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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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
OR
/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _____ TO _____
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Commission File Number 000-23597
EXTENDED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 82-0399670
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
5777 NORTH MEEKER AVENUE, BOISE, ID 83713
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (208) 322-7575
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 $0.001 PER SHARE
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /X/ No / /
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 aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
affiliates of the Registrant, based upon the closing price of such stock as of
September 1, 1999, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, was approximately
$20.2 million. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by
each person who own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock have
been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This
determination of affiliate status is not necessarily conclusive.
As of September 1, 1999, there were 9,228,065, shares outstanding of the
Registrant's Common Stock.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders to be held on October 27, 1999, are incorporated by reference in
Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent stated herein.
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EXTENDED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
FISCAL YEAR 1999 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I.
Item 1. Business 2
Item 2. Properties 17
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 17
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 17
Item 4A. Executive Officers of the Registrant 17
PART II.
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters 19
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 20
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 20
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 36
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 36
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 36
PART III.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant 37
Item 11. Executive Compensation 37
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 37
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 37
PART IV.
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K 37
SIGNATURES 63
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
IN ADDITION TO HISTORICAL INFORMATION, THIS FORM 10-K CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS. IN THIS FORM 10-K, THE WORDS "EXPECTS," "ANTICIPATES," "BELIEVES,"
"INTENDS," "WILL" AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS,
WHICH ARE BASED UPON INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY, SPEAK ONLY
AS OF THE DATE HEREOF AND ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. THE
COMPANY ASSUMES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE
COMPANY'S ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THE RESULTS DISCUSSED IN
SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSE SUCH A DIFFERENCE
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE DISCUSSED IN THE SECTION ENTITLED
"MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS--FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS AND MARKET PRICE OF STOCK."
READERS SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE RISK FACTORS DESCRIBED IN OTHER DOCUMENTS
THAT THE COMPANY FILES FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE QUARTERLY REPORTS ON FORM 10-Q TO BE FILED BY THE
COMPANY IN 2000. ALL PERIOD REFERENCES ARE TO THE COMPANY'S FISCAL YEARS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2000, 1999, 1998 AND 1997, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
Extended Systems Incorporated (the "Company" or "Extended Systems") provides
Mobile Information Management (MIM) solutions designed to increase the
efficiency of mobile workers who are increasingly relying on mobile computing
devices to access accurate and actionable information whether in or out of the
office. The Company's products work with many of the leading portable and
handheld computers including 3COM's Palm devices and Windows CE-based devices,
in addition to intelligent digital devices such as smart mobile phones, pagers
and personal digital assistants. Extended Systems solutions products provide
mobile connectivity and data management capabilities, empowering mobile users to
access, synchronize, collect, print and retrieve information on demand, wherever
and whenever they require. The Company's products include IrDA-compliant
(Infrared Data Association) and short-range radio-frequency (Bluetooth)
wireless connectivity products, data synchronization software, virtual private
network remote access servers, Internet access servers, and database management
systems with remote access capabilities. The Company also has a line of network
print servers. Its customers and strategic partners include global leaders in
mobile communications and computing.
The Company was founded in 1984. Its initial products consisted of intelligent
printer sharing devices that allowed PC users to share printers before local
area networks were widely used. In 1991, the Company began introducing a series
of products that addressed the distributed and mobile computing needs of
businesses. These products included the ExtendNet line of print servers and the
JetEye infrared wireless connectivity adapter. In 1993, the Company further
expanded its product offerings by introducing the Advantage Database Server
database management system. From 1993 to 1999, the Company introduced enhanced
versions of its existing products, adding to their functionality and management
capabilities and enabling their operation in different network environments. In
addition, the Company began the development of a number of new products to
address the mobile connectivity and data management needs of the mobile worker.
The Company also expanded its product offerings in the Mobile Information
Management segment with the acquisition of Counterpoint Systems Foundry, Inc.
("Counterpoint"), a developer of connectivity software, in 1997 and the
acquisitions of Rand Software Corporation ("Rand"), a developer of data
synchronization software, and Parallax Research, Ltd. ("Parallax"), a developer
of infrared connectivity products, in 1999.
On August 4, 1999, the Company completed an acquisition of all of the
outstanding stock of Oval (1415) Limited ("Oval"). Oval, based in Bristol,
England, is the parent company of Advance Systems Limited. ("ASL"), a
developer of server-based synchronization software for portable computing
devices and high-end cellular phones, and Zebedee Software Limited
("Zebedee"), a software consulting company. As consideration in the
acquisition, the shareholders of Oval will receive $5.0 million in cash and
625,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The total purchase price is
valued at approximately $8.5 million, including acquisition expenses. For
accounting purposes, the acquisition will be treated as a purchase.
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INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
During the last decade, businesses and other organizations have moved from
centralized computer systems to networks based on client/server architectures.
The proliferation of networked computing has enabled the enterprise-wide
deployment of mission-critical applications beyond the traditional on-site
facilities of the organization. As a result, both mobile and local employees
have increased need for, and greater access to, business-critical information.
The typical corporation also has become increasingly dependent upon resource and
information sharing among employees, suppliers, distributors and customers
throughout the world.
As PC manufacturers have introduced notebook computers with powerful new
features and computing power comparable to desktop computers, many organizations
have replaced desktop systems with notebook computers as the primary computer
for employees. International Data Corporation ("IDC") has reported rapid
increases in the percentage of notebook computers serving as the user's primary
computer. According to IDC, over 75% of notebook computers sold today are
replacing a traditional desktop machine. In addition, today's mobile workforce
is availing itself of the proliferation of innovative, high-performance mobile
computing products. These small devices such as personal digital assistants
("PDAs"), pagers and personal organizers with advanced communications
capabilities are becoming commonplace and are being used in conjunction with the
user's primary computer for such tasks as contact management, scheduling and
e-mail access. In addition, these devices are being deployed for strategic
business applications. GartnerGroup-Dataquest forecasts that the worldwide
market for mobile devices will increase from 19 million units in 1998 to 50
million units in 2003. The growth in worldwide cellular phone use is projected
to increase from 217 million subscribers in 1998 to 828 million in 2003. These
factors reinforce a workforce today that is more mobile, more global and
more connected than ever before
The emergence of such pervasive mobile computing and communications has
presented a number of challenges to corporate MIS personnel. One of the primary
challenges facing MIS directors in corporate settings today is the need to
provide appropriate information access to an increasingly mobile workforce.
Mobile users require network connections from many locations, both within and
outside their organization's facilities. Providing flexible information access
for mobile users in these locations historically has required that users
physically connect their mobile computer to the network in every location at
which they may desire network access, a cumbersome and expensive proposition.
Providing network access to remote users who dial-in to the network may also be
very expensive, as businesses must maintain large banks of dedicated modems and
telephone lines and often incur substantial telephone toll charges. In addition,
the quality and speed of the telephone lines used by remote users are erratic,
particularly when connecting across international boundaries. Even cellular
systems are inconsistent in their coverage and incompatible across geographies,
making access via mobile communications a particular challenge.
In today's mobile environment, users of cell phones, laptop computers and
handheld devices are demanding connectivity and data management solutions that
provide easy, quick, secure and reliable access to information from a variety of
sources. Many mobile workers carry with them an array of digital devices, often
running applications on separate platforms requiring access to the same
information. This information must be synchronized and managed for the mobile
computing and communications devices to enable mobile users' productivity. A
common example would be a mobile worker using a notebook PC with corporate
e-mail groupware, a PDA with personal contact information and a cellular
telephone with an embedded directory. These three devices would ideally have
synchronized information available at all times.
With workforces increasingly mobile, yet more dependent than ever upon instant
access to corporate resources, the need for Mobile Information Management
solutions has become acute. An on-the-go worker requires simple, secure tools to
access, collect, retrieve, print and synchronize valuable information. Extended
Systems primary mission is to provides complete Mobile Information Management
solutions that meet the universal mobile connectivity and mobile data management
needs of the mobile worker.
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THE EXTENDED SYSTEMS SOLUTION
Extended Systems provides Mobile Information Management (MIM) solutions designed
to increase the efficiency of mobile workers who are increasingly relying on
mobile computing devices to access accurate and actionable information whether
in or out of the office.
The Company's Mobile Information Management products include IrDA-compliant
(Infrared Data Association) and short-range radio frequency (Bluetooth) wireless
connectivity products, data synchronization software, virtual private network
remote access servers, Internet access servers, and database management systems
with remote access capabilities. Extended Systems' MIM solutions provide mobile
workers the following advantages:
- - ENABLE UNIVERSAL MOBILE CONNECTIVITY. The Company's JetEye infrared
wireless connectivity products enable mobile workers to easily access
networks or peripherals while moving between offices and conference rooms
without the need for bulky cables and wired connections. The Company's
ExtendNet VPN product enables a business to extend its network environment
beyond physical connections to the LAN or WAN, permitting seamless, secure
access to the network by mobile users over the Internet. ExtendNet 4000
provides remote offices and small businesses with Internet connectivity,
allowing multiple users to easily access a single Internet connection while
intelligently managing usage to reduce costs. These products are designed
to address users' needs for mobile access and access to the Internet and
result in cost savings to businesses by significantly reducing remote
access toll charges and by reducing the number of modems and telephone
lines and the level of administration needed to support remote access and
Internet access.
- - ENABLE MOBILE DATA MANAGEMENT. The sophisticated architecture of Enterprise
Harmony '99 allows mobile users and corporations to easily synchronize
information such as contacts, calendar, tasks and e-mail between mobile
device and desktop PC. With the addition of ASL, Extended Systems data
synchronization products have the capability to synchronize information
between devices, between device and PC, and between device and corporate
server. The Advantage Database Server is a scalable, high performance
database management system that enables organizations to extend
applications and databases across the distributed network and, when coupled
with the Advantage Internet Server, over the Internet. These products are
designed to increase the efficiency of mobile workers and to reduce the
cost of ownership and network administration associated with deploying
mobile applications.
Extended Systems' MIM solutions evolved from the Company's network printing and
connectivity experience. The Company has a complete line of printing solutions
products including the ExtendNet print server family of products which enable
the effective deployment of complex printing applications across distributed
networks worldwide. The Company's network products permit effective management
of devices locally and across a global network. The Company's products
share a common industry standard Simple Network Management Protocol ("SNMP")
architecture that enables network administrators to effectively manage the
Company's products within the network environment. Extended Systems has also
combined its infrared technology with an existing line of network print servers,
providing mobile workers with a new wireless connection for walk-up printing.
STRATEGY
The Company's objective is to use its technology leadership and customer-driven
innovation to become a leading provider of Mobile Information Management
solutions. To achieve this objective, the Company has adopted the following key
strategies:
- - CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OR ACQUIRE A COMPLETE SUITE OF MOBILE INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES. Extended Systems is committed to
developing, introducing and manufacturing new products and enhancing
existing products by expanding and leveraging its core technologies and
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has developed a high degree of expertise in the development of
mobile computing solutions. The Company intends to invest substantial
resources to build upon its expertise in order to continue to develop
innovative MIM products. The Company will also expand its product offering
through strategic acquisitions. In 1997, the Company acquired Counterpoint,
a developer of connectivity software. In 1999, the company completed
acquisitions of Rand, a developer of data synchronization software, and
Parallax, a developer of infrared connectivity products. In August 1999,
the Company completed its acquisition of ASL, a developer of server-based
synchronization software for portable computing devices and high-end
cellular phones. In addition, the Company has created a sales and marketing
presence in France, Germany and the United Kingdom by acquiring
distributors in those countries. The Company intends to pursue additional
strategic acquisitions of, or investments in, companies with complementary
products, technologies or distribution networks in order to broaden its MIM
product offering.
- - ESTABLISH EXTENDED SYSTEMS AS THE STANDARD FOR MOBILE DEVICE SOLUTIONS.
Extended Systems' strategy is to provide MIM solutions that allow a growing
number of mobile computing devices and applications to access, collect,
retrieve, print and synchronize information. In addition to supporting the
leading mobile device platforms, including the Palm Computing and Windows
CE platforms, the Company's products also support mobile devices based on
different operating systems, processor architectures, communications
architectures and applications. Beyond its own products, the Company is
increasingly enabling third party application developers and device
manufactures to incorporate its technologies into their products to provide
both connectivity and data management capabilities. Extended Systems
actively works with other industry leaders to develop industry standards in
such areas as wireless technologies and network protocols. The Company
actively participates on standards boards, which includes not only being a
member, but also chairing key technical committees that develop industry
standards. As a founding member of the IrDA (Infrared Data Association),
the Company led the development of the worldwide standards that govern
infrared connectivity. Extended Systems also actively participates on the
Bluetooth Special Interest Group, a group responsible for shaping
Bluetooth's universal standards, and the WAP Forum (Wireless Application
Protocol), another emerging wireless technology. The Company believes that
its participation in developing industry standards and its customer-driven
innovation will make Extended Systems' industry leading MIM technologies
the standard for mobile device solutions.
- - LEVERAGE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH MAJOR CONNECTIVITY AND COMMUNICATIONS
DEVICE MANUFACTURERS. The Company has established a reputation for
providing high-quality, cost-effective products, which has enabled it to
develop a strong customer base. Extended Systems currently has
relationships with many hardware and software vendors worldwide including
AnyDay.com, Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Lotus Development
Corporation, Motorola, Inc., NEC Electronics, Inc., Palm Computing, Inc.,
Sharp Corporation, Toshiba Engineering Corporation and many others. The
Company intends to use its market leadership in Universal Mobile
Connectivity to offer its complementary Mobile Data Management software and
management solutions to provide these vendors and others with complete
end-to-end Management Information Management technology solutions. By
effectively building and managing relationships with these companies,
Extended Systems intends to make its MIM products and technologies
pervasive in the mobile device realm.
In the Printing Solutions segment, the Company intends to continue to enhance
its product line with additional network management capabilities and
technologies such as web-based printer management, fiber-based networks and
wireless connectivity connections for mobile and handheld users. In addition,
the Printing Solutions segment intends to continue to develop print server
solutions for OEM customers.
PRODUCTS
Extended Systems provides technology solutions in primarily two business
segments: Mobile Information Management and Printing Solutions.
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MOBILE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
The Mobile Information Management ("MIM") segment designs, manufactures, sells
and services solutions that allow mobile workers in organizations to easily
access, exchange, retrieve and synchronize valuable information, wherever and
whenever needed. The MIM segment consists of two key areas - Universal Mobile
Connectivity Solutions and Mobile Data Management Solutions.
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UNIVERSAL MOBILE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS
Universal Mobile Connectivity ("UMC") Solutions permit mobile users to easily
connect and exchange data without the constraint of cables, connectors and
physical attachments. UMC products permit mobile users to wirelessly connect and
exchange data using either IrDA or short-range radio-frequency technology
(Bluetooth). In addition, UMC solutions enable mobile users and small business
to efficiently access the Internet.
The Company's UMC Solutions consist of four core product lines: (i) short-range
wireless connectivity hardware, (ii) short-range wireless connectivity software,
(iii) short-range wireless connectivity tools, and (iv) Internet connectivity
hardware.
Extended Systems' core short-range wireless connectivity hardware products
include the industry leading JetEye family of products as follows:
The JetEye Printer, introduced in 1991, was Extended Systems first infrared
product, and initially allowed certain Hewlett-Packard Company Palmtop
computers to print by means of an infrared beam. JetEye Printer has since
been enhanced to support notebook computers and other mobile devices that
are equipped with an IrDA port.
The JetEye PC enables mobile workers to transfer data, synchronize files
and update software between mobile devices or portable PCs and desktop
computers without connecting cables. The product supports the IrDA infrared
communication standard.
The JetEye Net allows mobile workers to easily attach to an Ethernet or
Tokin Ring network. Workers requiring a high degree of mobility within an
organization rely on JetEye Net to provide fast network access, without
cumbersome cables, lost network interface cards or broken connectors.
The JetEye Dock allows mobile computing users to easily connect to an
Ethernet network as well as connect to key desktop peripherals. The JetEye
Dock allows a portable computer to connect to the LAN, an external
keyboard, mouse, printer and modem all through a single infrared
connection.
Extended Systems' core short-range wireless connectivity software products
include the following:
JetBeam is a complete IrDA infrared software development kit designed to be
embedded in small mobile devices proving reliable IrDA compliant
communication. JetBeam is designed to support a wide variety of mobile
devices including digital cameras, handheld organizers like cellular
phones, watches and Palm Computing, Inc.'s Palm Pilot Organizer. The
Company's JetBeam technology has been designed into all Palm Pilot
Organizers since the Palm Pilot III.
JetWave, which is planned to be release in the third quarter of fiscal
2000, is a complete Bluetooth software development kit designed to be
embedded in small mobile devices proving reliable Bluetooth compliant
communication. JetWave is being designed to support a wide variety of
mobile devices including digital cameras, handheld organizers such as the
Palm, cellular phones, and watches.
QuickBeam Suites provide a complete IrDA software solution and infrared
file transfer application which enables mobile data exchange between
portable devices or from portable devices to desktop PCs. QuickBeam Suites
supports Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT operating systems.
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In 1999 Extended Systems added wireless connectivity tools to its product kit
through the acquisition of Genoa's IrDA testing tools business. The Company's
core short-range wireless connectivity testing tools products include the
following:
Counterpoint Test Tools provide a standalone testing and certification
system for IrDA enabled devices. This product line is sold to major
OEM-customers for the design, development and testing of infrared
implementation in mobile devices.
Extended Systems Internet connectivity products provide seamless, secure access
to the network by mobile users over the Internet and also provide remote offices
and small businesses with Internet connectivity. The Company's Internet
connectivity products are as follows:
ExtendNet VPN provides a cost-effective and scalable means to connect
mobile users to their corporate Local Area Network (LAN) over the Internet.
VPN technology enables a company to use the Internet to communicate
securely between mobile users and the LAN. For companies with multiple
locations, telecommuters, mobile workers or the need to exchange
information with corporate partners, the VPN provides a secure alternative
to traditional remote access solutions such as X.25, leased lines, frame
relay, 800 numbers and long distance modem dial-in. ExtendNet VPN also
addresses the issues involved in scaling mobile users to higher-speed
communications such as 56K modems, ISDN, frame relay and T-1
communications. ExtendNet VPN uses industry-standard encryption,
authentication, tunneling and SNMP-compliant management software.
ExtendNet 4000, Extended Systems' second generation Internet access
server, combines multiple Internet technologies with ease-of-use and
reliability that enables small and medium-sized businesses to access the
Internet, allowing multiple users to easily access a single Internet
connection while intelligently managing usage to reduce costs. ExtendNet
4000 provides on-demand Internet access, integrated e-mail communications,
integrated Web publishing and solid network protection. ExtendNet 4000 also
provides a number of communications options, enabling the user to scale the
device's capacity to the environment, such as V.90 modems, dual Ethernet
and ISDN. ExtendNet 4000 supports Windows, Apple Macintosh, DOS and UNIX
clients.
MOBILE DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
Mobile Data Management ("MDM") Solutions allow information to be transferred
directly between corporate applications and mobile devices through a variety of
connections. In addition, MDM solutions include a database server product that
provides database applications in distributed environments for mobile users.
The Company's MDM solutions consist of two core product lines: (i) data
synchronization solutions, and (ii) client/server solutions.
The Company's data synchronization solutions include the following:
Enterprise Harmony '99, the Company's desktop data synchronization product,
provides a link between mobile devices and PC applications. The
sophisticated architecture of Enterprise Harmony '99 allows mobile workers
and corporations to easily synchronize information such as contacts,
calendar, tasks and e-mail between mobile device and desktop PC.
In August 1999, the Company added a server-based synchronization product to
its product line with the purchase of Advance Systems Limited ("ASL"). ASL,
based in Bristol, England, develops server-based synchronization
software that provides a link for portable computing devices and high-end
cellular phones that allows information to be transferred directly between
corporate
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network applications and mobile devices through a variety of connections.
The ASL-Connect product also serves as the foundation for IBM's Mobile
Connect solutions
These solutions provide individual users and MIS departments with the
management tools necessary to use and deploy mobile devices. The software
currently synchronizes handheld computing devices, including Palm Computing
and Windows CE, with Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange servers or a
variety of personal information managers ("PIMs"), such as Lotus Organizer,
Symantec ACT! and GoldMine.
The Company's client/server products are as follows:
The Advantage Database Server ("ADS"'), is a high performance client/server
database management system for standalone, networked and Internet database
applications. The ADS StreamlineSQL engine allows developers the
flexibility to combine SQL statements and relational data access methods
with the performance and control of navigational commands. ADS has native
development interfaces designed to leverage existing knowledge of popular
development tools. With optimized data access methodology, ADS provides
stability and data integrity while being completely maintenance-free. ADS
works in both Novell NetWare and Windows NT server environments and
improves multi-user performance by intelligently allocating database
operations between the client and the server. ADS protects database files
against network failure and user error through a centralized storage
management system and provides data security through encryption and file
hiding. ADS includes native SQL support as well as a client interface,
supporting common application development tools such as Delphi, Visual
Objects and Visual Basic, as well as any applications with an ODBC
interface.
Advantage Internet Server is a simple, non-HTML solution that provides data
access via the Internet using existing ADS applications. Remote users can
experience the same security, integrity, and performance on the corporate
LAN while accessing data remotely using the Internet as a Virtual Private
Network.
Advantage Development Tool Kits provide database application developers and
value-added resellers ("VARs") with a set of software tools to develop,
debug and deploy reliable applications running in an ADS environment.
PRINTING SOLUTIONS
The Printing Solutions segment products enable organizations to manage complex
printing applications across global networks, while permitting comprehensive
management of network printers from any location on the network. In addition,
the Printing Solutions products incorporate technology innovations such as
web-based printer management, fiber-based networks and wireless infrared
connections for mobile and handheld users.
The Company's Printing Solutions consists of four core products: (i) ExtendNet
for 100 Base-T, (ii) ExtendNet for 10 Base-T, (iii) ExtendNet for 100 Base-FX
and (iv) PocketPrintServer. The Company also provides custom print servers to a
number of Original Equipment Manufacturer ("OEM") customers including Minolta
Co, Ltd, Okidata and Zebra Technologies Corporation.
The ExtendNet for 100 Base-T and the ExtendNet for 10 Base-T allows
network administrators to connect up to 6 printers to an Ethernet network
while adding a high degree of integrated management to their existing
environments. This Open Management Architecture provides the ability to
monitor printers at any management level with ease.
The ExtendNet for 100 Base-FX allows network administrators to easily
connect 1 or 2 printers to a 100 Base-FX network. The administrator
maintains the high degree of integrated management in their existing
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environments, without paying the associated costs of buying network
converter boxes to allow non 100 Base FX print servers to be used.
The PocketPrintServer allows network administrators to connect a single
printer to an Ethernet network while adding a high degree of integrated
management to their existing environments.
The OEM products are specialized print servers for laser LED page
printers, dot matrix printers, industrial bar coding solutions and label
printing.
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OTHER
The Company's other product segment consists primarily of the Company's
discontinued line of port replicator products. In December 1998, the Company
announced its decision to exit the mechanical port replicator business. The
Company's decision was based on two primary factors. The Company saw a decrease
in demand for third-party port replicator products as laptop vendors became more
successful in providing similar products in a more timely manner. In addition,
the Company was experiencing quality-related problems with its supplier and,
consequently, faced a lack of a reliable source for port replicators to support
future releases of laptop PC models in the increasingly competitive environment.
TECHNOLOGY
The Company's short-range wireless technologies are designed to adhere to
industry standards and widely accepted protocols, and the Company is active in
the organizations that develop and maintain these standards and protocols. The
Company was a founding contributor to the IrDA standards committee and is
currently represented on the IrDA executive committee. Today more than 160
companies are active participants in the IrDA, and are developing a broad range
of mobile products that are IrDA-compliant. IrDA member companies include
Compaq, Ericsson, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Sharp and Toshiba.
The Company believes that IrDA infrared connectivity, due to its small size, low
cost, low power consumption, high speed and device independent characteristics,
will become an increasingly important technology in permitting the seamless
connection of mobile devices to each other and to the network.
Through the Company's efforts, standards such as the IrLAN protocol
(co-developed with Microsoft Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Company) were proposed,
developed, ratified and adopted for network connectivity to notebook computers.
The Company has been actively guiding IrOBEX, which is an object-oriented
standard for transferring files, graphics and other data by infrared
transmission. The Company's QuickBeam and JetBeam products implement a
communications application using IrOBEX.
The Company has been developing new short-range wireless applications for OEM
and corporate customers based on its IrDA technology and short-range
radio-frequency (Bluetooth), including inventory management, data logging,
network access, computer docking and data communications products. The
Company believes that these technologies and applications will have even
broader applicability to connectivity for mobile workforces in the coming
years. Extended Systems has taken an active role in the Bluetooth Special
Interest Group (SIG), an organization responsible for shaping global
specification for wireless connectivity. Because both IrDa and Bluetooth
technologies have strengths in specific applications, the Company believes
that many devices will implement both Bluetooth and IrDA standards.
The Company's Internet connectivity technologies include an all-in-one Internet
connectivity product that assists small- and medium-sized businesses to gain an
Internet presence. ExtendNet 4000 combines multiple Internet technologies to
provide on-demand Internet access for a Local Area Network (LAN), e-mail
communications for everyone in the office, network security to prevent outside
threats and integrated Web publishing to develop and host company Web sites.
ExtendNet 4000 offers a number of communications options including V.90 modems,
ISDN, and Ethernet connectivity for other technologies such as xDSL and cable
modems. This flexibility enables the user to scale the device's capacity to the
requirements of the environment. ExtendNet 4000 is based on the open source
architecture of the Linux operating system.
The Internet connectivity technologies also include a Virtual Private Network
(VPN) product. ExtendNet VPN is based on the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
and includes encryption and compression technology to securely pass data over
the Internet. ExtendNet VPN enables a corporation to use the Internet to
communicate securely between mobile users, remote telecommuters and the Local
Area Network (LAN). For many companies, ExtendNet VPN either replaces or
augments traditional remote access solutions such as X.25, leased lines, frame
relay, 800 numbers and long distance dial-in modem
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banks. ExtendNet VPN uses industry-standard encryption, authentication,
tunneling and SNMP-compliant management software.
The Company's Harmony client-based synchronization technology synchronizes
information between mobile devices and popular PC Applications with a single
synchronization technology. The application supports Windows CE, Palm
Computing, and CASIO Pocket Viewer devices. The technology uses Rapid
Transfer Technology-TM- to provide synchronization that is currently at least
two times faster than other competing products in the market.
With the acquisition of Advance Systems Limited on August 4, 1999, the Company
acquired a server-based technology, which allows the update and exchange of data
with enterprise applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and
ODBC-based corporate databases. The server-based technology helps system
administrators manage mobile devices with IT application deployment, backup,
restore and client logging utilities.
The Advantage Database Server implements technologies for enhancing the
execution of client/server database transactions across a network. This includes
algorithms for "burst-mode" transmission of data records across the LAN or WAN,
which speeds the flow of data between server and client. ADS capabilities
include transaction processing, filter optimization, enhanced locking algorithms
and support for a variety of communications protocols.
The Printing Solutions technology competencies are in the areas of embedded
systems software and microcontroller hardware design. In addition, the Printing
Solutions' engineers have a high degree of expertise in supporting network
hardware topologies, software transport protocols and application-layer
networking. The Company's software development group has placed particular
emphasis on the development of network management tools for multi-protocol
networking.
The Printing Solutions segment has maintained an active program to develop and
deploy new enterprise networking technologies across its product lines. The
segment has focused product development efforts upon such enterprise networking
capabilities as Novell NEST/NDS and Windows NT enterprise services. In addition,
the Company was an early and active supporter of industry standard SNMP-based
management capabilities for easy control of devices over the network. Today,
customers use these technologies to deploy and maintain worldwide access to key
network resources.
The Company will continue to enhance its product lines with additional advanced
network management capabilities. In addition, the Company is enhancing its
Printing Solutions product line by developing new applications for OEM and
corporate customers with IrDA and fiber technologies.
SALES AND MARKETING
Several of the Company's products, in particular its ExtendNet print servers,
JetEye IrDA products, infrared software and data synchronization software are
sold to OEM customers, and the Company intends to continue to increase sales to
OEM customers in the future, particularly with the MIM product lines. The
Company's key OEM customers include printer manufacturers and manufacturers of
notebook computers, PDAs, digital cameras, cellular phones and pagers and other
mobile computing devices. In 1999, OEM sales of MIM products and services to
Hewlett-Packard Company accounted for 13% of the Company's total net revenue.
Revenue from OEM sales is expected to fluctuate on a quarterly basis, as demand
in the OEM market is difficult to predict and depends on the timing of OEM
projects and the effectiveness of the marketing efforts of OEM customers.
The Company markets and sells certain of its products through multiple indirect
channels, primarily distributors and resellers, and on the Company's Internet
storefronts. The Company supports its indirect channels with its own sales and
marketing organization. The Company's largest distributor is Ingram Micro, Inc.
("Ingram Micro") and, in 1999, 1998 and 1997, sales to Ingram Micro accounted
for 10%, 23%
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and 19% of the Company's net revenue, respectively. Sales to another
distributor, Tech Data Corporation, accounted for 11% of the Company's net
revenue in 1998. Sales to both distributors were primarily of Printing
Solutions products and port replicator products.
The Company provides most of its distributors and resellers with limited product
return rights for stock rotation. Stock rotation rights permit distributors to
return products to the Company for credit against an offsetting purchase order,
but are limited based upon amounts purchased by a given distributor during the
preceding quarter. The Company also provides most of its distributors and
resellers with price protection rights. Price protection rights require that the
Company grant retroactive price adjustments for inventories of the Company's
products held by distributors or resellers if the Company lowers its prices for
such products.
The Company conducts its sales and marketing activities primarily from its
offices in Boise, Idaho and Bozeman, Montana, and its international offices in
Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Singapore and the Netherlands, which
was opened in September 1999. The Company's in-house sales and marketing staff
is largely responsible for generating end user demand for the Company's products
by soliciting prospective customers, providing technical advice with respect to
the Company's products and working with distributors and certain OEM customers
to sell the Company's products. The Company's sales and marketing staff actively
participates with distributors and resellers in the selling process, which
provides end users with the level of support needed for the successful
integration of solutions in enterprise networks.
In international markets, the Company markets and sells its products through its
international sales subsidiaries. The Company also derives a portion of its
international revenue from independent distributors and OEM customers in
countries including Singapore, Japan, Brazil, Canada and Germany. In 1999, 1998
and 1997, international sales represented 63%, 44%, and 44%, respectively, of
net revenue, and the Company expects that international sales will continue to
represent a substantial portion of its net revenue for the foreseeable future.
The timing and volume of customer orders are difficult to forecast because the
Company's customers typically require prompt delivery of products and a
substantial majority of the Company's sales are booked and shipped in the same
quarter. Accordingly, the Company typically operates with a relatively small
order backlog. Further, sales are generally made pursuant to standard purchase
orders that can be rescheduled, reduced or canceled with little or no penalty.
The Company believes that its backlog at any given time is not a meaningful
indicator of future net revenue.
SERVICE AND SUPPORT
The Company believes that service and support are critical components of
customer satisfaction and the success of the Company's business. The Company's
commitment to service and support enables it to interact regularly with its
customers' network administrators and to identify and respond to their needs on
an ongoing basis. The Company maintains service and support personnel in
Bozeman, Montana and Boise, Idaho. In addition, the Company's foreign sales
subsidiaries and international distributors provide service and support to
international customers. The Company offers a wide range of customer support
services under the ExtendAssist Program. It includes a technical support hotline
to provide a range of telephone support to its customers through a toll-free
number. In addition, the Company maintains a technical support group comprised
of engineers and technicians, 24-hour automated support, and an on-line bulletin
board, which contains in- depth technical information. Through ExtendAssist, the
Company's engineering staff provides technical support via e-mail. The Company
also provides on-line services to distribute technical advice and software
updates.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company believes that its future success will depend in large part on its
ability to develop, introduce and manufacture new products and enhance existing
products, allowing it to offer its customers products that achieve higher levels
of performance and reliability. The Company's research and development efforts
are currently focused on short-range wireless communications, data
synchronization, new mobile connectivity platforms, client/server data
management, Internet connectivity, networking protocols, enterprise network
management tools and new networking platforms.
During fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997, research and development expenses were $6.9
million, $6.4 million, and $5.3 million, respectively. The Company also recorded
a $758,000 acquired in-process research and development charge in the second
quarter of fiscal 1999 as a result of the acquisitions of Rand and Parallax. The
Company anticipates that it will continue to commit substantial resources to
research and development in the future.
The Company expects that, of the approximate $8.5 million purchase price,
substantially all of the portion of the purchase price in excess of fair value
of the net assets acquired will be allocated to developed technology and
acquired in-process research and development. Developed technology will be
amortized over the expected life of the technology and acquired in-process
research and development will be expensed in the first fiscal quarter of 2000.
MANUFACTURING
The Company focuses its manufacturing efforts on cost-effectively producing
high-quality products. The Company's manufacturing operations are located in
Boise, Idaho and consist mainly of materials procurement, final assembly,
testing, quality assurance and shipping. The only product assembly performed by
the Company is final assembly, which consists of the integration of major
components into a final product and the preparation of that product for
shipment. The Company performs testing and quality assurance of certain products
at its Boise facilities and plans to expand its in-house automated testing
efforts as its product volume increases. The Company has received ISO 9001
certification, which the Company believes assists it in maintaining its rigorous
approach to maintaining high quality standards.
The Company subcontracts other manufacturing functions, including the production
of its printed circuit boards and some final product assembly. With its
acquisition of Parallax the Company added the local ability to manage its
manufacturing relationships with subcontractors in Asia.
The Company relies on third-party suppliers for components used in its products.
Certain of the components used in the Company's products, including certain
semiconductor components and infrared transmission components, are currently
available from a limited number of suppliers. Disruption in service by any of
the Company's manufacturers or the Company's suppliers could lead to supply
constraints or delays in the delivery of the Company's products.
COMPETITION
The markets for the Company's products are intensely competitive, and are
characterized by frequent new product introductions, rapidly changing technology
and standards, constant price pressure and competition for distribution
channels. The principal competitive factors in the Company's markets include
brand-name awareness, price, product performance, reliability, breadth of
product line, sales and distribution capability and technical support and
service. Certain of these factors are outside the Company's control. There can
be no assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully in the
future with respect to these or any other competitive factors or that
competition will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business
and results of operations.
In the market for infrared mobile computing products, the Company's competitors
include a number of companies, which have hardware or software solutions. As the
market for infrared connectivity matures, the Company will continue to face
stiff price pressure in this market segment. The Company currently
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faces limited direct competition from major applications and operating
systems software vendors who may choose to incorporate infrared connectivity
functionality into their software, thereby potentially reducing the need for
OEMs to include the Company's products in their notebook and desktop PCs.
The Company's ExtendNet 4000 Internet Appliance currently competes with the
product offerings of Bay Networks, Inc., as well as those of a number of smaller
companies. The Company's ExtendNet VPN product currently competes with
software-based solutions offered by Microsoft Corp. and others. As the market
for these distributed connectivity products matures, the Company expects to face
direct competition from other large computer networking and software companies.
The Company's synchronization software solutions currently compete with mobile
device manufacturers that embed basic synchronization software in their
products, such as 3COM Corporation's Palm Computing, Inc., Microsoft Corp. and
Motorola Inc. There are also a number of other smaller companies that provide
server and desktop synchronization software.
The Company's Advantage Database Server product currently competes with low-end
database products from companies such as Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp., in
addition to smaller competitors offering data management software.
The Company's principal competitors in the market for print servers include
Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel Corporation, Lexmark International, Inc. and
Emulex Corporation.
In addition to direct competition, the Company's products face competition from
alternative technological solutions. For example, the Company's IrDA mobile
computing products face indirect competition from alternatives such as radio
frequency connectivity and non-IrDA infrared solutions. The Company's
ExtendNetVPN products face indirect competition from the major computer
networking companies, which provide extended Ethernet solutions for wide area
and local area networks.
Many of the companies with which the Company competes or may in the future
compete, including the internal development groups of its current and potential
customers, have substantially greater financial, marketing, technical, sales and
support resources and may have more brand name recognition than the Company. The
Company expects that, in order to remain competitive, it may have to decrease
its sales prices on certain products, which could materially and adversely
affect the Company's business and results of operations.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Company relies on a combination of patent, copyright and trademark laws,
trade secrets, and confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to
protect its proprietary intellectual property rights. The Company seeks to
protect its software, documentation and other written material under trade
secret and copyright laws, which afford only limited protection. The Company
currently has six issued United States patents that expire in 2006 and beyond
and six patent applications pending. The Company has registered ten trademarks
in the United States, including "JetEye" and "ExtendNet.". The Company's future
success is dependent in part upon its proprietary technology.
The Company has entered into source code and design document escrow agreements
with a limited number of its customers requiring release of design details in
certain circumstances. Such agreements generally provide that such parties will
have a limited, non-exclusive right to use such code in the event that there is
a bankruptcy proceeding by or against the Company, if the Company ceases to do
business or is the Company fails to meet its support obligations. The Company
also provides its source code to foreign language translation service providers
and consultants to the Company in limited circumstances.
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As is common in its industry, the Company has from time to time received
notification from other companies of intellectual property rights held by those
companies upon which the company's products may infringe.
EMPLOYEES
As of June 30, 1999, the Company had 248 full-time employees and 335 full-time
equivalent employees, including 76 in research and development, 172 in sales,
marketing and customer support, 49 in manufacturing and 38 in administration.
None of the Company's employees is represented by a labor union or is subject to
a collective bargaining agreement with respect to his or her employment with the
Company. The Company believes that its relations with its employees are good.
The company's future success will depend, in part, upon its ability to attract
and retain qualified personnel. Competition for qualified personnel in the
Company's industry is intense, and there can be no assurance that the Company
will be successful in retaining its key employees or that it will be able to
attract skilled personnel as the Company grows.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company owns its corporate headquarters facility in Boise, Idaho, which
consists of approximately 100,000 square feet of space located on 24 acres of
land, which are also owned by the Company. This space is used for research and
development, manufacturing, sales and marketing, customer support and
administration. In addition, the Company owns a facility of approximately 20,000
square feet in Bozeman, Montana. This facility is used primarily for customer
support and sales and marketing. The Company believes that its current
facilities in Boise and Bozeman are adequate to meet its needs for at least the
next 12 months. The Company also leases a number of sales, support and
development offices in the United States and Europe. The Company believes that
existing field sales, support and development facilities are adequate to meet
its current requirements and that suitable additional or substitute space will
be available as needed to accommodate expansion of the Company's operations. The
Company plans to continue to expand its field sales, support and development
facilities worldwide where appropriate. See Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements for information regarding the Company's lease obligations.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not applicable.
ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive
officers and directors of the Company as of September 1, 1999.
NAME AGE POSITION
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Steven D. Simpson 52 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Holmes T. Lundt 42 Vice President, Corporate Research and Development
and Business Development
Scott J. Ritchie 44 Vice President, Operations
Karla K. Rosa 36 Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Bradley J. Surkamer 45 Vice President, Technical Support
and Internet Business Unit Manager
Thomas C. White 50 Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Raymond A. Smelek 64 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Gregory M. Avis 40 Director
John M. Russell 57 Director
S. Scott Wald 44 Director
Douglas B. Winterrowd 48 Chief Engineer and Director
STEVEN D. SIMPSON has served as the Company's President and Chief Executive
Officer and as a director since January 1996. From January 1995 to January 1996,
Mr. Simpson served as the Company's Executive Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Simpson was employed by
Hewlett-Packard from 1978 to 1994. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Simpson was General
Manager of the Boise LaserJet Printer Division.
HOLMES T. LUNDT has served as the Company's Vice President of Corporate Research
and Development and Business Development since January 1996. From December 1994
to January 1996, Mr. Lundt was the Company's Vice President of Research and
Development. Since joining the Company in 1984, Mr.
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Lundt has held various other positions within the Company including Vice
President of Marketing and Business Unit Manager of Network Printing.
SCOTT J. RITCHIE has served as the Company's Vice President of Operations since
he joined the Company in December 1995. From May 1978 to November 1995, Mr.
Ritchie was employed by Hewlett-Packard and held a number of positions in
manufacturing and material management, most recently as Materials Manager in the
Disk Memory Division.
KARLA K. ROSA has served as the Company's Vice President of Finance since
December 1997 and as Chief Financial Officer since April 1996. From January 1996
to April 1996, Ms. Rosa was the Company's Assistant Controller, from April 1992
to January 1996 Ms. Rosa was Treasury Manager and from December 1991 to April
1996, Ms. Rosa was Tax Director. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Rosa was a
manager in the Los Angeles and Boise offices of Arthur Andersen & Co. Ms. Rosa
is a Certified Public Accountant.
BRADLEY J. SURKAMER has served as the Company's Vice President of Technical
Support and Internet Business Unit Manager since January 1999. From January 1996
to January 1999 he served as the Company's Vice President of Technical Support
and Third-Party Marketing. Mr. Surkamer has held various other positions since
he joined the Company in November 1988 including Manager of Technical and Third
Party Marketing and Manager of Sales and Marketing.
THOMAS C. WHITE has served as the Company's Vice President of Sales and
Marketing since January 1996. On May 21, 1999 Mr. White tendered his resignation
effective November 22, 1999. From June 1995 to January 1996, Mr. White was the
Company's Vice President of North American Sales. From July 1993 to June 1995,
Mr. White was National Account Director for MicroAge Computer Centers, Inc.
("MicroAge").
RAYMOND A. SMELEK has served as the Company's Chairman of the Board of Directors
since June 1995 and he has been a Director of the Company since June 1994. From
June 1994 to February 1996, Mr. Smelek was the Company's President and Chief
Executive Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Smelek was employed by
Hewlett-Packard and held a number of positions, most recently as Vice President
and General Manager of the Mass Storage Group. Mr. Smelek is also the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Network Group and a director of Inference
Corporation.
GREGORY M. AVIS has been a Director of the Company since September 1992. He has
served as a General Partner of Summit Partners, L.P., a venture capital
partnership, since 1987 and has served as a Managing Partner of Summit Partners,
L.P. since 1990. Mr. Avis is also a director of COMPS.COM, Ditech Communications
Corp., Powerwave Technologies, Inc. and Splash Technology Holdings, Inc.
JOHN M. RUSSELL has been a Director of the Company since April 1998. He is
currently retired. From December 1991 to March 1994, Mr. Russell served as Vice
President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
of Cisco Systems, Inc.
S. SCOTT WALD has been a Director of the Company since July 1994. He was the
founder of ASAP Software Express, Inc. ("ASAP") and served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of ASAP from September 1985 to June 1998.
DOUGLAS B. WINTERROWD is a founder of the Company and has been a Director since
October 1995. Previously, he served as Director of the Company from 1984 to
1992. Mr. Winterrowd has served as Chief Engineer since February 1994 and, prior
to such time, held various positions with the Company, including Program
Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, Technical Support Manager, Project Manager
and Senior Engineer.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The Company's Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq National Market System under
the symbol "XTND". The following table sets forth the high and low closing
trading prices of the Company's Common Stock for the quarter ended:
HIGH LOW
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1999
4th quarter $ 4.88 $ 4.25
3rd quarter 5.94 4.00
2nd quarter 8.00 4.13
1st quarter 7.13 6.00
1998
4th quarter 8.25 6.38
3rd quarter 9.38 8.00
The Company's Common Stock began public trading over-the-counter on March 4,
1998, therefore, the market prices for the 3rd quarter of fiscal 1998 only
reflect closing prices for the period from March 4, 1998 to March 31, 1998.
According to records of the Company's transfer agent, the Company had
approximately 197 shareholders of record as of September 20, 1999. Because many
of such shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of
shareholders, the Company is unable to estimate the total number of shareholders
represented by these record holders. On September 20, 1999, the last reported
per share sale price on the Nasdaq National Market for the Company's Common
Stock was $6.50. The market for the Company's Common Stock is highly volatile.
See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations--Factors That May Affect Future Results and Market Price of
Stock--Stock Price Volatility."
The Company has not declared or paid any dividends on its Common Stock since
September 1994. The Company currently anticipates that it will retain all future
earnings for use in the operation and expansion of its business and does not
anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future.
On March 4, 1998, the Company commenced and completed its initial public
offering (the "Offering") of 1,300,000 shares of its Common Stock, $0.001 par
value per share, at a public offering price of $8.00 per share pursuant to a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-42709) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). All of the shares
registered were sold. Volpe Brown Whelan &and Company and Needham &and
Company, Inc. were the managing underwriters of the Offering. Aggregate gross
proceeds to the Company from the Offering (prior to deduction of underwriting
discounts and commissions and expenses of the Offering) were $10.4 million.
In addition to the above, selling shareholders sold 482,500 shares of Common
Stock, including the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option
consisting of 232,500 shares. The Company paid underwriting discounts and
commissions of $728,000 and other expenses of approximately $1.1 million in
connection with the Offering and the net proceeds to the Company in the
Offering were $8.6 million.
From March 4, 1998, the effective date of the Registration Statement, to June
30, 19998, the approximate amount of net proceeds used were $666,000 for
investments in strategic business relationships and $1,148,000 for the
acquisitions of Rand Software Corporation ("Rand") and Parallax Research,
Pte. None of such payments consisted of direct or indirect payments to
directors, officers, 10% shareholders or affiliates of the Company.
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On October 23, 1998, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of
Rand for $710,000 in cash and 104,998 shares of Common Stock valued at
$735,000. The 104,998 shares issued to the former shareholders of Rand in the
transaction have not been registered in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are therefore subject to certain
restrictions on resale.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following consolidated selected financial data should be read in conjunction
with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes thereto
and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" included herein. (In thousands, except per share amounts.)
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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Net revenue $50,689 $50,004 $39,535 $34,670 $28,588
Research and development 6,883 6,351 5,259 4,362 3,701
Acquired research and development 758 - - - -
Net income (loss) (1,462) 3,298 2,676 2,279 1,798
Cash and investments 12,669 15,006 6,621 5,616 2,854
Total assets 40,799 40,147 25,677 21,338 17,527
Long-term debt 67 7,617 7,210 6,151 5,654
Total shareholders' equity 26,595 26,592 14,025 11,522 9,222
Per share amounts:
Earnings (loss) - Basic (0.17) 0.45 0.39 0.33 0.28
Earnings (loss) - Diluted (0.17) 0.44 0.38 0.32 0.26
Cash dividends per share - - - - 0.08
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998 % Change 1997
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NET REVENUE $ 50,689 1% $ 50,004 26% $ 39,535
Net revenue was relatively flat in 1999 compared to 1998. The increase in net
revenue was primarily the result of the Company's Mobile Information Management
("MIM") product lines, which grew 107% from 1998. The increase in revenue from
MIM products was offset by an 88% decline in revenue from the Other Products
segment, primarily the Company's mechanical port replicator product line, which
declined 87% form 1998, and a decline in revenue from Printing Solutions product
lines, which declined 19% in 1999. As a result of the discontinuance of the
mechanical port replicator line, the Company recorded product returns and a
provision for product returns totaling $1.0 million in 1999.
The growth in net revenue for 1998 from 1997 was principally due to increased
unit sales in the port replicator product line, increased unit sales of Printing
Solution and MIM products and increased non-recurring engineering ("NRE")
revenue in the MIM segment. The increase was offset by a decline in average
selling price of Printing Solution products.
The Company derives a substantial portion of its net revenue from international
sales, principally from its international sales subsidiaries, a limited number
of distributors and from original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") customers. In
1999, 1998 and 1997, international sales represented 63%, 44% and 44% of net
revenue, respectively. The Company expects that international sales will
continue to represent a substantial portion of net revenue in the foreseeable
future. International sales are subject to a number of risks, including changes
in foreign government regulations, export license requirements, tariffs and
taxes,
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other trade barriers, fluctuation in currency exchange rates, difficulty in
collecting accounts receivable, difficulty in staffing and managing
international operations and political and economic instability.
Several of the Company's products, in particular its ExtendNet print servers,
JetEye IrDA products, infrared software and data synchronization software are
sold to OEM customers, and the Company intends to continue to increase sales to
OEM customers in the future, particularly with the MIM product lines. In 1999,
OEM sales of MIM products and services to Hewlett-Packard Company accounted for
13% of the Company's total net revenue. Revenue from OEM sales is expected to
fluctuate on a quarterly basis, as demand in the OEM market is difficult to
predict and dependent on the timing of OEM projects and the effectiveness of the
marketing efforts of OEM customers.
The Company markets and sells certain of its products through multiple indirect
channels, primarily distributors and resellers. The Company supports its
indirect channels with its own sales and marketing organization. The Company's
largest distributor is Ingram Micro, Inc. ("Ingram Micro") and, in 1999, 1998
and 1997, sales to Ingram Micro accounted for 10%, 23% and 19% of the Company's
net revenue, respectively. Sales to another distributor, Tech Data Corporation,
accounted for 11% of the Company's net revenue in 1998. Sales to both
distributors were primarily for Printing Solutions products and port replicator
products. The Company provides price protection rights and limited product
return rights for stock rotation to most of its distributors and resellers. The
Company's distributors maintain inventory of the Company's products. Changes in
inventory management policies at any of the Company's key distributors could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and results of
operations.
The loss of, or reduction in sales to, any of the Company's key customers could
have a material adverse affect on the Company's business and results of
operations.
The markets for the Company's products are characterized by rapidly changing
technologies, evolving industry standards, frequent new product introductions
and short product life cycles. The Company's future success will depend, to a
substantial degree, upon its ability to enhance its existing products and to
develop and introduce, on a timely and cost-effective basis, new products and
features that meet changing customer requirements and emerging and evolving
industry standards. The introduction of new or enhanced products also requires
the Company to manage the transition from older products in order to minimize
disruption in customer ordering patterns, to avoid excessive levels of older
product inventories and to ensure that adequate supplies of new products can be
delivered to meet customer demand. There can be no assurance that the Company
will successfully develop, introduce or manage the transition to new products.
The Company seeks to mitigate the effects of declining prices on hardware
products by improving product design and reducing costs, primarily manufacturing
and component costs.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998 % Change 1997
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GROSS PROFIT $ 25,580 -13% $ 29,294 21% $ 24,248
GROSS MARGIN 50% 59% 61%
The decrease in the Company's gross margin in 1999 from 1998 was primarily the
result of an increase in unit sales of lower margin MIM hardware products and a
shift in product mix in the Printing Solutions segment to lower priced and lower
margin products. The decrease in gross margin was also the result of the
increase in the allowance for port replicator returns of $1.0 million and an
increase in the inventory valuation allowance for port replicators of $1.4
million. The decrease was offset by increased royalty, license and NRE revenue
in the MIM group and increased sales of MIM software products.
The decrease in gross margin for 1998 from 1997 was principally due to a shift
in product mix. Sales of port replicator products and certain MIM hardware
products, which have a lower relative gross margin, were a higher percentage of
sales in 1998 as compared to 1997. This decrease was offset in part by strong
royalty, license and NRE revenue in the MIM group.
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The Company's cost of net revenue consists primarily of costs associated with
components, out-sourced manufacturing of certain subassemblies, and in-house
labor associated with assembly, testing, shipping and quality assurance. The
Company's gross margin is affected by a number of factors, including product
mix, competitive product pricing pressures, manufacturing costs, component
costs, provisions for obsolete inventory and warranty costs. The Company
anticipates that its gross margin may continue to decline in the future as a
result of shifts in the Company's product mix and competitive pricing pressure.
In particular, the Company expects that its gross margin for Printing Solutions
products may continue to decline as a result of a continued shift in product mix
toward lower priced products. The Company also expects that gross margin from
the MIM segment will fluctuate due to shifts in mix between hardware and
software products and the timing of NRE revenue.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998 % Change 1997
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT $ 6,883 8% $ 6,351 21% $ 5,259
as a % of net revenue 14% 13% 13%
The increase in research and development expenses for fiscal 1999 from the prior
year was principally due to increased personnel costs in the MIM segment
primarily as a result of the Company's acquisitions of Rand Software Corporation
("Rand") in October 1998 and Parallax Research, Ltd. ("Parallax") in November
1998. The increase was partially offset by reduced personnel costs in the
Printing Solutions segment and the Other Products segment.
The increase in research and development expense for 1998 from 1997 was
principally due to increased personnel costs associated with development of the
MIM product lines.
The Company expects research and development expense to continue to increase in
the future, although such expense may vary as a percentage of net revenue.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998 % Change 1997
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MARKETING AND SALES $ 15,930 15% $ 13,838 28% $ 10,802
as a % of net revenue 31% 28% 27%
The increase in marketing and sales expenses for 1999 from the prior year was
primarily due to increased personnel costs and promotional activities for the
MIM product lines both domestically and at the Company's European subsidiaries.
The increases were partially offset by decreased promotional activities
associated with Printing Solutions product lines and the port replicator product
line.
The increase in marketing and sales expenses for 1998 from 1997 was principally
due to increased promotional activities associated with the MIM product lines
and the port replicator product line, offset by decreased activity for the
Company's Printing Solutions product lines.
The Company expects marketing and sales expense to continue to increase in the
future, although such expense may vary as a percentage of net revenue.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998 % Change 1997
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GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE $ 3,337 4% $ 3,222 12% $ 2,879
as a % of net revenue 7% 6% 7%
The increase in general and administrative expense for 1999 from the prior year
was primarily attributable to increased professional services expense, primarily
as a result of being a publicly traded company, and
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administrative expenses in the MIM group subsequent to the acquisition of
Parallax. The increase was offset by a decrease in compensation expense
associated with stock options.
The increase in 1998 from 1997 was principally due to increased administrative
expenses at the Company's subsidiaries, increased stock option compensation
expense in all segments, and increased fees for professional services, some of
which are attributable to being a public company.
The Company expects general and administrative expense to continue to increase
in the future, although such expense may vary as a percentage of net revenue.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998 % Change 1997
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INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) $ (692) -138% $ 1,815 20% $ 1,509
as a % of income
(loss) before taxes 32% 35% 36%
The change in the income tax provision or benefit for 1999 as compared to 1998
was primarily due to a net loss before income taxes for 1999. The change in the
estimated effective tax rate is primarily the result of non-deductible expenses
associated with the Rand and Parallax acquisitions, acquired in-process research
and development expenses and amortization of intangibles. The increase in the
income tax provision in 1998 as compared to the prior year was primarily due to
higher income before taxes.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS BY SEGMENT
The Company's product offerings are classified into three segments; the Printing
Solutions segment, the Mobile Information Management segment and the other
products segment. The discussion below addresses the operating results
attributable to each of the three product segments.
PRINTING SOLUTIONS SEGMENT
The Printing Solutions segment includes the Company's maturing network print
server and non-network printer sharing product lines, sold primarily through the
Company's worldwide distribution channel to computer resellers and Fortune 1000
companies. Although the Printing Solutions business is not the primary focus of
the Company's research and development or marketing strategies in the future,
the Company intends to continue to keep the product line up to date by adding
technology enhancements including fiber and mobile connectivity options.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998 % Change 1997
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Net revenue $ 25,415 -19% $ 31,244 1% $ 31,028
Income from operations 2,462 -65% 6,970 10% 6,342
The decrease in net revenue for 1999 from the prior year was principally due to
decreased unit sales of both non-networked printer sharing products and network
print server products coupled with a decrease in the average selling prices
caused by a shift in product mix to lower priced products. The decrease was
partially offset by an increase in unit sales of OEM print servers, at a
slightly lower average selling price than in the prior year.
The increase in net revenue in 1998 from 1997 was due primarily to increased
unit sales of ExtendNet print servers, offset by a decline in the average
selling price of ExtendNet print servers due to higher sales of lower priced
print servers. The increase was also offset by a decline in print server royalty
revenue and a decline in unit sales of non-network printer sharing products.
In 1999, 1998 and 1997, 50%, 54% and 64%, respectively, of the Company's total
net revenue was derived from sales of the Company's network print server
products. The Company expects that both unit sales and average selling prices of
both network print server and non-network printer sharing products
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may decline in the future. It also expects that total Printing Solutions net
revenue will decline as a percentage of the Company's net revenue as the
Company's Mobile Information Management product lines achieve increased
market acceptance.
Income from operations from the Printing Solutions segment decreased in 1999
from 1998 primarily due to decreased gross margins from both network print
server and non-network printer sharing products as the Company experienced a
shift in product mix to lower gross margin products. The decrease in gross
profit was partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses as the Company
shifts resources to support the MIM product lines.
The increase in income from operations in 1998 from the prior year reflects flat
gross profit from year to year and a decrease in operating expenses.
MOBILE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SEGMENT
The Company's Mobile Information Management segment includes both universal
mobile connectivity and mobile data management solutions that enable mobile
users to access, synchronize, collect, and retrieve information on demand. The
Company's products in the MIM segment include wireless connectivity products,
data synchronization software, virtual private network remote access servers,
Internet access servers and database management systems with remote access
capabilities.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998 % Change 1997
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Net revenue $ 24,400 107% $ 11,784 56% $ 7,569
Loss from operations (287) -64% (789) 6% (744)
Net revenue from the MIM product lines in 1999 grew 107% from the prior year and
grew to 48% of the Company's total net revenue in 1999, up from 24% in 1998. The
increase was due primarily to increased unit sales of OEM hardware products and
the Internet access products, and increased license revenue for Advantage
Database Server products.
The increase in revenue in 1998 from 1997 was the result of increased royalty,
license and NRE revenue and increased unit sales of ExtendNet VPN and ExtendNet
IAS products, which were introduced in October 1997, and increased revenue from
North American sales of Advantage Database Server products. This increase was
partially offset by decreased international sales of Advantage Database Server
products.
The Company believes that net revenue from MIM products will continue to become
a larger percentage of total net revenue as the Company continues to focus on
Mobile Information Management product lines and as MIM products continue to
achieve increased market acceptance. The Company's future results of operations
will be highly dependent upon the success of recently introduced products and
the success of the Company's recent acquisitions.
MIM products are sold primarily to OEM customers, application developers and
computer resellers both directly and through the Company's ecommerce storefronts
on the Internet. The Company expects to increase sales to OEM customers in the
future; however, sales to OEM customers are hard to predict and are expected to
fluctuate from quarter to quarter based on the timing of the closure of OEM
business and the effectiveness of OEM customers' marketing efforts.
The loss from operations for the MIM segment decreased 64% from 1998 to 1999
primarily as a result of increased gross profit from MIM products. This increase
in gross profit was offset by a significant increase in the Company's spending
for MIM research and development projects for both the wireless connectivity
hardware and software products and acquired in-process research and development
charges of $758,000
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from the Company's 1999 acquisitions. The Company also increased its spending
in marketing and sales for all MIM products both domestically and
internationally.
OTHER PRODUCTS SEGMENT
The primary component of the Company's other products segment has been the
Company's mechanical port replicator product line. In December 1998, the Company
announced its decision to exit the mechanical port replicator business. The
Company's decision was based on two primary factors. The Company saw a decrease
in demand for third-party port replicator products as laptop vendors became more
successful in providing similar products in a more timely manner. In addition,
the Company was experiencing quality-related problems with its supplier and,
consequently, faced a lack of a reliable source for port replicators to support
future releases of laptop PC models in the increasingly competitive environment.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998 % Change 1997
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Net revenue $ 874 -87% $ 6,976 644% $ 938
Loss from operations (3,503) 1,076% (298) 3% (290)
The decrease in net revenue in 1999 from 1998 was principally due to decreased
unit sales and average selling prices of port replicator products. Net revenue
for 1999 included product returns and a provision for product returns totaling
$1.0 million as a result of the decision to exit the mechanical port replicator
business. The increase in net revenue in 1998 over 1997 was due to an increase
in unit sales of port replicator products, which were introduced in February
1997.
The 1999 loss from operations for the Company's other products reflects
decreased gross profit and gross margin from the port replicator product line
and includes the port replicator returns and provision for port replicator
returns totaling $1.0 million and an increase in the provision for write-down of
port replicator inventory of $1.4 million.
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
In October 1998, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Rand
Software Corporation for $710,000 in cash and 104,998 shares of Common Stock
valued at $735,000. In November 1998, the Company acquired a controlling
interest in Parallax Research, Pte. for $347,000 in cash and by assuming
$375,000 in debt. In May 1999, acquired the remaining outstanding stock of
Parallax for $91,000 in cash. These transactions were accounted for by the
purchase method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 16, "Business Combinations" ("APB 16"), and, accordingly, the
results of operations of both companies have been included in the consolidated
statement of operations since the acquisition dates.
Rand is the developer of Harmony, a data synchronization software for mobile
devices such as Windows CE Handheld PCs and Palm-size computers. This
synchronization technology allows mobile devices to update and exchange data
with enterprise applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook,
Lotus Notes and Symantec Act!. Parallax develops infrared connectivity products
primarily for sale to OEM customers and manages the Company's relationships with
its manufacturers in Asia.
A summary of the total net assets acquired at the date of the acquisitions, as
determined in accordance with APB 16 is as follows:
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Net working capital $ (146)
Property and equipment 114
Developed technology, goodwill and other intangibles 1,532
Acquired in-process research and development 758
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$ 2,258
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The valuation of the intangible assets acquired from Rand and Parallax,
including the acquired in-process research and development, developed technology
and goodwill, was determined by independent appraisers. Management, based upon
such independent appraisals, estimated that, in aggregate, the fair value of
acquired in-process research and development that had not yet reached
technological feasibility and had no alternative future use was $758,000. The
amount allocated to acquired in-process research and development was expensed as
a charge to operations in the second quarter of 1999.
Such appraisers determined the value assigned to acquired in-process research
and development by projecting net cash flows related to future products expected
to result from commercialization of the acquired in-process research and
development. The net cash flows from such projects were based on estimates made
by the Company's management. Projected net revenue included the expected
evolution of the technology and the reliance of future technologies on the
in-process technologies over time, but excluded amounts expected to result from
existing products and technologies. Management based the estimated cost of sales
and estimated operating expenses on the Company's cost structure and that of
comparable companies.
The net cash flows were adjusted for the stage of completion of the projects and
discounted to their present values based on risk adjusted discount rates of 25%
to 35%. The discount rates were based on various factors such as lack of
operating history, aggressive projections for certain products, reliance on OEM
customers, management depth and product diversification.
Rand's research and development in process on the date of the acquisition
related to a server-based data synchronization software product that was
estimated to be approximately 14% complete and would require an estimated
$464,000 and 38 man-months of time to complete. Development in process at the
time of the acquisition of Rand was subsequently utilized to develop a web-based
synchronization product and will continue to be incorporated into additional MIM
products, including products complementary to the server-based product acquired
with ASL in August 1999.
The Company used acquired in-process research and development from Parallax to
develop new products using the developing Fast IR technology standard. A product
being developed for an OEM customer, to be used in a printer-based product,
accounted for a substantial majority of the acquired in-process research and
development from Parallax. All projects in process at the time of the
acquisition were completed in 1999 at an estimated cost of $58,000.
On August 4, 1999, the Company completed an acquisition of all of the
outstanding stock of Oval (1415) Limited ("Oval") pursuant to an acquisition
agreement, dated as of August 4, 1999. Oval, based in Bristol, England, is the
parent company of Advance Systems Limited. ("ASL"), a developer of server-based
synchronization software for portable computing devices and high-end cellular
phones, and Zebedee Software Limited, a software consulting company. As
consideration in the acquisition, the shareholders of Oval will receive $5.0
million in cash and 625,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The total
purchase price is valued at approximately $8.5 million, including acquisition
expenses. For accounting purposes, the acquisition will be treated as a
purchase. The Company expects that substantially all of the purchase price in
excess of fair value of the net assets acquired will be allocated to developed
technology and acquired in-process research and development. Developed
technology will be amortized over the expected life of the technology and
acquired in-process research and development will be expensed in the first
fiscal quarter of 2000.
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LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998
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NET CASH PROVIDED (USED )BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ (197) -107% $ 2,736
Historically, the Company has funded its operations primarily through cash
generated from operations. The net cash used in operations in 1999 was primarily
a result of an increase in receivables.
Accounts receivable increased to $9.8 million at the end of 1999 from $8.4
million at the end of 1998. The increase was primarily due to increased levels
of business. Days sales outstanding ("DSO") in receivables were 61 days at the
end of 1999 and 53 days at the end of 1998. The increase in DSO was a result of
increased receivables from OEM and international customers, which typically have
longer terms. The Company expects that accounts receivable will increase as net
revenue increases and as net revenue from OEM and international customers
represent a higher percentage of the Company's total revenue.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998
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NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES $ (5,458) 70% $ (3,204)
Net cash used by investing activities in 1999 consisted largely of net purchases
of available-for-sale securities and cash payments for the acquisitions of Rand
and Parallax. Capital expenditures in 1999 were primarily for the enhancement of
internal information systems and equipment and related software associated with
increased staffing.
The Company currently plans to incur aggregate capital expenditures of
approximately $1.5 million during 2000, primarily for system improvements,
leasehold improvements, software and personal computers.
Year ended June 30,
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1999 % Change 1998
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES $ 413 -95% $ 8,872
Net cash provided by financing activities for 1999 consisted primarily of
proceeds from the issuance of stock from employee stock plans. Net cash provided
by financing activities for 1998 primarily related to proceeds from the
Company's initial public offering, which became effective in March 1998.
See "Long-term Debt" in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a
description of the Company's convertible debt and available sources of
financing.
The Company believes that its existing working capital and borrowing capacity,
coupled with the funds generated from the Company's operations, will be
sufficient to fund its acquisition, anticipated working capital, capital
expenditures and debt payment requirements through 2000, including cash
requirements for the Oval acquisition and $8.1 million for the payoff of the
long-term debt to Summit in September 1999. In the longer term, the Company may
require additional sources of liquidity to fund future growth. Such sources of
liquidity may include additional equity offerings or debt financing.
In addition to the Rand and Parallax acquisitions in 1999 and the Oval (ASL)
acquisition in the first fiscal quarter of 2000, the Company intends to continue
to pursue strategic acquisitions of, or strategic investments in, companies with
complementary products, technologies or distribution networks in order to
broaden its product lines and to provide more complete Mobile Information
Management product offerings. The Company has no additional commitments or
agreements with respect to any such transaction; however, the Company may
acquire businesses, products or technologies in the future. There can be no
assurance that the Company will not require additional financing in the future
or, if the
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Company were required to obtain additional financing in the future,
that sources of capital will be available on terms favorable to the Company, if
at all.
EFFECTS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES
The Company derives a substantial portion of its revenue from international
sales, principally through its international subsidiaries and through a limited
number of independent distributors. Sales made by the Company's international
subsidiaries are generally denominated in the foreign country's currency.
Fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies
could materially affect the Company's financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows.
From time to time, the Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts,
typically against the Euro and British Pound to hedge payments and receipts of
foreign currencies related to the purchase and sale of goods to international
subsidiaries. There were no such contracts in place at June 30, 1999 and
contracts purchased or sold to date have not been significant. While these
hedging instruments are subject to fluctuations in value, such fluctuations are
generally offset by the value of the underlying exposures being hedged. The
Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for speculative purposes.
To the extent that the Company implements hedging activities in the future with
respect to foreign currency transactions, there can be no assurance that the
Company will be successful in such hedging activities.
The Company has not experienced significant costs as a result of the
introduction of a European single currency (the "Euro") introduced on January 1,
1999. At an appropriate point before the end of the transition period, December
31, 2001, product prices in participating countries will be denominated in the
Euro and converted to local denominations. During the transition period, the
Company's financial systems located in the participating countries will be
converted from local denominations to the Euro. The Company does not presently
expect that the transition to the Euro will materially affect the Company's
foreign currency exchange and hedging activities. Further, the Company does not
expect that the transition to the Euro will result in any material increase in
costs to the Company and all costs associated with the transition to the Euro
will be expensed to operations as incurred. While the Company will continue to
evaluate the impact of the transition of the Euro, based on currently available
information, the Company does not believe that the introduction of the Euro will
have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
Many currently installed computer systems and software products are coded to
accept only two digit entries in the date code field. These date code fields
will need to accept four digit year entries to distinguish 21st century dates
from 20th century dates. To address such "Year 2000" issues, the Company
established a Year 2000 Project Team which is currently in phase four of its
five-phase plan to assess the Company's Year 2000 compliance. In prior phases,
the Company identified three key areas critical to successful Year 2000
compliance: products, financial and information systems and third-party
relationships.
The Company has successfully completed testing of current products and products
under development and does not believe there is significant risk of
noncompliance. There can be no assurance that certain previous releases of the
Company's products, which are no longer under support, will prove to be Year
2000 compliant. Further information about the Company's products is available on
its Year 2000 Internet website at www.extendedsystems.com.
The Company has completed initial evaluation, analysis and testing of its core
internal systems and the Company does not currently expect any significant
issues to be identified during further review; however, further inquiry and
review is expected to continue throughout calendar 1999 and 2000. The failure of
the
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Company to correct any issues with internal systems could result in material
disruption to the Company's operations.
The Company has completed its initial assessment of the readiness of third
parties with which the Company has business relationships, including significant
vendors and customers. The assessment of the compliance of third parties is on
going and is also expected to continue throughout calendar 1999 and 2000. Even
where assurances are received from third parties there remains a risk that
failure of systems and products of other companies on which the Company relies
could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Contingency plans will be developed if it appears that the Company or its key
suppliers will not be Year 2000 compliant and if such noncompliance is expected
to have a material adverse impact on the Company's operations.
Based on the work done to date, the Company has not incurred material costs and
does not expect to incur future material costs to address the Year 2000 problem
for its systems and products. At this time, the Company cannot reasonably
estimate the potential impact on its financial position, results of operations
and cash flows if internal systems are found to be noncompliant or if key
suppliers, customers and other business partners do not become Year 2000
compliant on a timely basis.
Because many companies may need to upgrade or replace computer systems and
software to comply with Year 2000 requirements, the Company believes that the
purchasing patterns of customers and potential customers may be affected by Year
2000 issues as companies expend significant resources to upgrade their current
software systems for Year 2000 compliance. These expenditures may result in
reduced funds available to purchase products such as those offered by the
Company, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
results of operations and cash flows.
The foregoing statements are based upon management's best estimates at the
present time, which were derived utilizing numerous assumptions of future
events, including the continued availability of certain resources, third party
modification plans and other factors. There can be no guarantee that these
estimates will be achieved and actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated. Specific factors that might cause such material differences
include, but are not limited to, the availability and cost of personnel trained
in this area, the ability to locate and correct all relevant computer codes, the
nature and amount of programming required to upgrade or replace each of the
affected programs, the rate and magnitude of related labor and consulting costs
and the success of the Company's external customers and suppliers in addressing
the Year 2000 issue. The Company's evaluation is on going and it expects
different information will become available to it as that evaluation continues.
Consequently, there is no guarantee that all material elements will be Year 2000
ready in time.
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS AND MARKET PRICE OF STOCK
IN ADDITION TO THE RISK FACTORS DISCUSSED ELSEWHERE IN THIS FORM 10-K, THE
FOLLOWING ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS, WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS OR EVENTS TO
DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS MADE BY
OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY.
POTENTIAL FLUCTUATIONS IN OPERATING RESULTS. The Company's operating results
have fluctuated significantly in the past and are likely to fluctuate
significantly in the future on a quarterly and an annual basis. Prior growth
rates that the Company has experienced in net revenue and net income should not
be considered indicative of future growth rates. Factors that could cause the
Company's future operating results to fluctuate include the level of demand for
the Company's products, the Company's success in developing new products, the
timing of new product introductions and product enhancements by the Company and
its competitors, market acceptance of the Company's new and enhanced products
and OEM customers' products, the emergence of new industry standards, the timing
of customer orders, the mix of products sold, discontinuation of product
offerings by the Company or its suppliers, competition, the
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mix of distribution channels through which the Company's products are sold and
general economic conditions. Many of such factors are beyond the Company's
control. In this regard, in the second quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company
discontinued its mechanical port replicator product line and, as a result,
recorded $2.1 million in total charges for product returns, an allowance for
product returns and an increase in the inventory valuation allowance for port
replicators.
The Company typically operates with a relatively small order backlog. As a
result, quarterly sales and operating results depend in large part on the volume
and timing of orders received within the quarter, which are difficult to
forecast. Significant portions of the Company's expenses are fixed in
advance, based in large part on the Company's forecast of future revenue. If
revenue is below expectations in any given quarter, the adverse impact of the
shortfall on the Company's operating results may be magnified by the Company's
inability to adjust spending to compensate for the shortfall. Therefore, a
shortfall in actual revenue as compared to estimated revenue could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and
cash flows.
A substantial majority of the Company's net revenue results from the sale of
products to OEM customers and distributors, which sales are difficult to predict
and may have lower margins than sales through other channels. Sales through such
channels may contribute to increased fluctuations in operating results. A
significant portion of the Company's revenue in any quarter is typically derived
from sales to a limited number of OEM customers and distributors. Any
significant deferral of purchases of the Company's products by its distributors
or OEM customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
results of operations and cash flows in any particular period.
The Company has experienced some degree of seasonality of net revenue, and the
Company expects to continue to experience seasonality in the future. Net revenue
in the first fiscal quarter typically is lower than net revenue in the fourth
fiscal quarter, reflecting lower sales in Europe and certain other regions in
the summer months when business activities are reduced.
As a result of the foregoing factors, the Company's operating results may be
subject to significant volatility. It is likely that in a future period the
Company will fail to achieve anticipated operating results. Any shortfall in net
revenue, gross profit or net income from levels expected by securities analysts
in any period could have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the
trading price of the Company's Common Stock.
DEPENDENCE ON RECENTLY INTRODUCED PRODUCTS. The Company's future results of
operations will be highly dependent upon the success of recently introduced
products, including Enterprise Harmony '99 data synchronization software, the
ExtendNet 4000 Internet Appliance, Counterpoint test tools, Advantage Database
Server Version 5.5 with STREAMLINE SQL, and the server-based synchronization
product purchased with the acquisition of ASL in August 1999. Newly introduced
products are subject to a number of risks, including failure to achieve market
acceptance and poor product performance. The Company is unable to predict with
any degree of certainty the rate of market acceptance of these newly introduced
products. No assurance can be given that any of such products will not require
additional development work, enhancement, testing or refinement before they
achieve market acceptance. If such new and recently introduced products have
performance, reliability, quality or other shortcomings, then such products
could fail to achieve market acceptance and the Company may experience reduced
orders, higher manufacturing costs, delays in collecting accounts receivable and
additional warranty and service expenses, which in each case could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and
cash flows.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW AND EVOLVING MARKETS. The markets for universal mobile
connectivity and mobile data management are still emerging, and there can be no
assurance that they will continue to grow or that, even if the markets grow, the
Company's products that address these markets will be successful. The Company's
success in generating significant revenue in these evolving markets will depend
upon, among other things, its ability to demonstrate the benefits of its
technology to potential distributors, OEM
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customers and end users, to maintain and enhance its relationships with
leading distributors and to expand successfully its distribution channels.
The success of the Company's infrared and data synchronization products will
rely, to a large degree, on the increased use of mobile devices including
cellular phones and other handheld organizers and devices. The success of the
and ExtendNet 4000 Internet Appliance and ExtendNet VPN products will rely,
to a large degree, on the increased use of the Internet by businesses as
replacements for, or enhancements to, their private networks.
There can be no assurance that businesses will develop sufficient confidence in
the Internet to deploy the Company's products to a significant degree. The
inability of the Company to continue to penetrate the existing markets for
universal mobile connectivity and mobile data management solutions or the
failure of current markets to grow or new markets to develop or be receptive to
the Company's products could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, results of operations and cash flows. The emergence of markets for the
Company's products will be affected by a number of factors beyond the Company's
control. For example, the Company's products are designed to conform to certain
standard infrared and networking specifications. There can be no assurance that
these specifications will be widely adopted or that competing specifications
will not emerge which will be preferred by the Company's customers. In addition,
there can be no assurance that infrared technology itself will be adopted as the
standard or preferred technology for wireless connectivity or that manufacturers
of personal computers will elect to bundle the infrared technology in their
products. The emergence of markets for the Company's products is critically
dependent upon continued expansion of the market for mobile computing devices
and the timely introduction and successful marketing and sale of mobile
computing products such as notebook computers and personal digital assistants,
of which there can be no assurance.
PRODUCT CONCENTRATION. The Company believes that, in the near term, the
ExtendNet print server product line will continue to account for a significant
portion of the Company's net revenue and gross profit. The Company expects that
its gross margin on sales of ExtendNet print servers will continue to decline as
a result of a shift in product mix toward lower priced print servers and
competitive pricing pressures. The Company's future operating results,
particularly in the near term, are dependent upon the continued market
acceptance of ExtendNet print servers. There can be no assurance that ExtendNet
print servers will continue to meet with market acceptance or that the Company
will be successful in developing, introducing or marketing new or enhanced
products. A decline in the demand for ExtendNet print servers, as a result of
competition, technological change or other factors, or the failure to
successfully develop, introduce or market new or enhanced products could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and
cash flows. The life cycle of ExtendNet print servers is difficult to estimate
because of, among other factors, the presence of strong competitors in the
market and the likelihood of future competition.
RELIANCE ON DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS. The Company sells certain of its products,
primarily its Printing Solutions products, domestically and internationally,
primarily to distributors and resellers and, to a lesser extent, to OEM
customers. The Company's success depends on the continued sales efforts of its
network of distributors and resellers. The loss of, or reduction in sales to,
any of the Company's key customers could have a material adverse affect on the
Company's business, results of operations and cash flows.
The Company provides most of its distributors and resellers with limited product
return rights for stock rotation. There can be no assurance that the Company
will not experience significant returns in the future or that it will have made
adequate allowances to offset such returns. The Company also provides most of
its distributors and resellers with price protection rights. Price protection
rights require that the Company grant retroactive price adjustments for
inventories of the Company's products held by distributors or resellers if the
Company lowers its prices for such products. The short life cycles of the
Company's products and the difficulty in predicting future sales increase the
risk that new product introductions, price reductions by the Company or its
competitors or other factors affecting the markets in which the Company competes
could result in significant product returns. In addition, new product
introductions by competitors or other market factors could require the Company
to reduce prices in a manner or at a time which has a material adverse impact
upon the Company's business, results of operations and cash flows.
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The Company intends to continue to enhance and diversify its international and
domestic distribution channels. None of the Company's distributors or OEM
customers is obligated to purchase the Company's products except pursuant to
current purchase orders. The Company's ability to achieve future revenue growth
will depend in large part on its success in recruiting and training sufficient
sales personnel, distributors, VARs and OEM customers. Certain of the Company's
existing distributors currently distribute, or may in the future distribute, the
product lines of the Company's competitors. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to attract, train and retain a sufficient number of its
existing or future third-party distributors or direct sales personnel, that such
third-party distributors will recommend, or continue to recommend, the Company's
products or that the Company's distributors will devote sufficient resources to
market and provide the necessary customer support for such products.
Sales to OEM customers involve a number of potential risks, including lengthy
sales cycles, potential competition from OEM customers and effectiveness of the
marketing efforts of OEM customers. The Company's OEM customers may in the
future incorporate competing products into their systems or internally develop
competing solutions. In the event that the Company's OEM customers reduce their
purchases of the Company's products, the Company's future growth would be
adversely affected. All of these factors could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, results of operations and cash flows.
COMPETITION. The markets for the Company's products are intensely competitive,
and are characterized by frequent new product introductions, rapidly changing
technology and standards, constant price pressure and competition for
distribution channels. The principal competitive factors in the Company's
markets include product performance, reliability, price, breadth of product
line, sales and distribution capability and technical support and service.
Certain of these factors are outside the Company's control. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully in the future
with respect to these or any other competitive factors or that competition will
not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of
operations and cash flows. See "Business -- Competition."
RISKS OF INTERNATIONAL SALES AND OPERATIONS. The Company derives a substantial
portion of its net revenue from international sales, principally through its
international sales subsidiaries and a limited number of distributors. The
Company expects that international sales will continue to represent a
substantial portion of its net revenue for the foreseeable future. If any
significant international distributor were to cease purchasing products or were
to significantly reduce its orders from the Company for any reason, the
Company's business and operating results could be materially and adversely
affected. International sales are subject to a number of risks, including
changes in government regulations, export license requirements, tariffs and
taxes, other trade barriers, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, difficulty
in collecting accounts receivable, difficulty in staffing and managing
international operations, political and economic instability, including
instability caused by the European monetary union and military actions. Many of
such factors are beyond the Company's control.
A substantial portion of the Company's international sales are typically
denominated in U.S. dollars. As a result, fluctuations in currency exchange
rates could cause the Company's products to become relatively more expensive
to customers in a particular country, leading to a reduction in sales or
profitability in that country. Transactions made through the Company's
subsidiary in Singapore are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. The
transactions made through the Company's subsidiaries in France, Germany,
Italy, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are primarily denominated in
local currencies and, accordingly, the Company's international operations
impose a risk upon its business as a result of currency exchange rate
fluctuations. There can be no assurance that exchange rate fluctuations will
not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of
operations and cash flows. Payment cycles for international customers are
typically longer than those for customers in the United States. There can be
no assurance that foreign markets will continue to develop or that the
Company will receive additional orders to supply its products for use in
foreign markets.
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RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. The markets for the Company's
products are characterized by rapidly changing technologies, evolving industry
standards, frequent new product introductions and short product life cycles. The
Company's future success will depend to a substantial degree upon its ability to
enhance its existing products and to develop and introduce, on a timely and
cost-effective basis, new products and features that meet changing customer
requirements and emerging and evolving industry standards. The Company budgets
research and development expenses based on planned product introductions and
enhancements; however, actual expenses may differ significantly from budget. The
product development process involves a number of risks. The development of new,
technologically advanced hardware and software products is a complex and
uncertain process requiring high levels of innovation, as well as the accurate
anticipation of technological and market trends. The introduction of new or
enhanced products also requires the Company to manage the transition from older
products in order to minimize disruption in customer ordering patterns, to avoid
excessive levels of older product inventories and to ensure that adequate
supplies of new products can be delivered to meet customer demand. For example,
in August 1999 the Company released the ExtendNet 4000, its next generation
Internet appliance product, which replaces the ExtendNet IAS product. As a
result, the Company may be required to reduce the carrying value of ExtendNet
IAS product currently in inventory if the market adopts the ExtendNet 4000
faster than the Company anticipated. There can be no assurance that the Company
will successfully develop, introduce or manage the transition to new products.
The Company has in the past experienced, and is likely in the future to
experience, delays in the introduction of new products, due to factors internal
and external to the Company. Any future delays in the introduction or shipment
of new or enhanced products, the inability of such products to achieve market
acceptance or problems associated with new product transitions could adversely
affect the Company's business, results of operations and cash flows.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIRD-PARTY MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS. The Company's
future success will depend, in significant part, on its ability to continue to
have third parties manufacture its products successfully, cost-effectively and
in sufficient volumes to meet customer demand. The Company maintains a limited
in-house manufacturing capability for performing materials procurement, final
assembly, testing, quality assurance and shipping. The Company relies primarily
on independent subcontractors to manufacture its products, and the Company
intends to increase its reliance upon third-party manufacturers in the future.
Certain of the Company's products are manufactured in their entirety by third
parties. For example, Apexx Technology, Inc. manufactured the Company's
first Internet access product, the ExtendNet IAS. is manufactured by Apexx
Technology, Inc. The reliance on third-party manufacturers involves a number of
risks, including the potential inability to obtain an adequate supply of
existing and new products and reduced control over delivery schedules, product
quality and product cost. In this regard, in December 1998, the Company
announced its decision to exit the port replicator business due, in part, to
quality problems associated with the sole supplier of this product. The decision
to exit the port replicator business was the primary cause of the decline in the
Company's net revenue in the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1998.
There can be no assurance that the Company will not experience similar problems
in the future should the Company rely on other third party suppliers. In the
event that the Company is unable to maintain good relationships with its
third-party manufacturers there could be a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, results of operations and cash flows.
From time to time the Company has agreed with certain suppliers that the Company
will purchase certain components exclusively from such suppliers. Because the
manufacturing of the Company's products can involve long lead times, in the
event of unanticipated increases in demand for the Company's products, the
Company could be unable to manufacture certain products in a quantity sufficient
to meet its customers' demands. The Company also relies on third party suppliers
for components used in its products. Certain of the components used in the
Company's products, including certain semiconductor components and infrared
transmission components, are currently available from a limited number of
suppliers. Any inability to obtain adequate deliveries or other circumstances
that would require the Company to seek alternative manufacturers could affect
the Company's ability to ship its products on a timely basis, which could damage
relationships with current and prospective customers and end users
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and could therefore have a material adverse affect on the Company's business,
results of operations and cash flows.
DEPENDENCE ON LICENSED TECHNOLOGY. The Company licenses technology on a
non-exclusive basis from several companies for use with its products and
anticipates that it will continue to do so in the future. The inability of the
Company to continue to license this technology or to license other necessary
technology for use with its products, or substantial increases in royalty
payments pursuant to third-party licenses, could have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business, results of operations and cash flows. In addition,
the effective implementation of the Company's products depends upon the
successful operation of this licensed software in conjunction with the Company's
products, and therefore any undetected errors in products resulting from such
software may prevent the implementation or impair the functionality of the
Company's products, delay new product introductions and injure the Company's
reputation. Such problems could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, results of operations and cash flows.
PRODUCT ERRORS; PRODUCT LIABILITY. Software and hardware products as complex as
those offered by the Company typically contain undetected errors when first
introduced or as new versions are released. Testing of the Company's products is
particularly challenging because it is difficult to simulate the wide variety of
computing environments in which the Company's customers may deploy these
products. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that, despite testing by the
Company and by current and potential customers, errors will not be found after
commencement of commercial shipments. Any such errors, or "bugs," could result
in dissatisfied customers and the loss of or delay in market acceptance of the
new product, any of which could have a material adverse effect upon the
Company's business, results of operations and cash flows. Although to date the
Company has not experienced any material product liability claims, there can be
no assurance that the Company will not face material product liability claims in
the future. A successful product liability claim brought against the Company
could have a material adverse effect upon the Company's business, results of
operations and cash flows.
MANAGEMENT OF GROWTH. Any future growth experienced by the Company is likely to
place a significant strain on the Company's administrative, operational and
financial resources and to increase demands on the Company's systems and
controls. Future growth may also result in an increase in the scope of
responsibility for management personnel. The Company anticipates that growth and
expansion will require it to recruit, hire, train and retain a substantial
number of new engineering, executive, sales and marketing personnel. As is the
case with many technology companies, in the current employment environment the
Company has experienced difficulty in recruiting qualified personnel, and
continued difficulty in this regard could limit the Company's ability to grow.
In order to manage its growth successfully, the Company will continue to expand
and improve its operational, management and financial systems and controls.
There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully implement such
systems and controls on a timely basis. If the Company's management is unable to
manage growth effectively, the Company's business, results of operations and
cash flows could be materially adversely affected.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ACQUISITIONS BY THE COMPANY. As part of its growth
strategy, the Company intends to continue to pursue the acquisition of companies
that either complement or expand its existing business, as the Company did with
its acquisitions of Rand, in October 1998; and Parallax, in November 1998; and
ASL, in August 1999. The Company is continually evaluating potential
acquisition opportunities, which may be material in size and scope. Acquisitions
involve a number of risks and difficulties, including the expansion into new
markets and business areas, the diversion of management's attention to the
assimilation of the operations and personnel of the acquired companies, the
integration of the acquired companies' management information systems with those
of the Company, potential adverse short-term effects on the Company's operating
results, the amortization of acquired intangible assets and the need to present
a unified corporate image. In addition, acquisitions could result in the need to
expend substantial amounts of cash. While the Company believes that it has
sufficient funds to finance its operations for at least the next 12 months, to
the extent that such funds are insufficient to fund the Company's activities,
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including any potential acquisitions, the Company may need to raise additional
funds through public or private equity or debt financing or from other sources.
The sale of additional equity or convertible debt may result in additional
dilution to the Company's shareholders and such securities may have rights,
preferences or privileges senior to those of the Company's Common Stock. There
can be no assurance that additional equity or debt financing will be available
or that, if available, it can be obtained on terms favorable to the Company or
its shareholders.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in identifying
acquisition candidates, that the Company will have adequate resources to
consummate any acquisition, that any acquisition by the Company will or will not
occur, that if any acquisition does occur it will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, results of operations and cash flows or that
any such acquisition will be successful in enhancing the Company's business.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND RISKS OF INFRINGEMENT. There can be no assurance that any
patent, trademark or copyright owned by the Company will not be invalidated,
circumvented or challenged, that the rights granted thereunder will provide
competitive advantages to the Company or that any of the Company's pending or
future patent applications will be issued with the scope of the claims sought by
the Company, if at all. Further, there can be no assurance that others will not
develop technologies that are similar or superior to the Company's technology,
duplicate the Company's technology or design around the patents owned by the
Company. Effective intellectual property protection may be unavailable or
limited in certain foreign countries. There can be no assurance that the steps
taken by the Company will prevent misappropriation of its technology by foreign
companies.
If the Company were found to be infringing on the intellectual property rights
of any third party, the Company could be subject to liabilities for such
infringement, which could be material. As a result, the Company could be
required to seek licenses from other companies or to refrain from using,
manufacturing or selling certain products or using certain processes. Although
holders of patents and other intellectual property rights often offer licenses
to their patent or other intellectual property rights, no assurance can be given
that licenses would be offered, that the terms of any offered license would be
acceptable to the Company or that the failure to obtain a license would not
adversely affect the Company's business, results of operations and cash flows.
In order to protect its proprietary rights, the Company may in the future
initiate proceedings against third parties. Any litigation, whether brought by
or against the Company, could result in the incurrence of significant expenses
by the Company. In addition, any such litigation could result in a diversion of
management's time and efforts. A claim by the Company against a third party
could prompt a counterclaim by the third party against the Company, which could
have an adverse effect on the Company's intellectual property rights. Any of the
foregoing could result in a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
results of operations and cash flows.
DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL. The Company's future success will depend to a
significant degree upon the continuing contributions of its key management,
engineering, sales and marketing personnel. The Company does not maintain any
key person life insurance policies. The loss of key management or technical
personnel could adversely affect the Company. The Company believes that its
future success will depend in large part upon its ability to attract and retain
highly skilled management, engineering, sales and marketing personnel. In
particular, the Company is currently attempting to recruit new engineering
personnel; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be
successful at hiring or retaining these personnel. Failure to recruit, hire,
train and retain key personnel would limit future growth and could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and
cash flows.
STOCK PRICE VOLATILITY. The trading price of the Company's Common Stock could be
subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarter-to-quarter variations in
operating results, announcements of technological innovations or new products by
the Company or its competitors, general conditions in the computer industry,
changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by analysts, or other events or
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factors. In addition, the public stock markets have experienced extreme price
and trading volume volatility in recent months. This volatility has
significantly affected the market prices of securities of many technology
companies for reasons that may be unrelated to the operating performance of the
specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the
market price of the Company's Common Stock.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Substantially all of the Company's liquid investments are at fixed interest
rates and, therefore, the fair value of these instruments is affected by
changes in market interest rates. A significant portion of the Company's
liquid investments mature within 90 days or less of June 30, 1999, therefore,
the Company believes that the market risk arising from its holdings of
liquid investments is minimal.
All of the Company's long-term debt is at fixed interest rates and, therefore,
the fair value of these instruments is affected by changes in market interest
rates. Because substantially all of the Company's long-term debt is due on
September 30, 1999, the Company believes that the market risk arising from its
long-term debt is minimal.
The Company derives a substantial portion of its revenue from international
sales, principally through its international subsidiaries in France, Germany,
Italy, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and through a limited
number of OEM customers and independent distributors, therefore, the Company
faces exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. Sales
made by the Company's foreign subsidiaries are generally denominated in the
foreign country's currency with the exception of the Company's subsidiary in
Singapore. Fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other
foreign currencies could materially affect the Company's financial condition and
results of operations.
The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for speculative
purposes. From time to time, the Company enters into foreign currency forward
contracts, typically against the Euro and British Pound to hedge payments and
receipts of foreign currencies related to the purchase and sale of goods to
international subsidiaries. There were no such contracts in place at June 30,
1999 and contracts purchased or sold to date have not been significant. While
these hedging instruments are subject to fluctuations in value, such
fluctuations are generally offset by the value of the underlying exposures being
hedged. The success of these hedging activities depends upon estimation of
intercompany balances denominated in various foreign currencies. To the extent
that these forecasts are overstated or understated during periods of currency
volatility, the Company could experience unanticipated currency gains or losses.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The response to this item is submitted in Item 14 of this Form 10-K.
ITEM 9. DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The information required by this item regarding the Company's directors is
incorporated by reference to the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for its
1999 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 27, 1999 (the "Proxy
Statement").
The response to this item information required by this Item rregarding the
Company's executive officers is submitted in incorporated by reference to IItem
4A of this Form 10-KReport.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to
the Proxy Statement.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to
the Proxy Statement.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to
the Proxy Statement.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following financial statements are filed as a part of this report:
PAGE
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Consolidated Financial Statements at June 30, 1999 and 1998, and
for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 1999:
Report of Independent Accountants 40
Consolidated Statements of Operations 41
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) 41
Consolidated Balance Sheets 42
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity 43
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 44
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 45
2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 62
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the
required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements
or notes thereto.
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3. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (1)
3.2 Restated Bylaws. (2)
10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors and officers. (1)
10.2 1998 Stock Plan and form of agreement thereunder. (1)
10.3 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and forms of participation agreements thereunder. (1)
10.3 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and forms of participation agreements thereunder. (1)
10.4 1998 Directors Stock Option Plan and form of agreement thereunder. (1)
10.5 1994 Incentive Stock Option Plan. (1)
10.6 1987 Restricted Stock Option Plan, as amended. (1)
10.7 1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended. (1)
10.8 Extended Systems Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan. (1)
10.9 Extended Systems Incorporated 401(k) Plan. (1)
10.10 Convertible Subordinated Promissory Notes and Warrant Purchase Agreement among the
Company, Summit Ventures II, L.P. and Summit Investors II, L.P. dated September 30, 1992.
(1)
10.10 Convertible Subordinated Promissory Notes and Warrant Purchase Agreement among the
Company, Summit Ventures II, L.P. and Summit Investors II, L.P. dated September 30,
1992.(1)
10.11 Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note dated September 30, 1992 issued to
Summit Ventures II, L.P. (1)
10.11 Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note dated September 30, 1992 issued to
Summit Ventures II, L.P.
10.12 Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note dated September 30, 1992 issued to
Summit Investors II, L.P. (1)
10.13 Summit Investors II, L.P. Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note dated September 30,
1992 issued to Summit Ventures II, L.P. (1)
10.14 Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note dated September 30, 1992 issued to Summit
Investors II, L.P. (1)
10.15 Shareholders' Agreement among the Company, Gary Atkins, Charles M. Jopson, Douglas B.
Winterrowd, Ted L. Wimer, Steven Bolen, Summit Ventures II, L.P. and Summit Investors II,
L.P. dated September 30, 1992. (1)
10.16 Sale, License and Noncompetition Agreement between the Company and Electronic Accessory
Specialist International, L.L.C. dated June 14, 1996, as amended. (1)
10.17 OEM Purchasing Agreement between the Company and Apexx Technology, Inc. dated August 14,
1997. (1)
10.18 Form of Distribution Agreement -- North America. (1)
10.19 Form of Distribution Agreement -- Europe. (1)
10.20 Registration Rights Agreement. (1)
10.21 Employment Agreement between the Company and Steven D. Simpson. (1)
10.22 Employment Agreement between the Company and Raymond A. Smelek. (1)
10.23 Employment Agreement between the Company and Thomas C. White. (3)
10.24 Employment Agreement between the Company and Holmes T. Lundt. (3)
10.25 Employment Agreement between the Company and Scott J. Ritchie. (3)
10.26 Employment Agreement between the Company and Bradley J. Surkamer *
10.27 Employment Agreement between the Company and Karla K. Rosa *
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21.1 List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant. (1)
23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants. *
27.1 Financial Data Schedule. *
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(1) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-42709) filed with the
Commission on March 4, 1998.
(2) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 14, 1998.
(3) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on February 16, 1999.
* Filed herewith.
(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
Not applicable.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Extended Systems Incorporated
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index
appearing under Item 14(a)(1) on page 37 present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Extended Systems Incorporated and its
subsidiaries at June 30, 1999 and 1998, and the results of their operations and
their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 1999
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, in our
opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under
Item 14(a)(2) on page 37 presents fairly, in all material respects, the
information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related
consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial
statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of
these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards which
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, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boise, Idaho
July 26, 1999 except as to
the Subsequent Event note,
the date of which is
August 4, 1999, and the
Long-Term Debt note,
the date of which
is August 25, 1999
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EXTENDED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
1999 1998 1997
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Net revenue $ 50,689 $ 50,004 $ 39,535
Cost of net revenue 25,109 20,710 15,287
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Gross profit 25,580 29,294 24,248
Operating expenses:
Research and development 6,883 6,351 5,259
Acquired in-process research and development 758 - -
Marketing and sales 15,930 13,838 10,802
General and administrative 3,337 3,222 2,879
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Income (loss) from operations (1,328) 5,883 5,308
Other expense, net 113 78 494
Interest expense 713 692 629
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Income (loss) before income taxes (2,154) 5,113 4,185
Income tax provision (benefit) (692) 1,815 1,509
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Net income (loss) $ (1,462) $ 3,298 $ 2,676
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Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic $ (0.17) $ 0.45 $ 0.39
Diluted $ (0.17) $ 0.44 $ 0.38
Number of shares used in per share calculation:
Basic 8,409 7,303 6,870
Diluted 8,409 7,577 7,133
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
(IN THOUSANDS)
1999 1998 1997
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Net income (loss) $ (1,462) $ 3,298 $ 2,676
Other comprehensive loss:
Translation loss (225) (53) (123)
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Comprehensive income (loss) $ (1,687) $ 3,245 $ 2,553
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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EXTENDED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF JUNE 30,
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
1999 1998
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ASSETS
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,668 $ 15,006
Short-term investments 3,001 -
Accounts receivable, net of $218 and $319
allowance for doubtful accounts 9,778 8,357
Income taxes receivable 664 -
Other receivables 1,147 419
Inventories:
Purchased parts 2,060 1,558
Work in process 860 348
Finished goods 2,097 4,076
Prepaids and other 945 737
Deferred income taxes 584 -
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Total current assets 30,804 30,501
Property and equipment, net 8,300 8,586
Intangibles, net 1,402 46
Other assets 293 1,014
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Total assets $ 40,799 $ 40,147
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current:
Accounts payable $ 4,609 $ 3,586
Accrued payroll and related benefits 1,297 1,478
Income taxes payable - 505
Current portion of long-term debt 8,206 235
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Total current liabilities 14,112 5,804
Long-term debt 67 7,617
Deferred income taxes 25 134
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Total liabilities 14,204 13,555
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Shareholders' equity:
Common stock; $0.001 par value per share,
75,000,000 shares authorized; 8,599,865 and
8,252,393 shares issued and outstanding 9 8
Additional paid-in capital 12,015 10,847
Retained earnings 15,525 16,987
Deferred compensation (553) (1,074)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (401) (176)
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Total shareholders' equity 26,595 26,592
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 40,799 $ 40,147
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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EXTENDED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,1999, 1998 AND 1997
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
ACCUMULATED
COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL TREASURY STOCK OTHER
------------------ PAID-IN RETAINED ------------------- DEFERRED COMPREHENSIVE
SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL EARNINGS SHARES AMOUNT COMPENSATION LOSS
----------- ------ --------- --------- -------- --------- ------------ -------------
Balance at June 30, 1996 6,607,767 $ 7 $ 913 $ 11,684 137,542 $ (1,003) $ (79) $ -
Net income - - - 2,676 - - - -
Translation adjustment - - - - - - - (123)
Treasury stock purchased, at cost - - - - 20,699 (158) - -
Employee stock plans - - (18) (163) (17,499) 173 - -
Pooling of interests 267,047 - (797) - (132,953) 945 - -
Compensatory options - - 1,084 - - - (923) -
Counterpoint distribution - - - (193) - - - -
------------ ------ --------- --------- -------- --------- ------------ -------------
Balance at June 30, 1997 6,874,814 7 1,182 14,004 7,789 (43) (1,002) (123)
Net income - - - 3,298 - - - -
Translation adjustment - - - - - - - (53)
Stock issued 1,298,880 1 8,563 - (1,120) 12 - -
Treasury stock purchased, at cost - - - - 27,995 (205) -
Employee stock plans 78,699 - 288 (55) (34,664) 236 - -
Compensatory options - - 814 (260) - - (72) -
------------ ------ --------- --------- -------- --------- ------------ -------------
Balance at June 30, 1998 8,252,393 8 10,847 16,987 - - (1,074) (176)
Net loss - - - (1,462) - - - -
Translation adjustment - - - - - - - (225)
Stock issued 104,998 1 734 - - - - -
Treasury stock purchased, at cost - - - - (5,400) (43) - -
Employee stock plans 242,474 - 744 - 5,400 43 - -
Compensatory options - - (310) - - - 521 -
------------ ------ --------- --------- -------- --------- ------------ -------------
Balance at June 30, 1999 8,599,865 $ 9 $ 12,015 $ 15,525 - $ - $ (553) $ (401)
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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EXTENDED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
(IN THOUSANDS)
Extended Systems Incorporated
Statement of Cash Flows
1999 1998 1997
--------- --------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) $ (1,462) $ 3,298 $ 2,676
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net
cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,617 1,229 1,123
Acquired research and development 758 - -
Accretion of discount on long-term debt 656 598 546
Stock option compensation 211 482 160
Provision for write-down of inventory 1,653 395 278
Provision for bad debts 341 118 34
Provision for deferred income taxes (694) (99) (354)
Other 103 20 219
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of:
effect of acquisitions:
Receivables (1,752) (2,166) (2,655)
Inventories (531) (2,505) -
Prepaids and other assets (544) 4 (499)
Payables (553) 1,362 1,137
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities (197) 2,736 2,665
--------- --------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment (1,055) (2,393) (2,003)
Sales of available-for-sale securities 5,979 - -
Maturities of available-for-sale securities 750 - -
Purchases of available-for-sale securities (9,730) - -
Issuance of notes receivable (330) (824) -
Acquisitions:
Rand Software Corporation, net of cash acquired (686) - -
Parallax Research Pte., net of cash acquired (437) - -
Other investing activities 51 13 54
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used by investing activities (5,458) (3,204) (1,949)
--------- --------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock 636 10,097 64
Payments on long-term debt (262) (165) -
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt - 210 513
Financing costs relating to stock issuance - (1,098) -
Other financing activities 39 (172) (345)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities 413 8,872 232
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (96) (19) (56)
--------- --------- ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (5,338) 8,385 892
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of period 15,006 6,621 5,729
--------- --------- ---------
End of period $ 9,668 $ 15,006 $ 6,621
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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EXTENDED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Extended Systems Incorporated Printing Solutions segment provides printer
connectivity solutions in network and non-network computer environments. The
Mobile Information Management segment includes both universal mobile
connectivity and mobile data management products that enable mobile users to
access, synchronize, collect, and retrieve information on demand.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION. The consolidated financial statements include Extended
Systems Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (the
"Company"). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year
consolidated financial statements to conform to the 1999 presentation. Tabular
amounts are in thousands, except years, percentages and per share amounts.
CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The Company's international subsidiaries use their local
currency as their functional currency. The Company translates assets and
liabilities of international subsidiaries into U.S. dollars using exchange rates
in effect at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses from this translation
process are reflected as a component of comprehensive income or loss. Revenue
and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rate
for the period. The Company recognized net currency exchange losses of $97,000,
$83,000 and $275,000 for the years ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.
USE OF ESTIMATES. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting
periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
EARNINGS OR LOSS PER SHARE. Basic earnings or loss per share is computed by
dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share is computed by
dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding increased by the additional common shares that would be outstanding
if the potential dilutive common shares had been issued. Diluted earnings or
loss per share computations exclude stock options and potential shares for
convertible debt to the extent that their effect would have been antidilutive.
REVENUE on hardware products is recognized when products are shipped to
customers, including when products are shipped to distributors and resellers,
net of an allowance for estimated product returns. As a result of the exit from
the mechanical port replicator business in December 1998, net revenue for the
year ended June 30, 1999 includes port replicator returns and a provision for
port replicator returns totaling $1.0 million.
Revenue earned under software license agreements is recognized when there is
persuasive evidence of a contract, software has been delivered to the customer
and accepted, payment is due within 12 months, collectibility is probable and
there are no significant obligations remaining. The Company defers revenue for
material post contract customer support and extended technical support, which is
amortized over the support period, generally 12 months.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS are expensed as incurred.
ADVERTISING COSTS are expensed as incurred.
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OR LOSS. As of July 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income". This
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statement requires the Company to disclose accumulated other comprehensive
income or loss (excluding net income or loss) as a separate component of
shareholders' equity.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND CONCENTRATIONS OF RISK. Cash equivalents are highly
liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, readily
convertible to known amounts of cash. The amounts reported as cash equivalents,
short-term investments, receivables and debt are considered to be reasonable
approximations of their fair values. Such estimates of fair value were made in
accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 107, "Disclosure about Fair Value
of Financial Instrument." The fair value estimates were based on market
information available to management as of June 30, 1999. The use of different
market assumptions and estimation methodologies could have a material effect on
the estimated fair value amounts.
From time to time, the Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts,
typically against the Euro and British Pound, to hedge payments and receipts of
foreign currencies related to the purchase and sale of goods to international
subsidiaries. While these hedging instruments are subject to fluctuations in
value, such fluctuations are generally offset by the value of the underlying
exposures being hedged. There were no such contracts in place at June 30, 1999.
The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for speculative
purposes.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of
credit risk consist primarily of cash, short-term investments and trade accounts
receivable. Cash balances held in financial institutions may, at times, exceed
federally insured amounts. The Company invests cash through high-credit-quality
financial institutions and, by policy, limits the concentration of credit
exposure by restricting investments with any single obligor. A concentration of
credit risk may exist with respect to trade accounts receivable, as primarily
all customers are North American, European and Asian distributors and
manufacturers of computer equipment. The Company performs ongoing credit
evaluations on customers and generally does not require collateral. The Company
has not experienced significant losses related to receivables.
INVENTORIES are valued at the lower of cost (principally standard cost, which
approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. The cost of
net revenue for the year ended June 30, 1999, includes a provision for
write-down of port replicator inventory of $1.4 million.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT are stated at cost and depreciated using the
straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 7 to 15 years for land
improvements, 7 to 40 years for buildings, 3 to 5 years for computer equipment
and 5 to 10 years for furniture and fixtures. Depreciation and amortization of
property and equipment were $1,402,000 in 1999, $1,142,000 in 1998 and $935,000
in 1997. The net book value of property and equipment retired or otherwise
disposed of is removed from the Company's books and the net gain or loss is
included in the determination of the results of operations.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS consist primarily of purchased technology and the cost in
excess of fair value of the net assets of companies acquired in purchase
transactions and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Intangible
assets are being amortized over useful lives of 5 years using the straight-line
method. Accumulated amortization of intangibles was $356,000 and $140,000 as of
June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES are recognized currently for the tax consequences in
future years of temporary differences between the tax and financial reporting
bases of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates and tax loss and credit
carryforwards. The provision for income taxes includes taxes payable for the
period and the change during the period in deferred income taxes.
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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. In June 1998, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and
reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative
instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. The
statement requires that entities recognize all derivatives as either assets or
liabilities in the statement of financial position and measure those instruments
at fair value. Under current operations, adoption of SFAS No. 133 is not
expected to have a material impact on the Company's results of operations and
financial position. SFAS No. 133 is effective for the Company's fiscal year
ending June 30, 2001.
In March 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued
Statement of Position ("SOP") 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer
Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use." SOP 98-1 requires companies to
capitalize certain costs of computer software developed or obtained for internal
use. Adoption is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's results
of operations or financial position. SOP 98-1 is effective for financial
statements for Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Selected cash payments and noncash activities were as follows for the years
ended June 30:
1999 1998 1997
----------- ----------- -----------
Income taxes paid, net of refunds $ 1,085 $ 1,504 $ 1,891
Stock issued in business combination 735 - -
Deferred compensation (310) 554 1,084
Interest paid 83 82 64
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
In October 1998, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Rand
Software Corporation ("Rand") for $710,000 in cash and 104,998 shares of Common
Stock valued at $735,000. In November 1998, the Company acquired a controlling
interest in Parallax Research, Pte. ("Parallax") for $347,000 in cash and by
assuming $375,000 in debt and, in May 1999, acquired the remaining outstanding
stock of Parallax for $91,000 in cash. These transactions were accounted for by
the purchase method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 16, "Business Combinations" ("APB 16"), and, accordingly, the
results of operations of both companies have been included in the consolidated
statement of operations since the acquisition dates. Pro forma results of
operations have not been presented since the effects of these acquisitions were
not material for the periods presented.
Rand is the developer of Harmony, a data synchronization software for mobile
devices such as Windows CE Handheld PCs and Palm-size computers. This
synchronization technology allows mobile devices to update and exchange data
with enterprise applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook,
Lotus Notes and Symantec Act!. Parallax develops infrared connectivity products
primarily for sale to Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEMs") and manages the
Company's relationship with its manufacturers in Asia.
A summary of the net assets acquired at the date of the acquisitions, as
determined in accordance with APB 16, is as follows:
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Net working capital $ (146)
Property and equipment 114
Developed technology, goodwill and other intangibles 1,532
Acquired in-process research and development 758
---------------
$ 2,258
===============
Valuation of the intangible assets acquired from Rand and Parallax, including
acquired in-process research and development, developed technology and goodwill
was determined by independent appraisers. Management, based upon such
independent appraisals, estimated that, in aggregate, the fair value of acquired
in-process research and development that had not yet reached technological
feasibility and had no alternative future use was $758,000. The amount allocated
to acquired in-process research and development was expensed as a charge to
operations in the second quarter of 1999.
Such appraisers determined the value assigned to acquired in-process research
and development by projecting net cash flows related to future products expected
to result from commercialization of the acquired in-process research and
development. The net cash flows from such projects were based on estimates made
by the Company's management and excluded amounts expected to result from
existing products and technologies. Projected net revenue included the expected
evolution of the technology and the reliance of future technologies on the
in-process technologies over time, but excluded amounts expected to result from
existing products and technologies. Management based the estimated cost of net
revenue and estimated operating expenses on the Company's cost structure and
that of comparable companies.
The net cash flows were adjusted for the stage of completion of the projects and
discounted to their present values based on risk adjusted discount rates of 25%
to 35%. The discount rates were based on various factors such as lack of
operating history, aggressive projections for certain products, reliance on OEM
customers, management depth and product diversification.
The Company used acquired in-process research and development from Parallax to
develop new products using developing Fast IR technology standard. A product
being developed for an OEM customer, used in a printer-based product, accounted
for a substantial majority of the acquired in-process research and development
from Parallax. All projects in process at the time of the acquisition were
completed in 1999 at an estimated cost of $58,000.
Rand's research and development in-process on the date of the acquisition
related to a server-based data synchronization software product that was
estimated to be approximately 14% complete and would require an estimated
$464,000 and 38 man-months of time to complete. Development in-process at the
time of the acquisition of Rand was subsequently utilized to develop a web-based
synchronization product and will continue to be incorporated into additional
Mobile Information Management products, including products complementary to the
server-based product acquired with Advance Systems Limited in August 1999.
On April 23, 1997, Counterpoint Systems Foundry, Inc. ("Counterpoint") merged
with the Company through the issuance of 400,000 shares of the Company's Common
Stock in exchange for all of the outstanding common stock of Counterpoint. The
merger qualified as a tax-free reorganization and was accounted for as a pooling
of interests. Accordingly, the Company's financial statements include
Counterpoint for 1997:
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EXTENDED
SYSTEMS COUNTERPOINT COMBINED
---------- -------------- ----------
For the period July 1, 1996 through
April 30 1997 (unaudited):
Net revenue $ 30,850 $ 799 $ 31,649
Net income 2,272 52 2,324
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Securities classified as available-for-sale are stated at amortized cost, which
approximates fair value, and securities classified as held-to-maturity are
stated at amortized cost. At June 30, 1999, short-term investments were as
follows:
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Governement agency $ 2,001
State and local government 1,000
--------------
3,001
--------------
Held-to-maturity securities:
Municipal 1,650
U.S. Government agency 3,979
--------------
5,629
--------------
Total investments 8,630
Less cash equivalents (5,629)
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Short-term Investments $ 3,001
==============
The Company recognizes gains and losses based on specific identification of the
securities that comprise the investment balance. As of June 30, 1999, securities
classified as available-for-sale mature within 10 years and securities
classified as held-to-maturity mature within 60 days.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment at June 30 consists of the following:
1999 1998
------------- ------------
Land and land improvements $ 949 $ 936
Buildings 6,400 6,396
Computer equipment 5,036 4,160
Furniture and fixtures 1,900 1,642
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14,285 13,134
Less accumulated depreciation (5,985) (4,548)
------------- ------------
$ 8,300 $ 8,586
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LEASES
The Company leases certain office space and equipment. Total lease expense was
$226,000 in 1999, $209,000 in 1998 and $172,000 in 1997. The minimum future
lease commitments for all operating leases are $274,000 in 2000, $289,000 in
2001, $274,000 in 2002, $276,000 in 2003, $281,000 in 2004, $230,000 in 2005 and
$908,000 thereafter.
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LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following as of June 30:
1999 1998
-------------- -------------
Zero coupon convertible subordinated
promissory notes due September 1999 $ 7,451 $ 6,795
10% convertible subordinated promissory
notes due September 1999 500 500
Capitalized lease obligation payable in
monthly installments through September
2000, interest imputed at 7.66% 322 557
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8,273 7,852
Less current portion (8,206) (235)
-------------- -------------
$ 67 $ 7,617
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The cost of computer equipment that was pledged as collateral under the capital
lease was $723,000 as of June 30, 1999 and 1998. The accumulated depreciation
was $268,000 and $120,000 as of June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt are as follows for the year ended June
30:
ZERO INTEREST CAPITAL
COUPON NOTES BEARING NOTES LEASE
------------------- ------------------- -------------
2000 $ 7,625 $ 500 $ 271
2001 - - 68
Less interest and discount (174) - (17)
------------------- ------------------- -------------
$ 7,451 $ 500 $ 322
=================== =================== =============
The zero coupon promissory notes were issued on September 30, 1992 for
$4,000,000, have a maturity value in September 1999 of $7,625,000 and may be
converted at any time at the option of the holders into a total of 495,810
shares of Common Stock. If held to maturity, the promissory notes will yield
9.25%.
The 10% promissory notes were issued September 30, 1992 and may be converted at
any time prior to maturity in September 1999 at the option of the holders into a
total of 61,977 shares of Common Stock. Interest is paid annually in arrears.
Both the zero coupon and the 10% promissory notes are subordinated in right of
payment to future senior indebtedness of the Company.
In the event of a change in control, as defined in the promissory note
agreements, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
holders may require redemption of the zero coupon and 10% promissory notes at
the issue price plus accrued original issue discount. In addition, the Company's
outstanding convertible promissory notes limit the Company's ability to pay
dividends in the event of payment default or impaired capital.
The Company has a right of first refusal to purchase the zero coupon and the 10%
promissory notes or, if converted, the stock.
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The Company has an uncollateralized bank revolving line of credit which was
increased from $5 million to $10 million effective June 30, 1999 that expires on
October 31, 2000. Interest on borrowings is at the lender's prime rate minus 1%.
There were no borrowings under this line as of June 30, 1999 or 1998.
The lease agreement and line of credit require the Company to maintain certain
financial ratios. Although the Company was not in compliance with one of the
covenants at June 30, 1999, the Company obtained a waiver of the covenant
requirement from the lender.
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
In connection with the issuance of the subordinated promissory notes, the
Company reserved 557,787 shares of Common Stock for issuance upon conversion of
the notes.
The Company has three incentive stock option plans, adopted in 1984, 1994, and
1998. Regular employees are eligible for options under these plans. Options
granted before December 24, 1997 generally vest 20 percent per year over a
period of five years from the date of grant. Options granted December 24, 1997
and after generally vest over a period of four years vesting 25 percent the
first year and 1/48 per month thereafter. The exercise price generally is equal
to the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant or
at a price determined by the Directors of the Company. For the 1984 and 1994
plans, unexercised options generally lapse ten years after issuance or upon the
date the option holder ceases to be an employee of the Company. Options granted
under the 1998 plan generally lapse ten years after issuance or 90 days after
the option holder ceases to be an employee of the Company. Shares available for
grant under these plans totaled 798,896 at June 30, 1999.
The Company also has a restricted stock option plan, adopted in 1987. Regular,
full-time employees and directors of the Company were eligible for options under
this plan. Terms of the options are determined at the date of grant. Unexercised
options generally lapse ten years after issuance or upon the date the option
holder ceases to be an employee or director of the Company. Unearned
compensation related to these options is recorded at the date of the award based
on the market value of the shares and is amortized over the periods during which
the restrictions lapse. The plan terminated in September 1997.
The Company adopted a director stock plan in 1998. Directors of the Company are
eligible for options under this plan. Options are granted at fair market value
of the Common Stock on the grant date. An initial grant of 15,000 shares per
director will vest over a period of three years vesting one third the first year
and 1/36 per month thereafter. Subsequent grants of 7,500 shares will be
automatically granted to directors each year provided that such directors have
served on the Board for at least 6 months. These subsequent options will vest in
full on the first anniversary date of the date of grant. Unexercised options
lapse ten years after issuance or upon the date the option holder ceases to be a
director of the Company. Shares available for grant under this plan totaled
182,500 at June 30, 1999.
The Company adopted an employee stock purchase plan in 1998. The plan is
implemented by 24-month offering periods beginning on June 30 and December 31
each year. Each offering period contains up to four purchase periods of six
months duration. The purchase plan generally permits eligible employees to
purchase Common Stock through payroll deductions of up to 15% of an employee's
compensation, except that no participant's right to purchase shares may accrue
at a rate that exceeds $25,000 each calendar year. The price of stock purchased
under the Purchase Plan is 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the first day of an offering period or the last day of each
six-month purchase period. Employees may end their
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participation at any time during a purchase period, and they will be paid
their payroll deduction to date. Shares available for purchase under this
plan totaled 570,591 at June 30, 1999.
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Stock option activity is summarized as follows:
WEIGHTED-
AVERAGE
EXERCISE PRICE OUTSTANDING EXERCISABLE
----------------- --------------- ---------------
JUNE 30, 1996 $8.31 1,927,023 1,043,832
Granted 5.04 399,426 -
Became exercisable - 300,629
Exercised 4.49 (12,500) (12,500)
Canceled/expired 4.03 (123,892) (44,633)
--------------- ---------------
JUNE 30, 1997 7.74 2,190,057 1,287,328
Granted 7.90 441,552 -
Became exercisable - 319,436
Exercised 3.54 (86,032) (86,032)
Canceled/expired 5.89 (210,731) (46,166)
--------------- ---------------
JUNE 30, 1998 8.09 2,334,846 1,474,566
--------------- ---------------
Granted 5.07 805,789 -
Became exercisable - 310,905
Exercised 2.33 (144,904) (144,904)
Canceled/expired 6.47 (196,645) (113,989)
--------------- ---------------
JUNE 30, 1999 7.64 2,799,086 1,526,578
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The weighted-average remaining contractual life of options outstanding at June
30, 1999 was 6.6 years. The weighted-average per share exercise price of options
exercisable at June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997 was $8.95, $8.59 and $8.36,
respectively.
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
-------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
WEIGHTED-
RANGE WEIGHTED- AVERAGE WEIGHTED-
OF EXERCISE NUMBER OF AVERAGE REMAINING NUMBER OF AVERAGE
PRICES SHARES EXERCISE PRICE CONTRACTUAL LIFE SHARES EXERCISE PRICE
- -------------------- ---------------- -------------------- ---------------------- --------------- -------------------
$ 0.15 - $ 0.15 20,770 $ 0.15 7.7 years 20,770 $ 0.15
4.13 - 6.15 860,417 4.80 7.6 243,922 5.63
6.19 - 8.88 1,074,302 7.63 7.5 447,024 7.97
9.41 - 12.45 843,597 10.72 4.3 814,862 10.71
---------------- ---------------
2,799,086 1,526,578
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The Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." Had compensation expense for the
Company's stock option plans been determined based on the fair value at the
grant date as prescribed by SFAS No.123, net income or loss would have changed
to the pro forma amounts indicated below:
1999 1998 1997
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As reported:
Net income (loss) $ (1,462) $ 3,298 $ 2,676
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (0.17) 0.45 0.39
Diluted (0.17) 0.44 0.38
Pro forma:
Net income (loss) (2,451) 2,972 2,573
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (0.29) 0.41 0.37
Diluted (0.29) 0.39 0.36
The fair value of options at the date of grant was estimated using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company assumed no future dividends
would be paid. The other weighted-average assumptions and the weighted-average
fair values of stock options are as follows:
1999 1998 1997
------------- ------------- ------------
Risk-free interest rate 4.8% 5.6% 6.2%
Volatility factor 69% 51% -
Expected option life 7.4 years 7.5 years 7.4 years
Fair value at grant date:
Exercise price equal to market price $ 5.08 $ 7.62 $ 8.04
Exercise price less than market price $ - $ 11.00 $ 7.31
INCOME TAXES
The income tax provision or benefit consists of the following:
1999 1998 1997
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Current:
Federal $ (104) $ 1,695 $ 1,625
State (27) 236 238
Foreign 132 - -
Deferred:
Federal (409) (82) (264)
State 9 2 (23)
Foreign (293) (36) (67)
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Income tax provision (benefit) $ (692) $ 1,815 $ 1,509
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The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards, which give rise to
the net deferred tax asset or liability, are as follows as of June 30:
1999 1998
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Accrued stock option compensation $ 34 $ 288
Foreign loss carryforwards 850 631
Inventory obsolescence 310 112
Foreign tax credits 133 -
Other 396 -
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Deferred tax assets 1,723 1,031
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Depreciation 350 350
Deferred DISC income 218 291
Other 596 524
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Deferred tax liabilities 1,164 1,165
------------ --------------
Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ 559 $ (134)
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The effective income tax rate varies from the federal statutory rate as follows:
1999 1998 1997
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Federal tax rate (34.0%) 34.0% 34.0%
States taxes, net of federal benefit (3.5) 3.2 3.3
Acquired in-process research and development 12.0 - -
Foreign sales corporation (8.8) (7.7) (6.4)
Stock option compensation 3.5 3.2 0.4
Goodwill amortization 3.4 - -
Research and experimental tax credit (2.3) (0.3) -
Other, net (2.3) 3.1 4.8
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Effective income tax rate (32.0%) 35.5% 36.1%
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EARNINGS PER SHARE
Diluted earnings or loss per share computations exclude stock options and
potential shares for convertible debt to the extent that their effect would have
been antidilutive.
NET EFFECT DILUTED
BASIC EARNINGS OF DILUTIVE EARNINGS
PER SHARE STOCK PER SHARE
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(in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the year ended June 30, 1999:
Net loss $ (1,462) - $ (1,462)
Shares 8,409 - 8,409
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$ (0.17) $ (0.17)
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For the year ended June 30, 1998:
Net income $ 3,298 - $ 3,298
Shares 7,303 274 7,577
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$ 0.45 $ 0.44
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For the year ended June 30, 1997:
Net income $ 2,676 - $ 2,676
Shares 6,870 263 7,133
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$ 0.39 $ 0.38
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BUSINESS SEGMENT, GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
The Company implemented SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related information" in 1999. SFAS 131 establishes standards for
reporting information about operating segments in financial statements, as well
as information about geographic operations and major customers.
The Company's reportable segments have been determined by evaluating the
Company's management and internal reporting structure based primarily on the
nature of the products offered to customers and type or class of customers.
The Company's Mobile Information Management ("MIM") segment includes both
universal connectivity and data management solutions that enable mobile users to
access, synchronize, collect, and retrieve information on demand. The Company's
products in the MIM segment include wireless connectivity products, data
synchronization software, virtual private network remote access servers,
Internet access servers and database management systems with remote access
capabilities. MIM products are sold primarily to OEM customers, application
developers and computer resellers.
The Printing Solutions segment includes the Company's maturing network print
server and non-network printer sharing product lines that are sold primarily
through the Company's world-wide distribution channel to computer resellers and
Fortune 1000 companies.
The Company's Other Products segment primarily includes the discontinued line of
mechanical port replicator products.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. There are no intersegment sales.
Segment operating results are
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measured based on income or loss from operations. The Company does not
generally distinguish its assets by reportable segment. Depreciation expense
and other indirect expenses are allocated to reportable segments using
various methods such as percentage of square footage used to total square
footage and percent of direct expense to total direct expenses.
Segment information is as follows for the years ended June 30:
1999 1998 1997
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Net revenue:
Printing Solutions $ 25,415 $ 31,244 $ 31,028
Mobile Information Management 24,400 11,784 7,569
Other products 874 6,976 938
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Total $ 50,689 $ 50,004 $ 39,535
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Income (loss) from operations:
Printing Solutions $ 2,462 $ 6,970 $ 6,342
Mobile Information Management (287) (789) (744)
Other products (3,503) (298) (290)
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Total $ (1,328) $ 5,883 $ 5,308
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Depreciation expense:
Printing Solutions $ 672 $ 641 $ 632
Mobile Information Management 650 395 287
Other products 80 106 16
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Total $ 1,402 $ 1,142 $ 935
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The MIM segment's loss from operations includes acquired in-process research and
development charges of $758,000 recorded in the second fiscal quarter of 1999.
Port replicator returns and a provision for port replicator returns totaling
$1.0 million are included in net revenue and the loss from operations for other
products for the second fiscal quarter of 1999. Also included in the other
product loss from operations in the first and second fiscal quarters of 1999 are
provisions for write-down of port replicator inventory of $300,000 and $1.1
million, respectively.
Sales to an OEM customer accounted for 13% of net revenue in 1999 and were
primarily in the Mobile Information Management segment. Sales to a distributor
accounted for 10%, 23% and 19% of the Company's net revenue in 1999, 1998 and
1997. Sales to a second distributor accounted for 11% of net revenue in 1998.
Sales to both distributors were primarily in the Printing Solutions and other
products segments.
Geographic revenue information is based on the location of the selling entity.
Long-lived assets consist primarily of property and equipment and the geographic
information on long-lived assets is based on the physical location of the assets
at the end of each fiscal year.
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Geographic data is as follows for the years ended June 30:
1999 1998 1997
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Net revenue:
United States $ 25,455 $ 37,119 $ 29,125
Germany 13,729 9,748 7,525
Singapore 7,129 - -
Other countries 4,376 3,137 2,885
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Total $ 50,689 $ 50,004 $ 39,535
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Long-lived assets:
United States $ 9,336 $ 8,557
Germany 233 139
Other countries 178 114
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Total $ 9,747 $ 8,810
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DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
The Company established the Extended Systems Incorporated 401(k) Investment
Plan, a defined contribution benefit plan, effective January 1991. All regular
employees are eligible to participate. For all participants having completed six
months of service, the Company makes dollar-for-dollar matching contributions to
the participants' accounts up to a maximum of 3% of each participant's annual
pretax compensation. The Company's contributions to the plan were $285,000 in
1999, $259,000 in 1998 and $200,000 in 1997.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
Quarterly financial data is as follows for the quarters in the years ended June
30 (unaudited):
FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH
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1999
Net revenue $ 13,543 $ 9,259 $ 13,388 $ 14,499
Gross profit 7,726 3,561 7,517 6,776
Net income (loss) 1,050 (2,941) 377 52
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic 0.13 (0.35) 0.04 0.01
Diluted 0.12 (0.35) 0.04 0.01
1998
Net revenue $ 11,152 $ 12,131 $ 13,061 $ 13,660
Gross profit 6,723 7,169 7,520 7,882
Net income 641 753 852 1,052
Earnings per share:
Basic 0.09 0.11 0.12 0.13
Diluted 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.13
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SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On August 4, 1999, the Company completed an acquisition of all of the
outstanding stock of Oval (1415) Limited ("Oval") pursuant to an acquisition
agreement, dated as of August 4, 1999. Oval, based in Bristol, England, is the
parent company of Advance Systems Limited, a developer of server-based
synchronization software for portable computing devices and high-end cellular
phones, and Zebedee Software Limited, a software consulting company. As
consideration in the acquisition, the shareholders of Oval will receive $5.0
million in cash and 625,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The total
purchase price is valued at approximately $8.5 million, including acquisition
expenses. This transaction accounted for by the purchase method of accounting.
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SCHEDULE II
EXTENDED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(IN THOUSANDS)
BALANCE AT CHARGED BALANCE AT
BEGINNING TO PROFIT DEDUCTIONS END
OF PERIOD AND LOSS FROM ACCRUALS OF PERIOD
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Amount deducted in balance sheet
from the asset to which it applies:
Year ended June 30, 1999:
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 319 $ 341 $ (442) $ 218
Allowance for product returns 62 2,313 (2,274) 101
Allowance for obsolete inventory 278 1,653 (1,107) 824
Year ended June 30, 1998:
-
Allowance for doubtful accounts 207 118 (6) 319
Allowance for product returns 61 867 (866) 62
Allowance for obsolete inventory 238 395 (355) 278
Year ended June 30, 1997:
Allowance for doubtful accounts 223 34 (50) 207
Allowance for product returns 39 967 (945) 61
Allowance for obsolete inventory 218 278 (258) 238
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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, in Boise, Idaho, on
September 24, 1999.
Extended Systems Incorporated
By: /s/ Steven D. Simpson
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Steven D. Simpson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Registrant and in
the capacities indicated on September 24, 1999.
SIGNATURE TITLE
/s/ Steven D. Simpson President, Chief Executive
- ----------------------------------------------- Officer and Director
Steven D. Simpson (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Karla K. Rosa Vice President, Finance, and
- ----------------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
Karla K. Rosa (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Raymond A. Smelek Director
- -----------------------------------------------
Raymond A. Smelek
Director
- -----------------------------------------------
Gregory M. Avis
Director
- -----------------------------------------------
John M.. Russell
/s/ S. Scott Wald Director
- -----------------------------------------------
S. Scott Wald
/s/ Douglas B. Winterrowd Director
- -----------------------------------------------
Douglas B. Winterrowd
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