UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q [Mark One] |X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2000 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: 000-6377 DREXLER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 77-0176309 - ------------------------------- ---------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 1077 Independence Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043-1601 - ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (650) 969-7277 --------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. |X| Yes |_| No Number of outstanding shares of common stock, $.01 par value, at August 8, 2000: 9,886,303 PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DREXLER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes the disclosures which are made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Further, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which included only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods indicated. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended March 31, 2000, included in the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report. The results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire year ending March 31, 2001. Fiscal Period: For purposes of presentation, the Company has indicated its accounting period as ending on March 31 and its interim quarterly periods as ending on the corresponding month end. The Company, in fact, operates and reports quarterly periods ending on the Friday closest to month end. The 13-week first quarter of fiscal 2001 ended on June 30, 2000. Note 1 - Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments: The Company considers all highly liquid investments, consisting primarily of commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less, to be cash equivalents. All investments with original maturities of more than three months but less than one year, are classified as short-term investments. During the fiscal 2000 second quarter ended September 30, 1999, the Company began investing in short-term investments, consisting primarily of commercial paper. Management determines the appropriate classification of debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date. As of June 30, 2000, the Company had $6,518,000 classified as short- term investments, and all marketable securities have been classified as held-to-maturity and consisted of commercial paper. Note 2 - Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined on a first-in, first-out basis and market based on the lower of replacement cost or estimated realizable value. The components of inventories as of March 31 are (in thousands): March 31, June 30, 2000 2000 ------ ------ Raw materials ................................ $2,851 $2,579 Work-in-process .............................. 658 532 Finished goods ............................... 745 1,120 Systems and components held for resale ........................... 165 95 ------ ------ $4,419 $4,326 ====== ====== -2- Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" and amended it in March and June 2000 with respect to the effective dates. SAB 101 provides guidance on applying generally accepted accounting principles to revenue recognition issues in financial statements. The Company believes that its current revenue recognition policies comply with SAB 101. In March 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Financial Standards Board Interpretation (FIN) No. 44, "Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation--an Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25." FIN 44 addresses the application of APB 25 to clarify, among other issues, (a) the definition of employee for purposes of applying APB 25, (b) the criteria for determining whether a plan qualifies as a noncompensatory plan, (c) the accounting consequence of various modifications to the terms of a previously fixed stock option or award, and (d) the accounting for an exchange of stock compensation awards in a business combination. FIN 44 is effective July 1, 2000, but certain conclusions cover specific events that occur after either December 15, 1998, or January 12, 2000. To the extent FIN 44 covers events occurring during the period after December 15, 1998, or January 12, 2000, but before the effective date of July 1, 2000, the effects of applying the interpretation will be recognized on a prospective basis from July 1, 2000. The Company currently is evaluating FIN 44 and does not expect that it will have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations. Earnings Per Share: The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with SFAS 128, "Earnings Per Share." SFAS 128 requires companies to compute net income per share under two different methods, basic and diluted, and present per share data for all periods in which a statement of income is presented. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding. Common stock equivalents consist of stock options using the treasury stock method. The reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for the three months ended June 30, 1999 and June 30, 2000 is shown in the following table (in thousands, except per share data): 1999 2000 ------ ------- Net income ............................................ $ 845 $ 1,440 ====== ======= Basic earnings per share: Weighted average common shares outstanding ......... 9,794 9,872 ------ ------- Basic earnings per share .............................. $ .09 $ .15 ====== ======= Diluted earnings per share: Weighted average common shares outstanding ......... 9,794 9,872 Weighted average common shares from stock option grants .......................... 108 364 ------ ------- Weighted average common shares and common stock equivalents outstanding ...................... 9,902 10,236 ------ ------- Diluted earnings per share ............................ $ .09 $ .14 ====== ======= Because they would be antidilutive, having an exercise price greater than the average market value for the periods, stock options representing 1,336,734 shares are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 1999, and stock options representing 297,200 shares are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2000. -3- DREXLER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) March 31, June 30, 2000 2000 -------- -------- (Unaudited) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents .................................................... $ 2,818 $ 2,377 Short-term investments ....................................................... 5,403 6,518 Accounts receivable .......................................................... 1,435 1,204 Note receivable .............................................................. 150 150 Inventories .................................................................. 4,419 4,326 Other current assets ......................................................... 264 306 -------- -------- Total current assets ...................................................... 14,489 14,881 -------- -------- Property and equipment, at cost .................................................. 17,122 17,543 Less--accumulated depreciation and amortization .............................. (12,398) (12,646) -------- -------- Property and equipment, net ............................................... 4,724 4,897 Patents and other intangibles, net ............................................... 2,124 2,116 Deferred tax asset, net .......................................................... 2,643 3,395 -------- -------- Total assets ......................................................... $ 23,980 $ 25,289 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable ............................................................. $ 951 $ 681 Accrued payroll costs ........................................................ 367 394 Deferred revenue ............................................................. 397 219 Advance payments from customers .............................................. 1,118 1,150 Income taxes payable ......................................................... -- 72 Other accrued liabilities .................................................... 156 227 -------- -------- Total current liabilities ................................................. 2,989 2,743 -------- -------- Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $.01 par value: Authorized--2,000,000 shares Outstanding--none ......................................................... -- -- Common stock, $.01 par value: Authorized--15,000,000 shares Outstanding--9,864,103 shares at March 31, 2000 and 9,881,403 shares at June 30, 2000 .................................... 99 99 Additional paid-in capital ................................................... 37,168 37,283 Accumulated deficit .......................................................... (16,276) (14,836) -------- -------- Total stockholders' equity ................................................ 20,991 22,546 -------- -------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ........................... $ 23,980 $ 25,289 ======== ======== -4- DREXLER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) (In thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended June 30, 1999 2000 ------- -------- Revenues ...................................................... $ 3,741 $ 5,171 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales ............................................. 2,163 3,014 Selling, general, and administrative expenses ............. 1,004 1,028 Research and engineering expenses ......................... 214 429 ------- -------- Total costs and expenses ............................... 3,381 4,471 ------- -------- Operating income ................................... 360 700 Other income and expense: Interest income ........................................... 87 112 Interest expense .......................................... (1) -- ------- -------- Total other income, net ................................ 86 112 ------- -------- Income before income taxes ......................... 446 812 Income tax benefit ............................................ (399) (628) ------- -------- Net income ......................................... $ 845 $ 1,440 ======= ======== Net income per share: Basic .............................................. $ .09 $ .15 Diluted ............................................ $ .09 $ .14 Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares: Basic .............................................. 9,794 9,872 Diluted ............................................ 9,902 10,236 -5- DREXLER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (In thousands) Three Months Ended June 30, 1999 2000 ------- ------- Cash flows from operating activities: Net income ...................................................................... $ 845 $ 1,440 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization ............................................... 263 395 Provision for doubtful accounts receivable .................................. -- (17) Increase in deferred tax asset .............................................. (416) (752) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable .................................. (126) 248 (Increase) decrease in inventories .......................................... (942) 93 Increase in other assets .................................................... (108) (42) Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses ................ 455 (100) Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue and advance payments from customers . 293 (146) ------- ------- Net cash provided by operating activities ................................ 264 1,119 ------- ------- Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment ............................................. (648) (430) Investment in patents and other intangibles ..................................... (45) (130) Investment in commercial paper (Note 1) ......................................... -- (5,297) Maturities of commercial paper (Note 1) ........................................ -- 4,182 ------- ------- Net cash used for investing activities ................................... (693) (1,675) ------- ------- Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from sale of common stock through stock plans, including income tax benefit ................................................ -- 115 ------- ------- Net cash provided by financing activities ................................ -- 115 ------- ------- Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents ................................ (429) (441) Cash and cash equivalents: Beginning of period ............................................................. 8,066 2,818 ------- ------- End of period (Note 1) ......................................................... $ 7,637 $ 2,377 ======= ======= -6- ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS--FISCAL 2001 FIRST QUARTER COMPARED WITH FISCAL 2000 FIRST QUARTER Revenues For the fiscal 2001 first quarter ended June 30, 2000, the Company's total revenues were $5,171,000 compared with $3,741,000 for last year's first quarter. Product Revenues. Sales of LaserCard(R) optical memory cards and related products were $4,989,000 for the first three months of fiscal 2001 versus $3,730,000 for the comparable period last year. The Company sold approximately 1,100,000 LaserCard(R) optical memory cards for the fiscal 2001 first quarter compared with approximately 1,000,000 for last year's first quarter. Applications for the Company's LaserCard products include: an electronic commerce pay-per-use system combined with a medical data application in the United States; various programs in Europe and Asia, including medical-record cards, a building construction permit, and multi-function card applications; and U.S. government-related programs, including the U.S. Department of Defense cargo shipment "Automated Manifest" card, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Permanent Resident Card ("Green Card"), and the U.S. Department of State (DoS) border crossing card ("Laser Visa"). In addition to using its own marketing staff, the Company utilizes value-added reseller (VAR) companies and licensees for the development of commercial markets and applications for LaserCard products. Product sales to VARs and licensees include the Company's optical memory cards, the Company's system software, optical card read/write drives, and add-on peripherals made by other companies (such as equipment for adding a digitized photo, fingerprint, hand template, or signature to the cards). The VARs/licensees may add application software, personal computers (PCs), and other peripherals, and then resell these products integrated into data systems. In order to upgrade its customer base, the Company is continuing its efforts to recruit new VARs/licensees and eliminate nonproductive VARs. The Company provides customer technical support and system software to assist VARs and licensees. Optical card-related software is an important factor in developing the commercial markets for optical memory cards. The Company's system software consists of optical card interface software/device drivers, file systems, software development tools, demonstration software, and an application software program. To date, the Company's software development has been completed concurrent with the establishment of technological feasibility and, accordingly, all software development costs have been charged to research and development expense in the accompanying statements of income. The Company's VARs and/or their customers develop the application software for specific end-user applications. Several VARs have written optical card software programs for applications such as automobile warranty and maintenance records, cargo manifesting, digital optical key systems, admissions/ID, data logging systems, and various medical-related applications such as health history cards. The Company sells an application software program that it completed during fiscal 2000 in coordination with an existing commercial software company, for LaserCard personalization (printing and encoding of personal data). Optical memory cards are used in conjunction with a card read/write drive, produced by the Company, that connects to a personal computer. The read/write drive is integrated as a PC logical drive and has drive-letter -7- access in the same manner as floppy disk drives. The price, performance, and availability of read/write drives are factors in the commercialization of optical cards. The Company sells read/write drives for less than three thousand dollars per unit, and these units generally include the Company's interface software/device drivers. The Company maintains an inventory of read/write drive parts and finished drives that it believes are adequate to meet customer demand. However, an interruption in the supply of read/write drive parts or difficulties encountered in read/write drive assembly could cause a delay in shipments of drives and optical memory cards and a possible loss of sales, which would adversely affect operating results. License Fee Revenues. Revenues from license fees were $179,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2001, consisting of revenue earned on a license that allows a licensee in Italy to purchase parts kits from the Company and assemble read/write drives from the parts kits. There were no license revenues in the year-ago first quarter. The Company does not rely on license fees to finance operations. Backlog As of June 30, 2000, the backlog for LaserCard optical memory cards was approximately $9 million. About 54% of this backlog is for U.S. government orders. During the fiscal 2001 first quarter, the Company announced that it was awarded a U. S. government subcontract with an authorized maximum of $81 million over a period of up to five years. The subcontract was received by the Company through a LaserCard VAR that is a U.S. government prime contractor, under a competitively bid, government procurement contract. Under the subcontract, the Company will supply up to 24 million LaserCard optical memory cards at an average selling price of about $3.40 per card. The subcontract for 24 million optical memory cards provides that each order release to the Company will be for quantities of not less than one million cards per order, under an initial one-year contract period and four additional one-year contract options. The first million-card order under the subcontract was received by the Company in June 2000, following the subcontract award and is included in the backlog indicated in the previous paragraph. Margins The gross margin on product sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 was 40% compared with 42% for the prior-year period. The Company's revenues included a greater percentage of read/write drives in the first quarter of fiscal 2001 than in the prior-year period. Read/write drives have a lower gross margin than cards. This change in mix accounted for the decrease in gross margin percentage even though both read/write drive margins and card margins increased individually. Gross profit increased by $408,000 for the fiscal 2001 first quarter compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2000. The gross margin on sales of read/write drives as currently designed will be negligible through March 31, 2001. However, for the three months ended June 30, 2000, read/write drive gross profit increased by about $115,000 due to the efficiency of in-house production and higher sales volume. Gross profit on cards increased approximately $320,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2000, compared with the same period last year, due to higher card sales volume and an increase in production efficiency as compared with the first quarter of last year. Income and Expenses Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses (SG&A). SG&A expenses were $1,028,000 for the fiscal 2001 first quarter compared with $1,004,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2000. The Company believes that SG&A expenses for fiscal 2001 will remain above fiscal 2000 levels, mainly due to increases in marketing and patent amortization expenses. -8- Research and Engineering Expenses (R&E). Research and engineering expenses were $429,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared with $214,000 for the year-earlier period. Approximately 84% of the increase in R&E spending for the fiscal 2001 first quarter is due to read/write drive manufacturing engineering and product development. The Company anticipates that R&E expenses will continue to increase during fiscal 2001, primarily due to optical card read/write drive development. Other Income and Expense. Total net other income for the first three months of fiscal 2001 was $112,000, consisting of interest income. For last year's first quarter, total net other income was $86,000, consisting of $87,000 interest income and $1,000 interest expense. Income Taxes. For the first quarter of fiscal 2001, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $628,000 compared with $399,000 for last year's first quarter. The income tax benefit for the fiscal 2001 first quarter included a credit of $700,000 due to the change in the deferred tax asset (discussed below), partially offset by $72,000 for state tax expense. The income tax benefit for last year's first quarter included a credit of $416,000 due to the change in deferred tax asset, partially offset by a $17,000 expense for alternative minimum taxes payable. The Company has a valuation allowance which reduces its deferred tax asset. The Company believes that, more likely than not, at least a portion of this income tax asset will be realized and, therefore, has reduced the valuation allowance against it. The reduction in the valuation allowance reduces the provision for income taxes on the statement of operations. Approximately $6 million of the valuation allowance is available to reduce future income tax expense. Also, if realized, the total deferred tax asset remaining at June 30, 2000 of $12.9 million will reduce future income tax payments, but only $6 million of this amount will reduce future reported income tax expense. There are timing differences between when certain items are included in book income and when the same items are included on income tax returns. Therefore, tax payments or credits often occur in different periods than when an income tax expense or benefit is included in the statement of operations. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES As of June 30, 2000, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $8,895,000, a current ratio of 5.4 to 1, and no long-term debt. Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,119,000 for the first three months of fiscal 2001 compared with $264,000 for last year's first three months. The increase in cash generated by operations for the fiscal 2001 first quarter as compared with last year's first quarter is due mainly to the cash invested in read/write drive inventory in last year's first quarter of $600,000. The current level of revenues is sufficient to generate cash from operations after expenses. Losses would occur if both of the Company's largest U.S. government programs were to be delayed, canceled, or not extended and not be replaced by other card orders or other sources of income. The Company has not established a line of credit and has no current plans to do so. The Company may negotiate a line of credit if and when it becomes appropriate, although no assurance can be made that such financing would be available, if needed. As a result of the $1,440,000 profit recorded for the first quarter of fiscal 2001, the Company's accumulated deficit was reduced to $14,836,000 and stockholders' equity increased to $22,546,000. Net cash used for investing activities was $1,675,000 for the first three months of fiscal 2001 compared with $693,000 for last year's first three months. For the first quarter of fiscal 2001, these amounts include purchases of property and equipment (discussed below) of $430,000 and increases in patents and other intangibles of $130,000. For the first quarter of fiscal 2000, net cash used for investing activities included $648,000 for purchases of property and equipment and increases in patents and other intangibles of $45,000. -9- The Company considers all highly liquid investments, consisting primarily of commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less, to be cash equivalents. All investments with original maturities of more than three months but less than one year, are classified as short-term investments. During fiscal 2000, the Company began investing in short-term investments, consisting primarily of commercial paper. This resulted in $6,518,000 classified as short-term investments at June 30, 2000 compared with $5,403,000 at March 31, 2000. For optical memory card production, the Company added capital equipment and leasehold improvements of approximately $347,000 during the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared with approximately $290,000 during the first quarter of fiscal 2000. The Company's card production capacity reached 7 million cards per year at March 31, 2000, and will be expanded during fiscal 2001 to approximately 11 million cards per year through an investment of about $3.2 million. The Company plans to purchase additional production equipment in a series of steps as optical memory card orders expand to justify production capacity increases, to a rate of up to 25 million cards per year. In addition to investment used for expansion, the Company will make additional capital expenditures for cost savings, quality improvements, and other purposes. The Company believes that during the next few years, capital expenditures will be a minimum of $1.5 million per year for card production equipment and automatic inspection equipment. In connection with read/write drive manufacturing and design, the Company added capital equipment and leasehold improvements of approximately $87,000 during the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared with $230,000 during the first quarter of fiscal 2000. Additional capital investments will be made during fiscal 2001. Net cash provided by financing activities was $115,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared with zero for last year's first quarter. Financing activities consisted of sales of common stock through stock plans. On July 13, 2000, the Company announced a share repurchase program under which up to 200,000 shares of common stock may be purchased by the Company from time to time in Nasdaq Stock Market transactions in an aggregate amount not exceeding $3 million. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements made in this report relating to plans, objectives, and economic performance go beyond historical information and may provide an indication of future results. To that extent, they are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and each is subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statement. The Company's business plan depends upon the initiation and growth of new programs utilizing the Company's card products and is subject to adverse economic and technological developments. There can be no assurances that any new or existing VAR or licensee company will be successful in its markets or that it will place follow-on orders with the Company for additional quantities of cards and systems. The Company's estimate of card deliveries to its primary customers depends upon the issuance of corresponding order releases by such customers, which have the right to withhold releases, to reduce the quantities released, and to extend delivery dates. There is no assurance that the Company's read/write drive assembly and design operations will result in lower cost drives with advanced features. The ability of the Company to maintain a profitable level of optical memory card sales is subject to risks and uncertainties, including reliance on U.S. government business; customer diversification, expansion, and lengthy sales cycles; the ability to economically produce optical card read/write drives at lower cost and in greater quantity; sources of supply; technological change; patent protection; competition; and the economic configuration and operation of the Company's card manufacturing facility for increased output levels. Such factors are described above, in the Company's Report on Form 10-K, and in other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -10- PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibit No. Exhibit Description 10.1 Building Lease Agreement 27 Financial Data Schedule The above-listed exhibits are filed herewith. No other exhibits are included in this report as the contents of the required exhibits are either not applicable to Registrant, to be provided only if Registrant desires, or contained elsewhere in this report. (b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed by Registrant during the period for which this report is filed. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized: DREXLER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: August 11, 2000 /s/Jerome Drexler --------------------------------------------------------- Jerome Drexler, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Date: August 11, 2000 /s/Steven G. Larson --------------------------------------------------------- Steven G. Larson, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) -11- EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 10.1 Building Lease Agreement 27 Financial Data Schedule