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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission File No. 001-35300
UBIQUITI INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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32-0097377 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
685 Third Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)
(646) 780-7958
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned
issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file
reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90
days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
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 such
files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a
smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller
reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on
and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of its internal control over financial reporting under Section
404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the
registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit
report.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $1,612,192,473
based upon the closing price of $306.70 of such common stock on the
New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2021 (the last
business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second
quarter). Shares of common stock held as of December 31, 2021
by each director and executive officer of the registrant, as well
as shares held by each holder of 5% of the common stock known to
the registrant, have been excluded for purposes of the foregoing
calculation. This determination of affiliate status is not a
conclusive determination for other purposes.
As of August 25, 2022, 60,426,699 shares of common stock were
issued and outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
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to the extent stated herein.
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UBIQUITI INC.
PART I
Note About Forward-Looking Statements
When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the words
“anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “seeks,” “estimates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans” “potential,” “predicts,”
“projects,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and
negatives of those terms are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. These are statements that relate to future periods and
include statements about our future results, sources of revenue,
our dividend, our continued growth, our gross margins, market
trends, our product development, our introduction of new products,
technological developments, the features, benefits and performance
of our current and future products, the ability of our products to
address a variety of markets, the anticipated growth of demand for
connectivity worldwide, our growth strategies, future prices, our
competitive status, our efforts to mitigate shortages of components
(including chipsets) used to manufacture our products, our
dependence on our senior management and our ability to attract and
retain key personnel, dependency on and concentration of our
distributors, our employee relations, current and potential
litigation, current or potential indemnification liabilities, the
effects of government regulations, the impact of tariffs, the
expected impact of taxes on our liquidity and results of
operations, our compliance with laws and regulations, our expected
future operating costs and expenses and expenditure levels for
research and development, selling, general and administrative
expenses, fluctuations in operating results, fluctuations in our
stock price, our payment of dividends, our future liquidity and
cash needs, and the adequacy of and our reliance on our source of
liquidity to meet such needs, the Facilities (as defined herein),
future acquisitions of and investments in complimentary businesses,
the expected impact of various accounting policies and rules
adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the impact
of COVID-19 pandemic, the military conflict between Russia and
Ukraine and the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan on our
business and results of operations. Forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of the
global shortage of components (including chipsets) and pricing
inflation associated therewith, the impact of U.S. tariffs on
results of operations, our ability to procure products, our ability
to manage our growth, our ability to sustain or increase
profitability, demand for our products, our ability to compete, our
ability to rapidly develop new technology and introduce new
products, our ability to safeguard our intellectual property,
trends in the networking industry and fluctuations in general
economic conditions, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the military
conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the escalating tensions
between China and Taiwan on our business, results and liquidity,
and the risks set forth throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K,
including under Item 1, “Business” and under Item 1A, “Risk
Factors.” These forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date hereof. Except as required by law, we expressly disclaim any
obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any
change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such
statement is based.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K also contains estimates and other
information concerning our industry, including market size and
growth rates, which are based on industry publications, surveys and
forecasts, including those generated by Cisco Systems, Inc. This
information involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and
you are cautioned not to give undue weight to these estimates.
These industry publications, surveys and forecasts generally
indicate that their information has been obtained from sources
believed to be reliable. While we believe these industry
publications, surveys and forecasts are reliable, we have not
independently verified such data. The industry in which we operate
is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a
variety of factors, including those described under Item 1A. “Risk
Factors.”
Unless the context requires otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our”
“Company” and “Ubiquiti” refer to Ubiquiti Inc. and its
subsidiaries as a whole.
Item 1.
Business
Business Overview
The Company was founded by Robert Pera in 2005. We sell equipment,
and provide the related software platforms, worldwide through a
network of over 100 distributors, on-line retailers and direct to
customers through our webstores. Ubiquiti Inc. is focused on
democratizing network technology on a global scale. Our devices
play a role in creating networking infrastructure in over 200
countries and territories around the world. Our professional
networking products are powered by our UISP and UniFi OS software
platforms to provide high-capacity distributed Internet access and
unified information technology management,
respectively.
We develop technology platforms for high-capacity distributed
Internet access, unified information technology, and consumer
electronics for professional, home and personal use. We categorize
our solutions into three main categories: high performance
networking technology for enterprises, service providers and
consumers. We target the enterprise and service provider markets
through our highly engaged community of service providers,
distributors, value added resellers, webstores, systems integrators
and corporate IT professionals, which we refer to as the Ubiquiti
Community. We target consumers through digital marketing,
including
through our webstores, retail chains and, to a lesser extent, the
Ubiquiti Community.
In addition to Mr. Pera, our founder, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer, who is central to our business, the
majority of our human capital resources consist of entrepreneurial
and de-centralized research and development (“R&D”) personnel.
We do not employ a traditional direct sales force, but instead
drive brand awareness through online reviews and publications, our
website, our distributors and the Company’s user community where
customers can interface directly with our R&D, marketing, and
support teams. Our technology platforms were designed from the
ground up with a focus on delivering highly-advanced and
easily-deployable solutions that appeal to a global customer
base.
We offer a broad and expanding portfolio of networking products and
solutions for operator-owners of wireless internet services
(“WISP’s”), enterprises and smart homes. Our operator-owner
service-provider-product platforms provide carrier-class network
infrastructure for fixed wireless broadband, wireless backhaul
systems and routing and the related software for WISP’s to easily
control, track and bill their customers. Our enterprise product
platforms provide wireless LAN (“WLAN”) infrastructure, video
surveillance products, switching and routing solutions, security
gateways, door access systems, and other complimentary WLAN
products along with a unique software platform, which enables users
to control their network from one simple, easy to use software
interface. Our consumer products are targeted to the smart home and
highly connected consumers. We believe that our products are
differentiated due to our proprietary software, firmware expertise,
and hardware design capabilities.
We operate our business as one reportable and operating segment.
Further information regarding Segments can be found in Note 15 to
our Consolidated Financial Statements. Our revenues were $1.7
billion, $1.9 billion and $1.3 billion in the fiscal years ended
June 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We reported net income
of $378.7 million, $616.6 million and $380.3 million in the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Refer to
our Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part IV, Item
15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more financial
information.
Industry Overview
Internet traffic worldwide has grown rapidly in recent years,
driven by an increase in the number of users, increasing mobility
of those users and high bandwidth applications, such as video,
audio, cloud-based applications, online gaming and social
networking. According to Cisco Annual Internet Report, internet
users as a percentage of global population will be 66% in 2023, an
increase from 51% in 2018. Additionally, it is estimated that there
will be 3.6 networked devices per capita connected to IP networks
in 2023, up from 2.4 networked devices per capita in 2018. Wired
networking solutions have traditionally been used to address
increasing consumer and enterprise bandwidth needs. However, the
high initial capital requirements and ongoing operating costs and
long market lead times associated with building and installing
infrastructure for wired networks has severely limited the
widespread deployment of these networks in underserved and
underpenetrated markets. Wireless networks have emerged as an
attractive alternative for addressing the broadband access needs of
underserved and underpenetrated markets in both emerging and
developed countries.
Our Technology and Products
We offer products and solutions based on our proprietary technology
across multiple markets. Utilizing low-cost hardware and innovative
software and firmware, we seek to build price- performance
solutions to address both enterprises and service
providers.
Key Technology Platforms
Our current Service Provider and carrier solutions
include:
•airMAX
-
our
airMAX platform includes proprietary protocols developed by us that
contain advanced technologies for minimizing signal noise. Devices
on the airMax platform, such as customer premise equipment (“CPE”),
base station, and backhaul, are able to support a wireless network
that can scale to hundreds of clients per base station over long
distances while maintaining low latency and high
throughput.
•EdgeMAX
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our EdgeMAX platform is a software and systems routing platform,
powered by our full-featured UISP operating system that includes
advanced quality of service, firewall, dynamic routing and virtual
private network functionality.
•airFiber
-
our airFiber platform is a wireless backhaul point-to-point radio
system, a wireless method of transmitting data to and from network
backbone. Components of the airFiber products were designed to
provide low latency with high throughput. Our airFiber product uses
an integrated split antenna and a global positioning system to
simultaneously send data packets from each side of the
link.
•UFiber
GPON
-
UFiber GPON platform, a plug and play fiber network technology,
that allows users to build passive optical network deployment with
minimal effort and cost. It is designed to enable internet
providers (“ISPs”) to quickly build high speed fiber internet
networks for many users and over long distance.
Our current Enterprise Provider solutions include:
•UniFi
-Enterprise WLAN
-
our
UniFi-Enterprise WLAN platform was designed as an enterprise Wi-Fi
system, combining Wi-Fi certified hardware with software-based
management controller (UniFi OS). UniFi uses a virtual controller
that allows for on-site management or remote management through the
cloud, allowing for configuration of the network and individual
access points.
•UniFi
Protect
-
our UniFi Protect platform is a video surveillance system that can
be accessed securely from any web browser, provides detailed
statistical reporting and advanced analytics and provides a
management console with multiple views, versatile camera setting
and customizable event recordings.
•UniFi
Switch
-
UniFi Switch delivers performance, switching, and power of ethernet
(“PoE+”) support for enterprise networks.
•UniFi
Console
-
UniFi Console is an Enterprise class router and security gateway
device that is expandable and extends the UniFi enterprise
solutions to provide cost-effective, reliable routing and advanced
network security.
•UniFi
Access
-
UniFi Access is a state-of-the art door access system that is
easily expandable.
We offer consumer products, called AmpliFi and Alien, which are
Wi-Fi system solutions designed to serve the demands of the modern
connected home. We continue to explore consumer related market
opportunities and have research and development teams focused on
consumer related solutions.
Research and Development
Our research and development organization is responsible for the
design, development and testing of our products. Our
geographically-distributed engineering team has deep expertise and
experience in networking and antenna design, and we have a number
of personnel with longstanding experience with network architecture
and operation. We have developed and intend to continue to develop
our technology in part by operating with a relatively flat
reporting structure that relies on individual contributors or small
development teams to develop, test and obtain feedback for our
products.
As of June 30, 2022, our research and development team
consisted of 978 full time equivalent employees, including
contractors, located in the United States, Taiwan, China, Latvia,
the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, and elsewhere. Our
research and development operations work on product development of
new products and new versions of existing products. Our research
and development expenses were $137.7 million, $116.2 million and
$89.4 million for fiscal 2022, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020,
respectively. We expect that the number of our research and
development personnel will increase over time and that our research
and development expenses will also increase. For a further
discussion of the uncertainties and business risks associated with
our international workforce and operations, refer to risk factors
under “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our
International Operations.”
Manufacturing and Suppliers
We use contract manufacturers, primarily located in China and
Vietnam, to manufacture our products. Over the long term, our
contract manufacturers are not required to manufacture our products
for any specific period or in any specific quantity. If necessary,
we expect that it would take approximately three to six months to
transition manufacturing, quality assurance and shipping services
to new providers. For a further discussion of the uncertainties and
risks associated with our contract manufacturers, see “Part I -
Item 1A. Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
- We rely on a limited number of contract manufacturers to produce
our products. Shortages of components or manufacturing capacity
could increase our costs or delay our ability to fulfill future
orders and could have a material adverse impact on our business and
results of operations.”
We rely on third party components and technology to build and
operate our products, and we rely on our contract manufacturers to
obtain the components, subassemblies and products necessary for the
manufacture of our products. While components and supplies in the
past have been generally available from a variety of sources, we
and our contract manufacturers currently depend on a single or
limited number of suppliers for several components for our products
and the impact of COVID-19 and the current shortage of chips has
limited out ability to meet demand. We and our contract
manufacturers rely on purchase orders rather than long-term
contracts with these suppliers. The majority of our product
revenues are dependent upon the sale of products that incorporate
components from a small number of suppliers. We are party to
non-exclusive license agreements with some of these suppliers
whereby we license certain technology that we incorporate into our
products. These agreements generally automatically renew for
successive one-year periods unless the agreements are terminated by
written notice of nonrenewal with advance notice prior to the end
of their then-current term. The Company has not received any
termination notice as of the date of this Annual Report on Form
10-K. We depend on these license agreements to modify and replace
firmware on certain chipsets with our proprietary firmware. While
our agreements with suppliers remains effective, the terms of these
agreements, allow either party to terminate the agreements without
cause at the end of the annual contract term.
Our inability to procure sufficient quantities of certain
components during fiscal 2022, including chipsets, has had a
negative impact
on our ability to manufacture our products and increased the costs
associated therewith, and we expect these supply constraints, and
their negative impact on our manufacturing output and associated
costs, to continue. We do not stockpile sufficient components,
particularly the chipsets, to cover the time it would take to
re-engineer our products to replace the components which comprise
the raw materials for our product offerings and we generally do not
have any guaranteed supply arrangements with our suppliers for
these components (including the chipsets). While we have attempted
to mitigate supply shortages through our contract manufacturers and
exploring open-market avenues to procure the necessary components,
but we expect to experience continuing challenges in terms of
securing our supply of such components and pricing inflation for
the components to manufacture our products. If we need to seek a
suitable second source for these components for our products, there
can be no assurance that we would be able to successfully source
our chipsets on suitable terms, if at all. In any event, our use of
chipsets from multiple sources may require us to significantly
modify our designs and manufacturing processes to accommodate these
different chipsets. We believe any shortage or delay in the supply
of these components would harm our ability to continue to
manufacture and supply our products, which would adversely affect
our product offerings and revenues. For a further discussion of the
uncertainties and business risks associated with the shortages of
components, see “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors - Risks Related to
Our Business and Industry - We rely upon a limited number of
suppliers. If these sources fail to satisfy our supply requirements
or we are unable to manage our supply requirements through other
sources, could disrupt our business or have a material adverse
effect on our results of operations and financial
condition.”
We have experienced a major disruption in our supply chain as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic due to COVID-19 related
restrictions that have significantly impacted our suppliers’
ability to manufacture or provide key components or services, as
well as shipping and logistics delays. For a further discussion of
the uncertainties and business risks associated with the COVID-19
pandemic, refer to “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors - Risks Related
to Our Business and Industry - Our contract manufacturers,
logistics centers and certain administrative and research and
development operations, as well as our customers and suppliers, are
located in areas likely to be subject to natural disasters, public
health problems, military conflicts and geopolitical tensions,
which could adversely affect our business, results of operations
and financial condition.”
Tariffs
In June 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative
announced new proposed tariffs for certain products imported into
the U.S. from China. The vast majority of our products that are
imported into the U.S. from China are currently subject to tariffs
that range between 7.5% and 25%. On January 22, 2020, the United
States of Trade Representative announced it will reduce Section 301
List 4A additional tariffs from 15% to 7.5% and the List 4B tariffs
would not go into effect. These tariffs have already affected our
operating results and margins. For so long as such tariffs are in
effect, we expect it will continue to affect our operating results
and margins. As a result, our historical and current gross profit
margins may not be indicative of our gross profit margins for
future periods. Refer to “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors - Risks
Related to Our International Operations”. Our business may be
negatively affected by political events and foreign policy
responses” for additional information.
Sales and Distribution
We sell our products and solutions globally to enterprises and
service providers primarily through our extensive network of
distributors, and, to a lesser extent, direct customers. During
fiscal 2022, we sold our products to over 100 distributors and
direct to customers through our webstores (collectively,
“customers”) in over 75 countries. In fiscal 2022 and 2021, there
were no customers that represented 10% or more of our revenue,
while in in fiscal 2020, only one customer represented 10% or more
of our revenue. Refer to Note 15 in our Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for more information regarding financial data
by geographic areas.
A majority of our sales are made outside the United States and we
anticipate that non-U.S. sales will continue to be a significant
portion of our revenues. We do not have any visibility on the
location or extent of purchases of our products by individual
network operators and service providers from our distributors. For
further discussion of the risks associated with foreign operations,
see “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors-Risks Related to Our
International Operations”.
Backlog
Our sales are primarily made through standard sale orders for
delivery of products. Our inability to procure sufficient product
due to COVID-19 and the worldwide chip shortage has led to a
significant increase in our backlog of unfulfilled orders. However,
we do not believe our backlog information is a reliable indicator
of our ability to achieve any particular level of revenue or
financial performance.
Competition
The markets for networking solutions for service providers,
enterprise WLAN, video surveillance, microwave backhaul
and
machine-to-machine communications technology are highly competitive
and are influenced by the following competitive factors, among
others:
•total
cost of ownership and return on investment associated with the
solutions;
•simplicity
of deployment and use of the solutions;
•ability
to rapidly develop high performance integrated
solutions;
•reliability
and scalability of the solutions;
•market
awareness of a particular brand;
•ability
to provide secure access to wireless networks;
•ability
to offer a suite of products and solutions;
•ability
to allow centralized management of the solutions; and
•ability
to provide quality product support.
We believe we compete favorably with respect to these factors. We
have been successful in rapidly developing high performance
integrated solutions because we use individual contributors and
small, experienced development teams that focus on the key needs of
the markets. Our products and solutions are designed to meet the
price- performance characteristics demanded by our customers to
achieve a strong overall return on their investment. Our products
are designed to operate in growing networks without degradation in
performance or operational complexity.
In the backhaul market, our competitors include Cambium Networks,
Ceragon Networks, MikroTîkls, Airspan, SAF Tehnika and Trango. In
the CPE market, our competitors include Cambium Networks,
MikroTîkls, Ruckus Wireless (CommScope)and TP-LINK Technologies. In
the antenna market, we primarily compete with PCTEL, ARC, ITELITE
and Radio Waves. In the enterprise WLAN market, we primarily
compete with Huawei, Aerohive Networks, Aruba Networks (HPE),
Ruckus Wireless (CommScope), Cisco Meraki and Cisco. In the video
surveillance market, we primarily compete with Axis Communications,
HIKVISION, Mobotix and Vivotek. We expect increased competition
from other established and emerging companies if our market
continues to develop and expand. As we enter new markets, we expect
to face competition from incumbent and new market
participants.
Intellectual Property
We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade
secret laws, as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual
restrictions, to establish and protect our proprietary rights.
These laws, procedures and restrictions provide only limited
protection and the legal standards relating to the validity,
enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property
rights are uncertain and still evolving. Furthermore, effective
patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret protection may not be
available in every country in which our services and products are
available. We seek patent protection for certain of our key
concepts, components, protocols, processes and other
inventions.
We have obtained a number of patents and trademarks in the United
States and other countries. We have also filed, and will continue
to file, patent applications and trademark applications in the
United States and other countries where we believe there to be a
strategic technological or business reason to do so. Any patents or
trademarks issued to us now or in the future may be challenged,
invalidated or circumvented and may not provide sufficiently broad
protection or may not prove to be enforceable in actions against
alleged infringers. There can be no assurance that others will not
assert intellectual property rights to technologies that are
relevant to us or that our intellectual property rights will give
us competitive advantage.
We endeavor to enter into agreements with our employees and
contractors and with parties with whom we do business in order to
limit access to and disclosure of our proprietary information. We
cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will prevent
unauthorized use or reverse engineering of our technology.
Moreover, others may independently develop technologies that are
competitive with ours or that infringe on our intellectual
property. The enforcement of our intellectual property rights also
depends on the success of our legal actions against infringers and
counterfeiters, but these actions may not be successful, even when
our rights have been infringed. For further discussion of the risks
associated with intellectual property, see “Part I - Item 1A.
Risk Factors - Risks Related to Intellectual
Property”.
Human Capital
As of June 30, 2022, we employed and or contracted with 1,377
full time equivalent employees, of which 978 were in research and
development, 317 in operations, and 82 in sales, general and
administrative. Our workforce is diversified across multiple
locations with 65%, 23% and 12% located in (i) Asia Pacific, (ii)
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”) and (iii) the
Americas, respectively. The Company believes that its
entrepreneurial, decentralized, and diversified work environment
has contributed to its success. We seek to maintain a culture of
accountability and performance that enables us to deliver
highly-advanced and easily deployable solutions that appeal to a
global market.
Available Information
The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to reports filed
or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), are filed or
furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”). Such reports and other information filed or furnished by
the Company with the SEC are available free of charge on the
Company’s website at http://ir.ui.com
when such reports are available on the SEC website.
Reports of beneficial ownership filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act are also available on our website. Also posted on
our website on the Corporate Governance page is the Company’s Code
of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers and
Section 16 Officers. We intend to post any amendment or waiver to
this Code on our website within the time period required by the
SEC.
The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and
information statements and other information regarding issuers that
file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The contents of these websites are not incorporated into this
filing. Further, the Company’s references to the URLs for these
websites are intended to be inactive textual references
only.
Our executive office is located at 685 Third Avenue, 27th Floor,
New York, New York 10017. Our website address is www.ui.com. The
information on, or that can be assessed through, our website is not
part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements
that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set
forth below. These risks and uncertainties are not the only ones we
face. If any event related to these known or unknown risks or
uncertainties actually occurs, our business prospects, operating
results, and financial condition could be materially adversely
affected.
Risk Factors Summary
•our
limited ability to forecast our results of operations and
sales;
•volatility
and competition in the markets we serve or our inability to compete
effectively with our competitors;
•our
reliance on a limited number of distributors for our products and
the inability of our distributors to manage inventory of our
products effectively, timely sell our products or estimate future
demand for our products;
•our
inventory decisions, including, without limitation, for new product
introductions, are based on assumptions and forecasts, which, if
inaccurate, may result in write-downs of inventory or
components;
•our
inability to keep pace with rapid technological and market changes
or to maintain competitive prices for products;
•the
technological complexity of our products, which may contain
undetected hardware defects or software bugs;
•our
inability to anticipate or mitigate cyberattacks, security
vulnerabilities or other fraudulent or illegal
activity;
•our
inability to manage our growth and expand our
operations;
•our
inability to maintain or enhance the strength of our
brand;
•our
reliance on a limited number of contract manufacturers to
manufacture our products, and potential quality or product supply
problems for our products if we are unable to secure sufficient
components for our products or there is a shortage of manufacturing
capacity;
•our
reliance on a limited number of suppliers and our inability to
predict shortages in components, such as the global shortage in
chipsets, or other supply disruptions, including, without
limitation, as a result of COVID-19, the military conflict between
Russia and Ukraine, the escalating tensions between China and
Taiwan, or our failure to identify or qualify alternative
suppliers;
•disruption
to the manufacturing or shipping of our products due to natural
disasters, labor shortages or operational reductions from outbreaks
of diseases or other public health events, including, without
limitation, COVID-19, the military conflict between Russia and
Ukraine, the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan, or
similar disruptions in the countries or regions in which our
contract manufacturers or logistics contractors are
located;
•a
global economic downturn;
•lower
than expected returns from our investments in growth areas or our
enterprise and service provider technologies;
•the
ineffective management of product introductions, product
transitions and marketing or our inability to remain competitive
and stimulate customer demand for our products;
•our
inability to anticipate consumer preferences and develop desirable
consumer products and solutions, or to execute our strategy for our
consumer products or develop our sales channels;
•general
credit, liquidity, market, and interest rate risks to our
investment securities;
•exposure
to increased economic and operational uncertainties from our
international operations, including, without limitation, as a
result of foreign policy and geopolitical developments,
particularly those involving China and Russia, varying legal and
regulatory regimes and the effects of foreign currency exchange
rates;
•the
failure of our foreign warehouse and logistics providers to
safeguard, manage and properly report our inventory;
•exposure
to increased operational risks and liability to the extent we
develop our own foreign manufacturing capacity;
•our
inability to manage geographically dispersed research and
development teams;
•our
limited ability to obtain and enforce our intellectual property
rights, particularly in China, Russia and South
America;
•the
misappropriation of our intellectual property and trade secrets by
our contract manufacturers or others to manufacture competitive
products or counterfeit products;
•our
exposure to extensive intellectual property
litigation;
•the
risks of using open source software in our products;
•our
debt levels and the impact our debt levels may have on our ability
to raise capital or otherwise finance our business;
•the
risks of expanding our product offerings or our operations or
increases in our operating expenses;
•exposure
to increased operational risks associated with our investments in
new businesses, products, services, technologies, joint ventures
and other strategic transactions;
•our
reliance on third-party software and services for certain aspects
of our operations, including, without limitation, our financial
reporting functions;
•our
inability to integrate future acquisitions;
•changes
in LIBOR reporting practices and the index used to replace
LIBOR;
•our
reliance on our founder and chief executive officer, who owns a
majority of our common stock;
•volatility
in the price of our common stock due to volatility in our results
of operations or our failure to pay cash dividends or to repurchase
shares of our common stock pursuant to our repurchase
programs;
•the
reliance of our products on unlicensed radio frequency spectrum,
and the increasing reliance of consumer and other products on the
same spectrum or from the introduction of regulation of such
spectrum;
•potential
liability under trade protection, anti-corruption, and other laws
resulting from our global operations;
•changes
in laws and regulations relating to the handling of personal
data;
•the
adverse impact from litigation matters;
•the
adverse impact to our results of operations from successful
warranty claims, product losses or recalls;
•indemnification
claims against us for intellectual property infringement, defective
products, and security vulnerabilities;
•our
inability to maintain an effective system of internal controls;
and
•changes
in tax laws and regulations or reviews or audits of our tax
returns.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
We have limited visibility into future sales, which makes it
difficult to forecast our future results of
operations.
Because of our limited visibility into end customer demand and
channel inventory levels, our ability to accurately forecast our
future sales is limited. We sell our products and solutions
globally to network operators, service providers and consumers,
primarily through our network of distributors and resellers. We do
not employ a traditional direct sales force. Sales to our
distributors have accounted for the majority of our revenues. Our
distributors do not make long term purchase commitments to us, and
do not typically provide us with information about market demand
for our products. We endeavor to obtain information on inventory
levels and sales data from our distributors. This information has
been generally difficult to obtain in a timely manner, and we
cannot always be certain that the information is reliable. If we
over forecast demand, we may not be able to decrease our expenses
in time to offset any shortfall in revenues, which could harm our
ability to achieve or sustain expected results of operations. If we
under forecast demand, our ability to fulfill sales orders will be
compromised and sales to distributors may be deferred or lost
altogether, which would reduce our revenues and could harm our
ability to achieve or sustain expected results of
operations.
The markets we serve can be especially volatile, and weakness in
orders could harm our future results of operations.
Weakness in orders, directly or indirectly, from the markets we
serve, including as a result of any slowdown in capital
expenditures by the markets we service (which may be more prevalent
during a global economic downturn, or periods of economic,
political or regulatory uncertainty), could have a material adverse
effect on our business, results of operations, liquidity and
financial condition. Such slowdowns may continue or recur in future
periods. Orders from the markets we serve could decline for many
reasons other than the competitiveness of our products and services
within their respective markets. These conditions have harmed our
business and results of operations in the past, and some of these
or other conditions in the markets we serve could affect our
business and results of operations, liquidity or financial
condition in any future period of such slowdowns.
We are subject to risks associated with our distributors’ inventory
management practices.
Our distributors purchase and maintain their own inventories of our
products, and we do not control their inventory management.
Distributors may manage their inventories in a manner that causes
significant fluctuations in their purchases from quarter to
quarter, and which may not be in alignment with the actual demand
of end customers for our products. If some distributors decide to
purchase more of our products than are required to satisfy their
customers’ demand in any particular quarter, because they do not
accurately forecast demand or otherwise, they may reduce future
orders until their inventory levels realign with their customers’
demand. If some distributors decide to purchase less of our
products than are required to satisfy their customers’ demand in
any particular quarter, because they do not accurately forecast
demand or otherwise, sales of our products may be deferred or lost
altogether, which could materially adversely affect our results of
operations.
If our forecasts of future sales are inaccurate, we may manufacture
too many or not enough products.
We may over or under forecast our customers’ actual demand for our
products or the actual mix of our products that they will
ultimately demand. If we over-forecast demand, we may build excess
inventory which could materially adversely affect our operating
results. If we under-forecast demand, we may miss opportunities for
sales and may impair our customer relationships, which could
materially adversely affect our results of operations.
The lead times that we face for the procurement of components and
subsequent manufacturing of our products are usually much longer
than the lead time from our customers’ orders to the expected
delivery date. This increases the risk that we may manufacture too
many or not enough products in any given period. This risk may be
further exacerbated by
supply chain constraints on the global supply of components,
particularly the chipsets, that we use to manufacture our products,
as well as longer shipping lead times and delays.
We may need to build inventory for new product announcements and
shipments or decide to increase or maintain higher levels of
inventory, which may result in inventory write-downs.
The Company must order components for its products and build
inventory, both of finished products and components, in advance of
new product announcements and shipments. Decisions to build
inventory for new products or to increase or maintain higher
inventory levels are typically based upon uncertain forecasts or
other assumptions and may expose us to a greater risk of carrying
excess or
obsolete inventory. Because the markets in which the Company
competes are volatile, competitive and subject to rapid technology
and price changes, if the assumptions on which we base these
decisions turn out to be incorrect, our financial performance could
suffer and we could be required to write-off the value of excess
products or components inventory or not fully utilize firm purchase
commitments.
We rely on a limited number of distributors, and changes in our
relationships with our distributors or changes within our
distributors may disrupt our sales.
Although we have a large number of distributors in numerous
countries who sell our products, a limited number of these
distributors represent a significant portion of our sales. One or
more of our major distributors may suffer from a decline in their
financial condition, decrease in demand from their customers, or a
decline in other aspects of their business which could impair their
ability to purchase and resell our products. Any distributor may
also cease doing business with us at any time with little or no
notice. The termination of a relationship with a major distributor,
either by us or by the distributor, could result in a temporary or
permanent loss of revenues, slower or impaired collection on
accounts receivable and costly and time-consuming litigation or
arbitration. We may not be successful in finding other suitable
distributors on satisfactory terms, or at all, and this could
adversely affect our ability to sell in certain geographic markets
or to certain network operators and service providers. We do not
generally obtain letters of credit or other security for payment
from the distributors, so we are not protected against accounts
receivable default by the distributors.
We may not be able to enhance our products to keep pace with
technological and market developments while offering competitive
prices.
The market for our wireless broadband networking equipment is
emerging and is characterized by rapid technological change,
evolving industry standards, frequent new product introductions and
short product life cycles. The markets for enterprise networking
equipment and consumer products possess similar characteristics of
rapid technological updates, evolving industry standards, frequent
changes in consumer preferences, frequent new product introductions
and short and unpredictable product life cycles. Our ability to
keep pace in these markets depends upon our ability to enhance our
current products, and continue to develop and introduce new
products rapidly and at competitive prices. The success of new
product introductions or updates on existing products depends on a
number of factors including, but not limited to, timely and
successful product development, market acceptance, our ability to
manage the risks associated with new product production ramp-up,
the effective management of our inventory and manufacturing
schedule and the risk that new products may have defects or other
deficiencies in the early stages of introduction.
The development of our products is complex and costly, and we
typically have several products in development at the same time.
Given the complexity, we occasionally have experienced, and could
experience in the future, lower than expected yields on new or
enhanced products and delays in completing the development and
introduction of new products and enhancements to existing products.
In addition, new products may have lower selling prices or higher
costs than existing products, which could negatively impact our
results of operations. Our ability to compete successfully will
depend in large measure on our ability to maintain a technically
skilled development and engineering staff, to successfully
innovate, and to adapt to technological changes and advances in the
industry. Development and delivery schedules for our products are
difficult to predict. We may fail to introduce new products or
enhancements to existing products in a timely fashion. If new
releases of our products are delayed, our distributors may curtail
their efforts to market and promote our products and our users may
switch to competing products.
The markets in which we compete are highly
competitive.
The networking, enterprise WLAN, routing, switching, video
surveillance, wireless backhaul, machine-to-machine
communications
and consumer markets in which we primarily compete are highly
competitive and are influenced by competitive factors
including:
• our ability to rapidly develop and introduce new high-performance
integrated solutions;
• the price and total cost of ownership and return on investment
associated with the solutions;
• the simplicity of deployment and use of the
solutions;
• the reliability and scalability of the solutions;
• the market awareness of a particular brand;
• our ability to provide secure access to wireless
networks;
• our ability to offer a suite of products and
solutions;
• our ability to allow centralized management of the solutions;
and
• our ability to provide product support.
New entrants seeking to gain market share by introducing new
technology and new products may also make it more difficult for us
to sell our products, and could create increased pricing pressure.
In addition, broadband equipment providers or system integrators
may also offer wireless broadband infrastructure equipment for free
or as part of a bundled offering, which could force us to reduce
our prices or change our selling model to remain
competitive.
If there is a shift in the market such that network operators and
service providers begin to use closed network solutions that only
operate with other equipment from the same vendor, we could
experience a significant decline in sales because our products
would not be interoperable.
We expect competition to continuously intensify as other
established and new companies introduce new products in the same
markets that we serve or intend to enter, as these markets
consolidate. Our business, results of operations, liquidity and
financial condition will suffer if we do not maintain our
competitiveness.
A number of our current or potential competitors have longer
operating histories, greater brand recognition, larger customer
bases and significantly greater resources than we do.
As we move into new markets for different types of products, our
brand may not be as well-known as the incumbents’ brands in those
markets. Potential customers may prefer to purchase from their
existing suppliers or well-known brands rather than a new supplier,
regardless of product performance or features. We expect increased
competition from other established and emerging companies if our
market continues to develop and expand. As we enter new markets, we
expect to face competition from incumbent and new market
participants and there is no assurance that our entry into new
markets will be successful. Many of these companies have
significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution
and other resources than we do and are better positioned to acquire
and offer complementary products and technologies.
Industry consolidation, acquisitions and other arrangements among
competitors may adversely affect our competitiveness because it may
be more difficult to compete with entities that have access to
their combined resources. As a result of such consolidation,
acquisition or other arrangements, our current and potential
competitors might be able to adapt more quickly to new technologies
and consumer preference, devote greater resources to the marketing
and promotion of their products, initiate or withstand price
competition, and take advantage of acquisitions or other
opportunities more readily and develop and expand their products
more quickly than we do. These combinations may also affect
customers’ perceptions regarding the viability of companies of our
size and, consequently, affect their willingness to purchase our
products.
The complexity of our products could result in unforeseen delays or
expenses caused by undetected defects or bugs.
Our products may contain defects and bugs when they are introduced,
or as new versions are released. We have focused, and intend to
focus in the future, on getting our new products to market quickly.
Due to our rapid product introductions, defects and bugs that may
be contained in our products may not yet have manifested. We have
in the past experienced, and may in the future experience, defects
and bugs. If any of our products contain material defects or bugs,
or have reliability, quality or compatibility problems, we may not
be able to correct these problems promptly or successfully. The
existence of defects or bugs in our products may damage our
reputation and disrupt our sales. If any of these problems are not
found until after we have commenced commercial production and
distribution of a new product, we may be required to incur
additional development costs, repair or replacement costs, and
other costs relating to regulatory proceedings, product recalls and
litigation, which could harm our reputation and results of
operations. Undetected defects or bugs may lead to negative online
Internet reviews of our products, which are increasingly becoming a
significant factor in the success of our new product launches,
especially for our consumer products. If we are unable to quickly
respond to negative reviews, including end user reviews posted on
various prominent online retailers, our ability to sell these
products will be harmed. Moreover, we may offer stock rotation
rights to our distributors. If we experience greater returns from
retailers or end customers, or greater warranty claims, in excess
of our reserves, our business, revenue and results of operations
could be harmed.
Security vulnerabilities in our products, services and systems, or
in our distribution channel, could lead to reduced revenues
and
claims against us.
The quality and performance of some of our products and services
may depend upon their ability to withstand cyber-attacks. Third
parties may develop and deploy viruses, worms and other malicious
software programs, some of which may be designed to attack our
products, systems, or networks. Some of our products and services
also involve the storage and transmission of users’ and customers’
proprietary information which may be the target of cyber-attacks.
Hardware and software that we produce or procure from third parties
also may contain defects in manufacture or design, including bugs
and other problems, which could compromise their ability to
withstand cyber-attacks.
Additionally, our sales to customers through our webstores have
increased, which may expose us to liabilities associated with the
online collection of customer data, including credit card
information, and the costs we may incur to mitigate such risks. Our
sales to customers through our webstores require the transmission
of confidential information, including credit card information,
securely over public networks. Third parties may have the
technology or knowledge to breach the security of customer
transaction data. Although we have security measures related to our
systems and the privacy of our customers, we cannot guarantee these
measures will effectively prevent others from obtaining
unauthorized access to our information and our customers’
information. Any person who circumvents our security measures could
destroy or steal valuable information and/or disrupt our
operations. Any security breach could also expose us to risks of
data loss, litigation and liability, and could seriously disrupt
operations and harm our reputation, any of which could adversely
affect our financial condition and results of operations. In
addition, state and federal laws and regulations are
increasingly enacted to protect consumers against identity theft.
These laws and regulations will likely increase the costs of doing
business and if we fail to implement appropriate security measures,
or to detect and provide prompt notice of unauthorized access as
required by some of these laws and regulations, we could be subject
to potential claims for damages and other remedies, which could
adversely affect our business and results of operations. For
additional information regarding the impact of privacy regulations
applicable to our business, see “—Risks Related to Regulatory,
Legal and Tax Matters — Our failure to comply with U.S. and foreign
laws related to privacy, data security, cybersecurity and data
protection, such as the E.U. Data Protection Directive and China
Cybersecurity Law, could adversely affect our financial condition,
results of operations, and our brand.”
We and certain of our vendors have experienced cyber-attacks in the
past, and may experience cyber-attacks in the future. As a result,
unauthorized parties have obtained, and may in the future obtain,
access to our systems and data and may have obtained, and may in
the future obtain, our users’ or customers’ data. Our security
measures have in the past, and may in the future, be breached due
to employee error, malfeasance, or otherwise. Third parties may
also attempt to induce employees, users, or customers or those of
our vendors to disclose sensitive information in order to gain
access to our data or our users’ or customers’ data. Any such
breach or unauthorized access could result in significant legal and
financial exposure, costly and time-intensive notice requirements
or other remediation efforts, damage to our reputation, and a loss
of confidence in the security of our products and services. Because
the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or
degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently, and often
are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be
unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate
preventative measures.
For example, in January 2021, we became aware that certain of our
information technology systems hosted by a third party cloud
provider were improperly accessed and certain of our source code
and the credentials used to access the information technology
systems themselves had been compromised. We received a threat to
publicly release these materials unless we made a payment, which we
have not done. As a result, it is possible that the source code and
other information could be publicly disclosed or made available to
our competitors. Due to the nature of the source code and the other
information that we believe was improperly accessed, we at this
time do not believe that any public disclosure will have a material
adverse effect on our business or operations, but it is impossible
to gauge the precise impact of any such disclosure. We have taken,
and will continue to take, steps to remediate access controls to
our information technology systems.
The costs to us to eliminate or alleviate security vulnerabilities
can be significant, and our efforts to address these problems may
not be successful and could result in interruptions, delays,
cessation of service and loss of existing or potential customers
that may impede our sales, manufacturing, distribution or other
critical functions, as well as potential liability to the company.
The risk that these types of events could seriously harm our
business is likely to increase as we expand the web-based products
and services that we offer.
We may be unable to anticipate or fail to adequately mitigate
against increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal or
fraudulent activities against us.
Despite any defensive measures we take to manage threats to our
business, our risk and exposure to these matters remain heightened
because of, among other things, the evolving nature of such threats
in light of advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in
the field of cryptography, new and sophisticated methods used by
criminals including phishing, social engineering or other illicit
acts, the increasing use of our webstores by customers, or other
events or developments that we may be unable to anticipate or fail
to adequately mitigate. In June 2015, we determined that we were
the victim of criminal fraud known to law enforcement authorities
as business e-mail compromise fraud which involved employee
impersonation and fraudulent requests targeting our finance
department. The fraud resulted in transfers of funds aggregating
$46.7 million held by a Company subsidiary incorporated in Hong
Kong to other overseas accounts held by third parties. To date, the
Company has recovered $18.6 million. The Company recovered $8.1
million in fiscal 2015, resulting in a charge of $39.1 million in
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, including additional expenses
consisting of professional service fees associated with the fraud
loss. In fiscal 2016, the Company recorded a net recovery of an
additional $8.3 million, comprised of an $8.6 million recovery less
$0.3 million of professional service fees associated with the
recovery. In March 2021, the Company recorded a recovery of an
additional $1.9 million. No additional recoveries have been made
since March 31, 2021.
The Company is continuing to pursue the recovery of the remaining
$28.1 million and is cooperating with numerous overseas law
enforcement authorities who are actively pursuing a multi-agency
criminal investigation. However, any additional recoveries are
likely remote and therefore cannot be assured.
While we do not expect the fraud to have a material impact on our
business, we have borne, and will continue to bear additional
expenses in connection with the remediation and investigation of
the fraud.
Any future illegal acts such as phishing, social engineering or
other fraudulent conduct that go undetected may have significant
negative impacts on our reputation, operating results and stock
price.
Our business and prospects depend on the strength of our
brand.
Maintaining and enhancing our brand is critical to expanding our
base of distributors and end customers. Maintaining and enhancing
our brand will depend largely on our ability to continue to develop
and provide products and solutions that address the price
performance characteristics sought by end customers and the users
of our products and services, particularly in developing markets
which comprise a significant part of our business. If we fail to
promote, maintain and protect our brand successfully, our ability
to sustain and expand our business and enter new markets will
suffer.
We may fail to effectively manage the challenges associated with
our growth.
Over the past several years we have expanded, and continue to
expand, our product offerings, the number of customers we sell to,
our transaction volumes, the number and type of our facilities, and
the number of contract manufacturers that we utilize to produce our
products. Failure to effectively manage the increased complexity
associated with this expansion, particularly in light of our lean
management structure, would make it difficult to conduct our
business, fulfill customer orders, and pursue our strategies. We
may also need to increase costs to add personnel, upgrade or
replace our existing reporting systems, as well as improve our
business processes and controls as a result of these changes. If we
fail to effectively manage any of these challenges, we could suffer
inefficiencies, errors and disruptions in our business, which in
turn would adversely affect our results of operations.
We rely on a limited number of contract manufacturers to produce
our products. Shortages of components or manufacturing capacity
could increase our costs or delay our ability to fulfill future
orders and could have a material adverse impact on our business and
results of operations.
We retain contract manufacturers, located primarily in China and
Vietnam, to manufacture our products. Any significant change in our
relationship with these manufacturers could have a material adverse
effect on our business, results of operations and financial
condition. Our reliance on contract manufacturers for manufacturing
our products can present significant risks to us because, among
other things, we do not have direct control over their activities.
If we fail to manage our relationship with our manufacturers
effectively, or if they experience operational difficulties, our
ability to ship products to our retailers and distributors could be
impaired and our competitive position and reputation could be
harmed.
We significantly depend upon our contract manufacturers
to:
• assure the quality of our products;
• manage capacity during periods of volatile demand;
• qualify appropriate component suppliers;
• ensure adequate supplies of components and
materials;
• deliver finished products at agreed upon prices and schedules;
and
• safeguard materials and finished goods.
The ability and willingness of our contract manufacturers to
perform is largely outside our control.
Additionally, from time to time, unexpected events, such as the
COVID-19 pandemic, have had, and may continue to have in the
future, adverse effects on the ability of our contract
manufacturers to fulfill their obligations to us due to, among
other things, work stoppages or slowdowns due to facility closures
or other social distancing mitigation efforts, and, more recently,
the inability of our contract manufacturers to procure adequate
supplies of the components to manufacture our products,
particularly chipsets. A shortage of adequate component supply or
manufacturing capacity could increase our costs by requiring us to
use alternative contract manufacturers or component suppliers,
which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all.
Moreover, our use of chipsets from different or multiple sources
may require us to significantly modify our designs and
manufacturing processes to accommodate these different chipsets,
which would also increase our manufacturing costs and could delay
our ability to manufacture products and result in decreased sales
of our products. These increases in manufacturing costs or delays
in manufacturing could have a material adverse impact on our
business and results of operations. For additional discussion of
the risks associated with supply chain issues or supplies of
components, including chipsets, see the risk factor below captioned
“We rely upon a limited number of suppliers. If these sources fail
to satisfy our supply requirements or we are unable to manage our
supply requirements through other sources, it could disrupt our
business or have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition.”
In the event that we receive shipments of products that fail to
comply with our technical specifications or that fail to conform to
our quality control standards, and we are not able to obtain
replacement products in a timely manner, we risk revenue losses
from the inability to sell those products, increased administrative
and shipping costs, and lower profitability. Additionally, if
defects are not discovered until after distributors and/or end
users purchase our products, they could lose confidence in the
technical attributes of our products and our business and results
of operations could be harmed.
We do not control our contract manufacturers or suppliers,
including their labor, environmental or other practices.
Environmental regulations or changes in the supply, demand or
available sources of natural resources may affect the availability
and cost of goods and services necessary to run our business.
Non-compliance or deliberate violations of labor, environmental or
other laws by our
contract manufacturer or suppliers, or a failure of these parties
to follow ethical business practices, could lead to negative
publicity and harm our reputation or brand.
We believe that our orders may not represent a material portion of
our contract manufacturers’ total orders and, as a result,
fulfilling our orders may not be a priority in the event our
contract manufacturers are constrained in their capacity. If any of
our contract manufacturers experiences problems in its
manufacturing operations, or if we have to change or add additional
contract manufacturers, our ability to ship products to our
customers would be impaired.
Additionally, any or all of the following could either limit supply
or increase costs, directly or indirectly, to us or our contract
manufacturers:
• labor strikes or shortages; including shortages in labor as a
result of, or to mitigate, the spread of COVID-19;
• financial problems of either contract manufacturers or component
suppliers;
• reservation of manufacturing capacity at our contract
manufactures by other companies, inside or outside of our
industry;
• changes or uncertainty in tariffs, economic sanctions, and other
trade barriers; and
• industry consolidation occurring within one or more component
supplier markets, such as the semiconductor market.
We rely upon a limited number of suppliers. If these sources fail
to satisfy our supply requirements or we are unable to manage our
supply requirements through other sources, it could disrupt our
business or have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition.
We use components that are subject to price fluctuations, shortages
or interruptions of supply, including chipsets that have been
subject to ongoing significant shortages. The cost, quality and
availability of these components are essential to the production
and sale of all of our products and disruptions in our supply of
these components could delay or disrupt the supply of our products
and affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition. In fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022, we experienced reduced
availability of components used to manufacture our products,
especially the chipsets, which has impacted, and we expect will
continue to impact our ability and costs to manufacture our
products. These supply shortages have resulted in increased
component delivery lead times and increased costs to obtain
components, particularly chipsets, and resulted in delays in
product production. We do not stockpile sufficient components,
particularly the chipsets, to cover the time it would take to
re-engineer our products to replace the components used to
manufacture or products. While we are continuing to work closely
with our suppliers and contract manufacturers to minimize the
potential adverse impacts of the supply shortage, there are many
companies seeking to purchase the limited supply of chipsets and
other components, many of which have greater resources and larger
market share than we have, which may limit the effectiveness of our
efforts. We expect that shortages of chipsets and other components
will continue and may have an adverse impact on our ability to
manufacture our products and meet demand for our products. Should
the shortage of chipsets and other components used to manufacture
our products continue, there is no assurance that we will be able
to obtain sufficient chipsets or other components on acceptable
terms, if at all, which could delay or disrupt the supply of our
products and affect our business, results of operations and
financial condition.
We purchase components, directly or through our contract
manufacturers, from third parties that are necessary for the
manufacture of our products. Shortages in the supply of components
or other supply disruptions, including, without limitation, due to
increasing demand for electronics and reductions in supply as a
result of COVID-19, may not be predicted in time to design-in
different components or qualify other suppliers. Shortages or
supply disruptions may also increase the prices of components due
to market conditions. While many components are generally available
from a variety of sources, we and our contract manufacturers
currently depend on a single or limited number of suppliers for
several components for our products. For example, we currently rely
upon some chipset suppliers, such as Qualcomm Atheros and Broadcom,
as single-source suppliers of certain components for some of our
products, and a disruption in the supply of those components would
significantly disrupt our business.
We and our contract manufacturers generally rely on short-term
purchase orders rather than long-term contracts with the suppliers
of components for our products, particularly chipsets. As a result,
even if the components for our products (including chipsets) are
available, we and our contract manufacturers may not be able to
procure sufficient components at reasonable prices to build our
products in a timely manner. Further, in order to minimize their
inventory risk, our manufacturers might not order components from
third-party suppliers with adequate lead time, thereby impacting
our ability to meet our demand forecast. We may, therefore, be
unable to meet customer demand for our products, which would have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and
financial condition.
Our products, especially new products, sometimes utilize custom
components available from only one or limited number of sources.
When a component or product uses new technologies, capacity
constraints may exist until the suppliers’ yields have matured or
manufacturing capacity has increased. Many factors may affect the
continued availability of these components at acceptable prices,
including if those suppliers decide to concentrate on the
production of common components instead of components customized to
meet our requirements. There is no assurance that the supply of
such components will not be delayed or constrained.
Our contract manufacturers, logistics centers and certain
administrative and research and development operations, as well as
our customers and suppliers, are located in areas likely to be
subject to natural disasters, public health problems, military
conflicts and geopolitical tensions, which could adversely affect
our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
The manufacturing or shipping of our products at one or more
facilities may be disrupted because our manufacturing and logistics
contractors are primarily located in southern China. Our principal
executive offices are located in New York, New York and we have
operations in Ukraine, Taiwan and their surrounding countries. The
risks of earthquakes, extreme storms and other natural disasters,
military conflicts or geopolitical tensions in these geographic
areas are significant. Any disruption resulting from these events
could cause significant delays in product development or shipments
of our products until we are able to shift our development,
manufacturing or logistics centers from the affected contractor to
another vendor, or shift the affected administrative or research
and development activities to another location. Our business may be
materially adversely affected by public health problems,
particularly in China. For example, in the last decade, China has
suffered health crises related to the outbreak of avian influenza,
severe acute respiratory syndrome and COVID-19. The COVID-19
pandemic, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the
escalating tensions between China and Taiwan and resulting global
disruptions have caused significant volatility in financial markets
and the domestic and global economy. This disruption can contribute
to potential payment delays or defaults in our accounts receivable,
affect asset valuations resulting in impairment charges, and affect
the availability of financing credit as well as other segments of
the credit markets. Public health problems may also result in
quarantines, business closures, unavailability of key personnel,
domestic and international transportation restrictions, import and
export complications, and otherwise cause shortages in the supply
of components or cause other disruptions within our supply chain.
Public health problems currently cause and, along with the military
conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the escalating tensions
between China and Taiwan, may continue to cause disruptions,
delays, shortages, and increased costs within our supply chain, and
distribution channels. In addition, public health problems may
require us to take precautionary measures to minimize the risk to
our employees, including requiring our employees to work remotely
and suspending non-essential travel, which could negatively affect
our business. Additionally, we have experienced a disruption in our
supply chain as a result of the COVID-19 related restrictions that
have impacted our suppliers’ ability to manufacture or provide key
components or services, and we have incurred, and continue to
incur, additional costs to expedite deliveries of components and
services. The disruptions in our supply chain have not been fully
remediated as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As a
result of the transition to a remote working environment, we may
experience disruptions or inefficiencies in our ability to operate
our business. The continuation of these remote working measures
also introduces additional operational risk, including increased
cybersecurity risk. These cybersecurity risks include greater
phishing, social engineering, malware, and other cybersecurity
attacks, greater risk of a security breach resulting in the
unauthorized release, destruction or misuse of valuable
information, and potential impairment of our ability to perform
critical functions, all of which could expose us to risks of data
or financial loss, litigation and liability and could seriously
disrupt our operations, which could materially and adversely affect
our business, financial condition or results of operations. Public
health problems may expose us to unanticipated liability or require
us to change our business practices in a manner materially adverse
to our business, results of operations and financial condition. In
addition, the outbreak of communicable diseases could result in a
widespread health crisis that could adversely affect general
commercial activity and the economies and financial markets of many
countries which may affect the demand for our products and services
and our ability to obtain financing for our business. The extent to
which public health problems will impact our business, results of
operations and financial conditions will depend on developments
that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. Such
developments may include the geographic spread of the public health
problems, the severity of the public health problems, the duration
of the outbreak and the type and duration of actions that may be
taken by various governmental authorities in response to the
outbreak and the impact on the U.S. and the global economy. An
outbreak of public health problems, or the perception that such an
outbreak could occur, and the measures taken by the government of
countries affected, could adversely affect our business, results of
operations, liquidity and financial condition.
Additionally, the extent to which the military conflict between
Russia and Ukraine or the escalating tensions between China and
Taiwan may impact our business or results of operations in future
periods will depend on future developments, including the severity
and duration of the conflicts, their impact on regional and global
economic conditions, as well as their impact on surrounding
countries, including their impact on our employees and contractors
in Ukraine, Taiwan, China and their surrounding countries, and its
impact on global supply chains. A worsening of the conflict between
Russia and Ukraine or the tensions between China and Taiwan, or the
spread of either conflict to surrounding countries could adversely
affect our business, results of operations, liquidity, and
financial condition.
General global economic downturns and macroeconomic trends,
including inflation or slowed economic growth, may negatively
affect our customers and their ability to purchase our products. A
downturn or such other trends may decrease our revenues and
increase our costs and may increase credit risk with our customers
and impact our ability to collect account receivable and recognize
revenue.
The global macroeconomic environment has been challenging and
inconsistent caused by instability in the global credit markets,
the impact of uncertainty regarding global central bank monetary
policy, the instability in the geopolitical environment in many
parts of the world, including the June 2016 referendum by the
United Kingdom in which voters approved an exit from the European
Union, commonly referred to as “Brexit”. The United Kingdom ceased
to be a member of the European Union on January 31, 2020.
An
agreement governing the U.K.’s departure from the European Union,
Brexit, was agreed to on December 24, 2020, but a “transition
period” keeping most pre-departure arrangements in place ended on
December 31, 2020. Accordingly, although an agreement on
post-Brexit trade and future European Union-United Kingdom
relations (the European Union-United Kingdom Trade and Cooperation
Agreement) was reached on December 24, 2020, and the formal
ratification process was completed in April 2021, there continues
to be uncertainty over some of the practical consequences of Brexit
and as to its application, including as to the United Kingdom’s
trading policies with the European Union and other countries as it
issues new rules and regulations. The most significant impact of
the new trade agreement is new regulations regarding trade, tax,
and employees, among others, in the United Kingdom that resulted in
the creation of non-tariff barriers and have increased our shipping
and regulatory costs and complexities for moving our products
between the United Kingdom and the European Union. The full effects
of Brexit will depend on agreements the United Kingdom may make and
rules and regulations it may issue concerning trading among the
United Kingdom and the European Union. Given the lack of comparable
precedent, it is unclear what economic, financial, trade and legal
implications the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European
Union will have generally and how such withdrawal will affect us.
The consequences of Brexit have brought legal uncertainty and
increased complexity which could continue as national laws and
regulations in the United Kingdom differ from the European Union
laws and regulations and additional requirements come into effect
in the United Kingdom and the European Union relating to testing,
authorization, labeling and other requirements that may impact our
ability to import, export and otherwise distribute our products,
services, and solutions. Brexit could continue to cause disruptions
in the markets that we serve. Additionally, we may be adversely
affected by the Brexit in ways we do not currently
anticipate.
Disruptions in the financial markets have had and may continue to
have an adverse effect on the U.S. and world economies, which could
adversely and materially impact business spending patterns.
Tightening of credit in financial markets could adversely affect
the ability of our customers and suppliers to obtain financing for
significant purchases and operations and could result in a decrease
in or cancellation of orders for our products.
Inflation in the United States and the other countries that we
operate is currently expected to continue at an elevated level for
the near-term. Rising inflation could have an adverse impact on our
expenses. Our costs are subject to fluctuations, including due to
the costs of raw materials, labor, transportation and energy.
Therefore, our business results depend, in part, on our continued
ability to manage these fluctuations through pricing actions, cost
saving projects and sourcing decisions, while maintaining and
improving margins and market share. Failure to manage these
fluctuations could adversely impact our results of operations or
cash flows.
Unfavorable macroeconomic conditions, such as a recession or
continued slowed economic growth, may negatively affect demand for
our products and exacerbate some of the other risks that affect our
business, results of operations and financial condition. A tighter
credit market for consumer, business, and service provider spending
may have several adverse effects, including reduced demand for our
products, increased price competition or deferment of purchases and
orders by our customers. Additional effects may include increased
demand for customer finance, difficulties in collection of accounts
receivable, higher overhead costs as a percentage of revenue and
higher interest expense, risk of supply constraints, risk of excess
and obsolete inventories, risk of excess facilities and
manufacturing capacity and increased risk of counterparty
failures.
An economic downturn or economic uncertainty in our key U.S. and
international markets, as well as fluctuations in currency exchange
rates, may adversely affect consumer discretionary spending and
demand for our consumer products. Factors affecting the level of
consumer spending include general market conditions, macroeconomic
conditions, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest
rates, and other factors such as consumer confidence, the
availability and cost of consumer credit, levels of unemployment
and tax rates. If global economic conditions are volatile or if
economic conditions deteriorate, consumers may delay or reduce
purchases of our consumer products resulting in consumer demand for
our products that may not reach our sales targets. For example, the
Brexit caused significant short-term volatility in global stock
markets as well as currency exchange rate fluctuations, resulting
in further strengthening of the U.S. dollar. Our sensitivity to
economic cycles and any related fluctuation in consumer demand
could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
We have been investing and expect to continue to invest in growth
areas and in our enterprise and service provider technologies, and
if the return on these investments is lower or develops more slowly
than we expect, our results of operations may be
harmed.
We have and we may continue to invest and dedicate resources into
new growth areas, such as consumer products, while also focusing on
our enterprise and service provider technologies. However, the
return on our investments may be lower, or may develop more slowly,
than we expect. If we do not achieve the benefits anticipated from
these investments (including if our selection of areas for
investment does not play out as we expect), or if the achievement
of these benefits is delayed, our results of operations may be
adversely affected. Additionally, as we invest and dedicate
resources into new growth areas, there is no assurance that we may
succeed at maintaining our competitive position in enterprise and
service provider technologies.
To remain competitive and stimulate customer demand, we must
effectively manage product introductions, product transitions and
marketing.
We believe that we must continually develop and introduce new
products, enhance our existing products, effectively stimulate
customer demand for new and upgraded products, and successfully
manage the transition to these new and upgraded products to
maintain or increase our revenue. The success of new product
introductions depends on a number of factors including, but not
limited to, timely and successful research and development,
pricing, market and consumer acceptance, the effective forecasting
and management of product demand, purchase commitments and
inventory levels, the availability of products in appropriate
quantities to meet anticipated demand, the management of
manufacturing and supply costs, the management of risks associated
with new product production ramp-up issues, and the risk that new
products may have quality issues or other defects or bugs in the
early stages of introduction. Therefore, we may not correctly
determine in advance the ultimate effect of new product
introductions and transitions. Additionally, if the assumptions on
which we based our forecasts and management of product demand,
purchase commitments or inventory levels turn out to be incorrect,
our financial performance could suffer and we could be required to
write-off the value of excess products or components inventory or
not fully utilize firm purchase commitments.
In addition, the introduction or announcement of new products or
product enhancements may shorten the life cycle of our existing
products or reduce demand for our current products, thereby
offsetting any benefits of successful product introductions and
potentially lead to challenges in managing inventory of existing
products. Failure to complete product transitions effectively or in
a timely manner could harm our brand and lead to, among other
things, lower revenue, excess prior generation product inventory,
or a deficit of new product inventory and reduced
profitability.
In connection with introduction of new products, and our consumer
products, in particular, we may spend significant amount on
advertising and other marketing campaigns, such as television,
print advertising, social media and others, as well as increased
promotional activities, to build brand awareness and acquire new
users. While we seek to structure our advertising campaigns in the
manner that we believe is most likely to encourage people to use
our products and services, we may fail to identify advertising
opportunities that satisfy our anticipated return on advertising
spend, accurately predict customer acquisition, or fully understand
or estimate the conditions and behaviors that drive customer
behavior. If for any reason any of our advertising campaigns prove
less successful than anticipated in attracting new customers, we
may not be able to recover our advertising spend, and our rate of
user acquisition may fail to meet our expectations, either of which
could have an adverse effect on our business. There can be no
assurance that our advertising and other marketing efforts will
result in increased sales of our consumer products.
If we are unable to anticipate consumer preferences and
successfully develop desirable consumer products and solutions, we
might not be able to maintain or increase revenue and
profitability.
Our success in the consumer product market depends on our ability
to identify and originate product trends as well as to anticipate,
gauge and react to changing consumer demands in a timely manner.
All of our consumer products are subject to changing consumer
preferences that cannot be predicted with certainty and lead times
for our products may make it more difficult for us to respond
rapidly to new or changing product or consumer preferences. If we
are unable to introduce appealing new consumer products or novel
technologies in a timely manner, or our new consumer products or
technologies are not accepted or adopted by consumers, our
competitors may increase their market share, which could hurt our
competitive position in the consumer product market. It is also
possible that competitors could introduce new products and services
that negatively impact consumer preference in the type of consumer
products that we supply, which could result in decreased sales of
our product and a loss in market share. We may not be able to
achieve an acceptable return, if any, on our research and
development efforts, and our business, results of operations,
liquidity and financial condition may be adversely affected. As we
continually seek to enhance our consumer products, we will incur
additional costs to incorporate new or revised features. We might
not be able to, or determine that it is not in our interests to,
raise prices to compensate for any additional costs.
Our strategy for our consumer products depends upon effectively
maintaining and further developing our sales channels, including
developing and supporting our retail sales channel and
distributors.
We depend upon effective sales channels to reach the consumers who
are the ultimate purchasers of our consumer products. In the United
States, we primarily sell our consumer products through a mix of
retail channels, including, e-commerce, big box, mid-market and
specialty retailers, and we reach certain U.S. markets through
distributors. In international markets, we primarily sell through
distributors who in turn sell to local retailers.
With some of our consumer products, we depend on retailers to
provide adequate and attractive space for our products in their
stores. We further depend on our retailers to employ, educate and
motivate their sales personnel to effectively sell our consumer
products. If our retailers do not adequately display our products,
choose to reduce the space for our products in their stores or
locate them in less than premium positioning, choose not to carry
some or all of our consumer products or promote competitors’
products over ours, or do not effectively explain to customers the
advantages of our consumer products, our sales could decrease and
our business could be harmed. Similarly, our business could be
adversely affected if any of our large retail customers were to
experience financial difficulties, or change the focus of their
businesses in a way that de-emphasized the sale of our
products.
Our distributors generally offer products from several different
manufacturers. Accordingly, we are at risk that these distributors
may give higher priority to selling other companies’ products. We
have limited number of distributors in certain regions, and if we
were to lose the services of a distributor, we might need to find
another distributor in that area and there can be no assurance of
our ability to do so in a timely manner or on favorable terms.
Additionally, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain of our
distributors have been forced to temporarily suspend or otherwise
reduce operations, which may adversely impact sales of our
products. Further, our distributors build inventory in anticipation
of future sales, and if such sales do not occur as rapidly as they
anticipate, our distributors will decrease the size of their future
product orders. We are also subject to the risks of our
distributors encountering financial difficulties, which could
impede their effectiveness and also expose us to financial risk if
they are unable to pay for the products they purchase from us.
Additionally, our international distributors buy from us in U.S.
dollars and generally sell to retailers in local currency so
significant currency fluctuations could impact their profitability,
and in turn, affect their ability to buy future products from us.
For example, the Brexit, caused significant short-term volatility
in global stock markets as well as currency exchange rate
fluctuations, resulting in further strengthening of the U.S.
dollar.
Any reduction in sales by our current distributors, loss of key
distributors or decrease in revenue from our distributors could
adversely affect our revenue, results of operations and financial
condition.
We may experience risks in our investments due to changes in the
market, which could adversely affect the value or liquidity of our
investments.
From time to time, we may maintain a portfolio of marketable
securities in a variety of instruments, which may include, but not
be limited to, money market funds, corporate bonds, U.S. agency
bonds and commercial papers. These investments are subject to
general credit, liquidity, market, and interest rate risks. As a
result, we may experience a reduction in value or loss of liquidity
of our investments. These market risks associated with our
investment portfolio may have a negative adverse effect on our
business, results of operations, and financial
condition.
Risks Related to Our International Operations
Our business is susceptible to risks associated with operations
outside of the United States.
We have operations in China, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland,
Latvia, Ukraine, Canada, India, Taiwan and elsewhere, with our
operations in Taiwan, in particular, increasingly important to our
overall business. We also sell to distributors in numerous
countries throughout the world. Our operations outside of the
United States subject us to risks that we generally do not face in
the United States. These include:
•the
burdens of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws and
regulations, and the risks of non-compliance, including the
increased burden of complying with anti-bribery regulations, such
as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) of the United States,
and the risk associated with non-compliance with such
laws;
•fluctuations
in currency exchange rates;
•import
and export license requirements, tariffs, economic sanctions,
contractual limitations and other trade barriers;
•increasing
labor costs, especially in China;
•difficulties
in managing the geographically remote personnel;
•the
complexities of foreign tax systems and changes in their tax rates
and rules;
•stringent
consumer protection and product compliance regulations that are
costly to comply with and may vary from country to
country;
•limited
protection and enforcement regimes for intellectual property rights
in some countries;
•business
disruptions created by health crises and outbreaks of communicable
diseases, especially in China, such as the outbreak of
COVID-19;
•increased
financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexity;
and
•political,
social and economic instability in some jurisdictions, including
impacts of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the
escalating tensions between China and Taiwan and the responses by
governments worldwide to such conflicts.
Additionally, changes in the local political, social and economic
environment in the countries in which we operate, including Taiwan
and Ukraine and its surrounding countries, could adversely affect
our operations outside of the United States, as well as our
business, results of operations and financial
condition.
If any of these risks were to come to fruition, it could negatively
affect our business outside the United States and, consequently,
our results of operations. Additionally, operating in markets
outside the United States requires significant management attention
and financial resources. We cannot be certain that the investment
and additional resources required to establish, acquire or
integrate operations in other countries will produce anticipated
levels of revenues or profitability.
Our third-party logistics and warehousing providers in China and
elsewhere may fail to safeguard and accurately manage and report
our inventory.
We use third-party logistics and warehousing providers located in
China and other countries to fulfill a portion of our worldwide
sales. We also rely on our third-party logistics and warehousing
providers to safeguard and manage and report on the status of our
products at their warehouse and in transit. These service providers
may fail to safeguard our products, fail to accurately segregate
and report our inventory, or fail to manage and track the delivery
of our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial
condition.
We face significant political risks associated with doing business
in mainland China and Taiwan, particularly due to the tense
relationship between mainland China and Taiwan, that could
negatively affect our business.
We conduct a portion of our business in mainland China and Taiwan,
and our operations in mainland China and Taiwan are critical to our
business. Accordingly, our business, financial condition and
results of operations and the market price of our shares may be
affected by changes in governmental policies, taxation, inflation
or interest rates in mainland China and Taiwan and by social
instability and diplomatic developments in or affecting mainland
China and Taiwan, which are outside of our control. Relations
between mainland China and Taiwan and other factors affecting
military, political or economic conditions in mainland China and
Taiwan, including responses by governments worldwide to the
geopolitical tension or conflict between mainland China and Taiwan,
could materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
To the extent that we develop some of our own manufacturing
capacity, we will be subject to various risks associated with such
activities.
We invested in developing our own manufacturing capacity to support
our product development and prototyping. To the extent that we may
invest in and expand or relocate these manufacturing capabilities,
and increasingly rely upon such activities, we will face increased
risks associated with:
•bearing
the fixed costs of these activities;
•directly
procuring components and materials;
•regulatory
and other compliance requirements, including import and export
license requirements, tariffs, economic
•sanctions,
contractual limitations and other trade barriers;
•exposure
to casualty loss and other disruptions;
•quality
control;
•labor
relations; and
•our
limited experience in operating manufacturing
facilities.
Since these activities are currently conducted in China and could
be expanded to other foreign countries, some of these risks may be
more significant due to the less predictable legal and political
environment. Additionally, changes in the local political, social
and economic environment could adversely affect our ability and
plans to develop our own manufacturing capacity.
Our business may be negatively affected by political events and
foreign policy responses.
Geopolitical uncertainties and events could cause damage or
disruption to international commerce and the global economy, and
thus could have a material adverse effect on us, our suppliers,
logistics providers, manufacturing vendors and customers, including
our channel partners. Changes in commodity prices may also cause
political uncertainty and increase currency volatility that can
affect economic activity. For example, escalating tensions between
the U.S., China and other countries may result in changes in laws
or regulations that will affect our ability to manufacture and sell
our products. The vast majority of our products that are imported
into the U.S. from China are currently subject to tariffs that
range between 7.5% and 25%. These tariffs have already affected our
operating results and margins. The progress and continuation of
trade negotiations between the U.S. and China continues to be
uncertain and a further escalation of the trade war remains a
possibility. These tariffs have, and will continue to have, an
adverse effect on our results of operations and margins. We can
provide no assurance regarding the magnitude, scope or duration of
the imposed tariffs or the magnitude, scope or duration from any
relief in increases to such tariffs, as well as the potential for
additional tariffs or trade barriers by the U.S., China or other
countries, nor that any strategies we may implement to mitigate the
impact of such tariffs or other trade actions will be
successful.
Changes in U.S. social, political, regulatory and economic
conditions or in laws and policies governing foreign trade,
manufacturing, development and investment in the territories and
countries where we currently develop and sell products, and any
negative sentiments towards the U.S. as a result of such changes,
could also adversely affect our business. For example, if the U.S.
government withdraws or materially modifies existing or proposed
trade agreements, places greater restriction on free trade
generally or imposes increases on tariffs on goods imported into
the U.S., particularly from China, our business, financial
condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. In
addition, negative sentiments towards the U.S. among non-U.S.
customers and among non-U.S. employees or prospective employees
could adversely affect sales or hiring and retention,
respectively.
The foreign policies of governments may be volatile and may result
in rapid changes to import and export requirements, customs
classifications, tariffs, trade sanctions and embargoes or other
retaliatory trade measures that may cause us to raise prices,
prevent us from offering products or providing services to
particular entities or markets, may cause us to make changes to our
operations, or create delays and inefficiencies in our supply
chain. For example, political unrest and uncertainties in the
Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific, including the
military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the escalating
tensions between China and Taiwan, may lead to disruptions in
commerce in those regions, which would in turn impact our sales to
those regions. Furthermore, if the U.S. government imposes new
sanctions against certain countries or entities, such sanctions
could sufficiently restrict our ability to market and sell our
products and may materially adversely affect our results of
operations.
In addition, reports of certain intelligence gathering methods of
the U.S. government could affect customers’ perception of the
products of companies based in the United States. Trust and
confidence in us as an equipment supplier is critical to the
development and growth of our markets. Impairment of that trust, or
foreign regulatory actions taken in response to reports of certain
intelligence gathering methods of the U.S. government, could affect
the demand for our products from customers outside of the United
States and could have an adverse effect on our results of
operations.
Our ability to introduce new products and support our existing
products depends on our ability to manage geographically dispersed
research and development teams.
Significant parts of our research and development operations are
conducted in geographically dispersed localities. Our success
depends on the effectiveness of our research and development
activities. We must successfully manage these geographically
dispersed teams in order to meet our objectives for new product
introduction, product quality and product support. It can be
difficult to effectively manage geographically dispersed research
and development teams. If we fail to do so, we could incur
unexpected costs or delays in product development.
Risks Related to Intellectual Property
We have limited ability to obtain and enforce intellectual property
rights, and may fail to effectively obtain and enforce such
rights.
Our success can depend significantly upon our intellectual property
rights. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark,
trade secret laws, and contractual rights to establish, maintain
and protect these intellectual property rights, all of which afford
only limited protection. Our patent rights, and the prospective
rights sought in our pending patent applications, may not be
meaningful or provide us with any commercial advantage and they
could be opposed, contested, circumvented or designed around by our
competitors or be declared invalid or unenforceable in legal
proceedings. In addition, patents may not be issued from any of our
current or future patent applications. Any failure of our patents
or other intellectual property rights to adequately protect our
technology might make it easier for our competitors to offer
similar products or technologies.
We may fail to apply for patents on important products, services,
technologies or designs in a timely fashion, or at all. We may not
have sufficient intellectual property rights in all countries where
unauthorized third party copying or use of our proprietary
technology occurs and the scope of our intellectual property might
be more limited in certain countries. Our existing and future
patents may not be sufficient to protect our products, services,
technologies or designs and/or may not prevent others from
developing competing products, services, technologies or designs.
We cannot predict the validity and enforceability of our patents
and other intellectual property with certainty.
We have registered, and applied to register, certain of our
trademarks in several jurisdictions worldwide. In some of those
jurisdictions, third party filings exist for the same, similar or
otherwise related products or services, which could block the
registration of our marks. Even if we are able to register our
marks, competitors may adopt or file similar marks to ours,
register domain names that mimic or incorporate our marks, or
otherwise infringe upon our trademark rights. Although we police
our trademark rights carefully, there can be no assurance that we
are aware of all third party uses or that we will prevail in
enforcing our rights in all such instances. Any of these negative
outcomes could impact the strength, value and effectiveness of our
brand, as well as our ability to market our products. We have also
registered domain names for websites, or URLs, that we use in our
business, such as www.ui.com. If we are unable to protect our
domain names, our brand, business, and results of operations could
be adversely affected. Domain names similar to ours have already
been registered in the United States and elsewhere, and we may be
unable to prevent third parties from acquiring and using domain
names that infringe, are similar to, or otherwise decrease the
value of, our brand or our trademarks. In addition, although we own
www.ui.com and various other global top-level domains, we might not
be able to, or may choose not to, acquire or maintain other
country-specific URLs in which we currently conduct or intend to
conduct business.
Confidentiality agreements with our employees, licensees,
independent contractors and others may not effectively prevent
disclosure of our trade secrets, and may not provide an adequate
remedy in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of our trade
secrets. We may also fail or have failed to obtain such agreements
from such persons due to administrative oversights or other
reasons. Monitoring unauthorized use of our intellectual property
is difficult and costly. Unauthorized use of our intellectual
property, such as the production of counterfeits of our products,
and unauthorized registration and use of our trademarks by third
parties, is a matter of
ongoing concern. The steps we have taken may not prevent
unauthorized use of our intellectual property. We may fail to
detect infringements of, or take appropriate steps to enforce, our
intellectual property rights. Our competitors might independently
develop similar technology without infringing our intellectual
property rights. Our inability or failure to effectively protect
our intellectual property could reduce the value of our technology
and could impair our ability to compete. Any inability or failure
by us to meaningfully protect our intellectual property could
result in competitors offering products that incorporate our most
technologically advanced features.
We have initiated and may continue to initiate legal proceedings to
enforce our intellectual property rights. Litigation, whether we
are a plaintiff or a defendant, can be expensive and
time-consuming, may place our intellectual property at risk of
being invalidated or narrowed in scope, and may divert the efforts
of our technical staff and managerial personnel.
Enforcement of our intellectual property rights abroad,
particularly in China and South America, is limited.
The intellectual property protection and enforcement regimes in
certain countries outside the United States are generally not as
comprehensive as in the United States, and may not adequately
protect our intellectual property. The legal regimes relating to
the recognition and enforcement of intellectual property rights in
China and South America are particularly limited. Legal proceedings
to enforce our intellectual property in these jurisdictions may
progress slowly, during which time infringement may continue
largely unimpeded. Countries that have relatively inefficient
intellectual property protection and enforcement regimes represent
a significant portion of the demand for our products. These factors
may make it more challenging for us to enforce our intellectual
property rights against infringement. The infringement of our
intellectual property rights, particularly in these jurisdictions,
may materially harm our business in these markets and elsewhere by
reducing our sales, and adversely affecting our results of
operations, and diluting our brand or reputation.
Our contract manufacturers may not respect our intellectual
property, and may produce products that compete with
ours.
Our contract manufacturers operate primarily in China, where the
prosecution of intellectual property infringement and trade secret
theft is more difficult than in the United States. In the past, our
contract manufacturers, their affiliates, their other customers or
their suppliers have attempted to participate in efforts to
misappropriate our intellectual property and trade secrets to
manufacture our products for themselves or others without our
knowledge.
Even if the agreements with our contract manufacturers, and
applicable laws, prohibit them from misusing our intellectual
property and trade secrets, we may be unsuccessful in monitoring
and enforcing our intellectual property rights against them. We
have in the past, and may continue to discover, counterfeit goods
being sold as our products or as other brands.
We operate in an industry with extensive intellectual property
litigation.
Our commercial success depends in part upon us and our component
suppliers not infringing intellectual property rights owned by
others, and being able to resolve intellectual property claims
without major financial expenditures. Our key component suppliers
are often targets of intellectual property claims, and we are
subject to claims as well.
There are numerous patents and patent applications in the United
States and other countries relating to communications technologies.
It can be difficult or impossible to conduct meaningful searches
for patents relating to our technologies, or to approach third
parties to seek a license to their patents. Even extensive searches
for patents that may be relevant to our products may not uncover
all relevant patents and patent applications. Because of the
existence of a large number of patents in the networking field, the
secrecy of some pending patents, and the rapid rate of issuance of
new patents, it is not economically practical or even possible to
determine in advance whether a product or any of its components
infringes or will infringe on the patent rights of others. The
asserted claims and/or initiated litigation can include claims
against us or our manufacturers, suppliers, or customers, alleging
infringement of their proprietary rights with respect to our
existing or future products or components of those products.
Regardless of the merit of these claims, they can be
time-consuming, result in costly litigation and diversion of
technical and management personnel, or require us to develop a
non-infringing technology or enter into license agreements. Where
claims are made by customers, resistance even to unmeritorious
claims could damage customer relationships.
We cannot determine with certainty whether any existing or future
third-party intellectual property rights would require us to alter
our technologies, obtain licenses or cease certain activities.
There can be no assurance that licenses will be available on
acceptable terms and conditions, if at all, or that our suppliers
will indemnify us, or that any indemnification will be adequate to
cover our costs if a claim were brought directly against us or our
customers. Furthermore, because of the potential for high court
awards that are not necessarily predictable, it is not unusual to
find even arguably unmeritorious claims settled for significant
amounts.
We have received, and may in the future receive, claims from third
parties, including competitors and non-practicing entities,
asserting intellectual property infringement and other related
claims. We expect to continue to receive such intellectual property
claims in the future. As our revenues grow and our profile
increases, the frequency and significance of these claims may
increase.
Whether or not there is merit to a given claim, it can be time
consuming and costly to defend against, and could:
•adversely
affect our relationships with our current or future users,
customers and suppliers;
•cause
delays or stoppages in the shipment of our products;
•cause
us to modify or redesign our products;
•cause
us to rebrand our products or services;
•subject
us to a temporary or permanent injunction;
•divert
management’s attention and resources;
•subject
us to significant damages or settlements;
•cause
us to give up some of our intellectual property;
•require
us to enter into costly licensing agreements; or
•require
us to cease offering certain of our products or
services.
Some of our competitors may have substantially greater resources
than we do and may be able to sustain the costs of complex
intellectual property litigation to a greater degree and for longer
periods of time than we could. In addition, patent holding
companies and other third-party non-practicing entities that focus
on extracting royalties and settlements by enforcing patent rights
may target our component suppliers, manufacturers, us, our
distributors, members of our sales channels, our network operators
and service providers, or other purchasers of our products. These
companies typically have little or no product revenues and
therefore our patents may provide little or no deterrence against
such companies filing patent infringement lawsuits against our
component suppliers, manufacturers, us, our distributors, members
of our sales channels, network operators and service providers, or
other purchasers of our products.
In addition to liability for monetary damages against us or, in
certain circumstances, against end users of our products, we may be
prohibited from developing, commercializing or continuing to
provide certain of our products unless we obtain licenses from the
holders of the patents or other intellectual property rights. We
cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain any such licenses
on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we do not obtain
licenses, our business, results of operations and financial
condition could be materially affected and we could, for example,
be required to cease offering our products or be required to
materially alter our products, which could involve substantial
costs and time to develop.
The production of counterfeit versions of our products may reduce
our sales levels and damage our brand.
We have in the past and continue to discover counterfeit versions
of our products. Although we have taken steps to combat
counterfeiting, it is difficult or impossible to detect or prevent
all instances of counterfeiting. Particularly if the quality of
counterfeit products is poor, damage could be done to our brand.
Combating counterfeiting is difficult and expensive, and may not be
successful, especially in countries that have a relatively weak
legal regime for the protection of intellectual
property.
We use open source software in our products that may subject source
code to public release or require us to re-engineer our
products.
We use open source software in certain of our products, and may use
more open source software in the future.
There have been claims challenging the ownership of software and
claims of copyright infringement against companies that use open
source software in the development of their products. We could
become subject to claims regarding the ownership of what we believe
to be our proprietary software and claims of copyright
infringement.
Usage of open source software can also lead to greater risks than
the use of third-party commercial software, because open source
licensors generally do not provide warranties or controls on origin
of the software.
Some open source licenses contain requirements that users make
available and license the source code for the modifications or
derivative works that they create based upon the open source
software. If we combine our proprietary software with open source
software we could, in some circumstances, be required to release
our proprietary source code publicly or license such source code on
unfavorable terms or at no cost. That could significantly diminish
the value of some of our products and negatively affect our
business.
Risks Related to Our Management and Structure
We are reliant on our founder and Chief Executive Officer, Robert
J. Pera, and the departure or loss of Mr. Pera or other key
personnel would disrupt our business.
Our success and future growth depend on the skills, working
relationships and continued services of our founder, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. Pera, as well as the other
members of our management team. We do not maintain any significant
key person insurance with regard to any of our personnel. Mr. Pera,
in particular, is central to our product development efforts and
overall strategic direction. The departure or loss of Mr. Pera or
any of the other members of our management team and the inability
to identify and hire a qualified replacement timely would adversely
affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our business model relies in part on leanly staffed, independent
and efficient research and development teams. Our research and
development teams
are organized around small groups or individual contributors for a
given platform, and there is little overlap in knowledge and
responsibilities. In the event that we are unable to retain the
services of any key contributors or are unable to identify and
attract additional contributors, we may be unable to bring our
products or product improvements to market in a timely manner, if
at all, due to disruption in our development
activities.
Our future success also depends on our ability to attract, retain
and motivate our management and skilled personnel. Competition for
personnel exists in the industries in which we participate,
particularly for persons with specialized experience in areas such
as antenna design and radio frequency equipment. If we are unable
to attract and retain the necessary personnel our business, results
of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely
affected.
We may fail to manage our growth effectively and develop and
implement appropriate control systems.
We have substantially expanded our business and operations in
recent periods, including increases in the number of our
distributors, contract manufacturers, headcount locations and
facilities. This rapid expansion places a significant strain on our
managerial, administrative, and operational resources. Our business
model reflects our decision to operate with streamlined
infrastructure, with lower support and administrative headcount.
This may increase the risks associated with managing our growth,
and we may not have sufficient internal resources to adapt or
respond to unexpected challenges and compliance
requirements.
Our profitability may decline as we expand into new product
areas.
We receive a substantial majority of our revenues from the sale of
outdoor wireless networking equipment and enterprise WLAN. As we
expand into other products and services, such as video surveillance
equipment, voice communication equipment, security access
equipment, wireless backhaul, consumer electronics, and
machine-to-machine communications, we may not be able to compete
effectively with existing market participants and may not be able
to realize a positive return on the investment we have made in
these products or services. Entering these markets may result in
increased product development costs, and our new products may have
extended time to market relative to our current products. If our
introduction of a new product is not successful, or if we are not
able to achieve the revenues or margins we expect, our results of
operations may be harmed and we may not recover our product
development and marketing expenditures.
We may also be required to add a traditional direct sales force and
customer support personnel to market and support new or existing
products, which would cause us to experience substantially lower
product margins or increase our operating expenses. Adding a
traditional direct sales force or customer support personnel would
reduce our operating income and may not be successful.
Our operating expenses are increasing as we make expenditures to
enhance and expand our operations.
Over the past several years, we have increased our expenditure on
infrastructure to support our anticipated growth. We are continuing
to make significant investments in information systems, hiring more
administrative personnel, using more professional services and
expanding our operations outside the United States. We intend to
make additional investments in systems and personnel and continue
to expand our operations to support anticipated growth in our
business. As a result, we expect our operating expenses to
increase.
In addition, we may need in the future to build a traditional
direct sales force to market and sell our products or provide
additional resources or cooperative funds to our distributors. Such
changes to our existing sales model would likely result in higher
selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of our
revenues.
Compliance with conflict mineral disclosure requirements
necessitates additional compliance cost and may create reputational
challenges.
Pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, United States
publicly-traded companies are required to disclose use or potential
use of certain minerals and their derivatives, including tantalum,
tin, gold and tungsten, that are mined from the Democratic Republic
of Congo and adjoining countries and deemed conflict
minerals.
These requirements necessitate due diligence efforts to assess
whether such minerals are used in our products in order to make the
relevant required annual disclosures. There are, and will be,
ongoing costs associated with complying with these disclosure
requirements, including diligence to determine the sources of those
minerals that may be used or necessary to the production of our
products. Accordingly, our ability to determine with certainty the
origin and chain of custody of these raw materials is limited. We
may face reputational challenges that could impact future sales if
we determine that certain of our products contain minerals not
determined to be conflict free or if we are unable to verify with
sufficient accuracy the origins of all conflict minerals used in
our products.
We rely on third-party software and services to conduct our
enterprise resource planning, financial planning and analysis, and
financial reporting. We also rely on third party software and
service for our computing, storage, bandwidth, and other services.
Any disruption of or interference with these services would
negatively affect our operations and seriously harm our
business.
We currently use NetSuite and other software and services to
conduct our order management and financial processes. The
availability of this service is essential to the management of our
business. As we expand our operations, we expect to utilize
additional systems
and service providers that may also be essential to managing our
business. Although the systems and services that we require are
typically available from a number of providers, it is time
consuming and costly to qualify and implement these
relationships.
We rely on third party service providers, such as G-Suite, Google
Cloud and Amazon Web Services, to provide distributed computing
infrastructure platforms for business operations, or what is
commonly referred to as a “cloud” computing service. Any transition
of the cloud services currently provided by these service providers
to another cloud provider would be difficult to implement and will
cause us to incur significant time and expense. If our existing
cloud service providers experience interruptions in service
regularly or for a prolonged basis, or other similar issues, our
business would be seriously harmed. Additionally, our existing
cloud service providers have broad discretion to change and
interpret its terms of service and other policies with respect to
us, and they may take actions beyond our control that could harm
our business.
Our ability to manage our business would suffer if one or more of
our providers suffer an interruption in their business, or
experience delays, disruptions or quality control problems in their
operations, or we have to change or add additional systems and
services. We may not be able to control the quality of the systems
and services we receive from third party service providers, which
could impair our financial reporting and may negatively impact our
business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Our debt levels could adversely affect our ability to raise
additional capital to pay dividends, repurchase our shares of
common stock and fund our operations or limit our ability to react
to changes in our industry or the economy.
As of June 30, 2022, our balance outstanding under the Third
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement for our Term Facility and
Revolving Facility (each as defined herein), was
$468.8 million and $320.0 million, respectively. In the
future we may need to raise additional capital to finance our
payment of dividends or repurchase shares of our common stock and
fund our growth and operational goals. If additional financing is
not available when required or on acceptable terms, we may not be
able to pay dividends, repurchase shares of common stock, expand
our business, develop or enhance our products, take advantage of
business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, which
could result in lower revenues and reduce the competitiveness of
our products.
In addition, any potential debt level increases could have
important consequences, including:
•requiring
a substantial portion of cash flows from operations to be dedicated
to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness,
thereby reducing our ability to use our cash flows to fund our
operations and capital expenditures, pay dividends, repurchase
shares of our common stock and pursue business
opportunities;
•increasing
our vulnerability to general industry and economic
conditions;
•limiting
our ability to make strategic acquisitions or causing us to make
non-strategic divestitures;
•limiting
our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital,
capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions and
general corporate or other purposes; and
•limiting
our ability to adjust to changing market conditions and placing us
at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors who are less
highly leveraged or have access to more capital.
If we are unable to integrate future acquisitions successfully, our
business, results of operations and prospects could be
harmed.
We may make acquisitions to improve or expand our product
offerings. Our future acquisition strategy will depend on our
ability to identify, negotiate, complete and integrate
acquisitions. These transactions involve numerous risks,
including:
•difficulties
in integrating and managing the operations, technologies and
products of the companies we acquire, particularly in light of our
lean organizational structure;
•diversion
of our management’s attention from normal daily operation of our
business;
•our
inability to maintain the key business relationships and the brand
equity of the businesses we acquire;
•our
inability to retain key personnel of the acquired business,
particularly in light of the demands we place on individual
contributors;
•uncertainty
of entry into markets in which we have limited or no prior
experience and in which competitors have stronger market
positions;
•our
dependence on unfamiliar affiliates and partners of the companies
we acquire;
•insufficient
revenues to offset our increased expenses associated with
acquisitions;
•our
responsibility for the liabilities of the businesses we acquire,
including those which we may not anticipate; and
•our
inability to maintain internal standards, controls, procedures and
policies, particularly in light of our lean organizational
structure.
•
We may be unable to secure the equity or debt funding necessary to
finance future acquisitions on terms that are acceptable to us.
Completing acquisitions could consume significant amounts of cash.
If we finance acquisitions by issuing equity or convertible debt
securities, our existing stockholders will likely experience
dilution, and if we finance future acquisitions with debt funding,
we will incur interest expense and may have to comply with
covenants and secure that debt obligation with our
assets.
Our investments in new businesses, products, services,
technologies, joint ventures and other strategic transactions are
inherently risky, and could disrupt our current
operations.
We have invested and expect to continue to invest in new
businesses, products, services, technologies, joint ventures and
other strategic initiatives. These investments may involve
significant risks and uncertainties, including insufficient
revenues from such investments to offset any new liabilities
assumed and expenses incurred in connection with these new
investments, inadequate return of or loss of our investments,
distraction of management from current operations, and unidentified
issues not discovered in our due diligence of such investments that
could cause us to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of such
investments and incur unanticipated costs, expenses and
liabilities. Because these investments are inherently risky, no
assurance can be given that such investments will be successful and
will not adversely affect our reputation, business prospects,
results of operation and financial condition.
We may be adversely affected by changes in LIBOR reporting
practices or the index used to replace LIBOR.
Our Term Facility and Revolving Facility primarily use the London
Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to calculate interest due to our
lenders. On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct
Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to
phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021. As a result, it is possible
that LIBOR will be discontinued as a reference rate. The U.S.
Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference
Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S.
financial institutions, is considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR
with a newly created index, calculated by reference to short-term
repurchase agreements backed by U.S. Treasury securities, called
the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). Whether SOFR will
become a widely accepted benchmark in place of LIBOR, however,
remains in question. As such, the future of LIBOR and potential
alternative reference rates are uncertain at this time. If LIBOR is
discontinued, the terms of our Third Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement provide for the use of an alternative rate. Such an event
would not affect our ability to borrow or maintain already
outstanding borrowings, but the alternative rate could be higher
and more volatile than LIBOR prior to its discontinuance and may
result in interest obligations which are higher or lower or that do
not otherwise correlate over time with the interest payments that
would have been made on such debt if LIBOR remained in its current
form. Accordingly, the potential effects of the foregoing on our
cost of capital cannot yet be determined. Further, the same costs
and risks that may lead to the unavailability of LIBOR may make one
or more of the alternative rate methods impossible or impracticable
to determine. Any of these proposals or consequences could
materially and adversely affect our financing costs, and as a
result, our financial condition, operating results and cash
flows.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our Chief Executive Officer owns a majority of our common
stock.
Robert J. Pera, our founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer,
is able to exercise voting rights with respect to a majority of the
voting power of our outstanding stock and therefore has the ability
to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for
approval, including the election of directors and any merger,
consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.
This concentrated control could delay, defer, or prevent a change
of control, merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially
all of our assets that our other stockholders support, or
conversely this concentrated control could result in the
consummation of such a transaction that our other stockholders do
not support. This concentrated control could also discourage
certain potential investors from acquiring our common stock and
might harm the trading price of our stock. In addition, Mr. Pera
has the ability to control the management and major strategic
investments of our company as a result of his position as our Chief
Executive Officer and his ability to control the election or
replacement of our directors. In the event of his death, the shares
of our stock that Mr. Pera owns will be transferred to his
successors. As a board member and officer, Mr. Pera owes a
fiduciary duty to our stockholders and must act in good faith in a
manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of our
stockholders. As a stockholder, even a controlling stockholder, Mr.
Pera is entitled to vote his shares in his own interests, which may
not always be in the interests of our stockholders
generally.
As of August 26, 2022, Mr. Pera beneficially owned 56,278,181
shares of our common stock. These shares are eligible for resale
into the public market within the restrictions imposed by Rule 144
under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales of a significant amount of
Mr. Pera’s shares could adversely affect the market price for our
common stock. Mr. Pera had informed us he has entered into
arrangements under which he has pledged up to 25% of the shares of
our common stock that he beneficially owns to secure loans with
financial institutions. Mr. Pera had also indicated these loans
have or will have various requirements to repay all or a portion of
the loan upon the occurrence of various events, including when the
price of the common stock goes below certain specified levels. Mr.
Pera may need to sell shares of our common stock to meet these
repayment requirements. Upon a default under one or more of these
loans, the lender could sell the pledged shares into the market
without limitation on volume or manner of sale. Sales of shares by
Mr. Pera to reduce his loan balance or the lenders upon foreclosure
are likely to adversely affect our stock price. Mr. Pera has also
indicated to us that he may in the future from time to time pledge
additional shares of common stock as collateral for margin or other
loans, enter into derivative transactions based on the value of our
common stock, dispose of shares of common stock, otherwise monetize
shares of his common stock and/or engage in other transactions
relating to shares of our common stock and/or other securities of
the company. Any of these activities by Mr. Pera may adversely
affect the price of our common stock. However, Mr. Pera has also
indicated that he intends to continue to own at least a majority of
our outstanding shares of common stock.
Not paying cash dividends to our stockholders, or repurchasing
shares of our common stock pursuant to our previously announced
stock repurchase program, could cause the market price for our
common stock to decline.
Our payment of cash dividends is subject to, among other things,
declaration by the Board of Directors of the Company, our financial
position and results of operations, available cash and cash flow,
capital requirements, our obligations, contingent liabilities,
applicable corporate legal requirements, and other factors. If the
Company fails to meet expectations related to dividends, its stock
price may decline, which could have a material adverse impact on
investor confidence and employee retention. These and other factors
may also affect the continuation of, or activity under, our
previously announced stock repurchase program. Failure to pay cash
dividends could cause the market price of our common stock to
decline. The discontinuance of, or lack of activity under, our
previously announced stock repurchase program could also result in
a lower market price of our common stock.
Fluctuations in our results of operations could cause the market
price of our common stock to decline.
Our quarterly results of operations fluctuate significantly due to
a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control and
are difficult or impossible to predict. We expect our results of
operations will continue to fluctuate. You should not rely on our
past results as an indication of our future performance. If our
revenues or results of operations fall below the expectations of
investors or securities analysts, or below any estimates we may
provide to the market, the price of our common stock would likely
decline substantially, which could have a material adverse impact
on investor confidence and employee retention. Our common stock has
experienced substantial price volatility since our initial public
offering. In addition, the stock market as a whole has experienced
major price and volume fluctuations that have affected the stock
price of many technology companies in ways that may have been
unrelated to these companies’ operating performance.
Factors that could cause our results of operation and stock price
to fluctuate include:
•varying
demand for our products due to the financial and operating
condition of our distributors and their customers, distributor
inventory management practices and general economic
conditions;
•shifts
in our fulfillment practices including increasing inventory levels
as part of efforts to decrease our delivery lead
times;
•failure
of our suppliers to provide chips or other components;
•failure
of our contract manufacturers and suppliers to meet our
demand;
•success
and timing of new product introductions by us, and our
competitors;
•increased
warranty costs;
•announcements
by us or our competitors regarding products, promotions or other
transactions;
•costs
related to legal proceedings or responding to government
inquiries;
•our
ability to control and reduce product costs; and
•expenses
of our entry into new markets.
•
In addition, our business may be subject to seasonality, although
our recent growth rates and timing of product introductions may
have historically masked our seasonal changes in demand. For
example, our consumer products may be subject to general seasonal
spending trends associated with holidays.
Risks Related to Regulatory, Legal and Tax Matters
We are subject to export control and economic sanctions laws in the
United States and elsewhere which could impair our ability to
compete in international markets and subject us to liability if we
do not comply with applicable laws.
A substantial majority of our sales are into countries outside of
the United States. Sales of our products into certain countries are
restricted or prohibited under U.S. export control and economic
sanctions laws. In addition, certain of our products incorporate
encryption components that are subject to export control
regulations.
In May 2011, we filed a self-disclosure statement with the U.S.
Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security’s (“BIS”)
Office of Export Enforcement (“OEE”) relating a review conducted by
us regarding certain export transactions from 2008 through March
2011 in which products may have been later sold into Iran by third
parties. In June 2011, we also filed a self-disclosure statement
with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset
Control (“OFAC”) regarding these compliance issues. We resolved the
matters described in our self-disclosures with the BIS and OFAC,
and have taken significant steps towards ensuring our compliance
with export control regulations and embargoes. It is, however,
possible that violations may occur in the future. If violations
should occur in the future, the response of regulators may be more
severe in light of prior compliance concerns.
In addition to U.S. export regulations, various other countries
regulate the import of certain encryption technology and products,
and these laws could limit our ability to distribute our products
or our customers’ ability to implement our products in those
countries. Changes in our products or changes in export and import
regulations may create delays in the introduction of our products
in other countries, prevent our customers with international
operations from deploying our products or, in some cases, prevent
the transfer of
our products to certain countries altogether. Any change in export
or import regulations or related legislation, shift in approach to
the enforcement or scope of existing regulations, or change in the
countries, persons or technologies targeted by such regulations,
could negatively impact our ability to sell our products to
existing customers or the ability of our current and potential
distributors, network operators and service providers outside the
United States.
Even though we take precautions to prevent our products from being
provided to targets of U.S. sanctions, our products, including our
firmware updates, could be provided by our distributors, resellers
and/or end users despite such precautions. Any such provision could
have negative consequences, including government investigations,
penalties and reputational harm. Our failure or inability to obtain
required import or export approval for our products could harm our
international and domestic sales and adversely affect our
revenue.
Existing and new regulations, changes in existing regulations, or
the enforcement of any regulations related to our products may
result in unanticipated burdens, costs and liabilities and could
materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of
operations, and our brand.
Our products are subject to governmental regulations in a variety
of jurisdictions. In order to achieve and maintain market
acceptance, our products must continue to comply with these
regulations as well as a significant number of industry standards.
For example, our wireless communication products operate through
the transmission of radio signals, and radio emissions are subject
to regulation in the United States and in other countries in which
we do business. In the United States, various federal agencies
including the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the
Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Communications
Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and
various state agencies have promulgated regulations that concern
the use of radio/electromagnetic emissions standards. Member
countries of the European Union and other countries have enacted
similar standards concerning electrical safety and electromagnetic
compatibility and emissions, and chemical substances and use
standards.
As these regulations and standards evolve, and if new regulations
or standards are implemented, we will be required to modify our
products or develop and support new versions of our products, and
our compliance with these regulations and standards may become more
burdensome. The failure of our products to comply, or delays in
compliance, with the various existing and evolving industry
regulations and standards could prevent or delay introduction of
our products, which could harm our business. End customer
uncertainty regarding future policies may also affect demand for
communications products, including our products. If existing laws
or regulations regarding the use of our products or services are
enforced in a manner not previously contemplated by us, our channel
partners or our end customers, it could expose us or them to
liability and could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, results of operations, and our brand. Moreover, channel
partners or end customers may require us, or we may otherwise deem
it necessary or advisable, to alter our products to address actual
or anticipated changes in the regulatory environment. Our inability
to alter our products to address these requirements and any
regulatory changes may have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition, results of operations, and our brand. Further,
the enforcement of laws and regulations may force us to withdraw
one or more of our products from sale in certain jurisdictions or
to recall one or more of our products in certain jurisdictions. We
may incur costs and expenses relating to a withdrawal from a
particular market or a recall of one or more of our products. The
process of identifying products that have been widely distributed
for withdrawals and recalls may be lengthy and require significant
resources and we may incur significant replacement costs, damage
claims and harm to our reputation. We are and expect to continue to
be the subject of investigations, inquiries, data requests,
actions, orders, and audits by government authorities and
regulators in the United States, the European Union, and around the
world. Orders issued by, or inquiries or enforcement actions
initiated by, government or regulatory authorities could cause us
to incur substantial costs, expose us to unanticipated liability or
penalties or require us to change our business practices in a
manner materially adverse to our financial condition, results of
operations, and our brand.
Our failure to comply with U.S. and foreign laws related to
privacy, data security, cybersecurity and data protection, such as
the E.U. Data Protection Directive and China Cybersecurity Law,
could adversely affect our financial condition, results of
operations, and our brand.
We are or may become subject to a variety of laws and regulations
in the United States and abroad regarding privacy, data security,
cybersecurity and data protection. These laws and regulations are
continuously evolving and developing. The scope and interpretation
of the laws that are or may be applicable to us and our business,
including our webstore sales, are often uncertain and may be
conflicting, particularly with respect to foreign
laws.
In particular, there are numerous U.S. federal, state, and local
laws and regulations and foreign laws and regulations regarding
privacy and the collection, sharing, use, processing, disclosure,
and protection of personal information and other user data. Such
laws and regulations often have changes in scope, may be subject to
differing interpretations, and may be inconsistent among different
jurisdictions. For example, in April 2016, the E.U. Parliament
approved a new data protection regulation, known as the General
Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which came into force on May
25, 2018. The GDPR includes operational requirements for companies
that receive or process personal data of residents of the European
Union that are different than those previously in place in the
European Union, and that include significant penalties for
non-compliance. Another example, in November 2016, the Standing
Committee of China’s National People’s Congress passed China’s
first Cybersecurity Law (“CSL”), which took effect in June 2017.
The CSL is the first Chinese law that systematically lays out the
regulatory requirements on cybersecurity and data
protection,
subjecting many previously under-regulated or unregulated
activities in cyberspace to government scrutiny. More recently, the
Personal Information Security Specification went into effect in
October 2020, which has broad but uncertain applications and
imposes a number of new privacy and data security obligations.
China is also implementing new legislation on the protection of
privacy and personal data, including a Personal Information
Protection Law and a Data Security Law, each of which went into
effect in September 2021 and may impose new obligations on
us.
Additionally, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy
Act (the “CCPA”) that, among other things, requires covered
companies to provide new disclosures to California consumers, and
afford such consumers new abilities to opt-out of certain sales of
personal information. The CCPA took effect on January 1, 2020 with
the privacy provisions enforceable by the California Attorney
General as of July 1, 2020, and the regulations becoming
enforceable as of August 1, 2020. Given the recent implementation
of the regulations, we cannot yet predict the impact of the CCPA on
our business or operations. The costs of compliance with, and other
burdens imposed by, the GDPR, CSL and CCPA may limit the use and
adoption of our products and services and could have an adverse
impact on our business, results of operations and financial
condition. Further, it is anticipated that the California Privacy
Rights Act, or CPRA, effective January 1, 2023, will significantly
expand the CCPA, creating obligations relating to consumer data
beginning on January 1, 2023, with implementing regulations
expected in the third or fourth quarter of 2022, and enforcement
beginning July 1, 2023. It will also create a new California
Privacy Protection Agency authorized to issue substantive
regulations and enforce the CPRA, which could result in increased
privacy and information security enforcement. Other states have
enacted data privacy laws as well. For example, Virginia passed the
Consumer Data Protection Act, and Colorado passed the Colorado
Privacy Act, both of which become effective in 2023. In addition,
data privacy and security laws have been proposed at the federal,
state, and local levels in recent years, which could further
complicate compliance efforts.
We strive to comply with all applicable laws, policies and legal
obligations relating to privacy, data security, cybersecurity and
data protection. However, given that the scope, interpretation, and
application of these laws and regulations are often uncertain and
may be conflicting, it is possible that these obligations may be
interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one
jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our
practices. Any failure or perceived failure by us or third-party
service-providers to comply with our privacy or security policies
or privacy-related legal obligations, or any compromise of security
that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally
identifiable information or other user data, may result in
governmental enforcement actions, litigation, or negative
publicity, and could have an adverse effect on our brand, results
of operations and financial condition.
Governments are continuing to focus on privacy, cybersecurity, data
protection and data security and it is possible that new privacy or
data security laws will be passed or existing laws will be amended
in a way that is material to our business. Any significant change
to applicable laws, regulations, or industry practices regarding
our employees’ and users’ data could require us to modify our
business, services and products features, possibly in a material
manner, and may limit our ability to develop new products,
services, and features. Although we have made efforts to design our
policies, procedures, and systems to comply with the current
requirements of applicable state, federal, and foreign laws,
changes to applicable laws and regulations in this area could
subject us to additional regulation and oversight, any of which
could significantly increase our operating costs.
Government regulations designed to protect personal privacy may
make it difficult for us to sell our products.
Our products may transmit and store personal information. The
handling of such information is increasingly subject to regulations
in numerous jurisdictions around the world. These regulations are
typically intended to protect the privacy and security of personal
information that is collected, stored and transmitted in or from
the governing jurisdiction. In addition, because various foreign
jurisdictions have different regulations concerning the storage and
transmission of personal information, we may face unknown
requirements that pose compliance challenges in new geographic
markets that we seek to enter. Our efforts to protect the privacy
of information may also fail if our encryption and security
technology is inadequate or fails to operate as expected. The
difficulties in complying with privacy and data protection
regulations could subject us to costs, delayed product launches,
liabilities or negative publicity that could impair our ability to
maintain or expand our operations into some countries and therefore
limit our future growth.
The vast majority of our products rely on the availability of
specific unlicensed radio frequency spectrum.
The vast majority of our products operate in unlicensed radio
frequency (“RF”) spectrum, which is used by a wide range of devices
such as cordless phones, baby monitors, and microwave ovens, and is
becoming increasingly crowded. If such spectrum usage continues to
increase through the proliferation of consumer electronics and
products competitive with ours, and others, the resultant higher
levels of clutter and interference in the frequency bands used by
our products could decrease the usage of our products. Our business
could be further harmed if currently unlicensed RF spectrum becomes
subject to licensing in the United States or elsewhere. Network
operators and service providers that use our products may be unable
to obtain licenses for RF spectrum at reasonable prices or at all.
Even if the unlicensed spectrum remains unlicensed, existing and
new government regulations may require we make changes in our
products. For example, to provide products for network operators
and service providers who utilize unlicensed RF spectrum, we may be
required to limit their ability to use our products in licensed RF
spectrum. The operation of our products by network operators or
service providers in the United States or elsewhere in a manner not
in compliance with local law could result in fines, operational
disruption, or harm to our reputation. In addition, if new
spectrums, either licensed or unlicensed, are made available by
government
regulatory agencies for broadband wireless communication that may
disrupt the competitive landscape of our industry and impact our
business.
We could be adversely affected by unfavorable results in
litigation.
We may be involved, from time to time, in a variety of claims,
lawsuits, investigations, and proceedings relating to contractual
disputes, intellectual property rights, employment matters,
regulatory compliance matters, consumer or securities class-actions
and other litigation matters relating to various claims that arise
in the normal course of business and otherwise. It can be difficult
or impossible to predict the outcome of legal proceedings with any
degree of certainty, particularly given that laws may be ambiguous
and factual findings can often be the result of incomplete
evidence, opinions, varying standards or proof, and extraneous
factors. Any such proceedings or matters may adversely affect how
we operate the business, divert the attention of management from
the operation of the business, have an adverse effect on our
reputation, result in additional costs and adversely affect our
results of operations. If one or more of the legal proceedings to
which we may be or become a party are resolved against us, our
results of operations and financial condition could be adversely
affected.
We may become subject to warranty claims, product liability and
product recalls.
We have received, and may in the future receive, warranty or
product liability claims that may require us to make significant
expenditures to defend these claims or pay damage awards. In the
event of a successful warranty claim, we may also incur costs if we
compensate the affected network operator or service provider. Such
claims may require a significant amount of time and expense to
resolve and defend against, and could also harm our reputation by
calling into question the quality of our products. We also may
incur costs and expenses relating to a recall of one or more of our
products. The process of identifying recalled products that have
been widely distributed may be lengthy and require significant
resources and we may incur significant replacement costs, contract
damage claims and harm to our reputation.
Our customers and the users of our products may expect us to
indemnify them against claims for intellectual property
infringement, defective products and other losses.
Our customers, users and other parties may expect us to indemnify
them for losses incurred in connection with our products, including
as a result of intellectual property infringement, defective
products, and security vulnerabilities, even if our agreements with
them do not require us to provide this indemnification. In some
instances, we may decide to defend and indemnify them, irrespective
of whether we believe that we have an obligation to do so. The
expenses associated with providing indemnification can be
substantial. We may also reject demands for indemnification, which
may lead to disputes with a customer or other party and may
negatively impact our relationships with them.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we
may not be able to accurately report our financial condition or
results of operations or safeguard our assets.
Effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary
for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with
other controls and procedures, are designed to prevent fraud. Any
failure to implement required new or improved controls, or
difficulties encountered in their implementation, could cause us to
fail to meet our reporting obligations, and prevent us from
producing accurate and timely financial statements to manage our
business. If we fail to do so, our business could be negatively
affected and our independent registered public accounting firm may
be unable to attest to the fair presentation of our Consolidated
Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as
required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If we cannot
provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud,
our reputation and results of operations could be harmed. Even
effective internal controls have inherent limitations, including
the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of
controls, or fraud. Therefore, even effective internal controls can
provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation
and fair presentation of financial statements. The preparation of
Consolidated Financial Statements also requires us to make
estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical
experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable
under the circumstances. To the extent that there are differences
between our estimates and actual results, our future financial
statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows will be affected. Additionally, as the COVID-19
pandemic continues to develop, many of our estimates could require
increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and
volatility. As events continue to evolve our estimates may change
materially in future periods. In addition, projections of any
evaluation of effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting in future periods are subject to the risk that the
control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or a
deterioration in the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures. We have in the past and may in the future fail to
maintain adequate internal controls. For example, as reported in
the Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended June 30, 2015
and 2016, management of the Company determined that the Company did
not maintain an effective control environment, which contributed to
three material weaknesses in internal control over financial
reporting. As described in more detail in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, under Item 9A.
“Controls and Procedures”, the Company completed the remediation
efforts of such material weakness, completed testing of the
controls to address such material weaknesses and concluded that the
previously reported material weaknesses in internal controls over
financial reporting have been satisfactorily remediated as of June
30, 2017. Any such failure (including any failure to
implement
new or improved controls, difficulties in the execution of such
implementation or deterioration of our current control practices)
may result in an inability to prevent fraud, or cause us to fail to
meet our reporting obligations. Any such failures may cause a
material adverse effect on our business and financial results, and
investor confidence and the market price of our stock may be
adversely affected.
Failure to comply with the FCPA and similar laws could subject us
to penalties and other adverse consequences.
We face significant risks if we fail to comply with the FCPA and
other laws (such as the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010) that prohibit
improper payments or offers of payment to foreign governments and
their officials and political parties by us and other business
entities acting on our behalf for the purpose of obtaining or
retaining business, particularly as our foreign operations, such as
in Taiwan, become increasingly important to our
business.
In many foreign countries, particularly in countries with
developing economies, which represent our principal markets, it may
be a local custom that businesses operating in such countries
engage in business practices that are prohibited by the FCPA or
other laws and regulations. Although we have implemented a company
policy requiring our employees and consultants to comply with the
FCPA and similar laws, there can be no assurance that all of our
employees, and agents, as well as those companies to which we
outsource certain of our business operations, will not take actions
in violation of our policies, for which we may be ultimately held
responsible. Any violation of FCPA or similar laws could result in
severe criminal or civil sanctions and suspension or debarment from
U.S. government contracting, which could have a material and
adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations
and financial condition.
Our results could be adversely affected by unfavorable tax law
changes, an unfavorable government review of our tax returns, or
changes in our geographic earnings mix.
We are subject to periodic audits or other reviews by tax
authorities in the jurisdictions in which we conduct our
activities. Tax authorities could challenge our assertions with
respect to how we have conducted our business operations as might
result in a claim for larger tax payments from us, including, but
not limited to, income and withholding taxes. The expense of
defending and resolving such audits may be
significant.
In the ordinary course of our business, there are many instances
where the determination of tax implications is uncertain. Our
calculations of income taxes may be based on our interpretations of
applicable tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we file. The
final determination of our income tax liabilities may be materially
different than what is reflected in our income tax provisions and
accruals.
The legislative bodies in many jurisdictions regularly consider
proposed legislation that, if adopted, could affect our tax rate in
such jurisdictions, and the carrying value of our deferred tax
assets or our tax liabilities. Multi-jurisdictional changes enacted
in response to the guidelines provided by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) to address base
erosion and profit shifting (“BEPS”), and additional amendments or
guidance regarding comprehensive U.S. tax reform, among other
things, may change certain U.S. tax rules impacting the way U.S.
multinationals are taxed, increase tax uncertainty and adversely
impact our provision for income taxes.
As a global company, we conduct operations in multiple
jurisdictions, and therefore our effective tax rate is influenced
by the amounts of income and expense attributed to each such
jurisdiction and the amount and type of presence in each such
jurisdiction. If such amounts were to change so as to increase the
amounts of our net income subject to taxation in higher tax
jurisdictions, or if we were to increase our operations in
jurisdictions assessing relatively higher tax rates, our effective
tax rate could be adversely affected. Additionally, withholding
taxes vary by jurisdiction and any changes to our operations in
each jurisdiction could result in greater taxation to the company.
A number of factors may affect our future effective tax rates
including, but not limited to:
•
the interpretation of country-by-country reports and outcome of
discussions with various tax authorities regarding intercompany
transfer pricing arrangements;
•
changes that involve Ubiquiti’s supply chain outside of the United
States;
•
changes in the composition of earnings in countries or states with
differing tax rates;
•
the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax
authorities,
•
changes to tax laws regarding R&D tax credits;
•
changes in stock-based compensation; and
•
changes in tax law and/or generally accepted accounting
principles.
From time to time the United States, foreign and state governments
make substantive changes to tax rules and the application of rules
to companies which may impact our taxes on international earnings.
We regularly assess the likelihood of favorable or unfavorable
outcomes resulting from examinations to determine the adequacy of
our provision for income taxes. Although we believe our tax
estimates are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any final
determination will not be materially different than the treatment
reflected in our historical income tax provisions and accruals,
which could materially and adversely affect our business results of
operations and financial condition.
Changes in applicable tax regulations could negatively affect our
financial results.
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax
legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the
“2017 Tax Act”). A significant portion of our earnings are earned
by our subsidiaries outside the U.S. Changes to the taxation of
certain foreign earnings resulting from the 2017 Tax Act, along
with the state tax impact of these changes and potential future
cash distributions, may have an adverse effect on our effective tax
rate. Furthermore, changes to the taxation of undistributed foreign
earnings could change our future intentions regarding reinvestment
of such earnings. Although the accounting for the impact of the
2017 Tax Act was completed as of December 22, 2018, we are
continuing to monitor ongoing changes and ruling updates to the
2017 Tax Act. There can be no assurance that further changes in the
2017 Tax Act will not materially and adversely affect our effective
tax rate, tax payments, financial condition and results of
operations.
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2.
Properties
Our headquarters are located in New York, NY, which we lease
through September 30, 2027. In addition, we also lease office and
building space around the world and within the facilities of
certain suppliers for use as research and development facilities,
business development and support offices, warehouses and logistics
centers, and test facilities. The size and location of these
properties change from time to time based on business requirements.
For our research and development and business development and
support personnel, we have leased offices in Taiwan, Lithuania,
Latvia, Poland, India, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands
and elsewhere, including various locations within China and the
United States of America. We believe that our existing properties
are in good condition and suitable for the conduct of our
business.
Below are our material locations as of June 30, 2022, all of
which we
lease.
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Lease expiration |
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Purpose |
New York |
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6,400 |
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9/30/2027 |
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Corporate Office |
Taiwan |
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311,000 |
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7/31/2027 |
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R&D, Warehouse and Administration |
Czech Republic |
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64,000 |
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3/31/2029 |
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Warehouse |
Utah |
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72,000 |
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2/28/2027 |
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Warehouse and R&D |
Utah |
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86,000 |
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8/31/2028 |
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Warehouse |
Suzhou |
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93,000 |
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6/30/2024 |
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Manufacturing Facility |
Netherlands |
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149,000 |
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5/31/2036 |
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Warehouse |
Memphis |
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161,000 |
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8/31/2031 |
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Warehouse |
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 10 in
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part
IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Common Stock Information
As of August 25, 2022, the number of record holders of our
common stock, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbol "UI", was 6. Because
most of our shares are held by brokers and other institutions on
behalf of stockholders, we are unable to estimate
the total number of beneficial stockholders represented by these
record holders.
Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder
return for our common stock from June 30, 2017 to
June 30, 2022, with the comparable cumulative return the NYSE
Composite Index and the S&P Computer & Retail Index. The
graph assumes that $100 was invested on June 30, 2017 in our
common stock, the NYSE Composite Index and the S&P Computer
& Retail Index and assumes reinvestment of any dividends. The
stock price performance on the following graph is not necessarily
indicative of future stock price performance. This performance
graph shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), or incorporated by reference into any of our filings under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Ubiquiti Inc., the NYSE Composite Index and the S&P
Computer & Electronics Retail Index
*100 invested on 6/30/17 in stock or index, including reinvestments
of dividends.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information with respect to the
Company’s Share Repurchase programs and the activity under the
available share repurchase programs during fiscal year ended
June 30, 2022 (in millions, except share and per share
amounts):
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Date of Approved and Publicly Announced Program |
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Amount of Publicly Announced Program |
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Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Programs |
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Average Price Paid per Share |
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Total Aggregate Amount Paid |
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Period of Purchases |
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Estimated Remaining Balance Available for Share Repurchases under
the Programs |
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Expiration date of Program |
May 8, 2020 |
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$500 |
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1,074,820 |
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$295.98 |
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$318.1 |
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July 7, 2021 - February 3, 2022 |
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— |
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3/31/2022 |
February 4, 2022 |
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$300 |
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1,119,033 |
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$268.09 |
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$300 |
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February 4, 2022- May 3, 2022 |
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— |
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6/30/2023 |
May 6, 2022 |
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$200 |
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$200 |
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9/30/2023 |
Common stock repurchase activity under the Company's Share
Repurchase program during the fourth quarter ended June 30,
2022 was as follows (in millions, except share and per share
amounts):
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Period |
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Total Number of Shares Purchased |
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Average Price Paid per Share |
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Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Programs |
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Estimated Remaining Balance Available for Share
Repurchases |
April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022 |
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345,492 |
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$ |
289.43 |
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345,492 |
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5.1 |
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May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022 |
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18,122 |
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282.95 |
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18,122 |
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— |
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June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022 |
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— |
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$ |
— |
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Total |
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363,614 |
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$ |
289.11 |
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363,614 |
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Dividends
The following tables provides information with respect to the
Company’s cash dividends declared and frequency of payments during
fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
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Year Ended June 30, 2022 |
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Dividends declared date |
August 27, 2021 |
November 3, 2021 |
February 3, 2022 |
May 3, 2022 |
Dividends payment date |
September 15, 2021 |
November 22, 2021 |
February 22, 2022 |
May 23, 2022 |
Cash dividend paid per common stock |
$ |
0.60 |
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$ |
0.60 |
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$ |
0.60 |
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0.60 |
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Year Ended June 30, 2021 |
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Dividends declared date |
August 21, 2020 |
November 6, 2020 |
February 5, 2021 |
May 6, 2021 |
Dividends payment date |
September 8, 2020 |
November 23, 2020 |
February 22, 2021 |
May 24, 2021 |
Cash dividend paid per common stock |
$ |
0.40 |
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0.40 |
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0.40 |
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0.40 |
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On August 26, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of
Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.60 per share payable on
September 13, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of
business on September 6, 2022. The Company intends to pay
regular quarterly cash dividends of at least $0.60 per share during
each remaining quarter of fiscal 2023, however any future dividends
will be subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of
Directors. In determining whether to approve future dividends, the
Company’s Board of Directors will take into account such matters as
our financial position and results of operations, available cash
and cash flow, capital requirements, growth opportunities,
applicable corporate legal requirements, and other factors deemed
relevant.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation
Plans
Information regarding the securities authorized for issuance under
our equity compensation plans can be found under Item 12 of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Unregistered Securities Sold During fiscal 2022
We did not sell any unregistered securities during fiscal
2022.
Item 6.
Reserved
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Overview
We develop technology platforms for high-capacity distributed
Internet access, unified information technology, and consumer
electronics for professional, home and personal use. We categorize
our solutions into three main categories: high
performance
networking technology for enterprises, service providers and
consumers. We target the enterprise and service provider markets
through our highly engaged community of service providers,
distributors, value added resellers, webstores, systems integrators
and corporate IT professionals, which we refer to as the Ubiquiti
Community. We target consumers through digital marketing, retail
chains and, to a lesser extent, the Ubiquiti
Community.
In addition to Mr. Pera, our founder, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer, who is central to our business, the
majority of our human capital resources consist of entrepreneurial
and de-centralized research and development (“R&D”) personnel.
We do not employ a traditional direct sales force, but instead
drive brand awareness through online reviews and publications, our
website, our distributors and our user community where customers
can interface directly with our R&D, marketing, and support
teams. Our technology platforms were designed from the ground up
with a focus on delivering highly-advanced and easily deployable
solutions that appeal to a global customer base.
We offer a broad and expanding portfolio of networking products and
solutions for operator-owners of wireless internet services
(“WISPs”), enterprises and smart homes. Our operator-owner service
provider-product platforms provide carrier-class network
infrastructure for fixed wireless broadband, wireless backhaul
systems and routing and the related software for WISPs to easily
control, track and bill their customers. Our enterprise product
platforms provide wireless LAN (“WLAN”) infrastructure, video
surveillance products, switching and routing solutions, security
gateways, door access systems, and other complimentary WLAN
products along with a unique software platform, which enables users
to control their network from one simple, easy to use software
interface. Our consumer products are targeted to the smart home and
highly connected consumers. We believe that our products are
differentiated due to our proprietary software, firmware expertise,
and hardware design capabilities.
We distribute our products through a worldwide network of over 100
distributors and online retailers and direct to customers through
our webstores.
COVID-19 Update
- The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which the World Health
Organization (“WHO”) characterized as a pandemic in March 2020,
continues to disrupt global economies, and has spread to the major
markets in which we operate, including the United States, Asia,
Europe and South America. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in
significant governmental measures being implemented to control the
spread of the virus, including, among others, restrictions on
travel, stay-at-home orders or work remote or from home conditions
in many of the locations where we have offices. We have taken and
will continue to take precautionary measures intended to help
minimize the risk of COVID-19 to our employees. While we have not
yet experienced a significant disruption to the productivity of our
employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, if the stay-at-home
orders or work remote or from home conditions in any of our
facilities continue for an extended period of time, or if an
outbreak occurs in any of our facilities, we may, among other
issues, experience delays in product development, a decreased
ability to support our customers, disruptions in sales and an
overall lack of productivity. We have experienced a disruption in
our supply chain and production as a result of the COVID-19 related
restrictions and the global shortage of components. The current
environment has impacted our suppliers’ ability to manufacture or
provide key components or services, and we have incurred, and
continue to incur, additional cost to expedite deliveries of
components and services. For example, in fiscal 2022, we
experienced reduced availability of components (including the
chipsets) used to manufacture our products, which has impacted, and
we expect will continue to impact our ability and costs to
manufacture our products. These supply shortages have resulted in
increased component delivery lead times and increased costs to
obtain components, particularly the chipsets, and may result in
delays in product production, which shortages may be further
exacerbated by increasing global shipping lead times and delays. We
do not stockpile sufficient components, particularly the chipsets,
to cover the time it would take to re-engineer our products to
replace the chipsets used to manufacture our products. While we are
continuing to work closely with our suppliers and contract
manufacturers to minimize the potential adverse impacts of the
supply shortage, there are many companies seeking to purchase the
limited supply of chipsets and other components, many of which have
greater resources and larger market share than we have, which may
limit the effectiveness of our efforts. We expect that shortages of
chipsets and other components will continue and may have an adverse
impact on our ability to manufacture our products and meet demand
for our products. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and the
global availability of components impacts our business going
forward will depend on numerous evolving factors we cannot reliably
predict, including further disruptions to our supply chain,
reductions in demand due to disruptions in the operations of our
customers or their end customers, disruptions in local and global
economies, volatility in the global financial markets, overall
reductions in demand, restrictions on the export or shipment of our
products or other COVID-19-related events. This uncertainty also
affects management’s accounting estimates and assumptions, which
could result in greater variability in a variety of areas that
depend on these estimates and assumptions. Refer to Risk Factors
(Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K) for a discussion of these
factors and other risks.
Recent Developments
Russia-Ukraine Military Conflict
- We are monitoring the military conflict between Russia and
Ukraine, escalating tensions in surrounding countries, and
associated economic sanctions. While the impact on our operations
in Ukraine and its surrounding countries has not been material to
our business or results of operations as of the date hereof, the
full impact of the military conflict
on our business and results of operations remains uncertain. The
extent to which the conflict may impact our business or results of
operations in future periods will depend on future developments,
including the severity and duration of the conflict, its impact on
regional and global economic conditions, as well as its impact on
surrounding countries, including its impact on our operations in
Ukraine and its surrounding countries, and its impact on global
supply chains. Refer to “Part I – Item IA. Risk Factors” for a
discussion of these factors and other risks.
China-Taiwan Tensions
- We are monitoring the escalating tensions between China and
Taiwan, and associated tensions between the U.S. and China. While
the impact on our operations in Taiwan has not been material to our
business or results of operations as of the date hereof, the full
impact of the escalating tensions and potential military conflict
on our business and results of operations remains uncertain. The
extent to which the conflict may impact our business or results of
operations in future periods will depend on future developments,
including the severity and duration of the conflict, its impact on
regional and global economic conditions, as well as its impact on
China-U.S. relations, including its impact on our operations in
Taiwan, and its impact on global supply chains. Refer to “Part I –
Item IA. Risk Factors” for a discussion of these factors and other
risks.
Key Components of Our Results of Operations and Financial
Condition
Revenues
We operate our business as one reportable and operating segment.
Further information regarding Segments can be found in Note 15 to
our Consolidated Financial Statements. Our revenues are derived
principally from the sale of networking hardware. Because we have
historically included implied post-contract customer support
(“PCS”) free of charge in many of our arrangements, we attribute a
portion of our systems revenues to this implied PCS.
We classify our revenues into two primary product categories:
Enterprise Technology and Service Provider Technology.
•Enterprise
Technology
includes our UniFi platforms, including UniFi Network Wi-Fi,
switching and routing solutions, UniFi Protect, UniFi Access,
UniFi-Talk and our AmpliFi platform.
•Service
Provider Technology
includes our airMAX, EdgeMAX, UFiber, and airFiber platforms, as
well as embedded radio products and other 802.11 standard products
including base stations, radios, backhaul equipment and CPE.
Additionally, Service Provider Technology includes antennas and
other products primarily in the 0.9 to 6.0 GHz spectrum and
miscellaneous products such as mounting brackets, cables and power
over Ethernet adapters.
We sell our products and solutions globally to enterprises and
service providers primarily through our extensive network of
distributors and through direct sales through our webstores. Sales
to distributors accounted for 65% and 83% of our revenues in the
year ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Direct sales
accounted for 35% and 17% of our revenues in the year ended
June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Cost of Revenues
Our cost of revenues is comprised primarily of the costs of
procuring finished goods from our contract manufacturers and
certain key
components that we consign to certain of our contract
manufacturers. In addition, cost of revenues includes labor and
other costs which
include salary, benefits and stock-based compensation, in addition
to costs associated with tooling, testing and quality assurance,
warranty costs, logistics costs, tariffs and excess and obsolete
inventory write-downs.
We currently operate warehouses located in the U.S., Europe and
Asia Pacific. In addition, we outsource other logistics warehousing
and order fulfillment functions located in China and to a lesser
extent in other countries. We also evaluate and utilize other
vendors for various portions of our supply chain from time to time.
Our operations organization consists of employees and consultants
engaged in the management of our contract manufacturers, new
product introduction activities, logistical support and
engineering.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit has been, and may in the future be, influenced by
several factors including changes in product mix, target end
markets for our products, channel inventory levels, tariffs,
pricing due to competitive pressure, production costs and global
demand for electronic components. Although we procure and sell our
products mostly in U.S. dollars, our contract manufacturers incur
many costs, including labor costs, in other currencies. To the
extent that the exchange rates move unfavorably for our contract
manufacturers, they may try to pass these additional costs on to
us, which could have a material impact on our future average
selling prices and unit costs. In June 2018, the Office of the
United States Trade Representative announced new proposed tariffs
for certain products imported into the U.S. from China. The vast
majority of our products that are imported into the U.S. from China
are currently subject to tariffs that range between 7.5% and 25%.
These tariffs have already affected our operating results and
margins.
For so long as such tariffs are in effect, we expect it will
continue to affect our operating results and margins. As a result,
our historical and current gross profit margins may not be
indicative of our gross profit margins for future periods. Refer to
“Part I — Item 1A. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our
International Operations — Our business may be negatively affected
by political events and foreign policy responses” for additional
information.
Operating Expenses
We classify our operating expenses as research and development, and
sales, general and administrative expenses.
•Research
and development expenses
consist primarily of salary and benefit expenses, including
stock-based compensation, for employees and costs for contractors
engaged in research, design and development activities, as well as
costs for prototypes, licensed or purchased intellectual property,
facilities and travel. Over time, we expect our research and
development costs to increase as we continue making significant
investments in developing new products in addition to new versions
of our existing products.
•Sales,
general and administrative expenses
include salary and benefit expenses, including stock-based
compensation, for employees and costs for contractors engaged in
sales, marketing and general and administrative activities, as well
as the costs of legal expenses, trade shows, marketing programs,
promotional materials, bad debt expense, professional services,
facilities, general liability insurance and travel. As our product
portfolio and targeted markets expand, we may need to employ
different sales models, such as building a traditional direct sales
force. These sales models would likely increase our costs. Over
time, we expect our sales, general and administrative expenses to
increase in absolute dollars due to continued growth in headcount,
expansion of our efforts to register and defend trademarks and
patents and to support our business and operations.
Provisions for Income Taxes
We use the asset and liability method to account for income
taxes. Significant management judgment is required in
determining the provision for income taxes,
deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance
recorded against net deferred tax assets. In preparing the
consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate
income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. We
must assess such potential exposures and, where necessary, provide
a reserve to cover any expected loss. To the extent that we
establish a reserve, the provision for income taxes would be
increased. If we ultimately determine that payment of these amounts
is unnecessary, we reverse the liability and recognize a tax
benefit during the period in which we determine that the liability
is no longer necessary. We record an additional charge in our
provision for taxes in the period in which we determine that tax
liability is greater than our original estimate. We recognize
interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits on the
income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statement
of operations and comprehensive income. Refer to “Part I —Item 1A.
Risk Factors — Risks Related to Regulatory, Legal and Tax Matters —
Changes in applicable tax regulations could negatively affect our
financial results” for additional information.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America (“GAAP”). In many cases, the accounting treatment of a
particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does
not require management’s judgment in its application. In other
cases, management’s judgment is required in selecting among
available alternative accounting standards that provide for
different accounting treatment for similar transactions. The
preparation of consolidated financial statements also requires us
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts we report
as assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and affect the
related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience
and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the
circumstances. In many instances, we could reasonably use different
accounting estimates, and in some instances, changes in the
accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to
period. Accordingly, our actual results could differ significantly
from the estimates made by our management. To the extent that there
are differences between our estimates and actual results, our
future financial statement presentation, financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows will be affected.
Additionally, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, many
of our estimates could require increased judgment and carry a
higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to
evolve our estimates may change materially in future periods. We
believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical
to understanding our historical and future performance, as these
policies relate to the more significant areas involving
management’s judgments and estimates.
Recognition of Revenues
Revenue consists of revenue from sales of hardware and the related
essential software (“Products”) as well as related implied PCS. We
recognize revenue when obligations under the terms of a contract
with our customers are satisfied, generally, upon transfer
of
control of promised goods or services to customers, in an amount
that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive
in exchange for those goods or services. We apply the following
five-step revenue recognition model:
•Identification
of the contract, or contracts with a customer
•Identification
of the performance obligations in the contract
•Determination
of the transaction price
•Allocation
of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the
contract
•Recognition
of revenue when, or as, we satisfy the performance
obligation
Transfer of control to the customer for products generally occurs
at the point in time when products have been shipped to our
customer as this represents the point in time when the customer has
a present obligation to pay and physical possession including title
and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer. Revenue for
PCS is recognized ratably over time over the estimated period for
which implied PCS services will be delivered.
PCS is the right to receive, on a when-and-if available basis,
future unspecified software upgrades and features relating to the
product’s essential software as well as technical support and bug
fixes.
We account for a contract with a customer when there is an approval
and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are
identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has
commercial substance and collectability of the consideration is
probable. Our distinct performance obligations consist mainly of
transferring control of our products identified in the contracts,
purchase orders or invoices and implied PCS services.
Our contracts with the majority of our distribution customers do
not include provisions for cancellations, returns, inventory swaps,
or refunds that materially impact recognized
revenue. Internet or Web based sales include regulatory provisions
which allow customers to return the goods, generally within 30
days. We record a provision for returns related to this variable
consideration based upon its historical returns experience with
these customers.
We record amounts billed to distributors for shipping and handling
costs as revenues. We classify shipping and handling costs incurred
by us as cost of revenue. Deposits payments received from
distributors in advance of recognition of revenues are included in
current liabilities of our balance sheet and are recognized as
revenues when all the criteria for recognition of revenues are
met.
Transaction price and allocation to performance
obligations
Transaction prices are typically based on contracted rates.
Although payment terms vary, payment is generally due from
customers within 60 days of the invoice date and the contracts do
not have significant financing components or include extended
payment terms. We are directly responsible for fulfilling the
performance obligations in contracts with customers and do not rely
on another party to fulfill our promise.
We use observable list prices to determine the stand-alone selling
price of our performance obligation related to our products, and we
utilize a cost-plus margin approach to estimate the stand-alone
selling price of our implied PCS obligation. When our contracts
contain multiple performance obligations, we allocate the
transaction price based on the estimated standalone selling
prices
of the promised products or services underlying each performance
obligation.
The expected costs associated with our base warranties continue to
be recognized as an expense when the products are sold and is not
considered a separate performance obligation.
Costs for research and development and sales and marketing are
expensed as incurred. If the estimated life of the hardware product
should change, the future rate of amortization of the revenues
allocated to PCS could also change.
Key factors considered by the Company in developing the estimated
cost in the cost plus margin approach for PCS include reviewing the
activities of specific employees engaged in support and software
enhancements to determine the amount of time that is allocated to
the development of the undelivered elements, determining the cost
of the development effort, and then adding an appropriate level of
gross profit to these costs.
Inventory and Inventory Valuation
Our inventories are primarily finished goods and, to a lesser
extent, raw materials. Inventories are stated at the lower of
actual cost, computed using the first-in, first-out method, or net
realizable value (NRV). NRV is based upon an estimated average
selling price reduced by the estimated costs of disposal. The
determination of NRV involves numerous judgments including
estimating average selling prices based upon recent sales, industry
trends, existing customer orders, and seasonal factors. Should
actual market conditions differ from our estimates, future results
of operations could be materially affected. We reduce the value of
our inventory for estimated obsolescence or lack of marketability
by the difference between the cost of the affected inventory and
the NRV. Write-
downs are not reversed until the related inventory has been
subsequently sold or scrapped.
The valuation of inventory also requires us to estimate excess and
obsolete inventory. The determination of excess or obsolete
inventory is estimated based on a comparison of the quantity and
cost of inventory on hand to our forecast of customer demand.
Customer demand is dependent on various factors and requires us to
use judgment in forecasting future demand for these products. We
also consider the rate at which new products will be accepted in
the marketplace and how quickly customers will transition from
older products to newer products. If actual market conditions are
less favorable than those projected by management, additional
inventory write-downs may be required, which would have a negative
impact on our gross margin. If we ultimately sell inventory that
has been previously written down, our gross margins in future
periods would be positively impacted.
We capitalize manufacturing overhead expenditures as part of
inventory costs. Capitalized costs primarily include management’s
best estimate of the direct labor, tariffs and materials costs
incurred related to inventory acquired or produced but not sold
during the respective period. Manufacturing overhead costs are
capitalized to inventory and are recognized as cost of revenues in
future periods based on when the inventory is sold or
written-down.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes by recognizing deferred tax assets and
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that
have been included in our financial statements or tax returns.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the
temporary differences between the financial statement carrying
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax
bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years
in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered
or settled. We establish valuation allowances when necessary to
reduce deferred tax assets to the amount we expect to realize. The
assessment of whether or not a valuation allowance is required
often requires significant judgment including current operating
results, the forecast of future taxable income and ongoing prudent
and feasible tax planning initiatives.
In addition, our calculation of our tax liabilities involves
dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws.
We may be subject to income tax audits in each of the jurisdictions
in which we operate and, as a result, must also assess exposures to
any potential issues arising from current or future audits of
current and prior years’ tax returns. Accordingly, we must assess
such potential exposures and, where necessary, provide a reserve to
cover any expected loss. We recognize tax benefits from uncertain
tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax
position will be sustained on examination by the taxing
authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax
benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions
are then measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater
than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate
settlement.
The calculation of tax liabilities involves significant judgment in
estimating the impact of uncertainties in the application of GAAP
and complex tax laws. Resolution of these uncertainties in a manner
inconsistent with management’s expectations could have a material
impact on our financial condition and operating results. We reflect
changes in recognition or measurement in the period in which our
change in judgment occurs.
We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax
benefits on the income tax expense line in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations. Accrued interest and
penalties are included on the related tax liability line in the
consolidated balance sheet.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Years Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
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Years Ended June 30, |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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(In thousands, except percentages) |
Revenues |
$ |
1,691,692 |
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$ |
1,898,094 |
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Cost of revenues
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1,021,880 |
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985,818 |
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52 |
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Gross profit |
669,812 |
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912,276 |
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48 |
% |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development
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137,689 |
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116,171 |
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Sales, general and administrative
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69,859 |
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53,513 |
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Total operating expenses |
207,548 |
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169,684 |
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Income from operations |
462,264 |
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742,592 |
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Interest expense and other, net |
(17,815) |
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(14,938) |
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Income before income taxes |
444,449 |
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727,654 |
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Provision for income taxes
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65,792 |
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4 |
% |
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111,070 |
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6 |
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Net income |
$ |
378,657 |
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23 |
% |
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$ |
616,584 |
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32 |
% |
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* Less than 1% |
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(1) Includes stock-based compensation as
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Cost of revenues |
$ |
74 |
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$ |
102 |
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Research and development |
2,541 |
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2,114 |
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Sales, general and administrative |
901 |
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813 |
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Total stock-based compensation |
$ |
3,516 |
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$ |
3,029 |
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Revenues
Total revenues decreased $206.4 million, or 10.9%, from
$1,898.1 million in fiscal 2021 to $1,691.7 million in fiscal
2022. The decline in revenue was primarily driven by a decrease in
revenue in the Service Provider Technology platform. During fiscal
year ended June 30, 2022, there were no material price changes
in our products sold. However, we have experienced an increase in
webstore direct to consumer sales which has a higher average
selling price compared to sales to our distribution partners and we
continue to introduce new products which may have average selling
prices and margins different than our legacy products. During
fiscal 2022 our revenues were negatively impacted by our inability
to fulfill demand due to the global component supply shortage and
the continued outbreaks of COVID-19 around the world. These factors
have limited our ability to meet demand, caused us to delay
introducing new products, prioritize which products are
manufactured, what regions receive products, and significantly
increased our backlog of orders and we expect to continue during
fiscal 2023.
Revenues by Product Type
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Years Ended June 30, |
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Enterprise Technology |
1,316,685 |
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78 |
% |
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1,274,931 |
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67 |
% |
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Service Provider Technology |
$ |
375,007 |
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22 |
% |
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$ |
623,163 |
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33 |
% |
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Total revenues |
$ |
1,691,692 |
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$ |
1,898,094 |
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Enterprise Technology revenues increased $41.8 million, or 3.3%,
from $1,274.9 million in fiscal 2021, to $1,316.7 million
in fiscal 2022 primarily due to increased revenue from our UniFi
technology platform across all geographic regions other than
EMEA.
Service Provider Technology revenues decreased $248.2 million, or
39.8%, from $623.2 million in fiscal 2021, to $375.0 million in
fiscal 2022, primarily due to decreased revenues in all of our
product platforms across all geographic locations.
Revenues by Geography
We have determined the geographical distribution of our product
revenues based on our customers’ ship-to destinations. A majority
of our sales are to distributors who either sell to resellers or
directly to end customers, who may be located in different
countries than the initial ship-to destination. The following are
our revenues by geography for fiscal 2022 and fiscal
2021:
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Years Ended June 30, |
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North America
(1)
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$ |
790,809 |
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47% |
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$ |
836,032 |
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44% |
Europe, the Middle East and Africa |
675,306 |
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40% |
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785,288 |
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41% |
Asia Pacific |
134,961 |
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8% |
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154,536 |
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8% |
South America |
90,616 |
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5% |
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122,238 |
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7% |
Total revenues |
$ |
1,691,692 |
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100% |
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$ |
1,898,094 |
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100% |
(1)
Revenue for the United States was $734.5 million and $774.3 million
in fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021, respectively.
North America
Revenues in North America decreased $45.2 million, or 5.4%, from
$836.0 million in fiscal 2021 to $790.8 million in fiscal 2022. The
year-over-year decrease was primarily due to decreased revenues
from our Service Provider Technology products offset in part by
increased revenue from Enterprise Technology products.
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”)
Revenues in EMEA decreased $110.0 million, or 14.0%, from
$785.3 million in fiscal 2021 to $675.3 million in fiscal
2022. The year-over-year decrease was due to decreased revenues
from both our Enterprise Technology products and Service Provider
Technology products.
Asia Pacific
Revenues in the Asia Pacific region decreased $19.5 million, or
12.7%, from $154.5 million in fiscal 2021 to $135.0 million in
fiscal 2022. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to
decreased revenues from our Service Provider Technology products
offset in part by increased revenue from Enterprise Technology
products.
South America
Revenues in South America decreased $31.6 million, or 25.9%, from
$122.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $90.6 million in fiscal 2022. The
year-over-year decrease was primarily due to decreased revenues
from our Service Provider Technology products offset in part by
increased revenue from Enterprise Technology products.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
Cost of revenues increased $36.1 million, or 3.7%, from $985.8
million in fiscal 2021 to $1,021.9 million in fiscal 2022. The
increase in fiscal 2022 was primarily driven by higher shipping
costs, increased component costs and increase in general operating
expenses.
Gross profit margin decreased to 39.6% in fiscal 2022 from 48.1% in
fiscal 2021. The decline in GAAP gross margin for full fiscal 2022
versus full fiscal 2021 was primarily driven by higher shipping
costs, increased component costs and an increase in general
operating expenses. General transportation costs have increased
materially, and we continue to incur additional costs on top of
these general costs to expedite shipments.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development
Research and development (“R&D”) expenses increased
$21.5 million, or 18.5%, from $116.2 million in fiscal 2021 to
$137.7 million in fiscal 2022. As a percentage of revenues,
research and development expenses increased from 6% in fiscal 2021
to 8% in fiscal 2022. The increase in R&D expense for fiscal
2022 versus fiscal 2021 was primarily driven by higher employee
related expenses, prototype testing expenses, software expenses,
depreciation and amortization expenses and rent.
Sales, General and Administrative
Sales, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased
$16.4 million, or 30.5%, from $53.5 million in fiscal 2021 to
$69.9 million in fiscal 2022. As a percentage of revenues, sales,
general and administrative expenses increased from 3% in fiscal
2021 to
4% in fiscal 2022. The increase in fiscal 2022 SG&A expenses as
compared to fiscal 2021 was primarily driven by increased fees
associated with webstore credit card processing, increased travel
expense and donations to humanitarian relief organizations
addressing the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, offset
in part by lower legal related costs.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes decreased 40.8% from $111.1 million
for fiscal 2021 to $65.8 million for fiscal 2022. Our effective tax
rate decreased to 14.8% in fiscal 2022 as compared to 15.3% for
fiscal 2021. The decrease in the effective tax rate in fiscal 2022
is primarily due to reduced domestic pre-tax income along with
certain discrete tax benefits recognized during the fiscal year,
partially offset by an increase in local taxes in foreign
jurisdictions. While our effective rate has remained relatively
consistent, the rate can vary based upon changes in the mix of the
taxable income earned in various tax jurisdictions and the timing
of provisions related to discrete tax items.
Comparison of Year Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
Pursuant to Regulation S-K item 303, a detailed review of our
fiscal 2021 performance compared to our fiscal 2020 performance is
set forth in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 under the caption
“Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations”,
filed with the SEC on August 27, 2021.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Cash
Our principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents,
cash generated by operations, the availability of additional funds
under the Facilities and short-term and long-term investments. We
had cash and cash equivalents of $136.2 million and $249.4 million
at June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Consolidated Cash Flow Data
The following table sets forth the major components of our
consolidated statements of cash flows data for the periods
presented:
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2022 consisted
primarily of net income of $378.7 million, partially offset by the
changes in operating assets and liabilities that resulted in net
cash outflows of $38.1 million. This net change consisted primarily
of $29.6 million increase in inventory, $79.0 million increase in
vendor deposits, and a $10.3 million decrease in taxes payable due
to the timing of federal tax payments offset by $52.7 million
decrease in accounts receivable due to lower revenue for the
period, a $1.8 million decrease in prepaid and other assets, and a
$29.9 million increase in accounts payable, accrued and other
liabilities.
Net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2021 consisted
primarily of net income of $616.6 million, partially offset by
changes in operating assets and liabilities that resulted in net
cash outflows of $32.3 million. This net change consisted primarily
of $52.9 million decrease in inventory offset by $17.1 million
increase in vendor deposits, $30.5 million increase in accounts
receivable due to higher revenue for the period, a $30.5 million
increase in prepaid and other assets, a $27.8 million decrease in
taxes payable due to the timing of federal tax payments, and a
$12.9 million increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
Due to our inability to meet demand because of the supply chain
constraints and general price increases, we expect that we will
need to increase our investment in inventory and vendor
deposits.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
We used $11.2 million of cash in investing activities during fiscal
2022. Our investing activities consisted primarily of $13.5 million
of capital expenditures and purchase of intangible assets, offset
by $2.3 million net proceeds from sales / maturities of our
available-for-sale securities.
We used $19.3 million of cash in investing activities during fiscal
2021. Our investing activities consisted primarily of $18.3 million
of capital expenditures and purchase of intangible assets, and $0.9
million net purchases for our available-for-sale
securities.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
We used $472.3 million of cash in financing activities during
fiscal 2022. During fiscal 2022, we used $618.1 million for
repurchase of common stock, $148.1 million for dividends paid on
our common stock and received net proceeds from our borrowings of
$295.0 million. See Note 8 -
Debt
of the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in
Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional
information regarding the Facilities.
We used $486.0 million of cash in financing activities during
fiscal 2021. During fiscal 2021, we used $161.3 million of net
funds for repayments under the Facilities, $219.8 million related
to repurchase of common stock, $100.8 million related to dividends
paid on our common stock and $3.3 million of debt issuance costs
related to the amended and restated credit agreement. See Note 8
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Debt
of the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in
Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional
information regarding the Facilities.
Liquidity
We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash provided by
operations and the availability of additional funds under the
Facilities will be sufficient to meet our working capital, future
stock repurchases, dividends, and capital expenditure needs for the
next twelve months, as well as long-term liquidity requirements.
However, this estimate is based on a number of assumptions that may
prove to be wrong and we could exhaust our available cash and cash
equivalents earlier than presently anticipated or need to rely more
heavily on the Facilities or other sources of liquidity to continue
to meet our needs. Our future capital requirements may vary
materially from those currently planned and will depend on many
factors, including our rate of revenue growth, the timing and
extent of spending to support development efforts, the timing of
new product introductions, market acceptance of our products, the
availability of additional funds under the Facilities and overall
economic conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global
disruptions have caused and may continue to cause significant
volatility in financial markets and the domestic and global
economy. This disruption can contribute to potential payment delays
or defaults in our accounts receivable, affect asset valuations
resulting in impairment charges, and affect the availability of
financing credit as well as other segments of the credit markets.
For a further discussion of the uncertainties and business risks
associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to “Part I-Item 1A.
Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business and Industry - Our
contract manufacturers, logistics centers and certain
administrative and research and development operations, as well as
our customers and suppliers, are located in areas likely to be
subject to natural disasters, public health problems, military
conflicts and geopolitical tensions, which could adversely affect
our business, results of operations and financial condition” for
additional information. We expect to continue to maintain financing
flexibility in the current market conditions. However, due to the
rapidly evolving global situation, it is not possible to predict
whether unanticipated consequences of the pandemic are reasonably
likely to materially affect our liquidity and capital resources in
the future.
Warranties and Indemnifications
Our products are generally accompanied by a twelve to twenty-four
month warranty from date of purchase, which covers both parts and
labor. Generally, the distributor is responsible for the freight
costs associated with warranty returns, and we absorb the freight
costs of replacing items under warranty. In accordance with the
Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB’s”), Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”), 450-20, Loss Contingencies, we
record an accrual when we believe it is reasonably estimable and
probable based upon historical experience. We record a provision
for estimated future warranty work in cost of goods sold upon
recognition of revenues, and we review the resulting accrual
regularly and periodically adjust it to reflect changes in warranty
estimates.
We have entered and may in the future enter into standard
indemnification agreements with certain distributors as well as
other business partners in the ordinary course of business. These
agreements may include provisions for indemnifying the distributor,
OEM or other business partner against any claim brought by a
third-party to the extent any such claim alleges that a Ubiquiti
product infringes a patent, copyright or trademark or violates any
other proprietary rights of that third-party. The maximum amount of
potential future indemnification is unlimited. The maximum
potential amount of future payments we could be required to make
under these indemnification agreements is not
estimable.
We have agreed to indemnify our directors, officers and certain
other employees for certain events or occurrences, subject to
certain
limits, while such persons are or were serving at our request in
such capacity. We may terminate the indemnification agreements with
these persons upon the termination of their services with us, but
termination will not affect claims for indemnification related to
events occurring prior to the effective date of termination. The
maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited. We
have a Directors and Officers insurance policy that limits our
potential exposure for our indemnification obligations to our
directors, officers and certain other employees. We believe the
fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. We have
not recorded any liabilities for these agreements as of
June 30, 2022 or 2021.
Based upon our historical experience and information known as of
the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we do not believe it
is likely that we will have material liability for the above
indemnities as of June 30, 2022.
Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
Our contractual obligations represent material expected or
contractually committed future payment obligations. We believe that
we will be able to fund these obligations through our existing cash
and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations and the
availability of additional funds under the Facilities.
Purchase Obligations
We subcontract with third parties to manufacture our products and
have purchase commitments with key component suppliers.
During
the normal course of business, our contract manufacturers procure
components and manufacture products based upon orders placed by us.
If we cancel all or part of the orders, we may still be liable to
the contract manufacturers for the cost of the components purchased
by the subcontractors to manufacture our products. We periodically
review the potential liability, and as of June 30, 2022, we
have recorded a purchase obligation liability of $7.8 million
related to component purchase commitments. There have been no other
significant liabilities for cancellations recorded as of June 30,
2022.
Our consolidated financial position and results of operations could
be negatively impacted if we were required to compensate the
contract manufacturers for any unrecorded liabilities incurred. We
may be subject to additional purchase obligations for supply
agreements and components ordered by our contract manufacturers
based on manufacturing forecasts we provide them each month. We
estimate the amount of these additional purchase obligations to
range
from $410.3 million to $1,276.6 million as of
June 30, 2022, depending upon the timing of orders placed for
these components by our manufacturers.
See Note 10 -
Commitments and Contingencies
of the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in
Part IV, Item 15, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for future
payment commitments under purchase commitments as of June 30,
2022.
Transition Tax
We have obligations of $76.4 million as of June 30, 2022,
related to transition tax. Payment of these obligations are
expected to be $9.0 million for fiscal 2023, $16.9 million for
fiscal 2024, $22.5 million for fiscal 2025 and $28.0 million for
fiscal 2026. These obligations are included within Income tax
payable and Long-term taxes payable on our Consolidated Balance
Sheets.
Other Obligations
As of June 30, 2022, we have other obligations of $3.4 million
which consisted primarily of commitments related to raw materials
and research and development projects.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
As of June 30, 2022, we had $32.7 million and an additional
$3.5 million for accrued interest, classified as non-current
liabilities. At this time, we are unable to make a reasonably
reliable estimate of the timing of payments in individual years in
connection with these tax liabilities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, refer to Note
2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 7A. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Sensitivity
We had cash and cash equivalents of
$136.2 million
and $249.4 million as of
June 30, 2022
and
2021.
Cash and cash equivalents includes securities that have a maturity
of three months or less at the date of purchase. These amounts were
held primarily in cash deposit accounts in U.S. dollars. The fair
value of our cash and cash equivalents would not be significantly
affected by either a 10%
increase or decrease in interest rates due mainly to the short-term
nature of these instruments.
Debt
We are exposed to interest rates risks primarily through borrowing
under our credit facility. Interest on our borrowings is based on
variable rates. Based on a sensitivity analysis, as of
June 30, 2022,
an instantaneous and sustained 200-basis-point increase in interest
rates affecting our floating rate debt obligations, and assuming
that we take no counteractive measures, would result in an
incremental charge to our income before income taxes of
approximately
$15.8 million
over the next twelve months.
Foreign Currency Risk
The majority of our sales are denominated in U.S. dollars, and
therefore substantially most of our revenues are not directly
subject to foreign currency risk. However, changes in exchange
rates, and in particular a strengthening of the U.S. dollar, will
negatively affect the Company's net sales and gross margins as
expressed in the U.S. dollars. Certain of our operating expenses
are denominated in the currencies of the countries in which our
operations are located, and may be subject to fluctuations due to
changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in
the Chinese Yuan, Euro, and Taiwan Dollar. A 10% appreciation or
depreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the other
currencies in which our expenses are denominated would result in a
charge or benefit to our income before income taxes of
approximately $17.3 million for fiscal year June 30,
2022.
Item 8.
Financial Statements
The response to this Item is submitted as a separate section of
this Form 10-K. See Item 15.
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Accounting and Finance Officer, evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of
June 30, 2022. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,”
as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means
controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in
the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls
and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a
company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management,
including its principal executive and principal financial officers,
as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures,
no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only
reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Based on the
evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of
June 30, 2022, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Accounting and Finance Officer concluded that, as of such date, our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). A company’s
internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by,
or under the supervision of, its Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Accounting and Finance Officer, and effected by such company’s
board of directors, management and other personnel to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and includes those policies and procedures
that:
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pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of
the assets of the company; |
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provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that
receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in
accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
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detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate. A material weakness is a
deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control
over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable
possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or
interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a
timely basis.
Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Accounting and Finance Officer, has conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting as of June 30, 2022, based on the
framework set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013)
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management has
concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control
over financial reporting as of June 30, 2022.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
as of June 30, 2022 has been audited by KPMG LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their
report which appears herein.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended
June 30, 2022, that materially affected, or that are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
Item 9B.
Other Information
Not applicable.
Item 9C.
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent
Inspections
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10.
Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance
The information required by this Item 10 is incorporated by
reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission within 120 days of our June 30, 2022 fiscal year
end) under the headings “Election of Directors – Executive Officers
and Directors,” “Corporate Governance,” and “Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.”
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
The information required by this Item 11 is incorporated by
reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission within 120 days of our June 30, 2022 fiscal year
end) under the headings “Executive Compensation”, “CEO Pay Ratio”,
“Proposal One Election of Directors – Directors’ Compensation” and
“Corporate Governance – Compensation Committee Interlocks and
Insider Participation.”
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this Item 12 with respect to
security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is
incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2022
Annual Meeting of Stockholders (to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission within 120 days of our June 30, 2022
fiscal year end) under the headings “Security Ownership of
Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management Related Stockholder
Matters.”
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
The information required by this Item 13 is incorporated by
reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission within 120 days of our June 30, 2022 fiscal year
end) under the headings “Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions” and “Corporate Governance—Committees of the Board of
Directors.”
Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The information required by this Item 14 is incorporated by
reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission within 120 days of our June 30, 2022 fiscal year
end) under the headings “Proposal Two Ratification of the
Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—Audit
and Non-Audit Fees” and “Audit Committee Pre-Approval
Policies.”
PART IV
Item 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a) 1. Financial Statements
The financial statements filed as part of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K are identified in the Index to Consolidated Financial
Statements on page 55 of this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
2. Financial Statement Schedules
See Item 15(c) below.
3. Exhibits
See Item 15(b) below.
(b) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith or are incorporated by
reference to exhibits previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Ubiquiti Inc. (the “Registrant”) shall furnish
copies of exhibits for a reasonable fee (covering the expense of
furnishing copies) upon request.
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Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Ubiquiti
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Networks, Inc. and certain holders of Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.’s
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2010, between Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. and Atheros Communications,
Inc. |
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Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January
17, 2018, by and among Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. and Ubiquiti
International Holding Company Limited, as borrowers, certain
subsidiaries of borrowers, as guarantors, the lenders and other
financial institutions party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Associations, as administrative agent. |
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Joinder Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2018, by and among Ubiquiti
Networks, Inc. and Ubiquiti International Holding Company Limited,
an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands,
certain subsidiaries of the borrower, as guarantors, the lenders
and other financial institutions party thereto and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Associations, as administrative
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Second Amendment, dated as of March 15, 2019, to Second Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2018, by and
among Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. and Ubiquiti International Holding
Company Limited, as borrowers, certain subsidiaries of the
borrowers, as guarantors, the lenders and other financial
institutions party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Associations, as administrative agent. |
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Third Amendment, dated as of September 9, 2019, to Second Amended
& Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2018, by
Ubiquiti Inc., as borrower, Ubiquiti International Holding Company
Limited, as a released party, and certain subsidiaries of the
borrower, as guarantors, the lenders and other financial
institutions party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Associations, as administrative agent |
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Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30,
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subsidiaries of the borrower, as guarantors, the lenders and other
financial institutions party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
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§1350. |
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XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document |
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Cover Page Interactive Date File - (formatted as Inline XBRL and
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# |
Management contracts or compensation plans or arrangements in which
directors or executive officers are eligible to
participate. |
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Portions of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to an order
granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential
treatment. |
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In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC
Release No. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management’s Reports
on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of
Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications
furnished in Exhibit 32.1 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form
10-K and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of
the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act
or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant
specifically incorporates it by reference. |
(c) Financial Statement Schedules.
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because they are not
applicable or required, or the information required to be set forth
therein is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or
Notes thereto.
Item 16.
Form 10-K Summary
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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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Ubiquiti Inc. |
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August 26, 2022 |
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/s/ Robert J. Pera |
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Robert J. Pera |
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
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/s/ Kevin Radigan |
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Kevin Radigan |
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Chief Accounting and Finance Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer) |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Robert J. Pera and Kevin
Radigan and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on
Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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/s/ Robert J. Pera
Robert J. Pera
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
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August 26, 2022 |
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/s/ Kevin Radigan
Kevin Radigan
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Chief Accounting and Finance Officer (Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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August 26, 2022 |
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/s/ Ronald A. Sege
Ronald A. Sege
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Director |
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August 26, 2022 |
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/s/ Rafael Torres
Rafael Torres
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Director |
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August 26, 2022 |
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/s/ Brandon Arrindell
Brandon Arrindell
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Director |
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August 26, 2022 |
UBIQUITI INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Ubiquiti Inc.:
Opinions on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Ubiquiti Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of
June 30, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders’
equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended June 30, 2022, and the related
notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). We
also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of June 30, 2022, based on criteria
established in
Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013)
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2022, in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also
in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects,
effective internal control over financial reporting as of
June 30, 2022 based on criteria established in
Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013)
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated
financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control
over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and
an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm
registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with
respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated
financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due
to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over
financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included
performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement
of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or
fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such
procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated
financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial
reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control
over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material
weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and
operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed
risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as
we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of
the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the
company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could
have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising
from the current period audit of the consolidated financial
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to
the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or
disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial
statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective,
or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter
does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial
statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the
critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the
critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it
relates.
Unrecognized tax benefits
As discussed in Notes 2 and 14 to the consolidated financial
statements, the Company records a liability for unrecognized tax
benefits associated with uncertain tax positions. The Company
recognizes tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if there
is more than a 50% likelihood that the tax position will be
sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, based on the
technical merits of the position. As of June 30, 2022, the Company
has recorded a liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits,
excluding associated interest and penalties, of $32.7
million.
We identified the assessment of certain gross unrecognized tax
benefits as a critical audit matter. Complex auditor judgment,
including the involvement of tax professionals with specialized
skills and knowledge, was required to evaluate the Company’s
interpretation and application of tax law in the United States and
certain foreign jurisdictions in which it operates. This evaluation
included the determination of which tax positions have more than a
50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address
this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the
operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the
critical audit matter. This included controls over the Company’s
gross unrecognized tax benefit process to:
•evaluate
the Company’s tax structure and interpretation of United States and
foreign tax laws,
•evaluate
the gross unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax
positions.
In addition, we involved tax professionals with specialized skills
and knowledge, who assisted in performing the following procedures
over certain jurisdictions:
•obtaining
an understanding of the Company’s overall tax structure and
assessing the Company’s compliance with tax laws,
•inspecting
correspondence and assessments from taxing authorities to assess
the Company’s determination of its tax positions having more than a
50% likelihood to be sustained upon examination, and
•performing
an independent analysis of the Company’s uncertain tax positions
and comparing our determination of its tax positions having more
than a 50% likelihood to be sustained upon examination to the
Company’s assessment.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
New York, New York
August 26, 2022
UBIQUITI INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
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June 30, |
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2022 |
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2021 |
Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
136,224 |
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$ |
249,418 |
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Investments — short-term |
427 |
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1,320 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $52
and $47 at June 30, 2022 and 2021 respectively
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119,627 |
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172,289 |
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Inventories |
262,441 |
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233,767 |
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Vendor deposits |
89,661 |
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20,013 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
13,193 |
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17,349 |
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Total current assets |
621,573 |
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694,156 |
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Property and equipment, net |
80,232 |
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79,061 |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets, net |
64,231 |
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40,011 |
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Deferred tax assets |
6,618 |
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4,776 |
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Investments — long-term |
— |
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1,035 |
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Other long-term assets |
72,058 |
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71,946 |
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Total assets |
$ |
844,712 |
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$ |
890,985 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
83,663 |
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$ |
112,071 |
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Income taxes payable |
14,061 |
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14,496 |
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Debt — short-term |
23,865 |
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23,865 |
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Other current liabilities |
189,361 |
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125,980 |
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Total current liabilities |
310,950 |
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276,412 |
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Income tax payable — long-term |
94,169 |
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104,022 |
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Operating lease liabilities — long-term |
54,025 |
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32,258 |
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Debt — long-term |
762,622 |
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467,030 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
5,822 |
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8,564 |
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Total liabilities |
1,227,588 |
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888,286 |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) |
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Stockholders’ equity (deficit): |
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Preferred stock—$0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized;
none issued
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Common stock—$0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares
authorized:
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60,420,525 and 62,582,858 outstanding at June 30, 2022 and
2021, respectively
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60 |
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63 |
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Additional paid–in capital |
650 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
(474) |
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1 |
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Retained earnings (deficit) |
(383,112) |
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2,635 |
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Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) |
(382,876) |
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2,699 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
844,712 |
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$ |
890,985 |
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
UBIQUITI INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Income
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Revenues |
$ |
1,691,692 |
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$ |
1,898,094 |
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$ |
1,284,500 |
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Cost of revenues |
1,021,880 |
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985,818 |
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676,328 |
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Gross profit |
669,812 |
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912,276 |
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608,172 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
137,689 |
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116,171 |
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89,405 |
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Sales, general and administrative |
69,859 |
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53,513 |
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40,569 |
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Total operating expenses |
207,548 |
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169,684 |
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129,974 |
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Income from operations |
462,264 |
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742,592 |
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478,198 |
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Interest expense and other, net |
(17,815) |
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(14,938) |
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(28,002) |
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Income before income taxes |
444,449 |
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727,654 |
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450,196 |
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Provision for income taxes |
65,792 |
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111,070 |
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69,899 |
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Net income |
$ |
378,657 |
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$ |
616,584 |
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$ |
380,297 |
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Net income per share of common stock: |
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Basic |
$ |
6.14 |
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$ |
9.79 |
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$ |
5.81 |
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Diluted |
$ |
6.13 |
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$ |
9.78 |
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$ |
5.80 |
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Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share of
common stock: |
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Basic |
61,689 |
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62,991 |
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65,427 |
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Diluted |
61,723 |
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63,052 |
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65,514 |
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Other comprehensive income: |
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Unrealized (losses) on available-for-sale securities |
(475) |
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(8) |
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(384) |
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Other comprehensive (loss) |
(475) |
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(8) |
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(384) |
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Comprehensive income |
$ |
378,182 |
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$ |
616,576 |
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$ |
379,913 |
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
UBIQUITI INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
In thousands, except share data
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Common Stock |
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Additional Paid-In Capital |
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Retained Earnings (Deficit) |
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
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Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Amount |
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Amount |
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Amount |
Balances at June 30, 2019 |
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69,472,568 |
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$ |
69 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
98,815 |
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$ |
393 |
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$ |
99,277 |
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Net Income |
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— |
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— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
380,297 |
|
|
— |
|
|
380,297 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
(384) |
|
|
(384) |
|
Stock options exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
22,582 |
|
|
— |
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
179 |
|
Restricted stock units issued, net of tax withholdings |
|
|
|
|
|
35,541 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,132) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,132) |
|
Repurchase of Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
(5,842,800) |
|
|
(5) |
|
|
(1,488) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(696,408) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(697,901) |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,888 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,888 |
|
Dividends paid on Common Stock ($1.20 per share)
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(78,682) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(78,682) |
|
Balances at June 30, 2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
63,687,891 |
|
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
$ |
447 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(295,978) |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
(295,458) |
|
Net Income |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
616,584 |
|
|
— |
|
|
616,584 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
(8) |
|
|
(8) |
|
Stock options exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
11,734 |
|
|
— |
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
125 |
|
Restricted stock units issued, net of tax withholdings |
|
|
|
|
|
28,421 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(998) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(998) |
|
Repurchase of Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
(1,145,188) |
|
|
(1) |
|
|
(2,603) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(217,158) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(219,762) |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,029 |
|
Dividends paid on Common Stock ($1.60 per share)
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100,813) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(100,813) |
|
Balances at June 30, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
62,582,858 |
|
|
$ |
63 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,635 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
2,699 |
|
Net Income |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
378,657 |
|
|
— |
|
|
378,657 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
(475) |
|
|
(475) |
|
Stock options exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
8,413 |
|
|
— |
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
98 |
|
Restricted stock units issued, net of tax withholdings |
|
|
|
|
|
23,107 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,185) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,185) |
|
Repurchase of Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
(2,193,853) |
|
|
(3) |
|
|
(1,779) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(616,349) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(618,131) |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,516 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,516 |
|
Dividends paid on Common Stock ($2.40 per share)
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(148,055) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(148,055) |
|
Balance at June 30, 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
60,420,525 |
|
|
$ |
60 |
|
|
$ |
650 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(383,112) |
|
|
$ |
(474) |
|
|
$ |
(382,876) |
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
UBIQUITI INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended June 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
378,657 |
|
|
$ |
616,584 |
|
|
$ |
380,297 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
13,689 |
|
|
12,100 |
|
|
7,695 |
|
Impairment of cost-based investment |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,000 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
1,319 |
|
|
1,791 |
|
|
1,807 |
|
Non-cash lease expense |
1,142 |
|
|
251 |
|
|
1,146 |
|
Premium amortization and (discount accretion), net |
88 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
(52) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Write off unamortized debt issuance costs |
— |
|
|
267 |
|
|
105 |
|
Provision for inventory obsolescence |
2,413 |
|
|
(249) |
|
|
6,617 |
|
Provision for sales returns |
1,004 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provisions for loss on vendor deposits and purchase
commitments |
8,907 |
|
|
10,712 |
|
|
3,327 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
3,516 |
|
|
3,029 |
|
|
2,888 |
|
Deferred taxes |
(1,842) |
|
|
(674) |
|
|
(1,194) |
|
Other, net |
(555) |
|
|
509 |
|
|
265 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
52,657 |
|
|
(30,136) |
|
|
13,883 |
|
Inventories |
(29,565) |
|
|
52,890 |
|
|
(28,053) |
|
Vendor deposits |
(79,034) |
|
|
(17,092) |
|
|
3,124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
1,841 |
|
|
(30,543) |
|
|
(10,824) |
|
Accounts payable |
(28,686) |
|
|
(43,343) |
|
|
116,900 |
|
Income taxes payable |
(10,288) |
|
|
(27,774) |
|
|
(3,527) |
|
Deferred revenues |
(3,593) |
|
|
7,463 |
|
|
855 |
|
Accrued and other liabilities |
58,589 |
|
|
56,221 |
|
|
(39,975) |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
370,259 |
|
|
612,022 |
|
|
460,284 |
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment and other long-term
assets |
(13,468) |
|
|
(18,325) |
|
|
(30,619) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of investments |
(1,479) |
|
|
(1,863) |
|
|
(27,538) |
|
Proceeds from sale of investments |
2,457 |
|
|
— |
|
|
111,909 |
|
Proceeds from maturity of investments |
1,310 |
|
|
922 |
|
|
15,832 |
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
(11,180) |
|
|
(19,266) |
|
|
69,584 |
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from borrowing under the credit facility -
Term |
— |
|
|
37,500 |
|
|
37,500 |
|
Proceeds from borrowing under the credit facility -
Revolver |
345,000 |
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
390,000 |
|
Repayment against credit facility - Revolver |
(25,000) |
|
|
(255,000) |
|
|
(245,000) |
|
Repayment against credit facility - Term |
(25,000) |
|
|
(18,750) |
|
|
(25,000) |
|
Debt issuance costs |
— |
|
|
(3,257) |
|
|
(3,138) |
|
Repurchases of common stock |
(618,131) |
|
|
(219,762) |
|
|
(700,125) |
|
Payment of common stock cash dividends |
(148,055) |
|
|
(100,813) |
|
|
(78,682) |
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
98 |
|
|
125 |
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted
stock units |
(1,185) |
|
|
(998) |
|
|
(1,132) |
|
Net cash (used in) financing activities |
(472,273) |
|
|
(485,955) |
|
|
(625,398) |
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(113,194) |
|
|
106,801 |
|
|
(95,530) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
249,418 |
|
|
142,617 |
|
|
238,147 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
136,224 |
|
|
$ |
249,418 |
|
|
$ |
142,617 |
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: |
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid, net of refunds |
$ |
78,180 |
|
|
$ |
139,623 |
|
|
$ |
74,918 |
|
Interest paid |
$ |
11,561 |
|
|
$ |
11,811 |
|
|
$ |
21,817 |
|
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Right-of-use asset recognized |
$ |
34,516 |
|
|
$ |
24,281 |
|
|
$ |
8,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unpaid property and equipment and other long-term
assets |
|