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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2010
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period
to
Commission
File Number 0-21123
SRS
LABS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
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33-0714264
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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2909 Daimler Street, Santa Ana, California 92705
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 442-1070
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
x
No
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of
Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post
such files). Yes
o
No
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer
and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
o
No
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As
of July 30, 2010, 14,684,289 of the issuers common stock, par value $.001
per share, were outstanding.
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SRS LABS, INC.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
Index
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
As
used herein, the Company, SRS Labs, SRS, we, us, or our means SRS
Labs, Inc., the parent company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
SRSWOWcast.com, Inc., Shenzhen Representative Office of SRS
Labs, Inc. (a Chinese company), Shanghai Representative Office of SRS
Labs, Inc. (a Chinese company) and SRS Labs Japan, KK (a Japanese
company).
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements
regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or
beliefs about future events. All statements other than statements of historical
facts included in this Quarterly Report, including, but not limited to, those relating to our future operating
results, profitability, growth and capital requirements, our investment and
expansion plans, changes in our competitive position, the outcome of certain
disputes, changes in economic conditions or capital markets and changes in
customer usage patterns and preferences, are forward-looking statements. In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as may,
will, should, could, expect, plan, intend, forecast, anticipate, believe,
estimate, predict, potential, likely or similar expressions or variations of
these terms. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and situations that
may cause our or our industrys actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these
statements. Factors that might cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements
may include the matters listed in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors
of this Quarterly Report, including, but not limited to, the loss of any
significant customer; the acceptance of new SRS Labs products and technologies;
our ability to increase our brand awareness and enter into new or expanded
license arrangements; the impact of competitive products and pricing; general
economic and business conditions that may adversely impact sales of consumer
products incorporating our technologies or that otherwise may impact our
operating results and future performance; the timely development and release of
technologies by the Company; and other factors identified from time to time in
our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the
date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we
undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to
time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors.
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PART I FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
SRS
LABS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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June 30,
2010
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December 31,
2009
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current Assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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15,680,996
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$
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27,988,164
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Accounts receivable, net
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857,279
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179,114
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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985,547
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1,147,151
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Short-term investments
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12,383,000
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12,963,000
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Total Current Assets
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29,906,822
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42,277,429
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Long-term investments
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14,261,000
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538,000
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Property and equipment, net
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701,281
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599,794
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Intangible assets, net
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2,963,718
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2,702,160
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Deferred income taxes, net
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7,116,153
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5,631,442
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Total Assets
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$
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54,948,974
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$
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51,748,825
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LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
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Current Liabilities
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Accounts payable
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$
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603,621
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$
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583,157
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Accrued liabilities
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1,358,525
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1,577,891
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Deferred revenue
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804,954
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1,193,454
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Total Current Liabilities
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$
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2,767,100
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$
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3,354,502
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
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Stockholders Equity
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Preferred stock$0.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares
authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
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Common stock$0.001 par value; 56,000,000 shares
authorized; 14,684,289 and 14,563,715 shares issued and outstanding at June 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively
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14,685
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14,565
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Additional paid-in capital
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66,818,592
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65,128,337
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Accumulated deficit
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(14,651,403
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(16,748,579
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Total Stockholders Equity
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52,181,874
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48,394,323
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Total Liabilities and
Stockholders Equity
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$
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54,948,974
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$
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51,748,825
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial
statements
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SRS LABS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Revenues
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$
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7,161,030
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$
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5,055,528
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$
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15,546,422
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$
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10,759,538
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Cost of sales
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99,870
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62,201
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164,355
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134,173
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Gross profit
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7,061,160
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4,993,327
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15,382,067
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10,625,365
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Operating expenses:
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Sales and marketing
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3,221,144
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2,711,351
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6,641,687
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5,450,491
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Research and development
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1,826,118
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1,189,517
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3,716,112
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2,364,183
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General and administrative
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1,431,833
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1,373,757
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2,997,131
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2,805,884
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Total operating expenses
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6,479,095
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5,274,625
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13,354,930
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10,620,558
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Operating income (loss)
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582,065
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(281,298
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2,027,137
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4,807
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Other income, net
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71,863
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92,185
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101,502
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196,818
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Income (loss) before income taxes
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653,928
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(189,113
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2,128,639
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201,625
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Income taxes
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23,095
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9,139
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31,463
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14,075
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Net income (loss)
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$
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630,832
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$
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(198,252
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$
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2,097,176
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$
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187,550
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Net income (loss) per common share:
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Basic
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$
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0.04
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$
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(0.01
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$
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0.14
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$
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0.01
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Diluted
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$
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0.04
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$
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(0.01
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$
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0.14
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$
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0.01
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Weighted average shares used in the per share
calculations:
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Basic
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14,637,238
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14,429,972
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14,604,933
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14,424,724
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Diluted
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15,642,573
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14,429,972
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15,479,199
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14,685,986
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See accompanying notes to the
condensed consolidated financial statements
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SRS LABS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(Unaudited)
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Common Stock
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Additional
Paid-In
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Accumulated
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Total
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BALANCE, December 31, 2009
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14,563,715
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$
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14,565
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$
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65,128,337
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$
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(16,748,579
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$
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48,394,323
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options
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120,574
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120
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563,334
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563,454
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Share-based compensation
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1,126,921
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1,126,921
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Net income
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2,097,176
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2,097,176
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BALANCE, June 30, 2010
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14,684,289
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$
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14,685
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$
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66,818,592
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$
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(14,651,403
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$
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52,181,874
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial
statements
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SRS LABS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2010
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2009
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Cash Flows from Operating
Activities:
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Net income
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$
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2,097,176
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$
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187,550
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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437,530
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338,726
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Provision for doubtful accounts
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25,527
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Deferred taxes
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(1,484,711
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(1,018,331
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)
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Share-based compensation
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1,126,921
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947,363
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Loss on disposition of property and equipment
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3,361
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Write-off of intangible assets
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3,750
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts receivable
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(678,165
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(75,766
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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161,603
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(69,623
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Accounts payable
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20,464
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186,492
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Accrued liabilities
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(219,366
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2,077
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Deferred revenue
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(388,500
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)
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(317,993
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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1,072,953
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213,133
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Cash Flows from Investing
Activities:
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Purchase of short-term and long-term investments
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(13,822,000
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(4,669,000
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Proceeds from sale of short-term investments
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679,000
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Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
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17,600
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Purchase of property and equipment
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(236,864
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(121,102
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Expenditures related to intangible assets
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(563,711
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(331,913
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)
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(13,943,575
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(5,104,415
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Cash Flows from Financing
Activities:
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options
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563,454
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140,139
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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563,454
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140,139
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Net Decrease in Cash and Cash
Equivalents
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(12,307,168
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(4,751,143
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Cash and Cash Equivalents,
Beginning of Period
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27,988,164
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31,599,087
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Cash and Cash Equivalents, End
of Period
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$
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15,680,996
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$
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26,847,944
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash
Flow Information:
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Cash paid during the period for:
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Income taxes
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$
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1,421,276
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$
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1,049,182
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial
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SRS LABS, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
1. Basis of
Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
As
used herein, the Company, SRS Labs, SRS,
we, us, or our means SRS Labs, Inc., the parent company, and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, SRSWOWcast.com, Inc., Shenzhen Representative
Office of SRS Labs, Inc. (a Chinese company), Shanghai Representative
Office of SRS Labs, Inc. (a Chinese company) and SRS Labs Japan, KK (a
Japanese company). The accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the
Company in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and the
rules and regulations of the SEC for interim reporting. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments)
considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and
results of operations have been included.
Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC
rules and regulations for presentation of interim financial information.
Therefore, the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009. Current and future financial
statements may not be directly comparable to the Companys historical financial
statements. The results of operations for the interim period are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim
period or for the full year. Amounts
related to disclosure of December 31, 2009 balances within these condensed
consolidated financial statements were derived from the audited consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management
to make use of certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reported periods. We base our estimates on
historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable
under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making
judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily
apparent from other sources. By their
nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results could differ materially from
those estimates. See the audited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2009 for an additional discussion of the significant
accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of our financial
statements.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and cash equivalents include short-term, highly liquid investments that are
readily convertible to known amounts of cash and are so near maturity that they
present insignificant risk of changes in value because of interest rates. Cash
and cash equivalents generally consist of cash, money market funds and
instruments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. The Company places its cash in banks and its
cash and cash equivalents and money market funds at certain financial
institutions in excess of amounts insured by federal agencies. The Company does not believe that it is
subject to any unusual financial risk beyond the normal risk associated with
commercial banking relationships. The
Company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these
financial institutions. The Company has
not experienced any losses on its cash equivalents.
Short-term and Long-term Investments
Short-term
investments consist of certificates of deposit with original maturities ranging
from six to twelve months. Long-term
investments consist of certificates of deposit with maturities ranging from
eighteen to twenty-four months. All of
the certificates of deposit are fully FDIC insured. The Company has not
experienced any losses on its short and long-term investments.
Revenue
Recognition
Our
revenues consist primarily of royalties generated from the license of SRS Labs
audio and voice technologies. Our
license agreements typically have multi-year or automatic renewal terms, and
either require: (a) per-unit royalty payments for all products
implementing our technologies and/or solutions; (b) fixed annual or
quarterly royalty payments; or (c) a minimum fixed annual or quarterly
royalty payment, which allow the licensee to ship up to a pre-determined number
of units during the specified time period, with additional per-unit royalty
payments thereafter. The majority of our
license agreements are per-unit royalty arrangements, which are generally
reported by the licensee in the quarter following shipment of the consumer
electronics devices and are therefore typically recognized by us following
shipment of the devices by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
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Revenues
associated with fixed royalty payments are recognized ratably over the term of
the license agreement. We also sell some
of our products and solutions via the Internet.
Revenues associated with those sales are recognized upon shipment and
were not material in the three months ended June 30, 2010 or 2009. The
Company may offer customer support or license support programs in the form of
assisting the licensee with implementing the Companys technology into the
manufactured products of the licensee to ensure that the licensee receives the
maximum benefit from the Companys technology.
Such customer support is not contractually mandated and is generally
provided on a discretionary basis to assist the customer and to improve
customer relations. Such customer
support generally does not extend past the time in which the licensed
technology is placed in service or implemented in any given device by the
licensee. In this regard, any support
services occur during a finite period prior to the sale or revenue recognition.
Customer
Concentrations
For
the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, one customer, Samsung,
accounted for approximately 42% and 44%, respectively, of our revenues. For the six months ended June 30, 2010
and 2009, one customer, Samsung, accounted for approximately 40% and 42%,
respectively, of our revenue. The
revenue from Samsung is derived from multiple technology license agreements
with various divisions of Samsung.
Reclassifications
Certain
amounts in the financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the
current presentation.
Income
Taxes
The
Company currently has net operating loss carryforwards to offset income taxes.
Consequently, no significant provision is reflected in the accompanying interim
consolidated financial statements. Due
to our licensees being located in foreign countries, they may be obligated to
withhold foreign taxes based upon local and country requirements of the taxing
authority. Refer to our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for additional
disclosure in this regard.
2. Intangible Assets
Intangible
assets consist of the following:
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June 30,
2010
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December 31,
2009
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Patents
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$
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4,301,692
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$
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4,100,363
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Accumulated amortization
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(2,232,240
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(2,072,763
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Patents, net
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2,069,452
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2,027,600
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Other intangibles
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1,853,960
|
|
1,491,579
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
|
(959,694
|
)
|
(817,019
|
)
|
Other intangibles, net
|
|
894,266
|
|
674,560
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
$
|
2,963,718
|
|
$
|
2,702,160
|
|
Amortization
expense associated with our intangibles was $164,218 and $123,219 in the three
months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $302,164 and
$239,177 in the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. Amortization expense is
included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
3.
Net Income Per Common
Share
Basic
net income per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss
available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during each year. Diluted net income per common share
reflects the maximum dilution, based on the average price of the Companys
common stock during each period, and is computed similar to basic income or
loss per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number
of additional shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive
stock options and warrants had been exercised.
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Basic
and diluted net income per share are as follows:
|
|
For the Three Months
|
|
For the Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
BASIC EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
630,832
|
|
$
|
(198,252
|
)
|
$
|
2,097,176
|
|
$
|
187,550
|
|
Denominator: weighted average common shares
outstanding
|
|
14,637,238
|
|
14,429,972
|
|
14,604,933
|
|
14,424,724
|
|
Net income (loss) per share
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DILUTED EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
630,832
|
|
$
|
(198,252
|
)
|
$
|
2,097,176
|
|
$
|
187,550
|
|
Denominator: weighted average common shares
outstanding
|
|
14,637,238
|
|
14,429,972
|
|
14,604,933
|
|
14,424,724
|
|
Common equivalent shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
1,005,336
|
|
|
|
874,266
|
|
261,262
|
|
Total diluted shares
|
|
15,642,573
|
|
14,429,972
|
|
15,479,199
|
|
14,685,986
|
|
Net income (loss) per share
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
There
were outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of 1,207,680 and 3,459,086
shares of the Companys common stock for the three months ended June 30,
2010 and 2009, respectively, that were not included in the table above because
they would be anti-dilutive. There were
outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of 1,253,993 and 2,705,647 shares
of the Companys common stock for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009, respectively, that were not included in the table above because they
would be anti-dilutive.
4.
Commitments and
Contingencies
On
June 8, 2007, we sent a letter to Sony Corporation (Sony) relating to
the possible infringement of several SRS patents by Sonys S-Force technology.
Sony responded to the letter by filing a Complaint for Declaratory Relief in
the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York on July 6,
2007. In November 2007, Sony and SRS entered into a standstill agreement
for the purpose of conducting discussions towards an amicable resolution of the
dispute, and the Complaint for Declaratory Relief was
dismissed. While the standstill agreement has expired, the parties
continue to negotiate regarding this matter. In October 2009, an
independent third party hired to evaluate the Sony S-Force technology informed
us that they had completed their evaluation based on the information provided
by Sony. Based on their study, they confirmed SRS position that the
S-Force technology infringes our patents. The basis for this
infringement position has been provided to Sony for their
review. Sony has not agreed with the position of the independent
third party. SRS continues to evaluate
its alternatives in this matter and cannot assure you that it will prevail in
this dispute. While SRS is currently in
settlement negotiations with Sony, no assurance can be given that such
settlement will be entered into on favorable terms, or at all. As a result, SRS is unable to determine at
this time the impact that this matter may have, if any, on its consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
From
time to time, we may be involved in other litigation matters and disputes
arising in the normal course of business. Any such matters and disputes could
be costly and time consuming, subject us to damages or equitable remedies, and
divert our management and key personnel from our business operations.
5. Segment
Information
The
Company operates in one reportable segment as disclosed in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. The following schedule presents the
Companys revenue by geographic area.
Licensing-related revenue is summarized based on the location of the
licensees corporate headquarters. For
product and online sales, revenue is allocated to the United States. The China region includes all licensees with
their corporate headquarters located in mainland China. The Asia Pacific region includes all
licensees with their corporate headquarters located in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Substantially all of the Companys revenues during the three and six months
ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were denominated in U.S. Dollars.
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|
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
%
|
|
2009
|
|
%
|
|
2010
|
|
%
|
|
2009
|
|
%
|
|
Geographic Area Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Korea
|
|
$
|
3,385,582
|
|
47
|
%
|
$
|
2,794,662
|
|
55
|
%
|
$
|
7,030,664
|
|
45
|
%
|
$
|
5,554,680
|
|
52
|
%
|
United States
|
|
1,641,150
|
|
23
|
|
1,105,622
|
|
22
|
|
3,834,449
|
|
25
|
|
2,014,106
|
|
18
|
|
Japan
|
|
1,018,623
|
|
14
|
|
673,046
|
|
14
|
|
2,443,532
|
|
16
|
|
1,918,207
|
|
18
|
|
Asia Pacific
|
|
496,655
|
|
7
|
|
68,325
|
|
1
|
|
943,441
|
|
6
|
|
213,766
|
|
2
|
|
China
|
|
475,395
|
|
7
|
|
345,683
|
|
7
|
|
939,133
|
|
6
|
|
877,091
|
|
8
|
|
Europe
|
|
143,625
|
|
2
|
|
68,190
|
|
1
|
|
355,203
|
|
2
|
|
181,688
|
|
2
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
7,161,030
|
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
5,055,528
|
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
15,546,422
|
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
10,759,538
|
|
100
|
%
|
6. Fair Value Measurements
The Company measures the fair value
of applicable financial and non-financial assets based on the following levels
of inputs.
·
Level 1
inputs:
Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.
·
Level 2
inputs:
Level 2 inputs are from other than quoted market prices included in
Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly.
·
Level 3
inputs:
Level 3 inputs are unobservable and should be used to measure fair
value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.
The hierarchy noted above requires us to
minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to use observable market data, if
available, when determining fair value. There were no transfers between Level 1
and Level 2 and/or Level 3 during the three months ended June 30,
2010. Financial assets carried at fair
value as of June 30, 2010 are classified below:
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total
|
|
Money market funds
|
|
$
|
15,680,996
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
15,680,996
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
15,680,996
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
15,680,996
|
|
Item 2. Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This
information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto and Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, and the unaudited
condensed interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included
in this Quarterly Report.
Overview
We
are the recognized global leader in the practical application of
psychoacoustics
,
the science
behind how the human ear operates, and in the post processing segment of the
market for audio delivery. Our award-winning audio enhancement
technologies and solutions dramatically restore audio and voice to its natural
state, the way it was originally recorded, in both dimension and clarity, thus
providing a superior consumer experience for a wide variety of consumer
electronic devices such as televisions, personal computers and mobile phones.
Our
operations are conducted through SRS Labs, Inc., the parent company, and
its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SRSWOWcast.com, Inc., Shenzhen
Representative Office of SRS Labs, Inc., Shanghai Representative Office of
SRS Labs, Inc. and SRS Labs Japan, KK. Our business is focused on
developing and licensing audio, voice and surround sound technology solutions
to many of the worlds leading OEMs, software providers and semiconductor
companies, and limited sales and marketing of standalone software and hardware
products through the Internet.
During
the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, licensing revenues from the
home entertainment market represented 58% and 69%, respectively, of our total
revenues in such periods. In the home
entertainment market, our technologies have achieved broad market acceptance in
the television sector. We plan to
continue to leverage our success in the television sector to expand our audio
technologies into a variety of other consumer electronics devices, including
PCs, mobile phones, portable media devices and
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automotive
audio systems, but our technologies to date have only been incorporated in
products representing only a small portion of the total market
opportunity. The consumer electronics
market in general is characterized by rapid technological changes, short
product life cycles, seasonality, significant price erosion and competition,
any of which may impede our ability to gain broad market acceptance for our
technologies in other consumer electronics devices. Nonetheless, we plan to continue to seek
other opportunities where we can continue to leverage our core technologies and
expertise. If we are able to
successfully gain broad market share for our technologies in any other market,
it could significantly improve our revenues and brand name recognition.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Our critical accounting
policies have been disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2009.
Our discussion and analysis of
our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources are based on our
unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30,
2010 and 2009, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The preparation of these
financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on
historical and anticipated results and trends and on various other assumptions
that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, including assumptions
as to future events. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of
uncertainty. Actual results may materially differ from our estimates.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended
June 30, 2009
Revenues
Our
revenues consist primarily of royalties generated from the license of SRS Labs
audio and voice technologies. Our
license agreements typically have multi-year or automatic renewal terms, and
either require: (a) per-unit royalty payments for all products
implementing our technologies and/or solutions; (b) fixed annual or
quarterly royalty payments; or (c) a minimum fixed annual or quarterly
royalty payment, which allow the licensee to ship up to a pre-determined number
of units during the specified time period, with additional per-unit royalty
payments thereafter. The majority of our
license agreements are per-unit royalty arrangements, which are generally
reported by the licensee in the quarter following shipment of the consumer
electronics devices and are therefore typically recognized by us following
shipment of the devices by the OEM. Revenues
associated with fixed royalty payments are recognized ratably over the term of
the license agreement. We also sell some
of our products and solutions via the Internet.
Revenues associated with those sales are recognized upon shipment and
were not material in the three months ended June 30, 2010 or 2009. We may
offer customer support or license support programs in the form of assisting the
licensee with implementing our technology into the manufactured products of the
licensee to ensure that the licensee receives the maximum benefit from our
technology. Such customer support is not
contractually mandated and generally provided on a discretionary basis to
assist the customer and improve customer relations. Such customer support generally does not
extend past the time in which the licensed technology is placed in service or
implemented in any given device by the licensee. In this regard, any support services are not
contractual and occur during a finite period prior to the sale or revenue
recognition.
Our
revenues were $7,161,030 for the three months ended June 30, 2010,
compared to $5,055,528 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an
increase of $2,105,502 or 42%. In the
personal computer market, our total revenues increased by $751,469 in the
current quarter, primarily due to revenues generated from new licensees, such
as Elitegroup Computer Systems, and increased revenues due to increased volume
from our existing customers, including Dell and AsusTek. Revenues from the home entertainment market
increased by $699,301 in the current quarter.
Within this market, revenues from televisions increased by $560,404
mainly due to increased royalties due to volume increases from existing
licensees such as Samsung, due to increased demand for flat panel
televisions. We have not experienced a
material change in our per unit license rates in the current periods other than
volume pricing discounts provided pursuant to existing contractual
obligations. In the automotive market,
revenues increased by $477,470 in the current quarter primarily due to higher
revenues from our Japanese customers who provide line install, dealer option
and aftermarket automotive audio systems to many of the significant Japanese
automotive manufacturers. Additionally,
through our royalty compliance program, we were able to identify and collect
approximately $175,490 of previously under reported royalties from a customer
in the automotive market segment.
Revenues recovered pursuant to our royalty compliance program vary considerably
from period to period. Revenues in the
personal telecommunications market increased by $159,954 in the current quarter
primarily due to new licensees.
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The
following table presents our licensing revenues mix by market:
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
Home entertainment (TV, set top box)
|
|
58
|
%
|
69
|
%
|
PC (software, hardware)
|
|
18
|
|
10
|
|
Personal telecommunications (mobile phone, PDA)
|
|
12
|
|
13
|
|
Automotive
|
|
9
|
|
3
|
|
Portable media
devices (digital media player, headphone)
|
|
3
|
|
5
|
|
Sales
and Marketing
Sales
and marketing expenses consist primarily of employee salaries and benefits,
sales consultants fees and related expenses, sales commissions, tradeshow
costs and costs associated with branding activities. Sales and marketing
expenses were $3,221,144 for the three months ended June 30, 2010,
compared to $2,711,351 for the same prior year period, an increase of $509,793
or 19%. This increase was primarily
related to payroll and related costs associated with the addition of seven
sales and marketing personnel since June 30, 2009 and also due to
increased commission and bonuses largely related to increased revenue and
higher net income in the current quarter.
Additionally, the Company increased its participation in global
tradeshows in the current period.
Included in sales and marketing expenses is share-based compensation
expense of $168,594 and $131,101 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009, respectively. We expect that sales
and marketing expenses will continue to increase as we hire additional sales
and marketing personnel to penetrate target markets and key regions in order to
gain broad market share for our technologies and as we continue to increase our
marketing efforts to cultivate and elevate the SRS brand globally. As a percentage of total revenues, sales and
marketing expenses decreased from 54%
for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 to 45% for the same period this year.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expenses consist of salaries and related costs of employees
engaged in ongoing research, design and development activities and costs for
engineering materials and supplies. Research and development expenses were
$1,826,118 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to
$1,189,517 for the same prior year period, an increase of $636,601 or 54%. This increase was primarily attributable to
an increase in payroll and related costs associated with hiring seventeen
additional engineers since June 30, 2009.
Included in research and development expenses is share-based
compensation expense of $135,238 and $111,096 for the three months ended
June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
We expect that research and development expenses will continue to
increase in 2010 as we plan to continue to add to our research and development
team in order to support our global licensees and continue to develop new
leading audio technologies. As a percentage of total revenues, research and
development expenses increased from 24% for the quarter ended June 30,
2009 to 26% for the same period this year.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative (G&A) expenses consist primarily of employee-related
expenses, attorneys fees, accounting fees, depreciation of the Companys
assets, patent amortization, and other professional fees. G&A expenses were
$1,431,833 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to
$1,373,757 for the same prior year period, an increase of $58,076 or 4%.
This increase was primarily related to higher legal and other
professional fees in the current period. Included in G&A expenses was
share-based compensation expense of $241,927 and $238,766 for the three months
ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As a percentage of total revenues, G&A
expenses decreased from 27% for
the quarter ended June 30, 2009 to 20%
for the same period this year.
Other
Income, Net
Other income, net consists
primarily of interest income. Other income, net was $71,863 for the three
months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $92,185 for the same prior year
period, a decrease of $20,322 or 22%.
Our investment focus continues to be on asset protection of our cash,
and as such we have invested our cash in low-risk, high liquidity investments
such as fully insured certificates of deposits and assets backed by the United
States Treasury. We continue to monitor
our cash assets to maximize our interest income while maintaining an acceptable
level of risk. The Company did not realize
any losses on its investments in the current or prior year periods.
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Income
Taxes
Income
tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was $23,095, compared
to an income tax expense of $9,139 for the same prior year period. The income tax provision consisted primarily
of taxes paid on licensing revenues in the current quarter that were sourced
from countries requiring foreign tax withholdings, principally Korea. We reduced our tax provision and our
valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets by $725,711 and $501,513 for the
three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, based on our
assessment of the future estimated realization of such assets.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30,
2009
Revenues
Our
revenues were $15,546,422 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared
to $10,759,538 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of
$4,786,884 or 44%. In our home
entertainment market, our total revenues increased by $2,455,951 in the six
months ended June 30, 2010. Within
this market, flat panel revenue increased by $2,291,000 mainly due to increased
revenue from Samsung due to increased volume shipments. Our revenues from the personal computer
market increased by $1,604,372, primarily due to revenue generated from new
licensees and increased revenues due to increased volume from our existing customers. In the automotive market, revenues increased
by $523,196 primarily due to higher revenues from increased volume from our
Japanese customers who provide line install, dealer option and aftermarket
automotive audio systems to many of the significant Japanese automotive
manufacturers. Additionally, we were
able to recover $180,653 in this market segment through our royalty compliance
program in the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $51,360 in the
six months ended June 30, 2009. Our
revenues in the personal telecommunications market increased by $217,787 in the
current period due to increased revenues from new licensees such as Texas
Instruments.
The
following table presents our licensing revenues mix by market:
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
Home entertainment (TV, set top box)
|
|
63
|
%
|
68
|
%
|
PC (software, hardware)
|
|
16
|
|
9
|
|
Personal telecommunications (mobile phone, PDA)
|
|
11
|
|
13
|
|
Automotive
|
|
7
|
|
5
|
|
Portable media
devices (digital media player, headphone)
|
|
3
|
|
5
|
|
Sales
and Marketing
Sales
and marketing expenses were $6,641,687 for the six months ended June 30,
2010, compared to $5,450,491 in the same prior year period, an increase of
$1,191,196 or 22%. This increase was
primarily attributable to an increase in payroll and commissions and related
costs, such as payroll taxes, benefits and recruitment associated with the
addition of sales and marketing personnel since June 30, 2009. We also increased participation and promotion
at several trade shows, which resulted in an increase in such expenses of
approximately $341,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2010. Included in sales and marketing expenses is
share-based compensation expense of $345,788 and $246,917 for the six months
ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As a percentage of total revenues, sales and
marketing expenses decreased from 51% for the six months ended June 30,
2009 to 43% for the same period this year.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expenses were $3,716,112 for the six months ended June 30,
2010, compared to $2,364,183 for the same prior year period, an increase of
$1,351,929 or 57%. This increase was
primarily attributable to an increase in payroll and related costs associated
with hiring seventeen additional engineers since June 30, 2009. Included in research and development expenses
is share-based compensation expense of $284,746 and $218,819 for the six months
ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As a percentage of total revenues, research
and development expenses increased from 22% for the six months ended June 30,
2009 to 24% for the same period this year.
General
and Administrative
G&A
expenses were $2,997,131 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared
to $2,805,884 for the same prior year period, an increase of $191,247 or 7%. The increase was primarily
attributable to an increase in accounting, legal and other professional fees.
Included in G&A expenses is share-based compensation expense of $496,386
and $481,627 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. As a percentage of total
revenues, G&A expenses decreased from 26% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to 19% for the same period this year.
Other
Income, Net
Other income, net was
$101,502 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $196,818 for
the same prior year period, a decrease of $95,316 or 94%. This decrease was
primarily attributable to lower interest rates on the Companys investments in
the current period.
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Income
Taxes
Income
tax expense was $31,463 and $14,075 for the six months ended June 30, 2010
and 2009, respectively. The income tax provision consisted primarily of taxes
paid on licensing revenues in the current quarter that were sourced from
countries requiring foreign tax withholdings, principally Korea. We reduced our tax provision and our
valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets by $1,484,711 and $1,018,331 for
the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, based on our
assessment of the future estimated realization of such assets.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal source of liquidity to fund ongoing operations at
June 30, 2010 consisted of cash, cash equivalents and short-and long-term
investments of $42,324,996. At
June 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $15,680,996, short-term
investments of $12,383,000 and long-term investments of $14,261,000. Cash and cash equivalents generally consist
of cash, money market funds and treasury bills with original maturities of
three months or less. The money market funds are primarily invested in U.S.
government obligations. Short-term investments
consist of certificates of deposit with original maturities ranging from 6 to
12 months. Long-term investments consist
of certificates of deposit with maturities ranging from 18 to 24 months. The cash and certificates of deposit are FDIC
insured. The Company has not experienced
any losses on its cash and cash equivalents or its short and long-term
investments in the current period.
Net
cash provided by operating activities was $1,072,953 and $213,133 for the six
months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in our cash flows from operating
activities was primarily the result of net income of $2,097,176 during the six
months ended June 30, 2010, compared to net income of $187,550 during the
six months ended June 30, 2009.
This was offset by changes in our operating assets and liabilities
specifically, an increase in our accounts receivable of $678,165 during the six
months ended June 30, 2010 compared to an increase of $75,766 during the
six months ended June 30, 2009. The
increase in accounts receivable during the six months ended June 30, 2010
was primarily due to increased revenues in the current quarter from new and
existing licensees.
Net
cash used in investing activities was $13,943,575
and $5,104,415 during the three months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009, respectively. The increase in cash
used by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2010 was
attributable primarily to the purchase of long-term investments in the current
period. The Company expects to continue
to invest in certificates of deposit with maturities ranging from 18 to 24
months.
We
believe our existing cash, cash equivalents, and short and long-term investment
balances together with cash generated from operating activities, will be
sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next twelve
months. Our future capital requirements
will depend on many factors, including our level of revenues, the timing and
extent of spending to support product development efforts, the impact of
existing adverse economic conditions, the expansion of sales and marketing
activities, the timing of introductions of new products, continuing market
acceptance of our products, and potential acquisitions of businesses or
technologies.
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Except
as follows, there have been no material changes to the information called for
by this Item 3 from the disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7A in
the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2009. As of June 30, 2010, the Company had $26.7 million
in short and long-term investments held in certificates of deposit (CDs), all
of which are federally insured. The CDs
has stated interest rates when purchased, and we plan to hold the CDs to
maturity. As of June 30, 2010, the
Company has $15.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, primarily held in money
market funds, which are invested in US government obligations, such as U.S.
treasuries. We have not realized any
losses on any of our investments. We believe that we have limited our exposure
to interest rate risk as a result of investing in only federally insured CDs
and U.S. government obligations. Because
of the conservative nature of these investments, interest rate fluctuations and
exposure to interest rate risk has been minimum and immaterial.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Our Chief Executive Officer and President and our Chief Financial
Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period
covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and, based on this
evaluation, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.
Changes in Internal Controls.
There have been
no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred
during our second quarter ended June 30, 2010 that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls
over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal
Proceedings
The information set forth
under Note 4 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,
included in Part I, Item 1 of this report, is incorporated herein by
reference. For an additional discussion
of certain risks associated with legal proceedings, see Part II, Item
1A. Risk Factors.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the risk factors
described below, as well as the other information included in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, and in our other filings with the SEC, prior to
making a decision to invest in our securities. The risks and uncertainties
described below are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and
uncertainties not presently known or that we currently believe to be less
significant may also adversely affect us.
We are exposed to risks in our
licensing business related to product and customer concentration.
Currently, we generate a majority of our revenue in the home
entertainment market, principally through the inclusion of SRS technology
inside flat panel LCD and plasma televisions. We expect that the consumer home
entertainment market will continue to account for a significant portion of our
licensing revenues for the foreseeable future. Consumer spending on home
entertainment products is subject to significant fluctuations, and there is
significant price competition for such products. Retail prices for certain
consumer electronics products that include our audio technology have decreased
significantly, and we expect that this trend will continue for the foreseeable
future. In addition, from time to time, certain of our OEM and semiconductor
manufacturer customers may account for a significant portion of our revenues.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, Samsung accounted for
approximately 40% and 42%, respectively, of our consolidated revenues. Our
technology license agreements with Samsung and most of our other manufacturers
do not obligate them to incorporate our technologies into any of their products
or to continue to do business with us.
As a result, Samsung or the other manufacturers could develop their own
technologies, use a competitors technologies or decide to exclude our audio
rendering technology from their products altogether in an effort to reduce
cost, either of which could adversely impact our revenues and
profitability. For example, during 2007,
we were informed by Sony that they were no longer using our technology in the
majority of their televisions. The loss
of any key customer in the future could have a material adverse affect on our
financial condition and results of operations.
General economic conditions may
reduce our revenues and harm our business.
Our business is exposed to adverse
changes in general economic conditions because products that incorporate our
technologies are entertainment-oriented and generally discretionary goods. The
current slowdown or decline in U.S. and foreign economic growth has adversely
affected consumer confidence, disposable income and spending. As a result,
sales by our licensees of consumer electronics and other products incorporating
our technologies may not grow as rapidly as in prior periods or may even
decrease, which could adversely affect our licensing revenue.
Our business is highly dependent on
the consumer electronics market, which is characterized by short product life
cycles, fluctuations in demand, seasonality and declining retail prices and is
subject to risks related to product transitions.
The consumer electronics market is characterized by intense
competition, rapidly evolving technology, and ever-changing consumer
preferences. These factors result in the frequent introduction of new products,
short product life cycles and significant price competition. As a result, we may
need to develop new products or technologies to integrate with the new products
and technologies developed by our customers. If we are unable to develop the
necessary technologies to meet the changing needs of our customers or provide
such technologies at competitive prices, our customers may reduce their use of
our technologies and our revenues may decline. In addition, the dynamic nature
of this market limits our ability and the ability of our customers to
accurately forecast quarterly and annual sales. If we, or our customers, are
unable to adequately manage product transitions, our business and results of
operations could be negatively affected.
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We depend on the sale by our
licensees of products that incorporate our technologies, and a reduction in
those sales would adversely affect our licensing revenue.
We derive most of our revenue from
the licensing of our technologies to consumer electronics product
manufacturers. We do not manufacture consumer electronics products ourselves
and our licensing revenue is dependent on sales by our licensees of products
that incorporate our technologies. We cannot control these manufacturers
product development or commercialization efforts or predict their success. In
addition, our license agreements, which typically require manufacturers of
consumer electronics products and media software vendors to pay us a specified
royalty for every electronics product shipped that incorporates our
technologies, do not require these manufacturers to include our technologies in
any specific number or percentage of units, and only a few of these agreements
guarantee us a minimum aggregate licensing fee. Accordingly, if our licensees
sell fewer products incorporating our technologies, decline to actively market
products incorporating our technologies or otherwise face significant economic
difficulties, our revenue will decline. Changes in consumer tastes or trends,
changes in industry standards or adverse changes in business and economic
conditions may also adversely affect our licensing revenue.
Pricing pressures on the consumer
electronics product manufacturers, who incorporate our technologies into their
products, could limit the licensing fees we charge for our technologies, which
could reduce our revenues.
The markets for the consumer electronics products in which our
technologies are incorporated are intensely competitive and price sensitive.
Retail prices for consumer electronics products that include our technologies
have decreased significantly, and we expect prices to continue to decrease for
the foreseeable future. In response, manufacturers have sought to reduce their
product costs, which can result in downward pressure on the licensing fees we
charge our customers who incorporate our technologies into their products.
Alternatively, our customers may seek to eliminate our technologies in their
products in favor of internally developed technologies. A decline in the
licensing fees we charge could materially and adversely affect our operating
results.
We face intense competition from
companies with greater brand recognition and resources.
The digital audio, consumer electronics and entertainment markets are
intensely competitive, subject to rapid change, and significantly affected by
new product introductions and other market activities of industry participants
Certain of our current and potential competitors enjoy notable
competitive advantages, including:
·
greater name recognition;
·
a longer operating history;
·
more developed distribution
channels and deeper relationships with consumer electronics products designers
and manufacturers;
·
a more extensive customer
base;
·
broader product and service
offerings;
·
greater resources for
competitive activities, such as research and development, strategic
acquisitions, alliances, joint ventures, sales and marketing, and lobbying
industry and government standards; and
·
more technicians and
engineers.
As a result, these current and potential competitors may be able to
respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing
opportunities, technologies, standards, or customer requirements.
Inaccurate licensee royalty
reporting and unauthorized use of our intellectual property could materially
adversely affect our operating results.
Our licensing revenue is generated
primarily from consumer electronics product manufacturers who license our
technologies and incorporate them in their products. Under a significant
percentage of our existing arrangements, these licensees typically pay us a
specified royalty for every product they ship that incorporates our
technologies. We rely on our licensees to accurately report the number of units
shipped that incorporate our technologies. We calculate our license fees,
prepare our financial reports, projections and budgets, and direct our sales
and product development efforts based on these reports we receive from our
licensees. However, it can be
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difficult for us to independently
determine whether or not our licensees are reporting shipments accurately. This
is especially true with respect to software incorporating our technologies
because software can be copied relatively easily and we often do not have easy
ways to determine how many copies have been made. Most of our license
agreements permit us to audit our licensees records, but audits are generally
expensive and time consuming and initiating audits could harm our customer
relationships. We expect that we will continue to be subject to understatement
and non-reporting of royalty bearing revenues by licensees, which could
adversely affect our operating results. Conversely, to the extent that our
licensees overstate the number of products incorporating our technologies,
negative corrections could result in reductions of royalty revenue in
subsequent periods. Some of our licensees may begin to more closely scrutinize
their past licensing statements which may result in an increased receipt of
negative corrective statements.
We also may experience problems
with non-licensee consumer electronics product manufacturers and media software
vendors, particularly in emerging economies, incorporating our technologies or
incorporating our technologies and trademarks into their products without our
authorization and without paying us any licensing fees. This unauthorized use
of our intellectual property could adversely affect our operating results.
Our business and future prospects
depend upon the strength of our brand. Awareness of our brand depends to a
significant extent upon decisions by our customers to display our trademarks on
their products, and if our customers do not display our trademarks on their
products, our ability to increase our brand awareness may be harmed.
Because we engage in relatively
little direct brand advertising, the promotion of our brand depends upon consumer
electronics industry participants displaying our trademarks on their products
that incorporate our technologies.
Although we do generally require our customers to place our brand on
their products, some are not required to do so. Maintaining the SRS brand and
our position as an industry standard is critical to maintaining and expanding
our licensing revenues and entering into new or broadening existing licensing
relationships. If our customers choose
for any reason not to display our trademarks on their products, our ability to
maintain or increase our brand awareness may be harmed, which would have an
adverse effect on our business and prospects. In addition, if we fail to
maintain high quality standards for our products, or the products that incorporate
our technologies through the quality control evaluation process that we require
of our licensees, the strength of our brand could be adversely affected.
Licensee
products that incorporate our technologies, from time to time, experience
quality problems that could damage our brand, decrease revenues and increase
operating expenses.
Licensee products that incorporate
our technologies often are complex and sometimes contain undetected software or
hardware errors, particularly when first introduced or when new versions are
released. In addition, those products are often combined with, or incorporated
into, products from other companies, sometimes making it difficult to identify
the source of a problem. Any negative publicity or negative impact relating to
these product problems (even if unrelated to our technologies) could adversely
affect the perception of our brand. In addition, these errors could result in
loss of, or delay in, market acceptance of those products or our technologies,
or cause delays in delivering them and meeting customer demands, any of which
could reduce our revenue and raise significant customer relations issues.
Although we generally attempt to contractually limit our liability for our
licensees defective products, we may elect to help reengineer those products,
which could increase our expenses and adversely affect our operating results.
We are subject to risks associated
with substantial international operations.
We conduct sales and customer support operations in a number of countries
throughout the world that require refinement to adapt to the changing market
conditions on a regional basis. In addition, many of our significant customers
are headquartered in Asia, particularly Korea and Japan. Approximately 72%, 88%
and 90% of our revenues during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008,
and 2007, respectively, were derived from customers with headquarters located
in Asia. We expect to continue to derive a significant portion of our revenues
from sales to customers in these regions for the foreseeable future. Also, a
substantial number of products incorporating our technologies are manufactured,
assembled and tested by third parties in Asia. As a result, we are subject to a
number of risks of conducting business outside of the United States, any of
which could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of
operations, including:
·
global economic downturn;
·
political,
social and economic instability and the risk of war, terrorist activities or
other international incidents in Asia and elsewhere abroad;
·
currency
fluctuations;
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·
difficulties and costs of
staffing and managing foreign operations;
·
unexpected changes in, or
impositions of, government requirements;
·
adverse changes in tariffs
and other protectionist laws and business practices that favor local
competitors;
·
potentially longer payment
cycles and greater difficulty in collecting receivables from foreign entities;
·
the burdens of complying
with a variety of non-U.S. laws and reduced protection of our intellectual
property in some countries;
·
potentially adverse tax
consequences and the complexities of foreign value added tax systems; and
·
other factors beyond our
control, including natural disasters and major health concerns.
Our technologies have a long and
unpredictable sales cycle, which can result in uncertainty and delays in
generating additional revenues.
Historically, because of the complexity of our technologies, it can
take a significant amount of time and effort to explain the benefits of our
technologies to potential new customers and to negotiate a sale. For example,
it typically takes six to nine months after our first contact with a
prospective customer before we start licensing our technology to that customer
and another six to nine months to begin generating revenues. In addition,
purchases of our products are usually made in connection with new design starts
by our customers, the timing of which is outside of our control. Accordingly,
we may be unable to predict accurately the timing of any significant future
sales of our products. We may also spend substantial time and management attention
on potential license agreements that are not consummated, or in which the
consumer electronic product ultimately does not sell in large quantities,
thereby foregoing other higher revenue opportunities.
If our patents and other
intellectual property rights do not adequately protect our products, we may
lose market share to our competitors and be unable to operate our business
profitably.
Our ability to compete may be affected by our ability to protect our
proprietary information. We have filed numerous U.S. and foreign patent
applications and to date have a number of issued U.S. and foreign patents
covering various aspects of our technologies. We cannot guarantee that we will
obtain any additional patents in the future, that the steps taken by us to protect
our intellectual property will be adequate to prevent misappropriation of our
technology or that our competitors will not independently develop technologies
that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technology. In addition,
the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property
rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S. It is possible that third
parties may assert claims or initiate litigation against us or our customers
with respect to existing or future products. In addition, we may initiate
claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary
rights or to determine the scope and validity of our proprietary rights.
Litigation in the technology industry is common. Claims and litigation brought against us or
initiated by us could be costly and time consuming and could divert our
management from our business. The outcome of any litigation is uncertain and
could require us to pay significant damages or could prevent us from licensing some
or all of our technologies, which could significantly harm our business and
results of operations.
If we lose the services of our key
personnel, or if we are unable to attract and retain other key personnel, we
may not be able to manage our operations or meet our growth objectives.
Our future success depends to a large extent upon the continued service
of key personnel, including engineering, sales and administrative staff. We
anticipate that any future growth will require us to recruit and hire a number
of new personnel in engineering, operations, finance, sales and marketing.
Competition for such personnel can be intense, and it is possible that we may
not be able to recruit and retain necessary personnel to operate our business
and support future growth.
The market price of our common stock
is volatile and your investment in our common stock could suffer a decline in
value.
The trading price of our common stock has been, and will likely
continue to be, subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarterly
variations in our operating results, announcements of new products or
technological innovations by us or our competitors, strategic alliances between
us and third parties, general market fluctuations and other events and factors.
Changes in earnings estimates made by brokerage firms and industry analysts
relating to the markets in which we do business, or relating to us
specifically, have in the past resulted in, and could in the future result in,
an immediate and adverse effect on the market price of the common
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stock.
Even though our stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Market, our stock has had
and may continue to have low trading volume and high volatility. The
historically low trading volume of our stock makes it more likely that a severe
fluctuation in volume, either up or down, will significantly impact the stock
price. Because of the relatively low trading volume of our stock, our
stockholders may have difficulty selling our common stock. In addition, the
stock market in general, and The NASDAQ Global Market and the market for
technology and small market cap companies in particular, has experienced extreme
price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or
disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Further, the
market prices of securities of technology companies have been particularly
volatile. These broad market and industry factors may materially harm the
market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance.
Our certificate of incorporation and
bylaws as well as Delaware law contain provisions that could discourage
transactions resulting in a change in control, which may negatively affect the
market price of our common stock.
Our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws and Delaware law contain
provisions that might enable our management to discourage, delay or prevent a
change in control. In addition, these provisions could limit the price that
investors would be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.
Item 5. Other Information
One of our directors, Sam Yau, previously entered
into a sales plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 (the
10b5-1 Plan
)
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to
which sales are expected to commence in August 2010. The 10b5-1 Plan
covers the sale over the next eight months of up to an aggregate of 30,000
shares of the Companys common stock issuable upon exercise of two stock
options held by Mr. Yau, which expire in November 2010 and January 2011,
respectively. The shares covered by the 10b5-1 Plan will be sold if the
price per share of our common stock reaches the amounts designated in the
10b5-1 Plan.
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Item 6. Exhibits
The
exhibits listed below are hereby filed with the SEC as part of this report.
Exhibit
Number
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|
Description
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3.1
|
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company, previously filed with the SEC as
Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
specifically included in Amendment No. 1 to such Registration Statement
filed with the SEC on July 3, 1996 (File No. 333-4974-LA), which is
incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws
of the Company, previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 3.1 to the
Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 1999, filed with the SEC on November 12, 1999, which
is incorporated herein by reference.
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31.1
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to
Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act.
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31.2
|
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to
Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act.
|
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32.1
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|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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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.
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SRS
LABS, INC., a Delaware corporation
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Date: August 5,
2010
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By:
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/S/
THOMAS C.K. YUEN
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Thomas
C.K. Yuen
|
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Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date: August 5,
2010
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By:
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/S/
ULRICH GOTTSCHLING
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Ulrich
Gottschling
|
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Chief
Financial Officer
|
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The
exhibits listed below are hereby filed with the SEC as part of this Report.
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
3.1
|
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company, previously filed with the SEC as
Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
specifically included in Amendment No. 1 to such Registration Statement
filed with the SEC on July 3, 1996 (File No. 333-4974-LA), which is
incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws
of the Company, previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 3.1 to the
Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 1999, filed with the SEC on November 12, 1999, which
is incorporated herein by reference.
|
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31.1
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to
Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act.
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31.2
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|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to
Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act.
|
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32.1
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.2
|
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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