SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
/x/ Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
__ of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, 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 1-5562
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KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 04-2151861
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Reservoir Place, 1601 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02154-7333
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(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (781) 890-5655
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class which registered
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Common Stock - $2.50 par value New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
8 3/4% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures Due 2009 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of each class)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. / /
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State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
of the registrant.
$207,071,992 as of March 24, 1998.
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of the registrant's Common Stock.
10,054,474 shares as of March 24, 1998.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the 1998 Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed for the 1998
Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III.
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PART I
Item 1. Business.
(a) General. Kollmorgen Corporation was incorporated in the State of New
York in 1916. The term the "Company" as used herein refers to Kollmorgen
Corporation and its subsidiaries. The Company believes that it is one of the
major worldwide manufacturers of high performance electronic motion control
products and systems and has operations in two industry segments: industrial
and commercial and aerospace and defense.
(b) Financial Information about Industry Segments. A table setting forth
the amounts of revenue, operating profit or loss and identifiable assets
attributable to each of the Company's industry segments in each of its last
three fiscal years is contained in Note 20 captioned "Industry Segment
Information" to the Financial Statements.
(c) Narrative Description of Business. During 1997, the Company made a
number of strategic acquisitions, divested itself of a significant business
unit, and internally realigned its businesses into two business segments. These
actions are consistent with the previously announced strategy to focus on
businesses primarily related to high performance electronic motion control. The
Company believes that it is one of the major worldwide leaders in the field of
high performance motion control. For example, in January 1997, the Company
announced the formation of a new Swiss joint venture with the shareholders of
Gretag AG whereby the Company, effective December 31, 1996, contributed all of
the Macbeth commercial electro-optical businesses to Gretag-Macbeth Holding AG
("Holding"), a Swiss company. In June 1997, the Company sold its interest in
Holding through a public offering on the Swiss stock exchange.
In the 1997 second quarter, the Company also announced that it increased its
ownership to 80% in Servotronix Ltd., a company in Israel that develops software
for motion control systems. During July 1997, the Company acquired Fritz A.
Seidel Elektro-Automatik GmbH of Dusseldorf, Germany, a leading designer and
distributor of high performance servo motors throughout Europe.
In addition, during 1997 the Company reorganized its existing businesses
into two distinct segments, namely, the Industrial and Commercial Group and the
Aerospace and Defense Group.
Industrial and Commercial Group.
The Company's products in this segment include a number of different types
of permanent magnet motors, associated electronic amplifiers and feedback
components, controls and related systems for a variety of applications. The
Company's line of servo motors and related drive electronics are used in a
variety of industrial applications including industrial automation, process
control, machine tools, underwater equipment, and robotics. Its torque motors,
tachometer generators are used worldwide in medical, machine tool and process
control applications. The above products are manufactured primarily in Radford,
Virginia, at the Company's Industrial Drives and Inland Motor Divisions.
In addition, the Company sells a line of stepper motors and brushless motors
used for office and factory automation, computer peripherals, instrumentation,
and medical applications. The PMI Division located in Commack, New York,
designs, manufactures, and distributes a line of low inertia, high speed of
response, d.c. motors and associated electronics plus feedback devices used
primarily in industrial automation and medical applications. This division also
sells linear motors for various industrial applications. The Company
distributes industrial motors and a proprietary line of analog and digital
electronic drives sold under the trademarks "Digifas" and "Digilink" in Europe
through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Seidel Servo Drives GmbH.
In addition to the Company's principal facilities located in Virginia and
New York, the Company in recent years has begun the manufacture and assembly of
its commercial products in other geographic locations. Through a joint venture
in Mumbai, India, the Company manufactures high volume, fractional horsepower
motors primarily for the computer peripheral and electronics markets. The
Company also distributes
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its industrial motors products in the People's Republic of China through a
majority-owned joint venture company, Tianjin Kollmorgen Industrial Drives
Corporation, located in Tianjin, PRC.
In this segment, competitive advantage is gained by the ability of the
Company to design new or adapt existing motors and drive systems to meet
relatively stringent packaging and performance requirements of customers, most
of whom are original equipment manufacturers purchasing the motors and drives
for inclusion in their end product. While meeting these stringent technical
specifications, the motors and drives must also be price competitive. The
number and identity of the competitors in this segment varies depending upon the
particular industry and product application. Several large European and
Japanese manufacturers, either directly or through joint ventures with American
companies, have been able to compete successfully in the United States machine
tool and industrial automation marketplaces, including the market for industrial
motors of the type that the Company's Industrial Drives Division manufactures.
In other markets, there are relatively few competitors for each marketplace or
application, and generally they are specialized domestic or foreign motor
manufacturers.
The products in this segment are marketed and sold worldwide directly
through qualified technical personnel employed by the Company, or through
manufacturers' representatives or distributors, or by a combination of the
foregoing.
In this segment, the Company also provides services for the modification and
upgrade of nuclear and fossil power plants of domestic electric utility
companies and independent power producers through a wholly-owned subsidiary,
Proto-Power Corporation. In recent years, this subsidiary has licensed its
proprietary computer-aided engineering software to a number of its customers for
analyzing the performance of power plant systems and equipment.
The backlog of the Industrial and Commercial Group at the end of 1997 was
$36.3 million, essentially all of which is expected to be shipped in 1998.
Aerospace and Defense Group.
The Company's motion control products and subsystems in this segment are
primarily manufactured by Kollmorgen Artus, a wholly-owned French subsidiary,
and the Inland Motor Division, Radford, Virginia. Its electro-optical products
and systems are manufactured and sold through its Electro-Optical Division
located in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Kollmorgen Artus manufactures and sells generators, special motors, electro-
mechanical actuators and drive electronics, synchros, and resolvers, which are
sold worldwide into the defense and aerospace market. During early 1997,
Kollmorgen Artus announced the successful test flight of its proprietary ac/dc
regulated power management system on the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor
aircraft. This subsidiary recently completed the construction of a new motor
facility in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, for the manufacture of resolvers, subassemblies
and motors exclusively for that business. Kollmorgen Artus also manufactures
and sells calibration systems for air traffic control navigation aids.
The specialty d.c. torque motors, tachometer generators and electro-
mechanical actuators and related electronics are used worldwide in a variety of
aerospace and defense applications, including missiles, commercial and military
aircraft and sophisticated guidance tracking systems.
In addition to selling rotating products and systems since 1960, the Company
has been the primary designer and major supplier of submarine periscopes and
related spare parts to the United States Navy since 1916 and also markets and
sells submarine periscopes to navies throughout the world through its Electro-
Optical Division. This Division also has been an important supplier of other
electro-optical instruments for various weapon systems, including specialized
on-board sights for the DDG-51 Arleigh-Burke Class of guided missile destroyers.
These instruments often possess highly advanced servo-driven optical systems and
may use lasers, infrared detectors, or low-light level television imaging
systems for night vision. The Company has also begun the introduction of a
proprietary weapon control system for a variety of platforms which are being
sold under the trademark CLAWS(TM).
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Depending on the particular customer, the Company's aerospace and defense
business, particularly at its Electro-Optical Division, is characterized by
long-term contracts which require the delivery of products over more than one
year and progress payments during the manufacture of the product. Competition is
generally limited to divisions of large multinational companies which specialize
in military contracting. To date, the Company has been able to compete
effectively against these larger companies because of the Company's experience
and expertise in the specialized areas which it serves.
The backlog of this segment at the end of 1997 was $62.1 million of which
approximately 80% is expected to be shipped in 1998.
Customer Base.
Except to the extent that sales to the U.S. government under numerous prime
and sub-contracts may be considered as sales to a single customer, the Company's
business is not characterized by dependence upon one customer or a few
customers, the loss of any of which would have a materially adverse effect on
its total business. Typical of all engineered or custom-made component and
systems businesses, the Company's customer base is composed of a number of large
key accounts, the importance of any one of which can vary from year to year.
During 1997, no customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company's consolidated
revenues.
Government Sales.
In 1997, sales to the U.S. Government or for U.S. Government end-use
represented approximately 21.5% of revenues.
Patents.
The Company has either applied for or been granted a number of domestic and
foreign patents pertaining to its business segments. The Company believes that
these patents are and will be important to the Company's continued leadership
position in these business segments and, when necessary, has and will continue
to enforce its legal rights against alleged infringements of its patent estate.
On January 15, 1998, the Company announced that it will receive $27.2 million
under a confidential settlement and paid-up license agreement with a large
multinational Japanese company covering certain of the Company's motion control
patents. The Company has also notified a number of domestic and foreign
companies that licenses are available for these patents.
Raw Materials.
The raw materials essential to the Company's business are generally
available in the open market, and the Company did not experience any significant
shortages in such materials during the past three years. The Company believes
that it has adequate sources of raw materials available for use and does not
anticipate any significant shortages.
Research and Development.
During 1997, the Company spent $9.7 million or approximately 4.3% of its
consolidated sales on research activities related to the development of new
products. This compares to $12.1 million or 5.3% in 1996, and $13.2 million or
5.8% in 1995. Substantially all of this amount was sponsored by the Company.
Environmental Matters.
The Company's operations are subject to a variety of federal environmental
laws and regulations. The most significant of these laws are the Clean Air Act,
the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, all of which
are administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. These
statutes and the regulations impose certain controls on atmospheric emissions,
discharges into sewers and domestic waters, and the handling and disposal of
hazardous wastes. In addition, certain state and local jurisdictions have
adopted
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environmental laws and regulations that are more stringent than federal
regulations. Compliance with these federal and state laws and regulations has
resulted in expenditures by the Company to improve or replace pollution control
equipment. The Company's estimated capital expenditures for environmental
control facilities are not expected to be material.
Under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act and analogous state statutes, certain liabilities are imposed for
the disposal of "hazardous substances" without regard to fault or the legality
of such disposals. The Company has been named, or has been informed that it may
be named, as a potentially responsible party at several waste disposal sites
under these statutes. Based upon the information available to date, the Company
does not believe that its share of any clean-up costs will have a material
impact on the Company's financial condition, cash flows or results of
operations.
Employees.
The Company is a party to a collective bargaining agreement with the
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers that currently
covers 34 employees and expires in August 1999.
As of December 31, 1997, the Company employed approximately 1,863
employees. The Company believes that it enjoys satisfactory relations with its
employees, including those covered by the collective bargaining agreement.
Financial Information About Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export Sales.
Financial information on the Company's foreign and domestic operations and
export sales is contained in the response to Item 14(a) of this Report.
Item 2. Properties.
The Company's corporate office is located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The
table which follows sets forth a current summary of the locations of the
Company's principal operating plants and facilities, and other pertinent facts
concerning them. The Company's facilities are substantially utilized, well
maintained and suitable for its products and services.
Size of Leased
Business Segment Location Facility or Owned
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Industrial and Commercial Group Commack, NY 100,000 sq.ft. Leased
Groton, CT 32,000 sq.ft. Leased
Radford, VA 261,000 sq.ft. Owned
Dusseldorf, Germany 34,000 sq.ft. Leased
Petach Tikva, Israel 11,000 sq.ft. Leased
Aerospace and Defense Group Brattleboro, VT 24,000 sq.ft. Leased
Northampton, MA 98,000 sq.ft. Owned
Avrille, France 94,000 sq.ft. Owned
Besancon, France 11,000 sq.ft. Owned
Bien Hoa, Vietnam 24,000 sq.ft. Owned
Corporate Waltham, MA 6,250 sq.ft. Leased
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
The Company has various legal proceedings arising from the ordinary conduct
of its business; however, they are not expected to have a material adverse
effect on the consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of
operations of the Company.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
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Executive Officers of the Company.
The following is a list of the Company's executive officers, their ages and
their positions as of March 24, 1998:
Present Business Experience During
Name Age Office Past Five Years
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Gideon Argov 41 President Chairman of the Board since March 1996.
President and Chief Executive Officer since
November 1991; Director since May 1991. From
March 1989 to May 1991, President and Chief
Executive Officer and Director of High Voltage
Engineering Company. Prior to that date, for five
years a manager and senior consultant with Bain &
Company.
Robert J. Cobuzzi 56 Senior Vice Senior Vice President since February 1993,
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since July
Treasurer, and 1991. From April 1989 to July 1991, Vice
Chief Financial President and Treasurer of High Voltage
Officer Engineering Company. Prior to April 1989, Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Ausimont
N.V.
Daniel F. Desmond 48 Vice President Vice President since November 1997. President of
the Company's Aerospace and Defense Group.
President of the Company's Electro-Optical
Division from 1989 to present.
James A. Eder 52 Vice President, Vice President since January 1990. General
Secretary, and Counsel since December 1991, and Secretary since
General Counsel 1983. Previously he had been Assistant Corporate
Counsel from 1977 to 1982.
Keith D. Jones 39 Controller and Corporate Controller since May 1996. Chief
Chief Accounting Accounting Officer since March 1996. Director of
Officer Finance and Corporate Controller of Cambridge
Biotech Corporation from September 1991 to August
1995.
Mark E. Petty 42 Vice President Vice President since January 1996. President of
the Company's Industrial and Commercial Group
since 1994. Prior to that, he held several
management positions in the Company since March
1992. Previously, President of General Eastern,
a Division of High Voltage Engineering Company.
All officers are elected annually for one-year terms at the organizational
meeting of the Board of Directors held immediately following the annual meeting
of shareholders.
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Part II
Item 5. Market for the Company's Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters.
The Company's Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. There
were approximately 1,900 registered holders of the Company's Common Stock on
March 24, 1998. The following table sets forth the high and low sales price for
shares of the Company's Common Stock within the last two fiscal years and the
dividends paid during each quarterly period.
SELECTED QUARTERLY STOCK DATA
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Q 1 97 Q 2 97 Q 3 97 Q 4 97 Q 1 96 Q 2 96 Q 3 96 Q 4 96
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Market price per common share
High:.................................. $15 1/8 $15 15/16 $19 1/4 $20 3/8 $13 1/8 $15 5/8 $14 3/4 $13 3/4
Low:................................... 10 7/8 11 5/8 14 3/4 16 3/4 9 5/8 11 3/8 10 1/2 10 1/8
Shares of common stock traded .......... 2,076 1,425 1,914 1,270 1,152 1,215 818 1,710
Dividends per common share ............. $ .02 $ .02 $ .02 $ .02 $ .02 $ .02 $ .02 $ .02
Average outstanding common shares
and common share equivalents .......... 10,177 10,190 10,465 10,525 9,706 10,092 10,044 10,028
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
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The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial data for the
Company for each of the five fiscal years 1993 through 1997.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
1997 1996 1995* 1994 1993
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Net sales.......................................... $222,246 $230,424 $228,655 $191,771 $185,538
Acquired research and development ................. 11,391 - - - -
Tender offer costs ................................ 4,176 - - - -
Gain on sale of investment in Joint Venture........ 24,321 - - - -
Net income......................................... 19,720 8,904 7,157 4,051 4,752
Total assets....................................... 145,444 141,330 147,474 138,201 134,008
Total debt......................................... 43,623 65,541 49,808 53,991 53,524
Redeemable preferred stock (See Note 8
to Financial Statements)......................... - - 25,506 22,532 22,407
Average outstanding common shares and
common share equivalents......................... 10,364 10,042 9,770 9,703 9,632
Earnings per common share:
Basic............................................ $ 2.00 $ 0.89 $ 0.26 $ 0.18 $ 0.25
Diluted.......................................... $ 1.90 $ 0.86 $ 0.26 $ 0.18 $ 0.25
Cash dividends per common share.................... $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.08
* After provision for the 10% premium on the redemption of the Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock.
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
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Results of Operations.
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This filing contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and
uncertainties. The Company's actual results may differ significantly from the
results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the
"Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" included in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 dated January 15, 1998.
During 1997, the Company continued to increase its focus on high performance
motion control. Over the past three years this effort has resulted in the
acquisition of two companies, the sale of three instrumentation businesses, a
tender offer in an attempt to merge with one of the Company's competitors, and
an internal restructuring of its motion control businesses into two
organizations, the Industrial and Commercial Group and the Aerospace and Defense
Group. These activities resulted in several special items detailed in the notes
to the Company's financial statements. The special items are summarized below:
Effective April 2, 1997, the Company agreed to purchase all of the remaining
shares of Servotronix Ltd. ("Servotronix") for cash of $6.4 million and through
the issuance of 257,522 shares of the Company's common stock.
Effective June 10, 1997, the Company entered into a binding agreement to
purchase all of the shares of Fritz A. Seidel Elektro-Automatik GmbH ("Seidel")
for $9.4 million in cash.
In connection with the acquisitions of Servotronix and Seidel, the Company
has allocated the purchase price to the assets acquired, both tangible and
intangible, and the excess of the purchase price over the assets acquired has
been classified as goodwill. A portion of the purchase price has been allocated
to in-process research and development in the amount of $10.5 million which was
expensed as "Acquired research and development" in the second quarter of 1997.
Also included in Acquired research and development was a charge of approximately
$0.9 million for technology acquired unrelated to the Servotronix and Seidel
acquisitions.
On December 15, 1997, the Company commenced a tender offer ("Tender Offer")
for 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Pacific Scientific Company ("Pacific") in
cash with the remainder of the Pacific shares to be acquired through the
issuance of the Company's stock to complete the merger. On February 2, 1998,
the Company terminated its offer to acquire Pacific after a significantly higher
bid was accepted by the Pacific board of directors. Included in the
accompanying financial statements is a charge of $4.2 million representing the
costs incurred through December 31, 1997 in connection with the Tender Offer.
On January 16, 1997, the Company entered into an agreement, effective
December 31, 1996, to combine its Macbeth division with the Color Control
Systems business of Gretag AG (the "Joint Venture"). On June 25, 1997, the
Company sold approximately 88% of its interest in the Joint Venture, receiving
approximately $38 million. Subsequently, in August 1997, the Company sold the
remaining shares to the underwriter, receiving approximately $4.0 million in
cash. The accompanying financial statements reflect a gain in 1997 of
approximately $24 million from the sale of its shares in the Joint Venture. The
gain is net of $2 million in income taxes and the utilization of net operating
losses and other tax credit carryforwards.
In March 1996, the Company sold a significant portion of its instrumentation
business located in France for 12 million French francs (approximately $2.4
million), the approximate book value of the assets sold. In October 1995, the
Company sold its Photo Research business for $3.2 million in cash after expenses
relating to the sale, which resulted in a gain of approximately $0.9 million.
Collectively the French instrumentation business, the Photo Research business,
and the Macbeth business will be referred to as the "Businesses Sold".
On January 19, 1996, the Company entered into a term loan with the Company's
lead bank which amended its existing loan agreement to include a $25 million
five year amortizing term loan for the purpose of redeeming, in February 1996,
the Company's Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock").
Deducted from earnings in the calculation of earnings per share in 1995 was a
10% redemption premium of $2.3 million, or $0.24 per share. The Preferred Stock
had a dividend rate of 9.5%, which was not deductible for tax purposes, versus
the 7.45% interest rate of the term loan. Consequently this rate differential
had a beneficial impact in 1996 on the
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Company's earnings per share, and the deductibility of the interest payments had
a favorable impact to the Company in 1997 as its tax benefit carryforwards were
fully utilized in 1996. In June 1997, the Company repaid the term loan with the
proceeds from the sale of its interest in the Joint Venture.
Collectively, the above items will be referred to as the "Special Items" to
provide for comparative discussion of the Company's results on a consistent
basis.
Results of Operations
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For the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company had sales of $222.2
million and net income of $19.7 million, equal to $1.90 per common share
(diluted). These results compare with 1996 sales of $230.4 million and net
income of $8.9 million equal to $0.86 per common share (diluted), and 1995 sales
of $228.7 million and net income of $7.2 million, equal to $0.26 per common
share (diluted). Excluding the impact of the Special Items discussed above, the
Company's net income would have been $10.5 million equal to $1.02 per share,
$8.9 million equal to $0.86 per share, and $7.2 million equal to $0.50 per share
for the years 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively.
Operating income declined in 1997 to a loss of $1.8 million from income in
1996 of $8.9 million. Excluding the Special Items discussed above and the
equity in earnings of the Joint Venture, operating income would have been $12.5
million in 1997, an increase of 41% over 1996. Excluding the Special Items and
the Businesses Sold, the Industrial and Commercial Group's operating income
increased by 67% in 1997 over 1996 to $10.2 million from $6.1 million as a
result of the improved results by the Group's domestic operations, increased
sales from its high volume business, the impact of the Seidel acquisition and
strong performance in the engineering consulting business. The Aerospace and
Defense Group's operating income declined in 1997 by 4% to $10.5 million in 1997
from $11.0 million in 1996 as a result of a decline in the French operation
which was affected by the startup costs of the Vietnam manufacturing facility,
the decline in sales to foreign militaries, and the weakening value of the
French franc.
Operating income in 1996 increased 24% to $8.9 million in 1996 from $7.2
million in 1995. In the Industrial and Commercial Group, operating income
increased 23% to $8.4 million in 1996 from $7.0 million in 1995 due to increased
revenues being partially offset by increased R&D spending associated with new
products and G&A costs incurred in the implementation of new information
systems. In the Aerospace and Defense Group, operating income rose 19% to $11.0
million in 1996 from $9.2 million in 1995 as a result of increased sales volume
of higher margin products by its U.S. motion control components group.
The Company's sales decreased 4% in 1997 versus 1996. Excluding the
Businesses Sold, revenues increased 13% which is attributable to increased
revenue in the Industrial and Commercial Group. The Industrial and Commercial
revenue increased to $120.2 million in 1997 from $90.2 million in 1996 or 33%
was a result of the Seidel and Servotronix acquisitions, increased revenues for
engineering consulting, and an increase in the sales of fractional horsepower
motors manufactured at the Company's production facility located in Mumbai
(Bombay), India. Sales to Aerospace and Defense customers declined 5% from
$107.2 million in 1996 to $102.0 million in 1997 a result of the weakening in
the value of the French franc and a decline in motion control component sales.
These declines were primarily in the defense portion of this segment, with
decreased sales to foreign militaries more than offsetting increased sales to
the U.S. military.
The Company's sales increased by 1% in 1996 versus 1995. Excluding the
Businesses Sold, revenues increased 9% in 1996 over 1995. This was a result of
increased revenues in both segments with sales to Industrial and Commercial
customers increasing 15% and sales to the Aerospace and Defense markets
increasing 5%.
The Company's overall gross margin declined as a percent of sales to 31% in
1997 from 34% in 1996 as a result of the impact of the Businesses Sold.
Excluding the Businesses Sold, the Company's gross margin as a percent of sales
remained at approximately 31% for 1997 as compared to 1996. The Industrial and
Commercial Group had a slight increase in gross margin as a percent of sales
from 30% in 1996 to 31% in 1997. The Aerospace and Defense Group maintained a
31% gross profit as a percent of sales for both 1996 and 1997.
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The Company's overall gross margin improved as a percent of sales to 34% in
1996 versus 33% in 1995. Excluding the Businesses Sold, gross margin as a
percent of sales increased to 31% in 1996 from 29% in 1995. This was the result
of improved margins in the Company's Aerospace and Defense Group, primarily as a
result of volume increases in both the group's U.S. motors operation and the
French operation.
Sales and marketing expenses were $20.9 million or 9% of sales in 1997 as
compared to $27.6 million or 12% of sales in 1996. Excluding the Businesses
Sold, sales and marketing expenses increased 10% from $19.1 million in 1996 to
$20.9 million in 1997, but sales and marketing expenses as a percent of sales
decreased slightly to 9.4% in 1997 from 9.7% in 1996. The increase in spending
for sales and marketing was in the Industrial and Commercial Group due to the
Seidel and Servotronix acquisitions, although spending as a percent of sales
remained at 10% for this group.
Sales and marketing expenses were $27.6 million or 12% of sales for 1996 as
compared to $29.4 million or 13% of sales for 1995. The decrease in spending in
1996 was the result of the impact of the Businesses Sold, which when excluded
would result in an increase in sales and marketing expenses from $17.9 million
in 1995 to $19.1 million in 1996. The increase in spending in 1996 as compared
to 1995 was in both the Industrial and Commercial Group and the Aerospace and
Defense Group. Sales and marketing expenses as a percent of sales decreased
from 11% in 1995 to 10% in 1996 for the Industrial and Commercial Group and
remained constant at 9% of sales in the Aerospace and Defense Group.
Research and development expenses were $9.7 million or 4% of sales in 1997
as compared with $12.1 million or 5% of sales in 1996. Excluding the Businesses
Sold, R&D expenses were $9.7 million in 1997 or 4% of sales and $8.8 million or
5% of sales in 1996. R&D spending by the Industrial and Commercial Group
increased to $4.6 million in 1997 from $3.5 million in 1996, but remained at 4%
of sales. This increase in spending was a result of the Seidel and Servotronix
acquisitions. R&D spending by the Aerospace and Defense Group decreased in 1997
to $4.6 million from $5.3 million in 1996. The decline in spending was a result
of decreased spending by the group's French operation, where R&D spending had
risen significantly in 1996 to support certain billable long-term development
contracts.
Research and development expenses were $12.1 million or 5% of sales in 1996,
$13.2 million or 6% of sales in 1995. The decrease in spending in 1996 was the
result of the impact of the Businesses Sold. R&D spending from ongoing
businesses increased to $8.8 million or 5% of sales in 1996 from $6.9 million or
4% of sales in 1995. The Industrial and Commercial Group's R&D spending
increased to $3.5 million or 4% of sales in 1996 from $2.3 million or 3% of
sales as a result of the development of commercial products introduced in 1995
and 1996. The Aerospace and Defense Group's R&D spending increased from $4.6
million or 5% of sales in 1995 to $5.3 million or 5% of sales in 1996 as result
of an increase in spending in 1996 for the support of long-term development
contracts awarded to the group's French operation.
General and administrative expenses declined to $22.8 million or 10% of
sales in 1997 from $24.3 million or 11% of sales in 1996. Excluding the impact
of the Businesses Sold, G&A expenses increased 3% to $22.8 million or 10% of
sales in 1997 from $22.2 million or 11% of sales in 1996. The increase in G&A
spending was a result of increased spending by the Industrial and Commercial
Group due to the Seidel and Servotronix acquisitions and because of increased
support required by this group's growing engineering consulting business.
General and administrative expenses increased to $24.3 million in 1996 as
compared to $22.4 million in 1995. Excluding the Businesses Sold, G&A spending
increased 23% to $22.2 million or 11% of sales from $18.0 million or 10% of
sales in 1995. The increase reflects the costs to support the growth of the
Industrial and Commercial Group's engineering consulting business and the costs
of implementation of new computer systems.
Interest expense was $4.7 million, $5.8 million, and $4.7 million, in 1997,
1996, and 1995, respectively. The decrease in interest expense in 1997 as
compared to 1996 was due to the repayment of the balance of the $25 million term
loan the Company entered into to fund the redemption of its Preferred Stock in
1996, and the reduction in long-term debt as a result of the Company's annual
mandatory sinking fund payments on its two convertible subordinated debentures.
The increase in interest expense in 1996 over 1995 reflects the impact of the
$25 million term loan.
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The Company reported taxes of $2.8 million in 1997 provided against a loss
before taxes of $3.4 million. The Acquired research and development charge is
not deductible for tax purposes and only a portion of the Tender Offer costs are
deductible in 1997. After adjustment for these items, the Company recorded a
tax provision of approximately 28% against earnings. The Company had a zero tax
rate in 1996 and 1995 as a result of the utilization of net operating loss and
other tax credit carryforwards.
New orders for the Company (excluding the Businesses Sold) increased 22% in
1997 as compared with 1996. The Industrial and Commercial Group saw an increase
in bookings of 28% in 1997 versus 1996 as a result of the Seidel and Servotronix
acquisitions, increased orders for the group's fractional horsepower motors
manufactured in India, and increased orders for the group's engineering and
consulting business. The Aerospace and Defense Group's new orders increased 16%
in 1997 over 1996 principally due to long term orders at the group's domestic
military systems business, and an increase by its French operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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The Company's consolidated cash position increased by $1.4 million during
1997. Cash provided from operations was $3.0 million, $20.0 million was
provided by investing activities due primarily from the cash proceeds received
from the sale of the Company's equity investment in the Joint Venture, and $21.7
million was used for financing activities.
Accounts receivable provided $5.1 million of cash reflecting collection of
progress billings on long-term military contracts, and from cash generated from
a receivable from the Joint Venture. Inventories used $0.8 million of cash
despite an increase in sales of $24.9 million from ongoing businesses,
reflecting the Company's continued focus on reducing inventory levels in 1997.
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities used $4.9 million as a result of a $1.5
million payment for the refinancing of a building lease on more favorable terms
to the Company, scheduled payments made in early 1997, and a decline in the
inventory of the Company's domestic operations. The Company paid taxes of $7.3
million in 1997 reflecting the full utilization of its net operating loss and
other tax credit carryforwards in 1996.
The Company's investing activities in 1997 included expenditures of $6.2
million for property, plant and equipment primarily for replacement of existing
equipment, investment in new equipment to improve the efficiency of
manufacturing, and investment in a new manufacturing facility in Vietnam which
commenced operations in 1997. The Company received $41.4 million from its
equity interest in the Joint Venture. In connection with the acquisition of
Servotronix, the Company paid $6.4 million in cash. The Company funded the
acquisition of Seidel for $9.4 million through a combination of debt and cash.
The Company's financing activities used $21.7 million of cash during the
year. Borrowings under its revolving credit facility were $4.9 million, which
was used to partially finance the Seidel acquisition. The Company repaid the
balance of its term loan, or $22.7 million, with the proceeds received from the
sale of its equity investment in the Joint Venture. The Company also made
mandatory sinking fund payments on its two convertible subordinated debentures
totaling $3.8 million, with the 10.50% debentures being retired on schedule in
1997. Common dividends were $0.8 million. The Company is required, under the
terms of the 8.75% convertible subordinated debenture, to make certain mandatory
sinking fund payments each year through the year 2009.
The Company entered into a five year $50 million unsecured multicurrency
credit facility in 1997. Borrowings under the agreement bear interest at the
bank's prime lending rate or the Eurodollar rate plus a margin ranging from 75
to 175 basis points and which the current margin is 75 basis points. The margin
varies based on the financial performance of the Company, and the Company
expects to continue its financial performance at a level that will maintain the
existing margin rate for the foreseeable future. This facility replaces a $45
million fully secured arrangement.
Capital spending for 1998 is expected to increase by approximately $1.0
million over 1997 reflecting the investment in computer systems the Company is
making, and investments in plant and equipment to support the increased level of
business expected in 1998. The Company expects to obtain lease or debt
financing for some of its capital requirements for 1998. The Company's need,
cost of, and access to funds are dependent on future
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operating results, as well as conditions external to the Company. The Company
continues to focus on working capital reductions and effective cash management
in order to maximize the amount of available cash. The Company believes that
with the cash generated from operations and with its current borrowing capacity,
it will be able to finance its 1998 capital expenditures, sinking fund payments,
and working capital requirements.
In January 1998, the Company announced that a Japanese company had agreed to
pay the Company $27.2 million under a confidential settlement and paid-up
licensing agreement covering certain of the Company's motion control patents.
The settlement amount, less applicable Japanese withholding taxes, was received
by the Company in the first quarter of 1998.
Certain of the Company's internal computer systems are not Year 2000 ready
(i.e. such systems use only two digits to represent the year in the date data
fields and, consequently, may not accurately distinguish between the 20th and
21st centuries or may not function properly at the turn of the century). The
Company has been taking actions to either correct such systems or replace them
with Year 2000 ready systems. The Company has been working on the replacement
of many of its systems over the past two years, and many of these systems are
either currently operational or will be in 1998. The Company expects to
implement successfully the systems and programming changes necessary to address
the Year 2000 issues and does not believe that the cost of such actions will
have a material effect on the Company's results of operations or financial
condition. There can be no assurance, however, that there will not be a delay
in, or increased costs associated with, the implementation of such changes, and
the Company's inability to implement such changes could have an adverse effect
on future results of operations.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The information required by this Item 8 is included in Item 14(a) of this
Report.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Company.
The information required by this Item 10 of Form 10-K relating to directors
who are nominees, and to directors continuing in office after the Company's
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 13, 1998, is contained in the
definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on or before April 6, 1998, under the headings
"Nominees", and "Continuing Directors", and such information is incorporated
herein by reference in response to this item.
The information required by this Item 10 of Form 10-K with respect to
executive officers is set forth in Part I of this Form 10-K under the heading
"Executive Officers of the Company".
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required by this Item 11 of Form 10-K is contained in the
Company's definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Commission on or
before April 6, 1998, under the heading "Executive Compensation" and such
information is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
The information required by this Item 12 of Form 10-K is contained in the
definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Commission on or before April 6,
1998, under the headings "Security Ownership of Certain
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Beneficial Owners" and "Security Ownership of Management" and such information
is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
None.
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
(1) Financial Statements. See Index to Financial Statements on page
16.
(2) Exhibits. See Exhibit Index on page 41.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
(i) On December 15, 1997, the Company filed a current report on Form 8
regarding the commencement of a tender offer for a business
combination with Pacific Scientific Company.
(ii) On January 27, 1998, the Company filed a current report on Form 8-
K announcing the signing of a confidential settlement and paid-up
license agreement with a Japanese company.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Kollmorgen Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION
/s/ Robert J. Cobuzzi
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Robert J. Cobuzzi
Its: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
March 30, 1998
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
/s/ Gideon Argov
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Gideon Argov March 30, 1998
President and
Chief Executive Officer/Director
/s/ Robert J. Cobuzzi
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Robert J. Cobuzzi March 30, 1998
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer/Director
/s/ Keith D. Jones
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Keith D. Jones March 30, 1998
Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
/s/ James A. Eder
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James A. Eder March 30, 1998
Vice President and Secretary and
Attorney-in-Fact For:
Jerald G. Fishman, Director Geoffrey S. Rehnert, Director
Herbert L. Henkel, Director George P. Stephan, Director
James H. Kasschau, Director J. Douglas Maxwell, Director
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries are included in response to Item 8.
Page(s) in
Form 10-K
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Report of Independent Accountants 17
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of 18
December 31, 1997 and 1996.
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years 19
ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for 20
the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the 21
years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 23
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Kollmorgen Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Kollmorgen
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Kollmorgen
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the
consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1997, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
Boston, Massachusetts
January 24, 1998, except as to the information
presented in Note 19 relating to the Tender Offer
termination for which the date is February 2, 1998.
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KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 1997 and 1996
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
ASSETS
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1997 1996
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 1) $ 14,854 $ 13,445
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $971
in 1997 and $772 in 1996) 39,528 43,189
Recoverable amounts on long-term contracts 5,762 4,973
Inventories (Note 3) 25,162 22,450
Prepaid expenses 2,041 1,645
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Total current assets 87,347 85,702
Property, plant, and equipment, net (Note 4) 26,673 25,147
Goodwill, patents, and other intangible assets
(net of accumulated amortization
of $4,840 in 1997 and $4,078 in 1996) 14,343 5,649
Deferred income taxes (Note 12) 5,802 1,728
Investment in Joint Venture (Note 2) - 12,720
Other assets 11,279 10,384
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$145,444 $141,330
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 18,467 $ 21,765
Accrued compensation and payroll taxes 9,218 7,703
Accrued liabilities 26,534 19,053
Line of credit (Note 6) 5,232 5,545
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 7) 2,012 6,942
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Total current liabilities 61,463 61,008
Long-term debt (Note 7) 36,379 53,054
Other liabilities 5,874 5,202
Minority interest 136 287
Commitments and contingencies - -
Shareholders' equity (Notes 9 and 10):
Common stock, par value $2.50 per share
-- authorized 25,000,000 shares
-- issued 10,769,008 shares in 1997 and
10,765,570 shares in 1996
-- outstanding 10,018,022 shares in
1997 and 9,753,062 in 1996 26,921 26,914
Additional paid-in capital 12,682 13,166
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) 9,268 (10,054)
Cumulative translation adjustments (602) 791
Less common stock in treasury, at cost
-- 750,986 shares in 1997 and
1,012,508 shares in 1996 (6,677) (9,038)
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Total shareholders' equity 41,592 21,779
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$145,444 $141,330
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
1997 1996 1995
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Net sales $ 222,246 $ 230,424 $ 228,655
Cost of sales 153,206 152,928 152,614
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Gross profit 69,040 77,496 76,041
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Selling and marketing expense 20,928 27,570 29,412
General and administrative expense 22,847 24,348 22,435
Research and development expense 9,662 12,143 13,178
Acquired research and development (Note 13) 11,391 - -
Tender offer costs (Note 19) 4,176 - -
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Income from operations before interest and other items 36 13,435 11,016
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense 4,650 5,806 4,702
Interest (income) (612) (493) (695)
Other, net (585) (268) (148)
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Income (loss) before income taxes, joint venture
and minority interest (3,417) 8,390 7,157
Provision for income taxes 2,838 - -
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Income (loss) before equity in earnings of joint venture and
minority interest (6,255) 8,390 7,157
Equity in earnings of joint venture (Note 2) 1,430 - -
Minority interest 224 514 -
Gain on sale of investment in joint venture, net of income taxes (Note 2) 24,321 - -
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Net income $ 19,720 $ 8,904 $ 7,157
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Net income available to common shareholders $ 19,720 $ 8,619 $ 2,509
Earnings per common share:
Basic $2.00 $0.89 $0.26
Diluted $1.90 $0.86 $0.26
Number of shares used in calculating earnings per common share:
Basic 9,875,963 9,732,055 9,667,434
Diluted 10,363,873 10,042,106 9,769,639
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
For the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 (Dollars in thousands)
Common Stock
------------------------ Add'l Cumulative
Paid-in Retained Translation
Shares Amount Capital Earnings Adjustment
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Balance, December 31, 1994 10,756,513 $ 26,891 $ 20,353 $ (26,115) $ (1,371)
Net income 7,157
Common stock issuances 5,511 13 35
Dividends paid on common
and preferred stock (2,978)
Common stock issued from treasury (97)
Accretion of preferred
stock discount (652)
Translation adjustments (83)
Preferred stock redemption
premium (2,318)
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Balance, December 31, 1995 10,762,024 26,904 14,343 (18,958) (1,454)
Net income 8,904
Common stock issuances 3,546 10 34
Dividends paid on common
and preferred stock (1,069)
Common stock issued from treasury (142)
Translation adjustments 2,245
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Balance, December 31, 1996 10,765,570 26,914 13,166 (10,054) 791
Net income 19,720
Common stock issuances 3,438 7 37
Dividends paid on common stock (392) (398)
Common stock issued from treasury (129)
Translation adjustments (1,393)
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Balance, December 31, 1997 10,769,008 $ 26,921 $ 12,682 $ 9,268 $ (602)
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Treasury Stock Totals
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Shares Amount Shares Amount
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Balance, December 31, 1994 (1,106,608) $(9,878) 9,649,905 $ 9,880
Net income 7,157
Common stock issuances 5,511 48
Dividends paid on common
and preferred stock (2,978)
Common stock issued from treasury 38,050 340 38,050 243
Accretion of preferred
stock discount (652)
Translation adjustments (83)
Preferred stock redemption
premium (2,318)
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Balance, December 31, 1995 (1,068,558) (9,538) 9,693,466 11,297
Net income 8,904
Common stock issuances 3,546 44
Dividends paid on common
and preferred stock (1,069)
Common stock issued from treasury 56,050 500 56,050 358
Translation adjustments 2,245
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Balance, December 31, 1996 (1,012,508) (9,038) 9,753,062 21,779
Net income 19,720
Common stock issuances 3,438 44
Dividends paid on common stock (790)
Common stock issued from treasury 261,522 2,361 261,522 2,232
Translation adjustments (1,393)
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Balance, December 31, 1997 (750,986) $ (6,677) 10,018,022 $41,592
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995
(Dollars in thousands)
1997 1996 1995
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Income from operations $ 19,720 $ 8,904 $ 7,157
Adjustments to reconcile income to net cash
Provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 4,367 5,259 5,751
Amortization 1,228 1,063 1,848
Acquired research and development 11,391 - -
Gain on sale of assets (24,766) (561) (293)
Equity in income of joint venture (1,430) - -
Deferred income taxes (4,034) (1,991) (84)
Minority interest (151) (514) -
Other non-cash expenses 44 44 48
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of
Effects from acquisitions and divestitures):
Restricted cash - - 8,000
Accounts receivable 5,101 (9,664) (2,194)
Recoverable amounts on long-term contracts (789) 7,143 (4,736)
Inventories (842) (353) (3,892)
Prepaid expenses (275) (840) (248)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (4,868) (3,832) 6,264
Other deferred expenses (1,683) 1,710 1,135
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Net cash provided by operating activities 3,013 6,368 18,756
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures (6,216) (4,848) (3,852)
Proceeds from sale of assets (net of related expenses) - 5,762 5,619
Proceeds from sale of investment in joint venture 41,396 - -
Acquisitions and equity investments, net (15,421) (1,529) (1,718)
Other 262 753 (425)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 20,021 138 (376)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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1997 1996 1995
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments under credit lines, net (337) (1,552) (803)
Principal repayment on other notes - (1,916) (896)
Proceeds from common stock issued from treasury 1,281 358 243
Redemption of preferred stock - (25,506) -
Borrowings of long-term debt 4,920 25,463 747
Repayments of long-term debt (26,738) (6,164) (3,864)
Dividends paid on common and preferred stock (790) (1,069) (2,978)
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Net cash used in financing activities (21,664) (10,386) (7,551)
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 39 (464) (205)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,409 (4,344) 10,624
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 13,445 17,789 7,165
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 14,854 $ 13,445 $17,789
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Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest $ 4,387 $ 5,467 $ 4,704
Income taxes (net of refunds) $ 7,342 $ 334 $ (321)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Note 1. Summary of significant accounting policies
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A summary of the significant accounting policies followed by Kollmorgen
Corporation and its subsidiaries, (the "Company") is presented below. Certain
reclassifications have been made to the prior years' financial statements to
conform to 1997 classifications.
Principles of Consolidation Except as discussed in Note 2, the
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consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of
its majority-owned subsidiaries.
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
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generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents are stated at cost that
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approximates fair value. The Company considers all highly liquid investments
purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Recoverable Amounts on Long-Term Contracts These represent revenues
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recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis less progress billings.
Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market,
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principally using the first-in, first-out method. Progress payments received on
contracts other than major long-term contracts are deducted from inventories.
Property, Plant, and Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation Property,
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plant, and equipment are carried at cost and include expenditures for major
improvements which substantially increase their useful life. Repairs and
maintenance are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or otherwise
disposed of, the assets and related allowances for depreciation and amortization
are eliminated from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized.
For financial reporting purposes, depreciation is provided on a straight-
line basis over the estimated useful lives of the buildings (10 to 40 years) and
the machinery and equipment (3 to 12 years). Leasehold improvements are
depreciated over the lesser of its useful life or the remaining period of the
existing leases. For income tax purposes, depreciation is computed by using
various accelerated methods and, in some cases, different useful lives than
those used for financial reporting.
Goodwill and Intangibles Goodwill consists of amounts by which the cost of
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acquisitions exceeded the values assigned to net tangible assets. Intangible
assets consist principally of patents and intangible assets purchased as part of
acquisitions (Note 13). All of these assets are being amortized on a straight-
line basis over periods ranging from 5 to 20 years.
At each balance sheet date, management evaluates whether there has been a
permanent impairment in the value of goodwill or intangible assets by assessing
the carrying value of the asset against the anticipated future cash flows from
related operating activities. Factors which management considers in performing
this assessment include current operating results, trends and prospects and, in
addition, demand, competition, and other economic factors.
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Foreign Currency Translation The functional currency for the majority of
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the Company's foreign operations is the applicable local currency. The
translation from the applicable foreign currencies to U.S. dollars is performed
for balance sheet accounts using the exchange rates in effect at the balance
sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using an average exchange rate
during the period. The gains or losses resulting from such translation are
included in shareholders' equity. Gains or losses resulting from foreign
currency transactions are included in other income.
Revenue Recognition Sales, other than revenues from major long-term
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contracts, are recorded based upon product shipment (or acceptance by the
customer if earlier) or delivery of service. Major programs that are performed
under long-term contracts are accounted for using the percentage-of-completion
method. Revenues recognized under this method were $31.6 million, $31.7
million, and $37.7 million in 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively. In most
cases, the contracts also provide for progress billings over the life of the
program.
Earnings Per Common Share Earnings per common share ("EPS") is based on
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net income less the dividends, interest accretion and the premium paid (see Note
8) on redeemable preferred stock divided by the weighted average number of
common and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding. In accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 128, "Earnings per Share",
primary and fully diluted EPS are replaced with basic and diluted EPS (see Note
21). Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contains a summary of
the proforma effects to reported earnings per share for 1997, 1996 and 1995 if
the Corporation had elected to recognize compensation cost in accordance
with SFAS 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation."
Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability
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method. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized
for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the
carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. A valuation
allowance is required to offset any net deferred tax assets if, based upon the
available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred
tax assets will not be realized.
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions The Company has elected the
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delayed recognition method in which the cost for employees hired prior to
January 1, 1992, is being amortized over 20 years.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments The method and assumptions used to
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estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is
practicable to estimate a value are as follows:
Long-Term Debt: The fair value of the Company's long-term debt is estimated
based on its market price.
Standby Letters of Credit: The fair values of letters of credit are based
on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations
with the counterparties at the reporting date.
Derivatives: Derivative financial instruments are used by the Company in
the management of foreign currency exposures and are accounted for on an
accrual basis. Gains and losses resulting from effective hedges of existing
assets, liabilities, or firm commitments are deferred and recognized when
the offsetting gains and losses are recognized on the related hedged items.
The Company does not use hedging for speculative purposes. As of December
31, 1997 and 1996, the Company had no foreign exchange contracts
outstanding.
New Accounting Pronouncements In June 1997, the Financial Accounting
-----------------------------
Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income". The
Statement, which must be adopted for periods beginning after December 15, 1997,
establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income and its
components in consolidated financial statements. The effect of adopting SFAS 130
is not expected to impact the Company's financial position.
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In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information", which must be adopted for periods beginning
after December 15, 1997. Under the new standard, companies will be required to
report certain information about operating segments in consolidated financial
statements. Operating segments will be determined based on the method by which
management organizes its business for making operating decisions and assessing
performance. The standard also requires that companies report certain
information about their products and services, the geographic areas in which
they operate, and their major customers. The Company is currently evaluating the
effect, if any, of implementing SFAS 131.
Note 2. Sale of Investment in Joint Venture and Other Assets
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Effective December 31, 1996, the Company completed an agreement
("Subscription Agreement") to combine its Macbeth division ("Macbeth") with the
Color Control Systems business of Gretag AG ("Gretag"). The combined
entity,GretagMacbeth, is owned by a Swiss holding company ("Holding" or the
"Joint Venture") which was equally controlled by the Company and the
shareholders of Gretag AG who owned 48% and 52% of Holding, respectively.
Accordingly, the results of operations and statement of cash flows for the
twelve months ended December 31, 1996 reflect the inclusion of Macbeth, and the
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1996 reflects the net asset value
of Macbeth as investment in Joint Venture. The Company accounted for this
transaction using the equity method until the sale of its investment in Joint
Venture
Effective June 17, 1997, the Company agreed, pursuant to a firm underwriting
agreement, to sell the majority of its interest in the Joint Venture as part of
an initial public offering on the Swiss stock exchange. On June 25, 1997 the
Company sold approximately 88% of its interest in the Joint Venture, receiving
approximately $38 million. Subsequently in August 1997, the Company sold the
remaining shares to the underwriter, receiving approximately $4 million in cash.
The accompanying financial statements reflect a gain in the second quarter of
1997 of approximately $24 million on the sale of its shares in the Joint
Venture. The gain is net of $2 million in income taxes and the utilization of
net operating losses and other tax credit carryforwards.
For income tax purposes, the Company has elected to treat the transfer of
the Macbeth assets into the Joint Venture as a taxable transaction in 1996.
Accordingly, the Company has recognized a tax gain of the excess of the fair
value of the Macbeth assets over their book value.
Note 3. Inventories
- ----------------------
Inventories at December 31 consist of the following:
1997 1996
-------- --------
Raw materials $12,640 $11,816
Work in process 8,871 8,118
Finished goods 3,651 2,516
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$25,162 $22,450
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Note 4. Property, Plant, and Equipment
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Property, plant, and equipment at December 31 consist of the following:
1997 1996
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Land $ 1,368 $ 1,460
Leasehold improvements 1,027 812
Buildings 25,671 25,937
Machinery and equipment 72,279 68,807
Capital leases 382 382
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100,727 97,398
Less accumulated depreciation
and amortization 74,054 72,251
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$ 26,673 $25,147
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Note 5. Financial Instruments
- ----------------------------------
As of December 31, 1997 and 1996, the Company had no foreign exchange
contracts outstanding. During 1997, the Company purchased foreign exchange
contracts to hedge foreign currency exposure related to trade accounts
receivable and transactions associated with the purchase of a foreign business
and the sale of its interest in the Joint Venture.
The Company operates in countries in which the currency historically has been
considered stable. Management believes that any fluctuations in currency rates
within these countries will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
financial condition, cash flows, or results of operations.
Note 6. Lines of credit
- ----------------------------
At December 31, 1997, the Company's foreign subsidiaries had $5.2 million
outstanding and $3.0 million additional availability under lines of credit. At
December 31, 1997, the Company was contingently liable for $1.9 million for
outstanding standby letters of credit issued principally to secure advance
payments received from foreign customers on long-term military contracts.
Note 7. Long term debt
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Long-term debt at December 31 consists of the following:
1997 1996
---- ----
8.75% Convertible subordinated debentures due 2009 $32,840 $34,590
10.50% Convertible subordinated debentures due 1997 - 2,000
$50 million revolving credit facility, variable rate,
currently 4.50% 4,854 -
Term loans, 7.45%, due through 2001 - 22,750
Term loans, various rates, due through 2001 572 433
Capital lease obligations 125 223
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38,391 59,996
Less current maturities 2,012 6,942
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$36,379 $53,054
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The 8.75% Convertible subordinated debentures are convertible at any time
prior to maturity, unless previously redeemed, into 956,041 shares of common
stock of the Company at a conversion price of $34.35 per share, subject to
adjustment in certain events. The Company is required to make annual sinking
fund payments sufficient to retire at least $1.75 million, but not more than
$3.5 million principal amounts commencing May 1, 1994, and each year thereafter
including May 1, 2008. The balance, if any, is due on May 1, 2009. At December
31, 1997, the market price of these debentures approximated carrying value.
The 10.50% Convertible subordinated debentures, issued in a private
placement, were paid in full in August, 1997.
On September 30, 1997, the Company amended its borrowing facility with its
lead bank to provide for a five year $50 million unsecured revolving
multicurrency credit facility bearing interest, at the Company's option, of the
bank's prime rate plus 50 basis points or the Eurodollar rate plus a margin
ranging from 75 to 175 basis points, and which was 75 basis points at December
31, 1997. The facility contains certain financial covenants that the Company
must comply with including limits on capital spending, minimum cash flow
requirements, minimum net worth, and other ratios relating to the amount of
total debt that the Company may have as compared to the Company's net worth and
earnings. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at December 31, 1997.
At December 31, 1997, the Company's German subsidiary had $4.9 million
outstanding, there were $1.9 million of standby letters of credit outstanding,
and $43.2 million of availability under the facility.
The 7.45% term loan was for the sole purpose of redeeming the Company's
Preferred Stock (as described in Note 8), and the balance was repaid in June,
1997.
The Company incurred $4.7 million, $5.8 million, and $4.7 million of
interest expense on debt in 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively.
Long-term debt at December 31, 1997, matures as follows:
Date Maturities
---- ----------
1998 $ 2,012
1999 1,999
2000 1,888
2001 1,797
2002 6,604
Thereafter 24,091
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$ 38,391
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Note 8. Preferred Stock
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In March 1990, the Company sold 23,187.5 shares of a new issue of Series D
convertible preferred stock (the "Preferred Stock") for $1,000 per share, or an
aggregate of approximately $23.2 million, to a group of investors. The
Preferred Stock had a cumulative dividend rate of 9.5 percent per year and was
convertible into an aggregate of 1,717,591 shares of the Company's common stock,
subject to antidilution provisions.
On February 19, 1996, the Company redeemed all of the Preferred Stock. The
redemption price included a 10% premium of $2.3 million plus unpaid dividends
through the date of redemption. The Company borrowed $25 million in January,
1996 to finance the redemption and the loan was repaid during 1997.
Note 9. Common Stock, Additional Paid-in Capital, and Treasury Stock
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pursuant to the By-Laws of the Company, directors who are not employees of
the Company receive an annual retainer of $12,000. Under the terms of the 1992
Stock Ownership Plan for Non-Employee Directors, each
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non-employee director receives at least 50% of his annual retainer in shares of
common stock. The number of shares of common stock is based on the fair market
value of such shares at the end of each quarterly period.
The Company maintains a Shareholder Rights Plan which provides for one
Preferred Stock Purchase Right ("Right") for each outstanding share of Common
Stock of the Company. Each Right entitles the registered holder, subject to the
terms of a Rights Agreement, to purchase one one-thousandth of a share ("Unit")
of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Preferred Stock"), at a
purchase price of $50 per Unit. The units of Preferred Stock are non-
redeemable, voting, and are entitled to certain preferential dividend rights.
The exercise price and the number of units issuable are subject to adjustment to
antidilution provisions. The Rights are not exercisable until the earlier to
occur of (i) 10 days following a public announcement (the date of such
announcement being the "Stock Acquisition Date") that a person or group has
acquired beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company entitled to vote or (ii) a date determined by the
Board of Directors following the commencement of a tender or exchange offer
which would result in a party beneficially owning 30% or more of the shares of
voting stock of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company may redeem
the Rights at any time on or prior to the tenth day following the Stock
Acquisition Date at a price of $0.01 per Right. Unless earlier redeemed, the
Rights will expire on December 20, 1998.
Common stock reserved for issuance at December 31 were as follows:
conversion of debentures 956,041 and 1,086,987 in 1997 and 1996, respectively;
and stock options and other awards 1,718,991 and 1,634,991 in 1997 and 1996,
respectively.
As a result of the Company's losses in previous years, there was not a
sufficient amount of retained earnings from which to pay dividends until the end
of the second quarter of 1997. Accordingly, dividends paid on common stock
prior to that date were charged to "Additional Paid-in Capital." For the
remainder of 1997 dividends were charged to "Retained Earnings".
Treasury stock is carried at average cost.
Note 10. Stock Based Compensation Plans
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At December 31, 1997, the Company has four stock based compensation plans.
SFAS 123 requires that companies either recognize compensation expense for
grants of stock, stock options, and other equity instruments based on fair
value, or provide pro forma disclosure of net income and earnings per share in
the notes to the financial statements. The Company adopted the disclosure
provisions of SFAS 123 in 1996 and continues to apply Accounting Practices
Bulletin ("APB") Opinion 25 and related Interpretations in accounting for its
employee and director stock-based compensation. Compensation expense for shares
issued to directors of $0.04 million, $0.04 million, and $0.05 million was
recognized for 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively. Proforma amounts are
indicated below.
The Company maintains two employee stock option plans under which grants
have been made to officers and key employees. Additionally, the Company
maintains a non-employee director ("NED") stock option plan that provides to
each non-employee director, among other things, a one-time grant of a non-
qualified stock option to purchase (i) 15,000 shares of common stock and (ii)
the right to acquire an additional option to purchase up to 10,000 shares if the
non-employee director purchases a corresponding number of shares on the open
market within ninety days after the grant. Generally, the options outstanding
under the Company's stock plans: (a) are granted at prices which equate to the
market value of the stock on the date of grant, (b) vest ratably over a five
year period for the employee plans and over a two year period for the NED plan
and (c) expire ten years subsequent to award. At December 31, 1997 the Company
has authorized 1,310,991 and 325,000 shares for issuance under the employee
plans and the NED plan, respectively. A total of 103,000 and 21,269 options
were granted in 1997 under the employee plans and the NED plan, respectively.
On April 1, 1997, the Company approved a new stock option plan for key
employees of Servotronix in conjunction with its acquisition (Note 13). Under
this plan, 83,000 shares were authorized and granted in exchange for the
surrender of shares held by these employees. The options outstanding under this
plan a) were granted at no cost, b) vest over a three year period, and c)
expire ten years subsequent to award.
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A summary of the status of the Company's stock options as of December 31,
1997, 1996, and 1995 and changes during the year ended on those dates is
presented below:
1997 1996 1995
Weighted Weighted Weighted
Average Average Average
1997 Exercise 1996 Exercise 1995 Exercise
Shares Price Shares Price Shares Price
--------- -------- --------- -------- ------- --------
Outstanding at January 1: 1,263,700 $ 8.93 986,950 $ 7.95 905,700 $ 7.58
Granted 124,269 17.54 400,500 10.91 209,000 9.16
Granted related to Servotronix 83,000 - - - - -
Exercised (180,769) 7.34 (56,050) 6.39 (38,050) 6.38
Canceled (49,300) 8.42 (67,700) 8.38 (89,700) 7.75
--------- --------- -------
Outstanding at December 31 1,240,900 9.26 1,263,700 8.93 986,950 7.95
========= ========= =======
Options exercisable at December 31 620,100 8.70 576,200 7.97 453,850 7.88
========= ========= =======
Options available for future grant 177,799 256,163 118,009
========= ========= =======
The fair value of each option granted during 1997, 1996 and 1995 is
estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with
the following assumptions:
1997 1996 1995
---- ---- ----
Expected dividend yield 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
Expected stock price volatility 32.0% 37.0% 37.0%
Risk-free interest rate 6.2% 6.2% 5.6%
Expected life of options 5 years 5 years 5 years
The Weighted Average Fair Value of options granted during the years 1997,
1996 and 1995 are $ 9.63, $4.21, and $3.54, respectively.
The following table summarizes information about currently outstanding and
exercisable stock options at December 31, 1997:
Range of Number of Weighted Weighted Number Weighted
Exercise Prices Options Average Average Exercisable Average
Outstanding Remaining Exercise at Exercise
at 12/31/97 Contractual Life Price 12/31/97 Price
- ----------------- ----------- ---------------- -------- ----------- ---------
$ 0 - 8.25 447,800 4.5 years $ 7.69 322,800 $ 7.81
8.375 10.375 506,400 7.2 years 9.47 222,900 8.86
11.625 18.688 286,700 8.9 years 14.38 74,400 12.07
--------- ---------
1,240,900 6.9 years $ 9.45 620,100 $ 8.70
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If compensation costs for the Company's 1997, 1996, and 1995 grants for
stock-based compensation plans had been determined consistent with SFAS 123, the
Company's net income and net income per share for these years would approximate
the proforma amounts below:
1997 1996 1995
----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
As Reported Proforma As Reported Proforma As Reported Proforma
----------- -------- ----------- --------- ----------- --------
Net income $19,720 $19,088 $8,904 $8,612 $7,157 $7,145
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 2.00 $ 1.93 $ 0.89 $ 0.86 $ 0.26 $ 0.26
Diluted $ 1.90 $ 1.84 $ 0.86 $ 0.83 $ 0.26 $ 0.26
The effect of applying SFAS 123 in this pro forma disclosure is not
indicative of future amounts. SFAS 123 does not apply to awards prior to 1995,
and additional awards in future years are anticipated.
Note 11. Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)
- ------------------------------------------------------
Quarter
1997 First Second Third Fourth
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net sales $50,587 $55,757 $56,710 $59,192
Gross profit 15,281 17,343 16,840 19,576
Acquired research and development - 11,391 - -
Tender offer costs - - - 4,176
Gain on sale of investment in joint venture, net
of income taxes - 24,321 - -
Net income 2,010 15,459 2,067 184
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 0.21 $ 1.58 $ 0.21 $ 0.02
Diluted $ 0.20 $ 1.52 $ 0.20 $ 0.02
Quarter
1996 First Second Third Fourth
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net sales $57,040 $59,788 $52,830 $60,766
Gross profit 19,226 20,158 17,525 20,587
Net income 1,648 2,229 1,804 3,223
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 0.14 $ 0.23 $ 0.19 $ 0.33
Diluted $ 0.14 $ 0.22 $ 0.18 $ 0 .32
Note 12. Taxes on income
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The components of income (loss) before income taxes, joint venture, and
minority interest were as follows:
1997 1996 1995
--------- -------- --------
United States $ 5,751 $ 9,436 $7,543
Foreign (9,168) (1,046) (386)
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Total $ (3,417) $ 8,390 $ 7,157
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SFAS 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes", requires recognition of deferred
tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events
that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this
method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the
difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the
differences are expected to reverse.
As required by SFAS 109, management of the Company has evaluated the
positive and negative evidence bearing upon the realizability of its deferred
tax assets. Management has evaluated the components of its deferred tax assets,
the anticipated taxable income of the Company, and concluded that, in accordance
with applicable accounting standards, it is more likely than not that these
assets will be utilized.
For income tax purposes the Company elected to treat the transfer of the
Macbeth assets into the Joint Venture as a taxable transaction in 1996.
Accordingly, the Company recognized a tax gain of the excess of the fair value
of the Macbeth assets over their net tax value.
The valuation allowance decreased in 1997 and 1996 resulting from
recognizing benefits from the utilization of net operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards as a result of current income from operations and the tax gain
from the formation of the Joint Venture, and the conclusion is that it is more
likely than not that these assets will be utilized.
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:
1997 1996 1995
-------- -------- ------
Current provision (benefit):
U.S. federal $ 4,705 $ 1,543 $ 61
Foreign - - (235)
State 2,207 185 -
-------- -------- ------
6,912 1,728 (174)
Deferred provision (benefit):
U.S. federal (2,980) (1,487) -
Foreign - - 174
State (1,094) (241) -
-------- -------- ------
(4,074) (1,728) 174
-------- -------- ------
Total $ 2,838 $ - $ -
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The U.S. effective income tax rate from operations is different from the
U.S. federal statutory rates for the following reasons:
1997 1996 1995
--------- --------- --------
Income tax provision (benefit) if computed
at U.S. federal statutory rates $(1,196) $ 2,937 $ 2,433
Gain on the formation of Joint Venture - 8,645 -
Non-deductible Tender Offer costs 550 - -
Write-off of Acquired in-process research and development 3,098 - -
Benefit of net operating loss
carryforwards and tax credits (600) (13,487) (2,650)
Unutilized foreign net operating losses 549 364 -
Foreign tax rate variances (129) - 70
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State income taxes net of federal benefit 400 1,602 -
Other 166 (61) 147
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$ 2,838 $ - $ -
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The deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following:
1997 1996
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Bad debt reserve $ 153 $ 197
Employee benefit reserves 2,042 2,015
Reserve for net realizable value of real estate 62 1,088
Other 3,893 3,526
Federal tax credits 1,024 4,777
Foreign losses 292 -
Depreciation (1,372) (2,215)
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6,094 9,388
Valuation allowance (292) (7,660)
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Net deferred tax asset $ 5,802 $ 1,728
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Note 13. Asset Acquisitions and Equity Investments
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In May 1995, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire for $0.6
million, a 10% equity interest in Servotronix Ltd. ("Servotronix"), a firm in
Israel which designs and markets digital control systems for the motion control
market. In 1996 the Company increased its equity interest in Servotronix to 25%
with payments totaling $1.4 million. Effective April 2, 1997, the Company
purchased additional shares of Servotronix for cash of $6.4 million to increase
its ownership of Servotronix from 25% to 81%. The Company has agreed to purchase
the balance of the shares through the issuance of 257,522 shares of the
Company's common stock. Accordingly, the Company has accounted for the purchase
of Servotronix as if 100% of the shares were purchased on April 2, 1997, and
with the value of the shares not yet purchased being shown as a liability of the
Company, amounting to $2.3 million at December 31, 1997.
Effective June 10, 1997, the Company entered into a binding agreement to
purchase all of the shares of Fritz A. Seidel Elektro-Automatik GmbH ("Seidel"),
a designer and distributor of electronic motion control products located in
Germany, for $9.4 million in cash. The results of operations for Seidel are
consolidated in the accompanying financial statements effective July 1, 1997.
In connection with the acquisitions of Servotronix and Seidel, the Company
has allocated the purchase price to the assets acquired, both tangible and
intangible, and any excess of the purchase price over the assets acquired has
been classified as goodwill. Intangible assets acquired consist primarily of
completed technology and trade names and are being amortized over a five to
seven year period. Goodwill will be amortized over a fifteen year period. A
portion of the purchase price has been allocated to in-process research and
development in the amount of $10.5 million, which was expensed as "Acquired
research and development" in the second quarter of 1997. Also included in
Acquired research and development was a charge of approximately $0.9 million for
technology acquired unrelated to the Servotronix and Seidel acquisitions.
Management believes that the technological feasibility of the in-process
technology had not yet been established and the technology had no alternative
future use.
Note 14. Operating Leases
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The Company leases certain of its facilities and equipment under various
operating lease arrangements. Such arrangements generally include fair market
value renewal and/or purchase options.
Rent expense for operating leases amounted to $2.5 million in 1997, $2.2
million in 1996, and $2.5 million in 1995. Future minimum rental payments
required under non-cancelable operating leases having a lease term in excess of
one year, at December 31, 1997, are as follows:
Operating
Leases
------
1998 $ 2,477
1999 2,474
2000 2,276
2001 1,675
2002 828
Thereafter 4,089
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Total minimum lease payments $ 13,819
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Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies
- -----------------------------------------
The Company has various lawsuits, claims, commitments and contingent
liabilities including environmental matters arising from the ordinary conduct of
its business; however, they are not expected to have a material adverse effect
on its consolidated financial position and cash flows.
In doing business with the U.S. Government, the Company is subject to
routine audits and, in certain circumstances, to inquiry, review, or
investigation by the U.S. Government Agencies relating to the Company's
compliance with Government Procurement policies and practices. The Company's
policy is to conduct its activities in compliance with all applicable rules and
regulations.
Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement described in Note 2, the Company has
retained certain potential liabilities of the Macbeth division. Management
believes that the assumption of these potential liabilities will not have a
material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company.
Note 16. Pension and other employee benefit plans
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The Company maintains two non-contributory qualified defined benefit pension
plans covering substantially all domestic employees (the "Plans"). Plans
covering most employees provide pension benefits based generally on the
employee's years of service and final five-year or career average compensation.
Due to full funding, the Plans currently have no required contributions by the
Company.
The net periodic pension cost for the years 1997, 1996 and 1995 included the
following components:
1997 1996 1995
--------- --------- ---------
Service cost $ 2,085 $ 2,499 $ 1,617
Interest cost 3,542 3,633 3,123
Actual (return) loss on plan assets (11,692) (10,502) (13,472)
Net amortization and deferral 5,047 4,280 8,396
--------- --------- ---------
Net periodic pension cost (credit) $ (1,018) $ (90) $ (336)
========= ========= =========
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The assumptions used in determining the end of year benefit obligations
included discount rates of 6.5%, 7.0%, and 6.5% in 1997, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, an expected investment return of 10% and compensation increases of
5% for the years ending 1997, 1996, and 1995. The Plans' assets consist
principally of cash, common stocks, and bonds.
The Plans' funded status together with the amounts recognized in the
Company's Balance Sheet at December 31 are as follows:
1997 1996
---------- ----------
Actuarial present value of benefit obligations:
Vested $(37,682) $(36,545)
========== ==========
Accumulated $(38,814) $(37,450)
========== ==========
Projected (54,575) (51,729)
Plans' assets at fair value 70,340 63,879
---------- ----------
Plans' assets in excess of projected benefit obligation 15,765 12,150
Unrecognized net gain (7,408) (5,864)
Unrecognized net asset at January 1 (3,913) (4,705)
Unrecognized prior service cost 1,354 1,717
---------- ----------
Prepaid pension cost $ 5,798 $ 3,298
========== ==========
The Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan provides that in the event of a
termination of that plan following a change in control of the Company, any
assets of that plan remaining after provision is made for all benefits
thereunder will be employed to supplement such benefits.
The Company also maintains a Supplemental Retirement Income Plan ("SERP")
for former key employees. The Company has accrued an actuarially determined
liability of $3.6 million and $3.5 million at December 31, 1997 and 1996,
respectively, in anticipation of the payment of such benefits in the future to
seven former employees who were designated as eligible by the Company's board of
directors for participation in the SERP program. The Company incurred a pension
expense of $0.3 million in 1997 and 1996 for the SERP.
The Company has a voluntary 401(k) savings and investment plan designed to
enhance the existing retirement program covering eligible domestic employees.
In 1997 and 1996, the Company matched 50% of each participant's contributions,
up to a maximum contribution of 2% of base salary. Company contributions to
this plan were $0.7 million, $0.7 million, and $0.5 million in 1997, 1996, and
1995, respectively.
In 1997 employees of Macbeth became employees of the Joint Venture as
described in Note 2. This was accounted for as a curtailment and a settlement
under SFAS 88, "Employers' Accounting for Settlement and Curtailments of Defined
Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits", and SFAS 106, "Employers'
Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions". The Plan's funded
status reflects a curtailment gain of $1.2 million, a settlement gain of $0.5
million, and a special termination benefit loss of $0.2 million due to the Joint
Venture.
Note 17. Postretirement medical insurance benefits
- ---------------------------------------------------
The Company maintains a postretirement medical benefits plan covering
substantially all domestic employees hired prior to January 1, 1992. The plan
is contributory. Retiree contributions are adjusted annually, and are based on
the difference between total cost and the employer contribution. The Company's
contribution
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towards retiree medical benefits for employees retiring after January 1, 1992,
is capped at 1991 levels. FAS 106 was implemented on a delayed recognition
basis, resulting in amortization of the transition obligation amount over 20
years. The Company currently funds the plan as claims are paid.
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost for 1997, 1996, and 1995 included
the following components:
1997 1996 1995
---- ---- ----
Service cost $ 213 $ 168 $ 122
Interest cost 382 423 460
Amortization of obligation at transition 252 278 278
Amortization of loss - 9 -
------ ------ ------
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost $ 847 $ 878 $ 860
====== ====== ======
The plan amounts recognized in the Company's balance sheet at December 31,
1997 and 1996 are as follows:
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation:
1997 1996
---- ----
Retirees and dependents $(2,560) $(3,712)
Fully eligible active plan participants (566) (326)
Other active plan participants (2,813) (2,498)
----------- -----------
Total (5,939) (6,536)
Plan assets at fair value - -
----------- -----------
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
in excess of plan assets (5,939) (6,536)
Unrecognized net loss 233 559
Unrecognized prior service cost - -
Unrecognized transition obligation 3,717 4,448
----------- -----------
Accrued postretirement benefit cost $(1,989) $(1,529)
=========== ===========
The Company's postretirement benefit plans are unfunded.
For measurement purposes, a 10.2% annual rate of increase in the per capita
cost of covered medical benefits was assumed for 1997; the rate was assumed to
decrease to 5.5% for 2000 and remain at that level thereafter. Increasing the
assumed health care cost trend rates by 1% in each year would increase the
accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of January 1, 1997, by $0.2
million and the aggregate of the service cost and interest cost components of
net periodic postretirement benefit cost by $0.02 million.
The weighted average discount rates used in determining the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation are 6.5% and 7.0% as of December 31, 1997 and
1996, respectively.
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Note 18. Foreign Operations and Geographic Segments, and Export Sales
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The effect of the Company's foreign operations upon the consolidated
financial statements are summarized as follows:
1997 1996 1995
---- ---- ----
Net Sales
North America $ 179,524 $ 190,776 $ 180,891
Europe 44,733 48,806 56,269
Other 12,759 440 -
Eliminations (14,770) (9,598) (8,505)
------------------- ---------------- ------------------
$ 222,246 $ 230,424 $ 228,655
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Net Income
North America $ 30,304 $ 9,416 $ 7,501
Europe (410) (55) (325)
Other (8,536) (536) -
Eliminations (1,638) 79 (19)
------------------- ---------------- ------------------
$ 19,720 $ 8,904 $ 7,157
=================== ================ ==================
Identifiable Assets
North America $ 97,211 $ 105,445 $ 107,450
Europe 44,306 33,288 41,238
Other 13,914 4,223 -
Eliminations (9,987) (1,626) (1,214)
------------------- ---------------- ------------------
$ 145,444 $ 141,330 $ 147,474
=================== ================ ==================
The Company's principal foreign facilities are in France, Germany, India,
Israel, and Vietnam. The sales eliminations are transfers at prevailing
wholesale selling prices. The Company has no other significant foreign
operations.
In addition to foreign operations, export sales amounted to $21.0 million in
1997, $39.7 million in 1996, and $31.9 million in 1995. Sales to the U.S.
Government or for U.S. Government end-use amounted to $47.8 million in 1997,
$41.3 million in 1996, and $43.5 million in 1995.
Note 19. Subsequent Events
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In January 1998, the Company announced that a Japanese company agreed to pay
the Company $27.2 million under a confidential settlement and paid-up licensing
agreement covering certain of the Company's motion control patents. The
settlement amount, less applicable Japanese withholding taxes, was received by
the Company in the first quarter of 1998.
On December 15, 1997, the Company commenced a tender offer ("Tender Offer")
for 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Pacific Scientific Company ("Pacific") in
cash with the remainder of the outstanding shares to be acquired through the
issuance of the Company's stock to complete the merger.
On February 2, 1998, the Company terminated its offer to acquire Pacific
after a significantly higher bid was accepted by the Pacific board of directors.
Included in the accompanying financial statements is a charge of $4.2 million
representing the costs incurred through December 31, 1997 in connection with the
Tender Offer. Approximately $1.0 million of additional costs are expected to
be incurred in the first quarter of 1998.
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Note 20. Industry Segment Information
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The Company has continued a focus on high performance motion control, which
included the divestiture of three instrumentation businesses in 1995 and 1996
that were part of the Company's Electro-Optical Instruments segment.
Additionally, the Company has reorganized its business around two market
channels, Industrial and Commercial, and Aerospace and Defense, and changed its
segment disclosure to reflect this focus. Information provided for 1996 and
1995 has been prepared as if the reorganization around these two market segments
had occurred at the beginning of each year.
The Company has operations in two industry segments: the Industrial and
Commercial Group and the Aerospace and Defense Group. The following table
includes certain financial information relating to each of the Company's
segments in the last three fiscal years:
1997 1996 1995
------------ ------------ ------------
Industrial & Commercial Group:
Sales $120,244 $123,257 $126,338
Operating income (expense) (1) (1,198) 8,393 6,962
Assets 56,517 42,240 50,589
Capital additions 2,816 1,336 1,729
Depreciation 1,898 2,474 2,884
Backlog 36,318 30,162 33,734
Aerospace & Defense Group:
Sales $102,002 $107,167 $102,317
Operating income 10,548 11,014 9,242
Assets 67,716 71,814 76,175
Capital additions 3,348 3,487 2,110
Depreciation 2,400 2,601 2,646
Backlog 62,112 65,652 74,689
Corporate:
Operating expenses (2) $(11,113) $(10,503) $ (9,047)
Assets 21,211 27,276 20,710
Capital additions 52 25 13
Depreciation 69 184 221
Consolidated:
Sales $222,246 $230,424 $228,655
Operating income (loss) (1,763) 8,904 7,157
Assets 145,444 141,330 147,474
Capital additions 6,216 4,848 3,852
Depreciation 4,367 5,259 5,751
Backlog 98,430 95,814 108,423
(1) 1997 operating income includes a charge of $11.4 million for Acquired
research and development as discussed in Note 13.
(2) 1997 Corporate expenses include $4.2 million for Tender Offer expenses as
discussed in Note 19.
The operating income in the above table represents operating segment income
after minority interest and before general corporate expenses, interest, and
income taxes. Identifiable assets by segment are those assets used exclusively
in the operation of that industry segment.
Corporate expenses include interest expense, interest income, and general
and administrative expenses, and are not allocated to respective segments.
Corporate assets consist principally of cash and investments, net assets held
for disposition, equity investments, and intangible pension assets.
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Note 21. Earnings Per Share
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The Company has adopted SFAS 128, which requires the presentation of basic and
diluted EPS. Basic EPS excludes the dilutive effect of common equivalent
securities and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders
by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.
Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or
other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common
stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the
earning of the entity. In accordance with SFAS 128, as of December 31, 1997,
the Company has restated all prior period EPS data presented. A reconciliation
between basic EPS and diluted EPS is as follows:
For the Year Ended 1997 For the Year Ended 1996
------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
Income Shares Per-Share Income Shares Per-Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount (Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------- --------------- ----------
Net income $19,720 $8,904
Less: Preferred stock dividends and (285)
accretion of preferred stock
discount
Basic EPS:
- ----------
Net income available to common $19,720 9,875,963 $2.00 $8,619 9,732,055 $0.89
shareholders
Effect of dilutive securities:
- ------------------------------
Options 487,910 310,051
------------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Diluted EPS:
- ------------
Income available to common
shareholders and assumed
Conversions $19,720 10,363,873 $1.90 $8,619 10,042,106 $0.86
============ ============= ======= ========== ============ ========
For the Year Ended
1995
------------------------------------------------
Income Shares Per-Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
-------------- ----------------- ----------
Net income $7,157
Less: Preferred stock dividends and (4,648)
accretion of preferred stock
discount
Basic EPS:
- ----------
Net income available to common $2,509 9,667,434 $0.26
shareholders
Effect of dilutive securities:
- ------------------------------
Options 102,205
------------- -----------------
Diluted EPS:
- ------------
Income available to common
shareholders and assumed
Conversions $2,509 9,769,639 $0.26
============= ================= =========
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During 1997, options to purchase 103,500 shares of common stock with
exercise prices ranging from $17.31 to $18.69 per share and with expiration
dates ranging up to December 16, 2007 were outstanding but were not included in
the computation of diluted EPS because the options' exercise price was greater
than the average market price of the common shares. Also, 956,041 common
equivalent shares of the convertible subordinated debentures were not included
in the diluted EPS calculation as a result of their antidilutive effect.
During 1996, options to purchase 126,200 shares of common stock with
exercise prices ranging from $12.00 to $16.88 per share and with expiration
dates ranging up to May 15, 2006 were outstanding but were not included in the
computation of diluted EPS because the options' exercise price was greater than
the average market price of the common shares. Also, 1,086,987 common
equivalent shares of the convertible subordinated debentures were not included
in the diluted EPS calculation as a result of their antidilutive effect.
During 1995, options to purchase 328,700 shares of common stock with
exercise prices ranging from $8.88 to $20.00 per share and with expiration dates
ranging up to December 19, 2005 were outstanding but were not included in the
computation of diluted EPS because the options' exercise price was greater than
the average market price of the common shares. Also, 1,217,933 common
equivalent shares of the convertible subordinated debentures and 1,717,591
common equivalent shares of the Preferred Stock were not included in the diluted
EPS calculation as a result of their antidilutive effect.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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3(a) Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(a) of the Form SE filed on April 2, 1990.
3(b) Restated and Amended By-Laws incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 of Form 8-K filed on December 15, 1997.
4(a) Debenture Purchase Agreement dated as of July 30, 1982, with
respect to 10-1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 1996
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 1982.
4(b) Indenture dated as of May 1, 1984, with respect to 8-3/4%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2009 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (2-
90655).
4(c) Rights Agreement dated as of December 20, 1988, as amended and
restated as of March 27, 1990, between the Company and the First
National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4(d) of the Form SE filed on April 2, 1990.
10(a) Fifth Amended and Restated Multicurrency Credit Agreement dated as
of September 30, 1997, among Kollmorgen Corporation, BankBoston,
N.A., Certain Other Financial Institutions Listed on Schedule 1,
and BankBoston, N.A., as Agent, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10 of the Form SE filed on or about November 14, 1997.
10(c) Kollmorgen Stock Option Plan, as amended, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit A of the Company's Proxy Statement dated
March 24, 1987, for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on
April 22, 1987.
10(d) Kollmorgen 1991 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit A of the Company's Proxy Statement dated
April 5, 1996, for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May
8, 1996.
10(e) 1998 Management Stock Incentive Plan (filed herewith)
10(f) Form of Retention Agreement entered into between the Company and
Messrs. Argov, Cobuzzi, Desmond, Eder, Jones and Petty. (filed
herewith)
10(g) Kollmorgen Deferred Compensation Plan incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10 of the Form SE filed on or about November 14, 1997.
10(h) Form of 1991, 1992, and 1993 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement
under the Long-Term Incentive Plan and/or Kollmorgen Stock Option
Plan for Gideon Argov, Robert J. Cobuzzi, James A. Eder and Mark
E. Petty. Each agreement is identical except for the number of
shares and the date of grant. Said agreement is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(j) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
the Company for the year ended December 31, 1991.
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Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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10(i) Form of 1995, 1996, and 1998, Incentive Stock Option Agreement
under the Long-Term Incentive Plan for Gideon Argov, Robert J.
Cobuzzi, Daniel F. Desmond, James A. Eder, Keith D. Jones and Mark
E. Petty. Each agreement is identical except for the number of
shares and the date of grant. Said Agreement is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(g) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
the Company for the year ended December 31, 1995.
10(j) Kollmorgen 1992 Stock Ownership Plan for Non-Employee Directors,
as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit B of the
Company's Proxy Statement dated April 5, 1996, for the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders held on May 8, 1996.
10(k) Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for the grant of
15,000 options between each non-employee director and the Company
pursuant to the Kollmorgen 1992 Stock Ownership Plan for Non-
Employee Directors, as amended, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(i) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company
for the year ended December 31, 1996.
10(l) Kollmorgen 1998 Corporate Incentive Plan for Corporate Officers
and other key corporate employees is identical to the plan
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j) to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
10(m) Letter employment agreement dated May 21, 1991, for Gideon Argov.
Said Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
December 31, 1991.
10(n) Letter employment agreement dated July 1, 1991, for Robert J.
Cobuzzi. Said Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(c) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
year ended December 31, 1991.
10(o) Form of severance agreement for George P. Stephan. Said agreement
is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1989.
10(p) Form of Indemnification Agreement for each of the Company's
executive officers, directors and director emeritus. Each
agreement is identical to this exhibit except for the name and
title of each individual. Said agreement is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(f) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
the Company for the year ended December 31, 1987.
10(q) Supplemental Retirement Income Plan for key executives
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(n) to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1990.
10(r) Master Equipment Lease Agreement dated as of April 19, 1996,
between Provident Commercial Group, Inc. and Kollmorgen
Corporation incorporated by reference to EX-10 of the Form SE
filed on November 30, 1996.
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Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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11 Calculations of Earnings Per Share - The information is contained
in the Company's 1997Annual Report to shareholders in Note 21
"Earnings Per Share" on page 39 and is incorporated in here by
reference.
21 Subsidiaries of the Company (filed herewith)
23 Consent of Independent Accountants - Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
(filed herewith)
24 Powers of Attorney (filed herewith)
27(a) Financial Data Schedule for 1997 fiscal year ended December 31,
1997. (filed herewith)
27(b) Restated Financial Data Schedule for quarter ended September 30,
1997. (filed herewith)
27(c) Restated Financial Data Schedule for quarter ended June 30, 1997.
(filed herewith)
27(d) Restated Financial Data Schedule for quarter ended March 31, 1997.
(filed herewith)
27(e) Restated Financial Data Schedule for 1996 fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996. (filed herewith)
27(f) Restated Financial Data Schedule for quarter ended
September 30, 1996. (filed herewith)
27(g) Restated Financial Data Schedule for quarter ended June 30, 1996.
(filed herewith)
27(h) Restated Financial Data Schedule for quarter ended March 31, 1996.
(filed herewith)
27(i) Restated Financial Data Schedule for 1996 fiscal year ended
December 31, 1995. (filed herewith)
27(j) Restated Financial Data Schedule for 1996 fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994. (filed herewith)
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