UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

 

or

 

o 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 0-13143

 

Innovex, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

 

41-1223933

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

5540 Pioneer Creek Drive, Maple Plain, MN  55359

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(763) 479-5300

 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report)

 

                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.   ý Yes   o No

 

                Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   ý Yes   o No

 

                Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date:  As of April 21, 2005, 19,178,976 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.04 par value per share, were outstanding.

 

 



 

Index

 

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of

 

 

Operations.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Item 4

Controls and Procedures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

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PART 1:

ITEM 1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

INNOVEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

7,964,036

 

$

14,422,060

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

34,495,320

 

27,247,622

 

Inventories

 

20,394,191

 

12,222,703

 

Deferred income taxes — current

 

 

915,559

 

Other current assets

 

2,735,573

 

2,696,645

 

Total current assets

 

65,589,120

 

57,504,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $55,014,000 and $49,396,000

 

65,231,218

 

53,538,016

 

Goodwill

 

3,000,971

 

3,000,971

 

Deferred income taxes — long-term

 

5,475,787

 

12,974,692

 

Other assets

 

3,259,545

 

2,728,563

 

 

 

$

142,556,641

 

$

129,746,831

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

6,377,732

 

$

6,251,784

 

Line of credit

 

7,745,355

 

 

Accounts payable

 

31,322,576

 

20,540,924

 

Accrued compensation

 

2,815,047

 

2,702,072

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

3,132,228

 

2,148,328

 

Total current liabilities

 

51,392,938

 

31,643,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

18,969,671

 

11,021,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.04 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 19,176,976 and 19,108,469 shares issued and outstanding

 

767,079

 

764,339

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

60,938,396

 

60,771,551

 

Retained earnings

 

10,488,557

 

25,546,155

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

72,194,032

 

87,082,045

 

 

 

$

142,556,641

 

$

129,746,831

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INNOVEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

52,724,445

 

$

39,264,718

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

51,217,055

 

33,708,149

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

3,657,866

 

3,991,315

 

Royalty expense to equity investee

 

514,080

 

297,349

 

Engineering

 

1,874,580

 

1,681,223

 

Restructuring charges

 

465,582

 

 

Net interest (income) expense

 

346,913

 

176,065

 

Net other (income) expense

 

(301,706

)

(204,136

)

Income (loss) before taxes

 

(5,049,925

)

(385,247

)

Income taxes

 

9,000,000

 

(522,286

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(14,049,925

)

$

137,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.73

)

$

0.01

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.73

)

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

19,149,594

 

19,020,447

 

Diluted

 

19,149,594

 

19,677,615

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

92,765,935

 

$

83,608,241

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

87,358,883

 

69,326,923

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

7,150,671

 

8,613,348

 

Royalty expense to equity investee

 

892,124

 

632,361

 

Engineering

 

3,583,705

 

3,432,203

 

Restructuring charges

 

808,698

 

 

Net interest (income) expense

 

556,802

 

335,151

 

Net other (income) expense

 

(884,542

)

(250,512

)

Income (loss) before taxes

 

(6,700,406

)

1,518,767

 

Income taxes

 

8,357,192

 

(212,024

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(15,057,598

)

$

1,730,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.79

)

$

0.09

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.79

)

$

0.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

19,138,608

 

18,978,892

 

Diluted

 

19,138,608

 

19,719,832

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INNOVEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(15,057,598

)

$

1,730,791

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

5,852,510

 

5,779,318

 

Restructuring and asset impairment charges

 

808,698

 

 

Deferred taxes

 

8,394,433

 

(411,630

)

Other non-cash items

 

(327,547

)

(63,841

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(7,247,698

)

(2,384,521

)

Inventories

 

(8,171,488

)

(5,135,452

)

Other current assets

 

(265,572

)

(715,493

)

Accounts payable

 

10,781,652

 

2,300,444

 

Accrued compensation and other accrued liabilities

 

325,818

 

146,053

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(4,906,792

)

1,245,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(17,544,253

)

(4,596,738

)

Other

 

4,140

 

60,515

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(17,540,113

)

(4,536,223

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments on long-term debt

 

(3,130,030

)

(3,437,995

)

Issuance of long-term debt

 

11,203,971

 

 

Net activity on line of credit

 

7,745,355

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

169,585

 

903,565

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

15,988,881

 

(2,534,430

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

(6,458,024

)

(5,824,984

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

14,422,060

 

21,606,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

7,964,036

 

$

15,781,777

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

Cash paid for interest was $501,000 and $472,000 in the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

Cash paid for income taxes was $-0- and $6,000 in the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INNOVEX INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

NOTE 1 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions on Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Innovex, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) after elimination of all significant intercompany transactions and accounts.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of operating results have been made.  Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year as a whole.  The Company utilizes a fiscal year that ends on the Saturday nearest to September 30.  For clarity of presentation, the Company has described all periods as if they end at the end of the calendar quarter.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004.

 

Preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related revenues and expenses.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

NOTE 2 — RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

During fiscal 2004, the Company recorded asset impairment and restructuring charges of $13.1 million and $1.7 million related to the planned closure of the Maple Plain facility and the plan to discontinue support of the FSA attachment process.  The assets that were impaired included the Maple Plain facility and related equipment and equipment used in the FSA attachment process.  The fair value of these assets was determined using quoted market prices where available, appraised values or estimated future cash flows where more definitive values were not available.

 

In order to reduce its cost structure, the Company plans to close its Maple Plain facility and consolidate its operations with its Lamphun, Thailand and Litchfield, Minnesota facilities.  In addition, the Company plans to discontinue supporting the FSA attachment process in order to utilize its resources in other growth areas where the Company believes it has an advantage.  Excluding asset impairment charges, restructuring charges are expected to be approximately $7 million.  The $7 million is expected to be comprised of $1.6 million for one-time termination benefits, $0.4 million for contract termination costs and $5 million for other moving and closing costs associated with the consolidation of the Maple Plain location with the Company’s other locations.  Restructuring charges of $466,000 and $809,000 were recorded in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2005, respectively. The charges for the first six months of fiscal 2005 were comprised of $396,000 for one-time termination benefits and $413,000 related to moving and closing costs.  Charges of $2.5 million related to this restructuring have been recorded through March 31, 2005.  The remaining expected charges of $4.5 million are expected to be incurred during the last half of fiscal 2005.

 

 

 

Manufacturing Operations Restructuring — Maple Plain

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Other Associated Costs

 

Employee Termination Benefits

 

Total

 

Accrual at October 1, 2004

 

$

 

$

187

 

$

187

 

Restructuring charges

 

413

 

396

 

809

 

Payments

 

(413

)

(60

)

(473

)

Accrual at March 31, 2005

 

$

 

$

523

 

$

523

 

 

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NOTE 3 — NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

The Company’s basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares.  The Company’s diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares and common share equivalents relating to stock options when dilutive.  Options to purchase 1,234,023 and 1,162,089 shares of common stock were outstanding during the three and six month periods ending March 31, 2005, but were excluded from the computation of common share equivalents because they were not dilutive.  Options to purchase 1,037,879 and 807,289 shares of common stock were outstanding during the three and six month periods ending March 31, 2004, but were excluded from the computation of common share equivalents because they were not dilutive.

 

NOTE 4 — STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company uses the intrinsic value method for valuing stock options granted.  Had the fair value method been applied, the Company’s compensation expense would have been different.  The following table illustrates the effect on the net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share if the Company had applied the fair value method to stock-based compensation for the following three and six month periods:

 

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

Six months ended
March 31,

 

(in thousands except for per share amounts)

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

Net income (loss) as reported

 

$

(14,050

)

$

137

 

$

(15,058

)

$

1,730

 

Less total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value based method for all awards, net of tax effects

 

(178

)

(192

)

(336

)

(295

)

Net income (loss)- pro forma

 

$

(14,228

)

$

(55

)

$

(15,394

)

$

1,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share - as reported

 

$

(0.73

)

$

0.01

 

$

(0.79

)

$

0.09

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share — pro forma

 

$

(0.74

)

$

(0.00

)

$

(0.80

)

$

0.07

 

 

 

The weighted average fair value of options granted in fiscal 2005 and 2004 was $1.62 and $4.12, respectively.  The weighted average fair value was computed by applying the following weighted average assumptions to the Black-Scholes options pricing model:  average volatility 50% and 55%; dividends yields of 0.0%; average risk-free rate of return of 3.0% and 3.1%; and an average term of 3.0 years and 4.5 years for 2005 and 2004, respectively.  No adjustment was made to the Black Scholes calculation to reflect that the options are not freely traded.

 

NOTE 5 — INVENTORIES

Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Raw materials and purchased parts

 

$

8,705

 

$

5,683

 

Work-in-process and finished goods

 

11,689

 

6,540

 

 

 

$

20,394

 

$

12,223

 

 

NOTE 6 — DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS — FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The Company enters into forward exchange contracts that are recorded at fair value, with related fair value gains or losses recorded in income within the caption net other (income) expense.  Generally, these contracts have maturities of six months or less.  These contracts are entered into to offset the gains or losses on foreign currency denominated

 

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assets and liabilities.  The Company does not enter into forward exchange contracts for trading purposes and the contracts are not designated as hedges.  At March 31, 2005, the Company had open forward exchange contracts to buy Thailand baht maturing May 9, 2005; May 24, 2005; June 13, 2005 and June 14, 2005 with notional amounts of 300 million baht, 225 million baht, 125 million baht and 300 million baht.  The total open contracts for 950 million baht equates to approximately $24.2 million.

 

Foreign currency translation gains or (losses) included in Net Other Income Expense ( in thousands):

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

Six months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

Gain or loss from forward exchange contracts

 

$

(309

)

$

112

 

$

742

 

$

173

 

Other foreign currency gains or losses

 

328

 

(82

)

(334

)

(118

)

Net gain or loss from foreign currency transactions

 

$

18

 

$

30

 

$

408

 

$

55

 

 

 

NOTE 7 — REVENUE RECOGNITION

Innovex makes electronic components (flexible circuits) based on customer specifications.  The Company’s revenue recognition policy is consistently applied regardless of sales channels utilized and product destination.  The Company has an implied warranty that the products meet the customer’s specification.  Credits are issued for customer returns.  Revenue from product sales is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the product has been delivered, the fee is fixed and determinable and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.

 

For all sales, a binding purchase order is used as evidence of an arrangement.  The Company also stores inventory in warehouses (JIT hubs — third party owned warehouses) that are located close to the customer’s manufacturing facilities.  Revenue is recognized on sales from JIT hubs upon the transfer of title and risk of loss which follows the customer’s acknowledgement of the receipt of the goods.

 

NOTE 8 — INCOME TAXES

The Company records income taxes in accordance with the liability method of accounting.  Deferred taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities.  A valuation allowance is established when the realization of a deferred tax asset becomes less likely than not to occur.  The valuation allowance is analyzed periodically by the Company and may result in income tax expense different than statutory rates.  Based on the valuation allowance analysis performed at March 31, 2005, the valuation allowance was increased by $9 million bringing the total allowance to $33.4 million.

 

NOTE 9 — ASSET ACQUISITION

On December 31, 2004, the Company acquired the assets to manufacture adhesiveless, copper clad polyimide from Gould Electronics, Inc.  The $3.5 million asset purchase price was accrued at December 31 and funded on January 4, 2005.  Concurrent with this transaction, the Company also agreed to purchase Gould’s Eastlake, Ohio manufacturing facility for $3.5 million on July 1, 2005.

 

NOTE 10 — RELATED PARTY TRASACTIONS

The Company holds 35% of the outstanding shares of Applied Kinetics Inc. (AKI).  AKI is a technology development company which focuses on manufacturing process related to disk drive components.  AKI developed the unique manufacturing process technology utilized by the Company’s FSA products.  AKI has granted the Company a license to use this technology in return for a royalty to be paid on the revenue generated from the sale of these products.  The Company accounts for its investment in AKI on the equity method.  Included in other income are gains or (losses) recorded related to the Company’s equity holding in AKI of $110,000 and $286,000 for the three and six month periods ending March 31, 2005, respectively and $110,000 and $(1,000) for the three and six month periods ending March 31, 2004, respectively.  In addition, the Company received consulting fees from AKI of $170,000 and $130,000 during the three and six month periods ending March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

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NOTE 11 — NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, on December 16, 2004.  This statement requires the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in a company’s financial statements.  That cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.   Statement 123(R) covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans.   The Company will be required to adopt Statement 123(R) as of its first fiscal year that begins after June 15, 2005 or fiscal year 2006.  The Company has not completed its evaluation of Statement 123(R).

 

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs” (“SFAS 151”). The provisions of this statement become effective for the Company in fiscal 2006. SFAS 151 amends the existing guidance on the recognition of inventory costs to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Existing rules indicate that under some circumstances, items such as idle facility expense, excessive spoilage, double freight, and rehandling costs may be so abnormal as to require treatment as current period charges. SFAS 151 requires that those items be recognized as current period charges regardless of whether they meet the criterion of “so abnormal”. In addition, SFAS 151 requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a material impact on the valuation of inventory or operating results.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets.” This statement addresses the fair value concepts contained in Opinion 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions” which included certain exceptions to the concept that exchanges of similar productive assets should be recorded at the carrying value of the asset relinquished. SFAS 153 eliminates that exception and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that lack commercial substance. Only nonmonetary exchanges in which an entity’s future cash flows are expected to significantly change as a result of the exchange will be considered to have commercial substance. SFAS 153 must be applied to nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s operating results.

 

The FASB issued two final FASB Staff Positions (“FSPs”) addressing the financial accounting for certain provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (“Act”).  A provision of the Act allows taxpayers a deduction equal to the percentage of the lesser of the taxpayer’s qualified domestic production activities income or taxable income subject to a limitation of 50% of annual wages paid.  FSP 109-1,  “Application  of FASB Statement No. 109,  Accounting  for Income  Taxes,  to the Tax  Deduction  on  Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004,” addresses whether the qualified domestic  production  activities should be treated as a special deduction or a rate reduction under SFAS No. 109.  Additionally,  another provision of the Act provides  taxpayers a special, one-time 85% dividend received deduction for certain foreign earnings that are  repatriated in either a company’s  first taxable year beginning on or after the date of the Act’s  enactment or the last taxable year  beginning before such date.  The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s operating results.

 

PART I:

ITEM 2:

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements included in this report.  This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those described under the heading “Risks Related to Our Business” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004, as well as others not now anticipated.

 

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We utilize a fiscal year that ends on the Saturday nearest to September 30. For clarity of presentation, we have described all periods as if they end at the end of the calendar quarter.  The first quarter of fiscal 2004 included 14 weeks while all remaining quarters of fiscal 2004 and all fiscal 2005 quarters include 13 weeks.

 

Overview

 

We are a leading worldwide provider of flexible circuit interconnect solutions to OEMs in the electronics industry.  We offer a full range of customized flexible circuit applications and services from initial design, development and prototype to fabrication, assembly and test on a global basis.  We target high-volume markets where miniaturization, form and weight are driving factors and flexible circuits are an enabling technology. Applications for flexible circuits currently addressed by us include data storage devices such as hard disk drives, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) for mobile communication devices, tape drives and arrays, flat panel displays (FPDs) and printers.  Our customers include 3M, Dell, Hitachi, HP, Maxtor, Medtronic, Philips, Quantum, SAE Magnetics (a subsidiary of TDK), Samsung, Seagate, Staktek, StorageTek, Xerox and other leading electronic OEMs.

 

Net Sales and Revenue Recognition

 

       We manufacture flexible circuits and perform certain additional assembly and test functions on these flexible circuits based on customer specifications. We sell our products directly throughout the world, primarily in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim countries. We use non-exclusive sales representatives to augment our direct sales efforts.  We recognize revenue from the sale of our products upon shipment or delivery of our product to our customers, depending on the customer agreement or shipping terms. We store some inventory in third party owned warehouses that are located close to customers’ manufacturing facilities. Sales from third party warehouses are recognized upon the transfer of title and risk of loss which follows the customer’s acknowledgment of the receipt of the goods.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

        Cost of sales consists primarily of:

 

material costs for raw materials and semi-finished components used for assembly of our products;

labor costs directly related to manufacture, assembly and inspection of our products;

costs of general utilities, production supplies and chemicals consumed in the manufacturing processes;

costs related to the maintenance of our manufacturing equipment and facilities;

costs related to material and product handling and shipment;

depreciation costs related to facilities, machinery and equipment used to manufacture, assemble and inspect our products; and

salaries and overhead attributed to our supply chain, process engineering and manufacturing personnel.

 

        Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily consist of:

 

salaries and related selling (commissions, travel, business development and program management), administrative, finance, human resources, regulatory, information services and executive personnel expenses;

other significant expenses related to external accounting, software maintenance and legal and regulatory fees; and

overhead attributed to our selling, general and administrative personnel.

 

        Engineering expenses include costs associated with the design, development and testing of our products and processes. These costs consist primarily of:

 

salaries and related development personnel expenses;

overhead attributed to our development and test engineering personnel; and

prototyping costs related to the development of new products.

 

       Restructuring charges are those costs primarily related to manufacturing facility closures, severance and product discontinuations.  In the third quarter of fiscal 2004, we announced the planned closure of our Maple Plain, Minnesota facility and the plan to discontinue the support of the FSA attachment process once all current program qualifications have reached their end of life.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth certain operating data as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Six Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

Net Sales

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

97.1

 

85.8

 

94.2

 

82.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

2.9

 

14.2

 

5.8

 

17.1

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative and royalty expense

 

7.9

 

10.9

 

8.7

 

11.1

 

Engineering

 

3.6

 

4.3

 

3.9

 

4.1

 

Restructuring

 

0.9

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

12.4

 

15.2

 

13.5

 

15.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(9.5

)

(1.0

)

(7.6

)

1.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other expense, net

 

(0.1

)

 

(0.4

)

(0.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

(9.6

)

(1.0

)

(7.2

)

1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

17.0

 

(1.3

)

9.0

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

(26.6

)%

0.3

%

(16.2

)%

2.1

%

 

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

 

Net Sales

 

Our net sales were $52.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared to $39.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of 34%. This increase primarily reflects higher flex suspension assembly (FSA) and flat panel display (FPD) revenue more than offsetting lower revenue generated by actuator flex circuit (AFC) and stacked memory sales.  We began ramping several new FPD programs during the quarter, helping drive FPD revenue to $8.7 million for the quarter.  FSA revenue was $35 million reflecting continued strong demand for current generation disk drives coupled with the ramp-up of new applications.  Revenue growth was also accelerated by high pass-through material content associated with the assembly of components required for many of the new FPD and FSA products.  Stacked memory revenue was lower in the current quarter as one of our stacked memory customers transitioned to an alternative product.  We expect FPD revenue to remain strong for the balance of fiscal 2005 as FPD programs complete ramping and continue high volume production. Also, while we expect FSA revenue to decrease when the disk drive industry transitions to its next generation of products in late fiscal 2005, our AFC revenue should increase reflecting the significantly higher level of next generation, AFC program qualifications.

 

FSA sales to the disk drive industry generated 67% of our net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared to 54% for the three months ended March 31, 2004.  Sales of AFC’s to the disk drive industry were 10%, compared to 22%, FPD application net sales were 16% compared to 5%, sales from stacked memory applications

 

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were 3% compared to 12%, network system application sales were 3% compared to 5% and sales from other industry applications were 1% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to 2% for the three months ended March 31, 2004, respectively.

 

Gross Profit

 

        Our gross profit was $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared to $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, a decrease of 73%. Our gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2005 decreased to 3%, from 14% for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The lower gross margin reflects numerous start-up issues and inefficiencies caused by the sharp increase in new products entering production during the quarter and higher pass-through material content for those new programs.  We anticipate that gross margins for the remainder of fiscal 2005 will improve as the new program start-up issues are resolved.

 

Selling, General and Administrative and Royalty Expense to Equity Investee

 

        Selling, general and administrative expenses including royalty expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $4.2 million, compared to $4.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2004, a decrease of 3%.  As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses were 8% for the three months ended March 31, 2005, down from 11% for the same period in the prior year. The dollar decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses from the prior year primarily reflects lower payroll expenses as a result of the cost reduction measures taken in July 2004 partially offset by an increase in royalties related to higher FSA revenue.  The decrease as a percent of net sales from the prior year reflects increased net sales.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the remainder of fiscal 2005 are expected to remain low as a percentage of net sales due to the anticipated high level of sales.

 

Engineering

 

        Engineering expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $1.9 million, compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of 12%.  The increase in fiscal 2005 engineering expenses was primarily the result of hiring engineering personnel for the Thailand expansion prior to closing of the Maple Plain facility and an increase in engineering support personnel. As a percentage of net sales, engineering expenses were 4% of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004.

 

Restructuring

 

        During the second half of fiscal 2004, we recorded asset impairment and restructuring charges of $13.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, related to the planned closure of our Maple Plain facility and our plan to discontinue support of the FSA attachment process.  The assets that were impaired included the Maple Plain facility and related equipment and equipment used in the FSA attachment process.  The fair value of these assets was determined using quoted market prices where available, appraised values or estimated future cash flows where more definitive values were not available.

 

        In order to reduce our cost structure, we plan to close our Maple Plain facility and consolidate its operations with our Lamphun, Thailand and Litchfield, Minnesota facilities.  In addition, we plan to discontinue supporting our FSA attachment process in order to utilize our resources in other growth areas where we believe we have an advantage.  Excluding asset impairment charges, total restructuring charges are expected to be approximately $7 million when the restructuring is complete.  The $7 million is expected to be comprised of $1.6 million for one-time termination benefits, $0.4 million for contract termination costs and $5 million for other moving and closing costs associated with the consolidation of the Maple Plain location with our other locations.  Restructuring charges of $466,000 were recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2005. These charges were comprised of $244,000 for one-time termination benefits and $222,000 related to moving and closing costs.  Charges of $2.5 million related to this restructuring have been recorded through March 31, 2005.  The remaining expected charges of $4.5 million are expected to be incurred during the last half of fiscal 2005.

 

 

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Net Interest and Other Expense

 

        Net interest expense was $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and $0.2 for the three months ended March 31, 2004.  The increase is the result of higher levels of debt outstanding during fiscal 2005.  Net other income was $0.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $0.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2004.  The change was the result of increased income from our 35% equity holding in Applied Kinetics, Inc in fiscal 2005 as compared to fiscal 2004.

 

Income Taxes

 

        Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $9 million, compared to income tax benefit of $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004.  The $9 million tax expense reflects an increase in our deferred tax valuation allowance as a result of our re-evaluation of the carrying value of our deferred tax asset in light of the lower than expected operating results for our second quarter.  We have determined that it is more likely than not that we will be able to utilize the remaining tax benefit carried on our balance sheet in the future.

 

Comparison of Six Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

 

Net Sales

 

Our net sales were $92.8 million for the six months ended March 31, 2005, compared to $83.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of 11%. This increase primarily reflects higher FSA and FPD revenue more than offsetting lower revenue generated by AFC and stacked memory sales.  Fiscal 2005 revenue growth was accelerated by higher pass-through material content associated with the assembly of components required for many of the new FPD and FSA products.  Stacked memory revenue was lower as one of our stacked memory customers transitioned to an alternative product.

 

FSA sales to the disk drive industry generated 66% of our net sales for the six months ended March 31, 2005, compared to 52% for the six months ended March 31, 2004.  Sales of AFC’s to the disk drive industry were 11%, compared to 23%, FPD application net sales were 13% compared to 7%, sales from stacked memory applications were 5% compared to 11%, network system application sales were 3% compared to 4% and sales from other industry applications were 2% for the six months ended March 31, 2005 compared to 3% for the six months ended March 31, 2004, respectively.

 

Gross Profit

 

        Our gross profit was $5.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2005, compared to $14.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2004, a decrease of 62%. Our gross margin for the six months ended March 31, 2005 decreased to 6%, from 17% for the six months ended March 31, 2004. The lower gross margin reflects numerous start-up issues and inefficiencies caused by the sharp increase in new products entering production during the fiscal 2005 second quarter and higher pass-through material content for those new programs.  Gross margins were also impacted by high levels of fixed costs in place during the fiscal 2005 first quarter in anticipation of higher levels of AFC and FPD revenue which did not materialize until the second quarter.

 

Selling, General and Administrative and Royalty Expense to Equity Investee

 

        Selling, general and administrative expenses including royalty expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2005 were $8.0 million, compared to $9.2 million in the six months ended March 31, 2004, a decrease of 13%.  As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses were 9% for the six months ended March 31, 2005, down from 11% for the same period in the prior year. The dollar decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses from the prior year primarily reflects lower payroll expenses as a result of the cost reduction measures taken in July 2004 partially offset by an increase in royalties related to higher FSA revenue.  The decrease as a percent of net sales from the prior year also reflects increased net sales.

 

Engineering

 

        Engineering expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2005 were $3.6 million, compared to $3.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of 6%. The increase in fiscal 2005 engineering expenses was

 

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primarily the result of hiring engineering personnel for the Thailand expansion prior to closing of the Maple Plain facility and an increase in engineering support personnel.  As a percentage of net sales, engineering expenses were 4% of sales for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004.

 

Restructuring

 

        During the second half of fiscal 2004, we recorded asset impairment and restructuring charges of $13.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, related to the planned closure of our Maple Plain facility and our plan to discontinue support of the FSA attachment process.  The assets that were impaired included the Maple Plain facility and related equipment and equipment used in the FSA attachment process.  The fair value of these assets was determined using quoted market prices where available, appraised values or estimated future cash flows where more definitive values were not available.

 

        In order to reduce our cost structure, we plan to close our Maple Plain facility and consolidate its operations with our Lamphun, Thailand and Litchfield, Minnesota facilities.  In addition, we plan to discontinue supporting our FSA attachment process in order to utilize our resources in other growth areas where we believe we have an advantage.  Excluding asset impairment charges, total restructuring charges are expected to be approximately $7 million when the restructuring is complete.  The $7 million is expected to be comprised of $1.6 million for one-time termination benefits, $0.4 million for contract termination costs and $5 million for other moving and closing costs associated with the consolidation of the Maple Plain location with our other locations.  Restructuring charges of $809,000 were recorded in the first half of fiscal 2005 related to this restructuring.

 

Net Interest and Other Expense

 

        Net interest expense was $0.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and $0.3 for the six months ended March 31, 2004.  The increase is the result of higher levels of debt outstanding during fiscal 2005.  Net other income was $0.9 million in the six months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $0.3 million in the six months ended March 31, 2004.  The change was the result of larger foreign currency exchange gains and increased income from our 35% equity holding in Applied Kinetics, Inc in fiscal 2005 as compared to fiscal 2004.

 

Income Taxes

 

        Income tax expense for the six months ended March 31, 2005 was $8.4 million, compared to income tax benefit of $0.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2004.  The fiscal 2005 tax expense reflects a $9 million increase in our deferred tax valuation allowance as a result our re-evaluation of the carrying value of our deferred tax asset in light of the lower than expected operating results for our second quarter.  We have determined that it is more likely than not that we will be able to utilize the remaining tax benefit carried on our balance sheet in the future.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

        Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, estimates are evaluated based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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.

 

        We apply the following critical accounting policies in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

 

Allowance for Excess and Obsolete Inventory.  Inventories, which are composed of raw materials, work in process and finished goods, are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost being determined by the first-in, first-out method.  On a periodic basis, we analyze the level of inventory on hand, our cost in relation to market value and estimated customer requirements to determine whether write-downs for excess or obsolete inventory are required.  Actual customer requirements in any future periods are inherently uncertain and thus may differ from estimates.  If actual or expected requirements were significantly greater

 

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or lower than the established reserves, a reduction or increase to the obsolescence allowance would be recorded in the period in which such a determination was made.

Goodwill.  Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment annually or whenever an impairment indicator arises.  If events or circumstances change, including reductions in anticipated cash flows generated by operations, goodwill could become impaired and result in a charge to earnings.

Deferred Taxes.  We account for income taxes using the liability method.  Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities.  A valuation allowance is established when the realization of any deferred taxes becomes less likely than not to occur.  We analyze the valuation allowance periodically which may result in income tax expense being different than statutory rates.

 

Revenue Recognition. We make electronic components (flexible circuits) based on customer specifications.  Our revenue recognition policy is consistently applied regardless of sales channels utilized and product destination.  We have an implied warranty that the products meet our customers’ specification.  Credits are issued for customer returns.  In recognizing revenue in any period, we apply the provisions of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 101, “Revenue Recognition.” Revenue from product sales is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the product has been delivered, the fee is fixed and determinable and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.  For all sales, a binding purchase order is used as evidence of an arrangement.  We recognize revenue from the sale of our products upon shipment or delivery of our products to our customers, depending upon the customer agreement or shipping terms.  We also store inventory in warehouses (JIT hubs — third party owned warehouses) that are located close to our customers’ manufacturing facilities.  Revenue is recognized on sales from JIT hubs upon the transfer of title and risk of loss which follows our customers’ acknowledgement of the receipt of the goods.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

                We have historically financed our operations primarily through cash from operating activities, sales of equity securities, bank credit facilities and employee stock option exercises. Cash and equivalents were $8.0 million at March 31, 2005 and $14.4 million at September 30, 2004.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2005, net cash used in operating activities of $4.9 million resulted from the net loss, and increases in accounts receivable and inventories more than offsetting the accounts payable increases and non-cash charges for depreciation and the deferred tax valuation allowance increase.  Accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable increased as a result of increases in manufacturing activity levels.

 

        Net cash used in investing activities was $17.5 million in the first six months of fiscal 2005, compared to $4.5 million in the first six months of fiscal 2004.  In fiscal 2005, net cash used in investing activities was attributed to the purchase of equipment to manufacture copper clad polyimide, spending related to the expansion of our Thailand facility and the purchase of equipment required to meet our expected increase in production of flexible circuits for FPD applications.  Fiscal 2004 net cash used in investing activities was attributed to the purchase of selected equipment to expand capacity in our bottleneck processes.

 

        Net cash provided by financing activities was $16.0 million in the first half of fiscal 2005, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $2.5 million in the first half of fiscal 2004.  During the first half of fiscal 2005, net cash provided by financing activities was the result of the $7.7 million borrowed under our short-term Thailand credit facilities, $4.0 borrowed under our new US Federal Credit Union credit facility and a $11.2 million draw down under our long term Thailand credit facilities partially offset by scheduled debt payments on our existing Thailand debt facilities and US based capital leases.  Fiscal 2004 net cash used in financing activities was the result of scheduled debt payments on our Thailand debt facilities and U.S. based capital leases.

 

        In June 2004, we entered into a new credit facility with Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited and The Industrial Finance Corporation of Thailand which expanded our existing credit facility with these banks.  The long-term facilities were increased by 1,060 million baht, the packing credit was increased by 270 million baht and the short-term working capital facility was increased by 20 million baht.  The facility is now comprised of a 660 million

 

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baht long-term facility, a 400 million baht long-term facility, a 590 million baht long-term facility, a 220 million baht long-term facility, packing credit facilities totaling 1,070 million baht, short-term working capital facilities totaling 90 million baht and a 10 million baht overdraft facility.  The Thailand facilities are secured by certain receivables, inventory and assets held by us in Thailand.  As of March 31, 2005, we had approximately $20.7 million outstanding under our long-term Thailand credit facilities, $7.7 million outstanding under our short-term Thailand credit facilities. Total unused availability under our Thailand credit facilities as of March 31, 2005 was approximately $33 million, of which $23 million was related to the packing credit and working capital facilities and $10 million was available under the long-term facilities to fund capital equipment expansions in Thailand.  As of March 31, 2005, we were in compliance with covenants under our Thailand credit facilities.

 

        In January 2005, we entered into a financing agreement with US Federal Credit Union under which we borrowed $4.0 million.  As of March 31, 2005, $4.0 million was outstanding under our US Federal credit facility.  An additional $3.1million was borrowed under that agreement on April 15, 2005.  The note is due February 1, 2010 with principal amounts under the arrangement bearing interest at a rate of 7% per annum.  Payments under the underlying note are calculated using a 25 year amortization with the remaining principal amount due at maturity.  The note is secured by our Litchfield and Maple Plain facilities.

 

We believe that with the existing Thailand credit facilities, cash generated from operations and the proceeds from the new U.S. based credit facility, we will have adequate funds to support projected working capital and capital expenditures for the next twenty-four months.  We are considering alternatives for generating additional working capital and long-term financing and will continue to pursue financing opportunities to better leverage our assets. We also filed an S-3 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2005 under which we may offer up to an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of our common stock in one or more offerings from time to time.  Our financing needs and the financing alternatives available to us are subject to change depending on, among other things, general economic and market conditions, changes in industry buying patterns, customer acceptance of our AFC, stacked memory flex and FPD flex products and cash flow from operations.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

    The table below discloses a summary of the Company’s specified contractual obligations excluding interest at March 31, 2005 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

Under 1 Year

 

1 to 3 Years

 

3 to 5 Years

 

After 5 Years

 

Total

 

Long-term Debt Obligations

 

$

6,378

 

$

11,102

 

$

7,867

 

 

$

25,347

 

Operating Leases

 

1,168

 

891

 

 

 

2,059

 

Purchase Obligation

 

3,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

11,046

 

$

11,993

 

$

7,867

 

 

$

30,906

 

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

        The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, on December 16, 2004.  This statement requires the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in our financial statements.  That cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.   Statement 123(R) covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans.   We will be required to adopt Statement 123(R) as of our first fiscal year that begins after June 15, 2005 or fiscal year 2006.  We have not completed our evaluation of Statement 123(R).

 

        In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs” (“SFAS 151”). The provisions of this statement become effective for us in fiscal 2006. SFAS 151 amends the existing guidance on the recognition of inventory costs to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Existing rules indicate that under some circumstances, items such as idle facility expense,

 

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excessive spoilage, double freight, and rehandling costs may be so abnormal as to require treatment as current period charges. SFAS 151 requires that those items be recognized as current period charges regardless of whether they meet the criterion of “so abnormal”. In addition, SFAS 151 requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a material impact on our valuation of inventory or operating results.

 

        In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets.” This statement addresses the fair value concepts contained in Opinion 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions” which included certain exceptions to the concept that exchanges of similar productive assets should be recorded at the carrying value of the asset relinquished. SFAS 153 eliminates that exception and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that lack commercial substance. Only nonmonetary exchanges in which an entity’s future cash flows are expected to significantly change as a result of the exchange will be considered to have commercial substance. SFAS 153 must be applied to nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a material impact on our operating results.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

Statements included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, elsewhere in this report and in future filings by the Company with the SEC, except for the historical information contained herein and therein, are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties.  These risks and uncertainties include: the increased utilization by our largest customer of alternative interconnect technologies that compete with our FSA product, any interruption in the operations of the Company’s single source suppliers or any failure of any of the Company’s single source suppliers to timely deliver an adequate supply of components, the risk related to the closing of our Maple Plain facility and its consolidation with our other facilities, the timely availability and acceptance of new products, including FPD and AFC products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changes in manufacturing efficiencies and other risks detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risks described under the heading “Risks Related to Our Business” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004.  In addition, a significant portion of the our revenue is generated from the disk drive, flat panel display, stacked memory substrate, consumer electronics and data storage industries and the global economic softness has had and may have in the future, an adverse impact on our operations.  We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances or the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

PART 1:  ITEM 3:   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

        The following discusses our exposure to market risk related to changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. These exposures may change over time as business practices evolve and could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

        Our earnings and cash flows are subject to fluctuations resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. While we transact business primarily in U.S. dollars, a portion of our sales and expenses are denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in the relation of foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar will affect our cost of sales and operating margins and could result in exchange gains or losses. To reduce the impact of certain foreign currency fluctuations, we enter into short-term forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the regular course of business to manage our risk exposure, not as speculative instruments. Typically, these contracts have maturities of 6 months or less. The forward exchange contracts generally require us to exchange Thailand baht for U.S. dollars or U.S. dollars for Thailand baht at maturity, at rates agreed to at inception of the contracts. These contracts are not designated as hedges, therefore, the gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are included in income.

 

        We periodically review the outlook for expected currency exchange rate movements as well as the policy on desired future foreign currency cash flow positions (long, short or balanced) for those currencies in which we have significant activity. Expected future cash flow positions and strategies are continuously monitored. At March 31, 2005, the Company had open forward exchange contracts to buy Thailand baht maturing May 9, 2005; May 24, 2005; June 13, 2005 and June 14, 2005 with notional amounts of 300 million baht, 225 million baht, 125 million baht and 300 million baht.  The total open contracts for 950 million baht equates to approximately $24.2 million.  No

 

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assurance can be given that our strategies will prevent future currency fluctuations from adversely affecting our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

       We are exposed to interest rate risk as a large portion of our interest-bearing debt is subject to interest rates which fluctuate with changes in market interest rates or are periodically reset based on market interest rates. A large change in market interest rates could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

PART 1:  ITEM 4:   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, William P. Murnane, and Chief Financial Officer, Thomas Paulson, have evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based upon this review, they have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective.

 

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Responses to Items 1 through 3 and 5 are omitted since these items are either inapplicable or the response thereto would be negative.

 

ITEM 4:      SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

a)            The Annual Meeting of the shareholders of Innovex, Inc. was held on January 18, 2005.  There were 19,140,309 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 17,913,281 shares were represented at the meeting.

 

b)           Five directors were elected at the meeting to serve until the next Annual Meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.  Shares were voted as follows:

 

 

 

For

 

Withheld

Philip D. Ankeny

 

17,517,132

 

396,149

Robert C. Buhrmaster

 

17,505,600

 

407,681

Thomas W. Haley

 

17,411,260

 

502,021

William P. Murnane

 

17,403,251

 

510,030

Raj K. Nooyi

 

17,514,768

 

398,513

 

c)            Other matters voted on at the meeting:

 

Proposal #2.  A proposal was made to approve the selection of the Company’s independent auditors for the current fiscal year.  Shares were voted as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

17,339,972

 

338,575

 

234,733

 

 

Accordingly, each nominee was elected as a director and the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP was approved.

 

 

ITEM 6:      EXHIBITS

                The following exhibits are included herein:

                31.1                           Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act.

 

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31.2                           Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act.

32            Certificate pursuant Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

INNOVEX, INC.

 

 

 

 

Registrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 6, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

\s\ William P. Murnane

 

 

 

 

William P. Murnane

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

\s\ Thomas Paulson

 

 

 

 

Thomas Paulson

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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