UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

or

Commission File Number: 0-28236

INVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

94-3123544
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7151 Gateway Boulevard, Newark, CA 94560
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(510) 739-2400
(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 such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x  No  o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  x  No  o

     On October 25, 2004, there were 17,702,889 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

InVision Technologies, Inc.
Form 10-Q
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     InVision, Quantum Magnetics, Yxlon, HAPEG, CTX, CTX 1000, CTX 5500 DS, CTX 9000 DSi and QScan, among others, are trademarks of InVision Technologies, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. InVision, Quantum Magnetics, Yxlon and QScan, among others, are registered trademarks of InVision Technologies, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries in the United States.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

InVision Technologies, Inc.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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InVision Technologies, Inc.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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InVision Technologies, Inc.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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InVision Technologies, Inc.

1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

     Interim Unaudited Financial Information

     The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of InVision Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, including the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004.

     Operating results for the three and nine-month periods ended September 26, 2004 may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2004 or any other future period.

     Cash and Cash Equivalents

     The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

     Short-Term Investments

     Short-term investments consist primarily of U.S. government, international government, corporate and municipal notes and bonds and are classified as available-for-sale. Such short-term investments are carried at fair value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax.

     The following table summarizes the Company’s short-term investments as of September 26, 2004 (in thousands):

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     The following table summarizes the maturities of the Company’s short-term investments at September 26, 2004 (in thousands):

     Business Combinations and Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

     On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”). SFAS 142 addresses the initial recognition and measurement of intangible assets acquired outside of a business combination and the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition. SFAS 142 provides that intangible assets with finite useful lives be amortized and that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives not be amortized, but will rather be tested at least annually for impairment. Since adopting SFAS 142 on January 1, 2002, the Company ceased amortization of the carrying value of goodwill of $2.5 million and acquired workforce of $331,000 at January 1, 2002, resulting in a reduction in annual amortization expense of $426,000. The net carrying amount of acquired workforce was also reclassified to goodwill. In the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company performed the annual impairment test required by SFAS 142 and recorded a $2.1 million impairment of goodwill relating to the Inovec reporting unit. The Company performed the 2003 annual impairment test as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2003 resulting in no impairment assessed on the goodwill related to the Inovec reporting unit.

     The Company performed the 2004 annual impairment test for the goodwill related to the Yxlon reporting unit at the end of the second quarter of 2004, resulting in no impairment assessed on the goodwill related to the Yxlon reporting unit.

     Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities

     On January 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” (“SFAS 146”), which addresses accounting for restructuring and similar costs. SFAS 146 supersedes previous accounting guidance, principally Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 94-3 (“EITF 94-3”). SFAS 146 requires that the liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. Under EITF 94-3, a liability for exit costs was recognized at the date of the Company’s commitment to an exit plan. SFAS 146 also establishes that the liability should initially be measured and recorded at fair value. Accordingly, SFAS 146 may affect the timing of recognizing future restructuring costs as well as the amounts recognized. There was no impact on the Company’s financial statements from the adoption of SFAS 146.

     Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

     In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure – an Amendment of FASB Statement 123” (“SFAS 148”), which provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. The amended disclosure requirements of SFAS 148 are effective for years ending after December 15, 2002.

     The Company grants stock options for a fixed number of shares to employees with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the shares at the date of grant. The Company accounts for employee stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”

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(“APB 25”). The Company accounts for stock-based awards to non-employees in accordance with SFAS 123 and EITF Issue No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services.”

     Had compensation cost for options granted and shares issued in 2004 and 2003 under the Company’s stock option plans and employee stock purchase plan been determined based on the fair value at the grant and issue dates, as prescribed in SFAS 123, the Company’s net income and pro forma net income per share would have been as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

     Under the intrinsic value method, when the exercise price of the Company’s employee stock options equals or exceeds the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized. The pro forma information regarding the results of operations and net income per share above is determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock options using the fair value method. Under this method, the fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model.

     Option valuation models such as Black-Scholes were developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the option. In management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company’s employee stock options because the Company’s employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options and because changes in the subjective assumptions required by these models can materially affect the fair value estimates.

     The fair value of each option grant and share granted is estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions used for grants during the applicable period:

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     Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees

     In December 2002, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirement for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others” (“FIN 45”). FIN 45 requires that, upon issuance of a guarantee, the guarantor must recognize a liability for the fair value of the obligation it assumes under that guarantee. The provisions for initial recognition and measurement are effective on a prospective basis for guarantees that are issued or modified after December 31, 2002, irrespective of a guarantor’s year-end.

     Accrued Warranty

     Estimated warranty costs are recorded on product revenues and adjusted periodically based on historical and anticipated experience. The Company accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time revenues are recognized. Although the Company engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of component suppliers, the warranty obligation is affected by actual warranty costs, including usage of material and labor and service delivery costs incurred in correcting a product failure.

     Information regarding the changes in the Company’s warranty liabilities was as follows for the nine months ended September 26, 2004:

     Information regarding the changes in the Company’s warranty liabilities was as follows for the nine months ended September 28, 2003:

     Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables

     In November 2002, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” (“EITF 00-21”). EITF 00-21 addresses certain aspects of the accounting by a vendor for arrangements under which the vendor will perform multiple revenue generating activities. EITF 00-21 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. There was no impact from the adoption of EITF 00-21 on the Company’s financial statements.

     Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

     The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk inherent in its sales commitments, anticipated sales, anticipated purchases and assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The

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Company utilizes foreign exchange forward options and contracts to limit its exposure to foreign currency rate fluctuation. The maturity of foreign exchange forward contracts as of September 26, 2004 is consistent with the contractual or expected timing of the transactions being hedged, principally receipt of customer payments. These foreign exchange forward options and contracts all mature within twelve months. The Company does not enter into market risk sensitive instruments for trading purposes. During the nine months ended September 26, 2004, the Company’s derivatives consisted of foreign exchange forward options and contracts. The Company had aggregate foreign exchange forward options and contracts with notional amounts of $20.1 million at September 26, 2004. The fair value of these instruments, included in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, represented a net liability of $151,000 at September 26, 2004.

     In May 2002, the Company began applying hedge accounting as defined by SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”) and designated certain foreign exchange forward options and contracts as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk for international sales contracts. As of September 26, 2004, the Company has recorded $1.3 million of other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes of $826,000, representing the net change in the fair value of the foreign exchange forward contracts that were designated as and qualified for hedge accounting. The amounts deferred in other comprehensive loss are reclassified to earnings upon the recognition of the hedged contract as revenue. As of September 26, 2004, the Company anticipates reclassifying the full amount included within other comprehensive loss to earnings within the next twelve months. During the nine months ended September 26, 2004, the Company also recorded $32,000 as foreign exchange transaction loss related to ineffectiveness under hedge accounting. For the nine-month period ended September 26, 2004, primarily all of the changes in the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts not designated for hedge accounting were offset by the re-measurement of associated accounts receivable.

     In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 149”). SFAS 149 amends and clarifies the accounting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities under SFAS 133. SFAS 149 is generally effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. There was no impact from the adoption of SFAS 149 on the Company’s financial statements.

     Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity

     In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” (“SFAS 150”). SFAS 150 requires that certain financial instruments, which under previous guidance were accounted for as equity, must now be accounted for as liabilities. The financial instruments affected include mandatorily redeemable stock, certain financial instruments that require or may require the issuer to buy back some of its shares in exchange for cash or other assets and certain obligations that can be settled with shares of stock. SFAS 150 is effective for interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003. In November 2003, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 150-3, “Effective Date, Disclosures, and Transition for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests under SFAS No. 150” (“FSP 150-3”), which defers the effective date for various provisions of SFAS 150. The adoption of SFAS 150, as modified by FSP 150-3, did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

2. Business Combinations

     In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141”) the Company allocates the purchase price of its acquisitions to the tangible assets, liabilities and intangible assets acquired, as well as in-process research and development, based on their estimated fair values. The excess purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. The fair value assigned to intangible assets acquired is based on valuations prepared by independent third party appraisal firms using estimates and assumptions provided by the Company’s management. In accordance with SFAS 142, goodwill and purchased intangibles with indefinite lives acquired after June 30, 2001 are not amortized but will be reviewed periodically for impairment. Purchased intangibles with finite lives will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.

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Yxlon International Holding GmbH

     On March 31, 2003, the Company completed its acquisition of Yxlon, a company based in Hamburg, Germany. Yxlon develops, manufactures, markets and supports X-ray based non-destructive testing (“NDT”) systems for a wide range of industrial applications, and systems that use X-ray based diffraction (“XRD”) technology for explosives detection. The Company acquired Yxlon for €38.6 million in cash, or $41.7 million, incurred additional acquisition costs of $2.1 million, and paid a subsequent purchase price adjustment of $483,000 in December 2003 for a total purchase price of $44.3 million. Under the terms of the amended purchase agreement, the Company was required to make an additional payment of €5.0 million if Yxlon’s XRD system was certified for explosives detection by the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) by June 30, 2004. As of June 30, 2004, the XRD system had not been certified for explosives detection by the TSA, but remained in certification trials. The Company is currently considering whether the certification requirement has been or will be met, and has not yet determined what portion, if any, of the up to €5.0 million potentially payable upon timely certification of the XRD system will actually be paid by the Company. The Company would record the payment of any such additional consideration as goodwill.

     An independent valuation to determine the allocation of the fair value of the net assets acquired was completed in September 2003. The total purchase price of $44.3 million has been allocated as follows (in thousands):