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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10Q
(Mark One)
X QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
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For the period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
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OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
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For the transition period from to
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Commission file number 1-8403
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ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 38-1749884
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
2956 Waterview Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (248) 293-0440
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Former name, former address and former Fiscal year, if changed since last report
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
Yes X No
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As of November 21, 2003, there were 219,913 shares of ECD's Class A
Common Stock, 430,000 shares of ECD's Class B Common Stock and 23,947,522 shares
of ECD's Common Stock outstanding.
Page 1 of 48 Pages
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements
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ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
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REVENUES (NOTES A and B)
Product sales $ 6,698,696 $ 3,811,858
Product sales to related parties 2,422 1,522,331
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Total product sales 6,701,118 5,334,189
Royalties 458,953 524,018
Royalties - related party 546 5,659
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Total royalties 459,499 529,677
Revenues from product development agreements 2,971,795 1,138,288
Revenues from product development agreements
with related parties 3,866,869 8,614,379
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Total revenues from product development agreements 6,838,664 9,752,667
Revenues from license and other agreements 50,000 150,000
Other revenues 81,616 35,479
Other revenues from related parties 74,238 52,648
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Total other revenues 155,854 88,127
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TOTAL REVENUES 14,205,135 15,854,660
EXPENSES (NOTE A)
Cost of product sales 8,969,266 4,820,335
Cost of revenues from product development agreements 6,123,616 9,502,229
Product development and research 7,800,123 3,862,277
Patent defense (net) 2,110,980 239,385
Patents 520,389 669,112
Selling, general and administrative (net) 3,093,506 3,149,661
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TOTAL EXPENSES 28,617,880 22,242,999
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (14,412,745) (6,388,339)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income 316,141 1,040,198
Interest expense (242,688) (127,272)
Equity in losses of joint ventures (244,382) (863,555)
Minority interest share of losses - 543,026
Gain (loss) on sales of investments 309,150 (42,246)
Other nonoperating income (expense) (7,059) 186,169
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TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) 131,162 736,320
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NET LOSS BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE (14,281,583) (5,652,019)
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLE (NOTE A) - 2,215,560
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NET LOSS $(14,281,583) $ (3,436,459)
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BASIC NET LOSS PER SHARE BEFORE CUMULATIVE
EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE (NOTE E) $ (.65) $ (.26)
BASIC NET INCOME PER SHARE FOR CUMULATIVE EFFECT
OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE (NOTE E) - .10
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BASIC NET LOSS PER SHARE (NOTE E) $ (.65) $ (.16)
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DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE BEFORE CUMULATIVE
EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE (NOTE E) $ (.65) $ (.26)
DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE FOR CUMULATIVE
EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE (NOTE E) - .10
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DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE (NOTE E) $ (.65) $ (.16)
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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ASSETS
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September 30, June 30,
2003 2003
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(Unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS (NOTE A)
Cash, including cash equivalents of $7,980,000 at
September 30, 2003 and $6,193,000 at June 30,
2003 ($2,000,000 of which is restricted both at
September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2003) $ 11,264,724 $ 8,567,261
Short-term investments (including restricted
investments of $1,827,000 at September 30, 2003
and $5,000,000 at June 30, 2003) 5,130,360 26,801,506
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for uncollectible
accounts of approximately $265,000 at September
30, 2003 and at June 30, 2003) 9,442,047 10,520,719
Accounts receivable due from related parties 5,488,623 6,977,280
Note receivable 11,813,617 11,629,489
Inventories 14,799,027 12,448,172
Other 2,080,240 1,017,659
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 60,018,638 77,962,086
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (NOTE A)
Land and land improvements 267,000 267,000
Buildings and improvements 14,117,001 13,982,830
Machinery and other equipment (including construction
in progress of approximately $73,000 at September
30, 2003 and $163,000 at June 30, 2003) 75,208,059 75,587,068
Capitalized leases 10,000,000 10,000,000
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99,592,060 99,836,898
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (30,476,775) (29,137,648)
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TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 69,115,285 70,699,250
Investment in Rare Earth Ovonic-China (NOTE A) 1,710,000 1,710,000
INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES (NOTE D)
Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems - -
Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems - -
Ovonyx 349,838 594,220
ITS Innovative Transportation Systems - -
Ovonic Media - -
OTHER ASSETS 2,867,213 2,729,094
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TOTAL ASSETS $134,060,974 $153,694,650
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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September 30, June 30,
2003 2003
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(Unaudited)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 15,690,871 $ 18,608,052
Salaries, wages and amounts withheld from employees 3,856,543 4,574,357
Deferred revenues under business agreements (NOTE A) 3,378,456 5,089,597
Deferred revenues - related parties (NOTE A) 30,453 36,972
Current installments on long-term liabilities 12,073,736 11,858,378
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 35,030,059 40,167,356
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 10,183,691 10,187,127
NONREFUNDABLE ADVANCE ROYALTIES (NOTE C) 3,499,470 3,507,995
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 48,713,220 53,862,478
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Capital Stock
Class A Convertible Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share:
Authorized - 500,000 shares
Issued & outstanding - 219,913 shares 2,199 2,199
Class B Convertible Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share:
Authorized, issued and outstanding - 430,000 shares 4,300 4,300
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share:
Authorized - 30,000,000 shares
Issued & outstanding - 21,254,607 shares at
September 30, 2003 and 21,252,207 shares at
June 30, 2003 212,546 212,522
Additional paid-in capital 385,029,583 384,987,156
Accumulated deficit (298,673,694) (284,392,111)
Accumulated other comprehensive income 130,960 546,646
Unearned compensation on Class B Convertible
Common Stock (1,358,140) (1,528,540)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 85,347,754 99,832,172
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TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $134,060,974 $153,694,650
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss $(14,281,583) $ (3,436,459)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 2,027,358 688,837
Amortization of premium/discount on investments 70,794 161,433
Equity in losses 244,382 863,555
Creditable royalties (8,525) (55,055)
Stock and stock options issued for services rendered 188,400 196,500
Loss (gain) on sales of investments (309,150) 42,246
Loss on sale of equipment 7,699 -
Amortization of deferred gain - (104,379)
Minority interest - (543,026)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - (2,215,560)
Other - long-term retirement 76,758 72,065
Changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable 1,078,672 3,125,613
Accounts and note receivable due from related parties 1,488,657 407,814
Inventories (2,350,855) 36,571
Other assets (1,200,700) 1,166,807
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (3,634,995) (3,443,779)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - related parties - 25,635
Deferred revenues under business agreements (1,711,141) 11,955,581
Deferred revenues - related parties (6,519) (959,722)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATIONS (18,320,748) 7,984,677
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of capital equipment (560,078) (4,228,639)
Advance to ITS Innovative Transportation Systems - (1,000,000)
Purchases of investments - (11,229,103)
Sales of investments 21,546,402 6,169,614
Proceeds from sale of capital equipment 108,986 -
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES 21,095,310 (10,288,128)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments under short-term and long-term debt
obligations and capitalized lease obligations (48,964) (609,931)
Proceeds from sale of stock upon exercise of stock options 24,451 -
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES (24,513) (609,931)
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS (52,586) -
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 2,697,463 (2,913,382)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 8,567,261 42,221,015
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 11,264,724 $ 39,307,633
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF
CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest $ 242,688 $ 127,272
The Company's noncash investing and
financing activities were as follows:
Short-term and long-term note receivable -
United Solar Ovonic LLC 184,128 172,914
Short-term and long-term note payable -
Canon (184,128) (172,914)
Investment in Ovonyx 1,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses -
related party (1,000,000)
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies
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Basis of Presentation
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The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared
assuming that the Company (see page 8 for definition of Company) will continue
as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the
satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has
recurring losses from operations and needs additional working capital.
Management believes that funds generated from operations, equity and debt
financing, new government contracts and the cost-containment initiatives
described below, together with existing cash and cash equivalents, will be
adequate to support the Company's operations for the coming year. However, the
amount and timing of such activities are uncertain. Accordingly, no assurances
can be given as to the timing or success of the aforementioned plans,
negotiations, discussions and programs.
In November 2003, the Company raised a total of $27,940,000 in connection
with a sale of units to institutional investors (see Note G of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements).
The Company is presently in negotiations and discussions with third
parties to refinance the 30MW equipment. The Company obtained an independent
appraisal of the 30MW equipment that valued it higher than the $67 million
equipment cost. The Company is also engaged in a number of other negotiations
and discussions to fund its operations, including raising additional capital
through equity and debt financings and forming new strategic alliances to fund
and grow its photovoltaic and other businesses. In addition, the Company is
engaged in negotiations with government agencies for contracts to fund its
development activities.
On July 31, 2003, the Company announced a series of initiatives aimed at
aggressively continuing to grow revenue through increased photovoltaic
production and sales, continued expansion of nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery
manufacturing capability and expected growth in solid hydrogen storage systems
while significantly reducing operating costs. Workforce reallocation and
reductions of up to 20% are being implemented to meet the Company's aggressive
cost-reduction targets, and business units have begun to reduce discretionary
spending and other costs associated with the Company's operations. A salary
freeze has been implemented and the Company's executive management team has
voluntarily taken a 10% salary reduction. Additional cost-reduction initiatives
include attrition, reduced purchased services and contract employees, and lower
capital expenditures. The cost-containment initiatives should be fully
implemented by January 1, 2004. In aggregate, they are expected to reduce
spending by approximately $20,000,000 annually. In addition, the Company is in
the process of reviewing other areas for further cost-reduction initiatives.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets carrying
amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary
should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Nature of Business
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Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) has established a multidisciplinary
business, scientific, technical and manufacturing organization to commercialize
products based on its technologies. Its activities range from product
development to manufacturing and selling products, as well as designing and
building production machinery with an emphasis on alternative energy and
advanced information technologies.
Financial Statement Presentation, Principles of Consolidation and Equity
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Accounting
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The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ECD and its
100%-owned thin-film amorphous silicon photovoltaic manufacturing and sales
subsidiaries United Solar Ovonic Corp. (previously called United Solar Systems
Corp. and 81% owned prior to May 14, 2003) and United Solar Ovonic LLC
(previously called Bekaert ECD Solar Systems LLC and 40% owned by United Solar
Ovonic Corp. prior to May 14, 2003) (jointly referred to as United Solar Ovonic)
(see Note D) and its approximately 91%-owned subsidiary Ovonic Battery Company,
Inc. (Ovonic Battery), a company formed to develop and commercialize ECD's
Ovonic(R) NiMH battery technology (collectively the "Company"). The remaining
shares of Ovonic Battery are owned by Honda Motor Company, Ltd., Sanoh
Industrial Company, Ltd. and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. No minority interest
related to Ovonic Battery is recorded in the consolidated financial statements
because there is no additional funding requirement by the minority shareholders.
The Company has a number of strategic alliances and has five major
investments accounted for using the equity method: (i) Texaco Ovonic Battery
Systems LLC, a joint venture between Ovonic Battery and a unit of ChevronTexaco
Corporation, each having 50% interest in the joint venture, to manufacture and
sell the Company's proprietary NiMH batteries for transportation and stationary
applications; (ii) Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems LLC, a joint venture between
ECD and a unit of ChevronTexaco, each having 50% interest in the joint venture,
to further develop and commercialize Ovonic(TM) solid hydrogen storage
technology; (iii) Ovonyx, Inc., a 41.7%-owned joint venture with Mr. Tyler
Lowrey, Intel Capital and other investors, to further develop and commercialize
ECD's Ovonic Unified Memory(TM) (OUM(TM)) technology; (iv) Ovonic Media, LLC, a
joint venture owned 51% by General Electric (GE) through its GE Plastics
business unit and 49% by ECD, formed to design, develop, demonstrate and
commercialize our proprietary continuous web roll-to-roll technology for
ultra-high-speed manufacture of optical media products; and (v) ITS Innovative
Transportation Systems A.G. (ITS), a German company beneficially owned 30% by
ECD, formed to manufacture battery-powered electric vehicles. Also, ECD has two
50%-
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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owned joint ventures in Russia, Sovlux Co., Ltd. (Sovlux) and Sovlux Battery
Closed-Stock Company (Sovlux Battery). See Note D for discussion of all of the
Company's ventures.
For the period July 1, 2002 through May 14, 2003, ECD owned 81% of United
Solar Ovonic Corp. and consolidated that entity with a 19% minority interest
recognized, and accounted for United Solar Ovonic Corp.'s 40% interest in United
Solar Ovonic LLC on the equity basis. Effective May 15, 2003, with the purchase
by the Company from Bekaert Corporation of the remaining interests in United
Solar Ovonic Corp. and United Solar Ovonic LLC, the Company owns 100% of each of
the entities and has consolidated the entities in their entirety for the period
from July 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003.
The Company's investments in Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems, Texaco Ovonic
Hydrogen Systems, ITS Innovation Transportation Systems and Ovonic Media are
recorded at zero. The Company will continue to carry its investment in each of
these joint ventures at zero until the venture becomes profitable (based upon
the venture's history of sustainable profits), at which time the Company will
start to recognize over a period of years its share, if any, of the then equity
of each of the ventures, and will recognize its share of each venture's profits
or losses on the equity method of accounting. To the extent that the Company has
made cash or other contributions, it recognizes its proportionate share of any
losses until the investment reaches zero.
Intellectual property, including patents resulting from the Company's
investments in its technologies, is valued at zero in the balance sheet.
Intellectual property provides the foundation for the creation of the important
strategic alliances whereby the Company provides intellectual property and
patents and joint venture partners provide cash.
In October 2002, ECD, through a newly formed company, Ovonic Cognitive
Computer, Inc., which is owned 95% by ECD and 5% by Ovonyx, made a capital
contribution of $1,000,000 in Ovonyx in exchange for technology previously
contributed by ECD to Ovonyx. ECD also received an exclusive, royalty-bearing
license, subject to existing agreements, for the use of all OUM(TM) and Ovonic
Threshold Switch and other Ovonyx technology for use in the field of cognitive
computers. ECD has recorded its $1,000,000 investment in Ovonyx and accounts for
this investment on the equity method and will recognize its proportionate share
of Ovonyx losses to the extent of its $1,000,000 investment. In the three months
ended September 30, 2003, ECD recorded an equity loss of $244,000.
While the Company believes, based upon the opinion of legal counsel, that
it has no obligation to fund any losses that its joint ventures incur beyond the
Company's investment, the Company has decided to fund certain of its joint
ventures (see Note D).
Upon consolidation, all intercompany accounts and transactions are
eliminated. Any profits on intercompany transactions are eliminated to the
extent of the Company's ownership percentage.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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Use of Estimates
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP)
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts
reported therein. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates,
actual results reported in future periods may be based upon amounts that differ
from those estimates.
Reclassifications
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Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with Fiscal
2004 presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
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The Company applies SFAS 123 for any stock options or awards granted to
nonemployees of the Company. When the measurement date (i.e., when the options
are fully vested) is reached, the amount of compensation cost is determined
based upon the fair value of the options. Prior to the measurement date, the
amount of compensation cost of the options is estimated at each reporting date
and the expense is amortized during the period during which the options vest.
There are two executive stock option agreements which contain antidilution
provisions. Options are priced based on the lower of the sales price of the
additional securities sold by the Company or the fair market value of the Common
Stock as of the date of issuance. When the resultant option exercise price is
lower than the fair market value on the grant date, the difference is recorded
as compensation expense.
Had compensation costs for the Company's stock option plans been
determined based upon the fair value at the grant date for awards under these
plans consistent with the methodology prescribed under SFAS 123, the Company's
net loss and net loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2003
and 2002 would have increased as follows:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
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Net Loss, as reported $(14,281,583) $ (3,436,459)
Add:
Total stock-based compensation
expense determined under fair
value based method, net of tax 1,108,830 1,097,461
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Pro-forma net loss $(15,390,413) $ (4,533,920)
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Loss per share:
Basic - as reported $ (.65) $ (.16)
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Basic - pro forma $ (.70) $ (.21)
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Diluted - as reported $ (.65) $ (.16)
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Diluted - pro forma $ (.70) $ (.21)
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In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45 ("FIN 45"),
"Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others." FIN 45 clarifies the
requirements of SFAS No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies," relating to a
guarantor's accounting for, and disclosure of, the issuance of certain types of
guarantees. For certain guarantees issued after December 31, 2002, FIN 45
requires a guarantor to recognize, upon issuance of a guarantee, a liability for
the fair value of the obligations it assumes under the guarantee. Guarantees
issued prior to January 1, 2003, are not subject to liability recognition, but
are subject to expanded disclosure requirements. The adoption of FIN 45 did not
have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or
results of operations.
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation 46 ("FIN 46"),
"Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." FIN 46 clarifies the application
of Accounting Research Bulletin 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements," for
certain entities that do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to
finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from
other parties or in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a
controlling financial interest ("variable interest entities"). Variable interest
entities within the scope of FIN 46 will be required to be consolidated by their
primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is
determined to be the party that absorbs a majority of the entity's expected
losses, receives a majority of its expected returns, or both. FIN 46 applies
immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to
variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that
date. FASB Staff Position "FIN 46-6," which defers the application of "FIN 46"
to the end of the first fiscal year or interim period ending after December 15,
2003 related to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a
variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The adoption of FIN
46 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial
position or results of operations.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, "Amendment of Statement 133
on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," which is effective for
contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003. This statement amends
and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments. The
Company implemented this Statement on July 1, 2003. The adoption of this
Statement did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial
position or results of operations.
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain
Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities & Equity," which
is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31,
2003 and is effective for the first interim period after June 15, 2003. The
Company implemented this Statement on July 1, 2003. The adoption of this
Statement did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial
position or results of operations.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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The Company's total comprehensive loss was as follows:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
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Net Loss $(14,281,583) $ (3,436,459)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(net of taxes):
Foreign currency translation adjustments 62,907 -
Unrealized holding gains arising during period (179,954) (577,733)
Less: reclassification adjustments for gains
realized in net income 183,147 (10,189)
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Net unrealized gains (losses) (363,101) (567,544)
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COMPREHENSIVE LOSS $(14,581,777) $ (4,004,003)
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Cash Equivalents
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Cash equivalents consist of investments in short-term, highly liquid
securities having a maturity of three months or less from the date of
acquisition.
Short-Term Investments
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The Company has evaluated its investment policies consistent with SFAS No.
115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," and
determined that all of its investment securities are classified as available-
for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, with the
unrealized gains and losses reported in Stockholders' Equity under the caption
"Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income." The amortized cost of debt securities
is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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maturity. Such amortization and accretions are included in interest income.
Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other than
temporary on available-for-sale securities are included in gain (loss) on
sale of investments. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific
identification method. Interest and dividends on securities classified as
available-for-sale are included in interest income.
Short-term investments consist of mortgage and asset-backed securities and
corporate notes which mature 91 days or more from date of acquisition. At
September 30, 2003, these short-term investments mature in 18 days to five
months.
Investment in Rare Earth Ovonic-China
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The Company has three joint ventures, collectively Rare Earth Ovonic, with
Rare Earth High-Tech Co. Ltd. (Rare Earth High-Tech) of Baotou Steel Company of
Inner Mongolia, China, for the manufacture of its battery and other related
technologies. The Company accounts for its 19% interest in each of these joint
ventures using the cost method of accounting (total cash investment of
$1,710,000).
Financial Instruments
- ---------------------
Due to the short-term maturities of cash, cash equivalents, short-term
investments, accounts receivable and accounts payable, the Company believes that
the carrying value of its financial instruments is a reasonable estimate of fair
value.
Foreign Currency Transaction Gains and Losses
- ---------------------------------------------
Since most of the Company's contracts and transactions are denominated and
settled in U.S. dollars, there are no significant foreign currency gains or
losses.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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Accounts Receivable
- -------------------
September 30, June 30,
2003 2003
------------ ------------
Long-term contracts accounted for under
percentage-of-completion accounting
Amounts billed to customers
Commercial customers $ 564,598 $ 564,598
Long-term contracts not accounted for under
percentage-of-completion accounting
Amounts earned which are billed in the
subsequent month
U.S. Government 1,361,814 698,634
Commercial customers 21,017 9,060
----------- -----------
1,382,831 707,694
Amounts billed
U.S. Government 1,649,812 1,773,824
Amounts unbilled for other than
long-term contracts
Commercial customers 1,456,751 1,892,532
Amounts billed for other than
long-term contracts
Commercial customers 4,653,055 5,847,071
Allowance for uncollectible accounts (265,000) (265,000)
----------- -----------
TOTAL $ 9,442,047 $10,520,719
=========== ===========
Certain contracts with the U.S. government require a retention that is
paid upon completion of audit of the Company's indirect rates. Certain
contracts have been completed for more than 10 years and have not been audited.
U.S. Government retentions totaling $103,947 are included in long-term other
assets at September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2003. Most U.S. government contracts
remain subject to audit.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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Accounts Receivable Due from Related Parties
- --------------------------------------------
September 30, June 30,
2003 2003
------------ ------------
Amounts earned which are billed in the
subsequent month on long-term contracts
ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures $ 257,661 $ -
Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems 1,453,494 2,072,138
Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems - 1,603,147
---------- ----------
Sub-total 1,711,155 3,675,285
Amounts billed
Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems 1,883,412 3,221,059
Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems 1,599,108 -
---------- ----------
Sub-total 3,482,520 3,221,059
Other unbilled
Ovonyx 17,969 412
Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems 108,986 -
---------- ----------
Sub-total 126,955 412
Other billed
ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures 126,274 5,721
Ovonyx 16,128 48,053
Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems 25,591 18,386
Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems - 8,364
---------- ----------
Sub-total 167,993 80,524
---------- ----------
TOTAL $5,488,623 $6,977,280
========== ==========
Inventories
- -----------
Inventories of raw materials, work in process and finished goods for the
manufacture of solar cells, nickel hydroxide and metal hydride materials and
battery packs are valued at the lower of cost (moving average) or market. Cost
elements included in inventory are materials, direct labor and manufacturing
overhead.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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Inventories for United Solar Ovonic Corp., United Solar Ovonic LLC and
Ovonic Battery are as follows:
September 30, June 30,
2003 2003
------------ ------------
Finished products $ 6,079,924 $ 5,282,156
Work in process 3,534,982 1,825,839
Raw materials 5,184,121 5,340,177
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$14,799,027 $12,448,172
=========== ===========
Property, Plant and Equipment
- -----------------------------
All properties are recorded at cost (after the application of negative
goodwill to reduce cost in connection with the purchase of United Solar Ovonic
Corp. and United Solar Ovonic LLC). Plant and equipment are depreciated on the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the individual assets.
The estimated lives of the principal classes of assets are as follows:
Years
---------------
Buildings and improvements 5 to 20
Machinery and other equipment 3 to 12.5
Capitalized leases 3 to 15
United Solar Ovonic LLC capitalized the total costs of the 30MW machine
(equipment which, when fully optimized, is expected to annually make solar
products capable of producing 30MW of electricity) and began depreciating this
equipment over a 12.5-year period (its estimated useful life) beginning February
1, 2003.
Capitalized leases are amortized over the shorter of the term of the lease
or the life of the equipment, usually 3 to 15 years. Accumulated amortization
on capitalized leases as of September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2003 was $1,611,000
and $1,444,000, respectively.
Costs of machinery and other equipment acquired or constructed for a
particular product development project, which have no alternative future use (in
other product development projects or otherwise), are charged to product
development and research costs as incurred.
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations.
Expenditures for betterments or major renewals are capitalized and are
depreciated over their estimated useful lives.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
- ---------------------------------------------------
Short-Term Note Receivable
- --------------------------
In connection with N.V. Bekaert S.A. and its U.S.-based subsidiary's
(Bekaert) investment in United Solar Ovonic Corp. and United Solar Ovonic LLC in
April 2000: (1) Bekaert was obligated to invest an additional $12,000,000 in
United Solar Ovonic LLC no later than January 1, 2004, (2) United Solar Ovonic
LLC was required to pay ECD $12,000,000 no later than January 1, 2004, and (3)
ECD was required to pay Canon Inc. of Japan (Canon) $12,000,000 no later than
January 1, 2004. These noninterest-bearing notes were recorded in April 2000 at
a discounted value of $9,500,000 (using a discount rate of 6.3%). In connection
with the purchase of Bekaert's 60% interest in United Solar Ovonic LLC and 19%
interest in United Solar Ovonic Corp. on May 14, 2003, and while ECD continues
to be contractually obligated to pay Canon, Bekaert agreed to pay the
$12,000,000 directly to Canon, which, when made, will satisfy Bekaert's
obligation to United Solar Ovonic LLC and ECD's obligation to Canon.
Product Development, Patents and Technology
- -------------------------------------------
Product development and research costs are expensed as they are incurred
and, as such, the Company's investments in its technologies and patents are
recorded at zero in its financial statements, regardless of their values. The
technology investments are the bases by which the Company is able to enter into
strategic alliances, joint ventures and license agreements.
Product Sales
- -------------
Product sales include photovoltaic products, revenues related to
machine-building and equipment sales contracts, nickel hydroxide and metal
hydride materials. Revenues related to machine-building and equipment sales
contracts are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method of accounting
using the costs incurred to date as a percentage of the total expected costs.
All other product sales are recognized when the product is shipped. These
products are shipped FOB shipping point. Currently, low sales volumes combined
with high fixed costs result in losses.
The Company estimates product warranty cost liability based upon its past
experience and best estimate of future warranty claims. The Company has
recognized a liability for these product warranties. The following is a summary
of the changes in the product warranty liability during the three months ended
September 30, 2003 and 2002:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
- ---------------------------------------------------
September 30,
2003 2002
---------- ----------
Liability beginning of the period $2,990,661 $2,489,024
Amounts accrued for as warranty costs
for the three-month period 102,464 (133,739)*
Warranty claims - -
---------- ----------
Liability at September 30 $3,093,125 $2,355,285
========== ==========
---------------------------
* Represents adjustment of estimated warranty liability
Warranty liability is recorded at the time that the product is sold (for
sales of photovoltaic products) and at the time that revenue is recognized (for
machine-building revenues).
Royalties
- ---------
Most license agreements provide for the Company to receive royalties from
the sale of products which utilize the licensed technology. Typically, the
royalties are incremental to and distinct from the license fee and are
recognized as revenue upon the sale of the respective licensed product. In
several instances, the Company has received cash payments for nonrefundable
advance royalty payments which are creditable against future royalties under the
licenses. Advance royalty payments are deferred and recognized in revenues as
the creditable sales occur, the underlying agreement expires, or when the
Company has demonstrable evidence that no additional royalties will be
creditable and, accordingly, the earnings process is completed.
In connection with a 1992 battery development contract with the United
States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), partially funded by the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), the Company has agreed to reimburse USABC and DOE,
as their recoupment for payments to the Company under the 1992 Contract, a 15%
share of royalty payments the Company receives through May 3, 2012 where
Ovonic(R) NiMH batteries serve as the primary source of power for
battery-propelled vehicles. The Company has accrued as an expense 15% of such
royalty payments.
ECD has a royalty trust arrangement whereby ECD is obligated to pay a
trust 25% of optical memory royalties received.
Business Agreements
- -------------------
A substantial portion of revenues is derived through business agreements
for the development and/or commercialization of products based upon the
Company's proprietary technologies. The Company has two major types of business
agreements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
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The first type of business agreement relates to licensing the Company's
proprietary technology. Licensing activities are tailored to provide each
licensee with the right to use the Company's technology, most of which is
patented, for a specific product application or, in some instances, for further
exploration of new product applications of such technologies. The terms of such
licenses, accordingly, are tailored to address a number of circumstances
relating to the use of such technology which have been negotiated between the
Company and the licensee. Such terms generally address whether the license will
be exclusive or nonexclusive, whether the licensee is limited to very narrowly
defined applications or to broader-based product manufacture or sale of products
using such technologies, whether the license will provide royalties for products
sold which employ such licensed technology and how such royalties will be
measured, as well as other factors specific to each negotiated arrangement. In
some cases, licenses relate directly to product development that the Company has
undertaken pursuant to product development agreements; in other cases, they
relate to product development and commercialization efforts of the licensee; and
other agreements combine the efforts of the Company with those of the licensee.
License agreement fees are generally recognized as revenue at the time the
agreements are consummated, which is the completion of the earnings process.
Typically, such fees are nonrefundable, do not obligate the Company to incur any
future costs or require future performance by the Company, and are not related
to future production or earnings of the licensee. License fees payable in
installments are recorded at the present value of the amounts to be received,
taking into account the collectibility of the license fee. In some instances, a
portion of such license fees is contingent upon the commencement of production
or other uncertainties. In these cases, license fee revenues are not recognized
until commencement of production or the resolution of uncertainties. Generally,
there are no current or future direct costs associated with license fees.
In the second type of agreement, product development agreements, the
Company conducts specified product development projects related to one of its
principal technology specializations for an agreed-upon fee. Some of these
projects have stipulated performance criteria and deliverables whereas others
require "best efforts" with no specified performance criteria. Revenues from
product development agreements that contain specific performance criteria are
recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis which matches the contract
revenues to the costs incurred on a project, based on the relationship of costs
incurred to estimated total project costs. Revenues from product development
agreements, where there are no specific performance terms, are recognized in
amounts equal to the amounts expended on the programs. Generally, the
agreed-upon fees for product development agreements contemplate reimbursing the
Company for costs considered associated with project activities, including
expenses for direct product development and research, patents, selling, general
and administrative expenses, and depreciation. Accordingly, expenses related to
product development agreements are recorded as cost of revenues from product
development agreements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A - Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)
- ---------------------------------------------------
Deferred Revenues
- -----------------
Deferred revenues represent amounts received under business agreements in
excess of amounts recognized as revenues. At September 30 and June 30, 2003,
approximately $3,344,000 and $5,074,000, respectively, in deferred revenues
relates to the Rare Earth Ovonic contracts.
Overhead and General and Administrative Allocations
- ---------------------------------------------------
The Company allocates overhead and general and administrative expenses to
product development research expenses and to cost of revenues from research and
development agreements based on a percentage of direct labor costs. For cost of
revenues from product development agreements, this allocation is limited to the
amount of revenues, after direct expenses, under the applicable agreements.
Overhead is allocated to cost of product sales through the application of
overhead to inventory costs.
Other Operating Revenues
- ------------------------
Other operating revenues consist principally of revenues related to
services provided to certain related parties and third-party service revenue
realized by certain of the Company's service departments, including the
Production Technology and Machine Building Division and Central Analytical
Laboratory. Revenues related to services are recognized upon completion of
performance of the applicable service.
Other Nonoperating Income
- -------------------------
Other nonoperating income-net consists of gains and losses on sales of
fixed assets, amortization of deferred gains, rental income, and other
miscellaneous income.
Government Contract Reserve
- ---------------------------
The Company's contracts with the U.S. government and its agencies are
subject to audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). DCAA has audited
the Company's indirect rates, including its methodology of computing these
rates, for the years ended June 30, 1994 through June 30, 1998 for United Solar
Ovonic and the years ended June 30, 2000 and June 30, 2001 for ECD. In its
reports, DCAA has questioned the allowability of and the allocability of certain
costs as well as the Company's methodology for allocating independent research
and development to its indirect cost pools. In addition, DCAA has stated that
there could be penalties imposed. The Company is, together with its government
consultants, in the process of discussing each of these items in detail with
DCAA. Management believes that some of these DCAA assertions are without merit.
The Company has recorded a reserve of $1,757,000 at September 30, 2003, related
to these issues.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE B - Product Sales, Royalties, Revenues from Product Development
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Agreements, and License and Other Agreements
- --------------------------------------------
The Company has product sales and business agreements with related parties
and with third parties for which royalties and revenues are included in the
consolidated statements of operations. A summary of all of the Company's
revenues follows:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
----------- -----------
Product sales
Photovoltaics $ 4,721,327 $ -
Machine building and equipment sales 1,729,880 3,582,946
Battery packs 8,000 578
Nickel hydroxide and metal hydride materials 239,489 228,334
----------- -----------
6,698,696 3,811,858
----------- -----------
Product sales-related parties
Photovoltaics - 1,273,705
Machine building - 139,482
Battery packs - 86,363
Nickel hydroxide and metal hydride materials 2,422 22,781
----------- -----------
2,422 1,522,331
----------- -----------
Total product sales $ 6,701,118 $ 5,334,189
=========== ===========
Royalties
Battery technology $ 450,428 $ 519,827
Optical memory 8,525 4,191
----------- -----------
458,953 524,018
----------- -----------
Royalty-related party
Microelectronics 546 5,659
----------- -----------
Total royalties $ 459,499 $ 529,677
=========== ===========
Revenues from product development agreements
Photovoltaics $ 2,532,124 $ 608,716
Battery technology 420,994 494,841
Other 18,677 34,731
----------- -----------
2,971,795 1,138,288
----------- -----------
Revenues from product development
agreements - related parties
Battery technology 1,416,534 2,710,845
Optical memory - 332,179
Hydrogen 2,450,335 3,551,664
Fuel cells - 2,019,691
----------- -----------
3,866,869 8,614,379
----------- -----------
Total revenues from product development
agreements $ 6,838,664 $ 9,752,667
=========== ===========
License and other agreements
Battery technology $ 50,000 $ 150,000
=========== ===========
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE B - Product Sales, Royalties, Revenues from Product Development
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Agreements, and License and Other Agreements (Continued)
- --------------------------------------------------------
The following table presents revenues by country based on the location of
the customer:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
----------- -----------
United States $10,827,570 $10,123,332
China 1,788,586 3,642,897
Japan 367,851 432,817
Hong Kong 269,612 344,334
Australia 222,618 -
Luxembourg 142,773 -
Canada 128,400 -
Germany 105,714 37,575
Mexico - 1,273,705
Other 352,011 -
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$14,205,135 $15,854,660
=========== ===========
NOTE C - Nonrefundable Advance Royalties
- ----------------------------------------
At September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2003, the Company deferred recognition
of revenue relating to nonrefundable advance royalty payments. Nonrefundable
advance royalties consist of the following:
September 30, June 30,
2003 2002
------------ ------------
Battery $ 1,560,902 $ 1,560,902
Optical memory 1,938,568 1,947,093
----------- -----------
$ 3,499,470 $ 3,507,995
=========== ===========
During the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, $8,525 and
$55,055, respectively, of creditable royalties earned were recognized as
revenue. There are no obligations in connection with any of the advance royalty
agreements which require the Company to incur any additional costs.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE D - Joint Ventures and Investments
- ---------------------------------------
Joint Ventures
- --------------
United Solar Ovonic
In April 2000, ECD and Bekaert entered into a strategic alliance in the
field of photovoltaic (solar) products.
On May 14, 2003, ECD acquired Bekaert's 19% interest in United Solar
Ovonic Corp. and 60% interest in United Solar Ovonic LLC (bringing the Company's
interest in each of these joint ventures to 100%) for $6 million ($4 million
paid at closing and $2 million to be paid no later than December 22, 2003).
Additionally, the Company provided $36 million to United Solar Ovonic LLC to
terminate its sale and leaseback arrangement with LaSalle National Leasing
Corporation and, as a result, freed up the $25 million of Company funds that had
been restricted in support of its guarantee of this lease. Bekaert retained
rights from United Solar Ovonic for its technologies outside the field of
photovoltaics and rights limited to build sputtering machines outside the field
of triple-junction photovoltaics. In addition, Bekaert assigned to ECD its $12.2
million note receivable for its bridge loans to United Solar Ovonic LLC.
Effective after May 14, 2003, ECD is funding 100% of United Solar Ovonic's
cash requirements. Historically, as a consequence of ECD's 81% ownership of
United Solar Ovonic Corp. and United Solar Ovonic Corp.'s 40% membership
interest in United Solar Ovonic LLC, the Company's financial results have
included approximately 50% of the combined operating losses of these entities.
After May 14, 2003, the Company has reflected 100% of the operating losses of
United Solar Ovonic. ECD is in discussions with potential new equity investors
to meet United Solar Ovonic's future cash requirements, as well as refinance the
30MW equipment.
Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems
In July 2001, ChevronTexaco bought General Motors' interest in GM Ovonic
L.L.C., a joint venture of Ovonic Battery. ChevronTexaco will invest up to
$178,000,000 in the venture, renamed Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems LLC, and
Ovonic Battery contributed additional technology. Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems
is owned 50% by Ovonic Battery and 50% by a unit of ChevronTexaco.
The Company recorded revenues from Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems of
$1,417,000 and $2,711,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and
2002, respectively, for services performed on behalf of Texaco Ovonic Battery
Systems (primarily for advanced product development and market development
work). The Company recorded revenues of $2,000 and $23,000 for the three months
ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, for products sold to Texaco
Ovonic Battery Systems.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE D - Joint Ventures and Investments (Continued)
- ---------------------------------------------------
The Company also recorded revenues from Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems of
$45,000 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 for rent
of a portion of one of the Company's facilities.
The following sets forth certain financial data regarding Texaco Ovonic
Battery Systems that are derived from its financial statements:
TEXACO OVONIC BATTERY SYSTEMS LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
------------------------
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
------------ ------------
Revenues
Product Sales $ 186,974 $ 22,592
Other Revenues 327,062 -
----------- -----------
Total Revenues 514,036 22,592
Expenses
Cost of Product Sales, exclusive of
depreciation and amortization 186,974 22,592
Research and Development costs 3,287,847 3,949,917
Sales and Marketing costs 769,241 678,683
General and Administrative costs 939,942 1,018,025
Other (Income) Expenses 1,428,531 1,385,216
Depreciation Expense 672,373 426,987
----------- -----------
Total Expenses 7,284,908 7,481,420
----------- -----------
Net Loss $(6,770,872) $(7,458,828)
=========== ===========
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE D - Joint Ventures and Investments (Continued)
- ---------------------------------------------------
TEXACO OVONIC BATTERY SYSTEMS LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
BALANCE SHEETS
--------------
September 30, June 30,
2003 2003
------------ ------------
Current Assets:
Cash and Equivalents $ 1,024,387 $ 6,849,235
Accounts Receivable 167,336 145,972
Inventory 2,149,227 2,503,650
----------- -----------
Total Current Assets 3,340,950 9,498,857
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Leasehold Improvements 139,052 139,052
Land 665,121 665,121
Buildings 6,774,475 6,774,475
Machinery and Other Equipment 23,560,379 22,669,236
Construction in Progress 164,255 249,000
----------- -----------
31,303,282 30,496,884
Less Accumulated Depreciation (3,983,482) (3,311,109)
------------ -----------
Net Property, Plant and Equipment 27,319,800 27,185,775
----------- -----------
Other Assets 119,914 85,180
----------- -----------
Total Assets $30,780,664 $36,769,812
=========== ===========
Liabilities and Members' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Amounts Due to Related Parties, Net $ 3,013,625 $ 4,720,548
Accounts Payable 2,997,293 4,828,646
----------- -----------
Total Current Liabilities 6,010,918 9,549,194
Members' Equity:
Members' Interest 106,486,464 102,166,464
Loss Accumulated During the Development Stage (81,716,718) (74,945,846)
----------- -----------
Total Members' Equity 24,769,746 27,220,618
----------- -----------
Total Liabilities and Members' Equity $30,780,664 $36,769,812
=========== ===========
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE D - Joint Ventures and Investments (Continued)
- ---------------------------------------------------
Ovonyx
ECD owns 41.7% of Ovonyx, Mr. Tyler Lowrey and his colleague own 41.7% of
Ovonyx, and Intel and other investors own the remainder. ECD has contributed
intellectual property and licenses for its interest in Ovonyx.
In October 2002, ECD, through a newly formed company, Ovonic Cognitive
Computer, Inc., which is owned 95% by ECD and 5% by Ovonyx, made a capital
contribution of $1,000,000 in Ovonyx in exchange for technology previously
contributed by ECD to Ovonyx and an exclusive, royalty-bearing license. ECD has
recorded its $1,000,000 investment in Ovonyx and accounts for this investment on
the equity method and will recognize its proportionate share of Ovonyx losses to
the extent of its $1,000,000 investment. In the three months ended September 30,
2003, ECD recorded an equity loss of $244,000.
ECD recorded revenues from Ovonyx of $37,000 and $42,000, respectively,
for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 representing services
provided to this joint venture.
Ovonic Fuel Cell
In September 2000, ECD and ChevronTexaco formed Texaco Ovonic Fuel Cell.
ChevronTexaco was funding (through December 31, 2002) initial product and market
development, the primary use of which was to fund a contract from Texaco Ovonic
Fuel Cell to ECD to further develop Ovonic(R) regenerative fuel cell technology.
The joint venture was owned 50% by a unit of ChevronTexaco and 50% by ECD. ECD
contributed intellectual property and licenses.
On June 24, 2003, the Company acquired ChevronTexaco's interest in Texaco
Ovonic Fuel Cell Company LLC for $1, effective as of December 31, 2002. The
venture, which is now owned 100% by ECD, was renamed Ovonic Fuel Cell Company
LLC. Effective December 31, 2002, the Company has included the operations of
Ovonic Fuel Cell in its consolidated financial statements. ECD is continuing its
development work at a reduced level and is currently funding all development
costs.
During the three months ended September 30, 2002, the Company recorded
revenues of $2,020,000 for services provided to this joint venture.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE D - Joint Ventures and Investments (Continued)
- ---------------------------------------------------
Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems
In October 2000, ECD and ChevronTexaco formed Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen
Systems. ChevronTexaco is funding initial product and market development, the
primary use of which is to fund a contract from Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems
to ECD to further develop the Ovonic(TM) hydrogen storage technology. The joint
venture is owned 50% by ChevronTexaco and 50% by ECD. ECD has contributed
intellectual property and licenses.
The following sets forth certain financial data regarding Texaco Ovonic
Hydrogen Systems that are derived from its financial statements.
TEXACO OVONIC HYDROGEN SYSTEMS LLC
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
------------------------
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
------------ ------------
Revenues
Other Income $ 2,455 $ 131
----------- ----------
Total Revenues 2,455 131
Expenses
Product Development - Paid or
Payable to ECD 2,516,977 3,090,360
Product Development - Paid or
Payable to ChevronTexaco 275,974 326,358
Depreciation Expense 611,134 329,570
----------- -----------
Total Expenses 3,404,085 3,746,288
----------- -----------
Net Loss $(3,401,630) $(3,746,157)
=========== ===========
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE D - Joint Ventures and Investments (Continued)
- ---------------------------------------------------
TEXACO OVONIC HYDROGEN SYSTEMS LLC
BALANCE SHEETS
--------------
September 30, June 30,
2003 2003
------------ ------------
Current Assets:
Cash and Equivalents $ 1,332,512 $ 1,742,437
Accounts Receivable 10,746 10,746
----------- -----------
Total Current Assets 1,343,258 1,753,183
Fixed Assets:
Leasehold Improvements 6,271,733 6,271,733
Machinery and Other Equipment 3,078,564 3,078,564
Construction in Progress 270,929 151,415
----------- -----------
Total Fixed Assets 9,621,226 9,501,712
Less Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization (3,167,562) (2,556,428)
----------- -----------
Net Fixed Assets 6,453,664 6,945,284
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Total Assets $ 7,796,922 $ 8,698,467
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Current Liabilities:
Amount Due to Related Parties, Net $ 2,180,531 $ 2,130,446
Deferred Revenue 15,257 15,257
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Total Current Liabilities 2,195,788 2,145,703
Noncurrent Liabilities
Deferred Revenue 112,000 112,000
Members' Equity:
Capital Contributions 50,848,000 48,398,000
Cumulative Deficit (45,358,866) (41,957,236)
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Total Members' Equity 5,489,134 6,440,764
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Total Liabilities and Members' Equity $ 7,796,922 $ 8,698,467
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During the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the Company
recorded revenues of $2,450,000 and $3,475,000, respectively, for services
provided to this joint venture, primarily for market development and advanced
product development work.
ITS Innovative Transportation Systems
ITS Innovative Transportation Systems is a German company formed to
manufacture battery-powered electric vehicles. Since the inception of ITS and
its predecessor in 1998, ECD has invested a total of $6,261,000. ECD has been
using the equity method to account for its beneficial investment in ITS. In
October 2001, Texaco
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE D - Joint Ventures and Investments (Continued)
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Ovonic Battery Systems invested $4,000,000 in ITS for an 8% investment,
reducing ECD's direct ownership to 26%.
ITS requires significant additional investments as it continues
commercialization of its products and currently lacks funds to continue
operations without new equity investors. Neither current partner in the venture
has an obligation nor has committed to provide additional funding. As a result,
ECD wrote down its investment in ITS to zero in the year ended June 30, 2003.
Ovonic Media
In March 2000, ECD and GE formed a strategic alliance, the first activity
of which resulted in the creation of a joint venture, Ovonic Media. This joint
venture is owned 51% by GE through its GE Plastics business unit and 49% by ECD.
ECD has contributed intellectual property, know-how, licenses and equipment to
the joint venture. GE made cash and other contributions to the joint venture.
For the three months ended September 30, 2002, the Company recorded
revenues of $332,000 from Ovonic Media for services provided to this joint
venture for product development work. GE has been evaluating the current market
situation to determine the next steps and informed the Company that additional
funding after January 3, 2003 is suspended. GE and ECD have been discussing as
how to best position the joint venture in order to meet the needs of the
marketplace, and secure new equity investors and strategic partners to fund the
joint venture's operations. In the interim, ECD is directly funding continued
product development activities for this technology.
Investments in Rare Earth Ovonic
During the year ended June 30, 2000, ECD and Ovonic Battery signed an
agreement with Rare Earth High-Tech. The agreement called for the creation of
joint ventures for manufacturing and licensing of advanced NiMH battery
technology, hydrogen storage alloy powders, advanced Ovonic(TM) nickel hydroxide
materials and production equipment, all for battery applications for NiMH
batteries. As of September 30, 2003, three of the contemplated five joint
ventures have been formed. ECD and Ovonic Battery initially contributed
technology for their 19% interest in each of these joint ventures. In February
2002, ECD and Ovonic Battery jointly made a proportionate $1,710,000 cash
investment in the Rare Earth Ovonic joint ventures and maintained their 19%
interest in these entities. All of these joint ventures are being accounted for
using the cost method of accounting.
In the first phase of the project, Ovonic Battery has three contracts
totaling $63,600,000 to supply equipment and technology to its Rare Earth Ovonic
joint ventures in China. As of September 30, 2003, Ovonic Battery has received
payments totaling $59,484,000 under the three contracts.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE D - Joint Ventures and Investments (Continued)
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The Company recorded revenues from Rare Earth Ovonic of $1,730,000 and
$3,583,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
Sovlux and Sovlux Battery
In 1990, ECD formed Sovlux, a joint venture to manufacture the Company's
photovoltaic products in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Sovlux is
owned 50% by ECD and 50% by the State Research and Production Enterprise Kvant
and enterprises of the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy (Minatom).
In 1998, ECD formed Sovlux Battery to produce NiMH batteries and
components for sale to Ovonic Battery and its licensees. Sovlux Battery is owned
50% by ECD and 50% by the Chepetsky Mechanical Plant (Chepetsky), an enterprise
of Minatom. ECD's contribution to the ventures consists solely of technology.
Sovlux and Sovlux Battery are in their developmental stage and, as such,
have a history of operating losses. Both ventures will not commence production
until funding is secured for production. Due to economic conditions in Russia,
it is uncertain when financing will be available.
NOTE E - Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
- ---------------------------------------------
Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. ECD uses the treasury
stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share. Potential dilution exists
from stock options and warrants. Weighted average number of shares outstanding
and basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30
are computed as follows:
2003 2002
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding 21,902,459 21,898,895
Net loss before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle $(14,281,583) $ (5,652,019)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle - 2,215,560
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Net loss $(14,281,583) $ (3,436,459)
BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE BEFORE
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE $ (.65) $ (.26)
============ ============
BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE $ (.65) $ (.16)
============ ============
The per-share amount related to the cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle was $.10 (favorable benefit) for both the basic net loss
per share and the diluted net loss per share.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE E - Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share (Continued)
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Due to the Company's net losses, 2003 and 2002 weighted average shares of
potential dilutive securities of 5,343 and 46,785, respectively, were excluded
from the calculations of diluted net loss per share as inclusion of these
securities would have been antidilutive to the net loss per share. There were
additional 2,019,241 and 1,747,660 potentially dilutive securities which were
respectively excluded from the 2003 and 2002 calculations of the weighted
average shares due to their antidilutive effect to the net loss per share
because of the relationship between the exercise prices and the average market
price of ECD's Common Stock during these periods.
NOTE F - Business Segments
- --------------------------
The Company has three business segments: its subsidiaries, Ovonic Battery
and United Solar Ovonic, and the parent company, ECD. Ovonic Battery is involved
in developing and commercializing battery technology. United Solar Ovonic is
involved in manufacturing, developing and commercializing photovoltaic
technology. ECD is involved in microelectronics, fuel cells and hydrogen storage
technologies, machine building and photovoltaics. Some general corporate
expenses have been allocated to Ovonic Battery.
The Company's operations by business segment were as follows:
Financial Data by Business Segment
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(in thousands)
Ovonic United Consolidating
ECD Battery Solar Ovonic Entries Consolidated
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Revenues
Three months ended
September 30, 2003 $ 3,747 $ 4,318 $ 6,940 $ (800) $ 14,205
September 30, 2002 6,580 7,798 1,803 (326) 15,855
Interest Income
Three months ended
September 30, 2003 $ 537 $ - $ 14 $ (235) $ 316
September 30, 2002 1,017 - 23 - 1,040
Interest Expense*
Three months ended
September 30, 2003 $ 184 $ - $ 1,028 $ (969) $ 243
September 30, 2002 - 29 98 - 127
Operating Income (Loss)
Three months ended
September 30, 2003 $ (5,181) $ (6,111) $ (3,285) $ 164 $(14,413)
September 30, 2002 (5,848) (1,492) (1,972) 2,924 (6,388)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE F - Business Segments (Continued)
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Ovonic United Consolidating
ECD Battery Solar Ovonic Entries Consolidated
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Equity in Net Loss of Investees
Under Equity Method
Three months ended
September 30, 2003 $ (244) $ - $ - $ - $ (244)
September 30, 2002 (162) - (857) 155 (864)
Depreciation Expense
Three months ended
September 30, 2003 $ 543 $ 180 $ 1,304 $ - $ 2,027
September 30, 2002 380 282 425 (398) 689
Capital Expenditures
Three months ended
September 30, 2003 $ 23 $ 55 $ 482 $ - $ 560
September 30, 2002 4,030 153 46 - 4,229
Investments in and Advances
to Equity Method Investees
Three months ended
September 30, 2003 $ 350 $ - $ - $ - $ 350
September 30, 2002 5,123 - 17,055 - 22,178
Identifiable Assets
Three months ended
September 30, 2003 $128,994 $ 8,660 $143,409 $(147,002) $134,061
September 30, 2002 174,271 10,918 23,485 (13,933) 194,741
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* Excludes intercompany interest.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE G - Subsequent Event
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On November 6, 2003, the Company received $25,000,000 in connection with
stock purchase agreements with respect to an offering of 2,388,915 units of its
securities to a group of three institutional investors at a price per unit of
$10.465 based upon the closing price of ECD Common Stock on November 4, 2003
plus $.125. Each unit consists of one share of ECD Common Stock and one warrant
to purchase one share of ECD Common Stock for $13.96, if exercised, on or prior
to May 2, 2005 and for $16.03, if exercised, at any time thereafter but prior to
October 31, 2006.
On November 12, 2003, one of the three institutional investors purchased
304,000 additional units for $2,868,240 at a price per unit of $9.435 based on
the closing price of ECD Common Stock on November 11, 2003 plus $.125. Each unit
consists of one share of ECD Common Stock and one warrant to purchase one share
of ECD Common Stock for $13.96, if exercised, on or prior to May 2, 2005 and for
$16.03, if exercised, at any time thereafter but prior to October 31, 2006.
Additionally, the other two institutional investors entered into
additional investment right agreements that permit them to purchase up to a
total of 573,339 additional units at a price per unit of $10.465 until January
15, 2004. The investors paid $71,667 for these rights to purchase additional
units, which have the same terms as the original units.
Nolan Securities Corporation acted as placement agent and was paid
$978,000 and issued 79,828 warrants on the same terms as the warrants issued in
the unit offering. ECD will file a registration statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission to enable the resale of the shares issued and the shares
issuable upon exercise of the warrants.
Certain members of management agreed to the suspension of the exercise of
their stock options until additional authorized shares are made available to
allow that a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock
be available for issuance to the investors in the offering.
The Company plans to use these proceeds for working capital and to support
its future development and other operating activities.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
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Results of Operations
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the
accompanying Quarterly Financial Information and Notes thereto and the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003 and is qualified in
its entirety by the foregoing. The results of operations for the three months
ended September 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of results to be
expected in future periods.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF
THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements
about our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future
performance and business. In addition, from time to time we and our
representatives have made or may make forward-looking statements orally or in
writing. The words "may," "will," "believes," "expects," "intends,"
"anticipates," "estimates," and similar expressions have been used in this
Quarterly Report to identify forward-looking statements.
We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations
with respect to future events and occurrences. Investors are cautioned that our
actual results in the future may differ materially from the expected results
reflected in our forward-looking statements. The expected results reflected in
our forward-looking statements are subject to various significant risks and
uncertainties, including the following:
o we need to obtain debt or additional equity financing to continue to
operate our business and financing may be unavailable, reduce our stock
price or available only on disadvantageous terms;
o our licensees and joint venture partners may be unwilling or unable to
devote their financial resources and manufacturing and marketing
capabilities to commercialize products based on our technologies;
o we may be unable to continue to protect and maintain the proprietary
nature of our technology, or to convince others of the necessity of
licensing our technology without litigation;
o other companies may be successful in asserting patent infringement or
other claims against us which prevent us from commercializing products
based on our technology or which force us to make royalty or other
payments to competitors;
o other companies may develop competing technologies which cause our
technology to become obsolete or non-competitive;
o we may be unable to successfully execute our internal business plans;
o we may experience performance problems with key suppliers or
subcontractors;
o adverse changes may occur in general economic conditions or in
political or competitive forces affecting our business;
o competition may increase in our industry or markets;
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o our government product development or research contracts may be
terminated by unilateral government action or we may be unsuccessful in
obtaining new government contracts to replace those which have been
terminated or completed;
o we may become subject to legal or regulatory proceedings which may
reach unfavorable resolutions;
o there may be adverse changes in the securities markets which affect the
price of our stock;
o we may suffer the loss of key personnel or may be unable to attract and
retain qualified personnel to maintain and expand our business;
o our product development and commercialization programs involve a number
of uncertainties and we may never generate sufficient revenues to
become profitable;
o we may not achieve the designed output capabilities of certain
manufacturing equipment designed and built by us;
o we rely on collaborative relationships and termination of any of these
relationships and the underlying contracts could reduce the financial
resources available to us, including future revenues;
o some of our key technologies have not been used to produce commercial
products and may not be capable of producing such products;
o our commercialization programs will require substantial additional
future funding which could hurt our operational and financial
condition;
o future sales of our securities may depress the price of our securities;
or
o our securities may not allow our holders to receive a return on such
securities other than through the sale of the securities.
There is also the risk that we incorrectly analyze these risks or that
strategies we develop to address them are unsuccessful.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
Quarterly Report. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements in this section. Because of these risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. We are not obligated to update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2003 Compared to Three Months Ended
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September 30, 2002
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The Company has continued to invest to further advance its technologies.
These investments in its technologies have led to strategic alliances with
companies such as ChevronTexaco, General Electric and China's Rare Earth
High-Tech Co., Ltd. of Baotou Steel Company and our Ovonyx joint venture which
includes Intel. In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), the investments the Company makes in
developing its technologies are expensed as research and development expense in
the periods in which they are incurred and the value of these technologies are
not carried as assets on the Company's balance sheet.
The Company had a net loss of $14,282,000 on revenues of $14,205,000 in
the three months ended September 30, 2003 compared to a net loss of $3,436,000
on revenues of $15,855,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2002. The
$10,846,000 increase in the net loss resulted primarily from an increase of
$3,474,000 in the net cost of product development due to reduced third-party
funding, loss on product sales ($2,268,000 loss in 2003 compared to a positive
margin of $514,000 in 2002), an increase in patent expenses of $1,723,000,
primarily as a result of litigation with Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd.
(Matsushita), a $724,000 reduction in interest income due to lower short-term
investments, decreased license fees of $100,000 and a decrease of $193,000
in other nonoperating income, partially offset by a decrease of $56,000 in
selling, general and administrative expense (net) and gains on sales of
investments of $309,000 in 2003 (compared to a loss on sale of investments of
$42,000 in 2002). In addition, in 2002, the Company recognized income of
$2,216,000 attributable to the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle (see Note A of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).
The loss from operations increased to $14,413,000 in 2003 from $6,388,000
in 2002 because of:
o an increased operating loss of $1,313,000 for United Solar Ovonic
(operating loss of $3,285,000 in 2003 versus operating loss of $1,972,000
in 2002) primarily due to start-up and other costs, including depreciation
expense associated with increasing production capacity;
o an increased operating loss of $4,619,000 for Ovonic Battery
(operating loss of $6,111,000 in 2003 versus operating loss of $1,492,000
in 2002) primarily resulting from a profitable equipment sales contract
in 2002, higher costs for patent defense, and lower revenues from license
agreements in 2003;
o an operating loss of $5,017,000 in 2003 for the ECD segment (net of
consolidating entries) versus operating loss of $2,924,000 in 2002,
primarily due to higher investment in product development as the Company
increased spending on its core technologies.
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The decrease in consolidated revenues primarily resulted from a reduction
in revenues from product development agreements of $2,914,000, a $70,000
reduction in royalty revenues and decreased license and other agreements
($50,000 in 2003 versus $150,000 in 2002), partially offset by an increase in
product sales of $1,367,000.
o United Solar Ovonic's 2003 revenues increased, as a result of the
consolidation of United Solar Ovonic LLC's operating results into the
Company's operating results following the May 14, 2003 acquisition, to
$6,940,000 in 2003 versus $1,803,000 in 2002. Third-party product sales
are included in revenues in 2003 while they were not in 2002. Also
contributing to higher revenues in 2003 were revenues from product
development agreements, principally from the recently signed Air Force
contract.
o The $3,480,000 decrease in Ovonic Battery's revenues was primarily due
to lower equipment sales to Rare Earth Ovonic ($1,730,000 in 2003 versus
$3,583,000 in 2002) due to the near completion of phase one of this
program, reduced revenues from product development agreements ($1,838,000
in 2003 versus $3,206,000 in 2002) principally related to the advanced
product development agreement from Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems, a
$69,000 reduction in royalty revenues and decreased revenues from license
and other agreements ($50,000 in 2003 versus $150,000 in 2002).
o The ECD segment's revenues decreased to $3,747,000 in 2003 from
$6,580,000 in 2002 primarily due to a decrease of $2,552,000 from product
development agreements, primarily due to reduced revenues for Ovonic Fuel
Cell Company (zero in 2003 compared to $2,020,000 in 2002), Texaco Ovonic
Hydrogen Systems ($2,450,000 in 2003 compared to $3,475,000 in 2002) and
Ovonic Media (zero in 2003 compared to $332,000 in 2002).
Product sales, consisting of photovoltaic products, machine building and
equipment sales, and nickel hydroxide and metal hydride materials, increased 26%
to $6,701,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2003 from $5,334,000 in
the three months ended September 30, 2002. Machine-building and equipment sales
revenues decreased 54% to $1,730,000 in 2003 from $3,722,000 in 2002, primarily
due to Ovonic Battery contracts with Rare Earth Ovonic to provide battery-making
equipment, the first phase of which is nearing completion, ($1,730,000 in 2003
compared to $3,583,000 in 2002). All machine-building and equipment sales
contracts are accounted for using percentage-of-completion accounting.
Photovoltaic sales were $4,721,000 for 2003, which were sales to third parties,
and $1,274,000 for 2002, which were sales to an affiliate. Sales of nickel
hydroxide and metal hydride materials were $242,000 in 2003 compared to $251,000
in 2002. The Company currently has a product sales backlog of $11,325,000, all
of which is expected to be recognized as revenues in Fiscal 2004. (See Note B of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)
Royalties decreased 13% to $459,000 in the three months ended September
30, 2003 from $530,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2002. Lower
royalties reflect lower sales of small consumer batteries and increased
production efficiencies of the Company's licensees, which have resulted in lower
prices.
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Revenues from product development agreements decreased 30% to $6,839,000
in the three months ended September 30, 2003 from $9,753,000 in the three months
ended September 30, 2002 primarily due to reduced battery activities under
advanced product development agreements with Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems
($1,417,000 for 2003 compared to $2,711,000 in 2002), reduced activity related
to Ovonic Media (zero in 2003 versus $332,000 in 2002), a decrease in revenues
from Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems ($2,450,000 for 2003 compared to $3,475,000
for 2002) and Ovonic Fuel Cell (zero for 2003 compared to $2,020,000 for 2002),
partially offset by increased photovoltaic product development revenues in 2003
($2,532,000 compared to $609,000 in 2002), primarily due to the new Air Force
contract. The revenues from product development agreement do not include any
revenues from the new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and
U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) contracts (see pages 41
and 42). (See Note B of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)
Revenues from license and other agreements decreased to $50,000 in the
three months ended September 30, 2003, from $150,000 in the three months ended
September 30, 2002. The 2003 license fee resulted from a license to Mcnair-tech
Co., Ltd. of China. Revenues from license and other agreements depend on a small
number of new business arrangements, are sporadic and vary dramatically from
period to period.
Other revenues are primarily related to personnel, facilities and
miscellaneous administrative and laboratory services provided to some of the
Company's joint ventures. Other revenues increased to $156,000 in the three
months ended September 30, 2003 from $88,000 in the three months ended September
30, 2002, primarily due to increased laboratory billings.
Cost of product sales increased by $4,149,000 in the three months ended
September 30, 2003 ($8,969,000 in 2003 compared to $4,820,000 in 2002). This
resulted in a loss of $2,268,000 on product sales in 2003 compared to a profit
of $514,000 in 2002. There were negative margins on photovoltaic sales of
$1,761,000 in 2003 compared to negative margins of $665,000 in 2002, as well as
optimization costs of $845,000 for the photovoltaic production machine. In
addition, the margin on equipment sales at Ovonic Battery decreased to $201,000
in 2003 from $1,544,000 in 2002, primarily due to lower sales in 2003 because of
the near completion of the first phase of the Rare Earth program and due to a
favorable adjustment to the expected program cost in 2002.
Revenues from product development agreements currently fund 49% of the
Company's cost of product development as the Company continues to develop its
core technologies. Revenues from product development agreements decreased by
$2,914,000, while spending increased by $560,000, resulting in an increase of
$3,474,000 in net cost of product development.
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
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Cost of revenues from product
development agreements $ 6,124,000 $ 9,502,000
Product development and research 7,800,000 3,862,000
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Total cost of product development 13,924,000 13,364,000
Revenues from product development
agreements 6,839,000 9,753,000
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Net cost of product development $ 7,085,000 $ 3,611,000
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The expenditures continued the development of the Company's core
technologies in energy storage, energy generation and information technology.
Also, product development programs include work on the Ovonic(TM) Cognitive
Computer technology - a unique approach to develop computing based on the
learning capability that mimics the functionality of the human brain to combine
memory and processing in a single sub-micron device. Included in the development
costs for the Ovonic(TM) Cognitive Computer is depreciation related to the new
state-of-the-art clean room and the related equipment.
Expenses were incurred in 2003 and 2002 in connection with the protection
of the Company's United States and foreign patents covering its proprietary
technologies. Total patent expenses increased to $2,631,000 in the three months
ended September 30, 2003 from $908,000 in the three months ended September 30,
2002, principally due to higher patent defense costs ($2,111,000 in 2003 versus
$239,000 in 2002) for the protection of the Company's NiMH battery patents and
technology. ChevronTexaco has agreed to share 50% of the patent defense costs
relating to batteries for non-consumer applications beginning in Fiscal 2002.
ChevronTexaco's share of the patent defense costs have been $2,338,000 and
$97,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In
March 2001, Ovonic Battery filed suit against Matsushita Battery Industrial Co.,
Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd. and several
related entities for infringement of patents held by Ovonic Battery. In October
2001, Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems LLC joined the litigation as a co-plaintiff.
In December 2002, we and our related companies entered into an arbitration
agreement with Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. and its related companies
and Toyota Motor Corporation and a related company. The arbitration proceeding
was held in New York City, with a hearing before the Arbitral Tribunal in
November 2003.
Selling, general and administrative expenses are allocated to product
development and research expenses and to cost of revenues from research and
development agreements based on a percentage of direct labor costs. For cost of
revenues from product development agreements, this allocation is limited to the
amount of revenues, after direct expenses, under the applicable agreements.
The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses (net) from
$3,150,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2002 to $3,094,000 in the
three months ended September 30, 2003 was due primarily to decreased expenses
($870,000) in connection with the Rare Earth project, increased allocations
($638,000) to product development research and cost of revenue from product
development agreements, decreases in other
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expenses ($278,000), partially offset by increased expenses associated with
United Solar Ovonic ($1,600,000), primarily as a result of consolidation of
United Solar Ovonic LLC following the May 14, 2003 acquisition.
The following is a summary of the gross selling, general and
administrative expenses and the aforementioned allocations:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2003 2002
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Gross Expenses $ 7,413,000 $ 6,831,000
Less - allocations to product development
and research (2,816,000) (1,425,000)
- allocations to cost of revenues from
product development agreements (1,503,000) (2,256,000)
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Net Expenses $ 3,094,000 $ 3,150,000
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The $605,000 decrease in other income (net) ($131,000 income in 2003
compared to $736,000 income in 2002) resulted primarily from lower short-term
investments causing lower interest income ($316,000 in 2003 compared to
$1,040,000 in 2002) on the Company's investments, partially offset by lower
equity losses attributed to losses at ITS (zero in 2003 compared to $163,000
in 2002), at United Solar Ovonic LLC (zero in 2003 - fully consolidated in 2003
and no longer on the equity basis - compared to $701,000 in 2002) and higher
equity losses at Ovonyx ($244,000 in 2003 versus zero in 2002).
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," and
SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." SFAS 141 required the
Company to recognize, at the adoption of SFAS 142, the unamortized negative
goodwill of approximately $2,216,000 (a favorable benefit) as the cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle in the Company's statements of
operations on July 1, 2002.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2003, the Company had consolidated cash, cash
equivalents, short-term investments and accounts and short-term note receivable
(including $5,489,000 of amounts due from related parties) of $43,139,000 (see
Note A of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for restrictions), a
decrease of $21,357,000 from June 30, 2003. As of September 30, 2003, the
Company had consolidated working capital of $24,989,000 compared with a
consolidated working capital of $37,795,000 as of June 30, 2003.
In November 2003, the Company raised a total of $27,940,000 in connection
with a sale of units to institutional investors (see Note G of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements).
The Company expects the amount of cash to be received under existing
product development agreements in the year ending June 30, 2004 to decrease to
approximately $34,016,000, compared to $42,383,000 received in the year ended
June 30, 2003. However, the Company is engaged in discussions and negotiations
with other parties, including the U.S. government, which are expected to provide
additional funding for product
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development activities. Certain of the Company's product development and
product purchase agreements contain provisions allowing for the termination of
such agreements for, among other things, failure of the Company to meet
agreement milestones or for breach of material contractual provisions.
Generally, the termination provisions allow for the Company to recover any costs
incurred through the termination date.
As of September 30, 2003, the Company had $16,395,000 consolidated cash,
cash equivalents and short-term investments ($3,827,000 of which was restricted)
consisting of mortgage and asset-backed securities and corporate notes,
classified as available-for-sale, maturing from 18 days to five months. It is
the Company's policy that investments shall be rated "A" or higher by Moody's or
Standard and Poor's, no single investment shall represent more than 10% of the
portfolio and at least 20% of the total portfolio shall have maturities of less
than 90 days. Due to reductions in the total portfolio, one investment
represents more than 10% of the portfolio at September 30, 2003.
During the three months ended September 30, 2003, $18,321,000 of cash was
used in operations. The difference between the net loss of $14,282,000 and the
net cash used in operations was principally due to a $6,337,000 decrease in
working capital (other than cash). Also contributing were noncash costs
(principally depreciation ($2,027,000) and equity in losses of joint ventures
($244,000)).
Machinery and equipment was purchased totalling $560,000, principally for
United Solar Ovonic's expansion ($409,000). The Company expects to spend
$3,500,000 for capital expenditures in Fiscal 2004.
The Company had contractual obligations of $49,148,000 at June 30, 2003
and $51,062,000 at September 30, 2003. In the three months ending September 30,
2003, the Company incurred additional contractual obligations of $3,800,000 for
gases and stainless steel in its photovoltaic operations.
In May 2003, ECD was awarded a subcontract by the DOE's National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop new solar cell manufacturing technology
based on our continuous web, thin-film multijunction approach. The subcontract
will provide matching funds for a research and development program aimed at
lowering the manufacturing cost of solar cells. NREL will fund about $3 million
of the approximately $6 million three-year, phased subcontract, with ECD
providing the balance of the funds.
In May 2003, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM
(AFRL), awarded United Solar Ovonic Corp. an $11.5 million, 18-month contract to
develop new solar cell technology to be used in space and airship vehicles
addressing defense and homeland security applications. AFRL has an option to
fund the company an additional $7.8 million.
In September 2003, ECD was awarded two new contracts by NIST. One contract
is a three-year, cost-sharing contract (ECD to receive $1,972,000) for the
development of new optical switching devices based on ECD's phase-change
materials. The second contract is a four-year, cost-sharing contract (ECD to
receive $2,645,000) with GE as the team leader for further development of ECD's
roll-to-roll processing for the mass production of products
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such as flexible electronic paper displays, portable TV screens the size of
posters, embedded sensors, solar powered cells and high-efficiency lighting
devices.
In October 2003, ECD was awarded a contract for $500,000 by the U.S. Army
Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command for the development on behalf of Texaco
Ovonic Hydrogen Systems of a transportable, solid-hydrogen storage and refueling
system for hydrogen fuel-cell-powered, off-road military vehicles.
In the first phase of an equipment supply agreement with Rare Earth
Ovonic, Ovonic Battery has three contracts to supply equipment and technology
totaling $63,600,000 to its Rare Earth Ovonic joint ventures in China. As of
September 30, 2003, Ovonic Battery has received payments totaling $59,484,000
under the three contracts. Ovonic Battery has recorded revenues of $55,823,000
for the contracts, $3,661,000 less than the cash received. Therefore, in future
periods, the Company will receive less cash than revenues recognized to the
extent of the deferred revenues.
As part of its long-standing strategy, the Company has made investments in
its technologies, which have resulted in enabling intellectual property and
products. The technology emerging from these investments has enabled the Company
to finance its operations and growth through strategic alliances (joint ventures
and license agreements) with third parties who can provide financial resources
and marketing expertise for the Company's technologies and products.
The resultant strategic alliances and joint ventures with some of the
world's leading corporations listed below form the basis for advancement of the
commercialization of the Company's technologies and products:
o Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems LLC - a 50/50 joint venture between
Ovonic Battery and ChevronTexaco formed to bring advanced NiMH batteries
into widespread commercial production for hybrid and electric vehicles as
well as for telecommunications and stationary applications. ChevronTexaco
is funding an initial amount up to $178,000,000 ($110,000,000 of which has
been funded as of October 31, 2003) to increase the manufacturing capacity
at Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems' facilities in Michigan and Ohio, and for
market development and advanced product development. The advanced product
development is being accomplished through a product development contract
from Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems to Ovonic Battery. The contract may be
cancelled if mutually agreed-upon business objectives and milestones are
not materially satisfied. The objectives and milestones were developed
three years ago, have been modified from time to time and may no longer be
relevant. One of the business objectives has not been materially
satisfied and the Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems management committee has
requested that the management of Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems prepare a
new business and marketing plan that will guide the strategic direction
of the venture and form the basis for revised business objectives. The
Company recorded revenues of $1,417,000 for work performed under the
contract in the three months ended September 30, 2003 and expects to
record approximately $7 million in Fiscal 2004.
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o Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems LLC - a 50/50 joint venture between ECD
and ChevronTexaco formed to further develop and advance the
commercialization of ECD's proprietary technology to store hydrogen in
metal hydrides. ChevronTexaco is funding an initial amount of up to
$104,000,000 ($51,948,000 received through October 31, 2003), including
product and market development. A significant portion of the funding is
committed to a product development contract from Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen
Systems to ECD. The contract began July 1, 2000, and may be cancelled if
mutually agreed-upon milestones are not materially satisfied. The Company
has recorded total revenues of $46,499,000 for work performed under the
contract, $2,450,000 of which was in the three months ended September 30,
2003, and is expected to record approximately $12 million in Fiscal 2004.
o Ovonyx, Inc. - a joint venture owned 41.7% by ECD and the remainder by
Tyler Lowrey, Intel and others to further develop and commercialize ECD's
proprietary nonvolatile semiconductor memory technology, OUM(TM). OUM(TM)
memory technology promises to enable significantly faster write and erase
speeds and higher cycling endurance than conventional memory types and may
have potential as a replacement for such memory types as FLASH, DRAM and
SRAM. It offers a way to realize full system-on-a-chip capability through
integrating unified memory, linear, and logic on the same silicon chip -
hence its name OUM(TM). Ovonyx has granted nonexclusive royalty-bearing
licenses to Intel, STMicroelectronics and BAE Systems. In addition, ECD
receives royalties from Ovonyx equal to .5% of Ovonyx' revenues. Ovonyx
has sufficient capital resources to implement its business plans and will
not require additional funding in the near term.
These strategic alliances, in addition to recent purchases of our former
partners' interests in the photovoltaic and fuel cell ventures, have both
near-term and long-term impacts on the Company's capital resources. While the
Company was able to purchase the interests in the photovoltaic and fuel cell
ventures for only $6,000,000 and $1, respectively, it is now funding 100% of the
cash requirements for (i) United Solar Ovonic (after May 14, 2003), (ii) Ovonic
Fuel Cell (after December 31, 2002) and (iii) Ovonic Media (after January 3,
2003). Also in connection with the purchase of Bekaert's United Solar Ovonic
interests, the Company provided approximately $40 million to United Solar Ovonic
to terminate the sale and leaseback agreements related to the 30MW and 5MW
photovoltaic production equipment and extinguish related guarantees provided by
Bekaert. As of September 30, 2003, the Company had consolidated cash, cash
equivalents and short-term investments of $16,395,000 ($3,827,000 of which was
restricted). The Company has recurring losses from operations and needs
additional working capital to continue as a going concern. In November 2003,
the Company raised a total of $27,940,000 in connection with a sale of units to
institutional investors (see Note G of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements).
Agreements with ChevronTexaco, Bekaert, Ovonyx and General Electric have
resulted in the acceleration of the commercialization and development of the
Company's products and technologies. While the Company's business partners have
funded most of its product development activities, additional sources of cash
are required to sustain the Company's operations. The Company expects to
continue to use significant cash to fund its
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operations in the coming year and is engaged in a number of activities to raise
capital, grow revenues and reduce costs.
On July 31, 2003, the Company announced a series of initiatives aimed at
aggressively continuing to grow revenue through increased photovoltaic
production and sales, continued expansion of NiMH battery manufacturing
capability and expected growth in solid hydrogen storage systems while
significantly reducing operating costs. Workforce reallocation and reductions
of up to 20% have been implemented to meet the Company's aggressive
cost-reduction targets, and business units have begun to reduce discretionary
spending and other costs associated with the Company's operations. A salary
freeze has been implemented and the Company's executive management team has
voluntarily taken a 10% salary reduction. Additional cost-reduction initiatives
will include attrition, reduced purchased services and contract employees, and
lower capital expenditures. The cost-containment initiatives should be fully
implemented by January 1, 2004. In aggregate, they are expected to reduce
spending by approximately $20,000,000 annually. In addition, the Company is in
the process of reviewing other areas for further cost-reduction initiatives.
The Company is presently in negotiations and discussions with third
parties to refinance the 30MW production equipment. The Company obtained an
independent appraisal that valued the 30MW equipment higher than the $67 million
equipment cost. The Company is also engaged in a number of other negotiations
and discussions to fund its operations, including forming new strategic
alliances to fund and grow its photovoltaic, fuel cell and other businesses and
raise additional capital through equity and debt financings. In addition, the
Company is engaged in negotiations with government agencies for contracts to
fund its development activities.
Management believes that funds generated from operations, new business
agreements, equity and debt financings, new government contracts and the
cost-containment initiatives described above, together with existing cash and
cash equivalents, will be adequate to support the Company's operations for the
coming year. However, the amount and timing of such activities are uncertain.
Accordingly, no assurances can be given as to the timing or success of the
aforementioned plans, negotiations, discussions and programs.
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Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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The following discussion about our exposure to market risk of financial
instruments contains forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ
materially from those described.
Our holdings of financial instruments are comprised of debt securities and
time deposits. All such instruments are classified as securities available-for-
sale. We do not invest in portfolio equity securities, or commodities, or use
financial derivatives for trading purposes. Our debt security portfolio
represents funds held temporarily, pending use in our business and operations.
The Company had $13,111,000 and $32,995,000 of these investments on September
30, 2003 and June 30, 2003, respectively, including restricted amounts of
$3,827,000 at September 30, 2003 and $7,000,000 at June 30, 2003. On September
30, 2003, the investments had an average maturity of 56 days, $5,130,000 of
which had maturities of 18 days to five months. On June 30, 2003, the
investments had an average maturity of 292 days, $26,802,000 of which had
maturities of 35 days to 31 months. It is the Company's policy that investments
shall be rated "A" or higher by Moody's or Standard and Poor's, no single
investment shall represent more than 10% of the portfolio and at least 20% of
the total portfolio shall have maturities of less than 90 days. Due to
reductions in the total portfolio, one investment represents more than 10% of
the portfolio at September 30, 2003. Our market risk exposure consists of
exposure to changes in interest rates and to the risks of changes in the credit
quality of issuers. An interest rate change of 1% would result in a change in
the value of our September 30, 2003 portfolio of approximately $32,000.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
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In Item 9A, Controls and Procedures of the Company's Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 2003 the following two matters were identified as reportable
conditions:
1. Policies and procedures regarding employee conduct and acceptable
business practices, including expense reporting and personal use of
Company assets, were not well-documented and did not adequately
communicate the Company's expectations regarding these matters.
2. The Company was not able to meet the filing deadline for this Form 10-K
because it lacked the resources to address the financial reporting
related to significant and complex business transactions entered into in
fiscal year 2003.
The Company has taken the following actions to address and correct these
conditions:
1. On September 1, 2003 the Company appointed a Director of Risk Management
and Internal Audit who is responsible for leading the assessment of the
Company's internal controls and recommending any required changes.
Additionally, the Company has retained outside professional advisors to
assist in the evaluation of existing disclosure controls and procedures
and provide recommendations for improvement.
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2. The Company is evaluating its resources to address its financial
reporting and make appropriate changes to provide sufficient resources
and time to prepare, and provide for reviews by management, the Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors, and file periodic reports within
the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations.
3. The Company has taken, and is continuing to take, certain actions
designed to enhance its disclosure controls and procedures.
The Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Management, established the
Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Internal Control Committee. The Director of Risk
Management and Internal Audit is the project manager for this project. This
Committee will be responsible for all phases of this project, including an
assessment of current internal controls, developing improvements to internal
controls, testing internal controls all leading to management's assessment of
internal controls effectiveness by June 30, 2004 and the Company's independent
public accountants' report on such attestation of control effectiveness by
management, in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
All employees have been notified of this Committee, the importance of its
project and the necessity for a system of effective internal controls and
compliance with these internal controls.
Within the 90-day period prior to the filing of this report, an evaluation
was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the
Company's management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these
disclosure controls and procedures were effective for gathering, analyzing and
disclosing information required to be disclosed in connection with the Company's
filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2003. Except as discussed above, no significant changes were made
in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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A. Exhibits
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31.1 Chief Executive Officer's Certification Pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2 Chief Financial Officer's Certification Pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 Chief Executive Officer's Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as Adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2 Chief Financial Officer's Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as Adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
B. Reports on Form 8-K
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Report on Form 8-K, dated September 29, 2003, filed on October 1, 2003
reporting the filing of a Form 12b-25, Notification of Late Filing, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to extend the due date for the filing of
its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.
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SIGNATURES
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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.
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Stephan W. Zumsteg
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Stephan W. Zumsteg
Date: November 26, 2003 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
By: /s/ Stanford R. Ovshinsky
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Stanford R. Ovshinsky
Date: November 26, 2003 President and Chief Executive Officer
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