SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2001
Commission file number: 0-28082
KVH Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 05-0420589
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
50 Enterprise Center, Middletown, RI 02842
(Address of principal executive offices)
(401) - 847 - 3327
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No __
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Date Class Outstanding shares
October 19, 2001 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 10,924,216
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
INDEX
Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2001 (unaudited)
and December 31, 2000 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three- and nine-
month periods ended September 30, 2001 and 2000 (unaudited) 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-
month periods ended September 30, 2001 and 2000 (unaudited) 5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 6
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 8
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 12
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS 12
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERS 13
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K 13
SIGNATURE 14
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements.
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, December 31,
2001 2000
(Unaudited) (Audited)
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Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 13,258,113 5,411,460
Accounts receivable, net 5,738,014 6,553,976
Costs and estimated earnings
in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts 677,704 419,145
Inventories 3,569,368 3,600,660
Prepaid expenses and other deposits 761,956 346,518
Deferred income taxes 637,799 637,799
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Total current assets 24,642,954 16,969,558
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Property and equipment, net 7,134,534 6,580,375
Other assets, less accumulated amortization 607,005 706,473
Deferred income taxes 2,238,430 2,238,430
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Total assets $ 34,622,923 26,494,836
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Current liabilities:
Bank line of credit $ -- 598,865
Current portion long-term debt 81,111 81,111
Accounts payable 1,609,256 1,478,198
Accrued expenses 2,004,394 1,164,790
Customer deposits 1,124,914 1,195,091
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Total current liabilities 4,819,675 4,518,055
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Long-term debt 2,729,964 2,784,121
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Total liabilities 7,549,639 7,302,176
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 109,242 86,191
Additional paid-in capital 34,142,538 21,186,459
Accumulated deficit (7,178,496 ) (2,079,990 )
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Total stockholders' equity 27,073,284 19,192,660
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 34,622,923 26,494,836
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued).
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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Net sales $ 7,939,402 7,461,492 23,901,290 21,109,261
Cost of sales 5,126,719 4,454,136 15,143,165 13,323,446
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Gross profit 2,812,683 3,007,356 8,758,125 7,785,815
Operating expenses:
Research & development 1,722,112 882,350 5,727,613 2,972,633
Sales & marketing 2,017,777 1,433,292 6,245,013 4,474,048
Administration 711,309 605,353 1,989,354 1,697,414
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(Loss) income from operations (1,638,515 ) 86,361 (5,203,855 ) (1,358,280 )
Other income (expense):
Other income (expense), net (3,493 ) (28,806 ) (120,050 )
7,950
Interest income (expense), net 63,321 (51,533 ) 134,155 (129,535 )
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(Loss) income before income tax expense (benefit) (1,567,244 ) 31,335 (5,098,506 ) (1,607,865 )
Income tax expense (benefit) -- 13,097 -- (590,214 )
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Net (loss) income $ (1,567,244 ) 18,238 (5,098,506 ) (1,017,651 )
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Per share information:
(Loss) income per share
Basic $ (0.14 ) 0.00 (0.51 ) (0.13 )
Diluted $ (0.14 ) 0.00 (0.51 ) (0.13 )
Number of shares used in per share calculation:
Basic 10,924,145 7,677,043 9,964,896 7,578,471
Diluted 10,924,145 8,127,286 9,964,896 7,578,471
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued).
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended
September 30,
2001 2000
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Cash flow from operations:
Net loss $ (5,098,506 ) (1,017,651 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 938,934 860,073
Provision for deferred taxes -- (585,115 )
Decrease (increase) in accounts and contract receivables, net 815,962 (1,948,267 )
Increase in costs and estimated earnings in excess
of billings on uncompleted contracts (258,559 ) (241,657 )
Decrease in inventories 39,056
31,292
Increase in prepaid expenses and other deposits (415,438 ) (48,827 )
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 131,058 (330,823 )
Increase in accrued expenses 839,604 448,741
Decrease in customer deposits (70,177 ) --
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Net cash used in operating activities (3,085,830 ) (2,824,470 )
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Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures (1,393,625 ) (338,497 )
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Cash flow from financing activities:
(Repayments) proceeds from bank line of credit (598,865 ) 1,354,647
Repayments of long-term debt (54,157 ) (28,640 )
Proceeds from sales of common stock and exercise of stock options 12,979,130 630,318
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Net cash provided by financing activities 12,326,108 1,956,325
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 7,846,653 (1,206,642 )
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 5,411,460 2,047,838
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 13,258,113 841,196
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Supplement disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest $ 142,866 111,918
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued).
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2001 and 2000
(Unaudited)
(1) The accompanying consolidated financial statements of KVH Industries, Inc.
and subsidiary (the "Company") for the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2001 and 2000 have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The consolidated
financial statements presented have not been audited by independent public
accountants, but they include all adjustments (consisting of only normal
recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a
fair presentation of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash
flows for such periods. These consolidated financial statements do not include
all disclosures associated with annual financial statements and accordingly
should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and
notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 8,
2001, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of our Form 10-K are
available upon request. Our results for the three- and nine-months ended
September 30, 2001 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the
remainder of the year.
(2) Inventories at September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000 include the costs
of material, labor, and factory overhead. Inventories are stated at the lower of
cost (first-in, first-out) or market and consist of the following:
September 30, December 31,
2001 2000
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Raw materials $ 2,732,613 3,039,310
Work in process 43,838 97,750
Finished goods 792,917 463,600
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$ 3,569,368 3,600,660
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Defense project inventories are included in the balance sheet caption "Costs and
estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts." Defense
project inventories amounted to $109,423 and $249,173 at September 30, 2001 and
December 31, 2000, respectively. Monthly invoicing of defense contracts, using
vouchers or progress billings, allows us to recover project costs as we incur
them.
(3) On January 11, 1999, we entered into a mortgage loan in the amount of
$3,000,000 with a life insurance company. The note term is 10 years, with a
principal amortization of 20 years at a fixed interest rate of 7%. Land,
building, and improvements secure the mortgage loan. The monthly mortgage
obligation is $23,259, including interest and principal. Due to the difference
in the term of the note and the amortization of the principal, a balloon payment
of $2,014,716 is due on February 1, 2009. As of September 30, 2001, $2,811,075
remained outstanding.
On March 27, 2000, we entered into a $5,000,000 asset-based, three-year,
revolving loan facility with interest at the prime bank lending rate plus 1%.
Unused portions of the revolving credit facility accrue interest at an annual
rate of 50 basis points. Funds are advanced based upon an asset availability
formula that includes our eligible accounts receivable and inventory. The
availability formula sets aside a fixed amount of qualified assets that may not
be borrowed against. We may terminate the loan prior to the full term, however
we would become liable for certain termination fees. As of September 30, 2001,
no amounts were outstanding against the line of credit.
(4) In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers
whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax
assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is
dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in
which those temporary differences become deductible. In accordance with the
provisions of the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes", management considers the scheduled reversal of
deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning
strategies in making this assessment. The amount of the deferred tax asset
Item 1. Financial Statements (continued).
considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if there are
changes in the estimates of future taxable income during the carry-forward
period or in the feasibility of certain tax planning strategies.
The Company has established a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets in the
amount of $2,104,841 based upon an annual projected effective income tax rate of
39% and accumulated losses through September 30, 2001. The Company does not
believe, based upon historical losses and its expectations for lack of
profitability in the near term due to increased spending on research and
development projects, that it is more likely than not that its operating income
will be sufficient to fully utilize the net operating loss generated in the nine
months ended September 30, 2001.
(5) On April 2, 2001 and April 17, 2001, we issued and sold an aggregate of
1,230,770 shares of our common stock, at a purchase price of $6.50 per share, to
Special Situations Fund III, LP, Special Situations Cayman Fund, LP, Special
Situations Private Equity Fund, LP, and Special Situations Technology Fund, LP,
pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 30, 2001. On April 17,
2001, we also issued and sold an aggregate of 307,692 shares of our common
stock, at a purchase price of $6.50 per share, to the State of Wisconsin
Investment Board, pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 16,
2001. On May 1, 2001, we issued and sold 76,923 shares of our common stock, at a
purchase price of $6.50 per share, to Mr. Austin Marxe. We concluded our private
financing on May 25, 2001, after receiving approval from our shareholders to
issue additional shares of common stock, with the issuance and sale of 615,384
shares of our common stock, at a purchase price of $6.50 per share, to the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
(6) Net (loss) income per common share. Common share equivalents to purchase
207,704 and 327,431 shares of common stock for the three and nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, have been excluded from the basic and fully
diluted calculations of loss per share, as their inclusion would be
anti-dilutive. The following is a reconciliation of the weighted-average number
of shares outstanding used in the computation of the basic (loss) income per
common share:
Data in thousands, except per share data
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
2001 2000 2001 2000
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Calculation of (loss) income per share - basic
Net (loss) income $ (1,567 ) 18 (5,099 ) (1,018 )
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Shares:
Common shares outstanding 10,924 7,677 9,965 7,578
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Net (loss) income per common share - basic $ (0.14 ) 0.00 (0.51 ) (0.13 )
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Calculation of (loss) income per share - diluted
Net (loss) income $ (1,567 ) 18 (5,099 ) (1,018 )
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Shares:
Common shares outstanding 10,924 7,677 9,965 7,578
Additional shares assuming conversion of
stock options and warrants -- 450 -- --
Average common and equivalent shares
outstanding 10,924 8,127 9,965 7,578
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Net (loss) income per common share - diluted $ (0.14 ) 0.00 (0.51 ) (0.13 )
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.
"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include certain forward-looking statements
that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those stated. These forward-looking statements
reflect management's opinions only as of the date hereof, and KVH Industries,
Inc. assumes no obligation to update this information. Risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to; those discussed in the section entitled
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Forward Looking Statements - `Risk Factors.'" Shareholders of the
Company are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements
made in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This report should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 8, 2001. These reports
are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and copies are available
from the Company upon request or through the Company's web site at www.kvh.com.
Company Overview
KVH Industries, Inc., is an international leader in developing and manufacturing
innovative, mobile, high-bandwidth satellite communications systems, navigation
products, and fiber optic sensors.
Mobile Broadband Satellite Communications
The Company's award-winning mobile satellite communications systems have
established KVH as a market leader. Our TracVision(R) and Tracphone(R) product
families connect people on the move to satellite television, telephone, and
Internet data services. Platforms using our TracVision satellite television
antennas include moving or stationary pleasure and commercial marine craft, as
well as recreational and sport utility vehicles, motor coaches, vans, and
long-haul trucks. Our Tracphone systems equip pleasure and commercial marine
vessels with two-way voice, fax, and e-mail, with almost worldwide coverage via
the mini-M satellite constellation operated by Inmarsat (the International
Maritime Satellite Organization).
Tactical Navigation
In addition to a line of digital marine compasses for the commercial and
recreational markets, we supply tactical land navigation systems to U.S. and
allied armed forces around the globe. Our TACNAV(TM) product family is the most
widely fielded, GPS-assisted military navigation system in the world, providing
a critical link to digital battlefield management systems for virtually every
vehicle in the modern mobile military.
Fiber Optic Products
Over the past three years, we have completed the development of an array of
fiber optic sensors and successfully brought them to market. In addition to
enhancing the precision and durability of our own systems, our proprietary fiber
optic technology is now being used to meet the growing demand for precise,
cost-effective sensors in robotics, high-voltage current sensors, and other OEM
applications.
New Technology in Mobile Broadband Communications and Fiber Optics
We are currently developing two new technologies that complement and expand our
existing product lines. The first of these projects is the creation of photonic
fiber and next-generation optical networking components. Our photonic fiber may
enable us to build external modulators capable of speeds in excess of 100 GHz
and could cost substantially less to manufacture than optical chip-based
solutions. Our ActiveFiber(TM) technology may, if successful, also serve as the
platform for a variety of other new optical networking components, such as
amplifiers, tunable Bragg fiber gratings, and simple optical switches.
The second project is the development of ultra-low profile satellite antennas
that will provide access to high-speed, two-way Internet services and satellite
television signals aboard automobiles and other vehicles. While we intend to
first build a low-profile antenna suitable for sport utility vehicles and
mini-vans, our long-term objective is to develop a photonic phased-array antenna
that will be suitable for automotive applications.
We have made substantial progress in the development of both new technologies.
However, these technologies are complex and both projects carry a significant
risk of failure.
Results of Operations
Net (loss) income per share - Net losses and net income for the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 30 were a loss of $1,567,244 or $0.14 per
share and a loss of $5,098,506 or $0.51 per share in 2001 and income of $18,238
or $0.00 per share and a loss of $1,017,651 or $0.13 per share in 2000. The
third quarter 2001 operating loss increased from the prior year primarily due to
increased project R&D expenses of $1,722,112, while other operating costs
increased $690,441, reflecting growth in selling and administrative expenses.
R&D spending increases are driven by our photonic fiber and mobile broadband
research initiatives. Year-to-date results reflect the same factors that
influenced our third quarter's net loss.
Net sales - Net sales for this year's third quarter were $7,939,402, an increase
of 6% over last year's third quarter sales of $7,461,492. Quarterly results
reflect a doubling of fiber optic sales to $773,334 and a 15% gain in
communication revenues, which rose to $4,099,431. These positive sales results
offset a $440,479 or 20% decline in defense sales. Year-to-date revenues grew to
$23,901,290 or 13% higher than last year's first nine months. Factors
contributing to this year's growth were robust fiber optic and OEM sales that
grew 116% and 124%, respectively, and communications sales grew by $1,448,835 or
12% above the prior year. The RV land-mobile market is beginning to rebound, and
we are encouraged by the recent earnings release of Winnebago Industries, Inc, a
leading RV manufacturer, which announced increased revenues of 8.1%. RV sales is
a leading indicator for our land-mobile communication products, and growth in
this market sector will strengthen our land-mobile satellite revenues. Our
military order backlog closed at $10,007,358, of which $1,937,382 is scheduled
to ship this year. In addition, we are actively responding to additional
requests for quotations from the military that we believe could add
substantially to our backlog by year-end. Clearly, today we are facing
challenging economic circumstances and uncertainties. Given current
circumstances, we believe our 2001 revenue growth will increase from 10% to 15%
above 2000 results.
Gross profit - Gross profit is composed of revenues less the cost of materials,
direct labor, manufacturing overheads, and warranty costs. Third quarter gross
profit decreased 6% in 2001 to $2,812,683, down from $3,007,356 in 2000. Gross
profit as a percentage of net sales decreased to 35% from 40% in the prior year.
Factors that contributed to this decline included a lower mix of higher-margin
military products, as well as costs associated with a manufacturing slow-down at
our Tinley Park facility due to a component shortage. We have increased the
number of suppliers for this component and believe that we will not experience
similar events that may limit our production capacity in the future.
Year-to-date gross profit increased to $8,758,125, or 37%, the same percentage
of sales as the prior year. We project that gross profit will continue to
increase gradually as revenue volumes increase and our sales mix begins to shift
toward higher-margin military and fiber optic products in the fourth quarter.
Operating expenses
Third quarter 2001 research and development expense rose to $1,722,112 or 95%
from $882,350 in the third quarter of 2000. Increased R&D spending resulted from
photonic fiber and low profile, mobile broadband antenna development projects
that amounted to $1,073,423 for the quarter. Year-to-date R&D increased to
$5,727,613 or 93% from the prior year of $2,972,633, driven by project spending
of $3,311,096. A substantial portion of the R&D spending increase relates to
outside professional design and research services that are scheduled to end when
our research is completed. We are beginning to see a reduction in the use of
outside professional services and we anticipate that R&D spending will decline
gradually over the next three quarters as we reduce our reliance on outside
professionals.
Quarterly sales and marketing expense rose to $2,017,777, or 41% above last
year's third quarter spending of $1,433,292. Customer service accounts for
almost half of the increase due to additional support staff. Customer service
will increase proportionately with communication revenues as we begin to provide
additional services to our customer base. The remainder of the quarterly cost
increase resulted from increased sales commissions, trade shows, and advertising
spending. Year-to-date selling expenses rose to $6,245,013, a 40% increase from
the prior year's first nine months. The same cost elements that drove spending
in the third quarter are responsible for year-to-date spending growth. We
anticipate that marketing and sales expense will grow in proportion with sales
volumes as we begin to promote our photonic fiber and mobile broadband
technologies.
General and administrative third quarter expenses increased to $711,309, an 18%
increase from last year's third quarter spending, which totaled $605,353.
Year-to-date spending rose to $1,989,354 or 17% above the prior year. Spending
growth was primarily due to increased outside professional fees and recruiting
costs. We believe that administration expense will remain fairly constant in
absolute terms but will decline as a percentage of sales.
Other income (expense) - Other income (expense) consists of interest income and
expense, other income and expense, and foreign currency translation gains and
losses.
Income tax (expense) benefit - Our quarterly and year-to-date income tax benefit
was fully reserved and, accordingly, does not offset our operating loss. As a
result, our quarterly and nine-month net loss increased by approximately
$635,364 or $0.06 per share and $2,104,841 or $0.21 per share, respectively.
Utilizing the guidelines in the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB")
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109, "Accounting for
Income Taxes," we weighed the operating risks that, should our new product
initiatives fail, take longer to complete, or do not generate the anticipated
sales volumes necessary to achieve profitability, we could continue to incur
losses beyond the current year, resulting in our decision to reserve the current
year's income tax benefit associated with our operating loss. In addition, the
amount of the deferred tax asset appearing on the balance sheet that is
considered realizable could be reduced in the near term if changes occur in the
feasibility of certain tax planning strategies.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital - Cash and cash equivalents were $13,258,113 and $5,411,460 at
September 30, 2001, and December 31, 2000, respectively. Working capital
increased by $7,371,776 at September 30, 2001 from December 31, 2000 as a
consequence of our recent private sales of common stock. Looking ahead, we
continue to forecast operating losses for the remainder of the year primarily
due to the research costs of our new product initiatives. Year-to-date, we've
expended $3,311,096 on our mobile broadband, low-profile antenna system and our
photonic fiber technology. Our cash burn rate increased in the third quarter due
to fiber optic capital expenditures related to the construction of a chemistry
laboratory and clean room, which is required infrastructure for the manufacture
of photonic fiber. With the completion of these capital expenditures and
anticipated improvements in operating margins, our cash burn rate will slow
substantially in the fourth quarter and continue to improve throughout 2002. We
anticipate that existing cash balances, proceeds from the sale of common stock,
and funds available under our bank line of credit will be sufficient to meet our
anticipated working capital requirements for the foreseeable future.
Other Matters
Recent Accounting Pronouncements - In June 2001, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," SFAS No. 142,
"Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," and SFAS 143 "Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations". Under SFAS No. 141, all business combinations initiated
after June 30, 2001 must be accounted for using the purchase method. Under SFAS
No. 142, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer
amortized but are reviewed annually for impairment (or more frequently if
indicators of impairment arise). Separable intangible assets that are not deemed
to have indefinite lives will continue to be amortized over their useful lives
(but with no maximum life). The amortization provisions of SFAS No. 142 apply to
intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001. With respect to intangible
assets acquired prior to July 1, 2001, we are required to adopt SFAS No. 142 for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001.
We will evaluate intangible assets under the SFAS No. 142 transitional
impairment test. Any transitional impairment loss will be recognized as a change
in accounting principle on the date of adoption. If any impairment of goodwill
is recognized prior to the date of adoption, the loss will be charged to
operating expenses. Under SFAS No. 143, costs associated with retirement
obligations of long-lived assets will be recognized, pro-rata over the life of
the asset. The effective date for SFAS No. 143 is for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002.
Inflation. The Company believes that inflation has not had a material effect
on its results of operations.
Forward Looking Statements - "Risk Factors"
This "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties. There are important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated by our previous statements.
Increasing Operating Expenses, Acceleration of Research and Development
Activities. We have recently increased our operating expenses to take advantage
of anticipated revenue opportunities related to our photonic fiber and mobile
broadband projects. Our decision to increase spending resulted from our desire
to bring these products to market as quickly as possible in order to take
advantage of strong market conditions. We are continuing to accelerate spending
beyond current levels, and we expect operating losses and negative cash flows to
continue for the remainder of the year.
Start-up Phase of Our Photonic Fiber Project. Our photonic fiber project is
currently in the initial development stage. We may never complete the
technological development necessary to realize the full commercial potential of
this project. We are developing photonic fiber products to replace electro-optic
components in order to create an active-fiber networking solution that would
greatly enhance the speed and power of transmissions over fiber optic networks.
Our current approach utilizes advanced polymers and our D-fiber technology. If
we are delayed in the development of our photonic fiber technology and/or are
not first to market this technology, we may be unable to achieve significant
market share in the fiber optic networking market. Failure to complete
development of our ActiveFiber technology will also prevent us from developing a
phase shifter based on that technology, which may impair our ability to
effectively provide mobile broadband communications services to automobiles.
Pricing of Mobile Satellite Communications Products. The success of our mobile
broadband project depends upon our ability to develop a technologically advanced
antenna at an acceptable price for the automotive marketplace. To date, phased
array antennas have been developed at prices far in excess of what is practical
in the automotive marketplace. There can be no assurance that we can engineer a
phased array solution within the pricing and technical parameters necessary to
be successful in the automotive marketplace.
Sole Source Component Purchases. We currently purchase a number of manufacturing
components from single suppliers due to the design requirements of some of our
products. In several instances, we have not yet developed a substitute
technology for these components currently sole sourced from these vendors. If
these vendors discontinue the supply of these components, or if these components
should become unavailable for some other reason, we would be unable to ship the
affected products on a timely basis and we would be required to redesign these
products to allow for the substitution of a redesigned component.
Continuing Investment in Fiber Optics. A large portion of our product
development strategy for the near future relies upon advanced fiber optic
product concepts. Expenses for fiber optic operations will add significant costs
to total corporate operations. As with any research and development project,
there can be no assurance that we will succeed with our development concept and
produce a product acceptable to consumers.
Impact of New Products on Sales Results. Our future sales growth will depend
considerably upon the successful introduction of new mobile broadband satellite
communications products for use in marine and land applications. Our success
depends heavily upon the rapid completion of these new products, particularly
for worldwide Internet and data applications, and depends upon other external
variables that could adversely affect us:
- satellite launches and new technology are expensive and subject to
failures; and - poor consumer confidence and/or economic conditions could
depress product demand.
Dependence on Military Sales. We need to increase navigation sales over
2000 levels to achieve profitability. Issues that could affect our success
include:
- funding for military programs may be postponed;
- we are introducing new technological solutions that must be proven and
then accepted; and - sales cycles are long and difficult to predict in
military markets.
Variability of Our Operating Results. Our quarterly operating results have
varied in the past and may vary significantly in the future depending upon all
the foregoing risk factors and how successful we are in improving our ratios of
revenues to expenses.
Volatility of Our Share Price. The trading price of our Common Stock has been
subject to wide fluctuations, and this could continue
due to:
- variations in operating results;
- development delays of our proposed new products that could result in
decreased sales; and
- stock market volatility caused by industry events.
Hiring and Retention of Skilled Personnel. Qualified personnel are in great
demand throughout the photonics industry. Our success depends in large part upon
our ability to attract, train, motivate, and retain highly skilled employees,
particularly engineers and other senior personnel. A failure to attract and
retain the highly trained technical personnel who are integral to our product
development, sales, service, and support teams may limit the rate at which we
can generate sales and develop new products or product enhancements. This could
have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial
condition.
Protection of Our Proprietary Technology, Potential Patent Litigation. Our
success depends significantly upon the protection of our proprietary technology.
The unauthorized reproduction or other misappropriation of our proprietary
technology could enable third parties to benefit from our technology without
paying us for it. This could have a material adverse effect on our business,
operating results, and financial condition. If we resort to legal proceedings to
enforce our intellectual property rights, the proceedings could become
burdensome and expensive and could involve a high degree of risk. Moreover, the
laws of other countries in which we market our products may afford little or no
effective protection of our intellectual property.
Potential Claims by Other Companies That We Infringe Their Copyrights or
Patents. If any of our products violate third-party proprietary rights, we may
be required to reengineer our products or seek licenses from third parties to
continue offering our products. Any efforts to reengineer our products or obtain
licenses on commercially reasonable terms may not be successful and, in any
case, would substantially increase our costs and have a material adverse effect
on our business, operating results, and financial condition. We do not conduct
comprehensive patent searches to determine whether the technology used in our
products infringes on patents held by third parties. In addition, product
development is inherently uncertain in a rapidly evolving technological
environment in which numerous patent applications regarding similar technologies
may be pending, many of which are confidential when filed.
Although we are generally indemnified against claims that the third-party
technology we license infringes the proprietary rights of others, this
indemnification is not always available for all types of intellectual property
rights (for example, patents may be excluded), and, in some cases, the scope of
such indemnification is limited. Even if we receive broad indemnification,
third-party indemnitors are not always well capitalized and may not be able to
indemnify us in the event of infringement, resulting in substantial exposure to
us. There can be no assurance that infringement or invalidity claims arising
from the incorporation of third-party technology in our products and claims for
indemnification from our customers resulting from these claims will not be
asserted or prosecuted against us. These claims, even if not meritorious, could
result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources, in
addition to potential product redevelopment costs and delays, all of which could
materially affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.
In addition, any claim of infringement could cause us to incur substantial costs
in defending ourselves against the claim, even if the claim is invalid. A party
making a claim also could secure a judgment that requires us to pay substantial
damages. A judgment could also include an injunction or other court order that
could prevent us from selling our products. Any of these events could have a
material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial
condition.
Services of Our CEO Martin Kits van Heyningen. Our future success depends
significantly upon the skills, experience, and efforts of Martin Kits van
Heyningen. The loss of Mr. Kits van Heyningen's services could have a material
adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition. We
also depend upon the ability of our executive officers and other members of
senior management to work effectively as a team. We do not have employment
agreements with any of our executive officers.
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
In the ordinary course of business, we are party to legal proceedings and
claims. In addition, from time to time, the Company has had contractual
disagreements with certain customers concerning the Company's products and
services, which will not have a material affect on operations or capital
resources.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On April 2, 2001, and April 17, 2001, we issued and sold an aggregate of
1,230,770 shares of our common stock, at a purchase price of $6.50 per share, to
Special Situations Fund III, LP, Special Situations Cayman Fund, LP, Special
Situations Private Equity Fund, LP, and Special Situations Technology Fund, LP,
pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 30, 2001. On April 17,
2001, we also issued and sold an aggregate of 307,692 shares of our common
stock, at a purchase price of $6.50 per share, to the State of Wisconsin
Investment Board, pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 16,
2001. On May 1, 2001 we issued and sold 76,923 shares of our common stock, at a
purchase price of $6.50 per share, to Mr. Austin Marxe. We concluded our private
financing on May 25, 2001, after receiving approval from our shareholders to
issue additional shares of common stock, with the issuance and sale of 615,384
shares of our common stock, at a purchase price of $6.50 per share, to the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. The gross proceeds amounted to an
aggregate of $14,999,986. Needham & Company acted as our placement agent for the
sale of our common stock. In connection with their services as placement agent
we issued Needham & Company warrants to purchase an aggregate of 111,538 shares
of our common stock at a per-share exercise price of $6.50. We relied on one or
more exceptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
including the Section 4(2) exemption, for the sales of common stock and the
issuance of warrants to purchase shares of common stock.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Shareholders
There were no matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders during the period
reported upon.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
Number Description
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (1)
3.5 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company
10.1 1986 Executive Incentive Stock Option Plan (1)
10.2 Amended and Restated 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Company (1)
10.3 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1)
10.5 Credit Agreement dated September 8, 1993 between the Company and Fleet National Bank (1)
10.6 $500,000 Revolving Credit Note dated September 8, 1993 between the Company and Fleet
National Bank (1)
10.7 Security Agreement dated September 8, 1993 between the Company and
Fleet National Bank (1) 10.8 Modification to Security Agreement dated May
30, 1994 between the Company and Fleet National Bank (1)
10.9 Second Modification to Credit Agreement and Revolving Credit Note dated May 30, 1994
between the Company and Fleet National Bank (1)
10.10 Second Modification to Security Agreement dated March 17, 1995 between the Company and
Fleet National Bank (1)
10.11 Third Modification to Credit Agreement and Revolving Credit Note dated March 17, 1995
between the Company and Fleet National Bank (1)
10.12 Third Modification to Security Agreement dated December 12, 1995 between the Company and
Fleet National Bank (1)
10.13 Fourth Modification to Credit Agreement and Revolving Credit Note dated December 12, 1995
between the Company and Fleet National Bank (1)
10.14 Lease dated February 27, 1989 between the Company and Middletown Technology Associates IV (1)
10.17 Registration Rights Agreement dated May 20, 1986 by and among the Company and certain
stockholders of the Company (1)
10.18 Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement dated January 25, 1988, by and among the
Company, Fleet Venture Resources, Inc., and Fleet Venture Partners I and certain stockholders of
the Company (1)
10.19 Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement dated October 25, 1988 by and among the
Company and certain stockholders of the Company (1)
10.20 Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement dated July 21, 1989 by and among the Company
and certain stockholders of the Company (1)
10.21 Third Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement dated November 3, 1989 by and among the
Company and certain stockholders of the Company (1)
10.28 Technology License Agreement dated December 22, 1992 between the Company and Etak, Inc.(1)
10.29 Agreement dated September 28, 1995 between the Company and Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. (1)
10.31 Agreement regarding Technology Affiliates Program between Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the
Company (1)
10.32 Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 18, 1996, 50 Enterprise Center, Middletown, Rhode
Island between the Company and SKW Real Estate Limited Partnership (2)
10.33 Fifth Modification to Credit Agreement and Revolving Note dated August 8, 1996 between the
Company and Fleet National Bank
10.34 Andrew Corporation Asset Purchase and Warrant Agreement (3)
10.35 Sixth Modification to Credit Agreement and Revolving Note dated September 29, 1998 between
the Company and Fleet National Bank
10.36 Seventh Modification to Credit Agreement and Revolving Note dated July 30, 1999 between the
Company and Fleet National Bank
10.37 Eighth Modification to Credit Agreement and Revolving Note dated October 29, 1999 between
the Company and Fleet National Bank
10.38 Loan and Security Agreement dated March 27, 2000 between the Company and Fleet Capital
Corporation (5)
10.39 Common Stock Purchase Agreement between KVH Industries, Inc. and Special Situations Fund,
III, L.P., Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P., Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P. and
Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P. dated March 30, 2001. (7)
10.40 Common Stock Purchase Agreement between KVH Industries, Inc. and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board pursuant to
a Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 16, 2001. (7)
10.41 Common Stock Purchase Agreement between KVH Industries, Inc. and the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
dated May 25, 2001. (7)
99.1 Open End Mortgage, and Security Agreement (6)
99.2 Tinley Park, Illinois, lease (6)
99.3 Private Placement Share Purchase Agreement (4)
(1) Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit Index on Form S-1 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 28, 1996,
Registration No. 333-01258.
(2) Filed by paper with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 1 & 2 on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission dated November 14, 1997.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission dated January 5, 2001.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1998.
(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.39 through 10.42 to the Company's
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 19, 2001 and June 11, 2001.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the period reported upon.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 25, 2001
KVH Industries, Inc.
By: /s/ Richard C. Forsyth
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Richard C. Forsyth
(Duly Authorized Officer and
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer)