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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
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 0-26778
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APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Washington 91-1074996
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
5020 148th Avenue NE, Redmond, Washington 98052-5172
(425) 882-2000
(Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices and
telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [_]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this form 10-K. [X]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common stock: 7,182,262 shares outstanding as of March 15, 2002.
The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant, based on the closing price on March 15, 2002, as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market, was $6,619,165./1/
/1/ Excludes shares held of record on that date by directors, executive
officers and greater than 10% shareholders of the registrant. Exclusion of
such shares should not be construed to indicate that any such person
directly or indirectly possesses the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management of the policies of the registrant.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement relating to the registrant's
2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 21, 2002, are
incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS........................................................ 1
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES...................................................... 12
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS............................................... 12
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS............. 12
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS....................................................... 13
ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA............................ 14
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS......................................... 15
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK...... 21
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA..................... 22
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE...................................... 41
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.............. 41
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.......................................... 41
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.. 41
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.................. 41
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K 42
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PART I
This annual report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements
include without limitation statements regarding our expectations and beliefs
about the market and industry, our goals, plans, and expectations regarding our
products and services and product development, our intentions and strategies
regarding customers and customer relationships, our relationships with the
engineering development communities which we serve, our intent to continue to
invest resources in research and development, our intent to develop
relationships and strategic alliances, our beliefs regarding the future success
of our products and services, our expectations and beliefs regarding
competition, competitors, the basis of competition and our ability to compete,
our beliefs regarding trademark and copyright protections, our beliefs and
expectations regarding infringement claims, our expectations and beliefs
regarding our ability to hire and retain personnel, our beliefs regarding the
impact of our restructuring plan, our beliefs regarding the timing and cycle
for introduction of new game consoles, our beliefs regarding technology and the
potential obsolescence of our products over time, our beliefs and expectations
regarding quotation of our common stock on the Nasdaq National Market and the
impact of potential delisting, our beliefs regarding period-to-period results
of operations, our expectations regarding future financial performance, our
beliefs regarding the development of industry standards, our expectations
regarding international sales and our revenues, our expectations and beliefs
regarding revenue and revenue trends, our expectations regarding our strategies
and long-term strategic relationships, our expectations regarding defects in
products, our expectations regarding fluctuations in revenues and operating
results, our beliefs and expectations regarding our existing facilities and the
availability of additional space in the future, our intent to use all available
funds for the development and the operation of our business and not to declare
or pay any cash dividends, our expectations regarding development costs, our
beliefs and expectations regarding our results of operation and financial
position, our intentions and expectations regarding deferred tax assets, our
beliefs and expectations regarding liquidity and capital resources, and our
expectations regarding the impact of recent accounting pronouncements and
revenue recognition matters. These statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially
from those anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include without
limitation those identified in the section of this annual report on Form 10-K
entitled "Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results" below. Applied
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events
or circumstances occurring after the date of this annual report on Form 10-K.
As used in this annual report on Form 10-K, unless the context otherwise
requires, the terms "we," "us," "the Company," and "Applied" refer to Applied
Microsystems Corporation, a Washington corporation, and its subsidiaries.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
Applied creates solutions to expedite the development, test and deployment
of business and safety-critical embedded systems. We develop, market and
support a comprehensive suite of software and hardware-enhanced development,
test, and verification tools for the development of complex embedded
microprocessor-based applications. Since our incorporation in 1979, we have
developed significant expertise in high-end microprocessors, real-time systems,
and software analysis technology--three key competencies that position the
Company to meet the needs of software developers. Using our tools, engineers
develop, test, debug, emulate and verify embedded software found in a wide
variety of products, including voice and data communications networks, console
games, avionics systems, automotive systems, medical devices, and consumer
electronics.
The Company's products enhance customers' productivity by providing a set of
solutions that span a product's lifecycle. Applied's products and services
assist customers with the development of software and the integration of
software and hardware in creating embedded products. The Company's software
analysis tools include CodeTEST(R), Applied's leading high-level software
visibility tool for application software verification,
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analysis and test. Applied provides development tools for customers using a
variety of third-party operating systems, including Wind River Systems'
VxWorks(R) and pSOS(TM), Sun Microsystems' ChorusOS(TM), Enea Data OSE Systems'
OSE(TM), QNX Software Systems' QNX(R), LynuxWorks' LynxOS(TM), and Accelerated
Technology's Nucleus. The Company supports development, debug and testing for a
wide range of popular microprocessors from companies such as Motorola, Inc.,
Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Hitachi, Ltd., and MIPS
Technologies, Inc. Applied offers certain custom engineering services to
provide customers with specialized development tools and design services.
Beginning in 1999, the Company expanded its expertise into development tools
for game consoles, and provides game development tools for Nintendo's
Gamecube(TM) and for Microsoft's Xbox(TM) video gaming systems.
Applied distributes its products primarily through a network of direct sales
and service offices located in the United States, Japan, and Europe, through
distributors in the rest of the world, as well as through alliances with
selected companies--including third-party developers of integrated development
environments. Beginning in the second half of 2001, the Company began working
with selected regional manufacturers' representatives in the United States to
supplement existing sales channels for hardware-enhanced debug products.
In the third quarter of 2001, in response to economic uncertainty and
reduced revenue streams, Applied implemented a restructuring plan designed to
reduce operating costs. The restructuring plan included a reduction of
approximately 90 full-time employees worldwide across the Company's functional
organizations, or 39% of the workforce; discontinuance or reallocation of
selected projects and activities not essential to the Company's long-term
goals; abandonment of excess space at the Company's headquarters; as well as
other cost reduction and control measures. As a result of the restructuring
plan, Applied recorded a restructuring charge of $2.3 million in the third
quarter of 2001.
Applied is headquartered at 5020 148/th/ Avenue NE, Redmond, Washington. For
more information, visit Applied's home page on the World Wide Web:
http://www.amc.com.
Background
Applied has developed significant expertise in providing development
solutions to the embedded systems marketplace. Embedded systems generally
include an embedded microprocessor, program storage (e.g. in flash memory),
real-time operating system ("RTOS") software, and custom software to implement
assigned applications. Embedded systems are incorporated within electronic
devices and are dedicated to performing specific tasks quickly and reliably in
response to rapidly occurring external events. Manufacturers worldwide use
embedded systems to enhance the functionality and performance, reduce the cost
and size, and improve the reliability of a broad variety of products. These
manufacturers are often faced with competitive markets that require them to
bring increasingly complex products to market faster and at reduced costs. As
the computing power of embedded microprocessors has grown, and as unit prices
for embedded microprocessors have generally declined, manufacturers have been
able to incorporate vastly improved features, speed and reliability into their
products. This additional sophistication has resulted in significantly larger
and more complicated application software and increased challenges associated
with delivering a product on schedule.
The development of embedded systems using today's high-speed microprocessors
requires the design, debugging and testing of substantial amounts of complex
custom application software, which is typically written in a high-level
programming language. As the complexity and volume of such software increases,
so does the potential for programming errors, the need to eliminate performance
shortcomings, and the difficulty of thoroughly testing the complete system.
In their efforts to remain competitive, manufacturers may face conflicting
pressures. As they incorporate advanced microprocessors into their products,
they typically must develop more embedded software and intensify their
debugging and testing efforts, which tends to lengthen product development
cycles and increase development costs. At the same time, competitive demands
for lower-cost, technologically superior products
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create pressures to minimize development costs and reduce time-to-market.
Applied's current development solutions are designed to help customers respond
successfully to these conflicting demands.
Game console manufacturers face similar pressures to design consoles with
advanced hardware features. They also face the complexity of coordinating with
in-house and external game developers to develop games that fully utilize the
advanced hardware features. The time-to-market pressures in the games industry
are significant, and Applied has expanded its expertise to provide DVD
emulation and other technology that significantly aids the rapid development of
video games.
Products
Applied develops, markets and supports a comprehensive suite of software and
hardware-enhanced development, test, and verification tools for the development
of complex embedded microprocessor-based applications. Applied's current
development solutions are targeted principally for use by software engineers in
the development of embedded software and associated products. Applied designs
its products to support major market segments utilizing 32 and 64-bit embedded
microprocessors, as well as products to meet the specific needs of game console
developers.
The Company's products generally enable engineers to perform debugging
functions in high-level programming languages and operate on personal computers
or engineering workstations. The Company's tools also enable engineers to
observe software interaction and functions with several commercially available
RTOS products and to read file format output from compatible compilers.
The Company's current products can be classified into three broad
categories: hardware-enhanced debugging tools, software analysis tools, and
game development systems.
Hardware-Enhanced Debugging Tools
The Company manufactures a wide range of hardware-enhanced software tools
for the design and debugging of embedded systems. These in-circuit
microprocessor and read-only memory ("ROM") emulators are utilized primarily by
software engineers during the highly iterative software development and system
integration phases of the embedded systems development process. To a lesser
extent, they are also used by software engineers for low-level testing of
software functions and by hardware engineers in system integration and
troubleshooting their designs.
The Company's emulators perform the following basic functions or subsets
thereof, depending on product configuration:
. Download and Run Control--the ability to load the developer's software
program into the system under development; to specify predetermined
events or problems that may occur in the course of software execution; to
stop system operation upon such an occurrence; to examine and modify both
registers and memory; and to resume operation at the desired point after
any alterations have been made to the system or software.
. Visibility into the Configuration of the Microprocessor--the ability to
interrogate the microprocessor and to display for the user the current
state and meanings of the various possible register configurations.
. High-Level Language Debugging--the ability to display source code, data
and relevant RTOS information, and to control each of the development
tool's other basic functions through a high-level language interface to
the target system under development.
Applied offers a broad selection of hardware-enhanced software design and
debugging tools. The tools are accessed through a high-level language debugger
interface developed by Applied or licensed from Mentor
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Graphics Corporation, Metrowerks (a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc.), or Paradigm
Systems, Inc. and generally resold with Applied's product. Applied's
hardware-enhanced debugging products are available in two categories:
lower-priced, feature-focused products and high-end, higher-priced products
based on traditional embedded architecture.
The portfolio includes CodeTAP(R), PowerTAP(TM), and SuperTAP(TM) tools that
are pocket sized and provide a full range of feature capabilities; this
category also includes NetROM(TM), which provides cost-efficient target
Ethernet access and memory substitution. These tools support a broad range of
popular microprocessors used in embedded systems.
Software Analysis Tools
The Company's software analysis tools include CodeTEST(R), Applied's leading
high-level software visibility tool for application software verification,
analysis and test.
Applied's CodeTEST software analysis products consist of software tools
which are designed specifically to offer a broad range of optimization and
testing capabilities to software developers. These tools measure the
performance and reliability of software, as well as the adequacy of the test
process itself, in a minimally intrusive manner. The measurements are then
displayed in an intuitive format. Software engineers use these products during
the full range of system development--beginning with initial software
development, extending to system integration, and then to final system test and
validation.
CodeTEST software analysis tools currently include the following modules:
. Coverage Analysis--Basic Block Coverage: the ability to measure the
percentage of a software program's routines actually exercised by certain
tests; to identify redundancies among tests; to identify the optimal set
of tests to maximize the percentage of code tested in the shortest test
period; and to determine the point at which the cost of continued testing
is likely to exceed the benefits to be derived.
. Advanced Coverage Tools--adds a finer degree of granularity for analyzing
test execution to the Statement, Decision and Modified Condition Decision
Coverage levels. For certain industries such as avionics, government
regulations mandate test methodologies for each type of software
application based on the criticality of that application. Advanced
Coverage Tools show what conditions, decision paths, and code statements
have been tested.
. Performance Analysis--the ability to measure the time that a software
program takes to perform a particular function and the degree of embedded
microprocessor utilization; to identify any hindrances to high-speed
processing so that system reaction times and compliance with performance
specifications can be optimized.
. Memory Allocation Analysis--the ability to monitor the use of memory
during software execution; to identify likely "memory leaks" and other
memory allocation errors in order to improve programming reliability and
aid in minimizing the size and cost of the target system's memory.
. Software Execution Trace--the ability to observe software functions from
the source code level to the task level at any point in execution history
to address software performance or memory problems.
The CodeTEST product line currently includes software modules sold
separately or with a separate hardware probe. CodeTEST supports a range of the
most popular microprocessors and RTOS offerings for embedded applications.
Applied has a long-standing OEM agreement with Wind River Systems, a
third-party developer of real time operating systems, for integration of
certain CodeTEST modules within its integrated development environment. The
modules run on the embedded target within Wind River's integrated development
environment. The Company may enter into similar relationships with other
third-party developers of real-time operating systems.
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Game Development Systems
In 1999, the Company began developing tools, including DVD-emulation
technology, for Nintendo's Gamecube video gaming console, based on a
development and manufacturing agreement with Nintendo. In 2000, Applied
announced an agreement with Microsoft to develop and manufacture DVD-emulation
technology for inclusion in Microsoft's Xbox Development Kit, the development
platform that allows game developers to optimize games for Microsoft's Xbox
video gaming console. Both the Gamecube and the Xbox were introduced to the
U.S. markets during the fourth quarter of 2001.
The Company's game development tools currently include a DVD emulator, which
replaces the game developer's target DVD drive with a hard disk, DVD mechanics
emulation, and may also provide specific DVD layout and mastering tools. Data
that would normally be read from the DVD is translated to files on a hard disk
on the game developers' computers. The emulator lets developers see their games
run as if they were actually accessing target DVDs and significantly reduces
the need to burn DVDs, which can be a time-consuming and expensive process.
Because the data can be accessed more easily from the developer's hard drive,
the game development time can be significantly reduced.
Customers
The Company's sales are presently concentrated primarily in the
telecommunications industry and in the video games industry. Sales to Microsoft
for Xbox game development tools represented 30% of total 2001 revenues. Sales
are generally made pursuant to customer purchase orders.
Sales, Marketing and Customer Support
Applied distributes its products primarily through a network of direct sales
and service offices located in the United States, Japan, and Europe, through
distributors in the rest of the world, as well as through partnerships with
selected companies--including third-party developers of integrated development
environments. During 2000 and early 2001, the Company had focused significant
efforts to align its sales force to focus on key global accounts in the
high-speed networking equipment market. As a result of changing economic
conditions, and in particular a slow-down in the high-speed networking and
telecommunications markets, Applied changed its focus during the latter part of
2001 to include developers of safety-critical systems such as those found in
avionics. In addition, beginning in the second half of 2001, the Company signed
agreements with selected regional manufacturers' representatives in the United
States to supplement existing sales channels for hardware-enhanced debug
products.
As of December 31, 2001, the Company had 45 sales and support employees
worldwide, including field sales engineers, inside sales specialists and
application engineers located at the Company's headquarters and in direct or
home sales offices throughout North America, and in the Company's wholly owned
subsidiaries in Japan, France and the United Kingdom. Due to the technical
nature of its products, the Company believes that a high level of customer
service and support is important to customer adoption and successful
utilization of design, debugging and testing technology.
The Company maintains international distribution agreements covering various
countries. These agreements generally have a term of three years and may be
exclusive, on a country-by-country basis. The sale of products in foreign
countries involves risks associated with currency exchange rate fluctuations
and restrictions, export-import regulations, customs matters, potentially
longer payment cycles, differing collection issues, and military, political and
transportation risks. The Company's sales through its foreign subsidiaries are
generally denominated in foreign currencies. As a result, fluctuations in
currency exchange rates can have a significant effect on the Company's sales,
even in the absence of an increase or decrease in unit sales to foreign
customers. In addition, foreign sales involve uncertainties arising from local
business practices and cultural considerations, and risks associated with
international trade tensions. The Company expects that international sales will
continue to account for a significant portion of Applied's revenues.
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Applied reduced its marketing expenditures in 2001 as part of an overall
effort to reduce expenditures; however, the Company continues to have focused
marketing activities that include attending trade shows, publishing relevant
articles, advertising in certain trade magazines and journals, direct e-mail,
and product demonstrations.
The time between order and delivery of the Company's products is often quite
short. The number of orders, as well as the size of individual orders, can vary
substantially from month to month. Because of the short period between order
receipt and shipment of products, the Company typically does not have a
meaningful backlog of unfilled orders and believes a backlog is neither
significant to an understanding of its business nor representative of potential
revenue for any future period.
Competition
The traditional market for embedded software development solutions is
fragmented and highly competitive, with providers offering technical solutions
to address the design, debugging, testing and service needs of embedded
software developers. In addition, many companies choose to develop their own
proprietary solutions as opposed to purchasing development tools and services
from outside vendors. This market is also subject to rapid change, as
technological developments create new needs and render prior technical
solutions obsolete. The Company's ability to compete successfully in this
market will depend on its ability to develop and introduce new products and
features that address the increasingly sophisticated needs of its customers, to
implement business relationships that enable it to broaden its product
offerings, to provide worldwide customer service and support, and to respond to
technological advances, emerging industry standards and practices and
competitive developments.
The principal competition for the Company's hardware-enhanced debugging
tools comes primarily from a division of Wind River (through Wind River's
acquisition of Embedded Support Tools Corporation), Lauterbach Datentechnik
GmbH, and Agilent Technologies, Inc., as well as from various other domestic
and international providers of in-circuit emulators. Many of these competitors
focus primarily on developing products to support specific microprocessors. To
a lesser extent, competition also comes from domestic providers of embedded
microprocessor simulators, RTOS debugging software, logic analyzers, ROM
monitors and ROM emulators.
Competition for Applied's software analysis tools comes primarily from
Rational Software Corporation (through, in part, its acquisition in 2001 of
ATTOL Testware, a France-based company that had focused on the testing of
embedded systems); LDRA Ltd., a U.K.-based company offering code analysis
testing tools; IPL, a U.K.-based company that provides software development and
test tools; Real-Time Innovations, a developer of embedded software tools; and
McCabe & Associates, a company that offers software analysis tools. Competition
also comes from providers of embedded debug software, emulators and logic
analyzers, which are generally able to perform only portions of the software
testing functions offered by the Company's CodeTEST tools. The Company has
historically experienced competition from the engineering departments of major
manufacturers, which may choose to develop internal technical solutions to
their design, debugging or testing problems.
Competition for game development solutions has historically been from
console manufacturers who have offered proprietary development tools. However,
Applied anticipates that the opportunity in the game development market segment
may lead other companies to pursue products that will compete with Applied's
game development solutions. The Company currently faces competition from Hudson
Soft Company, a Japan-based company, for development tools aimed at Nintendo's
Gamecube video gaming system.
Competition among providers of embedded software design, debugging, testing
and services focuses on a variety of factors, including the availability of
tools that are compatible with the customer's chosen embedded microprocessor,
engineering workstation and other software development equipment; performance
characteristics and features such as high-speed processing, real-time
visibility and control, high-level programming language and ease-of-use;
product reliability; price/performance characteristics; customer service and
world-wide support; and product availability and delivery time. The Company
believes that the relative importance of each of these
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factors to a prospective customer varies for each development project,
depending upon the complexity of the embedded system design, the microprocessor
to be used, the project development schedule, and the engineering team's budget
and experience level.
The Company anticipates that the embedded systems development market is
likely to experience continued consolidation as companies strive to broaden
their product offerings. The Company believes that competition may increase as
a result of continued consolidation. The Company believes that much of its
competition is now, and will increasingly be, from larger companies having
substantially greater technical, financial and marketing resources, as well as
larger customer bases and greater name recognition, than Applied.
Manufacturing
The Company maintains manufacturing operations primarily to support its
hardware-enhanced development solutions and game development tools. The
manufacturing operations consist of the procurement and inspection of parts and
components, assembly, software duplication, and testing of components and
finished products. Applied's products incorporate the Company's proprietary
software, as well as software licensed from others. The Company conducts
virtually all steps of the assembly process, including board assembly, at its
facility in Redmond, Washington. The Company has a computerized manufacturing
inventory control system that integrates and monitors purchasing, inventory
control and production.
The Company inspects and tests its manufactured products during the
manufacturing process and tests finished products using tests designed and
developed internally based on the custom requirements and functionality of the
product. In addition, the Company's products undergo quality inspection and
testing, including "burn-in" procedures during the manufacturing process to
ensure the quality and reliability of the Company's products. Applied also
requires that all employees involved in the assembly process have appropriate
training. The Company has maintained its ISO 9002 certification since December
1995. The Company provides standard warranty that its hardware, software and
mechanical parts will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for
periods generally ranging from three to twelve months, depending on the product
and location.
Certain product components are available only from a single source or a
limited number of distributors. The Company has entered into agreements with a
number of its vendors that include provisions requiring the vendor to maintain
specified levels of key parts and components. In addition, due to fluctuating
demand levels and limits on production, it is typical for a number of key
components to be on "allocation" at any given time. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to obtain key components in the future in a
timely manner, in sufficient quantities, and/or on favorable price terms. The
Company has a limited ability to avoid or offset future price increases by
suppliers of key components. If the Company were to experience significant
future delays, interruptions, or reductions in its supply of key components, or
unfavorable price terms, its business, financial condition, and results of
operations could be materially adversely affected.
As part of its agreement with Microsoft relating to Xbox development tools,
Applied must maintain certain levels of available inventory, manufacturing
capacity, and quality control requirements. In addition, the Company is
responsible for reimbursing Microsoft for certain costs in the event of an
"epidemic failure" of its products that are incorporated into Microsoft's Xbox
Development Kit.
The Company is subject to a variety of federal, state and local governmental
regulations related to the storage, use, discharge and disposal of toxic,
volatile or otherwise hazardous chemicals used in its manufacturing process.
The Company may be subject to future environmental regulations that may impose
the need for additional capital equipment or other requirements. Any failure by
the Company to control the use of, or adequately to restrict the discharge of,
hazardous substances under present or future regulations could subject the
Company to liability. The Company is not aware of any significant liability
related to environmental issues.
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Research and Development
Applied believes that continued investment in research and development is
critical to the Company's future success. Applied continues to make substantial
investments in the development of new technologies and products. Because of the
competitive importance of offering development solutions that are compatible
with particular microprocessors and other equipment to be used in developing
embedded systems, solutions providers such as Applied are under continuing
pressure to support major new families of embedded microprocessors, as well as
advances in other development software and hardware. Applied believes that its
future growth and financial performance will depend heavily on its ability to
enhance its existing products, develop and introduce new products and features
that address the increasingly sophisticated needs of its customers, and respond
to technological advances, emerging industry standards and practices, and
competitive developments. Applied's engineering and development group includes
51 full-time employees as of December 31, 2001. During 2001, research and
development expenses were $10.2 million, compared to $13.1 million in 2000 and
$11.4 million in 1999.
Proprietary Rights
The Company's success will depend in part on its ability to protect its
technology and to preserve its trade secrets. Although the Company relies
primarily upon continuing technological innovations, trade secrets and know-how
to develop and maintain its competitive position, it also relies on a
combination of patent, copyright and trademark laws, confidentiality
procedures, and contractual provisions to protect its proprietary rights. The
Company has limited patent protection, and there can be no assurance that any
patents will provide a competitive advantage or will afford protection against
competitors with similar technology, or will not be successfully challenged or
circumvented by competitors. The Company's policies and other measures designed
to protect trade secrets and proprietary rights may not be adequate to prevent
or deter misappropriation of its technology; in addition, competitors may be
able to independently develop technologies having similar functions or
performance characteristics. The laws of some foreign countries do not protect
the Company's proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the
United States, and the Company has not filed for patent protection in certain
international locations. The Company may not have an adequate legal remedy to
prevent or seek redress for future unauthorized misappropriations of the
Company's technology.
The embedded systems development market is characterized by rapid
technological change, with frequent introductions of new products and
technologies. As a result, industry participants often find it necessary to
develop products and features similar to those introduced by others, increasing
the risk that their products and processes may give rise to claims that they
infringe the patents of others. Accordingly, the Company's current and future
products and processes within the traditional embedded markets or in new
markets may conflict with patents that have been granted or may be granted to
competitors or others. Such competitors or others could bring legal actions
against the Company or its customers, claiming damages and seeking to enjoin
manufacturing, marketing or use of the affected product or processes.
Similarly, the Company may in the future find it necessary to commence
litigation in order to enforce and protect its proprietary rights. If the
Company becomes involved in such litigation, it could consume a substantial
portion of the Company's resources and result in a significant diversion of
management attention. If the outcome of any such litigation were adverse to the
Company or its customers, the Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
The Company believes that it currently owns or has adequate rights to
utilize all material technologies relating to its existing products; however,
as it continues to develop new products and features, the Company anticipates
that it may find it desirable or necessary to obtain nonexclusive or exclusive
licenses from third parties entitling it to use certain technologies or
software solutions. Such licenses may not be available to the Company on
acceptable terms, if at all. The Company currently has licenses to several
software programs that are used in its products. Termination of any such
agreement, or failure to renew any such agreement upon its expiration with
respect to products the Company intended to continue to market, would require
product redesign and could significantly increase the cost to the Company of
manufacturing such products and have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company's loss of
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or inability to obtain necessary or desirable licenses from third parties could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Employees
As of December 31, 2001, the Company had 130 employees, of whom 106 were
based in the United States and 24 were based internationally. Of the total, 63
were engaged in sales, general and administrative, 51 were in research and
development and 16 were in manufacturing. None of the Company's employees is
represented by a labor union. The Company has not experienced any work
stoppages and considers its relations with its employees to be good.
Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results
The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated
due to a variety of factors, including those set forth in the following risk
factors and elsewhere in this document. The Company will not update any
forward-looking statements due to new information, future events or otherwise.
Recent operating losses. The Company's revenues have declined the past
three years, and Applied incurred corresponding operating losses in each of
these years. Applied believes that its success will depend in large part on its
ability to improve its financial performance and long-term strategic direction,
including the introduction of new products and services. Revenues from certain
traditional products and markets have eroded in recent years, and the Company
expects that it will need to conceive new sources of revenues in the future.
The decline in revenues from traditional sources, while attributable in part to
an overall decline in worldwide technology spending, may represent a permanent
decline in demand for the type of products offered by the Company. As the
Company enters new lines of business, it also expects to encounter new
competitors and different business challenges.
Factors that may affect the Company's ability to improve its financial
performance include, but are not limited to:
. introduction or enhancement of the Company's products or its competitors'
products;
. an increase in the Company's operating costs;
. the impact of the Company's restructuring plan implemented in 2001;
. the mix of the Company's products and services sold;
. the mix of the Company's domestic and international sales;
. unfavorable economic conditions in the technology industry;
. decreased spending on technology due to adverse economic conditions;
. changes in accounting pronouncements applicable to the Company; and
. global economic conditions.
If the Company is unable to derive revenue from new products or services,
its revenues, operating results, earnings, or future projections may be
adversely affected. In addition, if the Company's operating results are below
the levels expected by investors or securities analysts, the price of the
Company's common stock is likely to decline.
Rapidly changing technology. The introduction of products embodying new
technologies and the emergence of new industry standards and practices can
render existing products obsolete and unmarketable. The Company's declining
sales of certain of its hardware-enhanced debugging products are indicative of
this type of change in market requirements. The Company's future business,
financial condition and results of operations will depend upon its ability to
anticipate market demand for specific development solutions, develop new
products and features that address the increasingly sophisticated needs of its
customers, and respond to technological
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advances and emerging industry standards and practices. If the Company fails to
anticipate or respond adequately to technology developments, industry standards
or practices, and customer requirements, or if the Company experiences any
significant delays in product development, introduction, or integration, the
Company's products may become obsolete or unmarketable, its ability to compete
may be impaired, and the Company's revenue may decline.
Design starts. The Company's development solutions span a wide range of
microprocessors, real-time operating systems, and development environments.
However, a substantial decline in the number of design starts for embedded
microprocessors supported by Applied, or delays by semiconductor manufacturers
in the release of embedded microprocessors for which the Company has developed
tools, could have an adverse effect on the Company's revenues.
Relationship with semiconductor manufacturers. The Company's ability to
provide timely new products to its customers is enhanced by Applied's
relationship with major semiconductor manufacturers. With access to new
embedded microprocessor technology, Applied is able to adapt its tools to these
new designs and make its tools available at the time the Company's customers
begin to incorporate the new microprocessors into their product designs. Should
Applied be unable to obtain timely access to new embedded microprocessor
technology, the Company's operating results and market share could suffer.
Industry focus. The Company's sales are currently derived primarily from
the telecommunications and games markets, and negative events affecting these
markets could have an adverse effect on the Company's revenues.
Contracts with Game Console Developers. The Company's sales of game
development tools accounted for 32% of total 2001 revenues, and such sales were
to two customers--Microsoft and Nintendo. Though the initial 2001 launch of
Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's Gamecube were well received by consumers, low
future retail acceptance of these game consoles could have a correspondingly
significant negative impact on Applied's revenues in the future. Also, the
Company must maintain manufacturing capacity and inventory levels, and
otherwise meet the needs of these customers; failure to do so could have a
significant negative effect on Applied through loss of sales and potential
non-compliance with contractual obligations. Sales of game development tools in
the first half of 2001 immediately preceded the launch of two new game
consoles; future sales may be lower in years that do not include or immediately
precede new console game introductions.
Competition. The Company has historically participated in the embedded
systems development tools market. This market is rapidly evolving and intensely
competitive. Competition in this market is likely to intensify in the future.
Applied has also entered into new markets, such as providing development
solutions to the gaming industry through its agreements with Nintendo and
Microsoft. Competitors may develop and offer products and services similar to
Applied's current or planned product offerings. Applied's business would be
harmed if the Company is not able to compete successfully against current or
future competitors.
Increased competition may result in price reductions, reduced gross margins,
and loss of market share, any of which could harm Applied's business. Many of
the Company's competitors or potential competitors are much larger than Applied
and may be able to devote significantly greater resources to marketing
campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing policies, and may expend substantially
more resources on product development. If Applied is unable to compete
effectively with new and existing competitors, the Company's revenues and
operating results may suffer.
Manufacturing and product ship schedules. Certain components used in the
Company's products are manufactured by a single source or distributed through a
limited number of outlets. The Company may be unable to obtain key components
in a timely manner, in sufficient quantities, or on favorable price terms. In
addition, delays in new-product introductions could delay the Company's
expected revenue and cause its customer base to become dissatisfied and erode.
Certain agreements with customers require that the Company maintain specified
levels of inventory and manufacturing capacity, and the Company could incur
penalties--including cancellation of the contract--if it is unable to maintain
such inventory levels.
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Dependence on key personnel. The Company believes that its future success
will depend significantly on its ability to retain and attract key personnel
and skilled employees. There continues to be significant competition for
qualified management, engineering and sales and marketing personnel, and the
Company's failure to recruit, retain, and motivate such skilled employees could
affect the Company's ability to develop new products, generate sales, and
increase revenues. The Company's employees are not subject to employee
contracts and are free to leave at any time. Competition for these personnel
may become more intense in the future. The departure of any of the Company's
management members or other key personnel could harm Applied's business.
Managing potential growth and restructuring plan. The Company seeks to grow
its business by strengthening its sales and marketing programs, focusing its
product and service offerings, and potentially providing solutions to new
markets. Such growth, if achieved, would place additional burden on management
and increase the requirement to recruit and retain personnel with the right
skill sets, as well as require additional infrastructure expenditures. This
growth also would place a significant strain on the Company's financial,
operational, management, marketing, and sales systems and resources, especially
after the Company's implementation of its restructuring plan in 2001 that
included a significant reduction in personnel. If the Company is unable to
effectively manage such growth, Applied's business, competitive position,
results of operations, and financial condition could suffer.
In August 2001, the Company announced and subsequently completed a
restructuring plan, including a reduction to the Company's workforce, which
affected all parts of the Company's organization. If the Company is unable to
effectively manage the restructuring plan and workforce reduction, its business
operations could be subject to disruption and its business and results of
operations could suffer.
Intellectual property rights and litigation. The Company relies on a
combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and
restrictions on disclosure to protect its intellectual property rights. The
Company also enters into nondisclosure agreements with its employees,
consultants and corporate partners, and controls access to proprietary
information. Despite these precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized
third parties to copy our products or obtain and use information that the
Company regards as proprietary to create products that compete against
Applied's. Litigation may be necessary in order to enforce the Company's
intellectual property rights, to protect its 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 the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. Although the
Company is not aware of any significant third-party intellectual property
rights that would prevent the use and sale of Applied products, the Company may
unknowingly infringe the proprietary rights of others. Any infringement could
result in significant liability to the Company, and its business could suffer.
Product liability. The Company's products and services may result in
exposure to product liability claims in the event that the Company's
development solutions are deemed to pose a risk of injury or harm. The Company
maintains product liability insurance; however, such insurance may be
inadequate for all potential claims.
International operations. A significant portion of the Company's business
occurs outside of North America. Economic difficulties or significant
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates in any of these regions,
particularly in Japan and Europe, could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business. As a result of the Company's international operations, the
Company earns revenues and incurs certain expenses in foreign currencies. The
Company's operating results are therefore subject to foreign exchange rate
fluctuations, which are difficult to predict.
Potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results and volatility of
stock price. The Company's future operating results and stock price may be
subject to significant volatility, particularly on a quarterly basis, due to a
variety of factors, some of which are outside of the Company's control. Factors
that may cause quarterly fluctuations in the Company's operating results
include, but are not limited to:
. the discretionary nature of the Company's customers' purchase and budget
cycles;
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. difficulty predicting the size and timing of customer orders;
. long sales cycles;
. seasonal variations in operating results;
. changes in the Company's pricing policies or the pricing policies of its
competitors;
. the level of sales incentives for the Company's direct sales force;
. the mix of sales channels through which the Company's products and
services are sold; and
. fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
In addition, the timing of the Company's product revenues is difficult to
predict because sales cycles vary substantially from product to product and
customer to customer. Any shortfall in revenue or earnings from expected levels
could have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the trading price of
the Company's common stock in any given period. Additionally, the Company often
does not learn of such shortfalls until late in the fiscal quarter, at which
time budgeted expenses have already been committed, which could result in an
even more immediate and adverse effect on the trading price of the Company's
common stock. The Company participates in a highly dynamic industry, which
often results in significant volatility of the Company's common stock price.
Consequently, purchasing or holding of the Company's stock involves a high
degree of risk.
Possible Delisting of Securities from Nasdaq National Market. The Company's
common stock is currently quoted on the Nasdaq National Market (the "National
Market"). However, in order to continue to be included in the National Market,
a company must maintain, among other things, a minimum closing bid price of
$1.00 per share and a $5,000,000 market value of the total outstanding shares,
excluding those held by officers, directors or beneficial owners of ten percent
or more of the outstanding shares. In order to maintain compliance with the
National Market listing requirements, we may be required to take various
measures including, but not limited to, raising additional capital and
effecting a reverse split of the Company's common stock. Certain of such
measures, including any reverse stock split, would require shareholder
approval. Failure to meet any of the National Market maintenance criteria in
the future may result in the delisting of the Company's common stock from the
National Market. The delisting of the Company's common stock would have an
adverse impact on the market price and liquidity of the Company's securities
and may adversely affect the Company's ability to obtain additional financing.
As a result of such delisting, an investor may find it more difficult to
dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of, the
Company's common stock.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's principal administrative, sales, marketing, research and
development and manufacturing facility is located in an approximately 53,000
square-foot building in Redmond, Washington that is leased through May 31,
2007. The leased space includes approximately 15,000 square feet abandoned by
the Company as part of a cost-reduction and business-restructuring plan
implemented by the Company in 2001. The Company also leases seven other
domestic research, sales and/or support offices in the United States, and sales
offices in Japan, France and the United Kingdom. The Company believes that its
facilities are adequate to satisfy its current requirements, including its
requirements for production capacity through 2002, and that additional space
will be available if needed.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, Applied is involved in legal proceedings, none of which
is currently considered material to the Company's business. However, any
adverse outcome to future lawsuits against the Company may result in a material
adverse effect on its financial condition.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of 2001.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
Applied Microsystems' common stock trades on The Nasdaq National Market (the
"National Market") under the symbol "APMC." The Company estimates that at March
15, 2002, there were approximately 3,000 holders of the Company's common stock,
as estimated by the number of record holders including holders represented by
brokers and other institutions.
The closing price of the Company's common stock as quoted by the National
Market on March 15, 2002 was $1.35 per share. The price per share in the
following table sets forth the range of low and high closing prices of the
Company's common stock as quoted on the National Market for the quarter
indicated:
Low High
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2000
First quarter........................................... $8.56 $21.25
Second quarter.......................................... 5.50 15.75
Third quarter........................................... 6.19 13.00
Fourth quarter.......................................... 2.13 9.25
2001
First quarter........................................... $2.13 $ 5.47
Second quarter.......................................... 2.06 5.35
Third quarter........................................... 1.13 5.16
Fourth quarter.......................................... 1.00 1.66
The Company has not paid dividends and does not plan to pay dividends on its
common stock in the foreseeable future.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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(in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Statement of Operations Data:
Net Sales.................................................... $28,870 $32,315 $33,241 $37,020 $39,124
Cost of sales................................................ 8,059 9,674 8,664 9,587 10,532
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Gross profit................................................. 20,811 22,641 24,577 27,433 28,592
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative......................... 13,600 17,094 18,929 18,104 18,542
Research and development.................................. 10,204 13,101 11,435 10,438 8,468
Business restructuring.................................... 2,289 -- -- -- --
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Total operating expenses..................................... 26,093 30,195 30,364 28,542 27,010
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Income (loss) from operations................................ (5,282) (7,554) (5,787) (1,109) 1,582
Interest income and other, net............................... 261 659 706 783 669
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Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle............................. (5,021) (6,895) (5,081) (326) 2,251
Income taxes................................................. -- -- -- 19 349
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle....................................... (5,021) (6,895) (5,081) (345) 1,902
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.......... -- (1,110) -- -- --
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Net income (loss)............................................ $(5,021) $(8,005) $(5,081) $ (345) $ 1,902
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Per-share amounts:
Basic earnings (loss) per share before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle............................. $ (0.71) $ (1.00) $ (0.76) $ (0.05) $ 0.28
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.......... -- (0.16) -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Basic net earnings (loss) per share.......................... $ (0.71) $ (1.16) $ (0.76) $ (0.05) $ 0.28
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Shares used in basic per-share calculation................... 7,076 6,915 6,727 6,811 6,769
Diluted earnings (loss) per share before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle............................. $ (0.71) $ (1.00) $ (0.76) $ (0.05) $ 0.26
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.......... -- (0.16) -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Diluted net earnings (loss) per share........................ $ (0.71) $ (1.16) $ (0.76) $ (0.05) $ 0.26
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Shares used in diluted per-share calculation................. 7,076 6,915 6,727 6,811 7,297
Pro forma amounts, assuming the change in accounting
principle was applied retroactively:
Net income (loss)............................................ N/A $(6,895) $(4,514) $ (245) $ 2,495
Basic income (loss) per share................................ N/A $ (1.00) $ (0.67) $ (0.04) $ 0.37
Diluted income (loss) per share.............................. N/A $ (1.00) $ (0.67) $ (0.04) $ 0.34
See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information on
the change in accounting principle.
December 31,
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2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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(in thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
Working capital.............................. $ 5,762 $ 8,253 $16,311 $20,116 $20,547
Total assets................................. 15,024 21,453 28,042 33,290 32,582
Long-term liabilities, net of current portion 894 -- -- -- --
Shareholders' equity......................... 6,542 10,823 19,187 23,931 24,291
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
Applied Microsystems Corporation creates solutions to expedite the
development, test and deployment of business and safety-critical embedded
systems. We develop, market and support a comprehensive suite of software and
hardware-enhanced development, test, and verification tools for the development
of complex embedded microprocessor-based applications. Since our incorporation
in 1979, we have developed significant expertise in high-end microprocessors,
real-time systems, and software analysis technology--three key competencies
that position the Company to meet the needs of software developers. Using our
tools, engineers develop, test, debug, emulate and verify embedded software
found in a wide variety of products, including voice and data communications
networks, console games, avionics systems, automotive systems, medical devices,
and consumer electronics.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Applied's discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of
operations are based upon the Company's 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 us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of
assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our
critical accounting policies and estimates, including those related to revenue
recognition, inventories, and restructuring costs. We base our estimates on
historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for
making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are
not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more
significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated
financial statements.
Revenue recognition. As further described under "Cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle," in the fourth quarter of 2000 we adopted the
Securities and Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB
101"), "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements," effective retroactive to
January 1, 2000.
The Company earns revenue on the sale of hardware and software products. We
also earn revenue on the sale of services, including hardware and software
support, installation, training, and professional engineering services. Revenue
from the sale or licensing of products is recognized when persuasive evidence
of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred, the fee is
fixed or determinable, and collectibility is probable. If the fee due from a
customer is not fixed or determinable, revenue is recognized as payments become
due from a customer. If customers have inspection or acceptance rights beyond
standard warranty provisions, revenue is recognized when formal notification of
inspection or acceptance has been received from the customer. When products are
sold with significant installation services, all revenue is deferred until
installation is completed. Revenue from training and contract engineering
services is generally recognized as the services are performed. Revenue from
longer-term agreements to perform development services is recognized under the
percentage-of-completion method, measured based on labor effort or cost
incurred to total estimated labor effort or cost (assuming other revenue
recognition criteria are met).
Inventories. Applied writes down its inventories for estimated obsolescence
or unmarketable inventories equal to the difference between cost and the
estimated market value based on assumptions about future demand and market
conditions. Changes in those underlying assumptions could result in additional
write-downs of inventories.
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Restructuring costs. In the third quarter of 2001, in response to economic
uncertainty and reduced revenue streams, Applied implemented a restructuring
plan designed to reduce operating costs. The restructuring plan included a
reduction of approximately 90 full-time employees worldwide across the
Company's functional organizations, or 39% of the workforce; discontinuance or
reallocation of selected projects and activities not essential to the Company's
long-term goals; abandonment of excess space at the Company's headquarters; as
well as other cost reduction and control measures. As a result of the
restructuring plan, Applied recorded a restructuring charge of $2.3 million in
the third quarter of 2001. Management used estimates to establish accruals in
connection with the restructuring plan, particularly with regard to the
Company's contractual lease obligations for abandoned facilities. Actual costs
may differ from these estimates, depending significantly on the Company's
success in subleasing excess space under reasonable terms.
Results of Operations
Change From Change From
2001 Prior Year 2000 Prior Year 1999
------- ----------- ------- ----------- -------
(dollars in thousands)
Net sales.................... $28,870 $(3,445) $32,315 $(926) $33,241
(11)% (3)%
The Company's revenues can be classified into three broad categories:
hardware-enhanced debugging tools, software analysis tools, and game
development systems. The following table provides revenue information for each
of these categories.
2001 2000 1999
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(in thousands)
Hardware-enhanced debugging tools........... $11,507 $21,912 $23,704
Software analysis tools..................... 8,209 6,147 8,847
Game development systems.................... 9,154 4,256 690
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Total net sales.......................... $28,870 $32,315 $33,241
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The overall decrease in net sales in 2001 was attributable primarily to
decreased sales of hardware-enhanced debug, test, and performance solutions.
The decrease in these "run control" products was due primarily to decreased
demand from telecommunications customers, overall lower average selling prices,
slower-than-anticipated unit volumes through distribution channels, and a
general decline in technology spending in the various geographies in which the
Company does business. Beginning the fourth quarter of 2001, the Company began
entering into new agreements with third-party sales representatives to
strengthen its sales efforts through distribution channels. The decrease in run
control product revenues was also attributable to the Company's focus on
developing products and channels for software analysis tools as customers have
moved from hardware development to software development; therefore, the Company
has invested less in developing and supporting run control products than in
prior periods. The decrease in hardware-enhanced debugging tools in 2000, as
compared to 1999, was primarily attributable to lower average selling prices,
as well as a decrease in unit sales of legacy high-end debug products and
decreases in unit sales of certain older lower-priced debug products.
Despite overall weakness in the economic climate in which many of our
customers operate, software analysis revenues improved 34% in 2001, as compared
to 2000 results. This increase was due primarily to the Company's continuing
efforts to provide software development solutions that provide solid value to
its customers--including a focus on safety and business-critical customer
projects, the timing of customer orders from a third-party developer of
integrated development environments, and increased professional services
contracts in 2001. The decline in software analysis tools revenues in 2000,
compared to 1999, was due primarily to the timing of customer orders from a
third-party developer of integrated development environments.
Game development systems represent a newer revenue source to the Company
that was a direct result of our development initiatives that began in early
1999 to extend our technology to meet the needs of game developers.
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These initiatives led to agreements with Nintendo and Microsoft to develop and
manufacture game development tools for Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox
video gaming systems. Game development systems revenues increased in 2001 due
primarily to shipments to Microsoft in the first half of 2001. Game development
revenues dipped to near zero in the third quarter of 2001 as Microsoft and
Nintendo were focused on supporting the November 2001 launch of their new game
consoles and placed less emphasis during the third quarter of 2001 on shipping
tools to new developers. Game development revenues then increased to $0.9
million in the fourth quarter of 2001 on shipments to both Microsoft and
Nintendo. Game development revenues increased in 2000, compared to 1999, as we
completed development efforts under agreements with Nintendo and Microsoft, and
began shipping development systems to Nintendo. Future game development
revenues are expected to vary from period to period, and the success of
Applied's game development solutions may depend significantly on the timing of
product launches for new video game consoles as well as the retail success of
the video gaming systems that the Company currently supports.
The Company's net sales include product support revenues, which are included
within the aforementioned major categories of Applied's products. These support
revenues totaled approximately $3.2 million in 2001, compared to $4.2 million
in 2000 and $4.7 million in 1999. These declines were due primary to lower
hardware-enhanced debugging sales, for which support contracts are often sold.
Sales outside of North America represented 28% of net sales in 2001,
compared to 41% in 2000 and 38% in 1999. In U.S. dollars, international sales
outside of North America decreased 39% in 2001, as compared to 2000. The
decrease in 2001 was due to lower revenues in Japan and Europe primarily as the
result of overall economic conditions in these geographies, as well as the
Company's previous focus on telecommunications customers. The
telecommunications industry experienced a significant worldwide downturn in
2001; however, Applied's revenues in North America were supported somewhat by
sales of game development tools. The increase in 2000, as compared to 1999, was
affected by the Company's adoption of SAB 101, which had the effect of
increasing 2000 revenues in Japan. Sales outside of North America increased 5%
in 2000, as compared to 1999.
Applied's sales through its foreign subsidiaries are generally denominated
in local currencies; as a result, fluctuations in currency exchange rates can
have a significant effect on the Company's reported net sales. Had the average
exchange rates in 2001 remained constant from 2000, the dollar amount of
overall Company net sales would have decreased 9% instead of the reported 11%,
due primarily to the U.S. dollar strengthening relative to the Japanese yen
during much of 2001. Had the average exchange rates in 2000 remained constant
from 1999, the effect would have had no significant impact on the reported
percentage change in total revenues. The Company is unable to predict currency
exchange rate fluctuations and anticipates that such fluctuations will continue
to affect its net sales to varying degrees in the future. While international
sales have fluctuated over the past three years in total and as a percentage of
revenues, the Company expects international sales to continue to account for a
significant percentage of its net sales.
Percentage Percentage Percentage
2001 of Net Sales 2000 of Net Sales 1999 of Net Sales
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(dollars in thousands)
Cost of sales...... $ 8,059 28% $ 9,674 30% $ 8,664 26%
Gross Profit....... $20,811 72% $22,641 70% $24,577 74%
Cost of sales includes materials, labor and overhead incurred in the
manufacturing of products as well as the cost of providing professional
services, performing non-recurring engineering, and estimated warranty costs.
The Company performs periodic assessments of required reserves for potential
inventory obsolescence, and corresponding adjustments to such reserves are
included within cost of sales. The dollar amounts of cost of sales and gross
profit fluctuate based on a number of factors, including the volume of
corresponding net sales and vendor pricing pressures.
Applied's 2001 increase in gross profit percentage, as compared to 2000, was
attributable primarily to changes in product mix--for example, software
analysis revenues increased in total and as a percentage of
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revenues from the prior year, and such revenues generate a higher gross profit
percentage than the Company's hardware-based tools. Though game development
systems generally yield a lower gross profit percentage, the increased
throughput in the manufacturing operations during the first half of 2001
attributable to game development tools allowed for higher margins for
hardware-enhanced debugging tools as well. The Company's gross profit
percentage declined in 2000, as compared to 1999, due primarily to changes in
product mix, including overall lower margins in Applied's initial shipments of
game development tools.
The Company expects its gross profit percentage to fluctuate based upon its
product and service mix, geographic mix, foreign currency fluctuations, and
variances in volume and related absorption of overhead costs. Sales of game
development kits are expected to be at lower margins than the Company has
historically maintained, thus adding to the potential for future fluctuations
in gross profit percentages.
Change From Change From
2001 Prior Year 2000 Prior Year 1999
------- ----------- ------- ----------- -------
(dollars in thousands)
Sales, general and administrative
expenses............................. $13,600 $(3,494) $17,094 $(1,835) $18,929
(20)% (10)%
The decrease in sales, general and administrative expenses in 2001, as
compared to 2000, was due primarily to the Company's adoption of its
cost-reduction plan in August 2001, as well as otherwise overall lower
personnel-related expenditures on lower headcount levels. Sales of game
development tools, which have lower sales-related expenses than Applied's other
hardware and software products, also contributed to lower expense levels in
2001, and the Company had lower overall commission expenses in 2001 due to the
decline in total revenues. Since the Company's cost reduction plan was
implemented in the second half of 2001, expenses for that year reflect only a
partial benefit of the cost reductions. Sales, general and administrative
expenses were $2.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2001--representing an
annualized rate of $10.8 million--thus further demonstrating the decline in
expenses at the end of 2001.
The decrease in sales, general and administrative expenses in 2000, as
compared to 1999, was achieved primarily through lower marketing-related
expenditures. In the first several months of 1999, Applied incurred marketing
expenses relative to building awareness of Applied's embedded software
solutions. Marketing expenditures in the latter part of 1999 and throughout
2000 were at lower levels, and included focused expenses for repositioning the
Company into new market areas. The lower sales, general and administrative
expenses in 2000 were also the result of lower personnel-related expenses.
When incurred, minor foreign exchange gains and losses are included in
sales, general and administrative expenses. In order to mitigate certain
intercompany risks associated with exchange rate fluctuations, the Company may
choose to hedge a portion of its foreign exchange risk. No such hedging
activities were in effect at any time during 2001, 2000, or 1999. Although the
Company may engage in exchange-rate hedging activities with respect to certain
exchange-rate risks, there can be no assurance that it will do so or that any
such activities will successfully protect the Company against such risks.
Change From Change From
2001 Prior Year 2000 Prior Year 1999
------- ----------- ------- ----------- -------
(dollars in thousands)
Research and development expenses...... $10,204 $(2,897) $13,101 $1,666 $11,435
(22)% 15%
The decrease in research and development expenses in 2001, as compared to
2000, was primarily due to the Company's adoption of its cost-reduction plan in
August 2001, as well as lower prototype expenditures in 2001 since much of the
effort to develop game development solutions was completed in 2000. In
circumstances in which Applied's engineers provide services to customers under
development arrangements, the cost of engineers normally classified as research
and development are reclassified to cost of goods sold. The overall reduction in
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2001 research and development expenses was partially offset by lower 2001 cost
allocations to cost of goods sold in comparison to the allocations in 2000 due
primarily to game development work completed in 2000.
The increase in research and development expenses in 2000, as compared to
1999, was primarily attributable to increased engineering resources and
correspondingly higher consulting and compensation-related expenses. These
increased expenses were a direct result of the Company's investment in
strategic new initiatives and enhancements to Applied's line of software
analysis tools.
The Company believes that its continued investment in focused research and
development activities is critical to Applied's future success. Despite an
overall reduction in resources available for research and development (as a
result of the Company's cost-control efforts), the Company intends to continue
to invest in product development. Research and development expenses may
fluctuate to the extent that Applied's engineering resources are utilized to
fulfill the needs of customers under contractual development arrangements. In
such cases, engineering costs are charged to costs of goods sold.
Change From Change From
2001 Prior Year 2000 Prior Year 1999
------ ----------- ---- ----------- ----
(in thousands)
Business restructuring................. $2,289 $(2,289) -- -- --
In August 2001, in response to economic uncertainty and reduced revenue
streams, Applied implemented a restructuring plan designed to reduce operating
costs. The restructuring plan included a reduction of approximately 90
full-time employees worldwide across the Company's functional organizations, or
39% of the workforce; discontinuance or reallocation of selected projects and
activities not essential to the Company's long-term goals; abandonment of
excess space at the Company's headquarters; as well as other cost reduction and
control measures. As a result of the restructuring plan, Applied recorded a
restructuring charge of $2.3 million in 2001.
Change From Change From
2001 Prior Year 2000 Prior Year 1999
---- ----------- ---- ----------- ----
(dollars in thousands)
Interest income and other, net......... $261 $(398) $659 $(47) $706
(60)% (7)%
The Company's interest income and other, net, decreased in 2001 in
comparison to 2000, and decreased in 2000 in comparison to 1999, due primarily
to a decrease in cash available for short-term investments.
Change From Change From
2001 Prior Year 2000 Prior Year 1999
---- ----------- ------- ----------- ----
(dollars in thousands)
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle................. -- $1,110 $(1,110) $(1,110) --
100%
Applied implemented SAB 101 in the fourth quarter of 2000, effective
retroactive to January 1, 2000. SAB 101 provides guidance related to revenue
recognition policies based on interpretations and practices followed by the
SEC. As a result of the Company's assessment of these new guidelines, Applied
changed its revenue recognition practices for sales in Japan to reflect
revenues upon the earlier of customer inspection and acceptance or, in the
absence of notification of inspection and acceptance, upon receipt of payment.
Applied adopted SAB 101 under the cumulative catch-up method of accounting,
which is the manner prescribed under applicable accounting and reporting rules.
Under these rules, the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle is
recognized as an additional item on the Company's statement of operations in
the first quarter of the year in which the change is made. Applied's adoption
of this new standard resulted in a $1.1 million cumulative adjustment
increasing the Company's first quarter 2000 net loss. Revenues and expenses in
each of the 2000 quarters were likewise adjusted as if the new accounting
principle had been adopted since January 1, 2000. See Note 1 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Income Taxes
As of December 31, 2001 the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $18.1 million and research and development credit carryforwards
of approximately $3.2 million for federal income tax purposes, both of which
expire in various amounts through 2021. Utilization of net operating loss
carryforwards may be subject to certain limitations under Section 382 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the corresponding financial
statement amounts. Due to the uncertainty of the Company's ability to utilize
its net deferred tax assets, including its net operating losses and research
and development credits, a valuation allowance has been established for
financial reporting purposes equal to the amount of the net deferred tax
assets. See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Quarterly Results of Operations
The Company's results of operations have historically fluctuated
significantly from quarter to quarter, and the Company expects that such
fluctuations may continue as a result of a variety of factors. These factors
include the following: product and price competition, fluctuating levels of
internal research and development expenses, the volume and timing of customer
development projects and orders, seasonality of customer orders, introductions
of new embedded microprocessors, introduction timelines of new video gaming
systems, announcements or introductions of new products or technologies by the
Company or its competitors, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates,
fluctuating levels of required investments in marketing and distribution, price
increases by the Company's suppliers, potential parts shortages, general
conditions in the Company's target markets, and national and global economic
conditions. Therefore, the Company's quarterly results of operations are not
necessarily indicative of results for any future period. Moreover, a
significant portion of the Company's quarterly net sales have historically been
generated from shipments during the last few weeks of the quarter--as a result
of customers placing orders late in the quarter--thereby adding to the
potential for future fluctuations in operating performance.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2001, the Company had $7.4 million in cash, cash
equivalents, and short-term investments compared to $10.5 million as of
December 31, 2000 (both amounts include $400,000 subject to withdrawal
restrictions as further described in Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements). As a result of actions taken to reduce operating expenses during
2001, the Company's expenditure levels were substantially reduced. The
Company's cost-reduction efforts led to a reduced quarterly operating loss in
the fourth quarter of 2001, and such efforts are expected to aid the Company's
ability to conserve its capital resources in the future.
The Company requires capital primarily for the financing of inventories and
accounts receivable, sales and marketing efforts, product development
activities, capital equipment purchases, and to fund operating losses. Applied
used cash of $3.6 million for operating activities in 2001, compared to using
$5.4 million for operating activities in 2000. The Company used cash to
purchase $180,000 in property and equipment in 2001, excluding an equipment
purchase of $250,000 financed under a long-term capital lease, compared to
purchasing $753,000 in the 2000. As of December 31, 2001, the Company had no
significant commitments with regard to new capital purchases, but expects to
spend approximately $300,000 in 2002 for new capital items. The Company has
facility and equipment operating lease commitments totaling $1.7 million in
2002, $1.5 million in 2003, $1.5 million in 2004, $1.5 million in 2005, $1.4
million in 2006, and $0.6 million thereafter. The Company also has commitments
under a capital lease obligation of up to $62,000 per year through 2006.
Applied received funds totaling $497,000 in 2001 from the sale of its common
stock to personnel through an employee stock purchase plan and the exercise of
employee stock options, compared to receiving $568,000 in 2000. Receipt of such
funds depends on many factors, including factors outside the Company's control;
therefore, these funding sources may not provide meaningful cash to Applied in
the future.
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The Company believes that its existing working capital will provide the
Company with sufficient funds to finance its operations for at least the next
12 months. The Company's future capital requirements will depend on a number of
factors, including the duration of weakness in certain customer sectors and in
international sales, costs associated with sales and marketing programs,
product development efforts, and the use of funds for strategic purposes. To
the extent additional funds are required, the Company may sell additional
equity, debt, or convertible securities, or obtain credit facilities; however,
there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such funds or
on terms that are acceptable.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Applied develops products in the United States and sells primarily in North
America, Asia and Europe. As a result, financial results could be affected by
factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic
conditions in foreign markets. Since the Company's products are generally
initially priced in U.S. Dollars and translated to local currency amounts, a
strengthening of the dollar could make the Company's products less competitive
in foreign markets.
The Company is exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates,
which could adversely affect the value of the Company's short-term investments.
Applied maintains a short-term investment portfolio consisting of
interest-bearing securities with an average maturity of less than one year.
These securities are classified as "available-for-sale" securities. These
interest-bearing securities are subject to interest rate risk and will fall in
value if market interest rates increase. If market interest rates were to
increase immediately and uniformly by 10% from levels at December 31, 2001, the
fair value of the portfolio would decline by an immaterial amount. The Company
does not expect its operating results or cash flows to be affected to any
significant degree by a sudden change in market interest rates.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Audited Annual Financial Statements:
Page
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Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.............................................. 23
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000................................... 24
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999..... 25
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and
1999......................................................................................... 26
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999..... 27
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..................................................... 28
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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Shareholders and Board of Directors
Applied Microsystems Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Applied
Microsystems Corporation as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Applied
Microsystems Corporation at December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the consolidated
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States.
As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, in 2000 the Company
changed its method of accounting for revenue recognition in accordance with
guidance provided in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, "Revenue
Recognition in Financial Statements."
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Seattle, Washington
February 1, 2002
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
------------------
2001 2000
-------- --------
(in thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents........................................................ $ 2,971 $ 7,556
Securities available-for-sale.................................................... 3,997 2,526
Restricted investment............................................................ 400 400
Accounts receivable, net......................................................... 3,594 5,729
Inventories...................................................................... 1,959 2,358
Prepaid and other current assets................................................. 429 314
-------- --------
Total current assets................................................................ 13,350 18,883
Property and equipment, net......................................................... 1,358 2,109
Other assets........................................................................ 316 461
-------- --------
Total assets........................................................................ $ 15,024 $ 21,453
======== ========
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable................................................................. $ 1,704 $ 2,954
Accrued payroll.................................................................. 1,178 1,993
Other accrued expenses........................................................... 1,453 1,029
Deferred revenue................................................................. 3,253 4,654
-------- --------
Total current liabilities........................................................... 7,588 10,630
Capital lease obligation, less current portion................................... 175 --
Accrued cost of business restructuring........................................... 719 --
-------- --------
Total long-term liabilities......................................................... 894 --
Commitments and contingencies.......................................................
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized;
none issued and outstanding....................................................... -- --
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 7,149,000 and 6,959,000
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively......... 26,857 26,360
Accumulated other comprehensive loss................................................ (636) (879)
Accumulated deficit................................................................. (19,679) (14,658)
-------- --------
Total shareholders' equity.......................................................... 6,542 10,823
-------- --------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity.......................................... $ 15,024 $ 21,453
======== ========
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31,
-------------------------
2001 2000 1999
------- ------- -------
(in thousands, except
per-share amounts)
Net sales........................................................................ $28,870 $32,315 $33,241
Cost of sales.................................................................... 8,059 9,674 8,664
------- ------- -------
Gross profit..................................................................... 20,811 22,641 24,577
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative............................................. 13,600 17,094 18,929
Research and development...................................................... 10,204 13,101 11,435
Business restructuring........................................................ 2,289 -- --
------- ------- -------
Total operating expenses......................................................... 26,093 30,195 30,364
------- ------- -------
Loss from operations............................................................. (5,282) (7,554) (5,787)
Interest income and other, net................................................... 261 659 706
------- ------- -------
Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.................. (5,021) (6,895) (5,081)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.............................. -- (1,110) --
------- ------- -------
Net loss......................................................................... $(5,021) $(8,005) $(5,081)
======= ======= =======
Per-share amounts:
Basic and diluted loss per share before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle...................................................................... $ (0.71) $ (1.00) $ (0.76)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.............................. -- (0.16) --
------- ------- -------
Basic and diluted net loss per share............................................. $ (0.71) $ (1.16) $ (0.76)
======= ======= =======
Shares used in per-share calculation............................................. 7,076 6,915 6,727
Pro forma amounts, assuming the change in accounting principle was applied
retroactively:
Net loss......................................................................... N/A $(6,895) $(4,514)
Basic and diluted net loss per share............................................. N/A $ (1.00) $ (0.67)
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accumulated
Common Stock Other Total
-------------- Accumulated Comprehensive Shareholders'
Shares Amount Deficit Income (Loss) Equity
------ ------- ----------- ------------- -------------
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 1998............... 6,681 $25,383 $ (1,572) $ 120 $23,931
Stock options exercised................. 80 228 -- -- 228
Sale of common stock to employees....... 69 181 -- -- 181
Net loss................................ -- -- (5,081) -- (5,081)
Foreign currency translation adjustment. -- -- -- (72) (72)
-------
Comprehensive income................ (5,153)
----- ------- -------- ----- -------
Balance at December 31, 1999............... 6,830 25,792 (6,653) 48 19,187
Stock options exercised................. 109 426 -- -- 426
Sale of common stock to employees....... 20 142 -- -- 142
Net loss................................ -- -- (8,005) -- (8,005)
Foreign currency translation adjustment. -- -- -- (927) (927)
-------
Comprehensive loss.................. (8,932)
----- ------- -------- ----- -------
Balance at December 31, 2000............... 6,959 26,360 (14,658) (879) 10,823
Stock options exercised................. 114 210 -- -- 210
Sale of common stock to employees....... 76 287 -- -- 287
Net loss................................ -- -- (5,021) -- (5,021)
Foreign currency translation adjustment. -- -- -- 243 243
-------
Comprehensive loss.................. (4,778)
----- ------- -------- ----- -------
Balance at December 31, 2001............... 7,149 $26,857 $(19,679) $(636) $ 6,542
===== ======= ======== ===== =======
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended December 31,
--------------------------
2001 2000 1999
------- ------- --------
(in thousands)
Operating activities
Net loss................................................................... $(5,021) $(8,005) $ (5,081)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization........................................... 1,019 1,053 1,671
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle..................... -- 1,110 --
Loss on write-off and/or disposal of assets............................. 176 -- --
Net change in operating accounts:
Accounts receivable................................................. 1,912 (204) 2,785
Inventories......................................................... 604 (23) 533
Prepaid and other assets............................................ (83) 160 19
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and accrued business
restructuring..................................................... (799) 796 (1,050)
Deferred revenue.................................................... (1,419) (276) 475
------- ------- --------
Net cash used in operating activities...................................... (3,611) (5,389) (648)
Investing activities
Purchases of securities available-for-sale................................. (8,013) (5,322) (14,477)
Maturities of securities available-for-sale................................ 6,542 13,460 14,914
Additions to property and equipment........................................ (180) (753) (730)
------- ------- --------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities........................ (1,651) 7,385 (293)
Financing activities
Sale of common stock to employees.......................................... 287 142 181
Stock options exercised.................................................... 210 426 228
Cash restricted to secure letter of credit................................. -- (400) --
Payments on capital lease obligation....................................... (32) -- --
------- ------- --------
Net cash provided by financing activities.................................. 465 168 409
Effects of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash.................. 212 (290) 173
------- ------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents....................... (4,585) 1,874 (359)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year............................. 7,556 5,682 6,041
------- ------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year................................... $ 2,971 $ 7,556 $ 5,682
======= ======= ========
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
In 2001, the Company obtained equipment under a five-year capital lease
obligation of $250,000.
See accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Business
Applied Microsystems Corporation ("Applied" or the "Company") expedites the
development, test and deployment of business and safety-critical embedded
systems. Applied develops, markets and supports a comprehensive suite of
software and hardware-enhanced development, test, and verification tools for
complex embedded microprocessor-based applications. Applied markets its
products and services primarily through its domestic and international direct
sales organizations in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and
France, and through distributors in key markets throughout the rest of the
world. The Company also markets its products through partnerships with
third-party developers of integrated development environments and through other
third-party distribution channels.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and
transactions are eliminated in consolidation. In the second half of 2001, the
Company closed its office in Germany and recognized a charge of $224,000
related to the elimination of related foreign currency translation amounts,
which charge was recorded within sales, general, and administrative expenses.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a
remaining maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash
equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates market
value.
Securities Available-for-Sale
Applied's investment portfolio is classified as available-for-sale, and as
such securities are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices.
Interest earned on securities available-for-sale is included in interest
income. The amortized cost of investments in this category is adjusted for
amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such
amortization and accretion are included in interest income. Realized gains and
losses and declines in value judged to be other than temporary are also
included in interest income and other, but were insignificant for all periods
presented. The cost of securities sold is calculated using the specific
identification method.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents,
securities available-for-sale, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and a
capital lease obligation. The recorded value of cash and cash equivalents,
securities available-for-sale, accounts receivable, and accounts payable
approximates their fair value due to their short maturities. The fair value of
the capital lease obligation approximates fair value based on terms and rates
of similar financings available to the Company.
Concentrations
Applied's financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit
risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, securities
available-for-sale, and accounts receivable. The Company's investment policy
limits Applied's exposure to concentration of credit risk by limiting the
amounts that may be invested in similar investment categories. The Company's
accounts receivable are typically unsecured and result primarily from sales to
a broad customer base primarily within the telecommunications and video game
manufacturer industries, with approximately 18% of consolidated receivables at
December 31, 2001 due from Microsoft Corporation.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
Accounts receivable include amounts due from domestic and international
customers, with approximately 27% of consolidated receivables at December 31,
2001 resulting from sales in Japan. Applied performs on-going credit
evaluations of its customers' financial condition, limits the amount of credit
when deemed necessary, and maintains allowances for potential credit losses;
historically, such losses have been minor. As a consequence, concentrations of
credit risk are limited.
The Company pursues a strategy of using the latest high-performance hardware
components in the manufacture of its hardware-based development tools. Certain
product components are available only from a single source or a limited number
of distributors.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or
market. Inventory costs include shipping and handling expenses incurred for the
purchase of raw materials.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are carried at cost. The Company provides for
depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method for financial
reporting purposes and accelerated methods for income tax purposes. Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the lesser of their estimated useful lives or
the term of the lease. As of December 31, 2001, the Company had $250,000 of
assets recorded under a capitalized lease with related accumulated depreciation
of $46,000.
The estimated useful lives of equipment for financial reporting purposes are
as follows:
Machinery and equipment.......................... 3 to 5 years
Office furniture................................. 5 to 15 years
Acquired Technology
Costs to acquire technology are capitalized to the extent the products are
technologically feasible. Such amounts are included in other assets on the
balance sheet. The Company amortizes these costs over periods ranging from 5 to
7 years to match the anticipated revenue stream for the products incorporating
the acquired technology. As of December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company had
recorded acquired technology with a net book value of $128,000 and $225,000,
respectively, and a corresponding accumulated amortization balance of $322,000
at December 31, 2001 and $225,000 at December 31, 2000 (after removal of fully
amortized amounts). Amortization expense was $97,000 in 2001, compared to
amortization expense of $45,000 in 2000 and $444,000 in 1999.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Financial
accounting standards require the capitalization of certain software development
costs after technological feasibility of the software is established. In the
development of the Company's new products and enhancements to existing
products, the technological feasibility of the software is not established
until substantially all product development is complete, including the
development of a working model.
Long-Lived Assets
Applied evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 121, "Accounting for
the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
Assets to be Disposed of." SFAS 121 requires recognition of impairment of
long-lived assets in the event the net book value of such assets exceeds the
future undiscounted cash flows attributable to such assets. Accordingly, the
Company evaluates asset recoverability at each balance sheet date or when an
event occurs that may impair recoverability of the asset. Applied's
recoverability analysis may include a review of the following factors: the
undiscounted value of expected operating cash flows in relation to its net
capital investments, the estimated useful or contractual life of the asset, the
contract or product supporting the asset, and in the case of purchased
technology, the Company periodically reviews the recoverability of asset values
by evaluating products with respect to technological advances, competitive
products, and the needs of the Company's customers.
Revenue Recognition and Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle
The Company earns revenue on the sale of hardware and software products. The
Company also earns revenue on the sale of services, including hardware and
software support, installation, training, and professional engineering services.
Revenue from the sale or licensing of products is recognized when persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred, the
fee is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is probable. If the fee due
from a customer is not fixed or determinable, revenue is recognized as payments
become due from a customer. If customers have inspection or acceptance rights
beyond standard warranty provisions, revenue is recognized when formal
notification of inspection or acceptance has been received from the customer.
Specifically, due to business customs in Japan and the Company's interpretation
of Japanese law, product sales in Japan are recognized when the customer
notifies the Company that it has inspected and accepted the product. In the
absence of receiving written notification of inspection and acceptance, Applied
recognizes revenue in Japan on receipt of payment by the customer as an
indication of acceptance. When products are sold with significant installation
services, all revenue is deferred until installation is completed. Revenue from
training and contract engineering services is generally recognized as the
services are performed. Revenue from longer-term agreements to perform
development services is recognized under the percentage-of-completion method,
measured based on labor effort or cost incurred to total estimated labor effort
or cost (assuming other revenue recognition criteria are met).
The Company previously recognized revenue in Japan at the time of shipment.
Effective January 1, 2000, the Company changed its method of accounting for
product sales in Japan to recognize such revenue at the earlier of when it has
been notified by the customer that it has inspected and accepted the product or
upon receipt of payment. The Company believes the change in accounting
principle is consistent with the guidance provided in SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB 101"), "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements." In
accordance with SAB 101, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $1,110,000
(or $0.16 per share, basic and diluted), to reflect the cumulative effect of
the change as of the beginning of 2000. The decrease to net loss before the
cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle as a result of the
adoption of SAB 101 was $886,000 (or $0.13 per share, basic and diluted) for
the year ended December 31, 2000. Deferred revenue at January 1, 2000 included
$1,406,000 related to goods that were shipped and previously recognized as
revenue but did not meet the new revenue recognition policy. All of these
deferred revenues were recognized during the year ended December 31, 2000.
The cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle includes product
revenue and cost of sales that will be recognized when customers have inspected
and accepted the products. The pro forma amounts shown on the statements of
operations are presented as if the new revenue recognition policy had been
applied retroactively for all periods presented.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
Advertising Expenses
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. The Company incurred $52,000 in
advertising expenses in 2001, compared to $134,000 in 2000 and $900,000 in
1999. The Company also incurred expenses related to attendance at trade shows
and other promotional activities.
Foreign Currencies
Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries are translated to U.S.
dollars at the exchange rates on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses
of foreign subsidiaries are translated at the average rates of exchange
prevailing during the year. The cumulative translation adjustments resulting
from this process are accumulated in other comprehensive income (loss). Gains
and losses on foreign currency transactions are netted and included in other
income.
The Company may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge
anticipated foreign currency transactions, primarily intercompany transactions
resulting from sales to foreign subsidiaries. No such contracts were
outstanding at any time during 2001, 2000, or 1999.
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share
Basic loss per share excludes the dilutive effects of stock options, and is
computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during
the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share would be computed using the
weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common stock equivalent
shares outstanding during the period. Because Applied's stock options are not
dilutive (due to net losses) there is no difference between basic net loss per
share and diluted net loss per share. As of December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999,
options to purchase 1,491,000, 1,405,000, and 1,381,000 shares of common stock,
respectively, were excluded from the calculation of earnings (loss) per share
because their effect was antidilutive.
Stock-Based Compensation
Applied has elected to follow the intrinsic value method prescribed by
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees," and related Interpretations in accounting for its stock options.
Because the exercise price of the Company's common stock options equals the
market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no corresponding
compensation expense has been recognized. (See Note 7 for SFAS 123, "Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation," pro forma disclosures.)
Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued
SFAS 141, "Business Combinations," and SFAS 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets." SFAS 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for
all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and specifies criteria
that must be met for intangible assets acquired in a purchase method business
combination to be recognized apart from goodwill. SFAS 142 requires that
goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be
amortized, but instead be tested for impairment at least annually in accordance
with the provisions of SFAS 142. The Company's adoption of SFAS 141 did not
affect the Company's financial statements. SFAS 142 will be effective for the
Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2002, and is not expected to affect
the Company's financial statements unless the Company enters into transactions
that result in recognizing goodwill.
In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." SFAS 144 supersedes SFAS 121, yet retains many
of the provisions of SFAS 121 (which is the foundation for the Company's
current accounting policy for assessing impairment of long-lived assets).
However, SFAS 144 clarifies the model to be used for long-lived assets to be
disposed of, thus providing for
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APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
greater consistency among companies, and also clarifies other implementation
issues related to the impairment and disposal of long-lived assets. SFAS 144
will be effective for the Company's consolidated financial statements for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2002. The pronouncement is not expected to
materially affect the Company's financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications
Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
current-year presentation.
2. Securities Available-for-Sale
Securities available-for-sale consist of the following:
December 31, 2001
--------------------------------------
Gross Gross
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
--------- ---------- ---------- ------
(in thousands)
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government obligations........ $2,987 $12 $-- $2,999
Corporate debt securities.................................. 998 -- -- 998
------ --- --- ------
$3,985 $12 $-- $3,997
====== === === ======
December 31, 2000
--------------------------------------
Gross Gross
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
--------- ---------- ---------- ------
(in thousands)
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government obligations........ $ 966 $ -- $-- $ 966
Corporate debt securities.................................. 1,559 1 -- 1,560
------ ---- --- ------
$2,525 $ 1 $-- $2,526
====== ==== === ======
As of December 31, 2001, all of the Company's securities available-for-sale
had contractual maturities of less than one year. Expected maturities may
differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to prepay
obligations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
3. Balance Sheet Information
Detailed balance sheet data is as follows:
December 31,
----------------
2001 2000
------- -------
(in thousands)
Accounts receivable
Receivables....................................... $ 3,646 $ 5,785
Allowance for sales returns and doubtful accounts. (52) (56)
------- -------
$ 3,594 $ 5,729
======= =======
Inventories
Finished goods.................................... $ 999 $ 794
Work in process................................... 55 72
Purchased parts................................... 905 1,492
------- -------
$ 1,959 $ 2,358
======= =======
Property and equipment
Machinery and equipment........................... $ 2,243 $ 2,757
Office furniture.................................. 1,985 3,010
------- -------
Total property and equipment.................. 4,228 5,767
Accumulated depreciation.......................... (2,870) (3,658)
------- -------
$ 1,358 $ 2,109
======= =======
4. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company leases office space and equipment under noncancelable leases,
including certain leases that contain renewal options. Minimum future payments
as of December 31, 2001 are as follows:
Capital Operating
Lease Leases
------- ---------
(in thousands)
2002.......................................... $ 62 $1,660
2003.......................................... 62 1,454
2004.......................................... 62 1,476
2005.......................................... 62 1,469
2006.......................................... 16 1,429
Thereafter.................................... -- 593
---- ------
264 $8,081
======
Less amount representing interest............. 45
----
Present value of capital lease obligation..... 219
Current portion............................... 44
----
Capital lease obligation, less current portion $175
====
Total rent expense in 2001 was $1,619,000, as compared to rent expense of
$1,430,000 in 2000 and $1,393,000 in 1999.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
The Company's lease for its headquarters facility specifies monthly rent
amounts that increase annually over the six-year term of the lease. In order to
secure favorable lease terms, the Company agreed to maintain an irrevocable
letter of credit in favor of the lessor throughout the lease term, which
expires in May 2007. The letter of credit expires annually on May 31 each year
unless renewed at the Company's option. The letter of credit was initially
established at $325,000, and is reduced to lower levels during the lease term
if Applied meets its obligations under specified lease provisions. To secure
the letter of credit, the Company has pledged a $400,000 certificate of deposit
with a bank, which amount is subject to withdrawal restrictions. The
certificate of deposit is classified as a restricted investment on the balance
sheet at December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000.
As part of Applied's agreement to provide development tools for Microsoft's
Xbox video game system, the Company must maintain certain levels of available
inventory, manufacturing capacity, and quality control requirements. In
addition, the Company is responsible for reimbursing Microsoft for certain
costs in the event of an "epidemic failure" of its products that are
incorporated into the Xbox Development Kit. The Company's ability to meet its
requirements under the Microsoft contract, as well as meet other customer
demands, depends on availability of sufficient components at reasonable prices,
as well as many other factors. Certain product components are available only
from a single source or a limited number of distributors.
5. Business Restructuring Activities
In August 2001, in response to economic uncertainty and reduced revenue
streams, Applied implemented a restructuring plan designed to reduce operating
costs. The restructuring plan included a reduction of approximately 90
full-time employees worldwide across the Company's functional organizations, or
39% of the workforce; discontinuance or reallocation of selected projects and
activities not essential to the Company's long-term goals; abandonment of
excess space at the Company's headquarters; as well as other cost reduction and
control measures. As a result of adopting the restructuring plan, Applied
recorded a restructuring charge of $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2001.
The restructuring charge and related activity are as follows:
Accrued
Amounts Balance at
Restructuring Paid or December 31,
Charge Charged Off 2001
------------- ----------- ------------
(in thousands)
Severance and related expenses $1,001 $ 937 $ 64
Asset write-offs.............. 134 134 --
Abandoned facilities.......... 1,154 60 1,094
------ ------ ------
$2,289 $1,131 $1,158
====== ====== ======
Asset write-offs consisted primarily of excess computer equipment and
certain leasehold improvements located in abandoned facilities. The charge for
abandoned facilities relates to amounts accrued for estimated losses on lease
commitments for facilities that Applied has abandoned in connection with the
restructuring; the corresponding accrued liability will be reduced as the
Company pays its lease commitments. A portion of the accrued restructuring
liabilities in the amount of $719,000, representing lease commitments which
will not be settled in the next 12 months, is classified as long term on the
Company's balance sheet. The remaining accrued restructuring liabilities are
classified as current liabilities as of December 31, 2001, and consist of
accounts payable of $3,000, accrued payroll of $12,000 and other accrued
expenses of $424,000.
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APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
6. Income Taxes
Due to net operating losses, the Company's provision for income taxes was
zero in each of the three years ended December 31, 2001. The provision for
income taxes differs from the amount computed using the statutory federal
income tax rate as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
-------------------------
2001 2000 1999
------- ------- -------
(in thousands)
Tax at U.S. statutory rate....................... $(1,707) $(2,722) $(1,727)
Foreign losses with no tax benefit............... 241 -- 91
Tax credits...................................... (538) (723) (429)
Foreign currency translation..................... -- -- 143
Change in deferred tax valuation allowance....... 1,836 3,580 1,868
Other............................................ 168 (135) 54
------- ------- -------
$ -- $ -- $ --
======= ======= =======
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the corresponding financial
statement amounts. Significant components of the Company's deferred income
taxes are as follows:
December 31,
-----------------
2001 2000
-------- -------
(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Reserves for sales returns and doubtful accounts........ $ 40 $ 61
Accrued and other expenses.............................. 555 215
Inventories and other................................... 453 655
Foreign currency translation............................ 147 153
Net operating loss carryforwards........................ 6,150 4,895
Tax credit carryforwards................................ 3,175 2,637
-------- -------
10,520 8,616
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation............................................ (152) (84)
-------- -------
(152) (84)
Valuation allowance........................................ (10,368) (8,532)
-------- -------
Net deferred taxes......................................... $ -- $ --
======== =======
Due to the uncertainty of the Company's ability to generate sufficient
taxable income to realize its deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance has
been established for financial reporting purposes equal to the amount of the
net deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance increased $1.8 million in
2001, and increased $3.6 million in 2000.
As of December 31, 2001, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards
for federal tax purposes of approximately $18.1 million available to offset
future taxable income. To the extent that net operating losses, when realized,
relate to stock option deductions, the resulting benefits will be credited to
shareholders' equity. The Company also had research and development credits of
approximately $3.2 million that may be carried forward, subject to certain
limitations, to offset future tax liabilities. The net operating loss and
research and
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APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
development tax credit carryforwards expire in various amounts from 2002 to
2021. Utilization of net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to certain
limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
7. Shareholders' Equity
Stock Options
The Company has the following shareholder-approved stock option plans that
provide for option grants to employees, directors, and others: the Applied
Microsystems Corporation 1992 Performance Stock Plan (the "1992 Plan"), the
Applied Microsystems 2001 Stock Option Plan (the "2001 Plan"), and the Applied
Microsystems Corporation Director Stock Option Plan (the "Director Plan"). The
exercise price of options granted under these plans has been at fair market
value on the date of grant. Options are not transferable, and expire no later
than ten years following the grant date.
Prior to February 2000, options granted under the 1992 Plan generally were
immediately exercisable, but then subject to the Company's right to repurchase
any shares of common stock received upon exercise in the event that the
optionee's employment with the Company should terminate. Such repurchase rights
generally lapsed at a rate of 25% per year from the date of grant. For
presentation purposes, outstanding but unexercised options that could be
exercised subject to repurchase rights are treated as unvested. Beginning in
February 2000, options granted under the 1992 plan--as well as options granted
under the 2001 Plan since adopted--are not exercisable immediately, have no
Company repurchase rights, and generally vest in 3 to 4 years.
In April 1999, the Company issued a nonqualified stock option to its new
President and Chief Executive Officer from a specific-purpose stock option
plan. The option was granted at an exercise price equal to fair market value on
the day of grant for the purchase of 215,000 shares of the Company's common
stock, and was immediately exercisable; however, the Company retained
repurchase rights similar to options issued under the 1992 Plan during that
period of time.
Options granted under the Director Plan vest one year following grant date.
A summary of the Company's stock option activity and related information is
as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2001 2000 1999
------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
Options Weighted-Average Options Weighted-Average Options Weighted-Average
(000) Exercise Price (000) Exercise Price (000) Exercise Price
------- ---------------- ------- ---------------- ------- ----------------
Outstanding at beginning of
year..................... 1,405 $4.05 1,381 $3.49 1,114 $3.79
Granted................. 678 2.50 448 6.34 642 3.19
Canceled................ (478) 5.02 (315) 4.89 (295) 4.17
Exercised............... (114) 1.85 (109) 3.89 (80) 2.85
----- ----- -----
Outstanding at end of year. 1,491 $3.21 1,405 $4.05 1,381 $3.49
===== ===== =====
Vested options............. 572 $3.73 541 $3.10 360 $3.05
===== ===== =====
Using the Black-Scholes multiple option pricing model, the weighted average
fair value of options granted during 2001 was $1.95, compared to $5.00 in 2000
and $2.47 in 1999. As of December 31, 2001, 449,700 options were available for
grant.
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APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
The following table summarizes information related to outstanding and vested
options at December 31, 2001:
Outstanding Vested
------------------------- ---------------
Weighted Weighted Weighted
Average Average Average
Range of Shares Exercise Remaining Shares Exercise
Exercise Prices (000) Price Term (000) Price
--------------- ------ -------- --------- ------ --------
$0.02 - 2.00 458 $0.95 8.5 71 $ 0.09
2.01 - 4.00 551 2.95 7.7 262 2.93
4.01 - 7.00 364 4.67 7.3 190 4.54
7.01 - 17.50 118 8.64 6.8 49 10.03
----- ---
1,491 3.21 7.8 572 3.73
===== ===
Pro forma information regarding net loss and net loss per share is required
by SFAS 123 and has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its
stock options under the fair value method of SFAS 123. The fair value for these
options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes multiple
option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
2001 2000 1999
--------- --------- ---------
Annualized volatility factor........... 1.133 1.102 0.979
Risk-free interest rate................ 4.4% 6.2% 5.7%
Expected life of options............... 4.2 years 4.5 years 5.2 years
Expected dividend rate................. nil nil nil
The Black-Scholes option value model was developed for use in estimating the
fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully
transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly
subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. Because
the Company's stock options have characteristics significantly different from
those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input
assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's
opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single
measure of the fair value of its stock options.
For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the
options is amortized to expense over the options' vesting period. The Company's
pro forma information follows:
2001 2000 1999
------- ------- -------
(in thousands, except per-share
data)
Net loss, as reported.................. $(5,021) $(8,005) $(5,081)
Pro forma net loss..................... (6,706) (9,963) (5,482)
Net loss per share as reported......... (0.71) (1.16) (0.76)
Pro forma net loss per share........... (0.95) (1.44) (0.81)
Common Stock Reserved
At December 31, 2001, common stock was reserved for future issuance as
follows (in thousands):
Employee stock purchase plan 219
Stock options............... 1,941
-----
2,160
=====
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APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
Shareholder Rights Plan
In 1998, the Company adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan, declaring a dividend
of one preferred share purchase right ("Right") for each outstanding share of
the Company's common stock. The Rights become exercisable upon the earlier of a
person or group announcing (1) an acquisition of 15% or more of the common
stock of the Company or (2) the commencement of a tender or exchange offer that
would result in such person acquiring ownership of 15% or more of the common
stock of the Company. Each Right entitles the holder to purchase 1/100/th/ of
a preferred share at an exercise price of $30. Upon a triggering event, each
holder of a Right shall be entitled to purchase common stock that has a market
value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right. The Company is
entitled to redeem the Rights at $0.01 each under specified circumstances.
8. Employee Benefits
The Company has a retirement plan covering substantially all U.S. employees
that provides for voluntary salary deferral contributions on a pre-tax basis in
accordance with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company may
provide matching contributions based on a defined formula, or may make
discretionary contributions. During 2001, the Company made contributions of
$115,000, as compared to contributions of $234,000 in 2000 and $219,000 in 1999.
The Company also has an employee stock purchase plan (the "ESPP") through
which the Company is authorized to issue up to 500,000 shares of common stock.
The ESPP permits eligible personnel to purchase the Company's common stock at
the lesser of 85% of fair market value on certain prescribed dates, as defined
in the ESPP, through payroll deductions of up to 15% of their compensation,
provided that no employee may purchase common stock worth more than $25,000 in
any calendar year. At December 31, 2001, 219,000 shares were available under
the plan.
9. Product, Geographic, and Related Information
Through 2001, the Company was engaged in a single line of business: the
design, manufacture, and distribution of development and test hardware and
software tools for embedded product manufacturers. Sales of game development
products and services to Microsoft Corporation accounted for 30% of net sales
in 2001; no customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales in 2000; and
sales to a single customer accounted for 10% of net sales in 1999. While the
Company is focused on a single line of business, the following table provides
information concerning products and services offered within this line of
business:
Year Ended December 31,
-----------------------
2001 2000 1999
------- ------- -------
(in thousands)
Net sales
Hardware and software debug and analysis tools.......... $14,519 $22,685 $26,503
Game development tools.................................. 8,325 2,839 --
------- ------- -------
Total product sales..................................... 22,844 25,524 26,503
Services................................................ 6,026 6,791 6,738
------- ------- -------
$28,870 $32,315 $33,241
======= ======= =======
Cost of goods sold
Products................................................ $ 6,810 $ 7,827 $ 7,068
Services................................................ 1,249 1,847 1,596
------- ------- -------
$ 8,059 $ 9,674 $ 8,664
======= ======= =======
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APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
Certain operating information by geographic area is provided in the table
below, based on the location of the Company's facilities. Sales are not
recognized for financial statement purposes until there has been a sale to an
unaffiliated customer.
Year Ended December 31,
-------------------------
2001 2000 1999
------- ------- -------
(in thousands)
Net sales
United States............................................. $22,090 $20,659 $21,720
Japan..................................................... 4,747 8,111 7,820
Europe.................................................... 2,033 3,545 3,701
------- ------- -------
$28,870 $32,315 $33,241
======= ======= =======
Export sales to unaffiliated customers....................... $ 1,270 $ 1,611 $ 1,147
======= ======= =======
Loss before income taxes
United States............................................. $(4,266) $(6,675) $(3,867)
Japan..................................................... (923) 63 (175)
Europe.................................................... (845) (818) (982)
Corporate eliminations and cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle.................................... 1,013 (575) (57)
------- ------- -------
$(5,021) $(8,005) $(5,081)
======= ======= =======
December 31,
----------------
2001 2000
------- -------
(in thousands)
Long-lived assets
Property and equipment, net
United States............................................. $ 1,292 $ 2,002
Japan..................................................... 15 28
Europe.................................................... 51 79
------- -------
$ 1,358 $ 2,109
======= =======
Other assets, net
United States............................................. $ 185 $ 284
Japan..................................................... 113 130
Europe.................................................... 18 47
------- -------
$ 316 $ 461
======= =======
The Company's net assets in defined geographic areas were as follows:
December 31,
---------------
2001 2000
------ -------
(in thousands)
United States................................................ $5,688 $ 8,645
Japan........................................................ 862 1,302
Europe....................................................... (8) 876
------ -------
$6,542 $10,823
====== =======
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
10. Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)
Summarized quarterly financial information for 2001 is as follows:
Quarters Ended in 2001
------------------------------------
March 31 June 30 Sept. 30 Dec. 31
-------- ------- -------- -------
(in thousands, except per-share data
Net sales................................... $10,114 $8,840 $ 4,605 $5,311
Gross profit................................ 7,307 6,324 3,424 3,756
Net Income (loss)........................... 260 (892) (3,968) (421)
Basic net income (loss) per share........... $ 0.04 $(0.13) $ (0.56) $(0.06)
Diluted net income (loss) per share......... $ 0.04 $(0.13) $ (0.56) $(0.06)
Shares used in basic per-share calculation.. 6,990 7,055 7,113 7,143
Shares used in diluted per-share calculation 7,277 7,055 7,113 7,143
The following quarterly financial information for 2000 reflects the
retroactive application of SAB 101 beginning January 1, 2000:
Quarters Ended in 2000
------------------------------------
March 31 June 30 Sept. 30 Dec. 31
-------- ------- -------- -------
As Restated
---------------------------
(in thousands, except per-share data
Net sales................................................... $ 7,683 $ 7,862 $ 7,968 $ 8,802
Gross profit................................................ 5,579 5,324 5,598 6,140
Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle................................................. $(1,811) $(2,095) $(1,846) $(1,143)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle......... (1,110) -- -- --
------- ------- ------- -------
Net loss.................................................... $(2,921) $(2,095) $(1,846) $(1,143)
======= ======= ======= =======
Basic and diluted loss per share before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle............................ $ (0.27) $ (0.30) $ (0.27) $ (0.16)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle......... (0.16) -- -- --
------- ------- ------- -------
Basic and diluted net loss per share........................ $ (0.43) $ (0.30) $ (0.27) $ (0.16)
======= ======= ======= =======
Shares used in per-share calculation........................ 6,858 6,909 6,938 6,954
Based on the guidance provided by the SEC in SAB 101, the Company determined
that it was preferable to recognize revenues in Japan at the time of the
customer written notification as to inspection and acceptance of the product
or, in the absence of such notification, at the time of payment. The Company's
previous revenue recognition policy was to recognize revenue on sales to
customers in Japan at the time of shipment. The Company recorded a non-cash
charge of $1,110,000 ($0.16 per share, basic and diluted) to reflect the
cumulative effect of the accounting change as of the beginning of 2000. The
Company's revenue recognition policies are disclosed in Note 1.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the
information contained in the sections captioned "Board of Directors--Nominees
for Director," "Voting Securities and Principal Holders--Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance," and "Management Information,
Compensation, and Benefits--Executive Officers" in the definitive Proxy
Statement for the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held
on May 21, 2002 (the "Proxy Statement"). Such Proxy Statement will be filed
within 120 days of the Company's last fiscal year end, December 31, 2001.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the
information contained in the section captioned "Management Information,
Compensation and Benefits" of the Proxy Statement.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the
information contained in the section captioned "Voting Securities and Principal
Holders" of the Proxy Statement.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Not applicable.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Index to list of documents filed as part of this report
(1) Financial Statements--See Index to Financial Statements at Item 8 of
this report.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors, on Financial
Statement Schedule
Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
All other schedules have been omitted because they were not
applicable or were not required under the applicable regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
- ----------- -----------
3.1(1) Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
3.2(1) Restated Bylaws of the Company
10.3(1) 1992 Performance Stock Plan, as amended to date
10.4(1) 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended to date
10.8(1) Third Amended and Restated Investment Agreement dated as of September 15, 1995
10.18(2) Employment Agreement by and between Stephen J. Verleye and the Company, dated
April 1, 1999
10.19(3) Lease Agreement between Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America and
the Company dated October 3, 2000
10.20(4) Shareholder Rights Plan, dated December 10, 1998, between the Company and
ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
10.21(5) First Amendment to the Shareholder Rights Plan, effective December 10, 1998, between
the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder
Services L.L.C.) dated May 23, 2000
10.22(6) 2001 Stock Option Plan
10.23(7) Form of Change of Control Agreement for vice president officers, adopted by the Board
of Directors April 23, 2001
10.24 * Microsoft Xbox Component Purchase Agreement
10.25(8) 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated to date
21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
- --------
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 1995
(File No. 333-97002)
(2) Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and
September 30, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
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(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's registration statement on Form
8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 1998.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2001.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for
the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 22, 2001 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2001.
(7) Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for
the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 23, 2000 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2000.
* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, in the City of
Seattle, State of Washington, on March 27, 2002.
APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
By /S/ ROBERT C. BATEMAN
-----------------------------
Robert C. Bateman
Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer,
Corporate Secretary, and
Treasurer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
--------- ----- ----
/S/ STEPHEN J. VERLEYE President, Chief Executive March 27, 2002
- ----------------------------- Officer and Director
Stephen J. Verleye (Principal Executive
Officer)
/S/ ROBERT C. BATEMAN Vice President, Chief March 27, 2002
- ----------------------------- Financial Officer,
Robert C. Bateman Corporate Secretary, and
Treasurer (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/S/ CHARLES H. HOUSE Chairman of the Board March 27, 2002
- -----------------------------
Charles H. House
/S/ LARY L. EVANS Director March 27, 2002
- -----------------------------
Lary L. Evans
/S/ ELWOOD D. HOWSE, JR. Director March 27, 2002
- -----------------------------
Elwood D. Howse, Jr.
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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS,
ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Applied
Microsystems Corporation as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, and have issued our report
thereon dated February 1, 2002 (included elsewhere in this annual report). Our
audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Item 14 (a) of
this annual report. This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits.
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Seattle, Washington
February 1, 2002
SCHEDULE II--VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
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Additions
----------------
(1) (2)
Balance Charged Charged
at to Costs to Other Balance
Beginning and Accounts: Deductions: at End of
Description of Period Expenses Describe Describe Period
----------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- ---------
Year ended December 31, 2001:
Deducted from asset accounts:
Allowance for sales returns and doubtful accounts... 56,000 1,000 55,000(B) (60,000)(A) 52,000
Year ended December 31, 2000:
Deducted from asset accounts:
Allowance for sales returns and doubtful accounts... 92,000 -- 34,000(B) (70,000)(A) 56,000
Year ended December 31, 1999:
Deducted from asset accounts:
Allowance for sales returns and doubtful accounts... 177,000 1,000 92,000(B) (178,000)(A) 92,000
- --------
(A) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries, and actual sales
returns
(B) Estimated future sales returns charged to revenue
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
- ----------- -----------
3.1(1) Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
3.2(1) Restated Bylaws of the Company
10.3(1) 1992 Performance Stock Plan, as amended to date
10.4(1) 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended to date
10.8(1) Third Amended and Restated Investment Agreement dated as of September 15, 1995
10.18(2) Employment Agreement by and between Stephen J. Verleye and the Company, dated April 1,
1999
10.19(3) Lease Agreement between Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America and the
Company dated October 3, 2000
10.20(4) Shareholder Rights Plan, dated December 10, 1998, between the Company and ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
10.21(5) First Amendment to the Shareholder Rights Plan, effective December 10, 1998, between the
Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services L.L.C.)
dated May 23, 2000
10.22(6) 2001 Stock Option Plan
10.23(7) Form of Change of Control Agreement for vice president officers, adopted by the Board of
Directors April 23, 2001
10.24 * Microsoft Xbox Component Purchase Agreement
10.25(8) 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated to date
21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
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(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 1995
(File No. 333-97002)
(2) Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and
September 30, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's registration statement on Form
8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 1998.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2001.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for
the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 22, 2001 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2001.
(7) Filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for
the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 23, 2000 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2000.
* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit.