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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2001, or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from NA to NA.
Commission File Number 0-16106
APA OPTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
MINNESOTA 41-1347235
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
2950 N.E. 84TH LANE, BLAINE, MINNESOTA 55449
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(763) 784-4995
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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 the filing
requirement for the past 90 days.
Yes [ X ] No [ ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Class: Outstanding at July 19, 2001
Common stock, par value $.01 11,919,081
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APA OPTICS, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, March 31,
2001 2001
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 35,469,255 $ 21,225,492
Short-term investments - 15,759,000
Accounts receivable 309,315 370,859
Inventories:
Raw materials 339,587 405,238
Work-in-process & finished goods 64,257 10,078
Prepaid expenses 18,968 30,064
Bond reserve funds 17,500 65,000
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 36,218,882 37,865,731
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 3,547,816 3,248,191
OTHER ASSETS 804,967 800,529
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 40,571,665 $ 41,914,451
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 44,298 $ 495,410
Accrued expenses 365,902 301,911
Current portion of long-term debt 2,022,992 2,337,221
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,433,192 3,134,542
LONG-TERM DEBT 478,803 499,610
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Undesignated shares; 4,999,500 shares authorized -
none issued - -
Common stock, $.01 par value:
Authorized - 50,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares:
11,915,456 shares on March 31, 2001 and
11,919,081 shares on June 30, 2001 119,191 119,155
Paid-in-capital 51,639,369 51,614,972
Retained earnings (deficit) (14,098,890) (13,453,828)
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 37,659,670 38,280,299
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 40,571,665 $ 41,914,451
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APA OPTICS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended
June 30
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2001 2000
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REVENUES $ 434,335 $ 51,517
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Cost of sales 942,853 406,072
Research and development 182,593 280,358
Selling, general and administrative 436,615 367,886
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1,562,061 1,054,316
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (1,127,726) (1,002,799)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income 519,589 136,402
Interest expense (35,925) (43,028)
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483,664 93,374
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES (644,062) (909,425)
INCOME TAXES (1,000) (250)
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NET LOSS $ (645,062) $ (909,675)
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NET LOSS PER SHARE:
Basic and diluted $ (0.05) $ (0.10)
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING:
Basic and diluted 11,917,291 9,193,663
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APA OPTICS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended
June 30
2001 2000
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss $ (645,062) $ (909,675)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used
in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 146,578 95,790
Deferred compensation expense 14,392 4,356
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 61,544 (7,765)
Inventories and prepaid expenses 22,568 (39,337)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (401,513) (24,899)
Other (4,438) (42,753)
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Net cash used in operating activities (805,931) (924,283)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Property and equipment additions, net (446,203) (52,707)
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Net cash used in investing activities (446,203) (52,707)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the sale of common stock 24,433 15,110,216
Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments 15,759,000 -
Repayment of long-term debt (335,036) (113,305)
Bond reserve funds 47,500 62,524
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 15,495,897 15,059,435
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH 14,243,763 14,082,445
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period 21,225,492 5,941,906
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $35,469,255 $20,024,351
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared pursuant
to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required
by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto
included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March
31, 2001.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included. Certain reclassifications of previously reported amounts have been
made to conform that presentation to the current period presentation.
NOTE 2. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
earnings per share:
Three Months Ended
June 30
2001 2000
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Numerator:
Numerator for basic and diluted
earnings per share-loss available
to common shareholders $ (645,062) $ (909,675)
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Denominator for basic and diluted
earnings per share-weighted-
average shares 11,917,291 9,193,663
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Basic and diluted earnings per share $ (0.05) $ (0.10)
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Statements in this Report about future sales prospects and other matters to
occur in the future are forward looking statements and are subject to
uncertainties due to many factors, many of which are beyond our control. These
factors include, but are not limited to, the continued development of our
products, acceptance of those products by potential customers, our ability to
sell such products at a profitable price, and our ability to fund our
operations. For further discussion regarding these factors, see "Factors That
May Affect Future Results."
OVERVIEW
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We are engaged in designing, manufacturing, and marketing various
optoelectronic products, ultraviolet (UV) detectors and related products and
optical components. For several years, we also received significant revenues
from research and development services projects sponsored by various government
agencies. In fiscal 1998, we shifted our emphasis from research and development
to product development, with the intent to eventually manufacture and market our
own proprietary products. We received no revenues from this source in fiscal
2001 and do not expect any revenues from this source in fiscal 2002.
For the last several years our goal has been to manufacture and market
products/components based on our technology developments. We have focused on
dense wavelength division multiplexer (DWDM) components for fiber optic
communications and gallium nitride-based ultraviolet (UV) detectors (both
components and integrated detector/electronic/display packages) because we
believe that these two product areas have significant potential markets and
because we have expertise and/or patent positions related to them.
Most companies in the communications equipment industry have been affected
by the slowdown in telecommunications equipment spending. Weakness in the
general economy, and the telecom sector in particular, continues to put downward
pressure on component pricing, margins and profits. Industry analysts have
repeatedly revised downward current year revenue and unit sales forecasts over
the past six months. We are seeing the influence of these factors in the form of
more aggressive pricing of components by our competitors and fewer requests for
quotes from our customers. This aggressive pricing and the declining requests
for quotes will likely have a negative impact on our financial performance for
at least the next few fiscal quarters.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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REVENUES
Revenues for the three-month period ended June 30, 2001, were $434,335,
reflecting a 743% increase over the comparable period in the preceding fiscal
year. The majority of the increase occurred in sales of DWDM components that
totaled $415,031 for the first quarter of fiscal 2002 compared to $14,200 for
the first quarter of fiscal 2001.
COST OF SALES
Cost of sales increased for the three-month period ended June 30, 2001 to
$942,853, reflecting a 132% increase over the comparable period in the preceding
fiscal year. The increase in the cost of sales was related to the increased
sales activity, expansion of quality programs and costs associated with testing
products for compliance with certain industry standards. Gross margins for sales
were negative in both periods. The fluctuation in cost of sales and the negative
gross margins are influenced by the low unit production and sales levels
relative to the capital equipment and personnel committed to production in the
early phases of market penetration of our products. We expect to continue to
experience negative gross margins until there is a significant increase in sales
and production levels.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research and development expenses decreased by $97,765 for the three-month
period ended June 30, 2001. This represents a decrease of 35% over research and
development expenses in the comparable period of the preceding fiscal year. The
decrease is the result of our shift to production of DWDM components in the last
half of fiscal 2001 and the associated transfer of expenses to cost of sales.
The Company plans to expand its research and product development activities and
will incur increased expenses related to these activities in the future.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $68,729 for the
three-month period ended June 30, 2001, reflecting a 19% increase over the
comparable period in three-month period ended June 30, 2000. The increase was
primarily due to an increase in personnel and expenses as we prepare to market
our products, support an expanded quality initiative and implement enterprise
resource planning software.
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
The loss from operations increased $124,927 or 12% for the three-month
period ended June 30, 2001 over the comparable period in fiscal 2001. Increases
in sales were offset by increases in the cost of sales related to expanded
production staff and production facilities.
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE
Other income increased $390,290 for the three-month period ended June 30,
2001, over the comparable period in fiscal 2001. The increase was due to
interest income on the increased cash and short-term investment balance
maintained during the period. Interest rates have declined markedly over the
past six months and we anticipate significant decreases in interest income as a
result of these declines and as a result of the use of cash in operations and
for capital expansion.
NET LOSS
The net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2001, was $645,062 (or
$.05 per basic and diluted share), a decrease of $264,613 or 29% from the loss
reported for the same period in fiscal 2001. The smaller net loss is
attributable to an increase in interest income and revenues primarily from DWDM
sales, partially offset by the increase in the operating expenses described
above.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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APA's cash and cash equivalents primarily consist of certificates of
deposits, US Government instruments or commercial paper with maturities of less
than three months. The balance of cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2001 is
$35,469,255 compared to $21,225,492 at March 31, 2001.
Cash used in operating activities was $805,931 for the three months ended
June 30, 2001, compared to $924,283 for the comparable period in the preceding
fiscal year. A decrease in the net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2002 was
partially offset by an increase in the use of cash to reduce accounts payable
and accrued expenses.
We used net cash of $446,203 in investing activities in the three months
ended June 30, 2001, all of which was used for the purchase of property and
equipment additions. This was a $393,496 increase over the cash used for
investing activities for the comparable period in the preceding fiscal year and
is primarily due to the ongoing expansion of our production capacity.
Net cash provided from financing activities in the three months ended June
30, 2001 totaled $15,495,897. The increase was primarily the result of
reclassification of $15,759,000 of short-term investments to cash and cash
equivalents as the time to maturity of these investments shortened to less than
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three months. We used $335,036 for the scheduled reduction of debt. For the
three months ended June 30, 2000, we generated net cash of $15,059,435 from
financing activities including net proceeds of $15,110,216 from the sale of
common stock.
We anticipate a total of approximately $4 million in capital expenditures
in fiscal 2002, primarily for equipment. The majority of the capital
expenditures relate to the expansion and automation of our production and
research and development facilities. The expenditures will be made in phases to
meet demand for our products and to allow us to respond to new business
opportunities.
We believe we have sufficient funds for operations for the remainder of
fiscal 2002 and beyond.
FACTORS THAT MAY INFLUENCE FUTURE RESULTS
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Several factors will influence our future results including:
UNLESS WE GENERATE SIGNIFICANT REVENUE GROWTH, OUR INCREASING EXPENSES AND
NEGATIVE CASH FLOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HARM OUR FINANCIAL POSITION.
We have not been profitable since fiscal 1990. As of June 30, 2001, we had
an accumulated deficit of $14.1 million. We will incur operating losses for the
foreseeable future, and these losses may be substantial. Further, we may
continue to experience negative operating cash flow in the future. We have
funded our operations primarily through the sale of equity securities and
borrowings. We have significant fixed expenses and we expect to continue to
incur significant and increasing manufacturing, sales and marketing, product
development and administrative expenses. As a result, we will need to generate
higher revenues while containing costs and operating expenses if we are to
achieve profitability.
WE MUST INCREASE OUR MANUFACTURING CAPACITY OR WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER
OUR PRODUCTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Manufacturing of our products is a complex and precise process. We have
limited experience in rapidly increasing our manufacturing capacity or in
manufacturing products at high volumes. We will be required to hire, train and
manage additional manufacturing personnel and improve our production processes
in order to increase our production capacity. There are numerous risks
associated with rapidly increasing capacity, including:
(i) Difficulties in achieving adequate yields from new manufacturing
lines,
(ii) Difficulty maintaining the precision manufacturing processes required
by our products while increasing capacity,
(iii)The inability to timely procure and install the necessary equipment,
and
(iv) Lack of availability of qualified manufacturing personnel.
Our manufacturing expansion and related capital expenditures are being made
in anticipation of a level of customer orders that may not be realized. If
anticipated levels of customer orders are not received, we will not be able to
generate positive gross margins and profitability.
OUR DEPENDENCE ON OUTSIDE MANUFACTURERS MAY RESULT IN PRODUCT DELIVERY DELAYS.
We purchase components that are incorporated into our products from outside
vendors. If these vendors fail to supply us with components on a timely basis,
we could experience significant delays in shipping our products. Any significant
interruption in the supply or support of any components could seriously harm our
sales and our relationships with our customers.
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OUR PRODUCTS MAY HAVE DEFECTS THAT ARE NOT DETECTED BEFORE DELIVERY TO OUR
CUSTOMERS.
Some of our products are designed to be deployed in large and complex
optical networks and must be compatible with other components of the system,
both current and future. In addition, our products may not operate as expected
over long periods of time. Our customers may discover errors or defects in our
products only after they have been fully deployed. If we are unable to fix
errors or other problems, we could lose customers, lose revenues, suffer damage
to our brand and reputation, and lose our ability to attract new customers or
achieve market acceptance. Any of these factors would negatively impact cash
flow and would seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
WE WILL NEED TO INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS AND PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS TO INCREASE
REVENUE.
The successful operation of our business depends on our ability to
anticipate market needs and to develop and introduce new products and product
enhancements that respond to technological changes or evolving industry
standards on a timely and cost-effective basis. Our products are complex, and
new products may take longer to develop than originally anticipated. These
products may contain defects or have unacceptable manufacturing yields when
first introduced or as new versions are released. Our products could quickly
become obsolete as new technologies are introduced. We must continue to develop
leading-edge products and introduce them to the commercial market quickly in
order to be successful. Our failure to produce technologically competitive
products in a cost-effective manner and on a timely basis will seriously harm
our business, financial condition and results of operations.
OUR MARKETS ARE NEW AND ARE CHARACTERIZED BY RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES AND
EVOLVING STANDARDS.
The markets we serve are characterized by rapid technological change,
frequent new product introductions, changes in customer requirements and
evolving industry standards. In developing our products, we have made, and will
continue to make, assumptions with respect to which standards will be adopted
within our industry. If the standards that are actually adopted are different
from those that we have chosen to support, our products may not achieve
significant market acceptance.
There are several existing standards in the communications industry
including the Telcordia GR1209 and GR1221 standards. Several of our existing and
potential customers require or will require compliance with these standards. To
date we have produced DWDM components that achieve compliance with some but not
all of the requirements of these standards. Our inability to achieve full
compliance with these and other standards could harm our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
DEMAND FOR OUR PRODUCTS IS SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLUCTUATION.
Demand for our products is dependent on several factors including capital
expenditures in the communications industry. Capital expenditures can be
cyclical in nature and result in protracted periods of reduced demand for
component parts. Similarly, periods of slow economic expansion or recession can
result in periods of reduced demand for our products. Such periods of reduced
demand will harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily
to our investment portfolio. We invest in short-term securities of high credit
issuers with maturities ranging from overnight up to 24 months. The average
maturity of the portfolio does not exceed 12 months. The portfolio includes only
marketable securities with active secondary or resale markets to ensure
liquidity. We have no investments denominated in foreign country currencies and,
therefore, our investments are not subject to foreign exchange risk.
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PART II
ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6 NOT APPLICABLE
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
APA OPTICS, INC.
8/7/01 /s/ Anil K. Jain
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Date Anil K. Jain
President and
Chief Executive Officer
8/7/01 /s/ Robert M. Ringstad
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Date Robert M. Ringstad
Chief Financial Officer