UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

 

Commission file number 0-7422

 

 

 

 

STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(631) 435-6000

 

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 þ     No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes o     No þ

 

As of November 30, 2006, there were 22,617,722 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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(in thousands)

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(in thousands)

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial information of Standard Microsystems Corporation and subsidiaries (“SMSC” or the “Company”) has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which in management’s opinion are necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of November 30, 2006 and for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2006 and 2005. The February 28, 2006 balance sheet information has been derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

 

The Company has opted to present its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows using the indirect method, beginning with the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2006. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-month period ended November 30, 2005 has been conformed to this presentation.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of sales and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on May 15, 2006 with the SEC.

 

The results of operations for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year or any future periods.

 

 

The Company has several stock-based compensation plans in effect under which incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights are granted to employees and directors. Stock options are granted with exercise prices equal to the fair value of the underlying shares on the date of grant.

 

Effective March 1, 2006 the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS 123R supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”) and related interpretations and amends SFAS No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows. SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, restricted stock units and employee stock purchase rights, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their respective grant date fair values and does not allow the previously permitted pro forma disclosure-only method as an alternative to financial statement recognition. SFAS 123R also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under previous literature. These requirements may reduce future net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash flows. In March 2005 the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”), which provides guidance regarding the interaction of SFAS 123R and certain SEC rules and regulations. The Company considered the provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123R.

 

The Company elected the modified prospective transition method as permitted by SFAS 123R. Accordingly, prior periods have not been revised to reflect the impact of SFAS 123R. Under this transition method, compensation cost recognized for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 includes: (i) compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of, February 28, 2006 (based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based

 

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Compensation (“SFAS 123”), and previously presented in the pro forma footnote disclosures); and (ii) compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted subsequent to February 28, 2006 (based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the new provisions of SFAS No. 123R).

 

The estimated value of the Company’s stock-based awards (including stock options, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights), less expected forfeitures, is amortized over the awards’ respective requisite service period which is generally the vesting period, on a straight-line basis. As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123R, income before income taxes for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 decreased by $0.1 million and decreased by $1.6 million, respectively, over what would have been reported on the prior accounting basis. Net income for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 were decreased by approximately $55 thousand and $1.0 million, respectively. The implementation of SFAS No. 123R did not have any impact on cash flows from financing activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2007.

 

Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, the Company accounted for share-based payment awards to employees in accordance with APB 25 and related interpretations, and had adopted the disclosure-only alternative of SFAS 123, and SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure. In accordance with APB 25, stock-based compensation expense was not recorded in connection with share-based payment awards granted with exercise prices equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, unless certain modifications were subsequently made.

 

SFAS 123R requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service periods. The Company has estimated the fair value of each award as of the date of grant based on assumptions using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which was developed for use in estimating the value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and that are freely transferable. The Black-Scholes model considers, among other factors, the expected life of the award and the expected volatility of the Company’s stock price. Although the Black-Scholes model meets the requirements of SFAS 123R and SAB 107, the fair values generated by the model may not be indicative of the actual fair values of the Company’s awards, as it does not consider other factors important to those share-based payment awards, such as continued employment, periodic vesting requirements, and limited transferability.

 

 

On March 30, 2005, SMSC announced the completion of its acquisition of OASIS SiliconSystems Holding AG and subsidiaries (“OASIS”). Based in Karlsruhe, Germany, OASIS is engaged in the development and marketing of integrated circuits that enable networking of multimedia devices for automotive infotainment applications.

 

The transaction was accounted for as a purchase in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations (“SFAS 141”), whereby the purchase price for OASIS was allocated to net tangible and intangible assets acquired, based upon their respective fair values as of March 30, 2005. The results of OASIS’ operations subsequent to March 30, 2005 have been included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

 

SMSC acquired all of OASIS’ outstanding capital stock in exchange for initial consideration of $118.6 million, including approximately 2.1 million shares of SMSC common stock valued for accounting purposes at $35.8 million, $79.5 million of cash, and approximately $3.3 million of direct acquisition costs, including legal, banking, accounting and valuation fees. The tangible assets of OASIS at March 30, 2005 included approximately $22.4 million of cash and cash equivalents, resulting in an initial net cash outlay of approximately $60.5 million. SMSC’s existing cash balances were the source of the cash used in the transaction. For accounting purposes, the value of the SMSC common stock was determined using the average value of the stock for the two days before and after the date the terms of the acquisition were announced.

 

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The terms of the agreement also provided the former OASIS shareholders the opportunity to earn up to $20 million of additional consideration, based upon achieving certain fiscal 2006 performance goals, the amount earned of which was indeterminable until February 28, 2006. Based upon fiscal 2006 performance and per the computation completed and submitted on April 28, 2006, the former OASIS shareholders earned approximately $16.4 million of additional consideration, consisting of approximately 0.2 million shares of SMSC common stock valued for accounting purposes as of May 9, 2006 at $4.0 million, and approximately $12.4 million of cash, all of which was tendered and paid during the first quarter of fiscal 2007. SMSC’s existing cash balances were used to fund the cash portion of the additional consideration. The fair value of the shares tendered was approximately $1.4 million less at the settlement date than had been estimated as of February 28, 2006, resulting in a corresponding adjustment to Goodwill in the nine-month period ended November 30, 2006. The following table summarizes the final components of the purchase price (in millions):

 

 

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price (in millions):

 

 

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A substantial portion of OASIS’ net assets, including goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, are located in Europe, and the functional currency of OASIS’ operations in Europe is the euro. Accordingly, these euro-denominated net assets are translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates and gains or losses arising from translation are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income within shareholders’ equity.

 

In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 141, OASIS’ finished goods inventory was valued at estimated selling prices less the costs of disposal and a reasonable profit allowance for the related selling effort; work-in-process inventory was valued at estimated selling prices of the finished goods less costs to complete, costs of disposal, and a reasonable profit allowance for the completing and selling efforts; and raw materials were valued at current replacement costs. These values initially exceeded OASIS’ historical inventory cost by approximately $1.7 million. This value was included within the $12.9 million of fair value assigned to OASIS’ inventory at March 30, 2005, and was recorded as a component of costs of goods sold as the underlying inventory was sold between April 2005 and September 2005.

 

The estimated fair value attributed to purchased technology was determined based upon a discounted forecast of the estimated net future cash flows to be generated from the technologies, using a discount rate of 25%. The estimated fair value of purchased technology is being amortized over a period of 8 years on a straight-line basis, which approximates the pattern in which the economic benefits of the technology are expected to be realized.

 

The estimated fair value attributed to customer relationships was determined based on a discounted forecast of the estimated net future cash flows to be generated from the relationships, discounted at a rate of 23%. The estimated fair value of the customer relationships is being amortized over a period of 8 years on a straight-line basis, which approximates the pattern in which the economic benefits of the customer relationships are expected to be realized.

 

OASIS owns certain trademarks related to its multimedia networking technology. The estimated fair value attributed to these trademarks was determined by calculating the present value of the royalty savings related to the trademarks using an assumed royalty rate of 1.5% and a discount rate of 23%. These trademarks have indefinite lives and are therefore not being amortized. They are subject to an impairment test on an annual basis, or when an event or circumstance occurs indicating a possible impairment in value.

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair values of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. This acquisition significantly expanded SMSC’s sales of integrated circuits into automotive infotainment markets, and provides opportunities for expanded revenues into other applications, including consumer networking. It also added an assembled workforce of approximately 150 employees to SMSC’s operations. These factors contributed to recognition of goodwill as a component of the purchase price. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“SFAS 142”), goodwill is not amortized but tested for impairment at least annually, or when an event or circumstance occurs indicating a possible impairment in value.

 

The $0.9 million allocated to in-process research and development represented the fair value of purchased in-process technology for research projects that, as of the March 30, 2005 closing date of the acquisition, had not reached technological feasibility and had no alternative future uses. This value was based upon discounted cash flows attributable to the projects using a discount rate of 28%, the estimated time to complete the projects and the levels of risks involved. These projects were primarily focused on deployment of certain technology into consumer applications. The $0.9 million estimated fair value of in-process research and development is reflected within operating expenses for the nine months ended November 30, 2005.

 

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The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined operating results of SMSC and OASIS as if the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of each period presented. Pro forma data is subject to various assumptions and estimates, and is presented for informational purposes only. This pro forma data does not purport to represent or be indicative of the consolidated operating results that would have been reported had the transaction been completed as described herein, and the data should not be taken as indicative of future consolidated operating results. Pro forma financial information for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2005 is as follows (in millions, except per share data):

 

 

 

Short-term investments consist of investments in obligations with maturities of between three and twelve months, at acquisition, and investments in auction rate securities. All of these investments are classified as available-for-sale. The costs of these short-term investments approximate their market values as of November 30, and February 28, 2006.

 

The Company invests excess cash in a variety of marketable securities, including auction rate securities. Auction rate securities have long-term underlying maturities, but have interest rates that are reset every 90 days or less, at which time the securities can typically be purchased or sold, creating a highly liquid market. The Company’s intent is not to hold these securities to maturity, but rather to use the interest rate reset feature to provide the opportunity to maximize returns while preserving liquidity. The Company’s investment in these securities provides higher yields than money market and other cash equivalent investments.

 

The Company classifies all marketable debt and equity securities with remaining maturities of greater than one year, excluding auction rate securities, as long-term investments. The Company held no long-term investments at November 30, 2006 and February 28, 2006.

 

 

Inventories are valued at the lower of first-in, first-out cost or market and consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

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Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Basic net income per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock awards and shares issuable through stock options.

 

The shares used in calculating basic and diluted net income per share for the Condensed Consolidated Income Statements included within this report are reconciled as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Options covering 0.4 million and 0.3 million shares for the three-month periods ended November 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and 0.7 million and 1.5 million shares for the nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were excluded from the computation of average shares outstanding for diluted net income per share because their effect was antidilutive.

 

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The Company’s other comprehensive income consists of foreign currency translation adjustments from those subsidiaries not using the U.S. dollar as their functional currency, and unrealized gains and losses on equity investments classified as available-for-sale. The components of the Company’s comprehensive income for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 and 2005 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

In December 2001, the Company announced a restructuring plan for its exit from the PC chipset business.

 

The Company carried a reserve related to this restructuring of approximately $0.2 million and $0.3 million at November 30, 2006 and February 28, 2006, respectively, for future payments against previously reserved non-cancelable lease obligations, which will continue through their respective lease terms through August 2008.

 

 

The Company’s March 2005 acquisition of OASIS included the acquisition of $42.9 million of finite-lived intangible assets, an indefinite-lived trademark of $5.4 million, and goodwill of $67.8 million. The Company’s June 2002 acquisition of Tucson, Arizona-based Gain Technology Corporation included the acquisition of $7.1 million of finite-lived intangible assets and $29.4 million of goodwill, after adjustments.

 

In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142, goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment in value at least annually, or when events or circumstances indicate possible impairment in value. The Company performs an annual goodwill impairment review during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, and completed its most recent annual review during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006; no impairment in value was identified.

 

All finite-lived intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the pattern in which the estimated economic benefits of the assets are realized, over their estimated useful lives. Existing technologies have been assigned estimated useful lives of between six and eight years, with a weighted-average useful life of approximately eight years. Customer relationships and contracts have been assigned useful lives of between one and ten years, with a weighted-average useful life of approximately eight years.

 

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Intangible assets that are denominated in a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar have been translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect on the reporting date. As of November 30, 2006 and February 28, 2006, the Company’s identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Total amortization expense recorded for finite-lived intangible assets was $1.6 million and $1.6 million for the three-month periods ended November 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $4.8 million and $4.3 million for the nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

Estimated future finite-lived intangible asset amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2007 and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

The Company maintains an unfunded Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan to provide senior management with retirement, disability and death benefits. The Company’s subsidiary, SMSC Japan, also maintains an unfunded retirement plan, which provides its employees and directors with separation benefits, consistent with customary practices in Japan. Benefits under these defined benefit plans are based upon various service and compensation factors.

 

The following table sets forth the components of the consolidated net periodic pension expense for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively (in thousands):

 

 

Additionally, the Company is the beneficiary of life insurance policies that have been purchased as a method of partially financing benefits under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.

 

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In October 1998, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program, allowing the Company to repurchase up to one million shares of its common stock on the open market or in private transactions. In July 2000, the authorization was expanded from one million shares to two million shares and in July 2002 the authorization was expanded from two million shares to three million shares. As of November 30, 2006, the Company had repurchased approximately 2.2 million shares of common stock at a cost of $32.0 million under this program, including 0.3 million shares repurchased at a cost of $6.1 million for the nine month period ended November 30 of fiscal 2007.

 

 

Because of the impact marketplace technology convergence has had on the management of the Company’s business and internal reporting, beginning with the quarter ending November 30, 2005 the Company now is deemed to operate in and report as one business segment — the design, development, and marketing of semiconductor integrated circuits. This change will have no impact on the Company’s disclosures because it previously aggregated the results of operating segments into one reportable segment under the aggregation criteria set forth in SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.”

 

 

Employee and Director Stock Option Plans

 

Under the Company’s stock option plans, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is authorized to grant options to purchase shares of common stock. The purpose of these plans is to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing officers, directors and key employees with additional incentives and the opportunity, through stock ownership, to better align their interests with the Company’s and enhance their personal interest in its continued success. Options under inducement plans may only be offered to new employees. Options are granted at prices not less than the fair market value on the date of grant. As of November 30, 2006, 571,000 shares of common stock were available for future grants of stock options, of which 479,000 shares can also be issued as restricted stock awards.

 

Stock option plan activity is summarized below (shares in thousands):

 

 

The weighted-average grant-date fair value was $13.84 per share for options granted during the nine months ended November 30, 2006, and $11.03 for options granted during the nine months ended November 30, 2005. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $9.6 million for the nine months ended November 30, 2006, and $8.5 million for options exercised during the nine months ended November 30, 2005. Total fair value of options vested was $9.5 million for the nine months ended November 30, 2006 and $10.3 million for the nine months ended November 30, 2005.

 

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The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $31.87 at November 30, 2006, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date.

 

The total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to SMSC’s employee and director stock option plans is $29.3 million as of November 30, 2006. The weighted average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized is 2.10 years.

 

The weighted average fair values per share of stock options granted in connection with the Company’s stock incentive plans have been estimated utilizing the following assumptions:

 

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

The Company provides common stock awards to certain officers and key employees. The Company grants these awards, at its discretion, from the shares available under its 2001 and 2003 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans and its 2005 Inducement Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan. The shares awarded are typically earned in 25%, 25% and 50% increments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the award, respectively, and are distributed provided the employee has remained employed by the Company through such anniversary dates; otherwise the unearned shares are forfeited. The market value of these shares at the date of award is recorded as compensation expense ratably over the three-year periods from the respective award dates, as adjusted for forfeitures of unvested awards.

 

Restricted stock activity for the nine months ended November 30, 2006 is set forth below (shares in thousands):

 

 

The total pretax intrinsic value of restricted stock shares vested during the nine months ended November 30, 2006 was $1.1 million. Based on the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock of $31.87 on November 30, 2006, the total pretax intrinsic value of all outstanding restricted stock shares was $2.1 million.

 

The total unrecognized compensation cost related to SMSC’s restricted stock plans is $4.0 million as of November 30, 2006. The weighted average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized is 1.57 years.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights Plan

 

In September 2004 and September 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) Plans (the “Plan”), the purpose of which is to attract, retain, reward and motivate employees and consultants to promote the Company’s best interests and to share in its future success. The Plan authorizes the

 

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Board’s Compensation Committee to grant up to four million SAR awards to eligible officers, employees and consultants. Each award, when granted, provides the participant with the right to receive payment in cash, upon exercise, for the appreciation in market value of a share of SMSC common stock over the award’s exercise price. On July 11, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2006 Director Stock Appreciation Rights Plan. The Company can grant up to 200,000 Director SARs under this plan. The exercise price of a SAR is equal to the closing market price of SMSC stock on the date of grant. SAR awards generally vest over four or five-year periods, and expire no later than ten years from the date of grant.

 

Activity under the Stock Appreciation Rights Plan is summarized below (shares in thousands):

 

 

The total unrecognized compensation cost related to SMSC’s stock appreciation rights plan is $34.6 million as of November 30, 2006. The weighted average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized is 2.34 years.

 

The weighted average fair values per share of stock appreciation rights granted in connection with the Company’s stock incentive plans have been estimated utilizing the following assumptions:

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

 

Effective March 1, 2006 the Company adopted SFAS 123R, which requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, restricted stock units and employee stock purchase rights, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their respective grant date fair values and does not allow the previously permitted pro forma disclosure-only method as an alternative to financial statement recognition.

 

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The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense for stock options, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights included in our income from operations (in thousands):

 

 

Prior to the Adoption of SFAS 123R

 

The following table presents the pro-forma effect on net loss and earnings per share as if the Company had applied the fair-value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to all of its share-based compensation awards for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2005:

 

 

 

On July 6, 2006 SMSC made a prior disclosure to the United States Commissioner of Customs (“Customs”) pursuant to 19 C.F.R. § 162.74 related to SMSC’s learning that in certain cases it has not declared the full value or costs of assists provided by SMSC to its foreign suppliers. SMSC conducted a comprehensive review of its customs entries over the past five years and determined the amount of the additional fees. SMSC filed with Customs on October 4, 2006 an updated disclosure, and tendered to Customs approximately $0.4 million which relates to prior periods. SMSC accrued this amount in the nine month period ended November 30, 2006.

 

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In June 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (“SFAS 154”), which changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of voluntary changes in accounting principles. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ consolidated financial statements of changes in accounting principles, unless impracticable. SFAS 154 supersedes APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes (“APB 20”), which previously required that most voluntary changes in accounting principles be recognized by including in the current period’s net income the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS 154 also makes a distinction between retrospective application of an accounting principle and the restatement of consolidated financial statements to reflect the correction of an error. SFAS 154 carries forward without changing the guidance contained in APB 20 for reporting the correction of an error in previously issued consolidated financial statements and a change in accounting estimate. SFAS 154 applies to voluntary changes in accounting principles that are made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005 (SMSC’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2007). The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 154 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Income Tax Uncertainties (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority. The recently issued literature also provides guidance on the de-recognition, measurement and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest and penalties. FIN 48 also includes guidance concerning accounting for income tax uncertainties in interim periods and increases the level of disclosures associated with any recorded income tax uncertainties.

 

FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 (SMSC’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2008). The differences between the amounts recognized in the statements of financial position prior to the adoption of FIN 48 and the amounts reported after adoption will be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to the beginning balance of retained earnings. The Company is still evaluating the impact, if any, of adopting the provisions of FIN 48 on its financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

 

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, which provides interpretive guidance on the consideration of the effects of prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the purpose of a materiality assessment. SAB No. 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006 (SMSC’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2007). Early application is encouraged, but not required. We are required to adopt SAB No. 108 for our fiscal year ending February 28, 2007. We are currently assessing the impact, if any, the adoption of SAB No. 108 will have on our operating income or net earnings. The cumulative effect, if any, of applying the provisions of SAB No. 108 will be reported as an adjustment to beginning-of-year retained earnings.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (SMSC’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2009). We plan to adopt SFAS No. 157 beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on our operating income or net earnings.

 

STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans” an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) (“SFAS 158”). SFAS 158 requires an employer to recognize the over-funded or under-funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. SFAS 158 also requires the measurement of defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position (with limited exceptions). Under SFAS 158, the Company will be required to recognize the funded status of its defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures commencing as of February 28, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS 158 will have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

 

On December 20, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, which extended the Research and Development (“R&D”) tax credit from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2007. The Company expects to be able to utilize this tax credit, and expects to recognize related tax benefits in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. The Company expects the extension of the R&D tax credit to have a material favorable impact on its effective tax rate and tax expense over the term of this extension.

STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2006

GENERAL

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in Part I Item 1. — Financial Statements, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) of Standard Microsystems Corporation (the “Company” or “SMSC”).

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Portions of this report may contain forward-looking statements about expected future events and financial and operating results that involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These uncertainties may cause the Company’s actual future results to be materially different from those discussed in forward-looking statements. The Company’s risks and uncertainties include the timely development and market acceptance of new products; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the Company’s ability to procure capacity from suppliers and the timely performance of their obligations, the effects of changing economic conditions domestically and internationally and on its customers; changes in customer order patterns, relationships with and dependence on customers and growth rates in the personal computer, consumer electronics and embedded and automotive markets and with the Company’s sales channel; changes in customer order patterns, including order cancellations or reduced bookings; the effects of tariff, import and currency regulation; potential or actual litigation; and excess or obsolete inventory and variations in inventory valuation, among others. In addition, SMSC competes in the semiconductor industry, which has historically been characterized by intense competition, rapid technological change, cyclical market patterns, price erosion and periods of mismatched supply and demand.

 

The Company’s forward looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations and may not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers or divestitures. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are based upon the information available to SMSC at this time. Such statements are subject to change, and the Company does not undertake to update such statements, except to the extent required under applicable law and regulation. These and other risks and uncertainties, including potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation, are detailed from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Investors are advised to read the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC, particularly those sections entitled “Risk Factors”, for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. Other cautionary statements and risks and uncertainties may also appear elsewhere in this report.

 

Description of Business

 

Many of the world’s global technology companies rely upon SMSC as a resource for semiconductor system solutions that span analog, digital and mixed-signal technologies. Leveraging intellectual property, integration expertise and global infrastructure, SMSC solves design challenges and delivers performance, space, cost and time-to-market advantages to its customers. SMSC’s application focus targets key vertical markets including mobile and desktop PCs, consumer electronics, automotive infotainment and industrial applications. The Company has developed leading technology positions, providing application-specific solutions such as mixed-signal PC system controllers, non-PCI Ethernet, ARCNET, MOST and Hi-Speed USB. Each of these technologies is increasingly sold into multiple end markets, and the underlying technology, intellectual property and processes are increasingly being re-used and re-combined into new solutions. The Company has made certain internal changes that address this, and accordingly, has determined that SMSC operates as a single segment.

 

SMSC is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York with operations in North America, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, China and Europe. Engineering design centers are located in Arizona, New York, Texas and Karlsruhe, Germany. Additional information is available at www.smsc.com.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES & ESTIMATES

 

This discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations is based upon the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles for interim financial statements generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

 

The Company believes that the critical accounting policies and estimates listed below are important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and operating results, and require critical management judgments and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. Although management believes that its judgments and estimates are appropriate and reasonable, actual future results may differ from these estimates, and to the extent that such differences are material, future reported operating results may be affected.

 

 

Further information regarding these policies appears within the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006, as filed with the SEC on May 15, 2006. During the nine-month period ended November 30, 2006, there were no significant changes to any critical accounting policies or to the related estimates and judgments involved in applying these policies, other than the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123R”).

 

BUSINESS ACQUISITION

 

On March 30, 2005, SMSC announced the acquisition of Karlsruhe, Germany-based OASIS SiliconSystems Holding AG (“OASIS”), a leading provider of Media Oriented Systems Transport (“MOST”) technology, serving a top tier customer base of leading automakers and automotive suppliers. OASIS’ infotainment networking technology has been widely adopted by many European luxury and mid-market car brands, including Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Land Rover, Porsche, Saab and Volvo.

 

The initial cost of the acquisition at March 30, 2005 was approximately $118.6 million, including approximately $79.5 million of cash, 2.1 million shares of SMSC common stock, valued at $35.8 million, and an estimated $3.3 million of direct acquisition costs, including legal, banking, accounting and valuation fees. Included with the net assets acquired from OASIS was approximately $22 million of cash and cash equivalents; therefore SMSC’s initial net cash outlay for the transaction, including transaction costs, was approximately $60.5 million.

 

The terms of the agreement also provided the former OASIS shareholders the opportunity to earn up to $20 million of additional consideration, based upon achieving certain fiscal 2006 performance goals, the amount earned of which was indeterminable until February 28, 2006. Based upon fiscal 2006 performance, the Company determined that the former OASIS shareholders earned an additional $16.4 million, consisting of approximately 0.2 million shares of SMSC common stock valued at $4.0 million, and $12.4 million of cash, all of which was tendered and paid during the first quarter of fiscal 2007. SMSC’s existing cash balances were used to fund the cash portion of the additional consideration. The fair value of the shares tendered was approximately $1.4 million less at

the settlement date than had been estimated as of February 28, 2006, resulting in a corresponding adjustment to goodwill in the first quarter of fiscal 2007.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Included within this discussion are “non-GAAP” financial measures that supplement the financial information prepared under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S.GAAP” or “GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures adjust the Company’s actual results prepared under GAAP to exclude certain charges as more fully described in the text below. These non-GAAP measures are not meant as a substitute for GAAP, but are included solely for informational and comparative purposes which the Company’s management believes assists in evaluating operational trends, financial performance, and cash generating capacity.

 

Sales and Revenues

 

SMSC’s sales and revenues are comprised of sales of products across three strategically targeted “vertical” end-markets, as well as intellectual property revenues (consisting of royalties and similar contractual payments), as presented in the following table for the three and nine-month periods ending November 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

The Company’s sales and revenues for the three months ended November 30, 2006 were $98.1 million, consisting of $95.2 million of product sales and $2.9 million of intellectual property revenues. For the three months ended November 30, 2005 sales and revenues were $86.6 million, consisting of $84.0 million of product sales and $2.6 million of intellectual property revenues. Product sales in the three months ended November 30, 2006 include $16.2 million of sales from the products acquired with OASIS, as compared with $15.4 million of such sales in the three month period ended November 30, 2005.

 

The Company’s sales and revenues for the nine months ended November 30, 2006 were $280.9 million, consisting of $272.4 million of product sales and $8.5 million of intellectual property revenues. For the nine months ended November 30, 2005 sales and revenues were $234.5 million, consisting of $226.0 million of product sales and $8.5 million of intellectual property revenues. Product sales in the nine months ended November 30, 2006 include $46.7 million of sales from the products acquired with OASIS, and the comparable prior year period includes

$39.2 million of such sales. The OASIS revenues reflect shipments subsequent to March 30, 2005, representing approximately eight months of activity within the prior year nine-month period.

 

Sales in the Mobile & Desktop PC market increased by approximately $1.5 million, or 4%, in the quarter ended November 30, 2006 and $5.1 million, or 4%, in the nine months ended November 30, 2006 compared to the same periods the prior year, driven primarily by an increase in sales of Mobile PC products. This increase was due to stronger market demand in mobile computing applications and Analog Products and Technology (“APT”) products, as the Company continued to successfully broadened its APT Analog Products and Technology (“APT”) product offerings.

 

Sales in the Consumer Electronics & Infotainment market in the current period increased by approximately $7.0 million, or 22%, in the quarter ended November 30, 2006 and $30.8 million, or 40%, in the nine month period ended November 30, 2006, from the same periods in the prior year. Of the $30.8 million increase in the nine-month period this year, $7.5 million is attributable to the increase in sales from the product lines acquired with OASIS, which were included for a full nine months this year and only eight months last year. The balance of the increase in the quarter and for the nine month period ended November 30, 2006 is due to higher sales of connectivity and networking products for consumer electronics applications. A more extensive product line and expanded customer penetration of connectivity and networking products accounted for most of the organic sales growth in this vertical market.

 

Sales in the Industrial & Other market in the current period increased approximately $2.7 million, or 23%, in the quarter and approximately $10.5 million, or 32%, in the nine month period ended November 30, 2006 as market demand for SMSC’s embedded computing designs and embedded networking technology increased both as a result of new product offerings and market penetration. The Company expects that overall industrial market adoption rates of embedded technology and market penetration due to enhanced product offerings will increase in the future.

 

Intellectual property revenues include $2.8 million and $2.5 million in the three months ended November 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $8.3 million and $7.5 million in the nine month periods ended November 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, of payments received from Intel Corporation pursuant to the terms of a September 2003 business agreement.

 

Costs of Goods Sold

 

Costs of goods sold for the quarter ended November 30, 2006 was $52.0 million, or 53.0% of sales and revenues, as compared to $45.7 million, or 52.8% of sales and revenues, in the same period last fiscal year. Excluding intellectual property revenues, costs of goods sold were 54.6% of product sales in the current year period compared to 54.4% in the same period last year. The increase in costs of goods sold on a percentage basis in the current-year period compared to the prior-year results is primarily a result of a slight increase in excess inventory and other related charges, partially offset by changes in sales mix in favor of Consumer Electronics and Industrial applications.

 

Costs of goods sold for the nine-month period ended November 30, 2006 was $149.2 million, or 53.1% of sales and revenues, as compared to $126.6 million, or 54.0% of sales and revenues, in the same period last fiscal year. Excluding intellectual property revenue and related profits, costs of goods sold were 54.8% of product sales in the current nine-month period compared to 55.9% in the same period last year. The decline in costs of goods sold on a percentage basis in the current-year period compared to the prior-year results is primarily a result of a changed sales mix in favor of Consumer Electronics and Industrial applications. In addition, in the prior year nine-month period ended November 30, 2005, costs of sales included a $1.6 million charge associated with sales of inventory that was acquired from OASIS and valued in the acquisition above its historical cost.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

R&D expenses were $17.6 million, or 17.9% of sales and revenues, for the three months ended November 30, 2006 compared to $14.9 million, or approximately 17.2% of sales and revenues, for the three months ended November 30, 2005. Expenses of $1.9 million relating to the accounting pursuant to SFAS 123R are included in the current quarterly period compared to $1.1 million in charges related to SARs and RSAs for the previous fiscal year.

Excluding these charges, expenses rose $1.9 million primarily due to increased investment in new product development, commensurate with the increase in overall product sales.

 

R&D expenses were $49.9 million, or 17.8% of sales and revenues, for the nine months ended November 30, 2006 compared to $42.6 million, or approximately 18.1% of sales and revenues, for the nine months ended November 30, 2005. Expenses of $2.9 million relating to the accounting pursuant to SFAS 123R are included in the current nine-month period, compared to $2.8 million in charges related to SARs and RSAs in the prior year period.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $21.1 million, or approximately 21.6% of sales and revenues, for the quarter ended November 30, 2006, compared to $17.7 million, or approximately 20.5% of revenues, for the quarter ended November 30, 2005. Included in the current quarterly period are $3.0 million of expenses related to the accounting pursuant to SFAS 123R compared to $3.0 million for the prior fiscal period. Excluding these charges, expenses increased by $3.4 million primarily due to increased headcount and other infrastructure costs, in support of business growth.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $53.1 million, or approximately 18.9% of sales and revenues, for the nine-month period ended November 30, 2006, compared to $49.9 million, or approximately 21.3% of sales and revenues, for the nine-month period ended November 30, 2005. Included in the current nine-month period is $3.1 million related to the accounting pursuant to SFAS 123R, compared to $7.2 million of expenses in the prior year period related to SARs and RSAs. Excluding these charges, expenses grew $7.3 million primarily due to the addition of expenses associated with the operations of OASIS, increased selling expenses associated with higher levels of sales, and higher levels of compensation expense for staffing increases in support functions.

 

Amortization of Intangible Assets

 

For the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006, the Company recorded $1.3 million and $4.0 million of amortization expenses for finite-lived intangible assets acquired in the OASIS transaction, respectively, compared to $1.3 million and $3.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine-month period ended November 30, 2005. For the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recorded $0.3 million and $0.8 million of amortization for finite-lived intangible assets associated with the acquisition of Gain Technology Corporation (“Gain”), respectively.

 

In-Process Research and Development

 

The $0.9 million in-process research and development expense recorded in the nine-month period of fiscal 2005 represents the fair value of in-process technology for OASIS research projects that, as of the March 30, 2005 closing date of the OASIS acquisition, had not reached technological feasibility and had no alternative future uses. The estimated fair value of this in-process research and development was recorded as an expense in the nine-month period ended November 30, 2005.

 

Interest and Other Income (Expense)

 

The increase in interest income, from $0.9 million and $2.3 million in the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2005, respectively, to $1.2 million and $3.5 million in the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006, respectively, primarily reflects the impact of higher average interest rates in the current year. Other income (expense), net was nominal in both the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 and 2005.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective income tax rate reflects statutory federal, state and foreign tax rates, the impact of certain permanent differences between the book and tax treatment of certain expenses, and the impact of tax-exempt income and various income tax credits.

The provision for income taxes for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2006 was $2.1 million and $8.0 million, respectively, or effective income tax rates of 30.2% and 29.3%, respectively. The tax rate for the nine month period ended November 30, 2006 was reduced 3.7 basis points by discreet items totaling $1.0 million. These items were the result of a net operating loss in Germany, and several small tax return provision differences for the tax return recently filed by the Company for the year ended February 28, 2006. Both of these items are not expected to recur or benefit future periods.

 

The Company’s $2.2 million and $4.1 million provisions for income taxes for the three and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2005, respectively, reflected an expected fiscal 2006 effective tax rate of approximately 29%, and also include a provision of $0.35 million for incremental taxes resulting from internal corporate restructuring activities completed during the second quarter of fiscal 2006 and a provision of $0.1 million for adjustments related to differences between the Company’s fiscal 2005 income tax return and the provision of income taxes recorded at the end of fiscal 2005. Since these reorganization activities were considered unusual and infrequent, these taxes are reflected entirely within the provision for income taxes for the second quarter of fiscal 2006, and are not reflected within the 29% expected effective tax rate for fiscal 2006.

 

On December 20, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, which extended the Research and Development (“R&D”) tax credit from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2007. The Company expects to be able to utilize this tax credit, and expects to recognize related tax benefits in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. The Company expects the extension of the R&D tax credit to have a material favorable impact on its effective tax rate and tax expense over the term of this extension.

 

LIQUIDITY & CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

The Company currently finances its operations through a combination of existing resources and cash generated by operations.

 

The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and liquid investments were $146.1 million at November 30, 2006, compared to $155.0 million at February 28, 2006, a decrease of $8.9 million.

 

Operating activities generated $21.7 million of cash during the first nine months of fiscal 2007, compared to $41.8 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2006. Comparative operating cash flows reflect an increase in inventories in support of revenue growth, as well as a decrease in net accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

 

Approximately $30.3 million of cash was used for investing activities in the nine-month period ended November 30, 2006. On May 12, 2006 the Company settled the cash portion of its obligations to the former shareholders of OASIS for contingent consideration earned in fiscal 2006, which totaled $12.6 million. In addition, the Company utilized approximately $22.7 million for capital expenditures, primarily for test and other related production equipment, as well as the completion of the Hauppauge, New York headquarters building expansion.

 

Net cash of $4.7 million gained from financing activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2007 included $10.2 million of proceeds from exercises of stock options, net of $6.1 million of treasury stock purchases and $1.0 million used in repayment of certain supplier financing arrangements.

 

Accounts receivable decreased by $1.0 million from $39.8 million at February 28, 2006 to $38.8 million at November 30, 2006, reflecting improved collections and credit management.

 

Working capital increased by $22.2 million, or 12.9%, to $195.0 million in the nine month period ended November 30, 2006. The Company’s inventories were $52.7 million at November 30, 2006 compared to $41.9 million at February 28, 2006. Total current liabilities decreased by $16.2 million, primarily from the settlement of the contingent consideration payable to the former OASIS shareholders in the nine-month period ended November 30, 2006.

 

In October 1998, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program, allowing the Company to repurchase up to one million shares of its common stock on the open market or in private transactions. In July 2000, the authorization was expanded from one million shares to two million shares and in July 2002 the authorization was expanded from two million shares to three million shares. As of November 30, 2006, the Company had repurchased approximately 2.2 million shares of common stock at a cost of $32.0 million under this

program, including approximately 0.2 million shares repurchased at a cost of $4.3 million in the three month period ended May 31, 2006 and approximately 0.1 million shares repurchased at a cost of $1.8 million in the three month period ended August 31, 2006. No shares were repurchased in the fiscal quarter ended November 30. 2006.

 

The Company has considered in the past, and will continue to consider, various possible transactions to secure necessary wafer foundry or assembly/test manufacturing capacity, including equity investments in, prepayments or equipment consignments to, or deposits with foundries in exchange for guaranteed capacity or other arrangements which address the Company’s manufacturing requirements. The Company may also consider utilizing cash to acquire or invest in complementary businesses or products or to obtain the right to use complementary technologies. From time to time, the Company may evaluate potential acquisitions of or investments in such businesses, products or technologies owned by third parties.

 

The Company expects that its cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, cash flows from operations and its potential borrowing capacity will be sufficient to finance the Company’s operating and capital requirements for the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future.

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

On July 6, 2006 SMSC made a prior disclosure to the United States Commissioner of Customs (“Customs”) pursuant to 19 C.F.R. § 162.74 related to SMSC’s learning that in certain cases it has not declared the full value or costs of assists provided by SMSC to its foreign suppliers. SMSC conducted a comprehensive review of its customs entries over the past five years and determined the amount of the additional fees. SMSC filed with Customs on October 4, 2006 an updated disclosure, and tendered to Customs approximately $0.4 million which relates to prior periods. SMSC accrued this amount in the nine month period ended November 30, 2006.

 

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In June 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (“SFAS 154”), which changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of voluntary changes in accounting principles. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ consolidated financial statements of changes in accounting principles, unless impracticable. SFAS 154 supersedes APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes (“APB 20”), which previously required that most voluntary changes in accounting principles be recognized by including in the current period’s net income the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS 154 also makes a distinction between retrospective application of an accounting principle and the restatement of consolidated financial statements to reflect the correction of an error. SFAS 154 carries forward without changing the guidance contained in APB 20 for reporting the correction of an error in previously issued consolidated financial statements and a change in accounting estimate. SFAS 154 applies to voluntary changes in accounting principles that are made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005 (SMSC’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2007). The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 154 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Income Tax Uncertainties (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority. The recently issued literature also provides guidance on the de-recognition, measurement and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest and penalties. FIN 48 also includes guidance concerning accounting for income tax uncertainties in interim periods and increases the level of disclosures associated with any recorded income tax uncertainties.

 

FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 (SMSC’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2008). The differences between the amounts recognized in the statements of financial position prior to the adoption of FIN 48 and the amounts reported after adoption will be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to the beginning balance of retained earnings. The Company is still evaluating the impact, if any, of adopting the provisions of FIN 48 on its financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, which provides interpretive guidance on the consideration of the effects of prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the purpose of a materiality assessment. SAB No. 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006 (SMSC’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2007). Early application is encouraged, but not required. We are required to adopt SAB No. 108 for our fiscal year ending February 28, 2007. We are currently assessing the impact, if any, the adoption of SAB No. 108 will have on our operating income or net earnings. The cumulative effect, if any, of applying the provisions of SAB No. 108 will be reported as an adjustment to beginning-of-year retained earnings.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (SMSC’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2009). We plan to adopt SFAS No. 157 beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on our operating income or net earnings.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans” an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) (“SFAS 158”). SFAS 158 requires an employer to recognize the over-funded or under-funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. SFAS 158 also requires the measurement of defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position (with limited exceptions). Under SFAS 158, the Company will be required to recognize the funded status of its defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures commencing as of February 28, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS 158 will have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk relates primarily to its investment portfolio. The primary objective of SMSC’s investment portfolio management is to invest available cash while preserving principal and meeting liquidity needs. In accordance with the Company’s investment policy, investments are placed with high credit-quality issuers and the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer is limited.

 

As November 30, 2006, the Company’s $106.1 million of short-term investments consisted primarily of investments in auction rate securities, and investments in corporate, government and municipal obligations with maturities of between three and twelve months at acquisition. Auction rate securities have long-term underlying maturities, but have interest rates that are reset every 90 days or less, at which time the securities can typically be purchased or sold.

 

As with all fixed-income instruments, these securities are subject to interest rate risk and would likely decline in market value if market interest rates increase. If market interest rates were to increase immediately and uniformly by 10% from levels at November 30, 2006, the Company estimates that the fair values of these investments would decline by an immaterial amount, due to the portfolio’s relatively short-term overall maturity. Furthermore, the Company has the option to hold its fixed-income investments until maturity and, therefore, would not expect to realize any material adverse impact to its results from operations or cash flows from such a decline. Declines in market interest rates would, over time, reduce the Company’s interest income.

Equity Price Risk

 

The Company has no material investments in equity securities of other companies on its Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 30, 2006.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

The Company has international sales and expenditures and is, therefore, subject to certain foreign currency rate exposures. The Company conducts a significant amount of its business in Asia. In order to reduce the risk from fluctuation in foreign exchange rates, most of the Company’s product sales and all of its arrangements with its foundry, test and assembly vendors are denominated in U.S. dollars. Most transactions in the Japanese market made by the Company’s subsidiary, SMSC Japan, are denominated in Japanese yen. SMSC Japan purchases a significant amount of its products for resale from SMSC in U.S. dollars, and from time to time has entered into forward exchange contracts to hedge against currency fluctuations associated with these product purchases. No such contracts were executed during either fiscal 2006 or the first nine months of fiscal 2007, and there are no obligations under any such contracts as of November 30, 2006. The Company has never received a cash dividend (repatriation of cash) from SMSC Japan.

 

OASIS’ operating activities in Europe include transactions conducted in both euros and U.S. dollars. The euro has been designated as OASIS’ functional currency for its European operations. From time to time, OASIS has entered into foreign currency contracts to minimize the exposure of its U.S. dollar denominated transactions, assets and liabilities to currency exchange rate risk. Gains or losses on these contracts are intended to offset the gains or losses recorded from the remeasurement of certain assets and liabilities from U.S. dollars into euros. Gains and losses recorded from the remeasurement of U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities into euros, were not significant during the nine months ended November 30, 2006.

 

The Company has carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon the Company’s evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of November 30, 2006, the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

The Company notes that its former Chief Accounting Officer resigned on April 25, 2006. As a result of his departure, the reorganization of certain foreign subsidiaries and other matters, the Company redistributed some of the work previously performed by him to his successor and other individuals, and instituted additional processes and procedures.

 

SMSC completed the acquisition of OASIS on March 30, 2005, as more fully described in Part I Item 1. — Financial Statements — Note 3. As part of its ongoing integration activities, SMSC is in the process of incorporating its controls and procedures into OASIS, and expects to complete the process no later than February 28, 2007. Management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of February 28, 2006 certain elements of the internal control over financial reporting of OASIS.

 

As of November 30, 2006 was not aware of any pending or threatened litigation it believes is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

On September 6, 2006, Mr. Peter Dicks, a Director of the Company was detained by New York State authorities pursuant to an outstanding warrant from the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement Division. The warrant charges Mr. Dicks with gambling by computer, a felony under Louisiana state law. The warrant is unrelated to any activities of the Company and arose from Mr. Dicks’ role as non-executive chairman of Sportingbet PLC, a publicly traded United Kingdom based internet gaming company. Mr. Dicks resigned as non-executive chairman of Sportingbet PLC on September 14, 2006. On September 28, 2006 a New York state court declined to extradite Mr. Dicks to Louisiana as New York State Governor George Pataki declined to sign a warrant ordering the extradition. The Company does not expect this matter to affect its results of operations.

 

Readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should carefully consider the risks described in the Company’s other reports filed or furnished with the SEC, including the Company’s prior and subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, in connection with any evaluation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

The risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC as of May 15, 2006, are not the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or those that are currently deemed immaterial may also affect the Company’s operations. Any of the risks, uncertainties, events or circumstances described below could cause the Company’s future financial condition, results of operations or cash flows to be adversely affected.

 

(a) None.

 

(b) None.

 

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

None.

 

None.

 

None.

 

None.

 

 

 

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.

 

STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION

 

       (Signature)

 

Joseph S. Durko

Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief

Accounting Officer (duly authorized officer)

 

DATE: December 21, 2006

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