Balance Sheet Components | 5. Balance Sheet Components Accounts receivable, net of allowances Accounts receivable, net of allowances, consist of the following: December 31, October 1, (In thousands) Accounts receivable $ 141,587 $ 127,523 Allowance for credit losses ( 3,129 ) ( 2,744 ) Allowance for sales incentives ( 28,755 ) ( 23,573 ) Accounts receivable, net of allowances $ 109,703 $ 101,206 Inventories Inventories, net, consist of the following: December 31, October 1, (In thousands) Finished goods $ 260,734 $ 406,657 Component parts 45,322 47,631 Inventories $ 306,056 $ 454,288 The Company writes down inventory as a result of excess and obsolete inventories or when it believes that the net realizable value of inventories is less than the carrying value. As of December 31, 2022, and October 1, 2022, inventory write-downs were $ 15.2 million and $ 8.8 million, respectively. Goodwill The following table presents the changes in carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended December 31, 2022: (In thousands) Balance as of October 1, 2022 $ 77,300 Effect of exchange rate changes on goodwill 3,641 Balance as of December 31, 2022 $ 80,941 Intangible assets The following table reflects the changes in the net carrying amount of the components of intangible assets associated with the Company's acquisition activity: December 31, 2022 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Impact of FX Net Carrying Value Weighted-Average Remaining Life (In thousands, except weighted-average remaining life) Trade name $ 451 $ ( 52 ) $ ( 7 ) $ 392 5.25 Technology-based 31,480 ( 7,167 ) — 24,313 5.36 Total finite-lived intangible assets 31,931 ( 7,219 ) ( 7 ) 24,705 5.36 In-process research and development not subject to amortization 71,759 — ( 1,119 ) 70,640 Total intangible assets $ 103,690 $ ( 7,219 ) $ ( 1,126 ) $ 95,345 The following table summarizes the estimated future amortization expense of the Company's intangible assets as of December 31, 2022: Fiscal years ending Future Amortization Expense (In thousands) Remainder of fiscal 2023 $ 4,478 2024 5,970 2025 3,369 2026 3,040 2027 3,025 2028 and there after 4,823 Total future amortization expense $ 24,705 Cloud Computing Arrangements The Company incurs costs to implement cloud computing arrangements that are hosted by a third-party vendor. Implementation costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized until the software is ready for its intended use. The costs are then amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the associated hosting arrangement and are recognized as an operating expense within the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Beginning in fiscal 2020, and continuing through April 2022, the Company conducted activities to replace its legacy enterprise resource management system in order to accommodate the Company's expanding operations. In May 2022, the Company went live with its implementation of a new enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system. Capitalized costs, net of accumulated amortization, were $ 20.7 million and $ 21.7 million as of December 31, 2022, and October 1, 2022, respectively, and are reported as a component of other noncurrent assets on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amortization expenses for implementation costs for cloud-based computing arrangements for three months ended December 31, 2022 were $ 1.0 million. Accumulated amortization was $ 3.5 million and $ 2.5 million as of December 31, 2022, and October 1, 2022, respectively. Accrued expenses Accrued expenses consisted of the following: December 31, October 1, (In thousands) Accrued taxes $ 52,729 $ 7,081 Accrued inventory and supply chain costs 44,895 51,011 Accrued general and administrative expenses 21,124 21,634 Accrued advertising and marketing 12,893 21,292 Accrued product development 6,392 8,168 Other accrued payables 311 104 Total accrued expenses $ 138,344 $ 109,290 Deferred revenue Amounts invoiced in advance of revenue recognition are recorded as deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Deferred revenue primarily relates to revenue allocated to unspecified software upgrades and cloud-based services. Recognition of revenue as of December 31, 2022, includes $ 9.2 million of deferred revenue from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, related to newly launched products sold to resellers not recognized as revenue until the date of general availability was reached, which was the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Recognition of revenue as of January 1, 2022, includes $ 18.8 million of deferred revenue from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, related to newly launched products sold to resellers not recognized as revenue until the date of general availability was reached, which was the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The following table presents the changes in the Company’s deferred revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2022, and January 1, 2022: December 31, January 1, (In thousands) Deferred revenue, beginning of period $ 83,470 $ 89,498 Recognition of revenue included in beginning of period deferred revenue ( 11,520 ) ( 23,721 ) Revenue deferred, net of revenue recognized on contracts in the respective period 10,031 9,801 Deferred revenue, end of period $ 81,981 $ 75,578 The Company expects the following recognition of deferred revenue as of December 31, 2022: For the fiscal years ending 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 and Beyond Total (In thousands) Deferred revenue expected to be recognized $ 14,954 $ 17,507 $ 15,214 $ 12,830 $ 21,476 $ 81,981 Other current liabilities Other current liabilities consist of the following: December 31, October 1, (In thousands) Reserve for returns $ 21,197 $ 18,263 Short-term operating lease liabilities 10,827 10,532 Warranty liability 9,917 5,771 Other 15,327 5,083 Total other current liabilities $ 57,268 $ 39,649 The following table presents the changes in the Company’s warranty liability for the three months ended December 31, 2022, and January 1, 2022: December 31, January 1, (In thousands) Warranty liability, beginning of period $ 5,771 $ 5,604 Provision for warranties issued during the period 6,177 5,359 Settlements of warranty claims during the period ( 2,031 ) ( 1,297 ) Warranty liability, end of period $ 9,917 $ 9,666 |