NVEC 10-Q
Nve Corp /New/ (NVEC)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Mark One)
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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.
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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 (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
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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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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. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, $
NVE CORPORATION
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I–FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
NVE CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
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| March 31, 2022* |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Marketable securities, short-term |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $ |
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Inventories |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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Total current assets |
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Fixed assets |
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Machinery and equipment |
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Leasehold improvements |
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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
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Net fixed assets |
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Deferred tax assets |
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Marketable securities, long-term |
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Right-of-use asset – operating lease |
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Total assets |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable |
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Accrued payroll and other |
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Operating lease |
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Total current liabilities |
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Operating lease |
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Total liabilities |
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Shareholders’ equity |
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Common stock, $ |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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Retained earnings |
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Total shareholders’ equity |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
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*The March 31, 2022 Balance Sheet is derived from the audited financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
See accompanying notes.
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NVE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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Revenue |
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Product sales |
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Contract research and development |
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Total revenue |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Expenses |
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Research and development |
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Selling, general, and administrative |
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Total expenses |
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Income from operations |
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Interest income |
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Income before taxes |
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Provision for income taxes |
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Net income |
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Net income per share – basic |
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Net income per share – diluted |
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Cash dividends declared per common share |
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Weighted average shares outstanding |
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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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Net income |
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Unrealized gain (loss) from marketable securities, net of tax |
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Comprehensive income |
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See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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Revenue |
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Product sales | $ |
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Contract research and development |
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Total revenue |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Selling, general, and administrative |
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Total expenses |
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Income from operations |
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Interest income |
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Income before taxes |
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Provision for income taxes |
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Net income | $ |
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Net income per share – basic | $ |
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Net income per share – diluted | $ |
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Cash dividends declared per common share | $ |
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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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Net income |
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Unrealized loss from marketable securities, net of tax |
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Comprehensive income |
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See accompanying notes.
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NVE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
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Comprehensive income: |
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Net income |
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Total comprehensive income |
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Stock-based compensation |
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Cash dividends declared ($1.00 per share of common stock) |
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Balance as of June 30, 2022 |
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Comprehensive income: |
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Unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of tax |
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Net income |
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Total comprehensive income |
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Stock-based compensation |
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Cash dividends declared ($1.00 per share of common stock) |
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Balance as of September 30, 2022 |
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Comprehensive income: |
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Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of tax |
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Net income |
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Total comprehensive income |
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Stock-based compensation |
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Cash dividends declared ($1.00 per share of common stock) |
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Balance as of December 31, 2022 |
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See accompanying notes.
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NVE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
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Balance as of March 31, 2021 |
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Unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of tax |
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Net income |
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Cash dividends declared ($1.00 per share of common stock) |
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Balance as of June 30, 2021 |
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Balance as of September 30, 2021 |
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Exercise of stock options |
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Net income |
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Balance as of December 31, 2021 |
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See accompanying notes.
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NVE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net income |
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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See accompanying notes.
8
NVE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
We develop and sell devices that use spintronics, a nanotechnology that relies on electron spin rather than electron charge to acquire, store, and transmit information.
NOTE 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited financial statements of NVE Corporation are prepared consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements. Although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain disclosures have been omitted as allowed, and it is suggested that these unaudited financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes included in our latest annual financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.
Significant accounting policies
A description of our significant accounting policies is provided in Note 2 to the Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, there were no changes to our significant accounting policies.
NOTE 3. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Recently Adopted Accounting Standard
In May 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options. ASU 2021-04 addresses issuers’ accounting for certain modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options. We adopted ASU 2021-04 beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The adoption had no material impact on our financial statements.
New Accounting Standard Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Statements. ASU 2016-13 requires a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset(s) to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. In November 2018 the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, which clarifies codification and corrects unintended application of the guidance, and in November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, which clarifies or addresses specific issues about certain aspects of ASU 2016-13. In November 2019 the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates, and in February 2020 the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-02, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) and Leases (Topic 842): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 119 and Update to SEC Section on Effective Date Related to Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), both of which delay the effective date of ASU 2016-13 by three years for certain Smaller Reporting Companies such as us. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-03, Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments; which modifies the measurement of expected credit losses of certain financial instruments. In accordance with ASU 2019-10 and ASU 2020-02, ASU 2016-13 is effective for certain Smaller Reporting Companies for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and interim periods within those fiscal years, which will be fiscal 2024 for us if we continue to be classified as a Smaller Reporting Company, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2016-13 on our financial statements.
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NOTE 4. NET INCOME PER SHARE
Net income per basic share is computed based on the weighted-average number of common shares issued and outstanding during each period. Net income per diluted share amounts assume exercise of all stock options. The following tables show the components of diluted shares:
| Quarter Ended December 31, | ||
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| 2021 | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic |
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NOTE 5. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Our corporate bonds and money market funds are classified as available-for-sale securities and carried at estimated fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the statement of shareholders’ equity. Corporate bonds with remaining maturities less than one year are classified as short-term, and those with remaining maturities greater than one year are classified as long-term. We consider all highly-liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased, including money market funds, to be cash equivalents. Gains and losses on marketable security transactions are reported on the specific-identification method.
Contractual maturities of available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2022 are as follows:
Total |
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| 3–7 Years |
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| $ |
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Total available-for-sale securities represented approximately 79% of our total assets as of December 31, 2022. Marketable securities as of December 31, 2022 had remaining maturities between six days and 76 months.
Generally accepted accounting principles establish a framework for measuring fair value, provide a definition of fair value, and prescribe required disclosures about fair-value measurements. Generally accepted accounting principles define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability. Fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined using assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Generally accepted accounting principles utilize a valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The categories within the valuation hierarchy are described as follows:
Level 1 – Financial instruments with quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Financial instruments with quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities. Level 2 fair value measurements are determined using either prices for similar instruments or inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable, such as interest rates.
Level 3 – Inputs to the fair value measurement are unobservable inputs or valuation techniques.
Money market funds are included on the balance sheets in “Cash and cash equivalents.” Corporate bonds are included on the balance sheets in “Marketable securities, short term” and “Marketable securities, long term.”
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The following table shows the estimated fair value of assets that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis:
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Our available-for-sale securities as of December 31 and March 31, 2022, aggregated into classes of securities, were as follows:
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| $ |
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The following table shows the gross unrealized holding losses and fair value of our available-for-sale securities with unrealized holding losses, aggregated by class of securities and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31 and March 31, 2022.
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| $ |
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| $ | ( | ) |
| $ |
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| $ | ( | ) |
| $ |
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| $ |
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| $ | ( | ) |
| $ |
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| $ | ( | ) |
| $ |
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| $ |
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None of the securities were impaired at acquisition, and subsequent declines in fair value are not attributed to declines in credit quality. When evaluating for impairment we assess indicators that include, but are not limited to, earnings performance, changes in underlying credit ratings, market conditions, bona fide offers to purchase or sell, and ability to hold until maturity. Because we believe it is more likely than not we will recover the cost basis of our investments, we did not consider any of our marketable securities to be impaired as of December 31, 2022.
NOTE 6. INVENTORIES
Inventories are shown in the following table:
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| December 31, 2022 |
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| March 31, 2022 |
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| $ | ||
Work in process |
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| $ |
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NOTE 7. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Stock-based compensation expense was $
NOTE 8. INCOME TAXES
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. As of December 31, 2022, federal and state estimated tax overpayments of $
We had
NOTE 9. LEASES
We conduct our operations in a leased facility under a non-cancellable lease expiring March 31, 2026. Our lease does not provide an implicit rate, so we used our incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of lease payments. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease costs consist primarily of common area maintenance and real estate taxes which are paid based on actual costs incurred by the lessor. Details of our operating lease are as follows:
| Quarter Ended December 31, 2022 |
| Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022 | |||
Operating lease cost | $ |
| $ |
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The following table presents the maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022:
As of December 31, 2022 | Operating Leases |
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Imputed lease interest |
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Total lease liabilities | $ |
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NOTE 10. STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
On January 21, 2009 we announced that our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $
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NOTE 11. INFORMATION AS TO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS, AND SIMILAR PLANS
All of our employees are eligible to participate in our 401(k) savings plan the first quarter after reaching age 21. Employees may contribute up to the Internal Revenue Code maximum. We make matching contributions of
NOTE 12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-looking statements
Some of the statements made in this Report or in the documents incorporated by reference in this Report and in other materials filed or to be filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as well as information included in verbal or written statements made by us constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the reform act. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the terminology such as may, will, expect, anticipate, intend, believe, estimate, should, or continue, or the negatives of these terms or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. To the extent that this Report contains forward-looking statements regarding the financial condition, operating results, business prospects or any other aspect of NVE, you should be aware that our actual financial condition, operating results and business performance may differ materially from that projected or estimated by us in the forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify, in context, some of the factors that we currently believe may cause actual future experience and results to differ from their current expectations. These differences may be caused by a variety of factors, including but not limited to risks related to our reliance on several large customers for a significant percentage of revenue, our dependence on critical suppliers and packaging vendors, uncertainties related to the economic environments in the industries we serve, uncertainties related to future sales and revenues, risks and uncertainties related to future stock repurchases and dividend payments, and other specific risks that may be alluded to in this Report or in the documents incorporated by reference in this Report.
Further information regarding our risks and uncertainties are contained in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2022 as updated in Item 1A of this report.
General
NVE Corporation, referred to as NVE, we, us, or our, develops and sells devices that use spintronics, a nanotechnology that relies on electron spin rather than electron charge to acquire, store and transmit information. We manufacture high-performance spintronic products including sensors and couplers that are used to acquire and transmit data.
Critical accounting policies
A description of our critical accounting policies is provided in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022 our critical accounting policies and estimates continued to include investment valuation, inventory valuation, and deferred tax assets estimation.
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Quarter ended December 31, 2022 compared to quarter ended December 31, 2021
The table shown below summarizes the percentage of revenue and quarter-to-quarter changes for various items:
| Percentage of Revenue Quarter Ended December 31, |
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| Quarter- to-Quarter |
| |||
| 2022 |
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| 2021 |
|
| Change |
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Revenue |
|
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|
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Product sales | 97.3 | % |
| 94.1 | % |
| 21.7 | % |
Contract research and development | 2.7 | % |
| 5.9 | % |
| (46.2) | % |
Total revenue | 100.0 | % |
| 100.0 | % |
| 17.7 | % |
Cost of sales | 20.0 | % |
| 22.0 | % |
| 6.7 | % |
Gross profit | 80.0 | % |
| 78.0 | % |
| 20.7 | % |
Expenses |
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Research and development | 9.5 | % |
| 9.5 | % |
| 17.5 | % |
Selling, general, and administrative | 5.4 | % |
| 4.3 | % |
| 48.2 | % |
Total expenses | 14.9 | % |
| 13.8 | % |
| 27.1 | % |
Income from operations | 65.1 | % |
| 64.2 | % |
| 19.4 | % |
Interest income | 5.5 | % |
| 4.5 | % |
| 43.0 | % |
Income before taxes | 70.6 | % |
| 68.7 | % |
| 20.9 | % |
Provision for income taxes | 13.4 | % |
| 13.6 | % |
| 16.2 | % |
Net income | 57.2 | % |
| 55.1 | % |
| 22.1 | % |
Total revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 (the third quarter of fiscal 2023) increased 18% compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2021 (the third quarter of fiscal 2022). The increase was due to a 22% increase in product sales, partially offset by a 46% decrease in contract research and development revenue. The increase in product sales was primarily due to increased purchases by existing customers and new customers. Sales increased in most of our markets and product lines. The decrease in contract research and development revenue was due to the completion of certain contracts.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 80% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 from 78% for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The increase was primarily due to increased prices and economies of scale due to increased revenue, partially offset by increased costs.
Total expenses increased 27% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2022 due to an 18% increase in research and development expense and a 48% increase in selling, general, and administrative expense. The increases in expenses were primarily due to increased employee compensation expenses and increased staffing.
Interest income for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 increased 43% due to an increase in our available-for-sale securities and an increase in their average interest rate.
The 22% increase in net income in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to the prior-year quarter was primarily due to increased revenue and increased interest income, partially offset by increased expenses.
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Nine months ended December 31, 2022 compared to nine months ended December 31, 2021
The table shown below summarizes the percentage of revenue and period-to-period changes for various items:
| Percentage of Revenue Nine Months Ended December 31 | , |
| Period- to-Period |
| |||
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| Change |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Product sales | 97.4 | % |
| 96.2 | % |
| 27.1 | % |
Contract research and development | 2.6 | % |
| 3.8 | % |
| (12.9) | % |
Total revenue | 100.0 | % |
| 100.0 | % |
| 25.6 | % |
Cost of sales | 21.7 | % |
| 23.2 | % |
| 17.8 | % |
Gross profit | 78.3 | % |
| 76.8 | % |
| 28.0 | % |
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development | 7.7 | % |
| 10.4 | % |
| (6.6) | % |
Selling, general, and administrative | 4.8 | % |
| 6.0 | % |
| (0.9) | % |
Total expenses | 12.5 | % |
| 16.4 | % |
| (4.5) | % |
Income from operations | 65.8 | % |
| 60.4 | % |
| 36.8 | % |
Interest income | 4.1 | % |
| 4.2 | % |
| 19.8 | % |
Income before taxes | 69.9 | % |
| 64.6 | % |
| 35.7 | % |
Provision for income taxes | 13.1 | % |
| 11.8 | % |
| 37.6 | % |
Net income | 56.8 | % |
| 52.8 | % |
| 35.3 | % |
Total revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 (the first nine months of fiscal 2023) increased 26% compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2021 (the first nine months of fiscal 2022). The increase was due to a 27% increase in product sales, partially offset by a 13% decrease in contract research and development revenue. The increase in product sales was primarily due to increased purchases by existing customers and new customers. Sales increased in most of our markets and product lines. The decrease in contract research and development revenue was due to the completion of certain contracts.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 78% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 from 77% for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The increase was primarily due to increased prices and economies of scale due to increased revenue, partially offset by increased costs.
Total expenses decreased 5% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2022 due to an 7% decrease in research and development expense and a 1% decrease in selling, general, and administrative expense. The decrease in research and development expense was primarily due to the reallocation of resources to revenue-generating activities.
Interest income for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 increased 20% due to an increase in our available-for-sale securities and an increase in their average interest rate.
The 35% increase in net income in the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to the prior-year period was primarily due to increased revenue and increased interest income.
Supply Chain Disruptions
Supply chain disruptions may have favorably affected product sales in the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2022 since we believe the disruptions may have been less severe for us than for our competitors. We may be less susceptible to supply chain disruptions because we have our own wafer fabrication and product test operations. We believe supply chain disruptions had an unfavorable impact on our costs of sales.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Cash and cash equivalents were $2,029,714 as of December 31, 2022 compared to $10,449,510 as of March 31, 2022. The $8,419,796 decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the first nine months of fiscal 2023 was due to $14,492,478 of cash used in financing activities for dividend payments and $8,676,229 of cash used by investing activities, partially offset by $14,748,911 in net cash provided by operating activities.
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities related to product sales and research and development contract revenue as our primary source of working capital for the current and prior-year quarters. Net cash provided by operating activities was $14,748,911 for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to $9,098,330 for the first nine months of fiscal 2022.
Accounts receivable decreased $2,607,555 during the first nine months of fiscal 2023 primarily due to the timing of customer payments.
Inventories increased $1,370,592 due primarily to our decision to increase inventories to support increased product sales and to mitigate longer supplier lead-times and supply-chain risks.
Investing Activities
Cash used by investing activities during the nine months ended December 31, 2022 consisted of $26,618,617 of marketable securities purchases and $907,612 of fixed asset purchases, partially offset by $18,750,000 in proceeds from maturities of marketable securities and the receipt of a $100,000 tenant improvement allowance. Purchases of fixed assets were primarily capital expenditures for additional production equipment to increase our manufacturing capacity.
Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended December 31, 2022 consisted of $14,492,478 of cash dividends paid to shareholders.
In addition to cash dividends to shareholders paid in third quarter of fiscal 2023, on January 25, 2023 we announced that our Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $1.00 per share of Common Stock, or $4,830,826 based on shares outstanding as of January 20, 2023, to be paid February 28, 2023.
We plan to fund dividends through cash provided by operating activities and proceeds from maturities of marketable securities. All future dividends will be subject to Board approval and subject to the company’s results of operations, cash and marketable security balances, estimates of future cash requirements, and other factors the Board may deem relevant. Furthermore, dividends may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has performed an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures that are defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. This evaluation included consideration of the controls, processes, and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Although there have been changes in personnel involved in our controls, processes, and procedures, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Controls
During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II–OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
In the ordinary course of business, we may become involved in litigation. At this time, we are not aware of any material pending or threatened legal proceedings or other proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities that we expect would have a material adverse impact on our future results of operation and financial condition.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, except the following risk factor is replaced in its entirety by the following to reflect an amendment to an agreement with Abbott Laboratories, which extends the Agreement term through December 31, 2023:
We may lose revenue if we are unable to renew customer agreements.
We have agreements with certain customers, including a Supplier Partnering Agreement, as amended, with Abbott Laboratories, which expires December 31, 2023. We cannot predict if these agreements will be renewed, or if renewed, under what terms. Although it is possible we could continue to sell products to these customers without formal agreements, an inability to agree on mutually acceptable terms could have a significant adverse impact on our revenue or profitability.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit #
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10 | Amendment No. 9 to Supplier Partnering Agreement between Abbott and the company (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K/A filed January 25, 2023). |
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31.1 | Certification by Daniel A. Baker pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). |
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31.2 | Certification by Joseph P. Schmitz pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). |
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32 | Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
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101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
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101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
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101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| NVE CORPORATION |
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| (Registrant) |
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January 25, 2023 |
| /s/ DANIEL A. BAKER |
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| Daniel A. Baker |
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| President and Chief Executive Officer |
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January 25, 2023 |
| /s/ JOSEPH P. SCHMITZ |
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| Joseph P. Schmitz |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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