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Form 10-Q for INTERPHASE CORP


14-May-2009

Quarterly Report


Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements about the business, financial condition and prospects of the Company. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The actual results of the Company could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements because of various risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, our reliance on a limited number of customers, failure to see spending improvements in the telecommunications and computer networking industries, significant changes in product demand, the availability of products, changes in competition, various inventory risks due to changes in market conditions and other risks and uncertainties indicated in the Company's filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All the foregoing risks and uncertainties are beyond the ability of the Company to control, and in many cases, the Company cannot predict the risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. When used in this report, the words "believes", "plans", "expects", "intends", and "anticipates" and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenue
Total revenue increased 13% to $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $7.5 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to broadband telecom revenue, which increased approximately 38% to approximately $8.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $5.8 million in the comparable period. Our professional services revenues increased to $249,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $117,000 for the same period in the previous year. Our increases in revenue during the first quarter of 2009 were partially offset by the anticipated reduction in our enterprise product revenue, which decreased to $89,000 compared to $433,000 for the same period in the previous year. All other revenues, composed primarily of security, legacy networking, support services and storage product lines, decreased to $93,000, compared to approximately $1.1 million in the comparable period last year; however included in the $1.1 million was a one-time cancellation fee of $973,000 included in other revenue during the first quarter of 2008 for unique customer requirements for product development work that was discontinued. There were no similar fees earned in the first quarter of 2009.
During the first quarter of 2009, sales to three customers individually accounted for approximately 41%, 24%, and 11% of total revenues, respectively. During the first quarter of 2008, sales to four customers individually accounted for approximately 32%, 20%, 11% and 10% of total revenues respectively. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue in the periods presented.
Gross Margin
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, gross margin, as a percentage of sales was 60% compared to 58% for the same period in the prior year. The increase in gross margin is primarily due to two factors. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we experienced a favorable shift in our product mix toward higher margin products when compared to the same period in the prior year. Also, contributing to the increase in our gross margin percentage was an increase in factory utilization in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008. These two factors were partially offset by the one-time cancellation fee of $973,000 in the first quarter of 2008, referred to above, which had no cost of sales associated with it and therefore resulted in 100% margin. Also, we recorded $100,000 more in obsolete inventory charges in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008. We believe that pricing pressures in the industry may dampen gross margins in future periods and it may become increasingly challenging to offset these pressures with incremental supplier cost reductions and factory productivity improvements.


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Research and Development
Our investment in the development of new products through research and development was $2.0 million and $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease in research and development expense is primarily due to the restructuring plan we undertook in the first quarter of 2008. See Note 7 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information. The reduced headcount and facility expense resulted in a decrease in research and development expense of approximately $310,000, compared to the same period in the prior year. Additionally, we had a reduction in project related research and development expenses of approximately $240,000 compared to the first quarter of 2008. Much of our research and development resources are located in France and as such those costs are subject to exchange rate fluctuations with the Euro and the Dollar. The Euro was significantly weaker against the dollar in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008. This exchange rate fluctuation resulted in a decrease to research and development expense of approximately $180,000 compared to the same period in the prior year. Finally, included in research and development expenses in the first quarter of 2008 was a charge of approximately $70,000 related to software procured for a product that was subsequently discontinued. There was no such charge during the first quarter of 2009. As a percentage of total revenue, research and development expense was approximately 24% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to approximately 38% for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in research and development costs as a percentage of total revenue is due to research and development expense decreasing and revenues increasing during the period.
We will continue to take steps, when appropriate, to attempt to mitigate the impact of currency exposure by strategically acquiring foreign exchange contracts to purchase a fixed amount of Euros on a specific date in the future at a predetermined rate established by contract (see Item 3 - Foreign Currency Risk). In addition to our foreign exchange contracts, our total cost of performing research and development activities in France is reduced by the effect of a 30% research and development tax credit offered by the French tax administration. See Note 6 in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information. We will continue to monitor the level of our investments in research and development concurrently with actual revenue results.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses were $1.5 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. As a percentage of total revenue, sales and marketing expense was approximately 18% in the first quarter of 2009, compared to approximately 20% for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in sales and marketing expense as a percentage of total revenue is due to revenues increasing while sales and marketing expense for the period remained unchanged. We will continue to monitor the level of sales and marketing costs concurrently with actual revenue results.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were $1.2 million and $908,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expense is primarily driven by an increased utilization of outside providers for accounting, consulting, and legal services, which accounted for approximately $175,000 of the increase. The remaining driver of the increase relates to the funding of potential variable compensation awards that are being accrued for as it is more likely than not that we will achieve certain targets outlined in the variable compensation plan for 2009. As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expenses were approximately 14% in the first quarter 2009 and 12% for the same period in the prior year. The increase in general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue is primarily due to general and administrative expenses increasing at a higher rate than revenue for the period. We will continue to monitor the level of general and administrative costs concurrently with actual revenue results.
Restructuring Charge
On March 27, 2008, we adopted a plan to restructure our United States based business operations to balance our current spending with recent revenue trends. The primary goal of the restructuring program was to improve our ability to invest in future business opportunities that are designed to provide us with increased growth potential and greater revenue diversification in the coming years and better align our skills with our future direction. Under the restructuring plan, we reduced our workforce by 14 employees. As a result of the restructuring program, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $365,000, classified as operating expense, during the first quarter of 2008. See Note 7 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information. There were no such restructuring activities during 2009.


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Interest Income, Net
Interest income, net of interest expense, decreased to $100,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 from $163,000 in the comparable period in the prior year. The decrease in interest income, net for the three month period is primarily due to lower cash and investment balances as well as lower rates of return on our investments resulting in decreased interest income in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Other (Loss) Income, Net
Other loss was $3,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to other income of $303,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The decrease in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 primarily relates to the change in market value of our foreign exchange derivative financial instruments during the three months ended March 31, 2008 which resulted in other income of approximately $316,000. There were no foreign exchange contracts outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2009. See Note 5 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on derivative financial instruments.
Income Taxes
Our tax benefit rate was 66% for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to a tax benefit rate of 37% for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate as we continued to provide a full valuation allowance for our net deferred tax assets at March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008. During each of the three months ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008, we recorded a tax benefit related to our operations in France. This benefit was primarily the result of a 30% research and development tax credit.
Net Income (loss)
We reported a net income of $707,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and a net loss of $528,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $0.11. Basic loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was ($0.08).
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Consolidated Cash Flows
Cash and cash equivalents increased approximately $70,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Cash and cash equivalents decreased approximately $568,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Cash flows are impacted by operating, investing and financing activities.
Operating Activities
Trends in cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are generally similar to the trends in our earnings except for provision for uncollectible accounts and returns, provision for excess and obsolete inventories, depreciation and amortization, amortization of restricted stock and write-off of impaired capitalized software. Cash used in operating activities totaled $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to net income of $707,000. Provision for uncollectible accounts and returns increased $46,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Provision for excess and obsolete inventories increased by $100,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. Depreciation and amortization decreased slightly for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. Amortization of restricted stock increased by $63,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008. Write-off of impaired capitalized software decreased by $69,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. See Note 2 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on restricted stock.


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Changes in assets and liabilities result primarily from the timing of production, sales, purchases and payments. Such changes in assets and liabilities generally tend to even out over time and result in trends in cash flows from operating activities generally reflecting earnings trends. Investing Activities
Cash provided by investing activities totaled $1.7 million and $515,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008, respectively. Cash provided by investing activities in each of the periods related principally to proceeds from the sale of marketable securities, disbursements for additions to property and equipment, capitalized software and our investments in marketable securities. Additions to property and equipment and capitalized software were $51,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $141,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The additions for the three months ended March 31, 2009 primarily related to enhancements to our enterprise performance management system. The additions for the three months ended March 31, 2008, primarily related to software and equipment purchases for our engineering and manufacturing functions. Purchases of marketable securities decreased to $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities increased to $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Financing Activities
There was no net cash provided by or used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $2,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 related to proceeds from employees exercising stock options.
Commitments
Commitments
At March 31, 2009, we had no material commitments to purchase capital assets; however, planned capital expenditures for the remainder of 2009 are estimated at approximately $425,000, a significant portion of which relates to engineering equipment and tools. The remaining planned purchases relate to enhancements to our manufacturing and general office equipment. Our significant long-term obligations as of March 31, 2009, are our operating leases on facilities and future debt payments related to our credit facility. To date, we have not paid any dividends and do not anticipate paying any dividends in 2009. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements including foreign exchange contracts. Other
Management believes that cash generated from operations and borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility, together with cash on hand, will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for working capital, capital expenditures and debt service. To the extent that our actual operating results or other developments differ from our expectations, our liquidity could be adversely affected.
We periodically evaluate our liquidity requirements, alternative uses of capital, capital needs and available resources in view of, among other things, our capital expenditure requirements and estimated future operating cash flows. As a result of this process, we have in the past, and may in the future, seek to raise additional capital, refinance or restructure indebtedness, issue additional securities, repurchase shares of our common stock or take a combination of such steps to manage our liquidity and capital resources. In the normal course of business, we may review opportunities for acquisitions, joint ventures or other business combinations. In the event of any such transaction, we may consider using available cash, issuing additional equity securities or increasing our indebtedness or our subsidiaries' indebtedness. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other material included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.


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