UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-QSB

 

(Mark One)

 

ý  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006

 

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 000-30656

 

APOGEE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

04-3005815

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

129 MORGAN DRIVE, NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS 02062

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

(781) 551-9450

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report)

 

Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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  ý  No  o

 

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

 

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the Issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:  As of April 24, 2006, there were 11,968,332 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding.

 

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one):  Yes  o  No  ý

 

 



 

APOGEE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

INDEX OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN FORM 10-QSB FOR THE

QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2006 AND MARCH 31, 2005

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1 - Financial Statements

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005 (audited)

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Accumulated Deficit for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005 (all unaudited)

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005 (all unaudited)

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (all unaudited)

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Item 3 - Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Item 5 - Other Information

 

 

 

Item 6 - Exhibits

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

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PART I                                                       FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                                                           Financial Statements

 

APOGEE TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

MARCH 31,

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

4,673,581

 

$

5,512,974

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $88,074 and $145,000, in 2006 and 2005 respectively

 

119,291

 

152,837

 

Inventories, net

 

613,585

 

1,327,964

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

92,529

 

123,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

5,498,986

 

7,117,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

47,687

 

39,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

Escrow account

 

411,924

 

409,480

 

Patents, net of accumulated amortization of $-0- and $-0-, in 2006 and 2005 respectively

 

154,044

 

149,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,112,641

 

$

7,716,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

529,299

 

$

766,930

 

Deferred distributor revenue

 

625,521

 

1,337,022

 

Deferred contract revenue

 

72,686

 

72,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,227,506

 

2,176,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value;
20,000,000 shares authorized, 11,968,332 and 11,968,332 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005

 

119,683

 

119,683

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

18,104,423

 

18,104,423

 

Deferred stock compensation

 

74,590

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(13,413,561

)

(12,684,559

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

4,885,135

 

5,539,547

 

 

 

$

6,112,641

 

$

7,716,185

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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APOGEE TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

$

985,398

 

$

1,013,787

 

Royalties

 

 

100,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

985,398

 

1,114,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

725,244

 

967,342

 

Research and development

 

394,576

 

790,140

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

626,709

 

799,939

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,746,529

 

2,557,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

(761,131

)

(1,442,681

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

Interest/other income

 

53,715

 

4,397

 

Interest/other expense

 

(21,586

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,129

 

4,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(729,002

)

$

(1,438,284

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

11,968,332

 

11,838,332

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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APOGEE TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(729,002

)

$

(1,438,285

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

(56,926

)

15,000

 

Provision for slow moving, excess and obsolete inventory

 

32,270

 

243,229

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

(2,873

)

20,891

 

Stock compensation expense

 

74,590

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

68,949

 

172,574

 

Inventories

 

682,108

 

100,103

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

30,934

 

56,529

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(218,551

)

(47,465

)

Deferred distributor revenue

 

(711,501

)

(214,237

)

Deferred contract revenue

 

 

(23,102

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used) in operating activities

 

(830,002

)

(1,114,763

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(4,882

)

(4,894

)

Patent costs

 

(4,509

)

(18,426

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(9,391

)

(23,320

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incease (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(839,393

)

(1,138,083

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning

 

5,512,974

 

1,886,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents - ending

 

$

4,673,581

 

$

748,800

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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APOGEE TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2006 AND MARCH 31, 2005 (UNAUDITED)

 

1.                            The Company and Basis of Presentation

 

The Company

 

Apogee Technology, Inc. and Subsidiary (the “Company” or “Apogee”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) has historically designed, developed, and marketed integrated circuit (“IC”) products incorporating our proprietary DDX® audio amplifier technology to the consumer market. In addition, under licensing agreements with third parties, we granted rights to our intellectual property for use in royalty bearing audio IC products. Apogee is currently in the final stages of the process of evolving from an audio focused enterprise to a provider of sensors and medical device products based upon our acquired Micro-Electromechanical Systems (“MEMS”) Nanotechnologies. We released our first sensor products in December 2005 targeted for the consumer, automotive and industrial markets and we are currently developing a MEMS based device for transdermal drug delivery for the medical market.

 

On October 5, 2005, Apogee completed a transaction with SigmaTel, Inc. (“SigmaTel”), whereby certain assets of the audio division were sold, including the DDX technology and the associated royalties from its license agreement with STMicroelectronics (“ST”), to SigmaTel for approximately $9.4 million, resulting in a gain of approximately $8.9 million plus a one-year earn-out of potentially up to $4.5 million (the “SigmaTel Transaction”). No assurance can be given that any of this earn-out will be realized. The Company and certain of its principal stockholders also entered into an Indemnification Agreement if certain terms of the Agreement are violated. The Company is authorized to indemnify the principal stockholders in the event any one or more of them has to satisfy any obligations thereunder. In addition, the Company’s engineering and marketing staff related to the audio division were offered positions at SigmaTel as a part of the Transaction.

 

Although the Company retained some of its audio division related agreements (with the exception of the royalty rights from the license agreement with ST) and its audio IC inventory, the Company intends to cease the operations of its audio division upon completion of the sale of these remaining assets.

 

Subsequent to the sale of the audio division, we organized our MEMS division into two business groups, the Sensor Products Group and the Medical Products Group. The Sensor Products Group will focus on the design, development and marketing of proprietary MEMS/Nanotechnology based sensors for the consumer, industrial and automotive markets. In December 2005, we introduced our first sensor products, a family of miniature pressure sensors, trademarked under the Sensilica™ brand name. These sensors are presently being sampled to potential customers. We intend to sell these sensor devices as stand-alone die and as packaged solutions in a similar manner as employed in the marketing and sale of our former audio IC products. The Medical Products Group is currently focused on the design, development and marketing of MEMS based devices to provide enhanced delivery of a range of therapies through the skin, or transdermally. We have demonstrated the feasibility of our solution by performing efficacy tests with model drugs and have performed related testing to support the commercialization of our transdermal delivery device. Depending upon the results of our technology and product development activities, we may: (i) license our technology to third party medical device or pharmaceutical companies, (ii) develop, have made and market through distributors our own medical products, or (iii) partner with third party pharmaceutical companies to commercialize our products.

 

Since the scope of operations covered by the Medical Products Group is currently considered immaterial, we have not implemented disclosures encompassed under SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”. We will, however, continue to evaluate the materiality of this business Group.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The financial statements include the accounts of Apogee Technology, Inc., and its wholly owned inactive subsidiary, DUBLA, Inc. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.

 

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In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included in the accompanying unaudited financial statements. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2006.

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the consolidated financial statements, we have incurred continuing losses and negative cash flows from operations. Net losses were approximately $729,000 and negative cash flows from operations were approximately $830,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. This raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The Company sold certain tangible and intangible assets associated with its audio business in 2005 and has approximately $4.7 million of cash at March 31, 2006. The Company has reduced, in the short-term, its operating expenses for payroll and related costs, rents and professional fees amongst others. The Company believes that its current working capital will be sufficient to fund its capital and operational requirements at least through March 31, 2007.

 

The long term success of the Company is dependent upon its ability to successfully develop and market its sensor and medical device products based upon its MEMS technology, to attain profitable operations and/or raise additional funds as needed for such purpose. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to become profitable or raise the funds that it needs or that additional funds will be available to the Company on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

Use of Estimates in Financial Statements

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could affect the results of operations reported in future periods and such differences could be material.

 

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2.                            Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (“SAB 104”), “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements: Revenue Recognition”, which states that revenue should be recognized when the following revenue recognition criteria are met:  (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the product has been shipped and the customer takes ownership and assumes the risk of loss; (3) the selling price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. The following policies apply to the Company’s major product sales categories for revenue recognition.

 

Sales to OEM Customers:  Revenue is recognized under the Company’s standard terms and conditions of sale, title and risk of loss transfer to the customer at the time products are shipped to the customer or the customers’ representative/freight forwarder (shipping terms Ex Works). The Company has experienced minimal warranty or other returns and based upon historical experience has recorded a $10,000 provision for such returns.

 

Sales to Distributors:  At times the Company provides incentives such as stock rotation, price protection and other incentives to its distributors. Therefore, under the sell through method of revenue recognition the Company defers recognition of revenue until such time that the distributor sells products to its customers based upon receipt of point-of-sale reports from the distributors. Distributor payments received before revenue is recognized are recorded as deferred revenue. Unsold inventory held at distributors is included as a component of finished goods inventory.

 

The Company records royalty revenue when earned in accordance with the underlying agreement. Royalties are based upon sales of products commercialized from the Company’s licensed technology. Consulting revenue is recognized as services are performed in accordance with the terms of the underlying consulting agreements.

 

Loss Per Share

 

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options and common stock warrants.

 

Research and Development

 

Costs for research and development are expensed as incurred.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories, including inventory held at distributors (See Note 4) are stated at the lower of cost on a first-in, first-out basis or market. This policy requires the Company to make estimates regarding the market value of the Company’s inventory, including an assessment of excess or obsolete inventory. The Company determines excess and obsolete inventory based on an estimate of the future demand and estimated selling prices for the Company’s products within a specified time horizon, generally 12 to 24 months. The estimates the Company uses for expected demand are also used for near-term capacity planning and inventory purchasing and are consistent with the Company’s revenue forecasts. Actual demand and market conditions may differ from those projected by the Company’s management.

 

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If the Company’s unit demand forecast is less than the Company’s current inventory value, the Company will record additional excess inventory charges or write-downs to net realizable value which will decrease the Company’s gross margin and net operating results in the future. Accordingly, during the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company recorded a provision of approximately $32,000 for slow moving, excess and obsolete inventory.

 

Purchase commitment losses

 

The Company accrues for estimated losses on non-cancelable purchase orders of products, which may occur if the future sale price declines below the committed purchase price. There are no outstanding purchase commitments of product inventory and therefore no provision was required at March 31, 2006.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Major replacements and betterments of equipment are capitalized. Cost of normal maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the assets using accelerated methods. Leasehold improvements are amortized over either the term of lease or the estimated useful life of the improvement.

 

Patents

 

Costs incurred to register and obtain patents are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over five years, their estimated useful lives.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Substantially all of the Company’s cash is held in high quality money market funds comprised of short-term, fixed income securities earning interest at 4.23% at March 31, 2006.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The Company carries its trade receivables from direct customers less an allowance for doubtful accounts to ensure that trade receivables are carried at net realizable value. On a periodic basis, the Company evaluates the collectibility of its accounts receivable on a variety of factors, including length of time receivables are past due, indication of customer willingness to pay, significant one-time events and historical experience. An additional reserve for individual accounts is recorded when the Company becomes aware of a customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, such as in the case of bankruptcy filings or substantial deterioration in the customer’s operating results or financial position. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. Accounts receivable are generally considered past due if any portion of the receivable balance is outstanding for more than 90 days. If circumstances related to the Company’s customers change, estimates of the recoverability of receivables would be further adjusted.

 

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Fair value of financial instruments

 

Carrying amounts of certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and notes and accounts payable, approximate their fair values due to their relative short maturities and based upon comparable market information available at the respective balance sheet dates. The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company has one stock-based compensation plan, the 1997 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan (“Plan”) which is described below. Prior to fiscal 2006, the Company accounted for the plan under the recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and related Interpretations, as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, (SFAS 123). Compensation costs related to stock options granted at fair value under those plans were not recognized in the consolidated statements of income.

 

In December 2004, FASB issued SFAS 124 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments”, (SFAS 123(R)). Under the new standard, companies are no longer able to account for stock-based compensation transactions using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25. Instead companies are required to account for such transactions using a fair-value method and recognize the expense in the consolidated statement of income.

 

Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company had adopted only the disclosure provisions of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123(R), “Accounting For Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 123(R)). It applied APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting For Stock Issued To Employees”, and related interpretations in accounting for its plan and did not recognize compensation expense for its stock-based compensation plan.

 

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified-prospective-transition method. Under this transition method, stock compensation costs recognized beginning January 1, 2006 includes (a)  compensation cost for all stock-based compensation payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123, and (b) compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted on or subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). Results for prior periods have not been restated.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company’s net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was larger by approximately $75,000 more than if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No. 25. Basic and diluted loss per share for the same period was $0.01 higher, due to the Company’s adopting SFAS 123(R).

 

1997 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan

 

In May 1997, the Company adopted an incentive stock option plan for employees, directors and consultants. The Company’s board of directors authorized a maximum of 600,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the plan, which in 2001 was increased to 2,100,000 shares, increased in 2002 to 3,100,000 shares and further increased in 2003 to 4,100,000 shares. Pursuant to the plan, the board may grant options to employees, directors, or consultants at its discretion. Options granted under the plan to individuals with less than 10% ownership are to be for 100% of the fair value of the common stock on the date of grant and expire 10 years from the date of grant. Options granted under the plan to individuals with greater than 10% ownership are to be for 110% of the fair value of the common stock on the date of grant and expire five years from the date of grant.

 

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Accounting for Stock Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation costs are generally based on the fair value calculated from the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of grant for stock options. RSU fair values generally equal their intrinsic value on the date of grant.

 

The fair values of stock grants are amortized as compensation expense over the options’ vesting period. Compensation expense recognized is shown in the operating activities section of the consolidated statements of cash flow.

 

In anticipation of adopting SFAS 123(R), the Company evaluated the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model. The Company continues to calculate the expected volatility based solely on historical volatility. The Company believes the historical volatility provides the best estimate of future stock price volatility.

 

The expected term was previously and is currently calculated based on an analysis of vesting periods and contractual life. The Company believes that this analysis provides a better estimate of option term periods.

 

The Company continues to base the estimate of risk-free rate on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The Company has never paid cash dividends and does not currently intend to pay cash dividends, and thus has assumed a 0% dividend yield.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

As part of the requirements of SFAS 123(R), the Company is required to estimate potential forfeitures of stock grants and adjust compensation cost recorded accordingly. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized through a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of change and will also impact the amount of stock compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.

 

A summary of the Company’s stock compensation activity with respect to the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006 follows:

 

Stock Options

 

Shares

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2005

 

2,495,060

 

$

5.4939

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

106,500

 

0.9799

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

-0-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled or expired

 

(25,000

)

5.2000

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2006

 

2,576,560

 

$

5.3102

 

6.6881

 

$

56,930.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested at March 31, 2006

 

2,269,560

 

$

5.8648

 

6.3239

 

$

56,930.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2006

 

2,269,560

 

$

5.8648

 

6.3239

 

$

56,930.00

 

 

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The weighted average fair value per share of stock-based payments granted to employees during the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $0.78. Although no options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2006, the total intrinsic value of exercisable stock options was $56,930 during the same period. In addition, since no options vested in the first quarter ended March 31, 2006, no fair value of vested options was calculated. Had we implemented SFAS 123(R), our stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2005 would have been approximately $532,000.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company issued 106,500 options to purchase shares under the Company’s Plan. No options were exercised for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

 

3.                            Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts Receivable at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 are comprised of the following:

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

(Audited)

 

Distributor

 

$

75,163

 

$

190,202

 

Direct customers

 

132,202

 

107,635

 

 

 

$

207,365

 

$

297,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

(88,074

)

(145,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net accounts receivable

 

$

119,291

 

$

152,837

 

 

4.                            Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. The major classifications of inventories are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

-0-

 

$

-0-

 

Finished goods held by Apogee

 

2,111,007

 

2,297,795

 

Finished goods held by distributors

 

448,103

 

943,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,559,110

 

$

3,241,218

 

Less allowance for slow moving, excess
And obsolete inventory

 

(1,945,525

)

(1,913,254

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory - net

 

$

613,585

 

$

1,327,964

 

 

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5.                            Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 are comprised of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment

 

$

55,544

 

$

48,091

 

Software

 

32,943

 

32,943

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

19,943

 

22,515

 

Leasehold improvements

 

22,954

 

22,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

131,384

 

$

126,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(83,697

)

(86,570

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

47,687

 

$

39,933

 

 

Depreciation expense was $4,882 for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

 

The estimated useful lives of the classes of physical assets were as follows:

 

Description

 

Depreciable Lives

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment

 

5 years

 

Software

 

3 years

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

7 years

 

Leasehold improvements

 

Term of lease

 

 

6.                            Accrued Expenses

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued audit expenses

 

$

40,000

 

$

69,000

 

Accrued legal expenses

 

67,000

 

86,000

 

Accrued taxes

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

Other accrued expenses

 

31,000

 

39,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

158,000

 

$

214,000

 

 

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7.                            Deferred Contract Revenue

 

During September 2004, the Company entered into a funding agreement with United Binational Industrial Research and Development (“BIRD”) Foundation of Israel. This agreement will provide funds to the Company for industrial research and development activities. The agreement will provide up to a maximum of $560,000 of which the Company may receive $280,000, and another partner in the agreement will receive the remainder. The Company has recorded $101,379 in deferred contract revenue and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004 recorded $23,101 as an offset to research and development expenses. There was no revenue recorded under this agreement for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 or the three months ended March 31, 2006.

 

8.                            Stockholders’ Equity

 

Stock Options

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Board of Directors awarded to certain employees options to purchase 106,500 shares at exercise prices ranging from $.77 to $1.30 per share. These options were granted under the 1997 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan. The options vest over five years beginning at the first anniversary of the date of grant.

 

9.                            Related Party Transactions

 

The Company rents its facility from an entity controlled by a stockholder for $4,400 per month pursuant to a lease that expired December 31, 2005. Currently, the Company is renting the facility on a month-to-month basis.

 

10.                     License Agreement

 

On February 7, 2001, the Company signed a license agreement with ST Microelectronics NV (“ST”). The agreement granted ST the exclusive rights to develop, manufacture, and sell products incorporating certain intellectual property rights owned or controlled by the Company. In consideration for this license, ST paid to the Company a one-time license fee of $1.6 million in cash, a $400,000 credit for future design services and royalties based upon the sale of ST products that incorporate the licensed technology.

 

Royalty income was recognized during the period in which the royalties were earned. Royalties were reported to us by ST on a quarterly “Royalty Schedule,” which was received within 30 days of quarter end. Royalties were determined based upon either a percentage of selling prices or a flat rate depending on the particular product item sold in the reporting quarter. The license agreement has no expiration date; however, either party may cancel the agreement upon certain advance notices as defined in the agreement. In conjunction with the SigmaTel

 

Transaction, Apogee sold the rights to the royalties received under the license agreement to SigmaTel, as well as, all the rights title and interest in the related intellectual property.

 

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11.                     Concentrations

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company derived approximately 76% of its revenue as a result of sell through by three distributors.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company derived approximately 72% of its total revenue and 79% of product revenue from three distributors.

 

Three of the Company’s customers accounted for approximately 91% of the total accounts receivable balance at March 31, 2006.

 

Four of the Company’s customers accounted for approximately 87% of the total accounts receivable balance at March 31, 2005.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company derived approximately 97% of its revenue from distributors located in Asia and Europe.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company derived approximately 91% of its total and product revenue from distributors located in Asia and Europe.

 

The Company maintains its cash accounts with high quality financial institutions. Balances usually exceed the maximum coverage ($100,000) provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on insured depositor accounts.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

GENERAL

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Company’s Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005 should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Financial Statements and related Notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB. This discussion contains, in addition to historical statements, forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results could differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include the factors discussed in the section titled “Certain Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results of Operations And Our Common Stock Price” as well as other factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Company does not intend to update any such forward-looking statements.

 

OVERVIEW

 

Apogee has historically designed, developed, and marketed integrated circuit (“IC”) products incorporating our proprietary DDX® audio amplifier technology to the consumer market. In addition, under licensing agreements with third parties, we granted rights to our intellectual property for use in royalty bearing audio IC products. Apogee is currently in the final stages of the process of evolving from an audio focused enterprise to a provider of sensors and medical device products based upon its acquired Micro-Electromechanical Systems (“MEMS”) MEMS/Nanotechnologies. We released our first sensor products in December 2005 targeted for the consumer, automotive and industrial markets and we are currently developing a MEMS based device for transdermal drug delivery for the medical market.

 

From 1981 until 1995, Apogee was in the business of engineering, manufacturing and marketing high quality, high-end patented ribbon loudspeaker systems for use in home audio and video entertainment systems. Since 1995, we have focused on the development and commercialization of our proprietary all-digital, high efficiency audio amplifier technology, known as DDX®. Our DDX development efforts were directed toward the licensing of our technology and the design and development of DDX based IC’s. Apogee signed an exclusive licensing agreement for audio applications with STMicroelectronics NV (“ST”) in February 2001, which was subsequently transitioned to a non-exclusive license in 2005. Under this licensing agreement with ST, Apogee developed and provided intellectual property to be used in royalty bearing products produced by ST. Apogee started the development of DDX-based IC products in 1996. The first IC product was released in late 2000 and since that time we have released over 20 additional IC products. Apogee marketed and sold its semiconductor products to audio manufacturers using a worldwide sales and distribution network. We utilized ST and another third party supplier to produce our semiconductor products.

 

As set forth in our Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on October 11, 2005, we completed a transaction with SigmaTel, Inc. (“SigmaTel”) on October 5, 2006, whereby certain assets of our audio division were sold, including the DDX technology and the associated royalties from our license agreement with ST, to SigmaTel for approximately $9.4 million plus a one-year earn-out of potentially up to $4.5 million. No assurance can be given that this earn-out will be realized, and based on our reports received to date, the revenue generated from this earn-out is likely to be minimal, if anything at all. As part of the transition a significant portion of Apogee’s engineering and marketing staff related to the audio division left the Company after they were offered positions at SigmaTel. We have chosen to exit the audio business and by the terms of a non-compete with SigmaTel, signed in connection with our sale of assets to them, we can no longer compete in the Class D audio/amplifier business for a period of two years.

 

Subsequent to the sale of the audio division, we reorganized the Company’s remaining MEMS division into two business groups, the Sensor Products Group and the Medical Products Group. The Sensor Products Group will focus on the design, development and marketing of proprietary MEMS/Nanotechnology based sensors for the consumer, industrial and automotive markets. In December 2005, we introduced our first sensor products, a family of miniature pressure sensors, trademarked under the Sensilica™ brand name. These sensors are presently being sampled to potential customers. We intend to sell these sensor devices as stand-alone die and as packaged solutions in a similar manner as employed in the marketing and sale of our former audio IC products. The Medical Products Group is currently focused on the design, development and marketing of MEMS based devices to provide enhanced delivery of a range of therapies through the skin, or transdermally. We have demonstrated the feasibility of our solution by performing efficacy tests with model drugs and have performed related testing to support the commercialization of our transdermal delivery device. Depending upon the results of our technology and product development activities, we may: (i) license our technology to third party medical device or pharmaceutical companies, (ii) develop, have made and market through distributors our own medical products, or (iii) partner with third party pharmaceutical companies to commercialize our products.

 

For the immediate future a meaningful portion of our revenue will result from the sale our remaining audio inventory. We expect that future revenue will initially be the result of sensor sales, potential licensing revenues resulting from the grant rights to its intellectual property, and consulting work from product or intellectual property development for third parties. It is likely that our MEMS-based medical products will take longer to commercialize, but the same business model will likely apply. Although the sales and marketing

 

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staff is not the same, we plan to leverage our past experience with a worldwide network of direct sales staff, independent sales representatives and distributors to support our Sensor Products Group and in conjunction with this we also intend to add new sales channels for our emerging medical products as appropriate.

 

In our former business, we outsourced the manufacturing, assembly and preliminary testing of our products. We intend to follow the same business model with respect to our sensor and medical products businesses. Our cost of revenue includes the third-party manufacturing, testing and assembly costs as well as costs associated with shipping. Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related overhead costs associated with engineering activities as well as other materials and related services used in the development of our semi-conductor chips. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee compensation and overhead charges as well as expenses directly associated with the marketing of our past and potential products. We expect our business structure to remain largely the same.

 

At March 31, 2006, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $13.4 million, as compared to a deficit of $12.7 million as of December 31, 2005. Our historical net losses and accumulated deficit (since 1995) result primarily from the costs associated with our efforts to design, develop and market its DDX technology as well as costs associated with our efforts to develop new products using our analog and digital circuit designs and MEMS technology.

 

As of March 31, 2006, we had 14 employees compared to 36 employees for the same period in 2005. This reduction in employees is a direct result of the audio business sale to SigmaTel, Inc. in October 2005.

 

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2006, we derived approximately 76% of our revenue as a result of sell through by three of our distributors. As of March 31, 2006, Apogee recognized substantially all of the deferred revenue, approximately $252,000, related to one of our former distributors. At December 31, 2005, we had formally terminated this distributor contract. At March 31, 2006 it was determined that we would have no continuing involvement with this distributor as it related to the audio business. All of the revenue was attributable to the audio division. Prior to the SigmaTel transaction, we utilized a network of sales representatives and distributors, as well as sales offices in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan, to support our worldwide sales and marketing activities. Subsequent to the selling of the audio business in October 2005, we closed our locations in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In addition, in January 2006, we closed the Long Island, New York office.

 

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The following selected financial data for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 have been derived from our unaudited financial statements. Any trends reflected by the following table may not be indicative of future results.

 

 

 

For the Three Months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

985,398

 

$

1,114,740

 

Costs and expenses

 

1,746,529

 

2,557,421

 

Other income (expense)

 

32,129

 

4,397

 

Net loss

 

$

(729,002

)

$

(1,438,284

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

 

11,968,332

 

11,838,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

6,112,641

 

$

3,990,034

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

$

4,885,135

 

$

1,116,376

 

Loss per share (basic and fully diluted)

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.12

)

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY

 

The following table sets forth the percentage of total revenue represented by certain revenue and expense items for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. The table and the discussion below should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto that appear elsewhere in this report.

 

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For the Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

100.00

%

90.94

%

Royalties

 

0.00

 

9.06

 

Consulting/licensing

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

73.60

 

86.78

 

Research and development

 

40.04

 

70.88

 

Sales, general and administrative

 

63.60

 

71.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

(77.24

)%

(129.42

)%

Other income (expense)

 

3.26

 

0.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(73.98

)%

(129.03

)%

 

Revenue

 

On October 5, 2005, we completed a transaction with SigmaTel, Inc. whereby certain assets of the audio division were sold, including the DDX® technology and the associated royalties from its license agreement with ST for approximately $9.4 million, resulting in a gain of approximately $8.9 million, plus a one-year earn-out of potentially up to $4.5 million. As a result, we will formally discontinue our residual audio division after completing the sale of our remaining audio division assets. Based on our experience to date, it is unlikely that any of the earn-out will be received and if any is received it will be a minimal amount. We derive our revenue from three sources: (1) product sales, which consist of merchandise sales made either directly to original equipment manufacturers or sell through point of sale (“POS”) by distributors. All shipments are fulfilled from our warehouses in Hong Kong and/or Norwood, Massachusetts and revenue is reported net of returns; (2) royalty revenue, which formerly consisted of royalties paid by STMicroelectronics which have now been sold as part of the transaction with SigmaTel. The Company may in the future receive royalties under its remaining audio licensing agreements and from new agreements contemplated under its two new business groups, and (3) consulting income related to the development of custom products for third parties. See Note 2 of the condensed consolidated financial statements – Revenue Recognition.

 

Total revenue declined by approximately $129,600 or 12% to $985,400 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 from approximately $1.115 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2006, we recognized revenue from product sales of approximately $985,400, a decrease of approximately $28,600 or 3% from product revenue recognized of approximately $1.014 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Product sales consisted of semiconductor products sold directly to end users or POS revenue by our distributors.

 

Subsequent to the transaction with SigmaTel, we no longer recognize royalties under the ST Licensing Agreement. As a result, no royalty revenue was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2006. For the same period in 2005 we recognized royalty revenue of approximately $101,000. During both the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 we did not record any consulting/licensing revenue.

 

Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 consisted of:

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product Revenue

 

$

985,398

 

$

1,013,787

 

Royalties

 

-0-

 

100,953

 

Consulting

 

-0-

 

-0-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

$

985,398

 

$

1,114,740

 

 

Revenue from DDX products is expected to continue to diminish over the next few quarters as DDX inventory is sold and deferred revenue is recognized through the POS reporting by distributors. In addition, licensing revenue from the ST Licensing Agreement has been assigned to SigmaTel in conjunction with the sale of certain DDX assets to SigmaTel.

 

It is anticipated that nominal revenue from MEMS’ related products will be generated by the end of 2006.

 

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Cost of Revenue

 

Cost of revenue decreased as a result of reduced product revenue to approximately $725,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to approximately $967,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Cost of revenue primarily consists of purchasing finished semiconductor chips and costs associated with assembly, testing and shipping of those products as well as customs and storage fees associated with warehousing a large portion of our semiconductor products in Asia. For the three months ended March 31, 2006 we recorded a gross margin from product revenue of approximately 26%, compared to a gross margin of approximately 13% for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Additionally, from an analysis of sales to inventory on hand and/or on order management determined that it was necessary to establish reserves for slow moving, excess and/or obsolete inventories held at our facility or at our distributors. These provisions are reported as part of the cost of revenue. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2006, we recorded a provision of approximately $32,000, compared to a provision of approximately $243,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Both at March 31, 2006 and 2005 the total reserve for slow moving, excess and obsolete inventory was approximately $1.9 million. We continue to monitor our inventory and we believe the reserves currently in place are adequate, but we will continue to re-evaluate on a quarterly basis or more frequently if market conditions warrant.

 

Research and Development (“R&D”) Expenses

 

The Company’s research and development (“R&D”) expenses consist primarily of salaries, development material costs, external consulting and service costs related to the design of new products and the refinement of existing products. Research and development expenses decreased by approximately $395,000 or 50% to approximately $395,000 from approximately $790,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. This decrease was the result of the transaction with SigmaTel and the transfer of our audio related R&D staff to SigmaTel. Human resource costs decreased by approximately $375,000 or 67% to approximately $183,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to approximately $558,000 for the same period in 2005. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, human resource costs associated with our former audio division were approximately $420,000.

 

With the sale of our former audio division to SigmaTel, we expanded the development of both our sensor and medical device products. Expenses associated with the development of new products and the refinement of existing products increased to approximately $176,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to approximately $42,000 for the same period in 2005. We will continue to invest in the development of our sensor and medical device products. In January 2006, we consolidated our MEMS division to our home office in Norwood, Massachusetts and closed the Long Island Office. We anticipate that we will continue to commit resources to research and development activities and R&D costs are expected to increase in the future.

 

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses

 

Selling expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for personnel engaged in the marketing and selling of the Company’s products, as well as costs related to trade shows, product literature, travel and other promotional support costs. In addition, selling expenses included costs related to the operation of Apogee’s Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan (2006) sales offices. General and administrative costs consist primarily of executive and administrative salaries, professional fees and other associated corporate expenses. Selling, General & Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were approximately $627,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to approximately $800,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. This represents a decrease of approximately $173,000 or 22%. The decrease in SG&A, described below, was attributable primarily to the closing of the Hong Kong and Taiwan offices as well as decreased professional fees, travel and human resource costs.

 

Human resource costs decreased approximately $54,000 or 14% to $325,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to approximately $379,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. This decrease reflects the reduction in staffing and subsequent closing of the Hong Kong office as a result of the sale of the Audio Division to SigmaTel, Inc. in October 2005. As of March 31, 2006, Apogee employed a total of 14 employees, 13 domestically and 1 in our Japanese office. With our adoption of SFAS 123R, the human resource expense for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was increased by approximately $25,000. As of March 31, 2005 we employed a total of 36 employees, 28 domestically with 6 employees in Hong Kong and 1 employee each in Japan and Taiwan.

 

Professional expenses increased by approximately $11,000 or 9% to approximately $133,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to approximately $122,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Of this increase approximately $54,000 was as a result of an increase in legal expenses, partially offset by a decrease in the use of third party marketing consultants. Legal expenses increased to approximately $92,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006, compared to approximately $34,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Accounting expenses remained constant at approximately $28,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to approximately $29,000 for the same period in 2005.

 

Other expenses contributing to the decrease in SG&A were reduced international travel, closing of the Hong Kong, China and Taiwan Offices as well as reduced commissions and distribution expense. Travel expense decreased by approximately $59,000 or 69% to approximately $27,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to approximately $86,000 for the same period in 2005. As a result of the audio division sale of assets to SigmaTel, we closed the Taiwan Office effective as of December 31, 2005 and the Hong Kong Office effective as of February 28, 2006. Expenses associated with the Hong Kong Office, net of human resources were

 

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approximately $9,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to approximately $35,000 of expenses, net of human resources, for the same period in 2005, an overall decrease of approximately $26,000 or 74%.

 

Operating expenses are expected to increase over the next few quarters due to the addition of staff to support our Sensor and Medical Product groups.

 

Interest Income (Expense)

 

Interest income includes income from Apogee’s cash and cash equivalents and from investments and expenses related to its financing activities. During the three months ended March 31, 2006, we generated interest income of approximately $54,000 compared to interest income of approximately $4,000 during the same period in 2005. This increase was primarily due to interest on the net cash received of approximately $5.7 million as a result of the SigmaTel Transaction. The approximately $20,000 in other expense resulted from a loss on the disposal of fixed assets and additional expenses in connection with the SigmaTel transaction.

 

Net Loss

 

Apogee’s net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was approximately $729,000 or $0.06 per basic and diluted common share, compared to a net loss of approximately $1.4 million or $0.12 per basic and diluted common share for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Our principal source of liquidity at March 31, 2006 consisted of approximately $4.7 million in cash and cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist of certificates of deposits, which are highly liquid and have original maturities of no more than 90 days. This compares to approximately $749,000 at March 31, 2005. In addition, as of March 31, 2006, we had working capital of approximately $4.3 million, compared to working capital of approximately $799,000 at March 31, 2005. This increase in cash was the result of the SigmaTel Transaction whereby on October 5, 2005, we received approximately $8.6 million, net of expenses, from the SigmaTel Transaction as a result of the sale of certain assets of our audio division.

 

Net cash used in operating activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 decreased to approximately $830,000 compared to approximately $1.1 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the net loss as a result of decreased spending following the SigmaTel transaction and the transfer of the DDX related engineering and sales staff. As of March 31, 2006, inventory, net of reserves was approximately $614,000 compared to inventory, net of reserves, of approximately $2.4 million as of March 31, 2005. This trend is likely to continue as we sell off the remaining DDX inventory. Net accounts receivable was approximately $614,000 at March 31, 2006 down from approximately $1.3 million at March 31, 2005. As of March 31, 2006 we had reserves against bad debt of approximately $88,000 compared to a reserve of $120,000 as of March 31, 2005. This decrease in the reserve was the result of an approximately $57,000 write off of a receivable from one of our distributors. Given the current accounts receivable we believe that the remaining reserve is sufficient at this time.

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was approximately $9,000, compared to approximately $23,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

No cash was provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005.

 

We believe that cash flow from operations as well as the funds from the audio division sale, as well as amounts that may be raised from time to time in private offerings of its common stock or debt financings will be sufficient to support operations and fund capital equipment requirements at least through March 2007.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

Apogee prepares its consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that we believe are reasonable based upon the information currently available. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Any future changes to these estimates and assumptions could have a significant impact on the reported amounts of revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities in our financial statements. The significant accounting policies which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

Apogee recognizes revenue in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (“SAB 104”), “Revenue Reco gnition in Financial Statements: Revenue Recognition”, which states that revenue should be recognized when the following revenue recognition criteria are met:  (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the product has been shipped and the customer takes ownership and assumes the risk of loss; (3) the selling price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. The following policies apply to Apogee’s two major product sales categories for revenue recognition. Sales to end users (OEM):  Revenue is recognized under our standard terms and conditions of sale, title and risk of loss transfer to the customer at the time products are shipped from our warehouse or delivered to the customer’s representative/freight forwarder. Sales to Distributors:  From time to time we provide stock rotation rights, price protection and other incentives to its Distributors. See Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Consolidated Financial Statements. As a result of these incentives, Apogee has adopted a policy of deferring recognition of revenue until the distributor sells products to its customers based upon receipt of point-of-sale reports from the distributors. We accrue the estimated cost of post-sale obligations including product warranty returns, based on historical experience. To date we have experienced minimal warranty returns.

 

In addition, we record royalty revenue when earned in accordance with the underlying agreements. Consulting and licensing revenue is recognized as services are performed.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Apogee performs credit evaluations of customers and determines credit limits based upon payment history, customers’ creditworthiness and other factors, as determined by our review of their current credit information. For a majority of our larger sales, we can require the issuance of a Letter of Credit. Smaller accounts must either pay via credit card or in advance of shipment. We continuously monitor collections and payments from our customers, and we maintain a provision for estimated credit losses based upon our historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that we have identified. While we have not had any significant credit losses to date, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to avoid credit losses in the future. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. Since our accounts receivable are highly concentrated in a small number of customers, a significant change in the liquidity or financial position of any one of these customers could have a material adverse impact on the collectibility of our accounts receivable, our liquidity or our future results of operations.

 

Inventory

 

Apogee states its inventory at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. This policy requires that we make certain estimates regarding the market value of the inventory, including an assessment of excess or obsolete inventory. Apogee had determined excess and obsolete inventory based on estimated future demands and estimated selling prices for our products within a specified time frame, which was generally 12 months. The estimates used for expected demand were also used for short-term capacity planning and inventory purchasing and were consistent with revenue forecasts. In addition to the current inventory at March 31, 2006 of approximately $614,000, net of reserve, consisting of $166,000 held at Apogee and $448,000 held at distributors. This compares to inventory at December 31, 2005, net of reserves, of approximately $1.3 million consisting of $719,000 held at distributors with the remaining $609,000 held at Apogee. The inventory level was established based on expected demand and not from firm customer purchase commitments prior to the SigmaTel Transaction. As of March 31, 2006 the total allowance for slow moving, excess and obsolete inventory was approximately $1.9 million. Currently, we believe that our reserves are sufficient given our current inventory level. However, if we are unable to sell the inventory in a relatively short period of time it, we will be required to take additional excess inventory charges or write-downs to net realizable value, which will decrease the gross margin as well as the net operating results in the future.

 

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets

 

Property, plant and equipment, patents, trademarks and other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Useful lives are based on management’s estimates over the period that such assets will generate revenue. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Future adverse changes in market conditions or poor operating results of underlying capital investments or intangible assets could result in losses or an inability to recover the carrying value of such assets, thereby possibly requiring an impairment charge in the future.

 

Stock Compensation

 

Prior to fiscal 2006, we accounted for stock-based compensation plans under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25. Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of SFAS 123R using the modified-prospective-transition method. SFAS 123R requires companies to recognize the fair-value of stock-based compensation transactions in the statement of income. The fair value of our stock-based awards is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes valuation calculation requires us to estimate key assumptions such as future stock price volatility, expected terms, risk-free rates and dividend yield. Expected stock price volatility is based on implied volatility from traded options on our stock in the

 

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marketplace and historical volatility of our stock. We use historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within the valuation model. The expected term of options granted is derived from an analysis of historical exercises and remaining contractual life of stock options, and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. We have never paid cash dividends, and do not currently intend to pay cash dividends, and thus have assumed a 0% dividend yield. If our actual experience differs significantly from the assumptions used to compute our stock-based compensation cost, or if different assumptions had been used, we may have recorded too much or too little stock-based compensation cost. In addition, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate of our stock grants and only recognize the expense for those shares expected to vest. If the actual forfeiture rate is materially different from our estimate, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different.

 

CERTAIN RISK FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND OUR COMMON STOCK PRICE.

 

There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed below, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-QSB. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as may be required by law.

 

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

 

WE HAVE A HISTORY OF LOSSES, EXPECT FUTURE LOSSES AND MAY NEVER ACHIEVE OR SUSTAIN PROFITABILITY.

 

As of March 31, 2006, we had stockholders’ equity of approximately $4.9 million, an accumulated deficit of approximately $13.4 million and working capital of approximately $4.2 million. We recorded a loss of approximately $729,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, we recorded an operating loss of approximately $5.5 million with a net profit of approximately $3.0 million from a gain of approximately $8.9 million. This net profit resulted from the sale of the DDX Division to SigmaTel, Inc. on October 5, 2005, for approximately $9.4 million, plus a one-year earn-out of potentially up to $4.5 million. No assurance can be given that this earn-out will be realized and based on our reports received to date the revenue generated from this earn-out is likely to be minimal, if we receive anything at all. Our results in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 compare to an operating loss of approximately $3.4 million and a net loss of approximately $3.4 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. We will need to generate revenue to sustain profitability and positive cash flow. Our ability to generate future revenue and sustain profitability will depend on a number of factors, many of which are described throughout this risk factor section. If we are unable to achieve and sustain profitability, the Company’s share price would likely decline.

 

WE WILL NEED TO RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL OR SELL ASSETS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATE OUR BUSINESS, AND SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO US ON FAVORABLE TERMS, IF AT ALL.

 

Because we have historically had losses and only a limited amount of cash has been generated from operations, we have funded our operating activities to date primarily from the sale of securities. In order to continue to fund the development of our business, we will need additional capital, either through the sale of securities or through the sale of assets. We cannot be certain that any such financing or asset sales will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. Moreover, additional equity financing, if available, would likely be dilutive to the holders of our common stock, and debt financing, if available, would likely involve restrictive covenants. If we sell assets that are currently used in the conduct of our business, those assets would no longer be available to us as a potential source of revenue generation, as is the case with the October 5, 2005 sale of assets. If we cannot raise sufficient additional capital through means available to us, it would adversely affect our ability to achieve our business objectives.

 

THE COMPANY HAS ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS, AND THE LOSS OF THESE CUSTOMERS WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS.

 

We derived approximately 76% of our revenue as a result of sell through to end customers by three distributors during the three months ended March 31, 2006 as compared to approximately 72% of total revenue and  79% of product revenue as a result of sell through to end customers by three distributors during the three months ended March 31, 2005. With the sale of the audio business, Apogee’s traditional consumer electronic customer will not be supported with audio products after the sale of its remaining inventory. We are working to develop new customers for our sensor and medical products but we can not guarantee that we will be able to succeed in these efforts.

 

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AS A RESULT OF THE SALE OF OUR AUDIO BUSINESS THE COMPANY WILL NOT RECEIVE ROYALTIES FROM ST AND AUDIO PRODUCT REVENUE WILL EVENTUALLY END. AS A RESULT OUR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE OR SUSTAIN REVENUE GROWTH WILL BE HARMED IF WE ARE UNABLE TO FIND CUSTOMERS AND TO DEVELOP AND SELL OUR SENSOR AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS.

 

Apogee historically derived revenue from audio IC product sales, royalties pursuant to our license agreement with ST and others and consulting revenues from contracted audio product development. With the sale of our audio assets to SigmaTel in October 2005, we will no longer be receiving license revenue and future audio IC sales will diminish as we sells off our remaining inventory. The revenues from the earn-out with SigmaTel appear unlikely to materialize. Apogee released new sensor products in December 2005 and expects to generate revenue from the sale of these products in 2006. However, we may not have any revenues if we are unable to fnd customers and to develop and our sensor products. Due to the long time required to develop and approve our medical products, we do not expect to receive income in the near future.

 

THERE IS A NEW EUROPEAN-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTIVE TO ELIMINATE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, AND AS SUCH, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SELL OUR INVENTORY AND MAY HAVE INVENTORY THAT CAN ONLY BE SOLD IN LIMITED MARKETS.

 

The IC industry is responding to the European directive of Restriction of Hazardous Substances (“RoHS”) that will become effective in July 2006. As a result of this directive, semiconductor companies are working to remove lead and other hazardous materials used in their IC products. Apogee transitioned our IC products to conform to the RoHS standard during the first half of 2005. However, we have significant inventory that does not comply with this standard. Consequently, this inventory may not be sold timely or at all, although management has provided reserves for this possibility.

 

OUR BUSINESS IS CONCENTRATED IN A LIMITED NUMBER OF MARKETS AND ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THESE MARKETS COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS.

 

Approximately 97% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was a result of revenue from our former audio business to customers located in Asia. This compares to approximately 91% for both our total and product revenue to customers located in Asia and Europe, for the 3 months ended March 31, 2005. We have entered into a non-compete in connection with the sale of assets to SigmaTel, Inc., except for permissible sales of our audio IC inventory. We will need to develop new markets and add new sales channels in order to effectively market the new sensor and medical products.

 

OUR MARKETS ARE SUBJECT TO RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; THEREFORE, OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON OUR ABILITY TO INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS IN A TIMELY FASHION.

 

The life cycle of the technology and any future products developed by us may be limited by the emergence of new products and technologies, changes in customer preferences and other factors. Our future performance will depend on our ability to consistently:

 

                  identify emerging technological trends in our market;

 

                  identify changing customer requirements;

 

                  develop or maintain competitive technology, including new product offerings;

 

                  improve the performance, features and reliability of our products, particularly in response to technological change and competitive offerings;

 

                  bring technology to market quickly at cost-effective prices; and

 

                  protect our intellectual property.

 

 

We may not succeed in developing and marketing new products that respond to technological and competitive developments and changing customer needs, and such products may not gain market acceptance or be incorporated into the technology or products of third parties. Any significant delay or failure to develop new enhanced technologies, including new product offerings, and any failure of the marketplace to accept any new technology and product offerings would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LAWS AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE OUR BUSINESS.

 

Some of our activities are regulated by federal and state statutes and government agencies. The expected manufacturing, processing, formulation, packaging, labeling, distribution and advertising of our products, and disposal of waste products arising from these activities, are subject to regulation by one or more federal agencies, including the FDA, the Drug Enforcement Agency, which we refer to as the “DEA,” the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA,”), as well as by foreign governments in countries where we distribute some of our products.

 

Noncompliance with applicable FDA policies or requirements could subject us to enforcement actions, such as suspensions of manufacturing or distribution, seizure of products, product recalls, fines, criminal penalties, injunctions, failure to approve pending drug product applications or withdrawal of product marketing approvals. Similar civil or criminal penalties could be imposed by other government agencies, such as the DEA, the EPA or various agencies of the states and localities. These enforcement actions, if they were to occur, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

The FDA has the authority and discretion to withdraw approvals and review the regulatory status of marketed products at any time. For example, the FDA may require an approved marketing application for any drug product marketed if new information reveals questions about a drug’s safety or efficacy. All drugs must be manufactured in conformity with current Good Manufacturing Practices and drug products subject to an approved application must be manufactured, processed, packaged, held and labeled in accordance with information contained in the approved application.

 

WE HAVE RECENTLY REDUCED OUR WORKFORCE CONSIDERABLY; IF WE ARE UNABLE TO HIRE OR RETAIN KEY PERSONNEL, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE OUR BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY.

 

We may not be successful in recruiting and retaining executive officers and other key management and technical personnel. The competition for employees with the necessary high level of technical expertise to design, market and sell our products is intense, particularly in eastern Massachusetts and Asia. As a result of the October 2005 sale of certain assets to SigmaTel, we will need to hire a number of additional technical personnel if we are to sustain the development of new products and our ability to sell those products. Because competition for highly skilled technical personnel is so intense, companies in Apogee’s industry are subject from time to time to complaints brought by competitors alleging interference with contractual relations or wrongful hiring of employees. Such lawsuits may be costly, may divert management attention and resources from the operation of our business, and may therefore adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the loss of the management and technical expertise of our senior management could seriously harm us. Our employees may also be recruited away from us by our competitors. We do not have in place employment contracts for members of our senior management, including the CFO and COO.

 

WE DO NOT HAVE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES, AND AS A RESULT, WE WILL RELY ON OUTSIDE MANUFACTURERS TO PRODUCE OUR PRODUCTS.

 

We have no manufacturing capabilities, nor do we have plans to establish any such capabilities. Accordingly, we utilize outside manufacturers and assembly and test companies to produce our products. There are significant risks associated with our reliance on these manufacturers that can adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. These risks include:

 

                  the ability to maintain manufacturing relationships, the failure of which could result in significant delays in product introduction due to the time necessary to establish new relationships;

 

                  delays in production or shortages in product delivery as a result of production problems at outside contractors;

 

                  the loss of manufacturing priority that may limit our ability to obtain products on schedule;

 

                  limited control over product quality that could result in product returns and the loss of customers;

 

                  inability to control manufacturing yield that could increase production costs, thereby reducing sales potential and operating margins; and

 

                  lack of access or control over new process and manufacturing technologies to maintain product competitiveness in the market.

 

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OUR PRODUCTS USE NEW TECHNOLOGY AND MAY HAVE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE ONLY DETECTED AFTER INSTALLATION IN CUSTOMER APPLICATIONS, WHICH MAY HARM OUR BUSINESS.

 

Our products are based on recently developed technology and are manufactured using state-of-the-art manufacturing processes. Our approach to product qualification and testing may not fully evaluate or identify product characteristics or defects that could adversely affect the product’s ability to operate in the intended application. If such defects or characteristics are discovered after installation, product revenue might be significantly delayed and our ability to maintain existing customers and to retain new customers may be seriously affected.

 

OUR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE REVENUE GROWTH WILL BE HARMED IF WE ARE UNABLE TO PERSUADE THE MARKET TO ADOPT OUR PRODUCTS.

 

We face challenges in persuading manufacturers to adopt our products based upon new MEMS/Nanotechnologies. In order to adopt our products, customers and their development staff must understand and accept our new technology. In addition, our products may be more expensive or difficult to use for some applications than products based on traditional technologies. For these reasons, prospective customers may be reluctant to adopt our products.

 

COMPETITION IN THE SENSOR AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY COULD PREVENT US FROM ACHIEVING PROFITABILITY.

 

The sensor and medical device industries are highly competitive, and we expect the intensity of the competition to increase. Many of our competitors have greater financial, technical, research, marketing, sales, distribution, service and other resources than we do. Moreover, our competitors may offer broader product lines and have greater name recognition than we do, and may offer discounts as a competitive tactic, forcing intense pricing pressure on our products. In addition, several development stage companies are currently creating or developing technologies and products that compete with or are being designed to compete with our technologies and products. Our competitors may develop or market technologies or products that are more effective or more commercially attractive than our current or future products, or that may render our technologies or products less competitive or obsolete. Accordingly, if competitors introduce superior technologies or products and we cannot make enhancements to our technologies and products necessary for them to remain competitive, our competitive position, and in turn, our business, revenues and financial condition, will be seriously harmed.

 

OUR BUSINESS WILL SUFFER IF WE EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES IN INTEGRATING ANY TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTS OR BUSINESSES WE ACQUIRE.

 

In May 2004, the Company acquired the intellectual property and other intangibles and hired staff from Standard MEMS, Inc. Acquisitions typically entail many risks and could result in difficulties in integrating the operations and personnel of companies that we acquire or the technologies and products that we acquire. If we are not able to successfully integrate our acquisitions, we may not obtain the advantages that the acquisitions were intended to create, which could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, in connection with acquisitions, we could experience disruption in our business or employee base. There is also a risk that key employees of companies that we acquire or key employees necessary to successfully commercialize technologies and products that we acquire may seek employment elsewhere, including with our competitors.

 

OUR QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS MAY FLUCTUATE.

 

We have changed our primary line of business, and, as a result, we will experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results as we have in the past and it is likely that these fluctuations will continue in the future. These fluctuations are caused by many factors, including, but not limited to:

 

                  availability and pricing from our suppliers;

 

                  changes in the demand for our products by customers;

 

                  introductions or enhancements of products, or delays in the introductions or enhancements of products, by us or our competitors;

 

                  rate and success of new customer development;

 

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                  changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors;

 

                  success in attracting, retaining and motivating qualified personnel;

 

                  changes in general economic conditions; and

 

                  obsolescence of inventory.

 

A substantial portion of our operating expenses is related to personnel, facilities, and sales and marketing programs and are fixed. Our expense level is based in part on our expectations of future orders and sales, which are extremely difficult to predict. Accordingly, we may not be able to adjust our fixed expenses quickly enough to address any significant shortfall in demand for our products in relation to our expectations.

 

Fluctuations in our operating results may also result in fluctuations in our common stock price. In such event, the trading price of our common stock would likely suffer and adversely affect our ability to raise capital and the value of your investment in the Company.

 

RISKS RELATED TO OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO PROTECT OUR COMPETITIVE POSITION.

 

Our business depends, in part, on our ability to protect our intellectual property. We rely primarily on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws to protect our proprietary technologies. We cannot be sure that such measures will provide meaningful protection for our proprietary technologies and processes. We have acquired a portfolio of MEMS intellectual property and the Company is presently reviewing this portfolio to determine which of the acquired rights can be protected and will be most useful in its business. We cannot be sure that any existing or future patents will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or that any rights granted thereunder would provide us meaningful protection. The failure of any patents to provide protection to our technology would make it easier for our competitors to offer similar products.

 

We also generally enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees and strategic partners, and generally control access to and distribution of our documentation and other proprietary information. Despite these precautions, it may be possible for a third party to copy or otherwise obtain and use our products or technology without authorization, develop similar technology independently or design around our patents. In addition, effective copyright, trademark and trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries in which we operate.

 

WE MAY BE SUBJECT TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS DISPUTES WHICH THAT COULD DIVERT MANAGEMENT’S ATTENTION AND COULD BE COSTLY.

 

The sensor and medical device industries are characterized by vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights. From time to time, we may receive notices of claims of infringement, misappropriation or misuse of other parties’ proprietary rights. We cannot be sure that we will prevail in these actions, or that other actions alleging infringement by us of third-party patents, misappropriation or misuse by us of third-party trade secrets or the invalidity of one or more patents held by us will not be asserted or prosecuted against us, or that any assertions of infringement, misappropriation or misuse or prosecutions seeking to establish the invalidity of our patents will not seriously harm our business. For example, in a patent or trade secret action, an injunction could be issued against us requiring that we withdraw particular products from the market or necessitating that specific products offered for sale or under development be redesigned.

 

Irrespective of the validity or successful assertion of various claims of infringement, misappropriation or misuse of other parties’ proprietary rights, we would likely incur significant costs and diversion of our management and personnel resources with respect to the defense of such claims, which could seriously harm our business. If any claims or actions are asserted against us, we may seek to obtain a license under a third party’s intellectual property rights. We cannot be sure that under such circumstances a license would be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Moreover, we often incorporate the intellectual property of our strategic customers into our designs, and we have certain obligations with respect to the non-use and non- disclosure of such intellectual property. We cannot be sure that the steps taken by us to prevent our or our customers’, misappropriation or infringement of the intellectual property will be successful.

 

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RISKS RELATING TO OUR COMMON STOCK

 

FACTORS UNRELATED TO OUR BUSINESS COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

 

The stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many technology companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. We expect that the market price of our Common Stock will fluctuate as a result of variations in our quarterly operating results, or for other reasons that are not related to the performance of our business. These fluctuations may be exaggerated if the trading volume of our Common Stock is low. In addition, due to the technology-intensive nature of our business, the market price for our Common Stock may rise and fall in response to various factors, including:

 

  announcements of technological innovations or new products, or competitive developments;

 

  investor perceptions and expectations regarding our or our competitors’ products;

 

  acquisitions or strategic alliances by us or our competitors; and

 

  the gain or loss of a significant customer or order.

 

In addition, market fluctuations, as well as general economic, political and market conditions such as recessions, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, may negatively impact the market price of our Common Stock.

 

NEITHER OUR DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES NOR OUR INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING CAN PREVENT ALL ERRORS OR FRAUD, AND IN THE PAST THESE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE AND RESULTED IN RESTATEMENTS TO OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS.

 

Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors or fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system will be attained. Furthermore, 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 a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all misstatements due to error or fraud, if any, may occur and not be detected on a timely basis. These inherent limitations include the possibility that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of errors or mistakes. Our controls and procedures can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of 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 there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Furthermore, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures. While we seek to design our controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic filings is timely disclosed, these inherent limitations expose us to breakdowns in such controls and procedures. For example, while our certifying officers believed that the design of our controls and procedures would ensure that material information related to the Company would be made known to them on a timely basis, in light of the circumstances underlying the restatement, these controls and procedures for the financial statement periods covered by the restatement were not effective. We have made certain changes to our internal control over financial reporting that are designed to address these circumstances, although even these improvements to our controls and procedures cannot ensure that all errors or fraud will be prevented.

 

ITEM 3 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a)          Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s chief executive officer and principal financial officer have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13d-15_(e) and 15d-15_(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, the chief executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s current disclosure controls and

 

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procedures are adequate and effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company was made known to them by others, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB was being prepared.

 

(b)         Changes in Internal Controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during our last fiscal quarter 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

 

None.

 

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.

 

ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS

 

(a)               Exhibits:

 

See Exhibit Index

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

APOGEE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

 

Date: May 15, 2006

By:

/s/

Herbert M. Stein

 

 

Name: Herbert M. Stein

 

Title: Chairman of the Board,

 

President, Chief Executive Officer

 

(principal executive officer)

 

 

 

 

 

APOGEE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

 

Date: May 15, 2006

By:

/s/

Paul J. Murphy

 

 

Name: Paul J. Murphy

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance

 

(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)

 

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FORM-10-QSB

 

MARCH 31, 2006

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Statement Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Executive Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Statement Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Statement Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.

 

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