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1-May-2009
Quarterly Report
2. Subscription fees: revenues arising from agreements that provide for the ongoing delivery over a period of time of services, generally delivered over the Internet. Primary
subscription fee sources include fees charged for security, maintenance, back-up, recovery and device management services.
3. Service fees: revenues arising from agreements that provide for the delivery of professional engineering services. Primary service fee sources include software deployment, software support, software development and technical training.
Fiscal Year 2009 Second Quarter Overview
The quarter ended March 31, 2009 represents the second quarter of the third
year of the Company's execution of new strategic and operational plans developed
by the Company's new management team, led by President and Chief Executive
Officer Woody Hobbs. These plans, as discussed regularly by us in various public
statements, called for restoring the Company's core business to positive cash
flow within the first year and announcing major new products early in the second
year. Having achieved these objectives, we informed investors in various public
statements that we would now focus on building out industry partnerships to
integrate our new products with the offerings of other hardware and software
vendors and on expanding our research and development efforts to assist in these
integration initiatives.
Our second quarter of fiscal year 2009 results were negatively affected by
the recent crisis in domestic and international financial markets and the
resulting dramatic slowdown in global economic activity. Among the effects of
the crisis was a substantial reduction in the overall business conducted by our
OEM and ODM customers that contribute the majority of our traditional CSS
license business. Our revenues declined by $1.2 million, or 7%, during the
current quarter as compared to those that we had reported for the corresponding
quarter of our preceding fiscal year 2008. This reduction was largely driven by
a decline in our traditional CSS license business partially offset by the growth
in our new and emerging products and services. We believe that the decline in
our revenues is a reflection of the continued slowdown of the global economy and
the adverse effect of the global credit crisis on our customers. Specifically,
we experienced a decline in our license revenue as a result of cautious spending
by our large OEM and ODM customers, resellers and system integrators, which we
believe to have reflected both reduced end user demand for personal computers
(PC) and inventory reductions in the global PC supply chain.
In response to the challenging global economic environment, we announced two
restructuring plans during the current quarter. In February 2009, a
restructuring plan was approved to reduce expenses, eliminate overlapping
functions and eliminate employees not meeting Company performance expectations.
In March 2009, another restructuring plan was approved for the purpose of
reducing future operating expenses by eliminating positions and closing the
Company's facility in Tel Aviv, Israel. As a result of these restructuring
activities, we reduced our global workforce by 96 employees, representing
approximately 17% of our global workforce at December 31, 2008, although as
stated below, these reductions were partially offset by other workforce
additions during the quarter. We recorded approximately $1.0 million in charges
associated with our restructuring plans during the second quarter of fiscal
2009.
While the longer term impacts of the current economic uncertainty are hard to
predict, we remain committed to our product strategies, which are designed to
enable us to exceed the growth rate of the PC industry in future periods. Our
new product strategy has already begun to produce results as we started
recognizing revenue from the sale of our FailSafe products and signed several
new customer agreements related to both our HyperSpace and FailSafe products.
During the current quarter, in January 2009, we also launched the consumer
version of our HyperSpace products. Encouraged by the favorable reaction of our
major customers to our PC 3.0 vision, which includes ease-of-use, virtualization
and mobile data
security as key features, we continued to invest heavily during the current
quarter in our new product initiatives and businesses despite the market
slowdown. As a result of these investments and including the charges of
$45.2 million associated with the impairment of goodwill and other long-lived
assets, our total expenditure (including operating expenses and cost of
revenues) for the current quarter increased by approximately $54.3 million, or
324%, as compared to the same period of the preceding fiscal year. During the
first six months of fiscal year 2009, we used net cash of $14.0 million in
operating activities as compared to positive net cash flow from operations of
$13.4 million during the six months of fiscal year 2008.
During the current quarter ended March 31, 2009, based on a combination of
factors, including the recent and rapid deterioration of global economic
conditions, our operating results including the reduction in force discussed in
Note 4 - Restructuring Charges, a substantial and sustained decline in our
market capitalization and management's decisions to prioritize allocation of
resources and to discontinue investments in certain products and services, we
concluded that there were sufficient indicators to require us to perform an
interim goodwill impairment analysis and to also assess the impairment of other
long-lived assets. Based on the analysis performed, we recorded an impairment
charge of approximately $33.2 million for goodwill and $11.9 million with
respect to other long-lived intangible assets during the quarter ended March 31,
2009. In addition, we recorded amortization on intangible assets, to the extent
not considered impaired, amounting to $0.9 million. There were no such
impairment or amortization charges recorded in the corresponding quarter of
fiscal year 2008.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2009, we recorded stock compensation
expense under SFAS No. 123(R) which included stock options granted to our four
most senior executives as approved by the Company's stockholders on January 2,
2008 (the "Performance Options"). Total expense recognized in the quarter ended
March 31, 2009 from the Performance Options was $1.0 million (Of this total,
$0.7 million is classified as general and administrative expense, $0.2 million
is classified as research and development expense and $0.1 million is classified
as sales and marketing expense) as compared to $2.0 million recorded during the
quarter ended March 31, 2008 (Of which $1.4 million was classified as general
and administrative expense, $0.4 million was classified as research and
development expense and $0.2 million was classified as sales and marketing
expense.)
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, we executed additional
significant long term volume purchase agreements ("VPAs") with several of our
major customers. We consider these unbilled VPA commitments, along with deferred
revenues, as order backlog. Our total order backlog at March 31, 2009 was
$41.0 million, which represents a decrease of $7.0 million, or 15%, from
$48.0 million at December 31, 2008 and a decrease of $13.8 million, or 34%, from
$54.8 million at March 31, 2008. This decline principally related to the fact
that during the December 2007 period, we had executed a number of VPA's with
terms which extended for periods of up to 24 months. We expect that
approximately 89% of our order backlog will be recognized as revenue within the
next 12 months; however, uncertainties such as the timing of customer
utilization of our products may impact the timing of recognition of these
revenues.
Primarily as a result of restructuring activities carried out during the
current quarter, we reduced our total workforce from 562 employees at
December 31, 2008 to 518 employees at March 31, 2009. Our total workforce at the
end of the current quarter is approximately 40% higher than our total workforce
at March 31, 2008 of 371 employees due to active recruitment of additional
personnel throughout calendar year 2008 and the additional personnel acquired
from the three acquisitions completed in the second half of fiscal year 2008
partially offset by the restructuring adjustments described above.
Gross margins for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 were $0.3 million, a $
14.9 million or 98% decrease, from gross margins of $15.3 million for the same
period in fiscal year 2008. The overall decrease in gross margin resulted
primarily from the amortization and impairment charges of purchased
intangible assets described above and partially from direct costs associated
with subscription fees revenue. There were no subscription fee revenues or
associated costs recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Further,
gross margins related to license revenue declined to 98% in the quarter ended
March 31, 2009 from 99% in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year
principally due to decrease in overall license revenues and the increased cost
of intellectual property licensed from third parties and other personnel costs
associated with servicing new product customers. The decline in gross margins
associated with service fees revenues from 23% in the quarter ended March 31,
2008 to 19% in the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was principally due to higher
headcount, which resulted in higher payroll and related benefit expenses.
Operating expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 were $55.6 million,
an increase of $40.6 million or 271%, from $15.0 million for the same period in
fiscal year 2008. Of the $40.6 million increase, $33.2 million was due to the
impairment charge for goodwill, $1.0 million was due to higher restructuring
costs associated with the closure of the Company's facility in Tel Aviv, Israel
and reduction of headcount by 96 employees, $3.2 million was due to higher
salary and benefits, principally as a result of the increased headcount,
$1.3 million was due to higher marketing costs primarily related to costs
associated with the launch of new products, $0.6 million was due to higher
consulting costs related mainly to the use of additional consultants for
recruiting and new product development and $2.5 million was due to increased
administration and other expenses (due in part to the three acquisitions
completed in the second half of fiscal year 2008). The above increase was
partially offset by $1.2 million decrease in stock based compensation expense
due to ratable reduction in the charges associated with the Performance Options
approved by the Company's stockholders on January 2, 2008.
During the second fiscal quarter of 2009, we earned higher interest and other
income of $0.7 million and experienced a $1.0 million decrease in tax expense as
compared to the same period in fiscal year 2008. Despite the reduction in net
interest income by $0.6 million due to reduction in both interest rates and
invested cash balances, the increase in interest and other income primarily
resulted from $1.3 million change in net foreign exchange gains related mainly
to appreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar to the U.S. Dollar. The decrease of
$1.0 million in tax expense is related to a reduction in foreign tax accrual for
Taiwan and the removal of the deferred tax liabilities associated with the
impairment of goodwill.
We incurred a net loss of $55.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009,
compared to a net loss of $1.4 million for the same period in fiscal year 2008.
As described above, this $53.8 million increase in net loss was principally the
result of the $1.2 million reduction in revenue, a $13.7 million increase in
cost of revenues, which was mainly due to the amortization and impairment of
purchased intangible assets aggregating to $12.9 million, a $40.6 million
increase in operating expenses, which was mainly due to the impairment of
goodwill of $33.2 million, and a $0.7 million increase in interest and other
income which was partially offset by a $1.0 million reduction in income tax
expense.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no significant changes during the three months ended
March 31, 2009 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting polices
and estimates in our Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2008, except as noted below:
Fair Value Accounting
Effective October 1, 2008 we adopted the provisions of the Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements"
("SFAS No. 157") and SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets
and Financial Liabilities-including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115"
("SFAS No. 159"). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value and expands fair value measurement disclosures. SFAS
No. 157 defines fair value as the price that
would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit
price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting
date.
The fair value of our Level 1 financial assets, which represents our
investments in money market funds, is based on quoted market prices of the
identical underlying security in active markets. Determining fair value for
Level 1 instruments generally does not require significant management judgment,
and the estimation is not difficult. As of March 31, 2009, we did not have any
Level 2 or Level 3 financial assets and liabilities. The adoption of SFAS
No. 157 did not have a significant impact on our Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements, and the resulting fair values calculated under SFAS
No. 157 after adoption were not different than the fair values that would have
been calculated under previous accounting guidance.
SFAS No. 159 allows companies to choose to measure eligible financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not required to be
measured at fair value. We did not make any elections for fair value accounting
under SFAS No. 159 and accordingly, there was no impact on our Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
See Note 2 - Fair Values in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements for more information.
Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets
We account for business acquisitions in accordance with SFAS No. 141,
"Business Combinations"(SFAS No. 141) and the subsequent accounting for goodwill
and other long-lived assets in accordance with SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets" (SFAS No. 142) and SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" (SFAS No. 144). Our methodology for
allocating the purchase price relating to purchase acquisitions is determined
through established valuation techniques in the technology industry. Goodwill is
measured as the excess of the cost of the acquisition over the sum of the
amounts assigned to tangible and identifiable tangible and intangible assets
acquired less liabilities assumed. We review goodwill for impairment on an
annual basis on September 30 and whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. The impairment
analysis is performed at one level below the operating segment level as defined
in SFAS No. 142.
In testing for a potential impairment of goodwill, we: (1) allocate goodwill
to our various reporting units to which the acquired goodwill relates;
(2) estimate the fair value of our reporting units to which goodwill relates
based on a combination of the income approach, which estimates the fair value of
our reporting units based on future discounted cash flows, and the market
approach, which estimates the fair value of our reporting units based on
comparable market prices; and (3) determine the carrying value (book value) of
those reporting units, as some of the assets and liabilities related to those
reporting units, such as cash, are not held by those reporting units but by the
corporate departments. Prior to this allocation of the assets to the reporting
units, we are required to assess long-lived assets for impairment in accordance
with SFAS No. 144. Furthermore, if the estimated fair value is less than the
carrying value for a particular reporting unit, then we are required to estimate
the fair value of all identifiable assets and liabilities of the reporting unit,
in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation for an acquired business.
Only after this process is completed is the amount of any goodwill impairment
determined.
The process of evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill is subjective
and requires significant judgment at many points during the analysis. In
estimating the fair value of the reporting units with recognized goodwill for
the purposes of our annual or periodic analyses, we make estimates and judgments
about the future cash flows of these reporting units, including estimated growth
rates and assumptions about the economic environment. Although our cash flow
forecasts are based on
assumptions that are consistent with the plans and estimates we are using to
manage the underlying reporting units, there is significant judgment in
determining the cash flows attributable to these reporting units over their
estimated remaining useful lives. We also consider our market capitalization on
the date we perform the analysis.
SFAS No. 144 is the authoritative standard on the accounting for the
impairment of other long-lived assets. In accordance with SFAS No. 144 and our
internal accounting policy, we perform tests for impairment of tangible and
intangible long-lived assets on a quarterly basis and whenever events or
circumstances suggest that other long-lived assets may be impaired. This
analysis differs from our goodwill analysis in that an impairment is only deemed
to have occurred if the sum of the forecasted undiscounted future cash flows
related to the asset (or assets) are less than the carrying value of the asset
(or assets) we are testing for impairment. If the forecasted cash flows are less
than the carrying value, then we write down the carrying value to its estimated
fair value. We typically estimate the fair value of long-lived assets using the
income approach.
Based on a combination of factors, including the recent and rapid
deterioration of global economic conditions, our operating results including the
reduction in force discussed in Note 4 - Restructuring Charges, a substantial
and sustained decline in the our market capitalization and management's
decisions to prioritize allocation of resources and to discontinue investments
in certain products and services, we concluded that there were sufficient
indicators to require us to perform an interim impairment analysis in respect of
goodwill and other long-lived assets as of February 28, 2009. As a result,
during the second quarter of fiscal 2009, we recorded an impairment charge of
$33.2 million and $11.9 million in respect of goodwill and other long-lived
intangible assets, respectively.
As of March 31, 2009, the remaining carrying value of goodwill and other
long-lived assets (including both tangible and intangible assets) subject to
amortization are $21.9 million and $13.5 million, respectively. Performing
impairment analysis and measurement is a process that requires significant
judgment and the use of significant estimates related to valuation such as
discount rates, long term growth rates and the level and timing of future cash
flows. As a result, several factors could result in further impairment of our
goodwill and other intangible assets balance in future periods, including, but
not limited to:
(i) a decline in our stock price and resulting market capitalization (such as
the decline which occurred subsequent to September 2008), if we determine
that the decline is sustained and is indicative of a reduction in the fair
value of our reporting units below their carrying values; and
(ii) further weakening of the global economy, continued weakness in the PC industry, or failure of the Company to reach its internal forecasts could impact our ability to achieve our forecasted levels of cash flows and reduce the estimated discounted cash flow value of our reporting units.
It is not possible at this time to determine if any such future impairment charge would result from these factors, or, if it does, whether such charge would be material. We will continue to review our goodwill and other long-lived assets for possible impairment. We cannot be certain that a future downturn in our business, changes in market conditions or a longer-term decline in the quoted market price of our stock will not result in an impairment of goodwill or other long-lived assets and the recognition of resulting expenses in future periods, which could adversely affect our results of operations for those periods.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a description of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 1 - Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
Results of Operations
The following table includes Consolidated Statements of Operations data as a
percentage of total revenues:
Three months ended March 31, Six months ended March 31,
2009 2008 2009 2008
Revenues:
License fees 80 % 87 % 82 % 88 %
Subscription fees 5 % - 4 % -
Service fees 15 % 13 % 15 % 12 %
Total revenues 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
Cost of revenues:
License fees 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 %
Subscription fees 3 % - 2 % -
Service fees 13 % 10 % 12 % 10 %
Amortization of purchased intangible assets 6 % - 6 % -
Impairment of purchased intangible assets 76 % - 36 % -
Total cost of revenues 98 % 11 % 57 % 11 %
Gross margin 2 % 89 % 43 % 89 %
Operating expenses:
Research and development 67 % 39 % 65 % 34 %
Sales and marketing 36 % 16 % 34 % 16 %
General and administrative 32 % 33 % 32 % 28 %
Restructuring 7 % - 3 % -
Impairment of goodwill 210 % - 100 % -
Total operating expenses 351 % 88 % 234 % 78 %
Income (loss) from operations (349 %) 2 % (191 %) 11 %
Interest and other income, net 2 % (2 %) 2 % 1 %
Income (loss) before income taxes (347 %) (1 %) (189 %) 11 %
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