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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022

OR

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: 001-36083

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

76-0533927

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd.

Sugar Land, TX 77478

(Address of principal executive offices)

(281) 295-1800

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Trading Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, Par value $0.001

AAOI

NASDAQ Global Market

 

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 ☒    No ☐ 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).     Yes ☒    No ☐ 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

Large accelerated filer

☐ 

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

☐ 

Smaller reporting company

☒ 

 

   

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.                     ☐ 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).                                       Yes ☐  No ☒

 

As of November 1, 2022 there were 28,523,719 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

 

 

 

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

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Part I. Financial Information

   

 

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

3

   

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021

3

   

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)

4

   

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)

5

   

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)

6

   

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)

7

   

 

 

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

8

   

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

20

   

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

28

   

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

28

   

 

Part II. Other Information

     

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

28

     

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

28

     

Item 6.

Exhibits

28

     
 

Signatures

30

 

 

 

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited, in thousands)

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 

 

2022

   

2021

 

ASSETS

 

   

 

Current Assets

 

   

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 26,268     $ 34,656  

Restricted cash

    8,307       6,480  

Accounts receivable - trade, net of allowance of $23 and $30, respectively

    52,823       47,944  

Notes receivable

    9       8,148  

Inventories, net

    94,261       92,516  

Prepaid income tax

    -       1  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    6,132       4,334  

Total current assets

    187,800       194,079  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    211,586       243,035  

Land use rights, net

    5,168       5,856  

Operating right of use asset

    5,600       7,078  

Financing right of use asset

    34       57  

Intangible assets, net

    3,740       3,836  

Other assets, net

    415       518  

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 414,343     $ 454,459  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

       

 

Current liabilities

           

Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt

  $ 51,357     $ 49,689  

Accounts payable

    52,311       34,402  

Bank acceptance payable

    13,760       8,198  

Current lease liability - operating

    998       1,062  

Current lease liability - financing

    19       19  

Accrued liabilities

    12,444       15,587  

Total current liabilities

    130,889       108,957  

Notes payable and long-term debt, less current portion

    -       5,000  

Convertible senior notes

    79,298       78,680  

Non-current lease liability - operating

    5,570       7,189  

Non-current lease liability - financing

    48       63  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    215,805       199,889  

Stockholders' equity:

         

Common Stock; 45,000 shares authorized at $0.001 par value; 28,058 and 27,323 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

    28       27  

Additional paid-in capital

    388,316       381,143  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    (988 )     16,071  

Accumulated deficit

    (188,818 )     (142,671 )

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    198,538       254,570  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

  $ 414,343     $ 454,459  

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

 

 

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

   

Three months ended September 30,

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Revenue, net

  $ 56,693     $ 53,267     $ 161,233     $ 157,157  

Cost of goods sold

    46,944       45,143       133,832       127,537  

Gross profit

    9,749       8,124       27,401       29,620  

Operating expenses

       

         

 

Research and development

    9,206       10,149       27,021       31,990  

Sales and marketing

    2,385       2,783       7,107       8,576  

General and administrative

    11,654       10,645       33,908       32,195  

Total operating expenses

    23,245       23,577       68,036       72,761  

Loss from operations

    (13,496 )     (15,453 )     (40,635 )     (43,141 )

Other income (expense)

       

         

 

Interest income

    31       17       90       49  

Interest expense

    (1,621 )     (1,359 )     (4,431 )     (4,158 )

Other income (expense), net

    (541 )     998       (1,171 )     7,628  

Total other income (expense), net

    (2,131 )     (344 )     (5,512 )     3,519  

Loss before income taxes

    (15,627 )     (15,797 )     (46,147 )     (39,622 )

Net loss

  $ (15,627 )   $ (15,797 )   $ (46,147 )   $ (39,622 )

Net loss per share

 

   

   

   

 

Basic

  $ (0.56 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (1.67 )   $ (1.48 )

Diluted

  $ (0.56 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (1.67 )   $ (1.48 )

 

   

   

   

 

Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share:

 

   

   

   

 

Basic

    27,839,245       27,097,372       27,639,671       26,791,415  

Diluted

    27,839,245       27,097,372       27,639,671       26,791,415  

 

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

 

 

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

Three months ended September 30,

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Net loss

  $ (15,627 )   $ (15,797 )   $ (46,147 )   $ (39,622 )

Gain (Loss) on foreign currency translation adjustment

    (8,214 )     (421 )     (17,059 )     2,175  

Comprehensive loss

  $ (23,841 )   $ (16,218 )   $ (63,206 )   $ (37,447 )

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

 

 

 

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited, in thousands)

   

   

   

   

   

   

Accumulated

   

   

 

 

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   

Additional

   

other

   

   

 

 

Number

   

   

Number

   

   

paid-in

   

comprehensive

   

Accumulated

   

Stockholders'

 

 

of shares

   

Amount

   

of shares

   

Amount

   

capital

   

gain (loss)

   

deficit

   

equity

 

June 30, 2022

        $       27,658     $ 28     $ 385,531     $ 7,226     $ (173,191 )   $ 219,594  

Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax

                306             (111 )                 (111 )

Share-based compensation

                            2,627                   2,627  

Public offering of common stock, net

                94             269                   269  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                                  (8,214 )           (8,214 )

Net loss

                                        (15,627 )     (15,627 )

September 30, 2022

        $       28,058     $ 28     $ 388,316     $ (988 )   $ (188,818 )   $ 198,538  

   

   

   

   

   

   

Accumulated

   

   

 

 

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   

Additional

   

other

   

   

 

 

Number

   

   

Number

   

   

paid-in

   

comprehensive

   

Accumulated

   

Stockholders'

 

 

of shares

   

Amount

   

of shares

   

Amount

   

capital

   

gain (loss)

   

deficit

   

equity

 

June 30, 2021

        $       26,919     $ 27     $ 375,312     $ 14,286     $ (112,334 )   $ 277,291  

Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax

                249             (236 )                 (236 )

Share-based compensation

                            3,130                   3,130  

Public offering of common stock, net

                7             1                   1  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                                  (421 )           (421 )

Net loss

                                        (15,797 )     (15,797 )

September 30, 2021

        $       27,175     $ 27     $ 378,207     $ 13,865     $ (128,131 )   $ 263,968  

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

Accumulated

   

   

 

 

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   

Additional

   

other

   

   

 

 

Number

   

   

Number

   

   

paid-in

   

comprehensive

   

Accumulated

   

Stockholders'

 

 

of shares

   

Amount

   

of shares

   

Amount

   

capital

   

gain (loss)

   

deficit

   

equity

 

January 1, 2022

        $       27,323     $ 27     $ 381,143     $ 16,071     $ (142,671 )   $ 254,570  

Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax

                641       1       (339 )                 (338 )

Share-based compensation

                            7,243                   7,243  

Public offering of common stock, net

                94             269                   269  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                                  (17,059 )           (17,059 )

Net loss

                                        (46,147 )     (46,147 )

September 30, 2022

        $       28,058     $ 28     $ 388,316     $ (988 )   $ (188,818 )   $ 198,538  

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

Accumulated

   

   

 

 

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   

Additional

   

other

   

   

 

 

Number

   

   

Number

   

   

paid-in

   

comprehensive

   

Retained

   

Stockholders'

 

 

of shares

   

Amount

   

of shares

   

Amount

   

capital

   

gain (loss)

   

earnings

   

equity

 

January 1, 2021

        $       25,110     $ 25     $ 354,685     $ 11,690     $ (88,509 )   $ 277,891  

Stock options exercised, net of shares withheld for employee tax

                2             8                   8  

Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax

                510             (637 )                 (637 )

Share-based compensation

                            8,922                   8,922  

Public offering of common stock, net

                1,553       2       15,229                   15,231  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                                  2,175             2,175  

Net loss

                                        (39,622 )     (39,622 )

September 30, 2021

        $       27,175     $ 27     $ 378,207     $ 13,865     $ (128,131 )   $ 263,968  

 

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

 

 

 

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in thousands)

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

 

Operating activities:

 

   

 

Net loss

  $ (46,147 )   $ (39,622 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

   

 

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

    (8 )     -  

Lower of cost or market reserve adjustment to inventory

    3,852       3,335  

Depreciation and amortization

    17,698       19,188  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

    641       650  

Loss on disposal of assets

    (34 )     3  

Share-based compensation

    7,243       8,922  

Interest for extinguishment of debt

    -       (70 )

Extinguishment of debt

    -       (6,229 )

Unrealized foreign exchange gain

    2,443       1,021  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

           

Accounts receivable, trade

    2,258       (900 )

Notes receivable

    8,089       (8,102 )

Prepaid income tax

    1       -  

Inventories

    (12,734 )     13,551  

Other current assets

    (2,251 )     448  

Operating right of use asset

    665       609  

Accounts payable

    10,781       (1,149 )

Accrued liabilities

    (2,312 )     (2,372 )

Lease liability

    (724 )     (666 )

Net cash used in operating activities

    (10,539 )     (11,383 )

Investing activities:

       

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

    (2,450 )     (5,555 )

Proceeds from disposal of equipment

    118       111  

Deposits for equipment

    (488 )     (2,141 )

Purchase of intangible assets

    (390 )     (324 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (3,210 )     (7,909 )

Financing activities:

       

 

Principal payments of long-term debt and notes payable

    (7,336 )     (3,276 )

Proceeds from line of credit borrowings

    103,505       103,925  

Repayments of line of credit borrowings

    (97,298 )     (86,922 )

Proceeds from bank acceptance payable

    33,891       16,702  

Repayments of bank acceptance payable

    (27,062 )     (26,150 )

Principal payments of financing lease

    (14 )     (13 )

Exercise of stock options

    -       8  

Payments of tax withholding on behalf of employees related to share-based compensation

    (337 )     (696 )

Proceeds from common stock offering, net

    238       15,397  

Net cash provided by financing activities

    5,587       18,975  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    1,601       (900 )

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    (6,561 )     (1,217 )

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

    41,136       50,114  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

  $ 34,575     $ 48,897  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

           

Cash paid for:

           

Interest, net of amounts capitalized

  $ 4,861     $ 4,691  

Income taxes

    -       1  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

           

Extinguishment of Debt and interest

    -       (6,299 )

Net change in accounts payable related to property and equipment additions

    (192 )     (4,147 )

Net change in deposits and prepaid for equipment related to property and equipment additions

    52       83  

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

 

 

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1.   Description of Business​

Business Overview

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (“AOI” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation. The Company is a leading, vertically integrated provider of fiber-optic networking products, primarily for four networking end-markets: cable television ("CATV"), internet data center, telecommunications ("telecom") and fiber-to-the-home ("FTTH"). The Company designs and manufactures a wide range of optical communications products at varying levels of integration, from components, subassemblies and modules to complete turn-key equipment.

The Company has manufacturing and research and development facilities located in the U.S., Taiwan and China. In the U.S., at its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Sugar Land, Texas, the Company primarily manufactures lasers and laser components and performs research and development activities for laser component and optical module products. In addition, the Company also has a research and development facility in Duluth, Georgia. The Company operates in Taipei, Taiwan and Ningbo, China through its wholly-owned subsidiary Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”, incorporated in the British Virgin Islands). Prime World operates a branch in Taipei, Taiwan, which primarily manufactures transceivers and performs research and development activities for the transceiver products. Prime World is also the parent of Global Technology, Inc. (“Global”, incorporated in the People’s Republic of China). Through Global, the Company primarily manufactures certain of its data center transceiver products, including subassemblies, as well as CATV systems and equipment, and performs research and development activities for the CATV products.

Interim Financial Statements

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim information and with the instructions on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In accordance with those rules and regulations, the Company has omitted certain information and notes required by GAAP for annual consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, except as otherwise noted, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the entire fiscal year. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions that impact these financial statements and the accompanying notes relate to, among other things, revenue recognition, allowance for credit losses, inventory reserve, impairment of long-lived assets, service and product warranty costs, share-based compensation expense, estimated useful lives of property and equipment, and taxes.

 

Divestiture Agreement with Yuhan Optoelectronic Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

 

On September 15, 2022, the Company entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Yuhan Optoelectronic Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd ("Purchaser"), which is a company incorporated in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), to divest the Company's manufacturing facilities in PRC and certain assets related to its transceiver business and multi-channel optical sub-assembly products. The closing of the transactions subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including the approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS"). 

 

The purchase price will be an amount equal to the $150 million USD equivalent of Renminbi, less a holdback amount. Prior to the closing of the transaction the Company anticipates investing an amount equal to between 4% and 10% of the estimated proceeds from the transaction in exchange for a 10% equity interest in the Purchaser. 

 

Our management has performed an evaluation as required by ASC-360-10-45-9 to determine whether to classify certain our assets and liabilities as held for sale as of September 30, 2022. ASC 360 requires that a company classifies a business as held for sale in the period in which management commits to a plan to sell the business, the business is available for immediate sale in its present condition, an active program to complete the plan to sell the business is initiated, the sale of the business within one year is probable and the business is being marketed at a reasonable price in relation to its fair value. The proposed sale is subject to CFIUS' approval and the probability is less likely to be deemed "probable" as of September 30, 2022. Additionally, there is no financial disincentive for the buyer not to request additional changes. As a result, our management concludes that none of our assets or liabilities are required to be classified as held for sale.

 

Note 2.  Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the significant accounting policies described in its 2021 Annual Report, except as described below.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Yet to be Adopted

 

To date, there have been no recent accounting pronouncement not yet effective that have significance, or potential significance, to our Consolidated Financial Statements. 

 

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Note 3.  Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Revenue

Revenue is classified based on the location where the product is manufactured. For additional information on the disaggregated revenues by geographical region, see Note 17, "Geographic Information.”

 

Revenue is also classified by major product category and is presented below (in thousands):

   

Three months ended September 30,

 

         

% of

           

% of

 

 

2022

   

Revenue

   

2021

   

Revenue

 

CATV

  $ 31,260       55.2 %   $ 23,101       43.4 %

Data Center

    17,697       31.2 %     23,929       44.9 %

Telecom

    6,821       12.0 %     5,148       9.7 %

FTTH

    -       0 %     62       0.1 %

Other

    915       1.6 %     1,027       1.9 %

Total Revenue

  $ 56,693       100.0 %   $ 53,267       100.0 %

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

         

% of

           

% of

 

 

2022

   

Revenue

   

2021

   

Revenue

 

CATV

  $ 79,953       49.6 %   $ 69,339       44.1 %

Data Center

    60,608       37.5 %     72,259       46.0 %

Telecom

    18,362       11.4 %     12,959       8.2 %

FTTH

    124       0.1 %     784       0.5 %

Other

    2,186       1.4 %     1,816       1.2 %

Total Revenue

  $ 161,233       100.0 %   $ 157,157       100.0 %

 

 

 

Note 4.  Leases

The Company leases space under non-cancellable operating leases for manufacturing facilities, research and development offices and certain storage facilities and apartments. These leases do not contain contingent rent provisions. The Company also leases certain machinery, office equipment and a vehicle. Many of its leases include both lease (e.g. fixed payments including rent, taxes, and insurance costs) and non-lease components (e.g. common-area or other maintenance costs) which are accounted for as a single lease component as the Company has elected the practical expedient to group lease and non-lease components for all leases. Several of the leases include one or more options to renew which have been assessed and either included or excluded from the calculation of the lease liability of the right of use ("ROU") asset based on management’s intentions and individual fact patterns. Several warehouses and apartments have non-cancellable lease terms of less than one-year and therefore, the Company has elected the practical expedient to exclude these short-term leases from its ROU asset and lease liabilities.

As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate, which is the rate incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Based on the applicable lease terms and current economic environment, the Company applies a location approach for determining the incremental borrowing rate.

The components of lease expense were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

   

Three months ended September 30,

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Operating lease expense

  $ 283     $ 311     $ 882     $ 922  

Financing lease expense

    8       8       24       24  

Short Term lease expense

    34       4       55       17  

Total lease expense

  $ 325     $ 323     $ 961     $ 963  

 

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows for the future one-year periods ending  September 30, 2022 (in thousands):

      Operating       Financing  

2023

    1,194       22  

2024

    1,118       49  

2025

    1,101       0  

2026

    1,064       0  

2027

    1,038       0  

2028 and thereafter

    1,757       0  

Total lease payments

    7,272       71  

Less imputed interest

    (704 )     (4 )

Present value

    6,568       67  

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The weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate for the leases were as follows for the periods indicated:

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

 

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years) - operating leases

    6.41       7.38  

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years) - financing leases

    1.08       2.33  

Weighted Average Discount Rate - operating leases

    3.22 %     3.23 %

Weighted Average Discount Rate - financing leases

    5.00 %     5.00 %

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to the leases was as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

   

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

    903       980  

Operating cash flows from financing lease

    3       4  

Financing cash flows from financing lease

    14       13  

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

    -       121  

 

Note 5.  Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the statement of financial position that sum to the total of the same such amounts in the statement of cash flows (in thousands):

 

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 

 

2022

   

2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 26,268     $ 34,656  

Restricted cash

    8,307       6,480  

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows

  $ 34,575     $ 41,136  

Restricted cash includes guarantee deposits for customs duties, China government subsidy fund, and compensating balances required for certain credit facilities. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there was $6.4 million and $3.0 million of restricted cash required for bank acceptance notes issued to vendors, respectively. In addition, there was $0.8 million and $2.4 million certificate of deposit associated with credit facilities with a bank in China as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. There was $11.2 million and $1.0 million guarantee deposits for customs duties as of  September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

Note 6.  Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic net loss per share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and dilutive potential common shares from stock options, restricted stock units and senior convertible notes outstanding during the period. In periods with net losses, normally dilutive shares become anti-dilutive. Therefore, basic and diluted loss per share are the same.

The following table sets forth the computation of the basic and diluted net loss per share for the periods indicated (in thousands):

   

Three months ended September 30,

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Numerator:

 

   

   

   

 

Net loss

  $ (15,627 )   $ (15,797 )   $ (46,147 )   $ (39,622 )

Denominator:

 

     

     

     

   

Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share

 

     

     

     

   

Basic

    27,839       27,097       27,640       26,791  

Diluted

    27,839       27,097       27,640       26,791  

Net loss per share

 

     

     

     

   

Basic

  $ (0.56 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (1.67 )   $ (1.48 )

Diluted

  $ (0.56 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (1.67 )   $ (1.48 )

 

The following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the diluted net loss per share as their effect would have been antidilutive (in thousands):

   

Three months ended September 30,

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Employee stock options

   

      1             3  

Restricted stock units

   

322

      2             6  

Shares for convertible senior notes

    4,587       4,587       4,587       4,587  

Total antidilutive shares

    4,909       4,590       4,587       4,596  

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Note 7.  Inventories

Inventories, net of inventory write-downs, consist of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

September 30, 2022

   

December 31, 2021

 

Raw materials

  $ 34,372     $ 29,469  

Work in process and sub-assemblies

    48,961       41,528  

Finished goods

    10,928       21,519  

Total inventories

  $ 94,261     $ 92,516  

The lower of cost or market adjustment expensed for inventory for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $1.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The lower of cost or market adjustment expensed for inventory for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $3.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the direct inventory write-offs related to scrap, discontinued products, and damaged inventories were $1.1 million and $4.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the direct inventory write-offs related to scrap, discontinued products, and damaged inventories were $3.8 million and $15 million, respectively.

 

Note 8.  Property, Plant & Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

September 30, 2022

   

December 31, 2021

 

Land improvements

  $ 806     $ 806  

Buildings and improvements

    85,078       89,698  

Machinery and equipment

    246,605       266,386  

Furniture and fixtures

    5,303       5,658  

Computer equipment and software

    11,430       12,727  

Transportation equipment

    661       726  

    349,883       376,001  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

    (169,898 )     (167,772 )

    179,985       208,229  

Construction in progress

    30,500       33,705  

Land

    1,101       1,101  

Total property, plant and equipment, net

  $ 211,586     $ 243,035  

For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the depreciation expense of property, plant and equipment was $5.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the depreciation expense of property, plant and equipment was $17.2 million and $18.7 million, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the capitalized interest was $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the capitalized interest was $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

 

As of September 30, 2022, the Company concluded that its continued loss history constitutes a triggering event as described in ASC 360-10-35-21,Property, Plant, and Equipment.  The Company performed a recoverability test and concluded that future undiscounted cash flows exceed the carrying amount of the Company’s long-lived assets and therefore no impairment charge was recorded. 

 

 

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Note 9.  Intangible Assets, net

Intangible assets consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):

   

September 30, 2022

 

 

Gross

   

Accumulated

   

Intangible

 

 

Amount

   

amortization

   

assets, net

 

Patents

  $ 8,865     $ (5,155 )   $ 3,710  

Trademarks

    50       (20 )     30  

Total intangible assets

  $ 8,915     $ (5,175 )   $ 3,740  

 

   

December 31, 2021

 

 

Gross

   

Accumulated

   

Intangible

 

 

Amount

   

amortization

   

assets, net

 

Patents

  $ 8,597     $ (4,779 )   $ 3,818  

Trademarks

    35       (17 )     18  

Total intangible assets

  $ 8,632     $ (4,796 )   $ 3,836  

For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, amortization expense for intangible assets, included in general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations, was $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, included in general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations, the amortization expense for intangible assets, was each $0.5 million. The remaining weighted average amortization period for intangible assets is approximately 6 years.

 

At September 30, 2022, future amortization expense for intangible assets for future one year periods is estimated to be (in thousands):

 

2023

    616  

2024

    616  

2025

    616  

2026

    616  

2027

    616  

2028

    616  

thereafter

    44  
      3,740  

 

 

Note 10.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments​

The following table represents a summary of the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the periods indicated (in thousands):

   

As of September 30, 2022

   

As of December 31, 2021

 

 

(Level 1)

   

(Level 2)

   

(Level 3)

   

Total

   

(Level 1)

   

(Level 2)

   

(Level 3)

   

Total

 

Assets:

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 26,268     $     $     $ 26,268     $ 34,656     $     $     $ 34,656  

Restricted cash

    8,307                   8,307       6,480                   6,480  

Note receivable

          9             9             8,148             8,148  

Total assets

  $ 34,575     $ 9     $     $ 34,584     $ 41,136     $ 8,148     $     $ 49,284  

Liabilities:

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

Bank acceptance payable

  $     $ 13,760     $     $ 13,760     $     $ 8,198     $     $ 8,198  

Convertible senior notes

          56,524             56,524             67,588             67,588  

Total liabilities

  $     $ 70,284     $     $ 70,284     $     $ 75,786     $     $ 75,786  

The carrying value amounts of accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The carrying value amounts of bank acceptances approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of the debt since it renews frequently at current interest rates. The Company believes that the interest rates in effect at each period end represent the current market rates for similar borrowings.

 

The fair value of its convertible senior debt is measured for disclosure purpose. The fair value is based on observable market prices for this debt, which is traded in less active markets and are therefore classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement.​

  

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Note 11.  Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

Notes payable and long-term debt consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):

   

September 30, 2022

   

December 31, 2021

 

Revolving line of credit with a U.S. bank up to $20,000 with interest at 4.063% , maturing April 15, 2023

  $ 17,831     $ 14,373  

Notes payable to a finance company due in monthly installments with 3.1% interest, matured January 21, 2022

    -       170  

Revolving line of credit with a China bank up to $20,185 with interest from 2.95% to 4.57%, maturing June 28, 2023

    17,166       19,595  

Credit facility with a China bank up to $23,722 with interest of 3.44%~5.43%, maturing March 14, 2023

    16,361       13,044  

Credit facility with a China bank up to $7,167 with interest of 5.7%, matured June 27, 2022

    -       7,529  

Sub-total

    51,358       54,711  

Less debt issuance costs, net

    (1 )     (22 )

Grand total

    51,357       54,689  

Less current portion

    (51,357 )     (49,689 )

Non-current portion

  $ -     $ 5,000  
             
             

Bank Acceptance Notes Payable

 

   

 

Bank acceptance notes issued to vendors with a zero percent interest rate

  $ 13,760     $ 8,198  

 

 

 

The current portion of long-term debt is the amount payable within one year of the balance sheet date of September 30, 2022.

Maturities of long-term debt are as follows for the future one-year periods ending September 30, (in thousands):

Within one year

  $ 51,357  

Beyond one year

    -  

Total outstanding

  $ 51,357  

On September 28, 2017, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (“Loan Agreement”), a Promissory Note, an Addendum to the Promissory Note, a Truist Bank Security Agreement, a Trademark Security Agreement, and a Patent Security Agreement (together the “Credit Facility”) with Truist Bank. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by the Company’s accounts receivable, inventory, intellectual property, and all business assets with the exception of real estate and equipment.

On  December 29, 2021, the Company executed a Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement (the "Sixth Amendment") and a Fifth Amendment to Security Agreement, a Note Modification Agreement, and an Addendum to Promissory Note (together the "Sixth Amended Credit Facility") with Truist Bank. The Sixth Amended Credit Facility extends the $20 million line of credit, originally entered into on  September 28, 2017, until  April 15, 2023. Borrowings will bear interest at a rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 1.56%, with a SOFR floor of 0.75%. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had $17.8 million of outstanding borrowings and was in compliance with all covenants under the Sixth Amended Credit Facility.

 

On September 15, 2020, Prime World entered into an Amendment to the Finance Lease Agreements dated November 29, 2018 and January 21, 2019 (the “Amendment”) with Chailease Finance Co., Ltd. (“Chailease”). The Amendment amends the Finance Lease Agreements, dated November 29, 2018 and January 21, 2019 (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Original Finance Agreements”). Pursuant to the Amendment, Prime World agrees to pay Chailease NT$22,311,381, or approximately $0.8 million for certain leased equipment listed in the Amendment (the “Leased Equipment”). This payment includes all outstanding lease payments, costs and expenses; simultaneously, Chailease agrees to transfer title of such Leased Equipment back to Prime World. Regarding all other equipment contemplated in the Original Finance Agreements but not listed in the Amendment, pursuant to the terms and conditions made under the Original Finance Agreements, Prime World is obligated to pay Chailease monthly lease payments which total NT$159,027,448, or approximately $5.5 million (the “Lease Payments”). The Lease Payments began on September 21, 2020 with the last Lease Payment due on January 21, 2022, title of all other equipment contemplated under the Original Finance Agreements but not listed in the Amendment transferred to Prime World upon completion of the Lease Payments and expiration of the Original Finance Agreements. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has fully repaid the Original Finance Agreements and Amendment. 

 

 

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On May 24, 2019, the Company’s China subsidiary, Global, entered into a five-year revolving credit line agreement, totaling 180,000,000 RMB (the “SPD Credit Line”), or approximately $25.4 million, and a mortgage security agreement (the “Security Agreement”), with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd ("SPD"). Borrowing under the SPD Credit Line will be used for general corporate and capital investment purposes, including the issuance of bank acceptance notes to Global’s vendors. The total SPD Credit Line of 180 million RMB is inclusive of all credit facilities previously entered into with SPD including: a 30 million RMB credit facility entered into on May 7, 2019; and a 9.9 million RMB credit facility entered into on April 30, 2019 and $2 million credit facility entered into on May 8, 2019. Global may draw upon the SPD Credit Line on an as-needed basis at any time during the 5-year term; however, draws under the SPD Credit Line may become due and repayable to SPD at SPD’s discretion due to changes in Chinese government regulations and/or changes in Global’s financial and operational condition. Each draw will bear interest equal to SPD’s commercial banking interest rate effective on the day of the applicable draw. Global’s obligations under the SPD Credit Line will be secured by real property owned by Global and mortgaged to the Bank under the terms of the Security Agreement. As of September 30, 2022, $17.1 million was outstanding under the SPD Credit Line and the outstanding balance of bank acceptance notes issued to vendors was $4.9 million.

 

On June 21, 2019, the Company’s China subsidiary, Global, entered into an 18 month credit facility totaling 100,000,000 RMB (the “¥100M Credit Facility”), or approximately $14.1 million, with China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd., in Ningbo City, China (“CZB”). Borrowing under the ¥100M Credit Facility will be used by Global for general corporate purposes. On January 6, 2021, the ¥100M Credit Facility with CZB was extended for three (3) years until January 5, 2024. The Company replaced this loan agreement on June 7, 2022.

 

On June 7, 2022, the Company's China Subsidiary, Global, entered a security agreement with China Zheshang Bank in Ningbo City, China ("CZB") for a five-year credit line agreement, totaling 200,000,000 RMB (the "¥200M Credit Facility"), or approximately $29.9 million. Global may draw upon the ¥200M Credit Facility between June 7, 2022 and June 6, 2027 (" ¥200M Credit Period"). During the ¥200M Credit Period, Global may request to draw upon the ¥200M Credit Facility on an as-needed basis; however, draws under the ¥200M Credit Facility may become due and repayable to CZB at CZB’s discretion due to changes in Chinese government regulations and/or changes in Global’s financial and operational condition. Each draw will be facilitated by a separate credit agreement specifying the terms of each draw and will bear interest equal to CZB's commercial banking interest rate effective on the day of the applicable draw. Global’s obligations under the ¥200M Credit Facility will be secured by real property owned by Global and mortgaged to CZB under the terms of the Real Estate Security Agreement. As of September 30, 2022, $16.4 million was outstanding under the ¥200M Credit Facility and the outstanding balance of bank acceptance notes issued to vendors was $8.9 million.

On June 21, 2019, the Company’s China subsidiary, Global, entered into a three-year credit facility totaling 50,000,000 RMB (the “¥50M Credit Facility”), or approximately $7.1 million, with CZB. Borrowing under the ¥50M Credit Facility will be used by Global for general corporate purposes. Global may draw upon the ¥50M Credit Facility from June 21, 2019 until June 20, 2022 (the “¥50M Credit Period”). During the ¥50M Credit Period, Global may request to draw upon the ¥50M Credit Facility on an as-needed basis; however, draws under the ¥50M Credit Facility may become due and repayable to CZB at CZB’s discretion due to changes in Chinese government regulations and/or changes in Global’s financial and operational condition. Each draw will bear interest equal to CZB’s commercial banking interest rate effective on the day of the applicable draw. Global’s obligations under the ¥50M Credit Facility will be secured by machinery and equipment owned by Global and mortgaged to CZB under the terms of the Machinery and Equipment Security Agreement. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has fully repaid the ¥50M Credit Facility.

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $12.5 million and $7.4 million of unused borrowing capacity, respectively.

 

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there was $7.2 million and $5.4 million of restricted cash, investments or security deposits associated with the loan facilities, respectively.

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Note 12.  Convertible Senior Notes

On March 5, 2019, the Company issued $80.5 million of 5% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 5, 2019 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, paying agent, and conversion agent (the “Trustee”). The Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.00% per year, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2019. The Notes will mature on March 15, 2024, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms.

The sale of the Notes generated net proceeds of $76.4 million, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discounts and offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company used approximately $37.8 million of the net proceeds from the offering to fully repay the CapEx Loan and Term Loan with Truist Bank and the remainder will be used for general corporate purposes.

The following table presents the carrying value of the Notes for the periods indicated (in thousands):

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 

 

2022

   

2021

 

Principal

  $ 80,500     $ 80,500  

Unamortized debt issuance costs

    (1,202 )     (1,820 )

Net carrying amount

  $ 79,298     $ 78,680  

The Notes are convertible at the option of holders of the Notes at any time until the close of business on the scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, holders of the Notes will receive shares of the Company’s common stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of any fractional share, at the then-applicable conversion rate. The initial conversion rate is 56.9801 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (representing an initial conversion price of approximately $17.55 per share of common stock, which represents an initial conversion premium of approximately 30% above the closing price of $13.50 per share of the Company’s common stock on February 28, 2019), subject to customary adjustments. If a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, and in connection with certain other conversions before March 15, 2022, the Company will in certain circumstances increase the conversion rate for a specified period of time.

 

Initially there are no guarantors of the Notes, but the Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior, unsecured basis by certain of the Company’s future domestic subsidiaries.  The Notes are the Company’s senior, unsecured obligations and are equal in right of payment with existing and future senior, unsecured indebtedness, senior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the Notes and effectively subordinated to the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing that indebtedness.  The Note Guarantee (as defined in the Indenture) of each future guarantor, if any, will be such guarantor’s senior, unsecured obligations and are equal in right of payment with existing and future senior, unsecured indebtedness, senior in right of payment to such future guarantor’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the Notes and effectively subordinated to such future guarantor’s existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing that indebtedness.

 

Holders may require the Company to repurchase their Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture) at a cash purchase price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

After March 15, 2022, the Company may redeem for cash all or part of the Notes if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price on (i) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends the related redemption notice; and (ii) the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends such redemption notice.  The redemption price is equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.  In addition, calling any Note for redemption will constitute a “make-whole fundamental change” with respect to that Note, in which case the conversion rate applicable to the conversion of that Note will be increased in certain circumstances if it is converted after it is called for redemption.

 

The Indenture contains covenants that limit the Company’s ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified stock; and (ii) create or incur liens.

Pursuant to the guidance in ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, the Company evaluated whether the conversion feature of the note needed to be bifurcated from the host instrument as a freestanding financial instrument. Under ASC 815-40, to qualify for equity classification (or non-bifurcation, if embedded) the instrument (or embedded feature) must be both (1) indexed to the issuer’s own stock and (2) meet the requirements of the equity classification guidance. Based upon the Company’s analysis, it was determined the conversion option is indexed to its own stock and also met all the criteria for equity classification contained in ASC 815-40-25-7 and 815-40-25-10. Accordingly, the conversion option is not required to be bifurcated from the host instrument as a freestanding financial instrument. Since the conversion feature meets the equity scope exception from derivative accounting, the Company then evaluated whether the conversion feature needed to be separately accounted for as an equity component under ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options.  The Company determined that notes should be accounted for in their entirety as a liability.

 

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The Company incurred approximately $4.1 million in transaction costs in connection with the issuance of the Notes. These costs were recognized as a reduction of the carrying amount of the Notes utilizing the effective interest method and are being amortized over the term of the Notes.

The following table sets forth interest expense information related to the Notes (in thousands):

   

Three months ended September 30,

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Contractual interest expense

  $ 1,006     $ 1,006     $ 3,019     $ 3,018  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

    208       208       618       618  

Total interest cost

  $ 1,214     $ 1,214     $ 3,637     $ 3,636  

Effective interest rate

    5.1 %     5.1 %     5.1 %     5.1 %

 

Note 13.  Accrued Liabilities​

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):

   

September 30, 2022

   

December 31, 2021

 

Accrued payroll

  $ 5,263     $ 6,516  

Accrued employee benefits

    2,535       3,471  

Accrued state and local taxes

    1,358       1,897  

Accrued interest

    432       1,475  

Accrued shipping and tariff expenses

    -       33  

Advanced payments

    517       195  

Accrued commission expenses

    1,080       1,003  

Accrued professional fees

    652       346  

Accrued product warranty

    135       263  

Accrued other

    472       388  

Total accrued liabilities

  $ 12,444     $ 15,587  

 

Note 14.  Other Income and Expense

Other income and (expense) consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

   

Three months ended September 30,

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss)

  $ (598 )   $ (1 )   $ (1,409 )   $ 217  

Government subsidy income

    49       826       150       980  

Other non-operating gain

    9       171       54       205  

Loan forgiveness

    -       -       -       6,229  

Gain (loss) on disposal of assets

    (1 )     2       34       (3 )

Total other income (expenses) , net

  $ (541 )   $ 998     $ (1,171 )   $ 7,628  

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Note 15.  Share-Based Compensation

Equity Plans

The Company’s board of directors and stockholders approved the following equity plans:

 

the 2006 Share Incentive Plan

 

the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”)

 

the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Plan”)

 

The Company issued stock options, restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to employees, consultants and non-employee directors. Stock option awards generally vest over a four-year period and have a maximum term of ten years. Stock options under these plans have been granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of the grant. Nonqualified and Incentive Stock Options, RSAs and RSUs may be granted from these plans. Prior to the Company’s initial public offering in September 2013, the fair market value of the Company’s stock had been historically determined by the board of directors and from time to time with the assistance of third-party valuation specialists.

Stock Options

Options have been granted to the Company’s employees under the two incentive plans and generally become exercisable as to 25% of the shares on the first anniversary date following the date of grant and 12.5% on a semi-annual basis thereafter. All options expire ten years after the date of grant.

The following is a summary of option activity (in thousands, except per share data):

   

   

   

Weighted

   

   

Weighted

   

 

 

   

Weighted

   

Average

   

   

Average

   

 

 

   

Average

   

Share Price

   

Weighted

   

Remaining

   

Aggregate

 

 

Number of

   

Exercise

   

on Date of

   

Average

   

Contractual

   

Intrinsic

 

 

shares

   

Price

   

Exercise

   

Fair Value

   

Life

   

Value

 

 

(in thousands, except price data)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2022

    269     $ 10.32    

      $ 5.44       1.6879     $ -  

Forfeited

    (5 )     6.13               5.04             -  

Outstanding, September 30, 2022

    264       10.40             5.45       0.9655       -  

Exercisable, September 30, 2022

    264       10.40             5.45       0.9655       -  

Vested and expected to vest

    264       10.40             5.45       0.9655       -  
 

 

As of September 30, 2022, there was no unrecognized stock option expense.

Performance Based Incentive Plan

 

The Company approved to grant restricted performance stock units (“PSUs”) to senior executives as a part of our long-term equity compensation program starting from June 2021. The number of shares of common stock that will ultimately be issued to settle PSUs granted ranges from 0% to 200% of the number granted and is determined based on certain performance criteria over a three-year measurement period. The performance criteria for the PSUs are based on a combination of the performance of our stock price and the Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) for the performance period compared with the TSR of certain peer companies or index for the performance period. PSUs granted vest 100% on the third anniversary of their grant, assuming achievement of the applicable performance criteria. We estimated the fair value of the PSUs using a Monte Carlo simulation model on the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized ratably over the explicit service period. The Company recognized PSU expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The PSU expenses for the nine months ended on September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $1.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

 

Restricted Stock Units/Awards

The following is a summary of RSU/RSA activity, inclusive of performance based incentive plan (in thousands, except per share data):

   

   

Weighted

   

   

 

 

   

Average Share

   

Weighted

   

Aggregate

 

 

Number of

   

Price on Date

   

Average Fair

   

Intrinsic

 

 

shares

   

of Release

   

Value

   

Value

 

 

(in thousands, except price data)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2022

    2,170           $ 11.15     $ 11,156  

Granted

    1,874             2       3,399  

Released

    (760 )           9.5       2,131  

Cancelled/Forfeited

    (120 )           10.85       325  

Outstanding, September 30, 2022

    3,164             6.14       8,607  

Vested and expected to vest

    3,164             6.14       8,607  

As of September 30, 2022, there was $16.1 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to these RSUs and RSAs. This expense is expected to be recognized over 2.1 years.

 

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Share-Based Compensation

Employee share-based compensation expenses recognized for the periods indicated (in thousands):

   

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2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Share-based compensation - by expense type

 

   

                 

Cost of goods sold

  $ 121     $ 222     $ 371     $ 689  

Research and development

    343       489       1,019       1,682  

Sales and marketing

    231       272       643       820  

General and administrative

    1,932       2,146       5,210       5,731  

Total share-based compensation expense

  $ 2,627     $ 3,129     $ 7,243     $ 8,922  

 

 

Note 16.  Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was 0%. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the effective tax rate varied from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the change of the valuation allowance on federal, state, Taiwan, and China deferred tax assets ("DTA"). 

 

The Company's effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was 0%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the effective tax rate varied from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the change of the valuation allowance on federal, state, Taiwan and China DTA.

 

The Company continually monitors and performs an assessment of the realizability of its DTAs, including an analysis of factors such as future taxable income, reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, and tax planning strategies. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, the Company considered both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets using a “more likely than not” standard. In making such assessment, more weight was given to evidence that could be objectively verified, including recent cumulative losses. Based on the Company’s review of this evidence, management determined that a full valuation allowance against all of the Company’s net deferred tax assets at September 30, 2022 was appropriate.

 

Note 17.  Geographic Information

The Company operates in one reportable segment. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is considered to be the chief operating decision maker, manages the Company’s operations as a whole and reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by information about product revenue, for purposes of evaluating financial performance and allocating resources.

The following tables set forth the Company’s revenue and asset information by geographic region. Revenue is classified based on the location of where the product is manufactured. Long-lived assets in the tables below comprise only property, plant, equipment and intangible assets (in thousands):

   

Three months ended September 30,

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Revenues:

 

   

   

   

 

United States

  $ 2,027     $ 4,547     $ 5,732     $ 11,451  

Taiwan

    46,716       19,562       111,700       75,282  

China

    7,950       29,158       43,801       70,424  

  $ 56,693     $ 53,267       161,233     $ 157,157  

 

   

As of the period ended

 

 

September 30,

   

December 31,

 

 

2022

   

2021

 

Long-lived assets:

 

   

 

United States

  $ 81,834     $ 87,709  

Taiwan

    50,847       63,644  

China

    93,447       108,509  

  $ 226,128     $ 259,862  

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Note 18.  Contingencies

Litigation

Overview

 

From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including, but not limited to, inquiries, investigations, audits and other regulatory proceedings, such as described below. The Company records a loss provision when it believes it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Unless otherwise disclosed, the Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss for the legal proceeding described below.

 

The Company believes that there are no claims or actions pending or threatened against it, the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse effect on it.

 

Other Contingencies

 

On  August 9, 2021, the Company has received a Taxes Notification of Audit Result (“Notice”) from the Texas Comptroller’s Office (the “Comptroller”), for fiscal years between 2016 and 2019, informing the Company that the Comptroller believes the Company did not qualify for certain sales and use tax exemptions on various Research and Development purchases and accordingly the Company is liable for Sale and Use Tax in the amount of approximately $1.0 million including interest charges. The Company paid $0.4 million for the tax notice on May 2021, but challenged the remaining tax assessments and vigorously defended its position. The Comptroller’s office exhausted its redetermination period and therefore moved AOI’s case to hearing process. AOI has not received its amended determination or hearing notice. The management estimated that the additional tax assessment will be in the range of $0.2 million to $0.4 million including interest charges.

 

 

Note 19.  Subsequent Events

The Company repaid its revolving bank line of credit with Truist Bank in the amount of $16.3 million on October 6, 2022.

 

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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022 and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 included in our Annual Report. References to “Applied Optoelectronics,” “we,” “our” and “us” are to Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The statements contained in this Quarterly Report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Terminology such as "believe," "may," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "could," "would," "target," "seek," "aim," "believe," "predicts," "think," "objectives," "optimistic," "new," "goal," "strategy," "potential," "is likely," "will," "expect," "plan," "project," "permit,"  or by other similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and industry and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from 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 identified in “Part II —Item 1A. Risk Factors” provided below, and those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC, including our Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report.

Overview

We are a leading, vertically integrated provider of fiber-optic networking products. We target four networking end-markets: CATV, internet data centers, telecom and FTTH. We design and manufacture a range of optical communications products at varying levels of integration, from components, subassemblies and modules to complete turn-key equipment. In designing products for our customers, we typically begin with the fundamental building blocks of lasers and laser components. From these foundational products, we design and manufacture a wide range of products to meet our customers’ needs and specifications, and such products differ from each other by their end market, intended use and level of integration. We are primarily focused on the higher-performance segments within the CATV, internet data center, telecom and FTTH markets which increasingly demand faster connectivity and innovation. Our vertically integrated manufacturing model provides us several advantages, including rapid product development, fast response times to customer requests and control over product quality and manufacturing costs.

The four end markets we target are all driven by significant bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network-connected devices, video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. Within the internet data center market, we benefit from the increasing use of higher-capacity optical networking technology as a replacement for copper cables, particularly as speeds reach 100 Gbps and above, as well as the movement to open internet data center architectures and the increasing use of in-house equipment design among leading internet companies. Within the CATV market, we benefit from a number of ongoing trends including the build-out of CATV infrastructure in the US and other countries, the move to higher bandwidth networks among CATV service providers and the outsourcing of system design among CATV networking equipment companies. In the FTTH market, we benefit from continuing PON deployments and system upgrades among telecom service providers. In the telecom market, we benefit from deployment of new high-speed fiber-optic networks by telecom network operators, including 5G networks.

Our vertically integrated manufacturing model provides us several advantages, including rapid product development, fast response times to customer requests and greater control over product quality and manufacturing costs. We design, manufacture and integrate our own analog and digital lasers using a proprietary Molecular Beam Epitaxy, or MBE, and Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) fabrication process, which we believe is unique in our industry. We manufacture the majority of the laser chips and optical components that are used in our products. The lasers we manufacture are tested extensively to enable reliable operation over time and our devices are often highly tolerant of changes in temperature and humidity, making them well-suited to the CATV, FTTH and 5G telecom markets where networking equipment is often installed outdoors.

 

We have three manufacturing sites: Sugar Land, Texas, Ningbo, China and Taipei, Taiwan. Our research and development functions are generally partnered with our manufacturing locations, and we have an additional research and development facility in Duluth, Georgia. In our Sugar Land facility, we manufacture laser chips (utilizing our MBE and MOCVD processes), subassemblies and components. The subassemblies are used in the manufacture of components by our other manufacturing facilities or sold to third parties as modules. We manufacture our laser chips only within our Sugar Land facility, where our laser design team is located. In our Taiwan location, we manufacture optical components, such as our butterfly lasers, which incorporate laser chips, subassemblies and components manufactured within our Sugar Land facility. Additionally, in our Taiwan location, we manufacture transceivers for the internet data center, telecom, FTTH and other markets. In our China facility, we take advantage of lower labor costs and manufacture certain more labor intensive components and optical equipment systems, such as optical subassemblies and transceivers for the CATV transmitters (at the headend), CATV outdoor equipment (at the node) and internet data center market, . Each manufacturing facility conducts testing on the components, modules or subsystems it manufactures and each facility is certified to ISO 9001:2015. Our facilities in Ningbo, China, Taipei, Taiwan, and Sugar Land, Texas are all certified to ISO 14001:2015.

 

Our business depends on winning competitive bid selection processes to develop components, systems and equipment for use in our customers’ products. These selection processes are typically lengthy, and as a result our sales cycles will vary based on the level of customization required, market served, whether the design win is with an existing or new customer and whether our solution being designed in our customers’ product is our first generation or subsequent generation product. We do not have any long-term purchase commitments (in excess of one year) with any of our customers, most of whom purchase our products on a purchase order basis. However, once one of our solutions is incorporated into a customer’s design, we believe that our solution is likely to continue to be purchased for that design throughout that product’s life cycle because of the time and expense associated with redesigning the product or substituting an alternative solution.

Our principal executive offices are located at 13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478, and our telephone number is (281) 295-1800.

 

 

Divestiture Agreement with Yuhan Optoelectronic Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

 

On September 15, 2022, we entered into a definitive agreement and announced the planned divesture to sell the manufacturing facilities in People’s Republic of China ("PRC") and certain assets related to our transceiver business and multi-channel optical sub-assembly products to Yuhan Optoelectronic Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("Purchaser"), which is a company incorporated in the PRC. The transaction is expected to close within 2023 subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including the CFIUS approval. Additional information regarding this transaction is provided in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2022.

 

The purchase price for this transaction will be an amount equal to the $150 million USD equivalent of Renminbi less a holdback amount. Prior to the closing of this transaction, the Company anticipates investing an amount equal to between 4% and 10% of the estimated proceeds from the transaction in exchange for a 10% equity interest in the Purchaser. The proceeds from the transaction will enable the Company to make strategic investments in higher margin and higher growth opportunities. By exiting the transceiver market, the Company will focus its resources on its CATV business and manufacturing lasers and laser components for the datacenter, CATV, telecom and FTTH markets.

 

Our management has performed an evaluation as required by ASC-360-10-45-9 to determine whether to classify certain our assets and liabilities as held for sale as of September 30, 2022. ASC 360 requires that a company classifies a business as held for sale in the period in which management commits to a plan to sell the business, the business is available for immediate sale in its present condition, an active program to complete the plan to sell the business is initiated, the sale of the business within one year is probable and the business is being marketed at a reasonable price in relation to its fair value. The proposed sale is subject to CFIUS' approval and the probability is less likely to be deemed "probable" as of September 30, 2022. Additionally, there is no financial disincentive for the buyer not to request additional changes. As a result, our management concludes that none of our assets or liabilities are required to be classified as held for sale.

 

COVID-19 Pandemic

 

We are subject to risks and uncertainties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business is highly uncertain and difficult to predict as coronavirus continues to spread around the world. In March 2020, we instituted travel restrictions and implemented sanitation and disinfection procedures to safeguard the health and safety of our employees which continue today. Recently, we began allowing certain employee travel, but continue strict sanitation procedures in our facilities.  With increased vaccinations and the potential significant reduction of infections, we have implemented procedures for a safe return to the office environment for all of our employees.

 

The spread of COVID-19 has impacted our supply chain operations through restrictions, reduced capacity and shutdown of business activities by suppliers whom we rely on for sourcing components and materials and third-party partners whom we rely on for manufacturing, warehousing and logistics services. Currently, the suppliers who were responsible for most of our supply-chain constraints in 2021 have begun returning to normal operations and have expressed optimism that their deliveries in 2022 will return to normal.  However, late in the first quarter of 2022, certain areas of China began to experience severe restrictions due to COVID-19 outbreaks. Also, certain of our suppliers for semiconductor components have recently notified us of lengthy delays in shipments of certain integrated circuits used in some of our products. Currently, it is not possible to estimate the impact (if any) of these restrictions because it is not clear how long the restrictions will be in place or the extent to which the restrictions will curtail production by our suppliers in the affected areas. In order to minimize the impact of these and any similar disruptions, we have added additional suppliers for many key components, where it is practical to do so.  Also, where it is possible, we have in many cases begun to utilize alternative components in place of the originally-specified components when the original components have experienced supply disruption. We believe that these additional suppliers and alternative parts will be able to augment our supply of needed components, although in some cases these alternative materials are more expensive than the original ones so a switch to these alternate materials has had a negative impact on gross margins and profitability. Due to a mix of old and new parts used in production, it is difficult to estimate the amount of margin reduction associated with these alternatives. As a result of the changing supply environment, it is also difficult to estimate the future impact, if any, of these additional supply-chain related costs.

 

Although demand for many of our products has been strong in the short-term as subscribers seek more bandwidth, customers’ purchasing decisions over the long-term may be impacted by the pandemic and its impact on the economy, which could in turn impact our revenue and results of operations. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may materially impact our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations is therefore uncertain.

 

Results of Operations

The following table set forth our consolidated results of operations for the periods presented and as a percentage of our revenue for those periods (in thousands, except percentages):

   

Three months ended

   

Three months ended

   

Nine months ended

   

Nine months ended

 

 

September 30,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 

 

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Revenue, net

  $ 56,693       100.0 %   $ 53,267       100.0 %   $ 161,233       100.0 %   $ 157,157       100.0 %

Cost of goods sold

    46,944       82.8 %     45,143       84.7 %     133,832       83.0 %     127,537       81.2 %

Gross profit

    9,749       17.2 %     8,124       15.3 %     27,401       17.0 %     29,620       18.8 %

Operating expenses

 

         

         

               

 

Research and development

    9,206       16.2 %     10,149       19.1 %     27,021       16.8 %     31,990       20.4 %

Sales and marketing

    2,385       4.2 %     2,783       5.2 %     7,107       4.4 %     8,576       5.5 %

General and administrative

    11,654       20.6 %     10,645       20.0 %     33,908       21.0 %     32,195       20.5 %

Total operating expenses

    23,245       41.0 %     23,577       44.3 %     68,036       42.2 %     72,761       46.4 %

Loss from operations

    (13,496 )     (23.8 )%     (15,453 )     (29.0 )%     (40,635 )     (25.2 )%     (43,141 )     (27.5 )%

Other income (expense)

 

         

         

               

 

Interest income

    31       0.1 %     17       0.0 %     90       0.1 %     49       0.0 %

Interest expense

    (1,621 )     (2.9 )%     (1,359 )     (2.6 )%     (4,431 )     (2.7 )%     (4,158 )