Quantum (QMCO) 10-Q 2023 Q1 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022

or

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

For the transition period from ___ to ___

Commission File Number 001-13449

Quantum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		94-2665054
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
224 Airport Parkway	Suite 550
San Jose	CA	95110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(408)	944-4000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	QMCO	Nasdaq Global Market

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. x 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).
x 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 accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

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
	☐

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

As of the close of business on August 1, 2022, there were 102,667,712 shares of Quantum Corporation’s common stock issued and outstanding.

QUANTUM CORPORATION

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022

Table of Contents

		Page
PART I
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited):
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit	4
	Index to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	14
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	22
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	22
PART II
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	22
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	22
Item 6.	Exhibits	24
Signatures		25

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms "Quantum," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Quantum Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, unless otherwise noted or unless the context indicates otherwise.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this report other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding COVID-19's anticipated impacts on our business, our future operating results and financial position, our business strategy and plans, our market growth and trends, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “potentially,” “preliminary,” “likely,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including those described under Part II, Item 1A. Moreover, we operate in a competitive and changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the effect of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this report may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, performance, or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this report or to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as required by law.

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

QUANTUM CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

	June 30, 2022		March 31, 2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	26,528	$	5,210
Restricted cash	255		283
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $195 and $422	64,909		69,354
Manufacturing inventories	32,642		33,546
Service parts inventories	25,129		24,254
Prepaid expenses	10,715		7,853
Other current assets	4,574		4,697
Total current assets	164,752		145,197
Property and equipment, net	14,093		12,853
Intangible assets, net	8,420		9,584
Goodwill	12,969		12,969
Right-of-use assets, net	10,641		11,107
Other long-term assets	10,796		9,925
Total assets	$	221,671	$	201,635
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	33,867	$	34,220
Deferred revenue	74,267		86,517
Long-term debt, current portion	5,000		4,375
Accrued compensation	14,531		16,141
Other accrued liabilities	14,157		16,562
Total current liabilities	141,822		157,815
Deferred revenue	40,196		41,580
Revolving credit facility	17,300		17,735
Long-term debt, net of current portion	69,195		89,448
Operating lease liabilities	9,932		9,891
Other long-term liabilities	12,013		11,849
Total liabilities	290,458		328,318
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)	0		0
Stockholders' deficit
Preferred stock, 20,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	—		—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 125,000 shares authorized; 90,606 and 60,433 shares issued and outstanding	907		605
Additional paid-in capital	714,128		645,038
Accumulated deficit	(781,123)		(770,903)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,699)		(1,423)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(68,787)		(126,683)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	221,671	$	201,635

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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QUANTUM CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021
Revenue:
Product	$	60,211	$	52,131
Service and subscription	33,423		32,831
Royalty	3,440		4,137
Total revenue	97,074		89,099
Cost of revenue:
Product	47,921		38,741
Service and subscription	15,105		13,080
Total cost of revenue	63,026		51,821
Gross profit	34,048		37,278
Operating expenses:
Research and development	12,125		11,291
Sales and marketing	15,962		13,952
General and administrative	12,314		11,825
Restructuring charges	725		266
Total operating expenses	41,126		37,334
Loss from operations	(7,078)		(56)
Other income (expense), net	751		(198)
Interest expense	(2,091)		(3,886)
Loss on debt extinguishment	(1,392)		—
Net loss before income taxes	(9,810)		(4,140)
Income tax provision	410		13
Net loss	$	(10,220)	$	(4,153)
Deemed dividend on warrants	(389)		—
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(10,609)	$	(4,153)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders	$	(0.13)	$	(0.07)
Weighted average shares - basic and diluted	83,641		57,129
Net loss	$	(10,220)	$	(4,153)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net	(1,276)		267
Total comprehensive loss	$	(11,496)	$	(3,886)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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QUANTUM CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(10,220)	$	(4,153)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	2,586		1,809
Amortization of debt issuance costs	336		1,004
Loss on debt extinguishment	992		—
Provision for product and service inventories	1,631		976
Stock-based compensation	3,069		3,201
Other	(1,469)		326
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	4,677		15,207
Manufacturing inventories	(412)		(3,769)
Service parts inventories	(1,384)		(588)
Accounts payable	(175)		(3,178)
Accrued restructuring charges	39		(454)
Accrued compensation	(1,610)		(4,852)
Deferred revenue	(13,634)		(6,306)
Other current assets	(2,739)		(5,291)
Other non-current assets	(261)		41
Other current liabilities	64		(1,545)
Other non-current liabilities	164		706
Net cash used in operating activities	(18,346)		(6,866)
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(3,036)		(1,150)
Deferred business acquisition payment	(2,000)		—
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,036)		(1,150)
Financing activities
Repayments of long-term debt and payment of amendment fees	(20,846)		(463)
Borrowings of credit facility	109,740		56,544
Repayments of credit facility and payment of amendment fees	(110,575)		(56,544)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	66,324		—
Net cash provided by financing activities	44,643		(463)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	29		(14)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	21,290		(8,493)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	5,493		33,137
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$	26,783	$	24,644
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at end of period
Cash and cash equivalents	$	26,528	$	19,102
Restricted cash, current	255		542
Restricted cash, long-term	—		5,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period	$	26,783	$	24,644
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	$	1,863	$	2,860
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$	115	$	294
Non-cash transactions
Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable	$	133	$	146
Transferred of manufacturing inventory to services inventory	$	890	$	411
Transfer of manufacturing inventory to property and equipment	$	193	$	65
Paid-in-kind interest	$	319	$	—
Deemed dividend on warrants	$	389	$	—

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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QUANTUM CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

(in thousands, unaudited)

	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders' Deficit
Three Months Ended	Shares	Amount
Balance, March 31, 2021	56,915	$	570	$	626,664	$	(738,623)	$	(856)	$	(112,245)
Net loss	—	—		—		(4,153)		—		(4,153)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net	—	—		—		—		267		267
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan	365	3		(3)		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—	—		3,201		—		—		3,201
Balance, June 30, 2021	57,280	$	573	$	629,862	$	(742,776)	$	(589)	$	(112,930)
Balance, March 31, 2022	60,433	$	605	$	645,038	$	(770,903)	$	(1,423)	$	(126,683)
Net loss	—	—		—		(10,220)		—		(10,220)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net	—	—		—		—		(1,276)		(1,276)
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan	173	2		(2)		—		—		—
Shares issued in connection with rights offering, net	30,000	300		66,023		—		—		66,323
Stock-based compensation	—	—		3,069		—		—		3,069
Settlement of warrant down round provision	—	—		389		—		—		389
Deemed dividend on warrants	—	—		(389)		—		—		(389)
Balance, June 30, 2022	90,606	$	907	$	714,128	$	(781,123)	$	(2,699)	$	(68,787)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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INDEX TO NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

		Page
Note 1:	Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6
Note 2:	Revenue	6
Note 3:	Balance Sheet Information	8
Note 4:	Long-Term Debt	9
Note 5:	Leases	10
Note 6:	Common Stock	11
Note 7:	Net Loss Per Share	12
Note 8:	Income Taxes	12
Note 9:	Commitments and Contingencies	12
Note 10:	Fair Value of Financial Instruments	14

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of Business

Quantum Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (“Quantum” or the “Company”), is a leader in storing and managing digital video and other forms of unstructured data, delivering top streaming performance for video and rich media applications, along with low-cost, long-term storage systems for data protection and archiving. The Company helps customers around the world capture, create and share digital data and preserve and protect it for decades. The Company’s software-defined, hyperconverged storage solutions span from non-violate memory express (“NVMe”), to solid state drives, (“SSD”), hard disk drives, (“HDD”), tape, the cloud, and video surveillance are tied together leveraging a single namespace view of the entire data environment. The Company works closely with a broad network of distributors, value-added resellers (“VARs”), direct marketing resellers (“DMRs”), original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and other suppliers to meet customers’ evolving needs.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes the disclosures made are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. However, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included within the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring items, necessary to present fairly our financial position as of June 30, 2022, the results of operations and comprehensive loss, statements of cash flows, and changes in stockholder's deficit for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance because of the impact of seasonal and short-term variations.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, the determination of standalone selling price for revenue arrangements with multiple performance obligations, useful lives of intangible assets and property and equipment, stock-based compensation and provision for income taxes including related reserves. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions which management believes to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement

None.

NOTE 2: REVENUE

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Based on how the Company manages its business, the Company has determined that it currently operates in 1 reportable segment. The Company operates in 3 geographic regions: (a) Americas; (b) Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); and (c) Asia Pacific (“APAC”). Revenue by geography is based on the location of the customer from which the revenue is earned.

In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by major product offering and geographies (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2022		2021
Americas1
Primary storage systems	$	11,414	$	7,194
Secondary storage systems	22,719		16,712
Device and media	4,972		6,521
Service and subscription	20,145		20,193
Total revenue	59,250		50,620
EMEA
Primary storage systems	2,846		2,777
Secondary storage systems	7,844		7,760
Device and media	5,063		5,381
Service and subscription	11,017		10,813
Total revenue	26,770		26,731
APAC
Primary storage systems	1,298		1,341
Secondary storage systems	2,475		3,733
Device and media	1,580		712
Service and subscription	2,261		1,825
Total revenue	7,614		7,611
Consolidated
Primary storage systems	15,558		11,312
Secondary storage systems	33,038		28,205
Device and media	11,615		12,614
Service and subscription	33,423		32,831
Royalty2	3,440		4,137
Total revenue	$	97,074	$	89,099

1 Revenue for Americas geographic region outside of the United States is not significant.

2 Royalty revenue is not allocable to geographic regions.

Contract Balances

The following table presents the Company’s contract liabilities and certain information related to this balance as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2022 (in thousands): 

	June 30, 2022
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue)	$	114,463
Revenue recognized in the period from amounts included in contract liabilities at the beginning of the period	31,789

Remaining Performance Obligations

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Remaining performance obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Current		Non-Current		Total
As of June 30, 2022	$	98,394	$	42,146	$	140,540

The Company's non-current remaining performance obligations are expected to be recognized in the next 13 to 60 months.

NOTE 3: BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

Certain significant amounts included in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets consist of the following (in thousands):

Manufacturing inventories

	June 30, 2022		March 31, 2022
Finished goods	$	11,802	$	14,607
Work in progress	2,066		2,546
Raw materials	18,774		16,393
Total manufacturing inventories	$	32,642	$	33,546

Service parts inventories

	June 30, 2022		March 31, 2022
Finished goods	$	19,876	$	19,234
Component parts	5,253		5,020
Total service parts inventories	$	25,129	$	24,254

Intangibles, net

	June 30, 2022						March 31, 2022
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Developed technology	$	9,208	$	(3,955)	$	5,253	$	9,208	$	(3,121)	$	6,087
Customer lists	4,600		(1,433)		3,167		4,600		(1,103)		3,497
Intangible assets, net	$	13,808	$	(5,388)	$	8,420	$	13,808	$	(4,224)	$	9,584

Intangible assets amortization expense was $1.2 million and $0.5 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of June 30, 2022, the remaining weighted-average amortization period for definite-lived intangible assets was approximately 2.2 years.

As of June 30, 2022, the future expected amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year ending	Estimated future amortization expense
Remainder of 2023	$	3,404
2024	3,417
2025	1,599
Thereafter	—
Total	$	8,420

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Goodwill

As of June 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022, goodwill was $13.0 million. There were no impairments to goodwill during the quarters ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

NOTE 4: LONG-TERM DEBT

The Company’s long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2022		March 31, 2022
Term Loan	$	78,417	$	98,723
PNC Credit Facility	17,300		17,735
Less: current portion	(5,000)		(4,375)
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs (1)	(4,222)		(4,899)
Long-term debt, net	$	86,495	$	107,184

(1) The unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Senior Secured Term Loan and the Term Loan are presented as a reduction of the carrying amount of the corresponding debt balance on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Unamortized debt issuance costs related to the PNC Credit Facility are presented within other assets on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

On December 27, 2018, the Company entered into a senior secured term loan (the "Senior Secured Term Loan”) and amended its existing PNC Bank Credit Facility Agreement (the "PNC Credit Facility"). On February 11, 2021, the Company prepaid $92.3 million of its outstanding Senior Secured Term Loan.

On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into a new senior secured term loan to borrow an aggregate of $100.0 million (the “Term Loan”). A portion of the proceeds were used to repay in full all outstanding borrowings under the Senior Secured Term Loan. Borrowings under the Term Loan mature on August 5, 2026. Principal is payable at a rate per annum equal to (a) 2.5% of the original principal balance thereof during the first year following the closing date of the Term Loan and (b) 5% of the original principal balance thereof thereafter. Principal and interest payments are payable on a quarterly basis.

On April 25, 2022, the Company entered into amendments to the Term Loan and the PNC Credit Facility. The Term Loan amendment, among other things, (a) amended the total net leverage ratio financial covenant and the minimum liquidity financial covenant commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022; and; (b) replaced the benchmark rate for LIBOR Rate Loans with a rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). The amendment to the Term Loan was accounted for as a modification. The Company incurred $0.4 million in costs related to the modification which are reflected as a reduction to the carrying amount of the Term Loan and amortized to interest expense over the remaining loan term.

Loans under the Term Loan designated as ABR Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) 1.75%, (ii) the Federal funds rate plus 0.50%; (iii) the SOFR Rate based upon an interest period of one month plus 1.0%; and (iv) the “Prime Rate” last quoted by the Wall Street Journal, plus an applicable margin of 5.00%. Loans designated as SOFR Rate Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the SOFR Rate plus an applicable margin of 6.00%. The SOFR Rate is subject to a floor of 0.75%. The Company can designate a loan as an ABR Rate Loan or SOFR Rate Loan in its discretion.

The PNC Credit Facility amendment, among other things, (a) increased the principal amount of revolving commitments from $30.0 million to $40.0 million; (b) waived compliance with the fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant until the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025; (c) amended the total net leverage ratio financial covenant and the minimum liquidity financial covenant commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022; and (d) replaced the benchmark rate for PNC LIBOR Rate Loans with a rate based on SOFR. The amendment to the PNC Credit Facility was accounted for as a modification. The Company incurred $0.4 million in costs which were recorded to other assets and amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the agreement.

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Loans designated as PNC SOFR Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the SOFR Rate plus 2.75% until December 31, 2023 and thereafter between 2.25% and 2.75% determined based on the Company’s Total Net Leverage Ratio, (as defined in the PNC Credit Facility Agreement) for the most recently completed fiscal quarter (the "PNC SOFR Loan Interest Rate"). Loans under the PNC Credit Facility designated as PNC Domestic Rate Loans and Swing Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the base commercial lending rate of PNC Bank; (ii) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate plus 0.5%; and (iii) the daily SOFR Rate plus 1.0%, plus 1.75% until December 31, 2023 and thereafter between 1.25% and 1.75% determined based on the Company’s Total Net Leverage Ratio (the “PNC Domestic Loan Interest Rate”).

With respect to any PNC SOFR Rate Loan, the Company has agreed to pay affiliates of certain Term Loan lenders a fee equal to a percentage per annum equal to the sum of (x) 6.50%, minus (y) the PNC SOFR Loan Interest Rate, plus (z) if the SOFR Rate applicable to such interest payment is less than 0.75%, (i) 0.75% minus (ii) such SOFR Rate. With respect to any Domestic Rate Loan or Swing Loan, the Company has agreed to pay an affiliate of certain Term Loan lenders a fee equal to a percentage per annum equal to the sum of (x) 5.50%, minus (y) the PNC Domestic Loan Interest Rate, plus (z) if the Alternative Base Rate applicable to such interest payment is less than 1.00%, (i) 1.00% minus (ii) such Alternative Base Rate.

During the first fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2022, the Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $1.4 million related to a $20.0 million prepayment of the Term Loan which was comprised of a $0.4 million prepayment penalty and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.0 million.

As of June 30, 2022, the interest rate on the Term Loan was 7.01% and the interest rate on the PNC Credit Facility for Domestic Rate Loans and Swing Loans was 6.50% and for LIBOR Loans was 2.61%. As of June 30, 2022, the PNC Credit Facility had a borrowing base of $29.1 million, of which $11.8 million was available at that date.

NOTE 5: LEASES

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows (in thousands):

Operating leases	June 30, 2022		March 31, 2022
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$	10,641	$	11,107
Other accrued liabilities	1,521		1,727
Operating lease liability	9,932		9,891
Total operating lease liabilities	$	11,453	$	11,618

Components of lease cost were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,
Lease Cost	2022		2021
Operating lease cost	$	1,026	$	1,135
Variable lease cost	158		174
Total lease cost	$	1,184	$	1,309

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Maturity of Lease Liabilities	Operating Leases
Remainder of 2023	$	2,139
2024	2,203
2025	1,940
2026	1,512
2027	1,411
Thereafter	14,560
Total lease payments	$	23,765
Less: imputed interest	(12,312)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	11,453

Lease Term and Discount Rate	June 30, 2022		March 31, 2022
Weighted average remaining operating lease term (years)	11.18		10.88
Weighted average discount rate for operating leases	12.9	%	12.9	%

Operating cash outflows related to operating leases totaled $0.7 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

NOTE 6: COMMON STOCK

Common Stock Rights Offering

On April 25, 2022, the Company completed a rights offering of 30 million shares of its common stock for $2.25 per share (the “Rights Offering”). The proceeds net of offering expenses was $66.3 million. A portion of the proceeds from the Rights Offering was used to prepay $20.0 million of the Company’s Term Loan.

Warrants

As of the date of the Rights Offering, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase 7,110,616 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.33 per share and outstanding warrants to purchase 3,400,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share (the “$3.00 Warrants"). The exercise price and the number of shares underlying these warrants are subject to adjustment in the event of specified events, including dilutive issuances of common stock linked equity instruments at a price lower than the exercise price of the warrants, a subdivision or combination of the Company’s common stock, a reclassification of the Company’s common stock or specified dividend payments (the “Down Round Feature”).

On April 25, 2022, the Down Round Feature was triggered for the $3.00 Warrants due to the price per share received in the Rights Offering. The exercise price for the $3.00 Warrants was adjusted to $2.79 per share and an additional 256,113 warrants were subsequently issued with an exercise price of $2.79. The Company calculated the difference between the $3.00 Warrants’ fair value before and after the Down Round Feature was triggered using the original exercise price and the new exercise price in addition to the value of the newly issued warrants. The difference in fair value of the effect of the Down Round Feature of $0.4 million was reflected as a deemed dividend and a reduction to income available to common stockholders in the basic earnings per share calculation. The Company used the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model to determine the fair value of the deemed dividend. The assumptions used in the model are as follows: dividend rate of 0%;, expected term of 8 years; volatility of 56%; and a risk-free rate 2.85%.

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NOTE 7: NET LOSS PER SHARE

The following outstanding stock-based instruments which are comprised of performance share units, restricted stock units, and warrants were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,
2022	2021
2,849	11,436

The dilutive impact related to common stock from restricted stock units and warrants is determined by applying the treasury stock method to the assumed vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and the exercise of outstanding warrants. The dilutive impact related to common stock from contingently issuable performance share units is determined by applying a two-step approach using both the contingently issuable share guidance and the treasury stock method.

NOTE 8: INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was (4.2)% and (0.3)%. The effective tax rates differed from the federal statutory tax rate of 21% during each of these periods due primarily to unbenefited losses experienced in jurisdictions with valuation allowances on deferred tax assets as well as the forecasted mix of earnings in domestic and international jurisdictions.

As of June 30, 2022, including interest and penalties, the Company had $101.5 million of unrecognized tax benefits, $82.9 million of which, if recognized, would favorably affect the effective tax rate without consideration of the valuation allowance. As of June 30, 2022 the Company had accrued interest and penalties related to these unrecognized tax benefits of $1.3 million. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in the income tax provision in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2022, $94.0 million of unrecognized tax benefits were recorded as a contra deferred tax asset in other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and $7.5 million (including interest and penalties) were recorded in other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that approximately $10.8 million of tax benefits, inclusive of interest and penalties, that are currently unrecognized could be recognized as a result of the expiration of applicable statutes of limitations.

NOTE 9: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments to Purchase Inventory

The Company uses contract manufacturers for its manufacturing operations. Under these arrangements, the contract manufacturer procures inventory to manufacture products based upon the Company’s forecast of customer demand. The Company has similar arrangements with certain other suppliers. The Company is responsible for the financial impact on the supplier or contract manufacturer of any reduction or product mix shift in the forecast relative to materials that the third party had already purchased under a prior forecast. Such a variance in forecasted demand could require a cash payment for inventory in excess of current customer demand or for costs of excess or obsolete inventory. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had issued non-cancelable commitments for $50.9 million to purchase inventory from its contract manufacturers and suppliers.

Legal Proceedings

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On July 22, 2016, Realtime Data LLC d/b/a IXO (“Realtime Data”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of U.S. Patents Nos. 7,161,506, 7,378,992, 7,415,530, 8,643,513, 9,054,728, and 9,116,908. The lawsuit has been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for further proceedings. Realtime Data asserts that the Company has incorporated Realtime Data’s patented technology into its compression products and services. Realtime Data seeks unspecified monetary damages and other relief that the Court deems appropriate. On July 31, 2017, the District Court stayed proceedings in this litigation pending the outcome of Inter Partes Review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board relating to the Realtime patents. In those proceedings the asserted claims of the ’506 patent, the ’992 patent, and the ’513 patent were found unpatentable. In addition, on July 19, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware issued a decision finding that all claims of the ’728 patent, the ’530 patent, and the ’908 patent are not eligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (the “Delaware Action”). On appeal, the Federal Circuit vacated the decision in the Delaware Action and remanded for the Court to “elaborate on its ruling.” The case pending against Quantum in the Northern District of California remains stayed pending the final outcome in the Delaware Action. On May 4, 2021, the Court in the Delaware Action reaffirmed its earlier ruling and granted defendants’ motions to dismiss under Section 101. The Court also granted Realtime Data fourteen days to file amended complaints in the Delaware Action where they sought leave to do so. On May 19, 2021, Realtime Data filed amended complaints including revised bases for claims of infringement of the same patents. On June 29, 2021, defendants in the Delaware Action filed a renewed motion to dismiss under Section 101. Realtime Data filed its opposition to the motion to dismiss on July 13, 2021. On August 23, 2021, the Court again reaffirmed its earlier ruling and granted defendants’ motions to dismiss under Section 101. Realtime Data has appealed that decision to the Federal Circuit. On September 7, 2021, the case against Quantum in the Northern District of California was stayed pending the outcome of Realtime Data’s appeal in the Delaware Action. Quantum believes the probability that this lawsuit will have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition is remote.

On July 14, 2020, Starboard Value LP, Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC, and Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP (collectively, “Starboard”) filed a lawsuit against Quantum Corporation, Quantum’s former CEO and board member Jon Gacek, and former Quantum board member Paul Auvil in the California Superior Court in Santa Clara County. The complaint alleges that between 2012 and 2014, Starboard purchased a large number of shares of Quantum’s common stock, obtained three seats on Quantum’s board of directors and then, in July 2014, entered into an agreement with Quantum whereby Starboard would not seek control of Quantum’s board but would instead support Quantum’s slate of board nominees so long as Quantum met certain performance objectives by the end of fiscal 2015. The complaint further alleges that Quantum hid its failure to meet those performance objectives by improperly recognizing revenue in fiscal 2015. Mr. Gacek resigned from the board effective May 1, 2017, and as CEO effective November 7, 2017; Mr. Auvil resigned from the board effective November 8, 2017. The complaint’s accounting allegations largely repeat allegations made in now-concluded shareholder class actions, shareholder derivative actions and an SEC investigation, the settlement of which Quantum previously reported in the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on January 29, 2020 and Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 6, 2019 (among other SEC filings). On September 14, 2020, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the California action on grounds of forum non conveniens and the mandatory Delaware forum selection clauses set forth in the contracts between Starboard and Quantum. On November 19, 2020, Starboard filed a first amended complaint in which Quantum was not named as a defendant, in effect dismissing Quantum from the California action. On January 8, 2021, Messrs. Gacek and Auvil moved to dismiss the amended complaint in California on grounds of forum non conveniens and the mandatory Delaware forum selection clauses set forth in the contracts between Starboard and Quantum. On March 11, 2021, the California Superior Court stayed the California action.

On April 14, 2021, Starboard filed a new action in the Delaware Court of Chancery, naming as defendants Messrs. Gacek and Auvil and Quantum. The new action largely repeats the allegations of the California action, alleging claims for fraud against all defendants, fraudulent concealment against all defendants, negligent misrepresentation against all defendants, breach of contract against Quantum, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing against Quantum, and breach of fiduciary duty against Messrs. Gacek and Auvil. The complaint prays for unspecified damages in an amount to be determined at trial, costs and attorneys’ fees, and any other relief deemed just or appropriate by the court. On May 10, 2021, Quantum filed a motion to dismiss this Delaware action, as did Messrs. Gacek and Auvil. Briefing on the motions ended July 26, 2021. The Court held oral argument on the motions on November 1, 2021. On January 28, 2022, via a bench ruling, the Court granted the motions to dismiss the breach of fiduciary duty claims against Messrs. Gacek and Auvil and denied the motions to dismiss the remaining claims; the bench ruling was confirmed in a written order filed February 24, 2022. On March 28, 2022, Quantum filed an answer and affirmative defenses to the complaint, as did Messrs. Gacek and Auvil. Discovery is

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underway. On May 3, 2022, the Court filed a stipulated order governing case schedule, setting trial for June 6-9, 2023, and also setting a number of pretrial deadlines.

On March 4, 2022, Starboard filed a request for dismissal without prejudice of the California action because the matter is proceeding in Delaware. On March 10, 2022, the California Superior Court entered a minute order dismissing the action without prejudice. At this time, Quantum is unable to estimate the range of possible outcomes with respect to this matter.

Other Commitments

Additionally, from time to time, the Company is a party to various legal proceedings and claims arising from the normal course of business activities. Based on current available information, the Company does not expect that the ultimate outcome of any currently pending unresolved matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

NOTE 10: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s assets, measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, may consist of money market funds which are included in cash and cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are valued using quoted market prices (level 1 fair value measurements) at the respective balance sheet dates.

No impairment charges were recognized for non-financial assets in the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. The Company has no non-financial liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Long-term Debt

The table below represents the carrying value and total estimated fair value of long-term debt as of June 30, 2022 and 2021. The fair value has been classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

	June 30,
	2022				2021
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Term Loan	$	78,417	$	78,417	$	91,963	$	97,047
PNC Credit Facility	17,300		17,300		—		—

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements, the accompanying notes, and other information included in this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2022. In particular, the disclosure contained in Part I, Item 1A in our Annual Report on form 10-K, as updated by Part II, Item 1A in this Quarterly Report, may reflect trends, demands, commitments, events, or uncertainties that could materially impact our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources.

The following discussion contains forward-looking statements, such as statements regarding COVID-19's anticipated impacts on our business, our future operating results and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations. Please see "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" for more information about relying on these forward-looking statements.

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OVERVIEW

We are a technology company whose mission is to deliver innovative solutions to organizations across the world. We design, manufacture and sell technology and services that help customers capture, create and share digital content, and protect it for decades. We emphasize innovative technology in the design and manufacture of our products to help our customers unlock the value in their video and unstructured data in new ways to solve their most pressing business challenges.

We generate revenue by designing, manufacturing, and selling technology and services. Our most significant expenses are related to compensating employees; designing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling our products and services; data center costs in support of our cloud-based services; interest associated with our long term debt and income taxes.

COVID-19 and Macroeconomic Conditions

COVID-19 has caused a significant disruption to the global supply chain, which continues to have a negative impact on our business. Before the current disruptions in the global supply chain our historical backlog was very limited and typically represented less than 5% of quarterly revenues. However, in fiscal 2022 continuing into fiscal 2023, our backlog has grown significantly, which has been driven primarily by our receipt of large purchase orders and our inability to satisfy those orders within our typical shipping timeline due to supply chain constraints. For example, as of June 30, 2022, our backlog was $46.8 million and has increased to $67.2 million as of July 31, 2022. The changes in our backlog are a result of the timing of receipt of large purchase orders. We anticipate that supply chain constraints will remain challenging, limiting our ability to ship against all customer demand and recognize a meaningful portion of the current backlog.

In addition, the instability of global economic conditions, inflationary risks, military actions and armed conflicts and associated increased international trade regulations are adding to the uncertainty of our business. These adverse conditions could result in reductions in sales of our products and subscriptions for our services, longer sales cycles, increased costs to manufacture our products and increased price competition. Also, certain of our customers and partners have been and others may become credit or cash constrained, making it difficult for them to fulfill their payment obligations to us or require us to extend their payment terms. Given the dynamic nature of these macroeconomic conditions, we cannot reasonably estimate their full impact on our ongoing business, results of operations and overall financial performance.

We will continue to actively monitor the impact of COVID-19 and global economic conditions and may take further actions altering our business operations that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners, suppliers, and stakeholders, or as required by federal, state, or local authorities. Global supply chain disruptions and the higher inflationary environment remain unpredictable and our past results may not be indicative of future performance. See Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the risks we face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and an uncertain global economy.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021
Total revenue	$	97,074	$	89,099
Total cost of revenue (1)	63,026		51,821
Gross profit	34,048		37,278
Operating expenses
Research and development (1)	12,125		11,291
Sales and marketing (1)	15,962		13,952
General and administrative (1)	12,314		11,825
Restructuring charges	725		266
Total operating expenses	41,126		37,334
Loss from operations	(7,078)		(56)
Other income (expense), net	751		(198)
Interest expense	(2,091)		(3,886)
Loss on debt extinguishment	(1,392)		—
Net loss before income taxes	(9,810)		(4,140)
Income tax provision	410		13
Net loss	$	(10,220)	$	(4,153)

(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021
Cost of revenue	$	310	$	293
Research and development	1,158		1,532
Sales and marketing	451		500
General and administrative	1,150		876
Total	$	3,069	$	3,201

Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021

Revenue

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2022		% of revenue	2021		% of revenue	$ Change		% Change
Product revenue
Primary storage systems	$	15,558	16	$	11,312	13	$	4,246	38
Secondary storage systems	33,038		34	28,205		32	4,833		17
Devices and media	11,615		12	12,614		14	(999)		(8)
Total product revenue	60,211		62	52,131		59	8,080		15
Service and subscription	33,423		34	32,831		37	592		2
Royalty	3,440		4	4,137		5	(697)		(17)
Total revenue	$	97,074	100	$	89,099	101	$	7,975	9

Product revenue

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In the three months ended June 30, 2022, product revenue increased $8.1 million, or 15%, as compared to the same period in 2021. Primary storage systems increased $4.2 million, or 38%, primarily driven from increased sales of our video surveillance solutions. Secondary storage systems increased $4.8 million, or 17%, driven by higher demand in hyperscale use cases.

Service revenue

We offer a broad range of services including product maintenance, implementation, and training as well as software subscriptions. Service revenue is primarily comprised of customer field support contracts which provide standard support services for our hardware. Standard service contracts may be extended or include enhanced service, such as faster service response times.

Service and subscription revenue increased 2% in the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 driven partially by growing sales of our recurring software subscription offerings as well as service revenue associated with newly acquired businesses.

Royalty revenue

We receive royalties from third parties that license our LTO media patents through our membership in the LTO consortium. Royalty revenue decreased $0.7 million, or 17%, in the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 due to decreased market volume of older generation LTO media.

Gross Profit and Margin

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2022		Gross margin %	2021		Gross margin %	$ Change		Basis point change
Product	$	12,290	20.4	$	13,390	25.7	$	(1,100)	(530)
Service and subscription	18,318		54.8	19,751		60.2	(1,433)		(540)
Royalty	3,440		100.0	4,137		100.0	(697)		—
Gross profit	$	34,048	35.1	$	37,278	41.8	$	(3,230)	(670)

Product Gross Margin

Product gross margin decreased 530 basis points for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared with the same period in 2021. This decrease was due primarily to recent cost increases in materials across our global supply chain. We expect these cost increases to continue for the foreseeable future and are taking proactive measures to address the impact these cost increases could have on our business in the future.

Service and Subscription Gross Margin

Service and subscription gross margins decreased 540 basis points for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared with the same period in 2021. This was partially driven by cost pressures as a result of certain constraints in the global supply chain.

Royalty Gross Margin

Royalties do not have significant related cost of sales.

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Operating expenses

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2022		% of revenue	2021		% of revenue	$ Change		% Change
Research and development	$	12,125	12.5	$	11,291	12.7	$	834	7
Sales and marketing	15,962		16.4	13,952		15.7	2,010		14
General and administrative	12,314		12.7	11,825		13.3	489		4
Restructuring charges	725		0.7	266		0.3	459		173
Total operating expenses	$	41,126	42.4	$	37,334	41.9	$	3,792	10

In the three months ended June 30, 2022, research and development expense increased $0.8 million, or 7%, as compared with the same period in 2021. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in personnel costs due to increased headcount from acquisitions.

In the three months ended June 30, 2022, sales and marketing expenses increased $2.0 million, or 14%, as compared with the same period in 2021. This increase was driven by increased headcount as we invest in strategic areas to accelerate growth. This increase in headcount includes those employees added through acquisitions over the year. Both marketing expense and travel expense have also increased over the prior year as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

In the three months ended June 30, 2022, general and administrative expenses increased $0.5 million, or 4%, as compared with the same period in 2021. This increase was largely driven by increased intangible amortization from recent acquisitions.

In the three months ended June 30, 2022, restructuring expenses increased $0.5 million, or 173%, as compared with the same period in 2021. The increase was the result of cost reduction initiatives.

Other Income (Expense)

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2022		% of revenue	2021		% of revenue	$ Change		% Change
Other income (expense)	$	751	1	$	(198)	—	$	949	479

The decrease in other income (expense), net during the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared with the same period in 2021 was related primarily to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Interest expense

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2022	% of revenue	2021	% of revenue	$ Change	% Change
Interest expense	(2,091)	2	(3,886)	4	1,795	46

In the three months ended June 30, 2022, interest expense decreased $1.8 million, or 46%, as compared with the same period in 2021 due to a lower principal balance and a lower effective interest rate on our Term Loan.

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Loss on debt extinguishment

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2022	% of revenue	2021	% of revenue	$ Change	% Change
Loss on debt extinguishment	(1,392)	1	—	—	(1,392)	n/a

In the three months ended June 30, 2022, loss on debt extinguishment of $1.4 million was related to prepayment of our Term Loan.

Income Taxes

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2022		% of revenue	2021		% of revenue	$ Change		% Change
Income tax provision	$	410	—	$	13	—	$	397	3,054

The income tax provision for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 is primarily influenced by foreign and state income taxes. Due to our history of net losses in the United States, the protracted period for utilizing tax attributes in certain foreign jurisdictions, and the difficulty in predicting future results, we believe that we cannot rely on projections of future taxable income to realize most of our deferred tax assets. Accordingly, we have established a full valuation allowance against our U.S. and certain foreign net deferred tax assets. Significant management judgement is required in assessing our ability to realize any future benefit from our net deferred tax assets. We intend to maintain this valuation allowance until sufficient positive evidence exists to support its reversal. Our income tax expense recorded in the future will be reduced to the extent that sufficient positive evidence materializes to support a reversal of, or decrease in, our valuation allowance.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We consider liquidity in terms of the sufficiency of internal and external cash resources to fund our operating, investing and financing activities. Our principal sources of liquidity include cash from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet and amounts available under our PNC Credit Facility. We require significant cash resources to meet obligations to pay principal and interest on our outstanding debt, provide for our research and development activities, fund our working capital needs, and make capital expenditures. Our future liquidity requirements will depend on multiple factors, including our research and development plans and capital asset needs. We are subject to the risks arising from COVID-19 and substantial financial market volatility which have adversely affected both the U.S. and the global economy. We have experienced negative impacts on sales due to global supply chain constraints, inflationary concerns and overall uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment which has resulted in a significant increase in our sales backlog compared to our historical levels. The extent of the impacts will depend, in part, on how long the negative trends in customer demand and supply chain levels will continue. We expect the impact of COVID-19 and market instability to continue to have a significant impact on our liquidity and capital resources.

We had cash and cash equivalents of $26.5 million as of June 30, 2022, which consisted primarily of bank deposits and money market accounts. As of June 30, 2022 we had $11.8 million available to borrow under the PNC Credit Facility.

We are subject to various debt covenants under our debt agreements including a net leverage covenant and a $25 million minimum liquidity covenant . Our failure to comply with our debt covenants could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and ability to service our obligations. On April 25, 2022, we amended the covenant levels for our financial covenants under our term debt and PNC Credit Facility. We believe we were in compliance with all covenants under our debt agreements as of the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. For additional information about our debt, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business Operations” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our consolidated cash flows for the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	(18,346)	$	(6,866)
Investing activities	(5,036)		(1,150)
Financing activities	44,643		(463)
Effect of exchange rate changes	29		(14)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	21,290	$	(8,493)

Cash Used In Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $18.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. This use of cash was primarily attributable to changes in working capital of $15.6 million driven by a decrease in deferred revenue of $13.6 million. The decrease in deferred revenue reflects the seasonal nature of service contract renewals.

Net cash used in operating activities was $6.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This use of cash is primarily attributable to changes in working capital of $10.0 million driven by an increase in manufacturing and service parts inventories of $4.4 million, an increase in accounts payable, accrued compensation, deferred revenue of $3.2 million, $4.9 million and $6.3 million, respectively, partially offset by a reduction in accounts receivable of $15.2 million. The decrease in deferred revenue reflects the seasonal nature of service contract renewals.

Cash Used in Investing Activities

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Net cash used in investing activities was $5.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2022, which was primarily attributable to capital expenditures of $3.0 million and a $2.0 million deferred business acquisition payment.

Net cash used in investing activities was $1.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021, which included approximately $1.0 million related to capital expenditures.

Cash Provided by Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $44.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2022, which was related primarily to $66.3 million of cash received from the Rights Offering of 30 million shares of our common stock offset by a $20 million prepayment of our term debt and a term debt principal amortization payment of $0.6 million

Net cash used in financing activities was $0.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 related to a term debt principal amortization payment.

Commitments and Contingencies

Our contingent liabilities consist primarily of certain financial guarantees, both express and implied, related to product liability and potential infringement of intellectual property. We have little history of costs associated with such indemnification requirements and contingent liabilities associated with product liability may be mitigated by our insurance coverage. In the normal course of business to facilitate transactions of our services and products, we indemnify certain parties with respect to certain matters, such as intellectual property infringement or other claims. We also have indemnification agreements with our current and former officers and directors. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of our indemnification claims, and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by us under these agreements have not had a material impact on our operating results, financial position or cash flows.

We are also subject to ordinary course litigation.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

Except for the indemnification commitments described under “—Commitments and Contingencies” above, we do not currently have any other off-balance sheet arrangements and do not have any holdings in variable interest entities.

Contractual Obligations

We have contractual obligations and commercial commitments, some of which, such as purchase obligations, are not recognized as liabilities in our financial statements. There have not been any other material changes to the contractual obligations disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate estimates, which are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We consider certain accounting policies to be critical to understanding our financial statements because the application of these policies requires significant judgment on the part of management, which could have a material impact on our financial statements if actual performance should differ from historical experience or if our assumptions were to change. Our accounting policies that include estimates that require management’s subjective or complex judgments about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain are summarized in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 under the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies.” For additional information on our significant accounting policies, see Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1 to the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes to our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk from those described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which such section is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officers, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level described below.

Changes in Internal Control

In connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the 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. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 9, Commitments and Contingencies, of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our legal matters.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the previously disclosed risk factors discussed in “Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2022. You should consider carefully these factors, together with all of the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including our unaudited

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condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, before making an investment decision.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The exhibits required to be filed or furnished as part of this Quarterly Report are listed below. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary, exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 shall not be deemed to be filed as part of this Quarterly Report for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, except to the extent that The Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Exhibit	Filed or Furnished Herewith
10.1	Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2022, among the Company, Quantum LTO Holdings, LLC, Square Box Systems Limited, the lenders party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.	8-K	4/27/22	10.1
10.2	Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2022, among the Company, Quantum LTO Holdings, LLC, Square Box Systems Limited, the lenders party thereto, and Blue Torch Finance LLC, as disbursing agent and collateral agent.	8-K	4/27/22	10.2
31.1	Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002				X
31.2	Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002				X
32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002				X
32.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002				X
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document				X
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document				X
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document				X
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document				X
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document				X
104	Cover page interactive data file, submitted using inline XBRL (contained in Exhibit 101)				X

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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.

	Quantum Corporation
	(Registrant)
August 4, 2022	/s/ James J. Lerner
(Date)	James J. Lerner
	President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
	(Principal Executive Officer)
August 4, 2022	/s/ J. Michael Dodson
(Date)	J. Michael Dodson
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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