UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2007 |
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o | | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Transition Period From to
Commission File Number: 0-16454
CIMETRIX INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 87-0439107 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
6979 South High Tech Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah | 84047-3757 |
(Address of principal executive office) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 256-6500
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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Large Accelerated Filer o | Accelerated Filer o | Non-accelerated Filer x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of November 14, 2007:
Common stock, par value $.0001 — 31,927,432 shares
CIMETRIX INCORPORATED
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
INDEX
PART I Financial Information
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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CIMETRIX INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
| | September 30,
2007 | | December 31,
2006 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
ASSETS | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 320,000 | | $ | 313,000 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | 1,354,000 | | 1,337,000 | |
Inventories | | 9,000 | | 11,000 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | 46,000 | | 45,000 | |
Total current assets | | 1,729,000 | | 1,706,000 | |
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Property and equipment, net | | 135,000 | | 177,000 | |
Intangible assets, net | | 314,000 | | 563,000 | |
Goodwill | | 64,000 | | 64,000 | |
Other assets | | 29,000 | | 28,000 | |
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| | $ | 2,271,000 | | $ | 2,538,000 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 317,000 | | $ | 153,000 | |
Accrued expenses | | 550,000 | | 378,000 | |
Deferred revenue | | 490,000 | | 614,000 | |
Notes payable — related parties | | 157,000 | | — | |
Notes payable | | 298,000 | | 25,000 | |
Total current liabilities | | 1,812,000 | | 1,170,000 | |
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Long-term liabilities: | | | | | |
Notes payable — related parties | | — | | 154,000 | |
Notes payable | | — | | 292,000 | |
Total long-term liabilities | | — | | 446,000 | |
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Total liabilities | | 1,812,000 | | 1,616,000 | |
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Commitments and contingencies | | | | | |
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Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | |
Common stock; $.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 31,952,432 shares issued | | 3,000 | | 3,000 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | 31,968,000 | | 31,753,000 | |
Treasury stock, 25,000 shares at cost | | (49,000 | ) | (49,000 | ) |
Accumulated deficit | | (31,463,000 | ) | (30,785,000 | ) |
Total stockholders’ equity | | 459,000 | | 922,000 | |
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| | $ | 2,271,000 | | $ | 2,538,000 | |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements |
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CIMETRIX INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | September 30, | | September 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | |
New software licenses | | $ | 728,000 | | $ | 684,000 | | $ | 1,838,000 | | $ | 1,954,000 | |
Software license updates and product support | | 312,000 | | 272,000 | | 862,000 | | 813,000 | |
Total software revenues | | 1,040,000 | | 956,000 | | 2,700,000 | | 2,767,000 | |
Professional services | | 590,000 | | 287,000 | | 2,107,000 | | 1,278,000 | |
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Total revenues | | 1,630,000 | | 1,243,000 | | 4,807,000 | | 4,045,000 | |
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Operating costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenues | | 739,000 | | 545,000 | | 2,172,000 | | 1,669,000 | |
Sales and marketing | | 302,000 | | 287,000 | | 890,000 | | 870,000 | |
Research and development | | 259,000 | | 256,000 | | 765,000 | | 809,000 | |
General and administrative | | 417,000 | | 365,000 | | 1,261,000 | | 1,227,000 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 118,000 | | 107,000 | | 344,000 | | 322,000 | |
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Total operating costs and expenses | | 1,835,000 | | 1,560,000 | | 5,432,000 | | 4,897,000 | |
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Loss from operations | | (205,000 | ) | (317,000 | ) | (625,000 | ) | (852,000 | ) |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | |
Interest and other income | | 2,000 | | 10,000 | | 8,000 | | 28,000 | |
Interest expense | | (22,000 | ) | (18,000 | ) | (61,000 | ) | (54,000 | ) |
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Total other expense | | (20,000 | ) | (8,000 | ) | (53,000 | ) | (26,000 | ) |
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Loss before income taxes | | (225,000 | ) | (325,000 | ) | (678,000 | ) | (878,000 | ) |
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Provision for income taxes | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
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Net loss | | $ | (225,000 | ) | $ | (325,000 | ) | $ | (678,000 | ) | $ | (878,000 | ) |
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Loss per common share: | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) |
Diluted | | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) |
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | |
Diluted | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements |
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CIMETRIX INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| | Nine Months Ended
September 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (678,000 | ) | $ | (878,000 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 344,000 | | 322,000 | |
Stock-based compensation | | 294,000 | | 243,000 | |
Interest expense from debt discount | | 34,000 | | 12,000 | |
Decrease in allowance for doubtful accounts | | — | | (7,000 | ) |
(Increase) decrease in: | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | (17,000 | ) | 149,000 | |
Inventories | | 2,000 | | (13,000 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | (1,000 | ) | 15,000 | |
Other assets | | (1,000 | ) | (8,000 | ) |
Increase (decrease) in: | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | 152,000 | | (24,000 | ) |
Accrued expenses | | 68,000 | | (84,000 | ) |
Deferred revenue | | (124,000 | ) | 74,000 | |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | 73,000 | | (199,000 | ) |
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Cash flows from investing activities — purchase of property and equipment | | (41,000 | ) | (22,000 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities — payments of debt | | (25,000 | ) | (81,000 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | 7,000 | | (302,000 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | 313,000 | | 778,000 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | | $ | 320,000 | | $ | 476,000 | |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements | |
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CIMETRIX INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization — Cimetrix Incorporated, a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries (“Cimetrix” or the “Company”) are primarily engaged in the development and sale of open architecture, standards-based, computer software for controlling machine tools, robots and electronic equipment; communication products that allow communication between equipment on the factory floor and host systems; and semiconductor connectivity products that connect new semiconductor tools to each other and to host systems.
Basis of Presentation — The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Cimetrix Europe, Inc. and Cimetrix Data Management Solutions, Inc. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The interim financial information of the Company as of September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 and for the three-month and nine-month periods then ended is unaudited, and the balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 is derived from audited financial statements. The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they omit or condense footnotes and certain other information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The accounting policies followed for quarterly financial reporting conform with the accounting policies disclosed in Note 1 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. In the opinion of management, all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial information for the interim periods reported have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2007. The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Reclassifications — Certain amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation used in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007.
NOTE 2 — STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
In May 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved the combined amendment and restatement of the Cimetrix Incorporated 1998 Incentive Stock Option Plan and the Cimetrix Incorporated Director Stock Option Plan as the Cimetrix 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). In addition to stock options, the Plan authorizes the grant of stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, and other stock unit and equity-based performance awards.
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share Based Payments. Under the fair value recognition provisions of this statement, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and recognized over the period in which the award vests. The stock-based compensation expense for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 has been allocated to the various categories of
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operating costs and expenses in a manner similar to the allocation of payroll expense as follows:
| | Three Months Ended
September 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Cost of revenues | | $ | 6,000 | | $ | 5,000 | |
Sales and marketing | | 24,000 | | 9,000 | |
Research and development | | 7,000 | | 15,000 | |
General and administrative | | 55,000 | | 64,000 | |
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Total stock-based compensation expense realized and increase in net loss | | $ | 92,000 | | $ | 93,000 | |
| | Nine Months Ended
September 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Cost of revenues | | $ | 16,000 | | $ | 12,000 | |
Sales and marketing | | 73,000 | | 29,000 | |
Research and development | | 22,000 | | 42,000 | |
General and administrative | | 183,000 | | 160,000 | |
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Total stock-based compensation expense realized and increase in net loss | | $ | 294,000 | | $ | 243,000 | |
There was no stock compensation expense capitalized during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, options to purchase 397,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to the Company’s employees, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.28 per share. The following table summarizes the stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2007:
| | Options | | Weighted
Average
Exercise Price | | Weighted Average
Remaining
Contract Term | | Aggregate
Intrinsic Value | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2006 | | 4,115,500 | | $ | 0.53 | | | | | |
Granted | | 397,000 | | 0.28 | | | | | |
Exercised | | — | | — | | | | | |
Forfeited | | (210,000 | ) | 0.49 | | | | | |
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Outstanding at September 30, 2007 | | 4,302,500 | | 0.51 | | 2.80 | | $ | — | |
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Options vested and exercisable at September 30, 2007 | | 2,730,208 | | 0.56 | | 1.72 | | $ | — | |
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Based on the Company’s closing stock price of $0.23 as of September 30, 2007, there were no outstanding in-the-money options, and, consequently, no intrinsic value to the holders of such options.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, restricted stock awards for a total of 105,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were approved, with a vesting period of one to four years.
As of September 30, 2007, the total future compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based
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awards not yet recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $501,000.
NOTE 3 — EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
The computation of basic earnings per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted earnings per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period plus the weighted average common stock equivalents which would arise from the exercise of dilutive stock options and warrants outstanding using the treasury stock method and the average market price per share during the period.
A reconciliation of the number of shares used in the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per common share is as follows:
| | Three Months Ended
September 30, | | Nine Months Ended
September 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | |
Dilutive effect of: | | | | | | | | | |
Stock options | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
Warrants | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, assuming dilution | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | | 31,927,000 | |
No stock options and warrants are included in the computation of weighted average number of shares because the effect would be antidilutive. At September 30, 2007, the Company had outstanding options, warrants and restricted stock awards to purchase a total of 5,438,750 common shares of the Company that could have a future dilutive effect on the calculation of earnings per share.
NOTE 4 — DEBT
The Company’s notes payable consisted of the following:
Related Party:
| | September 30,
2007 | | December 31,
2006 | |
Senior Notes, unsecured, with interest at 8% payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1, 2007 and 2008, maturing September 30, 2008, payable to officers, employees, or their affiliates | | $ | 163,000 | | $ | 163,000 | |
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Less discount | | (6,000 | ) | (9,000 | ) |
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Total | | 157,000 | | 154,000 | |
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Less current portion | | 157,000 | | — | |
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Long-term portion | | $ | — | | $ | 154,000 | |
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Other:
| | September 30,
2007 | | December 31,
2006 | |
Senior Notes, unsecured, with interest at 8% payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1, 2007 and 2008, maturing September 30, 2008 | | $ | 308,000 | | $ | 308,000 | |
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Senior Notes, unsecured, with interest at 12% payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1, 2005 and 8% payable semiannually on April 1, and October 1, 2006, matured September 30, 2006 | | — | | 25,000 | |
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Less discount | | (10,000 | ) | (16,000 | ) |
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Total | | 298,000 | | 317,000 | |
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Less current portion | | 298,000 | | 25,000 | |
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Long-term portion | | $ | — | | $ | 292,000 | |
At September 30, 2007, there were warrants issued to the Senior Note holders to purchase a total of 266,250 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. The warrants expire on September 30, 2008. The value of the warrants has been recorded as a reduction of the principal amount of the Senior Notes and an increase to additional paid-in capital. This discount is accreted and recognized as interest expense over the remaining life of the Senior Notes.
During March 2007, the Company closed an offer to extend the maturity date of the Senior Notes originally due September 30, 2007. The Company offered to extend the maturity date to September 30, 2008 of all the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes held by each holder and extend the expiration date to September 30, 2008 of the warrants that were issued in connection with the Senior Notes. The holders of all Senior Notes elected to extend the maturity date.
NOTE 5 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, the Company had the following revenues from two customers that are also shareholders of the Company:
| | Three Months Ended
September 30, | | Nine Months Ended
September 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
New software licenses | | $ | 91,000 | | $ | 77,000 | | $ | 181,000 | | $ | 165,000 | |
Software license updates and product support | | 12,000 | | 27,000 | | 21,000 | | 70,000 | |
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Total software revenues | | 103,000 | | 104,000 | | 202,000 | | 235,000 | |
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Professional services | | 30,000 | | — | | 48,000 | | 33,000 | |
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Total revenues | | $ | 133,000 | | $ | 104,000 | | $ | 250,000 | | $ | 268,000 | |
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NOTE 6 — MAJOR CUSTOMERS
During the three months ended September 30, 2007, one customer accounted for 16% of the Company’s total revenues. During the three months ended September 30, 2006, two customers accounted for 11% and 10% of the Company’s total revenues. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, one customer accounted for 16% of the Company’s total revenues. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, no customer accounted for 10% of the Company’s total revenues.
NOTE 7 — RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The FASB has issued Financial Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement standard for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In addition, FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, and the provisions of FIN 48 were applied to all tax positions upon initial adoption of this standard. There was no financial statement impact of adopting FIN 48.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Most of the provisions of SFAS No. 159 apply only to entities that elect the fair value option. However, the amendment to SFAS No. 115 Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provision of SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS Statement No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans. This new standard will require employers to fully recognize the obligations associated with single-employer defined benefit pension, retiree healthcare and other postretirement plans in their financial statements. The Company anticipates adopting SFAS No. 158 on December 31, 2007, and does not believe the adoption of the new accounting standard will result in a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company since the Company currently does not sponsor the defined benefit pension or postretirement plans within the scope of the standard.
The FASB has issued SFAS Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This new standard provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities, and requires expanded information about the extent to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. The standard applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. Under the new standard, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. The standard clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The new standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company anticipates adopting SFAS
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No. 157 on January 1, 2008, but is currently unable to determine the impact of the adoption of the standard on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets. This statement amends SFAS 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, a replacement of FASB Statement 125, or SFAS 140, regarding (1) the circumstances under which a servicing asset or servicing liability must be recognized, (2) the initial and subsequent measurement of recognized servicing assets and liabilities, and (3) information required to be disclosed relating to servicing assets and liabilities. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2007, with no impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments, or SFAS 155. This statement amends SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, to narrow the scope exception for interest-only and principal-only strips on debt instruments to include only such strips representing rights to receive a specified portion of the contractual interest or principal cash flows. SFAS 155 also amends SFAS 140 to allow qualifying special-purpose entities to hold a passive derivative financial instrument pertaining to beneficial interests that itself is a derivative financial instrument. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2007, with no impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2006, the FASB ratified EITF, No. 06-3, How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation). EITF No. 06-3 requires that, for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2006, companies disclose their policy related to the presentation of sales taxes and similar assessments related to their revenue transactions. The Company presents revenue net of sales taxes and any similar assessments. EITF No. 06-3 had no effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
EITF No. 07-3, Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities, was issued in June 2007. The EITF reached a consensus that nonrefundable payments for goods and services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities should be deferred and capitalized. Such amounts should be recognized as an expense as the related goods are delivered and the related services are performed. Entities should continue to evaluate whether they expect the goods to be delivered or services to be rendered. If the entity does not expect the goods to be delivered or services to be rendered, the capitalized advance payment should be charged to expense. This pronouncement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007 (the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008) and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is not permitted. Entities are required to report the effects of applying this pronouncement prospectively for new contracts entered into on or after the effective date of this pronouncement. The Company currently is not a party to research and development arrangements that include nonrefundable advance payments. To the extent that the Company enters into research and development arrangements in the future that include nonrefundable advance payments, the future application of this pronouncement may have a material effect on its financial condition and results of operations.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
The following is a brief discussion and explanation of significant financial data, which is presented to help the reader understand the results of the Company’s financial performance for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 and the Company’s financial position at September 30, 2007. The information includes discussions of sales, expenses, capital resources and other significant financial items.
This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The ensuing discussion and analysis contains both statements of historical fact and forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, generally are identified by the words “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates” or words of similar import. Examples of forward-looking statements include: (a) projections regarding sales, revenue, liquidity, capital expenditures and other financial items; (b) statements of the plans, beliefs and objectives of the Company or its management; (c) statements of future economic performance; and (d) assumptions underlying statements regarding the Company or its business. Forward-looking statements are subject to factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those factors and uncertainties described below under “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” “Factors Affecting Future Results” and “Risk Factors,” and those factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Cimetrix is a software company that designs, develops, markets and supports factory automation solutions worldwide. The Company offers software products and professional services tailored to meet the needs of equipment suppliers in the areas of advanced motion control, general purpose equipment connectivity, and specialized connectivity for 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities. Revenues are derived from the sales of software and services. Software includes the initial sale of software development kits, the ongoing runtime licenses that equipment suppliers purchase for each machine shipped with Cimetrix software and annual contracts for software license updates and product support. Services include the sale of professional services that provide customers with software solutions typically incorporating Cimetrix software products. While Cimetrix products are installed in a wide range of industries, the Company has focused over the past several years on the global semiconductor and electronics industries.
Critical Accounting Policies
Management’s discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles. The following accounting policies significantly affect the way the financial statements are prepared.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives revenues from two primary sources, software and professional services. Software revenues are reported in two categories, the sale of new software licenses and software license updates and product support. The Company has “off-the-shelf” software packages in the machine control and communications product lines. Machine control products include items such as CODE 6.0,
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CIMControl, and CIMulation. Communications products include items such as CIM300, CIMConnect and CIMPortal. New software licenses include the sale of software development kits as well as the runtime license fees associated with deployment of the Company’s software products. Software license updates and product support are typically annual contracts with customers that are paid in advance, and that provide the customer access to new software releases, maintenance releases, patches and technical support personnel. Professional service sales are derived from the sale of services to design, develop and implement custom software applications.
Before the Company recognizes revenue, the following criteria must be met:
1) Evidence of a financial arrangement or agreement must exist between the Company and its customer. Purchase orders and signed OEM contracts are two examples of items accepted by the Company to meet this criterion.
2) Delivery of the products or services must have occurred. The Company treats either physical or electronic delivery as having met this requirement. It is the policy of the Company to provide its customers a 30-day right to return. However, because the amount of returns has been insignificant, the Company recognizes revenue immediately upon the shipment of the product. If the number of returns were to increase, the Company would establish a reserve based on a percentage of sales to account for any such returns.
3) The price of the products or services is fixed and measurable.
4) Collectibility of the sale is reasonably assured and receipt is probable. Collectibility of a sale is determined on a customer-by-customer basis. Typically the Company sells to large corporations which have demonstrated an ability to pay. If it is determined that a customer may not have the ability to pay, revenue is deferred until the payment is collected.
The software component of the Company’s products is an integral part of its functionality. As such, the Company applies the provisions of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) Statement of Position (“SOP”) 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition as modified by SOP 98-9.
The Company’s products are fully functional at the time of shipment. The software components of the Company’s products do not require significant production, modification or customization. As such, revenue from product sales is recognized upon shipment provided that the criteria outlined above are met.
Revenue related to services is recognized as services are performed if there is not an extended contract related to such services. If the services are provided pursuant to a contract that extends over a period of time, the revenue from services is recorded ratably over the contract period.
If a sale involves a bundled package of new software licenses, software license updates and product support, and professional services, then revenue is first allocated to software license updates and product support and professional service obligations at fair market value, and the remaining amount is applied to new software license revenue. Assuming all of the above criteria have been met, revenue from the new software license portion of the package is recognized upon shipment. Revenue from material software license updates and product support contracts is recognized ratably over the term of the contract, which is generally 12 months. Revenue from professional services is recognized as services are performed. Standard payment terms for sales are net 30 days for sales in the United States and net 45 to 60 days for foreign customers. On occasion, extended payment terms will be offered. If the Company provides payment terms greater than 90 days and collection is not reasonably assured, then revenues are generally recognized as payments are received.
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Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share Based Payments. Under the fair value recognition provisions of this statement, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and recognized over the period in which the award vests. The stock-based compensation expense for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 was $92,000 and $294,000, respectively, and has been allocated to the various categories of operating costs and expenses in a manner similar to the allocation of payroll expense.
There was no stock compensation expense capitalized during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, options to purchase 397,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to the Company’s employees, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.28 per share.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, restricted stock awards for a total of 105,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were approved, with a vesting period of one to four years.
As of September 30, 2007, the total future compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based awards not yet recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $501,000.
Accounts Receivable
Trade accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less an estimate made for doubtful accounts. The Company offers credit terms on the sale of its products to a majority of its customers and requires no collateral from these customers. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon historical collection experience and expected collectibility of all accounts receivable. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts, which is determined based on historical experience and a specific review of customer balances, was $99,000 as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. Trade receivables are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of trade receivables previously written off are recorded as income when received.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company periodically reviews its long-lived assets, including definite-lived intangible assets, for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company evaluates, at each balance sheet date, whether events and circumstances have occurred which indicate possible impairment. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated cumulative undiscounted cash flows of the related asset or group of assets is less than the carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair market value of the long-lived asset.
Income Taxes
As part of the process of preparing consolidated financial statements, the Company is required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. This process involves estimating the Company’s actual current income tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for income tax and financial accounting purposes. These temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, the net amount of which is included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. When appropriate, the Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the amount that the Company believes is more likely than
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not to be realized. Key assumptions used in estimating a valuation allowance include potential future taxable income, projected income tax rates, expiration dates of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. At September 30, 2007, the Company had fully reduced its net deferred tax assets by recording a valuation allowance. If the Company were to determine that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, an adjustment to reduce the valuation allowance would increase income in the period such determination was made.
Operations Review
The following table sets forth the percentage of costs and expenses to total revenues derived from the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.
| | Three Months Ended
September 30, | | Nine Months Ended
September 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net sales | | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % |
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Operating costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenues | | 45 | | 44 | | 45 | | 41 | |
Sales and marketing | | 19 | | 23 | | 19 | | 22 | |
Research and development | | 16 | | 21 | | 16 | | 20 | |
General and administrative | | 26 | | 29 | | 26 | | 30 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 7 | | 9 | | 7 | | 8 | |
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Total operating costs and expenses | | 113 | | 126 | | 113 | | 121 | |
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Loss from operations | | (13 | ) | (26 | ) | (13 | ) | (21 | ) |
Other expense, net | | (1 | ) | — | | (1 | ) | (1 | ) |
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Net loss | | (14 | )% | (26 | )% | (14 | )% | (22 | )% |
The Company reported a net loss of $225,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a net loss of $325,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company reported a net loss of $678,000 compared to a net loss of $878,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The net loss for all periods includes significant non-cash stock-based compensation expense, non-cash depreciation and amortization expense, and interest expense. For the three-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, stock-based compensation expense was $92,000 and $93,000, respectively, depreciation and amortization expense was $118,000 and $107,000, respectively, and interest expense was $22,000 and $18,000, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, stock-based compensation expense was $294,000 and $243,000, respectively, depreciation and amortization expense was $344,000 and $322,000, respectively, and interest expense was $61,000 and $54,000, respectively.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $73,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $199,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
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Results of Operations
Revenues
The following table summarizes revenues (including related party revenues) by category and as a percent of total revenues:
| | Three Months Ended
September 30, | | Nine Months Ended
September 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
New software licenses | | $ | 728,000 | | 45 | % | $ | 684,000 | | 55 | % | $ | 1,838,000 | | 38 | % | $ | 1,954,000 | | 48 | % |
Software license updates and product support | | 312,000 | | 19 | % | 272,000 | | 22 | % | 862,000 | | 18 | % | 813,000 | | 20 | % |
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Total software revenues | | 1,040,000 | | 64 | % | 956,000 | | 77 | % | 2,700,000 | | 56 | % | 2,767,000 | | 68 | % |
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Professional services | | 590,000 | | 36 | % | 287,000 | | 23 | % | 2,107,000 | | 44 | % | 1,278,000 | | 32 | % |
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Total revenues | | $ | 1,630,000 | | 100 | % | $ | 1,243,000 | | 100 | % | $ | 4,807,000 | | 100 | % | $ | 4,045,000 | | 100 | % |
Total revenues increased by $387,000, or 31%, to $1,630,000, for the three months ended September 30, 2007, from $1,243,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, total revenues increased by $762,000, or 19%, to $4,807,000 from $4,045,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. As the table above indicates, the increase in total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was attributed to a modest increase in new software licenses and software license updates and product support revenues and the continued growth in professional services revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, growth in professional services revenue more than offset a modest decline in total software revenues. The mix of revenue categories is subject to change on a quarter-to-quarter basis. The increase in professional services revenue in the current periods compared to the same periods last year can be attributed to the positive results realized from the investment in the Global Services group. The decrease in software license revenues in the current year compared to last year can be attributed to lower revenues from the sale of Software Development Kits to new customers. There is increased competitive price pressure for the Company’s 300mm OEM Connectivity SDK and the potential market is limited. The Company had expected the market for its CIMPortal product line to grow as the new SEMI Standards for Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA, which is also referred to as Interface A) are adopted by Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs), but the industry adoption of this new standard has been proceeding slower than anticipated. The Company believes it is well positioned to benefit from the adoption of Interface A, but it is difficult to predict how fast the new SEMI Standards for Interface A will become required by IDMs for equipment acceptance.
Cost of Revenues
The Company’s cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was 45%, compared to 44% for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Cost of revenues increased $194,000, or 36%, to $739,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, from $545,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Similarly, the Company’s cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was 45%, compared to 41% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Cost of revenues increased $503,000, or 30%, to $2,172,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, from $1,669,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. These increases were due to the increased percentage of total revenues attributed to professional services in the current year, which revenue has higher labor and other costs of revenues than software revenues. In addition, the expansion of the Global Services group resulted in more costs charged to cost of revenues during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to
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the same period in 2006. Cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues will vary from period to period depending on the mix of software and service sales, the type of service projects completed, the pricing strategy for the projects, the extent of utilization of outside resources, and other factors.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses increased $15,000, or 5%, to $302,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2007, from $287,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, sales and marketing expenses increased $20,000, or 2%, to $890,000 from $870,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Sales and marketing expenses decreased to 19% of total revenues for both the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 from 23% and 22% respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006. Sales and marketing expenses reflect the direct payroll and related travel expenses of the Company’s sales and marketing staff, the development of product brochures and marketing materials, costs associated with press releases, and costs related to the Company’s representation at industry trade shows.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased $3,000, or 1%, to $259,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2007, from $256,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, research and development expenses decreased $44,000, or 5%, to $765,000 from $809,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Because the Company released its CIMPortal version 1.0 software product in 2006, the costs associated with research and development activities related to products for the new SEMI Standards for Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA, which is also referred to as Interface A) have decreased on a year-to-date basis over the prior year The Company has transitioned the majority of its research and development personnel to development of new product opportunities that the Company believes will expand its markets and contribute to future long term growth. Research and development expenses include only direct costs for wages, benefits, materials, and education of technical personnel. All indirect costs such as rents, utilities, depreciation and amortization are included in general and administrative expenses, as discussed below.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased $52,000, or 14%, to $417,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2007, from $365,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2006, although they declined as a percentage of total revenues to 26% in 2007 from 29% in 2006. This represented a decrease to 26% of total revenues in the first nine months of 2007 from 30% of total revenues for the same period in fiscal 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, general and administrative expenses increased $34,000, or 3%, to $1,261,000 from $1,227,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. General and administrative expenses include all direct costs for administrative and accounting personnel, and all rents and utilities for maintaining Company offices. The Company incurred increased general and administrative expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2007 related to its Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls compliance project. The Company contracted with third party professionals to lead the project and assist the Company in the implementation of enhanced controls and procedures.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $11,000, or 10%, to $118,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2007, from $107,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, depreciation and amortization increased $22,000, or 7%, to $344,000 from $322,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase in
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depreciation and amortization expense in the current year is due to an increase in depreciation expense associated with the purchase of additional technical equipment and computer software in the current year.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest and other income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 decreased by $8,000 to $2,000, from $10,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Similarly, interest and other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 decreased by $20,000 to $8,000, from $28,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease in interest income resulted from lower levels of cash reserves during the current year.
Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2007 increased by $4,000 to $22,000, from $18,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Similarly, interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased by $7,000 to $61,000, from $54,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase resulted from the additional discount recorded in connection with the extension in March 2007 of the due date of Company’s Senior Notes and the expiration date of related warrants, which discount is a non-cash charge that is accreted and included in interest expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2007, the Company had current assets of $1,729,000, including cash and cash equivalents of $320,000, and current liabilities of $1,812,000, resulting in a working capital deficiency of $83,000. Excluding deferred revenue of $490,000 at September 30, 2007, which requires the Company to provide services and support but does not represent a scheduled obligation requiring the outlay of Company funds, the Company had current assets exceeding current liabilities by $407,000. As further discussed below, current liabilities also include notes payable to related parties of $157,000.
As of September 30, 2007, the Company had $471,000 of Senior Notes outstanding due to related parties and others, $455,000 net of discount, comprised of the following:
8% Senior Notes due September 30, 2008 | | 471,000 | |
Senior Note discount | | (16,000 | ) |
Total | | $ | 455,000 | |
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Included in the Senior Notes Payable at September 30, 2007, are Senior Notes outstanding of $163,000 ($157,000 net of discount) to officers, employees or their affiliates.
Historically, the Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $31,463,000, but had total stockholders’ equity of $459,000. During the first nine months of 2007, the Company reported a net loss of $678,000 and net cash provided by operating activities of $73,000. Results of operations during the first nine months of 2007 were negatively impacted by significant non-cash expenses, including $344,000 of depreciation and amortization, much of which resulted from the amortization of intangible assets recorded in the EFS Solutions acquisition, and $294,000 of stock-based compensation. Management believes that continued increases in sales and improvements in operations, together with the working capital position of the Company, will be sufficient to fund planned operations for the next twelve months. However, there can be no assurance that operations and operating cash flows will continue at the current levels or improve in the near future. If the Company is unable to obtain profitable operations and maintain positive operating cash flows sufficient to meet scheduled debt obligations, it may need to seek additional funding or be forced to scale back its development plans or to curtail operations.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $73,000, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $199,000 for the same nine-month period in
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2006. The net cash provided by operating activities in the current year resulted primarily from revenues increasing at a higher percentage on a year-over-year basis than operating expenses.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 was $41,000 and $22,000, respectively, to purchase property and equipment.
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $25,000 to pay debt. There was no cash used in or provided by financing activities for the nine-months ended September 30, 2006.
The Company has not been adversely affected by inflation. Revenues from foreign customers were $1,921,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, representing 40% of the Company’s total revenues, compared to $1,626,000, or 40%, of total revenues during the same period in 2006. There are potential economic risks inherent in foreign trade. To minimize the risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company’s export sales are transacted in United States dollars.
The Company considers its cash resources and projected cash from operations to be sufficient to meet the operating needs of its current level of business for the next twelve months.
Factors Affecting Future Results
Total revenues for the first nine months of 2007 increased 19% compared to the first nine months of 2006. However, new software license revenues decreased during this period compared to the same period last year. Revenues from new software licenses include sales of Software Development Kits and runtime revenue associated with OEM customer machine shipments. Runtime revenue remained flat year-over-year as new customer shipments balanced the overall decline in the industry capital equipment shipments. Sales of Software Development Kits are difficult for the Company to forecast, as the Company is highly dependent on the timing of the decision of equipment suppliers to initiate a new machine development program and to utilize the Company’s products. While the Company believes it continues to win the majority of the available Software Development Kit opportunities for its products, it appears that fewer companies are entering the market for semiconductor 300mm capital equipment, which has presented fewer opportunities for the Company. In addition, there is increased price pressure as some of the Company’s competitors have lowered their prices to more effectively compete with the Company. The Company believes that as the new SEMI Standards for EDA (Interface A) begin to obtain market acceptance, the number of Software Development Kit opportunities will also increase, but industry adoption has been slower than anticipated.
The Company continues to focus on incrementally expanding its customer base and product line in order to increase revenues. In addition, management believes the formation of its new Data Management Solution Center continues to add services revenue as the Company provides service to the prior EFS Systems customers and leverages the Company’s expertise in EDA (Interface A) to sell products and services directly to end user customers. Management believes that its expanded customer base will enable the Company to continue to increase its revenues year-over-year for fiscal 2007, while industry analysts continue to predict a flat to slightly up market in capital equipment spending for the industries served by the Company. As discussed below, the Company is also investing in a number of initiatives that management expects to contribute to future growth.
The Company has been investing in its new CIMPortal product line, which meets the new SEMI Standards for EDA (Interface A). While this new standard has been promulgated by SEMI, it is not yet a common requirement by end users in the marketplace. The timing of the widespread adoption of this standard by the semiconductor industry will directly affect the market opportunities for the Company’s CIMPortal product line.
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The Company has also been investing in pursuing the Japanese market for its products with its new distributor, CIM, Inc. While these efforts have led to some increased sales in Japan, it is not clear if CIM and the Company will be successful in winning sufficient new business in Japan, and if so, when the Company will see an increase in revenues sufficient to offset the additional costs incurred by the Company.
The Company continues to invest in its Global Services group, which is available to assist customers by providing professional services and complete turnkey solutions. As discussed above, the increase in professional services revenue in the current period compared to the same period last year can be attributed to the positive results realized from the investment in the Global Services group.
The Company’s future operating results and financial condition are difficult to predict and will be affected by a number of factors. The markets for the Company’s products are emerging and specialized. There can be no assurance that the markets for industrial motion control that are served by the Company will continue to grow, or that the Company’s existing and new products will satisfy the requirements of those markets and achieve a successful level of customer acceptance.
Because of these and other factors, past financial performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate future operating results.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
A significant portion of the Company’s cash equivalents and short-term investments bear variable interest rates that are adjusted to market conditions. Changes in market rates will affect interest earned and potentially the market value of the principal of these instruments. The Company does not utilize derivative instruments to offset the exposure to interest rate fluctuations. Significant changes in interest rates may have a material impact on the Company’s investment income, but likely will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations.
The Company has significant sales to foreign customers and is therefore subject to the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company does not utilize derivative instruments to offset the exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To minimize this risk, the Company’s export sales are transacted in United States dollars.
ITEM 4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective, and management is required to exercise its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, management conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and
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procedures as of September 30, 2007. Based upon this evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2007 at the reasonable assurance level.
(b) Changes in internal controls
During the most recent fiscal quarter covered by this report, and since that date there has been no change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is not currently involved with any pending litigation.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Except as set forth below, during the quarter ended September 30, 2007, there were no material changes to the risk factors previously reported by the Company in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Our failure to protect our intellectual property may significantly harm our business
Our success and ability to compete is dependent in part on our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as confidentiality agreements to establish and protect our proprietary rights. Any infringement of our proprietary rights could result in significant litigation costs, and any failure to adequately protect our proprietary rights could result in our competitors offering similar products, potentially resulting in loss of a competitive advantage and decreased revenues. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, existing copyright, trademark and trade secret laws afford only limited protection. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. Attempts may be made to copy or reverse engineer aspects of our products or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Accordingly, we may not be able to prevent misappropriation of our technology or deter others from developing similar technology. Furthermore, policing the unauthorized use of our products is difficult and expensive. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. The associated costs and management time required could significantly harm our business.
Claims that we infringe third-party intellectual property rights could result in significant expenses or restrictions on our ability to sell our products
From time to time, other parties may assert patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights to technologies and in various jurisdictions that are important to our business. Asyst Technologies, Inc. has made claims in correspondence to the effect that certain of the Company’s products may infringe its proprietary rights, including claims as to which Asyst has a European patent but does not yet have a United States patent. The Company believes that it does not infringe any such proprietary rights and that any patent rights Asyst has or may obtain on its pending applications are either invalid or unenforceable against the Company. Any litigation asserting that our products infringe or may infringe proprietary rights of third parties, if determined adversely to us, could significantly harm our business.
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Any claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel, cause product shipment delays or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements, any of which could significantly harm our business. Royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may not be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. In addition, our agreements with our customers typically require us to indemnify our customers from any expense or liability resulting from claimed infringement of third party intellectual property rights. In the event a claim against us was successful and we could not obtain a license to the relevant technology on acceptable terms or license a substitute technology or redesign our products to avoid infringement, our business would be significantly harmed.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During the quarter ended September 30, 2007, the Company had no unregistered sales of equity securities.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | | Description |
31.1 | | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities |
| | Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- |
| | Oxley Act of 2002* |
31.2 | | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities |
| | Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- |
| | Oxley Act of 2002* |
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* |
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* |
99.1 | | Press Release dated November 14, 2007* |
* Exhibits filed with this report
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
REGISTRANT
CIMETRIX INCORPORATED
Dated: November 14, 2007
| | | | | | By: | /S/ Robert H. Reback |
| | | | | | | Robert H. Reback |
| | | | | | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | | | | (Principal Executive Officer) |
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| | | | | | By: | /S/ Dennis P. Gauger |
| | | | | | | Dennis P. Gauger |
| | | | | | | Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | | | | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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