Exhibit 99.1
BE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES NV
Quarterly report for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2002
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Part I. Financial Information.......................................... 1
Item 1 - Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements...... 1
Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations..................................... 13
Part II. Other Information........................................ 35
Item 1 - Legal Proceedings.......................................... 35
Item 2 - Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds................... 35
Item 3 - Defaults on Senior Securities.............................. 35
Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders........ 35
Item 5 - Other Information.......................................... 35
PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
BE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES NV
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
2001 2002 2002 2001 2002 2002
EURO EURO USD EURO EURO USD
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
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Net sales 31,463 22,413 22,142 131,106 56,043 55,365
Cost of sales 19,849 15,044 14,862 80,824 39,278 38,803
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Gross profit 11,614 7,369 7,280 50,282 16,765 16,562
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 6,882 6,819 6,737 24,243 19,615 19,378
Research and development expenses 3,194 2,855 2,821 11,772 8,744 8,638
Restructuring charges 1,700 400 395 5,300 400 395
Amortization of intangible assets 966 644 636 2,893 1,950 1,926
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Total operating expenses 12,742 10,718 10,589 44,208 30,709 30,337
Operating income (loss) (1,128) (3,349) (3,309) 6,074 (13,944) (13,775)
Interest income, net 1,118 837 827 3,305 2,620 2,588
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Income (loss) before taxes and
equity in loss of affiliated companies (10) (2,512) (2,482) 9,379 (11,324) (11,187)
Income taxes (benefit) 115 (858) (848) 3,657 (3,511) (3,469)
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Income (loss) before equity in
loss of affiliated companies (125) (1,654) (1,634) 5,722 (7,813) (7,718)
Equity in loss of affiliated
companies, net (2,642) -- -- (9,202) -- --
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Net loss (2,767) (1,654) (1,634) (3,480) (7,813) (7,718)
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Loss per share - basic (0.09) (0.05) (0.05) (0.11) (0.25) (0.24)
Loss per share - diluted (0.09) (0.05) (0.05) (0.11) (0.25) (0.24)
Weighted average number of
shares used to compute loss per
share - basic 31,794,675 31,330,660 31,330,660 31,794,675 31,638,304 31,638,304
Weighted average number of
shares used to compute loss per
share - diluted 31,794,675 31,330,660 31,330,660 31,794,675 31,638,304 31,638,304
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See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements
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BE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES NV
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands)
December 31, 2001 September 30, 2002
EURO EURO USD
(unaudited) (unaudited)
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ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 141,506 114,288 112,905
Accounts receivable, net 31,078 33,672 33,265
Inventories 29,310 33,870 33,460
Other current assets 5,087 9,003 8,894
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 206,981 190,833 188,524
Property, plant and equipment 28,466 22,100 21,832
Intangible assets 31,730 36,194 35,756
Other non-current assets 4,709 6,724 6,643
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TOTAL ASSETS 271,886 255,851 252,755
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases 1,648 1,216 1,201
Accounts payable 5,520 11,255 11,119
Other current liabilities 22,692 17,771 17,556
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 29,860 30,242 29,876
Long-term debt and capital leases 9,040 8,050 7,953
Deferred gain on sale and lease back -- 948 936
Other non-current liabilities 4,684 4,129 4,079
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TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 13,724 13,127 12,968
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 228,302 212,482 209,911
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 271,886 255,851 252,755
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See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements
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BE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES NV
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
Nine months ended September 30,
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2001 2002 2002
EURO EURO USD
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
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CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss (3,480) (7,813) (7,718)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
flows from operating activities:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 3,451 3,069 3,032
Amortization of intangibles 2,892 1,950 1,926
Deferred income taxes (benefits) (1,504) (3,874) (3,827)
Loss on disposal of equipment 19 110 108
Translation of debt in foreign currency (270) 1,282 1,266
Equity in losses of affiliated company 9,202 -- --
Effects of changes in assets and liabilities,
net of effects of purchase of business:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable 10,591 (1,722) (1,701)
Decrease (increase) in inventories 3,616 (2,558) (2,527)
Decrease (increase) in other current assets 3,229 (2,649) (2,617)
(Decrease) increase in accrued liabilities 184 (7,150) (7,063)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable (19,319) 5,413 5,348
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 8,611 (13,942) (13,773)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (2,936) (2,469) (2,439)
Proceeds from sale of equipment 4 6,539 6,460
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (108) (10,605) (10,477)
Decrease in advances to affiliated companies 148 -- --
Purchase of own shares -- (3,890) (3,843)
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NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (2,892) (10,425) (10,299)
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments of bank lines of credit -- (1,324) (1,308)
Payments on long-term debt (687) (1,419) (1,402)
Proceeds from (payments of) advances from customers (6,808) 1,088 1,075
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NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES (7,495) (1,655) (1,635)
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NET CASH FLOWS (1,776) (26,022) (25,707)
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash balances (41) (1,196) (1,182)
CASH AT BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD 122,849 141,506 139,794
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CASH AT END OF THE PERIOD 121,032 114,288 112,905
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See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements
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BE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES NV
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared by the Company without audit and reflect all adjustments which
are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the
financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods
presented. The statements have been prepared in accordance with the
regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, but
omit certain information and footnote disclosures necessary to present the
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States ("US GAAP"). For further information, these condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001.
The results of operations for the nine month period ended September 30,
2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the
year ended December 31, 2002.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are, solely
for the convenience of the reader, also translated into US dollars ("USD")
using the Noon Buying Rate in effect on September 30, 2002 (Euro 1 = USD
0.9879). Such translations should not be construed as representations that
the Euro amounts could be converted into US dollars at that or any other
date.
2. SHARES OUTSTANDING
As of December 31, 2001 and September 30, 2002, the Company's authorized
capital consisted of 55,000,000 ordinary shares, nominal value of E 0.91
per share, and 55,000,000 preference shares, nominal value E 0.91 per
share. At December 31, 2001 and September 30, 2002, 31,794,675 and
30,983,380 ordinary shares, respectively were outstanding. No preference
shares were outstanding at December 31, 2001 and September 30, 2002.
On September 17, 2002, the Company announced that it had adopted a plan to
repurchase up to 1,000,000 of the Company's ordinary shares from time to
time. As of November 11, 2002, the Company had repurchased 845,045
ordinary shares at an average price of E 5.49 per share under this
repurchase program.
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3. INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of:
December 31, September 30,
2001 2002
(in thousands) EURO EURO
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Precious metals........................................ 14 16
Raw materials.......................................... 9,146 9,900
Work in progress....................................... 18,111 21,233
Finished goods......................................... 2,039 2,721
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29,310 33,870
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4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Intangible assets consist of:
December 31, September 30,
2001 2002
(in thousands) EURO EURO
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Non amortizable:
Goodwill.............................................. 13,025 18,267
Amortizable:
Patents............................................... 17,953 17,296
Trademarks............................................ 752 631
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31,730 36,194
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The above amounts are presented net of accumulated amortization of E21.2
million at December 31, 2001 and of E23.0 million at September 30, 2002.
On January 4, 2002, we acquired Laurier, Inc. ("Laurier") for
consideration of US$8.9 million in cash, subject to adjustment upon final
determination of Laurier's December 31, 2001 balance sheet. Acquisition
cost amounted to US$ 0.4 million. This acquisition was accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting. In connection with this transaction, an
allocation of the purchase price was made resulting in certain purchase
accounting adjustments. We allocated the purchase price, including
acquisition costs as follows:
(in thousands) USD
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Net tangible assets..................................... 1,735
Patents................................................. 1,508
Goodwill................................................ 6,121
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9,364
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As of January 1, 2002, we adopted SFAS 142 and SFAS 144. SFAS 142
eliminates the amortization of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible
assets, addresses the amortization of intangible assets with finite lives
and addresses impairment testing and recognition for goodwill and
intangible assets with indefinite lives. SFAS 144 establishes a single
model for the impairment of long-lived assets and broadens the
presentation of discontinued operations to include disposal of an
individual business. As a result of the adoption of SFAS 142, goodwill
amortization ceased. No impairment charges resulted from the required
impairment evaluations.
The following table reflects the impact that SFAS 142 would have had on
net loss and loss per ordinary share if it had been adopted at the
beginning of 2001:
Three months ended Nine months
Sept. 30, ended Sept. 30,
2001 2002 2001 2002
(in thousands, except per share data) EURO EURO EURO EURO
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Reported net loss................................ (2,767) (1,654) (3,480) (7,813)
Cease goodwill amortization...................... 267 - 800 -
Cease goodwill amortization affiliated companies. 325 - 975 -
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Adjusted net loss................................ (2,175) (1,654) (1,705) (7,813)
Reported loss per share
- basic and diluted............................ (0.09) (0.05) (0.11) (0.25)
Cease goodwill amortization...................... 0.01 - 0.03 -
Cease goodwill amortization affiliated companies. 0.01 - 0.03 -
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Adjusted loss per share
- basic and diluted............................ (0.07) (0.05) (0.05) (0.25)
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We assess goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles for impairment
annually unless events occur that require us to conduct more frequent
reviews. Long-lived assets, including amortizable intangibles, are tested
for impairment if impairment triggers occur. Discounted cash flow analyses
are used to assess nonamortizable intangible impairment while undiscounted
cash flow analyses are used to assess long-lived asset impairment. If an
assessment indicates impairment, the impaired asset is written down to its
fair market value based on the best information available. Estimated fair
market value is generally measured with discounted estimated future cash
flows.
The useful lives of amortizable intangibles are evaluated periodically,
and subsequent to impairment reviews, to determine whether revisions are
warranted. If cash flows related to a nonamortizable intangible are not
expected to continue for the foreseeable future, a useful life would be
assigned.
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5. DEFERRED GAIN ON SALE AND LEASE BACK
On September 28, 2002, the Company sold the land and buildings of one of
its subsidiaries in a sale and lease back transaction for E6.5 million in
cash. At the date of this transaction, the cost of the land and buildings
totaled E6.9 million and the net book value of this real estate amounted
to E5.4 million. The Company's gain on this transaction of E1.1 million
will be amortized and netted against rental expenses over the twelve and a
half year term of the lease. Gross rental expenses total E0.6 million per
annum.
The total deferred gain on the sale and lease back consist of the
following:
December 31, September 30,
2001 2002
(in thousands) EURO EURO
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Deferred gain - current............................. -- 84
Deferred gain - non current......................... -- 948
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-- 1,032
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6. RESTRUCTURING
In the second, third and fourth quarters of 2001, the Company adopted
restructuring plans that included a total reduction of its global
workforce (including temporary workers) by approximately 26%. These
actions were necessitated by the semiconductor industry downturn that has
resulted in a significant reduction in new orders received by the Company.
These actions were taken (i) to better align the Company's cost structure
with anticipated revenues and (ii) to improve manufacturing efficiency and
productivity. In 2001, the Company recorded pre tax restructuring charges
of E 8.3 million (E 5.5 million after tax) in connection with this
reduction in workforce.
In the third quarter of 2002, the Company relocated its flip chip die
attach operations from New Jersey to New Hampshire in the United States
and consolidated these activities with its die sorting activities to form
a single Die Handling Systems business unit. These actions were taken to
better align the Company's cost structure with anticipated revenues. The
Company recorded a one-time charge for this relocation of E 0.4 million.
Changes in the total restructuring reserve were:
(in thousands) EURO
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Restructuring reserve as of January 1, 2002......................... 5,487
Other............................................................... (107)
Second quarter 2002 releases........................................ (1,201)
Second quarter 2002 additions....................................... 1,205
Third quarter 2002 additions........................................ 400
Cash payments in the first nine months of 2002...................... (4,147)
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Restructuring reserve as of September 30, 2002 1,637
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The provision for the reduction in workforce includes severance and other
benefits for approximately 180 employees in The Netherlands and Asia. The
releases mainly relate to social security expenses and disabled personnel
included for which we are not obliged to pay. The additions to the
restructuring reserve mainly related to higher than expected severance
cost and later than expected employment terminations. The additions in the
third quarter of 2002 mainly relate to severance payments for the
reduction in workforce in the United States and relocation cost.
7. INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES
The Company sold its 30% equity interest in its Possehl BESI Electronics
N.V. joint venture ("PBE") on November 15, 2001. As a result, investment
in affiliated companies as of each of December 31, 2001 and September 30,
2002 is nil.
The following table presents condensed financial information as to the
results of operations of PBE.
Nine months ended September 30,
2001 2002
(in thousands) EURO EURO
Net sales...................................... 136,925 --
Gross profit................................... 14,826 --
Operating loss................................. (24,154) --
Net loss before minority interest.............. (27,135) --
Net loss....................................... (27,424) --
In December 2001, subsequent to the sale of the Company's 30% interest in
PBE on November 15, 2001, the Board of Directors of PBE announced a change
in accounting principle. This change, relating to the depreciation method
of certain fixed assets, resulted in a one time charge of E5.8 million in
the results of PBE in 2001. PBE disclosed, the impact of this accounting
change as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle computed
as of January 1, 2001 as required by US GAAP. Also, as required by US
GAAP, the results of operations of PBE for its fiscal year ended December
31, 2001 were prepared on the basis of the newly adopted accounting
principle.
Subsequent to the sale of the 30% interest in PBE, the Company no longer
had any representation on the Board of Directors of PBE nor any other
rights or responsibilities regarding PBE. As a result, PBE's December 2001
change in accounting principle is treated as a post-disposal subsequent
event and the Company's proportionate share of this change has not been
included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company's
proportionate share in the results of PBE in the accompanying financial
statements is presented on the basis of PBE's former accounting principle.
The inclusion of the impact of this change in accounting principle in the
financial statements of the Company would not affect the net income (loss)
of the Company for the year 2001, as the Company sold its 30% interest in
PBE on November 15, 2001, and accordingly, the impact of the change in
accounting principle would have resulted in an equal and offsetting
adjustment in the loss on the sale of PBE recorded by the Company.
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Although the Company was not required to retroactively adjust its 30%
share of the net loss of PBE for 2001 and the amount of the loss on the
sale of its investment in PBE since the decision to change the accounting
principle was made by PBE subsequent to the disposal date, the following
table sets forth the impact that the change would have otherwise had on
the Company's results for the three and nine month periods ended September
30, 2001 of the Company.
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, 2001 September 30, 2001
(in thousands) EURO EURO
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The Company's 30% share in loss of PBE as reported (2,317) (8,227)
The Company's 30% share of the cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle ....... -- (1,226)
The Company's 30% share of the impact of
newly adopted accounting principle ............. (145) (435)
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The Company's 30% share in loss of PBE
including the effect of change in
accounting principle ........................... (2,462) (9,888)
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8. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Average shares outstanding - basic equals average shares outstanding -
fully diluted as the effect to compute loss per share would be
anti-dilutive due to the Company's loss for the periods.
For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2001 and 2002,
all options were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share
as the effect would be anti-dilutive due to the Company's loss for those
periods.
9. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income."
This statement requires that companies disclose comprehensive income,
which includes net income and other comprehensive income items. Other
comprehensive income items include revenues, expenses, gains and losses
that under US GAAP are excluded from net income and are reflected as a
component of shareholders' equity; such as foreign currency translation
adjustments, minimum pension liability adjustments and unrealized gains
and losses on marketable securities classified as available-for-sale. The
components of comprehensive loss for the Company for the three and nine
month periods ended September 30, 2001 and 2002 were net loss and foreign
currency translation adjustments. Those components are as follows:
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Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
2001 2002 2001 2002 2002
(in thousands) EURO EURO EURO EURO USD
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Net loss ..................... (2,767) (1,654) (3,480) (7,813) (7,718)
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation
Adjustment ................. (4,553) (134) 851 (4,117) (4,067)
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Comprehensive income (loss) .. (7,320) (1,788) (2,629) (11,930) (11,785)
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10. SEGMENT DATA
The following table summarizes selected financial data of the Company's
operating segments. The Company's investment in PBE's leadframes business
was sold on November 15, 2001. On January 4, 2002, the Company acquired
Laurier Inc., a die sort equipment business. In the third quarter of 2002,
the Company consolidated its Die Attach Equipment business and Die Sort
Equipment business into a single Die Handling Systems business unit and
has reclassified financial data for the Die Attach Equipment business and
Die Sort Equipment business for prior periods.
Molding
and Trim Plating and Die
and Form Singulation Handling Lead- Corporate/
(Euro in thousands) Equipment Equipment System Frames Elimination Total
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Three months ended September 30,
2001
Net sales.................. 19,633 8,947 2,883 - - 31,463
Income (loss) before taxes. (1,640) 320 312 - 998 (10)
Three months ended September 30,
2002
Net sales.................. 15,241 5,054 2,118 - - 22,413
Income (loss) before taxes. (248) (689) (2,418) - 843 (2,512)
Nine months ended September 30,
2001
Net sales.................. 89,754 36,120 5,232 - - 131,106
Income (loss) before taxes. 3,691 3,003 (802) - 3,487 9,379
Total assets............... 118,656 57,248 19,313 29,735 70,491 295,443
Nine months ended September 30,
2002
Net sales.................. 36,492 12,594 6,957 - - 56,043
Income (loss) before taxes. (6,081) (3,547) (4,262) - 2,566 (11,324)
Total assets............... 105,344 59,423 28,885 - 62,199 255,851
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11. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
In accordance with SFAS No. 133, which the Company adopted on January 1,
2001, all derivative financial instruments are carried in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets at fair value.
Using qualifying criteria defined in SFAS No. 133, derivative instruments
are designated and accounted for as either a hedge of exposure to the
change in fair value of a recognized asset or liability or unrecognized
firm commitment (fair value hedge), or a hedge of the exposure to
variability in the cash flows of a recognized asset or liability, or
forecasted transaction (cash flow hedge). For a fair value hedge, the gain
or loss (both the effective and ineffective portions) relating to the
change in fair value of the derivative instrument is recognized in
earnings in the period of change, together with the gain or loss on the
hedged item attributable to the hedged risk. For a cash flow hedge, gains
and losses relating to changes in the fair value of the derivative
instrument that are highly effective are initially recorded in accumulated
other comprehensive income or loss and subsequently reclassified into
earnings when the underlying hedged item affects earnings. The ineffective
portion of cash flow hedges is recognized in earnings immediately. During
the first nine months of 2002, the derivative instruments used by the
Company all qualified as fair value hedges. The Company does not use
derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
The Company uses forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge
certain firm commitments denominated in foreign currencies. The terms of
the currency instruments used are consistent with the timing of the firmly
committed transactions being hedged. The purpose of the Company's foreign
currency management activity is to seek to protect the Company from
changes in fair value of foreign currency denominated transactions that
may be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates.
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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
This Quarterly Report contains certain forward-looking statements as that term
is defined in the Private Litigation Securities Reform Act of 1995. For this
purpose any statements herein that are not statements of historical fact may be
deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the
words "believes," "anticipates", "plans," "expects," "intends" and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements represent the expectations of management as of the
date of the filing of this report. Actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of important
factors, including the risks and uncertainties faced by us described elsewhere
in this Quarterly Report and in other documents we have filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. You should consider carefully each of these
risks and uncertainties in evaluating our financial condition and results of
operations.
OVERVIEW
Our net sales and results of operations depend in significant part on the level
of capital expenditures by semiconductor manufacturers, which in turn depends on
the current and anticipated market demand for semiconductors and for products
utilizing semiconductors. Demand for semiconductor devices and expenditures for
the equipment required to assemble semiconductors is cyclical, depending in
large part on levels of demand worldwide for computing and peripheral equipment,
telecommunications devices and automotive and industrial components as well as
the production capacity of global semiconductor manufacturers. Historically, as
demand for these devices has increased, semiconductor manufacturers have sought
to increase their capacity by increasing the number of wafer fabrication
facilities and equipment production lines, and installing equipment that
incorporates new technology to increase the number of devices and the amount of
computing power per device. As demand has increased, semiconductor prices have
also typically risen. Conversely, if the additional capacity outstrips the
demand for semiconductor devices, manufacturers historically have cancelled or
deferred additional equipment purchases until demand again begins to outstrip
aggregate capacity. Under such circumstances, semiconductor prices typically
fall.
Due to the lead times associated with the production of our semiconductor
manufacturing equipment, our sales orders historically have lagged any downturn
or recovery in the semiconductor market by approximately nine to twelve months.
Our results of operations historically have fluctuated significantly both on an
annual and quarterly basis depending on overall levels of semiconductor demand
globally and the specific production requirements of our principal customers.
During 2001 we saw a significant deterioration in industry conditions. We
experienced increased order levels in the first six months of 2002. However,
during the third quarter of 2002 we experienced a decrease in bookings as
compared to the second quarter of 2002 as the slowdown in the semiconductor and
semiconductor equipment industry continued.
Our sales are generated primarily by shipments to the Asian manufacturing
operations of leading US and European semiconductor manufacturers and, to a
lesser extent, Korean and other Asian manufacturers and subcontractors. Most of
our principal competitors on a worldwide basis are Japanese, which historically
have dominated the Japanese market because Japanese semiconductor manufacturers
typically purchase equipment from domestic suppliers. To date, our sales to
Japanese customers have been limited.
Our sales to specific customers tend to vary significantly from year to year
depending on customers' capital expenditure budgets, new product introductions,
production capacity and packaging
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requirements. In addition, we derive a substantial portion of our net sales from
products that have an average selling price in excess of E300,000 and that have
significant lead times between the initial order and delivery of the product.
The timing and recognition of net sales from customer orders can cause
significant fluctuations in operating results from quarter to quarter.
On January 4, 2002, we acquired Laurier, Inc. ("Laurier"), a privately held
company located in Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA, for US$8.9 million in cash,
subject to adjustment upon final determination of Laurier's December 31, 2001
balance sheet. Laurier manufactures die sorting equipment used to inspect,
select and sort bare die, flip chips, wafer level chip scale packages and
opto-electronic devices from a wafer for further processing in assembly
operations. It employed approximately 48 people as of September 30, 2002 and had
sales of approximately US$17.5 million in its fiscal year ended September 30,
2001. Laurier's results of operations are included in our consolidated results
of operations from the date of acquisition. In the third quarter of 2002 we
relocated our flip chip die attach operations from New Jersey to New Hampshire
in the United States and consolidated these activities with our die sorting
business to form a single Die Handling Systems business unit.
EVALUATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations
are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Areas where significant
judgments are made include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition,
inventories and intangible assets. Actual results could differ materially from
these estimates. For a more detailed explanation of the judgments made in these
areas, refer to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2001.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Our revenue recognition policy conforms to the Securities and Exchange
Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101. Shipment of products occurs after
a customer accepts the product at our premises. We recognize revenues from sales
of products upon shipment or earlier title transfer. The risk of loss and
rewards of ownership with respect to products transfer to customers at that
time. The sale of the product to the customer is thereby considered complete and
no significant obligations remain after the sale is completed. A customer's sole
recourse against us is to enforce our obligations relating to installation,
which is considered inconsequential, and warranty. Advance payments received
from customers are recorded as a liability until the products have been shipped
or title has been transferred. Operating expenses and other income and expense
items are recognized in the income statement as incurred or earned.
INVENTORIES
We periodically evaluate whether or not the carrying value of our inventories is
in excess of market value or whether we have excess or obsolete items in our
inventory. Our evaluation includes judgements regarding future market
developments that might have an adverse effect on the valuation of our
inventories.
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Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or
market value. Cost includes net prices paid for materials purchased, charges for
freight and custom duties, production labor costs and factory overhead. Precious
metals are valued at the market price at the balance sheet date. Variances in
market price from balance sheet date to balance sheet date are recorded in gross
profit as gains or losses.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
All of our identifiable intangible assets are deemed to have a finite life and
are being amortized over their estimated useful lives. Impairment of such
long-lived identifiable intangible assets is based upon projections of future
undiscounted cash flows from the operations of the respective businesses. If the
sum of the future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of our
identifiable intangible assets, the carrying amount of the identifiable assets
is written down to its estimated fair value. Goodwill is subject to an annual
impairment test based upon a fair value measure; we use discounted projections
of future cash flows for this test.
Goodwill represents the excess of the costs of purchased businesses over the
fair value of their net assets at date of acquisition and is amortized by the
straight-line method. The amortization of the goodwill from our acquisition of
our Meco International B.V. subsidiary and its respective subsidiaries
(collectively "Meco") (13 years) and our acquisition of RD Automation ("RDA")
(13 years), was based on the weighted average remaining lives of Meco's and
RDA's patents as determined by an independent valuation. As of January 1, 2002,
we ceased amortizing goodwill, but continue to evaluate goodwill for impairment
in accordance with SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and other intangible assets". The
amortization of patents is based on the weighted average remaining lives of 13
years for Meco and RDA and 16 years for our Fico B.V. subsidiary and its
respective subsidiaries (collectively "Fico") as determined by an independent
valuation at date of acquisition.
EURO
On January 1, 1999, the euro was introduced in most European Monetary Union,
("EMU") countries. All participating EMU countries now operate with the euro as
their single currency. We converted all of our share capital into euro during
2001. We have converted all of our financial accounting and reporting currency
for Fico and Meco into euro as of December 31, 2001. We have been fully
operating in euro since January 1, 2002.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMERCIAL COMMITMENTS
We are not involved in any speculative trading activities.
Our only related party transactions were with our former PBE joint venture, in
which we sold our 30% share on November 15, 2001. Such related party
transactions consisted of sales and purchases as specified in the following
table.
January 1, to
November 15,
(Euro in thousands) 2001
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Sales............................................. 3,486
Purchases......................................... 270
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Management believes that these transactions were conducted at arms length basis
on terms and conditions equivalent to those that could have been obtained from
third parties.
The following table discloses our contractual obligations and commercial
commitments.
Payments Due by Period
Less than After
(Euro in thousands) 1 year 1-3 years 4-5 years 5 years Total
Long term debt........................ -- 794 -- -- 794
Capital lease obligations
including imputed interest.......... 602 1,800 1,200 6,547 10,149
Operating lease....................... 2,400 3,300 1,200 3,900 10,800
Unconditional purchase
obligations......................... 1,361 -- -- -- 1,361
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Total contractual obligations and
commercial commitments.............. 4,363 5,894 2,400 10,447 23,104
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Unconditional purchase obligations relate to equipment and specific external
technical staff.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2001
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share Three Months Ended September 30,
data)
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2001 % 2002 %
EURO EURO
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Net sales 31,463 100.0 22,413 100.0
Cost of sales 19,849 63.1 15,044 67.1
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Gross profit 11,614 36.9 7,369 32.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses 6,882 21.9 6,819 30.4
Research and development expenses 3,194 10.1 2,855 12.7
Restructuring charges 1,700 5.4 400 1.8
Amortization of intangible assets 966 3.1 644 2.9
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Total operating expenses 12,742 40.5 10,718 47.8
Operating loss (1,128) (3.6) (3,349) (14.9)
Interest income, net 1,118 3.6 837 3.7
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Loss before taxes and equity
in loss of affiliated companies (10) 0.0 (2,512) (11.2)
Income taxes (benefit) 115 0.4 (858) (3.8)
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Loss before equity in loss of
affiliated companies (125) (0.4) (1,654) (7.4)
Equity in loss of affiliated companies, net (2,642) (8.4) -- --
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Net loss (2,767) (8.8) (1,654) (7.4)
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Loss per share - basic and diluted (0.09) (0.05)
Weighted number of shares - basic 31,794,675 31,330,660
Weighted number of shares - diluted 31,794,675 31,330,660
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THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2001
NET SALES
Our net sales consist of sales of automated molding systems, automated trim and
form integration systems, singulation systems, automated plating systems and die
handling systems.
Our net sales decreased from E31.5 million in the third quarter of 2001 to E22.4
million in the third quarter of 2002, a decrease of 28.9%. The decrease in net
sales in the third quarter of 2002 as compared to the third quarter of 2001 was
due to a significant deterioration in industry conditions and extensions of
product delivery dates, resulting in a significantly lower volume of shipments.
Net sales in the third quarter of 2002 increased by 16.7% compared to net sales
of E19.2 million in the second quarter of 2002 due to increased order activity
in the first half of 2002, resulting in increased shipments in the third quarter
of 2002.
Our net sales per product line for the third quarter, were as follows:
Three months ended September 30,
2001 2002
EUR EUR % change
--- --- --------
Automated molding systems................................ 8.3 10.7 28.9
Automated trim and form integration systems.............. 11.4 4.6 (59.6)
Singulation systems...................................... - 0.9 --
Automated plating systems................................ 8.9 4.1 (53.9)
Die handling systems..................................... 2.9 2.1 (27.6)
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TOTAL NET SALES 31.5 22.4 (28.9)
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BACKLOG
Our backlog at September 30, 2002 decreased by 2.6% to E44.9 million from E46.1
million at June 30, 2002 and increased by 23.0% from E36.5 million at December
31, 2001, primarily due to increased bookings for trim and form integration
systems, singulation systems and plating systems. New orders in the first nine
months of 2002 were E64.4 million, including E1.8 million of die sort systems'
backlog that was acquired as part of our purchase of Laurier, an increase of
74.5% compared to E36.9 million in the first nine months of 2001. The
book-to-bill ratio for the first nine months of 2002 was 1.15 compared to 0.28
for the first nine months of 2001. The book-to-bill ratio was 0.95 for the third
quarter of 2002, as compared to a book-to-bill ratio of 0.14 in the third
quarter of 2001 and 1.41 for the second quarter of 2002.
We include in backlog only those orders for which we have received a completed
purchase order. Such orders are subject to cancellation by the customer with
payment of a negotiated charge. Because of the possibility of customer changes
in delivery schedules, cancellation of orders and potential delays in product
shipments, our backlog as of any particular date may not be representative of
actual sales for any succeeding period.
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GROSS PROFIT
Cost of sales includes materials, purchased components and subassemblies from
subcontractors, direct labor and manufacturing overhead. It also includes costs
relating to the pre-production and customization of new equipment once a product
has advanced beyond the prototype stage. Changes in cost of sales typically lag
changes in net sales due to our manufacturing lead times.
Gross profit decreased by 36.2% from E11.6 million in the third quarter of 2001
to E7.4 million in the third quarter of 2002 due to the decrease in net sales
and gross margin. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit decreased from
36.9% in the third quarter of 2001 to 32.9% in the third quarter of 2002, as the
decrease in net sales in the third quarter of 2002 was only partially offset by
reduced production and overhead cost.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of expenses related to
sales of products and services, administrative and other corporate level
expenses not related to the production of products and all expenses associated
with ongoing customer support.
Our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased slightly by 1.4% from
E6.9 million in the third quarter of 2001 to E6.8 million in the third quarter
of 2002. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative
expenses increased from 21.9% in the third quarter of 2001 to 30.4% in the third
quarter of 2002 primarily due to the significant decrease in net sales.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research and development spending relating to packaging and die handling
equipment varies from year to year depending on our new product development
cycle. As research and development expenses do not include pre-production and
customization costs, our research and development expenses decrease as products
move from prototype development to production and final customer acceptance.
Research and development expenses relating to plating equipment include costs
related solely to new product development efforts and exclude new product
pre-production and customization expenses and design and engineering expenses
incurred in sustaining and enhancing existing product lines.
Our research and development expenses decreased 9.4% from E3.2 million in the
third quarter of 2001 to E2.9 million in the third quarter of 2002. As a
percentage of net sales, research and development expenses were 10.1% and 12.7%
in the third quarter of 2001 and 2002, respectively. Research and development
spending in the third quarter of 2002 was mainly related to integrated assembly
line functionality and chip scale ball grid array packaging applications. The
increase in research and development spending as a percentage of net sales in
the third quarter of 2002 reflects our continued investment in research and
development despite the current market downturn.
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
On September 15, 2001, we adopted an initial restructuring plan that included a
reduction of our global workforce (including temporary workers) of approximately
13%. These actions were necessitated by the semiconductor industry downturn that
resulted in a significant reduction in new orders. We undertook this
restructuring: (i) to better align our cost structure with anticipated revenues
and (ii) to improve manufacturing efficiency and productivity. We recorded
pre-tax restructuring charges of E3.6 million in connection with the reduction
of our workforce in the third quarter of 2001. As a result of continued adverse
market conditions in the semiconductor equipment industry, we took additional
restructuring measures in each of the third and fourth quarters of 2001, which
resulted in a cumulative workforce
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reduction of approximately 26%. In connection with those additional
restructuring measures, we incurred additional restructuring charges for
employee severance and benefits of E4.7 million.
In the third quarter of 2002, we relocated our flip chip die attach operations
from New Jersey to New Hampshire in the United States and consolidated these
activities with our die sorting business to form a single Die Handling Systems
business unit. These actions were taken to better align the Company's cost
structure with anticipated revenues. We recorded a one-time charge for this
relocation of E 0.4 million.
Changes in the total restructuring reserve were:
(Euro in thousands)
Restructuring reserve as of January 1, 2002 .. 5,487
Other ........................................ (107)
Second quarter 2002 releases ................. (1,201)
Second quarter 2002 releases ................. 1,205
Third quarter 2002 additions ................. 400
Cash payments in the first nine months of 2002 (4,147)
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Restructuring reserve as of September 30, 2002 1,637
======
The provisions in 2001 for the reduction in workforce includes severance and
other benefits for approximately 180 employees in The Netherlands and Asia.
Total remaining cash outlays for restructuring activities are expected to be
E2.2 million, which primarily will be expended during the fourth quarter of
2002. The additions in the third quarter of 2002 mainly relate to severance
payments for the reduction in workforce in the United States and relocation
cost.
OPERATING LOSS
Our operating loss increased from E1.1 million in the third quarter of 2001 to
E3.3 million in the third quarter of 2002. The operating loss in the third
quarters of 2001 and 2002 included restructuring charges of E1.7 million and
E1.7 million, respectively. The operating loss in the third quarter of 2002
decreased compared to the third quarter of 2001, primarily due to decreased net
sales and gross margins, partially offset by decreased operating expenses and
higher restructuring expenses which were included in the 2001 period.
INTEREST INCOME, NET
Interest income decreased from E1.1 million in the third quarter of 2001 to E0.8
million in the third quarter of 2002, due to lower interest rates.
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)
Our income tax expense was E0.1 million in the third quarter of 2001 as compared
to an income tax benefit of E0.9 million in the third quarter of 2002. The
effective tax rate in the third quarter of 2002 was 34.2%. The effective tax
rate for the first nine months of 2002 represents management's best estimate of
the effective tax rate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.
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EQUITY IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES
Equity in loss of affiliated companies amounted to a loss of E2.6 million for
the third quarter of 2001. On November 15, 2001, we sold our 30% equity interest
in PBE to L.Possehl & Co. mbH. ("Possehl").
NET LOSS
Our net loss decreased from E2.8 million in the third quarter of 2001 to E1.7
million in the third quarter of 2002. The decrease was principally due to higher
restructuring charges incurred in the third quarter of 2001, the loss
contribution by PBE in the third quarter of 2001 and decreased operating
expenses, partially offset by significantly lower net sales and gross margins.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2001
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2001 2002
Euro % Euro %
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Net sales .................................. 131,106 100.0 56,043 100.0
Cost of sales .............................. 80,824 61.6 39,278 70.1
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Gross profit ............................... 50,282 38.4 16,765 29.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses 24,243 18.5 19,615 35.0
Research and development expenses .......... 11,772 9.0 8,744 15.6
Restructuring charges ...................... 5,300 4.0 400 0.7
Amortization of intangible assets .......... 2,893 2.2 1,950 3.5
----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Total operating expenses ................... 44,208 33.7 30,709 54.8
Operating income (loss) .................... 6,074 4.6 (13,944) (24.9)
Interest income, net ....................... 3,305 2.5 2,620 4.7
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Income (loss) before taxes and equity
in loss of affiliated companies .......... 9,379 7.2 (11,324) (20.2)
Income taxes (benefit) ..................... 3,657 2.8 (3,511) (6.3)
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Income (loss) before equity in loss of
affiliated companies ..................... 5,722 4.4 (7,813) (13.9)
Equity in loss of affiliated
companies, net ............................. (9,202) (7.0) --
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Net loss ................................... (3,480) (2.7) (7,813) (13.9)
----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Loss per share - basic and diluted ......... (0.11) (0.25)
Weighted number of shares - basic .......... 31,794,675 31,638,304
Weighted number of shares - diluted ........ 31,794,675 31,638,304
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FIRST NINE MONTHS 2001 COMPARED TO FIRST NINE MONTHS 2002
NET SALES
Our net sales decreased from E131.1 million in the first nine months of 2001 to
E56.0 million in the same period of 2002, a decrease of 66.3%. The decrease in
net sales in the first nine months of 2002 as compared to the first nine months
of 2001, was due to a significant deterioration in industry conditions,
extensions of product delivery dates and order cancellations by customers,
resulting in a significantly lower volume of shipments.
Our net sales per product line for the first nine months ended September 30,
2001 and 2002 were as follows:
Nine months ended September 30,
2001 2002
EUR EUR % change
--- --- --------
Automated molding systems ................. 53.5 27.0 (49.5)
Automated trim and form integration systems 36.3 9.5 (73.8)
Singulation systems ....................... 3.6 0.9 (75.0)
Automated plating systems ................. 32.5 11.7 (64.0)
Die handling systems ...................... 5.2 6.9 26.9
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TOTAL NET SALES ........................... 131.1 56.0 (66.3)
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GROSS PROFIT
Gross profit decreased by 66.6% from E50.3 million in the first nine months of
2001 to E16.8 million in the first nine months of 2002. As a percentage of net
sales, gross profit decreased from 38.4% in the nine months ended September 30,
2001 to 29.9% in the same period of 2002, due to the decrease in net sales in
the first nine months of 2002 which was only partially offset by reduced
production and overhead costs.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended
September 30, 2001 totaled E24.2 million and represented 18.5% of net sales,
compared to E19.6 million or 35.0% of net sales in the nine month period ended
September 30, 2002. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses
and increase as percentage of net sales, resulted primarily from the decrease in
net sales levels and lower expenses related to our restructuring efforts.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Our research and development expenses decreased from E11.8 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 2001 to E8.7 million in the same period of 2002. As a
percentage of net sales, research and development expenses were 9.0% and 15.6%,
respectively. The increase in research and development spending as a percentage
of net sales in the first nine months of 2002 reflects our continued investment
in research and development despite the current market downturn.
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
Our operating income (loss) decreased from income of E6.1 million in the the
first nine months of 2001 to a loss of E13.9 million in the first nine months of
2002. Operating income (loss) for the 2001 and
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2002 period included restructuring charges of E5.3 million and E0.4 million,
respectively. Operating income (loss) in the first nine months of 2002 decreased
as compared to the first nine months of 2001 due to decreased sales and gross
margins, partially offset by lower operating expenses in the first nine months
of 2002 as compared to the same period in 2001.
INTEREST INCOME, NET
Our interest income, net decreased from E3.3 million in the first nine months of
2001 to E2.6 million in the first nine months of 2002, due to lower interest
rates.
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)
Our income tax expense amounted to E3.7 million in the first nine months of 2001
compared to an income tax benefit of E3.5 million in the first nine months of
2002. The tax rate was 39.0% in the first nine months of 2001 and 31.0% in the
2002 period. The decrease in effective tax rate is due to the relatively high
impact of non-deductible expenses and losses in foreign subsidiaries in the 2001
period as management expects that the losses in certain foreign subsidiaries
cannot be used in the foreseeable future. The effective tax rates represent
management's best estimate of the effective tax rate for the full fiscal year
2002.
EQUITY IN LOSS OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES
Equity in loss of affiliated companies amounted to loss of E9.2 million for the
first nine months of 2001. On November 15, 2001 we sold our 30% equity interest
in PBE to Possehl.
NET LOSS
Our net loss for the first nine months of 2001 amounted to E3.5 million compared
to E7.8 million in the first nine months of 2002. The increase in the first nine
months of 2002 compared to the first nine months of 2001 was principally due to
the decrease in net sales and gross margins, partially offset by the decrease in
operating expenses in 2002, the restructuring charges included in the first nine
months of of 2001 and the loss contribution by PBE in the first nine months of
2001.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We had E141.5 million and E114.3 million in cash at December 31, 2001 and
September 30, 2002, respectively.
We finance Meco on a stand-alone basis. Meco utilizes funds generated from its
results of operations and available bank lines of credit to finance its working
capital and capital expenditure requirements. Meco and Fico maintain lines of
credit with various local commercial banks. The credit lines of Meco and Fico
are generally unsecured. The principal restrictive covenant in each line is
related to solvency ratios, which generally are based on a ratio of each
subsidiary's equity to its assets. Currently, our RDA and Laurier subsidiaries
and, to a certain extent, Fico are financed through intercompany loans.
The working capital requirements of our subsidiaries are affected by the receipt
of periodic payments on orders from their customers. Although Fico and Laurier
generally receive partial payments for automated molding systems, automated trim
and form integration systems and die sort systems prior to final installation,
initial payments generally do not cover a significant portion of the costs
incurred in the manufacturing of such systems. Meco and RDA generally receive a
higher initial payment upon receipt of orders than Fico and Laurier.
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities were E8.6 million and
(E13.9) million in the first nine months of 2001 and 2002, respectively. The
primary use of cash from operations in the first nine months of 2002 were a net
loss of E7.8 million that included non-cash charges of E5.0 million for
depreciation and amortization and E2.4 million other non cash losses, combined
with increased working capital requirements of E8.7 million. At September 30,
2002, our cash totaled E114.3 million and our total debt and capital lease
obligations totaled E9.3 million which included a subordinated loan of E1.3
million outstanding from De Nationale Investeringsbank N.V., 90% of which is
guaranteed by the government of The Netherlands. At September 30, 2002,
shareholders' equity stood at E212.5 million.
At June 28, 2002, we sold the land and buildings of one of our subsidiaries in a
sale and lease back transaction for E6.5 million in cash. At the date of this
transaction, the cost of the land and buildings totaled E6.9 million and the net
book value of the real estate sold by us amounted to E5.4 million. Our gain on
this transaction of E1.1 million will be amortized and netted against rental
expenses over the twelve and a half year term of the lease. Gross rental
expenses total E0.6 million per annum.
Our capital expenditures decreased from E2.9 million in the first nine months of
2001 to E2.5 million in the first nine months of 2002. The expenditures in the
first nine months of 2002 were incurred primarily for the purchase of machinery
and computer equipment. We expect total capital spending in 2002 to increase to
approximately E6.0 million.. The planned capital expenditures are primarily
related to (i) the construction of a new 80,000 square foot facility in Duiven,
The Netherlands for molding systems and tooling manufacturing (ii) the
establishment of our first manufacturing facility in mainland China for the
production of tools.
On June 17, 2002, we announced that we had adopted a plan to repurchase up to
1,000,000 of the our ordinary shares from time to time. As of November 11, 2002,
we had repurchased 845,045 ordinary shares at an average price of E5.49 per
share under this repurchase program.
At September 30, 2002, we had available lines of credit amounting to E26.8
million, under which no borrowings were outstanding. At September 30, 2002, E0.3
million was reserved for guarantess and E1.2 million was reserved for foreign
exchange contracts under such lines. Interest is charged at the bank's base
lending rates plus increments ranging from 1.0% to 1.5%. The credit facility
agreements include covenants requiring to maintain certain financial ratios. We
were in compliance with, or had received waivers for, all loan covenants at
September 30, 2002.
We believe that our cash position, internally generated funds and available
lines of credit will be adequate to meet our levels of capital spending,
research and development and working capital requirements for at least the next
twelve months.
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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards ("FASB") issued SFAS No.
141, "Business combinations", and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and other intangible
assets". SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used
for all business combinations initiated after September 30, 2001 as well as all
purchase method business combinations completed after September 30, 2001. SFAS
No. 141 also specifies criteria intangible assets acquired in a purchase method
business combination must meet to be recognized and reported apart from
goodwill, noting that any purchase price allocable to an assembled workforce may
not be accounted for separately. SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill and
intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but
instead tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS No. 142. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets
with definite useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful
lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in
accordance with SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the impairment of long-lived
assets and for long-lived assets to be disposed of".
We adopted the provisions of Statement No. 141 as at July 1, 2001 and Statement
No. 142 as at January 1, 2002. Any goodwill and any intangible asset determined
to have an indefinite useful life that are acquired in a purchase business
combination completed after September 30, 2001 will not be amortized, but will
continue to be evaluated for impairment in accordance with the appropriate SFAS
No. 142 requirements. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in business
combinations completed before July 1, 2001 continued to be amortized prior to
January 1, 2002.
Statement No. 141 requires that we evaluate our existing intangible assets and
goodwill that were acquired in a prior purchase business combinations, and make
any necessary reclassifications in order to conform with the new criteria in
Statement No. 141 for recognition apart from goodwill. Effective January 1,
2002, we no longer amortize goodwill, but evaluate it for impairment annually.
We have completed the initial impairment review required by SFAS 142 and have
determined that our intangible assets were not impaired. In addition, we
reassessed the useful lives and residual values of all intangible assets
acquired in purchase business combinations. In addition, to the extent an
identifiable asset has identified an indefinite useful life, we tested the
intangible asset for impairment in accordance with the provisions of Statement
No. 142.
In connection with the transitional goodwill impairment evaluation, Statement
No. 142 requires us to perform an assessment of whether there is an indication
that goodwill, and equity-method goodwill, is impaired as of January 1, 2002. To
accomplish this, we identified our reporting units and determined the carrying
value of each reporting unit by assigning the assets and liabilities, including
the existing goodwill and intangible assets, to those reporting units as of the
date of adoption. We determined the fair value of each reporting unit and
compared it to the reporting unit's carrying amount. As the reporting unit's
carrying amount did not exceed its fair value, no indication existed that the
reporting unit's goodwill was impaired. As a result, we were not required to
perform the third step of the transitional impairment test. In the third step,
we must compare the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill,
determined by allocating the reporting unit's fair value to all of its assets
(recognized and unrecognized) and liabilities in a manner similar to a purchase
price allocation in accordance with SFAS No. 141, to its carrying amount, both
of which would be measured as of the date of adoption. Effective January 1,
2002, we no longer amortize goodwill but evaluate it for impairment annually. We
have completed the initial impairment review required by SFAS 142 and have
determined that our intangible assets were not impaired.
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As of September 30, 2002, we have unamortized goodwill in the amount of E18.3
million, unamortized indentifiable intangible assets in the amount of E17.9
million, and no unamortized negative goodwill, all of which is subject to the
transition provisions of Statements No. 141 and No. 142. Amortization expenses
related to goodwill was E1.2 million for the first nine months of 2001. In
September 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for asset retirement
obligations". SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and reporting for
obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the
associated retirement costs. It requires that we recognize the fair value of a
liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is
incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. We are currently
assessing SFAS No. 143 and the impact that adoption, in 2003, will have on our
consolidated financial statements.
In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the impairment or
disposal of long-lived assets to be disposed of", and Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 30 "Reporting the results of operations - reporting the
effects of a disposal of a segment of a business, and extraordinary, unusual and
infrequently occurring events and transactions". SFAS No. 144 establishes a
single accounting model for the impairment of long-lived assets and broadens the
presentation of discontinued operations to include more disposal transactions.
We adopted SFAS No. 144 effective January 1, 2002 and believe that the adoption
did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Exit or Disposal
Activities." SFAS No. 146 addresses significant issues regarding the
recognition, measurement and reporting of costs associated with exit and
disposal activities, including restructuring activities. It is effective for
exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. We are
currently in the process of evaluating this new standard and have not yet
determined its impact.
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CERTAIN FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
The following important factors, among others, could cause our actual results to
differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in
this report or presented elsewhere by management from time to time.
OUR NET SALES AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS DEPEND IN SIGNIFICANT PART ON
ANTICIPATED DEMAND FOR SEMICONDUCTORS, WHICH IS HIGHLY CYCLICAL, AND THE
SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINED
DOWNTURN.
Capital expenditures of our customers for semiconductor manufacturing equipment
depend on the current and anticipated market demand for semiconductors and
products using semiconductors. The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and
has suffered significant economic downturns at various times. These downturns
have involved periods of production overcapacity, oversupply, reduced prices and
lower net sales, and have regularly been associated with dramatically reduced
levels in capital expenditures for semiconductor facilities and equipment. Due
to the lead times associated with the production of semiconductor equipment, a
rise or fall in the level of sales of semiconductor equipment typically lags any
downturn or recovery in the semiconductor market by approximately nine to twelve
months. For example, according to trade association data, worldwide sales of all
semiconductor products grew by more than 40% in 1995. In 1996, however, the
market began to experience a significant downturn due to production overcapacity
and severely falling prices that resulted in an 8.6% decrease in worldwide
sales. Worldwide semiconductor sales in 2001 decreased by more than 30% from
2000. These conditions had a direct result on our net sales, results of
operations and backlog. Our backlog had decreased by 74% at the end of 2001
compared to December 31, 2000 due to a steep decline in semiconductor production
and capital expenditure cutbacks initiated by our customers during this period.
Due to the low levels of bookings in the second half of 2001 and the first nine
months of 2002, we expect that our 2002 net sales will decline substantially,
and that our 2002 net income will decline substantially compared with 2001 on a
comparable basis. Downturns in the industry can be severe and protracted and
could again impact our net sales, results of operations and backlog.
OUR QUARTERLY NET SALES AND OPERATING RESULTS FLUCTUATE SIGNIFICANTLY.
Our quarterly net sales and operating results have varied in the past and may
continue to fluctuate in the future. We believe that period-to-period
comparisons of our operating results are not necessarily indicative of future
operating results. Factors that have caused our results to fluctuate in the past
and which are likely to affect us in the future include the following:
- the volatility of the semiconductor industry;
- the length of sales cycles and lead-times associated with our product
offerings;
- the timing, size and nature of our transactions;
- market acceptance of new products or product enhancements by us or our
competitors;
- the timing of new personnel hires and the rate at which new personnel
become productive;
- changes in pricing policies by our competitors;
- changes in our operating expenses;
- our ability to adjust production capacity on a timely basis to meet
customer demand; and
- fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
OUR BACKLOG AT ANY PARTICULAR DATE MAY NOT BE INDICATIVE OF OUR FUTURE OPERATING
RESULTS.
Our backlog amounted to E44.9 million at September 30, 2002. In market
downturns, semiconductor manufacturers historically have cancelled or deferred
additional equipment purchases. For example, backlog decreased significantly in
2001 due to a steep decline in semiconductor production and capital
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expenditure cutbacks initiated by our customers during this period. The orders
in our backlog are subject to cancellation by the customer at any time upon
payment of a negotiated charge. Because of the possibility of changes in
delivery schedules, cancellations of orders and potential delays in product
shipments, our backlog at any particular date may not be representative of
actual sales for any succeeding period.
BECAUSE OF THE LENGTHY AND UNPREDICTABLE SALES CYCLE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR
TRANSACTIONS, WE MAY NOT SUCCEED IN CLOSING TRANSACTIONS ON A TIMELY BASIS, IF
AT ALL, WHICH WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR NET SALES AND OPERATING RESULTS.
Transactions for our products often involve large expenditures as the average
selling price for a substantial portion of the equipment we offer exceeds
E300,000. The sales cycles for these transactions are often lengthy and
unpredictable. Factors affecting the sales cycle include:
- customers' capital spending plans and budgetary constraints;
- the timing of customers' budget cycles; and
- customers' internal approval processes.
We may not succeed in closing such large transactions on a timely basis or at
all, which could cause significant variability in our net sales and results of
operations for any particular period.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF OUR
NET SALES, AND OUR FUTURE NET SALES COULD DECLINE IF WE CANNOT KEEP OR REPLACE
THESE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS.
Historically, a limited number of our customers have accounted for a significant
percentage of our net sales. In the first nine months of 2002, our three largest
customers accounted for approximately 44% of our net sales, with the largest
customer accounting for approximately 17% of our net sales. We anticipate that
our results of operations in any given period will continue to depend to a
significant extent upon revenues from a small number of customers. In addition,
we anticipate that the identity of such customers will continue to vary over
time, so that the achievement of our long-term goals will require us to maintain
relationships with our existing clients and to obtain additional customers on an
ongoing basis. Our failure to enter into and realize revenue from a sufficient
number of contracts during a particular period could have a significant adverse
effect on our net sales.
WE MAY FAIL TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY IN OUR MARKET.
We face substantial competition from established companies, based primarily in
Japan, various other Pacific Rim countries and the United States, many of which
have greater financial, engineering, manufacturing and marketing resources than
us. We believe that once a semiconductor manufacturer has decided to buy
semiconductor assembly equipment from a particular vendor, the manufacturer
often continues to use that vendor's equipment in the future. Accordingly, it is
often difficult to achieve significant sales to a particular customer once
another vendor's products have been installed. Furthermore, some companies have
historically developed, manufactured and installed back-end assembly equipment
internally, and it may be difficult for us to sell our products to these
companies. Most of our principal competitors on a worldwide basis are Japanese,
which historically have dominated the Japanese market because Japanese
semiconductor manufacturers typically purchase equipment from domestic
suppliers. To date, our sales to Japanese customers have been limited. We
believe that the limited growth of the Japanese semiconductor industry in recent
years has caused our Japanese competitors to intensify their efforts to export
their products to other areas of the world, particularly Asia. As a result,
competition in these markets has become increasingly intense.
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We believe that a decrease in the value of the Japanese yen or the U.S. dollar
and dollar-linked currencies in relation to the euro could lead to intensified
price-based competition in our markets resulting in lower prices and margins and
could have a negative impact on our business and results of operations.
We believe that our ability to compete successfully in our market depends on a
number of factors both within and outside our control, including:
- price, product quality and system performance;
- ease of use and reliability of our products;
- manufacturing lead times, including the lead times of our subcontractors;
- cost of ownership;
- success in developing or otherwise introducing new products; and
- market and economic conditions.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully in the future.
WE MUST INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS IN A TIMELY FASHION AND ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE
MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF THESE PRODUCTS.
Our industry is subject to rapid technological change and new product
introductions and enhancements. Our business strategy and results of operations
are largely based upon accurate anticipation of customer and market
requirements. Our ability to implement our overall strategy and remain
competitive will depend in part upon our ability to develop new and enhanced
products and to introduce them at competitive price levels. We must also
accurately forecast commercial and technical trends in the semiconductor
industry so that our products provide the functions required by our customers
and are configured to be used in our customers' facilities. We may not be able
to respond effectively to technological changes or to specific product
announcements by competitors.
Although we expect to continue to introduce new products in each of our product
lines, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in developing new
products in a timely manner or that any new products will achieve market
acceptance.
WE ARE LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON OUR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS.
We have facilities and personnel in The Netherlands, Malaysia, Korea, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Japan and the United States and our products are marketed, sold and
serviced worldwide. Our operations are subject to risks inherent in
international business activities, including, in particular:
- general economic conditions in each country;
- the overlap of different tax structures and management of an organization
spread over various countries;
- unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, compliance with a variety
of foreign laws and regulations, and longer accounts receivables payment
cycles in some countries; and
- import and export licensing requirements, trade restrictions and changes
in tariff and freight rates.
In addition, each region in the global semiconductor equipment market exhibits
unique characteristics that can cause capital equipment investment patterns to
vary significantly from period to period.
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WE ARE DEPENDENT ON NET SALES FROM CUSTOMERS IN VARIOUS PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES
WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES.
Our net sales are dependent upon customers in various Pacific Rim countries.
Many Pacific Rim countries have experienced banking and currency difficulties
that have led to an economic slowdown in those countries. Specifically, the
decline in value of the Korean and Southeast Asian currencies, together with
difficulties in obtaining credit, has resulted in a decline in the purchasing
power of our Korean and Southeast Asian customers and has resulted in the
cancellation or delay of orders for our products from Korean and Southeast Asian
customers. In addition, if Japan's economy weakens further, investments by
Japanese customers may be negatively affected and it is possible that economic
recovery in other Pacific Rim countries could be delayed.
OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS HAVE IN THE PAST AND COULD IN THE FUTURE BE AFFECTED
BY CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS.
The percentage of our consolidated net sales that is denominated in euro is
approximately 60% whereas net sales represented by U.S. dollars or dollar-linked
currencies is approximately 40%. Approximately 75% of our costs and expenses are
denominated in euro. As a result, our results of operations could be affected by
fluctuations in the value of the euro against the dollar. We seek to manage our
exposure to such fluctuations by hedging firmly committed sales contracts
denominated in U.S. dollars. While management will continue to monitor our
exposure to currency fluctuations and, as appropriate, use financial hedging
instruments to minimize the effect of these fluctuations, we cannot assure you
that exchange rate fluctuations will not have an adverse effect on our results
of operations or financial condition.
Although we do not anticipate paying any dividends or other distributions to
shareholders for the foreseeable future, any such distributions would be made in
euro. Accordingly, the value of distributions to shareholders electing to
convert euro into another currency not linked to the euro would depend in part
on the fluctuation of the value of the euro against such other currency.
IF WE FAIL TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, OUR BUSINESS
MAY BE HARMED.
Our future operating results depend in significant part upon the continued
contribution of our senior executive officers and key employees, including a
number of specialists with advanced university qualifications in engineering,
electronics and computing. In addition, our business and future operating
results depend in part upon our ability to attract and retain other qualified
management, technical, sales and support personnel for our operations. We
believe that our ability to increase the manufacturing capacity of our
subsidiaries has from time to time been constrained by the limited number of
such skilled personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense, and we may
not be able to continue to attract and retain such personnel. The loss of any
key executive or employee or the inability to attract and retain skilled
executives and employees as needed could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, WHICH COULD MAKE
US LESS COMPETITIVE AND CAUSE US TO LOSE MARKET SHARE.
Although we seek to protect our intellectual property rights through patents,
trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other measures, we cannot assure you
that we will be able to protect our technology adequately, that our competitors
will not be able to develop similar technology independently, that any of our
pending patent applications will be issued, or that intellectual property laws
will protect our intellectual property rights. In addition, we operate
internationally, and intellectual property protection varies among the
jurisdictions in which we conduct business. Litigation may be necessary in order
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enforce our patents, copyrights or other intellectual property rights, to
protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the
proprietary rights of others or to defend against claims of infringement.
Litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and
could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
Third parties may seek to challenge, invalidate or circumvent any patent issued
to us, and the rights granted under any patent issued to us may not provide
competitive advantages to us or third parties may assert that our products
infringe patent, copyright or trade secrets of such parties. Furthermore, third
parties may independently develop similar products or duplicate our products.
WE ARE SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL RULES AND REGULATIONS IN A VARIETY OF
JURISDICTIONS.
We are subject to a variety of governmental regulations relating to the use,
storage, discharge and disposal of chemical by-products of, and water used in,
our manufacturing processes. Environmental claims or the failure to comply with
any present or future regulations could result in the assessment of damages or
imposition of fines against us, suspension of production or a cessation of
operations. New regulations could require us to acquire costly equipment or to
incur other significant expenses. Any failure by us to control the use or
adequately restrict the discharge of hazardous substances could subject us to
future liabilities.
WE RECENTLY ACQUIRED LAURIER AND AS PART OF OUR FUTURE GROWTH STRATEGY WE MAY
MAKE ADDITIONAL ACQUISITIONS OR INVESTMENTS IN COMPANIES OR TECHNOLOGIES ANY OF
WHICH COULD DISRUPT OUR ONGOING BUSINESS, DISTRACT OUR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES,
INCREASE OUR EXPENSES AND ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
If we do not successfully integrate the business and technology of Laurier, our
business may be harmed. We expect to incur costs and commit significant
management time integrating Laurier operations, technology, development
programs, products, clients and personnel. These costs may be substantial.
If we do not realize the expected benefits of the purchase of Laurier, our
financial results, including earnings per share, could be adversely affected.
Achieving the benefits of the acquisition will depend in part on the successful
integration of operations, technology, development programs, products, clients
and personnel in a timely and efficient manner. Integration efforts may be
difficult and unpredictable because of possible cultural conflicts and different
opinions on technical decisions, strategic plans, personnel and other decisions.
We do not know whether we will be successful in these integration efforts and
cannot assure you that it will realize the expected benefits of the acquisition.
In addition, it is possible, as part of our future growth strategy, that we will
from time-to-time acquire or make investments in companies and technologies. We
could face difficulties in assimilating personnel and operations from the
acquired businesses and in retaining and motivating key personnel from these
businesses. In addition, these acquisitions may disrupt our ongoing operations,
divert management from day-to-day business, increase our expenses and adversely
impact our results of operations. Any future acquisitions could involve other
risks, including the assumption of additional liabilities, dilutive issuances of
equity securities and incurrence of debt. In addition, these types of
transactions often result in charges to earnings for such items as amortization
of goodwill or in-process research and development expenses.
WE ARE SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS OF NETHERLANDS LAW WHICH MAY RESTRICT THE ABILITY
OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS.
We are subject to provisions of Netherlands law applicable to large corporations
("structuurregime") that, together with some provisions of our Articles of
Association, have the effect of concentrating control over significant corporate
decisions and transactions in the hands of our Supervisory Board.
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Under such regime, the Supervisory Board of a corporation has the power to
appoint its own members, to appoint and dismiss members of the board of
management, and to adopt the annual financial statements of the corporation.
This regime may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control
that shareholders may find favorable.
In addition, in April 2000 we established the Stichting Continuiteit BESI, a
foundation whose board consists of five members, four of whom are independent of
BE Semiconductor Industries. We have granted the foundation a call option
pursuant to which it may purchase up to 55,500,000 of our preference shares. If
the foundation were to exercise the call option, it may result in delaying or
preventing a change in control that shareholders may find favorable.
ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates
and interest rates, which may adversely affect our results of operations and
financial condition. We seek to minimize the risks associated with interest rate
and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations through our regular operating
and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of
derivative financial instruments. We do not use financial instruments for
trading or other speculative purposes.
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE RISK
As a consequence of the global nature of our businesses, our operations and
reported financial results and cash flows are exposed to the risks associated
with fluctuations in exchange rates between the euro and other major world
currencies. Currency exchange rate movements typically also affect economic
growth, inflation, interest rates, government actions and other factors. These
changes can cause us to adjust our financing and operating strategies. The
discussion below of changes in currency exchange rates does not incorporate
these other economic factors. For example, the sensitivity analysis presented in
the foreign exchange rate risk discussion below does not take into account the
possibility that rates can move in opposite directions and that gains from one
category may or may not be offset by losses from another category. Operations
outside The Netherlands and other countries that have adopted the euro as their
currency for the first nine months of 2002 constitute approximately 25% of our
net sales. As currency exchange rates change, translation of the Statements of
Operations of our international business into euro affects year-over-year
comparability. We historically have not hedged translation risks because cash
flows from international operations have generally been reinvested locally. We
estimate that a 10% change in foreign exchange rates would affect our reported
operating income by less than E1.0 million.
Our currency risk exposure primarily occurs because we generate a portion of our
net sales in currencies other than the euro while the major share of the
corresponding cost of sales is incurred in euro. The percentage of our
consolidated net sales which is denominated in euro amounted to approximately
59% of total net sales in the quarter ended September 30, 2002, whereas net
sales represented by US dollars or dollar-linked currencies amounted to
approximately 41%. Approximately 74% of our costs and expenses were denominated
in the euro and the remaining 26% in various currencies, principally the dollar
and dollar linked currencies. In order to mitigate the impact of currency
exchange rate fluctuations, we continually assess our remaining exposure to
currency risks and hedge such risks through the use of derivative financial
instruments. The principal derivative financial instruments currently used by us
to cover foreign currency exposures are forward foreign currency exchange
contracts that qualify for hedge accounting.
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INTEREST RATE RISK
Our long-term debt, excluding capital leases, bears interest at fixed rates. Our
long-term capital lease obligations, bank debt and lines of credit currently
bear a variable rate of interest. An immediate 10% change in interest rates
would not have a material effect on our results of operations over the next
fiscal year.
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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None
ITEM 2 - CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None
ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS ON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION
None
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