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

 
FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to ___________.

Commission file number: 1-16027

LANTRONIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
33-0362767
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)

15353 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

92618
(Zip Code)

(949) 453-3990
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: N/A

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 x 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):

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer x.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x.

As of May 1, 2007, 59,879,488 shares of the Registrant’s common stock were outstanding.





LANTRONIX, INC.

FORM 10-Q
FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED
March 31, 2007

INDEX

     
Page
       
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
1
       
Item 1.
Financial Statements.
 
1
       
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006
 
1
       
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended
   
 
March 31, 2007 and 2006
 
2
       
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended
   
 
March 31, 2007 and 2006
 
3
       
 
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
4
       
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
8
       
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
18
       
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.
 
19
       
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
19
       
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 
19
       
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
 
19
       
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
27
       
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
27
       
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
27
       
Item 5.
Other Information
 
27
       
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

LANTRONIX, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(In thousands)
 
ASSETS
         
Current Assets:
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
7,483
 
$
7,729
 
Marketable securities
   
98
   
88
 
Accounts receivable, net
   
2,755
   
3,087
 
Inventories, net
   
9,834
   
8,113
 
Contract manufacturers' receivable
   
1,354
   
1,049
 
Settlements recovery
   
-
   
15,325
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
532
   
577
 
Total current assets
   
22,056
   
35,968
 
               
Property and equipment, net
   
1,851
   
1,589
 
Goodwill
   
9,488
   
9,488
 
Purchased intangible assets, net
   
545
   
610
 
Officer loans
   
127
   
122
 
Other assets
   
36
   
38
 
Total assets
 
$
34,103
 
$
47,815
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
Current Liabilities:
             
Accounts payable
 
$
10,268
 
$
7,865
 
Accrued payroll and related expenses
   
1,764
   
1,596
 
Warranty reserve
   
445
   
693
 
Accrued settlements
   
1,132
   
16,767
 
Other current liabilities
   
3,145
   
3,675
 
Total current liabilities
   
16,754
   
30,596
 
Long-term liabilities
   
261
   
230
 
Long-term capital lease obligations
   
118
   
211
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
             
               
Stockholders' equity:
             
Common stock
   
6
   
6
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
184,613
   
182,857
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(168,084
)
 
(166,450
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
435
   
365
 
Total stockholders' equity
   
16,970
   
16,778
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
34,103
 
$
47,815
 
               
See accompanying notes.

 
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LANTRONIX, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
 March 31,
 
 March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
 
(In thousands, except per share data) 
 
                   
Net revenues (1)
 
$
13,253
 
$
13,063
 
$
40,596
 
$
38,258
 
Cost of revenues (2)
   
6,387
   
6,491
   
19,723
   
18,968
 
Gross profit
   
6,866
   
6,572
   
20,873
   
19,290
 
Operating expenses:
                         
Selling, general and administrative
   
6,001
   
6,046
   
17,556
   
18,336
 
Research and development
   
1,898
   
1,572
   
5,498
   
4,285
 
Litigation settlement costs (recovery)
   
-
   
(1,385
)
 
90
   
1,215
 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
   
18
   
-
   
54
   
2
 
Restructuring recovery
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(29
)
Total operating expenses
   
7,917
   
6,233
   
23,198
   
23,809
 
(Loss) income from operations
   
(1,051
)
 
339
   
(2,325
)
 
(4,519
)
Interest income (expense), net
   
(11
)
 
16
   
(4
)
 
37
 
Other income (expense), net
   
6
   
57
   
733
   
(2
)
(Loss) income before income taxes
   
(1,056
)
 
412
   
(1,596
)
 
(4,484
)
Provision for income taxes
   
14
   
13
   
38
   
29
 
Net (loss) income
 
$
(1,070
)
$
399
 
$
(1,634
)
$
(4,513
)
                           
Basic - net (loss) income per share
 
$
(0.02
)
$
0.01
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.08
)
                           
Diluted - net (loss) income per share
 
$
(0.02
)
$
0.01
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.08
)
                           
Basic - weighted average shares
   
59,709
   
58,758
   
59,511
   
58,643
 
                           
Diluted - weighted average shares
   
59,709
   
60,289
   
59,511
   
58,643
 
                           
(1) Includes net revenues from related party
 
$
209
 
$
430
 
$
790
 
$
1,036
 
                           
(2) Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets
 
$
5
 
$
31
 
$
11
 
$
551
 
                           

See accompanying notes.

 
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LANTRONIX, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
 March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
         
Net loss
 
$
(1,634
)
$
(4,513
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in)
             
provided by operating activities:
             
Share-based compensation
   
1,048
   
724
 
Depreciation
   
287
   
321
 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
   
65
   
551
 
Provision (recovery) for doubtful accounts
   
23
   
(19
)
Litigation settlement costs
   
90
   
1,215
 
(Recovery) provision for inventories
   
(141
)
 
68
 
Gain on disposal of fixed assets
   
-
   
(2
)
Restructuring recovery
   
-
   
(29
)
Foreign currency transaction loss
   
-
   
24
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             
 Accounts receivable
   
309
   
802
 
 Inventories
   
(1,580
)
 
(117
)
 Contract manufacturers' receivable
   
(305
)
 
(793
)
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
48
   
(265
)
 Other assets
   
(3
)
 
(12
)
 Accounts payable
   
2,403
   
3,441
 
 Accrued payroll and related expenses
   
171
   
(11
)
 Accrued settlements
   
(400
)
 
-
 
 Warranty reserve
   
(248
)
 
(483
)
 Other liabilities
   
(644
)
 
19
 
 Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
   
(511
)
 
921
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
             
Purchases of property and equipment, net
   
(396
)
 
(463
)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
   
-
   
8
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(396
)
 
(455
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
Net proceeds from issuances of common stock
   
708
   
348
 
Payment of capital lease obligations
   
(111
)
 
(120
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
597
   
228
 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
   
64
   
(29
)
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
(246
)
 
665
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
7,729
   
6,690
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
7,483
 
$
7,355
 
               

See accompanying notes.
 

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LANTRONIX, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2007

1.  Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited. They contain all normal recurring accruals and adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of Lantronix, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) at March 31, 2007, and the consolidated results of its operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, and its cash flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. It should be understood that accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year-end. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any future interim periods.

These financial statements do not include certain footnotes and financial presentations normally required under generally accepted accounting principles. Therefore, they should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 12, 2006.
 
2.  Computation of Net Income (Loss) per Share

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year.

The following table presents the computation of net income (loss) per share:

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
 March 31,
 
 March 31, 
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
   
(In thousands, except per share data) 
 
Numerator:
                 
Net (loss) income
 
$
(1,070
)
$
399
 
$
(1,634
)
$
(4,513
)
Denominator:
                         
Weighted-average shares outstanding
   
59,709
   
59,090
   
59,511
   
58,975
 
Less: Unvested common shares outstanding
   
-
   
(332
)
 
-
   
(332
)
Basic - weighted average shares
   
59,709
   
58,758
   
59,511
   
58,643
 
Effect of dilutive shares:
                         
Stock options
   
-
   
1,531
   
-
   
-
 
Diluted - weighted average shares
   
59,709
   
60,289
   
59,511
   
58,643
 
                           
Basic - net (loss) income per share
 
$
(0.02
)
$
0.01
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.08
)
                           
Diluted - net (loss) income per share
 
$
(0.02
)
$
0.01
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.08
)
 
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The following table presents the common stock equivalents excluded from the diluted net income (loss) per share calculation, because they were anti-dilutive as of such dates. These excluded common stock equivalents could be dilutive in the future.

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
 March 31, 
 
 March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
     
(In thousands)
     
Common stock equivalents
   
2,161
   
1,281
   
2,594
   
1,857
 
 
3.  Inventories

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

   
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Raw materials
 
$
3,032
 
$
3,863
 
Finished goods
   
7,201
   
6,518
 
Inventory at distributors
   
1,605
   
1,690
 
Large scale integration chips *
   
1,034
   
731
 
Inventories, gross
   
12,872
   
12,802
 
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventories
   
(3,038
)
 
(4,689
)
Inventories, net
 
$
9,834
 
$
8,113
 
               

* This item is both sold individually and embedded into the Company's products.
 
4.  Warranty

Upon shipment to its customers, the Company provides for the estimated cost to repair or replace products to be returned under warranty. The Company’s products typically carry a one- to two-year warranty. In addition, certain products that were sold prior to August 2003 carry a five-year warranty. Although the Company engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, its warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, use of materials or service delivery costs that differ from our estimates. As a result, additional warranty reserves could be required, which could reduce gross margins. Additionally, the Company sells extended warranty services, which extend the warranty period for an additional one- to three-years depending upon the product.

The following table is a reconciliation of the changes to the product warranty liability for the periods presented:

   
Nine Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Beginning balance
 
$
693
 
$
1,248
 
Charged (Recovered) to cost of revenues
   
19
   
(35
)
Usage
   
(267
)
 
(520
)
Ending balance
 
$
445
 
$
693
 
 
5.  Bank Line of Credit and Debt

In May 2006, the Company entered into a two-year secured revolving Loan and Security Agreement (“Line of Credit”) with a bank, which provides for borrowings up to $5.0 million. The borrowing capacity is limited to eligible accounts receivable as defined under the Line of Credit. Borrowings under the Line of Credit bear interest at the prime rate plus 1.75% per annum. The Company is required to pay an unused line fee of 0.50% on the unused portion of the Line of Credit. In addition, the Company paid a fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of $54,000 and is required to pay an additional $54,000 on the first anniversary of the Effective Date.

The Company's obligations under the Line of Credit are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, including its intellectual property.
 
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The Company is subject to a number of covenants under the Line of Credit, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has agreed that it will not, without the Bank's prior written consent: (a) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose, any of the Company's business or property, provided, however, that the Company may sell inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with the provisions of the Line of Credit; (b) change the Company's business structure, liquidate or dissolve, or permit a change in beneficial ownership of more than 20% of the outstanding shares; (c) acquire, merge or consolidate with or into any other business organization; (d) incur any debts outside the ordinary course of the Company's business, except for permitted indebtedness, or grant any security interests in or permit a lien, claim or encumbrance upon all or any portion of the Company's assets, except in favor of or agreed to by the bank; (f) make any investments other than permitted investments; (g) make or permit any payments on any subordinated debt, except under the terms of existing subordinated debt or on terms acceptable to the bank, or amend any provision in any document related to the subordinated debt that would increase the amount thereof, or (h) become an "investment company" as such term is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Line of Credit also contains a number of affirmative covenants, including, among other things, covenants regarding the delivery of financial statements and notice requirements, accounts receivable, payment of taxes, access to collateral and books and records, maintenance of properties and insurance policies, and litigation by third parties.

The Line of Credit includes events of default that include, among other things, non-payment of principal, interest or fees, violation of affirmative and negative covenants, cross default to certain other indebtedness, material adverse change, material judgments, bankruptcy and insolvency events.

As of March 31, 2007, the Company had no borrowings against the Line of Credit.

6.  Share-Based Compensation

The following table presents a summary of option activity under the Company’s stock option plans:

   
Number of
 
   
Shares
 
Balance at June 30, 2006
   
5,467,753
 
Options granted
   
1,273,537
 
Options forfeited
   
(351,808
)
Options expired
   
(54,732
)
Options exercised
   
(344,393
)
Balance at March 31, 2007
   
5,990,357
 
 
The following table presents information related to stock option grants:

 
 
 Three Months Ended
 
 Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 March 31,
 
 March 31,
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Weighted-average grant date fair value
 
$
1.29
 
$
1.70
 
$
1.25
 
$
1.62
 
Weighted-average grant date exercise price
 
$
1.69
 
$
2.16
 
$
1.63
 
$
2.06
 

The following table presents a summary of share-based compensation by functional line item:

 
 
 Three Months Ended
 
 Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 March 31,
 
 March 31,
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
 
 (In thousands)
 
 (In thousands)
Cost of revenues
 
$
25
 
$
24
 
$
61
 
$
65
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
292
   
171
   
702
   
499
 
Research and development
   
97
   
55
   
285
   
160
 
 
 
$
414
 
$
250
 
$
1,048
 
$
724
 

7. Other Income (Expense), net

In June 2006, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its ownership interest in Xanboo for aggregate cash consideration of $2.0 million. On June 13, 2006, the Company sold 65% of its interest in Xanboo for cash consideration of $1.3 million. The Company recorded the $1.3 million cash payment received during June 2006 as other income in the consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. On October 19, 2006, the Company sold its remaining interest in Xanboo for cash consideration of $700,000. The Company recorded the $700,000 cash payment as other income in the consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006.
 
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8. Income Taxes

The Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes. The following table presents the Company’s effective tax rates based upon the income tax provision for the periods shown:

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
 March 31,
 
 March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Effective tax rate
   
1%
 
 
3%
 
 
2%
 
 
1%
 
 
The federal statutory rate was 34% for all periods. The difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate resulted primarily from the effect of our domestic losses recorded without a tax benefit, as well as the effect of foreign earnings taxed at rates differing from the federal statutory rate.

9.  Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
 March 31,
 
 March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
   
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
 
Net (loss) income
 
$
(1,070
)
$
399
 
$
(1,634
)
$
(4,513
)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                         
Change in net unrealized gain on investment, net of taxes of $0
   
2
   
(3
)
 
10
   
9
 
Change in translation adjustments, net of taxes of $0
   
21
   
31
   
60
   
(4
)
Total comprehensive (loss) income
 
$
(1,047
)
$
427
 
$
(1,564
)
$
(4,508
)
 
10.  Litigation Settlements

Securities Litigation Settlements

Securities Class Action Lawsuits (“Class Action”)

Beginning on May 15, 2002, a number of securities class actions were filed against the Company and certain of its current and former directors and former officers alleging violations of the federal securities laws.  These actions were consolidated into a single action pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California and entitled: In re Lantronix, Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. CV 02-3899 GPS (JTLx).  After the Court appointed a lead plaintiff, amended complaints were filed by the plaintiff, and the defendants filed various motions to dismiss directed at particular allegations.  Through that process, certain of the allegations were dismissed by the Court.

On October 18, 2004, the plaintiff filed the third amended complaint, which was the operative complaint in the action. The complaint alleged violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Securities Act claims were brought on behalf of all persons who purchased common stock of Lantronix pursuant or traceable to the Company’s August 4, 2000 initial public offering (“IPO”). The Exchange Act claims were based on alleged misstatements related to the Company’s financial results that were contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus for the IPO. The claims brought under the Exchange Act were brought on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased or acquired Lantronix securities from November 1, 2000 through May 30, 2002 (the “Class Period”). The complaint alleged that defendants issued false and misleading statements concerning the business and financial condition in order to allegedly inflate the value of the Company’s securities during the Class Period. The complaint alleged that during the Class Period, Lantronix overstated financial results through improper revenue recognition and failure to comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).
 
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The Company reached an agreement with plaintiffs to settle the Class Action lawsuit. The Company also reached agreements with its relevant insurance carriers with respect to the funding of the cash portions of the settlement with plaintiffs, and the cash funding of the settlement has been completed. Under the terms of the agreement with the Class Action plaintiffs, the Company will not be required to contribute any cash to the Class Action settlement, as all cash contributed would be from the Company’s insurance carriers. However, as part of the agreement with the plaintiffs in the Class Action lawsuit, the Company has agreed to issue certain Lantronix securities to the plaintiffs. As a result of the anticipated issuance of such securities, and in connection with the issuance of securities for the settlement of the Synergetic action described in detail in previous filings, the Company recorded a charge of $1.2 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. On December 11, 2006, the United States District Court for the Central District of California gave its final approval to the settlement and issued a final order and judgment in the matter. During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006, the insurance carriers funded their share of the settlement, which totaled $13.9 million. On January 10, 2007, the settlement of the Company’s securities litigation became final and effective. During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007, the Company reduced its accrued settlement liability and settlement recovery by $13.9 million in connection with the settlement becoming final and effective. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had an accrued settlement liability of $1.1 million. The Company expects to issue warrants to purchase Lantronix common stock with a fair value of $1.1 million to the class plaintiffs as final consideration for the remaining settlement liability. Per the terms of the settlement agreement, the number of shares to be issued pursuant to the warrants shall be determined by using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing formula using a contract life of four years and a strike price of $3 above the average trading price of the Company’s common stock over 45 trading days ending two trading days prior to the issuance date of the warrants. The warrants will be issued when the escrow administrator provides the Company with a final list of the eligible class plaintiffs.

Accrued Settlements and Settlements Recovery

The following table presents details of the Company’s accrued settlements and settlements recovery:

 
 
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
 
 (In thousands)
 
Accrued settlements:
 
 
 
 
 
Class Action and Synergetic
 
$
1,132
 
$
15,167
 
Derivative
   
-
   
1,200
 
Patent infringement
   
-
   
400
 
 
   
1,132
   
16,767
 
Settlements recovery:
         
Class Action and Synergetic
   
-
   
14,125
 
Derivative
   
-
   
1,200
 
 
    -    
15,325
 
Direct settlement obligations of the Company
 
$
1,132
 
$
1,442
 
 
11.  Litigation

From time to time, the Company is subject to other legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. Except as discussed in Note 10, the Company is currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial position, operating results or cash flows.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement

       You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is not a complete description of our business or the risks associated with an investment in our common stock. We urge you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this Report and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and subsequent reports on our Current Reports on Form 8-K, which discuss our business in greater detail.

       The section entitled “Risk Factors” set forth in Part II, Item 1A, and similar discussions in our other SEC filings, describe some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. You should carefully consider those risks, in addition to the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC, before deciding to purchase, hold or sell our common stock.
 
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       This report contains forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited to, statements concerning projected net revenues, expenses, gross profit and net income (loss), the need for additional capital, market acceptance of our products, our ability to achieve further product integration, the status of evolving technologies and their growth potential and our production capacity. Among these forward-looking statements are statements regarding a potential decline in net revenue from non-core product lines, potential variances in quarterly operating expenses, the adequacy of existing resources to meet cash needs, some reduction in the average selling prices and gross margins of products, need to incorporate software from third-party vendors and open source software in our future products and the potential impact of an increase in interest rates or fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on our financial condition or results of operations. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to those identified under the heading “Risk Factors” set forth in Part II, Item 1A. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Overview

We design, develop and market devices that make it possible to access, manage, control and configure electronic products over the Internet or other networks. We are a leader in providing innovative networking solutions. We were initially formed as “Lantronix,” a California corporation, in June 1989. We reincorporated as “Lantronix, Inc.,” a Delaware corporation, in May 2000.

We have a history of providing devices that enable information technology (“IT”) equipment to network using standard protocols for connectivity, including Ethernet and wireless. Our first device was a terminal server that allowed “dumb” terminals to connect to a network. Building on the success of our terminal servers, in 1991 we introduced a complete line of print servers that enabled users to inexpensively share printers over a network. Since then, we have continually refined our core technology and have developed additional innovative networking solutions that expand upon the business of providing our customers network connectivity. With the expansion of networking and the Internet, our technology focus has been increasingly broader and has expanded beyond IT equipment, so that our device solutions provide a product manufacturer with the ability to network its products within the industrial, service and commercial markets.

During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006, we renamed our product lines to reflect our single focus on device networking and our broadening product portfolio and entry into new adjacent applications. The Company will report its two core product lines as “device enablement” (formerly “device networking”), and “device management” (formerly “IT management”). The non-core category, representing older legacy products, will include terminal servers formerly categorized as a part of “IT management”.

The following describes our core product lines:

·  
Device Enablement - We offer an array of embedded and external device enablement solutions that enable integrators and manufacturers of electronic and electro-mechanical products to add network connectivity, manageability and control. Our customers’ products originate from a wide variety of applications within the machine-to-machine (“M2M”) market, from blood analyzers that relay critical patient information directly to a hospital’s information system, to simple devices such as time clocks, allowing the user to obtain information from these devices and to improve how they are managed and controlled. We also offer products such as multi-port devices servers that enable devices outside the data center to cost effectively share the network connection and convert various protocols to industry standard interfaces such as Ethernet and the Internet.

·  
Device Management -We offer off-the-shelf appliances such as console servers, digital remote KVM extenders, and power control products that enable IT professionals to remotely connect, monitor and control network infrastructure equipment and large groups of servers using highly secure out-of-band management technology. In addition, we offer off-the-shelf appliances that enable IT professionals to reliably, remotely and simply monitor, configure and manage multiple devices from a single point of control.
 
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The following describes our non-core product line:

·  
Non-core Products - Over the years, we have innovated or acquired various product lines that are no longer part of our primary, core markets described above. In general, these non-core businesses represent decreasing markets and we minimize research and development in these product lines. Included in this category are terminal servers, visualization solutions, legacy print servers, software and other miscellaneous products. We recently end-of-lived our visualization solutions product family although we continue to sell our existing inventories.
    
Financial Highlights and Other Information for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2007

The following is a summary of the key factors and significant events that impacted our financial performance during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007:

·  
Net revenues of $13.3 million for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 increased by $190,000 or 1.5% as compared to $13.1 million reported during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006. The increase in net revenues is primarily due to an increase of $1.0 million or 9.2% in our core product lines as a result of a $1.2 million or 13.5% increase in our device enablement product line, offset by a $194,000 or 10.1% decrease in our device management product line. Our non-core product line decreased by $790,000 or 32.2%.

·  
Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues was 51.8% for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007, an increase of 1.5 percentage points as compared to 50.3% reported in the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006. The increase in gross profit as a percent of net revenues was primarily due to a decrease in our cost of revenues as a result of product mix.

·  
Loss from operations was $1.1 million or 7.9% of net revenues for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 compared to income from operations of $339,000 or 2.6% of net revenues for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006. The income from operations during the same period last year was significantly impacted by a litigation settlement recovery of $1.4 million or 10.6% of net revenues.
 
·  
Net loss of $1.1 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, in the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007, increased from net income of $399,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, in the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006. Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 was significantly impacted by a litigation settlement recovery of $1.4 million or 10.6% of net revenues.

·  
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities decreased to $7.6 million as of March 31, 2007 as compared to $7.8 million as of June 30, 2006.

·  
Accounts receivable, net were $2.8 million as of March 31, 2007 as compared to $3.1 million as of June 30, 2006. Annualized days sales outstanding (“DSO”) in receivables as of March 31, 2007 increased to 20 days from 16 days as of June 30, 2006. Our accounts receivable and DSO are primarily affected by the timing of shipments within a quarter, our collections performance and the fact that a significant portion of our revenues are recognized on a sell-through basis (upon shipment from distributor inventories rather than as goods are shipped to distributors).

·  
Inventories, net were $9.8 million as of March 31, 2007 as compared to $8.1 million as of June 30, 2006. Our annualized inventory turns decreased to 2.8 annualized turns during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 compared to 3.4 annualized turns during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006. Inventories, net increased primarily due to (i) lower than anticipated revenues (ii) a buildup of external device enablement products in connection with a new product release and the stocking of high growth products and (iii) an increase of large scale integration chips that are both sold individually and embedded into our products.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

      The accounting policies that have the greatest impact on our financial condition and results of operations and that require the most judgment are those relating to revenue recognition, warranty reserves, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation, valuation of deferred income taxes, goodwill and purchased intangible assets and legal settlement costs. These policies are described in further detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 as compared to what was previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
 
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Qualifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (“SAB 108”), 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 108 was issued to address diversity in practice in quantifying financial statement misstatements. SAB 108 requires that we quantify misstatements based on their impact on each of our financial statements and related disclosures. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, from the adoption of SAB 108.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, from the adoption of SFAS 157.

In June 2006, FASB issued Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” by prescribing a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Under FIN 48, the financial statement effects of a tax position should initially be recognized when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should initially and subsequently be measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The cumulative effect, if any, of applying the provisions of FIN 48 will be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period adopted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of FIN 48 will have on the results of operations, financial position and liquidity.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the percentage of net revenues represented by each item in our condensed consolidated statement of operations:

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
   
March 31,
 
March 31,
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
                 
Net revenues
 
100.0%
 
100.0%
 
100.0%
 
100.0%
Cost of revenues
 
48.2%
 
49.7%
 
48.6%
 
49.6%
Gross profit
 
51.8%
 
50.3%
 
51.4%
 
50.4%
Operating expenses:
               
Selling, general and administrative
 
45.3%
 
46.3%
 
43.2%
 
47.9%
Research and development
 
14.3%
 
12.0%
 
13.5%
 
11.2%
Litigation settlement costs (recovery)
 
0.0%
 
(10.6%)
 
0.2%
 
3.2%
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
 
0.1%
 
0.0%
 
0.1%
 
0.0%
Restructuring recovery
 
0.0%
 
0.0%
 
0.0%
 
(0.1%)
Total operating expenses
 
59.7%
 
47.7%
 
57.0%
 
62.2%
(Loss) income from operations
 
(7.9%)
 
2.6%
 
(5.6%)
 
(11.8%)
Interest income (expense), net
 
(0.1%)
 
0.1%
 
0.0%
 
0.1%
Other income (expense), net
 
0.0%
 
0.4%
 
1.8%
 
0.0%
(Loss) income before income taxes
 
(8.0%)
 
3.1%
 
(3.8%)
 
(11.7%)
Provision for income taxes
 
0.1%
 
0.1%
 
0.1%
 
0.1%
Net (loss) income
 
(8.1%)
 
3.0%
 
(3.9%)
 
(11.8%)
                 
 
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Comparison of the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006

Net Revenues by Product Line
 
Our revenue is generated primarily by sales of our networking devices. Device enablement and device management represent our core product lines. The non-core product line represents legacy products that we are no longer investing in the development of. Net revenue is revenue less reductions for rebates and provisions for returns and allowances.

The following table presents net revenues by product line:

   
 Three Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
 Change
 
   
2007
 
Revenues
 
2006
 
Revenues
 
$
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Device enablement
 
$
9,864
   
74.4%
 
$
8,690
   
66.5%
 
$
1,174
   
13.5%  
 
Device management
   
1,725
   
13.0%
 
 
1,919
   
14.7%
 
 
(194
)
 
(10.1%)
 
Core
   
11,589
   
87.4%
 
 
10,609
   
81.2%
 
 
980
   
9.2%  
 
Non-core
   
1,664
   
12.6%
 
 
2,454
   
18.8%
 
 
(790
)
 
(32.2%)
 
   
$
13,253
   
100.0%
 
$
13,063
   
100.0%
 
$
190
   
1.5%  
 
 
The increase in net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago was a result of an increase in net revenues from our device enablement products, offset by a decrease in our non-core and device management products. The increase in our device enablement product line is due to an increase in sales of both our embedded and external device enablement products. We are no longer investing in the development of our non-core product lines and expect net revenues related to these products to continue to decline in the future as we focus our investment in our core product lines.

The following table presents net revenues by product line:

   
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
Change 
 
   
2007
 
Revenue
 
2006
 
Revenue
 
 $
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Device enablement
 
$
29,700
   
73.2%
 
$
25,922
   
67.8%
 
$
3,778
   
14.6%  
 
Device management
   
5,999
   
14.7%
 
 
5,758
   
15.0%
 
 
241
   
4.2%  
 
Core
   
35,699
   
87.9%
 
 
31,680
   
82.8%
 
 
4,019
   
12.7%  
 
Non-core
   
4,897
   
12.1%
 
 
6,578
   
17.2%
 
 
(1,681
)
 
(25.6%)
 
   
$
40,596
   
100.0%
 
$
38,258
   
100.0%
 
$
2,338
   
6.1%  
 
 
The increase in net revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago was a result of an increase in net revenues from our device enablement and device management products, offset by a decrease in our non-core products. The increase in our device enablement product line is primarily due to an increase in sales of our embedded device enablement products. We are no longer investing in the development of our non-core product lines and expect net revenues related to these products to continue to decline in the future as we focus our investment in our core product lines.

Net Revenues by Region
 
The following table presents net revenues by geographic region:

   
 Three Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
 Change
 
   
2007
 
Revenues
 
2006
 
Revenues
 
 $
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Americas
 
$
8,247
   
62.2%
 
$
8,005
   
61.3%
 
$
242
   
3.0%  
 
EMEA
   
3,484
   
26.3%
 
 
3,601
   
27.6%
 
 
(117
)
 
(3.2%)
 
Asia Pacific
   
1,522
   
11.5%
 
 
1,457
   
11.1%
 
 
65
   
4.5% 
 
   
$
13,253
   
100.0%
 
$
13,063
   
100.0%
 
$
190
   
1.5% 
 
 
The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago is a result of an increase in net revenues in the Americas and Asia Pacific, offset by a decrease in EMEA. The increase in net revenues in the Americas is the result of increased sales of our external and embedded device enablement products, offset by a decrease in our non-core products.
 
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The following table presents net revenues by geographic region:

   
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
Change 
 
   
2007
 
Revenue
 
2006
 
Revenue
 
$
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Americas
 
$
25,476
   
62.8%
 
$
24,077
   
62.9%
 
$
1,399
   
5.8%
 
EMEA
   
10,195
   
25.1%
 
 
10,169
   
26.6%
 
 
26
   
0.3%
 
Asia Pacific
   
4,925
   
12.1%
 
 
4,012
   
10.5%
 
 
913
   
22.8%
 
   
$
40,596
   
100.0%
 
$
38,258
   
100.0%
 
$
2,338
   
6.1%
 
 
The increase for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago is primarily a result of an increase in net revenues in the Americas and Asia Pacific, with EMEA remaining consistent. The increase in net revenues in the Americas is the result of increased sales of our embedded and external device enablement products and a slight increase in our device management products, offset by a decrease in our non-core products.

Gross Profit
 
Gross profit represents net revenues less cost of revenues. Cost of revenues consists of the cost of raw material components, subcontract labor assembly from contract manufacturers, manufacturing overhead, amortization of purchased intangible assets, establishing or relieving inventory reserves for excess and obsolete products or raw materials, warranty costs, royalties and share-based compensation.

The following table presents gross profit:

   
 Three Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
Change 
 
   
2007
 
Revenues
 
2006
 
Revenues
 
 $
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Gross profit
 
$
6,866
   
51.8%
 
$
6,572
   
50.3%
 
$
294
   
4.5%
 
 
In order of significance, the increase in gross profit as a percentage of net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago is in part due to the following factors: (i) a decrease in standard product costs as a result of product mix (ii) a decrease in manufacturing overhead costs and (iii) a decrease in the amortization of purchased intangible assets as a result of a majority of our purchased intangible assets becoming fully amortized; offset by (iv) an increase in royalty costs.

The following table presents gross profit:

   
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
Change 
 
   
2007
 
Revenues
 
2006
 
Revenues
 
 $
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Gross profit
 
$
20,873
   
51.4%
 
$
19,290
   
50.4%
 
$
1,583
   
8.2%
 
 
The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago is primarily due to a decrease in the amortization of purchased intangible assets as a result of a majority of our purchased intangible assets becoming fully amortized.
 
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Selling, General and Administrative 

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of personnel-related expenses including salaries and commissions, share-based compensation, facility expenses, information technology, trade show expenses, advertising and legal and accounting fees offset by reimbursement of legal fees from insurance proceeds.

The following table presents selling, general and administrative expenses:
 
   
 Three Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
 Change
 
   
2007
 
Revenues
 
2006
 
Revenues
 
$ 
 
%
 
   
 (In thousands, except percentages)
 
Personnel-related expenses
 
$
3,323
       
$
2,959
       
$
364
   
12.3% 
 
Professional fees & outside services
   
678
         
1,258
         
(580
)
 
(46.1%)
 
Advertising and marketing
   
527
         
662
         
(135
)
 
(20.4%)
 
Facilities
   
522
         
494
         
28
   
5.7% 
 
Share-based compensation
   
291
         
169
         
122
   
72.2% 
 
Depreciation
   
68
         
74
         
(6
)
 
(8.1%)
 
Other
   
592
         
430
         
162
   
37.7% 
 
Selling, general and administrative
 
$
6,001
   
45.3%
 
$
6,046
   
46.3%
 
$
(45
)
 
(0.7%)
 
 
In order of significance, the decrease in selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago is primarily due to: a decrease in legal and professional fees primarily as a result of the settlement of our outstanding litigation; offset by an increase in personnel-related expenses and share-based compensation primarily due to a $194,000 charge related to a consulting and severance agreement with our former Chief Financial Officer, Jim Kerrigan, annual merit increases and a small headcount increase.
 
The following table presents selling, general and administrative expenses:

   
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
 Change
 
   
2007
 
Revenue
 
2006
 
Revenue
 
$ 
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Personnel-related expenses
 
$
9,373
       
$
8,467
       
$
906
   
10.7% 
 
Professional fees & outside services
   
2,283
         
4,205
         
(1,922
)
 
(45.7%)
 
Advertising and marketing
   
1,879
         
2,137
         
(258
)
 
(12.1%)
 
Facilities
   
1,539
         
1,463
         
76
   
5.2% 
 
Share-based compensation
   
702
         
499
         
203
   
40.7% 
 
Depreciation
   
211
         
244
         
(33
)
 
(13.5%)
 
Other
   
1,569
         
1,321
         
248
   
18.8% 
 
Selling, general and administrative
 
$
17,556
   
43.2%
 
$
18,336
   
47.9%
 
$
(780
)
 
(4.3%)
 
 
In order of significance, the decrease in selling, general and administrative expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago is primarily due to a decrease in legal and professional fees primarily as a result of the settlement of our outstanding litigation; offset by an increase in personnel-related expenses and share-based compensation due to annual merit increases, a $194,000 charge related to a consulting and severance agreement with our former Chief Financial Officer, Jim Kerrigan, and a small headcount increase.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist of personnel-related expenses, facility expenses and share-based compensation, as well as expenditures to third-party vendors for research and development activities.

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The following table presents research and development expenses:
 
   
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
 Change
 
   
2007
 
Revenues
 
2006
 
Revenues
 
 $
 
%
 
   
 (In thousands, except percentages)
 
Personnel-related expenses
 
$
1,352
       
$
1,152
       
$
200
   
17.4% 
 
Facilities
   
176
         
152
         
24
   
15.8% 
 
Professional fees & outside services
   
178
         
96
         
82
   
85.4% 
 
Share-based compensation
   
97
         
55
         
42
   
76.4% 
 
Depreciation
   
10
         
12
         
(2
)
 
(16.7%)
 
Other
   
85
         
105
         
(20
)
 
(19.0%)
 
Research and development
 
$
1,898
   
14.3%
 
$
1,572
   
12.0%
 
$
326
   
20.7% 
 
 

The increase in research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago is primarily due to an increase in personnel-related expenses and share-based compensation as a result of an increase in headcount and professional fees for outside consultants.

The following table presents research and development expenses:

   
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
Change 
 
   
2007
 
Revenue
 
2006
 
Revenue
 
 $
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Personnel-related expenses
 
$
3,965
       
$
3,173
       
$
792
   
25.0% 
 
Facilities
   
490
         
423
         
67
   
15.8% 
 
Professional fees & outside services
   
396
         
246
         
150
   
61.0% 
 
Share-based compensation
   
285
         
160
         
125
   
78.1% 
 
Depreciation
   
30
         
36
         
(6
)
 
(16.7%)
 
Other
   
332
         
247
         
85
   
34.4% 
 
Research and development
 
$
5,498
   
13.5%
 
$
4,285
   
11.2%
 
$
1,213
   
28.3% 
 

The increase in research and development expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago is primarily due to an increase in personnel-related expenses and share-based compensation as a result of an increase in headcount and professional fees for outside consultants.
 
Provision for Income Taxes

The following table presents our effective tax rate based upon our income tax provision:

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
                   
Effective tax rate
   
1%
 
 
3%
 
 
2%
 
 
1%
 
 
We utilize the liability method of accounting for income taxes as set forth in SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The federal statutory rate was 34% for all periods. The difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate resulted primarily from the effect of our domestic losses recorded without a tax benefit, as well as the effect of foreign earnings taxed at rates differing from the federal statutory rate. We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. As a result of our cumulative losses, we provided a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
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Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net consists of gains (losses) on the sale of investments, foreign currency transactions and the disposal of fixed assets.

The following tables present other income (expense), net:

   
 Three Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
 Change
 
   
2007
 
Revenues
 
2006
 
Revenues
 
 $
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Other income (expense), net
 
$
6
   
0.0%
 
$
57
   
0.4%
 
$
(51
)
 
(89.5%
)
 
   
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
 Change
 
   
2007
 
Revenues
 
2006
 
Revenues
 
 $
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Other income (expense), net
 
$
733
   
1.8%
 
$
(2
)   
0.0%
 
$
735
 
 
(36750.0%
)
 
The increase in other income (expense), net for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period one year ago is primarily due to $700,000 of income recognized on the sale of our investment in Xanboo.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since inception through fiscal 2007, we have financed our operations through the issuance of common stock and operating activities. We refer to the sum of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities as “cash” for the purposes of discussing our cash balance and liquidity.

The following table presents details of our working capital and cash:

   
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
Increase
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
(Decrease)
 
   
 (In thousands)
 
Working capital
 
$
5,302
 
$
5,372
 
$
(70
)
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
7,483
 
$
7,729
 
$
(246
)
Marketable securities
   
98
   
88
   
10
 
   
$
7,581
 
$
7,817
 
$
(236
)
 
Working capital remained fairly consistent compared to the prior year. Our cash balances decreased slightly as a result of our cash management activities which include the timing of cash payments to our vendors and the timing of cash receipts from our customers.

We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and funds available from our line of credit will be adequate to meet our anticipated cash needs through at least the next twelve months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the timing and amount of our net revenues, research and development, expenses associated with any strategic partnerships or acquisitions and infrastructure investments, and expenses related to government investigations and litigation, which could affect our ability to generate additional cash. If cash generated from operations and financing activities is insufficient to satisfy our working capital requirements, we may need to raise capital by borrowing funds through bank loans, the selling of securities or other means. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise any such capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to secure additional financing, we may not be able to develop or enhance our products, take advantage of future opportunities, respond to competition or continue to operate our business.

In May 2006, we entered into a two-year secured revolving Loan and Security Agreement ("Line of Credit”) with a bank, which provides for borrowings up to $5.0 million. The borrowing capacity is limited to eligible accounts receivable as defined under the Line of Credit. Borrowings under the Line of Credit bear interest at the prime rate plus 1.75% per annum. We are required to pay an unused line fee of 0.50% on the unused portion of the Line of Credit. As of March 31, 2007, we had no borrowings against the Line of Credit.
 
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The following table presents our available borrowing capacity and outstanding letters of credit, which were used to secure equipment leases, deposits for a building lease, foreign value added tax account deposits and security deposits:

   
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Available borrowing capacity
 
$
2,253
 
$
2,221
 
Outstanding letters of credit
 
$
1,280
 
$
1,594
 
 
During March 2006, we entered into a lease agreement whereby the lessor will advance an amount not to exceed $1.0 million for the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) information system to manage our business operations. During the ERP implementation period, we will pay interest of 9.0% on the amounts advanced. The lease agreement states that the aggregate amount advanced to us by the lessor will be repaid over a three-year period following the completion of the ERP implementation. As of March 31, 2007, we had incurred costs of $500,000 in connection with the ERP implementation which have or will be advanced by the lessor.

As of March 31, 2007, approximately $2.2 million of our cash is held in foreign subsidiary bank accounts. This cash is unrestricted with regard to foreign liquidity needs; however, our ability to utilize a portion of this cash to satisfy liquidity needs outside of such foreign locations is subject to approval by the foreign location board of directors.

Cash Flows

The following table presents the major components of the consolidated statements of cash flows:
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
March 31, 
 
March 31, 
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
   
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
 
Net cash (used in) provided by:
                         
Net (loss) income
 
$
(1,070
)
$
399
 
$
(1,634
)
$
(4,513
)
Non-cash operating expenses, net
   
461
   
(863
)
 
1,372
   
2,853
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                         
Accounts receivable
   
710
   
649
   
309
   
802
 
Inventories
   
(1,235
)
 
(430
)
 
(1,580
)
 
(117
)
Contract manufacturers' receivable
   
(321
)
 
(605
)
 
(305
)
 
(793
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
73
   
22
   
48
   
(265
)
Other assets
   
3
   
(40
)
 
(3
)
 
(12
)
Accounts payable
   
1,131
   
2,342
   
2,403
   
3,441
 
Accrued payroll and related expenses
   
(133
)
 
(174
)
 
171
   
(11
)
Accrued settlements
   
-
   
-
   
(400
)
 
-
 
Warranty reserve
   
(29
)
 
(207
)
 
(248
)
 
(483
)
Other liabilities
   
(27
)
 
(800
)
 
(644
)
 
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
   
(437
)
 
293
   
(511
)
 
921
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(125
)
 
(323
)
 
(396
)
 
(455
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
280
   
107
   
597
   
228
 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
   
21
   
84
   
64
   
(29
)
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
$
(261
)
$
161
 
$
(246
)
$
665
 
 
Operating activities used cash during the three months ended March 31, 2007. This was the result of a net loss, offset by cash provided by operating assets and liabilities and non-cash operating expenses. The non-cash items that had a significant impact on the net loss included share-based compensation and depreciation. In order of significance, the changes in operating assets and liabilities which had a significant impact on the cash used in operating activities included (i) an increase in inventories as a result of the timing of inventory receipts (ii) an increase in the contract manufacturers’ receivables due to the timing of shipments and cash collections; offset by (iii) decrease in accounts receivable as a result of lower sales and the timing of cash collections and (iv) increase in accounts payable as a result of the timing of payments to vendors.
 
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Operating activities provided cash for the three months ended March 31, 2006. This was primarily the result of the net income and net cash provided from changes in operating assets and liabilities, offset by non-cash operating expenses.  Non-cash items that had a significant impact on net income included litigation settlement recovery, offset by depreciation, amortization of purchased intangible assets and share-based compensation. In order of significance, the changes in operating assets and liabilities which had a significant impact on the cash provided in operating activities included (i) an increase in accounts payable as a result of the timing of cash payments (ii) a decrease in accounts receivable as a result of the timing of cash collections; offset by (iii) an increase in inventories due to the timing of shipments (iv) a reduction in the warranty reserve to reflect lower expected warranty return rates (v) an increase in the contract manufacturers’ receivables due to the timing of shipments and cash collections and (vi) a decrease in other liabilities due to the timing of payments.

Investing activities used cash during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. This was due to the purchase of property and equipment.

Financing activities provided cash during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. This was due to proceeds from the sale of common shares through employee stock option exercises and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan offset by repayments on capital lease obligations.

Operating activities used cash during the nine months ended March 31, 2007. This was the result of a net loss and cash used by operating assets and liabilities, offset by non-cash operating expenses. The non-cash items that had a significant impact on the net loss included share-based compensation and depreciation. In order of significance, the changes in operating assets and liabilities which had a significant impact on the cash used in operating activities included (i) an increase in inventories due to the timing of inventory receipts, (ii) a decrease in other liabilities as a result of the timing of payments to vendors, (iii) a decrease in accrued settlements as a result of the payment of the Digi settlement (iv) a reduction in the warranty reserve to reflect lower expected warranty return rates and (v) an increase in the contract manufacturers’ receivables due to the timing of shipments and cash collections; offset by (vi) an increase in accounts payable as a result of the timing of cash payments to vendors.

Operating activities provided cash for the nine months ended March 31, 2006. This was primarily the result of the net loss offset by net cash provided from changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash operating expenses.  Non-cash items that had a significant impact on net loss included litigation settlement costs, depreciation, amortization of purchased intangible assets and share-based compensation. In order of significance, the changes in operating assets and liabilities which had a significant impact on the cash provided in operating activities included (i) an increase in accounts payable as a result of the timing of cash payments (ii) a decrease in accounts receivable as a result of the timing of cash collections; offset by (iii) a reduction in the warranty reserve to reflect lower expected warranty return rates and (iv) an increase in the contract manufacturers’ receivables due to the timing of shipments and cash collections.

Investing activities used cash during the nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. This was due to the purchase of property and equipment.

Financing activities provided cash during the nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. This was due to proceeds from the sale of common shares through employee stock option exercises and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan offset by repayments on capital lease obligations.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2007.

Factors Affecting Future Operating Results

A description of the risk factors associated with our business is included in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. We place our investments in instruments that meet high credit quality standards, as specified in our investment policy.
 
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Interest Rate Risk
 
Our exposure to interest rate risk is limited to the exposure related to our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities. Our cash and cash equivalents are held in cash deposit accounts and, as such, we believe our cash and cash equivalents are not subject to significant interest rate risk. We believe our marketable securities would not decline in value by a significant amount if interest rates increase, and therefore would not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
 
The following table presents our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities:

   
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
 (In thousands)
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
7,483
 
$
7,729
 
Marketable securities
   
98
   
88
 
   
$
7,581
 
$
7,817
 
 
Foreign Currency Risk
 
We hold a significant portion of our cash balance in foreign currencies (particularly the euro) and, as such, we are subject to foreign currency fluctuations. In addition, we sell products internationally. As a result, our financial results could be harmed by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in foreign markets. We do not currently enter into forward exchange contracts to hedge exposure denominated in foreign currencies or any other derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. In the future, if we feel our foreign currency exposure has increased, we may consider entering into hedging transactions to help mitigate that risk.

The following table presents our cash balance held in foreign currencies:

   
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
 (In thousands)
 
Cash held in foreign currencies 
 
$
2,292
 
$
2,554
 
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
 
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
(b) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting
 
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting identified during the fiscal quarter that ended March 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information set forth in Notes 10 and 11 to our Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Before deciding to purchase, hold or sell our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks described below, in addition to the other cautionary statements and risks described elsewhere and the other information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC, including our subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. This should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto, and other parts of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If any of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties actually occurs with material adverse effects on us, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be seriously harmed. In that event, the market price for our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.
 
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Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate, which could cause our stock to decline.

We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, significant fluctuations in revenues, expenses and operating results from quarter to quarter. We, therefore, believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our operating results are not a good indication of our future performance, and you should not rely on them to predict our future performance or the future performance of our stock. Our short-term expense levels for ongoing operations are relatively fixed and are based on our expectations of future net revenues. If we were to experience a reduction in revenues in a quarter, we would likely be unable to adjust our short-term expenditures. If this were to occur, our operating results for that fiscal quarter would be harmed. If our operating results in future fiscal quarters fall below the expectations of market analysts and investors, the price of our common stock would likely fall. Other factors that might cause our operating results to fluctuate on a quarterly basis include:

·  
changes in the mix of net revenues attributable to higher-margin and lower-margin products;

·  
customers’ decisions to defer or accelerate orders;

·  
variations in the size or timing of orders for our products;

·  
changes in demand for our products;

·  
fluctuations in exchange rates;

·  
defects and other product quality problems;

·  
loss or gain of significant customers;

·  
short-term fluctuations in the cost or availability of our critical components;

·  
announcements or introductions of new products by our competitors;

·  
effects of terrorist attacks in the U.S. and abroad; and

·  
changes in demand for devices that incorporate our products.

Current or future litigation over intellectual property rights could adversely affect us.

Substantial litigation regarding intellectual property rights exists in our industry. For example, in May 2006 we settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Digi International, Inc. (“Digi”) in which we signed an agreement with Digi to cross-license each other’s patents. In addition, we paid Digi $600,000 as part of the settlement. The results of litigation are inherently uncertain, and adverse outcomes are possible. Adverse outcomes may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. For a more detailed description of pending litigation, see Note 10 and 11 to the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements of Part I, Item I of this Form 10-Q.

There is a risk that other third parties could claim that our products, or our customers’ products, infringe on their intellectual property rights or that we have misappropriated their intellectual property. In addition, software, business processes and other property rights in our industry might be increasingly subject to third-party infringement claims as the number of competitors grows and the functionality of products in different industry segments overlaps. Other parties might currently have, or might eventually be issued, patents that pertain to the proprietary rights we use. Any of these third parties might make a claim of infringement against us. The results of litigation are inherently uncertain, and adverse outcomes are possible.

Responding to any infringement claim, regardless of its validity, could:
 
·  
be time-consuming, costly and/or result in litigation;
 
·  
divert management’s time and attention from developing our business;
 
·  
require us to pay monetary damages, including treble damages if we are held to have willfully infringed;
 
·  
require us to enter into royalty and licensing agreements that we would not normally find acceptable;
 
·  
require us to stop selling or to redesign certain of our products; or
 
·  
require us to satisfy indemnification obligations to our customers.
 
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If any of these occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected.

Our use of contract manufacturers in China and Taiwan involves risks that could adversely affect us. 

We use contract manufacturers based in China and Taiwan. There are significant risks of doing business in these locations, including the following:

·  
These locations do not afford the same level of protection to intellectual property as do domestic or many foreign countries. If our products were reverse-engineered or our intellectual property were otherwise pirated (reproduced and duplicated without our knowledge or approval), our revenues would be reduced;

·  
Delivery times are extended due to the distances involved, requiring more lead-time in ordering and increasing the risk of excess inventories;

·  
We could incur ocean freight delays because of labor problems, weather delays or customs problems; and

·  
U.S. foreign relations with these locations have, historically, been subject to change. Political considerations and actions could interrupt our expected supply of products from these locations.

Delays in deliveries or quality problems with our component suppliers could damage our reputation and could cause our net revenues to decline and harm our results of operations. 

We and our contract manufacturers are responsible for procuring raw materials for our products. Our products incorporate components or technologies that are only available from single or limited sources of supply. In particular, some of our integrated circuits are only available from a single source and in some cases are no longer being manufactured. From time to time, integrated circuits used in our products will be phased out of production. When this happens, we attempt to purchase sufficient inventory to meet our needs until a substitute component can be incorporated into our products. Nonetheless, we might be unable to purchase sufficient components to meet our demands, or we might incorrectly forecast our demands, and purchase too many or too few components. In addition, our products use components that have, in the past, been subject to market shortages and substantial price fluctuations. From time to time, we have been unable to meet our orders because we were unable to purchase necessary components for our products. We do not have long-term supply arrangements with many of our vendors to obtain necessary components or technology for our products. If we are unable to purchase components from these suppliers, product shipments could be prevented or delayed, which could result in a loss of sales. If we are unable to meet existing orders or to enter into new orders because of a shortage in components, we will likely lose net revenues and risk losing customers and harming our reputation in the marketplace, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. We have recently redesigned many of our products to comply with the new environmental Reduction of Hazardous Substances standard. This standard is new for our supply chain and interruptions in parts supply due to the additional complexities and limited number of second source supply choices could adversely impact our business.

If we lose the services of any of our contract manufacturers or suppliers, we may not be able to obtain alternate sources in a timely manner, which could harm our customer relations and adversely affect our net revenues and harm our results of operations.

We do not have long-term agreements with our contract manufacturers or suppliers. If any of these subcontractors or suppliers ceased doing business with us, we may not be able to obtain alternative sources in a timely or cost-effective manner. Due to the amount of time that it usually takes us to qualify contract manufacturers and suppliers, we could experience delays in product shipments if we are required to find alternative subcontractors and suppliers. Some of our suppliers have or provide technology or trade secrets, the loss of which could be disruptive to our procurement and supply processes. If a competitor should acquire one of our contract manufacturers or suppliers, we could be subjected to more difficulties in maintaining or developing alternative sources of supply of some components or products. Any problems that we may encounter with the delivery, quality or cost of our products could damage our customer relationships and materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

If a major customer cancels, reduces or delays purchases, our net revenues might decline and our business could be adversely affected.

The number and timing of sales to our distributors have been difficult for us to predict. While our distributors are customers in the sense they buy our products, they are also part of our product distribution system. To some extent, any business lost from a distributor would likely be replaced by sales to other customer/distributors in a reasonable period, rather than a total loss of that business such as from a customer who used our products in their business or products. Some of our distributors could be acquired by a competitor and stop buying product from us.
 
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The following table presents sales to our significant customers as a percentage of net revenue:

   
 March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Top five customers (1)
   
34%
 
 
41%
 
Ingram Micro
   
12%
 
 
13%
 
Tech Data
   
7%
 
 
12%
 
               
(1) Includes Ingram Micro and Tech Data.

The loss or deferral of one or more significant sales in a quarter could harm our operating results. We have in the past, and might in the future, lose one or more major customers. If we fail to continue to sell to our major customers in the quantities we anticipate, or if any of these customers terminate our relationship, our reputation, the perception of our products and technology in the marketplace, could be harmed. The demand for our products from our OEM, VAR and systems integrator customers depends primarily on their ability to successfully sell their products that incorporate our device networking solutions technology. Our sales are usually completed on a purchase order basis and we have few long-term purchase commitments from our customers.

Our future success also depends on our ability to attract new customers, which often involves an extended selling process. The sale of our products often involves a significant technical evaluation, and we often face delays because of our customers’ internal procedures for evaluating and deploying new technologies. For these and other reasons, the sales cycle associated with our products is typically lengthy, often lasting six to nine months and sometimes longer. Therefore, if we were to lose a major customer, we might not be able to replace the customer in a timely manner, or at all. This would cause our net revenues to decrease and could cause our stock price to decline.

If we fail to develop or enhance our products to respond to changing market conditions and government and industry standards, our competitive position will suffer and our business will be adversely affected. 

Our future success depends in large part on our ability to continue to enhance existing products, lower product cost and develop new products that maintain technological competitiveness and meet government and industry standards. The demand for network-enabled products is relatively new and can change as a result of innovations, changes or new government and industry standards. For example, a recent directive in the European Union bans the use of lead and other heavy metals in electrical and electronic equipment after July 1, 2006. As a result, in advance of this deadline, some of our customers selling products in Europe had begun demanding product from component manufacturers that did not contain these banned substances. Any failure by us to develop and introduce new products or enhancements in response to new government and industry standards could harm our business, financial condition or results of operations. These requirements might or might not be compatible with our current or future product offerings. We might not be successful in modifying our products and services to address these requirements and standards. For example, our competitors might develop competing technologies based on Internet Protocols, Ethernet Protocols or other protocols that might have advantages over our products. If this were to happen, our net revenues might not grow at the rate we anticipate, or could decline.

If our research and development efforts are not successful, our net revenues could decline and our business could be harmed.

If we are unable to develop new products as a result of our research and development efforts, or if the products we develop are not successful, our business could be harmed. Even if we do develop new products that are accepted by our target markets, we do not know whether the net revenue from these products will be sufficient to justify our investment in research and development. In addition, if we do not invest sufficiently in research and development, we may be unable to maintain our competitive position. Our research and development may decrease, which may put us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors and adversely affect our market position.
 
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We expect the average selling prices of our products to decline, which could reduce our net revenues, gross margins and profitability.

In the past, we have experienced some reduction in the average selling prices and gross margins of products, and we expect that this will continue for our products as they mature. We expect competition to continue to increase, and we anticipate this could result in additional downward pressure on our pricing. Our average selling prices for our products might decline as a result of other reasons, including promotional programs and customers who negotiate price reductions in exchange for longer-term purchase commitments. We also may not be able to increase the price of our products if the prices of components or our overhead costs increase. In addition, we may be unable to adjust our prices in response to currency exchange rate fluctuations resulting in lower gross margins. If these were to occur, our gross margins would decline and we may not be able to reduce the cost to manufacture our products to keep up with the decline in prices.

Current or future litigation could adversely affect us.

We are currently involved in litigation, including a federal securities class action lawsuit. We recently concluded multiple securities lawsuits and litigation with a former executive officer. We may have an obligation to continue to indemnify the former executive officer and defend any violations that he has been charged with. There is a risk that our insurance carriers may not reimburse us for such costs. Any lawsuit may involve complex questions of fact and law and may require the expenditure of significant funds and the diversion of other resources. Except as described in this Form 10-Q, we do not know what the outcome of outstanding legal proceedings will be and cannot determine the extent to which these resolutions might have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. The results of litigation are inherently uncertain, and adverse outcomes are possible. For a more detailed description of our current and recent litigation, see Note 10 and 11 to the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements of Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. 

Our products may contain undetected software or hardware errors or defects that could lead to an increase in our costs, reduce our net revenues or damage our reputation. 

We currently offer warranties ranging from one to two years on each of our products. Our products could contain undetected errors or defects. If there is a product failure, we might have to replace all affected products without being able to book revenue for replacement units, or we may have to refund the purchase price for the units. We do not have a long history with which to assess the risks of unexpected product failures or defects for our device server product line. Regardless of the amount of testing we undertake, some errors might be discovered only after a product has been installed and used by customers. Any errors discovered after commercial release could result in loss of net revenues and claims against us. Significant product warranty claims against us could harm our business, reputation and financial results and cause the price of our stock to decline.

If software that we license or acquire from the open source software community and incorporate into our products were to become unavailable or no longer available on commercially reasonable terms, it could adversely affect sales of our products, which could disrupt our business and harm our financial results.

Certain of our products contain components developed and maintained by third-party software vendors or are available through the “open source” software community. We also expect that we may incorporate software from third-party vendors and open source software in our future products. Our business would be disrupted if this software, or functional equivalents of this software, were either no longer available to us or no longer offered to us on commercially reasonable terms. In either case, we would be required to either redesign our products to function with alternate third-party software or open source software, or develop these components ourselves, which would result in increased costs and could result in delays in our product shipments. Furthermore, we might be forced to limit the features available in our current or future product offerings. We are presently developing products for use on the Linux platform. The SCO Group (“SCO”) has filed and threatened to file lawsuits against companies that operate Linux for commercial purposes, alleging that such use of Linux infringes SCO’s rights. These allegations may adversely affect the demand for the Linux platform and, consequently, the sales of our Linux-based products.

If our contract manufacturers are unable or unwilling to manufacture our products at the quality and quantity we request, our business could be harmed.

We outsource substantially all of our manufacturing to three manufacturers: Venture Electronics Services, Uni Precision Industrial Ltd., and Universal Scientific Industrial Company, LTD. Our reliance on these third-party manufacturers exposes us to a number of significant risks, including:

·  
reduced control over delivery schedules, quality assurance, manufacturing yields and production costs;

·  
lack of guaranteed production capacity or product supply; and

·  
reliance on these manufacturers to maintain competitive manufacturing technologies.
 
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Our agreements with these manufacturers provide for services on a purchase order basis. If our manufacturers were to become unable or unwilling to continue to manufacture our products at requested quality, quantity, yields and costs, or in a timely manner, our business would be seriously harmed. As a result, we would have to attempt to identify and qualify substitute manufacturers, which could be time consuming and difficult, and might result in unforeseen manufacturing and operations problems. For example, Jabil Circuit, Inc. acquired Varian, Inc. in March 2005 and closed the facility that manufactured our products. We transferred this production to another contract manufacturer. Moreover, as we shift products among third-party manufacturers, we may incur substantial expenses, risk material delays or encounter other unexpected issues.

In addition, a natural disaster could disrupt our manufacturers’ facilities and could inhibit our manufacturers’ ability to provide us with manufacturing capacity in a timely manner or at all. If this were to occur, we likely would be unable to fill customers’ existing orders or accept new orders for our products. The resulting decline in net revenues would harm our business. We also are responsible for forecasting the demand for our individual products. These forecasts are used by our contract manufacturers to procure raw materials and manufacture our finished goods. If we forecast demand too high, we may invest too much cash in inventory, and we may be forced to take a write-down of our inventory balance, which would reduce our earnings. If our forecast is too low for one or more products, we may be required to pay charges that would increase our cost of revenues or we may be unable to fulfill customer orders, thus reducing net revenues and therefore earnings.
 
We are exposed to foreign currency exchange risks, which could harm our business and operating results.
 
We hold a significant portion of our cash balance in foreign currencies (particularly euros), and as such are exposed to adverse changes in exchange rates associated with foreign currency fluctuations. However, we do not currently engage in any hedging transactions to mitigate these risks. Although from time to time we review our foreign currency exposure and evaluate whether we should enter into hedging transactions, we may not adequately hedge against any future volatility in currency exchange rates and, if we engage in hedging transactions, the transactions will be based on forecasts which later may prove to be inaccurate. Any failure to hedge successfully or anticipate currency risks properly could adversely affect our operating results.

Because we depend on international sales for a substantial amount of our net revenues, we are subject to international economic, regulatory, political and other risks that could harm our business, financial condition or results of operations. 

The following table presents our sales within geographic regions:

   
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
         
       
% of Net
     
% of Net
 
 Change
 
   
2007
 
Revenue
 
2006
 
Revenue
 
$ 
 
%
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Americas
 
$
25,476
    62.8%  
$
24,077
    62.9%  
$
1,399
   
5.8% 
 
EMEA
   
10,195
    25.18%    
10,169
    26.6%    
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0.3%
 
Asia Pacific
   
4,925
    12.1%    
4,012
    10.5%    
913
 
 
22.8%
 
 
 
$
40,596
   
100.0%
 
$
38,258
   
100.0%
 
$
2,338
 
 
6.1%
 
 
We expect that international revenues will continue to represent a significant portion of our net revenues in the foreseeable future. Doing business internationally involves greater expense and many risks. For example, because the products we sell abroad and the products and services we buy abroad are priced in foreign currencies, we are affected by fluctuating exchange rates. In the past, we have lost money because of these fluctuations. We might not successfully protect ourselves against currency rate fluctuations, and our financial performance could be harmed as a result. In addition, we face other risks of doing business internationally, including:

·  
unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, taxes, trade laws and tariffs;

·  
reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries;

·  
differing labor regulations;

·  
compliance with a wide variety of complex regulatory requirements;

·  
changes in a country’s or region’s political or economic conditions;

·  
effects of terrorist attacks in the U.S. and abroad;
 
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·  
greater difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

·  
increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities.

  Our international operations require significant attention from our management and substantial financial resources. We do not know whether our investments in other countries will produce desired levels of net revenues or profitability.

If we are unable to sell our inventory in a timely manner it could become obsolete, which could require us to increase our reserves and harm our operating results. 

At any time, competitive products may be introduced with more attractive features or at lower prices than ours. There is a risk that we may be unable to sell our inventory in a timely manner to avoid it becoming obsolete.

The following table presents our inventory and reserve for excess and obsolete inventory reserve:

   
 March 31,
 
 June 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
 
 
(In thousands) 
 
Raw materials
 
$
3,032
 
$
3,863
 
Finished goods
   
7,201
   
6,518
 
Inventory at distributors
   
1,605
   
1,690
 
Large scale inregration chips *
   
1,034
   
731
 
Inventories, gross
   
12,872
   
12,802
 
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventories
   
(3,038
)
 
(4,689
)
Inventories, net
 
$
9,834
 
$
8,113
 
 
* This item is both sold individually and embedded into the Company's products.
 
In the event we are required to substantially discount our inventory or are unable to sell our inventory in a timely manner, we would be required to increase our reserves and our operating results could be substantially harmed.
 
If we are unable to attract, retain or motivate key senior management and technical personnel, it could seriously harm our business. 

Our financial performance depends substantially on the performance of our executive officers and key technical employees. We are dependent in particular on Marc Nussbaum, our President and Chief Executive Officer, with whom we have no employment contract. We are also dependent upon our technical personnel, due to the specialized technical nature of our business. If we were to lose the services of Mr. Nussbaum or any of our key technical personnel and were not able to find replacements in a timely manner, our business could be disrupted, other key personnel might decide to leave, and we might incur increased operating expenses associated with finding and compensating replacements.

If our OEM customers develop their own expertise in network-enabling products, it could result in reduced sales of our products and harm our operating results.

We sell to both resellers and OEMs. Selling products to OEMs involves unique risks, including the risk that OEMs will develop internal expertise in network-enabling products or will otherwise incorporate network functionality in their products without using our device networking solutions. If this were to occur, our sales to OEMs would likely decline, which could reduce our net revenue and harm our operating results.
 

 
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New product introductions and pricing strategies by our competitors could reduce our market share or cause us to reduce the prices of our products, which would reduce our net revenues and gross margins.

The market for our products is intensely competitive, subject to rapid change and is significantly affected by new product introductions and pricing strategies of our competitors. We face competition primarily from companies that network-enable devices, semiconductor companies, companies in the automation industry and companies with significant networking expertise and research and development resources. Our competitors might offer new products with features or functionality that are equal to or better than our products. In addition, since we work with open standards, our customers could develop products based on our technology that compete with our offerings. We might not have sufficient engineering staff or other required resources to modify our products to match our competitors. Similarly, competitive pressure could force us to reduce the price of our products. In each case, we could lose new and existing customers to our competition. If this were to occur, our net revenues could decline and our business could be harmed.

We may not be able to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights, which could harm our competitive position. 

We have not historically relied on patents to protect our proprietary rights, although we are now building a patent portfolio. In May 2006, we entered into a patent cross-license agreement with Digi in which the parties agreed to cross-license each other’s patents, which could reduce the value of our existing patent portfolio. We rely primarily on a combination of laws, such as copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, and contractual restrictions, such as confidentiality agreements and licenses, to establish and protect our proprietary rights. Despite any precautions that we have taken:

·  
laws and contractual restrictions might not be sufficient to prevent misappropriation of our technology or deter others from developing similar technologies;

·  
other companies might claim common law trademark rights based upon use that precedes the registration of our marks;

·  
other companies might assert other rights to market products using our trademarks;

·  
policing unauthorized use of our products and trademarks is difficult, expensive and time-consuming, and we might be unable to determine the extent of this unauthorized use;

·  
courts may determine that our software programs use open source software in such a way that deprives the entire programs of intellectual property protection; and

·  
current federal laws that prohibit software copying provide only limited protection from software pirates.

Also, the laws of some of the countries in which we market and manufacture our products offer little or no effective protection of our proprietary technology. Reverse engineering, unauthorized copying or other misappropriation of our proprietary technology could enable third-parties to benefit from our technology without paying us for it, which could significantly harm our business.

Acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or investments may impair our capital and equity resources, divert our management’s attention or otherwise negatively impact our operating results.

We may pursue acquisitions, strategic partnerships and joint ventures that we believe would allow us to complement our growth strategy, increase market share in our current markets and expand into adjacent markets, broaden our technology and intellectual property and strengthen our relationships with distributors and OEMs. Any future acquisition, partnership, joint venture or investment may require that we pay significant cash, issue stock or incur substantial debt. Acquisitions, partnerships or joint ventures may also result in the loss of key personnel and the dilution of existing stockholders as a result of issuing equity securities. In addition, acquisitions, partnerships or joint ventures require significant managerial attention, which may be diverted from our other operations. These capital, equity and managerial commitments may impair the operation of our business. Furthermore, acquired businesses may not be effectively integrated, may be unable to maintain key pre-acquisition business relationships, may contribute to increased fixed costs and may expose us to unanticipated liabilities and otherwise harm our operating results.

We may experience difficulties in implementing or enhancing new information systems.
 
       During fiscal 2006, we began the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) information system to manage our business operations. The possibility exists that our migration to the new ERP information system could adversely affect our disclosure controls and procedures or our operations in future periods. The process of implementing new information systems could adversely impact our ability to do the following in a timely manner: accept and process customer orders, receive inventory and ship products, invoice and collect receivables, place purchase orders and pay invoices, and all other business transactions related to the finance, order entry, purchasing, supply chain and human resource processes within the new ERP systems. Any such disruption could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and the market price of our common stock.
 
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Business interruptions could adversely affect our business.
 
Our operations and those of our suppliers are vulnerable to interruption by fire, earthquake, power loss, telecommunications failure, terrorist attacks and other events beyond our control. A substantial portion of our facilities, including our corporate headquarters and other critical business operations, are located near major earthquake faults and, therefore, may be more susceptible to damage if an earthquake occurs. We do not carry earthquake insurance for direct earthquake-related losses. In addition, we do not carry business interruption insurance for, nor do we carry financial reserves against, business interruptions arising from earthquakes or certain other events. If a business interruption occurs, our business could be materially and adversely affected.

If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls or internal controls over financial reporting, our business and stock price could be adversely affected. 

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires companies to evaluate periodically the effectiveness of their internal controls over financial reporting, and to include a management report assessing the effectiveness of their internal controls as of the end of each fiscal year. Beginning with our annual report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, we will be required to comply with the requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to include in each of our annual reports an assessment by our management of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and a report of our independent registered public accounting firm addressing these assessments.

Our management does not expect that our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all errors or frauds. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, involving us have been, or will be, detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Controls can also be circumvented by individual acts of a person, or by collusion among two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to errors or frauds may occur and not be detected.

We cannot assure you that we or our independent registered public accounting firm will not identify a material weakness in our disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting in the future. If our internal controls over financial reporting are not considered adequate, we may experience a loss of public confidence, which could have an adverse effect on our business and our stock price.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.
 
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Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibit
 
Number
Description of Document
   
10.1
Consulting, Severance and Release Agreement effective as of January 22, 2007 between Lantronix, Inc. and James Kerrigan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2007).
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
* Furnished, not filed.


 
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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.
     
 Date: May 3, 2007
LANTRONIX, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Marc H. Nussbaum
 
 
Marc H. Nussbaum
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) 
     
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Reagan Y. Sakai
 
 
Reagan Y. Sakai
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer) 
 
 
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