Kopin Corp. (KOPN, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-03-28.
Kopin Corp. is a manufacturer of gallium arsenide transistor products and miniature flat panel displays for wireless communications and portable consumer electronics. The company's gallium arsenide heterojunction bipolar transistors are used to produce power amplifier circuits for wireless telephone handsets and gigabit circuits for fiber-optic and Internet data transmission. Kopin's CyberDisplay family of ultra-small high density imaging devices is designed for portable products including camcorders digital cameras and wireless handsets. (PRESS RELEASE) Kopin Corp. has a market cap of $186.3 million; its shares were traded at around $2.6795 with a P/E ratio of 89.2 and P/S ratio of 1.5.
We have two principal sources of revenues: product revenues and research and development revenues. Product revenues consist of sales of our CyberDisplay products and our III-V products, principally gallium arsenide (GaAs) HBT transistor wafers. Research and development revenues consist primarily of development contracts with agencies of the U.S. government and amounts earned under agreements with KoBrite, discussed below. For the three months ended March 28, 2009, research and development revenues were $0.9 million or 4% of total first quarter 2009 revenues and $2.1 million, or 7% of total revenues for the corresponding period in 2008.
Included in S,G &A expenses in 2009 and 2008 was $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for the amortization of equity awards.
Tax (provision) benefit. For the three months ended March 28, 2009 we have recorded a provision for income taxes of $269,000 compared to $211,000 for the three months ended March 29, 2008. Our provision for income taxes is comprised of our estimated alternate minimum tax liabilities on our domestic taxable earnings and estimated foreign taxes due on our Korean subsidiarys taxable earnings. During fiscal year 2008 the Company significantly reduced its available state net operating loss carryforwards and credits and accordingly expects to have a state tax liability for tax reporting purposes which may results in an increased state tax provision for financial reporting purposes.
As of March 28, 2009, we had cash and equivalents and marketable securities of $104,056,727 and working capital of $117,411,466 compared to $100,015,991 and $116,841,086, respectively, as of December 27, 2008. The change in cash and equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to cash earned from operations of $7.3 million, investments in capital equipment and other assets of approximately $500,000, and repurchases of our common stock of $1.0 million.
We expect to expend between $3.0 million and $8.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months, primarily for the acquisition of equipment relating to the production of our III-V and CyberDisplay products.
Read the The complete ReportKOPN is in the portfolios of Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC.
Kopin Corp. is a manufacturer of gallium arsenide transistor products and miniature flat panel displays for wireless communications and portable consumer electronics. The company's gallium arsenide heterojunction bipolar transistors are used to produce power amplifier circuits for wireless telephone handsets and gigabit circuits for fiber-optic and Internet data transmission. Kopin's CyberDisplay family of ultra-small high density imaging devices is designed for portable products including camcorders digital cameras and wireless handsets. (PRESS RELEASE) Kopin Corp. has a market cap of $186.3 million; its shares were traded at around $2.6795 with a P/E ratio of 89.2 and P/S ratio of 1.5.
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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements made relating to our expectation that for the year ended December 26, 2009 total revenues to be in the range of $90 million to $110 million; our expectation that military revenues will increase in fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008; our expectation that sales to Skyworks Solutions and the US military will represent a significant portion of our revenues for 2009; our expectation that we will continue developing HBT transistor wafers and other gallium arsenide products for advanced integrated circuit applications from other compound materials; our expectation that we will continue to pursue other U.S. government development contracts for applications that relate to our commercial product applications; our expectation that sales of our III-V products for wireless handset applications and our display products for consumer electronic applications will decline; our belief that products using HBT transistor wafers are easier to design, which can translate into reduced component costs and smaller equipment; our expectation that sales of our HBT transistor wafers to Skyworks Solutions will continue to represent a significant portion of our revenues for the near future; our expectation that we will prosecute and defend our proprietary technology aggressively; our statement that we may make equity investments in companies engaged in certain aspects of display and electronics industries; our expectation that sales of our CyberDisplay products to customers who use them in digital still camera and camcorder applications will significantly decline; our expectation that KoBrite will incur additional losses in the near term; our expectation that a significant market for new wireless communications devices, including personal entertainment systems, will develop; our anticipation that our ownership interest in KoBrite will decline; our expectation that our CyberDisplay products will benefit from further general technological advances in the design and production of integrated circuits and active matrix LCDs, resulting in further improvements in resolution and miniaturization; our expectation that a significant reduction or delay in orders from any of our significant military customers could result in us not being able to achieve profitability in 2009; our belief that our HBT transistor wafers offer greater power efficiency, improved signal quality and less complexity over gallium arsenide field effect transistors; our belief that our manufacturing process offers greater miniaturization, reduced cost, higher pixel density, full color capability and lower power consumption compared to conventional active matrix LCD manufacturing approaches; our expectation not to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future and to retain earnings for the development of our businesses; our expectation, based on current negotiations with our customers and certain contractual obligations, that the sales prices of certain products will decline in fiscal year 2009; our expectation that sales of our displays for commercial applications will decline but sales for military applications will increase, in fiscal year 2009; our expectation that we will expend between $4.0 and $8.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months; our intent to reduce our per unit production costs primarily through increasing manufacturing yield, lowering fixed costs per unit through increased sales volume, and increasing productivity and efficiency; our plan to increase productivity and efficiency by migrating the CyberDisplay production line to 8 inch wafers, and migrating the III-V production to 6 inch wafers; our expectation that the market for display products for military applications will not be seasonal; our expectation that prices of our HBT transistor and display products sold for consumer electronic applications will decline by approximately 10 percent during fiscal year; our expectation that competition will increase; our belief that our CyberDisplay products are well suited for new applications such as reading e-mail and browsing the Internet using digital wireless devices and other consumer electronics devices; our belief that small form factor displays will be a critical component in the development of advanced wireless communications systems; our belief that general technological advances in the design and fabrication of integrated circuits, LCD technology and LCD manufacturing processes will allow us to continue to enhance our CyberDisplay product manufacturing process; our expectation that a significant market for new wireless communication devices, including personal entertainment systems, will develop; our belief that continued introduction of new products in our target markets is essential to our growth; our belief that the costs of producing gallium arsenide integrated circuits by our customers will continue to exceed the costs associated with the production of competing silicon integrated circuits; our belief that our future success will depend primarily upon the technical expertise, creative skills and management abilities of our officers and key employees rather than on patent ownership; our expectation that market risk associated with our international operations is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation; our belief that our available cash resources will support our operations and capital needs for at least the next twelve months; and our belief that the effect, if any, of reasonably possibleWe have two principal sources of revenues: product revenues and research and development revenues. Product revenues consist of sales of our CyberDisplay products and our III-V products, principally gallium arsenide (GaAs) HBT transistor wafers. Research and development revenues consist primarily of development contracts with agencies of the U.S. government and amounts earned under agreements with KoBrite, discussed below. For the three months ended March 28, 2009, research and development revenues were $0.9 million or 4% of total first quarter 2009 revenues and $2.1 million, or 7% of total revenues for the corresponding period in 2008.
Included in S,G &A expenses in 2009 and 2008 was $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for the amortization of equity awards.
Tax (provision) benefit. For the three months ended March 28, 2009 we have recorded a provision for income taxes of $269,000 compared to $211,000 for the three months ended March 29, 2008. Our provision for income taxes is comprised of our estimated alternate minimum tax liabilities on our domestic taxable earnings and estimated foreign taxes due on our Korean subsidiarys taxable earnings. During fiscal year 2008 the Company significantly reduced its available state net operating loss carryforwards and credits and accordingly expects to have a state tax liability for tax reporting purposes which may results in an increased state tax provision for financial reporting purposes.
As of March 28, 2009, we had cash and equivalents and marketable securities of $104,056,727 and working capital of $117,411,466 compared to $100,015,991 and $116,841,086, respectively, as of December 27, 2008. The change in cash and equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to cash earned from operations of $7.3 million, investments in capital equipment and other assets of approximately $500,000, and repurchases of our common stock of $1.0 million.
We expect to expend between $3.0 million and $8.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months, primarily for the acquisition of equipment relating to the production of our III-V and CyberDisplay products.
Read the The complete ReportKOPN is in the portfolios of Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC.
