Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policy

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2024

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policy

1.	Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policy

Description of Business

Intevac, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Intevac”, the “Company” or “we”) is a leader in the design and development of high-productivity, thin-film processing systems. Intevac’s production-proven platforms are designed for high-volume manufacturing of substrates with precise thin-film properties, such as for the hard disk drive (“HDD”) and advanced coatings (“ADVC”) (formerly known as display cover panel (“DCP”)) markets.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Intevac, Inc. and its subsidiaries after elimination of inter-company balances and transactions.

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Intevac included herein have been prepared on a basis consistent with the December 30, 2023 audited consolidated financial statements and include all material adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly present the information set forth therein.

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 amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Reportable Segment

During fiscal 2021, we sold the business of one of our reporting segments, Photonics. Therefore, we have one reportable segment remaining. See Note 2 for additional disclosure related to discontinued operations.

The remaining segment, Thin Film Equipment (“TFE”), designs, develops and markets vacuum process equipment solutions for high-volume manufacturing of small substrates with precise thin-film properties, such as for the HDD and ADVC markets, as well as other adjacent thin-film markets. The TFE segment also previously designed, developed and marketed manufacturing equipment for the photovoltaic (“PV”) solar cell and advanced semiconductor packaging (“ASP”) industries.

In March 2022, the Company’s management realigned its operational focus and eliminated several research and development (“R&D”) programs and product offerings. As part of this realignment effort, the Company ceased its efforts to develop and market several of its manufacturing platforms for the ADVC, PV and ASP industries.

Government Grants and Credits

Government assistance is recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to the grant arrangement and the grant will be received. Reimbursements of eligible expenditures pursuant to government assistance programs are recorded when the related costs have been incurred and there is reasonable assurance regarding collection of the claim. Grant claims not settled by the balance sheet date are recorded as receivables, provided their receipt is reasonably assured. The determination of the amount of the claim, and accordingly the receivable amount, requires management to make calculations based on its interpretation of eligible expenditures in accordance with the terms of the programs. The reimbursement claims submitted by the Company are subject to review by the relevant government agencies.

During the three months ended March 30, 2024, we amended certain fiscal year 2021 payroll tax filings and applied for a refund equal to $2.4 million of Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) benefits from the U.S. government. The refund is recorded within trade and other accounts receivable in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 30, 2024, and as $1.5 million in other income (expense), net and $933,000 in discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 30, 2024. (See Note 12. Income Taxes.)