SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
X QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
--- OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999
OR
--- TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
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Commission File Number: 0-21393
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 04-3197974
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
124 Acton Street, Maynard, MA 01754
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (978) 897-0100
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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 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 X NO
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The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock on November
9, 1999 was 13,952,463.
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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE
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Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheet
at September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998.................... 3
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Three and Nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998........ 4
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998.................. 5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..................... 6-8
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations............... 9-15
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk...................................... 16
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits............................................... 16
SIGNATURES................................................................ 17
EXHIBIT INDEX............................................................. 18
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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(in thousands, except share-related data)
September 30, December 31,
1999 1998
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(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,333 $ 5,115
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $1,024 at September 30, 1999 and $870 at December 31, 1998 19,483 18,975
Inventories 13,320 16,157
Income taxes receivable 544 2,117
Prepaid expenses 1,576 1,701
Deferred income taxes 1,967 1,967
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Total current assets 46,223 46,032
Property and equipment, net 10,018 7,981
Goodwill and intangibles, net 888 1,197
Other assets 216 176
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$57,345 $55,386
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Line of credit $ - $ 2,000
Current portion of equipment line of credit and
obligations under capital lease 1,037 555
Accounts payable 11,474 10,103
Accrued expenses 3,073 3,374
Customer deposits 2,136 1,704
Deferred revenue 5,152 5,495
Income taxes payable 808 475
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Total current liabilities 23,680 23,706
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Long term equipment line of credit and
obligations under capital lease 1,492 1,027
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Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 13,908,306
shares and 13,736,892 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 1999
and December 31, 1998, respectively 139 138
Additional paid-in capital 33,106 32,177
Accumulated deficit (1,019) (1,603)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (53) (59)
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Total stockholders' equity 32,173 30,653
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$57,345 $55,386
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The accompanying notes are integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Revenues:
Systems $ 17,507 $ 14,240 $ 51,874 $ 42,254
Services 3,934 3,548 11,543 10,283
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21,441 17,788 63,417 52,537
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Costs of revenues:
Systems 9,895 8,897 29,848 26,087
Services 3,677 3,755 10,564 9,906
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13,572 12,652 40,412 35,993
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Gross profit 7,869 5,136 23,005 16,544
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Operating expenses:
Research and development 3,979 3,897 12,373 11,800
Selling and marketing 2,061 1,928 5,918 5,854
General and administrative 1,208 1,174 3,762 4,457
Restructuring of operations - - - 676
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7,248 6,999 22,053 22,787
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Income (loss) from operations 621 (1,863) 952 (6,243)
Interest income, net (16) 20 (9) 199
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Income (loss) before income taxes 605 (1,843) 943 (6,044)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 231 (770) 359 (2,248)
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Net income (loss) $ 374 $ (1,073) $ 584 $ (3,796)
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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share $ 0.03 $ (0.08) $ 0.04 $ (0.31)
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Shares used in calculating:
Basic earnings (loss) per share 13,788,828 12,917,766 13,668,947 12,204,529
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share 14,616,752 12,917,766 14,312,157 12,204,529
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(unaudited, in thousands)
Nine months ended
September 30,
1999 1998
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Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss) $ 584 $ (3,796)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 2,977 3,376
Inventory valuation allowance 558 970
Other - 47
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (508) (1,527)
Inventories (188) (5,249)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,663 (3,442)
Accounts payable 1,371 3,183
Accrued expenses (301) 166
Customer deposits 432 (705)
Deferred revenue (343) 159
Income taxes payable 333 107
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Net provided by (used in) operating activities 6,578 (6,711)
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Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment (1,902) (1,897)
Proceeds from sale and maturity of marketable securities - 10,212
Purchases of marketable securities - (902)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (1,902) 7,413
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Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of line of credit (2,000) -
Borrowings under equipment line of credit 1,106 -
Repayment of borrowings under equipment line of credit (245) -
Repayment of obligations under capital lease (250) -
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 931 713
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (458) 713
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 4,218 1,415
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 5,115 2,973
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 9,333 $ 4,388
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Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities
Transfer of items originally classified as fixed assets to
inventories $ 109 $ 513
Transfer of items originally classified as inventories to
fixed assets $ 2,576 $ 584
Equipment acquired under capital leases $ 336 $ -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED; IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of SeaChange International, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The
Company believes that the unaudited consolidated financial statements
reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments),
necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position,
results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods
indicated. The results of operations for the three and nine month periods
ended September 30, 1999 are not necessarily indicative of results expected
for the full fiscal year or any other future periods. The unaudited
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended
December 31, 1998, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
such fiscal year.
2. EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 1998, common shares of
227,388 and 258,008, respectively, issuable upon the exercise of stock
options and unvested restricted common stock of 755,550 and 1,370,800,
respectively, are antidilutive because the Company recorded a net loss for
the periods, and therefore, have been excluded from the diluted earnings
per share computation.
Below is a summary of the shares used in calculating basic and diluted
earnings per share for the periods indicated:
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding 13,788,828 12,917,766 13,668,947 12,204,529
Unvested restricted common shares 105,750 - 157,650 -
Dilutive stock options 722,174 - 485,560 -
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Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per
share 14,616,752 12,917,766 14,312,157 12,204,529
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3. INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following:
September 30, December 31,
1999 1998
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Components and assemblies $11,987 $14,592
Finished products 1,333 1,565
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$13,320 $16,157
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4. RESTRUCTURING OF OPERATIONS
In March 1998, the Company recorded a charge of $676,000 as part of a
planned consolidation of the operations of SeaChange Asia Pacific
Operations Pte. Ltd. (SC Asia). The charge for restructuring included
$569,000 related to the termination of 13 employees, a provision of $60,000
related to the planned vacating of premises at GSN and $47,000 of
compensation expense associated with stock options for certain terminated
employees. At March 31, 1998, all employees terminated in connection with
such restructuring had been notified by the Company. As of December 31,
1998, the Company had paid all expenses related to the restructuring
charge.
5. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, the
Company's comprehensive income (loss) was as follows:
THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Net income (loss) $ 374 $(1,073) $ 584 $(3,796)
Other comprehensive income (expense), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net
of tax of $-, $42, $2 and $53, respectively 1 (59) 4 (91)
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Other comprehensive income (expense) 1 (59) 4 (91)
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Comprehensive income (loss) $ 375 $(1,132) $ 588 $(3,887)
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6. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS 133). SFAS 133
requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet
at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded
each period in current earnings or other comprehensive income, depending on
whether a derivative is designated as part of a hedge transaction and, if
it is, the type of hedge transaction. The Company will adopt SFAS 133 as
required by SFAS 137, "Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No.
133", in January 2001. To date the Company has not utilized derivative
instruments or hedging activities and, therefore, the adoption of SFAS 133
is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial
position or results of operations.
7. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company has five reportable segments: digital advertising insertion
systems, movies systems, broadcast systems, video on demand systems and
services. The digital advertising insertion systems segment provides
products to digitally manage, store and distribute digital video for
television operators and telecommunications companies. The movie systems
segment comprises products to provide long-form video storage and delivery
for the pay-per-view markets for the hospitality and commercial property
markets. The broadcast systems segment provides products for the storage,
archival, on-air playback of advertising and other video programming for
the broadcast television industry. The video on demand systems segment
comprises products to provide long-form video storage and delivery for
television operators and telecommunication companies for the residential
market. The service segment provides installation, training, product
maintenance and technical support for the above systems and content which
is distributed by the movie product segment. The accounting policies of the
segments are the same as those
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described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the
consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the year ended
December 31, 1998 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
such fiscal year. The Company does not measure the assets allocated to the
segments. The Company measures results of the segments based on the
respective gross profits. There were no intersegment sales or transfers.
Long-lived assets are principally located in the United States. The
following summarizes the revenues and cost of revenues by reportable
segment:
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Revenues
Digital advertising insertion $10,713 $10,841 $34,157 $33,305
Movies 1,531 1,921 5,128 5,737
Broadcast 4,859 1,478 12,185 3,212
Video on Demand 404 - 404 -
Services 3,934 3,548 11,543 10,283
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$21,441 $17,788 $63,417 $52,537
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Costs of revenues
Digital advertising insertion $ 5,889 $ 6,581 $19,653 $20,099
Movies 846 1,411 3,062 4,129
Broadcast 2,871 905 6,844 1,859
Video on Demand 289 - 289 -
Services 3,677 3,755 10,564 9,906
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$13,572 $12,652 $40,412 $35,993
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The following summarizes revenues by geographic locations:
Revenues
United States $15,117 $16,755 $47,883 $46,340
Canada and South America 1,993 372 4,342 419
Europe 3,385 123 8,375 2,212
Rest of world 946 538 2,817 3,566
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$21,441 $17,788 $63,417 $52,537
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No customers accounted for more than 10% of revenues in the three months
ended September 30, 1999. Individual customers accounted for 43% of
revenues in the three months ended September 30, 1998, 17% and 12% in the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 29% and 12% in the nine months
ended September 30, 1998.
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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
Any statements contained in this Form 10-Q that do not describe historical
facts, including without limitation statements concerning expected revenues,
earnings, product introductions and general market conditions, may constitute
forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements contained
herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from
expectations. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ
materially from current expectations include the following: the Company's
ability to integrate the operations of acquired subsidiaries; fluctuations in
demand for the Company's products and services; the Company's ability to manage
its growth; the Company's ability to develop, market and introduce new and
enhanced products and services on a timely basis; the rapid technological change
which characterizes the Company's markets; the Company's significant
concentration of customers; the Company's dependence on certain sole source
suppliers and third-party manufacturers; the risks associated with international
sales as the Company expands its markets; and the ability of the Company to
compete successfully in the future. Further information on factors that could
cause actual results to differ from those anticipated is detailed in various
filings made by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including but not limited to, those appearing under the caption
"Certain Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. Any forward-looking statements
should be considered in light of those factors.
OVERVIEW
The Company develops, markets, licenses and sells digital advertising
insertion, movie, broadcast and video on demand systems and related services and
movie content to television operators, telecommunications companies, the
hospitality and commercial property markets and broadcast television companies.
Revenues from systems sales are recognized upon shipment provided that there are
no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance and collection of the related
receivables is probable. If such uncertainties exist, such as performance
criteria beyond the Company's standard terms and conditions, revenue is
recognized upon customer acceptance. Installation and training revenue is
deferred and recognized as these services are performed. Revenue from technical
support and maintenance contracts is deferred and recognized ratably over the
period of the related agreements, generally twelve months. Customers are billed
for installation, training and maintenance at the time of the product sale.
Revenue from content fees, primarily movies, is recognized in the period earned
based on noncancelable agreements.
The Company has experienced fluctuations in the number of orders being
placed from quarter to quarter. The Company believes this is principally
attributable to the buying patterns and budgeting cycles of television operators
and broadcast companies, the primary buyers of digital advertising insertion
systems and broadcast systems, respectively. The Company expects that there will
continue to be fluctuations in the number and value of orders received and that
at least in the near future, the Company's revenue and results of operations
will reflect these fluctuations.
The Company's results are significantly influenced by a number of factors,
including the Company's pricing, the costs of materials used in the Company's
products and the expansion of the Company's operations. The Company prices its
products and services based upon its costs as well as in consideration of the
prices of competitive products and services in the marketplace. The costs of the
Company's products primarily consist of the costs of components and
subassemblies that have generally declined over time. As a result of the growth
of the Company's business, operating expenses of the Company have increased in
the areas of research and development, selling and marketing, customer service
and support and administration.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Systems. The Company's systems revenues consist of sales of its digital ad
insertion, movie, broadcast and video on demand system products. Systems
revenues increased 23% from $14.2 million in the three months ended September
30, 1998 to $17.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 1999. The
increased systems revenues in the three months ended September 30, 1999 resulted
primarily from significantly higher levels of broadcast system revenues ( $4.9
million compared to $1.5 million of broadcast system sales in the three months
ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively). In addition, the Company had
revenues of $400,000 related to a first-time sale of a residential video on
demand system during the quarter ended September 30, 1999. These increases in
system sales were offset by a modest decrease in digital ad insertion and movie
system revenues of $100,000 and $400,000, respectively, in the three months
ended September 30, 1999 as compared to the three months ended September 30,
1998.
For the three months ended September 30, 1999 no customers accounted for
more than 10% of the Company's total revenues. Individual customers accounted
for 43% of revenues in the three months ended September 30, 1998. The Company
believes that revenues from current and future large customers will continue to
represent a significant portion of total revenues.
International sales accounted for approximately 30% and 6% of total
revenues for the three months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
The Company expects that international sales will remain a significant portion
of revenues of the Company in the future. As of September 30, 1999,
substantially all of the Company's product sales were made in United States
dollars. The Company does not expect any material change to this practice in
the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company has not experienced, nor does it
expect to experience in the near term, any material impact from fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates on its results of operations or liquidity. If
this practice changes in the future, the Company will reevaluate its foreign
currency exchange rate risk.
Services. The Company's services revenues consist of fees for
installation, training, product maintenance, technical support services and
movie content fees. The Company's services revenues increased 11% from
approximately $3.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 1998 to $3.9
million in the three months ended September 30, 1999. The increase in services
revenues primarily resulted from renewals of maintenance and support contracts
and the impact of a growing installed base of systems.
GROSS PROFIT
Systems. Costs of systems revenues consist primarily of the cost of
purchased components and subassemblies, labor and overhead relating to the final
assembly and testing of complete systems and related expenses. Costs of systems
revenues increased 11% from $8.9 million in the three months ended September 30,
1998 to $9.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 1999. For the
three months ended September 30, 1999, the increase in cost of systems revenues
primarily reflects increased material and manufacturing labor and overhead costs
incurred to support increases in systems revenue and changes in the product mix,
including the introduction of the broadcast and video on demand products.
Systems gross profit as a percentage of systems revenues was 44% and 38% in
the three months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The increase
in systems gross profit in 1999 was primarily due to higher systems revenue and
lower material and manufacturing costs as a percentage of systems revenue. The
gross profits in the three months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 were
impacted by increases of approximately $270,000 and $155,000, respectively, in
the Company's inventory valuation allowance. The Company evaluates inventory
levels and expected usage on a periodic basis and provides a valuation allowance
for estimated inactive, obsolete and surplus inventory.
Services. Costs of services revenues consist primarily of labor, materials
and overhead relating to the installation, training, product maintenance and
technical support services provided by the Company and costs associated with
providing movie content. Costs of services revenues decreased 2% from
approximately $3.8 million
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in the three months ended September 30, 1998 to $3.7 million in the three months
ended September 30, 1999, primarily as a result of reduced costs associated with
the centralization of support operations for the Company's movie and content
services. Services gross profit as a percentage of services revenue increased to
7% in the three months ended September 30, 1999 compared to a negative gross
profit margin of 6% in the three months ended September 30, 1998. The Company
expects that it will continue to experience fluctuations in gross profit as a
percentage of services revenue as a result of the timing of revenues from
product maintenance and technical support and other services to support the
growing installed base of systems and the timing of costs associated with the
Company's ongoing investment required to build a service organization to support
the installed base of systems and new products.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expenses consist
primarily of compensation of development personnel, depreciation of equipment
and related facilities expenses. Research and development expenses increased 2%
from approximately $3.9 million, or 22% of total revenues in the three months
ended September 30, 1998 to $4.0 million, or 19% of total revenues in the three
months ended September 30, 1999. The increase in the dollar amount was primarily
attributable to the hiring and contracting of additional development personnel
to provide support for the broadcast and video on demand product lines. The
Company expects that research and development expenses will continue to increase
in dollar amount as the Company continues its development and support of new and
existing products.
SELLING AND MARKETING. Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of
compensation expenses, including sales commissions, travel expenses and certain
promotional expenses. Selling and marketing expenses increased 7% from
approximately $1.9 million, or 11% of total revenues in the three months ended
September 30, 1998 to $2.1 million, or 10% of total revenues in the three months
ended September 30, 1999. The increase in the dollar amount was primarily
attributable to increased sales and commission costs related to the increase in
system revenues.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of compensation of executive, finance, human resource and
administrative personnel, legal and accounting services and related facilities
expenses. General and administrative expenses remained relatively flat at $1.2
million, or 6% and 7% of total revenues in the three months ended September 30,
1999 and 1998, respectively.
INTEREST INCOME, NET. Interest income, net, was approximately ($16,000) and
$20,000 in the three months ended September 30, 1999 and September 30, 1998,
respectively. The decrease in 1999 in interest income, net, primarily resulted
from interest paid on borrowings, offset in part, by interest earned on invested
balances.
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES. The Company's effective tax rate was
38% and 37% for the three months ended September 30, 1999 and September 30,
1998, respectively. The provision for income taxes in the three months ended
September 30, 1999 was the result of an increase in taxable income offset by the
Company's expected utilization in 1999 of previously generated net operating
loss carry forwards.
The Company had net deferred tax assets of $1,967,000 at September 30, 1999
and December 31, 1998. The Company has made the determination it is more likely
than not that it will realize the benefits of the net deferred tax assets. As a
result of the acquisition of IPC in December 1997, the Company acquired deferred
tax assets of $3.4 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carry
forwards.
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 1998
Systems. Systems revenues increased 23% from $42.3 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 1998 to $51.9 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 1999. The increased systems revenues in the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 resulted primarily from significantly higher levels of
broadcast system revenues ($12.2 million compared to $3.2 million of broadcast
system sales in the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998,
respectively). In addition, digital ad insertion system revenues increased
$900,000, offset in part, by a decrease of $600,000 in movie system revenues in
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 as compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 1998. In addition, the Company had revenues of $400,000 related
to a first-time sale of a residential video on demand system during the quarter
ended September 30, 1999.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, certain customers
accounted for more than 10% of the Company's total revenues. Individual
customers accounted for 17% and 12% of revenues in the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 and 29% and 12% of revenues for the nine months ended
September 30, 1998. The Company believes that revenues from current and future
large customers will continue to represent a significant portion of total
revenues.
International sales accounted for approximately 25% and 12% of total
revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
The Company expects that international sales will remain a significant portion
of revenues of the Company in the future. As of September 30, 1999,
substantially all of the Company's product sales were made in United States
dollars. The Company does not expect any material change to this practice in the
foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company has not experienced, nor does it
expect to experience in the near term, any material impact from fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates on its results of operations or liquidity. If
this practice changes in the future, the Company will reevaluate its foreign
currency exchange rate risk.
Services. The Company's services revenues increased 12% from approximately
$10.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 1998 to $11.5 million in
the nine months ended September 30, 1999. These increases in services revenues
primarily resulted from renewals of maintenance and support contracts and the
impact of a growing installed base of systems.
GROSS PROFIT
Systems. Costs of systems revenues increased 14% from $26.1 million in the
nine months ended September 30, 1998 to $29.8 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 1999. For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, the increase
in cost of systems revenues primarily reflects increased material and
manufacturing labor and overhead costs incurred to support higher levels of
systems revenue and changes in the product mix, including the introduction of
the broadcast and video on demand products.
Systems gross profit as a percentage of systems revenues was 43% and 38% in
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The increase
in systems gross profit in 1999 was primarily due to higher systems revenue and
lower material and manufacturing costs as a percentage of systems revenues. The
gross profits in the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 were impacted
by increases of approximately $558,000 and $970,000, respectively, in the
Company's inventory valuation allowance. The Company evaluates inventory
levels and expected usage on a periodic basis and provides a valuation allowance
for estimated inactive, obsolete and surplus inventory.
Services. Costs of services revenues increased 7% from approximately $9.9
million in the nine months ended September 30, 1998 to $10.6 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 1999, primarily as a result of the costs associated
with the Company hiring and training additional service personnel to provide
worldwide support for the growing installed base of digital ad insertion,
broadcast and video on demand systems and costs associated with providing movie
content. Services gross profit as a percentage of services revenue increased to
9% in the nine months ended September 30, 1999 compared to a gross profit margin
of 4% in the nine months ended September 30, 1998. The Company expects that it
will continue to experience fluctuations in gross profit as a percentage of
services revenue as a result of the timing of revenues from product and
maintenance support and other services to support the growing installed base of
systems and the timing of costs associated with the Company's ongoing investment
required to build a service organization to support the installed base of
systems and new products.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expenses increased 5%
from approximately $11.8 million, or 22% of total revenues in the nine months
ended September 30, 1998 to $12.4 million, or 20% of total revenues in the nine
months ended September 30, 1999. The increase in the dollar amount was primarily
attributable to the hiring and contracting of additional development personnel
to provide support for the broadcast and video on demand product lines. The
Company expects that research and development expenses will continue to increase
in dollar amount as the Company continues its development and support of new and
existing products.
SELLING AND MARKETING. Selling and marketing expenses remained flat at $5.9
million, or 11% and 9% of total revenues in the nine months ended September 30,
1998 and 1999, respectively.
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GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. General and administrative expenses decreased
16% from $4.5 million, or 8% of total revenues in the nine months ended
September 30, 1998 to $3.8 million, or 6% of total revenues in the nine months
ended September 30, 1999. The decrease in the dollar amount was primarily
attributable to lower payroll and related costs related to the centralization of
accounting and administrative functions and lower legal costs.
RESTRUCTURING OF OPERATIONS. In March 1998, the Company recorded a charge
of $676,000 for the restructuring of operations as part of a planned
consolidation of the operations of SC Asia. The charge for restructuring
included $569,000 related to the termination of 13 employees, a provision of
$60,000 related to the planned vacating of premises and $47,000 of compensation
expense associated with stock options for certain terminated employees. At March
31, 1998, the Company had notified all terminated employees. All restructuring
charges were paid as of December 31, 1998.
INTEREST INCOME, NET. Interest income, net, was approximately ($9,000) and
$199,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and September 30, 1998,
respectively. The decrease in 1999 in interest income, net, primarily resulted
from interest paid on borrowings, offset in part, by interest earned on lower
invested balances.
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES. The Company's effective tax rate was
38% and 37% for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and September 30, 1998,
respectively. The provision for income taxes in the nine months ended September
30, 1999 was the result of an increase in taxable income offset by the Company's
expected utilization in 1999 of previously generated net operating loss carry
forwards.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash and cash equivalents increased $4.2 million from $5.1 million at
December 31, 1998 to $9.3 million at September 30, 1999. Working capital
increased from approximately $22.3 million at December 31, 1998 to approximately
$22.5 million at September 30, 1999.
Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $6.6 million
for the nine months ended September 30,1999. Net cash used for operating
activities was approximately $6.7 million for the nine months ended September
30, 1998. The net cash provided by operating activities during 1999 was the
result of net income plus non-cash expenses including depreciation and
amortization, the inventory valuation allowance and the changes in certain
assets and liabilities. The significant net changes in assets and liabilities
that provided cash from operations includes a decrease in prepaid expenses and
an increase in accounts payable. The decrease in prepaid expenses was primarily
the result of the receipt of a $1.5 million federal tax refund.
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $1.9 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999. Net cash provided by investing
activities was approximately $7.4 million in the nine months ended September 30,
1998. Investment activity during the nine months ended September 30, 1999
consisted primarily of capital expenditures related to the acquisition of
computer equipment, office furniture, and other capital equipment required to
support the expansion and growth of the business and the purchase of owned and
operated movie systems.
Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $500,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999. Net cash provided by financing activities
was approximately $700,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 1998. In the
nine months ended September 30, 1999, the cash used for financing activities
included $2.2 million repayments of borrowings under the line of credit and
equipment line of credit, offset in part, by a $1.1 million draw-down under an
equipment line of credit with a bank and $900,000 received in connection with
the issuance of common stock pursuant to the exercise of stock options and the
Company's stock purchase plan.
The Company has a $6.0 million revolving line of credit and had a $3.0
million equipment line of credit with a bank. The revolving line of credit
expired in October 1999 and the equipment line of credit expired in June 1999.
Borrowings under the lines of credit are secured by substantially all of the
Company's assets. Loans made under the revolving line of credit generally bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the bank's base rate plus .5% (8.75 % at
September 30, 1999). Loans made under the equipment loan bear interest at a rate
per annum equal to the bank's base rate plus 1.0% (9.25 % at September 30,
1999). The loan agreement relating to the lines of credit requires that the
Company provide the bank with certain periodic financial reports and comply with
certain financial ratios
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including the maintenance of total liabilities, excluding deferred revenue, to
net worth of at least .80 to 1.0. At September 30, 1999, the Company was in
compliance with all covenants. As of September 30, 1999, the Company had
borrowings outstanding of $1.9 million against the equipment line of credit.
The Company believes that existing funds together with available borrowings
under the line of credit and equipment line facility are adequate to satisfy its
working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the foreseeable future.
The Company had no material capital expenditure commitments as of September
30, 1999.
YEAR 2000 ISSUE/YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE
OVERVIEW. The Company is substantially complete in its process of analyzing
and addressing what is known as the Year 2000 Issue. The Year 2000 Issue has
arisen because many existing computer programs use only two digits to identify a
year in the data field. These programs were designed and developed without
considering the impact of the upcoming change in the century and, accordingly,
could misconstrue dates such as "00" as the year 1900 rather than 2000. The
failure of computer programs and systems to properly recognize dates beginning
in the year 2000 could adversely affect the Company's business activities.
THE COMPANY'S YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. The Company is executing its
Year 2000 Compliance Program, the purpose of which is: to identify important
systems that are not yet Year 2000 compliant; to initiate replacement or
remedial action to assure that key systems will continue to operate in the Year
2000 and to test the replaced or remediated systems; to identify and contact key
suppliers, vendors, customers and business partners to evaluate their ability to
maintain normal operations in the Year 2000; and to develop appropriate
contingency plans for dealing with foreseeable Year 2000 complications. The
Company's Year 2000 Committee has made significant progress toward the
completion of these goals. The Committee continues to execute the Company's Year
2000 Compliance Program and reports the results and status of the Company's Year
2000 efforts to the Board of Directors. The Company expects to complete its Year
2000 Compliance Program activities by the end of 1999.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. The Company's critical internal information
technology ("IT") systems consist of its Electronic Mail system, Corporate
Communications system, Manufacturing database, desktop and file management
systems, Software Development tools and I/S Management tools. The Company also
uses a Call Center Management software tool for use in the Company's customer
service department. The Company has contacted the vendors of these systems and
obtained assurances that these IT systems are currently in material Year 2000
compliance. The Company continues to upgrade older versions of these systems
that may not be compliant and intends to finish these upgrades to achieve
material Year 2000 compliance. The Company is in the process of obtaining
written statements confirming such compliance from these vendors. The Company is
still in the process of evaluating other areas of its existing internal IT
systems at this time and will seek further assurances from its vendors as
necessary. The Company plans to test its critical IT systems during 1999. The
Company intends to evaluate the need for contingency plans for these internal IT
systems given the assurances of compliance the Company has received for these
systems. While the Company will work diligently with all of its IT system
providers, there is no guarantee that these IT systems providers will meet Year
2000 compliance. The failure of any such IT system to be Year 2000 compliant
could have a negative effect on the business activities of the Company.
NON-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. The Company is conducting an assessment
of its non-information technology systems (such as building security, voice
mail, telephone and other systems containing embedded microprocessors) and is in
the process of determining the nature and extent of any work that may be
required to make any non-IT systems Year 2000 compliant. The Company has made
Year 2000 compliance inquiries to the vendors of these systems, and has tracked
the responses to its inquiries and has completed the inquiry process as of the
end of the third quarter of 1999.
THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS, VENDORS AND CUSTOMERS. The Company's Year 2000
Compliance Program also includes an investigation of the Year 2000 compliance of
its major suppliers, vendors, customers and business partners. All of the
Company's products and services incorporate third party software and hardware.
The Company is in the process of evaluating its product components. The Company
has identified and contacted most of its third party suppliers of hardware and
software components regarding Year 2000 compliance and has collected compliance
statements from most of these suppliers. The Company has learned that some
features or functions of
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such third party components are not Year 2000 compliant. However, in certain
cases the Company does not use such features or functions in its products and,
to that extent, the Company believes the non- compliance of such features and
functions will not have a negative impact on its products. In those cases where
the non-compliance of third party components does affect features or functions
used by the Company in its products, the Company intends to install upgrades
(most of which are currently available) to achieve material compliance. In
addition, the Company is completing the process of testing its application
software. To date, the Company has found only a few minor problems with its
application software, and has already created patches to this software. Given
the number of components and the complexity of the software incorporated in the
Company's products and services, the Company believes that in the course of
conducting its Year 2000 Compliance Program it could reasonably discover that
the Year 2000 problem may affect its software or components. However, the
Company regularly develops software updates to its product offerings as a
natural course of business and the Company does not expect that these Year 2000
updates will be excessively complex or expensive to implement. Still, there can
be no assurances that there will be no service interruption on the part of any
of the Company's third party suppliers due to the Year 2000 problem and this
could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
YEAR 2000 COSTS AND EXPENSES. To date, the costs associated with the Year
2000 Issue and the Company's Year 2000 Compliance Program have not been
material. The Company will incur costs that include internal resources, software
and equipment upgrades and replacement. Based on currently available
information, the Company believes that the expense associated with its ongoing
efforts will not be material and will be funded through operations, but the
Company has not completed its evaluation of its non-IT systems and its third
party relationships. If unforeseen compliance efforts are required or if present
compliance efforts are not completed on time, or if the cost of any required
updating, modification or replacement of the Company's systems or equipment
exceeds the Company's estimates, the Year 2000 Issue could result in material
costs and have a material adverse effect on the Company.
CONTINGENCY PLANS. At the present time, the Company has not felt it
necessary to formulate any contingency plans for addressing problems due to the
Year 2000 Issue. The Company has been assured that its critical internal IT
systems are compliant by the vendors of those systems and the Company will
evaluate the need for contingency plans for internal IT systems given those
assurances. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the Year 2000
Issue with respect to its non-IT systems and with respect to its major
suppliers, vendors, customers and business partners. As this evaluation process
proceeds, the Company will formulate appropriate contingency plans. The Company
expects that any required contingency planning will be completed no later than
the end of 1999.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH YEAR 2000 ISSUE. Various statements in this
discussion of Year 2000 are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as discussed above under
"Factors That May Affect Future Results." These statements include statements of
the Company's expectations, statements with regard to schedules and expected
completion dates and statements regarding expected Year 2000 compliance. These
forward-looking statements are subject to various risk factors which may
materially affect the Company's efforts to achieve Year 2000 compliance. These
risk factors include the inability of the Company to complete the plans and
modifications that it has identified, the failure of software vendors to deliver
the upgrades and repairs to which they have committed, the wide variety of
information technology systems and components, both hardware and software, that
must be evaluated and the large number of vendors and customers with which the
Company interacts. The Company's assessments of the effects of Year 2000 on the
Company are based, in part, upon information received from third parties and the
Company's reasonable reliance on that information. Therefore, the risk that
inaccurate information is supplied by third parties upon which the Company
reasonably relied must be considered as a risk factor that might affect the
Company's Year 2000 efforts. The Company is attempting to reduce the risks by
utilizing an organized approach, extensive testing, and allowance of ample
contingency time to address issues identified by tests.
EFFECTS OF INFLATION
Management believes that financial results have not been significantly
impacted by inflation and price changes.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company faces exposure to financial market risks, including adverse
movements in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in interest rates.
These exposures may change over time as business practices evolve and could have
a material adverse impact on the Company's financial results. The Company's
primary exposure has been related to local currency revenue and operating
expenses in Europe and Asia. Historically, the Company has not hedged specific
currency exposures as gains and losses on foreign currency transactions have not
been material to date. At September 30, 1999, the Company had approximately
$2.5 million outstanding related to variable rate U.S. dollar denominated short-
term debt. The carrying value of these short-term borrowings approximates fair
value due to the short maturities of these instruments. Assuming a hypothetical
10% adverse change in the interest rate, interest expense on these short-term
borrowings would increase by approximately $20,000 per year.
The carrying amounts reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of cash and
cash equivalents, trade receivables, and trade payables approximates fair value
at September 30, 1999 due to the short maturities of these instruments.
The Company maintains investment portfolio holdings of various issuers, types,
and maturities. The Company's cash and marketable securities include cash
equivalents, which the Company considers investments to be purchased with
original maturities of three months or less given the short maturities and
investment grade quality of the portfolio holdings at September 30, 1999, a
sharp rise in interest rates should not have a material adverse impact on the
fair value of the Company's investment portfolio. As a result, the Company does
not currently hedge these interest rate exposures.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit 27: Financial Data Schedule (For SEC Edgar
Filing Only; Intentionally Omitted)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
SeaChange International, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 12, 1999
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ William L. Fiedler
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William L. Fiedler
Vice President, Finance and Administration,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer; Authorized Officer)
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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE
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27 Financial Data Schedule (For SEC Edgar Filing Only;
Intentionally Omitted)
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