Super Micro Computer Inc
For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Feb 25, 2025.
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Sep 30, 2024 · Filed Feb 25, 2025
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-03-31; filed 2024-05-06.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2025-02-25.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Tables are not compared: 9 previous and 8 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.
A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.
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Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers
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The increased use of artificial intelligence ("AI"), which has required increased datacenter capabilities, has substantially increased demand for our products in the recent past. We expect that the AI market, and thus the need for additional datacenter capabilities, will continue to strengthen, and we will therefore continue to enhance our product capabilities and breadth of our service offerings to meet the demand of the AI market and datacenters. We believe that the configuration of certain of our products to meet the unique needs of the AI market and datacenters differentiates us from many of our competitors and will lead us to secure an even greater market share going forward.
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Macroeconomic Factors
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Our business and financial outlook have experienced, and may continue to face, challenges due to adverse macroeconomic conditions and uncertainties. These factors encompass labor shortages, disruptions in the supply chain, inflation, higher interest rates, and fluctuations in capital markets.
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•Gross margin declined to 13.1% in the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 16.7% in the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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•Effective tax rate increased to 15.0% in the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 11.4% in the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
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*Represents an amount less than 0.1%.
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Cost of Sales, Gross Profit and Gross Margin
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The $0.6 million increase in other income, net was driven by an increase in interest and other income, a gain in investment in equity securities, partially offset by foreign currency exchange losses due to weaker US dollar. The $15.5 million increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to higher borrowing and higher interest rates on our outstanding line of credits and term loans and interest related to our 2029 Convertible Notes.
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Provision for Income Taxes
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Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $138.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by a $267.3 million increase in net income, offset by a $118.0 million decrease of working capital and a $10.9 million decrease in non-cash charges. The increase in the need for working capital is due to business growth resulting in use of cash for accounts receivable by $287.2 million, a $82.6 million use of cash in accounts payable due to timing of purchases and payments to vendors. This was offset by a $242.3 million increase in other operating assets and liabilities and a $9.5 million increase in inventory due to higher customer demand.
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On February 11, 2025, we announced that we had entered into privately negotiated agreements with certain holders of the 2029 Convertible Notes to (i) purchase $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of newly issued 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Convertible Notes”), and (ii) amend certain terms of and obtain waivers with respect to the 2029 Convertible Notes. On February 20, 2025, we executed a first supplemental indenture and second supplemental indenture related to the 2029 Convertible Notes that implemented the amendments to the 2029 Convertible Notes and we executed an indenture related to the 2028 Convertible Notes and issued the 2028 Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of such indenture. Refer to Note 14, “Subsequent Events,” in our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for further information on the issuance of the 2028 Convertible Notes and the amendment of the terms of the 2029 Convertible Notes.
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•Gross margin decreased to 15.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2024 from 17.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2023.
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•Effective tax rate decreased to (5.2%) in the three months ended March 31, 2024 from 11.1% in the three months ended March 31, 2023.
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•Issued $1,695.8 million of convertible notes and issued 2,000,000 common shares for $1,731.5 million to fund the growth of our business.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
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The period-over-period increase in net sales of our server and storage systems was primarily driven by an increase in the demand from customers for GPU servers, HPC, and rack-scale solutions which are generally more complex and of higher value, resulting in an increase of ASP. We expect net sales and ASPs to continue to increase in the near future, particularly in the United States and Asia, as demand from customers for these solutions continue to increase as a result of adoption of more advanced technologies including but not limited to liquid cooling solutions.
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Customer A accounted for 21.2% and customer B accounted for 16.8% of the net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Customer A accounted for 10.7% of the net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2023. We expect to continue to have customers exceeding 10% of net sales in future quarters.
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Customer A accounted for 23.7% of the net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2024. Customer C accounted for 11.8% of the net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2023. We expect to continue to have customers exceeding 10% of net sales in future quarters.
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Sales and marketing expenses. The period-over-period increase in sales and marketing expenses was driven by a $19.5 million increase in employee related costs primarily due to stock-based compensation increases of $3.8 million, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, a $6.1 million increase in advertising and other expenses and a $1.2 million decrease in marketing development funds received. We believe that sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
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General and administrative expenses. The period-over-period increase in general and administrative expenses was driven by a $39.6 million increase in employee related costs primarily due to stock-based compensation increases of $31.8 million, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent and a $12.2 million increase in professional and service fees and other expenses. We believe that general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
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The increase of $5.2 million in interest expense and other income (expense), net was primarily attributable to a $10.1 million increase in other income (expense) driven by an increase in foreign currency exchange gain of $7.7 million due to a strong US dollar, and an increase of $3.9 million in interest income, offset by $1.5 million investment loss in marketable securities and a $4.9 million higher interest expense due to higher borrowing during the period.
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The decrease of $2.1 million in interest expense and other income (expense), net was primarily attributable to a $9.3 million increase in interest expense due to higher borrowing during the period, offset by a $7.2 million increase in interest income and other income (expense) driven by an increase of $6.9 million in interest income and other income, an increase in foreign currency exchange gain of $4.4 million due to a strong US dollar, offset by $4.1 million investment loss in marketable securities.
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Income Tax (Benefit) Provision
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Share of Income (Loss) from Equity Investee, Net of Taxes
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Share of income (loss) from equity investee, net of taxes represents our share of income (loss) from the Corporate Venture in which we have 30% ownership.
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Share of income (loss) from equity investee, net of taxes for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
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The period-over-period increase of $1.4 million in share of income from equity investee, net of taxes was primarily due to improvement in profitability of the Corporate Venture.
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The period-over-period increase of $5.6 million in share of income from equity investee, net of taxes was primarily due to improvement in profitability of the Corporate Venture.
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On December 5, 2023, we completed a public offering of 2,415,805 shares of the our common stock at $262.00 per share, with 2,315,105 shares sold by us and 100,700 shares sold by selling stockholders.
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We received net proceeds of approximately $582.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us. We did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders. We intend to utilize the proceeds to support our operations, including working capital needs, manufacturing capacity expansion and increased R&D investments.
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On February 16, 2024, our Taiwan subsidiary entered into a new general agreement for omnibus credit lines with CTBC Bank, which increased the aggregate total borrowings from time to time under the various individual credit arrangements with CTBC Bank from $105.0 million to $185.0 million. Our Taiwan subsidiary intends to use borrowings under the increased CTBC credit lines in connection with financing of eligible accounts receivable and accounts payable (vendor invoices).
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On February 27, 2024, we issued $1,725.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Convertible Notes”) in a private offering. The Convertible Notes, which are our senior unsecured obligations, will mature on March 1, 2029. They may be repurchased, redeemed, or converted in accordance with their terms before that date. The Convertible Notes do not bear regular interest, and the principal amount of the Convertible Notes will not accrete. The net proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes were $1,553.7 million, net of debt issuance costs of $29.2 million and the related capped call transactions of $142.1 million. The Convertible Notes and capped call transactions are discussed further in Part I, Item 1, Note 7, “Convertible Notes". As of March 31, 2024, none of the conditions permitting the holders of the Convertible Notes to convert their notes early had been met.
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On March 22, 2024, we completed a public offering of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock at $875.00 per share. We received net proceeds of approximately $1.73 billion, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us.
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Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $2,517.1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to an increase in net cash required for net working capital of $2,978.8 million to manufacture products in order to meet customer demand and support expected business growth and a $62.2 million decrease in non-cash items. These decreases are partially offset by increase in net income of $409.0 million and stock-based compensation expense of $114.9 million. The key changes in net working capital of $2,978.8 million includes an increase in inventory of $2,652.8 million, and an increase in accounts receivable of $705.2 million offset by an increase in accounts payable of $318.7 million.
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This section and other parts of this Quarterly Report contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “would,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “probable of achievement,” or “continue,” the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the risks discussed under “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this filing. These factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
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This section and other parts of this Quarterly Report contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “would,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “goal,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “probable of achievement,” or “continue,” the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance, time frames or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, time frames or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this filing and in Part I, Item IA of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 (the “2024 10-K”). Given these risks, uncertainties, and other factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this filing. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
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The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of our operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (the “2023 10-K”), which includes our condensed consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
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The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of our operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and our 2024 10-K, which includes our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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We are a Silicon Valley-based provider of accelerated compute platforms that are comprised of application-optimized high performance and high-efficiency server and storage systems for a variety of markets, including enterprise data centers, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (“AI”), 5G and edge computing. Our Total IT Solutions include complete servers, storage systems, modular blade servers, blades, workstations, full rack scale solutions, networking devices, server sub-systems, server management and security software. We also provide global support and services to help our customers install, upgrade and maintain their computing infrastructure.
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We are a Silicon Valley-based provider of Rack Scale Total Solutions built from our extensive portfolio of server and storage systems. Our systems are application-optimized high performance and high-efficiency server and storage systems developed for a variety of markets, including the cloud service provider market, the enterprise market, the OEM appliance and large data center market, and the emerging 5G/Telco/Edge/IOT market. Our Total IT Solutions include direct liquid-cooled and air-cooled rack-scale solutions, complete servers, storage systems, modular blade servers, blades, workstations, networking devices, server sub-systems, server management and security software. We also provide global support and services to help our customers install, upgrade and maintain their computing infrastructure.
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We commenced operations in 1993 and have been profitable every year since inception. In order to increase our sales and profits, we believe that we must continue to develop customized and application optimized server and storage solutions and be among the first to market with new features and products. We continue to expand our software, customer service and support offerings, as we increasingly focus on larger enterprise customers. We measure our financial success based on various indicators, including growth in net sales, gross profit margin and operating margin. Among the key non-financial indicators of our success is our ability to rapidly introduce new products and deliver the latest application-optimized server and storage solutions. In this regard, we work closely with microprocessor, GPU and other key component vendors to take advantage of new technologies as they are introduced. Historically, our ability to introduce new products rapidly has allowed us to benefit from technology transitions such as the introduction of new microprocessors, accelerators and storage technologies, and as a result, we monitor the product introduction cycles of Intel Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Samsung Electronics Company Limited, Micron Technology, Inc. and others closely and carefully. This also impacts our research and development expenditures as we continue to invest more in our current and future product development efforts.
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We commenced operations in 1993 and have been profitable every year since inception. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, our net income was $424.3 million and $157.0 million, respectively. In order to increase our sales and profits, we believe that we must continue to develop flexible and application optimized server and storage solutions and be among the first to market with new features and products and deliver Total IT Solutions that combine server, storage, networking and software that is integrated, validated and delivered at the rack and cluster (multi-rack) level. We must also continue to expand our software and customer service and support offerings, particularly as we increasingly focus on larger enterprise and large data center customers. Additionally, we must focus on development of our sales partners and distribution channels to further expand our market share. We measure our financial success based on various indicators, including growth in net sales, gross profit margin, operating margin, and growth in net income per common share. Among the key non-financial indicators of our success is our ability to rapidly introduce new products and deliver the latest application-optimized server and storage solutions. In this regard, we work closely with microprocessor and other key component vendors to take advantage of new technologies as they are introduced. Historically, our ability to introduce new products rapidly has allowed us to benefit from technology transitions such as the introduction of new GPUs, microprocessors and storage technologies. As a result, we monitor the product introduction cycles of NVIDIA Corporation, Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Broadcom Inc., Samsung Electronics Company Limited, Micron Technology, Inc. and others closely and carefully. This also impacts our research and development expenditures as we continue to invest more in our current and future product development efforts.
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The following is a summary of our financial highlights of the third quarter of fiscal year 2024:
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The following is a summary of our financial highlights for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
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•Net sales increased by 200.0% in the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.
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•Net sales increased by 180.1% in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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•Operating expenses increased by 72.1% as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 and were equal to 5.6% and 9.9% of net sales in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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•Operating expenses increased by 47.0% as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 and were equal to 4.5% and 8.5% of net sales in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis based on a) historical experience and b) assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and are not readily apparent from other sources, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Because these estimates can vary depending on the situation, actual results may differ from these estimates. Making estimates and judgments about future events is inherently unpredictable and is subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Should any of these estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and statement of cash flows.
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Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgements that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis based on a) historical experience, and b) assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and are not readily apparent from other sources, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Because these estimates can vary depending on the situation, actual results may differ from these estimates. Making estimates and judgments about future events is inherently unpredictable and is subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Should any of these estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and statement of cash flows.
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There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to those disclosed in our 2023 10-K. For a description of our critical accounting policies and estimates, see Part I, Item 1, Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report.
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There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to those disclosed in our 2024 10-K.
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Net sales consist of sales of our server and storage solutions, including systems and related services and subsystems and accessories. The prices for our server and storage systems range widely depending upon the configuration, as well as the level of integration of key components such as CPUs, GPUs, SSDs and memory. The prices for our subsystems and accessories can also vary widely based on whether a customer is purchasing power supplies, server boards, chassis or other accessories.
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Net sales primarily consist of sales of our server and storage solutions, including systems and related services, subsystems and accessories. The main factors that impact net sales of our server and storage systems are the number of servers and racks sold and the average selling prices per server or rack. The main factors that impact net sales of our subsystems and accessories are units shipped and the average selling price per unit. The prices for our server and storage systems range widely depending upon the configuration, including the speed, functionality and performance of key components such as central processing units (“CPUs”), graphic processing units (“GPUs”), solid state drives (“SSDs”), and memory. The prices for our subsystems and accessories can also vary widely based on whether a customer is purchasing power supplies, server boards, chassis or other accessories.
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The following table presents net sales by product type for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in millions):
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The following table presents net sales by product type for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in millions):
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The period-over-period increase in net sales of our server and storage systems was primarily driven by an increase in the demand from customers for GPU servers, high performance computing (“HPC"), and rack-scale solutions which are generally more complex and of higher value, resulting in an increase of average selling price ("ASP"). We expect net sales and ASPs to continue to increase in the near future, particularly in the United States and Asia, as demand from customers for these solutions continue to increase as a result of adoption of more advanced technologies including but not limited to liquid cooling solutions.
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The period-over-period increase in net sales of our server and storage systems was primarily driven by an increase in the demand from customers for GPU servers, high performance computing (“HPC"), and rack-scale solutions which are generally more complex and of higher value, resulting in an increase of average selling price ("ASP").
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The following table presents net sales by geographic region for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in millions):
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The following table presents net sales by geographic region for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in millions):
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The period-over-period increase in overall net sales is driven by an increase in demand from customers for GPU servers, HPC, and rack-scale solutions which have higher ASPs, especially for large enterprise and data center customers from the United States and Asia sales where they have experienced significant growth. The period-over-period increase of net sales in Asia, Europe and other regions is mainly due to an increase in net sales in Singapore, Taiwan, Germany and South Africa.
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The period-over-period increase in overall net sales is driven by an increase in demand from customers for GPU servers, HPC, and rack-scale solutions which have higher ASPs, especially for large enterprise and data center customers from the United States, Asia and Europe sales where they have experienced significant growth. The period-over-period increase of net sales in Asia and Europe is mainly due to an increase in net sales in Singapore, Japan and United Kingdom.
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Cost of sales primarily consists of the costs to manufacture our products, which includes: the costs of materials, contract manufacturing, shipping, personnel expenses (salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses), equipment and facility expenses, warranty costs and inventory reserve charges. The primary factors that impact our cost of sales are the mix of products sold, changes in the cost of components, changes in logistic costs, changes in salary and benefits and overhead costs related to production as well as economies of scale gained from higher production volume in our facilities. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales may increase or decrease over time if the changes in our costs are not matched by corresponding changes in our ASPs. Our cost of sales as a percentage of net sales is also impacted by the timing and extent to which we add to, and are able to efficiently utilize, our manufacturing capacity. Because we generally do not have long-term fixed supply agreements, our cost of sales is subject to frequent change based on the availability of materials and other market conditions. We expect inventory levels to continue to increase to support the future growth of our business. Certain materials used in the manufacturing of our products are available from a limited number of suppliers and we expect that this trend will continue in the future.
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Cost of sales primarily consists of the costs to manufacture our products, which includes: the costs of components and materials, contract manufacturing, shipping, personnel expenses (salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses), equipment and facility expenses, warranty costs and inventory reserve charges. The primary factors that impact our cost of sales are the volume and mix of products sold, changes in the cost of components, changes in logistic costs, changes in salary and benefits and overhead costs related to production as well as economies of scale gained from higher production volume in our facilities. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales may increase or decrease over time if the changes in our costs are not matched by corresponding changes in our ASPs. Our cost of sales as a percentage of net sales is also impacted by the timing and extent to which we add to, and are able to efficiently utilize, our manufacturing capacity. Because we generally do not have long-term fixed supply agreements, our cost of sales is subject to frequent change based on the availability of materials and other market conditions. We expect inventory levels to continue to increase to support the future growth of our business. Certain materials used in the manufacturing of our products are available from a limited number of suppliers and we expect that this trend will continue in the future.
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We use several suppliers and contract manufacturers to design and manufacture subsystems in accordance with our specifications, with most final assembly and testing generally performed at our manufacturing facilities in the same region where our products are sold. We work with Ablecom, one of our key contract manufacturers and also a related party to optimize modular designs for our chassis and certain other components. We also outsource to Compuware, also a related party, a portion of our design activities and a significant part of the manufacturing of certain components, particularly power supplies.
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We use several suppliers and contract manufacturers to design and manufacture subsystems in accordance with our specifications, with most final assembly and testing performed at our manufacturing facilities in the region where our products are sold. We work with Ablecom, one of our key contract manufacturers and a related party, for our chassis and certain other components. We also outsource a significant part of the manufacturing of certain components, particularly power supplies, to Compuware, also a related party. We also collaborate on design and development activities with Ablecom and Compuware, where we substantially fund the design costs and retain the intellectual property rights.
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Cost of sales and gross margin for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
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Cost of sales and gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
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The period-over-period increase in cost of sales was primarily attributed to an increase of $2,172.7 million in costs of materials and contract manufacturing expenses primarily related to the increase in net sales volume, $9.4 million increase in inventory reserve charges, a $8.5 million increase in overhead cost and a $5.2 million increase in freight costs.
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The period-over-period increase in cost of sales was primarily attributed to an increase of $3,347.6 million in costs of components, materials and contract manufacturing expenses, a $24.3 million increase in freight costs primarily related to the increase in net sales volume, a $19.2 million increase in overhead costs and a $4.6 million increase in inventory write-down adjustment.
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The period-over-period decrease in the gross margin percentage was primarily due to competitive pricing to win new design wins, product and customer mix, partially offset by higher efficiency in manufacturing operational costs.
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The period-over-period decrease in the gross margin percentage was primarily due to our strategy to offer competitive pricing to gain market share, increased price competition and a change in product and customer mix.
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Research and development expenses consist of personnel expenses including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses for our research and development personnel, as well as product development costs such as materials and supplies, consulting services, third-party testing services and equipment and facility expenses related to our research and development activities. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. We occasionally receive non-recurring engineering funding from certain suppliers and customers for joint development. Under these arrangements, we are reimbursed for certain research and development costs that we incur as part of the joint development efforts with our suppliers and customers. These reimbursed costs offset a portion of the related research and development expenses and have the effect of reducing our reported research and development expenses.
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Research and development expenses consist of personnel expenses including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for our research and development personnel, as well as product development costs such as materials and supplies, consulting services, third-party testing services and equipment and facility expenses related to our research and development activities. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. We occasionally receive non-recurring engineering funding from certain suppliers and customers for joint development. Under these arrangements, we are reimbursed for certain research and development costs that we incur as part of the joint development efforts with our suppliers and customers. These reimbursed costs offset a portion of the related research and development expenses and have the effect of reducing our reported research and development expenses.
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Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses for our sales and marketing personnel, cost for trade shows, independent sales representative fees and marketing programs. From time to time, we receive marketing development funding from certain suppliers. Under these arrangements, we are reimbursed for certain marketing costs that we incur as part of the joint promotion of our products and those of our suppliers. These reimbursed costs offset a portion of the related expenses and have the effect of reducing our reported sales and marketing expenses. The timing, magnitude and estimated usage of these programs can result in significant variations in reported sales and marketing expenses from period to period. Spending on cooperative marketing, reimbursed by our suppliers, typically increases in connection with new product releases by our suppliers.
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Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses, including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for our sales and marketing personnel, cost for tradeshows, sales representative fees and marketing programs. From time to time, we receive marketing development funding from certain suppliers. Under these arrangements, we are reimbursed for certain marketing costs that we incur as part of the joint promotion of our products and those of our suppliers. These amounts offset a portion of the related expenses and have the effect of reducing our reported sales and marketing expenses. The timing, magnitude and estimated usage of these programs can result in significant variations in reported sales and marketing expenses from period to period. Spending on cooperative marketing, reimbursed by our suppliers, typically increases in connection with new product releases by our suppliers.
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General and administrative expenses consist primarily of general corporate costs, including personnel expenses such as salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses for our general and administrative personnel, financial reporting, information technology, corporate governance and compliance, outside legal, audit, tax fees, insurance and bad debt reserves on accounts receivable.
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General and administrative expenses consist primarily of general corporate costs, including personnel expenses such as salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for our general and administrative personnel, financial reporting, corporate governance and compliance, outside legal, audit, tax fees, insurance and credit losses on accounts receivable.
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Operating expenses for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
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Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
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Research and development expenses. The period-over-period increase in research and development expenses was driven by a $36.2 million increase in employee related costs primarily due to stock-based compensation increases of $16.8 million, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, a $3.6 million increase in product development costs to support the development of next generation products and technologies offset by a $1.1 million increase in research and development credits received from certain suppliers and customers. We believe that research and development expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent to stay at the forefront of development of next generation products and technologies.
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Research and development expenses. The period-over-period increase in research and development expenses was driven by an $18.8 million increase in employee related costs including stock-based compensation expense, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, a $4.4 million increase in product development costs to support next generation products and technologies, offset by a $2.0 million increase in research and development credits received from certain suppliers and customers. We believe that research and development expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent to stay at the forefront of development of next generation products and technologies.
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Sales and marketing expenses. The period-over-period increase in sales and marketing expenses was driven by a $43.5 million increase in employee related costs primarily due to stock-based compensation increases of $11.5 million, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, a $9.6 million increase in advertising and other expenses and a $2.4 million decrease in marketing development funds received. We believe that sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
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Sales and marketing expenses. The period-over-period increase in sales and marketing expenses was driven by a $23.8 million increase in employee related costs including stock-based compensation expense, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, and a $11.5 million increase in advertising and other expenses, which was offset by a $3.6 million increase in marketing development funds received. We believe that sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
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General and administrative expenses. The period-over-period increase in general and administrative expenses was driven by a $23.2 million increase in employee related costs primarily due to stock-based compensation increases of $19.9 million, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent and a $5.4 million increase in professional and service fees and other expenses. We believe that general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
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General and administrative expenses. The period-over-period increase in general and administrative expenses was driven by a $20.1 million increase in professional and service fees primarily driven by expenses associated with the circumstances discussed in the Explanatory Note, a $7.9 million increase in employee related costs including stock-based compensation expense, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent and an increase of $4.4 million in other expenses which consisted primarily of increased facility expenses. We believe that general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
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Interest Expense and Other Income (Expense), Net
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Interest Expense and Other Income, Net
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Interest expense represents interest expense on our term loans and lines of credit.
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Interest expense represents interest expense on our term loans, lines of credit and amortization of the 2029 Convertible Notes issuance costs.
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Interest expense and other income, net for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
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Interest expense and other income, net for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
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Our income tax (benefit) provision is based on our taxable income generated in the jurisdictions in which we operate, which primarily include the United States, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to research and development tax credits, certain non-deductible expenses, tax benefits from foreign derived intangible income and stock-based compensation.
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Our income tax provision is based on our taxable income generated in the jurisdictions in which we operate, which primarily include the United States, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to research and development tax credits, certain non-deductible expenses, tax benefits from foreign derived intangible income and stock-based compensation.
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Income tax (benefit) provision for income taxes and effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
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Income tax provision for income taxes and effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
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Our quarterly effective income tax rate is based on the estimated annual income tax rate forecast and discrete tax items recognized in the period. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024, is lower than that for the three months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to the significant increase in stock-based compensation tax deduction, and research and development tax credits.
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Our quarterly effective income tax rate is based on the estimated annual income tax rate forecast and discrete tax items recognized in the period. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was higher than that for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to the decreases in the stock-based compensation tax deduction and research tax credit and the increase in state tax liability in the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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We have financed our growth primarily with funds generated from operations, in addition to utilizing borrowing facilities and selling our common stock. Our recent drivers of liquidity changes have included an increase in the need for working capital due to higher levels of inventory required by growing revenues and to a lesser extent, longer supply chain lead times on certain key components. Our cash and cash equivalents were $2,115.5 million and $440.5 million as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents in foreign locations were$262.1 million and $192.3 million as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
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We have financed our growth primarily with funds generated from operations, utilizing borrowing facilities, selling our common stock, and issuing convertible notes. Our recent drivers of liquidity changes have included an increase in the need for working capital due to higher levels of inventory required by growing revenues and to a lesser extent, longer supply chain lead times on certain key components. Our cash and cash equivalents were $2.1 billion and $1.7 billion as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents in foreign locations were$395.1 million and $337.3 million as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
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Amounts held outside of the U.S. are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs. Repatriations generally will not be taxable from a U.S. federal tax perspective but may be subject to state income or foreign withholding tax. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is to keep cash balances outside of the U.S. and to meet liquidity needs through operating cash flows, external borrowings, or both. We do not expect restrictions or potential taxes incurred on repatriation of amounts held outside of the U.S. to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.
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Amounts held outside of the U.S. are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs. Repatriations generally will not be taxable from a U.S. federal tax perspective but may be subject to state income or foreign withholding tax. Where local restrictions prevent intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is to keep cash balances outside of the U.S. and to meet liquidity needs through operating cash flows, external borrowings, or both. We do not expect restrictions or potential taxes incurred on repatriation of amounts held outside of the U.S. to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.
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We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, borrowing capacity available from our credit facilities and internally generated cash flows will be sufficient to support our operating businesses and maturing debt and interest payments for the 12 months following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We continue to evaluate financing options that may be required to support the growth of our business.
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We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, borrowing capacity available from our credit facilities and internally generated cash flows will be sufficient to support our operating businesses and maturing debt and interest payments for the 12 months following the filing of this Quarterly Report. We continue to evaluate financing options that may be required to support the growth of our business.
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Net cash used in investing activities increased by $103.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to an increase in purchases of property, plant and equipment of $82.0 million made in the nine months ended March 31, 2024 and an increase in investments of $21.4 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2024. Increase in property, plant and equipment is primarily related to the acquisition of previously leased real estate in San Jose, California, for $80 million.
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Net cash used in investing activities increased by $36.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to an increase in property, plant and equipment of $41.7 million, offset by a decrease in investments of $5.0 million.
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Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $4,200.1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to proceeds of $2,314.0 million from our offerings of common stock, net of issuance costs,$1,695.8 million of proceeds from the sale of our Convertible Notes, net of debt issuance costs, an increase of $285.4 million in proceeds from borrowings, net of repayment, and stock repurchases of $146.5 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2023, offset by $142.1 million entering into capped call transactions related to our 2029 Convertible Notes and a higher withholding tax payment for equity compensation related activities of $99.5 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2024.
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Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $209.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $217.8 million proceeds from borrowings, net of repayment, an increase of $2.2 million proceeds from exercise of stock options, offset by a higher withholding tax payment for equity compensation related activities of $10.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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Refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 6, “Lines of Credit and Term Loans,” in our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information on our outstanding bank debt.
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Refer to Note 6, “Lines of Credit and Term Loans,” in our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for further information on our outstanding bank debt.
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We anticipate our capital expenditures for the remainder of fiscal year 2024 will be in range of $55.0 million to $65.0 million, relating primarily to costs associated with our manufacturing capabilities, including tooling for new products, new information technology investments, and facilities upgrades and expansion. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, we entered into a letter of understanding to acquire land in Malaysia to expand our manufacturing operations. A definitive agreement to acquire such land, subject to various conditions, was subsequently executed in January 2023. We obtained early access to such land prior to the acquisition, and we anticipate additional capital expenditures for the remainder of fiscal year 2024 of $24.0 million (included in the above range) for such initiative. In addition, in February 2024, we consummated the purchase of real estate comprising approximately 19.72 acres of land and 293,906 square feet of buildings and improvements located in proximity to the Company’s headquarters space in San Jose, California “as is” for an aggregate purchase price of $80.0 million. We will also continue to evaluate new business opportunities and new markets. As a result, our future growth within the existing business or new opportunities and markets may dictate the need for additional facilities and capital expenditures to support that growth. We evaluate capital expenditure projects based on a variety of factors, including expected strategic impacts (such as forecasted impact on revenue growth, productivity, expenses, service levels and customer retention) and our expected return on investment.
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We anticipate our capital expenditures for the remainder of fiscal year 2025 will be in range of $98.0 million to $108.0 million, relating primarily to costs associated with expanding our global manufacturing capabilities, including tooling for new products, new information technology investments, and facilities upgrades and expansion. We will also continue to evaluate new business opportunities and new markets. As a result, our future growth within the existing business or new opportunities and markets may dictate the need for additional facilities and capital expenditures to support that growth. We evaluate capital expenditure projects based on a variety of factors, including expected strategic impacts (such as forecasted impact on revenue growth, productivity, expenses, service levels and customer retention) and our expected return on investment.
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We intend to continue to focus our capital expenditures in fiscal year 2024 to support the growth of our operations. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including our growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced software and services offerings and investments in our office facilities and our IT system infrastructure.
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We intend to continue to focus our capital expenditures in the remainder of fiscal year 2025 to support the growth of our operations. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including our expected growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced software and services offerings and investments in our office facilities and our IT system infrastructure.
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The period-over-period increase in net sales for our subsystems and accessories is primarily due to increased demand of accessories sold to data center customers as more accessories and spares were purchased in conjunction with the strong sales of full systems and servers.
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The period-over-period increase in overall net sales is driven by an increase in demand from customers for GPU servers, HPC and rack-scale solutions which have higher ASPs, especially for large enterprise and data center customers from the United States. The period-over-period increase of net sales in Asia and other regions is mainly due to an increase in net sales in Taiwan, Singapore, Canada and South Africa.
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Cost of Sales and Gross Margin
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The period-over-period increase in cost of sales was primarily attributed to an increase of $4,090.5 million in costs of materials and contract manufacturing expenses primarily related to the increase in net sales volume, a $10.1 million increase in overhead costs partially offset by a $5.3 million decrease in freight costs due to an improved supply chain and a $3.3 million decrease in inventory reserve charges.
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The period-over-period decrease in the gross margin percentage was primarily due to competitive pricing to win new design wins, product and customer mix, partially offset by higher efficiency in manufacturing operational costs.
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Research and development expenses. The period-over-period increase in research and development expenses was driven by a $108.8 million increase in employee related costs primarily due to stock-based compensation increases of $62.5 million, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, a $5.5 million increase in product development costs to support the development of next generation products and technologies offset by a $0.6 million increase in research and development credits received from certain suppliers and customers. We believe that research and development expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent to stay at the forefront of development of next generation products and technologies.
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Our quarterly effective income tax rate is based on the estimated annual income tax rate forecast and discrete tax items recognized in the period. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2024, is lower than that for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to the significant increase in stock-based compensation tax deduction, and research and development tax credits.