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 13, 2009

 

Netlist, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-33170

 

95-4812784

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

51 Discovery, Irvine, California

 

92618

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (949) 435-0025

 

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 13, 2009, Netlist, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s results of operations for the quarter ended July 4, 2009. 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 13, 2009.

 

2



 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Date: August 14, 2009

NETLIST, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gail Itow

 

Gail Itow

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

NEWS RELEASE for August 13, 2009 at 4:00 PM EDT

 

Contact:

Allen & Caron Inc

Gail Itow

 

Jill Bertotti (investors)

Chief Financial Officer

 

jill@allencaron.com

Netlist, Inc.

 

Len Hall (media)

(949) 435-0025

 

len@allencaron.com

 

 

(949) 474-4300

 

 

NETLIST REPORTS SECOND QUARTER, SIX-MONTH RESULTS

 

Migration to Chip-Based Technologies Continues on Track

 

IRVINE, CA (August 13, 2009) . . . Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended July 4, 2009.  Revenues for the second quarter and six months ended July 4, 2009, were $3.2 million and $5.3 million, respectively, compared to $18.4 million and $31.5 million for the second quarter and six months ended June 28, 2008.

 

The sharp year-over-year decline in revenues was driven by a reduction in demand from the Company’s customer base mainly due to the commoditization of current product offerings in the past year.  Costs have also been managed downward in order to better match the decline in revenue and gross profit dollars.  The Company continues to invest heavily in R&D as it executes on the planned transition to new memory subsystems based on custom logic devices.

 

“We continue to make steady progress in the development of next-generation high-density, high-speed, low-power memory subsystems,” Chief Executive Officer Chun K. Hong said.  “OEM customers have expressed their interest in qualification of these upcoming products with revenues possible in the first half of 2010.”

 

Gross profit for the second quarter ended July 4, 2009, improved to $244,000, or a gross margin of 7.7 percent, compared to negative gross margins for the prior two sequential quarters.  For the second quarter ended June 28, 2008, gross profit was $2.7 million, or a gross margin of 14.4 percent.  Negative gross profit for the six months ended July 4, 2009, was $293,000, or a negative gross margin of 5.5 percent, compared to a gross profit of $5.8 million, or a gross margin of 18.4 percent in the year-earlier period.

 

Net loss for the 2009 second quarter was $4.0 million, or $0.20 loss per share, compared to a net loss in the prior year period of $2.3 million, or $0.11 loss per share.  Net loss for the 2009 first six months was $7.8 million, or $0.39 loss per share, compared to a net loss of $2.8 million, or a $0.14 loss per share.  These results include stock-based compensation expense in the second quarter and six months ended July 4, 2009 of $290,000 and $597,000, respectively, compared with $375,000 and $619,000 in the prior year periods.

 



 

During the second quarter, the Company remained focused on preserving cash.  As of July 4, 2009, cash, cash equivalents, and investments in marketable securities were $20.2 million, total assets were $30.9 million, working capital was $16.3 million, total long-term debt was $364,000, and stockholders’ equity was $23.1 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 and six months ended July 4, 2009.  The dial-in number for the call is 1-800-762-8795.  The live webcast and archived replay of the call can be accessed in the Investors section of Netlist’s website at www.netlist.com.

 

About Netlist, Inc.

 

Netlist designs and manufactures high-performance memory subsystems for the server and high- performance computing and communications markets.  The Company’s memory subsystems are developed for applications in which high-speed, high-capacity memory, functionality, small form factor, and heat dissipation are key requirements.  These applications include tower-servers, rack-mounted servers, blade servers, high-performance computing clusters, engineering workstations, and telecommunication equipment.  Netlist maintains its headquarters in Irvine, California with manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, China.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Netlist, including future opportunities and growth for the company’s business. 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, the rapidly-changing nature of technology; volatility in the pricing of DRAM ICs and NAND; changes in and uncertainty of customer demand, including delays in product qualifications; delays in our and our 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; fluctuations in the market price of 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, dated March 30, 2009, and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company from time to time.  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

 



 

Netlist, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

July 4,

 

June 28,

 

July 4,

 

June 28,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

3,173

 

$

18,429

 

$

5,335

 

$

31,533

 

Cost of sales(1)

 

2,929

 

15,770

 

5,628

 

25,743

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

244

 

2,659

 

(293

)

5,790

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development(1)

 

2,030

 

1,716

 

3,644

 

3,292

 

Selling, general and administrative(1)

 

2,120

 

3,310

 

4,055

 

6,778

 

Total operating expenses

 

4,150

 

5,026

 

7,699

 

10,070

 

Operating loss

 

(3,906

)

(2,367

)

(7,992

)

(4,280

)

Other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income, net

 

18

 

104

 

100

 

343

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(45

)

23

 

130

 

(68

)

Total other income (expense), net

 

(27

)

127

 

230

 

275

 

Loss before provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

(3,933

)

(2,240

)

(7,762

)

(4,005

)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

31

 

11

 

49

 

(1,170

)

Net loss

 

$

(3,964

)

$

(2,251

)

$

(7,811

)

$

(2,835

)

Net loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.20

)

$

(0.11

)

$

(0.39

)

$

(0.14

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

19,855

 

19,855

 

19,855

 

19,839

 

 


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

$

38

 

$

48

 

$

67

 

$

62

 

Research and development

 

48

 

62

 

106

 

85

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

204

 

265

 

424

 

472

 

 



 

Netlist, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

 

 

July 4,

 

January 3,

 

 

 

2009

 

2009

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,106

 

$

15,214

 

Investments in marketable securities

 

9,096

 

5,199

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

1,523

 

1,917

 

Inventories

 

1,954

 

1,829

 

Income taxes receivable

 

651

 

1,880

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

759

 

761

 

Total current assets

 

24,089

 

26,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

5,621

 

6,939

 

Long-term investments in marketable securities

 

979

 

960

 

Other assets

 

221

 

234

 

Total assets

 

$

30,910

 

$

34,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,455

 

$

1,786

 

Revolving line of credit

 

2,153

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

328

 

474

 

Current portion of deferred gain on sale and leaseback transaction

 

118

 

118

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

2,713

 

2,083

 

Total current liabilities

 

7,767

 

4,461

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

36

 

130

 

Deferred gain on sale and leaseback transaction, net of current portion

 

49

 

108

 

Total liabilities

 

7,852

 

4,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value - 90,000 shares authorized; 19,855 shares issued and outstanding

 

20

 

20

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

69,980

 

69,383

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(46,924

)

(39,113

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(18

)

(56

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

23,058

 

30,234

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

30,910

 

$

34,933

 

 

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