UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 14, 2012

 

NETLIST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

001-33170
(Commission
File Number)

 

95-4812784
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

51 Discovery, Suite 150

Irvine, California 92618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(949) 435-0025

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

o             Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 14, 2012, Netlist, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein in its entirety.

 

The information included in this Item 2.02 of Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, 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 in any filing 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.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits .

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release, dated August 14, 2012

 

2



 

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

 

NETLIST, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August 14, 2012

By:

/s/ Gail M. Sasaki

 

 

Gail M. Sasaki

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

3


Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

NETLIST REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2012 RESULTS

 

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA , August 14, 2012 - Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance memory subsystems, today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2012, were $10.6 million, down 34 percent from revenues of $16.0 million for the second quarter ended July 2, 2011.  Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2012, was $2.7 million, or 26 percent of revenues, compared to a gross profit of $4.9 million, or 31 percent of revenues for the three months ended July 2, 2011, a decrease of 45 percent.

 

Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) after adding back net interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation and net non-operating expense (income) was a loss of $2.9 million for the three month period ended June 30, 2012, compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $393,000 for the prior year period.

 

Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2012, was $4.0 million, or $0.14 loss per share, compared to a net loss in the prior year period of $1.5 million, or $0.06 loss per share.  These results include stock-based compensation expense of $482,000 for the second quarter of 2012, compared to $406,000 for the second quarter of 2011.

 

“Our second quarter results reflect the current transitional period of our business as we focus on introducing our new product lines while older product lines wind down,” said C.K. Hong, Chief Executive Officer of Netlist. “During the quarter, we were pleased to see initial shipments of 16GB HyperCloud and 16GB VLP at HP and IBM, and expect volumes for these products to grow in the second half of the year. We also introduced the 32GB 4 Rank Planar-X RDIMM, the lowest cost-per-bit high density memory and 32GB VLP, the highest density blade server memory ever offered. Over the next couple of quarters, we look forward to the launch of the highest density HyperCloud, 32GB HCDIMM with IBM as well as qualifications of this product across several other major OEMs. We’ve invested heavily over the past few years to create these new IP-intensive products and collectively, they represent the industry’s most complete suite of high density, high performance memory solutions. We expect to see accelerated adoption of these products in our addressable markets starting later this year, providing a path to future growth for Netlist.”

 

Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012, were $24.5 million, down 12 percent from revenues of $28.0 million for the six months ended July 2, 2011.  Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2012, was $8.2 million, or 33 percent of revenues, compared to a gross profit of $8.7 million, or 31 percent of revenues, for the six months ended July 2, 2011, an increase of 2% in margin percentage and a decrease of 6 percent for the period in gross profit dollars.

 



 

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2012, was $5.1 million, or $0.18 loss per share, compared to a net loss in the prior year period of $4.3 million, or $0.17 loss per share.  These results include stock-based compensation expense of $1.0 million and $0.8 million for the six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2012, cash, cash equivalents, and investments in marketable securities were $11.7 million, total assets were $34.3 million, working capital was $19.2 million, total debt was $3.7 million, and stockholders’ equity was $20.1 million.

 

Conference Call Information

 

As previously announced, Netlist is conducting a conference call today to be broadcast live over the Internet at 5:00 pm Eastern Time to discuss and review the financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.  The dial-in number for the call is 1-800-860-2442.  The live webcast and archived replay of the call can be accessed in the Investors section of Netlist’s website at www.netlist.com.

 

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Certain of the information set forth herein, including EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, may be considered non-GAAP financial measures. Netlist believes this information is useful to investors because it provides a basis for measuring Netlist’s available capital resources, the operating performance of Netlist’s business and Netlist’s cash flow, excluding net interest expense, provisions for income taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation and non-operating net income and expense that would normally be included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Netlist’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in evaluating Netlist’s operating performance, capital resources and cash flow. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and non-financial measures as reported by Netlist may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.

 

About Netlist:

 

Netlist, Inc. designs and manufactures high-performance, logic-based memory subsystems for server and storage applications for cloud computing. Netlist’s flagship products include HyperCloud™, a patented memory technology that breaks traditional memory barriers, NVvault™ family of products that enables data retention during power interruption, EXPRESSvault™, a PCI Express backup/recovery solution for cache data protection and a broad portfolio of industrial Flash and specialty memory subsystems including VLP (very low profile) DIMMs and Planar-X RDIMMs.

 

Netlist develops technology solutions for customer applications in which high-speed, high-capacity, small form factor and heat dissipation are key requirements for system memory. These customers include OEMs that design and build tower, rack-mounted, and blade servers, high-performance computing clusters, engineering workstations and telecommunications equipment. Founded in 2000, Netlist is headquartered in Irvine, CA with manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, People’s Republic of China and an engineering design center in Silicon Valley, CA. Learn more at www.netlist.com which now includes a blog site with the latest news about Netlist products.

 



 

Safe Harbor Statement:

 

This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Netlist. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the launch and commercial success of our products, programs and technologies; the success of product partnerships; continuing development, qualification and volume production of EXPRESSvault™, NVvault™, HyperCloud™ and VLP Planar-X RDIMM; the timing and magnitude of the anticipated decrease in sales to our key customer; our ability to leverage our NVvault™ technology in a more diverse customer base; the rapidly-changing nature of technology; risks associated with intellectual property, including the costs and unpredictability of litigation over infringement of our intellectual property and the possibility of the Company’s patents being re-examined by the United States Patent and Trademark office; volatility in the pricing of DRAM ICs and NAND; changes in and uncertainty of customer acceptance of, and demand for, our existing products and products under development, including uncertainty of and/or delays in product orders and product qualifications; delays in the Company’s and its customers’ product releases and development; introductions of new products by competitors; changes in end-user demand for technology solutions; the Company’s ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the Company’s reliance on suppliers of critical components and vendors in the supply chain; fluctuations in the market price of critical components; evolving industry standards; and the political and regulatory environment in the People’s Republic of China. Other risks and uncertainties are described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2012, and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company from time to time. Except as required by law, Netlist undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

(Tables Follow)

 

For more information, please contact:

 

 

 

Brainerd Communicators, Inc.

Gail M. Sasaki

Corey Kinger/Mike Smargiassi (investors)

Chief Financial Officer

Sharon Oh (media)

Netlist, Inc.

NLST@braincomm.com

(949) 435-0025

(212) 986-6667

 

 



 

Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except par value)

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(audited)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

11,299

 

$

10,535

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

8,094

 

11,399

 

Inventories

 

9,643

 

6,057

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,432

 

806

 

Total current assets

 

30,468

 

28,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

3,306

 

2,771

 

Long-term investments in marketable securities

 

445

 

444

 

Other assets

 

130

 

161

 

Total assets

 

$

34,349

 

$

32,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

7,317

 

$

6,155

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

1,305

 

1,813

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

1,285

 

460

 

Accrued engineering charges

 

490

 

450

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

908

 

2,144

 

Total current liabilities

 

11,305

 

11,022

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

2,825

 

1,118

 

Other liabilities

 

88

 

94

 

Total liabilities

 

14,218

 

12,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value - 90,000 shares authorized; 28,411 (2012) and 26,390 (2011) shares issued and outstanding

 

28

 

26

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

97,959

 

92,709

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(77,801

)

(72,740

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(55

)

(56

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

20,131

 

19,939

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

34,349

 

$

32,173

 

 



 

Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

July 2,

 

June 30,

 

July 2,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

10,552

 

$

16,001

 

$

24,519

 

$

28,001

 

Cost of sales(1)

 

7,814

 

11,064

 

16,345

 

19,260

 

Gross profit

 

2,738

 

4,937

 

8,174

 

8,741

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development(1)

 

3,770

 

3,755

 

7,612

 

7,439

 

Selling, general and administrative(1)

 

2,871

 

2,583

 

5,480

 

5,500

 

Total operating expenses

 

6,641

 

6,338

 

13,092

 

12,939

 

Operating loss

 

(3,903

)

(1,401

)

(4,918

)

(4,198

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(79

)

(50

)

(150

)

(75

)

Other income (expense), net

 

3

 

(59

)

8

 

(59

)

Total other expense, net

 

(76

)

(109

)

(142

)

(134

)

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

(3,979

)

(1,510

)

(5,060

)

(4,332

)

Provision for income taxes

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,980

)

$

(1,511

)

$

(5,061

)

$

(4,333

)

Net loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.14

)

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

28,111

 

24,988

 

27,420

 

24,935

 

 


(1)  Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

$

42

 

$

18

 

$

77

 

$

31

 

Research and development

 

153

 

146

 

345

 

288

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

287

 

242

 

583

 

440

 

 



 

Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Schedule Reconciling GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

July 2,

 

June 30,

 

July 2,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP net loss

 

$

(3,980

)

$

(1,511

)

$

(5,061

)

$

(4,333

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

79

 

50

 

150

 

75

 

Provision for income taxes

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

535

 

602

 

1,070

 

1,183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

(3,365

)

(858

)

(3,840

)

(3,074

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

482

 

406

 

1,005

 

759

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(3

)

59

 

(8

)

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(2,886

)

$

(393

)

$

(2,843

)

$

(2,256

)

 

The table above reconciles net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.  EBITDA is defined as net loss before net interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before net non-operating expense (income) and stock-based compensation expense. Although EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, management believes that it is useful to Netlist, Inc. and to an investor in evaluating the Company because it is a widely used measure to evaluate a company’s operating performance.