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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
Or
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 001-33355
BigBand Networks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 04-3444278 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification Number) |
475 Broadway Street
Redwood City, California 94063
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Redwood City, California 94063
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(650) 995-5000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Registrants 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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer þ | Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of November 1, 2009, 66,425,618 shares of the registrants common stock, par value $0.001
per share, were outstanding.
BigBand Networks, Inc.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
September 30, 2009
INDEX
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
September 30, 2009
INDEX
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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BigBand Networks, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
As of | As of | |||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||
Current assets: |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 27,527 | $ | 50,981 | ||||
Marketable securities |
134,111 | 123,654 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $47 and $39 as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively |
23,942 | 26,361 | ||||||
Inventories, net |
4,868 | 6,123 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
3,918 | 3,716 | ||||||
Total current assets |
194,366 | 210,835 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
11,810 | 15,358 | ||||||
Goodwill |
1,656 | 1,656 | ||||||
Other non-current assets |
8,947 | 6,273 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 216,779 | $ | 234,122 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
||||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||||
Accounts payable |
$ | 9,048 | $ | 8,350 | ||||
Accrued compensation and related benefits |
6,004 | 11,433 | ||||||
Current portion of deferred revenues, net |
27,938 | 39,433 | ||||||
Current portion of other liabilities |
6,511 | 9,221 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
49,501 | 68,437 | ||||||
Deferred revenues, net, less current portion |
13,911 | 21,129 | ||||||
Other liabilities, less current portion |
2,097 | 2,392 | ||||||
Accrued long-term Israeli severance pay |
4,067 | 3,745 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
||||||||
Stockholders equity: |
||||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 250,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008; 66,426 and 64,639 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively |
66 | 65 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
278,850 | 265,176 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
668 | 58 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(132,381 | ) | (126,880 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
147,203 | 138,419 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 216,779 | $ | 234,122 | ||||
See accompanying notes.
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BigBand Networks, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Net revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Products |
$ | 12,647 | $ | 38,337 | $ | 68,795 | $ | 104,188 | ||||||||
Services |
9,555 | 9,946 | 36,321 | 27,012 | ||||||||||||
Total net revenues |
22,202 | 48,283 | 105,116 | 131,200 | ||||||||||||
Cost of net revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Products |
8,211 | 16,781 | 34,193 | 43,459 | ||||||||||||
Services |
2,885 | 2,941 | 9,169 | 9,440 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of net revenues |
11,096 | 19,722 | 43,362 | 52,899 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
11,106 | 28,561 | 61,754 | 78,301 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Research and development |
11,698 | 13,218 | 34,308 | 40,430 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing |
6,009 | 7,057 | 18,313 | 21,923 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
4,612 | 5,411 | 14,109 | 15,599 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring charges |
| 737 | 1,356 | 2,230 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
| 112 | | 398 | ||||||||||||
Class action litigation charges |
| | 477 | | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
22,319 | 26,535 | 68,563 | 80,580 | ||||||||||||
Operating (loss) income |
(11,213 | ) | 2,026 | (6,809 | ) | (2,279 | ) | |||||||||
Interest income |
544 | 1,215 | 2,137 | 4,086 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
31 | (145 | ) | (62 | ) | 1,302 | ||||||||||
(Loss) income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
(10,638 | ) | 3,096 | (4,734 | ) | 3,109 | ||||||||||
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
220 | (35 | ) | 767 | 651 | |||||||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | (10,858 | ) | $ | 3,131 | $ | (5,501 | ) | $ | 2,458 | ||||||
Basic net (loss) income per common share |
$ | (0.16 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.04 | ||||||
Diluted net (loss) income per common share |
$ | (0.16 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.04 | ||||||
Shares used in basic net (loss) income per common share |
66,368 | 64,061 | 65,666 | 63,286 | ||||||||||||
Shares used in diluted net (loss) income per common share |
66,368 | 67,116 | 65,666 | 67,208 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes.
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Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating activities |
||||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | (5,501 | ) | $ | 2,458 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |
||||||||
Depreciation of property and equipment |
6,428 | 7,417 | ||||||
Amortization of software license |
208 | | ||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
| 398 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
103 | 245 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
10,298 | 8,703 | ||||||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
(17 | ) | | |||||
Net settled unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |
348 | (168 | ) | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
Decrease in accounts receivable, net |
2,419 | 11,228 | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in inventories, net |
1,255 | (463 | ) | |||||
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets |
(121 | ) | (1,360 | ) | ||||
Increase in other non-current assets |
(605 | ) | (385 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable |
698 | (3,698 | ) | |||||
Increase in long-term Israeli severance pay |
322 | 774 | ||||||
Decrease in accrued and other liabilities |
(8,095 | ) | (2,301 | ) | ||||
Decrease in deferred revenues |
(18,713 | ) | (7,030 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
(10,973 | ) | 15,818 | |||||
Cash Flows from Investing activities |
||||||||
Purchase of marketable securities |
(119,204 | ) | (143,228 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities |
100,106 | 110,879 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities |
8,500 | 20,804 | ||||||
Purchase of property and equipment |
(2,983 | ) | (8,820 | ) | ||||
Decrease in restricted cash |
223 | 2 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
| 9 | ||||||
Purchase of software license |
(2,500 | ) | | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(15,858 | ) | (20,354 | ) | ||||
Cash Flows from Financing activities |
||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
3,360 | 4,072 | ||||||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
17 | | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
3,377 | 4,072 | ||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(23,454 | ) | (464 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents as of beginning of period |
50,981 | 55,162 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents as of end of period |
$ | 27,527 | $ | 54,698 | ||||
See accompanying notes.
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1. Description of Business
BigBand Networks, Inc. (BigBand or the Company), headquartered in Redwood City, California,
was incorporated on December 3, 1998, under the laws of the state of Delaware and commenced
operations in January 1999. BigBand develops, markets and sells network-based solutions that enable
cable operators and telecommunications companies to offer video services across coaxial, fiber and
copper networks.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include accounts of the Company and its wholly
owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2009, and the condensed
consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 and 2008 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008
was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 10, 2009 (Form 10-K). The accompanying condensed consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial
statements and related notes contained in the Companys Form 10-K.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and pursuant to the rules and regulations
of the SEC as permitted by such rules. Not all of the financial information and footnotes required
for complete financial statements have been presented. Management believes the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the audited
consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments necessary of a normal and recurring
nature for a fair presentation of the Companys condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
September 30, 2009, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. In preparing these condensed consolidated
financial statements, the Company has evaluated subsequent events that occurred between September
30, 2009 and November 6, 2009, the date of issuance of these financial statements.
There have been no significant changes in the Companys accounting policies during the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the significant accounting policies described in the
Companys Form 10-K.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes. Management uses estimates and judgments in determining
recognition of revenues, valuation of inventories, valuation of stock-based awards, provision for
warranty claims, the allowance for doubtful accounts, restructuring costs, valuation of goodwill
and long-lived assets, and income tax amounts. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on
methodologies it believes to be reasonable. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and
such differences could affect the results of operations reported in future periods.
Revenue Recognition
The Companys software and hardware product applications are sold as solutions and its
software is a significant component of these solutions. The Company provides unspecified software
updates and enhancements related to products through support contracts. With respect to certain
transactions and for all transactions involving the sale of products with a significant software
component, revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (1) the Company has
entered into an arrangement with a customer; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) customer payment is
fixed or determinable and free of contingencies and significant uncertainties; and (4) collection
is probable.
Product revenues consist of sales of the Companys software and hardware products.
Software product sales include a perpetual license to the Companys software. The Company
recognizes product revenues upon shipment to its customers, including channel partners, on
non-cancellable contracts and purchase orders when all revenue recognition criteria are met, or, if
specified in an agreement, upon receipt of final acceptance of the product, provided all other
criteria are met. End users and channel partners generally have no rights of return, stock rotation
rights, or price protection. Shipping charges billed to customers are included in product revenues
and the related shipping costs are included in cost of product revenues.
Substantially all of the Companys product sales have been made in combination with
support services, which consist of software updates and customer support. The Companys customer
service agreements allow customers to select from plans offering
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various levels of technical support, unspecified software upgrades and enhancements on an
if-and-when-available basis. Revenues for support services are recognized on a straight-line basis
over the service contract term, which is typically one year but can extend to five years for the
Companys telecommunications customers. Revenues from other services, such as installation, program
management and training, are recognized when the services are performed.
The Company uses the residual method to recognize revenues when a customer agreement
includes one or more elements to be delivered at a future date and vendor specific objective
evidence (VSOE) of the fair value of all undelivered elements exists. Under the residual method,
the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the contract
fee is recognized as product revenues. If evidence of the fair value of one or more undelivered
elements does not exist, all revenues are deferred and recognized when delivery of those elements
occur or when fair value can be established. When the undelivered element is customer support and
there is no evidence of fair value for this support, revenue for the entire arrangement is bundled
and revenue is recognized ratably over the service period. VSOE of fair value for elements of an
arrangement is based upon the normal pricing and discounting practices for those services when sold
separately.
Fees are typically considered to be fixed or determinable at the inception of an
arrangement based on specific products and quantities to be delivered. In the event payment terms
are greater than 180 days, the fees are deemed not to be fixed or determinable and revenues are
recognized when the payments become due, provided the remaining criteria for revenue recognition
have been met.
Deferred revenues consist primarily of deferred service fees (including customer support
and professional services such as installation and training) and product revenues, net of the
associated costs. Deferred product revenue generally relates to acceptance provisions that have not
been met or partial shipment or when the Company does not have VSOE of fair value on the
undelivered items. When deferred revenues are recognized as revenues, the associated deferred costs
are also recognized as cost of net revenues.
The Company assesses the ability to collect from its customers based on a number of factors,
including the credit worthiness of the customer and the past transaction history of the customer.
If the customer is not deemed credit worthy, all revenues are deferred from the arrangement until
payment is received and all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
The Company holds its cash and cash equivalents in checking, money market, and investment
accounts with high credit quality financial institutions. The Company considers all highly liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Marketable securities consist principally of corporate debt securities, commercial paper and
securities of U.S. agencies with remaining time to maturity of two years or less. If applicable,
the Company considers marketable securities with remaining time to maturity greater than one year
and in a consistent loss position for at least nine months to be classified as long-term as it
expects to hold them to maturity. As of September 30, 2009, the Company did not have any such
securities. The Company considers all other marketable securities with remaining time to maturity
of less than two years to be short-term marketable securities. The short-term marketable securities
are classified as current assets because they can be readily converted into securities with a
shorter remaining time to maturity or into cash. The Company determines the appropriate
classification of its marketable securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such
designations as of each balance sheet date. All marketable securities and cash equivalents in the
portfolio are classified as available-for-sale and are stated at fair value, with all the
associated unrealized gains and losses, reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss). Fair value is based on quoted market rates or direct and indirect observable markets
for these investments. The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of
premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization and accretion are included in
interest income. The cost of securities sold and any gains and losses on sales are based on the
specific identification method.
The Company reviews its investment portfolio periodically to assess for other-than-temporary
impairment in order to determine the classification of the impairment as temporary or
other-than-temporary. The process to determine whether an impairment is temporary or
other-than-temporary involves considerable judgment considering such factors as the length of the
time and the extent to which the market value has been less than amortized cost, the nature of
underlying assets, the financial condition, credit rating, market liquidity conditions and
near-term prospects of the issuer. In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
issued new guidance which was incorporated into FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 320
Investments Debt and Equity Securities, which established a new method of recognizing and
reporting other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities. If the fair value of a debt security
is less than its amortized cost basis at the balance sheet date, an assessment would have to be
made as to whether the impairment is other-than-temporary. If the Company considers it more likely
than not that it will sell the security before it will recover its amortized cost basis, an
other-than-temporary impairment will be considered to have occurred. If the Company does not expect
to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security, it would not be able to assert that it
will recover its amortized cost basis even if it does not intend to sell the security. Therefore,
in those situations, an other-than temporary impairment will be considered to have occurred. The
Company has recognized no other-than-temporary impairments for marketable securities.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable,
marketable securities, derivatives used in the Companys hedging program, accounts payable, and
other accrued liabilities approximate their fair value. The carrying values of the Companys other
long-term liabilities approximate their fair value.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers
Concentrations with respect to accounts receivable occur as the Company sells primarily to
large, well-established companies including customers outside of the U.S. The Company closely
monitors extensions of credit to other parties and, where necessary, utilizes common financial
instruments to mitigate risk. When deemed uncollectible, accounts receivable balances are written
off against the allowance for doubtful accounts.
The Companys customers are impacted by several factors, including an industry downturn
and tightening of access to capital. The market that the Company serves is characterized by a
limited number of large customers creating a concentration of risk. To date, the Company has not
incurred any significant charges related to uncollectible accounts related to large customers. The
Company had one and two customers which individually had an accounts receivable balance of greater
than 10% of the Companys total accounts receivable balance as of September 30, 2009 and December
31, 2008, respectively.
The Company recognized revenues from four and two customers that were 10% or greater of the
Companys total net revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
The Company recognized revenues from four and three customers that were 10% or greater of the
Companys total net revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Inventories, Net
Inventories, net consist primarily of finished goods and are stated at the lower of standard
cost or market. Standard cost approximates actual cost on the first-in, first-out method. The
Company regularly monitors inventory quantities on-hand and records write-downs for excess and
obsolete inventories based on the Companys estimate of demand for its products, potential
obsolescence of technology, product life cycles, and whether pricing trends or forecasts indicate
that the carrying value of inventory exceeds its estimated selling price. These factors are
impacted by market and economic conditions, technology changes, and new product introductions and
require estimates that may include elements that are uncertain. Actual demand may differ from
forecasted demand and may have a material effect on gross margins. If inventory is written down, a
new cost basis is established that cannot be increased in future periods.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company periodically evaluates whether changes have occurred that require revision of the
remaining useful life of long-lived assets or would render them not recoverable. If such
circumstances arise, the Company compares the carrying amount of the long-lived assets to the
estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the long-lived assets. If the
estimated aggregate undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the long-lived
assets, an impairment charge, calculated as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets
exceeds the fair value of the assets, is recorded. Through September 30, 2009, no impairment losses
have been recognized.
Warranty Liabilities
The Company provides a warranty for its software and hardware products. In most cases, the
Company warrants that its hardware will be free of defects in workmanship for one year, and that
its software media will be free of defects for 90 days. In master purchase agreements with large
customers, however, the Company often warrants that its products (hardware and software) will
function in material conformance to specification for a period ranging from one to five years from
the date of shipment. In general, the Company accrues for warranty claims based on the Companys
historical claims experience. In addition, the Company accrues for warranty claims based on
specific events and other factors when the Company believes an exposure is probable and can be
reasonably estimated. The adequacy of the accrual is reviewed on a periodic basis and adjusted, if
necessary, based on additional information as it becomes available.
Income Taxes
The Company follows ASC 740 Income Taxes, which requires the use of the liability method of
accounting for income taxes. The liability method computes income taxes based on a projected
effective tax rate for the full fiscal year. For example, the effective tax for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 will be based on the projected effective tax rate for the year ending
December 31, 2009. The liability method includes the effects of deferred tax assets or liabilities.
Deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary
differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using the
enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse. The Company provides a
valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is expected, based on whether
such assets are more likely than not to be realized.
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Foreign Currency Derivatives
The Company has revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other
than the U.S. dollar that are subject to foreign currency risks, primarily related to expenses and
liabilities denominated in the Israeli New Shekel. A foreign currency risk management program was
established by the Company to help protect against the impact of foreign currency exchange rate
movements on the Companys operating results. The Company does not enter into derivatives for
speculative or trading purposes. All derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or
not, are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in
the fair value of a derivative depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting
designation.
The Company selectively hedges future expenses denominated in Israeli New Shekels by
purchasing foreign currency forward contracts or combinations of purchased and sold foreign
currency option contracts. When the U.S. dollar strengthens significantly against the Israeli New
Shekel, the decrease in the value of future foreign currency expenses is offset by losses in the
fair value of the contracts designated as hedges. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar weakens
significantly against the Israeli New Shekel, the increase in the value of future foreign currency
expenses is offset by gains in the fair value of the contracts designated as hedges. The exposures
are hedged using derivatives designated as cash flow hedges under ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging.
The effective portion of the derivatives gain or loss is initially reported as a component of
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and, upon occurrence of the forecasted transaction,
is subsequently reclassified primarily to research and development expenses in the consolidated
statement of operations. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is recognized immediately in
other income (expense), net. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, this loss was $2,000 and
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 this gain was $1.0 million. These derivative
instruments generally have maturities of 180 days or less, and hence all unrealized amounts as of
September 30, 2009 will have settled as of March 31, 2010.
The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the impact of foreign
currency fluctuations on assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than its functional
currency, which is the U.S. dollar. The Company recognizes these derivative instruments as either
assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value. These forward exchange contracts are not
accounted for as hedges; therefore, changes in the fair value of these instruments are recorded as
other income (expense), net in the statement of operations. These derivative instruments generally
have maturities of 90 days. Gains and losses on these contracts are intended to offset the impact
of foreign exchange rate changes on the underlying foreign currency denominated assets and
liabilities, primarily liabilities denominated in Israeli New Shekels, and therefore, do not
subject the Company to material balance sheet risk.
All of the derivative instruments are with high quality financial institutions and the Company
monitors the creditworthiness of these parties. Amounts relating to these derivative instruments
were as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |
||||||||
Notional amount of currency option contracts: Israeli New Shekels |
ILS | 27,000 | ILS | 42,000 | ||||
Notional amount of currency option contracts: U.S. dollars |
$ | 7,216 | $ | 11,926 | ||||
Unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income on condensed consolidated balance sheets: |
||||||||
Settled -underlying derivative was settled but forecasted transaction has not occurred |
$ | 64 | $ | (285 | ) | |||
Unsettled -primarily included as other current assets (liabilities) |
66 | (336 | ) | |||||
Total unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income |
$ | 130 | $ | (621 | ) | |||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |
||||||||
Notional amount of foreign currency forward contracts: Israeli New Shekels |
ILS | 5,000 | ILS | 7,500 | ||||
Notional amount of foreign currency forward contracts: U.S. dollars |
$ | 1,330 | $ | 1,923 | ||||
Unrealized (losses) gains included in other income (expense) in condensed consolidated statements of operations: |
||||||||
Fair value included in other current (liabilities) assets on condensed consolidated balance sheets |
$ | (2 | ) | $ | 55 | |||
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The change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) from cash flow hedges
included on the Companys condensed consolidated balance sheets was as follows (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income related to cash flow hedges as of beginning of period |
$ | (621 | ) | $ | 45 | |||
Changes in settled and unsettled portion of cash flow hedges |
(288 | ) | (147 | ) | ||||
(909 | ) | (102 | ) | |||||
Less: |
||||||||
Changes in cash flow hedges (loss) gain reflected in condensed consolidated statement of operations |
(1,039 | ) | 489 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to cash flow hedges as of end of period |
$ | 130 | $ | (591 | ) | |||
Stock-based Compensation
The Company applies the fair value recognition and measurement provisions of ASC 718
Compensation Stock Compensation. Stock-based compensation is recorded at fair value as of the
grant date and recognized as an expense over the employees requisite service period (generally the
vesting period), which the Company has elected to amortize on a straight-line basis.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In June 2009, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification) became the source
of authoritative, non-governmental GAAP, except for rules and interpretive releases of the SEC,
which are sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC
accounting literature not included in the Codification became non-authoritative. The Company began
to use the new guidelines and numbering system prescribed by the Codification when referring to
GAAP
effective July 1, 2009. As the Codification was not intended to change or alter existing GAAP,
the adoption did not have any impact on the Companys consolidated financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In December 2008, the FASB issued guidance which has been included in Accounting Standards
Codification 715 Compensation Retirement Benefits (ASC 715), and is effective for fiscal years
ending after December 15, 2009. This guidance requires an employer to disclose investment policies
and strategies, categories, fair value measurements, and significant concentration of risk among
its postretirement benefit plan assets. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of
the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In August 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-05, Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value (ASU 2009-05). ASU
2009-05 provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market
for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value
of such liability using one or more of the techniques prescribed by the update. ASU 2009-05 is
effective in the three months ending December 31, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the
potential impact of the adoption of ASU 2009-05 on its consolidated financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13 Revenue Recognition (Topic 605):
Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (ASU
2009-13) and ASU 2009-14 Software (Topic 985): Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software
Elements a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (ASU 2009-14). ASU 2009-13 requires
entities to allocate revenue in an arrangement using estimated selling prices of the delivered
goods and services based on a selling price hierarchy. The amendments eliminate the residual method
of revenue allocation and require revenue to be allocated using the relative selling price method.
ASU 2009-14 removes tangible products from the scope of software revenue guidance and provides
guidance on determining whether software deliverables in an arrangement that includes a tangible
product are covered by the scope of the software revenue guidance. ASU 2009-13 and ASU 2009-14 are
effective on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in
fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted. The Company is
currently evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of ASU 2009-13 and ASU 2009-14 on its
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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3. Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Common Share
The computation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share was as follows (in
thousands, except per share data):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Numerator: |
||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | (10,858 | ) | $ | 3,131 | $ | (5,501 | ) | $ | 2,458 | ||||||
Denominator: |
||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares used in basic net
(loss) income per common share |
66,368 | 64,061 | 65,666 | 63,286 | ||||||||||||
Stock options |
| 2,909 | | 3,696 | ||||||||||||
Warrants |
| 146 | | 201 | ||||||||||||
Restricted stock units |
| | | 11 | ||||||||||||
Employee stock purchase plan shares |
| | | 14 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average shares used in diluted
net (loss) income per common share |
66,368 | 67,116 | 65,666 | 67,208 | ||||||||||||
Basic net (loss) income per common share |
$ | (0.16 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.04 | ||||||
Diluted net (loss) income per common share |
$ | (0.16 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.04 | ||||||
As of September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company had securities outstanding that could
potentially dilute basic net income (loss) per common share in the future, but were excluded from
the computation of diluted net (loss) income per common share for the periods presented as their
effect would have been anti-dilutive as follows (shares in thousands):
As of September 30, | ||||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Stock options outstanding |
11,649 | 7,994 | ||||||
Restricted stock units |
2,855 | 580 | ||||||
Employee stock purchase plan shares |
269 | 301 | ||||||
Warrants to purchase common stock |
268 | |
4. Fair Value
The fair value of the Companys cash equivalents and marketable securities is determined in
accordance with ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820), which the Company
adopted in 2008. ASC 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that
would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be
determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or
liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value
hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: observable inputs
such as quoted prices in active markets (Level 1), inputs other than the quoted prices in active
markets that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2), and unobservable inputs in
which there is little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions
(Level 3). This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and
to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. The Company measures
certain financial assets, mainly comprised of marketable securities, at fair value.
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The Companys fair value measurements of its financial assets (cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities) as of September 30, 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Marketable securities: |
||||||||||||||||
U.S. Agency debt securities |
$ | | $ | 78,439 | $ | | $ | 78,439 | ||||||||
Corporate debt securities |
| 44,798 | | 44,798 | ||||||||||||
Commercial paper |
| 5,246 | | 5,246 | ||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit |
4,628 | | | 4,628 | ||||||||||||
Municipal debt securities (taxable) |
| 1,000 | | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
4,628 | 129,483 | | 134,111 | |||||||||||||
Cash equivalents: |
||||||||||||||||
Money market funds |
19,007 | | | 19,007 | ||||||||||||
Commercial paper |
| 2,000 | | 2,000 | ||||||||||||
19,007 | 2,000 | | 21,007 | |||||||||||||
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities |
$ | 23,635 | $ | 131,483 | $ | | $ | 155,118 | ||||||||
Cash balances |
6,520 | |||||||||||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities |
$ | 161,638 | ||||||||||||||
The Companys fair value measurements of its financial assets (cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities) as of December 31, 2008 were as follows (in thousands):
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Marketable securities: |
||||||||||||||||
U.S. Agency debt securities |
$ | | $ | 55,296 | $ | | $ | 55,296 | ||||||||
Corporate debt securities |
| 44,378 | | 44,378 | ||||||||||||
Commercial paper |
| 22,986 | | 22,986 | ||||||||||||
Municipal debt securities (taxable) |
| 994 | | 994 | ||||||||||||
| 123,654 | | 123,654 | |||||||||||||
Cash equivalents: |
||||||||||||||||
Money market funds |
30,092 | | | 30,092 | ||||||||||||
Commercial paper |
| 9,937 | | 9,937 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Agency debt securities |
| 4,004 | | 4,004 | ||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities |
| 999 | | 999 | ||||||||||||
30,092 | 14,940 | | 45,032 | |||||||||||||
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities |
$ | 30,092 | $ | 138,594 | $ | | $ | 168,686 | ||||||||
Cash balances |
5,949 | |||||||||||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities |
$ | 174,635 | ||||||||||||||
5. Balance Sheet Data
Marketable Securities
Marketable securities, which included available-for-sale securities as of September 30,
2009, were as follows (in thousands):
Amortized | Unrealized | Unrealized | Estimated fair | |||||||||||||
cost | gain | loss | value | |||||||||||||
U.S. Agency debt securities |
$ | 78,275 | $ | 168 | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 78,439 | |||||||
Corporate debt securities |
44,426 | 378 | (6 | ) | 44,798 | |||||||||||
Commercial paper |
5,247 | | (1 | ) | 5,246 | |||||||||||
Certificates of deposit |
4,625 | 3 | | 4,628 | ||||||||||||
Municipal debt securities (taxable) |
1,000 | | | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
Total marketable securities |
$ | 133,573 | $ | 549 | $ | (11 | ) | $ | 134,111 | |||||||
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Marketable securities, which included available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2008,
were as follows (in thousands):
Amortized | Unrealized | Unrealized | Estimated fair | |||||||||||||
cost | gain | Loss | value | |||||||||||||
U.S. Agency debt securities |
$ | 54,852 | $ | 444 | $ | | $ | 55,296 | ||||||||
Corporate debt securities |
44,247 | 239 | (108 | ) | 44,378 | |||||||||||
Commercial paper |
22,885 | 101 | | 22,986 | ||||||||||||
Municipal debt securities (taxable) |
1,000 | | (6 | ) | 994 | |||||||||||
Total marketable securities |
$ | 122,984 | $ | 784 | $ | (114 | ) | $ | 123,654 | |||||||
The Company has recognized no other-than-temporary impairments for marketable securities
through September 30, 2009. The Company periodically reviews other-than-temporary impairments for
available-for-sale debt instruments when it intends to sell or it is more likely than not that it
will be required to sell an available-for-sale debt instrument before recovery of its amortized
cost basis. If this assessment identifies available-for-sale debt instruments that are considered
other-than-temporarily impaired and that the Company does not intend to sell and will not be
required to sell prior to recovery of the amortized cost basis, the Company would separate the
amount of the impairment into the amount that is credit related and the amount due to all other
factors. The credit loss component would be recognized in earnings and would be the difference
between the debt instruments amortized cost basis and the present value of its expected future
cash flows. The remaining difference between the debt instruments fair value and the present value
of future expected cash flows due to factors that are not credit related would be recognized in
other comprehensive income (loss). As of September 30, 2009, the Company did not hold any
marketable securities with remaining time to maturity of greater than one year and in a consistent
loss position for at least nine months.
The contractual maturity dates of the marketable securities were as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Due within one year |
$ | 103,246 | $ | 88,118 | ||||
Due within one to two years |
30,865 | 35,536 | ||||||
Total marketable securities |
$ | 134,111 | $ | 123,654 | ||||
Inventories, Net
Inventories, net were comprised as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Finished products |
$ | 4,841 | $ | 6,085 | ||||
Work-in-progress |
27 | | ||||||
Raw materials, parts and supplies |
| 38 | ||||||
Total inventories, net |
$ | 4,868 | $ | 6,123 | ||||
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Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is
calculated using the straight-line method and recorded over the assets estimated useful lives of
18 months to seven years. Property and equipment, net was comprised as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Engineering and other equipment |
$ | 29,121 | $ | 29,463 | ||||
Computers, software and related equipment |
19,424 | 18,973 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
5,813 | 5,745 | ||||||
Office furniture and fixtures |
1,110 | 1,192 | ||||||
55,468 | 55,373 | |||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation |
(43,658 | ) | (40,015 | ) | ||||
Total property and equipment, net |
$ | 11,810 | $ | 15,358 | ||||
Goodwill
Goodwill is carried at cost and is not amortized. The carrying value of goodwill was
approximately $1.7 million as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
Other Non-current Assets
Other non-current assets were comprised as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Israeli severance pay |
$ | 3,342 | $ | 2,661 | ||||
Software license, net |
2,292 | | ||||||
Security deposit |
2,101 | 2,125 | ||||||
Foreign deferred tax assets |
578 | 644 | ||||||
Restricted cash |
522 | 745 | ||||||
Other |
112 | 98 | ||||||
Total other non-current assets |
$ | 8,947 | $ | 6,273 | ||||
Software license, net in the above table represents the Companys purchase of a quadrature
amplitude modulation (QAM) edge resource management technology license for $2.5 million on June 30,
2009, net of accumulated amortization. The Company amortizes the amounts paid for the license fee
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of three years.
Deferred Revenues, Net
Deferred revenues, net were as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Deferred service revenues, net |
$ | 29,784 | $ | 39,675 | ||||
Deferred product revenues, net |
12,065 | 20,887 | ||||||
Total deferred revenues, net |
41,849 | 60,562 | ||||||
Less current portion of deferred revenues, net |
(27,938 | ) | (39,433 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenues, net, less current portion |
$ | 13,911 | $ | 21,129 | ||||
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Other Liabilities
Other liabilities were comprised as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Accrued warranty |
$ | 2,152 | $ | 3,381 | ||||
Rent and restructuring liabilities |
1,757 | 1,602 | ||||||
Sales and use tax payable |
1,384 | 831 | ||||||
Accrued professional fees |
1,314 | 721 | ||||||
Foreign, franchise, and other income tax liabilities |
1,282 | 2,071 | ||||||
Accrued class action litigation charges |
| 1,504 | ||||||
Other |
719 | 1,503 | ||||||
Total other liabilities |
8,608 | 11,613 | ||||||
Less current portion of other liabilities |
(6,511 | ) | (9,221 | ) | ||||
Other liabilities, less current portion |
$ | 2,097 | $ | 2,392 | ||||
Accrued Warranty
Activity related to product warranty was as follows (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Balance as of beginning of period |
$ | 3,381 | $ | 4,359 | ||||
Warranty charged to cost of net revenues |
277 | 1,276 | ||||||
Utilization of warranty |
(767 | ) | (1,418 | ) | ||||
Other adjustments |
(739 | ) | (572 | ) | ||||
Balance as of end of period |
2,152 | 3,645 | ||||||
Less current portion of accrued warranty |
(1,148 | ) | (2,742 | ) | ||||
Accrued warranty, less current portion |
$ | 1,004 | $ | 903 | ||||
As part of the transition to switch to all digital broadcasting from analog transmission, the
Company recorded a $0.5 million benefit from the reversal of warranty reserves related to the
decommissioned analog products in the nine months ended September 30, 2009 (all of which was
recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2009). The reversal of this warranty reserve was
recorded as a reduction of the Companys cost of net product revenues, and is included in the above
table in other adjustments.
6. Restructuring Charges
On February 9, 2009, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors authorized a restructuring
plan in order to respond to market and economic conditions pursuant to which employees were
terminated. This resulted in cumulative severance costs of approximately $0.7 million from
initiation of the plan through September 30, 2009, all of which was recorded in the three months
ended March 31, 2009.
On April 29, 2008, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors authorized a restructuring
plan in connection with the redeployment of resources pursuant to which employees were terminated.
This resulted in cumulative net charges of approximately $1.4 million from initiation of the plan
through September 30, 2009, including charges of $1.1 million for vacated facility charges and $0.3
million for severance costs. Charges incurred in connection with this April 2008 plan for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were zero and $1.5 million, respectively. Charges incurred
in connection with this April 2008 plan for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were
zero and $0.4 million, respectively.
On October 29, 2007, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors authorized a restructuring
plan in connection with the retirement of the Companys cable modem termination system platform
(CMTS). This resulted in cumulative net charges of approximately $4.4 million from initiation of
the plan through September 30, 2009. Severance and related charges of approximately $2.5 million
through September 30, 2009 consisted primarily of salary and expected payroll taxes and medical
benefits. The Companys plans also involved vacating several leased facilities throughout the world
resulting in cumulative vacated facility charges, net of sublease income of approximately
$1.8 million through September 30, 2009. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
the Company incurred charges of zero and $0.7 million, respectively, to adjust its restructuring
liability for
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changes in estimated sublease rentals associated with a leased facility that was
vacated in 2007 due to an unfavorable leasing environment. Charges incurred in connection with this
October 2007 plan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $0.3 million and
$0.7 million, respectively. The costs associated with facility lease obligations are expected to be
paid over the remaining term of the related obligations which extend to March 2012.
All of the restructuring plans discussed above were essentially complete as of September 30,
2009, including one previously exited facility approved under the October 2007 restructuring plan
which is expected to be subleased by March 31, 2010. Total restructuring activity for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 was as follows (in thousands):
Severance and | Total | |||||||||||
Vacated | related | restructuring | ||||||||||
facilities costs | expenses | liabilities | ||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2008 |
$ | 696 | $ | | $ | 696 | ||||||
Charges/adjustments |
699 | 657 | 1,356 | |||||||||
Cash payments |
(385 | ) | (657 | ) | (1,042 | ) | ||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2009 |
$ | 1,010 | $ | | $ | 1,010 | ||||||
Less restructuring liability, current portion |
(830 | ) | ||||||||||
Restructuring liability, less current portion |
$ | 180 | ||||||||||
7. Legal Proceedings
In re BigBand Networks, Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. C 07-5101-SBA
Beginning on October 3, 2007, a series of purported shareholder class action lawsuits
were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company,
certain of its officers and directors, and the underwriters of the Companys initial public
offering (IPO). In February 2008, the lawsuits were consolidated and a lead plaintiff was appointed
by the Court. In May 2008, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated complaint against the Company,
the directors and officers who signed the Companys IPO registration statement, and the
underwriters of the Companys IPO. The consolidated complaint alleged that the Companys IPO
prospectus contained false and misleading statements regarding the Companys business strategy and
prospects, and the prospects of the Companys CMTS platform products in particular. The lead
plaintiff purported to represent anyone who purchased the Companys common stock in the IPO. The
consolidated complaint asserted causes of action for violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of
the Securities Act of 1933. The lawsuit sought unspecified monetary damages. On January 27, 2009,
the defendants reached an agreement in principle with the lead plaintiff to settle this action. The
agreement, which includes contributions from the Companys insurers, provides a full release for
all potential claims arising from the securities laws alleged in the initial and consolidated
complaints, including claims for alleged violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On June 1, 2009, the Court granted preliminary approval of the
settlement agreement and scheduled a final approval hearing. Pursuant to the Courts preliminary
approval order, notice was issued to the class members in June 2009. At the final approval hearing
held on September 15, 2009, the Court granted final approval of the settlement agreement. On
September 22, 2009, the Court entered a final judgment and order of dismissal with prejudice. In
accordance with the provisions of ASC 450 Contingencies (ASC 450), the Company recorded an expense
of $1.5 million in its consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008, and
a further expense of $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. As a component of this
lawsuit, the Company has the obligation to indemnify the underwriters for expenses related to the
suit, including the cost of one counsel for the underwriters. However, as of September 30, 2009,
the Company has no significant further obligations under this lawsuit.
Wiltjer v. BigBand Networks, Inc., et. al., Cast No. CGC-07-469661
In December 2007, a similar purported shareholder class action complaint alleging
violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 was filed in the Superior
Court for the City and County of San Francisco. The complaint named as defendants the Company,
certain of its officers and directors, and the underwriters of the Companys IPO. The complaint
alleged that the Companys IPO prospectus contained false and misleading statements regarding the
Companys business prospects, product operability and CMTS platform. The plaintiff purported to
represent anyone who purchased the Companys common stock in the IPO. The complaint sought
unspecified monetary damages. The case was removed to the U.S. District Court, but subsequently
returned to the Superior Court for the City and County of San Francisco. On August 11, 2008, the
Court stayed the case in deference to the federal class action. On October 27, 2009, the Court
granted the plaintiffs motion to dismiss the case pursuant to the federal settlement agreement
(discussed above). As a component of this lawsuit, the Company has the obligation to indemnify the
underwriters for expenses related to the suit, including the cost of one counsel for the
underwriters. However, as of September 30, 2009, the Company has no significant further obligations
under this lawsuit.
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Ifrah v. Bassan-Eskenazi, et. Al., Case No. 468401
In December 2007, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed against certain of the
Companys officers and directors in the Superior Court for the County of San Mateo, California. The
Company was named as a nominal defendant. The complaint alleged that the defendants violated their
fiduciary duties in connection with the Companys disclosures in connection with the Companys IPO
and thereafter, in particular by allegedly issuing false and misleading statements in the Companys
registration statement and prospectus regarding the Companys business prospects. The lawsuit
sought unspecified monetary damages and injunctive relief on behalf of the Company, including
unspecified corporate governance reforms. On March 27, 2009, the parties appeared for a status
conference at which the Court lifted the stay in the action. The parties stipulated to a schedule
for the plaintiff to file a first amended complaint and the defendants to demur to (move to
dismiss) the amended complaint. The plaintiff filed his first amended complaint on May 7, 2009. The
Company filed its demurrer to the first amended complaint on June 9, 2009. The Court held a hearing
on the demurrer on August 3, 2009 and sustained the Companys demurrer to the complaint and each of
its nine separate causes of action. The Court granted the plaintiff 20 days to amend his complaint.
On September 4, 2009, the parties stipulated to dismiss the action, with the action being dismissed
with prejudice as to the named plaintiff only. The stipulation provided that no compensation in
any form has passed directly or indirectly from any of the defendants to the plaintiff or
plaintiffs attorney. On September 23, 2009, the Court entered the stipulation as its order and
dismissed the action. In accordance with the provisions of ASC 450, the Company recorded an expense
for $0.1 million in its consolidated results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2009
for the cost of legal counsel associated with this lawsuit. As of September 30, 2009, the Company
has no significant further obligations under this lawsuit.
BigBand Networks, Inc. v. Imagine Communications, Inc., Case No. 07-351
On June 5, 2007, the Company filed suit against Imagine Communications, Inc. in the U.S.
District Court, District of Delaware, alleging infringement of certain U.S. Patents covering
advanced video processing and bandwidth management techniques. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief,
along with monetary damages for willful infringement. The Company is subject to certain
counterclaims by which Imagine Communications, Inc. has challenged the validity and enforceability
of the Companys asserted patents. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously against such
counterclaims. No trial date has been set. At this stage of the proceeding, it is not possible for
the Company to quantify the extent of potential liabilities, if any, resulting from the alleged
counterclaims.
8. Stockholders Equity
Common Stock Warrants
As of September 30, 2009, a warrant holder had unexercised warrants outstanding to purchase
267,858 shares of the Companys common stock for an exercise price of $1.79 per share. These
warrants expire on February 20, 2010.
Equity Incentive Plans
On January 31, 2007, the Board of Directors approved the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (2007
Plan), which became effective on March 15, 2007. The Company has options outstanding under its
1999, 2001, and 2003 share option and incentive plans (the Prior Plans), but no longer grants stock
options or restricted stock units (RSUs) under any of the Prior Plans. Cancelled or forfeited stock
option grants under the Prior Plans will be added to the total amount of shares available for grant
under the 2007 Plan. In addition, shares authorized but unissued as of March 15, 2007 under the
Prior Plans were added to shares available for grant under the 2007 Plan up to a maximum of
20,005,559 shares. The 2007 Plan contains an evergreen provision, pursuant to which the number of
shares available for issuance under the 2007 Plan shall be increased on the first day of the fiscal
year, in an amount equal to the least of (a) 6,000,000 shares, (b) 5% of the outstanding Shares on
the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or (c) such number of shares determined by
the Board of Directors.
The 2007 Plan allows the Company to award stock options (incentive and non-qualified),
restricted stock, RSUs, and stock appreciation rights to employees, officers, directors and
consultants of the Company. The exercise price of incentive stock options granted under the 2007
Plan to participants with less than 10% voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
parent or subsidiary company may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Companys
common stock on the date of the grant. Options granted under the 2007 Plan are generally
exercisable in installments vesting over a four-year period and have a maximum term of ten years
from the date of grant.
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Shares available for future issuance under the 2007 Plan were as follows (in thousands):
Shares | ||||
Available as of December 31, 2008 |
7,298 | |||
Authorized shares added |
3,232 | |||
Options and RSUs granted |
(3,206 | ) | ||
Options and RSUs cancelled |
737 | |||
Available as of September 30, 2009 |
8,061 | |||
Data pertaining to stock option activity under the plans was as follows (in thousands, except
per share and period data):
Weighted | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted | Average | |||||||||||||||
Number | Average | Remaining | Aggregate | |||||||||||||
of | Exercise | Contractual | Intrinsic | |||||||||||||
Options | Price | Life (years) | Value | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2008 |
13,030 | $ | 4.17 | 7.58 | $ | 22,978 | ||||||||||
Granted |
637 | 4.43 | ||||||||||||||
Exercised |
(1,349 | ) | 1.93 | $ | 4,682 | |||||||||||
Cancelled |
(669 | ) | 5.87 | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2009 |
11,649 | $ | 4.35 | 7.14 | $ | 9,880 | ||||||||||
Vested and expected to vest, net of forfeitures |
11,389 | $ | 4.33 | 7.11 | $ | 9,870 | ||||||||||
The intrinsic value of an outstanding option is calculated based on the difference between its
exercise price and the closing price of the Companys common stock on the last trading date in the
period, or in the case of an exercised option, it is based on the difference between its exercise
price and the actual fair market value of the Companys common stock on the date of exercise. Stock
options with exercise prices greater than the closing price of the Companys common stock on the
last trading day of the period have an intrinsic value of zero. The aggregate intrinsic values for
options outstanding in the preceding table are based on the Companys closing stock prices of $4.01
and $5.52 per share as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
RSU grants under the 2007 Plan generally vest in increments over two to four years from the
date of grant. The RSUs are classified as equity awards because the RSUs are paid only in shares
upon vesting. RSU awards are measured at the fair value at the date of grant, which corresponds to
the closing stock price of the Companys common stock on the date of grant. The Companys RSU
activity was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
Weighted | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted | Average | |||||||||||||||
Average | Remaining | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
Restricted | Grant-Date | Contractual | Intrinsic | |||||||||||||
Stock Units | Fair Value | Life (years) | Value | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2008 |
568 | $ | 9.38 | 1.24 | $ | 3,138 | ||||||||||
Granted |
2,569 | 5.28 | ||||||||||||||
Exercised |
(216 | ) | 10.10 | $ | 1,125 | |||||||||||
Cancelled |
(66 | ) | 12.18 | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2009 |
2,855 | $ | 5.57 | 1.79 | $ | 11,466 | ||||||||||
Vested and expected to vest, net of forfeitures |
2,627 | $ | 5.57 | 1.73 | $ | 10,534 | ||||||||||
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On January 31, 2007, the Board of Directors approved the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(ESPP). Under the ESPP, employees may purchase shares of common stock at a price per share that is
85% of the fair market value of the Companys common stock as of the beginning or the end of each
offering period, whichever is lower. The ESPP contains an evergreen provision, pursuant to which
an annual increase may be added on the first day of each fiscal year, equal to the least of (i)
3,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock, (ii) 2% of the outstanding shares of the Companys
common stock on the first day of the fiscal year or (iii) an amount determined by the Board of
Directors.
Shares available for future issuance under the ESPP were as follows (in thousands):
Shares | ||||
Available as of December 31, 2008 |
1,662 | |||
Authorized shares added |
1,293 | |||
Common shares issued |
(223 | ) | ||
Available as of September 30, 2009 |
2,732 | |||
The ESPP is compensatory in nature, and therefore results in compensation expense. The Company
recorded stock-based compensation expense associated with its ESPP of $0.2 million and $0.6 million
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. The Company recorded
stock-based compensation expense associated with its ESPP of $0.2 million and $0.7 million for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of
stock-based awards, including ESPP awards. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model incorporates
various subjective assumptions including expected volatility, expected term and interest rates. The
computation of expected volatility is derived primarily from the weighted historical volatilities
of several comparable companies within the cable and telecommunications equipment industry and to a
lesser extent, the Companys weighted historical volatility following its IPO in March 2007. For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company has elected to use the
simplified method of determining the expected term as permitted by SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
(SAB) 107 as revised by SAB 110.
The fair value of stock-based awards was estimated on the date of grant using assumptions as
follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Stock Options |
||||||||||||||||
Expected volatility |
74 | % | 63 | % | 73-75 | % | 63-71 | % | ||||||||
Expected term |
6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | ||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
2.80 | % | 3.27 | % | 2.00-2.80 | % | 2.95-3.31 | % | ||||||||
Expected dividends |
0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||
ESPP |
||||||||||||||||
Expected volatility |
| | 102-104 | % | 59-91 | % | ||||||||||
Expected term |
| | 0.5 years | 0.5 years | ||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
| | 0.32-0.74 | % | 1.87-3.71 | % | ||||||||||
Expected dividends |
| | 0 | % | 0 | % |
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The Company allocated stock-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Cost of net revenues |
$ | 562 | $ | 390 | $ | 1,521 | $ | 1,279 | ||||||||
Research and development |
1,346 | 984 | 3,566 | 2,879 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing |
687 | 659 | 1,751 | 1,907 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
1,210 | 1,007 | 3,460 | 2,638 | ||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation |
$ | 3,805 | $ | 3,040 | $ | 10,298 | $ | 8,703 | ||||||||
As of September 30, 2009, total unrecognized stock compensation expense adjusted for estimated
forfeitures, relating to unvested stock options and RSUs was $21.2 million and $12.6
million, respectively. These amounts are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period
of 2.4 years for employee stock options and 3.3 years for RSUs.
9. Segment Reporting
The Company has a single reporting segment. Enterprise-wide disclosures related to revenues
and long-lived assets are described below. Net revenues are allocated to the geographical region
based on the shipping destination of customer orders.
Net revenues by geographical region were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
United States |
$ | 20,294 | $ | 45,810 | $ | 90,962 | $ | 119,070 | ||||||||
Asia |
1,164 | 725 | 8,802 | 4,363 | ||||||||||||
Europe |
524 | 1,240 | 3,777 | 4,212 | ||||||||||||
Americas excluding United States |
220 | 508 | 1,575 | 3,555 | ||||||||||||
Total net revenues |
$ | 22,202 | $ | 48,283 | $ | 105,116 | $ | 131,200 | ||||||||
Product revenues were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Video |
$ | 12,627 | $ | 37,679 | $ | 67,202 | $ | 102,006 | ||||||||
Data |
20 | 658 | 1,593 | 2,182 | ||||||||||||
Total product revenues |
$ | 12,647 | $ | 38,337 | $ | 68,795 | $ | 104,188 | ||||||||
Service revenues were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Video |
$ | 9,135 | $ | 8,536 | $ | 35,008 | $ | 22,073 | ||||||||
Data |
420 | 1,410 | 1,313 | 4,939 | ||||||||||||
Total service revenues |
$ | 9,555 | $ | 9,946 | $ | 36,321 | $ | 27,012 | ||||||||
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Long-lived assets, net of depreciation were as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
United States |
$ | 6,536 | $ | 8,859 | ||||
Israel |
4,960 | 6,305 | ||||||
Rest of world |
314 | 194 | ||||||
Total long-lived assets, net |
$ | 11,810 | $ | 15,358 | ||||
10. Income Taxes
As part of the process of preparing its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements,
the Company is required to estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it
operates. This process involves estimating the current tax liability under the most recent tax laws
and assessing temporary differences resulting from the differing treatment of items for tax and
accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are
included on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Income tax expense was $0.2 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009, respectively. This income tax expense was incurred in certain foreign
jurisdictions due to cost-plus arrangements. Income tax (benefit) expense was
($35,000) and $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008,
respectively. The effective tax rates for these periods differed from the U.S. federal statutory
rate primarily due to the movement in the Companys valuation allowance, distribution of taxable
profits and various tax rates in domestic and international tax jurisdictions, some of which allow
loss carryforwards.
11. Comprehensive (Loss) Income
The components of comprehensive (loss) income were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | (10,858 | ) | $ | 3,131 | $ | (5,501 | ) | $ | 2,458 | ||||||
Change in cash flow hedges |
177 | (361 | ) | 751 | (636 | ) | ||||||||||
Change in unrealized gain
(loss) on marketable
securities |
(34 | ) | (397 | ) | (141 | ) | (628 | ) | ||||||||
Comprehensive (loss) income |
$ | (10,715 | ) | $ | 2,373 | $ | (4,891 | ) | $ | 1,194 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income includes unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
and marketable securities, net of taxes. Accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30,
2009 and December 31, 2008 was as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges |
$ | 130 | $ | (621 | ) | |||
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities |
538 | 679 | ||||||
Total accumulated other comprehensive income |
$ | 668 | $ | 58 | ||||
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Item 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include
statements as to industry trends and our future expectations and other matters that do not relate
strictly to historical facts. These statements are often identified by the use of words such as
may, will, expect, believe, anticipate, project, intend, could, estimate, or
continue, and similar expressions or variations. These statements are based on the beliefs and
assumptions of our management based on information currently available to management. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from the future results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to
such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section titled Risk
Factors and those included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. Furthermore, such forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Overview
BigBand Networks develops, markets and sells network-based solutions that enable cable
operators and telecommunications companies to offer video services across coaxial, fiber and copper
networks. Our customer base includes seven of the ten largest service providers in the U.S. Our
revenues from our product applications are influenced by a variety of factors, including the level
and timing of capital spending by our customers and the annual budgetary cycles of, and the timing
and amount of orders from, significant customers. The selling prices of our products vary based
upon the particular customer implementation, which impacts the relative mix of software, hardware
and services associated with the sale.
Our sales cycle typically ranges from six to 18 months, but can be longer if the sale
relates to new product introductions. Our sales process generally involves several stages before we
can recognize revenues on the sale of our products. As a provider of advanced technologies, we seek
to actively participate with our existing and potential customers in the evaluation of their
technology needs and network architectures, including the development of initial designs and
prototypes. Following these activities, we typically respond to a service providers request for
proposal, configure our products to work within our customers network architecture, and test our
products first in laboratory testing and then in field environments to ensure interoperability with
existing products in the service providers network. Following testing, our revenue recognition
generally depends on satisfying the acceptance criteria specified in our contract with the customer
and our customers schedule for roll-out of the product. Completion of several of these stages is
substantially outside of our control, which causes our revenue patterns from a given customer to
vary widely from period to period. After initial deployment of our products, subsequent purchases
of our products typically have a more compressed sales cycle.
Due to the nature of the cable and telecommunications industries, we sell our products to a
limited number of large customers. For the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, we
derived 83% and 90%, respectively, of our net revenues from our top five customers. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, we derived 76% and 81%, respectively, of our net revenues
from our top five customers. We believe that for the foreseeable future our net revenues will
continue to be highly concentrated in a limited number of large customers. The loss of one or more
of our large customers, or the cancellation or deferral of purchases by one or more of these
customers, would have a material adverse impact on our revenues and operating results.
We sell our products and services to customers in the U.S. and Canada through our direct
sales force. We sell to customers internationally through a combination of direct sales and
resellers. In conjunction with recently-introduced products, we expect our proportion of
international revenues to gradually increase in 2010.
Net Revenues. We derive our net revenues principally from sales of, and services for video
solutions, with a minimal remaining contribution from our data products, which we retired in
October 2007. Our product revenues are comprised of a combination of software licenses and
hardware. Our products primarily include Broadcast Video, TelcoTV and Switched Digital Video.
Our service revenues include ongoing customer support and maintenance, product installation
and training. Our customer support and maintenance is available in a tiered offering at either a
standard or enhanced level. The majority of our customers have purchased our enhanced level of
customer support and maintenance. The accounting for revenues is complex and we account for
revenues in accordance with applicable U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Our order visibility remains limited, but we expect an increase in net revenues for the three
months ending December 31, 2009 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. We continue
to experience lengthened sales cycles in the evaluation and the deployment of our products as
customers continue to deal with the challenging macro-economic environment.
Cost of Net Revenues. Our cost of product revenues consists primarily of payments for
components and product assembly, costs of product testing, provisions recorded for excess and
obsolete inventory, provisions recorded for warranty obligations, manufacturing overhead and
allocated facilities and information technology expense. Cost of service revenues is primarily
comprised of personnel costs in providing technical support, costs incurred to support deployment
and installation within our customers networks, training costs and allocated facilities and
information technology expense. We decreased headcount in these functions to 88 employees
as of
September 30, 2009 from 96 employees as of September 30, 2008. We expect services and
manufacturing operations headcount to remain relatively flat in the near term.
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Gross Margin. Our gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, has been and
will continue to be affected by a variety of factors, including the mix of software and hardware
sold, the mix of revenue between our products, the average selling prices of our products, and the
mix of revenue between products and services. We achieve a higher gross margin on the software
content of our products compared to the hardware content. In general, we continue to experience
competitive pricing pressures on our products and we expect the average selling prices of our
products to decline compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. Our gross margins for
products are also influenced by the specific terms of our contracts, which may vary significantly
from customer to customer based on the type of products sold, the overall size of the customers
order, and the architecture of the customer network, which can influence the amount and complexity
of design, integration and installation services.
Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses consist of research and development, sales and
marketing, general and administrative, restructuring and other charges. Personnel related costs are
the most significant component of our total operating expenses. Our headcount in operating functions, particularly in research
and development, has increased to 385 employees as of September 30, 2009 from 376 employees as of September 30, 2008. We
have re-invested a portion of our realized expense savings from our February 2009 restructuring
plan to fund new product initiatives in strategic areas. Accordingly, we expect expenses to
increase in the near term compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009, primarily due to a
projected increase in headcount and independent contractors within research and development.
Research and development expense is the largest functional component of our operating expenses
and consists primarily of personnel costs, independent contractor costs, prototype expenses, and
other allocated facilities and information technology expense. The majority of our research and
development staff is focused on software development. All research and development costs are
expensed as incurred. Our development teams are located in Tel Aviv, Israel; Shenzhen, Peoples
Republic of China; Westborough, Massachusetts and Redwood City, California. Due to the long-term
opportunities that we see for our business, we are accelerating certain technology projects.
Accordingly, we expect our research and development expense to increase in absolute dollars for the
three months ending December 31, 2009 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009, due to
new product initiatives in key strategic areas for both new and existing products.
Sales and marketing expense relates primarily to compensation and associated costs for
marketing and sales personnel, sales commissions, promotional and other marketing expenses, travel,
trade-show expenses and allocated facilities and information technology expense. Marketing programs
are intended to generate revenues from new and existing customers and are expensed as incurred. We
expect sales and marketing expense to remain relatively flat in absolute dollars for the three
months ending December 31, 2009 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009.
General and administrative expense consists primarily of compensation and associated costs for
general and administrative personnel, professional services and allocated facilities and
information technology expenses. Professional services consist of outside legal, accounting and
other consulting costs. We expect that general and administrative expense will increase modestly in
absolute dollars for the three months ending December 31, 2009 compared to the three months ended
September 30, 2009, primarily due to modest projected increases in our legal fees related to a
lawsuit filed by us against Imagine Communications, Inc. alleging patent infringement and other
overhead expenses.
Class action litigation charges are settlement fees and expenses, related to a series of
purported shareholder class action lawsuits against officers, directors and underwriters of our
initial public offering. In accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board
Accounting Standards Codification 450 Contingencies, we recorded an expense of $1.5 million in our
consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008, and an additional expense
of $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 (all of which was recorded in the
three months ended June 30, 2009). These lawsuits had been settled or dismissed as of the date of
this filing, and hence the Company has no further significant obligations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP, and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements requires our management to make
estimates, assumptions, and judgments 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 revenues and expenses during the applicable periods. Management bases its
estimates, assumptions, and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that
are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Different assumptions and judgments would
change the estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements,
which, in turn, could change the results from those reported. Our management evaluates its
estimates, assumptions and judgments on an ongoing basis.
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Critical accounting policies that affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in
the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements include accounting for revenue
recognition, the valuation of inventories, warranty liabilities, stock-
based compensation, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the impairment of long-lived assets,
and income taxes, the policies of which are discussed under the caption Critical Accounting
Policies and Estimates in our 2008 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2009. For additional
information on the recent accounting pronouncements impacting our business, see Note 2 of the Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Results of Operations
The percentage relationships of the listed items from our condensed consolidated statements of
operations as a percentage of total net revenues were as follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Total net revenues |
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
Total cost of net revenues |
50.0 | 40.8 | 41.3 | 40.3 | ||||||||||||
Total gross profit |
50.0 | 59.2 | 58.7 | 59.7 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Research and development |
52.7 | 27.4 | 32.6 | 30.8 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing |
27.1 | 14.6 | 17.4 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
20.7 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 11.9 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring charges |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
| 0.2 | | 0.3 | ||||||||||||
Class action litigation charges |
| | 0.5 | | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
100.5 | 55.0 | 65.2 | 61.4 | ||||||||||||
Operating (loss) income |
(50.5 | ) | 4.2 | (6.5 | ) | (1.7 | ) | |||||||||
Interest income |
2.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
0.1 | (0.3 | ) | | 1.0 | |||||||||||
(Loss) income before provision for
(benefit from) income taxes |
(47.9 | ) | 6.4 | (4.5 | ) | 2.4 | ||||||||||
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes |
1.0 | (0.1 | ) | 0.7 | 0.5 | |||||||||||
Net (loss) income |
(48.9) | % | 6.5 | % | (5.2) | % | 1.9 | % | ||||||||
Net Revenues
Total net revenues decreased 54.0% to $22.2 million for the three months ended September 30,
2009 from $48.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. The $26.1 million decrease
in total net revenues was primarily attributable to lower bookings being closed during the three
months ended June 30, 2009, which decreased our deferred revenues coming into the three months
ended September 30, 2009. While our deferred revenues increased by $2.0 million as of September 30,
2009 compared to June 30, 2009, our visibility remains limited during these challenging economic
times, and pricing pressure from our competitors continues to delay sales cycles.
Total net revenues decreased 19.9% to $105.1 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 from $131.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The $26.1 million decrease
was primarily due to a $34.8 million decrease in Video product revenues and a $0.6 million decrease
in Data product revenues, partially offset by a $9.3 million increase in service revenues. More
than 50% of the reduction in our Video product revenues was attributable to a slow down in the
deployment schedule of our largest Telco customer. Additionally, Broadcast Video revenues declined
as a result of our cable customers reducing their broadcast media router expansion plans, due to a
reduction in advertising spending during these challenging economic times.
Revenues from our top five customers comprised 83% and 90% of net revenues for the three
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Revenues from our top five customers
comprised approximately 76% and 81% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008, respectively. Brighthouse, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon each represented 10% or
more of our net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Time Warner Cable and
Verizon each represented 10% or more of our net revenues for the nine months ended September 30,
2009. Bright House Networks, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon each represented 10% or more of
our net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Cox
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Communications, Time Warner Cable and Verizon each represented 10% or more of our net revenues
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, Time Warner Cable represented
more than 30% of our net revenues compared to less than 20% for both the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2008. Revenues varied from period to period based upon Time Warner Cables
deployment schedule of large Switched Digital Video projects.
For the three months ended September 30, 2009, Verizon represented less than 20% of our net
revenues compared to more than 40% for the three months ended September 30, 2008. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, Verizon represented approximately 20% of our net revenues compared
to approximately 30% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The decreases were due to a
decline in order volume associated with a slower deployment schedule in Verizons video network.
Net revenues are allocated to the geographical region based on the shipping destination of
customer orders. Net revenues by geographical region as a percentage of total net revenues were as
follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
United States |
91.4 | % | 94.8 | % | 86.5 | % | 90.8 | % | ||||||||
Asia |
5.2 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||
Europe |
2.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||
Americas excluding United States |
1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||
Total net revenues |
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
Product Revenues. Product revenues decreased 67.0% to $12.6 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 from $38.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Video product
revenues decreased $25.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from the comparable
prior period, due to a $17.0 million decrease in TelcoTV revenues, a $7.2 million decrease in
Broadcast Video revenues and a $0.9 million decrease in Switched Digital Video revenues. Data
revenues decreased $0.6 million related to the retirement of our cable modem termination system
(CMTS) platform products in October 2007.
Product revenues decreased 34.0% to $68.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
from $104.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Video product revenues decreased
$34.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from the comparable prior period, due to
a $28.9 million decrease in TelcoTV revenues and a $14.5 million decrease in Broadcast Video
revenues, which was partially offset by an $8.6 million increase in Switched Digital Video
revenues. Data revenues decreased $0.6 million related to the retirement of our CMTS platform
products in October 2007.
Service Revenues. Service revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2009 were $9.6
million compared to $9.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of
$391,000 or 3.9%. The decrease was primarily due to a $1.0 million decrease in
Data service revenues. This was partially offset by a $0.6 million increase in Video service
revenues related to Video customer support and maintenance revenues.
Service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $36.3 million compared to
$27.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, an increase of $9.3 million or 34.5%.
The increase was primarily due to a $5.6 million recognition of service revenues from
decommissioned analog technology as described below, a $5.3 million increase in Video customer
support and maintenance revenues from our new and installed base of customers and a $2.1 million
increase in Video installation and training revenues. These increases were partially offset by a
$3.7 million decrease in customer support and maintenance revenues from our retired CMTS platform
products.
In an effort to switch to all-digital broadcasting, the U.S. federal government set June 12,
2009 as the final date for full power television stations that broadcasted in analog to convert to
digital only. Previously, we sold analog products to a large telecommunication customer that
allowed analog transmission of video over fiber-optic lines. As part of its compliance with the
move to all-digital, this customer has completed the decommissioning of the analog technology
products from its network and migrated to an all-digital format. We recognized $5.6 million of the
remaining deferred service revenues and a $0.5 million benefit from the reversal of warranty
reserves related to these decommissioned analog technology products for the three months ended
June 30, 2009.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $11.1 million
compared to $28.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of $17.5
million or 61.1%. Gross margin decreased to 50.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2009
compared to 59.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2008.
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Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $61.8 million compared to
$78.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of $16.5 million or 21.1%.
Gross margin decreased to 58.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 59.7% for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Product Gross Margin. Product gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was
35.1% compared to 56.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Product gross margin
decreased primarily due to lower absorption of fixed manufacturing costs, a higher concentration of
revenues being generated from lower margin hardware products and continued downward pricing
pressure. These factors were partially offset by a modest decrease in manufacturing overhead
expenses due to our reduction in headcount as well as operational efficiencies gained by
centralizing our manufacturing operations in Massachusetts and a modest decrease in warranty
expense. Product gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 included
stock-based compensation expense of $0.3 million and $0.2 million respectively.
Product
gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
decreased to 50.3% from 58.3%
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, due to a higher concentration of revenues
being generated from lower margin hardware products, and continued
downward pricing pressure. Additionally, product gross margin in 2008
was positively impacted by an unusually high concentration of higher
margin software revenues in the first quarter. These factors were partially offset by a $1.8
million decrease in manufacturing overhead expenses due to our reduction in headcount as well as
operational efficiencies gained by centralizing our manufacturing operations in Massachusetts.
Warranty expense decreased $0.8 million, primarily related to a $0.5 million benefit from the
reversal of warranty reserves related to decommissioned analog products. Product gross margin for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 included stock-based compensation expense of $0.9
million and $0.8 million respectively.
Services Gross Margin. Services gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was
69.8% compared to 70.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease was due to a
$0.4 million decrease in service revenues and a $0.1 million increase in cost of services, which
was primarily related to an increase in independent contractor costs. Services gross margin for
both the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 included stock-based compensation expense
of $0.2 million.
Services gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 74.8% compared to 65.1%
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The increase was due to a $9.3 million increase in
service revenues, primarily attributable to $5.6 million recognition of deferred service revenues
from decommissioned analog products with no related cost of service. Additionally, cost of services
decreased $0.3 million primarily from lower compensation expense and travel due to a lower average
headcount. Services gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 included
stock-based compensation expense of $0.6 million and $0.5 million respectively.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development. Research and development expense was $11.7 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2009, or 52.7% of net revenues, compared to $13.2 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2008, or 27.4% of net revenues. While our headcount increased 8.2%,
expense decreased $1.5 million primarily due to a $1.1 million decrease in salary and related
benefits as a result of a shift of headcount to a more cost effective location in Shenzhen, China.
Additionally, bonus expense decreased by $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009
compared to the same period in 2008 as a result of a decline in our financial performance. These
factors were partially offset by an increase in stock-based compensation, which was $1.3 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2008.
Research and development expense was $34.3 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009, or 32.6% of net revenues, compared to $40.4 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2008, or 30.8% of net revenues. The decrease of $6.1 million was due to a $3.3 million decrease in
salary and related benefits as a result of a shift of headcount to a more cost effective location
in Shenzhen, China, a decrease of $1.9 million in bonus expense, and a $0.9 million reduction in
independent contractor costs. In addition, travel, facility costs and other overhead expenses
decreased $0.7 million due to cost containment efforts. These factors were partially offset by a
$0.7 million increase in stock-based compensation, which was $3.6 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense was $6.0 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2009, or 27.1% of net revenues, compared to $7.1 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2008, or 14.6% of net revenues. The decrease of
$1,048,000 was
primarily due to a $1.1 million decrease in compensation expenses and a $0.2 million decrease in
travel expenses, both related to a decrease in headcount and cost containment efforts. These
factors were partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in marketing programs and customer events.
Stock-based compensation expense was $0.7 million for both the three months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008.
Sales and marketing expense was $18.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, or
17.4% of net revenues, compared to $21.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, or
16.7% of net revenues. The decrease of $3.6 million was primarily due to a $2.8 million decrease in
compensation expense and a $0.5 million decrease in travel expenses, both related to a reduction in
headcount. Additionally, overhead expenses decreased by $0.2 million due to cost containment
efforts. Stock-based compensation expense was $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 compared to $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
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General and Administrative. General and administrative expense was $4.6 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2009, or 20.7% of net revenues, compared to $5.4 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2008, or 11.3% of net revenues. The decrease of $0.8 million was
primarily due to a $0.5 million decrease in bonus expense, a $0.2 million decrease in salary and
related benefits as a result of a reduction in headcount and a decrease of $0.3 million in outside
services and overhead expenses. These factors were partially offset by a $0.2 million increase in
stock-based compensation, which was $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009
compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.
General and administrative expense was $14.1 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009, or 13.4% of net revenues, compared to $15.6 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2008, or 11.9% of net revenues. The decrease of $1.5 million was primarily due to $0.9 million
decrease in litigation-related activities and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance work, a $0.6 million
decrease in bonus expense as a result of a decline in our financial performance, a $0.4 million
decrease in base compensation and related benefits as a result of a reduction in headcount, and a
$0.4 million decrease in facility and overhead expenses as a result of cost containment efforts.
These factors were partially offset by an increase in stock-based compensation, which was $3.5
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $2.6 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008.
Restructuring Charges. Restructuring charges were zero for the three months ended September
30, 2009 compared to $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Restructuring
charges were $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $2.2
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Restructuring charges for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 included $0.7 million for severance and related costs pursuant to which
employees were terminated, and a $0.7 million charge related to the expected increased time and
cost required to sublease our vacated facility as a result of an unfavorable leasing environment.
The facility was originally closed as part of our October 2007 restructuring plan. The costs
associated with facility lease obligations are expected to be paid over the remaining term, which
extends to March 2012. Restructuring charges of $2.2 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 related to lease termination charges of $1.7 million and severance and related expenses of
$0.5 million due to a reduction in headcount.
Class action litigation charges. As a defendant in various class action lawsuits, all of which
were settled or dismissed as of September 30, 2009, we incurred charges of $0.5 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 (all of which were incurred in the three months ended June 30,
2009) compared to zero for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Interest income
Interest income was $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to
$1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, and was $2.1 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $4.1 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2008. The decreases in interest income were primarily attributable to lower interest rates.
Additionally, our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities decreased by $3,334,000 to $161.6 million as
of September 30, 2009 from $165.0 million as of September 30, 2008.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net, which consists primarily of foreign exchange gains (losses), was
income of $31,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to an expense of $145,000
for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Other income (expense), net, was expense of $62,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to an income of $1.3 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we reduced our
forecasted cash flows in Israeli New Shekels and reduced the notional value of our outstanding
derivatives with maturity dates of June through December 2008. As a result, our derivative
instruments were no longer deemed effective from an accounting perspective, resulting in a $1.0
million gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to zero in the same period in
2009.
Provision for income taxes
We estimate current tax exposure and temporary differences resulting from differing treatment
of particular items, such as accruals and allowances not currently deductible for tax purposes.
These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included on our
condensed consolidated balance sheets. We assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will
be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent we believe that recovery is not more
likely than not, we establish a valuation allowance to reduce the carrying value of these deferred
tax assets. Management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our
deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred
tax assets.
We recorded a valuation allowance as of September 30, 2009 against certain of our deferred tax
assets because, based on the available evidence, we believe it is more likely than not that we
would not be able to utilize these deferred tax assets in the future. We intend to maintain this
valuation allowance until sufficient evidence exists to support its reduction. We make estimates
and judgments about our future taxable income that are based on assumptions that are consistent
with our plans and estimates. Should the actual amounts differ from our estimates, the amount of
our valuation allowance could be materially impacted.
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Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $0.2 million on a pre-tax
loss of $10.6 million, compared to $35,000 of income tax benefit on pre-tax income of $3.1 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Income tax expense for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 was $0.8 million on a pre-tax loss of $4.7 million, compared to $0.7 million of
tax expense on pre-tax income of $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
The income tax provision includes U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income taxes and is
based on the application of a forecasted annual income tax rate to the pre-tax income (loss) for
the period. In determining the estimated annual effective income tax rate, the Company analyzes
various factors, including projections of the Companys annual earnings, the impact that existing
U.S., state, local and foreign tax laws have to the jurisdiction in which the earnings will be
generated, the Companys ability to use tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards, and
available tax planning alternatives.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our effective tax rate, which includes discrete
items, was negative 16.2% compared to 20.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The
difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate of 35% is primarily
attributable to the change in pre-tax income, differential in foreign tax rates, non deductible
stock compensation expense, income tax credits, other currently non-deductible items, movement in
our valuation allowance and various discrete items.
In compliance with ASC 740 Income Taxes, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits of
approximately $3.0 million as of September 30, 2009 and $2.3 million as of December 31, 2008.
Outside of any related valuation allowance, if all of these unrecognized tax benefits were
recognized, the entire amount would impact the provision for income taxes. We expect the
unrecognized tax benefits to increase by $0.5 million in the next 12 months.
Our policy to include interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within our
provision for income taxes did not change. Our major tax jurisdictions are the U.S. and Israel. The
tax years 1998 through 2008 remain open and subject to examination by the appropriate governmental
agencies in the U.S. and the tax years 2005 through 2008 remain open and subject to examination by
the appropriate governmental agencies in Israel.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Since inception, we have financed our operations primarily through private and public sales of
equity securities and from cash provided by operations. As of September 30, 2009, we had no
long-term debt outstanding.
Cash Flow
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. We had approximately $161.6
million of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of September 30, 2009.
Marketable securities consist principally of corporate debt securities, commercial paper and
securities of U.S. agencies with remaining time to maturity of two years or less. Restricted cash
of $0.5 million as of September 30, 2009 was not included in cash and cash equivalents.
Operating activities
The key line items affecting cash from operating activities were as follows (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | (5,501 | ) | $ | 2,458 | |||
Add back non-cash charges |
17,368 | 16,595 | ||||||
Net income before non-cash charges (1) |
11,867 | 19,053 | ||||||
Decrease in accounts receivable, net |
2,419 | 11,228 | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in inventories, net |
1,255 | (463 | ) | |||||
Decrease in deferred revenues |
(18,713 | ) | (7,030 | ) | ||||
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities |
(7,397 | ) | (5,999 | ) | ||||
Other, net |
(404 | ) | (971 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
$ | (10,973 | ) | $ | 15,818 | |||
(1) | Non-cash charges primarily related to stock-based compensation and depreciation of property and equipment. |
We generated cash from net income before non-cash charges of $11.9 million and $19.1
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The cash generated was
offset by a reduced number of orders booked and shipped.
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resulting in a decrease in deferred
revenues of approximately $18.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Additionally,
the timing of payments to our vendors and other service providers resulted in usage of an
additional $7.4 million of cash in the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $6.0
million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. We expect cash from operating activities to
fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors, including fluctuations in our
operating
results, the rate at which products are shipped during the quarter, accounts receivable
collections, inventory and supply chain management and the timing and amount of taxes and other
payments.
Investing Activities
Our investing activities used cash of $15.9 million and $20.4 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, primarily from net purchases of marketable
securities of $10.6 million, the purchase of property and equipment, primarily computer and
engineering equipment of $3.0 million, and the purchase of a software license for $2.5 million.
Financing Activities
Our financing activities provided cash from the issuance of common stock (through the exercise
of stock options and sale of stock under our employee stock purchase plan) of $3.4 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $4.1 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. As of September 30, 2009, we had no long-term debt outstanding.
Liquidity and Capital Resource Requirements
We believe that our existing sources of liquidity combined with cash generated from operations
will be sufficient to meet our currently anticipated cash requirements for at least the next
12 months. However, the networking industry is capital intensive. In order to remain competitive,
we must constantly evaluate the need to make significant investments in products and in research
and development. We may seek additional equity or debt financing from time to time to maintain or expand
our product lines or research and development efforts, or for other strategic purposes such as
significant acquisitions. The timing and amount of any such financing requirements will depend on a number
of factors, including demand for our products, changes in industry conditions, product mix, competitive
factors and the timing of any strategic acquisitions. There can be no assurance that such financing
will be available on acceptable terms, and any additional equity financing would result in
incremental ownership dilution to our existing stockholders.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Our contractual obligations are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008. The lease for our corporate headquarters was scheduled to expire in December
2009. In June 2009, we extended this lease through December 2011 and also modestly increased the
amount of space covered under the lease. Amounts payable under this new lease extension total $0.6
million. Apart from this lease extension, there were no material changes to our contractual
obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2009, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in
Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.
Effects of Inflation
Our monetary assets, consisting primarily of cash, marketable securities and receivables, are
not significantly affected by inflation because they are short-term in duration. Our non-monetary
assets, consisting primarily of inventory, intangible assets, goodwill and prepaid expenses and
other assets, are not affected significantly by inflation. We believe that the impact of inflation
on replacement costs of equipment, furniture and leasehold improvements will not materially affect
our operations. However, the rate of inflation affects our cost of goods sold and operating
expenses, such as those for employee compensation, which may not be readily recoverable in the
price of the products and services offered by us.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest Rate Sensitivity
The primary objectives of our investment activities are to preserve principal, provide
liquidity and maximize income without exposing us to significant risk of loss. The securities we
invest in are subject to market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates may
cause the principal amount of our investment to fluctuate. To control this risk, we maintain our
portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term investments in a variety of securities, including
commercial paper, money market funds, government and non-government debt securities and
certificates of deposit. The risk associated with fluctuating interest rates is not limited to our
investment portfolio. As of September 30, 2009, our investments were primarily in commercial paper,
corporate notes and bonds, money market funds and U.S. government and agency securities. If overall
interest rates fell 10% for the three months ended September 30, 2009, our interest income would
have decreased by an immaterial amount, assuming consistent investment levels.
Foreign Currency Risk
Our sales contracts are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, and therefore the majority of
our revenues are not subject to foreign currency risk. However, if we extend credit to
international customers and the U.S. dollar appreciates against our customers local currency there
is an increased collection risk as it will require more local currency to settle our U.S. dollar
invoice.
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Our operating expense and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign
currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Israeli New Shekel, and to a lesser extent the
Chinese Yuan and Euro. To protect against significant fluctuations in value and the volatility of
future cash flows caused by changes in currency exchange rates, we have foreign currency risk
management programs to hedge both balance sheet items and future forecasted expenses denominated in
Israeli New Shekels. An adverse change in
exchange rates of 10% for the Israeli New Shekel, Chinese Yuan and Euro, without any hedging,
would have resulted in an increase in our loss before taxes of approximately $0.7 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
We continue to hedge our projected exposure to exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S.
dollar and the Israeli New Shekel, and accordingly we do not anticipate that fluctuations will have
a material impact on our financial results for the three months ending December 31, 2009. Currency
forward contracts and currency options are generally utilized in these hedging programs. Our
hedging programs are intended to reduce, but not eliminate, the impact of currency exchange rate
movements. As our hedging program is relatively short-term in nature, a long-term material change
in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the Israeli New Shekel could adversely impact our operating
expenses in the future.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as required by
paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
we evaluated under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer,
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or
15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on this evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we
file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms,
and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer
and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance
that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management. Our disclosure controls
and procedures include components of our internal control over financial reporting. Managements
assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting is expressed at
the level of reasonable assurance because a control system, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the control systems
objectives will be met.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended September 30, 2009, there was no change in our internal control
over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of
Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
A discussion of our current litigation is disclosed in the notes to our condensed consolidated
financial statements. See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 7 Legal
Proceedings in Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
An investment in our equity securities involves significant risks. Any of these risks, as well
as other risks not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial, could have a
material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results. The
trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or
part of your investment. In assessing the risks described below, you should also refer to the other
information contained in this Form 10-Q, including our consolidated financial statements and the
related notes, before deciding to purchase any shares of our common stock.
We depend on cable operators and telecommunications companies adopting advanced technologies for
substantially all of our net revenues, and any decrease or delay in capital spending for these
advanced technologies would harm our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
Substantially all of our sales depend on cable operators and telecommunications companies
adopting advanced technologies, and we expect these sales to continue to constitute a significant
majority of our sales for the foreseeable future. Demand for our products will depend on the
magnitude and timing of capital spending by service providers on advanced technologies for
constructing and upgrading their network infrastructure, and a reduction or delay in this spending
could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The capital spending patterns of our existing and potential customers are dependent on a
variety of factors, including:
| available capital and access to financing; | ||
| annual budget cycles; | ||
| overall consumer demand for video services and the acceptance of newly introduced services; | ||
| competitive pressures, including pricing pressures; | ||
| changes in general economic conditions due to fluctuations in the equity and credit markets or otherwise; | ||
| the impact of industry consolidation; | ||
| the strategic focus of our customers and potential customers; | ||
| technology adoption cycles and network architectures of service providers, and evolving industry standards that may impact them; | ||
| the status of federal, local and foreign government regulation of telecommunications and television broadcasting, and regulatory approvals that our customers need to obtain; | ||
| discretionary customer spending patterns; | ||
| bankruptcies and financial restructurings within the industry; and | ||
| work stoppages or other labor-related issues that may impact the timing of orders and revenues from our customers. |
In the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we saw reduced capital spending by our customers.
Any continued slowdown or delay in the capital spending by service providers as a result of any of
the above factors would likely have a significant adverse impact on our quarterly revenue and
profitability levels.
Our operating results are likely to fluctuate significantly and may fail to meet or exceed the
expectations of securities analysts or investors or our guidance, causing our stock price to
decline.
Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to continue to fluctuate, on
an annual and a quarterly basis, as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of
our control. These factors include:
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| the level and timing of capital spending by our customers, both in the U.S. and in international markets; | ||
| the timing, mix and amount of orders, especially from significant customers; |
| the level of our deferred revenue balances; |
| changes in market demand for our products; |
| our ability to secure significant orders from our customers; |
| our mix of products sold; |
| the mix of software and hardware products sold; |
| our unpredictable and lengthy sales cycles, which typically range from six to 18 months; |
| the timing of revenue recognition on sales arrangements, which may include multiple deliverables and result in delays in recognizing revenue; |
| our ability to design, install and receive customer acceptance of our products; |
| materially different acceptance criteria in master purchase agreements with key customers, which can result in large amounts of revenue being recognized, or deferred, as the different acceptance criteria are applied to large orders; |
| new product introductions by our competitors; |
| market acceptance of new or existing products offered by us or our customers; |
| competitive market conditions, including pricing actions by our competitors; |
| our ability to complete complex development of our software and hardware on a timely basis; |
| unexpected changes in our operating expenses; |
| the impact of new accounting and disclosure rules; |
| the cost and availability of components used in our products; |
| the potential loss of key manufacturer and supplier relationships; and |
| changes in domestic and international regulatory environments. |
We establish our expenditure levels for product development and other operating expenses based
on projected sales levels, and our expenses are relatively fixed in the short term. Accordingly,
variations in the timing of our sales can cause significant fluctuations in our operating results.
As a result of all these factors, our operating results in one or more future periods may fail to
meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts or investors or our guidance, which would
likely cause the trading price of our common stock to decline substantially.
Our customer base is highly concentrated, and there are a limited number of potential customers for
our products. The loss of any of our key customers would likely reduce our revenues significantly.
Historically, a large portion of our sales have been to a limited number of large customers.
Revenues from our top five customers comprised 83% and 90% of net revenues for the three months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Revenues from our top five customers comprised
approximately 76% and 81% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. Brighthouse, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon each represented 10% or more of
our net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Time Warner Cable and Verizon each
represented 10% or more of our net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. We
believe that for the foreseeable future our net revenues will be concentrated in a limited number
of large customers.
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We anticipate that a large portion of our revenues will continue to depend on sales to a
limited number of customers, and we do not have contracts or other agreements that guarantee
continued sales to these or any other customers. Consequently, reduced capital expenditures by any
one of our larger customers (whether caused by adverse financial conditions, more cautious spending
patterns due to the ongoing economic weakness or other factors) is likely to have a material
negative impact on our operating results. In addition,
as the consolidation of ownership of cable operators and telecommunications companies
continues, we may lose existing customers and have access to a shrinking pool of potential
customers. We expect to see continuing industry consolidation due to the significant capital costs
of constructing video, voice and data networks and for other reasons. Further business combinations
may occur in our customer base, which will likely result in increased purchasing leverage by
customers over us. This may reduce the selling prices of our products and services and as a result
may harm our business and financial results. Many of our customers desire to have two sources for
the products we sell to them. As a result, our future revenue opportunities could be limited, and
our profitability could be adversely impacted. The loss of, or reduction in orders from, any of our
key customers would significantly reduce our revenues and have a material adverse impact on our
business, operating results and financial condition.
Continued weak general economic conditions may adversely affect our financial condition and results
of operations and make our future business more difficult to forecast and manage.
Our business is sensitive to changes in general economic conditions, both in the U.S. and
globally. Due to the continued tight credit markets and concerns regarding the availability of
credit, our current or potential customers may delay or reduce purchases of our products, which
would adversely affect our revenues and therefore harm our business and results of operations.
More generally, we are unable to predict how deep the current economic weakness will be or how
long it will last. There can be no assurances that government responses to this weakness will
restore confidence in the U.S. and global economies. We expect our business to be adversely
impacted by any significant or prolonged weakness in the U.S. or global economies as our customers
capital spending is expected to be reduced during an economic downturn. For example, one of our
customers filed for bankruptcy on March 27, 2009 to implement a restructuring aimed at improving
their capital structure. The uncertainty regarding the U.S. and global economies also has made it
more difficult for us to forecast and manage our business.
The markets in which we operate are intensely competitive, many of our competitors are larger, more
established and better capitalized than we are, and some of our competitors have integrated
products performing functions similar to our products into their existing network infrastructure
offerings, and consequently our existing and potential customers may decide against using our
products in their networks, which would harm our business.
The markets for selling network-based hardware and software products to service providers are
extremely competitive and have been characterized by rapid technological change. We compete broadly
with system suppliers including ARRIS Group, Cisco Systems, Harmonic, Motorola, SeaChange
International and a number of smaller companies. Many of our competitors are substantially larger
and have greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we have. Given their
capital resources, long-standing relationships with service providers worldwide, and broader
product lines, many of these large organizations are in a better position to withstand any
significant reduction in capital spending by customers in these markets. If we are unable to
overcome these resource advantages, our competitive position would suffer.
In addition, other providers of network-based hardware and software products are offering
functionality aimed at solving similar problems addressed by our products. For example, several
vendors have recently announced products designed to be competitive with our Switched Digital Video
solution. The inclusion of functionality perceived to be similar to our product offerings in our
competitors products that already have been accepted as necessary components of network
architecture may have an adverse effect on our ability to market and sell our products. In
addition, our customers other vendors that can provide a broader product offering may be able to
offer pricing or other concessions that we are not able to match because we currently offer a more
modest suite of products and have fewer resources. If our existing or potential customers are
reluctant to add network infrastructure from new vendors or otherwise decide to work with their
other existing vendors, our business, operating results and financial condition will be adversely
affected.
In recent years, we have seen consolidation among our competitors, such as Ciscos acquisition
of Scientific Atlanta, Motorolas acquisition of Terayon, and purchases of Video on Demand, or VOD,
solutions by each of ARRIS Group, Cisco, Harmonic Inc. and Motorola. In addition, some of our
competitors have entered into strategic relationships with one another to offer a more
comprehensive solution than would be available individually. We expect this trend to continue as
companies attempt to strengthen or maintain their market positions in the evolving industry for
video by increasing the amount of commercial and technical integration of their video products. Due
to our comparatively small size and comparatively narrow product offerings, our ability to compete
will depend on our ability to partner with companies to offer a more complete overall solution. If
we fail to do so, our competitive position will be harmed and our sales will likely suffer. These
combined companies may offer more compelling product offerings and may be able to offer greater
pricing flexibility, making it more difficult for us to compete while sustaining acceptable gross
margins. Finally, continued industry consolidation may impact customers perceptions of the
viability of smaller companies, which may affect their willingness to purchase products from us.
These competitive pressures could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
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We have been unable to achieve sustained profitability, which could harm the price of our stock.
Historically, we have experienced significant operating losses and we were not profitable in
the three months ended September 30, 2009. If we fail to achieve sustained profitability in the
future, it will harm our long-term business and we may not meet the expectations of the investment
community in the future, which would have a material adverse impact on our stock price.
We anticipate that our gross margins will fluctuate with changes in our product mix and expected
decreases in the average selling prices of our hardware and software products, which will adversely
impact our operating results.
Although we experienced some decline in our product gross margins in the three months ended
September 30, 2009, in recent periods we have reported relatively high gross margins. It is
unlikely we will be able to maintain these high margins in future periods. Our industry has
historically experienced a decrease in average selling prices. We anticipate that the average
selling prices of our products will continue to decrease in the future in response to competitive
pricing pressures, increased sales discounts and new product introductions by our competitors. We
may experience substantial decreases in future operating results due to a decrease of our average
selling prices. For example, our master agreement with Verizon provides for
contractually-negotiated annual price reductions. Additionally, our failure to develop and
introduce new products on a timely basis would likely contribute to a decline in our gross margins,
which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and cause the price of our
common stock to decline. We also anticipate that our gross margins will fluctuate from period to
period as a result of the mix of products we sell in any given period. If our sales of lower margin
products significantly expand in future quarterly periods, our overall gross margin levels and
operating results would be adversely impacted.
If revenues forecasted for a particular period are not realized in such period due to the lengthy,
complex and unpredictable sales cycles of our products, our operating results for that or
subsequent periods will be harmed.
The sales cycles of our products are typically lengthy, complex and unpredictable and usually
involve:
| a significant technical evaluation period; |
| a significant commitment of capital and other resources by service providers; |
| substantial time required to engineer the deployment of new technologies for new video services; |
| substantial testing and acceptance of new technologies that affect key operations; and |
| substantial test marketing of new services with subscribers. |
For these and other reasons, our sales cycles generally have been between six and 18 months,
but can last longer. If orders forecasted for a specific customer for a particular quarter do not
occur in that quarter, our operating results for that quarter or subsequent quarters could be
substantially lower than anticipated. Our quarterly and annual results may fluctuate significantly
due to revenue recognition rules and the timing of the receipt of customer orders.
Additionally, we derive a significant portion of our net revenues from sales that include the
network design, installation and integration of equipment, including equipment acquired from third
parties to be integrated with our products to the specifications of our customers. We base our
revenue forecasts on the estimated timing to complete the network design, installation and
integration of our customer projects and customer acceptance of those products. The systems of our
customers are both diverse and complex, and our ability to configure, test and integrate our
systems with other elements of our customers networks is dependent upon technologies provided to
our customers by third parties. As a result, the timing of our revenue related to the
implementation of our solutions in these complex networks is difficult to predict and could result
in lower than expected revenue in any particular quarter. Similarly, our ability to deploy our
equipment in a timely fashion can be subject to a number of other risks, including the availability
of skilled engineering and technical personnel, the availability of equipment produced by third
parties and our customers need to obtain regulatory approvals.
Lower deferred revenue balances will make future period results less predictable.
Historically, we have had high deferred revenue balances at quarter end, which has provided us
with some measure of predictability for future periods. As of September 30, 2009, our deferred
revenue balance was lower than all but one quarter end since December 31, 2007. This lower deferred
revenue balance makes our quarterly revenue more dependent on orders both received and shipped
within the same quarter, and therefore less predictable. This lack of deferred revenues could cause
additional revenue volatility and harm our stock price.
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We may not accurately anticipate the timing of the market needs for our products and develop such
products at the appropriate times at significant research and development expense, or we may not
gain market acceptance of our several emerging video services and/or adoption of new network
architectures and technologies, any of which could harm our operating results and financial
condition.
Accurately forecasting and meeting our customers requirements is critical to the success of
our business. Forecasting to meet customers needs is particularly difficult in connection with
newer products and products under development. Our ability to meet customer demand depends on our
ability to configure our solutions to the complex architectures that our customers have developed,
the availability of components and other materials and the ability of our contract manufacturers to
scale their production of our products. Our ability to meet customer requirements depends on our
ability to obtain sufficient volumes of these components and materials in a timely fashion. If we
fail to meet customers supply expectations, our net revenues will be adversely affected, and we
will likely lose business. In addition, our priorities for future product development are
based on our expectations of how the market for video services will continue to develop in the U.S.
and in international markets.
In addition, future demand for our products will depend significantly on the growing market
acceptance of several emerging video services including HDTV, addressable advertising and video
delivered over telecommunications company networks. The effective delivery of these services will
depend on service providers developing and building new network architectures to deliver them. If
the introduction or adoption of these services or the deployment of these networks is not as
widespread or as rapid as we or our customers expect, our revenue opportunities will be limited.
Our product development efforts require substantial research and development expense, as we
develop new technology, including the recently launched BigBand MSP2000 and technology primarily
related to the delivery of video over IP networks. In addition, as many of our products are new
solutions, there is a risk of delays in delivery of these new solutions. Our research and
development expense was $11.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, and
there can be no assurance that we will achieve an acceptable return on our research and development
efforts, and no assurance that we will be able to deliver our solutions in time to achieve market
acceptance.
Likewise, new technologies, standards and formats are being adopted by our customers. While
we are in the process of developing products based on many of these new formats in order to remain
competitive, we do not have such products at this time and cannot be certain when, if at all, we
will have products in support of such new formats.
Our ability to grow will depend significantly on our delivery of products that help enable
telecommunications companies to provide video services. If the demand for video services from
telecommunications companies does not materialize or if these service providers find alternative
methods of delivering video services, future sales of our Video products will suffer.
Prior to 2006, our sales were primarily to cable operators. Since 2006, we have generated
significant revenues from telecommunications companies, though our revenues from these customers
declined for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. This decline was largely because our largest Telco customer has recently slowed
the purchase of our solutions. Our ability to grow will be dependent on our selling Video products
to telecommunications companies. Although a number of our existing products are being deployed in
these networks, we will need to devote considerable resources to obtain orders, qualify our
products and hire knowledgeable personnel to address telecommunications company customers, each of
which will require significant time and financial commitment. These efforts may not be successful
in the near future, or at all. If technological advancements allow these telecommunications
companies to provide video services without upgrading their current system infrastructure or
provide them a more cost-effective method of delivering video services than our products, projected
sales of our Video products will suffer. Even if these providers choose our Video solutions, they
may not be successful in marketing video services to their customers, in which case additional
sales of our products would likely be limited.
Selling successfully to telecommunication companies will be a significant challenge for us.
Several of our largest competitors have mature customer relationships with many of the largest
telecommunications companies, while we have limited recent experience with sales and marketing
efforts designed to reach these potential customers. In addition, telecommunications companies face
specific network architecture and legacy technology issues that we have only limited expertise in
addressing. If we fail to penetrate the telecommunications company market successfully, our growth
in revenues and our operating results would be correspondingly limited.
Our efforts to develop additional channels to market and sell our products and our expansion into
international markets may not succeed.
Our Video solutions traditionally have been sold directly to large cable operators with recent
sales directly to telecommunications companies. To date, we have not focused on smaller service
providers and have had only limited access to service providers in certain international markets,
including Asia and Europe. Although we intend to establish strategic relationships with leading
distributors worldwide in an attempt to reach new customers, we may not succeed in establishing
these relationships. Even if we do establish these relationships, the distributors may not succeed
in marketing our products to their customers. Some of our competitors have established
long-standing relationships with cable operators and telecommunications companies that may limit
our and our distributors ability to sell our products to those customers. Even if we were to sell
our products to those customers, it would likely not be based on long-term commitments, and those
customers would be able to terminate their relationships with us at any time without significant
penalties.
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International sales represented $1.9 million of our net revenues for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Our
international sales depend upon our development of indirect sales channels in Europe and Asia
through distributor and reseller arrangements with third parties. However, we may not be able to
successfully enter into additional reseller and/or distribution agreements and/or may not be able
to successfully manage our product sales channels. In addition, many of our resellers also sell
products from other vendors that compete with our products and may choose to focus on products of
those vendors. Additionally, our ability to utilize an indirect sales model in these international
markets will depend on our ability to qualify and train those resellers to perform product
installations and to provide customer support. If we fail to develop and cultivate relationships
with significant resellers, or if these resellers are not successful in their sales efforts
(whether because they are unable to provide support or otherwise), we may be unable to grow or
sustain our revenue in international markets.
Our future growth will require further expansion of our international operations in Europe,
Asia and other markets. We have established a small research and development presence in China.
Managing research and development operations in numerous locations requires substantial management
oversight. If we are unable to expand our international operations successfully and in a timely
manner, our business, operating results and financial condition may be harmed. Such expansion may
be more difficult or take longer than we anticipate, and we may not be able to successfully market,
sell, deliver and support our products internationally.
Our international operations, the international operations of our contract manufacturers and
our outsourced development contractors, and our efforts to increase sales in international markets,
are subject to a number of risks, including:
| continued adverse conditions in the global economy; |
| fluctuations in the value of local currencies in the markets we are attempting to penetrate may adversely affect the price competitiveness of our products; |
| fluctuations in currency exchange rates, primarily fluctuations in the Israeli New Shekel, may have an adverse effect on our operating costs; |
| political and economic instability; |
| unpredictable changes in foreign government regulations and telecommunications standards; |
| legal and cultural differences in the conduct of business; |
| import and export license requirements, tariffs, taxes and other trade barriers; |
| difficulty in collecting accounts receivable; |
| potentially adverse tax consequences; |
| the burden of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws, treaties and technical standards; |
| difficulty in protecting our intellectual property; |
| acts of war or terrorism and insurrections; |
| difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and |
| changes in economic policies by foreign governments. |
The effects of any of the risks described above could reduce our future revenues or increase
our costs from our international operations.
We are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which could negatively affect our
financial results and cash flows.
Because a substantial portion of our employee base is located in Israel, we are exposed to
fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Israeli New Shekel. These
fluctuations could have a material adverse impact on our financial results and cash flows. A
decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies could increase our
operating expenses and the cost of procurement of raw materials to the extent we must purchase
components or pay employees in foreign currencies.
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Currently, we hedge a portion of our anticipated future expenses and certain assets and
liabilities denominated in the Israeli New Shekel. The hedging activities we undertake are intended
to partially offset the impact of currency fluctuations. As our hedging program is relatively
short-term in nature, a material long-term change in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the
Israeli New Shekel could adversely impact our operating expenses in the future.
Our products must interoperate with many software applications and hardware found in our customers
networks. If we are unable to ensure that our products interoperate properly, our business would be
harmed.
Our products must interoperate with our customers existing networks, which often have varied
and complex specifications, utilize multiple protocol standards, software applications and products
from multiple vendors, and contain multiple generations of products that have been added over time.
As a result, we must continually ensure that our products interoperate properly with these existing
networks. To meet these requirements, we must undertake development efforts that require
substantial capital investment and the devotion of substantial employee resources. We may not
accomplish these development efforts quickly or cost-effectively, if at all.
For example, our products currently interoperate with set-top boxes marketed by vendors such
as Cisco Systems and Motorola and with VOD servers marketed by ARRIS Group and SeaChange. If we
fail to maintain compatibility with these set-top boxes, VOD servers or other software or equipment
found in our customers existing networks, we may face substantially reduced demand for our
products, which would adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
We have entered into interoperability arrangements with a number of equipment and software
vendors for the use or integration of their technology with our products. In these cases, the
arrangements give us access to and enable interoperability with various products in the digital
video market that we do not otherwise offer. If these relationships fail, we will have to devote
substantially more resources to the development of alternative products and the support of our
products, and our efforts may not be as effective as the combined solutions with our current
partners. In many cases, these parties are either companies with which we compete directly in other
areas, such as Motorola, or companies that have extensive relationships with our existing and
potential customers and may have influence over the purchasing decisions of these customers. A
number of our competitors have stronger relationships with some of our existing and potential
partners and, as a result, our ability to have successful partnering arrangements with these
companies may be harmed. Our failure to establish or maintain key relationships with third party
equipment and software vendors may harm our ability to successfully sell and market our products.
We are currently investing, and plan to continue to invest, significant resources to develop these
relationships. Our operating results could be adversely affected if these efforts do not generate
the revenues necessary to offset this investment.
In addition, if we find errors in the existing software or defects in the hardware used in our
customers networks or problematic network configurations or settings, as we have in the past, we
may have to modify our software or hardware so that our products will interoperate with our
customers networks. This could cause longer installation times for our products and could cause
order cancellations, either of which would adversely affect our business, operating results and
financial condition.
Our ability to sell our products is highly dependent on the quality of our support and services
offerings, and our failure to offer high-quality support and services would have a material adverse
effect on our sales and results of operations.
Once our products are deployed within our customers networks, our customers depend on our
support organization to resolve any issues relating to our products. If we or our channel partners
do not effectively assist our customers in deploying our products, or succeed in helping our
customers quickly resolve post-deployment issues and provide effective ongoing support, our ability
to sell our products to existing customers would be adversely affected and our reputation with
potential customers could be harmed. In addition, as we expand our operations internationally, our
support organization will face additional challenges including those associated with delivering
support, training and documentation in languages other than English. Our failure to maintain
high-quality support and services would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating
results and financial condition.
If we fail to comply with new laws and regulations, or changing interpretations of existing laws or
regulations, our future revenues could be adversely affected.
Our products are subject to various legal and regulatory requirements and changes. For
example, effective June 12, 2009, federal law required that television broadcast stations stop
broadcasting in analog format and broadcast only in digital format. This change may have
accelerated the timing of sales of our digital products, and consequently the revenue associated
with our broadcast solutions may not continue at recent levels, which could disappoint our
investors causing our stock price to fall. These and other similar implementations of laws and
interpretations of existing regulations could cause our customers to forgo or change the timing of
spending on new technology rollouts, such as switched digital video, which could make our results
more difficult to predict, or harm our revenues.
We face increasing complexity in our product design and procurement operations as we adjust to
new and upcoming requirements relating to the materials composition of many of our products. In the
past, the European Union (EU) adopted certain directives to facilitate the recycling of electrical
and electronic equipment sold in the EU, including the Restriction on the Use of Certain Hazardous
Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive that restricts the use of lead, mercury
and certain other substances in electrical and electronic products placed on the market in the EU
after July 1, 2006. In connection with our compliance with these environmental laws and
regulations, we incurred substantial costs, including research and development costs, and costs
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associated with assuring the supply of compliant components from our suppliers. Similar laws and
regulations have been proposed or may be enacted in other regions, including in the U.S., China and
Japan. Other environmental regulations may require us to reengineer our products to utilize
components that are compatible with these regulations, and this reengineering and component
substitution may result in additional costs to us or disrupt our operations or logistics.
Additionally, governments in the U.S. and other countries have adopted laws and regulations
regarding privacy and advertising that could impact important aspects of our business. In
particular, governments are considering new limitations or requirements with respect to our
customers collection, use, storage and disclosure of personal information for marketing purposes.
Any legislation enacted or regulation issued could dampen the growth and acceptance of addressable
advertising which is enabled by our products. If the use of our products to increase advertising
revenue is limited or becomes unlawful, our business, results of operations and financial condition
would be harmed.
Regional instability in Israel may adversely affect business conditions and may disrupt our
operations and negatively affect our operating results.
A substantial portion of our research and development operations and our contract
manufacturing occurs in Israel. As of September 30, 2009, we had 167 full-time employees located in
Israel. In addition, we have additional capabilities at this facility consisting of customer
service, marketing and general and administrative employees. Accordingly, we are directly
influenced by the political, economic and military conditions affecting Israel, and any major
hostilities, such as the hostilities in Lebanon in 2006 and in Gaza in 2008, involving Israel or
the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners could
significantly harm our business. The September 2001 terrorist attacks, the ongoing U.S. war on
terrorism and the history of terrorist attacks and hostilities within Israel have heightened the
risks of conducting business in Israel. In addition, Israel and companies doing business with
Israel have, in the past, been the subject of an economic boycott. Israel has also been and is
subject to civil unrest and terrorist activity, with varying levels of severity, since September
2000. Security and political conditions may have an adverse impact on our business in the future.
Hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its
trading partners could adversely affect our operations and make it more difficult for us to retain
or recruit qualified personnel in Israel.
In addition, most of our employees in Israel are obligated to perform annual reserve duty in
the Israel Defense Forces and several were called for active military duty in connection with the
hostilities in Lebanon in 2006 and in Gaza in 2008. Should hostilities in the region escalate
again, some of our employees would likely be called to active military duty, possibly resulting in
interruptions in our sales and development efforts and other impacts on our business and
operations, which we cannot currently assess.
Negative conditions in the global credit markets may impair the value or reduce the liquidity of a
portion of our investment portfolio.
As of September 30, 2009, we had $27.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $134.1
million in investments in marketable debt securities. Historically, we have invested these
amounts primarily in government agency debt securities, corporate debt securities, commercial
paper, auction rate securities, money market funds and taxable municipal debt securities meeting
certain criteria. We currently hold no mortgaged-backed or auction rate securities. However,
certain of our investments are subject to general credit, liquidity, market and interest rate
risks, which may be exacerbated by the ongoing uncertainty in the U.S. and global credit markets
that have affected various sectors of the financial markets and caused global credit and liquidity
issues. In the future, these market risks associated with our investment portfolio may harm the
results of our operations, liquidity and financial condition.
Although we believe we have chosen a more cautious portfolio designed to preserve our existing
cash position, it may not adequately protect the value of our investments. Furthermore, this more
cautious portfolio is unlikely to provide us with any significant interest income in the near term.
We depend on a limited number of third parties to provide key components of, and to provide
manufacturing and assembly services with respect to, our products.
We and our contract manufacturers obtain many components necessary for the manufacture or
integration of our products from a sole supplier or a limited group of suppliers. We or our
contract manufacturers do not always have long-term agreements in place with such suppliers. As an
example, we do not have a long-term purchase agreement in place with PowerOne, the sole supplier of
power supplies for our products. Our direct and indirect reliance on sole or limited suppliers
involves several risks, including the inability to obtain an adequate supply of required
components, and reduced control over pricing, quality and timely delivery of components. Our
ability to deliver our products on a timely basis to our customers would be materially adversely
impacted if we or our contract manufacturers needed to find alternative replacements for (as
examples) the chassis, chipsets, central processing units or power supplies that we use in our
products. Significant time and effort would be required to locate new vendors for these alternative
components, if alternatives are even available. Moreover, the lead times required by the suppliers
of certain of these components are lengthy and preclude rapid changes in quantity requirements and
delivery schedules. Even as we increase our use of standardized components, we may experience
supply chain issues, particularly as a result of market volatility. Such volatility could lead
suppliers to decrease inventory, which in turn would lead to increased manufacturing lead time for
us. In addition, increased demand by third parties for the components we use in our products (for
example, Field Programmable Gate Arrays or other semiconductor technology) may lead to decreased
availability and higher prices for those components from our suppliers, since we carry little
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products and product components. As a result, we may not be able to secure
sufficient components at reasonable prices or of acceptable quality to build products in a timely
manner, which would impact our ability to deliver products to our customers, and our business,
operating results and financial condition would be adversely affected.
With respect to manufacturing and assembly, we currently rely exclusively on a number of
suppliers including Flextronics or Benchmark, depending on the product, to assemble our products,
manage our supply chain and negotiate component costs for our Video solutions. Our reliance on
these contract manufacturers reduces our control over the assembly process, exposing us to risks,
including reduced control over quality assurance, production costs and product supply. If we fail
to manage our relationships with these contract manufacturers effectively, or if these contract
manufacturers experience delays (including delays in their ability to purchase components, as noted
above), disruptions, capacity constraints or quality control problems in their operations, our
ability to ship products to our customers could be impaired and our competitive position and
reputation could be harmed. If these contract manufacturers are unable to negotiate with their
suppliers for reduced component costs, our operating results would be harmed. Qualifying a new
contract manufacturer and commencing volume production is expensive and time-consuming. If we are
required to change contract manufacturers, we may lose net revenues, incur increased costs and
damage our customer relationships.
Our failure to adequately protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights, or to secure
such rights on reasonable terms, may adversely affect us.
We hold numerous issued U.S. patents and have a number of patent applications pending in the
U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. Although we attempt to protect our intellectual property rights
through patents, copyrights, trademarks, licensing arrangements, maintaining certain technology as
trade secrets and other measures, we cannot be sure that any patent, trademark, copyright or other
intellectual property rights owned by us will not be invalidated, circumvented or challenged, that
such intellectual property rights will provide competitive advantages to us or that any of our
pending or future patent applications will be issued with the scope of the claims sought by us, if
at all. Despite our efforts, other competitors may be able to develop technologies that are similar
or superior to our technology, duplicate our technology to the extent it is not protected, or
design around the patents that we own. In addition, effective patent, copyright, trademark and
trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries in which we do
business or may do business in the future.
The steps that we have taken may not be able to prevent misappropriation of our technology. In
addition, to prevent misappropriation we may need to take legal action to enforce our patents and
other intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets, determine the validity and scope of
the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. For
example, on June 5, 2007, we filed a lawsuit in federal court against Imagine Communications, Inc.,
alleging patent infringement. This and other potential intellectual property litigation could
result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could negatively affect our business,
operating results and financial condition.
In order to successfully develop and market certain of our planned products, we may be
required to enter into technology development or licensing agreements with third parties whether to
avoid infringement or because a specific functionality is necessary for a successful product
launch. These third parties may be willing to enter into technology development or licensing
agreements only on a costly royalty basis or on terms unacceptable to us, or not at all. Our
failure to enter into technology development or licensing agreements on reasonable terms, when
necessary, could limit our ability to develop and market new products and could cause our business
to suffer. For example, we could face delays in product releases until alternative technology can
be identified, licensed or developed, and integrated into our current products. These delays, if
they occur, could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial
condition.
We may face intellectual property infringement claims from third parties.
Our industry is characterized by the existence of an extensive number of patents and frequent
claims and related litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. From time to
time, third parties have asserted and may assert patent, copyright, trademark and other
intellectual property rights against us or our customers. Our suppliers and customers may have
similar claims asserted against them. We have agreed to indemnify some of our suppliers and
customers for alleged patent infringement. The scope of this indemnity varies, but, in some
instances, includes indemnification for damages and expenses including reasonable attorneys fees.
Any future litigation, regardless of its outcome, could result in substantial expense and
significant diversion of the efforts of our management and technical personnel. An adverse
determination in any such proceeding could subject us to significant liabilities, temporary or
permanent injunctions or require us to seek licenses from third parties or pay royalties that may
be substantial. Furthermore, necessary licenses may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at
all.
Our use of open source and third-party software could impose limitations on our ability to
commercialize our products.
We incorporate open source software into our products, including certain open source code
which is governed by the GNU General Public License, Lesser GNU General Public License and Common
Development and Distribution License. The terms of many open source licenses have not been
interpreted by U.S. courts, and there is a risk that these licenses could be construed in a manner
that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our
products. In such event, we could be required to seek licenses from third parties in order to
continue offering our products, make generally available, in source code form, proprietary code
that links to certain open source modules, re-engineer our products, discontinue the sale of our
products if re-
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engineering could not be accomplished on a cost-effective and timely basis, or
become subject to other consequences, any of which could adversely affect our business, operating
results and financial condition.
Our business is subject to the risks of warranty returns, product liability and product defects.
Products like ours are very complex and can frequently contain undetected errors or failures,
especially when first introduced or when new versions are released. Despite testing, errors may
occur. Product errors could affect the performance of our products, delay the development or
release of new products or new versions of products, adversely affect our reputation and our
customers willingness to buy products from us and adversely affect market acceptance or perception
of our products. Any such errors or delays in releasing new products or new versions of products or
allegations of unsatisfactory performance could cause us to lose revenue or market share, increase
our service costs, cause us to incur substantial costs in redesigning the products, subject us to
liability for damages and divert our resources from other tasks, any one of which could materially
adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our products must
successfully interoperate with products from other vendors. As a result, when problems occur in a
network, it may be difficult to identify the sources of these problems. The occurrence of hardware
and software errors, whether or not caused by our products, could result in the delay or loss of
market acceptance of our products, and therefore
delay our ability to recognize revenue from sales, and any necessary revisions may cause us to
incur significant expenses. The occurrence of any such problems could harm our business, operating
results and financial condition.
Although we have limitation of liability provisions in our standard terms and conditions of
sale, they may not fully or effectively protect us from claims as a result of federal, state or
local laws or ordinances or unfavorable judicial decisions in the U.S. or other countries. The sale
and support of our products also entails the risk of product liability claims. We maintain
insurance to protect against certain claims associated with the use of our products, but our
insurance coverage may not adequately cover any claim asserted against us. In addition, even claims
that ultimately are unsuccessful could result in our expenditure of funds in litigation and divert
managements time and other resources.
We may engage in future acquisitions that dilute the ownership interests of our stockholders, cause
us to incur debt or assume contingent liabilities.
As part of our business strategy, from time to time, we review potential acquisitions of other
businesses, and we may acquire businesses, products, or technologies in the future. In the event of
any future acquisitions, we could:
| issue equity securities which would dilute our current stockholders percentage ownership; |
| incur substantial debt; |
| assume contingent liabilities; or |
| expend significant cash. |
These actions could harm our business, operating results and financial condition, or the price
of our common stock. Moreover, even if we do obtain benefits from acquisitions in the form of
increased sales and earnings, there may be a delay between the time when the expenses associated
with an acquisition are incurred and the time when we recognize such benefits. This is particularly
relevant in cases where it is necessary to integrate new types of technology into our existing
portfolio and where new types of products may be targeted for potential customers with which we do
not have pre-existing relationships. Acquisitions and investment activities also entail numerous
risks, including:
| difficulties in the assimilation of acquired operations, technologies and/or products; |
| unanticipated costs associated with the acquisition transaction; |
| the diversion of managements attention from other business; |
| adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers; |
| risks associated with entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience; |
| the potential loss of key employees of acquired businesses; |
| difficulties in the assimilation of different corporate cultures and practices; and |
| substantial charges for the amortization of certain purchased intangible assets, deferred stock compensation or similar items. |
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We may not be able to successfully integrate any businesses, products, technologies or
personnel that we might acquire in the future, and our failure to do so could have a material
adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
We are subject to import/export controls that could subject us to liability or impair our ability
to compete in international markets.
Our products are subject to U.S. export controls and may be exported outside the U.S. only
with the required level of export license or through an export license exception, in most cases
because we incorporate encryption technology into our products. In addition, various countries
regulate the import of certain encryption technology and have enacted laws that could limit our
ability to distribute our products or could limit our customers ability to implement our products
in those countries. Changes in our products or changes in export and import regulations may create
delays in the introduction of our products in international markets, prevent our customers with
international operations from deploying our products throughout their global systems or, in some
cases, prevent the export or import of our products to certain countries altogether. Any change in
export or import regulations or related legislation, shift in approach to the enforcement or scope
of existing regulations, or change in the countries, persons or technologies targeted by such
regulations, could result in decreased use of our products by, or in our decreased ability to
export or sell our products to, existing or potential customers internationally.
In addition, we may be subject to customs duties and export quotas, which could have a
significant impact on our revenue and profitability. While we have not yet encountered significant
regulatory difficulties in connection with the sales of our products in international markets, the
future imposition of significant increases in the level of customs duties or export quotas could
have a material adverse effect on our business.
If we do not adequately manage and evolve our financial reporting and managerial systems and
processes, our operating results and financial condition may be harmed.
Our ability to successfully implement our business plan and comply with regulations applicable
to being a public reporting company requires an effective planning and management process. We
expect that we will need to continue to improve existing, and implement new, operational and
financial systems, procedures and controls to manage our business effectively in the future. Any
delay in the implementation of, or disruption in the transition to, new or enhanced systems,
procedures or controls, could harm our ability to accurately forecast sales demand, manage our
supply chain and record and report financial and management information on a timely and accurate
basis. In addition, the successful enhancement of our operational and financial systems, procedures
and controls will result in higher general and administrative costs in future periods, and may
adversely impact our operating results and financial condition.
While we believe that we currently have proper and effective internal control over financial
reporting, we must continue to comply with laws requiring us to evaluate those internal controls.
We are required to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The provisions
of the act require, among other things, that we maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. Ensuring that we have adequate internal financial
and accounting controls and procedures in place to help produce accurate financial statements on a
timely basis is a costly and time-consuming effort that needs to be evaluated frequently. We
incurred significant costs and demands upon management as a result of complying with these laws and
regulations affecting us as a public company. In addition, the Financial Accounting Standards
Boards recent codification could lead to more complex, time consuming or difficult disclosures in
the near term. If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls in future periods, it
could adversely affect our ability to run our business effectively and could cause investors to
lose confidence in our financial reporting.
Accounting regulations related to equity compensation have adversely affected our earnings and
could adversely affect our ability to attract and retain key personnel.
Since our inception, we have used stock options as a fundamental component of our employee
compensation packages. We believe that our stock option plans are an essential tool to link the
long-term interests of our stockholders and employees and serve to motivate management to make
decisions that will, in the long run, give the best returns to stockholders. Since January 1, 2006,
we have been required to record a charge to earnings for employee stock option grants and for our
employee stock purchase plan. In addition, NASDAQ Global Market regulations requiring stockholder
approval for all stock option plans could make it more difficult for us to grant options to
employees in the future. To the extent that these or other new regulations make it more difficult
or expensive to grant options to employees, we may incur increased compensation costs, change our
equity compensation strategy or find it difficult to attract, retain and motivate employees, each
of which could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial
condition.
We must manage our business effectively even if our infrastructure, management and resources might
be strained.
Historically, we have experienced periods of rapid growth in our business. However, in the
past year, we have experienced periodic declines in revenues. In response to these declines, we
have undertaken several reductions in force. Effectively managing our business with reduced
headcount in some areas will likely place increased strain on our resources. For example, we may
need to hire additional development and customer support personnel. In addition, we may need to
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systems, including our management information systems,
customer relationship and support systems, and operating, administrative and financial systems and
controls. These efforts may require us to make significant capital expenditures or incur
significant expenses, and divert the attention of management, sales, support and finance personnel
from our core business operations, which may adversely affect our financial performance in future
periods. Moreover, to the extent we grow in the future, such growth will result in increased
responsibilities for our management personnel. Managing any future growth will require substantial
resources that we may not have or otherwise be able to obtain.
Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, fire, floods and other natural catastrophic
events, and to interruption by manmade problems such as computer viruses or terrorism.
Our corporate headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay area, a region known for
seismic activity. A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire or a flood, could
have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. In
addition, our computer servers are vulnerable to computer viruses, break-ins and similar
disruptions from unauthorized tampering with our computer systems. In addition, acts of terrorism
or war or public health outbreaks could cause disruptions in our or our customers business or the
economy as a whole. To the extent that such disruptions result in delays or cancellations of
customer orders, or the deployment of our products, our business, operating results and financial
condition would be adversely affected.
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Item 6. EXHIBITS
3.1B
|
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (1) | |
3.2B
|
Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (1) | |
10.28
|
Offer Letter Agreement Sean Rooney | |
10.29
|
Letter Agreement Dennis Wolf | |
31.1
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer | |
31.2
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer | |
32.1
|
* | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to exhibit of same number filed with the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-139652) on December 22, 2006, as amended. | |
* | This exhibit shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except to the extent this exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: November 6, 2009
BigBand Networks, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Maurice L. Castonguay | |||
Maurice L. Castonguay, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
3.1B
|
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (1) | |
3.2B
|
Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (1) | |
10.28
|
Offer Letter Agreement Sean Rooney | |
10.29
|
Letter Agreement Dennis Wolf | |
31.1
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer | |
31.2
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer | |
32.1
|
* | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to exhibit of same number filed with the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-139652) on December 22, 2006, as amended. | |
* | This exhibit shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except to the extent this exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference. |
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