VICOR CORP
For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Oct 30, 2024.
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Sep 30, 2024 · Filed Oct 30, 2024
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Vicor Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or the year ending December 31, 2024. The balance sheet at December 31, 2023 presented herein has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed by the Company with the SEC on February 28, 2024.
- Inventories
Inventories were as follows (in thousands):
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raw materials | $77,930 | $88,716 |
| Work-in-process | 17,906 | 10,525 |
| Finished goods | 9,925 | 7,338 |
| $105,761 | $106,579 |
- Investments
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company held one auction rate security with a par value of $3,000,000 and an estimated fair value of approximately $2,640,000 and $2,530,000, respectively, purchased through and held in custody by a broker-dealer affiliate of Bank of America, N.A., that has experienced failed auctions (the “Failed Auction Security”) since February 2008. The Failed Auction Security held by the Company is Aaa/AA+ rated by major credit rating agencies, is collateralized by student loans, and is guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education under the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Management is not aware of any reason to believe the issuer of the Failed Auction Security is presently at risk of default. Through September 30, 2024, the Company has continued to receive interest payments on the Failed Auction Security in accordance with the terms of its indenture. Management believes the Company ultimately should be able to liquidate the Failed Auction Security without significant loss primarily due to the overall quality of the issue held and the collateral securing the substantial majority of the underlying obligation. However, current conditions in the auction rate securities market have led management to conclude the recovery period for the Failed Auction Security exceeds 12 months. As a result, the Company continued to classify the Failed Auction Security as long-term as of September 30, 2024.
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Details of our investments are as follows (in thousands):
| Cash and Cash | Long-Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Equivalents | Investment | |
| Measured at fair value: | ||
| Available-for-sale securities: | ||
| Money market funds | $230,421 | $— |
| Failed Auction Security | — | 2,640 |
| Total | 230,421 | 2,640 |
| Other measurement basis: | ||
| Cash on hand | 37,184 | — |
| Total | $267,605 | $2,640 |
| Cash and Cash | Long-Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Equivalents | Investment | |
| Measured at fair value: | ||
| Available-for-sale securities: | ||
| Money market funds | $209,489 | $— |
| Failed Auction Security | — | 2,530 |
| Total | 209,489 | 2,530 |
| Other measurement basis: | ||
| Cash on hand | 32,730 | — |
| Total | $242,219 | $2,530 |
The following is a summary of the available-for-sale securities (in thousands):
| Gross · Gross · Estimated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrealized · Unrealized · Fair | ||||
| September 30, 2024 | Cost | Gains | Losses | Value |
| Failed Auction Security | $3,000 | — | 360 | $2,640 |
| Gross · Gross · Estimated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrealized · Unrealized · Fair | ||||
| December 31, 2023 | Cost | Gains | Losses | Value |
| Failed Auction Security | $3,000 | — | 470 | $2,530 |
As of September 30, 2024, the Failed Auction Security had been in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the available-for-sale securities on September 30, 2024, by type and contractual maturities, are shown below (in thousands):
| Estimated | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Fair Value | |
| Failed Auction Security: | ||
| Due in nineteen years | $3,000 | $2,640 |
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- Fair Value Measurements
The Company accounts for certain financial assets at fair value, defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. A three-level hierarchy is used to show the extent and level of judgment used to estimate fair value measurements.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis included the following as of September 30, 2024 (in thousands):
| Using | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significant | ||||
| Quoted Prices · Other · Significant | ||||
| in Active | Observable | Unobservable | Total Fair | |
| Markets | Inputs | Inputs | Value as of | |
| (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | September 30, 2024 | |
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $230,421 | $— | $— | $230,421 |
| Long-term investment: | ||||
| Failed Auction Security | — | — | 2,640 | 2,640 |
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis included the following as of December 31, 2023 (in thousands):
| Using | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significant | ||||
| Quoted Prices · Other · Significant | ||||
| in Active | Observable | Unobservable | Total Fair | |
| Markets | Inputs | Inputs | Value as of | |
| (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | December 31, 2023 | |
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $209,489 | $— | $— | $209,489 |
| Long-term investment: | ||||
| Failed Auction Security | — | — | 2,530 | 2,530 |
The change in the estimated fair value calculated for the investment valued on a recurring basis utilizing Level 3 inputs (i.e., the Failed Auction Security) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
| Balance at the beginning of the period | $2,530 |
|---|---|
| Gain included in Other comprehensive loss | 110 |
| Balance at the end of the period | $2,640 |
Management utilized a probability weighted discounted cash flow model to determine the estimated fair value as of September 30, 2024.
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- Revenues
The following tables present the Company’s net revenues disaggregated by geography based on the location of the customer, by product line (in thousands):
| Brick Products | Advanced Products | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $24,943 | $22,579 | $47,522 |
| Europe | 7,906 | 3,044 | 10,950 |
| Asia Pacific | 10,777 | 23,433 | 34,210 |
| All other | 138 | 346 | 484 |
| $43,764 | $49,402 | $93,166 |
| Brick Products | Advanced Products | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $71,348 | $72,996 | $144,344 |
| Europe | 21,322 | 10,474 | 31,796 |
| Asia Pacific | 30,265 | 55,087 | 85,352 |
| All other | 907 | 493 | 1,400 |
| $123,842 | $139,050 | $262,892 |
| Brick Products | Advanced Products | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $21,279 | $18,889 | $40,168 |
| Europe | 10,392 | 5,808 | 16,200 |
| Asia Pacific | 17,024 | 33,623 | 50,647 |
| All other | 737 | 92 | 829 |
| $49,432 | $58,412 | $107,844 |
| Brick Products | Advanced Products | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $60,764 | $48,426 | $109,190 |
| Europe | 24,893 | 15,869 | 40,762 |
| Asia Pacific | 46,998 | 112,686 | 159,684 |
| All other | 2,536 | 235 | 2,771 |
| $135,191 | $177,216 | $312,407 |
The following tables present the Company’s net revenues disaggregated by the category of revenue, by product line (in thousands):
| Brick Products | Advanced Products | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct customers, contract manufacturers and non-stocking distributors | $25,854 | $29,405 | $55,259 |
| Stocking distributors, net of sales allowances | 17,724 | 6,367 | 24,091 |
| Non-recurring engineering | 186 | (100) | 86 |
| Royalties | — | 13,370 | 13,370 |
| Other | — | 360 | 360 |
| $43,764 | $49,402 | $93,166 |
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| Brick Products | Advanced Products | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct customers, contract manufacturers and non-stocking distributors | $66,902 | $78,758 | $145,660 |
| Stocking distributors, net of sales allowances | 56,289 | 24,368 | 80,657 |
| Non-recurring engineering | 651 | 4,023 | 4,674 |
| Royalties | — | 30,821 | 30,821 |
| Other | — | 1,080 | 1,080 |
| $123,842 | $139,050 | $262,892 |
| Brick Products | Advanced Products | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct customers, contract manufacturers and non-stocking distributors | $27,748 | $37,384 | $65,132 |
| Stocking distributors, net of sales allowances | 21,461 | 9,673 | 31,134 |
| Non-recurring engineering | 223 | 6,726 | 6,949 |
| Royalties | — | 4,269 | 4,269 |
| Other | — | 360 | 360 |
| $49,432 | $58,412 | $107,844 |
| Brick Products | Advanced Products | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct customers, contract manufacturers and non-stocking distributors | $82,669 | $134,953 | $217,622 |
| Stocking distributors, net of sales allowances | 51,536 | 21,070 | 72,606 |
| Non-recurring engineering | 986 | 11,650 | 12,636 |
| Royalties | — | 8,745 | 8,745 |
| Other | — | 798 | 798 |
| $135,191 | $177,216 | $312,407 |
The following table presents the changes in certain contract liabilities (in thousands):
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term deferred revenue and customer prepayments | $(4,198) | $(3,157) | $(1,041) |
| Long-term deferred revenue | — | (1,020) | 1,020 |
| Sales allowances | (2,640) | (3,482) | 842 |
The Company records deferred revenue, which represents a contract liability, when cash payments are received or due in advance of performance under a contract with a customer. The Company recognized revenue of approximately $360,000 and $1,080,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $3,711,000 and $7,486,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 that was included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the respective period.
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- Stock-Based Compensation
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of stock option awards, whether they possess time-based vesting provisions or performance-based vesting provisions, and awards granted under the Vicor Corporation 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), as of their grant date. Stock-based compensation expense was as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Cost of revenues | $886 | $693 | $2,384 | $1,749 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 2,036 | 1,788 | 5,712 | 4,934 |
| Research and development | 1,112 | 977 | 3,149 | 2,604 |
| Total stock-based compensation | $4,034 | $3,458 | $11,245 | $9,287 |
Compensation expense by type of award was as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Stock options | $3,783 | $3,161 | $10,416 | $8,358 |
| ESPP | 251 | 297 | 829 | 929 |
| Total stock-based compensation | $4,034 | $3,458 | $11,245 | $9,287 |
- Rental Income
Income, net under the Company’s operating lease agreement, for its owned facility leased to a third party in California, was approximately $284,000 and $198,000 for the three month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $708,000 and $594,000 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The initial term of the lease agreement expired on May 31, 2024 and was extended for an additional eighty-four (84) months, commencing June 1, 2024 and ending May 31, 2031.
- Income Taxes
The (benefit) provision for income taxes includes estimated federal, state and foreign income taxes.
The (benefit) provision for income taxes and the effective income tax rates were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | $(2,455) | $1,038 | $2,832 | $4,716 |
| Effective income tax rate | (27.0)% | 5.9% | (222.8)% | 9.5% |
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company calculated the U.S. income tax provision using the discrete method as this was more appropriate given the facts and circumstances. The Company determined that the application of the estimated annual effective tax rate method generally required by Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 740, Income Taxes, results in a disproportionate tax provision (benefit) for income taxes for the quarter relative to the expected provision for the full year.
The effective tax rates differ from the statutory tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 primarily due to the Company’s full valuation allowance position against domestic deferred tax assets. The (benefit) provision for
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The Company’s tax expense and rate for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 continues to be negatively impacted by the capitalization of research and development expenses under Section 174 in the U.S., which given the Company’s close to breakeven performance, is having an outsized impact on the rate by effectively moving from a book loss to a taxable income position, which causes a significant tax expense. This is further compounded by the Company not recording a deferred tax benefit from temporary differences due to the full valuation allowance on domestic deferred tax assets.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had a valuation allowance of approximately $52,291,000 against all net domestic deferred tax assets for which realization cannot be considered more likely than not at this time. Management assesses the need for the valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, the Company considers all positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and past financial performance. The Company faces uncertainties in forecasting its operating results due to supply and factory capacity constraints, certain process issues with the production of Advanced Products and the unpredictability in certain markets. This operating uncertainty also makes it difficult to predict the availability and utilization of tax benefits over the next several years. As a result, management has concluded, as of September 30, 2024, it is more likely than not the Company’s net domestic deferred tax assets will not be realized, and a full valuation allowance against all net domestic deferred tax assets is still warranted as of September 30, 2024. The valuation allowance against these deferred tax assets may require adjustment in the future based on changes in the mix of temporary differences, changes in tax laws, and operating performance. If the positive operating results continue, and the Company’s concerns about industry uncertainty and world events, supply and factory capacity constraints, and process issues with the production of Advanced Products are resolved, and the amount of tax benefits the Company is able to utilize to the point that the Company believes future taxable income can be more reliably forecasted, the Company may release all or a portion of the valuation allowance in the near-term. If and when the Company determines the valuation allowance should be released (i.e., reduced), the adjustment would result in a tax benefit reported in that period’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the effect of which would be an increase in reported net income.
The Company was informed in September 2021 by the Internal Revenue Service of their intention to examine the Company’s 2019 Federal income tax return. The IRS has closed examination of the 2019 tax year with no material adjustments. There are no other audits or examinations in process in any other jurisdiction.
- Net Income (Loss) per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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| Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Vicor Corporation | $11,552 | $16,582 | $(4,117) | $44,927 |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share-weighted average shares (1) | 45,117 | 44,433 | 44,829 | 44,275 |
| Effect of dilutive securities: | ||||
| Employee stock options (2) | 57 | 754 | — | 725 |
| Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share – adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversions | 45,174 | 45,187 | 44,829 | 45,000 |
| Basic net income (loss) per share | $0.26 | $0.37 | $(0.09) | $1.01 |
| Diluted net income (loss) per share | $0.26 | $0.37 | $(0.09) | $1.00 |
(1)
Denominator represents the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding.
(2)
Options topurchase 2,875,975 and 2,971,033 sharesof Common Stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, were not included in the calculation of net income (loss) per share as the effect would have been antidilutive. Options to purchase 1,012,045 and 1,473,749 shares of Common Stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, were not included in the calculation of net income per share as the effect would have been antidilutive.
- Commitments and Contingencies
At September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $14,073,000 of cancelable and non-cancelable capital expenditure commitments, principally for manufacturing equipment.
As previously reported in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K, the Company is the defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit originally filed on January 28, 2011 by SynQor, Inc. (“SynQor”) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “District Court”). SynQor alleged that certain Vicor products infringed certain United States Patents owned by SynQor.
On October 26, 2022, after a trial in the District Court, the jury returned a verdict finding that the Company willfully infringed one SynQor patent, and awarding SynQor damages in the amount of $6,500,000.
On May 20, 2024, the District Court issued an Amended Corrected Final Judgment, awarding SynQor actual damages of $6,500,000, enhanced damages of $4,500,000, costs in the amount of approximately $87,000, attorney fees in the amount of $9,500,000, and pre-judgment interest of approximately $5,400,000, for a total judgment of approximately $26,000,000. In addition, the District Court ordered that post-judgment interest would accrue at an amount of $2,323 per day starting on April 24, 2024 until the judgment is paid, compounded annually, and that additional post-judgment interest in the amount of $1,351 per day would accrue starting on May 20, 2024 until the judgment is paid, compounded annually.
On May 22, 2024, the Company filed an appeal of the District Court’s judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. That appeal remains pending.
In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company recorded a litigation related accrual of $6,500,000 in the third quarter of 2022 and incremental litigation related accruals of $17,200,000 in the first quarter of 2024 and $2,300,000 in the second quarter of 2024 when the Amended Corrected Final Judgment was issued, for a total of $26,000,000, as its estimate based on the
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Consistent with the court order, post-judgment interest will accrue on the pre-judgment amount until paid and the Company has recorded post judgment interest of approximately $338,000 and $550,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, within the Selling, general and administrative expenses on the Statement of Operations and the associated Accrued litigation account.
On July 11, 2024, purported stockholders of the Company filed a putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman. The plaintiffs allege violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), due to allegedly false and misleading statements during earnings calls in 2023 about the Company’s commercial relationship with an existing customer. The complaint seeks damages, interest and attorneys’ fees and costs. The plaintiffs were appointed lead plaintiffs on October 24, 2024. The Company believes the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against the lawsuit.
On July 25, 2024, a purported stockholder of the Company filed a putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the Company; the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman; the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director; and the Company’s Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing and Director. The plaintiffs alleged violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, due to allegedly false and misleading statements during earnings calls in 2023 about the Company’s commercial relationship with an existing customer. The complaint sought damages, interest and attorneys' fees and costs. On September 24, 2024, the class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts was voluntarily dismissed, without prejudice.
In addition, the Company is involved in certain other litigation and claims incidental to the conduct of its business, both as a defendant and a plaintiff. While the outcome of such other lawsuits and claims against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not expect such litigation or claims will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
- Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
On November 27, 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which enhances segment disclosures and requires additional disclosures of segment expenses. This ASU is effective for annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects this ASU to impact disclosures with no impact to the Company’s consolidated financial results.
In December 2023, FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which focuses on the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU No. 2023-09 requires a public business entity (PBE) to disclose, on an annual basis, a tabular rate reconciliation using both percentages and currency amounts, broken out into specified categories with certain reconciling items further broken out by nature and jurisdiction to the extent those items exceed a specified threshold. In addition, all entities are required to disclose income taxes paid, net of refunds received disaggregated by federal, state/local, and foreign and by jurisdiction if the amount is at least 5% of total income tax payments, net of refunds received. For PBEs, the new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. An entity may apply the amendments in this ASU prospectively by providing the revised disclosures for the period ending December 31, 2025 and continuing to provide the pre-ASU disclosures for the prior periods, or may apply the amendments retrospectively by providing the revised disclosures for all period presented. The Company expects this ASU to impact disclosures with no impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Other new pronouncements issued but not effective until after September 30, 2024 are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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