Intevac, Inc. Form 10-Q for period ended 3-30-02

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

On March 30, 2002, 12,060,003 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, no par value, were outstanding.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Intevac, Inc.’s businesses are the design, manufacture and sale of complex capital equipment used to manufacture products such as flat panel displays and thin-film disks (“Equipment”) and the development of highly sensitive electro-optical devices and systems (“Photonics”).

Systems sold by the Equipment Division are typically used to deposit highly engineered thin-films of material on a substrate, or to modify the characteristics and properties of thin-films already deposited on a substrate. Systems manufactured by the Equipment Division generally utilize proprietary manufacturing techniques and processes and operate under high levels of vacuum. The systems are designed for high-volume continuous operation and use precision robotics, computerized controls and complex software programs to fully automate and control the production process. Products manufactured with these systems include cell phone color displays, automotive displays, computer monitors and disks for computer hard disk drives. The Equipment Division has also designed ultra high vacuum automated equipment for Photonics to be used for the future manufacture of low-cost low-light-level cameras.

The Photonics Division is developing electro-optical devices and systems that permit highly sensitive detection of photons in the visible and short wave infrared portions of the spectrum. This development work is aimed at creating new products for both military and industrial applications. Products include Laser Illuminated Viewing and Ranging (“LIVAR®”) systems for positive target identification at long range, low-cost low-light-level cameras for use in security and military applications and photodiodes for use in high-speed fiber optic systems.

The financial information at March 30, 2002 and for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001 is unaudited, but includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) that the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial information set forth herein, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, it does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results inevitably will differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

The Company evaluates the collectibility of trade receivables on an ongoing basis and provides reserves against potential losses when appropriate.

The results for the three-month period ended March 30, 2002 are not considered indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or for the entire year.

Finished goods inventory consists of completed units at customer sites undergoing installation and acceptance testing.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:


(1)	Diluted EPS for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001 exclude “as converted” treatment of the convertible notes as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The number of “as converted” shares excluded for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001 was 1,820,364 and 1,999,758, respectively.

(2)	Diluted EPS for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001 exclude the effect of employee stock options as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The number of employee stock option shares excluded for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001 was 59,882 and 173,590, respectively.

Intevac, Inc. has two reportable operating segments: Equipment and Photonics. The Company’s Equipment Division sells complex capital equipment used in the manufacturing of flat panel displays and thin-film disks. The Company’s Photonics Division is developing devices and systems utilizing electron sources that permit highly sensitive detection of photons in the visible and the short-wave infrared spectrum.

Included in corporate activities are general corporate expenses less an allocation of corporate expenses to operating units equal to 1% of net revenues.

The Company accrued a $2.2 million tax benefit for the three-month period ended March 30, 2002. This resulted from recent federal tax law changes that allow losses incurred in 2001 and 2002 to be carried back 5 years. The Company paid federal income taxes of approximately $5.1 million for 1996 and $0.9 million for 1997. The Company believes that at least $2.2 million of taxes paid are recoverable based on the loss incurred in 2001 and that additional taxes may also be recoverable, but the amount will not be determined and recorded until the Company files its 2001 federal income tax return either in the second or third quarter of 2002. For the three months ended March 31, 2001, the Company did not accrue a tax benefit due to the inability at that time to realize additional refunds from loss carry-backs. The Company’s $16.5 million deferred tax asset is fully offset by a $16.5 million valuation allowance, resulting in a net deferred tax asset of zero at March 30, 2002.

During the three-month period ending March 30, 2002, Intevac sold stock to its employees under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. A total of 56,381 shares were issued for which the Company received $144,000.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates” and the like indicate forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under “Certain Factors Which May Affect Future Operating Results” and in other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed in March 2002, Form 10-Q’s and Form 8-K’s.

Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). We review the accounting policies we use in reporting our financial results on a regular basis. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, accounts receivable, inventories, income taxes, warranty obligations, long-lived assets, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates 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 value of assets and liabilities. Results may differ from these estimates due to actual outcomes being different from those on which we based our assumptions. These estimates and judgments are reviewed by management on an ongoing basis. The Audit Committee and our auditors review significant estimates and judgements prior to the public release of our financial results.

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates made in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition — Intevac recognizes revenue using the guidance from SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.” Intevac’s revenue recognition policy requires that there be persuasive evidence of a sales contract, that the price is fixed, that product title has transferred, that product payment is not contingent on any factors and is reasonably assured, and that the Company has completed all the material tasks and deliverables required by the contract.

Revenues for systems are recognized upon customer acceptance. For large deposition and RTP systems shipped through a distributor, revenue is typically recognized after the distributor has accepted the system at Intevac’s factory and the system has been shipped. For large deposition and RTP systems sold direct to end customers, revenue is recognized after installation and acceptance of the system at the customer site. When the Company believes that there may be higher than normal end-user installation and acceptance issues for systems shipped through a distributor, such as when the first unit of a newly designed system is delivered, then the Company defers revenue recognition until the distributor’s customer has also accepted the system. Revenues for technology upgrades, spare parts, consumable and prototype products built by the Photonics Division are generally recognized upon shipment. Service and maintenance contract revenue, which to date has been insignificant, is recognized ratably over applicable contract periods or as the service is performed.

The Company performs best efforts research and development work under various research contracts. Revenue on these contracts is recognized in accordance with contract terms, typically as costs are incurred. Typically, for each contract, the Company commits to perform certain research and development efforts up to an agreed upon amount. In connection with these contracts, the Company receives funding on an incremental basis up to a ceiling. Some of these contracts are cost sharing in nature, where Intevac is reimbursed for a portion of the total costs expended. In addition, the Company has, from time to time, negotiated with a third party to fund a portion of the Company’s costs in return for a joint interest to the Company’s rights at the end

of the contract. In the event a particular contract over-runs its agreed upon amount, the Company may be liable for the additional costs.

Inventories — Intevac makes provisions for potentially excess and obsolete inventory based on backlog and forecasted demand. However, order backlog is subject to revisions, cancellations, and rescheduling. Actual demand will inevitably differ from forecasted demand due to a number of factors. For example, the thin-film disk industry has suffered from over-capacity and poor financial results, which has led to industry consolidation. Consolidation can lead to the availability of used equipment that competes at very low prices with the Company’s products. Financial stress and consolidation in the Company’s customer base can also lead to the cancellation of orders for products after the Company has incurred substantial costs related to those orders. Such problems have resulted, and may continue to result, in excess and obsolete inventory, and the provision of related reserves.

Warranty — The Company’s standard warranty is twelve months from customer acceptance. During this warranty period any necessary non-consumable parts are supplied and installed. A provision for the estimated warranty cost is recorded at the time revenue is recognized.

Net revenues. Net revenues consist primarily of sales of equipment used to manufacture flat panel displays, equipment used to manufacture thin-film disks, related equipment and system components, and contract research and development related to the development of electro-optical devices and systems. Net revenues decreased by 33% to $6.7 million for the three months ended March 30, 2002 from $10.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001. Net revenues from Equipment decreased to $4.9 million for the three months ended March 30, 2002 from $7.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001. The decrease in Equipment revenue was the result of decreased shipments of flat panel manufacturing equipment and of disk equipment spare parts. Equipment revenues included the sale of a MDP 200 modular add-on system that was integrated with a previously delivered MDP 250 disk manufacturing system. Net revenues from Photonics decreased to $1.7 million for the three months ended March 30, 2002 from $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001. The decrease in Photonics net revenues was the result of lower research and development contract revenues in the three-month period ended March 30, 2002, partially offset by revenue from the sale of two Model 120 LIVAR Cameras.

International sales decreased by 65% to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 30, 2002 from $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001. The decrease in international sales was due to a reduction in net revenues from disk manufacturing equipment and from flat panel manufacturing equipment. International sales constituted 37% of net revenues for the three months ended March 30, 2002 and 69% of net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2001.

Backlog. The Company’s backlog of orders for its products was $27.3 million at March 30, 2002 and $46.0 million at March 31, 2001. The reduction was primarily due to a lower backlog of flat panel deposition systems, five of which were taken to revenue in the fourth quarter of 2001. The Company includes in backlog the value of purchase orders for its products that have scheduled delivery dates.

Gross margin. Cost of net revenues consists primarily of purchased materials, fabrication, assembly, test and installation labor and overhead, customer-specific engineering costs, warranty costs, royalties, provisions for inventory reserves, scrap and costs attributable to contract research and development. Gross margin decreased to 14.4% for the three months ended March 30, 2002 from 34.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2001.

Equipment gross margins decreased to 15.5% for the three-month period ended March 30, 2002 from 45.0% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2001. Equipment margins decreased primarily due to a reduction in shipments of technology upgrades and high initial costs to complete Intevac’s first MDP 200 system. Photonics gross margins increased to 11.3% during the three months ended March 30, 2002 from (8.1%) during the three months ended March 31, 2001. Photonics gross margins in the first quarter of 2002

were favorably impacted by the shipment of 2 LIVAR® camera systems and by the mix of sales derived from fully funded research and development contracts versus cost-shared research and development contracts.

Research and development. Research and development expense consists primarily of prototype materials, salaries and related costs of employees engaged in ongoing research, design and development activities for flat panel manufacturing equipment, disk manufacturing equipment, and research by the Photonics Division. Company funded research and development expense decreased to $3.1 million for the three months ended March 30, 2002 from $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001, representing 46.9% and 34.9%, respectively, of net revenue. This decrease was primarily the result of reduced spending for development of flat panel manufacturing equipment, partially offset by increased spending for photonics.

Research and development expenses do not include costs of $1.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively, for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001 related to contract research and development performed by the Company’s Photonics business. These expenses are included in cost of net revenues.

Research and development expenses also do not include costs of $0.1 million in each of the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001, reimbursed under the terms of various research and development cost sharing agreements.

Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense consists primarily of selling, marketing, customer support, production of customer samples, financial, travel, management, legal and professional services and bad debt expense. Domestic sales are made by the Company’s direct sales force, whereas international sales are made by distributors and representatives that provide services such as sales, installation, warranty and customer support. The Company also has a subsidiary in Singapore to support customers in Southeast Asia.

Selling, general and administrative expense was $1.7 million for the both the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001, representing 25.6% and 16.7%, respectively, of net revenue.

Interest expense. Interest expense consists primarily of interest on the Company’s convertible notes. Interest expense was $0.7 million in both of the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001.

Interest income and other, net. Interest income and other, net totaled $0.2 million and ($1.3) million for the three months ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001, respectively. Interest income and other, net in 2002 consisted of $0.2 million of interest and dividend income on investments. Interest income and other, net in 2001 consisted of $0.7 million of interest and dividend income on investments offset by the establishment of a reserve related to the Company’s $2.0 million investment in commercial paper issued by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which had filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in early 2001.

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes. The Company accrued a $2.2 million tax benefit for the three-month period ended March 30, 2002. This resulted from recent federal tax law changes that allow losses incurred in 2001 and 2002 to be carried back 5 years. The Company paid federal income taxes of approximately $5.1 million for 1996 and $0.9 million for 1997. The Company believes that at least $2.2 million of taxes paid are recoverable based on the loss incurred in 2001 and that additional taxes may also be recoverable, but the amount will not be determined and recorded until the Company files its 2001 federal income tax return either in the second or third quarter of 2002. For the three months ended March 31, 2001, the Company did not accrue a tax benefit due to the inability at that time to realize additional refunds from loss carry-backs.

The Company’s operating activities used cash of $3.7 million during the three months ended March 30, 2002. The cash used was due primarily to the net loss incurred and increases in receivables and inventory, which were partially offset by increased customer advances and depreciation and amortization. In the three

months ended March 31, 2001, the Company’s operating activities used cash of $4.4 million due primarily to increased inventory and the net loss incurred by the Company.

The Company’s investing activities used cash of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 30, 2002 as a result of the purchase of fixed assets. In the three months ended March 31, 2001, the Company’s investing activities provided cash of $26.2 million as a result of the net sale of investments. During the three months ended March 31, 2001, the Company converted the majority of its short-term investments into cash or cash equivalents.

The Company’s financing activities provided cash of $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2002 and March 31, 2001, respectively, as the result of the sale of the Company’s stock to its employees through the Company’s employee benefit plans.

Intevac has incurred operating losses each year since 1998 and the Company cannot predict with certainty when it will return to profitability. We anticipate generating positive cash flow during the 2002 fiscal year, but that is dependent on continued growth in the business and our continued ability to obtain advances from our customers. Additionally, as of March 30, 2002 we had $37.5 million of outstanding Convertible Notes, which mature in March 2004. We do not currently have the funds available to repay the debt and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to restructure the debt or secure additional equity and/or debt financing to redeem the Convertible Notes on terms favorable to the Company and its shareholders, if the Convertible Notes are not converted by their holders into Intevac common stock prior to their maturity.

In connection with the sale of $57.5 million of its 6 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2004 (the “Convertible Notes”) in February 1997, Intevac incurred a substantial increase in the ratio of long-term debt to total capitalization (shareholders’ equity plus long-term debt). At each noteholder’s option, the Convertible Notes may be exchanged, prior to maturity, into Intevac common shares at a price of $20.625 per share, which is substantially above current market price. During 2001 and 1999 Intevac spent a total of $11.9 million to repurchase $20.0 million of the Convertible Notes. The $37.5 million of the Convertible Notes that remain outstanding as of March 30, 2002 commit Intevac to substantial principal and interest obligations that are significantly in excess of the Company’s $14.5 million cash balance at March 30, 2002. Intevac may, from time to time, repurchase and retire additional Convertible Notes prior to their maturity date.

The degree to which Intevac is leveraged could have an adverse effect on Intevac’s ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, acquisitions or other purposes, and could make it more vulnerable to industry downturns and competitive pressures. Intevac’s ability to meet its debt service obligations will be dependent on Intevac’s future performance, which will be subject to financial, business and other factors affecting the operations of Intevac, many of which are beyond its control. In the event that the Company’s noteholders do not choose to exchange their Convertible Notes for Intevac common stock prior to the Convertible Notes’ 2004 maturity date, the Company will be required to repay the Convertible Notes at maturity. If this is the case, then there can be no assurance that the Company will have generated sufficient cash from operations to repay the Convertible Notes without raising additional capital through the sale of additional debt or equity. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to secure additional equity and/or debt financing on terms favorable to the Company and its shareholders, or at all.

Intevac has invested heavily in the development of products that address new markets. The Equipment Division has developed a flexible deposition tool and a rapid thermal processing tool to address growing segments of the flat panel display equipment market that are intended to displace products offered by competing manufacturers. The Photonics Division’s LIVAR target identification system and low-cost low-light level camera products are designed to offer significantly improved capability relative to any products currently offered in the marketplace. Additionally, the Photonics Division is entering a new market for the

Company with its photodiodes for fiber optic communication systems. Failure of these products to perform as intended or to successfully penetrate these new markets and develop into profitable product lines will have an adverse effect on Intevac’s business.

Intevac sells capital equipment to capital intensive industries, which manufacture and sell commodity products such as flat panel displays and disk drives. These industries operate with high fixed costs. When demand for these commodity products exceeds capacity, then demand for new capital equipment such as Intevac’s tends to be amplified. When supply of these commodity products exceeds capacity, then demand for new capital equipment such as Intevac’s tends to be depressed. The cyclical nature of the capital equipment industry means that in some years sales of new systems by the Company will be unusually high, and that in other years sales of new systems by the Company will be severely depressed. Failure to anticipate or respond quickly to the industry business cycle could have an adverse effect on Intevac’s business.

Intevac’s ability to remain competitive requires substantial investments in research and development. The failure to develop, manufacture and market new systems, or to enhance existing systems, will have an adverse effect on Intevac’s business. From time to time in the past, Intevac has experienced delays in the introduction of, and technical difficulties with, some of its systems and enhancements. Intevac’s future success in developing and selling equipment will depend upon a variety of factors, including accurate prediction of future customer requirements, technology advances, cost of ownership, introduction of new products on schedule, cost-effective manufacturing and product performance in the field. Intevac’s new product decisions and development commitments must anticipate continuously evolving industry requirements significantly in advance of sales. Any failure to accurately predict customer requirements and to develop new generations of products to meet those requirements would have an adverse effect on Intevac’s business.

Our products are complex, constantly evolving and are often designed and manufactured to individual customer requirements that require additional engineering.

Intevac’s Equipment Division products have a large number of components and are highly complex. Intevac may experience delays and technical and manufacturing difficulties in future introductions or volume production of new systems or enhancements. In addition, some of the systems built by Intevac must be customized to meet individual customer site or operating requirements. Intevac has limited manufacturing capacity and engineering resources and may be unable to complete the development, manufacture and shipment of its products, or to meet the required technical specifications for its products in a timely manner. Such delays could lead to rescheduling of orders in backlog, or in extreme situations, to cancellation of orders. In addition, Intevac may incur substantial unanticipated costs early in a product’s life cycle, such as increased engineering, manufacturing, installation and support costs which may not be able to be passed on to the customer. In some instances, Intevac is dependent upon a sole supplier or a limited number of suppliers for complex components or sub-assemblies utilized in its products. Any of these factors could adversely affect Intevac’s business.

To date the activities of the Photonics Division have concentrated on the development of its technology and prototype products that demonstrate this technology. Revenues have been derived primarily from research and development contracts funded by the United States Government and its contractors. The Company continues to develop standard Photonics products for sale to military and commercial customers. The Photonics Division will require substantial further investment in sales and marketing, in product development and in additional production facilities to support the planned transition to volume sales of Photonics products to military and commercial customers. There can be no assurance that the Company will succeed in these activities and generate significant sales of products based on its Photonics technology.

The purchase of Intevac’s systems, along with the purchase of other related equipment and facilities, requires extremely large capital expenditures by our customers. These costs are far in excess of the cost of the Intevac systems alone. The magnitude of such capital expenditures requires that our customers have access to large amounts of capital and that they be willing to invest that capital over long periods of time to be able to purchase our equipment. Some of our customers may not be willing, or able, to make the magnitude of capital investment required.

Over the past few years the amount of data that can be stored on a single thin-film computer disk has been increasing at approximately 100% per year. Although the number of disk drives produced has continued to increase each year, the growth in areal density has resulted in a reduction in the number of disks required per disk drive. TrendFocus, a market research firm specializing in the disk drive industry, projects that the number of thin-film disks used worldwide declined in 2001 from 2000 levels and are expected to remain at the same level in 2002. Without a significant technological change or an increase in the number of disks required, Intevac’s disk equipment sales are largely limited to upgrades of existing systems, rather than capacity expansion or system replacement.

Intevac experiences intense competition in the Equipment Division. For example, Intevac’s equipment products experience competition worldwide from competitors including Anelva Corporation, Ulvac Japan, Ltd. and Unaxis Holdings, Ltd., each of which have sold substantial numbers of systems worldwide. Anelva, Ulvac and Unaxis all have substantially greater financial, technical, marketing, manufacturing and other resources than Intevac. There can be no assurance that Intevac’s competitors will not develop enhancements to, or future generations of, competitive products that will offer superior price or performance features or that new competitors will not enter Intevac’s markets and develop such enhanced products.

Given the lengthy sales cycle and the significant investment required to integrate equipment into the manufacturing process, Intevac believes that once a manufacturer has selected a particular supplier’s equipment for a specific application, that manufacturer generally relies upon that supplier’s equipment and frequently will continue to purchase any additional equipment for that application from the same supplier. Accordingly, competition for customers in the equipment industry is intense, and suppliers of equipment may offer substantial pricing concessions and incentives to attract new customers or retain existing customers.


•	any of Intevac’s pending or future patent applications will be allowed or that any of the allowed applications will be issued as patents, or

•	any patent owned by Intevac will not be invalidated, deemed unenforceable, circumvented or challenged, or

•	the rights granted under our patents will provide competitive advantages to Intevac, or

•	any of Intevac’s pending or future patent applications will be issued with claims of the scope sought by Intevac, if at all, or

•	others will not develop similar products, duplicate Intevac’s products or design around the patents owned by Intevac, or

•	patent rights, intellectual property laws or Intevac’s agreements will adequately protect Intevac’s intellectual property rights.

Failure to adequately protect Intevac’s intellectual property rights could have an adverse effect upon Intevac’s business.

From time to time Intevac has received claims that it is infringing third parties’ intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance that third parties will not in the future claim infringement by Intevac with respect to current or future patents, trademarks, or other proprietary rights relating to Intevac’s disk sputtering systems, flat panel manufacturing equipment or other products. Any present or future claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, cause product shipment delays or require Intevac to enter into royalty or licensing agreements. Such royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may not be available on terms acceptable to Intevac, or at all. Any of the foregoing could have an adverse effect upon Intevac’s business.

Over the last nine quarters Intevac’s operating loss as a percentage of net revenues has fluctuated between approximately (59%) and (1%) of net revenues. Over the same period sales per quarter have fluctuated between $23.6 million and $5.9 million. Intevac anticipates that its sales and operating margins will continue to fluctuate. As a result, period-to-period comparisons of its results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as indications of future performance.

Intevac’s operations are located in Santa Clara, California. The cost of living in northern California is extremely high, which increases both the cost of doing business and the cost and difficulty of recruiting new employees. Intevac’s operating results depend in significant part upon its ability to effectively manage costs and to retain and attract qualified management, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, customer support, sales and administrative personnel. The failure to control costs and to attract and retain qualified personnel could have an adverse effect on Intevac’s business.

Intevac’s operations are vulnerable to interruption by fire, earthquake, power loss, telecommunications failure and other events beyond our control. Additionally, the costs of electricity and natural gas have increased significantly. Any further cost increases will impact the Company’s ability to achieve profitability.

Sales and operating activities outside of the United States are subject to inherent risks, including fluctuations in the value of the United States dollar relative to foreign currencies, tariffs, quotas, taxes and other market barriers, political and economic instability, restrictions on the export or import of technology, potentially limited intellectual property protection, difficulties in staffing and managing international operations and potentially adverse tax consequences. Intevac earns a significant portion of its revenue from international sales, and there can be no assurance that any of these factors will not have an adverse effect on Intevac’s business.

Intevac generally quotes and sells its products in US dollars. However, in some cases, Intevac has quoted and sold its products in Japanese Yen. In those cases Intevac may enter into foreign currency contracts in an effort to reduce the overall risk of currency fluctuations to Intevac’s business. However, there can be no assurance that the offer and sale of products denominated in foreign currencies, and the related foreign currency hedging activities will not adversely affect Intevac’s results of operations.

Intevac’s two principal competitors for disk sputtering equipment are based in foreign countries and have cost structures based on foreign currencies. Accordingly, currency fluctuations could cause Intevac’s products to be more, or less, competitive than its competitors’ products. Currency fluctuations will decrease, or increase, Intevac’s cost structure relative to those of its competitors, which could impact Intevac’s competitive position.

Intevac’s stock price has experienced both significant increases in valuation, and significant decreases in valuation, over short periods of time. Intevac believes that factors such as announcements of developments related to Intevac’s business, fluctuations in Intevac’s operating results, failure to meet securities analysts’ expectations, general conditions in the disk drive and thin-film media manufacturing industries and the worldwide economy, announcements of technological innovations, new systems or product enhancements by Intevac or its competitors, fluctuations in the level of cooperative development funding, acquisitions, changes in governmental regulations, developments in patents or other intellectual property rights and changes in Intevac’s relationships with customers and suppliers could cause the price of Intevac’s Common Stock to continue to fluctuate substantially. In addition, in recent years the stock market in general, and the market for small capitalization and high technology stocks in particular, has experienced extreme price fluctuations which have often been unrelated to the operating performance of affected companies. Any of these factors could adversely affect the market price of Intevac’s Common Stock.

Intevac has completed multiple acquisitions as part of its efforts to expand and diversify its business. For example, Intevac’s business was initially acquired from Varian Associates in 1991. Additionally, Intevac acquired its current gravity lubrication, CSS test equipment and rapid thermal processing product lines in three acquisitions. Intevac also acquired its RPC electron beam processing business in late 1997, and subsequently closed this business. Intevac intends to continue to evaluate new acquisition candidates and diversification strategies. Any acquisition will involve numerous risks, including difficulties in the assimilation of the acquired company’s employees, operations and products, uncertainties associated with operating in new markets and working with new customers, and the potential loss of the acquired company’s key employees. Additionally, unanticipated expenses, difficulties and consequences may be incurred relating to the integration of technologies, research and development, and administrative functions. Any future acquisitions may result in potentially dilutive issuance of equity securities, acquisition related write-offs and the assumption of debt and contingent liabilities. Any of the above factors could adversely affect Intevac’s business.

Intevac is subject to a variety of governmental regulations relating to the use, storage, discharge, handling, emission, generation, manufacture, treatment and disposal of toxic or otherwise hazardous substances, chemicals, materials or waste. Any failure to comply with current or future regulations could result in substantial civil penalties or criminal fines being imposed on Intevac or its officers, directors or employees, suspension of production, alteration of its manufacturing process or cessation of operations. Such regulations could require Intevac to acquire expensive remediation or abatement equipment or to incur substantial expenses to comply with environmental regulations. Any failure by Intevac to properly manage the use, disposal or storage of, or adequately restrict the release of, hazardous or toxic substances could subject Intevac to significant liabilities.

Based on the shares outstanding on March 30, 2002, the current directors and their affiliates and executive officers, in the aggregate, beneficially own a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. These shareholders, acting together, are able to effectively control all matters requiring approval by the shareholders of Intevac, including the election of a majority of the directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. The Company’s officers and directors also hold 7% of the outstanding Convertible Notes.

Interest rate risk. The table below presents principal amounts and related weighted-average interest rates by year of maturity for the Company’s debt obligations.

Foreign exchange risk. From time to time, the Company enters into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to economically hedge certain of its anticipated foreign currency transaction, translation and re-measurement exposures. The objective of these contracts is to minimize the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on the Company’s operating results. At March 30, 2002, the Company did not have foreign currency forward exchange contracts.

On June 12, 1996 two Australian Army Black Hawk Helicopters collided in midair during nighttime maneuvers. Eighteen Australian servicemen perished and twelve were injured. The Company was named as a defendant in a lawsuit related to this crash. The lawsuit was filed in Stamford, Connecticut Superior Court on June 10, 1999 by Mark Durkin, the administrator of the estates of the deceased crewmembers, the injured crewmembers and the spouses of the deceased and/or injured crewmembers. Included in the suit’s allegations are assertions that the crash was caused by defective night vision goggles. The suit names three US manufacturers of military night vision goggles, of which Intevac was one. The suit also names the manufacturer of the pilot’s helmets, two manufacturers of night vision system test equipment and the manufacturer of the helicopter. The suit claims damages for 13 personnel killed in the crash, 5 personnel injured in the crash and spouses of those killed or injured. It is known that the Australian Army established a Board of Inquiry to investigate the accident and that the Board of Inquiry concluded that the accident was not caused by defective night vision goggles.

On July 27, 2000 the Connecticut Superior Court disallowed the defendants’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit. That decision was appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court. On October 30, 2001 the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed the Superior Court’s decision and remanded the case to the trial court with the direction to grant the defendants’ motions to dismiss the suit subject to conditions already agreed to by the defendants. These conditions agreed to by the defendants include (1) consenting to jurisdiction in Australia; (2) accepting service of process in connection with an action in Australia; (3) making their personnel and records available for litigation in Australia; (4) waiving any applicable statutes of limitation in Australia up to six months from the date of dismissal of this action or for such other reasonable time as may be required as a condition of dismissing this action; (5) satisfying any judgement that may be entered against them in Australia; and (6) consenting to the reopening of the action in Connecticut in the event the above conditions are not met as to any proper defendant in the action. The plaintiffs have not commenced litigation against the Company in Australia. Any such action could expose Intevac to further risk, plus the expense and uncertainties of defending the matter in a distant foreign jurisdiction.

On June 12, 2001 the Company filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Superior Court, State of California, against Intarsia Corporation. The complaint related to Intarsia’s cancellation of an order for a customized sputtering system and sought damages of at least $3.3 million. On July 26, 2001 Intarsia filed a cross-complaint against the Company in the Santa Clara County Superior Court. On August 14, 2001, the Company filed a demurrer to the cross-complaint, and on October 11, 2001, Intarsia filed an amended cross-complaint. The amended cross-complaint included allegations of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract and breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and sought damages in the amount of $349,000 plus additional relief as may have been deemed appropriate by the court. On February 1, 2002 the Company and Intarsia agreed to resolve the matter. The terms of the settlement did not materially effect the Company’s financial results.

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: April 26, 2002


	By:	/s/ KEVIN FAIRBAIRN



	Kevin Fairbairn
	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
	(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: April 26, 2002


	By:	/s/ CHARLES B. EDDY III



	Charles B. Eddy III
	Vice President, Finance and Administration,
	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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

For the quarterly period ended March 30, 2002

OR

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

For the transition period from to


California		94-3125814
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1. Financial Statements
		CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
		CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
		CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
	Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1. Legal Proceedings
	Item 2. Changes in Securities
	Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
	Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders
	Item 5. Other Information
	Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 3.2
EXHIBIT 10.10


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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets		3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss		4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows		5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		10
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		18

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		19
Item 2.	Changes in Securities		19
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		19
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders		19
Item 5.	Other Information		20
Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		20
SIGNATURES			21


				March 30,			December 31,
				2002			2001

				(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	14,464		$	18,157
	Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $227 and $225 at March 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001				10,078			8,046
	Income taxes recoverable				2,214			—
	Inventories				23,222			21,691
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets				711			478

		Total current assets			50,689			48,372
Property, plant and equipment, net					7,735			8,864
Investment in 601 California Avenue LLC					2,431			2,431
Debt issuance costs and other long-term assets					441			498

			Total assets	$	61,296		$	60,165

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable			$	2,259		$	2,628
	Accrued payroll and related liabilities				1,797			1,573
	Other accrued liabilities				3,755			3,547
	Customer advances				16,519			13,464

		Total current liabilities			24,330			21,212
Convertible notes					37,545			37,545
Shareholders’ equity:
	Common stock, no par value				19,237			19,093
	Accumulated other comprehensive income				135			122
	Accumulated deficit				(19,951	)		(17,807	)

		Total shareholders’ equity			(579	)		1,408

			Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	61,296		$	60,165

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			Three months ended

			March 30,			March 31,
			2002			2001

Net revenues			$	6,670		$	10,005
Cost of net revenues				5,707			6,605

Gross profit				963			3,400
Operating expenses:
	Research and development			3,129			3,496
	Selling, general and administrative			1,710			1,669

		Total operating expenses		4,839			5,165

Operating loss				(3,876	)		(1,765	)
Interest expense				(667	)		(738	)
Interest income and other, net				185			(1,292	)

Loss before income taxes				(4,358	)		(3,795	)
Benefit from income taxes				(2,214	)		—

Net loss			$	(2,144	)	$	(3,795	)

Other comprehensive income:
	Foreign currency translation adjustment			13			11

Total comprehensive loss			$	(2,131	)	$	(3,784	)

Basic and diluted loss per share:
	Net loss		$	(0.18	)	$	(0.32	)
	Shares used in per share amounts			12,041			11,896



		?Three months ended?

		March 30,		March 31,
		2002		2001


		(in thousands)
United States		$	4,237	$	3,101
Far East			2,133		6,704
Europe			300		60
Rest of World			—		140

	Total	$	6,670	$	10,005


	The majority of Intevac’s new products address new and emerging markets.


	The Equipment Business is subject to rapid technical change.


	The Photonics Business does not yet generate significant revenues from product sales.


	The sales of our Equipment products are dependent on substantial capital investment by our customers.


	Rapid increases in areal density are reducing the number of thin-film disks required per disk drive.


	Our competitors are large and well financed and competition is intense.


	Intevac’s business is dependent on its intellectual property.


	Business interruptions could adversely affect our business.


	Segment Description


	Business Segment Net Revenues


	Business Segment Profit & Loss


	Geographic Area Net Trade Revenues


	Intevac routinely evaluates acquisition candidates and other diversification strategies.


	A majority of the Common Stock outstanding is controlled by the directors and executive officers of Intevac.


																			Fair
		2002			2003			2004			2005		2006		Beyond		Total		Value


		(in thousands)
Long-term debt
	Fixed rate		—			—		$	37,545			—		—		—	$	37,545	$	20,697
	Average rate		6.50	%		6.50	%		6.50	%		—		—		—


Exhibit
Number		Description

	3.2	Revised Bylaws of the Registrant
	10.10	Compensation Package for Kevin Fairbairn, dated January 24, 2002