-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PbxE8KTnI//xkijDqvl7CVvbRga3Yy2vWXTyfYyb3KZqRVHn4FqSo54ufRxptFct 0qaF8xYM+jk3iAQePcQ0VA== 0000950005-02-000149.txt : 20020414 0000950005-02-000149.hdr.sgml : 20020414 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950005-02-000149 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011229 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020211 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADEPT TECHNOLOGY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000865415 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559] IRS NUMBER: 942900635 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-27122 FILM NUMBER: 02534213 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 ROSE ORCHARD WAY CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134 BUSINESS PHONE: 4084320888 10-Q 1 p14956_form10q.txt QUARTERLY REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q [ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended December 29, 2001 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _______ to _______ Commission File No. 0-27122 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) California 94-2900635 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Incorporation or Organization) 150 Rose Orchard Way San Jose, California 95134 (Address of Principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (408) 432-0888 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and, (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ] The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding as of February 1, 2002 was 13,825,748. ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. INDEX Page ---- PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets December 29, 2001 and June 30, 2001....................................... 3 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Three and six months ended December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000........ 4 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Six months ended December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000.................. 5 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements...................... 6 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations..................................................... 13 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk........ 32 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings................................................. 33 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders............... 33 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.................................. 34 Signatures................................................................ 35 2 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands)
December 29, June 30, 2001 2001 ---- ---- (unaudited) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 25,127 $ 18,700 Short-term investments 3,750 2,800 Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $775 at December 29, 2001 and $742 at June 30, 2001 13,778 21,272 Inventories, net 15,967 17,750 Deferred tax and other current assets 1,652 2,069 ------------- ------------- Total current assets 60,274 62,591 Property and equipment at cost 11,933 34,520 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 5,359 23,789 ------------- ------------- Property and equipment, net 6,574 10,731 Goodwill and other intangibles, net 27,136 16,332 Other assets 4,973 5,919 ------------- ------------- Total assets $ 98,957 $ 95,573 ============= ============= LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 7,075 $ 10,369 Other accrued liabilities 12,609 12,438 Accrued restructuring charges 2,734 -- ------------- ------------- Total current liabilities 22,418 22,807 Long-term liabilities: Accrued restructuring charges 2,795 -- Deferred income tax and other long term liabilities 1,506 1,284 Redeemable convertible preferred stock, no par value: 5,000 shares authorized, 100 shares issued and outstanding at December 29, 2001; and none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2001 25,000 -- (liquidation preference - $25,000) Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' equity: Common stock, no par value: 70,000 shares authorized, 13,826 and 13,165 shares issued and outstanding at December 29, 2001 and June 30, 2001, respectively 106,864 103,138 Accumulated deficit (59,626) (31,656) -------------- -------------- Total shareholders' equity 47,238 71,482 ------------- ------------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 98,957 $ 95,573 ============= ============= See accompanying notes.
3 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data)
Three months ended Six months ended --------------------------- --------------------------- December 29, December 30, December 29, December 30, ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 2001 2000 2001 2000 -------- -------- -------- -------- Net revenues $ 14,431 $ 28,034 $ 27,816 $ 55,655 Cost of revenues 9,172 15,282 17,909 30,065 -------- -------- -------- -------- Gross margin 5,259 12,752 9,907 25,590 Operating expenses: Research, development and engineering 4,585 5,008 10,423 9,874 Selling, general and administrative 7,117 8,371 14,831 16,207 Restructuring expenses -- -- 12,336 -- Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles 180 1,518 360 2,943 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total operating expenses 11,882 14,897 37,950 29,024 -------- -------- -------- -------- Operating loss (6,623) (2,145) (28,043) (3,434) Interest income, net 137 66 219 255 -------- -------- -------- -------- Loss before income taxes (6,486) (2,079) (27,824) (3,179) Provision for income taxes 66 385 146 -- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net loss $ (6,552) $ (2,464) $(27,970) $ (3,179) ======== ======== ======== ======== Net loss per share: Basic $ (0.48) $ (0.23) $ (2.07) $ (0.29) ======== ======== ======== ======== Diluted $ (0.48) $ (0.23) $ (2.07) $ (0.29) ======== ======== ======== ======== Number of shares used in computing per share amounts: Basic 13,567 10,886 13,485 10,820 ======== ======== ======== ======== Diluted 13,567 10,886 13,485 10,820 ======== ======== ======== ========
See accompanying notes. 4 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) (in thousands)
Six months ended --------------------------- December 29, December 30, 2001 2000 ------------ ------------ Operating activities Net loss $(27,970) $ (3,179) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation 1,960 1,703 Amortization 360 3,002 Write-off of property and equipment 5,601 -- Loss on disposal of property and equipment 137 46 Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions: Accounts receivable 8,106 342 Inventories (948) (4,857) Deferred tax assets and other prepaid expenses 449 (653) Other assets 119 (771) Accounts payable (3,600) 1,430 Other accrued liabilities 23 (1,731) Accrued restructuring charges 5,529 -- Deferred income tax and other long term liabilities 26 166 -------- -------- Total adjustments 17,762 (1,323) -------- -------- Net cash used in operating activities (10,208) (4,502) -------- -------- Investing activities Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (9,809) (7,050) Purchase of property and equipment, net (106) (4,974) Purchases of short-term available-for-sale investments (5,200) (14,877) Sales of short-term available-for-sale investments 4,250 20,611 -------- -------- Net cash used in investing activities (10,865) (6,290) -------- -------- Financing activities Proceeds from issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock 25,000 -- Proceeds from employee stock incentive program and employee stock purchase plan, net of repurchases and cancellations 2,500 1,941 -------- -------- Net cash provided by financing activities 27,500 1,941 -------- -------- Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 6,427 (8,851) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 18,700 13,487 -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 25,127 $ 4,636 ======== ======== Cash paid during the period for: Interest $ 3 $ -- Income Taxes $ -- $ 302 Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activity: Issuance of common stock pursuant to terms of Hexavision acquisition agreement $ 1,226 $ --
See accompanying notes. 5 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) 1. General The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. However, certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished in this report reflects all adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the interim periods. Such adjustments consist of items of a normal recurring nature. The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 included in Adept Technology's ("Adept" or "the Company") Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2001. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002 or for any other future period. Net Loss per Share Basic net loss per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding restricted stock, while diluted net loss per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period and the dilutive effects of common stock equivalents (mainly stock options), determined using the treasury stock method, outstanding during the period, unless the effect of including the common stock equivalents is anti-dilutive. There were no differences between basic and diluted net loss per share for any periods presented. Derivative Financial Instruments Adept's product sales are predominantly denominated in U.S. dollars. However, certain international operating expenses are predominately paid in their respective local currency. During 2000, Adept began a foreign currency hedging program to hedge its exposure to foreign currency exchange risk on local international operational expenses and revenues. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on forward currency contracts that are effective as hedges of assets and liabilities, are recognized in income. Adept recognized losses of $126,000 and $480,000 for the three and six months ended December 29, 2001 and gains of $247,000 and $443,000 for the three and six months ended December 30, 2000, respectively. Adept may enter into foreign exchange contracts as a hedge against foreign currency denominated receivables. Adept does not engage in currency speculation. Market value gains and losses on contracts are recognized currently, offsetting gains or losses on the associated receivables. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in current earnings. Foreign exchange contracts totaled $1,345,500 and $4,719,000 at December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000, respectively. 2. Financial Instruments Adept considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Short-term investments consist principally of commercial paper and tax exempt municipal bonds with maturities between three and 12 months, market auction rate preferred stock and auction rate notes with maturities of 12 months or less. Investments are classified as held-to-maturity, trading, or available-for-sale at the time of purchase. 6 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) 3. Mergers and Acquisitions On October 9, 2001, Adept completed the acquisition of CHAD Industries, Inc. (CHAD), a design and manufacturing company specializing in precision assembly automation based in Orange, California. The acquisition of CHAD is the latest step in Adept's ongoing photonics automation strategy. Adept plans to leverage CHAD's expertise in small part feeding, precision tooling design, and the handling of odd-form components to add capacity in photonics automation. In addition, Adept plans to support and grow CHAD's line of odd-form component assembly machines. Adept acquired 100 percent of the outstanding common shares of CHAD. The results of CHAD's operations have been included in Adept's consolidated financial statements since October 9, 2001. Under terms of the agreement, the purchase price of $10.0 million includes an aggregate of $8.2 million in cash, $150,000 in transaction costs and 200,000 shares of Adept common stock valued at $1.6 million. The value of the 200,000 shares issued was determined based on the average closing price of Adept's stock over the period of 5 trading days prior to June 27, 2001, in which the definitive agreement was signed. Of the $8.2 million in cash, $4.0 million was paid as of the closing date on October 9, 2001, and $2.6 million and $1.6 million are to be paid on October 9, 2002, and 2003, respectively. These future payments are not contingent upon the fulfillment of any employment or other contingencies. In addition, Adept agreed to make payments and potential stock issuances over a period of three years after the closing date totaling approximately $0.7 million to certain specified employees of CHAD, which are contingent on the continued employment of such employees. As such, those amounts have been appropriately excluded from the purchase price and will be expensed as paid. This acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price of CHAD was allocated, based on fair value, to tangible assets, goodwill and other intangible assets. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired over their fair value. For the CHAD acquisition, below is a table of the acquisition cost and purchase price allocation. Acquisition Cost: Cash paid on closing.......................... $ 4,047 Cash paid after one year...................... 2,592 Cash paid after two years..................... 1,615 Stock issued at closing....................... 1,556 Transaction costs............................. 150 --------- Total acquisition cost...................... $ 9,960 ========= Purchase Price Allocation: Net book value of assets acquired............. 554 Identified intangible assets.................. 430 Goodwill...................................... 8,976 --------- Total....................................... $ 9,960 ========= 4. Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost, which approximates actual (first-in, first-out method) or market (estimated net realizable value). The components of inventory are as follows: 7 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) December 29, June 30, (in thousands) 2001 2001 ------------ -------- Raw materials....................... $ 5,167 $ 7,397 Work-in-process..................... 4,496 4,908 Finished goods...................... 6,304 5,445 -------- -------- $ 15,967 $ 17,750 ======== ======== 5. Property and Equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost. The components of property and equipment are summarized as follows: December 29, June 30, (in thousands) 2001 2001 ------- ------- Cost: Machinery and equipment .......................... $ 4,126 $14,922 Computer equipment ............................... 5,207 14,779 Office furniture and equipment ................... 2,600 4,819 ------- ------- 11,933 34,520 Accumulated depreciation and amortization ........ 5,359 23,789 ------- ------- Net property and equipment ....................... $ 6,574 $10,731 ======= ======= In connection with a plan to restructure its operations (See Note 7), Adept recorded an impairment charge of $5.6 million representing the net book value of machinery, computer equipment and office furniture and improvements associated with certain non-strategic product lines to be eliminated and certain manufacturing and support facilities to be consolidated. Adept expects to have fully disposed of these assets during the third quarter of fiscal 2002. These assets relate to all three of Adept's reportable business segments, and Adept's depreciation expense will be reduced by approximately $200,000 per quarter as a result of these asset write offs. 6. Credit Facility On April 9, 2001, Adept entered into agreements establishing a revolving line of credit, consisting of two facilities with the CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. to borrow up to the lesser of $25.0 million or the sum of 85% of Adept's eligible domestic accounts receivables, plus 90% of eligible foreign accounts receivables, less a dilution reserve equivalent to one percent of eligible domestic and foreign accounts receivables for every one percentage point in excess of a standard five percent dilution rate. The agreements have an initial term of three years with automatic renewals on identical terms thereafter unless terminated by either party within 60 days of the end of then current term. Adept is required to meet certain restrictive covenants as defined by the credit agreements. Adept was in compliance with these covenants as of December 29, 2001. To date, Adept has had no outstanding borrowings under this revolving line of credit. 7. Restructuring Charges During the six months ended December 29, 2001, Adept implemented a plan to restructure certain of its operations across all three of its reportable business segments. Adept recorded restructuring charges of $12.3 million related to the exiting of certain non-strategic product lines and the consolidation of certain manufacturing and support facilities. Adept expects to be substantially complete with its restructuring plan during the third quarter of fiscal 2002. 8 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) The restructuring charges include employee severance costs, lease termination costs and asset impairment charges (Note 4) and are as follows:
Amounts Amounts Balance Utilized Utilized December 29, (in thousands) Charges Q1 Fiscal 2002 Q2 Fiscal 2002 2001 ------- ------- ------- ------- Employee severance costs ............... $ 1,372 $ 555 $ 371 $ 446 Lease termination costs ................ 5,363 186 94 5,083 Asset impairment charges ............... 5,601 5,601 -- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total ................................ $12,336 $ 6,342 $ 465 $ 5,529 ======= ======= ======= =======
Employee severance costs of $1.4 million represent a reduction of approximately 144 employees in most functional areas across all three of the reportable business segments. Lease termination costs and asset impairment charges result from the exiting of certain non-strategic product lines and the consolidation of manufacturing facilities in San Jose and Livermore, California into Adept's technology center in Livermore, California, plus the consolidation of certain support facilities in Europe. At December 29, 2001, the long term accrued restructuring charges relate to future rent commitments on non-cancelable lease agreements. 8. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock On October 29, 2001, Adept completed a private placement with an accredited investor of $25 million in Adept convertible preferred stock consisting of 78,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred") and 22,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred"), collectively (the "Preferred Stock"). Both the Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred are entitled to dividends at a rate of $15 per share. Dividends are cumulative and are payable only in the event of certain liquidity events as defined in the designation of preferences of the Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred may be converted into shares of Adept's Common Stock at any time after the earlier of the first anniversary of the original issue date, the public announcement of a liquidity event by Adept, or an event of default (as described below). The Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred may be converted into shares of Adept's Common Stock at a rate of the initial purchase price divided by a denominator equal to the lesser of $8.18, or 75% of the 30 day average closing price of Adept common stock immediately preceding the conversion date ("Conversion Date Price"), provided, however, that in no event shall the denominator for the determination of the conversion rate with respect to the Series B Preferred be less than $4.09 and with respect to the Series A Preferred be less than $2.05. The Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred shall not be convertible, in the aggregate, into 20% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Adept. Adept has the right, but not the obligation at any time, to redeem the Series A Preferred at a price equal to the sum of the initial Preferred Stock Price, plus all cumulated and unpaid dividends. The redemption shall be paid in the form of a senior unsecured promissory note bearing interest at a rate of 6% per annum, maturing in two years. In addition, the holders of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, upon liquidation, the amount equal to $250.00 per share (adjusted for any stock splits or stock dividends) plus any unpaid dividends. The liquidation preference may be triggered by several events, including a change in control of the Company's common stock. Since such a change may be outside of management's control and would trigger the redemption of the preferred stock, the Series A and the Series B Preferred Stock are classified 9 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) outside of shareholders' equity as redeemable convertible preferred stock in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Upon an event of default, such as bankruptcy or the reporting of a cash balance of less than $15.0 million at the end of any fiscal quarter through September 30, 2002, the Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred may be converted into shares of Adept's Common Stock at a rate of the lesser of $4.09 or 75% of the Conversion Date Price. 9. Income Taxes Adept typically provides for income taxes during interim reporting periods based upon an estimate of its annual effective tax rate. Adept has ceased to recognize the current tax benefit of its operating losses because realization is not assured as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 ("SFAS 109"). For the three and six months ended December 29, 2001, Adept has recorded a tax provision related to the operations of its French subsidiary. 10. Net Loss per Share
Three months ended Six months ended ------------------------------- ------------------------------- (in thousands) December 29, December 30, December 29, December 30, 2001 2000 2001 2000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss ............................................. $ (6,552) $ (2,464) $(27,970) $ (3,179) Basic: Weighted average shares outstanding .................. 13,567 10,886 13,485 10,820 ======== ======== ======== ======== Net loss per share ................................... $ (0.48) $ (0.23) $ (2.07) $ (0.29) ======== ======== ======== ======== Diluted: Weighted average shares outstanding .................. 13,567 10,886 13,485 10,820 Effect of dilutive securities - - employee stock options ............................. N/A N/A N/A N/A -------- -------- -------- -------- Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding - - assumed conversion ................................. 13,567 10,886 13,485 10,820 ======== ======== ======== ======== Net loss per share ................................... $ (0.48) $ (0.23) $ (2.07) $ (0.29) ======== ======== ======== ========
11. Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations_("SFAS 141"), and No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets_("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. Adept has adopted SFAS 141, and does not expect this Statement to have a material effect on Adept's financial position or results of operations. Under SFAS 142, goodwill (and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives) will no longer be amortized but will be subject to annual impairment tests in accordance with the Statements. Other intangible assets with finite lives will be amortized over those useful lives. Adept has implemented SFAS 142 during the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Application of the non-amortization provision of SFAS 142 is expected to result in a decrease in net loss of $7.5 million per year. Based on steps Adept has taken to prepare for the adoption of Statement 142, it is likely that between $6.0 million and $10.0 million of the goodwill related to all reportable segments will be impaired using the impairment test required by Statement 142. Adept currently evaluates goodwill for 10 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) impairment by comparing the entity level unamortized balance of goodwill to projected undiscounted cash flows, which does not result in an indicated impairment. An impairment that is required to be recognized when adopting Statement 142 will be reflected as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in the first quarter of 2002. Adept has not yet determined the amount of the potential impairment loss, as Statement 142 requires a measurement date six months from the initial date of adoption to complete its impairment testing. Adept plans to complete the measurement of the impairment loss in the third quarter of 2002. Goodwill recorded from Adept's acquisition of CHAD (see Note 3) will not be amortized, in accordance with Statement 142. In October 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144"), which is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2001, or July 1, 2002 for Adept. SFAS 144 provides a single accounting model for, and supersedes previous guidance on, accounting and reporting for the impairment/disposal of long-lived assets. SFAS 144 sets new criteria for the classification of an asset held-for-sale and changes the reporting of discontinued operations. Adept does not believe that the adoption of SFAS 144 will have a significant impact on its financial statements. 12. Segment Information Adept adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 ("SFAS 131"), "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," in 1999. SFAS 131 establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments and related disclosures about products, geographic information and major customers. Adept has three reportable business segments, the Assembly and Material Handling ("AMH") operations segment, the Semiconductor operations segment and the SILMA Software operations segment. The AMH operations segment provides intelligent automation software and hardware products for assembly, material handling and packaging applications. The Semiconductor operations segment provides semiconductor contamination control products, such as, standard and customized products for contamination control (mini and micro environments), Standard Mechanical Interfaces ("SMIF") wafer integration and front-end wafer handling solutions for semiconductor OEMs. In addition, the segment provides end users guidance and inspection vision products and robots to end users. The SILMA Software ("SILMA") operations segment provides 3-D graphical simulation tools for assembly process design, simulation and analysis. The reportable segments are each managed separately because they manufacture and distribute distinct products with different production processes. Adept evaluates performance and allocates resources based on segment revenues and segment operating (loss) income. Segment operating (loss) income comprises income before unallocated research and development expenses, unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses, amortization of intangibles, interest income, interest and other expenses and income taxes. Management does not fully allocate research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses when making capital spending decisions, expense funding decisions or assessing segment performance. There were no intersegment sales or transfers between segments. Segment information for total assets and capital expenditures is not presented as such information is not used in measuring segment performance or allocating resources among segments. 11 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
Three months ended Six months ended --------------------------------- --------------------------------- December 29, December 30, December 29, December 30, (in thousands) 2001 2000 2001 2000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Revenue: Assembly and Material Handling Operations ............................... $ 12,183 $ 21,365 $ 23,375 $ 43,845 Semiconductor operations .................... 1,029 5,193 1,889 8,942 SILMA Software operations ................... 1,219 1,476 2,552 2,868 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total revenue ............................... $ 14,431 $ 28,034 $ 27,816 $ 55,655 ======== ======== ======== ======== Operating income (loss): Assembly and Material Handling Operations ............................... $ 1,633 $ 4,319 $ 1,537 $ 10,032 Semiconductor operations .................... (1,077) 1,405 (2,122) 2,114 SILMA Software operations ................... 489 (157) 397 (305) -------- -------- -------- -------- Segment profit .............................. 1,045 5,567 (188) 11,841 Unallocated research, development and engineering and selling, general and administrative ............... (7,668) (7,712) (15,518) (15,275) Restructuring charges ....................... -- -- (12,336) -- Interest income ............................. 138 70 222 263 Interest expense ............................ (1) (4) (3) (8) -------- -------- -------- -------- Loss before income taxes .................... $ (6,486) $ (2,079) $(27,823) $ (3,179) ======== ======== ======== ========
13. Comprehensive Loss For the three and six months ended December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000, there were no significant differences between Adept's comprehensive loss and its net loss. 12 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS This report contains forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about: o marketing and commercialization of our products under development; o our estimates regarding our capital requirements and our needs for additional financing; o plans for future products and services and for enhancements of existing products and services; o our ability to attract customers and market our products; o our intellectual property; o our ability to establish relationships with suppliers, systems integrators and OEMs for the supply and distribution of our products; o plans for future acquisitions and for the integration of recent acquisitions; and o sources of revenues and anticipated revenues, including the contribution from the growth of new products and markets. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as "may," "intend," "might," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. OVERVIEW We provide intelligent production automation solutions to our customers in many industries including the semiconductor, wireless communications, photonics, food, automotive, life sciences and electronics industries. We utilize our comprehensive portfolio of high precision mechanical components and application development software to deliver automation solutions that meet our customer's increasingly complex manufacturing requirements. We offer our customers a comprehensive and tailored automation solution that we call Rapid Deployment Automation, or RDA, that reduces the time and cost to design, engineer and launch products into high-volume production. We market and sell our products worldwide through more than 300 system integrators, our direct sales force and OEMs. This discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting our consolidated operating results, financial condition, liquidity and cash flow during the quarter ended December 29, 2001. Unless otherwise indicated, references to any quarter in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations refer to our fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2001. This discussion should be read with the consolidated financial statements and financial statement footnotes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. 13 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. Results of Operations Three and Six Month Periods Ended December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000 Net revenues. Our net revenues decreased by 48.5% to $14.4 million for the three months ended December 29, 2001 from $28.0 million for the three months ended December 30, 2000. Our net revenues decreased by 50.0% to $27.8 million for the six months ended December 29, 2001 from $55.7 million for the six months ended December 30, 2000. The decrease is primarily attributable to the continued decline in overall market conditions, in particular the semiconductor, OEM and fiber optics markets. Sales to semiconductor industry were down approximately 79.3% from a year ago, OEM sales were down approximately 53.1% from a year ago and sales to the fiber optics industry were down by approximately 86.7%. Further deterioration of our base business, as our customers reduced capital spending in an effort to deal with excess manufacturing capacity, also contributed to the overall decline in revenue. Our domestic sales totaled $6.5 million and $12.4 million for the three and six months ended December 29, 2001, compared with $19.2 million and $35.3 million for the three and six months ended December 30, 2000, a decrease of 66.1% and 64.9%, respectively. The decline in domestic sales was principally attributable to decreases in sales of our semiconductor products, which decreased by 79.3% over the same period a year ago. Our international sales totaled $7.9 million and $15.4 million for the three and six months ended December 29, 2001, compared with $8.8 million and $20.4 million for the three and six months ended December 30, 2000, a decrease of 10.2% and 24.5%, respectively. Generally, the European markets have not deteriorated as broadly as the domestic markets, however we have experienced declining sales to the semiconductor and OEM markets as well as pricing pressures as competitors seek to maintain market share. Gross margin. Gross margin as a percentage of net revenue was 36.4% for the three months ended December 29, 2001 compared to 45.5% for the three months ended December 30, 2000. Gross margin as a percentage of net revenue was 35.6% for the six months ended December 29, 2001 compared to 46.0% for the six months ended December 30, 2000. This decrease in gross margin percentage was primarily due to fixed facilities expenses and a 51.8% reduction in production units. We continued to experience excess fixed capacity, lower margins from pricing pressure and lower volumes. All of these factors combined to produce an unfavorable manufacturing variance resulting in lower margins as compared to the same quarter a year ago. Operating Expenses. Because of the rapid decline in the markets and our decision to maintain critical mass in key areas to take advantage of any eventual upturn in the market, our expenses have increased as a percentage of net revenue as compared to the same period a year ago. In absolute terms, expenses have been declining over the past several quarters as discussed in the following paragraphs. Research, Development and Engineering Expenses. Research, development and engineering expenses decreased by 8.4% to $4.6 million, or 31.8% of net revenues, for the three months ended December 29, 2001 from $5.0 million, or 17.9% of net revenues, for the three months ended December 30, 2000. Research, development and engineering expenses increased by 5.6% to $10.4 million, or 37.5% of net revenues, for the six months ended December 29, 2001 from $9.9 million, or 17.7% of net revenues, for the six months ended December 30, 2000. The decrease in the three months ended December 29, 2001 as compared to the same period a year ago, was primarily a result of decreased depreciation expense related to property and equipment write offs during the first quarter of fiscal 2002. The increase in the six months ended December 29, 2001 as compared to the same period a year ago, was primarily due to expenses incurred during the first quarter of fiscal 2002 related to project material expenses of $0.5 million and other project development expenses of $0.4 million, partially offset by decreased depreciation expenses in the second quarter as described above. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 15.0% to $7.1 million, or 49.3% of net revenues, for the three months ended December 29, 2001, as compared with $8.4 million, or 29.9% of net revenues, for the three months ended December 30, 2000. Selling, general and 14 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. administrative expenses decreased 8.5% to $14.8 million, or 53.3% of net revenues, for the six months ended December 29, 2001, as compared with $16.2 million, or 29.1% of net revenues, for the six months ended December 30, 2000. The decrease is primarily the result of cost cutting strategies implemented during the first six months of fiscal 2002. We expect that selling, general and administrative expenses will continue to decrease or remain flat for the remainder of fiscal 2002. Restructuring Charge. We recorded restructuring charges of $12.3 million related to the exiting of certain non-strategic product lines and the consolidation of certain manufacturing and support facilities for the six months ended December 29, 2001. We expect to be substantially complete with our planned restructuring during the third quarter of fiscal 2002. Amortization of Goodwill and Other Intangibles. We incurred non-cash expenses of $0.2 million and $0.4 million in amortization of other intangibles for the three and six months ended December 29, 2001, respectively, as compared to non-cash expenses of $1.5 million and $2.9 million due to the amortization of goodwill and other intangibles relating to the acquisitions of HexaVision Technologies, Nanomotion and Pensar-Tucson for the three and six months ended December 30, 2000, respectively. Effective July 1, 2001, we no longer amortize goodwill in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142. Interest Income, Net. Interest income, net for the three months ended December 29, 2001 was $137,000, as compared to $66,000 for the three months ended December 30, 2000. The increase during the three months ended December 29, 2001 was the result of a higher cash balance due to the completion of a $25.0 million private placement with an accredited investor (See Note 8 to condensed consolidated financial statements). Interest income, net for the six months ended December 29, 2001 was $0.2 million compared to $0.3 million for the six months ended December 30, 2000. The decrease was due to the combination of lower interest rates and a lower average cash balance attributable to our decreased revenues. Provision for Income Taxes. Our effective tax rate was less than 1% for the three and six months ended December 29, 2001. For the three months ended December 30, 2000, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.4 million, which offsets the tax benefit recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2000 and did not record a tax benefit for the six months ended December 30, 2000. We expect to be in a loss position for U.S. tax purposes for the tax year ended June 30, 2002. However, we estimate that our French subsidiary will be in a taxable position and recorded a provision for the quarter ended December 29, 2001, resulting in a less than 1% overall tax rate. For the three months ended December 29, 2001, the effective tax rate was based on estimates of the annual effective tax rate. Derivative Financial Instruments. Our product sales are predominantly denominated in U.S. dollars. However, certain international operating expenses are predominately paid in their respective local currency. During 2000, we began a foreign currency hedging program to hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk on local international operational expenses and revenues. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on forward currency contracts that are effective as hedges of assets and liabilities are recognized in income. We recognized losses of $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the three and six months ended December 29, 2001, respectively, compared to gains of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended December 30, 2000, respectively. Impact of Inflation The effect of inflation on our business and financial position has not been significant to date. Liquidity and Capital Resources As of December 29, 2001, we had working capital of approximately $37.9 million, including $25.1 million in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents increased $6.4 million from June 30, 2001. Net cash used in operating activities of 15 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. $10.2 million was primarily attributable to the net loss adjusted by restructuring charges and decreased accounts receivable. The restructuring charges included $5.5 million in severance and lease termination accruals and $5.6 million in asset impairment charges. Cash used in investing activities during the quarter was $10.9 million, of which $9.8 million was attributable to the purchase price of CHAD Industries. Additionally, an increase in purchases of short-term investments of $5.2 million was partially offset by sales of short term investments of $4.3 million. Net cash provided by financing activities of $27.5 million is attributable to $25.0 million in proceeds received from the issuance of redeemable preferred stock (See Note 8 to condensed consolidated financial statements) and $2.5 million in proceeds from common stock issued related to the acquisition of CHAD Industries and from our employee stock incentive plan. We currently anticipate net capital expenditures of approximately $1.0 million for the remainder of fiscal 2002. On April 9, 2001, we entered into agreements establishing a revolving line of credit, consisting of two facilities, with the CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. to borrow up to the lesser of $25.0 million or the sum of 85% of our eligible domestic accounts receivables, plus 90% of eligible foreign accounts receivables, less a dilution reserve equivalent to one percent of eligible domestic and foreign accounts receivables for every one percentage point in excess of a standard five percent dilution rate. The agreements have an initial term of three years with automatic renewals on identical terms thereafter unless terminated by either party within 60 days of the end of then current term. We are required to meet certain restrictive covenants as defined by the credit agreement. We were in compliance with these covenants at December 29, 2001. To date, we have had no outstanding borrowings under this revolving line of credit. On October 29, 2001, we completed a private placement with an accredited investor of $25.0 million in our convertible preferred stock consisting of 78,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred") and 22,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred"), collectively (the "Preferred Stock"). Both the Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred are entitled to dividends at a rate of $15 per share. Dividends are cumulative and are payable only in the event of certain liquidity events as defined in the designation of preferences of the Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred may be converted into shares of our Common Stock at any time after the earlier of the first anniversary of the original issue date, the public announcement of a liquidity event by Adept, or an event of default (as described below). The Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred may be converted into shares of our Common Stock at a rate of the initial purchase price divided by a denominator equal to the lesser of $8.18, or 75% of the 30 day average closing price of our Common Stock immediately preceding the conversion date ("Conversion Date Price"), provided, however, that in no event shall the denominator for the determination of the conversion rate with respect to the Series B Preferred be less than $4.09 and with respect to the Series A Preferred be less than $2.05. The Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred shall not be convertible, in the aggregate, into 20% or more of our outstanding voting securities. We have the right, but not the obligation at any time, to redeem the Series A Preferred at a price equal to the sum of the initial Preferred Stock Price, plus all cumulated and unpaid dividends. The redemption shall be paid in the form of a senior unsecured promissory note bearing interest at a rate of 6% per annum, maturing in two years. In addition, the holders of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, upon liquidation, the amount equal to $250.00 per share (adjusted for any stock splits or stock dividends) plus any unpaid dividends. The liquidation preference may be triggered by several events, including a change in control of our common stock. Since such a change may be outside of management's control and would trigger the redemption of the preferred stock, the Series A and the Series B Preferred Stock are classified outside of shareholders' equity as redeemable convertible preferred stock in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet Upon an event of default, such as bankruptcy or the reporting of a cash balance of less than $15.0 million at the end of any fiscal quarter through September 30, 2002, the Series A Preferred and the Series B Preferred may be converted into shares of our Common Stock at a rate of the lesser of $4.09 or 75% of the Conversion Date Price. 16 Acquisitions On October 9, 2001, we completed the acquisition of CHAD Industries, Inc. (CHAD), a design and manufacturing company specializing in precision assembly automation based in Orange, California. The acquisition of CHAD is our latest step in our photonics automation strategy. We plan to leverage CHAD's expertise in small part feeding, precision tooling design, and the handling of odd-form components to add capacity in phonics automation. In addition, we plan to support and grow CHAD's line of odd-form component assembly machines. We acquired 100 percent of the outstanding common shares of CHAD. The results of CHAD's operations have been included in our consolidated financial statements since October 9, 2001. Under terms of the agreement, the purchase price of $10.0 million includes an aggregate of $8.2 million in cash, $0.2 million in transaction costs and 200,000 shares of Adept common stock valued at $1.6 million. The value of the 200,000 shares issued was determined based on the average closing price of Adept stock over the period of 5 trading days prior to June 27, 2001, the date of entry into the CHAD acquisition agreement. Of the $8.2 million in cash, $4.0 million was paid as of the closing date on October 9, 2001, and $2.6 million and $1.6 million are to be paid on October 9, 2002, and 2003, respectively. These future payments are not contingent upon the fulfillment of any employment or other contingencies. In addition, we agreed to make payments and potential stock issuances over a period of three years after the closing date, totaling approximately $0.7 million to certain specified employees of CHAD which are contingent on the continued employment of such employees. As such, those amounts have been appropriately excluded from the purchase price and will be expensed as paid. This acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. New Accounting Pronouncements. In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statements of Financial Accounting standards No. 141, Business Combinations ("SFAS 141"), and No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. We have adopted SFAS 141, and do not expect this Statement to have material effect on our financial position or results of operations. Under SFAS 142, goodwill (and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives) will no longer be amortized but will be subject to annual impairment tests in accordance with the Statements. Other intangible assets with finite lives will be amortized over those useful lives. We have implemented SFAS 142 during the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Application of the non-amortization provision of SFAS 142 is expected to result in a decrease in net loss of $7.5 million per year. Based on steps we have taken to prepare for the adoption of Statement 142, it is likely that between $6.0 million and $10.0 million of the goodwill related to all reportable segments will be impaired using the impairment test required by Statement 142. We currently evaluate goodwill for impairment by comparing the entity level unamortized balance of goodwill to projected undiscounted cash flows, which does not result in an indicated impairment. An impairment that is required to be recognized when adopting Statement 142 will be reflected as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in the first quarter of 2002. We have not yet determined the amount of the potential impairment loss, as Statement 142 requires a measurement date six months from the initial date of adoption to complete its impairment testing. We plan to complete the measurement of the impairment loss in the third quarter of 2002. Goodwill recorded from the our acquisition of CHAD (see Note 3) will not be amortized, in accordance with Statement 142. In October 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144"), which is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2001, or July 1, 2002 for Adept. SFAS 144 provides a single accounting model for, and supersedes previous guidance on accounting and reporting for the impairment/disposal of long lived assets. SFAS 144 sets new criteria for the classification of an asset held-for-sale and changes the reporting of discontinued operations. We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 144 will have a significant impact on our financial statements. FACTORS AFFECTING FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS 17 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. Risks Related to Our Business You should not rely on our past results to predict our future performance because our operating results fluctuate due to factors which are difficult to forecast, and which can be extremely volatile. Our past revenues and other operating results may not be accurate indicators of our future performance. Our operating results have been subject to significant fluctuations in the past, and we expect this to continue in the future. The factors that may contribute to these fluctuations include: o fluctuations in aggregate capital spending, cyclicality and other economic conditions domestically and internationally in one or more industries in which we sell our products; o changes in demand in the semiconductor and electronics industries; o new product introductions by us or by our competitors; o changes in product mix and pricing by us, our suppliers or our competitors; o availability of components and raw materials for our products; o our failure to manufacture a sufficient volume of products in a timely and cost-effective manner; o our failure to anticipate the changing product requirements of our customers; o a change in market acceptance of our products or a shift in demand for our products; o changes in the mix of sales by distribution channels; o exchange rate fluctuations; o extraordinary events such as litigation or acquisitions; and o slower than expected growth in the photonics industry. Our gross margins may vary greatly depending on the mix of sales of lower margin hardware products, particularly mechanical subsystems purchased from third party vendors, and higher margin software products. Our operating results may also be affected by general economic and other conditions affecting the timing of customer orders and capital spending. For example, our operations during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 1998, the first three quarters of fiscal 1999, the first quarter of fiscal 2000, all of fiscal 2001, and the first two quarters of fiscal 2002 were adversely affected by a continuing downturn in hardware purchases by customers in the electronics industry, particularly disk-drive manufacturers and to a lesser extent communications manufacturers. In addition, we have experienced reduced demand during the last four quarters in our base industries, especially the semiconductor industry, as OEMs reduced inventories as they adjusted their businesses from a period of high growth to moderate growth. We cannot estimate when or if a sustained revival in these key hardware markets and the semiconductor industry will occur. We generally recognize product revenue upon shipment or, for certain international sales, upon receipt by the customers. As a result, our net revenues and results of operations for a fiscal period will be affected by the timing of orders received and orders shipped during the period. A delay in shipments near the end of a fiscal period, for example, due to product development delays or delays in obtaining materials may cause sales to fall 18 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. below expectations and harm our operating results for the period. In addition, our continued investments in research and development, capital equipment and ongoing customer service and support capabilities result in significant fixed costs that we cannot reduce rapidly. As a result, if our sales for a particular fiscal period are below expected levels, our operating results for the period could be materially adversely affected. In the event that in some future fiscal quarter our net revenues or operating results fall below the expectations of public market analysts and investors, the price of our common stock may fall. We may not be able to increase or sustain our profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future. Sales of our products depend on the capital spending patterns of our customers, which tend to be cyclical; we are currently experiencing reduced demand in the electronics and semiconductor industries, which may adversely affect our revenues. Intelligent automation systems using our products can range in price from $75,000 to several million dollars. Accordingly, our success is directly dependent upon the capital expenditure budgets of our customers. Our future operations may be subject to substantial fluctuations as a consequence of domestic and foreign economic conditions, industry patterns and other factors affecting capital spending. Although the majority of our international customers are not in the Asia-Pacific region, we believe that any instability in the Asia-Pacific economies could also have a material adverse effect on the results of our operations as a result of a reduction in sales by our customers to those markets. Domestic or international recessions or a downturn in one or more of our major markets, such as the electronics, wireless communications, semiconductor, appliances, pharmaceutical, food processing or automotive components industries, and resulting cutbacks in capital spending would have a direct, negative impact on our business. We are currently experiencing reduced demand in some of the industries we serve including the electronics and semiconductor industries. We expect this reduced demand to adversely affect our revenues for fiscal 2002. During the third and fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, and the first half of fiscal 2002, Adept received fewer orders than expected, experienced delivery schedule postponements on several existing orders and had some order cancellations. Such changes in orders may adversely affect revenue for future quarters. We sell some of our products to the semiconductor industry, which is subject to sudden, extreme, cyclical variations in product supply and demand. The timing, length and severity of these cycles are difficult to predict. In some cases, these cycles have lasted more than a year. Semiconductor manufacturers may contribute to these cycles by misinterpreting the conditions in the industry and over- or under-investing in semiconductor manufacturing capacity and equipment. We may not be able to respond effectively to these industry cycles. Downturns in the semiconductor industry often occur in connection with, or anticipation of, maturing product cycles for both semiconductor companies and their customers and declines in general economic conditions. Industry downturns have been characterized by reduced demand for semiconductor devices and equipment, production over-capacity and accelerated decline in average selling prices. During a period of declining demand, we must be able to quickly and effectively reduce expenses and motivate and retain key employees. Our ability to reduce expenses in response to any downturn in the semiconductor industry is limited by our need for continued investment in engineering and research and development and extensive ongoing customer service and support requirements. The long lead time for production and delivery of some of our products creates a risk that we may incur expenditures or purchase inventories for products which we cannot sell. A downturn in the semiconductor industry could therefore harm our revenues and gross margin if demand drops or average selling prices decline. Industry upturns have been characterized by abrupt increases in demand for semiconductor devices and equipment and production under-capacity. During a period of increasing demand and rapid growth, we must be able to quickly increase manufacturing capacity to meet customer demand and hire and assimilate a sufficient 19 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. number of qualified personnel. Our inability to ramp-up in times of increased demand could harm our reputation and cause some of our existing or potential customers to place orders with our competitors. Many of the key components and materials of our products come from single source suppliers; their procurement requires lengthy lead times or supplies of such components are limited. We obtain many key components and materials and some significant mechanical subsystems from sole or single source suppliers with whom we have no guaranteed supply arrangements. In addition, some of our sole or single sourced components and mechanical subsystems incorporated into our products have long procurement lead times. Our reliance on sole or single source suppliers involves certain significant risks including: o loss of control over the manufacturing process; o potential absence of adequate supplier capacity; o potential inability to obtain an adequate supply of required components, materials or mechanical subsystems; and o reduced control over manufacturing yields, costs, timely delivery, reliability and quality of components, materials and mechanical subsystems. We depend on Sanmina Corporation for the supply of our circuit boards, NSK Corporation for the supply of our linear modules, which are mechanical devices powered by an electric motor that move in a straight line, and which can be combined as building blocks to form simple robotic systems, Yaskawa Electric Corp. for the supply of our 6-axis robots, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for the supply of semiconductor robots, Hirata Corporation for the supply of our Adept Cobra 600 robot mechanism and Adept Cobra 800 robot mechanisms and we are transitioning from Imaging Technology Incorporated to Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. for the supply of our computer vision processors, which are used to digitize images from a camera and perform measurements and analysis. If any one of these significant sole or single source supplier were unable or unwilling to manufacture the components, materials or mechanical subsystems we need in the volumes we require, we would have to identify and qualify acceptable replacements. The process of qualifying suppliers may be lengthy, and additional sources may not be available to us on a timely basis, on acceptable terms or at all. If supplies of these items were not available from our existing suppliers and a relationship with an alternative vendor could not be developed in a timely manner, shipments of our products could be interrupted and reengineering of these products could be required. In the past, we have experienced quality control or specification problems with certain key components provided by sole source suppliers, and have had to design around the particular flawed item. We have also experienced delays in filling customer orders due to the failure of certain suppliers to meet our volume and schedule requirements. Some of our suppliers have also ceased manufacturing components that we require for our products, and we have been required to purchase sufficient supplies for the estimated life of its product line. Problems of this nature with our suppliers may occur in the future. In addition, some of the components that we use in our products are in short supply. Many of our products have longer lives than those of the components and materials included in our products. As a result, supplies of components for our products may not be available throughout the life span of our products. Disruption or termination of our supply sources could require us to seek alternative sources of supply, and could delay our product shipments and damage relationships with current and prospective customers, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business. If we incorrectly forecast product mix for a particular period and we are unable to obtain sufficient supplies of any components or mechanical subsystems on a timely basis due to long procurement lead times, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be substantially impaired. Moreover, if demand for a product for which we have purchased a substantial amount of components fails to meet our expectations, we would be required to write off the excess 20 inventory. A prolonged inability to obtain adequate timely deliveries of key components could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Because our product sales are seasonal, we may not be able to maintain a steady revenue stream. Our product sales are seasonal. We have historically had higher bookings for our products during the June quarter of each fiscal year and lower bookings during the September quarter of each fiscal year, due primarily to the slowdown in sales to European markets and summer vacations. In the event bookings for our products in the June fiscal quarter are lower than anticipated and our backlog at the end of the June fiscal quarter is insufficient to compensate for lower bookings in the September fiscal quarter, our results of operations for the September fiscal quarter and future quarters will suffer. A significant percentage of our product shipments occur in the last month of each fiscal quarter. Historically, this has been due in part, at times, to our inability to forecast the level of demand for our products or of the product mix for a particular fiscal quarter. To address this problem we periodically stock inventory levels of completed robots, machine controllers and certain strategic components. If shipments of our products fail to meet forecasted levels, the increased inventory levels and increased operating expenses in anticipation of sales that do not materialize could adversely affect our business. Orders constituting our backlog are subject to changes in delivery schedules and customer cancellations resulting in lower than expected revenues. Backlog should not be relied on as a measure of anticipated activity or future revenues, because the orders constituting our backlog are subject to changes in delivery schedules and in certain instances are subject to cancellation without significant penalty to the customer. We have in the past experienced changes in delivery schedules and customer cancellations that resulted in our revenues in a given quarter being materially less than would have been anticipated based on backlog at the beginning of the quarter. We experienced greater customer delays and cancellations in the second half of fiscal 2001 and the first half of fiscal 2002, compared to prior periods, and this increase may continue. Similar delivery schedule changes and order cancellations may adversely affect our operating results in the future. Because we do not have long-term contracts with our customers, they may cease purchasing our products at any time. We generally do not have long-term contracts with our customers and existing contracts may be cancelled. As a result, our agreements with our customers do not provide any assurance of future sales. Accordingly our customers are not required to make minimum purchases and may cease purchasing our products at any time without penalty. Because our customers are free to purchase products from our competitors, we are exposed to competitive price pressure on each order. Any reductions, cancellations or deferrals in customer orders could have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations. We are expanding development of intelligent automation solutions for the photonics industry, and our entry into this industry will require us to develop significant new capabilities and may not be successful. We are expanding development of our intelligent automation solutions targeted at the photonics industry. We expect to devote significant financial, engineering and management resources to expand our development and marketing of these solutions. Our success in the photonics industry depends upon our ability to, among other things: o accurately determine the features and functionality that our photonics customers require or prefer; o successfully design and implement intelligent automation solutions that include these features and functionality; 21 o enter into agreements with system integrators, manufacturers and distributors; and o achieve market acceptance for our photonics solutions. Our photonics solutions may not achieve broad market acceptance for a variety of reasons including: o photonics companies may continue their current production methods and may not adopt our intelligent automation solutions; o photonics companies may determine that the costs and resources required to switch to our intelligent automation solutions are unacceptable to them; o system integrators, manufacturers, and OEMs may not enter into agreements with us; and o competition from traditional, well-established photonics manufacturing methods. We have limited experience in developing and marketing products for the photonics industry. If we do not successfully develop and achieve market acceptance of products for the photonics industry, our ability to increase our revenue may be limited and our business and our results of operations will suffer. We charge a fixed price for certain products which may make us vulnerable to cost overruns. Our operating results fluctuate when our gross margins vary. Our gross margins vary for a number of reasons, including: o the mix of products we sell; o the average selling prices of products we sell; o the costs to manufacture, market, service and support our new products and enhancements; o the costs to customize our systems; and o our efforts to enter new markets. We charge a fixed price for certain of our products, including the products that we added as a result of our acquisition of Pensar. If the costs we incur in completing a customer order for these products exceed our expectations, we generally cannot pass those costs on to our customer. We have significant fixed costs which are not easily reduced during a downturn. We continue to invest in research and development, capital equipment and extensive ongoing customer service and support capability worldwide. These investments create significant fixed costs that we may be unable to reduce rapidly if we do not meet our sales goals. Moreover, if we fail to obtain a significant volume of customer orders for an extended period of time, we may have difficulty planning our future production and inventory levels, which could also cause fluctuations in our operating results. If our targeted photonics market develops more slowly than we expect, our revenue will not grow as fast as anticipated, if at all. Segments of the photonics market that we target as an element of our growth strategy are either emerging or rapidly changing and the potential size of these market segments and the timing of their development are difficult to predict. If our targeted segments of this market develop more slowly than we expect, our ability to increase our revenue may be limited. We depend, in part, upon the broad acceptance by photonics manufacturers of our material handling and component assembly solutions, as well as our simulation software and robot vision and motion control technology. Much of our acquisition and subsequent development efforts 22 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. have been directed toward this market, and a delay in the evolution and growth of this market could significantly adversely impact the return on these investments, or even prevent the realization of a return on these investments. We rely on systems integrators and OEMs to sell our products. We believe that our ability to sell products to system integrators and OEMs will continue to be important to our success. Our relationships with system integrators and OEMs are generally not exclusive, and some of our system integrators and OEMs may expend a significant amount of effort or give higher priority to selling products of our competitors. In the future, any of our system integrators or our OEMs may discontinue their relationships with us or form additional competing arrangements with our competitors. The loss of, or a significant reduction in revenues from, system integrators or OEMs to which we sell a significant amount of our product could negatively impact our business, financial condition or results of operations. As we enter new geographic and applications markets, we must locate system integrators and OEMs to assist us in building sales in those markets. We may not be successful in obtaining effective new system integrators or OEMs or in maintaining sales relationships with them. In the event a number of our system integrators and/or OEMs experience financial problems, terminate their relationships with us or substantially reduce the amount of our products they sell, or in the event we fail to build an effective systems integrator or OEM channel in any new markets, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, a substantial portion of our sales is to system integrators that specialize in designing and building production lines for manufacturers. Many of these companies are small operations with limited financial resources, and we have from time to time experienced difficulty in collecting payments from certain of these companies. As a result, we perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers. To the extent we are unable to mitigate this risk of collections from system integrators, our results of operations may be harmed. Our products generally have long sales cycles and implementation periods, which increase our costs in obtaining orders and reduces the predictability of our earnings. Our products are technologically complex. Prospective customers generally must commit significant resources to test and evaluate our products and to install and integrate them into larger systems. Orders expected in one quarter may shift to another quarter or be cancelled with little advance notice as a result of the customers' budgetary constraints, internal acceptance reviews, and other factors affecting the timing of customers' purchase decisions. In addition, customers often require a significant number of product presentations and demonstrations, in some instances evaluating equipment on site, before reaching a sufficient level of confidence in the product's performance and compatibility with the customer's requirements to place an order. As a result, our sales process is often subject to delays associated with lengthy approval processes that typically accompany the design and testing of new products. The sales cycles of our products often last for many months or even years. In addition, the time required for our customers to incorporate our products into their systems can vary significantly with the needs of our customers and generally exceeds several months, which further complicates our planning processes and reduces the predictability of our operating results. Longer sales cycles require us to invest significant resources in attempting to make sales, which may not be realized in the near term and therefore may delay the generation of revenue, or which may not be realized at all. If we are unable to identify and make acquisitions, our ability to expand our operations and increase our revenue may suffer. In the latter half of fiscal 2000, a significant portion of our growth was attributable to acquisitions of other businesses and technologies. In October 2001, we acquired CHAD Industries, Inc. We expect that acquisitions of complementary companies, products and technologies in the future will play an important role in our ability to expand our operations, hire additional personnel and increase our revenue. We are currently reviewing 23 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. several possible acquisition candidates as part of our strategy to market intelligent automation solutions targeted at the photonics industry. If we are unable to identify suitable targets for acquisition or complete acquisitions on acceptable terms, our ability to expand our service offerings and increase our revenue may be impaired. Even if we are able to identify and acquire acquisition candidates, we may be unable to realize the benefits anticipated as a result of these acquisitions. Any acquisitions we make could disrupt our business, increase our expenses and adversely affect our financial condition or operations. During fiscal 2000, we acquired Pensar, NanoMotion and BYE/Oasis. In July 2000, we acquired HexaVision and in October 2001, we acquired Chad Industries, Inc. These acquisitions introduced us to industries and technologies in which we have limited previous experience. In the future we may make material acquisitions of, or large investments in, other businesses that offer products, services, and technologies that management believes will further our strategic objectives. We cannot be certain that we would successfully integrate any businesses, technologies or personnel that we might acquire, and any acquisitions might divert our management's attention away from our core business. Any future acquisitions or investments we might make would present risks commonly associated with these types of transactions, including: o difficulty in combining the product offerings, operations, or work force of an acquired business; o potential loss of key personnel of an acquired business; o adverse effects on existing relationships with suppliers and customers; o disruptions of our on-going businesses; o difficulties in realizing our potential financial and strategic position through the successful integration of the acquired business; o difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies; o potential negative impact on results of operations due to potential impairment of goodwill and amortization of other intangible assets acquired or assumption of anticipated liabilities; o risks associated with entering markets in which we have limited previous experience; and o the diversion of management attention. The risks described above, either individually or in the aggregate, could significantly harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. We expect that future acquisitions, if any, could provide for consideration to be paid in cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and common stock. In addition, we may issue additional equity in connection with future acquisitions, which could result in dilution of our shareholders' equity interest. Fluctuations in our stock price may make acquisitions more expensive or prevent us from being able to complete acquisitions on terms that are acceptable to us. Our international operations may subject us to divergent regulatory requirements and other risks that may harm our operating results. International sales were $7.9 million and $15.4 million for the three and six months ended December 29, 2001, $36.4 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001, $44.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000, and $41.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. This represented 54.7%, 55.4%, 36.3%, 45.2%, and 47.2% of net revenues for the respective periods. We also purchase some components and mechanical subsystems from foreign suppliers. As a result, our operating results are subject to the risks inherent in international sales and purchases, which include the following: o unexpected changes in regulatory requirements; 24 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. o political, military and economic changes and disruptions; o transportation costs and delays; o foreign currency fluctuations; o export/import controls; o tariff regulations and other trade barriers; o higher freight rates; o difficulties in staffing and managing foreign sales operations; o greater difficulty in accounts receivable collection in foreign jurisdictions; and o potentially adverse tax consequences. Foreign exchange fluctuations may render our products less competitive relative to locally manufactured product offerings, or could result in foreign exchange losses. In calendar year 2001, the value of major European currencies dropped against the U.S. dollar. To date, we have not reflected that change in currency value in our selling prices. In order to maintain a competitive price for our products in Europe, we may have to provide discounts or otherwise effectively reduce our prices, resulting in a lower margin on products sold in Europe. Continued change in the values of European currencies or changes in the values of other foreign currencies could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, duty, tariff and freight costs can materially increase the cost of crucial components for our products. We anticipate that past turmoil in Asian financial markets and the deterioration of the underlying economic conditions in certain Asian countries may continue to have an impact on our sales to customers located in or whose projects are based in those countries due to the impact of restrictions on government spending imposed by the International Monetary Fund on those countries receiving the International Monetary Fund's assistance. In addition, customers in those countries may face reduced access to working capital to fund component purchases, such as our products, due to higher interest rates, reduced bank lending due to contractions in the money supply or the deterioration in the customer's or our bank's financial condition or the inability to access local equity financing. Maintaining operations in different countries requires us to expend significant resources to keep our operations coordinated and subjects us to differing laws and regulatory regimes that may affect our service offerings and revenue. We may incur currency exchange-related losses in connection with our reliance on our single or sole source foreign suppliers. We make yen-denominated purchases of certain components and mechanical subsystems from certain of our sole or single source Japanese suppliers. Depending on the amount of yen-denominated purchases, we may engage in hedging transactions in the future. However, notwithstanding these precautions, we remain subject to the transaction exposures that arise from foreign exchange movements between the dates foreign currency export sales or purchase transactions are recorded and the dates cash is received or payments are made in foreign currencies. Our current or any future currency exchange strategy may not be successful in avoiding exchange-related losses. Any exchange-related losses or exposure may negatively affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. 25 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. If our hardware products do not comply with standards set forth by the European Union, we will not be able to sell them in Europe. Our hardware products are required to comply with European Union Low Voltage, Electro-Magnetic Compatibility, and Machinery Safety Directives. The European Union mandates that our products carry the CE mark denoting that these products are manufactured in strict accordance to design guidelines in support of these directives. These guidelines are subject to change and to varying interpretation. New guidelines impacting machinery design go into effect each year. To date, we have retained TUV Rheinland to help certify that our controller-based products, including some of our robots, meet applicable European Union directives and guidelines. Although our existing certified products meet the requirements of the applicable European Union directives, we cannot provide any assurance that future products can be designed, within market window constraints, to meet the future requirements. If any of our robot products or any other major hardware products do not meet the requirements of the European Union directives, we would be unable to legally sell these products in Europe. Thus, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed. Such directives and guidelines could change in the future, forcing us to redesign or withdraw from the market one or more of our existing products that may have been originally approved for sale. Our hardware and software products may contain defects that could increase our expenses exposure to liabilities and harm our reputation and future business prospects. Our hardware and software products are complex and, despite extensive testing, our new or existing products or enhancements may contain defects, errors or performance problems when first introduced, when new versions or enhancements are released or even after these products or enhancements have been used in the marketplace for a period of time. We may discover product defects only after a product has been installed and used by customers. We may discover defects, errors or performance problems in future shipments of our products. These problems could result in expensive and time consuming design modifications or large warranty charges, expose us to liability for damages, damage customer relationships and result in loss of market share, any of which could harm our reputation and future business prospects. In addition, increased development and warranty costs could reduce our operating profits and could result in losses. The existence of any defects, errors or failures in our products could also lead to product liability claims or lawsuits against us or against our customers. A successful product liability claim could result in substantial cost and divert management's attention and resources, which could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Although we are not aware of any product liability claims to date, the sale and support of our products entail the risk of these claims. The success of our business depends on our key employees. We are highly dependent upon the continuing contributions of our key management, sales, and product development personnel. In particular, we would be adversely affected if we were to lose the services of Brian Carlisle, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, who has provided significant leadership to us since our inception, or Bruce Shimano, Vice President, Research and Development and a Director, who has guided our research and development programs since inception. In addition, the loss of the services of any of our senior managerial, technical or sales personnel could impair our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We do not have employment contracts with any of our executive officers and do not maintain key man life insurance on the lives of any of our key personnel. Our future success depends on our continuing ability to attract, retain and motivate highly-qualified managerial, technical and sales personnel. Competition for qualified technical personnel in the intelligent automation industry is intense. Our inability to recruit and train adequate numbers of qualified personnel on a timely basis would adversely affect our ability to design, manufacture, market and support our products. 26 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. In addition, our success will depend on our ability to hire and retain experienced engineers, senior management and sales and marketing personnel. Competition for these personnel is intense, particularly in geographic areas recognized as high technology centers such as the Silicon Valley area, where our principal offices are located, and other locations where we maintain design sites. To attract and retain individuals with the requisite expertise, we may be required to grant large option or other stock-based incentive awards, which may be dilutive to shareholders. We may also be required to pay significant base salaries and cash bonuses, which could harm our operating results. If we do not succeed in hiring and retaining candidates with appropriate qualifications, we will not be able to grow our business and our operating results will be harmed. If we become subject to unfair hiring claims, we could be prevented from hiring needed personnel, incur liability for damages and incur substantial costs in defending ourselves. Companies in our industry whose employees accept positions with competitors frequently claim that these competitors have engaged in unfair hiring practices or that the employment of these persons would involve the disclosure or use of trade secrets. These claims could prevent us from hiring personnel or cause us to incur liability for damages. We could also incur substantial costs in defending ourselves or our employees against these claims, regardless of their merits. Defending ourselves from these claims could divert the attention of our management away from our operations. Our failure to protect our intellectual property and proprietary technology may significantly impair our competitive advantage. Our success and ability to compete depend in large part upon protecting our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of patent, trademark and trade secret protection and nondisclosure agreements to protect our proprietary rights. The steps we have taken may not be sufficient to prevent the misappropriation of our intellectual property, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. The patent and trademark law and trade secret protection may not be adequate to deter third party infringement or misappropriation of our patents, trademarks and similar proprietary rights. In addition, patents issued to Adept may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. Our rights granted under those patents may not provide competitive advantages to us, and the claims under our patent applications may not be allowed. We may be subject to or may initiate interference proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which can demand significant financial and management resources. The process of seeking patent protection can be time consuming and expensive and patents may not be issued from currently pending or future applications. Moreover, our existing patents or any new patents that may be issued may not be sufficient in scope or strength to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage to us. We may in the future initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights in order to determine the scope and validity of our proprietary rights or the proprietary rights of our competitors. These claims could result in costly litigation and the diversion of our technical and management personnel. We may face costly intellectual property infringement claims. We have from time to time received communications from third parties asserting that we are infringing certain patents and other intellectual property rights of others or seeking indemnification against such alleged infringement. For example, some end users of our products have notified us that they have received a claim of patent infringement from the Jerome H. Lemelson Foundation, alleging that their use of our machine vision products infringes certain patents issued to Mr. Lemelson. In addition, we have been notified that other end users of our AdeptVision VME line and the predecessor line of Multibus machine vision products have received letters from the Lemelson Foundation which refer to Mr. Lemelson's patent portfolio and offer the end user a license to the particular patents. As claims arise, we evaluate their merits. Any claims of infringement brought by third parties could result in protracted and costly litigation, that damages for infringement, and the necessity of obtaining a license relating to one or more of our products or current or future technologies, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Litigation, which 27 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. could result in substantial cost to us, and diversion of our resources, may be necessary to enforce our patents or other intellectual property rights or to defend us against claimed infringement of the rights of others. Any intellectual property litigation and the failure to obtain necessary licenses or other rights could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Some of our end users have notified us that they may seek indemnification from us for damages or expenses resulting from any claims made by the Jerome H. Lemelson Foundation. We cannot predict the outcome of this or any similar litigation which may arise in the future. Litigation of this kind may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Risks Related to Our Industry We face intense competition in the market for intelligent automation products. The market for intelligent automation products is highly competitive. We believe that the principal competitive factors affecting the market for our products are: o product functionality and reliability; o customer service; o price; o delivery; and o product features such as flexibility, programmability and ease of use. We compete with a number of robot companies, motion control companies, machine vision companies and simulation software companies. Many of our competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources than us. In addition, we may in the future face competition from new entrants in one or more of our markets. Many of our competitors in the robot market are integrated manufacturers of products that produce robotics equipment internally for their own use and may also compete with our products for sales to other customers. Some of these large manufacturing companies have greater flexibility in pricing because they generate substantial unit volumes of robots for internal demand and may have access through their parent companies to large amounts of capital. Any of our competitors may seek to expand their presence in other markets in which we compete. Our current or potential competitors may develop products comparable or superior in terms of price and performance features to those developed by us or adapt more quickly than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. We may be required to make substantial additional investments in connection with our research, development, engineering, marketing and customer service efforts in order to meet any competitive threat, so that we will be able to compete successfully in the future. We expect that in the event the intelligent automation market expands, competition in the industry will intensify, as additional competitors enter our markets and current competitors expand their product lines. Increased competitive pressure could result in a loss of sales or market share, or cause us to lower prices for our products, any of which could harm our business. We offer products for multiple industries and must face the challenges of supporting the distinct needs of each of our markets. We market products for the semiconductor, wireless communications, photonics, food processing, automotive, life sciences and electronics industries. Because we operate in multiple industries, we must work constantly to understand the needs, standards and technical requirements of several different industries and must devote 28 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. significant resources to developing different products for these industries. Product development is costly and time consuming. Many of our products are used by our customers to develop, manufacture and test their own products. As a result, we must anticipate trends in our customers' industries and develop products before our customers' products are commercialized. If we do not accurately predict our customers' needs and future activities, we may invest substantial resources in developing products that do not achieve broad market acceptance. Our decision to continue to offer products to a given market or to penetrate new markets is based in part on our judgment of the size, growth rate and other factors that contribute to the attractiveness of a particular market. If our product offerings in any particular market are not competitive or our analyses of a market are incorrect, our business and results of operations could be harmed. We may not be able to keep up with the rapid pace of technological change and new product development that characterize the intelligent automation industry. The intelligent automation industry is characterized by rapid technological change and new product introductions and enhancements. Our ability to remain competitive depends greatly upon the technological quality of our products and processes compared to those of our competitors and our ability both to continue to develop new and enhanced products and to introduce those products at competitive prices and on a timely and cost-effective basis. We may not be successful in selecting, developing and manufacturing new products or in enhancing our existing products on a timely basis or at all. Our new or enhanced products may not achieve market acceptance. Our failure to successfully select, develop and manufacture new products, or to timely enhance existing technologies and meet customers' technical specifications for any new products or enhancements on a timely basis, or to successfully market new products, could harm our business. If we cannot successfully develop and manufacture new products or meet specifications, our products could lose market share, our revenues and profits could decline, or we could experience operating losses. New technology or product introductions by our competitors could also cause a decline in sales or loss of market acceptance for our existing products or force us to significantly reduce the prices of our existing products. From time to time we have experienced delays in the introduction of, and certain technical and manufacturing difficulties with, some of our products, and we may experience technical and manufacturing difficulties and delays in future introductions of new products and enhancements. Our failure to develop, manufacture and sell new products in quantities sufficient to offset a decline in revenues from existing products or to successfully manage product and related inventory transitions could harm our business. Our success in developing, introducing, selling and supporting new and enhanced products depends upon a variety of factors, including timely and efficient completion of hardware and software design and development, implementation of manufacturing processes and effective sales, marketing and customer service. Because of the complexity of our products, significant delays may occur between a product's initial introduction and commencement of volume production. The development and commercialization of new products involve many difficulties, including: o the identification of new product opportunities; o the retention and hiring of appropriate research and development personnel; o the determination of the product's technical specifications; o the successful completion of the development process; o the successful marketing of the product and the risk of having customers embrace new technological advances; and o additional customer service costs associated with supporting new product introductions and/or effecting subsequent potential field upgrades. 29 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. For example, we have recently released our new micro and nano positioning mechanisms, NanoMotion process modules, SmartModules, Standard Platforms and Semiconductor front-ends. These products include significant new networking, hardware and software technology. The development of these products may not be completed in a timely manner, and these products may not achieve acceptance in the market. The development of these products has required, and will require, that we expend significant financial and management resources. If we are unable to continue to successfully develop these or other new products in response to customer requirements or technological changes, our business may be harmed. If we fail to adequately invest in research and development, we may be unable to compete effectively. We have limited resources to allocate to research and development and must allocate our resources among a wide variety of projects. Because of intense competition in our industry, the cost of failing to invest in strategic products is high. If we fail to adequately invest in research and development, we may be unable to compete effectively in the intelligent automation markets in which we operate. If we do not comply with environmental regulations, our business may be harmed. We are subject to a variety of environmental regulations relating to the use, storage, handling, and disposal of certain hazardous substances used in the manufacturing and assembly of our products. We believe that we are currently in compliance with all material environmental regulations in connection with our manufacturing operations, and that we have obtained all necessary environmental permits to conduct our business. However, our failure to comply with present or future regulations could subject us to a variety of consequences that could harm our business, including: o the imposition of substantial fines; o suspension of production; and o alteration of manufacturing processes or cessation of operations. Compliance with environmental regulations could require us to acquire expensive remediation equipment or to incur substantial expenses. Our failure to control the use, disposal, removal, storage, or to adequately restrict the discharge of, or assist in the cleanup of, hazardous or toxic substances, could subject us to significant liabilities, including joint and several liability under certain statutes. The imposition of liabilities of this kind could harm our financial condition. We rely on a continuous supply of electrical power to conduct our operations, and a recurrence of California's energy crisis could disrupt our operations and increase our expenses. California experienced an energy crisis in 2001. If the crisis recurs, it could disrupt our operations and increase our expenses. In the event of an acute power shortage, that is, when power reserves for the State of California fall below 1.5%, California has on some occasions implemented, and may in the future continue to implement, rolling blackouts throughout California. We currently do not have backup generators or alternate sources of power in the event of a blackout, and our current insurance does not provide coverage for any damages we or our customers may suffer as a result of any interruption in our power supply. If blackouts interrupt our power supply, we would be temporarily unable to continue operations at our facilities. Any such interruption in our ability to continue operations at our facilities could damage our reputation, harm our ability to retain existing customers and to obtain new customers, and could result in lost revenue, any of which could substantially harm our business and results of operations. Failure to obtain export licenses could harm our business. We must comply with U.S. Department of Commerce regulations in shipping our software products and other technologies outside the United States. Any significant future difficulty in complying could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. 30 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. Risks Related to our Stock Our stock price has fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate widely. The market price of our common stock has fluctuated substantially in the past. Between December 30, 2000 and December 29, 2001, the sales price of our common shares, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market, has ranged from a low of $3.01 to a high of $29.00. The market price of our common stock will continue to be subject to significant fluctuations in the future in response to a variety of factors, including: o future announcements concerning our business or that of our competitors or customers; o the introduction of new products or changes in product pricing policies by us or our competitors; o litigation regarding proprietary rights or other matters; o change in analysts' earnings estimates; o developments in the financial markets; o quarterly fluctuations in operating results; and o general conditions in the intelligent automation industry. Furthermore, stock prices for many companies, and high technology companies in particular, fluctuate widely for reasons that may be unrelated to their operating results. Those fluctuations and general economic, political and market conditions, such as recessions, damage caused by terrorist acts or other military actions, or international currency fluctuations, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. We may be subject to securities class action litigation if our stock price is volatile, which could result in substantial costs, distract management and damage our reputation. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of their securities. Companies, like us, that are involved in rapidly changing technology markets are particularly subject to this risk. We may be the target of litigation of this kind in the future. Any securities litigation could result in substantial costs, divert management's attention and resources from our operations and negatively affect our public image and reputation. We may need to raise additional capital in the future, and if we are unable to secure adequate funds on acceptable terms, we may be unable to execute our business plan or make future acquisitions deemed essential to our long term strategy. If our capital requirements vary significantly from those currently planned, we may require additional financing sooner than anticipated. If our existing cash balances and cash flow expected from future operations are not sufficient to meet our liquidity needs, we will need to raise additional funds. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms or at all, we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities, develop or enhance new products, pursue acquisitions that would complement our existing product offerings or enhance our technical capabilities, execute our business plan or otherwise respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investment portfolio. We maintain an investment policy designed to ensure the safety and preservation of our invested funds by limiting 31 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. default risk, market risk and reinvestment risk. The table below presents principal amounts and related weighted-average interest rates by year of maturity for our investment portfolio.
Fair (in thousands) 2001 2002 2003 Total Value - ------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------- Cash equivalents Fixed rate ......................... $ 25,127 -- -- $ 25,127 $25,127 Average rate ....................... 1.82% -- -- 1.82% Auction rate securities Fixed rate ......................... $ 3,750 -- -- $ 3,750 $ 3,750 Average rate ....................... 2.16% -- -- 2.16% Total Investment Securities ..... $ 28,877 -- -- $ 28,877 $28,877 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------- Average rate ....................... 1.86% -- -- 1.86%
We mitigate default risk by investing in high credit quality securities and by positioning our portfolio to respond appropriately to a significant reduction in a credit rating of any investment issuer of guarantor. Our portfolio includes only marketable securities with active secondary or resale markets to ensure portfolio liquidity and maintains a prudent amount of diversification. We conduct business on a global basis. Consequently, we are exposed to adverse or beneficial movements in foreign currency exchange rates. We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to minimize the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on certain foreign currency commitments and balance sheet positions and may enter into foreign exchange forward contracts in the future. The realized gains and losses on these contracts are deferred and offset against realized and unrealized gains and losses when the transaction occurs. 32 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. PART II - OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS From time to time, we are party to various legal proceedings or claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of our business. Management has reviewed pending legal matters and believes that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Some end users of our products have notified us that they have received a claim of patent infringement from the Jerome H. Lemelson Foundation, alleging that their use of our machine vision products infringes certain patents issued to Mr. Lemelson. In addition, we have been notified that other end users of our AdeptVision VME line and the predecessor line of Multibus machine vision products have received letters from Mr. Lemelson which refer to Mr. Lemelson's patent portfolio and offer the end user a license to the particular patents. Some of these end users have notified us that they might seek indemnification from us for any damages or expenses resulting from this matter. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE FOR SECURITY HOLDERS At Adept's 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held on November 16, 2001, the shareholders of Adept approved the following actions: a) Election of six (6) directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Brian R, Carlisle: For: 11,351,078 Withheld: 693,116 Bruce E. Shimano: For: 11,351,078 Withheld: 693,116 Ronald E.F. Codd: For: 11,347,259 Withheld: 696,935 Michael P. Kelly: For: 11,346,959 Withheld: 697,235 Cary R. Mock: For: 11,346,959 Withheld: 697,235 John E. Pomeroy: For: 11,347,259 Withheld: 696,935 b) Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002. For: 11,824,829 Against: 209,367 Abstain: 0 Broker Non-Vote: 1,275,455 33 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K a) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report. None b) Reports on Form 8-K. On October 10, 2001, a Form 8-K was filed by Adept announcing the completion of the acquisition of CHAD Industries, Inc. On October 24, 2001, a Form 8-K was filed by Adept announcing a definitive agreement between Adept and JDS Uniphase Corporation to enter into an automation development alliance for optical component and module manufacturing and JDS Uniphase's investment of $25 million in Adept convertible preferred stock (the "JDS Transactions"). On October 31, 2001, a Form 8-K was filed by Adept announcing its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2001 and that it had completed the JDS Transactions. On January 25, 2002, a Form 8-K was filed by Adept announcing its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2001. 34 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 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. Date: February 8, 2002 ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. By: /s/ Michael W. Overby ----------------------------------- Michael W. Overby Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----