attributable to annual compensation adjustments in May 2019 and an increase in headcount.
Gross margin for the second quarter of 2019 decreased $6,766,000, or 18.9%, to $29,117,000, from $35,883,000 for the second quarter of 2018. Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 46.0% for the second quarter of 2019 compared to 48.4% for the second quarter of 2018. Both decreases were primarily due to the decrease in net revenues and higher tariff charges of approximately $1,304,000 and lower absorption of manufacturing overhead expenses in the second quarter of 2019.
(3)Decrease primarily attributable to decreased travel by our sales and marketing personnel, notably due to the
COVID-19
pandemic.
(4)Decrease primarily attributable to a decrease in certain business taxes.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $15,030,000 for the second quarter of 2019, a decrease of $784,000, or 5.0%, from $15,814,000 for the second quarter of 2018. Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues increased to 23.7% for the second quarter of 2019 from 21.3% for the second quarter of 2018 due to the decrease in net revenues.
The components of the $784,000 decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2019 from the second quarter of 2018 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
         
 
Increase (decrease)
 
Compensation
 $
(617
)  
(6.1
)%(1)
Legal fees
  
(236
)  
(40.5
)%(2)
Audit, tax, and accounting fees
  
(143
)  
(30.0
)%
Advertising expenses
  
174
   
26.6
%
Facilities allocations
  
102
   
32.1
%
Other, net
  
(64
)  
(1.8
)%
         
 $
(784
)  
(5.0
)%
         
(1)Decrease primarily attributable to decreased stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by annual compensation adjustments in May 2019. The decrease in stock-based compensation expense was due to increased expense in the second quarter of 2018 for certain Vicor stock options held by a
non-employee.
(2)Decrease attributable to a decrease in corporate legal matters.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019
Research and development expenses were $11,706,000$13,335,000 for the secondfirst quarter of 2020, an increase of $2,115,000, or 18.9%, compared to $11,220,000 for the first quarter of 2019, an increase of $303,000, or 2.7%, comparedprimarily due to $11,403,000 for the second quarter of 2018.increased prototype development costs. As a percentage of net revenues, research and development expenses increased to 18.5%21.0% for the secondfirst quarter of 2020 from 17.1% for the first quarter of 2019, from 15.4% for the second quarter of 2018primarily due to the decrease in net revenues.
The components of the $303,000$2,115,000 increase in research and development expenses were as follows (dollars in thousands):
         
 
Increase (decrease)
 
Compensation
 $
265
   
3.3
%(1)
Project and
pre-production
materials
  
181
   
12.4
%
Facilities allocations
  
136
   
25.8
%
Supplies expense
  
(129
)  
(28.5
)%
Deferred costs
  
(211
)  
(79.5
)%(2)
Other, net
  
61
   
5.2
%
         
 $
303
   
2.7
%
         
         
 
Increase (decrease)
 
Project and
pre-production
materials
 $
970
   
61.6
%(1)
Compensation
  
575
   
6.9
%(2)
Deferred costs
  
364
   
74.9
%(3)
Overhead absorption
  
89
   
29.3
%
Supplies expense
  
87
   
40.8
%
Other, net
  
30
   
1.5
%
         
 $
2,115
   
18.9
%
         
(1)Increase primarily attributable to increased prototype development costs for Advanced Products.
(2)Increase primarily attributable to annual compensation adjustments in May 2019.2019 and an increase in headcount.
(2)(3)DecreaseIncrease primarily attributable to an increasea decrease in deferred costs capitalized for certain
non-recurring
engineering projects for which the related revenues have been deferred.
In May 2018, the Company’s management authorized the closure of GPT, which was completed by the end of 2018. GPT was one of three Vicor Custom Power (“VCP”) entities, located in Manchester, N.H. Certain of GPT’s products continue to be manufactured and sold by the two remaining VCP entities. As a result, we recorded a
pre-tax
charge of $350,000 in the second quarter of 2018, for the cost of severance and other employee-related costs involving cash payments based on each employee’s respective length of service.
The significant components of ‘‘Other“Other income (expense), net’’net” for the three months ended June 30,March 31, and the changes between the periods were as follows (in thousands):
             
 
2019
  
2018
  
Increase
(decrease)
 
Rental income
 $
198
  $
198
  $
—  
 
Interest income
  
79
   
53
   
26
 
Gain on disposals of equipment
  
13
   
3
   
10
 
Foreign currency losses, net
  
(2
)  
(312
)  
310
 
Credit gains on
available-for-sale
securities
  
1
   
2
   
(1
)
Other, net
  
(1
)  
12
   
(13
)
             
 $
288
  $
(44
) $
332
 
             
             
 
2020
  
2019
  
Increase
(decrease)
 
Rental income
 $
198
  $
198
  $
—  
 
Interest income
  
53
   
83
   
(30
)
Gain on disposals of equipment
  
—  
   
9
   
(9
)
Foreign currency losses, net
  
(121
)  
(58
)  
(63
)
Other, net
  
18
   
7
   
11
 
             
 $
148
  $
239
  $
(91
)
             
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019
Our exposure to market risk fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relates to the operations of VJCL,Vicor Japan Company, Ltd. (“VJCL”), for which the functional currency is the Japanese Yen, and all other subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, for which the functional currency is the U.S. Dollar. These other subsidiaries in Europe and Asia experienced more unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in 20192020 compared to 2018.2019. Interest income increased due to an increase in interest rates.
Income(Loss) income before income taxes was $2,669,000$(2,225,000) for the secondfirst quarter of 2019,2020, as compared to $8,272,000$4,732,000 for the secondfirst quarter of 2018.2019.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
March 31, 2020
The provisions(benefit) provision for income taxes and the effective income tax rates for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
         
 
2019
  
2018
 
Provision for income taxes
 $
113
  $
363
 
Effective income tax rate
  
4.2
%  
4.4
%
         
 
2020
  
2019
 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
 $
(494
) $
426
 
Effective income tax rate
  
(22.2
)%  
9.0
%
The effective tax rates were lower than the statutory tax rates for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 due primarily to the utilization of tax credits in 2020 and the combination of utilizing net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits.credits in 2019. The provisions(benefit) provision for income taxes in the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 also included estimated foreign income taxes and estimated state taxes in jurisdictions in which the Company does not have net operating loss carryforwards.
See Note 108 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosure regarding our current assessment of the valuation allowance against all domestic net deferred tax assets, and the possible release (i.e., reduction) of the allowance in the future.
NetWe reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2020 of $(1,735,000), or $(0.04) per share, compared to net income of $4,286,000, or $0.10 per diluted share, attributable to Vicor Corporation was $0.06 for the secondfirst quarter of 2019 and $0.19 for the second quarter of 2018.2019.
Six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to six months ended June 30, 2018Liquidity and Capital Resources
Consolidated net revenues for the six
As of March 31, 2020, we had $82,751,000 in cash and cash equivalents. The ratio of total current assets to total current liabilities was 5.3:1 as of March 31, 2020 and 6.0:1 as of December 31, 2019. Working capital, defined as total current assets less total current liabilities, increased $834,000 to $149,970,000 as of March 31, 2020 from $149,136,000 as of December 31, 2019.
months ended June 30,The changes in working capital from December 31, 2019 were $129,080,000, a decrease of $10,385,000, or 7.4%, from $139,465,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Net revenues, by product line, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and the six months ended June 30, 2018to March 31, 2020 were as follows (dollars in(in thousands):
                 
     
Increase (decrease)
 
 
2019
  
2018
  
$
  
%
 
Brick Products
 $
94,630
  $
88,986
  $
5,644
   
6.3
%
Advanced Products
  
34,450
   
50,479
   
(16,029
)  
(31.8
)%
                 
Total
 $
129,080
  $
139,465
  $
(10,385
)  
(7.4
)%
                 
     
 
Increase
(decrease)
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 $
(1,917
)
Accounts receivable
  
3,164
 
Inventories, net
  
4,165
 
Other current assets
  
712
 
Accounts payable
  
(4,435
)
Accrued compensation and benefits
  
329
 
Accrued expenses
  
(71
)
Short-term lease liabilities
  
150
 
Sales allowances
  
(40
)
Income taxes payable
  
23
 
Short-term deferred revenue
  
(1,246
)
     
 $
834
 
     
The overall decrease in consolidated net revenuesprimary source of cash for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was proceeds from the sixissuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of options awarded under our stock option plans and the issuance of Common Stock under our 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of $2,061,000. The primary uses of cash for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was primarily due toMarch 31, 2020 were for funding the net loss of $(1,731,000), an overall 25.1% decreaseincrease in bookings forcurrent assets and liabilities, net, exclusive of cash and cash equivalents, of $2,639,000, and the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018, with a declinepurchase of 50.8% in bookings for Advanced Products and a declineequipment of 11.8% for Brick Products.
Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased $5,891,000, or 8.9%, to $60,203,000 from $66,094,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to the decrease in net revenues. Gross margin as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 46.6% for the six month period ended June 30, 2019 compared to 47.4% for the six month period ended June 30, 2018. Both decreases were primarily due to the decrease in net revenues and higher tariff charges of approximately $2,430,000 and lower absorption of manufacturing overhead expenses in the second quarter of 2019.
$2,999,000.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $30,403,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $810,000, or 2.6%, compared to $31,213,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues increased to 23.6% for the six month period ended June 30, 2019 from 22.4% for the six month period ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to the decrease in net revenues, despite the absolute decline in such expenses.
The components of the $810,000 decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 from the six months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
         
 
Increase (decrease)
 
Compensation
 $
(457
)  
(2.3
)%(1)
Audit, tax, and accounting fees
  
(356
)  
(27.5
)%(2)
Legal fees
  
(273
)  
(28.2
)%(3)
Bad debt expense
  
(184
)  
(274.5
)%(4)
Commissions expense
  
107
   
6.6
%
Depreciation and amortization
  
114
   
9.4
%
Facilities allocations
  
143
   
19.7
%
Advertising expenses
  
152
   
11.3
%
Other, net
  
(56
)  
(1.4
)%
         
 $
(810
)  
(2.6
)%
         
(1)Decrease primarily attributable to decreased stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by annual compensation adjustments in May 2019. The decrease in stock-based compensation expense was due to increased expense in the second quarter of 2018 for certain Vicor stock options held by a
non-employee.
(2)Decrease primarily attributable to the timing of the 2018 audit process.
(3)Decrease attributable to a decrease in corporate legal matters.
(4)Decrease attributable to favorable historical collections experience over the period analyzed.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
Research and development expenses were $22,926,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $397,000, or 1.8%, from $22,529,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018. As a percentage of net revenues, research and development expenses increased to 17.8% for the six month period ended June 30, 2019 from 16.2% for the six month period ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to the decrease in net revenues.
The components of the $397,000 increase in research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 from the six months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows (dollars in thousands):    
         
 
Increase (decrease)
 
Compensation
 $
636
   
4.0
%(1)
Project and
pre-production
materials
  
239
   
8.0
%(2)
Facilities allocations
  
184
   
16.3
%
Depreciation and amortization
  
(97
)  
(9.9
)%
Supplies expense
  
(138
)  
(20.5
)%
Deferred costs
  
(407
)  
(73.5
)%(3)
Other, net
  
(20
)  
(1.5
)%
         
 $
397
   
1.8
%
         
(1)Increase primarily attributable to annual compensation adjustments in May 2019 and increased stock-based compensation expense.
(2)Increase primarily attributable to increased spending for new product development of Advanced Products.
(3)Decrease primarily attributable to an increase in deferred costs capitalized for certain
non-recurring
engineering projects for which the related revenues have been deferred.
The significant components of ‘‘Other income (expense), net’’ for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the changes from period to period were as follows (in thousands):
             
 
2019
  
2018
  
Increase
(decrease)
 
Rental income
 $
396
  $
396
  $
—  
 
Interest income
  
162
   
108
   
54
 
Foreign currency losses, net
  
(60
)  
(152
)  
92
 
Gain on disposals of equipment
  
22
   
16
   
6
 
Credit gains on
available-for-sale
securities
  
2
   
4
   
(2
)
Other, net
  
5
   
14
   
(9
)
             
 $
527
  $
386
  $
141
 
             
Our exposure to market risk fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relates to the operations of VJCL, for which the functional currency is the Japanese Yen, and all other subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, for which the functional currency is the U.S. Dollar. These other subsidiaries in Europe and Asia experienced unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in 2019 compared to 2018. Interest income increased due to an increase in interest rates.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019
Income before income taxes was $7,401,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to $12,388,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
The provisions for income taxes and the effective income tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
         
 
2019
  
2018
 
Provision for income taxes
 $
539
  $
497
 
Effective income tax rate
  
7.3
%  
4.0
%
The effective tax rates were lower than the statutory tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 due primarily to the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits. The provisions for income taxes in the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 also included estimated foreign income taxes and estimated state taxes in jurisdictions in which the Company does not have net operating loss carryforwards.
Net income per diluted share attributable to Vicor Corporation was $0.17 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $0.29 for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2019, we had $71,482,000 in cash and cash equivalents. The ratio of total current assets to total current liabilities was 5.1:1 as of June 30, 2019 and 4.6:1 as of December 31, 2018. Working capital, defined as total current assets less total current liabilities, increased $7,426,000 to $136,488,000 as of June 30, 2019 from $129,062,000 as of December 31, 2018.
The changes in working capital from December 31, 2018 to June 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
     
 
Increase
(decrease)
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 $
925
 
Accounts receivable
  
(5,136
)
Inventories, net
  
7,202
 
Other current assets
  
1,594
 
Accounts payable
  
5,330
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
  
(487
)
Accrued expenses
  
403
 
Operating lease liabilities
  
(1,660
)
Sales allowances
  
(92
)
Accrued severance charge
  
234
 
Income taxes payable
  
625
 
Deferred revenue
  
(1,512
)
     
 $
7,426
 
     
The primary sources of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were from operating activities of $5,239,000 and proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of options under our stock option plans and our 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of $1,707,000. The primary use of cash for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was for purchase of equipment of $5,864,000.
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VICOR CORPORATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation
June 30, 2019
In November 2000, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $30,000,000 of our Common Stock (the “November 2000 Plan”). The November 2000 Plan authorizes us to make such repurchases from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The timing and amounts of Common Stock repurchases are at the discretion of management based on its view of economic and financial market conditions. We did not repurchase shares of Common Stock under the November 2000 Plan during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. As of June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had approximately $8,541,000 remaining under the November 2000 Plan.
We had approximately $3,367,000$4,041,000 of capital expenditure commitments, principally for manufacturing equipment, as of June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, which we intend to fund with existing cash. Our primary liquidity needs are for making continuing investments in manufacturing equipment and if we proceed withfor funding the planned construction of 87,100approximately 90,000 square feet of additional manufacturing space adjoining our existing Andover manufacturing facility, for fundingincluding architectural and construction costs. We believe cash generated from operations and the total of our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund planned operational needs, capital equipment purchases, and the planned construction, for the foreseeable future.
 
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Vicor Corporation
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to a variety of market risks, including changes in interest rates affecting the return on our cash and cash equivalents and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. As our cash and cash equivalents consist principally of cash accounts and money market securities, which are short-term in nature, we believe our exposure to market risk on interest rate fluctuations for these investments is not significant. As of June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our long-term investment portfolio, recorded on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as “Long-term investments, net”, consisted of a single auction rate security with a par value of $3,000,000, purchased through and held in custody by a broker-dealer affiliate of Bank of America, N.A., that has experienced failed auctions (the “Failed Auction Security”) since February 2008. While the Failed Auction Security is Aaa/AA+ rated by major credit rating agencies, collateralized by student loans and guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, continued failure to sell at its periodic auction dates (i.e., reset dates) could negatively impact the carrying value of the investment, in turn leading to impairment charges in future periods. Periodic changes in the fair value of the Failed Auction Security attributable to credit loss (i.e., risk of the issuer’s default) are recorded through earnings as a component of “Other income (expense), net”, with the remainder of any periodic change in fair value not related to credit loss (i.e., temporary
“mark-to-market”
carrying value adjustments) recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income”, a component of Stockholders’ Equity. Should we conclude a decline in the fair value of the Failed Auction Security is other than temporary, such losses would be recorded through earnings as a component of “Other income (expense), net”. We do not believe there was an “other-than-temporary” decline in value in this security as of June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
Our exposure to market risk for fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relates to the operations of VJCL, for which the functional currency is the Japanese Yen, and changes in the relative value of the Yen to the U.S. Dollar. The functional currency of all other subsidiaries in Europe and other subsidiaries in Asia is the U.S. Dollar. While we believe risk to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates for these subsidiaries is generally not significant, they can be subject to substantial currency changes, and therefore foreign exchange exposures.
Item 4 — Controls and Procedures
(a) Disclosure regarding controls and procedures.
(a)Disclosure regarding controls and procedures.
As required by Rule
 13a-15
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) (who is our principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) (who is our principal financial officer), conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the last fiscal quarter (i.e., June 30, 2019)March 31, 2020). The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules
 13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e)
under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our CEO and CFO concluded, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Accordingly, management, including the CEO and CFO, recognizes our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. The design of a control system must reflect the fact there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the
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likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any control’s effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
(b)Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Vicor Corporation
Part II – Other Information
June 30, 2019March 31, 2020
Item 1 — Legal Proceedings
See Note 12.10.
Commitments and Contingencies
in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 – “Financial Statements.”
Item 1A — Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A – “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019, except for the following supplemental risk factor:
Item 2 – Unregistered SalesOur financial and operational performance has been and may continue to be negatively influenced by the consequences of Equity Securities and Use of Proceedsthe
COVID-19
pandemic.
The
On June 28, 2019, VI Chip was merged withCOVID-19
pandemic and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity. The termsresponse of the merger callgovernments worldwide to contain its spread negatively influenced our financial and operational performance for the Companyfirst quarter of 2020, and future developments may have a potentially more substantial negative influence on our financial and operational performance over an unknown period of time. We experienced certain supply chain constraints associated with
COVID-19
during the first quarter of 2020, and such constraints contributed to issue 993 shareslower revenue, manufacturing delays, reduced shipments, production inefficiencies, higher costs, and reduced productivity, although we do not consider the cumulative impact of the Company’s Common Stock in exchange for 6,600 shares of the common stock of VI Chip thatsuch constraints to have had been held by minority stockholders, subject to the respective waiver of appraisal rights by such individual minority stockholders. As of 5:00 p.m. (EDT)a material influence on July 22, 2019, the deadlineour financial performance for the five minority stockholdersperiod. However, there can be no assurance that future circumstances associated with the
COVID-19
pandemic will not have a material negative influence on our financial and operational performance.
We have taken action to demand an appraisal pursuantprotect the health and safety of our workforce, the costs of which, to date, have not had a material effect on our financial performance. We expect to maintain the requirementsmeasures put in place until we determine the
COVID-19
pandemic is adequately contained for purposes of Section 262our business, and we may take further actions we consider to be in the best interests of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, no such demand had been receivedour employees, customers, business partners, and accordingly, Vicor will issue, as soon as practicable,suppliers or in response to government mandate or requirement. Such further actions may have a negative influence on our costs and productivity and, in turn, our financial and operational performance.
Our customers, business partners, and suppliers may be adversely affected by the 933 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. All of such shares will be issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2)
COVID-19
pandemic, which also may contribute to a negative influence on our future financial and Rule 506(b) thereunder.operational performance.
Item 6 — Exhibits
     
Exhibit Number
  
Description
 
10.1
31.1
  
     
 
31.2
  
     
 
32.1
  
     
 
32.2
  
     
 
101.INS
  
Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
     
 
101.SCH
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
     
 
101.CAL
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
     
 
101.DEF
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
     
 
101.LAB
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
     
 
101.PRE
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
(1)Filed
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, under the Securities Act of 1933 (No. 333-232864), and incorporated herein by reference.101)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
     
 
VICOR CORPORATION
     
Date: July 31, 2019May 4, 2020
 
By:
 
/s/ Patrizio Vinciarelli
  
Patrizio Vinciarelli
  
Chairman of the Board, President and
  
Chief Executive Officer
  
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: July 31, 2019May 4, 2020
 
By:
 
/s/ James A. Simms
  
James A. Simms
  
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  
(Principal Financial Officer)
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