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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1999
Commission File Number 0-26634
LeCROY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 13-2507777
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
700 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD, CHESTNUT RIDGE, NEW YORK 10977
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 425-2000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark ("X") whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all
reports to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding twelve 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 ________
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock, as of
August 18, 1999, was 7,704,994 shares. The aggregate market value on August 18,
1999 of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was
$116,424,523.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 1999 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof.
Portions of the Prospectus to Form S-1 Registration Statement No.
33-95620 and the Prospectus to Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-22117 are
incorporated by reference in Part II hereof.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1. Business................................................................................... 3
Item 2. Properties................................................................................. 11
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.......................................................................... 11
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders........................................ 11
Item 4A. Executive Officers of the Registrant....................................................... 12
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters...................... 14
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.................................................................... 14
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations...... 16
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................................................ 23
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure....... 41
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant ........................................ 42
Item 11. Executive Compensation..................................................................... 42
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management............................. 42
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions............................................. 42
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K........................... 42
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
LeCroy Corporation (the "Registrant" and "Company") was founded in 1964 and
is currently incorporated in the State of Delaware.
The Company develops, manufactures, sells and licenses signal analyzers,
principally high-performance digital oscilloscopes, and LAN (Local Area
Networks) network analyzers. Digital oscilloscopes capture electronic signals,
convert them to digital form and perform sophisticated measurements and
analyses. The Company's digital oscilloscope products are used by design
engineers and researchers in a broad range of industries, including electronics,
computers and communications. LAN network analyzers are used to diagnose the
performance of high-speed local area networks.
The Company believes that market trends in these industries towards faster
and more complex signals are favorable to the LeCroy core technology--the
capture and analysis of such signals. The ability to capture and analyze the
shapes of high-speed electronic signals requires highly specialized analog chip
design technology. LeCroy is one of very few companies possessing such
capability. The Company's original digital oscilloscope technology is derived
from its historical efforts in developing products for scientists engaged in
high energy physics ("HEP") research
In 1985, the Company introduced its first digital oscilloscope product.
Subsequently, the Company expanded its digital oscilloscope product offerings to
include a variety of models with a broad range of capabilities to address most
segments of the digital oscilloscope market. In fiscal 1999 the Company
continued to expand its oscilloscope product offerings with the Waverunner
family mid-market oscilloscope, the high-performance LC584AXL, and new
differential signal probe products.
In 1998, the company expanded its signal analyzer product offering with
the introduction of the NEWSLineTM LAN analyzer, thereby entering new high
growth markets.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
Researchers, engineers and field technicians rely on test and measurement
instrumentation such as signal analyzers in designing, developing and servicing
electronic equipment. When designing and developing electronic circuits,
researchers and engineers use signal analyzers to ensure that the circuits are
performing as designed. Field technicians use such instruments to diagnose
electronic equipment to determine whether it is performing as intended.
The most general-purpose test and measurement instrument used for signal
analysis is the oscilloscope. Digital oscilloscopes are signal analyzers that,
like their earlier analog counterparts, can display a representation of an
electronic signal's "shape," which is essentially a measure of a signal's
voltage as a function of time. Digital oscilloscopes, however, go beyond the
capabilities of analog oscilloscopes in that they capture a signal in digital
form by sampling it over time and storing the data or measurements in memory.
The stored signal can then be viewed later, and more importantly, the instrument
can perform various analyses on the stored data. Certain oscilloscope users
still prefer the analog style oscilloscope. These instruments are less
complicated to use and they acquire a view of signal changes at a faster rate
than digital oscilloscopes. The Company is the sole supplier in North America
and Europe of high performance analog oscilloscopes produced by Iwatsu Electric
Co., Ltd.
During the past few decades, there has been an increasing proliferation of
electronics in general and digital electronics in particular. The growth in
digital electronics has been driven primarily by the growth in stand-alone
computers and related systems, the increase in embedded digital controls within
other electronic and electrical devices and the rapid increase in digital
communications. Combined with the general growth in the quantity of digital
electronics, there has been a substantial increase in processing speed. For
example, processing speeds of personal computers have increased dramatically in
recent years from about 33 MHz to more than 500 MHz, and sophisticated
communications equipment transmits data at rates that exceed 1 gigabit per
second.
Signal shape analysis is becoming increasingly important as data rates in
applications such as computers, Local Area Networks (LANs) and
telecommunications systems increase. Within a given digital circuit, it takes a
finite amount of time for a digital signal to change from a "zero" or "off"
state to a "one" or "on" state. As digital data
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rates increase, signals within a circuit may not have sufficient time to cleanly
change from a "zero" to a "one" or vice-versa. This distorts, or changes the
shape of the digital signal, which can lead to computation or information
errors. To identify such problems, engineers use digital oscilloscopes to
analyze the signal's shape, which is not generally possible using other
measurement and analysis instruments (such as protocol analyzers or logic
analyzers).
SIGNAL ANALYZER MARKET
Signal Analyzers are a sub-category of the Test Instruments Business. The
Company participates today in two markets, the oscilloscope market and the
communication test market.
* OSCILLOSCOPE MARKET. The Company believes that the digital
oscilloscope market is generally segmented according to bandwidth,
and that with advances in technology, the bandwidth requirements of
each market segment will increase. Products in the low-end or
commodity segment of the market (less than 400 MHz) cannot capture
fast, long, complex signals. Such products typically do not have the
appropriate combination of bandwidth, sample rate and memory that is
needed for analysis of long complex signals. These instruments
typically sell for under $5,000. The high-performance market segment
(bandwidth of greater than 400 MHz) is characterized by instruments
with high sample rates (from 500 MS/s to more than 10 GS/s) and long
record lengths (from 10,000 to 16 million sample points) and greater
processing power to perform more sophisticated analyses. These
high-performance digital oscilloscopes typically range in price from
$5,000 to $35,000, although certain very high bandwidth oscilloscopes
for specialized applications are priced above $35,000. The Company's
Waverunner and LC series digital oscilloscope product families, high
performance analog oscilloscopes, and disk drive analyzers are all
targeted at customers in the high-performance market segment.
LECROY PRODUCT ADVANTAGES
The Company believes that its expertise in signal shape analysis has
enabled it to develop digital oscilloscopes that provide key advantages over
competitive offerings:
* HIGH SAMPLE RATES. The Company's advanced technology, which includes
many sophisticated custom components, enables its digital
oscilloscopes to make measurements at high sample rates. The
Company's Model LC584 offers sample rates of up to 8 GS/s.
* LONG RECORD LENGTHS. The Company's advanced memory architecture,
which includes many sophisticated custom components, enables its
digital oscilloscope products to have long record capability. The
Company's Model LC584 offers record lengths of up to 16 million
sample points at 8 GS/s
* POWERFUL PROCESSING CAPABILITY. The Company's multiprocessor
architecture in each of its LC models combines a Motorola PowerPC(R)
main processor with custom processors designed by the Company. The
combination of this advanced multiprocessing technology with the
Company's patented data-compaction technique enables the rapid and
accurate display of long signals and the performance of complex
analyses.
* SOPHISTICATED ANALYSIS SOFTWARE. The Company's analysis software
options, available either at the time of purchase or as aftermarket
upgrades, provide a wide range of capabilities customized for
specific end-user applications. By customizing its analysis
software, the Company believes that it can provide a total solution
to a particular customer's measurement and analysis requirements.
The Company believes that the high sample rates, long record lengths and
powerful hardware and software processing capabilities offered by its various
digital oscilloscope products position it to serve industries, such as the
computer disk drive and communications industries, that require the ability to
measure long, high-speed complex data streams. The Company believes that its
ability to offer digital oscilloscope customers products with these advantages
at what it believes are competitive prices permits it to compete favorably in
its target market segment.
* COMMUNICATION TEST MARKET. The Communication Test Instrument market
was $3 billion in calendar 1998 according to Prime Data. The
company's products are focused on data communications applications,
primarily LAN network analysis. As such, the Company believes that
its addressable
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markets are approximately $800 million in communication test. The
addressable market divides itself into three segments, protocol
analyzers, LAN meters, and cable testers.
LeCROY PRODUCT ADVANTAGES
The Company believes that its expertise in signal shape analysis has
enabled it to develop the LAN analyzer product called NEWSLine, which identifies
problems in critical networks that could not be discovered with conventional
networking tools. NEWSLine functions as a diagnostic tool capable of pinpointing
the root cause of network disruptions, while the network is online. Key
advantages over competitive offerings are:
* ANALOG SIGNAL ANALYSIS. The NEWSLine product measures electronic signals
using analog measurement techniques. Protocol analyzers and other
competitive hand-held instruments analyze only the digital
interpretation of the electronic signal and as such have lost critical
measurement information. For example, the product can perform emission
or jitter analysis, measurements that are not possible with digital type
instruments
* LIVE NETWORK ANALYSIS. The NEWSLine product measures and analyses the
network when it is live. As such, the product sees actual network
traffic and does not require the network to be taken down.
* ONE-ENDED MEASUREMENT. The NEWSLine product makes all its measurements
from one end without the need to terminate the network channel on the
other end.
* MULTI-PORT ANALYSIS. The NEWSLine product can analyze up to 384 channels
simultaneously. The product will discover and characterize all network
assets without connecting one channel at a time.
STRATEGY
The Company's first business objective is to become a leading supplier of
high-performance oscilloscopes. The Company's second business objective is to
leverage the technology used in those instruments - for the capture and analysis
of high speed electronic signals - to expand sales into high growth markets
including LAN test instruments. The Company also plans to participate in broader
markets by the use of LeCroy's core acquisition technology in dedicated signal
analyzers. The Company is pursuing the following strategies to achieve these
objectives:
* EXTEND HIGH-PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY. The high-performance acquisition
technology that the Company originally developed in the technically
demanding HEP market and its continuing investment in research and
development have enabled it to develop three families of
high-performance digital oscilloscope products. The Company intends to
continue to allocate significant resources to extending these
performance advantages.
* TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES WITH SOLUTIONS. The Company's experience
with users in certain industries has shown that adding special analysis
and processing capabilities to its digital oscilloscopes permits it to
offer total solutions for special data measurement and analysis
problems. For example, the Company has developed digital oscilloscopes
targeted at the particular data measurement and analysis problems of the
data storage industry. The Company has been particularly successful in
Data Storage, Power Measurement and Jitter Analysis by providing
complete solutions using customized hardware and software.
* EXPANDING SALES IN NEW PRODUCT MARKETS. The Company believes that it is
well positioned to leverage its core competency to expand sales into new
markets. The Company began shipments of NEWSLine, the network test
product that analyzes electronic signals in communications networks in
order to provide better characterization and failure analysis
capabilities than could be achieved using previously existing products.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in
implementing its strategies, including whether it will be able to leverage its
core technologies into new product markets.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The Company's primary test and measurement products are its Waverunner and
LC families of digital oscilloscopes, which are targeted at users who require
high performance at competitive prices. The Company
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introduced in December 1998 its new Network analyzer products, called NEWSLine.
The Company also offers a full range of aftermarket service and support for all
its products.
DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPES AND RELATED PRODUCTS. The Company's Waverunner and LC
digital oscilloscope products, which range in list price from approximately
$5,000 to approximately $36,000, offer precise measurement and analysis
capability for applications such as the design, development and testing of
electrical and electronic products. Such applications call for a wide range of
test instruments including those with high bandwidths (up to 1.5 GHz), high
sample rates (up to 10 GS/s), long record lengths (up to 16 million sample
points) and may require greater processing capability to perform sophisticated
analysis of the input signals. The Company's LC product family features a
proprietary color display that facilitates certain visual analyses that cannot
be performed with a monochrome scope. In addition, models in the LC series
incorporate Motorola's PowerPC main processor and other custom processors
designed by the Company.
The Company believes that the following features give its Waverunner series
and LC series products one of the best user interfaces in the digital
oscilloscope market:
* Large, high-resolution color display, organized in a manner that
facilitates easy readout and analysis of displayed data.
* User-friendly control panel.
* Main processor with up to 64 MB of random access memory.
* Flexible options for data viewing/storage including VGA port and floppy
disk drive.
* Optional built-in printer that allows users to produce a printout of the
display at the touch of a button.
* A standard general-purpose interface bus ("GPIB") that enables the digital
oscilloscope to be part of a measurement and analysis system that uses
other GPIB-compatible instruments.
As part of its strategy to focus on its Waverunner series and LC series
products, the Company is phasing out its other digital oscilloscope product
offerings. The Company is continuing to sell its current inventory of these
products.
The Company offers its customers a wide array of post-sale upgrades of
important components, such as memory, processor and analysis software, as well
as optional features such as mass storage capability and built-in printers.
These product upgrades and options allow the Company's customers to add
performance and features to adapt their digital oscilloscopes to new measurement
and analysis requirements as they arise, which the Company believes reduces the
risk of product obsolescence to a certain degree.
To provide its digital oscilloscope customers with what it believes are
total solutions to their data measurement and analysis problems, the Company
develops, manufactures and sells a complementary line of signal source products
that can create input signals so that an electronic circuit can be evaluated
under controlled conditions. Using a digital oscilloscope, an engineer can
analyze the shape of the signal within the circuit, compare it to the shape of
the "ideal" input signal generated by the signal source and thereby identify
problems in the circuit. The Company's primary signal source products are
arbitrary waveform generators that allow the user to fully program the shape of
the signals generated. For example, an arbitrary waveform generator can be
programmed to produce signals that simulate those produced by a hard disk drive
head. The Company's principal arbitrary waveform generator is its Model LW420,
the list price of which is approximately $19,000.
The following are examples of specific applications involving the Company's
Waverunner series and LC series digital oscilloscope product families:
* DATA STORAGE--The computer disk drive industry is continually seeking to
apply advanced magnetic storage technology to increase data density and
reduce access time. Design engineers in this field require digital
oscilloscopes with high sample rates and long record lengths. The
Company believes that its Model DDA-120 and DDA-110 disk drive
analyzers, which feature a maximum sample rate of 8 GS/s and a maximum
record length of 16 million sample points, are well suited to such
applications. In addition to providing digital oscilloscopes that meet
the disk drive industry's requirements for high sample rates and long
record
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lengths, the Company has worked closely with customers in this industry
to develop specialized processing software that incorporates advanced
algorithms designed specifically for their particular measurement and
analysis requirements. The Company believes that the combination of its
high-performance data-acquisition technology with this specialized
processing capability has been a significant factor in the growth of its
sales to this industry.
* CELLULAR TELEPHONES/PAGERS--In contrast to many other applications, the
design of cellular telephones and pagers does not require digital
oscilloscopes with high bandwidths or sample rates. This is due to the
relatively longer and slower electronic signals associated with these
products. It is therefore important that digital oscilloscopes for these
applications have long record lengths and the ability to display the
captured data in a meaningful and usable format. The Company believes
that its Model LT344L digital oscilloscope is particularly well suited
to such applications. The Model LT344L has a medium bandwidth and sample
rate, but features a maximum record length of 1 million sample points.
In addition, this instrument has the ability to simultaneously display
the entire signal as well as an enlarged or "zoomed" view of a portion
of the signal.
* LASERs--A typical laser pulse has a duration on the order of two
billionths of a second. To capture and analyze the shape of a laser
pulse, a digital oscilloscope must make measurements of its amplitude
many times during this period. The Company believes that its Model 9362
is well suited to this application as it has the capability to make
precise measurements at the rate of ten billion per second, therefore
permitting this oscilloscope to capture accurately the shape of the
laser pulse so that it can be analyzed.
EMBEDDED SIGNAL ANALYZERS. In April 1998 LeCroy introduced the model
LSA1000, Signalyst, which can be used to incorporate a LeCroy digitizing system
into systems designed by other manufacturers. This product allows the fast
amplifier, high speed ADC, long record length and powerful processing of a
LeCroy digitizer system to be incorporated into other products and test systems.
NETWORK TEST PRODUCTS. The NEWSLine Network analyzer product has a unique
ability to preemptively identify the potential for network failure and
proactively monitor the network and report failures. This product localizes the
source of network problems to the transmitter, cabling, noise emissions or
network interface card and diagnoses the root cause of the failure.
HEP PRODUCTS. A typical HEP experiment consists of a large assembly of
electronics that measures particle energy and speed from up to many hundreds of
thousands of particle detectors. These measurements are used to identify
individual particles and to study their interactions. The Company's HEP product
offerings consist of an extensive range of modular products. These products
include analog-to-digital converters, which measure particle energy and
time-to-digital converters, which measure particle speed. The modular nature of
these products enables experimenters to select products from the Company's HEP
product catalog and combine them in a configuration that provides an overall
solution to their particular data measurement and analysis problems.
Sales of HEP products (including digitizers) accounted for approximately
6%, 5% and 6% of the Company's total revenues in its fiscal years ended June 30,
1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The Company expects HEP revenues to decline
in the future.
SERVICE AND AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS. The Company provides aftermarket support,
repair, maintenance and recalibration of installed Company products, as well as
installation of a variety of post-sale upgrades and optional features. The
Company maintains major field service centers in Chestnut Ridge, New York
(located at the Company's corporate headquarters), Geneva, Switzerland and
Osaka, Japan. Sophisticated service on certain key components of the Company's
digital oscilloscope products, including on its printed circuit boards, is
performed only at the Company's facilities in Geneva, Switzerland and Chestnut
Ridge, New York. The Company warrants its digital oscilloscopes from one to
three years, signal source products from one to five years and HEP products for
one year.
Service and aftermarket products (including product upgrades) generated
approximately 5% of the Company's total revenues in each of its fiscal years
ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997.
CUSTOMERS
The largest group of users of the Company's digital oscilloscopes are
electronic product designers and test engineers. Researchers in many scientific
disciplines including high-energy physics, medicine, geology, ultrasound and
mechanics also use the Company's digital oscilloscopes.
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Revenue derived from one customer accounted for 11% of the Company's
consolidated revenues in fiscal 1998. No other customer accounted for more than
10% of the Company's consolidated revenues in any of the last three fiscal
years. The Company's top 25 product customers consist of the following:
COMPUTERS/DISK DRIVES/PERIPHERALS AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS
* Hitachi * Bosch * AlcatEL
* International Business Machines * Siemens AG * Hewlett PackaRd
Corporation * Iwatsu Electric Co., Ltd.
* Maxtor Corporation INDUSTRIAL * Lucent Technologies
* Quantum Corporation ---------- * Motorola, Inc.
* Samsung * Fujitsu * Sony
* Seagate * Matsushita * Sprint-Global One
* Toshiba * PE Biosystems * Trend Communications
* Western Digital
OTHER
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GOVERNMENT/MILITARY/AEROSPACE * Bruker Analytical Systems
* Naval Air Warfare Center * Electro Rent
* Newcourt Technologies Corp.
SALES, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
The Company maintains a direct sales force of highly trained, technically
sophisticated sales engineers who are knowledgeable in the use of signal
analyzers in general and the features and advantages of the Company's products
in particular. In addition, particularly because of the Company's focus on
high-performance digital oscilloscopes, the Company believes that its sales
engineers are skilled in performing product demonstrations for current and
prospective customers. The Company believes it has a competitive advantage in
sales situations in which its sales engineers have the opportunity to
demonstrate the advantages of the Company's digital oscilloscopes; accordingly,
such demonstrations are an integral part of the Company's sales strategy.
The Company sells its digital oscilloscope products through its own direct
sales force in the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea with regional
sales headquarters located in Chestnut Ridge, New York, Geneva, Switzerland and
Osaka, Japan. As of June 30, 1999, the Company's direct digital oscilloscope
sales force consisted of approximately 88 sales engineers and regional managers
worldwide. The Company also uses manufacturer's representatives in support of
its direct selling efforts and in territories where the sales potential does not
currently justify the maintenance of a direct sales force. In addition, in Japan
the Company maintains a strategic alliance with Iwatsu Electric Co. Ltd., a
Japanese communications and test-and-measurement company that sells and
distributes some of the Company's products under the "Iwatsu/LeCroy" and
"Iwatsu" labels.
In January 1999, LeCroy and Anixter Inc. signed a two-year, multi-million
dollar contract for Anixter's exclusive North American distribution of LeCroy
Corporation's NEWSLine product. Anixter customers include companies from a
variety of industries including transportation, computer, manufacturing and
financial.
In order to raise market awareness of its products, the Company advertises
in trade publications, distributes promotional materials, conducts marketing
programs and seminars, issues press releases regarding new products, publishes
technical articles and participates in industry trade shows and conferences.
SEASONALITY
The Company historically has experienced somewhat lower activity during
its first fiscal quarter than in other fiscal quarters due, it believes,
principally to the lower level of orders and market activity during the summer
months, particularly in Europe. The Company believes this seasonable aspect of
its business is likely to continue in the future.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company believes that as a result of what it views as a continuing
shift in technology towards higher speed digital signals containing more complex
data, users of signal analyzer products will continue to demand higher
bandwidths, higher sample rates, longer record lengths and more powerful
processing capabilities. The primary objective of the Company's research and
development program is to extend its high performance technology in order to
satisfy this demand, while maintaining ease-of-use qualities and favorable
price-to-performance ratios. There can be no assurance that the Company will
achieve this objective.
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The Company is continuing to develop its sampling, data storage and
processing technologies using advanced integrated circuit techniques, and is
also working to improve its existing digital oscilloscope platform to provide
display enhancements, higher speed data processing and a broader range of
application-specific hardware and software options. The Company also is engaged
in the development of several new instruments and integrated circuits to address
the needs for precise amplitude and time measurement.
The Company intends to use its core acquisition technology to develop
dedicated signal analyzers for broader markets. The Company believes that
possible market opportunities for such products include the networking and
communications industries. The Company is currently in the introduction stage
with respect to a LAN monitor product that analyzes electronic signals in
communications networks in order to provide better monitoring and
failure-diagnosis capabilities than can be achieved using existing products.
The Company conducts research and development activities at its various
facilities. The Company's research and development costs, which are expensed as
incurred, were approximately $18.6 million, $20.5 million and $15.5 million in
its fiscal years ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, which
expenses represented 14.8%, 15.7% and 12.4% of total revenues, respectively, for
such fiscal years. In addition incident to an acquisition in fiscal 1998 was the
purchase of incomplete technology activities which resulted in a pre-tax charge
of $1.6 million, included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in
Non-recurring charges-acquisitions. The Company intends to continue to invest
approximately 14% to 15% of revenues in its research and development efforts.
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLIES
The Company's digital oscilloscopes and related products were manufactured
at the Company's facilities in Geneva, Switzerland and Chestnut Ridge, New York,
with HEP products also manufactured at the Chestnut Ridge facility.
Manufacturing operations were closed at the Geneva facility during the fourth
quarter of fiscal 1999 as part of the Company's restructuring efforts.
The Company obtains certain parts, components and sub-assemblies from
single sources. This has particularly been the case with several key integrated
circuits made by certain single source suppliers (Motorola, Philips, TRW and LSI
Logic). The Company believes that, for integrated circuits in particular,
alternative sources of supply would be difficult to develop over a short period
of time. An interruption in supply or an increase in price for its parts,
components and sub-assemblies would have a material adverse affect on the
Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.
As of June 30, 1999, the Company's Chestnut Ridge facility employed 99
manufacturing employees in an area devoted to such tasks of approximately 29,000
square feet.
BACKLOG
The Company's backlog of unshipped customer orders was approximately $15.2
million and $6.4 million as of June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Customers
may cancel orders at any time. The Company believes that its level of backlog at
any particular time is not necessarily indicative of future operating
performance of the Company.
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE
The Company had manufacturing facilities in both the United States and
Switzerland during fiscal 1999, purchases parts, components and sub-assemblies
from suppliers around the world in a variety of currencies, and sells its
products around the world in a variety of currencies. As a consequence, the
Company is exposed to risks from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates
with respect to a number of currencies, changes in government policies and legal
and regulatory requirements, political instability, transportation delays and
the imposition of tariffs and export controls. Among the more significant
potential risks to the Company of relative fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates is the relationship among and between the United States dollar,
Swiss franc and Japanese yen, and, to a lesser extent, the German deutschemark,
British pound, French franc and Italian lira. Local currency expenses resulting
from manufacturing and the worldwide sourcing of parts, components and
sub-assemblies are not generally offset by related local currency revenues, if
any. The Company seeks to mitigate to some degree its exposure to foreign
currency exchange rate fluctuations by borrowing under its multicurrency
revolving credit facility in circumstances in which it is exposed to significant
local currency receivables. The Company does not attempt to reduce its foreign
currency exchange risks by entering into other foreign currency management
programs or hedging transactions and has no plans to do so in the near term. As
a consequence, there
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can be no assurance that the Company's results of operations will not be
adversely effected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates in the
future, as a result of mismatches between local currency revenues and expenses,
the translation of foreign currencies into the United States dollar, the
Company's financial reporting currency, or otherwise. Moreover, fluctuations in
exchange rates could affect demand for the Company's products. During the fiscal
years ended June 30, 1999, 1998, and 1997 the Company reported foreign currency
exchange gains (losses) of $742,000, $(477,000) and $678,000, respectively.
COMPETITION
The market for signal analyzers is highly competitive and characterized by
rapid and continual advances in technology. According to Prime Data, Inc.
("Prime Data"), an independent industry survey organization, total digital
oscilloscope sales, excluding handhelds, grew from $638 million in 1994 to $793
million in 1998. Prime Data estimates that the four largest suppliers of digital
oscilloscopes, exclusive of handheld models, and their approximate respective
market shares for calendar 1997 were Tektronix, Inc. with 42%, Hewlett-Packard
Company with 21%, and LeCroy with 15%. Some of the Company's principal
competitors have substantially greater sales and marketing, development and
financial resources than the Company. The Company believes that each of these
companies offers a wide range of products that attempt to address most segments
of the digital oscilloscope market.
The Company believes that the principal bases of competition in the signal
analyzer market are a product's performance (bandwidth, sample rate, record
length and processing power), its price and quality, the vendor's name
recognition, reputation, product availability and the availability and quality
of post-sale support. The Company also believes that its success will depend in
part on its ability to maintain and develop the advanced technology used in its
signal analyzer products and its ability to offer high-performance products at a
favorable price-to-performance ratio. The Company believes that it currently
competes effectively with respect to each of the principal bases of competition
in the signal analyzer market in the general price range ($5,000 to $36,000) in
which its digital oscilloscopes are focused and that it will be able to continue
to do so, although there can be no assurance that this is or will be the case.
The Company believes that its principal competition in the HEP market comes
from its customers themselves, who are technically sophisticated and frequently
choose to construct their own measurement and analysis systems. The Company also
believes that the rest of this market is highly fragmented and consists of a
number of small firms, no one of which commands a significant market share.
PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND LICENSES
The Company currently relies on a combination of patents, trade secrets,
technical expertise and continuing technological research and development to
establish and protect proprietary rights in its products. The Company believes,
however, that because of the rapid pace of change and advancement in digital
oscilloscope technology, legal intellectual property protection is and will
continue to be a less significant factor in the Company's success than the
Company's core competency in converting electronic signals to digital form and
the experience and expertise of its personnel.
The Company protects significant technologies, products and processes that
it considers important to its business by, among other things, filing
applications for patent protection. As of June 30, 1999, the Company held a
total of fifteen United States patents expiring in the years from 2000 to 2017.
The Company also holds five foreign patents. The Company has pending
applications for thirteen additional United States patents and for seventeen
additional foreign patents. The patent positions of high-technology companies
such as the Company are uncertain, however, and involve complex legal issues and
factual questions. There can be no assurance that any of the Company's pending
or future applications will result in issued patents or that any issued patents
will provide the Company with adequate protection of the covered technologies,
products or processes. Moreover, the laws of foreign countries in which the
Company's products are or may be developed, manufactured or sold may not protect
the Company's intellectual property and other proprietary rights to the same
extent as the laws of the United States.
Although the Company believes that its products and technologies do not
infringe the proprietary rights of third parties, there can be no assurance that
third parties will not assert claims against the Company based on the
infringement or alleged infringement of any such rights. Such claims are
typically costly to defend, regardless of the legal outcome. There can be no
assurance that the Company would prevail with respect to any such claim, or that
a license to third-party rights, if needed, would be available on acceptable
terms. In any event, patent and proprietary rights litigation can be extremely
protracted and expensive.
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In February 1994, the Company settled litigation with Tektronix, Inc.
involving allegations that the Company's digital oscilloscope products infringed
patents held by Tektronix. As part of the settlement, the Company entered into a
license agreement with respect to such patents. Pursuant to the license
agreement the Company made an initial payment of approximately $1.5 million. In
addition, the Company is required to make future royalty payments in a minimum
aggregate amount of $3.5 million over ten years ending June 30, 2004 and may be
required to make up to an additional $3.5 million in contingent royalty payments
depending on its sales of certain products in certain territories over the life
of the patents. Royalty expense approximated $982,000, $1,442,000 and $1,329,000
in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The settlement agreement provides
that Tektronix may terminate the license in the event that the Company acquires
20% or more of the stock of, or a controlling interest in, any of a number of
specified companies participating in the oscilloscope market or any of their
respective affiliates (each, a "Restricted Company") or a Restricted Company
acquires 20% or more of the stock of, or a controlling interest in, the Company
or an affiliate of the Company, or any attempt to transfer the Tektronix license
to a Restricted Company is made. This provision of the settlement could preclude
the Company from making an investment in or acquisition of such companies, and
it also could discourage such companies or another third party from attempting
to acquire control of the Company or limit the price that such a third party
might be willing to pay for the Common Stock. In addition, this provision could
limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for the
Common Stock.
EMPLOYEES
As of June 30, 1999, LeCroy had 513 full time employees, of whom 283 work
in the Company's Chestnut Ridge facility, 56 work in the Company's Geneva
facility, and the remainder work in various other Company offices around the
world. None of the Company's employees is represented by a labor union and the
Company has not experienced any work stoppages. The Company believes that its
employee relations are generally satisfactory. A majority of the Company's
senior managers has over five years of service with the Company.
REGULATION
As the Company manufactures its products in the United States and
Switzerland, and sells its products and purchases parts, components and
sub-assemblies in a number of countries, the Company is subject to legal and
regulatory requirements, particularly the imposition of tariffs, customs and
export controls, in a variety of countries. In addition, the export of digital
oscilloscopes from both the United States and Switzerland is subject to
regulation under the Treaty for Nuclear Non-Proliferation by such countries.
The Company's subsidiary, Digitech Industries, Inc. has been involved in
environmental remediation activities. (See Note 12 to Consolidated Financial
Statements.) The Company does not foresee that the ultimate resolution of this
environmental matter will have a material adverse effect on the results of
future operations, financial position or the competitive position of the
Company.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's executive offices and one of its manufacturing facilities
are located in a two-story, approximately 88,000 square foot building in
Chestnut Ridge, New York that is owned by the Company. The Company also leases a
three story office and manufacturing building of approximately 44,000 square
feet in Geneva, Switzerland pursuant to a lease expiring December 31, 2004. In
addition, the Company leases other offices around the world to support its local
sales and service operations.
The Company believes that its facilities are in good working condition
and are suitable for its current operations.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is not a party to any material legal proceedings.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
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ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The executive officers of the Company are as follows:
NAME AGE POSITION
- ---- --- --------
Walter O. LeCroy, Jr. ................ 64 Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors
Lutz P. Henckels...................... 58 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Thomas H. Reslewic.................... 40 Executive Vice President--Chief Operating Officer
Ronald S. Nersesian................... 39 Senior Vice President--General Manager Oscilloscope
Division
Luis B. Boza.......................... 61 Vice President--Quality
Werner H. Brokatzky................... 54 Vice President--Operations
Brian V. Cake......................... 56 Vice President--Chief Technical Officer
Dennis A. Carpenter................... 52 Vice President--General Manager LeCroy North America
Warren Davis......................... 53 Vice President--Human Resources
John C. Maag.......................... 49 Vice President--Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Principal
Accounting Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
James J. Mueller...................... 46 Vice President--Technology Development
WALTER O. LECROY, JR., founder of the Company, has served as Honorary
Chairman of the Board since February 1999. Mr. LeCroy previously served as the
Chairman of the Board since the Company's inception. Mr. LeCroy was instrumental
in the initial development of the Company's core technology. Mr. LeCroy has a
Bachelor of Arts degree in physics from Columbia University.
LUTZ P. HENCKELS has served as the President and the Chief Executive
Officer since July 1993. He served as a consultant for the Company from January
1993 until July 1993. Before joining the Company, Mr. Henckels served as the
President of U.S. Operations of Racal-Redac, Inc., an electronic design
automation company, from May 1989 until January 1993. Prior to 1989, Mr.
Henckels was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of HHB Systems, Inc., a
public computer-aided design and test company. Mr. Henckels has Bachelor of
Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering, and a Doctor of
Science degree in computer science, from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
THOMAS H. RESLEWIC has served as Executive Vice President--Chief
Operating Officer since February 1998. Mr. Reslewic served as Executive Vice
President--Signal Analysis Business Group from February 1997 until January 1998,
as Vice President--Worldwide Sales from March 1996 until November 1997, as Vice
President--Sales and Marketing from July 1994 until March 1996, as the General
Manager for North American Sales from 1993 until July 1994 and the Director of
Marketing for the Company's Signal Sources Division from 1990 until 1993.
Previously, he spent eight years in sales and marketing management with
Tektronix, Inc., a manufacturer of digital oscilloscopes and one of the
Company's principal competitors. Mr. Reslewic has a Bachelor of Science degree
in physics from The College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Business
Administration degree from the University of Oregon.
RONALD S. NERSESIAN has served as the Senior Vice President--General
Manager Oscilloscope Division since February 1998. Mr. Nersesian served as
the Senior Vice President--Worldwide Marketing from March 1997 until January
1998 and as Vice President--Worldwide Marketing from March 1996 until February
1997. Before joining the Company, Mr. Nersesian spent eleven years with
Hewlett-Packard Company and held many marketing positions. Mr. Nersesian has a
Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University and
a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University.
LUIS B. BOZA has served as Vice President--Quality since May 1998. Before
joining the Company, Mr. Boza spent twenty eight years at Bell Laboratories, the
Research and Development division of Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T) and
held many management positions. Mr. Boza has a Bachelor of Science degree in
mathematics from the University of Havana, a Master of Science degree in
Statistics from the University of Chile and a Doctor of Science degree in
Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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WERNER H. BROKATZKY has served as Vice President--Operations since April
1999. Previously, Mr. Brokatzky has served as Vice President--Operations
(Geneva) from January 1996 through March 1999. Mr. Brokatzky joined the Company
in August 1978 as the Manager of Finance and Administration and served as Vice
President--Finance (Geneva) from March 1990 to December 1995.
BRIAN V. CAKE has served as Vice President--Chief Technical Officer since
February 1997. Previously, Mr. Cake served as Vice President--Advanced
Development from 1986 through January 1997. He joined the Company as an engineer
in November 1980. Mr. Cake has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and
electronic engineering from City University in London.
DENNIS A. CARPENTER has served as Vice President - General Manager LeCroy
North America since July 1999. Previously, Mr. Carpenter served as Vice
President--Worldwide Sales from November 1997 through June 1999. Before joining
the Company, Mr. Carpenter spent sixteen years with Hewlett-Packard Company in
several marketing and sales management positions. Most recently he was Sales
Manager for the Hewlett Packard Test and Measurement program. Mr. Carpenter has
a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science in mechanical engineering
from the University of Massachusetts.
WARREN DAVIS has served as the Vice President--Human Resources since
February 1997. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Director of Human Resources from
July 1995 to January 1997. Before joining the Company, Mr. Davis was the Vice
President of Human Resources at EG&G Instruments, Inc., a subsidiary of EG&G,
Inc., a high technology conglomerate. Mr. Davis has a Bachelor of Arts degree in
history from The University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business
Administration degree from New York University.
JOHN C. MAAG has served as the Vice President--Finance, Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Secretary and Treasurer since December 1995.
Before joining the Company, Mr. Maag was the Corporate Controller of Dynatech
Corporation, a voice, data and video communications company from May 1987 to
December 1995. Mr. Maag has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from St.
Joseph's College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
JAMES J. MUELLER has served as the Vice President--Technology Development
since June 1998. Previously, Mr. Mueller served as Vice President - Worldwide
Engineering from June 1996 through May 1998, and served as R&D Manager--T&M from
April 1992 to May 1996. Mr. Mueller has a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics
from Rutgers University and a Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees in
physics from Princeton University.
Executive officers of the Company are appointed by the Board of
Directors on an annual basis and serve until their successors have been duly
elected and qualified. There are no family relationships among any of the
executive officers or directors of the Company.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its
executive officers and directors, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
indemnify such persons to the fullest extent permitted by law, and providing for
certain other protections.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
LeCroy's common stock has been traded on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol LCRY. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the
range of high and low sales prices for the Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq
National Market.
HIGH LOW
FISCAL YEAR 1998
First Quarter ............................................ $46.00 $30.75
Second Quarter............................................ 44.13 27.38
Third Quarter............................................. 34.50 17.88
Fourth Quarter............................................ 25.25 13.75
FISCAL YEAR 1999
First Quarter............................................. $23.75 $13.25
Second Quarter............................................ 20.38 10.75
Third Quarter............................................. 24.75 15.25
Fourth Quarter............................................ 25.44 13.25
The Company has never declared or paid cash dividends on its Common Stock
and intends to retain all available funds for use in the operation and expansion
of its business. The Company therefore does not anticipate that any cash
dividends will be declared or paid in the foreseeable future. As of August 9,
1999, there were approximately 242 holders of record of the Common Stock.
On June 30, 1999, the Company issued and sold an aggregate of 500,000
shares of its Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock ("Series A
Preferred Stock") for an aggregate purchase price of $10,000,000 and warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, for an
aggregate purchase price of $0.01, in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. The securities were sold to Advent Global GECC III
Limited Partnership, EnviroTech Investment Fund I Limited Partnership, Adwest
Limited Partnership, Oakstone Ventures Limited Partnership, and Advent Partners
Limited Partnership, all of which are accredited investors as defined under
Regulation D of the Securities Act. Proceeds of the issuance of Series A
Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase Common Stock were allocated for general
working capital purposes.
The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock at
any time at the option of the holder and, under certain circumstances specified
in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, the Series A Preferred Stock is
automatically convertible into shares of Common Stock. The warrants are
exercisable, at an exercise price of $20 per share of Common Stock, at any time
until June 30, 2006.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
The following selected consolidated Statements of Operations data for the
five years ended June 30, 1999 and the Balance Sheet data at June 30, 1999,
1998, 1997, 1996 and 1995 are derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements
of the Company. The data should be read in conjunction with "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," the
Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included herein.
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YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenues
Digital oscilloscopes and related products.......... $100,366 $ 101,584 $ 100,582 $ 86,061 $ 65,785
High energy physics products........................ 7,362 6,167 6,993 10,952 12,277
Service and other................................... 6,863 6,700 6,085 5,077 5,061
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Test & measurement revenue..................... $114,591 $ 114,451 $ 113,660 $ 102,090 83,123
LAN/WAN test instruments............................ 6,707 8,058 7,741 6,082 2,733
License fees........................................ 4,900 8,500 4,000 -- --
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total.......................................... 126,198 131,009 125,401 108,172 85,856
Cost of sales (1)........................................ 62,827 56,996 53,173 48,068 39,274
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Gross profit................................... 63,371 74,013 72,228 60,104 46,582
Selling, general and administrative expenses............. 44,888 44,076 41,924 36,868 29,517
Research and development expenses........................ 18,638 20,541 15,495 13,704 11,123
Restructuring costs and non-recurring charges, net (2)... 6,788 5,852 3,857 -- --
Non-recurring charges (credits) - acquisitions (3)....... (1,140) 3,533 -- -- --
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total operating expenses....................... 69,174 74,002 61,276 50,572 40,640
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Operating income (loss)........................ (5,803) 11 10,952 9,532 5,942
Other income (expenses), net............................. 164 9 365 (114) (2,197)
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Income (loss) before income taxes and
extraordinary charge (5,639) 20 11,317 9,418 3,745
Provision for income taxes............................... 1,149 1,900 3,743 3,154 1,412
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Income (loss) before extraordinary charge...... (6,788) (1,880) 7,574 6,264 2,333
Extraordinary charge for early retirement of debt ....... -- -- -- (1,300) --
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net income (loss).............................. (6,788) (1,880) 7,574 4,964 2,333
Charges related to convertible preferred stock........... (1,844) -- -- -- --
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Income (loss) available to common stockholders $ (8,632) $ (1,880) $ 7,574 $ 4,964 $ 2,333
======== ========= ========= ========= =========
Income (loss) per common share-basic:
Income (loss) before extraordinary charge...... $ (1.13) $ (.25) $ 1.20 $ 1.26 $ .51
Extraordinary charge........................... -- -- -- (.26) --
-------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net income (loss).............................. $ (1.13) $ (.25) $ 1.20 $ 1.00 $ .51
======== ========= ========= ========= =========
Income (loss) per common share-diluted:
Income (loss) before extraordinary charge...... $ (1.13) $ (.25) $ 1.00 $ .98 $ .45
Extraordinary charge........................... -- -- -- (.20) --
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net income (loss).............................. $ (1.13) $ (.25) $ 1.00 $ .78 $ .45
========== ========= ========= ========== =========
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic.......................................... 7,621 7,375 6,299 4,957 4,603
========= ========== ========== ========== =========
Diluted........................................ 7,621 7,375 7,541 6,373 5,137
========= ========== ========== ========== =========
JUNE 30,
------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
(IN THOUSANDS)
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital.......................................... $ 30,380 $ 27,697 $ 41,978 $ 33,412 $ 23,014
Total assets ............................................ 102,214 89,110 79,389 65,008 51,719
Total debt and capitalized leases........................ 8,200 2,294 160 5,910 18,042
Redeemable convertible preferred stock................... 8,152 -- -- -- --
Total stockholders' equity............................... 51,855 54,107 54,324 39,159 19,006
(1) Included in cost of sales in fiscal 1999 and fiscal 1998 are inventory
write downs of $2,170 and $2,697, respectively, pursuant to restructuring
of the Company's business.
(2) Restructuring costs were incurred in fiscal 1997 due to a restructuring of
the Company's High Energy Physics business; in fiscal 1998 due to a
restructuring of the Company's business in reaction to continued
uncertainties in the Pacific region and in fiscal 1999 due to the
consolidation of the Company's oscilloscope operations.
(3) See Notes 12 and 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with
"Selected Financial Data" and the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements
and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
OVERVIEW
The Company's original digital oscilloscope technology was derived from its
historical efforts in developing products for high energy physics ("HEP")
research. In 1985 the Company introduced its first digital oscilloscope product.
In 1999 the Company continued to expand its product offerings with new
mid-market oscilloscopes, production and sale of the NEWSLine LAN monitor,
introduction of a remote access system product for local area network analysis
and new differential signal probe product lines.
The Company had manufacturing facilities in both the United States and
Switzerland during fiscal 1999, purchases parts, components and sub-assemblies
from a variety of vendors around the world in a variety of currencies and sells
its products worldwide in a variety of currencies. This subjects the Company to
certain risks including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, changes
in government policies, legal and regulatory requirements, political
instability, transportation delays and the imposition of tariffs and export
controls. For information with respect to the risks arising from fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates and certain measures adopted by the Company to
mitigate to a degree such risks, see "Business--Foreign Currency Exchange."
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The table indicates the percentage of total revenues represented by each
item in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
Revenues
Digital oscilloscopes and related products.............................. 79.5% 77.5% 80.2%
High energy physics products............................................ 5.8 4.7 5.6
Service and other....................................................... 5.5 5.1 4.8
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Test and Measurement revenues........................................... 90.8 87.3 90.6
LAN/WAN test instruments................................................ 5.3 6.2 6.2
License Fees............................................................ 3.9 6.5 3.2
------- ------- -------
Total revenue........................................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0
Cost of sales................................................................ 49.8 43.5 42.4
------- ------- -------
Gross profit............................................................ 50.2 56.5 57.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses................................. 35.6 33.6 33.4
Research and development expenses............................................ 14.8 15.7 12.4
Restructuring costs.......................................................... 5.4 4.5 3.1
Non-recurring charges (credits) - acquisitions............................... (0.9) 2.7 --
------- ------- -------
Operating income (loss)................................................. (4.6) -- 8.7
Other income, net............................................................ 0.1 -- 0.3
-------- ------- -------
Income before income taxes.............................................. (4.5) -- 9.0
Provision for income taxes................................................... 0.9 1.4 3.0
------- ------- -------
Net income (loss)....................................................... (5.4)% (1.4)% 6.0%
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RESTRUCTURING AND NON-RECURRING CHARGES (CREDITS)
The operating results for the year ended June 30, 1999 includes total
restructuring and non-recurring charges of $11.3 million ($10.9 million after
taxes or $(1.44) per basic share) relating to the consolidation of the Company's
oscilloscope operations. The Company believes that this consolidation will
enhance operating efficiencies and enable the Company to dedicate additional
resources to capitalize on several current breakthrough technologies.
Of the aforementioned $11.3 million pretax charges, $10.4 million relates
to restructuring costs. The restructuring costs include inventory write-offs of
$2.2 million included in cost of sales, the accrual for the future minimum lease
payments for the Geneva Switzerland manufacturing facility of $3.4 million,
severance and
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employee benefit costs of $3.0 million for the reduction of full and part time
employees from the current workforce and the write down of plant assets and
capitalized management information system software and other costs of $1.8
million. As of June 30, 1999 approximately $3.9 million of these costs have been
paid. The restructuring plan is expected to be completed by the end of fiscal
2000. Associated with the restructuring efforts were $0.9 million of additional
costs incurred to redeploy manufacturing, engineering and employee resources.
In May 1999 the Company, its subsidiary, Digitech Industries, Inc. and the
former owners of the previously leased facilities in Ridgefield, Connecticut
("Ridgefield Site") entered into an agreement with the current owners of the
Ridgefield Site. The current owners have purchased an insurance policy providing
for $2 million of coverage against certain environmental liabilities related to
the Ridgefield Site. This insurance policy names both the Company and Digitech
Industries as insured parties. The current owners of the Ridgefield Site have
also agreed to remediate all environmental problems associated with the property
and to obtain all applicable approvals and certifications from the DEP. The
current owners of the Ridgefield Site have also agreed to hold both the Company
and Digitech Industries harmless in the event of a claim made against them
relating to these environmental matters. In return for the above, forty-five
days after the DEP has provided written notification to the Company that the
site remediation has been accomplished to its satisfaction, the Company has
agreed to pay the former owners of the Ridgefield Site $160,000 for compensation
for the reduced sales value of the property due to the environmental problems
existing on the site. As a result of the above agreement, the Company reversed
$1,140,000 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999 of the original $1.3 million
environmental provision recorded in December 1997.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998 the Company finalized a restructuring
plan amounting to $8.5 million ($7.9 million after taxes or $1.07 per basic
share) in response to continuing uncertainties in the Pacific Region. These
charges included inventory write-offs of $2.7 million included in cost of sales,
the write down of plant assets, leases and contracts of $2.9 million, and
reduction of 90 full and part-time employees of the Company's workforce, which
approximate $2.9 million. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999 the Company
recorded restructuring credits of $2.4 million relating to the reversal of
restructuring accruals for severance and leases related to the decision to
continue certain European sales offices. As of June 30, 1999, the 1998
restructuring plan has been substantially completed.
In January 1997, the Company adopted a strategic business plan to
reduce costs and improve asset utilization in its HEP business. In connection
with the plan, the Company has taken a series of reorganization actions
resulting in write-offs, principally for inventory and other asset revaluations,
and employee severance. The restructuring plan resulted in a charge to fiscal
1997 third quarter results of approximately $3.9 million ($2.5 million after
taxes), of which $0.6 million related to severance. At June 30, 1999, these
reorganization activities have been completed.
COMPARISON OF FISCAL YEARS 1999 AND 1998
Total revenues declined to $126.2 million in 1999 from $131.0 million in
1998, or 4%. Revenues decreased as a result of a decrease in unit sales in Asia
of mid-market segment digital oscilloscopes and related products and a decrease
in license fee revenues. On a geographic basis, total revenues increased to
$59.9 million in 1999 from $58 million in 1998 or 3% in the United States, to
$36.7 million in 1999 from $31 million in 1998 or 18%, in Europe, and declined
to $29.6 million in 1999 from $42 million in 1998 or 30%, in the rest of the
world, principally Japan and the rest of Asia.
Revenues from digital oscilloscopes and related products declined 1% to
$100.4 million in 1999, from $101.6 million in 1998. This decrease in revenues
was primarily attributable to a 5% decrease in unit sales, primarily for
mid-market products. Average selling prices of digital oscilloscope and related
products increased by 1% as compared to fiscal 1998 as a result of continuing
higher sales of the LC 564/584 introduced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998.
Revenues from sales of HEP products increased to $7.4 million in 1999 from
$6.2 million in 1998, or 19%, resulting from unanticipated last time procurement
from government laboratories. The Company believes that revenues from sales of
HEP products, which represented approximately 6% of total revenues in 1999 will
likely represent a declining portion of its total revenues in the future.
Service and other revenues increased to $6.9 million in 1999 from $6.7
million in 1998, or 3%, due primarily to the continued increase in marketing of
service and support programs for digital oscilloscopes and related products and
increased sales of upgrades for such products.
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Revenues from LAN/WAN test instruments declined to $6.7 million in 1999
from $8.1 million in 1998, or 17%. This decrease was attributable to the
shipment of a large order to Sprint of $3.7 million in 1998.
License fees declined to $4.9 million in 1999 from $8.5 million 1998. The
Company believes that license fee revenues are likely to continue to represent a
declining portion of its total revenue in the future.
Gross profit, excluding the impact of restructuring charges of $2.2 million
in 1999 and $2.7 million in 1998, respectively, was 51.9% in 1999 compared to
58.6% in 1998. The decline was caused by higher material costs for the LC
564/584 product lines introduced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998, lower
margins on the mid-market Waverunner products introduced in the second half of
1999 and lower license fees in 1999.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $44.9 million in
1999 from $44.1 million in 1998, or 2%. These expenses increased as the Company
expanded its sales personnel in Korea resulting from the acquisition of Woojoo
Hi-Tech in the third quarter of fiscal 1998. As a percentage of total revenues,
selling, general and administrative expenses were 35.6% in 1999 and 33.6% in
1998.
Research and development expenses, excluding the impact of a $2.5 million
technology payment, increased to $18.6 million in 1999 from $18 million in 1998,
or 3%. Excluding the impact of the $2.5 million technology payment, research and
development expenses, as a percentage of total revenue, was 14.8% in 1999
compared to 13.8% in 1998.
Operating income, excluding the impact of the restructuring and
non-recurring charges (credits) declined to $2 million in 1999 from $12.1
million in 1998, or 83% due to the factors listed above. As a percentage of
total revenues, operating income, excluding the impact of the restructuring and
non-recurring charges (credits), was 1.6% in 1999 as compared to 9.2% in 1998.
Net interest and financing charges, included in other income, net was
$578,000 in 1999 compared to net interest income of $486,000 in 1998. The change
in the current year is due primarily to reduced levels of cash on hand as the
Company has made significant capital investments in the last half of fiscal 1998
as well as in the third quarter of fiscal 1999. These capital investments
include an equity investment and purchased manufacturing and distribution
rights. Average borrowing levels were $6.7 million 1999 as compared to $1.2
million in 1998. Other income, net in 1999 and 1998 included currency exchange
gains (losses) of $742,000 and ($477,000), respectively.
The Company's effective income tax rate for 1999 before restructuring and
non-recurring charges, net, was 43.3% compared to 29.7% in 1998 due principally
to foreign tax payments on license fees, for which no U.S. tax benefit is
recognized. Currently, the Company's Swiss subsidiary operates under a tax
agreement with the Canton of Geneva pursuant to which the effective tax rate on
income with respect to such subsidiary is approximately 17%. The Company will
renegotiate the agreement during fiscal 2000.
Excluding the impact of the restructuring and non-recurring charges
(credits), net of taxes, amounting to $7.5 million in 1999, and $10.4 million in
1998, net income declined 91% to $743,000 in 1999 compared to $8.5 million in
1998. Excluding the impact of the restructuring and non-recurring charges
(credits), net income as a percentage of total revenues was 0.6%, in 1999
compared to 6.5% for 1998.
COMPARISON OF FISCAL YEARS 1998 AND 1997
Total revenues increased to $131.0 million in 1998 from $125.4 million in
1997, or 4%, and represented record full-year revenues for the Company. Revenues
increased as a result of an increase in average selling prices of digital
oscilloscopes and license fee revenues. On a geographic basis, total revenues
increased to $58.0 million in 1998 from $51.5 million in 1997, or 13%, in the
United States, declined to $31 million in 1998 from $32.9 million in 1997, or
6%, in Europe and increased to $42 million in 1998 from $41 million in 1997, or
2%, in the rest of the world, principally Japan and the rest of Asia.
The increase in revenues was lowered by approximately $4.7 million in
the current year attributable to the net impact of the strengthening of the
United States dollar versus the Japanese yen, Swiss franc, French franc and
German deutschemark, as compared to the exchange rates prevailing in the same
period of the prior fiscal year.
Revenues from digital oscilloscopes and related products increased 1% to
$101.6 million in 1998, from $100.6 million in 1997. This slight increase in
revenues was attributable to an increase in sales in the Company's LC family
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of color digital oscilloscopes. Average selling prices of digital oscilloscope
and related products increased marginally, as compared to fiscal 1997 offset by
similar decline in unit volume.
Revenues from sales of HEP products declined to $6.2 million in 1998 from
$7.0 million in 1997, or 12%. The Company believes that revenues from sales of
HEP products, which represented approximately 5% of total revenues in 1998 as
compared to approximately 6% of total revenues in 1997.
Service and other revenues increased to $6.7 million in 1998 from $6.1
million in 1997, or 10%, due primarily to the continued increase in marketing of
service and support programs for digital oscilloscopes and related products and
higher sales of upgrades for such products.
Revenues from LAN/WAN test instruments, acquired in the Digitech
acquisition, increased to $8.1 million in 1998, from $7.7 million in 1997 or 4%.
License fee revenues, including $5.5 million for digital oscilloscope
solutions increased to $8.5 million in 1998.
Gross profit for fiscal 1998, excluding the impact of restructuring charges
of $2.7 million was 58.6% of revenues compared to 57.6% for fiscal 1997. This
growth was due to increased revenues from fees for digital oscilloscope
solutions and LAN/WAN license fee revenues.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $44.1 million in
1998 from $41.9 million in 1997, or 5%. These expenses increased as the Company
expanded sales management and staff at each of its regional sales headquarters
and incurred additional sales commissions due to higher sales volume and the
expansion of administrative management and support staff. As a percentage of
total revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses were to 33.6% in
1998 compared to 33.4% in 1997.
Research and development expenses increased to $20.5 million in 1998 from
$15.5 million in 1997, or 33%. This higher level of research and development
expenses reflects an increase in connection with introductions of new digital
oscilloscopes and related products and continued development of network products
and a $2.5 million technology payment that will enhance LeCroy's position in
both the oscilloscope and network businesses. As a percentage of total revenues,
research and development expenses were 15.7% in 1998 compared to 12.4% in 1997.
Non-recurring charges for acquisitions in fiscal 1998 related to
transaction costs and one time charges resulting from the merger of Digitech
Industries, Inc. which included at $1.3 million provision for environment clean
up, $0.6 million for professional fees and write down of assets associated with
duplicate product lines, and a $1.6 million purchase of incomplete technology
resulting from the purchase of Preamble Instruments, Inc.
Operating income, excluding the impact of the restructuring and
non-recurring charges-acquisitions was $12.1 million in 1998 and $14.8 million
in 1997. As a percentage of total revenues, operating income, excluding the
impact of the restructuring and non-recurring charges, was 9.2% in 1998 as
compared to 11.8% in 1997.
Interest income and financing charges net, included in other income
(expenses), was $486,000 in 1998 compared to interest expense of $313,000 in
1997. The improvement in the current year is due primarily to reduced levels of
debt, paid down from funds received in the third quarter of fiscal 1997 from the
Company's secondary public offering of its common stock. Average borrowing
levels were $1.2 million in 1998 as compared to $4.9 million in 1997. Operating
results in fiscal 1998 and 1997 included currency exchange gains (losses) of
approximately $(477,000) and $678,000, respectively.
The Company's effective income tax rate for 1998, before restructuring and
non-recurring charges-acquisitions, was 29.7%. Currently, the Company's Swiss
subsidiary operates under a tax agreement with the Canton of Geneva pursuant to
which the effective tax rate on income with respect to such subsidiary is
approximately 17%.
Excluding the impact of the restructuring and non-recurring
charges-acquisitions amounting to $10.4 million, net income declined 16% to $8.5
million in 1998 compared to $10.1 million in 1997. Excluding the impact of the
restructuring charges and non-recurring charges-acquisitions, net income as a
percentage of total revenues was 6.5% compared to 8% for 1997.
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YEAR 2000
The year 2000 problem concerns the inability of information systems to
recognize properly and process date-sensitive information beyond December 31,
1999. Prior to the restructuring of its oscilloscope operations and the closure
of its Geneva Switzerland manufacturing facility, the Company had planned to
implement a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system in July 1999, which,
was year 2000 compliant. As a result of the aforementioned restructuring, the
Company has decided to delay the implementation of its new ERP system until
April 2000. Based upon successful application testing, the Company believes its
financial operating systems in New York are currently Year 2000 compliant,
however the financial operating system at the Geneva, Switzerland location is
not year 2000 compliant. Therefore, the Company will invoke its year 2000
contingency plan with respect to the Geneva Switzerland location. The Company
has decided to purchase a financial operating system that is year 2000 compliant
for its Geneva Switzerland location rather than upgrade the Geneva legacy
system.
The Company has purchased and installed the new financial operating system
in Geneva. The total cost of this new system was approximately $137,000. This
includes software, installation, training and support. The source of these funds
came from borrowings under the revolving line of credit.
The Company continues to work with other third party suppliers to identify
exposures and obtain compliance. At this point the Company does not anticipate
any material adverse effects resulting from year 2000 problems. Based upon
extensive testing the Company believes that all its test and measurement
products are problem free with respect to their internal time clocks in the year
2000 and beyond.
This represents a forward-looking statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1997. Undiscovered issues related to the Year 2000
issue could have an adverse impact on the Company's results of operations.
Additional risks associated with the year 2000 problem include (i) failure
of systems and software used by our customers which will impact their financial
ability to purchase our products; (ii) failure of systems and software used by
vendors and third-party service providers upon which we rely for outsourced
services and products; (iii) Year 2000 problems with our suppliers which could
negatively impact our ability to fulfill our orders promptly; and (iv) errors or
failures of systems in which our products are implemented which could result in
improper interfacing or operation of such devices.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Working capital was $30.4 million at June 30, 1999, which represented a
working capital ratio of 1.9 to 1, compared to $27.7 million, or 1.8 to 1, at
June 30, 1998.
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities were $(3.3) million
in fiscal 1999 compared to $(1.5) million in fiscal 1998 and $13 million in
fiscal 1997. The 1999 cash flows from operations declined in comparison to the
prior two fiscal years as the result of lower operating earnings in the current
year.
Capital expenditures were $8.5 million, $6.5 million and $5.4 million in
fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. These capital expenditures were
primarily for assembly, research, design and test equipment, facilities
improvements and information systems software. Average net fixed assets employed
were $13.2 million, or 10.4% of fiscal 1999 revenues, compared to $11.7 million
or 8.9% of revenues in fiscal 1998. LeCroy anticipates that its capital spending
for property and equipment in fiscal 1999 will approximate $7 million, primarily
for design and test equipment, an ERP information system to improve our business
processes, and facilities improvements. Funding for capital expenditures
generally will be provided from internal sources.
In February 1998 the Company made a $7 million equity investment in Iwatsu
Electric Co., Ltd. which gives LeCroy a first right of refusal for Iwatsu's test
and measurement business. In April 1998 the Company purchased manufacturing and
distribution rights for complementary Iwatsu products for $4.7 million. In March
1999 the Company purchased additional manufacturing rights for complementary
Iwatsu products for $5 million.
The Company has financed its business in fiscal 1999 through amounts
available under its multicurrency revolving credit facility, as well as the
proceeds of $10 million from a private placement of redeemable convertible
preferred stock. In March 1999 the Company amended its unsecured multicurrency
revolving credit facility and increased its borrowing capacity to $20 million,
maturing in January 2002. At June 30, 1999 the Company had
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borrowed $6.6 million under the agreement. The amended credit agreement contains
financial covenants that include maintaining specified financial ratios,
positive levels of net income and limitations on capital expenditures. At June
30, 1999, the Company was in violation of certain financial covenants, which
have been waived by the banks. In September 1999 the agreement was amended to
pledge substantially all of the Company's domestic assets as collateral
and to revise certain financial covenants.
In addition, the Company maintains certain foreign borrowing and overdraft
facilities, principally a three million Swiss franc ($1.9 million using the U.S.
dollar/Swiss franc exchange rate as of June 30, 1999 of which $1.6 million was
used) multicurrency revolving credit agreement that is cancelable upon notice by
the bank or the Company.
The Company believes that its cash on hand together with amounts
available under its multicurrency revolving credit agreement and internally
generated cash flow will be sufficient to fund working capital and capital
expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company does not enter into financial instruments for trading or
speculative purposes. The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in
interest rates, foreign exchange rates and market valuation of its foreign
common stock investment. Its equity investment in Iwatsu Electric Co., Ltd. is
subject to the impact of foreign exchange rates and the Japanese stock market
fluctuation which at June 30, 1999 has resulted in a $0.3 million increase from
the $7 million original cost. The change in the value of this investment, which
is deemed to be temporary, is included as part of accumulated comprehensive
(loss) in stockholders' equity and is not included in income or loss.
The Company's foreign debt, which at June 30, 1999 was comprised primarily
of short-term facilities in Swiss francs at a fixed rate amounting to $1.6
million, does not subject the Company to significant interest rate risk as the
borrowings are short term. The Company periodically uses foreign currency based
borrowings in an effort to hedge foreign exchange risks.
NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." This statement establishes accounting and
reporting standards for derivative instruments and requires recognition of all
derivatives as assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and
measurement of those instruments at fair value. The statement is effective for
fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. Management believes that adopting
this statement will not have a material impact on the financial position,
results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
This Form 10-K may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation,
statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company
or its directors or officers with respect to, among others things, (i) market
trends in the Company's industries and the projected impact on the Company; (ii)
the increasing importance of signal shape analysis; (iii) the Company's ability
to meet its customers' evolving needs; (iv) the Company's position within its
industries and ability to effectively compete; (v) the Company's ability to
expand into new markets; (vi) future HEP revenues; (vii) trends in the
seasonality of the Company's sales; (viii) a shift in technology towards higher
speed digital signals containing more complex data and the demands of users of
signal analyzer products; (ix) market opportunities for dedicated signal
analyzers; (x) the resolution of certain environmental remediation activities;
(xi) consequences of the Company's consolidation of its oscilloscope operations;
(xii) the proportion that license fee revenue will represent of the Company's
future revenues; (xiii) year 2000 compliance of the Company's products, and the
impact of the year 2000 problem on the Company; (xiv) sufficiency of the
Company's cash flow to fund working capital and capital expenditure
requirements; (xv) trends affecting the Company's financial condition and
results of operations; (xvi) the Company's business and growth strategies;
(xvii) the impact of adoption of accounting conventions; and (xviii) certain
other statements identified or qualified by words such as "likely", "will",
"suggests", "may", "would", "could", "should", "expects", "anticipates",
"estimates", "plans", "projects", "believes", "is optimistic about", or similar
expressions (and variants of such words or expressions). Investors are cautioned
that forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. These forward-looking
statements represent the best judgement of the Company as on the date of this
Form 10-K, and the Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on such
statements. Actual performance
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and results of operations may differ materially from those projected or
suggested in the forward-looking statements due to certain risks and
uncertainties including, without limitation, risks associated with fluctuations
in the Company's operating results, volume and timing of orders received,
changes in the mix of products sold, competitive pricing pressure, the Company's
ability to meet or renegotiate customer demands, the Company's ability to
anticipate changes in the market, the Company's ability to finance its
operations on terms that are acceptable, the Company's ability to attract and
retain qualified personnel including the Company's management, changes in the
global economy, the dependence on certain key customers, the Company's ability
to realize sufficient margins on sales of its products, the availability and
timing of funding for the Company's current products and the development of
future products as well as those discussed in the section entitled "Risk
Factors" in the Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) on March 26, 1997 (which section is hereby incorporated
by reference herein).
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
LECROY CORPORATION
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
Report of Independent Auditors.......................................................................... 24
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1999 and 1998................................................ 25
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997.................. 26
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997........ 27
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997.................. 28
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.............................................................. 29
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
LeCroy Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of LeCroy
Corporation as of June 30, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended June 30, 1999. Our audits also included the
financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 14(a). These financial
statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
LeCroy Corporation at June 30, 1999 and 1998, and the consolidated results of
its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended June 30, 1999, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Hackensack, New Jersey
August 2, 1999, except for
the last sentence of the second
paragraph of Note 6, as to which
the date is September 7, 1999.
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LeCROY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
JUNE 30,
------------------------
1999 1998
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ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents......................................................... $ 1,791 $ 1,895
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $518 in 1999 and $568 in 1998 31,549 31,297
Inventories....................................................................... 29,120 26,682
Other current assets.............................................................. 3,200 2,556
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Total current assets......................................................... 65,660 62,430
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land and building................................................................. 9,294 6,825
Furniture, machinery and equipment................................................ 28,463 29,907
-------- -------
37,757 36,732
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization................................... (23,200) (24,937)
-------- -------
14,557 11,795
Marketable securities.................................................................. 7,383 5,073
Other assets........................................................................... 14,614 9,812
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$102,214 $89,110
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current debt...................................................................... $ 1,600 $ 2,294
Accounts payable.................................................................. 11,858 9,970
Accrued expenses:
Warranty....................................................................... 1,822 1,943
Deferred revenue............................................................... 3,910 687
Other.......................................................................... 2,573 6,293
Compensation and benefits...................................................... 6,903 7,506
Restructuring ................................................................. 3,420 2,516
Income taxes................................................................... 3,194 3,524
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Total current liabilities.................................................... 35,280 34,733
Long-term debt......................................................................... 6,600 --
Deferred compensation.................................................................. 327 270
Contingencies and commitments
Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value (Authorized 500,000 shares;
500,000 shares issued and outstanding; liquidation value, $10,000,000 at June 30, 1999) 8,152 --
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value (Authorized 45,000,000 shares; 7,704,994 and
7,568,667 issued and outstanding in 1999 and 1998, respectively)............... 77 76
Additional paid-in capital........................................................ 42,869 37,867
Accumulated other comprehensive loss.............................................. (3,970) (5,347)
Retained earnings................................................................. 12,879 21,511
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Total stockholders' equity................................................... 51,855 54,107
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$102,214 $89,110
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LeCROY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
----------------------------
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
Revenues:
Digital oscilloscopes and related products................................. $100,366 $101,584 $100,582
High energy physics products.............................................. 7,362 6,167 6,993
Service and other.......................................................... 6,863 6,700 6,085
-------- -------- --------
Test and measurement revenues..................................... 114,591 114,451 113,660
LAN/WAN test instruments................................................... 6,707 8,058 7,741
License fees............................................................... 4,900 8,500 4,000
-------- -------- --------
Total...................................................................... 126,198 131,009 125,401
Cost of sales................................................................... 62,827 56,996 53,173
-------- -------- --------
Gross profit............................................................... 63,371 74,013 72,228
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative........................................ 44,888 44,076 41,924
Research and development................................................... 18,638 20,541 15,495
Restructuring and non-recurring charges, net............................... 6,788 5,852 3,857
Non-recurring charges (credits) - acquisitions............................. (1,140) 3,533 -
-------- -------- --------
Total operating expenses..................................... 69,174 74,002 61,276
-------- -------- --------
Operating income (loss)......................................................... (5,803) 11 10,952
Other income, net............................................................... 164 9 365
-------- -------- --------
Income (loss) before income taxes............................................... (5,639) 20 11,317
Provision for income taxes...................................................... 1,149 1,900 3,743
-------- -------- --------
Net income (loss)............................................................... (6,788) (1,880) 7,574
Charges related to convertible preferred stock.................................. (1,844) - -
-------- -------- --------
Income (loss) available to common stockholders.................................. $ (8,632) $ (1,880) $ 7,574
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Income (loss) per common share applicable to common stockholders:
Basic........................................................................... $ (1.13) $ (0.25) $ 1.20
Diluted ........................................................................ $ (1.13) $ (0.25) $ 1.00
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic........................................................................... 7,621 7,375 6,299
Diluted ........................................................................ 7,621 7,375 7,541
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LeCROY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
ACCUMULATED
COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL TREASURY STOCK OTHER
-------------- PAID-IN --------------- COMPREHENSIVE RETAINED
SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL SHARES AMOUNT INCOME (LOSS) EARNINGS TOTAL
------ ------ ------- ------ ------ ------------- -------- -----
Balance at June 30, 1996 ................... 6,332 $64 $23,950 (451) $(2,334) $ 1,662 $15,817 $39,159
Comprehensive income:
Net income ............................... 7,574 7,574
Foreign currency translation ............. (3,631) (3,631)
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Total comprehensive income ................. 3,943
Public sale of common stock ................ 354 3 7,717 7,720
Conversion of stock warrants................ 591 6 (6)
Stock option and stock purchase plans ...... 1,531 339 1,521 3,052
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options . 450 450
---- -- ------- ---- ---- ------- ------ ------
Balance at June 30, 1997 ................... 7,277 73 33,642 (112) (813) (1,969) 23,391 54,324
Comprehensive income:
Net loss.................................. (1,880) (1,880)
Foreign currency translation ............. (1,920) (1,920)
Unrealized loss on securities available
for sale................................ (1,458) (1,458)
------
Total comprehensive income ................. (5,258)
Stock option and stock purchase plans....... 257 3 2,729 112 813 3,545
Issuance of stock for business acquisition . 35 1,407 1,407
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options.. 89 89
----- -- ------- ------- ------ ------
Balance at June 30, 1998.................... 7,569 76 37,867 (5,347) 21,511 54,107
Comprehensive income:
Net loss.................................. (6,788) (6,788)
Foreign currency translation.............. (754) (754)
Unrealized gain on securities available 2,131 2,131
for sale................................ -----
(5,411)
Total comprehensive income..................
Stock option and stock purchase plans....... 136 1 1,300 1,301
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options.. 30 30
Issuance of warrants with preferred stock... 1,848 1,848
Charges related to convertible preferred 1,844 (1,844)
stock.......................................
Securities offering costs................... (20) (20)
---- --- ------- --------- ------- -------
Balance at June 30, 1999.................... 7,705 $77 $42,869 $ (3,970) $12,879 $ 51,855
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LeCROY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)........................................................... $ (6,788) $ (1,880) $ 7,574
Adjustments for noncash items included in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization.......................................... 4,769 3,818 3,205
Restructuring provisions............................................... 7,380 7,298 3,617
Deferred income taxes.................................................. _ 640 79
Non-recurring charges (credits) - acquisitions......................... (1,140) 3,100 _
Gain on disposal of fixed assets....................................... (14) _ _
Change in operating asset and liability components:
Accounts receivable.................................................... (1,874) (8,253) (4,258)
Inventories............................................................ (4,435) (9,333) (564)
Prepaid expenses and other assets...................................... (400) 487 (164)
Accounts payable, accrued warranty, deferred revenue and
accrued expenses....................................................... 2,778 3,595 495
Accrued employee compensation and benefits............................. (2,824) 550 1,084
Income taxes........................................................... (755) (1,539) 1,929
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities.............................. (3,303) (1,517) 12,997
--------- --------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment.......................................... (7,330) (4,544) (5,402)
Business acquisitions, net of acquired cash ................................ _ (1,013) _
Investment in equity securities ............................................ _ (7,054) _
Purchase of intangible assets .............................................. (5,125) (4,700) _
Investment in computer software ............................................ (1,217) (1,952) _
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment............................ _ 19 38
Due from officers........................................................... _ _ 35
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities............................................ (13,672) (19,244) (5,329)
--------- --------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net change in short term debt............................................... (710) 2,332 1
Repayment of debt, capitalized leases and other............................. _ (76) (5,838)
Public sale of common stock................................................. _ _ 7,720
Borrowings under line of credit, net........................................ 6,600 _ _
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock....................................... 9,980 _ _
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and stock purchases................. 1,301 3,545 3,052
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities........................................ 17,171 5,801 4,935
--------- --------- ---------
Effect of exchange rates on cash................................................. (300) (3,029) (3,083)
--------- --------- ---------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents............................ (104) (17,989) 9,520
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year.......................... 1,895 19,884 10,364
--------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year................................ $ 1,791 $ 1,895 $ 19,884
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Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest.............................................................. $ 662 $ 45 $ 514
Income taxes.......................................................... 1,797 2,631 1,389
Tax benefit of disqualifying dispositions of stock options................. 30 89 450
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LeCROY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ORGANIZATION
The Company develops, manufactures, sells and licenses signal analyzers,
principally high-performance digital oscilloscopes, LAN (Local Area
Networks)/WAN (Wide Area Networks) instruments and related products.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LeCroy
Corporation (the "Company") and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior year
amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year. The fiscal 1997
consolidated financial statements have been restated to reflect the combination
in fiscal 1998 with an acquired business which has been accounted for by the
pooling of interests method.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and the
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING DATES
The operations of the U.S. Company, LeCroy Corporation, have a fiscal year
end of the Saturday closest to June 30 (June 28, 1997, June 27, 1998, and July
3, 1999). For 1997 and 1998, the fiscal years represented a 52 week period. For
1999 the fiscal year represented a 53 week period. The majority of foreign
subsidiaries have a June 30 fiscal year end. The consolidated financial
statements' year-end references are stated as June 30.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Substantially all revenue is recognized when products are shipped or
services are rendered to customers. Revenues from service contracts are
recognized ratably over the contract period. A deferral is recorded for
post-contract support and any other further deliverables included within the
sales contract agreement. This deferral is earned as contract elements are
completed. Accounts receivable have been reduced by estimated amounts for
allowances related to future charges for uncollected accounts and product
returns.
WARRANTY
Estimated future warranty obligations related to products are provided by
charges to operations in the period that the related revenue is recognized.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents represent highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity
of three months or less at the time of purchase. Financial instruments, which
potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist
primarily of short-term deposits in the United States and Europe with major
banks with investment levels and debt ratings set to limit exposure with any one
institution.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The Company classifies its equity investments as available for sale and
reports them at fair market value. Unrealized gains or losses are reported net
of tax and foreign exchange effect in stockholders' equity until disposition. At
June 30, 1999, cost is $7,054, gross unrealized gain is $329 and fair market
value is $7,383.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation and amortization
are provided on the straight-line basis. The estimated useful lives are as
follows:
Building............................................... 20-32 years
Furniture, machinery and equipment...................... 3-12 years
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The cost of product technology and manufacturing and distribution rights
acquired is being amortized primarily on units produced or shipped over the
contract period, generally five years, but in no event longer than their
expected useful lives. Excess of cost over fair market value of net assets
acquired is being amortized on a straight line basis over fifteen years.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISKS
The Company manufactures and sells electronic equipment, principally a line
of digital oscilloscopes, to research facilities, governmental agencies and the
test and measurement industry. Sales are to all regions of the United States as
well as to a multitude of foreign countries. The Company performs periodic
credit evaluations of its customers' financial condition. Credit losses have
been minimal and within management's expectations. There is no significant
concentration of the Company's accounts receivable portfolio in any customer or
geographical region that presents a risk to the Company based on that
concentration.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The Company's foreign subsidiaries use their local currency as the
functional currency and translate all assets and liabilities at current exchange
rates and all income and expenses at average exchange rates. The adjustment
resulting from this translation is included in comprehensive income. Gains
(losses) in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997 resulting from foreign currency
transactions approximated $742, $(477) and $678, respectively, and are included
in other income, net.
HEDGING AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company periodically utilizes foreign currency based borrowings in an
effort to hedge foreign exchange risks.
INCOME TAXES
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized on the income reported
in the financial statements regardless of when such taxes are payable. These
deferred taxes are measured by applying current enacted tax rates. The Company's
policy is not to provide for U.S. taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign
subsidiaries to the extent such earnings are determined to be permanently
invested outside the United States.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25") and related
interpretations in accounting for its employee stock options. Under APB No. 25,
if the exercise price of the Company's employee stock options equals the market
price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is
generally recognized.
PER SHARE INFORMATION
Basic earnings per share ("EPS") excludes dilution and is computed by
dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the
potential dilution that could occur if stock options or other contracts to issue
common stock were exercised and resulted in the issuance of common stock that
then shared in the earnings of the Company. Diluted EPS is computed using the
treasury stock method when the effect of common stock equivalents would be
dilutive. Common stock equivalents of 308,000 in fiscal 1999 and 679,000 in
fiscal 1998 are excluded from the loss per common share calculation because the
effect would be anti-dilutive.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Effective July 1, 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive Income." SFAS No. 130 establishes new rules for the reporting and
display of comprehensive income or (loss) and its components in the financial
statements. The adoption of SFAS No. 130 had no effect on the Company's
financial position or results of operations. Comprehensive income (loss) for the
three years ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997 included foreign currency
translation gains and (losses) of $(0.7), $(1.9) and $(3.6) million,
respectively, and unrealized gains and (losses) on marketable equity securites
classified as available for sale of $2.1 million, $(1.4) million and zero,
respectively. The cumulative foreign currency translation losses were $4.6
million at June 30, 1999 and $3.9 million at June 30, 1998. The cumulative
unrealized gains and (losses) on marketable equity securities classified as
available for sale were $0.7 million at June 30, 1999 and $(1.4) million at June
30, 1998. The unrealized gain (loss) on marketable equity securites classified
as available for sale includes deferred tax expense (benefit) of $0.4 million
and $(0.3) million for fiscal 1999 and 1998, respectively.
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Effective July 1, 1998 the Company adopted SFAS No. 131 "Disclosures abouts
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" which requires that an
enterprise disclose the factors that management considers most significant in
determining its reportable segments (see footnote 11).
2. RESTRUCTURING AND NON-RECURRING CHARGES
The operating results for the year ended June 30, 1999 includes total
restructuring and non-recurring charges of $11.3 million ($10.9 million after
taxes or $(1.44) per basic share) relating to the consolidation of the Company's
oscilloscope operations. The Company believes that this consolidation will
enhance operating efficiences and enable the Company to dedicate additional
resources to capitalize on several current breakthrough technologies.
Of the aforementioned $11.3 million pretax charges, $10.4 million relates
to restructuring costs. The restructuring costs include inventory write downs of
$2.2 million included in cost of sales, the accrual for the future minimum lease
payments for the Geneva Switzerland manufacturing facility of $3.4 million,
severance and employee benefit costs of $3.0 million for the reduction of 56
employees from the current workforce and the write down of plant assets and
capitalized management information system software and other costs of $1.8
million. As of June 30, 1999 approximately $3.9 million of these costs have been
paid. Of the aforementioned $3.9 million,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
$1.5 million relates to severance and other employee benefits, $1.3 million
relates to inventory, $0.3 million relates to leases, $0.2 million relates to
plant assets and $0.6 million relates to management information system software
and other costs. The restructuring plan is expected to be completed by the end
of fiscal 2000. Associated with the restructuring efforts were $0.9 million of
additional costs incurred to redeploy manufacturing, engineering and employee
resources.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998 the Company finalized a restructuring
plan amounting to $8.5 million ($7.9 million after taxes or $1.07 per basic
share) in response to continuing uncertainties in the Pacific Region. These
charges included inventory write downs of $2.7 million included in cost of
sales, the write down of plant assets, leases, and contracts of $2.9 million and
severance and employee benefit costs of $2.9 million from the reduction of 90
full and part-time employees of the Company's workforce. As of June 30, 1999
this plan has been substantially completed. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999
the Company recorded restructuring credits of $ 2.4 million relating to reversal
of restructuring accruals for severance and leases related to the decision to
continue certain European sales offices.
In January 1997, the Company adopted a strategic business plan to reduce
costs and improve asset utilization in its HEP business. In connection with the
plan, the Company took a series of reorganization actions resulting in
write-downs, principally for inventory and other asset revaluations, and
employee severance. The restructuring plan resulted in a charge to fiscal 1997
third quarter results of approximately $3.9 million ($2.5 million after taxes),
of which $0.6 million related to severance. At June 30, 1999, these
reorganization actions have been completed.
3. INVENTORIES
Inventories, including demonstration units in finished goods, are stated at
the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market.
JUNE 30,
--------------
1999 1998
---- ----
Raw materials................................... $ 10,346 $11,377
Work in process................................. 5,854 6,206
Finished goods.................................. 12,920 9,099
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$ 29,120 $26,682
The allowance for excess and obsolete inventory, included above,
amounted to $3,490 in 1999 and $5,087 in 1998 which includes $827 and $3,005 for
inventory writedowns as of June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively, for
restructuring (see Note 2).
4. OTHER ASSETS
Other assets consist of the following:
JUNE 30,
------------
1999 1998
---- ----
Manufacturing and distribution rights, net ...... $ 9,470 $4,643
Computer software for internal use .............. 2,256 1,952
Excess of cost over net assets acquired, net .... 1,461 1,818
Deferred compensation............................ 327 270
Other............................................ 1,100 1,129
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$14,614 $9,812
The excess of cost over net assets acquired is net of accumulated amortization
of $411 and $77 for fiscal 1999 and fiscal 1998, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
5. INCOME TAXES
The components of income (loss) before income taxes are as follows:
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
Domestic............................... $(1,659) $(3,127) $ 940
Foreign................................ (3,980) 3,147 10,377
------- ------- -------
$(5,639) $ 20 $11,317
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The provision for income taxes for the fiscal year June 30 is as follows:
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
Current US............................. $ (59) $ 380 $ 222
Current Foreign........................ 543 880 3,442
Deferred Foreign....................... 665 640 79
------ ------ ------
$1,149 $1,900 $3,743
====== ====== ======
The reconciliation between U.S. federal statutory rate and the Company's
effective tax rate is as follows:
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
Tax at U.S. federal statutory rate................... $ (1,974) $ 7 $ 3,961
Increase (reduction) to statutory tax rate from:
Difference between U.S. and foreign rates....... (365) (1,111) (1,897)
Tax effect of restructuring.................... 1,966 2,344 --
Change in valuation allowances.................. 1,495 1,228 1,404
Other, net...................................... 27 (568) 275
-------- -------- -------
Income tax expense................................... $ 1,149 $ 1,900 $ 3,743
======== ======== =======
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets as of June 30,
1999 and 1998 were as follows:
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS: 1999 1998
---- ----
Federal and state loss and credit carryforwards ................................. $ 5,018 $3,145
Foreign loss and credit carryforwards............................................ 1,633 1,211
Inventory and other reserves..................................................... 4,049 4,849
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Total deferred tax assets........................................................ 10,700 9,205
Valuation allowance.............................................................. (10,700) (9,205)
------- ------
Net deferred tax assets.......................................................... $ -- $ --
======= ======
Included in current income taxes payable in 1999 and 1998 is $89 and $371,
respectively, of current deferred income taxes payable associated with foreign
inventory provisions and other foreign tax reserves.
At June 30, 1999, the Company had a deferred tax asset of $10,700 (before
valuation allowance) consisting primarily of the future tax benefits from net
operating loss carryforwards, temporary differences, and other tax credits.
Realization of the deferred tax asset depends on the Company's ability to
generate future U.S. taxable income. Included in the total is $2,488 related to
employee stock option exercises, the benefit of which, if realized, will
increase paid-in-capital.
Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for
Income Taxes" (SFAS No. 109), the Company is required to recognize all or a
portion of its net deferred tax asset if it believes that it is more likely than
not, given the weight of all available evidence, that all or a portion of the
benefits of the carryforward losses
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
and tax credits will be realized. Management believes that it is more likely
than not that the Company will not realize any benefits from its net deferred
tax asset, and has recorded a 100% reserve against the asset at June 30, 1999.
Management will continue to assess the realizability of the deferred tax asset
at each interim and annual balance sheet date based on actual and forecasted
operating results.
In general it has been the practice of the Company to reinvest unremitted
earnings of foreign subsidiaries. The cumulative amount of undistributed
earnings of consolidated foreign subsidiaries for which U.S. federal income tax
has not been provided is $24,693 at June 30, 1999. These earnings, which reflect
full provision for non-U.S. income taxes, are anticipated to be reinvested
permanently outside the United States or will be remitted substantially free of
additional tax. Determining the U.S. income tax liability that might be payable
if these earnings were remitted is not practicable.
At June 30, 1999, the Company has a U.S. federal income tax net operating
loss carryforward of $8,525 available to offset future taxable income. The
carryforward has various expiration dates beginning in 2009 and ending in 2019.
Foreign tax net operating losses of $502 at June 30, 1999 are available to
offset future taxable income of certain foreign subsidiaries. The foreign losses
expire in future periods based on year and country of origin. Federal, State and
foreign tax credits expire at various dates beginning in 2002.
6. DEBT
At June 30, 1999, the Company had various foreign debt facilities
outstanding, the principal amount includes 2,509 Swiss Francs ($1,600)
outstanding under a 3,000 Swiss Franc multicurrency short term credit facility
at interest rates of 5.25% to 7.75% depending on the currency in which the
borrowing is denominated.
In March 1999, the Company amended and restated an unsecured $20 million
multicurrency revolving line of credit agreement with two commercial banks which
allows for borrowings in various currencies and provides for interest to be
payable quarterly at the highest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate (as
defined) plus 1/2 % or the Eurocurrency Interest Rate plus applicable
Eurocurrency margins (as defined). The agreement expires on January 31, 2002. At
June 30, 1999 the Company had borrowed $6.6 million under the agreement. The
agreement contains covenants that include maintaining specified financial ratios
and levels of EBITDA and limitations on capital expenditures. At June 30, 1999
the Company was in violation of certain financial covenants which have been
waived by the banks. A commitment fee is assessed on the unused line of credit,
payable at the end of each calendar quarter, at a rate of 3/16 of 1% per annum.
In September 1999 the agreement was amended to pledge substantially all of
the Company's domestic assets as collateral and to revise certain financial
covenants.
Interest income (expense), net, included in other income, net was $(578) in
fiscal 1999, $486 in fiscal 1998 and ($313) in fiscal 1997.
The Company's debt approximates fair value.
At June 30, 1999, the Company had short-term unused lines of credit
aggregating $1,439 for foreign operations.
7. CAPITAL STOCK AND OPTION PLANS
On March 31, 1997, the Company completed a secondary public offering of
1,684,500 shares of Common Stock, of which 1,330,808 shares were sold by certain
selling shareholders and 353,692 new shares were issued by the Company. Net
proceeds to the Company from this issuance amounted to $7.7 million, net of
related offering expenses, and were used primarily to repay outstanding advances
under its multicurrency revolving credit facility.
On March 28, 1995, in conjunction with the issuance of $4.5 million of
subordinated debentures, the Company sold warrants, at $.023 per warrant, to
purchase 695,652 shares of Common Stock, which were reserved for future
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
issuance, at an exercise price of $4.49 per share. Concurrent with the secondary
public offering in March 1997, these warrants were converted into 591,349 shares
of Common Stock based on the exercise price and the fair market value determined
by reference to the average closing price for the five trading days preceding
the date of exercise.
In July 1995, the Board of Directors amended and restated the Incentive
Stock Option Plan of 1993. Under the Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Incentive
Plan, 1,521,739 shares of Common Stock can be issued through the exercise of
stock options, increasing 5% annually each July 1 during the term of the Plan.
At July 1, 1999, a maximum of 2,892,283 shares were reserved for issuance for
both incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options. These options allow
full-time employees, including officers, to purchase shares of Common Stock at
prices equal to fair market value at the date of grant. For individuals who own
more than 10% of the Common Stock of the Company, the option price of the shares
may not be less than 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant. No more
than an aggregate of 2,608,696 shares of common stock may be issued pursuant to
the exercise of incentive stock options granted under the amended 1993 Plan.
This limitation does not apply to nonqualified stock options or restricted stock
awards that may be granted under the amended 1993 Plan. The vesting period and
expiration of each grant is determined by the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors. In general, the vesting period is 25% per annum over a four
year period, or 50% after the second year and 25% for the third and fourth
years. The life of the options are either ten or eleven years from the date of
grant.
Under the Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Incentive Plan adopted July,
1995, "non-qualified" stock options can be issued to full-time employees,
including officers and non-employee consultants. Options must be granted at an
exercise price of at least 85% of the fair market value on the date of grant.
The vesting period and expiration of each grant is determined by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Transactions for incentive and
"non-qualified" stock options for the Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Incentive
Plan for fiscal years 1999, 1998 and 1997 are as follows:
WEIGHTED
EXERCISE AVERAGE
NUMBER OF PRICE EXERCISE
SHARES PER SHARE PRICE
--------- ---------- --------
Outstanding at June 30, 1996..................................... 1,248,282 $ 6.33 - $19.63 $ 8.80
Granted.......................................................... 464,000 22.25 - 32.25 26.71
Exercised........................................................ (291,638) 6.33 - 22.25 7.71
Cancelled........................................................ (44,340) 6.33 - 22.25 10.53
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Outstanding at June 30, 1997..................................... 1,376,304 6.33 - 32.25 15.01
Granted.......................................................... 965,606 5.95 - 40.00 24.43
Exercised........................................................ (331,535) 5.95 - 22.25 8.16
Cancelled........................................................ (291,806) 6.33 - 40.00 32.01
---------- ----------------- -------
Outstanding at June 30, 1998..................................... 1,718,569 5.95 - 36.75 18.74
Granted.......................................................... 384,000 14.88 - 20.50 15.71
Exercised........................................................ (71,726) 6.33 - 15.75 6.84
Cancelled........................................................ (71,440) 6.33 - 36.25 19.64
---------- ----------------- -------
Outstanding at June 30, 1999..................................... 1,959,403 $ 5.95 - $36.75 $ 18.55
========== ================ =======
On February 4, 1998 at the election of its U.S. optionees, LeCroy repriced
outstanding options to purchase 193,538 shares of common stock having exercise
prices ranging from $27.25 to $40 per share. The new exercise price is $22.63
per share, the closing price of the common stock on that date. On March 19, 1998
at the election of its Swiss optionees, LeCroy repriced outstanding options to
purchase 46,000 shares of common stock having exercise prices ranging from
$27.25 to $32.25 per share. The new exercise price is $19.38 per share, the
closing price of the common stock on that date. The repriced options are
included as cancelled and re-granted options in the table above.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
AT JUNE 30, 1999 AT JUNE 30, 1999
---------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
WEIGHTED WEIGHTED WEIGHTED
AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
NUMBER OF EXERCISE CONTRACTUAL NUMBER OF EXERCISE
RANGE SHARES PRICE LIFE (YEARS) SHARES PRICE
----- ------- ----- ------------ ------- -----
$ 5.95 - $ 12.00 334,746 $ 6.68 5.35 326,268 $ 6.60
$ 12.01 - $ 24.00 1,483,657 19.88 8.31 419,879 20.35
$ 24.01 - $ 32.25 116,000 30.26 7.75 58,000 30.26
$ 32.26 - $ 36.75 25,000 36.75 8.25 -- --
---------- ------- -------- --------
Total 1,959,403 $ 18.55 804,147 $ 15.44
Of the total options outstanding under the 1993 Plan, 804,147, 487,992 and
492,128 were exercisable at June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Stock
options available for grant were 110,411, zero and zero at June 30, 1999, 1998
and 1997, respectively.
In October of 1998 the Board of Directors and stockholders terminated the
1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan ("1995 Plan") and adopted the 1998
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan ("1998 Plan"). Pursuant to the 1998 Plan
each non-employee director received a stock option grant of 15,000 shares
exercisable at market price on the date the plan was adopted. These options vest
ratably over a 36 month period. Additionally, each non-employee director will
receive an annual stock option grant of 5,000 shares exercisable at the market
price on the date of grant. These options vest immediately. A total of 500,000
shares of common stock can be issued during the term of the 1998 Plan. As of
June 30, 1999 no shares of common stock had been issued upon exercise of options
granted under the 1998 Plan and options for 60,000 shares of common stock were
outstanding at an exercise price of $14.875. Stock options issued pursuant to
the 1995 Plan vested according to the provisions of the plan on the date the
plan was terminated.
Pro forma information regarding net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per
share is required by SFAS No. 123, and has been determined as if the Company had
been accounting for its employee stock options under the fair value method of
that Statement. The fair value of these options was estimated at the date of
grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions
for 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively: weighted-average risk-free interest rates
of 6.0% for 1999, 5.5% for 1998 and 6.5% for 1997; no dividends; volatility
factors of the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 0.582 for
1999, 0.389 for 1998 and 0.286 for 1997 and a weighted-average expected life of
the options of 4.7 years for 1999, 5.0 years for 1998 and 5.3 years for 1997.
The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in
estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions
and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the
input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price
volatility. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics
significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the
subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in
management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable
single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options.
For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the
options granted in 1999, 1998 and 1997 is amortized to expense over the options'
vesting period. The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted
during fiscal years 1999, 1998 and 1997 were $8.47, $10.87, and $9.22,
respectively. The Company's pro forma information follows:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
Pro forma net income (loss) available to common stockholders ($12,999) ($ 4,308) $ 6,422
Pro forma income (loss) per common share attributable to common stockholders
Basic ..................................................................... ($ 1.71) ($ 0.58) $ 1.02
Diluted ................................................................... ($ 1.71) ($ 0.58) $ 0.85
The pro forma disclosures presented above for fiscal year 1997 reflect
compensation expense for options granted in fiscal years 1996 and 1997. The pro
forma disclosures for fiscal year 1998 reflect compensation expense for options
granted in fiscal years 1996, 1997 and 1998. The pro forma disclosures for
fiscal year 1999 reflect compensation expense for options granted in fiscal
years 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. These amounts may not necessarily be indicative
of the pro forma effect of SFAS No. 123 for future periods in which options may
be granted.
8. STOCKHOLDERS RIGHTS PLAN
On November 2, 1998 the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend
distribution of one right in respect to each share of the Company's common stock
outstanding at the record date, November 18, 1998. Initially, the rights will
trade together with the common stock and will not be exercisable or separately
tradable. The rights will be exercisable if a person or group acquires, in the
future, 15 percent or more of the Company's stock or announces a tender offer.
Right holders, other than the acquiring person or group, are then entitled to
purchase an amount of the Company's stock at a 50 percent discount to the share
price at that time. The amount of stock that a right holder is entitled to
purchase is based on the exercise price. Under certain circumstances, the right
will entitle the stockholder to buy shares in an acquiring entity at a discount.
LeCroy's Board of Directors may redeem the rights at a price of $0.001 per
right up until 10 days following a public announcement that any person or group
has acquired 15 percent or more of LeCroy's common stock. The rights will expire
on November 2, 2008, unless redeemed prior to that date.
9. REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
On June 30, 1999, the Company completed a private placement of 500,000
shares of convertible redeemable preferred stock for proceeds of $10 million.
The shares of the convertible redeemable preferred stock are convertible by the
holders into 500,000 shares of common stock at any time subsequent to the
closing. In connection with the redeemable preferred stock the Company has
issued 250,000 warrants to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $20. These warrants are exercisable at any time subsequent to the closing.
After the fifth anniversary of the closing the holders may redeem their shares
at cost plus a 12% compounding annual dividend. The shares automatically convert
to common stock on a one-for-one basis in the event of a firmly underwritten
public offering raising at least $20 million, provided that the price per share
is at least $28 if the public offering takes place prior to the first
anniversary of the closing, at least $36 prior to the second anniversary of the
closing and at least $40 if the offering takes place after the second
anniversary of the closing. The Company has agreed to register the conversion
shares and the warrant shares within 120 days of the closing.
On the date of the closing the Company used the Black Scholes option
pricing model to assign an aggregate value of $1.8 million to the 250,000
warrants. As such, $1.8 million of the $10 million proceeds was allocated to
additional paid in capital and the remaining $8.2 million was allocated to
redeemable preferred stock. The value assigned to the warrants of $1.8 million
will accrete to the value of the preferred stock over five years. This will
result in a non-cash charge to net income to arrive at net income available to
common stockholders of approximately $360,000 per year.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
On the date of the closing the Company's stock price was $23.688 per share.
This caused the conversion feature of the redeemable preferred stock to be "in
the money" on the date of closing. As a result, the intrinsic value of this
conversion feature was calculated to be $1.84 million. This $1.84 million was
treated as an additional preferred dividend to the preferred investors and was
charged to additional paid in capital on June 30, 1999. This additional
preferred dividend was deducted from net income to arrive at net income
available to common stockholders in the calculation of earnings per share for
fiscal 1999.
10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Company has a trusteed employee 401(k) savings plan for eligible U.S.
employees. Effective October 1, 1996, the Company, at its discretion, may match
up to 50% of employee contributions up to a maximum employer contribution of
2.5% of the employee's total compensation. For the years ended June 30, 1999,
and 1998 the Company has expended $313 and $322, respectively, in contributions
to the plan.
The Company's subsidiary in Switzerland maintains a defined contribution
plan which requires employee contributions based upon a percentage of the
employee's earnings currently ranging from 2.0% to 6.5%. The employer makes a
matching contribution based also upon a percentage of the employee's earnings
currently ranging from 3.5% to 11.0%. Company contributions amounting to $687 in
1999, $759 in 1998 and $795 in 1997 were charged to expense in each respective
period.
In July 1995, the Company adopted the 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
and reserved for issuance an aggregate of 434,783 shares of Common Stock. The
Plan allows eligible employees to purchase Common Stock, through payroll
deductions, at prices equal to 85% of fair market value on the first or last
business day of the offering period, whichever is lower. The option to purchase
Stock will terminate on July 7, 2005. To date, 184,496 shares have been issued
under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 250,287 shares were available for
future issuance.
The Company maintains a qualified Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP" or
the "Plan") which has been established in accordance with the requirements and
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and
has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). Annually, the Board
of Directors determines the contribution, if any, to the Employee Stock
Ownership Trust ("ESOT") which trust has been established under the Plan for the
purpose of administering and investing the funds contributed by the Company. For
the years ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, the Company did not
contribute to the ESOP, and does not intend to contribute in the future.
11. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
The Company operates in a single industry segment and is engaged in the
design, development and manufacture and sale of high-performance signal
analyzers.
Revenues are attributed to countries based on customer ship-to
addresses. Revenues by geographic area are as follows:
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
North America $ 59,935 $ 57,984 $ 51,502
Europe 36,652 31,019 32,894
Other foreign 29,611 42,006 $ 41,005
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Total $ 126,198 $ 131,009 $ 125,401
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
Total assets by geographic area are as follows:
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
North America $ 69,644 $ 44,679 $ 41,660
Europe 25,502 32,973 30,576
Other foreign 7,068 11,458 7,153
----------- ----------- ----------
Total $ 102,214 $ 89,110 $ 79,389
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Other foreign revenues consist principally of sales from Japan and Asia. One
customer accounted for 11% of the Company's revenue in fiscal 1998.
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
LEASES
The Company has operating leases from continuing operations covering plant,
certain office facilities, and equipment which expire at various dates through
2005. Future minimum annual lease payments, net of restructuring accruals of
$3,177, required during the years ending in fiscal 2000 through 2004 and later
years under noncancelable operating leases having an original term of more than
one year are $1,486, $1,270, $919, $829, $403 and $66, respectively. Aggregate
rental expense on noncancelable operating leases for the years ended June 30,
1999, 1998 and 1997 approximated $3,222, $3,083 and $2,851, respectively. The
Company has a 3,000 Swiss franc credit agreement which serves as security for
the lease on the Geneva facility.
TECHNOLOGY DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are
parties to various legal claims, actions and complaints. Included among these
claims in fiscal 1994 was an intellectual property claim in the form of a
lawsuit which alleged patent infringement with respect to some of the Company's
oscilloscope products. In February, 1994, the Company concluded negotiations to
resolve this dispute and avoid extensive litigation. The result was a settlement
and a license agreement. Minimum annual future royalty payments are $350 for ten
years with potential for higher additional amounts annually. These additional
amounts are contingent on future product sales as described in the settlement
agreement and cannot exceed an aggregate of $3,500. Royalty expenses, which
approximated $982 in 1999, $1,442 in 1998 and $1,329 in 1997, are included in
cost of sales.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The Company's subsidiary, Digitech Industries, Inc., was notified by the
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (the "DEP") that it may be
responsible for environmental damage that occurred at its previously leased
facilities in Ridgefield, Connecticut (the "Ridgefield Site"). Based upon
recommendations made by the DEP, Digitech engaged environmental consultants to
assist it in evaluating the costs associated with the DEP's recommendations for
monitoring and remediation of the environmental damage. At the time of the
merger (see Note 13), the Company recorded a $1.3 million provision for
environmental cleanup relating to monitoring and remediation of the Ridgefield
Site.
In May 1999 the Company, its subsidiary, Digitech Industries, Inc. and the
former owners of the Ridgefield site entered into an agreement with the current
owners of the Ridgefield Site. The current owners have purchased an insurance
policy providing for $2 million of coverage against certain environmental
liabilities related to the Ridgefield Site. This insurance policy names both the
Company and Digitech Industries as insured parties. The
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
current owners of the Ridgefield Site have also agreed to remediate all
environmental problems associated with the property and to obtain all applicable
approvals and certifications from the DEP. The current owners of the Ridgefield
Site have also agreed to hold both the Company and Digitech Industries harmless
in the event of a claim made against them relating to these environmental
matters. In return for the above, forty-five days after the DEP has provided
written notification to the Company that the site remediation has been
accomplished to its satisfaction, the Company has agreed to pay the former
owners of the Ridgefield Site $160,000 for compensation for the reduced sale
value of the property due to the environmental problems existing on the site.
As a result of the above agreement the Company has reversed $1,140 of the
original $1.3 million provision in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999.
13. ACQUISITIONS
PURCHASE
In October 1997 the Company acquired all of the assets of Preamble
Instruments, Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon, a manufacturer of stand-alone
differential amplifiers and probes, for approximately $1.8 million, of which
approximately $411 was cash and 35,181 shares of the Company's common stock at
$39.99 per share. Incident to the acquisition was the purchase of incomplete
technology activities which resulted in a one-time pretax charge of $1.6
million. The purchased incomplete technology that had not reached technological
feasibility and which had no alternative future use was valued using a
risk-adjusted cash flow model. Acquired complete technology of approximately
$220 is being amortized over five years.
In April 1998 the Company acquired selected assets of its Korean sales
distributor, Woojoo Hi-Tech Corporation for approximately $1.6 million and an
additional amount not to exceed $1.7 million, contingent upon future revenues
achieved through the first quarter of fiscal year 2001. A non-compete agreement
of $0.6 million is being amortized over 30 months. The investment in excess of
fair market value of assets purchased of $0.8 million is being amortized over 15
years.
POOLING OF INTERESTS
In the second quarter of fiscal 1998 LeCroy acquired all of the common
stock of Digitech Industries, Inc. in exchange for 454,148 shares of the
Company's common stock. Digitech Industries, Inc. Inc., located in Danbury,
Connecticut, is involved in the design and development of a wide variety of test
equipment for the data communication and telecommunication industries.
Transaction costs and one time charges resulting from the merger of $1.9 million
($1.3 million net of tax) include a provision for environmental cleanup,
expenses for investment banker and professional fees, and write down of assets
associated with duplicate product lines (see Note 12.)
The acquisition referred to above has been accounted for by the
pooling-of-interest method and, accordingly, the accompanying financial
statements have been restated retroactively to include the financial position
and results of operations of Digitech.
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14. QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
Summarized unaudited quarterly operating results for fiscal year 1999 and
1998 are as follows:
QUARTERS ENDED
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FISCAL YEAR 1998 FISCAL YEAR 1999
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SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, MAR. 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, MAR. 31, JUNE 30,
1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR PER SHARE DATA)
Revenues
Digital oscilloscopes and related
products........................... $26,985 $27,292 $21,458 $25,849 $24,126 $23,009 $25,534 $27,697
High energy physics products......... 1,024 1,761 1,856 1,526 1,498 2,038 2,313 1,513
Service and other.................... 1,713 1,751 1,449 1,625 1,505 1,730 1,781 1,847
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ -------
Test and measurement revenues... 29,722 30,804 24,763 29,000 27,129 26,777 29,628 31,057
LAN/WAN test instruments............. 1,249 4,948 981 1,042 2,166 3,055 2,566 (1,080)
License fees......................... 1,000 5,000 2,500 2,500 2,400
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total revenues..................... 31,971 35,752 30,744 32,542 29,295 32,332 34,594 29,977
Cost of sales.......................... 13,459 15,377 11,717 16,443 13,887 15,119 18,429 15,392
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Gross profit......................... 18,512 20,375 19,027 16,099 15,408 17,213 16,165 14,585
Selling, general and administrative 10,691 11,289 11,090 11,006 10,983 10,069 11,596 12,240
expenses...............................
Research and development expenses...... 4,223 5,279 4,496 6,543 4,401 4,201 4,807 5,229
Restructuring and non-recurring
charges ............................. 5,852 8,546 (1,758)
Non-recurring charges - acquisitions .. 3,533 (1,140)
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Operating income (loss).............. 3,598 274 3,441 (7,302) 24 2,943 (8,784) 14
Other (income) expense, net........... 107 13 (287) 158 337 (150) (194) (157)
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Income (loss) before taxes............. 3,491 261 3,728 (7,460) (313) 3,093 (8,590) 171
Provision (benefit) for income taxes... 1,007 78 1,118 (303) (94) 927 265 51
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net income (loss)..................... $ 2,484 $ 183 $ 2,610 $(7,157) $ (219) $ 2,166 $(8,855) $ 120
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Income (loss) per share - basic........ $ .34 $ .02 $ .35 $ (.96) $ (.03) $ 0.28 $ (1.16) $ (.22)
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Income (loss) per share - diluted...... $ .31 $ .02 $ .33 $ (.96) $ (.03) $ 0.28 $ (1.16) $ ( .22)
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Weighted average common shares
-outstanding
Basic.................................. 7,223 7,348 7,429 7,478 7,572 7,605 7,629 7,683
Diluted................................ 8,024 8,070 7,904 7,478 7,572 7,861 7,629 7,683
The quarter ended December 31, 1997 reflects a reclassification of $655 from
non-recurring charges-acquisitions to research and development expenses. The
quarter ended June 30, 1998 reflects inventory write downs of $2,697 included in
cost of sales from restructuring. The quarter ended March 31, 1999 reflects
inventory write downs of $2,170 included in cost of sales from restructuring.
The quarter ended June 30, 1999 reflects sales reversals of LAN/WAN test
instruments of which $487 were reported in the quarter ended December 31, 1998
and $1,054 were reported in the quarter ended March 31, 1999. The impact on
these quarters was not material.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
Information with respect to the directors of the Company and with
respect to Item 405 disclosure of delinquent Form 3, 4 or 5 filers will be
contained in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 1999
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled to be held October 28, 1999;
said information is incorporated herein by reference. The discussion of
executive officers of the Company is included in Item 4A in Part I of this
report under "Executive Officers of the Company."
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
A description of the compensation of the Company's executive officers
will be contained in the section captioned "Executive Compensation" of the Proxy
Statement for the Company's 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is
scheduled to be held on October 28, 1999; said information is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
A description of the security ownership of certain beneficial owners and
management will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the Company's 1999
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled to be held on October 28,
1999; said information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
Certain relationships and related transactions with management will be
contained in the Proxy Statement for the Company's 1999 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, which is scheduled to be held on October 28, 1999; said
information is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
(a) (1) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--See Index to Financial Statements at Item 8
of this report.
(a) (2) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information
required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is included elsewhere in
the financial statements or notes thereto.
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(a) (3) EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed with this report:
Exhibit
Number Description
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 3, 1995, between
the Registrant and LeCroy Merger Corporation, filed as Exhibit 2.1
to Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant as of July 24,
1995, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No.
33-95620, and is incorporated herein by reference.
3.2 Current By-Laws of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Form
S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
10.1 Letter of Employment, dated as of August 23, 1993, between the
Registrant and Lutz. P. Henckels, filed as Exhibit 10.15 to Form
S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
10.2 Letter of Employment, dated as of August 24, 1995, between the
Registrant and Lutz. P. Henckels, filed as Exhibit 10.30 to Form
S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
10.3 Employee Agreement Regarding Inventions, Confidentiality and
Non-Competition, dated as of March 28, 1995, between the
Registrant and Lutz. P. Henckels, filed as Exhibit 10.12 to Form
S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
10.4 Employee Agreement Regarding Inventions, Confidentiality and
Non-Competition, dated as of March 28, 1995, between the
Registrant and Walter O. LeCroy, Jr., filed as Exhibit 10.13 to
Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
10.5 Employee Agreement Regarding Inventions, Confidentiality and
Non-Competition, dated as of March 28, 1995, between the
Registrant and Brian V. Cake, filed as Exhibit 10.14 to Form S-1
Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
10.6 LeCroy Corporation Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Incentive Plan
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No.
33-95620, and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.7 LeCroy Corporation 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan
filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No.
33-95620 dated August 9, 1995, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
10.8 LeCroy Corporation 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and
is incorporated herein by reference.
10.9 Settlement and License Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1993,
between the Registrant and Tektronix, Inc. filed as Exhibit 10.11
to Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
10.10 Multicurrency Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 1995,
between the Registrant and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. as agent
for the lenders named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.11 to Form 10-K
for the year ended June 30, 1997, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
10.11 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 28, 1995, between
the Registrant and the purchasers named therein filed as Exhibit
10.7 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
10.12 Shareholders Agreement, dated as of March 28, 1995, among the
Registrant, Walter O. LeCroy, Jr. And the investors named therein
filed as Exhibit 10.8 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No.
33-95620, and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.13 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant filed as Exhibit 10.10 to
Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
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10.14 Form of Indemnification Agreement, between the Registrant and each
of its executive officers and directors filed as Exhibit 10.29 to
Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
10.15 Agreement dated as of August 2, 1995, amending the Securities
Purchase Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.12 hereto filed as Exhibit
10.34 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
10.16 Agreement dated as of September 29, 1995, amending the Securities
Purchase Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.12 hereto filed as Exhibit
10.35 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-95620, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
10.17 LeCroy Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Trust Agreement,
between the Registrant and Cole Taylor Bank, dated September 13,
1995 filed as Exhibit 10.36 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No.
33-95620, and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.18 Amended and Restated LeCroy Corporation Employee Stock Ownership
Plan filed as Exhibit 10.37 to Form S-1 Registration Statement No.
33-95620, and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.19 OEM Purchase and Technology License Agreement, between the
Registrant and Guzik Technical Enterprises, Inc., dated February
19, 1997 filed as Exhibit 10.20 to Form S-3 Registration Statement
No. 333-22117, and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.20 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization between the
Registrant and Digitech Industries, Inc., dated December 10, 1997
filed as Exhibit 2 to Form S-3 Registration Statement No.
333-43699, and is incorporated herein by reference.
10.21 Amended and Restated Multicurrency Credit Agreement dated as of
March 31, 1999 between the Company, Chase Manhattan Bank and
BankBoston, filed as exhibit 1.1 to the quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
10.22 Series A Convertible, Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of June 30, 1999 between the registrant and the
purchasers named therein.
21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
27 Financial Data Schedule for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999.
(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
LeCROY CORPORATION
September 22, 1999 By /S/ JOHN C. MAAG
John C. Maag
Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/S/ CHARLES A. DICKINSON Chairman of the Board and Director September 22, 1999
- -----------------------------------
Charles A. Dickinson
/S/ LUTZ P. HENCKELS President, Chief Executive Officer September 22, 1999
- ----------------------------------- and Director
Lutz P. Henckels (Principal Executive Officer)
/S/ JOHN C. MAAG Vice President--Finance, Chief September 22, 1999
- ----------------------------------- Financial Officer, Secretary
John C. Maag and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/S/ ROBERT E. ANDERSON Director September 22, 1999
- -----------------------------------
Robert E. Anderson
/S/ WALTER O. LECROY, Jr. Director September 22, 1999
- -----------------------------------
Walter O. LeCroy, Jr.
/S/ DOUGLAS A. KINGSLEY Director September 22, 1999
- -----------------------------------
Douglas A. Kingsley
/S/ WILLIAM G. SCHEERER Director September 22, 1999
- -----------------------------------
William G. Scheerer
/S/ ALLYN C. WOODWARD JR. Director September 22, 1999
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Allyn C. Woodward, Jr.
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SCHEDULE II
LeCROY CORPORATION
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Years Ended June 30, 1997, 1998 and 1999
(in thousands)
Balance at Additions Balance at
Beginning charged to (1)(2) End
Description of period Operations Deductions/Other of period(3)
- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------------- ------------
Against trade receivables--
Year ended June 30, 1997
Allowance for doubtful accounts........ $ 38 $ 237 $ (58) $ 217
Year ended June 30, 1998
Allowance for doubtful accounts..... 217 364 (13) 568
Year ended June 30, 1999
Allowance for doubtful accounts..... 568 502 (552) 518
Against inventories--
Year ended June 30, 1997
Allowance for excess and obsolete... 2,493 2,973 (734) 4,732
Year ended June 30, 1998
Allowance for excess and obsolete... 4,732 3,433 (3,078) 5,087
Year ended June 30, 1999
Allowance for excess and obsolete... 5,087 3,626 (5,223) 3,490
Against deferred tax assets--
Year ended June 30, 1997
Valuation allowance................ 2,915 1,407 -- 4,322
Year ended June 30, 1998
Valuation allowance................ 4,322 4,883 -- 9,205
Year ended June 30, 1999
Valuation allowance................ 9,205 1,495 -- 10,700
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(1) Accounts written-off.
(2) Merchandise disposals and/or impact of foreign currency.
(3) Inventory reserves include $827 and $3,005 of restructuring reserves as of
June 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998, respectively. Accounts receivable reserves
include $211 of restructuring reserves as of June 30, 1998.
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