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8-K - CURRENT REPORT - ALLIANCE FIBER OPTIC PRODUCTS INCafop_8k.htm

Contact:
 
Anita Ho  
Acting Chief Financial Officer  
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. October 25, 2011
Phone: 408-736-6900 x168  

AFOP REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2011 FINANCIAL RESULTS
WITH SEQUENTIAL INCREASES IN SALES AND PROFITS
 
Sunnyvale, CA – October 25, 2011 - Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: AFOP), an innovative supplier of fiber optic components, subsystems and integrated modules for the optical network equipment market, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.
 
Revenues for the third quarter of 2011 totaled $11,778,000, a 10.5% increase from revenues of $10,655,000 reported in the previous quarter, and a 11.3% decrease from revenues of $13,276,000 reported in the third quarter of 2010. Operating income for the third quarter of 2011 reached $1,334,000, compared with $1,068,000 in previous quarter and $2,210,000 in the year ago quarter. Net income for the third quarter of 2011 rose to $1,454,000, or $0.16 per share based on 8.9 million shares outstanding, compared to $1,249,000, or $0.14 per share based on 8.9 million shares outstanding, for the second quarter of 2011. This compares to net income for the third quarter of 2010 of $2,064,000, or $0.24 per share based on 8.6 million shares outstanding.
 
Included in expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was $259,000 of stock-based compensation. Stock-based compensation charges included in expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 and the quarter ended September 30, 2010 were $171,000 and $87,000, respectively.
 
Peter Chang, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased with the financial performance and progress AFOP has made in the quarter ended September 30, 2011. Despite the inventory correction experienced in our industry and macroeconomic uncertainty, we delivered quarterly revenue higher than our guidance. With this sequential revenue growth, our operating profits and net profits continued increasing.”
 
“Regarding the fourth quarter of 2011, we expect that revenues will be in the similar range and that the Company will achieve another consecutive profitable quarter and full fiscal 2011.” concluded Mr. Chang
 

 

Conference Call
Management will host a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time on October 25, 2011 to discuss AFOP’s third quarter 2011 financial results. To participate in AFOP’s conference call, please call 877-675-3572 at least ten minutes prior to the call in order for the operator to connect you. The confirmation number for the call is
15977511. AFOP will also provide a live webcast of its third quarter 2011 conference call at AFOP’s website, www.afop.com. An audio replay will be available until November 24, 2011. The dial in number for the replay is 800-585-8367 or 855-859-2056. The replay conference ID is 15977511.
 
About AFOP
Founded in 1995, Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of high performance fiber optic components and integrated modules. AFOP's products are used by leading and emerging communications equipment manufacturers to deliver optical networking systems to the long-haul, enterprise, metropolitan and last mile access segments of the communications network. AFOP offers a broad product line of passive optical components including interconnect systems, couplers and splitters, thin film CWDM and DWDM components and modules, optical attenuators, and micro-optics devices. AFOP is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with manufacturing and product development capabilities in the United States, Taiwan and China. AFOP's website is located at http://www.afop.com.
 
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements as to our expectations regarding future revenue, profit and operating income levels, our beliefs regarding business conditions and our expectations regarding future sales, are forward looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to general economic conditions and trends, the impact of competitive products and pricing, timely introduction of new technologies, timely design acceptance by our customers, the acceptance of new products and technologies by our customers, customer demand for our products, the timing of customer orders, loss of key customers, ability to ramp new products into volume production, the costs associated with running our operations, industry-wide shifts in supply and demand for optical components and modules, industry overcapacity, failure of cost control initiatives, financial stability in foreign markets, and other risks detailed from time to time in our SEC reports, including AFOP's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. AFOP disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
 

 

ALLIANCE FIBER OPTIC PRODUCTS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
 
    Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,
    2011   2010
        (Unaudited)          
ASSETS            
Current assets:            
       Cash and short-term investments   $ 37,004   $ 45,360
       Accounts receivable     7,843     7,224
       Inventories     7,482     7,439
       Other current assets     656     733
              Total current assets     52,985     60,756
 
Long-term investments     10,054     -
Property and equipment, net     7,717     7,523
Other assets     172     170
              Total assets   $ 70,928   $ 68,449
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY            
Current liabilities:            
       Accounts payable   $ 4,321   $ 4,931
       Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     3,417     4,737
              Total current liabilities     7,738     9,668
 
Long-term liabilities:            
       Other long-term liabilities     697     777
              Total liabilities     8,435     10,445
Stockholders' equity     62,493     58,004
              Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 70,928   $ 68,449
             

 

ALLIANCE FIBER OPTIC PRODUCTS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
        Sep. 30       Jun. 30       Sep. 30       Sep. 30       Sep. 30
    2011   2011   2010   2011   2010
Revenues   $ 11,778   $ 10,655        $ 13,276   $ 31,883     $ 33,768
 
Cost of revenues     7,963     7,202       8,563     21,580       22,309
       Gross profit     3,815     3,453       4,713        10,303       11,459
 
Operating expenses:                                  
       Research and development     834     804       882     2,356       2,461
       Sales and marketing     595     566       643     1,711       1,840
       General and administrative     1,052     1,015       978     3,095       2,882
              Total operating expenses     2,481     2,385       2,503     7,162       7,183
Income from operations     1,334     1,068       2,210     3,141       4,276
Interest and other income, net     149     174       102     452       358
Net income before tax   $ 1,483   $ 1,242     $ 2,312   $ 3,593     $ 4,634
Income tax     29     (7 )     248     (131 )     323
Net income   $ 1,454   $ 1,249     $ 2,064   $ 3,724     $ 4,311
 
Net income per share:                                  
       Basic   $ 0.16   $ 0.14     $ 0.24   $ 0.42     $ 0.50
       Diluted   $ 0.16   $ 0.14     $ 0.23   $ 0.41     $ 0.49
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:                              
       Basic     8,883     8,852       8,575     8,853       8,537
       Diluted     9,040     9,068       8,826     9,119       8,734
 
Included in costs and expenses above:                              
Stock based compensation charges                                  
       Cost of revenue   $ 28   $ 23     $ 28   $ 74     $ 62
       Research and development     29     11       11     48       23
       Sales and marketing     63     39       13     117       23
       General and administrative     139     98       35     274       63
       Total   $ 259   $ 171     $ 87   $ 513     $ 171