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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


 Form 10-Q


 

(Mark One)

 

 

 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016 

Or

 

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

 

Commission file number 001-34942

Inphi Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

77-0557980

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)

 

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

 

2953 Bunker Hill Lane, Suite 300,

Santa Clara, California 95054

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 217-7300

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  ☑      No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  ☑      No  ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer  ☑

Accelerated filer  ☐

Non-accelerated filer  ☐

Smaller reporting company  ☐

    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

 

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

 

The total number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, as of April 29, 2016 was 40,381,432.

 



 

 
 

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INPHI CORPORATION

 

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1.

Financial Statements

2

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

2

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

3

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

4

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

5

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

Item 2.

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

18

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

23

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

24

 

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

24

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

24

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

24

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

INPHI CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   

March 31,

2016

   

December 31,

2015

 

Assets

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 138,939     $ 283,044  

Investments in marketable securities

    189,234       43,616  

Accounts receivable, net

    33,003       30,418  

Inventories

    17,323       17,828  

Income tax receivable

    232       327  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    5,865       3,642  

Total current assets

    384,596       378,875  

Property and equipment, net

    39,133       36,280  

Goodwill

    9,154       9,154  

Identifiable intangible assets, net

    63,111       66,289  

Deferred tax charge

    2,317       2,322  

Other assets, net

    14,058       12,126  

Total assets

  $ 512,369     $ 505,046  

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 11,384     $ 8,389  

Deferred revenue

    6,120       6,667  

Accrued employee expenses

    8,952       13,719  

Other accrued expenses

    5,487       4,185  

Other current liabilities

    1,255       1,018  

Total current liabilities

    33,198       33,978  

Convertible debt

    174,078       171,701  

Other long-term liabilities

    3,078       8,697  

Total liabilities

    210,354       214,376  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

               

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued

           

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 40,009,851 and 39,389,280 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

    40       39  

Additional paid-in capital

    398,254       392,616  

Accumulated deficit

    (97,260 )     (102,741 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    981       756  

Total stockholders’ equity

    302,015       290,670  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 512,369     $ 505,046  

 

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

 

 
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INPHI CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 

Revenue

  $ 66,531     $ 59,160  

Cost of revenue

    24,272       29,238  

Gross profit

    42,259       29,922  

Operating expenses:

               

Research and development

    27,663       22,722  

Sales and marketing

    7,093       6,869  

General and administrative

    4,957       5,812  

Total operating expenses

    39,713       35,403  

Income (loss) from operations

    2,546       (5,481 )

Interest expense

    (3,132 )      

Other income

    645       167  

Income (loss) before income taxes

    59       (5,314 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

    (161 )     4,394  

Net income (loss)

  $ 220     $ (9,708 )

Earnings per share:

               

Basic

  $ 0.01     $ (0.26 )

Diluted

  $ 0.01     $ (0.26 )

Weighted-average shares used in computing earnings per share:

               

Basic

    39,758,201       37,696,518  

Diluted

    43,421,314       37,696,518  

 

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

 

 
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INPHI CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in thousands)

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 220     $ (9,708 )
                 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

               

Available for sale investments:

               

Change in unrealized gain, net of $0 tax

    225       47  

Realized gain reclassified into earnings, net of $0 tax

          (9 )

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 445     $ (9,670 )

 

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

 

 
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INPHI CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 
           

(as restated)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

               

Net income (loss)

  $ 220     $ (9,708 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    7,228       6,423  

Stock-based compensation

    6,952       6,420  

Deferred income taxes and deferred tax charge

    5       2,590  

Accretion of convertible debt and amortization of debt issuance costs

    2,378        

Amortization of premiums on marketable securities

    301       135  

Other noncash items

    5       (63 )

Changes in assets and liabilities:

               

Accounts receivable

    (2,585 )     174  

Inventories

    505       3,309  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    (1,371 )     1,597  

Income tax payable/receivable

    (65 )     2,330  

Accounts payable

    3,407       1,392  

Accrued expenses

    (3,394 )     (932 )

Deferred revenue

    (547 )     620  

Other liabilities

    39       (782 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

    13,078       13,505  

Cash flows from investing activities

               

Purchases of property and equipment

    (7,033 )     (3,438 )

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

          75  

Purchases of marketable securities

    (148,936 )     (4,562 )

Sales and maturities of marketable securities

    2,739       4,714  

Purchase of cost-method investment in private company

    (2,000 )      

Net cash used in investing activities

    (155,230 )     (3,211 )

Cash flows from financing activities

               

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    812       1,052  

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan

    3,150       1,977  

Convertible bonds issuance costs paid

    (353 )      

Minimum tax withholding paid on behalf of employees for restricted stock units

    (5,562 )     (4,147 )

Net cash used in financing activities

    (1,953 )     (1,118 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (144,105 )     9,176  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    283,044       30,366  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 138,939     $ 39,542  

Supplemental cash flow information

               

Income taxes paid

  $ 133     $ 580  

 

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

 

 
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INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

          Inphi Corporation (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in November 2000. The Company is a fabless provider of high-speed analog and mixed signal semiconductor solutions for the communications, data center and computing markets. The Company’s semiconductor solutions are designed to address bandwidth bottlenecks in networks, maximize throughput and minimize latency in computing environments and enable the rollout of next generation communications, data center and computing infrastructures. In addition, the semiconductor solutions provide a vital high-speed interface between analog signals and digital information in high-performance systems such as telecommunications transport systems, enterprise networking equipment, data center and enterprise servers, storage platforms, test and measurement equipment and military systems.

 

The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), for interim financial information and with the instructions to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Form 10-Q and Article 10 of SEC Regulation S-X. They do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2015, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016.

 

          The interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited; however, they contain all normal recurring accruals and adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to state fairly the Company’s consolidated financial position at March 31, 2016, and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future quarters or the full year.

 

2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance on “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The new revenue recognition guidance provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The guidance requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The new guidance was initially effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. The new guidance permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that the new revenue recognition guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor determined the effect of the standard on the ongoing financial reporting. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of the new revenue recognition standard by one year. The guidance may be adopted as early as January 1, 2017, the effective date of the original guidance.

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued guidance applying to inventory measured using any other method other than last-in, last-out method. Under this guidance inventory is measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The guidance is applied prospectively and is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In September 2015, the FASB issued guidance that requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The guidance also requires disclosure of the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization or other income effects, if any, as a result of the adjustment to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

 

INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts) 

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. However, an entity may choose to measure equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. The guidance simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment. When a qualitative assessment indicates that impairment exists, an entity is required to measure the investment at fair value. The guidance eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet, and requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes. The guidance also requires an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments. Separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements is required under this guidance. The guidance further clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets. The guidance is applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and is effective for the Company in its first quarter of fiscal 2018. Early adoption is permitted only if certain criteria is met. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires companies that lease assets (lessees) to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by the leases with lease terms of more than 12 months. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued a guidance that eliminate the requirement that when an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The guidance require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. Therefore, upon qualifying for the equity method of accounting, no retroactive adjustment of the investment is required. The guidance also requires that an entity that has an available-for-sale equity security that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting recognize through earnings the unrealized holding gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income at the date the investment becomes qualified for use of the equity method. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued a guidance in the assessment whether an entity is a principal or an agent in the new revenue standard (gross versus net revenue presentation). The guidance has the same effective date and transition requirements as the new revenue standard, which is effective for calendar year end public companies in 2018 with early adoption permitted in 2017.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued a guidance that will change certain aspects of accounting for share-based payments to employees. The new guidance will require all income tax effects of awards to be recognized in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. It also will allow an employer to repurchase more of an employee’s shares than the minimum for tax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting and to make a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. The new guidance allows entities to estimate forfeiture or recognize forfeitures when they occur. It also requires presentation of excess tax benefits as an operating activity and cash paid by employer to taxing authorities on the employees’ behalf for withheld shares as financing activity on the statement of cash flows. The Company early adopted this standard and the effect of adoption is discussed in Note 12 of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2016, the FASB issued a guidance which amends the revenue guidance on identifying performance obligations and accounting for licenses of intellectual property. The guidance changed the previous proposals on renewals of right-of-use licenses and contractual restrictions. The guidance has the same effective date and transition requirements as the new revenue standard, which is effective for calendar year end public companies in 2018 with early adoption permitted in 2017.

 

 
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INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)  

 

3. Investments

 

The following table summarizes the investments by investment category:

 

   

March 31, 2016

   

December 31, 2015

 
   

Cost

   

Fair Value

   

Cost

   

Fair Value

 

Available-for-sale securities:

                               

U.S. treasury securities

  $ 6,000     $ 6,008     $ 2,998     $ 2,993  

Municipal bonds

    27,258       27,285       20,042       20,036  

Corporate notes/bonds

    110,452       110,559       14,700       14,657  

Government agency bonds

    7,468       7,476       4,011       4,007  

Commercial paper

    30,389       30,397              

Asset backed securities

    7,506       7,509       1,926       1,923  

Total investments

  $ 189,073     $ 189,234     $ 43,677     $ 43,616  

 

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had 34 investments that were in an unrealized loss position. The gross unrealized losses on these investments at March 31, 2016 of $28 were determined to be temporary in nature. The Company reviews the investments to identify and evaluate investments that have an indication of possible other-than-temporary impairment. Factors considered in determining whether a loss is other-than-temporary include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than the cost basis, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the investee, and the intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value.

 

The realized gain related to the Company’s available-for-sale investment, which were reclassified from other comprehensive income, was included in other income in the consolidated statements of income.

 

 

The contractual maturities of available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2016 are presented in the following table:

 

 

   

Cost

   

Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

  $ 146,107     $ 146,184  

Due between one and five years

    42,966       43,050  
    $ 189,073     $ 189,234  

 

4. Inventories

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

   

March 31,

2016

   

December 31,

2015

 

Raw materials

  $ 3,530     $ 4,291  

Work in process

    4,083       2,620  

Finished goods

    9,710       10,917  
    $ 17,323     $ 17,828  

 

Finished goods held by distributors were $1,642 and $2,153 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

 
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INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

5. Property and Equipment, net

 

Property and equipment consist of the following:

 

   

March 31,

2016

   

December 31,

2015

 

Laboratory and production equipment

  $ 65,008     $ 59,220  

Office, software and computer equipment

    19,600       18,562  

Furniture and fixtures

    1,299       1,264  

Leasehold improvements

    5,918       5,866  
      91,825       84,912  

Less accumulated depreciation

    (52,692 )     (48,632 )
    $ 39,133     $ 36,280  

 

Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $4,050 and $3,237, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, computer software costs included in property and equipment were $6,248 and $5,929, respectively. Amortization expense of capitalized computer software costs was $287 and $232 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Property and equipment not paid as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was $1,818 and $1,949, respectively.

 

 

6. Identifiable Intangible Assets

 

 

The following table presents details of identifiable intangible assets:

 

   

March 31, 2016

   

December 31, 2015

 
   

Gross

   

Accumulated Amortization

   

Net

   

Gross

   

Accumulated Amortization

   

Net

 

Developed technology

  $ 71,570     $ 17,231     $ 54,339     $ 71,570     $ 14,356     $ 57,214  

Customer relationships

    8,170       1,223       6,947       8,170       1,018       7,152  

Trade name

    920       276       644       920       230       690  

Patents

    1,579       398       1,181       1,579       346       1,233  
    $ 82,239     $ 19,128     $ 63,111     $ 82,239     $ 15,950     $ 66,289  

 

The following table presents amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 

Cost of goods sold

  $ 2,875     $ 2,875  

Sales and marketing

    205       204  

General and administrative

    98       107  
    $ 3,178     $ 3,186  

 

 

INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

Based on the amount of intangible assets subject to amortization at March 31, 2016, the expected amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:

 

2016 (remaining)

  $ 9,529  

2017

    12,682  

2018

    12,648  

2019

    11,078  

2020

    6,394  

Thereafter

    10,780  
    $ 63,111  

 

The weighted-average amortization periods remaining by intangible asset category were as follows (in years):

 

Developed technology

    5.10  

Customer relationship

    8.50  

Others

    9.48  

 

 

7. Product Warranty Obligation

 

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the product warranty liability was $110. There was no movement in product warranty liability during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

8. Convertible debt

 

In December 2015, the Company issued $230,000 of 1.125% convertible senior notes due 2020 (Convertible Notes). The Convertible Notes will mature December 1, 2020, unless earlier converted or repurchased. Interest on the Convertible Notes is payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on June 1, 2016. The initial conversion rate is 24.8988 shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $40.16 per share.  The total interest expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $3,132, which consists of $754 of contractual interest expense, $2,182 of amortization of debt discount and $196 of amortization of debt issuance costs.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into capped call transactions (Capped Call) in private transactions. Under the Capped Call, the Company purchased capped call options that in aggregate relate to 100% of the total number of shares of the Company's common stock underlying the Convertible Notes, with a strike price equal to the conversion price of the Convertible Notes and with a cap price equal to $52.06 per share.

 

 

9. Other long-term liabilities

 

Other long-term liabilities consist of the following:

 

   

March 31,

2016

   

December 31,

2015

 

Deferred rent

  $ 1,542     $ 1,728  

Income tax payable

    1,536       6,969  
    $ 3,078     $ 8,697  

 

10. Income Taxes

 

The Company determined its interim provision using an estimated single annual effective tax rate for all tax jurisdictions for the three months ended March 31, 2016. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company determined its interim tax provision applying a separate estimated annual effective tax rate to its loss jurisdictions. ASC 740 provides that when an entity operates in a jurisdiction that has generated ordinary losses on a year-to-date basis or on the basis of the results anticipated for the full fiscal year and no benefit can be recognized on those losses, a separate effective tax rate should be computed and applied to ordinary income (or loss) in that jurisdiction. The Company incurred pretax loss during the three months ended March 31, 2015 from the Singapore operation and did not recognize tax benefit of the losses due to full valuation allowance established against deferred tax assets. Thus, a separate effective tax rate was applied to the Singapore jurisdiction to compute the Company’s March 31, 2015 interim tax provision.

 

 

INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

The Company recorded an income tax provision/(benefit) of $(161) and $4,394 in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The effective tax rates were (273%) and (83%) in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The difference between the effective tax rates and the 34% federal statutory rate in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, resulted primarily due to change in valuation allowance, foreign income taxes provided at lower rates, geographic mix in expected operating results, unrecognized tax benefits, and recognition of federal and state research and development credits. In addition, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, the difference between the effective tax rate and the 34% federal statutory rate included windfall tax benefits from stock-based compensation. As discussed in Note 2, the Company early adopted ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. As a result of adoption, the Company recorded windfall tax benefits from stock-based compensation which was offset by valuation allowance in the three months ended March 31, 2016.

 

 During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the gross amount of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits decreased approximately $1,885 primarily due to a state tax audit settlement and expiration of statute of limitation on certain foreign income taxes, partially offset by the results of tax positions taken during the current year. Substantially all of the unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2016, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company believes that in the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefit may decrease by approximately $100 due to expiration of statute of limitations on certain foreign income taxes.

 

The Company does not provide for U.S. income taxes on undistributed earnings of its controlled foreign corporations that are intended to be invested indefinitely outside the United States.

 

  

11. Earnings Per Share

 

The following shows the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 

Numerator

               

Net income (loss)

  $ 220     $ (9,708 )

Denominator

               

Weighted average common stock - basic

    39,758,201       37,696,518  

Effect of potentially dilutive securities:

               

Add options to purchase common stock

    1,312,807        

Add unvested restricted stock units

    2,317,352        

Add employee stock purchase plan

    32,954        

Weighted average common stock—diluted

    43,421,314       37,696,518  

Earnings per share

               

Basic

  $ 0.01     $ (0.26 )

Diluted

  $ 0.01     $ (0.26 )

 

 

INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts) 

 

The following securities were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:

 

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 

Common stock options

          2,935,994  

Restricted stock unit

          4,446,535  

Convertible debt

    5,727,092        
      5,727,092       7,382,529  

 

As discussed in Note 2, the Company early adopted ASU 2016-09. Based on the new guidance, the excess tax benefit is no longer included in the weighted diluted common stock calculation under the treasury stock method and therefore, increased the total weighted diluted common stock by 939,192 in the three months ended March 31, 2016. This change was applied prospectively.

 

12. Stock–Based Compensation

 

In June 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the Company’s 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”), which became effective in November 2010. The 2010 Plan provides for the grants of restricted stock, stock appreciation rights and stock unit awards to employees, non-employee directors, advisors and consultants. The Compensation Committee administers the 2010 Plan, including the determination of the recipient of an award, the number of shares subject to each award, whether an option is to be classified as an incentive stock option or nonstatutory option, and the terms and conditions of each award, including the exercise and purchase prices and the vesting or duration of the award. Options granted under the 2010 Plan are exercisable only upon vesting. At March 31, 2016, 4,019,851 shares of common stock have been reserved for future grants under the 2010 Plan.

 

 

Stock Option Awards 

 

The Company did not grant any stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

The following table summarizes information regarding options outstanding:

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

   

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

   

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

    2,256,396     $ 10.61       5.29     $ 37,036  

Granted

                           

Exercised

    (134,335 )     8.18                  

Canceled

                           

Outstanding at March 31, 2016

    2,122,061     $ 10.76       5.08     $ 47,916  

Exercisable at March 31, 2016

    2,048,724     $ 10.79       5.02     $ 46,203  

Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2016

    2,121,603     $ 10.76       5.08     $ 47,905  

 

The intrinsic value of options outstanding, exercisable and vested and expected to vest is calculated based on the difference between the exercise price and the fair value of the Company’s common stock as of the respective balance sheet dates.

 

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $3,077 and $1,858, respectively. The intrinsic value of exercised options is calculated based on the difference between the exercise price and the fair value of the Company’s common stock as of the exercise date. Cash received from the exercise of stock options was $812 and $1,052 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

 

INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

The Company granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to members of the Board and employees. Most of the Company’s outstanding RSUs vest over four years with vesting contingent upon continuous service. The Company estimates the fair value of RSUs using the market price of the common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of these awards is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

 

The following table summarizes information regarding outstanding RSUs:

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair Value Per Share

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

    4,600,869     $ 15.37  

Granted

    27,700       26.08  

Vested

    (537,514 )     11.80  

Canceled

    (63,376 )     14.10  

Outstanding at March 31, 2016

    4,027,679     $ 15.93  

Expected to vest at March 31, 2016

    3,940,850          

 

The RSUs includes performance-based stock units subject to achievement of pre-established revenue goal and earnings per share on non-GAAP basis. Once the goals are met, the performance-based stock units are subject to four years of vesting from the original grant date, contingent upon continuous service. As of March 31, 2016, the total performance-based units outstanding was 216,642.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

In December 2011, the Company adopted the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). Participants purchase the Company's stock using payroll deductions, which may not exceed 15% of their total cash compensation. Pursuant to the terms of the ESPP, the "look-back" period for the stock purchase price is six months. Offering and purchase periods will begin on February 10 and August 10 of each year. Participants will be granted the right to purchase common stock at a price per share that is 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Company's common stock at the beginning or the end of each six-month period.

 

The ESPP imposes certain limitations upon an employee’s right to acquire common stock, including the following: (i) no employee shall be granted a right to participate if such employee immediately after the election to purchase common stock, would own stock possessing 5% or more to the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company, and (ii) no employee may be granted rights to purchase more than $25 fair value of common stock for each calendar year. The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock available for purchase under the ESPP is 1,750,000 shares. Total common stock issued under the ESPP during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was 164,696 and 160,776, respectively.

 

The fair value of employee stock purchase plan is estimated at the start of offering period using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 

Risk-free interest rate

    0.45 %     0.07 %

Expected life (in years)

    0.50       0.50  

Dividend yield

           

Expected volatility

    55 %     41 %

Estimated fair value

  $ 7.26     $ 5.34  

 

 

INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

 

Stock-based compensation expense is included in the Company’s results of operations as follows:

 

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 

Operating expenses

               

Cost of goods sold

  $ 355     $ 363  

Research and development

    4,358       3,786  

Sales and marketing

    1,066       1,025  

General and administrative

    1,173       1,246  
    $ 6,952     $ 6,420  

 

Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options at March 31, 2016, prior to the consideration of expected forfeitures, is approximately $49,975 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.36 years.

 

The Company early adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-09. The effect of adoption resulted to a net credit of $5,261 on the beginning balance of accumulated deficit from previously unrecorded deferred tax assets for net operating loss carryover generated by windfall tax benefit. The adoption increased weighted average diluted common stock by 939,192 shares. In addition, the current period’s excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation is presented as operating activity in the statement of cash flows. The change in the cash flow was adopted retroactively and the Company reclassified $1,251 of excess tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2015 from financing activity to operating activity.

 

13. Fair Value Measurements

 

The guidance on fair value measurements requires fair value measurements to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; or

 

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

 

The Company measures its investments in marketable securities at fair value using the market approach, which uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The Company has some cash equivalents which consist of money market funds valued using the amortized cost method, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act which approximates fair value.

 

The Company determines the amount of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 or transfers into or out of Level 3 by using the end-of-period fair value. The Company had no transfers among the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

 

 

INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

The following table presents information about assets required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

March 31, 2016

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

 

Assets

                       

Cash equivalents:

                       

Money market funds

  $ 76,424     $ 32,958     $ 43,466  

Investment in marketable securities:

                       

US treasury securities

    6,008       6,008        

Municipal bonds

    27,285             27,285  

Corporate notes/bonds

    110,559             110,559  

Government agency bonds

    7,476             7,476  

Commercial papers

    30,397             30,397  

Asset backed securities

    7,509             7,509  
    $ 265,658     $ 38,966     $ 226,692  

Liabilities

                       

Convertible Notes

  $ 252,018     $     $ 252,018  

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

 

Assets

                       

Cash equivalents:

                       

Money market funds

  $ 102,008     $     $ 102,008  

Investment in marketable securities:

                       

US treasury securities

    2,993       2,993        

Municipal bonds

    20,036             20,036  

Corporate notes/bonds

    14,657             14,657  

Government agency bonds

    4,007             4,007  

Asset backed securities

    1,923             1,923  
    $ 145,624     $ 2,993     $ 142,631  

Liabilities

                       

Convertible Notes

  $ 221,950     $     $ 221,950  

 

The Convertible Notes are carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their original issuance value including accreted interest, net of unamortized debt discount and issuance cost. The Convertible Notes are not marked to fair value at the end of each reporting period. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the fair value of Convertible Notes was determined on the basis of market prices observable for similar instruments and is considered Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

14. Segment and Geographic Information

 

The Company operates in one reportable segment. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is considered to be the chief operating decision maker, manages the Company’s operations as a whole and reviews consolidated financial information for purposes of evaluating financial performance and allocating resources. Revenue by region is classified based on the locations to which the product is transported, which may differ from the customer’s principal offices.

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s revenue by geographic region:

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 

China

  $ 25,738     $ 19,055  

United States

    9,713       9,456  

Japan

    7,125       5,213  

Other

    23,955       25,436  
    $ 66,531     $ 59,160  

 

As of March 31, 2016, $9,416 of long-lived tangible assets are located outside the United States, of which $7,744 are located in Taiwan. As of December 31, 2015, $7,271 of long-lived tangible assets are located outside the United States of which $5,756 are located in Taiwan. 

 

 
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INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Leases

 

The Company leases its facility and certain equipment under noncancelable lease agreements expiring in various years through 2026. The Company also licenses certain software used in its research and development activities under a term license subscription and maintenance arrangement.

 

As of March 31, 2016, future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases having initial terms in excess of one year are as follows:

 

2016 (remaining)

  $ 11,056  

2017

    4,534  

2018

    2,193  

2019

    1,703  

2020 and thereafter

    576  
    $ 20,062  

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, operating lease expense was $3,093 and $3,043, respectively.

 

Noncancelable Purchase Obligations

 

 The Company depends upon third-party subcontractors to manufacture its wafers. The Company’s subcontractor relationships typically allow for the cancellation of outstanding purchase orders, but require payment of all expenses incurred through the date of cancellation. As of March 31, 2016, the total value of open purchase orders for wafers was approximately $8,248.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Netlist, Inc. v. Inphi Corporation, Case No. 09-cv-6900 (C.D. Cal.)

 

On September 22, 2009, Netlist filed suit in the United States District Court, Central District of California, or the Court, asserting that the Company infringes U.S. Patent No. 7,532,537. Netlist filed an amended complaint on December 22, 2009, further asserting that the Company infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 7,619,912 and 7,636,274, collectively with U.S. Patent No. 7,532,537, the patents-in-suit, and seeking both unspecified monetary damages to be determined and an injunction to prevent further infringement. These infringement claims allege that the iMB™ and certain other memory module components infringe the patents-in-suit. The Company answered the amended complaint on February 11, 2010 and asserted that the Company does not infringe the patents-in-suit and that the patents-in-suit are invalid. In 2010, the Company filed inter partes requests for reexamination with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”), asserting that the patents-in-suit are invalid. As a result of the proceedings at the USPTO, the Court has stayed the litigation, with the parties advising the Court on status every 120 days.

 

As to the proceeding at the USPTO, reexamination has been ordered for all of the patents that were alleged to infringe, and at present, the USPTO has determined that none of the originally filed claims are valid, with certain amended claims being determined patentable. It is expected that a Reexamination Certificate will issue for U.S. Patent No. 7,532,537 based upon amended claims, and the parties continue to assert their respective positions with respect to the reexamination proceedings for U.S. Patent Nos. 7,619,912 and 7,636,274.

 

While the Company intends to defend the foregoing USPTO proceedings and lawsuit vigorously, the USPTO proceedings and litigation, whether or not determined in the Company’s favor or settled, could be costly and time-consuming and could divert management’s attention and resources, which could adversely affect the Company’s business.

 

Based on the nature of USPTO proceedings and litigation, the Company is currently unable to predict the final outcome of this lawsuit and therefore, cannot determine the likelihood of loss nor estimate a range of possible loss. However, because of the nature and inherent uncertainties of litigation, should the outcome of these actions be unfavorable, the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

 

 

INPHI CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

Indemnifications

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, investors, directors, officers, employees and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company’s breach of such agreements, services to be provided by the Company, or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third-parties. These indemnifications may survive termination of the underlying agreement and the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification provisions may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. The Company has not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnifications. Accordingly, the Company has no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

 

16.  Subsequent Events

 

In April 2016, the Compensation Committee granted 1,280,930 RSUs, including performance-based stock units to employees and consultants.

 

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

 

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and this report contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this report, the terms “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding our anticipated trends and challenges in our business and the markets in which we operate, including the market for 40G and 100G high-speed analog semiconductor solutions, our plans for future products and anticipated features and benefits thereof, expansion of our product offerings and enhancements of existing products, critical accounting policies and estimates, our expectations regarding our expenses and revenue, sources of revenue, our tax benefits, the benefits of our products and services, our technological capabilities and expertise, timing of the development of our products, our liquidity position and sufficiency thereof, including our anticipated cash needs, our operating capital expenditures and requirements and our needs for additional financing and potential consequences thereof, our anticipated growth and growth strategies, our ability to retain and attract customers, particularly in light of our dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenue, our expectations regarding competition, interest rate sensitivity, adequacy of our disclosure controls, our legal proceedings and warranty claims. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these or any other forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those risks discussed below, as well as factors affecting our results of operations, our ability to manage our growth, our ability to sustain or increase profitability, demand for our solutions, the effect of declines in average selling prices for our products, our ability to compete, our ability to rapidly develop new technology and introduce new products, our ability to safeguard our intellectual property, trends in the semiconductor industry and fluctuations in general economic conditions, and the risks set forth throughout this Report, including the risks set forth under Part II, “ Item 1A, Risk Factors”. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations and reflect management's opinions only as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

All references to “Inphi,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean Inphi Corporation.

 

Inphi®, iMB™, iKON™, ColorZ™ and the Inphi logo are trademarks or service marks owned by Inphi. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this report are the property of their respective owners.

 

 

Overview

 

 

Our Company     

 

We are a fabless provider of high-speed analog and mixed signal semiconductor solutions for the communications, datacenter and computing markets. We often refer to our business as covering various data transport segments from “fiber to memory”. Our analog and mixed signal semiconductor solutions provide high signal integrity at leading-edge data speeds while reducing system power consumption. Our semiconductor solutions are designed to address bandwidth bottlenecks in networks, maximize throughput and minimize latency in computing environments and enable the rollout of next generation communications, datacenter and computing infrastructures. Our solutions provide a vital high-speed interface between analog signals and digital information in high-performance systems such as telecommunications transport systems, enterprise networking equipment, datacenter and enterprise servers, storage platforms, test and measurement equipment and military systems. We provide 40G and 100G high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications market and high-speed memory interface solutions for the computing market. We have a wide range product portfolio with many products sold in communication and datacenter markets as of March 31, 2016.

 

In the first quarter of 2016, we announced the availability of our highly integrated, lowest power 4-level Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM4) chipset solutions for intra-data center and inter-data center cloud interconnects. We introduced ColorZ™ reference design, the industry’s first Silicon Photonics 100G PAM4 platform solution for 80km DWDM Data Center Interconnect in QSFP28 form factor. Utilizing advanced Pulse Amplitude Modulation signaling, ColorZ delivers up to 4Tb/s of bandwidth over a single fiber and allows multiple data centers located up to 80km of each other to be connected and act like a single data center. We introduced a highly integrated Silicon Photonics (SiPho) technology platform for 100Gbit/s data center applications. The single-chip SiPho optics includes multi-channel modulators, photodetectors, multiplexers, demultiplexers, optical power monitors and fiber coupling structures all integrated onto a single integrated circuit. We also announced the availability of the industry’s lowest power Clock and Data Recovery Retimer for module applications, IN012525-CQ CMOS CDR and 45GBaud Linear Coherent Product Family, the industry’s first linear ICs enabling 400G coherent solutions for next-generation long haul, metro, and data center applications.

 

 
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     A detailed discussion of our business may be found in Part I, Item 1, “Business,” of our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Quarterly Update

 

As discussed in more detail below, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, we delivered the following financial performance:

 

 

 

Total revenue increased by $7.4 million, or 12%, to $66.5 million.

 

 

 

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased from 51% to 64%.

       

 

 

Total operating expenses increased by $4.3 million, or 12%, to $39.7 million.

 

 

 

Income from operations increased by $8.0 million, to $2.5 million.

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share increased by $0.27, to $0.01.

 

The increase in our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily a result of the increase in consumption of our dual linear transimpedance amplifiers (TIA), quad linear driver products and iPHY products.

 

The increase in gross margin was due to increase in sale of high margin products as discussed above and lower product cost from the inventory fair value step-up related to the acquired Cortina inventories for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

Total operating expenses increased due primarily to an increase in headcount and stock-based compensation expense. Our expenses primarily consist of personnel costs, which include compensation, benefits, payroll related taxes and stock-based compensation. From April 2015 to March 2016, our headcount increased by 31 new employees, primarily in the engineering department. We expect expenses to continue to increase in absolute dollars as we continue to invest resources to develop more products and to support the growth of our business. Our diluted earnings per share increased primarily due to increase in operating expenses and provision for income taxes, partially offset by increase in revenues.

 

Our cash and cash equivalents were $138.9 million at March 31, 2016, compared with $283.0 million at December 31, 2015. Cash provided by operating activities of $13.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to $13.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015. Cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $155.2 million primarily due to purchases of marketable securities of $148.9 million, purchases of property and equipment of $7.0 million and cost method investment of $2.0 million partially offset by sales and maturities of marketable securities of $2.7 million. Cash used in financing activities of $2.0 million was primarily due to minimum tax withholding paid on behalf of employees of $5.6 million partially offset by proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan of $4.0 million.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses in the reporting period. We regularly evaluate our estimates and assumptions related to allowances for doubtful accounts, warranty reserves, inventory reserves, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and intangible assets valuation, deferred income tax asset valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, litigation, other loss contingencies and business combinations. We base our estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the recording of revenue, costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by us may differ materially and adversely from our estimates. To the extent there are material differences between our estimates and the actual results, our future results of operations will be affected. For a description of our critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to the “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. There have been no material changes in any of our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2016.   We early adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The effect of adoption is discussed in Note 12 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 
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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth a summary of our statement of operations as a percentage of each line item to the revenue:

 

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 

Total revenue

    100 %     100 %

Cost of revenue

    36       49  

Gross profit

    64       51  

Operating expense:

               

Research and development

    42       38  

Sales and marketing

    11       12  

General and administrative

    7       10  

Total operating expenses

    60       60  

Income (loss) from operations

    4       (9 )

Interest expense

    (5 )      

Other income

    1        

Income (loss) before income taxes

          (9 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

          7  

Net income (loss)

          (16 )%

 

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

Revenue

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

Amount

   

%

 
   

(dollars in thousands)

 

Revenue

  $ 66,531     $ 59,160     $ 7,371       12 %

 

Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased by $7.4 million primarily due to an increase in average selling price of 39% partially offset by decrease in number of units sold by 19%. The increase in average selling price was due mainly from increased sales and mix of our higher priced products, including dual linear TIA, quad linear driver products and iPHY products. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the number of units sold decreased by 19% mainly from decrease in consumption of our high speed memory interface products as the enterprise server memory market transitioned from DDR3 solutions to a greater amount of DDR4 solutions where our market share was lower.

 

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

Amount

   

%

 
   

(dollars in thousands)

 

Cost of revenue

  $ 24,272     $ 29,238     $ (4,966 )     (17% )

Gross profit

    42,259       29,922       12,377       41 %

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue

    64 %     51 %           13 %

 

Cost of revenue decreased by $5.0 million and gross profit increased by $12.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the prior year primarily due to increase in revenue from sales our dual linear TIA, quad linear driver and iPHY products which generated higher margins. Gross profit, as a percentage of revenue increased due to sale of high margin products as discussed above and lower product cost from inventory fair value step-up related to the acquired Cortina inventories by $5.9 million, sold during the three months ended March 31, 2015. 

 

 
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Research and Development

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

Amount

   

%

 
   

(dollars in thousands)

 

Research and development

  $ 27,663     $ 22,722     $ 4,941       22 %

 

Research and development expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased by $5.0 million due, in part to an increase in research and development headcount and equity awards, which resulted in a $1.4 million increase in personnel costs and stock-based compensation expense. In addition, external test services, pre-production engineering mask costs and laboratory supplies increased by $0.7 million. Further, reimbursement from customers related to research and development contracts decreased by $2.7 million due to completion of projects. Depreciation and allocated expenses increased by $0.8 million, primarily, due to an increase in equipment and research and development activities. These increases were partially offset by decrease in third-party consultants by $0.4 million due to increase in number of employees.   The increase in research and development expense was primarily driven by our strategy to expand our product offerings and enhance our existing products.

 

Sales and Marketing

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

Amount

   

%

 
   

(dollars in thousands)

 

Sales and marketing

  $ 7,093     $ 6,869     $ 224       3 %

 

Sales and marketing expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased slightly primarily due to increase in personnel costs, including stock-based compensation expense of $0.1 million and expenses related to trade shows of $0.1 million.

 

 

General and Administrative

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

Amount

   

%

 
   

(dollars in thousands)

 

General and administrative

  $ 4,957     $ 5,812     $ (855 )     (15% )

 

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased by $0.9 million primarily due to decrease in outside legal and accounting fees by $0.6 million in connection with the completion of the Cortina acquisition and reduced expenditures for litigation matters described in Note 15 of the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

Provision for Income Tax

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

Amount

   

%

 
   

(dollars in thousands)

 

Provision (benefit) for income tax

  $ (161 )   $ 4,394     $ (4,555 )     (104% )

 

We determined its interim provision using an estimated single annual effective tax rate for all tax jurisdictions for the three months ended March 31, 2016. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company determined its interim tax provision applying a separate estimated annual effective tax rate to its loss jurisdictions. ASC 740 provides that when an entity operates in a jurisdiction that has generated ordinary losses on a year-to-date basis or on the basis of the results anticipated for the full fiscal year and no benefit can be recognized on those losses, a separate effective tax rate should be computed and applied to ordinary income (or loss) in that jurisdiction. We incurred pretax loss during the three months ended March 31, 2015 from the Singapore operation and did not recognize tax benefit of the losses due to full valuation allowance established against deferred tax assets. Thus, a separate effective tax rate was applied to the Singapore jurisdiction to compute the March 31, 2015 interim tax provision.

 

The income tax benefit of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 reflects an effective tax rate of (273%). The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 differed from the statutory rate of 34% primarily due to the change in valuation allowance, foreign income taxes provided at lower rates, geographic mix in operating results, unrecognized tax benefits, recognition of federal and state research and development credits and windfall tax benefits from stock-based compensation from early adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-9.

 

 
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The income tax expense of $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 reflects an effective tax rate of (83%). This effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 differed from the statutory rate of 34% primarily due to the change in valuation allowance, foreign income taxes provided at lower rates, geographic mix in operating results, unrecognized tax benefits and recognition of state research and development credits.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2016, we had cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities of $328.2 million. Our primary uses of cash are to fund operating expenses, purchase inventory and acquire property and equipment. Cash used to fund operating expenses is impacted by the timing of when we pay these expenses, as reflected in the changes in our outstanding accounts payable and accrued expenses. Our primary sources of cash are cash receipts on accounts receivable from our revenue. In 2015, we issued convertible debt, which resulted in an increase in cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities. Aside from the growth in amounts billed to our customers, net cash collections of accounts receivable are impacted by the efficiency of our cash collections process, which can vary from period to period, depending on the payment cycles of our major customers.

 

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 13,078     $ 13,505  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (155,230 )     (3,211 )

Net cash used in financing activities

    (1,953 )     (1,118 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  $ (144,105 )   $ 9,176  

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2016 primarily reflected depreciation and amortization of $7.2 million, stock-based compensation expense of $7.0 million, accretion of convertible debt of $2.4 million and increase in accounts payable of $3.4 million partially offset by increases in accounts receivable of $2.6 million, prepaid expenses and other assets of $1.4 million and decrease in accrued expenses of $3.4 million. Our accounts payable increased due to increased production volume. Our accounts receivable increased due to shipments to higher product shipments to customers. Our accrued expenses decreased due to timing of payment of employee related expenses.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily reflected decreases in inventories of $3.3 million and prepaid expenses and other assets of $1.6 million, change in income tax payable/receivable of $2.3 million, depreciation and amortization of $6.4 million, stock-based compensation expense of $6.4 million and deferred income taxes of $2.6 million, partially offset by net loss of $9.7 million. Our inventories decreased due to shipments and amortization of inventory step-up value and prepaid expenses and other assets decreased due to settlement of non-trade receivable.

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2016 consisted of cash used to purchase property and equipment of $7.0 million and purchases of marketable securities of $148.9 million and cost method investment of $2.0 million, partially offset by sales and maturities of marketable securities of $2.7 million.

 

Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2015, consisted of cash used to purchase property and equipment of $3.4 million and purchases of marketable securities of $4.6 million, partially offset by sales and maturities of marketable securities of $4.7 million.

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2016 consisted of minimum tax withholding paid on behalf of employees for restricted stock units of $5.6 million, payment of costs related to debt issuance of $0.4 million partially offset by proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan of $4.0 million.

 

 
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Net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2015 consisted of minimum tax withholding paid on behalf of employees for restricted stock units of $4.1 million partially offset by proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan of $3.0 million.

 

 

 Operating and Capital Expenditure Requirements

 

Our principal source of liquidity as of March 31, 2016 consisted of $328.2 million of cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities, of which $28.1 million is held by our foreign subsidiaries. Based on our current operating plan, we believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents from operations will be sufficient to finance our operational cash needs through at least the next 12 months. In the future, we expect our operating and capital expenditures to increase as we increase headcount, expand our business activities and grow our end customer base which will result in higher needs for working capital. Our ability to generate cash from operations is also subject to substantial risks described in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors. If any of these risks occur, we may be unable to generate or sustain positive cash flow from operating activities. We would then be required to use existing cash and cash equivalents to support our working capital and other cash requirements. If additional funds are required to support our working capital requirements, acquisitions or other purposes, we may seek to raise funds through debt financing or from other sources. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our stockholders could be significantly diluted, and these newly-issued securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing stockholders. If we raise additional funds by obtaining loans from third parties, the terms of those financing arrangements may include negative covenants or other restrictions on our business that could impair our operating flexibility, and would also require us to incur interest expense. We can provide no assurance that additional financing will be available at all or, if available, that we would be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us.

 

We do not plan to repatriate cash balances from foreign subsidiaries to fund our operations in the United States. There may be adverse tax effects upon repatriation of these funds to the United States.

 

 Contractual Payment Obligations

 

Our contractual obligations for 2016 and beyond are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016. See note 15 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for information regarding obligations as of March 31, 2016.

 

 

 Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

At March 31, 2016, we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements, other than our facility operating leases.

 

Recent Authoritative Accounting Guidance

 

See note 2 of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

We had cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities of $328.2 million and $326.7 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which was held for working capital purposes. Our exposure to market interest-rate risk relates primarily to our investment portfolio. We do not use derivative financial instruments to hedge the market risks of our investments. We manage our total portfolio to encompass a diversified pool of investment-grade securities to preserve principal and maintain liquidity. We place our investments with high-quality issuers, money market funds and debt securities. Our investment portfolio as of March 31, 2016 consisted of money market funds, U.S. Treasuries, municipal bonds, corporate/government agency bonds, commercial papers and asset backed securities. Investments in both fixed rate and floating rate instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their market value adversely impacted due to an increase in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Due in part to these factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectations due to changes in interest rates or if the decline in fair value of our publicly traded debt investments is judged to be other-than-temporary. We may suffer losses in principal if we are forced to sell securities that have declined in market value due to changes in interest rates. However, because any debt securities we hold are classified as available-for-sale, no gains or losses are realized in the income statement due to changes in interest rates unless such securities are sold prior to maturity or unless declines in value are determined to be other-than-temporary. These securities are reported at fair value with the related unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), reported in a separate component of stockholders' equity. Although, we currently expect that our ability to access or liquidate these investments as needed to support our business activities will continue, we cannot ensure that this will not change.

 

 
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In a low interest rate environment, as short-term investments mature, reinvestment may occur at less favorable market rates. Given the short-term nature of certain investments, the current interest rate environment may negatively impact our investment income.

 

As of March 31, 2016, we had outstanding debt of $230 million in the form of Convertible Notes. The fair value of our Convertible Notes is subject to interest rate risk, market risk and other factors due to the convertible feature. The fair value of the Convertible Notes will generally increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. In addition, the fair value of the Convertible Notes will generally increase as our common stock price increases and will generally decrease as our common stock price declines in value. The interest and market value changes affect the fair value of our Convertible Notes but do not impact our financial position, cash flows or results of operations due to the fixed nature of the debt obligation.

          

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

To date, our international customer and vendor agreements have been denominated almost exclusively in United States dollars. Accordingly, we have limited exposure to foreign currency exchange rates and currently enter into immaterial foreign currency hedging transactions.

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

 

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 (e) under the Securities Exchange Act 1934, or the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer), as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that such controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to meet reasonable assurance standards, but management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer) have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     

The information required by this Item 1 is set forth under Note 15 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein. For an additional discussion of certain risks associated with legal proceedings, see Item 1A, Risk Factors below.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

You should carefully consider the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which are incorporated by reference herein, as our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by any of the risks and uncertainties described therein. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

 
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Item 6. Exhibits

 

     (a)  Exhibits. The following Exhibits are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference:

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

3(i)

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3(i) of the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2011).

     

3(ii)

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 20, 2015).

     

4.1

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 filed with Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167564).

     

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement dated as of August 12, 2010 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2011).

   

31.1

  

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

     

31.2

  

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

     

32.1(1)

  

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

     

32.2(1)

  

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
     
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101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
     
     

(1)     The material contained in Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 is not deemed “filed” with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

INPHI CORPORATION,

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

By: /s/ Ford Tamer 

 

Ford Tamer        

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Duly Authorized and Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

By: /s/ John Edmunds 

 

John Edmunds        

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

May 4, 2016

 

 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Number

 

Description

3(i)

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3(i) of the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2011).

     

3(ii)

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 20, 2015).

     

4.1

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 filed with Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167564).

     

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement dated as of August 12, 2010 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2011).

   

31.1

  

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

     

31.2

  

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

     

32.1(1)

  

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

     

32.2(1)

  

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
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(1)     The material contained in Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 is not deemed “filed” with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

 

 

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