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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

 

 

x

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009

 

OR

 

o

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

 

For the transition period          to         

 

Commission File Number 0-21123

 

GRAPHIC

 

SRS LABS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

33-0714264

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

2909 Daimler Street, Santa Ana, California 92705

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(949) 442-1070

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o No o

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer x

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company o

 

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

 

As of April 30, 2009, 14,419,418 of the issuer’s common stock, par value $.001 per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 



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SRS LABS, INC.

 

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009

Index

 

PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

As used herein, the “Company,” “SRS Labs,” “SRS,” “we,” “us,” or “our” means SRS Labs, Inc., its wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, SRSWOWcast.com, Inc. and its wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary, Shenzhen Representative Office of SRS Labs, Inc.

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or beliefs about future events. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Quarterly Report relating to our future operating results, profitability, growth and capital requirements, our investment and expansion plans, changes in our competitive position, the outcome of certain disputes, changes in economic conditions or capital markets and changes in customer usage patterns and preferences, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as may, will, should, could, expect, plan, intend, forecast, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict, potential, likely or similar expressions or variations of these terms. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and situations that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these statements. Factors that might cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements may include the matters listed in Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Form 10-Q, including, but not limited to, the loss of any significant customer; the acceptance of new SRS Labs products and technologies; our ability to increase our brand awareness and enter into new or expanded license arrangements; the impact of competitive products and pricing; general economic and business conditions that may adversely impact sales of consumer products incorporating our technologies or that otherwise may impact our operating results and future performance; the timely development and release of technologies by the Company; and other factors identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

SRS LABS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

March 31, 2009

 

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

27,552,884

 

$

31,599,087

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

635,582

 

332,711

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,026,648

 

864,095

 

Short-term investments

 

11,505,000

 

7,836,000

 

Total Current Assets

 

40,720,114

 

40,631,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

412,747

 

423,921

 

Intangible assets, net

 

2,444,260

 

2,354,725

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

3,988,239

 

3,471,421

 

Total Assets

 

$

47,565,360

 

$

46,881,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

439,462

 

$

314,382

 

Accrued liabilities

 

960,659

 

996,268

 

Deferred revenue

 

1,543,751

 

1,802,024

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

2,943,872

 

3,112,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock—$.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock—$.001 par value; 56,000,000 shares authorized; 14,419,418 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008

 

14,420

 

14,420

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

63,105,475

 

62,639,075

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(18,498,407

)

(18,884,209

)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

44,621,488

 

43,769,286

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

47,565,360

 

$

46,881,960

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SRS LABS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Revenues

 

$

5,704,010

 

$

4,940,988

 

Cost of sales

 

71,972

 

25,949

 

Gross profit

 

5,632,038

 

4,915,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

2,739,140

 

2,143,622

 

Research and development

 

1,174,666

 

926,762

 

General and administrative

 

1,432,127

 

1,438,358

 

Total operating expenses

 

5,345,933

 

4,508,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

286,105

 

406,297

 

Other income, net

 

104,633

 

449,961

 

Income before income taxes

 

390,738

 

856,258

 

Income taxes

 

4,936

 

(2,094

)

Net income

 

$

385,802

 

$

858,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.05

 

Diluted

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in the per share calculation:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

14,419,418

 

15,778,188

 

Diluted

 

14,648,122

 

16,305,095

 

 

 See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SRS LABS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Deficit

 

Total

 

BALANCE, December 31, 2008

 

14,419,418

 

$

14,420

 

$

62,639,075

 

$

(18,884,209

)

$

43,769,286

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

466,400

 

 

466,400

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

385,802

 

385,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE, March 31, 2009

 

14,419,418

 

$

14,420

 

$

63,105,475

 

$

(18,498,407

)

$

44,621,488

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SRS LABS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

385,802

 

$

858,352

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

168,511

 

174,839

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

22,500

 

 

Deferred taxes

 

(516,818

)

(463,074

)

Share-based compensation

 

466,400

 

503,144

 

Gain on disposition of property and equipment

 

(10,875

)

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(325,371

)

753,940

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(162,553

)

(116,967

)

Accounts payable

 

125,080

 

(75,816

)

Accrued liabilities

 

(35,609

)

107,669

 

Deferred revenue

 

(258,273

)

1,155,214

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(141,206

)

2,897,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of investments available for sale

 

 

5,500,000

 

Purchase of short-term investments

 

(3,669,000

)

 

Expenditures related to intangible assets

 

(205,493

)

(209,482

)

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(48,104

)

(90,672

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

17,600

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(3,904,997

)

5,199,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(24,449

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(24,449

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

(4,046,203

)

8,072,698

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period

 

31,599,087

 

39,615,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period

 

$

27,552,884

 

$

47,687,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$

534,314

 

$

411,748

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on investments, net

 

$

 

$

48,125

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SRS LABS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

1.                                      Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

As used herein, the “Company,” “SRS Labs,” “SRS,” “we,” “us,” or “our” means SRS Labs, Inc., its wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, SRSWOWcast.com, Inc., and its wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary, Shenzhen Representative Office of SRS Labs, Inc.  The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim reporting. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations have been included.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations for presentation of interim financial information. Therefore, the condensed interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Current and future financial statements may not be directly comparable to the Company’s historical financial statements. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.  Amounts related to disclosure of December 31, 2008 balances within these condensed consolidated financial statements were derived from the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make use of certain 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 the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.  By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty.  Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. See the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 for an additional discussion of the significant accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and are so near maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of interest rates. Cash and cash equivalents generally consist of cash, money market funds and instruments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.  The Company places its cash in banks and its cash and cash equivalents and money market funds at certain financial institutions in excess of amounts insured by federal agencies.  The Company does not believe that it is subject to any unusual financial risk beyond the normal risk associated with commercial banking relationships.  The Company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions.  For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company did not experience any losses on its cash equivalents.

 

Short-term Investments

 

Short-term investments consist of certificates of deposit with original maturities ranging from six to twelve months.  The Company has not experienced any losses on its short-term investments.

 

Customer Concentrations

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, one customer, Samsung, accounted for approximately 41% and 42%, respectively, of our revenue.

 

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Income Taxes

 

The Company currently has net operating loss carryforwards to offset income taxes. Consequently, no significant provision is reflected in the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements.  Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 for additional disclosure in this regard.

 

2.                                      Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,
2009

 

December 31,
2008

 

Patents

 

$

3,744,091

 

$

3,618,338

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(1,852,732

)

(1,785,531

)

Patents, net

 

1,891,359

 

1,832,807

 

Other intangibles:

 

 

 

 

 

License agreements acquired in purchase of SRSWOWcast

 

640,071

 

640,071

 

Capitalized software and hardware for several technologies

 

662,541

 

582,800

 

Total of other intangibles

 

1,302,612

 

1,222,871

 

Accumulated amortization, other intangibles

 

(749,711

)

(700,953

)

Other intangibles, net

 

552,901

 

521,918

 

Intangible assets, net

 

$

2,444,260

 

$

2,354,725

 

 

Amortization expense associated with our intangibles was $115,959 and $126,166 in the first quarter of 2009 and 2008, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

3.                                      Net Income Per Common Share

 

Basic net income or loss per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each year. Diluted net income or loss per common share reflects the maximum dilution, based on the average price of the Company’s common stock during each period, and is computed similar to basic income or loss per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive stock options and warrants had been exercised.

 

Basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:

 

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

BASIC EPS

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

385,802

 

$

858,352

 

Denominator: weighted average common shares outstanding

 

14,419,418

 

15,778,188

 

Net income per share

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DILUTED EPS

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

385,802

 

$

858,352

 

Denominator: weighted average common shares outstanding

 

14,419,418

 

15,778,188

 

Common equivalent shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

228,704

 

526,907

 

Total diluted shares

 

14,648,122

 

16,305,095

 

Net income per share

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.05

 

 

There were outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of 2,593,821 and 2,086,098 shares of the Company’s common stock as of March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, that were not included in the table above because they would be anti-dilutive.

 

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4.                                      Commitments and Contingencies

 

On June 8, 2007, we sent a letter to Sony Corporation (“Sony”) relating to the possible infringement of several SRS patents by Sony’s S-Force technology. Sony responded to the letter by filing a Complaint for Declaratory Relief in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York on July 6, 2007. In November 2007, Sony and SRS entered into a standstill agreement for the purpose of conducting discussions towards an amicable resolution of the dispute, and the Complaint for Declaratory Relief was dismissed.  While the standstill agreement has expired, the parties continue to negotiate regarding this matter.  In October 2008, an independent third party hired to evaluate the Sony S-Force technology informed us that they had completed their evaluation based on the information provided by Sony.  Based on their study, they confirmed SRS’ position that the S-Force technology infringes our patents.  The basis for this infringement position has been provided to Sony for their review.  Sony has not agreed with the position of the independent third party.  SRS continues to evaluate its alternatives in this matter and cannot assure that it will prevail in this dispute.  SRS is unable to determine at this time the impact that this matter may have, if any, on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

From time to time, we may be involved in other litigation matters and disputes arising in the normal course of business. Any such matters and disputes could be costly and time consuming, subject us to damages or equitable remedies, and divert our management and key personnel from our business operations.

 

5.                                      Segment Information

 

The Company operates in one reportable segment as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The following schedule presents the Company’s revenue by geographic area.  Licensing-related revenue is summarized based on the location of the licensee’s corporate headquarters.  For product and online sales, revenue is allocated to the Americas.  The Americas region includes North, Central and South America.  Starting in 2008, the Greater China region was broken down into the China and Asia Pacific region.  The China region includes all licensees with their corporate headquarters located in mainland China.  The Asia Pacific region includes all licensees with their corporate headquarters located in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

%

 

2008

 

%

 

Geographic Area Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Korea

 

$

2,760,018

 

48

%

$

2,523,455

 

51

%

Japan

 

1,245,162

 

22

 

1,695,653

 

34

 

Americas

 

908,483

 

16

 

358,282

 

7

 

China

 

531,408

 

9

 

202,110

 

4

 

Asia Pacific

 

145,442

 

3

 

74,202

 

2

 

Europe

 

113,497

 

2

 

87,286

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5,704,010

 

100

%

$

4,940,988

 

100

%

 

6.                                      Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In April 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (“FSP”) SFAS No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (“FSP No. 142-3”). This FSP amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“SFAS 142”). The intent of this FSP is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141(R)”) and other GAAP.  This FSP became effective for us beginning January 1, 2009.  The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141(R)”), which replaces SFAS No. 141. SFAS 141(R) retains the purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in the purchase accounting. It also changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. SFAS 141(R) became effective for us beginning January 1, 2009 and is applied prospectively to business combinations.  The adoption of SFAS 141(R) did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

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7.                                      Fair Value Measurements

 

Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). The purpose of SFAS 157 is to define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value and enhance disclosures about fair value measurements.  The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

·                  Level 1 inputs: Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.

 

·                  Level 2 inputs: Level 2 inputs are from other than quoted market prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

·                  Level 3 inputs: Level 3 inputs are unobservable and should be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.

 

The hierarchy noted above requires us to minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to use observable market data, if available, when determining fair value.

 

Financial assets carried at fair value as of March 31, 2009 are classified below:

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Money market funds

 

$

27,338,820

 

$

 

$

 

$

27,338,820

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

11,505,000

 

 

11,505,000

 

Total

 

$

27,338,820

 

$

11,505,000

 

$

 

$

38,843,820

 

 

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

 

This information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report.

 

Overview

 

We are the recognized global leader in the practical application of psychoacoustics, the science behind how the human ear operates, and in the post processing segment of the market for audio delivery.  Our award-winning audio enhancement technologies and solutions dramatically restore audio and voice to its natural state, the way it was originally recorded, in both dimension and clarity, thus providing a superior consumer experience for a wide variety of consumer electronic devices such as televisions, personal computers and mobile phones.

 

Our operations are conducted through SRS Labs, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SRSWOWcast.com, Inc. and Shenzhen Representative Office of SRS Labs, Inc.  Our business is focused on developing and licensing audio, voice and surround sound technology solutions to many of the world’s leading original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, software providers and semiconductor companies, and limited sales and marketing of stand alone software and hardware products through the Internet.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our discussion and analysis of our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources are based on our unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

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The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical and anticipated results and trends and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, including assumptions as to future events. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results may materially differ from our estimates.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

 

Revenues

 

Our revenues consist primarily of royalties generated from the license of SRS Labs’ audio and voice technologies.  Our license agreements typically have multi-year or automatic renewal terms, and either require: (a) per-unit royalty payments for all products implementing our technologies and/or solutions; (b) fixed annual or quarterly royalty payments; or (c) a minimum fixed annual or quarterly royalty payment, which allow the licensee to ship up to a pre-determined number of units during the specified time period, with additional per-unit royalty payments thereafter.  The majority of our license agreements are per-unit royalty arrangements, which are generally reported by the licensee in the quarter following shipment of the consumer electronics device and are therefore are typically recognized by us following shipment by the OEM.  Revenues associated with fixed royalty payments are recognized ratably over the term of the license agreement.  We also sell some of our products and solutions via the Internet.  Revenues associated with those sales are recognized upon shipment and were not material in the three months ended March 31, 2009 or 2008.

 

Our revenues were $5,704,010 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $4,940,988 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an increase of $763,022 or 15%.  Our revenues in the personal telecommunications market increased by $493,213 in the current quarter primarily due to increased revenues from Samsung Mobile and NEC.  Our revenues from the personal computer market increased by $224,896, primarily due to revenue generated from several new licensees, including Hewlett Packard and BenQ.  In our home entertainment market, our total revenues increased by $91,560 in the current quarter.  Within this market, revenues from set-top boxes increased $71,228 in the current quarter, while revenues from flat panel televisions and monitors in the current quarter were relatively comparable to the prior year period.  Although flat panel revenue increased from new licensees such as Vizio and other China based TV OEMs, such increase was offset by decreased revenue in the current quarter from Japanese TV OEMs such as Toshiba, Sony and Panasonic.  In the automotive market, revenues increased by $54,449 primarily due to increased revenues from two customers in Japan who provide line install, dealer option and after market automotive audio systems to many of the significant Japanese automotive manufactures.  Revenues in the portable media devices decreased by $101,097 primarily due to decreased revenues from MP3 players and docking stations.

 

The following table presents our licensing revenues mix by market:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Home entertainment (TV, set top box)

 

67

%

76

%

Personal telecommunications (mobile phone, PDA)

 

13

 

6

 

PC (software, hardware)

 

8

 

4

 

Automotive

 

7

 

7

 

Portable media devices (digital media player, headphone)

 

5

 

7

 

 

Sales and Marketing

 

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of employee salaries, sales consultants’ fees and related expenses, sales commissions and costs associated with branding activities. Sales and marketing expenses were $2,739,140 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $2,143,622 for the same prior year period, an increase of $595,518 or 28%.  This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in payroll and related costs associated with the addition of 13 sales and marketing personnel since March 31, 2008.  In addition, the Company has also increased its advertising and branding efforts, which resulted in an increase in expense of approximately $219,000 in the current quarter.  Included in sales and marketing expenses is share-based compensation expense of $115,816 and $141,894 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  We expect that sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase as we hire additional sales personnel to penetrate target markets and key regions and as we continue to increase our marketing efforts to cultivate and elevate the SRS brand globally.  As a percentage of total revenues, sales and marketing expenses increased from 43% for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 to 48% for the same period this year.

 

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Research and Development

 

Research and development expenses consist of salaries and related costs of employees engaged in ongoing research, design and development activities and costs for engineering materials and supplies. Research and development expenses were $1,174,666 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $926,762 for the same prior year period, an increase of $247,904 or 27%.  This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in payroll and related costs associated with hiring an additional seven engineers since March 31, 2008.  Included in research and development expenses is share-based compensation expense of $107,723 and $123,626 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  We expect that research and development expenses will continue to increase in 2009 as we continue add to our research and development team in order to support our global licensees and to accelerate the implementation of our technology with a greater number of customers and devices. As a percentage of total revenues, research and development expenses increased from 19% for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 to 21% for the same period this year.

 

General and Administrative

 

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses, attorneys’ fees, accounting fees and other professional fees. G&A expenses were $1,432,127 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $1,438,358 for the same prior year period, a decrease of $6,231 or 1%. Included in G&A expenses is share-based compensation expense of $242,861 and $237,624 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  As a percentage of total revenues, G&A expenses decreased from 29% for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 to 25% for the same period this year.

 

Other Income, Net

 

Other income, net consists primarily of interest income. Other income, net was $104,633 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $449,961 for the same prior year period, a decrease of $345,328 or 77%. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower interest rates earned on lower cash balances.

 

Income Taxes

 

     Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $4,936, compared to an income tax benefit of $2,094 for the same prior year period.  The income tax provision consisted primarily of taxes paid on licensing revenues in the current quarter that were sourced from countries requiring foreign tax withholdings, principally Korea.  We reduced our tax provision and our valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets by $516,818 and $463,074 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, based on our assessment of the future estimated realization of such assets.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal source of liquidity to fund ongoing operations at March 31, 2009 consisted of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $39,057,884.  At March 31, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $27,552,884 and short-term investments of $11,505,000.  Cash and cash equivalents generally consist of cash, money market funds and other money market instruments with original maturities of three months or less. The money market funds are primarily invested in US government obligations.  The cash and certificates of deposit are FDIC insured.  Short-term investments consist of certificates of deposit with original maturities ranging from 6 to 12 months.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $141,206 during the three months ended March 31, 2009, and net cash provided by operating activities was $2,897,301 during the same period in the prior year.  The decrease in our cash flows from operating activities was primarily the result of changes in our operating assets and liabilities specifically, a decrease in our deferred revenue of $258,273 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to an increase of $1,155,214 during the three months ended March 31, 2008.  The decrease in deferred revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2009 was due to the Company recognizing revenue from customers who prepaid us royalties.  During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company received the final lump sum payment under the multi-year license agreement with LG Electronics, which caused deferred revenue to increase.  Additionally, accounts receivable increased $325,371 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to decreasing $753,940 during the three months ended March 31, 2008.  The increase in accounts receivable as of March 31, 2009 was due to increased revenues recorded in the current quarter.  Furthermore, cash flow from operating activities decreased due to a decrease in net income of $472,550 from $858,352 during the three months ended March 31, 2008 to $385,802 during the three months ended March 31, 2009.

 

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Net cash used in investing activities was $3,904,997 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and net cash provided by investing activities was $5,199,846 during the same period in the prior year.  Net cash used by investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2009 was attributable primarily to the purchase of short-term investments.

 

We believe our existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment balances together with cash generated from operating activities, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next twelve months.  Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our level of revenues, the timing and extent of spending to support product development efforts, the impact of existing adverse economic conditions, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the timing of introductions of new products and the continuing market acceptance of our products.

 

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and trading price of our common stock. Please refer to Item 1A, “Risk Factors” herein for information concerning these and other uncertainties that could negatively impact us.

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

There have been no material changes to the information called for by this Item 3 from the disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7A in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our Chief Executive Officer and President and our Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and, based on this evaluation, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

Changes in Internal Controls. There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our first quarter ended March 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

The information set forth under Note 4 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report, is incorporated herein by reference.  For an additional discussion of certain risks associated with legal proceedings, see Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

You should carefully consider the risk factors described below, as well as the other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, prior to making a decision to invest in our securities. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or that we currently believe to be less significant may also adversely affect us.

 

We are exposed to risks in our licensing business related to product and customer concentration.

 

Currently, we generate a majority of our revenue in the home entertainment market, principally through the inclusion of SRS technology inside flat panel LCD and plasma televisions. We expect that the consumer home entertainment market will continue to account for a significant portion of our licensing revenues for the foreseeable future. In addition to significant fluctuations in consumer spending on consumer electronic products, retail prices for certain consumer electronics products that include our audio technology have decreased significantly. We expect that this trend will continue for the foreseeable future. In addition, from time to time, certain of our OEM and semiconductor manufacturer customers may account for a significant portion of our revenues. For example, for the year ended December 31, 2008, Samsung accounted for approximately 42% of our consolidated revenues. These manufacturers could develop their own technologies or decide to exclude our technologies from their products altogether in an effort to reduce cost.  For example, during 2007, we were informed by Sony that they were no longer using our technology in the majority of their televisions.  The loss of any key customer could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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General economic conditions may reduce our revenues and harm our business.

 

Our business is exposed to adverse changes in general economic conditions, because products that incorporate our technologies are entertainment-oriented and generally discretionary goods. The current slowdown or decline in U.S. and foreign economic growth has adversely affected consumer confidence, disposable income and spending. As a result, sales by our licensees of consumer electronics and other products incorporating our technologies may not grow as rapidly as in prior periods or may even decrease, which could adversely affect our licensing revenue.  Furthermore, deteriorating economic conditions and other factors may result in increased under-reporting or non-reporting of royalty bearing revenues by our licensees as well as increased unauthorized use of our technologies, which could adversely affect our revenues.

 

Our business is highly dependent on the consumer electronics market, which is characterized by short product life cycles, rapid technological changes, fluctuations in demand and seasonality, and is subject to risks related to product transitions and supply of other components.

 

The consumer electronics market is characterized by intense competition, rapidly evolving technology, and ever-changing consumer preferences. These factors result in the frequent introduction of new products, short product life cycles and significant price competition. As a result, we may need to develop new products or technologies or modify our existing technologies to integrate with the new products and technologies developed by our customers. We anticipate that we will continue to expend considerable resources on research and development in the future in order to continue to modify our existing technologies and introduce new products and technologies.  If we are unable to develop or modify the necessary technologies to meet the changing needs of our customers on a timely basis, or at all, or if we are unable to provide such technologies at competitive prices, our customers may reduce their use of our technologies and our revenues may decline. In addition, the dynamic nature of this market limits our ability and the ability of our customers to accurately forecast quarterly and annual sales. If we, or our customers, are unable to adequately manage product transitions, our business and results of operations could be negatively affected.

 

We depend on the sale by our licensees of products that incorporate our technologies, and a reduction in those sales would adversely affect our licensing revenue.

 

We derive most of our revenue from the licensing of our technologies to consumer electronics product manufacturers. We do not manufacture consumer electronics products ourselves and our licensing revenue is dependent on sales by our licensees of products that incorporate our technologies. We cannot control these manufacturers’ product development or commercialization efforts or predict their success. In addition, our license agreements, which typically require manufacturers of consumer electronics products and media software vendors to pay us a specified royalty for every electronics product shipped that incorporates our technologies, do not require these manufacturers to include our technologies in any specific number or percentage of units, and only a few of these agreements guarantee us a minimum aggregate licensing fee. Accordingly, if our licensees sell fewer products incorporating our technologies, decline to actively market products incorporating our technologies or otherwise face significant economic difficulties, our revenue will decline. Changes in consumer tastes or trends, changes in industry standards or adverse changes in business and economic conditions may also adversely affect our licensing revenue.

 

Pricing pressures on the consumer electronics product manufacturers, who incorporate our technologies into their products, could limit the licensing fees we charge for our technologies, which could reduce our revenues.

 

The markets for the consumer electronics products in which our technologies are incorporated are intensely competitive and price sensitive. Retail prices for consumer electronics products that include our technologies have decreased significantly, and we expect prices to continue to decrease for the foreseeable future. In response, manufacturers have sought to reduce their product costs, which can result in downward pressure on the licensing fees we charge our customers who incorporate our technologies into their products. Alternatively, our customers may seek to eliminate our technologies in their products in favor of internally developed technologies. A decline in the licensing fees we charge could materially and adversely affect our operating results.

 

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We face intense competition from companies with greater brand recognition and resources.

 

The digital audio, consumer electronics and entertainment markets are intensely competitive, subject to rapid change, and significantly affected by new product introductions and other market activities of industry participants.

 

Some of our current and potential competitors enjoy notable competitive advantages, including:

 

·                  Greater name recognition;

 

·                  Larger distribution channels and long standing relationships with consumer electronics products designers and manufacturers;

 

·                  A more extensive customer base;

 

·                  Broader product and service offerings;

 

·                  Greater resources for competitive activities, such as research and development, strategic acquisitions, alliances, joint ventures, sales and marketing, and lobbying industry and government standards; and

 

·                  More technicians and engineers.

 

·                  Decoding and encoding technology offerings that have become standards in certain consumer electronic products that may offer them a perceived advantage in licensing competitive products.

 

As a result, these current and potential competitors may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards, or customer requirements.

 

We may also experience competition from certain of our customers who decide to develop their own sound technologies instead of licensing such technologies.  Any increased competition may adversely impact our revenues, margins and earnings.

 

Inaccurate licensee royalty reporting and unauthorized use of our intellectual property could materially adversely affect our operating results.

 

Our licensing revenue is generated primarily from consumer electronics product manufacturers who license our technologies and incorporate them in their products. Under a significant percentage of our existing arrangements, these licensees typically pay us a specified royalty for every product they ship that incorporates our technologies. We rely on our licensees to accurately report the number of units shipped that incorporate our technologies. We calculate our license fees, prepare our financial reports, projections and budgets, and direct our sales and product development efforts based on these reports we receive from our licensees. However, it can be difficult for us to independently determine whether or not our licensees are reporting shipments accurately. This is especially true with respect to software incorporating our technologies because software can be copied relatively easily and we often do not have easy ways to determine how many copies have been made. Most of our license agreements permit us to audit our licensees’ records, but audits are generally expensive and time consuming and initiating audits could harm our customer relationships. We expect that we will continue to be subject to understatement and non-reporting of royalty bearing revenues by licensees, which could adversely affect our operating results. Conversely, to the extent that our licensees overstate the number of products incorporating our technologies, negative corrections could result in reductions of royalty revenue in subsequent periods. Some of our licensees may begin to more closely scrutinize their past licensing statements, which may result in an increased receipt of negative corrective statements

 

We also may experience problems with non-licensee consumer electronics product manufacturers and media software vendors, particularly in emerging economies, incorporating our technologies or incorporating our technologies and trademarks into their products without our authorization and without paying us any licensing fees. This unauthorized use of our intellectual property could adversely affect our operating results.

 

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Our business and future prospects depend upon the strength of our brand. Awareness of our brand depends to a significant extent upon decisions by our customers to display our trademarks on their products, and if our customers do not display our trademarks on their products, our ability to increase our brand awareness may be harmed.

 

Because we engage in relatively little direct brand advertising, the promotion of our brand depends upon consumer electronics industry participants displaying our trademarks on their products that incorporate our technologies.  Although we do generally require our customers to place our brand on their products, some are not required to do so. Maintaining the SRS brand and our position as an industry standard is critical to maintaining and expanding our licensing revenues and entering into new or broadening existing licensing relationships.  If our customers choose for any reason not to display our trademarks on their products, our ability to maintain or increase our brand awareness may be harmed, which would have an adverse effect on our business and prospects. In addition, if we fail to maintain high quality standards for our products, or the products that incorporate our technologies through the quality control evaluation process that we require of our licensees, the strength of our brand could be adversely affected.

 

Licensee products that incorporate our technologies, from time to time, experience quality problems that could damage our brand, decrease revenues and increase operating expenses.

 

Licensee products that incorporate our technologies often are complex and sometimes contain undetected software or hardware errors, particularly when first introduced or when new versions are released. In addition, those products are often combined with, or incorporated into, products from other companies, sometimes making it difficult to identify the source of a problem. Any negative publicity or negative impact relating to these product problems (even if unrelated to our technologies) could adversely affect the perception of our brand. In addition, these errors could result in loss of, or delay in, market acceptance of those products or our technologies, or cause delays in delivering them and meeting customer demands, any of which could reduce our revenue and raise significant customer relations issues. Although we generally attempt to contractually limit our liability for our licensees’ defective products, we may elect to help reengineer those products, which could increase our expenses and adversely affect our operating results.

 

We may engage in acquisition activities, which could require significant capital infusions and may result in operating challenges, dilution to our stockholders and other adverse consequences.

 

We may in the future acquire, or consider the acquisition of, complementary businesses, products and/or technologies. Acquisitions may require significant capital infusions and, in general, involve a number of special risks, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

·                  Potential disruption of our ongoing business and the diversion of our resources and management’s attention to acquisition activities and integration challenges;

 

·                  The failure to retain or integrate key acquired personnel;

 

·                  The challenge of assimilating diverse business cultures, and the difficulties in integrating the operations, technologies and information systems of the acquired companies;

 

·                  Increased costs to integrate and improve managerial, operational, financial and other administrative systems and to eliminate duplicative services;

 

·                  The need to implement or improve internal controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a public company at businesses that prior to the acquisition were privately-held or otherwise lacked such adequate controls, procedures or policies;

 

·                  Unanticipated or unknown obligations or liabilities relating to an acquisition;

 

·                  Possible write-offs, impairment charges, compensation charges or other adverse tax or accounting consequences related to an acquisition; and

 

·                  Integration challenges across diverse geographies, cultures, economies or regulatory environments.

 

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Our competitors are also soliciting potential acquisition candidates, which could both increase the price of any acquisition targets and decrease the number of attractive available acquisitions.  We cannot assure you that we will pursue an acquisition or be able to identify or consummate any acquisition, successfully integrate any acquisition or realize the benefits anticipated from any acquisition.  Future acquisitions may also require us to obtain additional equity or debt financing, which may not be available on favorable terms, on a timely basis or at all.

 

We are subject to risks associated with substantial international operations.

 

We conduct sales and customer support operations in a number of countries throughout the world that require refinement to adapt to the changing market conditions on a regional basis. In addition, many of our significant customers are headquartered in the Asia Pacific region, particularly Korea and Japan. Approximately 88%, 90% and 91% of our revenues were derived from customers with headquarters located in the Asia Pacific markets during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. We expect to continue to derive a significant portion of our revenues from sales to customers in these markets for the foreseeable future. Also, a substantial number of products incorporating our technologies are manufactured, assembled and tested by third parties in Asia. As a result, we are subject to a number of risks of conducting business outside of the United States, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations, including:

 

·                  global economic downturn;

 

·                  political, social and economic instability, and the risk of war, terrorist activities or other international incidents in Asia and elsewhere abroad;

 

·                  currency fluctuations;

 

·                  difficulties and costs of staffing and managing foreign operations;

 

·                  unexpected changes in, or impositions of, government requirements;

 

·                  adverse changes in tariffs and other protectionist laws and business practices that favor local competitors;

 

·                  potentially longer payment cycles and greater difficulty in collecting receivables from foreign entities;

 

·                  the burdens of complying with a variety of non-U.S. laws and reduced protection of our intellectual property in some countries;

 

·                  potentially adverse tax consequences and the complexities of foreign value added tax systems; and

 

·                  Other factors beyond our control, including natural disasters and major health concerns.

 

We have a long and unpredictable sales cycle, which can result in uncertainty and delays in generating additional revenues.

 

Historically, because of the complexity of our technologies, it can take a significant amount of time and effort to explain the benefits of our technologies to potential new customers and to negotiate a sale. For example, it typically takes six to nine months after our first contact with a prospective customer before we start licensing our technology to that customer and another six to nine months to begin generating revenues. In addition, purchases of our products are usually made in connection with new design starts by our customers, the timing of which is outside of our control. Accordingly, we may be unable to predict accurately the timing of any significant future sales of our products. We may also spend substantial time and management attention on potential license agreements that are not consummated, or in which the consumer electronic product ultimately does not sell in large quantities, thereby foregoing other higher revenue opportunities.

 

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If our patents and other intellectual property rights do not adequately protect our products, we may lose market share to our competitors and be unable to operate our business profitably.

 

Our ability to compete may be affected by our ability to protect our proprietary information. We have filed numerous U.S. and foreign patent applications and to date have a number of issued U.S. and foreign patents covering various aspects of our technologies. We cannot guarantee that the steps taken by us to protect our intellectual property will be adequate to prevent misappropriation of our technology or that our competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technology. In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S. It is possible that third parties may assert claims or initiate litigation against us or our customers with respect to existing or future products. In addition, we may initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights or to determine the scope and validity of our proprietary rights. Litigation in the technology industry is common.  We are currently engaged in a dispute with Sony concerning the possible infringement of several SRS patents by Sony’s S-Force technology, but cannot assure that we will be successful in such dispute. Claims and litigation brought against us or initiated by us could be costly and time consuming and could divert our management from our business. The outcome of any litigation is uncertain and could require us to pay significant damages or could prevent us from licensing some or all of our technologies, which could significantly harm our business and results of operations.

 

If we lose the services of our key personnel, or if we are unable to attract and retain other key personnel, we may not be able to manage our operations or meet our growth objectives.

 

Our future success depends to a large extent upon the continued service of key personnel, including engineering, sales and administrative staff. We anticipate that any future growth will require us to recruit and hire a number of new personnel in engineering, operations, finance, sales and marketing. Competition for such personnel can be intense, and it is possible that we may not be able to recruit and retain necessary personnel to operate our business and support future growth.

 

The market price of our common stock is volatile and your investment in our common stock could suffer a decline in value.

 

The trading price of our common stock has been, and will likely continue to be, subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarterly variations in our operating results, announcements of new products or technological innovations by us or our competitors, strategic alliances between us and third parties, general market fluctuations and other events and factors. Changes in earnings estimates made by brokerage firms and industry analysts relating to the markets in which we do business, or relating to us specifically, have in the past resulted in, and could in the future result in, an immediate and adverse effect on the market price of the common stock. Even though our stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Market, our stock has had and may continue to have low trading volume and high volatility. The historically low trading volume of our stock makes it more likely that a severe fluctuation in volume, either up or down, will significantly impact the stock price. Because of the relatively low trading volume of our stock, our stockholders may have difficulty selling our common stock. In addition, the stock market in general, and the NASDAQ Global Market and the market for technology and small market cap companies in particular, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Further, the market prices of securities of technology companies have been particularly volatile. These broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance.

 

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws as well as Delaware law contain provisions that could discourage transactions resulting in a change in control, which may negatively affect the market price of our common stock.

 

Our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that might enable our management to discourage, delay or prevent a change in control. In addition, these provisions could limit the price that investors would be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits

 

The exhibits listed below are hereby filed with the SEC as part of this Report.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, specifically included in Amendment No. 1 to such Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 3, 1996 (File No. 333-4974-LA), which is incorporated herein by reference.

3.2

 

Bylaws of the Company, previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1999, filed with the SEC on November 12, 1999, which is incorporated herein by reference.

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act.

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act.

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

SRS LABS, INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

Date:  May 7, 2009

By:

/S/ THOMAS C.K. YUEN

 

Thomas C.K. Yuen

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 7, 2009

By:

/S/ ULRICH GOTTSCHLING

 

Ulrich Gottschling

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The exhibits listed below are hereby filed with the SEC as part of this Report.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, specifically included in Amendment No. 1 to such Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 3, 1996 (File No. 333-4974-LA), which is incorporated herein by reference.

3.2

 

Bylaws of the Company, previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1999, filed with the SEC on November 12, 1999, which is incorporated herein by reference.

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act.

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act.

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of SRS Labs, Inc., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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