FORM 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2012

 

 

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida   0-23081   59-3157093

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

250 Technology Park, Lake Mary, Florida 32746

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (407) 333-9911

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 31, 2012, FARO Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the third fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2012. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description
99.1    Press release dated October 31, 2012.


SIGNATURES

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

 

   

FARO Technologies, Inc.

(Registrant)

October 31, 2012    

/s/ Keith Bair

    By:   Keith Bair
    Its:   Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated October 31, 2012.
PRESS RELEASE

Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS BULLETIN    FARO Technologies Inc.   
LOGO   

250 Technology Park

Lake Mary, FL 32746

  
The Measure of Success      

Keith Bair, Senior Vice President and CFO

keith.bair@FARO.com, 407-333-9911

  

FARO Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

LAKE MARY, FL, October 31, 2012 – FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2012. Sales in the third quarter of 2012 decreased 6.3% to $60.7 million, from $64.8 million in the third quarter of 2011. The Company reported net income decreased to $3.7 million, or $0.21 per share, in the third quarter of 2012, from $6.4 million, or $0.38 per share, in the third quarter of 2011.

New order bookings for the third quarter of 2012 were $61.0 million, an increase of 1.3% from $60.2 million in the third quarter of 2011.

“Customer interest was strong in the third quarter, with leads and demos at historical rates, but economic weakness and uncertainty, particularly in Europe, resulted in delayed customer purchase decisions,” stated Jay Freeland, FARO’s President and CEO. “We successfully launched the new Vantage Laser Tracker which received positive customer response and we undertook several product promotions. However, these initiatives were still not sufficient to offset the impact of the difficult economic climate overall.”

Gross margin for the third quarter of 2012 was 53.2%, compared to 56.1% in the third quarter of 2011 and reflects lower average selling prices across major product lines, due to promotions for older model products and other pricing initiatives as well as additional manufacturing costs related to the introduction of the new Vantage Laser Tracker.

The Company’s operating margin for the third quarter decreased to 8.3%, compared to 15.4% in the third quarter of 2011 and included approximately $1.0 million of professional fees related to the Company’s patent litigation.


“In anticipation of continuing economic uncertainty, we intend to aggressively pursue all available sales channels, invest in R&D and maintain tight cost controls across all areas of the business,” Freeland concluded.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as statements about demand for its products, and its future operating results and financial condition. Statements that are not historical facts or that describe the Company’s plans, objectives, projections, expectations, assumptions, strategies, or goals are forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as “intend,” “believe,” “will,” “expect” and similar expressions or discussions of FARO’s plans or other intentions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to various known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performances, or achievements to differ materially from future results, performances, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Consequently, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

 

development by others of new or improved products, processes or technologies that make the Company’s products obsolete or less competitive;

 

 

production delays caused by shortages of raw materials incorporated in the Company’s products;

 

 

the cyclical nature of the industries of the Company’s customers and material adverse changes in customers’ access to liquidity and capital;

 

 

declines or other adverse changes, or lack of improvement, in industries that the Company serves or the domestic and international economies in the regions of the world where the Company operates and other general economic, business, and financing conditions;

 

 

risks associated with international operations, such as fluctuations in currency exchange rates, difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, political and economic instability, compliance with import and export regulations, and the burdens and potential exposure of complying with a wide variety of U.S. and foreign laws and labor practices;

 

 

other risks detailed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Forward-looking statements in this release represent the Company’s judgment as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

About FARO

With over 30,000 installations and 15,000 customers globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets portable, computerized measurement and imaging devices and software used to create digital models — or to perform evaluations against an existing model — for anything requiring highly detailed 3-D measurements, including part and assembly inspection, factory planning and asset documentation, as well as specialized applications ranging from surveying, recreating accident sites and crime scenes to digitally preserving historical sites.


FARO’s technology increases productivity by dramatically reducing the amount of on-site measuring time, and the various industry-specific software packages enable users to process and present their results quickly and more effectively.

Principal products include the world’s best-selling portable measurement arm — the FaroArm; the world’s best-selling laser tracker — the FARO Laser Tracker Vantage; the FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Focus 3D Laser Scanner; the FARO Gage, Gage-PLUS and PowerGAGE; and the CAM2 Q family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO-9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory registered.

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FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     September 29,
2012
    December 31,  

(in thousands, except share data)

   Unaudited     2011  

ASSETS

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 80,505      $ 64,540   

Short-term investments

     64,989        64,997   

Accounts receivable, net

     51,014        57,512   

Inventories, net

     53,348        49,934   

Deferred income taxes, net

     6,090        5,297   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     10,383        9,207   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     266,329        251,487   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and Equipment:

    

Machinery and equipment

     31,427        29,171   

Furniture and fixtures

     6,406        5,963   

Leasehold improvements

     10,780        10,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment at cost

     48,613        45,367   

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (32,776     (29,134
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     15,837        16,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goodwill

     18,517        18,610   

Intangible assets, net

     6,727        6,849   

Service inventory

     19,535        17,316   

Deferred income taxes, net

     2,270        2,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 329,215      $ 312,791   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 7,995      $ 13,396   

Accrued liabilities

     16,242        18,076   

Income taxes payable

     1,611        2,682   

Current portion of unearned service revenues

     17,163        15,638   

Customer deposits

     2,347        4,072   

Current portion of obligations under capital leases

     18        84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     45,376        53,948   

Unearned service revenues - less current portion

     9,648        9,540   

Deferred tax liability, net

     1,259        1,148   

Obligations under capital leases - less current portion

     66        257   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     56,349        64,893   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Common stock - par value $.001, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 17,651,780 and 17,381,110 issued; 16,971,545 and 16,700,875 outstanding, respectively

     18        17   

Additional paid-in-capital

     179,975        169,780   

Retained earnings

     96,519        81,360   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     5,429        5,816   

Common stock in treasury, at cost - 680,235 shares

     (9,075     (9,075
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     272,866        247,898   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 329,215      $ 312,791   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

      Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

   Sept 29, 2012     Oct 1, 2011     Sept 29, 2012     Oct 1, 2011  

SALES

        

Product

   $ 49,274      $ 54,032      $ 159,130      $ 146,682   

Service

     11,460        10,775        33,595        30,402   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Sales

     60,734        64,807        192,725        177,084   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

COST OF SALES

        

Product

     21,107        21,605        63,933        56,527   

Service

     7,323        6,813        22,242        20,380   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cost of Sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown separately below)

     28,430        28,418        86,175        76,907   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

     32,304        36,389        106,550        100,177   

OPERATING EXPENSES:

        

Selling

     14,154        14,696        46,033        44,157   

General and administrative

     7,266        6,424        22,028        19,931   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,796        1,711        5,164        5,047   

Research and development

     4,065        3,591        12,998        11,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     27,281        26,422        86,223        80,172   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     5,023        9,967        20,327        20,005   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE

        

Interest income

     (20     (19     (141     (84

Other expense, net

     (46     780        215        775   

Interest expense

     2        2        22        33   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

     5,087        9,204        20,231        19,281   

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

     1,414        2,775        5,074        5,376   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME

   $ 3,673      $ 6,429      $ 15,157      $ 13,905   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC

   $ 0.22      $ 0.39      $ 0.90      $ 0.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED

   $ 0.21      $ 0.38      $ 0.88      $ 0.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares - Basic

     16,944,120        16,609,005        16,892,338        16,435,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares - Diluted

     17,094,102        16,849,282        17,148,555        16,788,776   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  

(in thousands)

   Sept 29, 2012      Oct 1, 2011     Sept 29, 2012     Oct 1, 2011  

Net income

   $ 3,673       $ 6,429      $ 15,157      $ 13,905   

Currency translation adjustments

     1,303         (4,578     (385     764   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 4,976       $ 1,851      $ 14,772      $ 14,669   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

     Nine Months Ended  

(in thousands)

   Sept 29, 2012     Oct 1, 2011  

CASH FLOWS FROM:

    

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 15,157      $ 13,905   

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     5,164        5,047   

Compensation for stock options and restricted stock units

     2,956        2,042   

Provision for bad debts

     (155     1,620   

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

     (670     111   

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in:

    

Accounts receivable

     6,398        (460

Inventories, net

     (5,998     (23,682

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (1,231     (2,707

Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options

     (1,135     (1,412

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (7,307     1,068   

Income taxes payable

     82        597   

Customer deposits

     (1,707     (1,116

Unearned service revenues

     1,730        3,593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     13,284        (1,394
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (3,139     (3,370

Payments for intangible assets

     (772     (646
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,911     (4,016
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Payments on capital leases

     (119     (140

Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options

     1,135        1,412   

Proceeds from issuance of stock, net

     6,107        7,727   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     7,123        8,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (531     34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     15,965        3,623   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     64,540        50,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 80,505      $ 54,345