UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
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Kopin Corporation
INDEX
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Part 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
KOPIN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| September 28, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Marketable securities, at fair value | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $ | ||||||||
| Contract assets and unbilled receivables | ||||||||
| Inventory | ||||||||
| Prepaid taxes | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Equity investments | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued payroll and expenses | ||||||||
| Accrued warranty | ||||||||
| Contract liabilities and billings in excess of revenues earned | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Accrued post-retirement benefits | ||||||||
| Other accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Customer deposits | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | ||||||||
| Accrued legal expenses | ||||||||
| Accrued litigation damages | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Noncurrent contract liabilities and asset retirement obligations | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | ||||||||
| Accrued post-retirement benefits, net of current portion | ||||||||
| Other long-term obligations, net of current portion | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $ per share: authorized, shares; issued | ||||||||
| Common stock, par value $ per share: authorized, shares in 2024 and in 2023; issued shares in 2024 and shares in 2023; outstanding in 2024 and in 2023, respectively | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Treasury stock ( shares in 2024 and in 2023, at cost) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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KOPIN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| Three months ended | Three months ended | Nine months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||
| September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net product revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Research and development revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Other revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of product revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administration | ||||||||||||||||
| Litigation damages | ||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other (expense) income | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| Other income | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss on impairment of investments, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total other (expense) income, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Tax provision | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ | ) | $ | ) | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | ||||||||||||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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KOPIN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF comprehensive loss
(Unaudited)
| Three months ended | Three months ended | Nine months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||
| September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Unrealized holding gain (loss) on marketable securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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KOPIN CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in | Treasury | Accumulated Other Comprehensive | Accumulated | Total Kopin Corporation Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Stock | Income | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock, net of costs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 29, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of costs | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 28, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in | Treasury | Accumulated Other Comprehensive | Accumulated | Total Kopin Corporation Stockholders’ | Noncontrolling | Total Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Stock | Income | Deficit | Equity | Interest | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of costs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of noncontrolling interest | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, April 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, July 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of restricted stock | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KOPIN CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| Nine months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||
| September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Income taxes | ||||||||
| Foreign currency losses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Provision for credit losses | ||||||||
| Noncash provision for excess inventory | ||||||||
| Investment impairment | ||||||||
| Loss on sale of property and plant | ||||||||
| Changes in other non-cash items | ||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Contract assets and unbilled receivables | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Inventory | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Contract liabilities and billings in excess of revenue earned | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accrued litigation damages | ||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Purchases of marketable securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | ||||||||
| Other assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Issuance of common stock, net of costs | ||||||||
| Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of costs | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | ||||||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: | ||||||||
| Beginning of period | ||||||||
| End of period | $ | $ | ||||||
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The condensed consolidated financial statements of Kopin Corporation as of September 28, 2024 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 are unaudited and include all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the periods then ended. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023. The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year. As used in this report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “Kopin” and the “Company” mean Kopin Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates another meaning.
The condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 include the accounts of Kopin Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Going Concern
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets
and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company incurred a net loss of $
The Company has historical and current negative cash flow from operations and limited liquidity resources. The Company’s current strategy is to continue to invest in its business and raise additional capital through financing activities that may include public offerings and private placements of its common stock, preferred stock offerings, collaborations and licensing arrangements and issuances of debt and convertible debt instruments. Until such time that additional capital can be raised, the Company plans to strategically manage its uncommitted spending, execute its priorities and implement cost saving measures to reduce research and development and general and administrative expenditures which could include minimizing staff costs. The Company may also sell assets and look at other strategic alternatives. There are inherent uncertainties associated with fundraising activities and activities to manage our uncommitted spending and the successful execution of these activities may not be within the Company’s control. There are no assurances that such additional funding will be obtained and that the Company will succeed in its future operations. If the Company is unable to achieve positive cash flows and profitability in the foreseeable future, cannot successfully raise additional capital and implement its strategic plan, or the recommended disgorgement and exemplary damages are not significantly reduced or eliminated in the final order, the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and business prospects will be materially and adversely affected. There is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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2. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) Number 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires more disaggregated income tax disclosures, including additional information in the rate reconciliation and additional disclosures about income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 will become effective for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2025. Early adoption is permitted, and guidance should be applied prospectively, with an option to apply guidance retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2023-09 on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU Number 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 requires disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker(s) that are included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. The guidance also expands disclosure requirements for interim periods, as well as requires disclosure of other segment items, including the title and position of the entity’s chief operations decision maker(s). ASU 2023-07 will become effective for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2024, and for interim periods starting in the Company’s first quarter of 2025. Early adoption is permitted, and guidance is required to be applied retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2023-07 on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
3. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The Company considers all highly liquid, short-term debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Restricted
cash of approximately $
Marketable securities consist primarily of commercial paper, medium-term corporate notes, and U.S. Government and agency-backed securities. The Company classifies these marketable securities as available-for-sale at fair value in “Marketable securities, at fair value.” The Company records the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on marketable securities in the results of operations.
The Company uses the specific identification method as a basis for determining cost and calculating realized gains and losses with respect to marketable securities. The gross gains and losses realized related to sales and maturities of marketable securities were not material during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
Investments in available-for-sale marketable securities were as follows at September 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023:
| Amortized Cost | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and agency-backed securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
The contractual maturity of the Company’s marketable securities was as follows at September 28, 2024:
| Less
than One year |
One
to Five years |
Total | ||||||||||
| U.S. Government and agency-backed securities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Corporate debt | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
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4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Financial instruments are categorized as Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 based upon the method by which their fair value is computed. An investment is categorized as Level 1 when its fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. An investment is categorized as Level 2 if its fair market value is based on quoted market prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, based on observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curves, or derived from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. An investment is categorized as Level 3 if its fair value is based on assumptions developed by the Company about what a market participant would use in pricing the assets.
The following table details the fair value measurements of the Company’s financial assets:
| Fair Value Measurement at September 28, 2024 Using: | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and agency-backed securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt | ||||||||||||||||
| Equity Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Fair Value Measurement at December 30, 2023 Using: | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Government and agency-backed securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt | ||||||||||||||||
| Equity Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of their short-term nature. If accrued liabilities were carried at fair value, these would be classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Marketable Securities
Corporate debt consists of floating rate notes with a maturity that may be over multiple years but has interest rates that are reset every three months. US government and agency-backed securities consist of high-quality U.S. Government and government-backed (e.g., Fannie Mae, FDIC guaranteed bonds and certificates of deposit) securities. The Company validates the fair market values of the financial instruments above by using discounted cash flow models, obtaining independent pricing of the securities or through the use of a model that incorporates the three-month interest rate, the credit default swap rate of the issuer and the bid and ask price spread of the same or similar investments which are traded on several markets.
Equity Investments
The
Company has an investment in RealWear Inc. (RealWear) which had been valued at $
The equity investments categorized as Level 1 at September 28, 2024 were the Company’s equity investments in publicly traded companies that met the categorization requirements for Level 1 classification.
The
equity investments that were not remeasured to fair value and therefore did not meet the Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 classification requirements
had a value of $
As of September 28, 2024, the Level 3 equity investments include the Company’s
investment in RealWear of $
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5. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
Accounts receivable consisted of the following:
| September 28, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less — allowance for credit losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Changes to the allowance for credit losses for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 were as follows:
| Balance, December 30, 2023 | $ | |||
| Additions | ||||
| Write-offs | ( | ) | ||
| Balance, September 28, 2024 | $ |
6. INVENTORY
Inventories are stated at standard cost adjusted to approximate the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value and consist of the following at September 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023:
| September 28, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Raw materials | $ | $ | ||||||
| Work-in-process | ||||||||
| Finished goods | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period less any unvested restricted shares. Diluted net loss per share is calculated using weighted-average shares outstanding and contingently issuable shares, less weighted-average shares reacquired during the period. The net outstanding shares are adjusted for the dilutive effect of shares issuable upon the assumed conversion of the Company’s common stock equivalents, which consist of unvested restricted stock, and outstanding warrants.
| Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Nine months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||
| September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Non-vested restricted common stock | ||||||||||||||||
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Registered sale of equity securities
On
September 23, 2024, the Company sold
shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to
On
September 30, 2024, the Company sold
shares of common stock and received gross proceeds of $
During
the three months ended March 30, 2024, the Company sold shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $
On
January 27, 2023, the Company sold shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to
Non-Vested Restricted Common Stock
The fair value of non-vested restricted common stock awards is generally the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The non-vested restricted common stock awards require the employee to fulfill certain obligations, including remaining employed by the Company for one, two or four years (the vesting period) and in certain cases also require meeting either performance criteria or the Company’s stock achieving a certain price. For non-vested restricted common stock awards that solely require the recipient to remain employed with the Company, the stock compensation expense is amortized over the anticipated service period. For non-vested restricted common stock awards that require the achievement of performance criteria, the Company reviews the probability of achieving the performance goals on a periodic basis. If the Company determines that it is probable that the performance criteria will be achieved, the amount of compensation cost derived for the performance goal is amortized over the anticipated service period. If the performance criteria are not met, no compensation cost is recognized and any previously recognized compensation cost is reversed.
The Company granted and restricted stock units to its employees, executives and the Board of Directors in the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. For fiscal year 2024, shares are part of an incentive program that would vest upon the successful achievement of certain fiscal year 2024 milestones. Through September 28, 2024, shares were earned upon the achievement of milestones, were forfeited for failure to meet milestones, and may still be earned for achieving milestones in 2024. The fair value of the restricted stock units was based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. The time-based shares are expensed over the service period and the milestone-based shares are expensed based upon the probability of achievement.
Restricted stock activity for the nine month period ended September 28, 2024 was as follows:
| Shares | Weighted Average Grant Fair Value | |||||||
| Balance, December 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ) | ||||||
| Vested | ( | ) | ||||||
| Balance, September 28, 2024 | ||||||||
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Stock-Based Compensation
| Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Nine months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||
| September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Cost of product revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Unrecognized compensation expense for non-vested restricted common stock as of September 28, 2024 totaled $ million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately .
9. ACCRUED WARRANTY
| Balance, December 30, 2023 | $ | |||
| Additions | ||||
| Claims | ( | ) | ||
| Balance, September 28, 2024 | $ |
Extended Warranties
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10. INCOME TAXES
The
Company recorded a provision for income taxes of approximately $
11. CONTRACT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Contract assets include unbilled amounts typically resulting from sales under contracts when the cost-to-cost method of revenue recognition is utilized and revenue recognized from customer arrangements, including licensing, exceeds the amount billed to the customer, and right to payment is not just subject to the passage of time. Amounts may not exceed their net realizable value. Contract assets are generally classified as current. The Company classifies the noncurrent portion of contract assets under Other assets in its condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Contract liabilities consist of advance payments and billings in excess of cost incurred and deferred revenue.
Net contract assets (liabilities) consisted of the following:
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| Contract liabilities—noncurrent | ( | ) | ( | )% | ||||||||||||
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The
$
In
the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, the Company recognized revenue of less than $
The Company did not recognize impairment losses on its contract assets in the three or nine months ended September 28, 2024 or September 30, 2023.
Performance Obligations
The Company’s revenue recognition related to performance obligations that were satisfied at a point in time and over time were as follows:
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Remaining
performance obligations represent the transaction price of orders for which work has not been performed and excludes unexercised contract
options and potential orders under ordering-type contracts (e.g., indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (“IDIQ”)). As
of September 28, 2024, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $
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12. LEASES
The Company enters into operating leases primarily for: real estate, including for manufacturing, engineering, research, administration and sales facilities, and information technology (“IT”) equipment. At September 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company did not have any finance leases. Approximately all of its future lease commitments, and related lease liability, relate to the Company’s real estate leases. Some of the Company’s leases include options to extend or terminate the lease.
The components of lease expense were as follows:
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| Operating lease cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
At September 28, 2024, the Company’s future lease payments under non-cancellable leases were as follows:
| 2024 (excluding the nine months ended September 28, 2024) | $ | |||
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| Total future lease payments | ||||
| Less imputed interest | ( | ) | ||
| Total | $ |
The Company’s lease liabilities recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 28, 2024 were as follows:
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| Operating lease liabilities–current | $ | |||
| Operating lease liabilities–noncurrent | ||||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | |||
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
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| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Other information related to leases was as follows:
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13. SEGMENTS AND DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUE
The Company continually monitors and reviews its segment reporting structure in accordance with authoritative guidance to determine if any changes have occurred that would affect its reportable segments. The Company reports under one segment, as its Chief Executive Officer, who is its chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), reviews results on a total company basis.
Total long-lived assets by country at September 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023 were:
| Total Long-lived Assets (in thousands) | September 28, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | ||||||
| United States | $ | $ | ||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts with customers by geographic location and by display application, as it believes this best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of its revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company derived its sales from the following geographies:
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| (In thousands, except percentages) | Revenue | % of Total | Revenue | % of Total | Revenue | % of Total | Revenue | % of Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company derived its sales from the following display applications:
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14. LITIGATION
The Company may engage in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Claims, suits, investigations and proceedings are inherently uncertain and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters and our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be affected in any particular period.
BlueRadios, Inc. v. Kopin Corporation, Civil Action No. 16-02052-JLK (D. Col.):
On August 12, 2016, BlueRadios, Inc. (“BlueRadios”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, alleging that the Company breached a contract between it and BlueRadios concerning a joint venture between the Company and BlueRadios to design, develop and commercialize micro-display products with embedded wireless technology referred to as “Golden-i,” breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing associated with that contract, breached its fiduciary duty to BlueRadios, and misappropriated trade secrets owned by BlueRadios in violation of Colorado law (C.R.S. § 7-74-104(4)) and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. § 1836(b)(1)). BlueRadios further alleged that the Company was unjustly enriched by its alleged misconduct, BlueRadios is entitled to an accounting to determine the amount of profits obtained by the Company as a result of its alleged misconduct, and the inventorship on at least ten patents or patent applications owned by the Company need to be corrected to list BlueRadios’ employees as inventors and thereby list BlueRadios as co-assignees of the patents. BlueRadios seeks monetary, declaratory, and injunctive relief, including for alleged non-payment of engineering retainer fees.
On
October 11, 2016, the Company filed its Answer and Affirmative Defenses. The parties completed expert depositions on November 15, 2019.
On December 2, 2019, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment requesting the Court dismiss counts 2-7 in their entirety
and counts 1 and 8 in part. BlueRadios also filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment alleging it is the co-owner of U.S. Patent No.
8,909,296. Responses to the Motions for Partial Summary Judgment were filed on January 15, 2020, and replies were filed on February 19,
2020. On September 25, 2020, the Court denied BlueRadios’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. On August 3, 2022, the Court granted
the Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by dismissing counts 3, 6, 7, the claim for punitive damages under count 2, and
count 8 as it relates to patent applications and by denying the motion as it relates to counts 1, 4, and 5, and the remainder of counts
2 and 8. The Court also ordered discovery reopened for certain limited purposes. A trial date was set by the Court for January 22 to
February 5, 2024 but then re-scheduled for March 20 to April 16.
15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company may from time to time enter into agreements with stockholders, affiliates and other companies engaged in certain aspects of the display, electronics, optical and software industries as part of its business strategy. In addition, the wearable computing product market is relatively new and there may be other technologies the Company needs to purchase from affiliates to enhance its product offering.
On
January 5, 2023, the Company entered into a Technology License Agreement and an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “LST
Agreements”) with Lightning Silicon Technology, Inc. (“LST”). Pursuant to the LST Agreements, the Company issued a
license to LST for certain technology associated with its Organic Light Emitting Technology, transferred in-process development
contracts with two customers and accounts receivables that the Company had previously determined were not collectible. The
technology license agreement provides for Kopin to transfer certain patents to LST if LST achieves certain milestones, however upon
transfer Kopin will receive a license to the technology. To the extent LST makes improvements to the technology licensed from Kopin,
Kopin will receive a license for these improvements for certain markets. Kopin is not obligated to provide any additional funding
support to LST. As consideration for the transaction, the Company received
common shares representing a
During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:
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| Sales | Purchases | Sales | Purchases | |||||||||||||
| RealWear, Inc. | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| HMDmd, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
| Solos Technology | ||||||||||||||||
| Lightning Silicon Technology, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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| RealWear, Inc. | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
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| Vuzix Corp | ||||||||||||||||
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| Lightning Silicon Technology, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
At September 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company had the following receivables from and payables to related parties:
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| Receivables | Payables | Receivables | Payables | |||||||||||||
| RealWear, Inc. | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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| Solos Technology | ||||||||||||||||
| Lightning Silicon Technology, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are subject to the safe harbor created by such sections. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “could,” “would,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such “forward-looking statements,” which speak only as of the date made, and advise readers that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions by us that are difficult to predict. Various factors, some of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by us or on our behalf, are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements that may accompany the forward-looking statements. In addition, we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, except as may otherwise be required by the federal securities laws.
We have identified the following important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements. Such factors may be in addition to the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors;” Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and other parts of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023. These factors include: our ability to source semiconductor components and other raw materials used in the manufacturing of our products; our ability to prosecute and defend our proprietary technology aggressively or successfully; our ability to retain personnel with experience and expertise relevant to our business; our ability to invest in research and development to achieve profitability even during periods when we are not profitable; our ability to continue to introduce new products in our target markets; our ability to generate revenue growth and positive cash flow, and reach profitability; the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and its effects on the price of our products in foreign markets; the impact of new regulations and customer demands relating to conflict minerals; our ability to obtain a competitive advantage in the wearable technologies market through our extensive portfolio of patents, trade secrets and non-patented know-how; our ability to grow within our targeted markets; the importance of small form factor displays in the development of defense, consumer, and industrial products such as thermal weapon sights, safety equipment, virtual and augmented reality gaming, training and simulation products and metrology tools; the suitability of our properties for our needs for the foreseeable future; our expectation not to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future and to retain earnings for the development of our businesses; our need to achieve and maintain positive cash flow and profitability; and our expectation that if we do not achieve and maintain positive cash flow and profitability; our financial condition will ultimately be materially adversely affected, and we will be required to reduce expenses, including our investments in research and development or raise additional capital and our ability to support our operations and capital needs for at least the next twelve months through our available cash resources.
Overview
We are a leading developer, manufacturer and seller of miniature displays and optical lenses (our “components”) for sale as individual displays, components, modules or higher-level subassemblies. We also license our intellectual property through technology license agreements. Our component products are used in highly demanding high-resolution portable defense, enterprise and consumer electronic applications, training and simulation equipment and 3D metrology equipment. Our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products for these target applications.
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023 and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.
Results of Operations
Our interim period results of operations and period-to-period comparisons of such results may not be indicative of our future operating results. Additionally, we use a fiscal calendar, that may result in differences in the number of workdays in the current and comparable prior interim periods and could affect period-to-period comparisons. The following discussion of comparative results of operations among periods should be viewed in this context.
Revenues. For the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, our revenues by display application, which include product sales and amounts earned from research and development contracts (“R&D”), were as follows:
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| (In thousands) | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Defense | $ | 10,434 | $ | 4,996 | $ | 29,095 | $ | 16,482 | ||||||||
| Industrial | 489 | 310 | 1,883 | 2,118 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer | — | 200 | 25 | 573 | ||||||||||||
| R&D | 2,268 | 4,956 | 4,338 | 11,737 | ||||||||||||
| License and royalties | 129 | 136 | 348 | 907 | ||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | $ | 13,320 | $ | 10,598 | $ | 35,689 | $ | 31,817 | ||||||||
Sales of our products for Defense applications include systems used by the military both in the field and for training and simulation. The increase in Defense applications revenues in the three months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to an increase in revenues from products used in thermal weapon sights and to a lesser extent due to an increase in revenues from sales of products used in pilot helmets. The increase in Defense applications revenues in the nine months ended September 28, 2024, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was primarily due to an increase in revenues from products used in thermal weapon sights partially offset by a decline in revenues from sales of products used in pilot helmets. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company plans on devoting production resources to provide units that customers have made warranty claims on, which may impact our fourth quarter revenues.
Industrial applications revenue represents customers who purchase our display products for use in 3D metrology equipment and headsets used for applications in manufacturing, distribution, and public safety. Our 3D metrology customers are primarily located in Asia and sell to Asian contract manufacturers who use the 3D metrology machines for quality control purposes. The increase in Industrial applications revenues for the three months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to an increase in sales of products for 3D metrology. The decrease in Industrial applications revenues for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to a decrease in sales of products for 3D metrology.
Our displays for Consumer applications are used primarily in thermal imaging products in recreational rifles, first person viewers, and hand-held scopes. The decrease in Consumer applications revenues for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to a decrease in sales for hand-held thermal viewers.
R&D revenues decreased in the three months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to decreases in funding for U.S. defense programs. R&D revenues decreased in the nine months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to a decrease in funding for U.S. defense programs as certain programs were completed and customers are evaluating the results and certain programs transitioned to production programs. Included in R&D revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2023 is approximately $400,000 related to OLED development programs with a consumer customer.
International revenues represented 5% and 7% of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively, and 6% and 12% of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. We categorize our revenues as either domestic or international based upon the delivery destination of our product. For example, if the customer is located in Asia or if a U.S. customer has its Asian contract manufacturer order product from us and we deliver the product to Asia, then we categorize both of these sales as international. In addition, if we earn royalties on sales from a customer, the royalties are categorized as domestic or international based on how the product revenues are categorized. The decrease in international revenues was a result of a decrease in sales of our OLED products and our display products for 3D metrology applications. Our international sales are primarily denominated in U.S. currency. Consequently, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could increase the price in local currencies of our products in foreign markets and make our products relatively more expensive than competitors’ products that are denominated in local currencies, which could lead to a reduction in sales or profitability in those foreign markets. We have not taken any protective measures against exchange rate fluctuations, such as purchasing hedging instruments with respect to such fluctuations, because of the historically stable exchange rate between the British Pound Sterling (the functional currency of our U.K. subsidiary) and the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency translation impact on our results, if material, is described in further detail under “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” section below.
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Cost of Product Revenues. Cost of product revenues, which is comprised of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead related to the production of our products for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were as follows:
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| (In thousands, except for percentages) | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of product revenues | $ | 8,317 | $ | 5,438 | $ | 25,544 | $ | 17,759 | ||||||||
| Cost of product revenues as a % of net product revenues | 76 | % | 99 | % | 82 | % | 93 | % | ||||||||
The decrease in cost of product revenue as a percent of net product revenues for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was due to a decrease in expected program costs as a result of lower estimate of rework costs. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company plans on devoting production resources to provide units for which customers have made warranty claims. As the Company has already accrued an estimate of the cost to repair these units, we do not expect this to have a material impact on Cost of product revenues as a percentage of net product revenues.
During 2023, our manufacturing was impacted by a shortage of several semiconductor components from our normal vendors that are necessary to manufacture our products. For some components we were able to identify and use other sources for the components but for some components primarily used in defense related products, we were not able to avail ourselves of alternate components because their use would have required a requalification of our product by our customer. While the shortage of certain semiconductor components situation has improved, occasional disruptions do occur which may impact our ability to ship product.
Research and Development. R&D expenses are incurred in support of internal display development programs and programs funded by agencies or prime contractors of the U.S. Government and commercial partners. R&D costs include staffing, purchases of materials and laboratory supplies, circuit design costs, fabrication and packaging of display products, and overhead. In fiscal year 2024, our R&D expenditures are related to our display products, overlay weapon sights and OLED display technologies. Funded and internal R&D expenses are combined in research and development expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. R&D expenses for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were as follows:
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| (In thousands) | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Funded | $ | 1,123 | $ | 2,346 | $ | 2,598 | $ | 6,179 | ||||||||
| Internal | 1,474 | 744 | 3,939 | 2,355 | ||||||||||||
| Total research and development expense | $ | 2,597 | $ | 3,090 | $ | 6,537 | $ | 8,534 | ||||||||
Funded R&D expense for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 decreased as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to decreased spending on U.S. defense programs and programs previously in development were completed. Internal R&D expense increased due to an increase in display development costs.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative (“S,G&A”) expenses consist of the expenses incurred by our sales and marketing personnel and related expenses, and administrative and general corporate expenses. S,G&A expenses for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were as follows:
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| (In thousands, except for percentages) | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administration expense | $ | 5,207 | $ | 4,799 | $ | 19,707 | $ | 15,913 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administration expense as a % of revenues | 39 | % | 45 | % | 55 | % | 50 | % | ||||||||
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S,G&A increased for the three months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to an increase in legal fees of $0.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in public relation expense of $0.1 million. S,G&A increased for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to an increase in legal fees of $3.8 million partially offset by a decrease in credit loss expense of $0.7 million.
Litigation Damages. Litigation damages were accrued as a result of the April 22, 2024 jury verdict that was entered against us, awarding approximately $5.1 million in damages as well as recommending $19.7 million in disgorgement and exemplary damages.
Other (Expense) Income, net. Other (expense) income, net, is primarily composed of interest income, foreign currency transactions, losses on fair value recording of investments and remeasurement gains and losses incurred by our U.K.-based subsidiary and other non-operating income items. Other (expense) income, net, for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were as follows:
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| (In thousands) | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 28, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | $ | (535 | ) | $ | 317 | $ | (907 | ) | $ | (2,752 | ) | |||||
During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, we recorded foreign currency gains of $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, as compared to foreign currency losses of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Other (expense) income, net for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 includes $1.6 million and $3.3 million of impairment losses on equity investments, respectively.
Tax Provision. We recorded a provision for income taxes of approximately $0.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024. We recorded a provision for income taxes of less than $0.1 million and approximately $0.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Net Loss. We incurred net losses of $3.5 million and $41.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively, compared to net losses of $2.5 million and $13.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The decrease in net loss during the three months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to an improvement of gross margins and foreign currency gains partially offset by an increase in legal expense. The increase in the net loss during the nine months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to accrued litigation damages and legal fees.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities of $37.3 million and $17.9 million, respectively, and working capital of $19.1 million and $24.0 million, respectively. The change in cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to an equity raise of $25.2 million in the third quarter of 2024 in addition to the sale of common stock of $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2024 which was partially offset by cash used in operations of $12.6 million. Our cash and cash equivalents and liquidity could be adversely affected by any amounts that become payable in connection with any adverse results from any litigation we are, or may become, involved in.
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On September 23, 2024, we sold 37,550,000 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $0.64 per pre-funded warrant, for gross proceeds of $27.0 million before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses paid by the us of $1.8 million. The offering price of the pre-funded warrant equals the public offering price per share of the common stock less the $0.01 per share exercise price of each pre-funded warrant.
On September 30, 2024, we sold 2,405,000 shares of common stock and received gross proceeds of $1.5 million.
During the three months ended March 30, 2024, we sold 3,080,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $7,466,755 (average of $2.42 per share) before deducting broker expenses paid by us of approximately $0.2 million, pursuant to our then effective At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2021 (the “ATM Agreement”) with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (“Stifel”), as agent. The ATM Agreement terminated in the three months ended March 30, 2024.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. We have incurred net losses of $19.7 million and net cash outflows from operations of $15.3 million for the fiscal year ended 2023. We incurred a net loss of $41.9 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and net cash outflows from operations of $12.6 million. In addition, we have experienced a significant decline in its cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities over the last several years, which was primarily a result of funding operating losses. As described in Note 14 Litigation, on April 22, 2024, a jury verdict was entered against us awarding approximately $5.1 million in damages as well as recommending $19.7 million in disgorgement and exemplary damages. While no final judgment has been issued by the Court, the Court will take that recommendation under advisement and will rule in its final judgment on the final amount after briefing on the issues. We have argued that the damages, disgorgement and exemplary damages should be reduced or eliminated. Final briefing on the issued occurred on October 29, 2024. We are also considering the appeal of any award in a final judgment. We had $37.3 million of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities at September 28, 2024.
We have had historical and current negative cash flow from operations and limited liquidity resources. Our current strategy is to continue to invest in its business and raise additional capital through financing activities that may include public offerings and private placements of our common stock, preferred stock offerings, collaborations and licensing arrangements and issuances of debt and convertible debt instruments. Until such time that additional capital can be raised, we plan to strategically manage its uncommitted spending, execute its priorities and implement cost saving measures to reduce research and development and general and administrative expenditures which could include minimizing staff costs. We may also sell assets and look at other strategic alternatives. There are inherent uncertainties associated with fundraising activities and activities to manage our uncommitted spending and the successful execution of these activities may not be within our control. There are no assurances that such additional funding will be obtained and that we will succeed in our future operations. If we are unable to achieve positive cash flows and profitability in the foreseeable future or cannot successfully raise additional capital and implement its strategic plan, our liquidity, financial condition and business prospects will be materially and adversely affected. Unless the recommended disgorgement and exemplary damages are significantly reduced or eliminated in the final order, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities held in U.S. dollars at September 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023 were as follows:
| September 28, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Domestic locations | $ | 37,142,691 | $ | 17,725,979 | ||||
| International locations | 38,225 | 95,547 | ||||||
| Subtotal cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, marketable securities held in U.S. dollars | 37,180,916 | 17,821,526 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents held in other currencies and converted to U.S. dollars | 111,920 | 81,159 | ||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities | $ | 37,292,836 | $ | 17,902,685 | ||||
We have no plans to repatriate the cash and cash equivalents held in our foreign subsidiary Forth Dimension Displays, Ltd. (“FDD”), and, as such, we have not recorded any deferred tax liability with respect to such cash.
We expect to expend between $1.0 million and $2.0 million on capital expenditures in 2024.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
A discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We invest our excess cash in high-quality U.S. Government, government-backed (e.g., Fannie Mae, FDIC guaranteed bonds and certificates of deposit) and corporate debt instruments, which bear lower levels of relative risk. We believe that the effect, if any, of reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows should not be material to our cash flows or income. It is possible that interest rate movements would increase our unrealized gain or loss on debt securities. We are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily through our translation of our foreign subsidiaries’ financial position, results of operations, and transaction gains and losses as a result of non-U.S. dollar denominated cash flows related to business activities in Europe, and remeasurement of U.S. dollars to the British pound, the functional currency of our U.K. subsidiaries. We are also exposed to the effects of exchange rates in the purchase of certain raw materials, which are in U.S. dollars, but the price on future purchases is subject to change based on the relationship of the Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar. We do not currently hedge our foreign currency exchange rate risk. We estimate that any market risk associated with our international operations or investments is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation. Our portfolio of marketable securities is subject to interest rate risk although our intent is to hold securities until maturity. The credit rating of our investments may be affected by the underlying financial health of the guarantors of our investments. We use silicon wafers but do not enter into forward or futures hedging contracts to mitigate against risks related to the price of silicon.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of September 28, 2024, we conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively) regarding the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 28, 2024, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the requisite time periods and that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that, as of September 28, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, including ensuring that such material information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 28, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company may engage in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Claims, suits, investigations and proceedings are inherently uncertain and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters and our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be affected in any particular period.
BlueRadios, Inc. v. Kopin Corporation, Civil Action No. 16-02052-JLK (D. Col.):
On August 12, 2016, BlueRadios, Inc. (“BlueRadios”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, alleging that the Company breached a contract between it and BlueRadios concerning a joint venture between the Company and BlueRadios to design, develop and commercialize micro-display products with embedded wireless technology referred to as “Golden-i,” breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing associated with that contract, breached its fiduciary duty to BlueRadios, and misappropriated trade secrets owned by BlueRadios in violation of Colorado law (C.R.S. § 7-74-104(4)) and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. § 1836(b)(1)). BlueRadios further alleged that the Company was unjustly enriched by its alleged misconduct, BlueRadios is entitled to an accounting to determine the amount of profits obtained by the Company as a result of its alleged misconduct, and the inventorship on at least ten patents or patent applications owned by the Company need to be corrected to list BlueRadios’ employees as inventors and thereby list BlueRadios as co-assignees of the patents. BlueRadios seeks monetary, declaratory, and injunctive relief, including for alleged non-payment of engineering retainer fees.
On October 11, 2016, the Company filed its Answer and Affirmative Defenses. The parties completed expert depositions on November 15, 2019. On December 2, 2019, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment requesting the Court dismiss counts 2-7 in their entirety and counts 1 and 8 in part. BlueRadios also filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment alleging it is the co-owner of U.S. Patent No. 8,909,296. Responses to the Motions for Partial Summary Judgment were filed on January 15, 2020, and replies were filed on February 19, 2020. On September 25, 2020, the Court denied BlueRadios’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. On August 3, 2022, the Court granted the Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by dismissing counts 3, 6, 7, the claim for punitive damages under count 2, and count 8 as it relates to patent applications and by denying the motion as it relates to counts 1, 4, and 5, and the remainder of counts 2 and 8. The Court also ordered discovery reopened for certain limited purposes. A trial date was set by the Court for January 22 to February 5, 2024 but then re-scheduled for March 20 to April 16. On Monday, April 22, 2024, after a four week trial, a jury verdict was entered finding for BlueRadios and awarding approximately $5.1 million in damages as well as recommending $19.7 million in disgorgement and exemplary damages. While no final judgment has been issued by the Court, the Court will take that recommendation under advisement and will rule in its final judgment on the final amount after post-trial briefing. On May 22, 2024, the Company filed its Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or in the alternative for a New Trial, as well as two submissions arguing that the disgorgement and exemplary damages should not be awarded. That same day, BlueRadios filed motions seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting Kopin from selling any products that incorporate BlueRadios’ trade secrets, over $10 million in pre-judgment interest, and over $10 million in attorneys’ fees and costs. Briefing on those issues concluded on June 26, 2024. On September 25, 2024, the Company filed a supplemental brief on issue preclusion arguing that BlueRadios’ claims were untimely because of findings of fact made in BlueRadios, Inc. v. Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C., No. 1:21-cv-10488-DJC, ECF 268 (D. Mass. Sept. 18, 2024). That supplemental briefing concluded on October 29, 2024. The Company is currently considering an appeal of any final judgment. The Company accrued $5.1 million in damages as well as $19.7 million in disgorgement and exemplary damages, which was recorded in the financial statements for the nine months ended September 28, 2024.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business and financial results are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. As a result, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K should be carefully considered. There have been no material changes in the assessment of our risk factors from those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023, except for the risk factors noted below.
We may not comply with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements. If we are unable to comply with the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, our Common Stock could be delisted, which could affect our common stock’s market price and liquidity and reduce our ability to raise capital.
Our common stock is currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market which imposes continued listing requirements with respect to listed shares. On October 14, 2024, we received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of Nasdaq, indicating that our common stock was subject to potential delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market because, for a period of thirty (30) consecutive business days, the bid price of our common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Requirement”). Nasdaq stated in its letter that in accordance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, we have been provided an initial period of one hundred eighty (180) calendar days, or until April 14, 2025 (the “Compliance Date”), to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. The letter states that Nasdaq will provide written notification that we have achieved compliance with the Bid Price Requirement if at any time before the Compliance Date, the bid price of our common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days.
If we do not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by the Compliance Date, we may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. To qualify, we will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second 180 calendar day compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.
If we do not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by the Compliance Date and is not eligible for an additional compliance period at that time, the Staff will provide written notification to us that our common stock will be subject to delisting. At that time, we may appeal the Staff’s delisting determination to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.
We intend to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and may, if appropriate, consider available options to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. There can be no assurance that we will regain compliance or otherwise maintain compliance with any of the other listing requirements.
In the event that our common stock is delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market and is not eligible for quotation or listing on another market or exchange, trading of our common stock could be conducted only in the over-the-counter market or on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as the Pink Sheets or the OTC Bulletin Board. In such event, it could become more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate price quotations for, our common stock, and there would likely also be a reduction in our coverage by securities analysts and the news media, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline further. Also, it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital if we are not listed on a major exchange.
Such a delisting would also likely have a negative effect on the price of our common stock and would impair your ability to sell or purchase our common stock when you wish to do so. In the event of a delisting, we may take actions to restore our compliance with The Nasdaq Capital Market listing requirements, but we can provide no assurance that any such action taken by us would allow our common stock to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our common stock, prevent our common stock from dropping below the Bid Price Requirement or prevent future non-compliance with The Nasdaq Capital Market listing requirements.
Ongoing litigation may result in substantial financial and operational impacts.
We are currently involved in litigation related to an alleged breach of contract, which is being pursued by BlueRadios, Inc. (“BlueRadios”). This litigation could lead to a final judgment impacting our financial and operational results. A jury has already awarded $5.1 million in damages as well as recommended $19.7 million in disgorgement and exemplary damages related to this matter. These damages have been accrued, however the liability and or possible future payout could increase or decrease as a result of the final judgement issued by the court.
In addition, on May 22, 2024, we filed a Motion for Judgement as a Matter of Law or in the alternative for a New Trial, as well as submissions arguing that the disgorgement and exemplary damages should not be awarded. There is no guarantee that these will be granted. Furthermore, on the same day, BlueRadios filed a motion seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting us from selling any products that incorporate BlueRadios’ trade secrets, along with requiring us to pay $10 million in pre-judgment interest and over $10 million in attorneys’ fees and costs. Final briefing on the motions occurred on October 18, 2024. If the court rules in favor of BlueRadios on these motions, we may face substantial additional damages beyond those already accrued.
If we choose to appeal, there is no assurance that such an appeal would be successful. An unfavorable outcome could significantly affect our business operations and limit our ability to generate future revenues.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
We did not sell any securities during the nine months ended September 28, 2024 that were not registered under the Securities Act.
Item 6. Exhibits
| * | Submitted electronically herewith |
| ** | Furnished and not filed herewith |
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 28, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 30, 2023, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, and (vi) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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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.
KOPIN CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||
| Date: November 12, 2024 | By: | /S/ MICHAEL MURRAY |
| Michael Murray | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: November 12, 2024 | By: | /S/ RICHARD A. SNEIDER |
| Richard A. Sneider | ||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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