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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011
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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: 000-23993
Broadcom Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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California
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of Incorporation or Organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
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5300 California Avenue
Irvine, California 92617-3038
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 926-5000
(Registrants 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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, 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).
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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):
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Large accelerated filer þ
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of March 31, 2011 the registrant had 482.6 million shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001
par value, and 53.5 million shares of Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, outstanding.
BROADCOM CORPORATION
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Broadcom® and the pulse logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation
and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other
trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
© 2011 Broadcom Corporation. All rights reserved.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
BROADCOM CORPORATION
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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(In millions) |
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ASSETS
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
1,637 |
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$ |
1,622 |
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Short-term marketable securities |
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645 |
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1,035 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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760 |
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820 |
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Inventory |
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550 |
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598 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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117 |
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108 |
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Total current assets |
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3,709 |
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4,183 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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291 |
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266 |
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Long-term marketable securities |
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1,649 |
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1,401 |
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Goodwill |
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1,685 |
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1,677 |
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Purchased intangible assets, net |
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346 |
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366 |
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Other assets |
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56 |
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51 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
7,736 |
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$ |
7,944 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
536 |
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$ |
604 |
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Wages and related benefits |
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122 |
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208 |
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Deferred revenue and income |
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46 |
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55 |
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Accrued liabilities |
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416 |
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404 |
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Total current liabilities |
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1,120 |
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1,271 |
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Long-term debt |
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697 |
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697 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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151 |
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150 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Shareholders equity: |
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Common stock |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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11,698 |
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11,994 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(5,949 |
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(6,177 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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19 |
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9 |
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Total shareholders equity |
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5,768 |
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5,826 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
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$ |
7,736 |
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$ |
7,944 |
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See accompanying notes.
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BROADCOM CORPORATION
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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Three Months Ended |
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2011 |
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Net revenue: |
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Product revenue |
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$ |
1,752 |
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1,404 |
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Income from Qualcomm Agreement |
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52 |
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52 |
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Licensing revenue |
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12 |
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6 |
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Total net revenue |
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1,816 |
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1,462 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of product revenue |
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895 |
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695 |
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Research and development |
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498 |
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421 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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179 |
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133 |
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Amortization of purchased intangible assets |
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7 |
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3 |
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Impairment of long-lived assets |
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9 |
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Settlement costs (gains), net |
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3 |
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Total operating costs and expenses |
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1,583 |
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1,255 |
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Income from operations |
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233 |
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207 |
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Interest income, net |
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2 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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3 |
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Income before income taxes |
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232 |
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212 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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4 |
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2 |
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Net income |
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228 |
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210 |
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Net income per share (basic) |
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0.42 |
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0.42 |
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Net income per share (diluted) |
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$ |
0.40 |
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$ |
0.40 |
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Weighted average shares (basic) |
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539 |
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495 |
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Weighted average shares (diluted) |
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575 |
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527 |
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Dividends per share |
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$ |
0.09 |
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$ |
0.08 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
The following table presents details of total stock-based compensation expense included in
each functional line item in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income above:
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2011 |
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Cost of product revenue |
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7 |
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Research and development |
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101 |
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89 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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36 |
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31 |
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See accompanying notes.
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BROADCOM CORPORATION
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2011 |
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Operating activities |
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Net income |
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228 |
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210 |
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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23 |
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20 |
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Stock-based compensation expense: |
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Stock options and other awards |
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40 |
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36 |
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Restricted stock units |
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104 |
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91 |
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Acquisition-related items: |
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Amortization of purchased intangible assets |
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22 |
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10 |
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Impairment of long-lived assets |
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9 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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60 |
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Inventory |
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48 |
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(34 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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(28 |
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13 |
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Accounts payable |
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(70 |
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44 |
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Deferred revenue and income |
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(9 |
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(9 |
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Accrued settlement costs |
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(1 |
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Other accrued and long-term liabilities |
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(93 |
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(18 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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334 |
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268 |
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Investing activities |
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Net purchases of property and equipment |
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(45 |
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(18 |
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Net cash paid for acquired companies |
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(102 |
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Purchases of strategic investments |
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(5 |
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Purchases of marketable securities |
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(654 |
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(65 |
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Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities |
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794 |
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189 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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95 |
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Financing activities |
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Repurchases of Class A common stock |
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(421 |
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(154 |
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Dividends paid |
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(49 |
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(40 |
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Payment of assumed debt |
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(14 |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
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112 |
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82 |
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Minimum tax
withholding paid on behalf of employees for restricted stock units |
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(56 |
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(30 |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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(414 |
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(156 |
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Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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15 |
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111 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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1,622 |
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1,397 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
1,637 |
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$ |
1,508 |
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See accompanying notes.
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BROADCOM CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Our Company
Broadcom Corporation (including our subsidiaries, referred to collectively in this Report as
Broadcom, we, our and us) is a prominent technology innovator and global leader in
semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of voice,
video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. We
provide the industrys broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip, or SoC, and
embedded software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital
entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices.
Basis of Presentation
The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, Form
10-Q and Article 10 of SEC Regulation S-X. They do not include all of the information and footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Therefore,
these financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the SEC February 2, 2011.
The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are
unaudited; however, they contain all normal recurring accruals and adjustments that, in the opinion
of management, are necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position at March 31,
2011 and December 31, 2010, and our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2011 and 2010 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The
results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of
the results to be expected for future quarters or the full year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of total net revenue and expenses in the
reporting periods. We regularly evaluate estimates and assumptions related to revenue recognition,
rebates, allowances for doubtful accounts, sales returns and allowances, warranty reserves,
inventory reserves, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and purchased intangible asset
valuations, strategic investments, deferred income tax asset valuation allowances, uncertain tax
positions, tax contingencies, self-insurance, restructuring costs or reversals, litigation and
other loss contingencies. These estimates and assumptions are based on current facts, historical
experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the
results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities and the recording of revenue, costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from
other sources. The actual results we experience may differ materially and adversely from our
estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and actual results,
our future results of operations will be affected.
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Revenue Recognition
We derive revenue principally from sales of integrated circuit products, royalties and license
fees for our intellectual property and software and related services. The timing of revenue
recognition and the amount of revenue actually recognized for each arrangement depends upon a
variety of factors, including the specific terms of each arrangement and the nature of our
deliverables and obligations. Determination of the appropriate amount of revenue recognized
involves judgments and estimates that we believe are reasonable, but actual results may differ from
our estimates. We recognize product revenue when all of the following criteria are met: (i)
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred, (iii) the price to the
customer is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably
assured. These criteria are usually met at the time of product shipment. We record reductions of
revenue for estimated product returns and pricing adjustments, such as competitive pricing programs
and rebates, in the same period that the related revenue is recorded. The amount of these
reductions is based on historical sales returns, analysis of credit memo data, specific criteria
included in rebate agreements, and other factors known at the time. We accrue 100% of potential
rebates at the time of sale and do not apply a breakage factor. We reverse the accrual for
unclaimed rebate amounts as specific rebate programs contractually end and when we believe
unclaimed rebates are no longer subject to payment and will not be paid. See Note 2 for a summary
of our rebate activity.
Multiple Element Arrangements Excluding Software
We occasionally enter into revenue arrangements that contain multiple deliverables. Judgment
is required to properly identify the accounting units of the multiple deliverable transactions and
to determine the manner in which revenue should be allocated among the accounting units. Moreover,
judgment is used in interpreting the commercial terms and determining when all criteria of revenue
recognition have been met for each deliverable in order for revenue recognition to occur in the
appropriate accounting period. While changes in the allocation of the arrangement consideration
between the units of accounting will not affect the amount of total revenue recognized for a
particular sales arrangement, any material changes in these allocations could impact the timing of
revenue recognition, which could affect our results of operations.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued amended revenue recognition guidance for
arrangements with multiple deliverables and certain software sold with tangible products. This
eliminates the residual method of revenue recognition and allows the use of managements best
estimate of selling price for individual elements of an arrangement when vendor specific evidence
or third party evidence is unavailable.
Distributor Revenue
A portion of our product sales is made through distributors under agreements allowing for
pricing credits and/or rights of return. These pricing credits and/or right of return provisions
prevent us from being able to reasonably estimate the final price of the inventory to be sold and
the amount of inventory that could be returned pursuant to these agreements. As a result, the fixed
and determinable revenue recognition criterion has not been met at the time we deliver products to
our distributors. Accordingly, product revenue from sales made through these distributors is not
recognized until the distributors ship the product to their customers. We also maintain inventory,
or hubbing, arrangements with certain of our customers. Pursuant to these arrangements, we deliver
products to a customer or a designated third party warehouse based upon the customers projected
needs, but do not recognize product revenue unless and until the customer reports that it has
removed our product from the warehouse and such customer has taken title and the risk of loss.
Software, Royalties and Cancellation Fee Revenue
Revenue from software licenses is recognized when all of the software revenue recognition
criteria are met and, if applicable, when vendor specific objective evidence, or VSOE, exists to
allocate the total license fee to each element of multiple-element software arrangements, including
post-contract customer support. Post-contract support is recognized ratably over the support
period. When a contract contains multiple elements wherein the only
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undelivered element is
post-contract customer support and VSOE of the fair value of post-contract customer support
does not exist, revenue from the entire arrangement is recognized ratably over the support
period. Software royalty revenue is recognized in arrears on a quarterly basis, based upon reports
received from licensees during the period, unless collectability is not reasonably assured, in
which case revenue is recognized when payment is received from the licensee. Revenue from
cancellation fees is recognized when cash is received from the customer.
Licensing Revenue
We license or otherwise provide rights to use portions of our intellectual property, which
includes certain patent rights essential to and/or utilized in the manufacture and sale of certain
wireless products. Licensees typically pay a license fee in one or more installments and ongoing
royalties based on their sales of products incorporating or using our licensed intellectual
property. License fees are recognized over the estimated period of benefit to the licensee,
typically five to ten years. We recognize licensing revenue on the sale of patents when all of the
following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exist, (ii) delivery has
occurred, (iii) the price to be paid by the purchaser is fixed or determinable and (iv) collection of the
resulting accounts receivable is reasonably assured. These criteria are usually met at the time of
patent transfer. We recognize royalty revenues based on royalties reported by licensees and when
other revenue recognition criteria are met, which is generally a quarter in arrears from the period
earned.
Income from the Qualcomm Agreement
On April 26, 2009 we entered into a four-year Settlement and Patent License and Non-Assert
Agreement, or the Qualcomm Agreement, with Qualcomm Incorporated, or Qualcomm. The Qualcomm
Agreement is a multiple element arrangement which includes: (i) an exchange of intellectual
property rights, including in certain circumstances, by a series of covenants not to assert claims
of patent infringement under future patents issued within one to four years of the execution date
of the agreement, (ii) the assignment of certain existing patents by Broadcom to Qualcomm with
Broadcom retaining a royalty-free license under these patents, and (iii) the settlement of all
outstanding litigation and claims between us and Qualcomm. The proceeds of the Qualcomm Agreement
were allocated amongst the principal elements of the transaction. A gain of $65 million from the
settlement of litigation was immediately recognized as a reduction in settlement costs that
approximates the value of awards determined by the United States District Court for the Central
District of California. The remaining consideration was predominantly associated with the transfer
of current and future intellectual property rights and is being recognized within net revenue over
the performance period of four years as a single unit of accounting. However this income will be
limited to the lesser of the cumulative straight-line amortization over the four year performance
period or the cumulative cash proceeds received.
Deferred Revenue and Income
We defer revenue and income when advance payments are received from customers before
performance obligations have been completed and/or services have been performed. Deferred revenue
does not include amounts from products delivered to distributors that the distributors have not yet
sold through to their end customers.
Stock-Based Compensation
Broadcom has in effect stock incentive plans under which incentive stock options have been
granted to employees and restricted stock units and non-qualified stock options have been granted
to employees and non-employee members of the Board of Directors. We also have an employee stock
purchase plan for all eligible employees. We are required to estimate the fair value of share-based
awards on the date of grant. The value of the award is principally recognized as an expense ratably
over the requisite service periods. The fair value of our restricted stock units is based on the
closing market price of our Class A common stock on the date of grant less our expected dividend
yield. We have estimated the fair value of stock options and stock purchase rights as of the date
of grant or assumption using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which was developed for use in
estimating the value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and that are freely
transferable. The Black-Scholes model considers, among other factors, the expected life of the
award, the expected volatility of our stock price and the expected dividend yield. We evaluate the
assumptions used to value stock options and stock purchase rights on a
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quarterly basis. The fair
values generated by the Black-Scholes model may not be indicative of the actual fair values of our
equity awards, as it does not consider other factors important to those awards to employees, such
as continued employment, periodic vesting requirements and limited transferability.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Our financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short- and
long-term marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt. The fair
value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received in an asset sale or paid to
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between unaffiliated market participants. The fair
value of our long-term debt is determined by using estimated market prices. Assets and liabilities
measured at fair value are categorized based on whether or not the inputs are observable in the
market and the degree that the inputs are observable. The categorization of financial instruments
within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the
fair value measurement. The hierarchy is prioritized into three levels (with Level 3 being the
lowest) defined as follows:
Level 1: Inputs are based on quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in
active markets at the measurement date.
Level 2: Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets
and/or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not
active near the measurement date.
Level 3: Inputs include managements best estimate of what market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The inputs are unobservable in the market
and significant to the instruments valuation.
The fair value of the majority of our cash equivalents and marketable securities was
determined based on Level 1 inputs. The fair value of certain marketable securities and our
long-term debt were determined based on Level 2 inputs. We do not have any marketable securities
in the Level 3 category. We believe that the recorded values of all our other financial
instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective relatively
short maturity dates or durations.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
We consider all highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into cash and have an
original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The cost
of these investments approximates their fair value. We maintain an investment portfolio of various
security holdings, types and maturities. We define marketable securities as income yielding
securities that can be readily converted into cash. Marketable securities short-term and long-term
classifications are based on remaining maturities at each reporting period. Examples of marketable
securities include U.S. Treasury and agency obligations, commercial paper and corporate notes and
bonds. We place our cash investments in instruments that meet credit quality standards and
concentration exposures as specified in our investment policy. It is our policy to invest in
instruments that have a final maturity not to exceed three years and a portfolio weighted average
maturity not to exceed 18 months. We do not use derivative financial instruments.
We account for our investments in debt and equity instruments as available-for-sale.
Management determines the appropriate classification of such securities at the time of purchase and
re-evaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date. Cash equivalents and marketable
securities are reported at fair value with the related unrealized gains and losses included in
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of shareholders equity, net of tax. We
assess whether our investments with unrealized loss positions are other than temporarily impaired.
Unrealized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other than temporary are determined
based on the specific identification method and are reported in other income (expense), net in the
unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income.
8
Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets
Goodwill is recorded as the difference, if any, between the aggregate consideration paid for
an acquisition and the
fair value of the acquired net tangible and intangible assets. Other long-lived assets
primarily represent purchased intangible assets including developed technology, customer
relationships and in-process research and development, or IPR&D. We currently amortize our
intangible assets with definitive lives over periods ranging from one to fifteen years using a
method that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are
consumed or otherwise used or, if that pattern cannot be reliably determined, using a straight-line
amortization method. We capitalize IPR&D projects acquired as part of a business combination. On
completion of each project, IPR&D assets are reclassified to developed technology and amortized
over their estimated useful lives. If any of the projects are abandoned, we would be required to
impair the related IPR&D asset.
Guarantees and Indemnifications
In some agreements to which we are a party, we have agreed to indemnify the other party for
certain matters, including, but not limited to product liability. We include intellectual property
indemnification provisions in our standard terms and conditions of sale for our products and have
also included such provisions in certain agreements with third parties. We have and will continue
to evaluate and provide reasonable assistance for these other parties. This may include certain
levels of financial support to minimize the impact of the litigation in which they are involved. To
date, there have been no known events or circumstances that have resulted in any material costs
related to these indemnification provisions and no liabilities therefor have been recorded in the
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. However, the maximum potential
amount of the future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification obligations
could be significant.
We have obligations to indemnify certain of our present and former directors, officers and
employees to the maximum extent not prohibited by law. Under these obligations, Broadcom is
required (subject to certain exceptions) to indemnify each such director, officer and employee
against expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and settlements, paid by such
individual. The potential amount of the future payments we could be required to make under these
indemnification obligations could be significant. We maintain directors and officers insurance
policies that may generally limit our exposure and enable us to recover a portion of the amounts
paid with respect to such obligations; however, we will not be able to effect any further
recoveries under such policies with respect to currently pending litigation concerning our prior
equity award practices.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, there were no new accounting pronouncements
that would have had a material effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements. For a description of recent accounting pronouncements relevant to us, please refer
to Recent Accounting Pronouncements section included in Note 1 of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
2. Supplemental Financial Information
Net Revenue
The following table presents details of our product revenue:
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|
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Three Months Ended |
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|
March 31, |
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|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
Product sales made through direct sales force (1) |
|
|
76.9 |
% |
|
|
80.5 |
% |
Product sales made through distributors(2) |
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
19.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
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|
100.0 |
% |
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|
|
|
|
9
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|
|
(1) |
|
Includes 9.0% and 5.5% of product sales maintained under hubbing arrangements with certain of
our customers in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
|
(2) |
|
Includes 8.1% and 5.3% of product sales maintained under fulfillment distributor arrangements
in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
Income from the Qualcomm Agreement is expected to be recognized in the remainder of 2011
through 2013 as follows:
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2011 |
|
2012 |
|
2013 |
|
Thereafter |
|
Total |
|
|
(In millions) |
Income from Qualcomm Agreement |
|
$ |
155 |
|
|
$ |
186 |
|
|
$ |
86 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
427 |
|
Inventory
The following table presents details of our inventory:
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|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Work in process |
|
$ |
225 |
|
|
$ |
279 |
|
Finished goods |
|
|
325 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
550 |
|
|
$ |
598 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment
The following table presents details of our property and equipment:
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
Useful Life |
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
(In years) |
|
(In millions) |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
1 to 10 |
|
$ |
177 |
|
|
$ |
173 |
|
Office furniture and equipment |
|
3 to 7 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Machinery and equipment |
|
3 to 5 |
|
|
343 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
Computer software and equipment |
|
2 to 4 |
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
N/A |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
717 |
|
|
|
671 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
(426 |
) |
|
|
(405 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
291 |
|
|
$ |
266 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
The following tables summarize the activity related to the carrying value of our goodwill:
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reportable Segments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broadband |
|
|
Mobile & |
|
|
Infrastructure & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communications |
|
|
Wireless |
|
|
Networking |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Goodwill |
|
$ |
595 |
|
|
$ |
990 |
|
|
$ |
1,909 |
|
|
$ |
3,494 |
|
Accumulated impairment losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(543 |
) |
|
|
(1,286 |
) |
|
|
(1,829 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill at December 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
595 |
|
|
$ |
447 |
|
|
$ |
623 |
|
|
$ |
1,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effects of foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill at December 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reportable Segments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broadband |
|
|
Mobile & |
|
|
Infrastructure & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communications |
|
|
Wireless |
|
|
Networking |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Goodwill at December 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
595 |
|
|
$ |
447 |
|
|
$ |
623 |
|
|
$ |
1,665 |
|
Other |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill at March 31, 2011 |
|
$ |
597 |
|
|
$ |
447 |
|
|
$ |
623 |
|
|
$ |
1,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effects of foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill at March 31, 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,685 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Intangible Assets
The following table presents details of our purchased intangible assets:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
|
December 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Impairments |
|
|
Net |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Impairments |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed technology |
|
$ |
485 |
|
|
$ |
(255 |
) |
|
$ |
230 |
|
|
$ |
485 |
|
|
$ |
(240 |
) |
|
$ |
245 |
|
In-process research and development |
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
|
Customer relationships |
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
(102 |
) |
|
|
52 |
|
Customer backlog |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
Other |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
716 |
|
|
$ |
(381 |
) |
|
$ |
335 |
|
|
$ |
716 |
|
|
$ |
(359 |
) |
|
$ |
357 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effects of foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
346 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
366 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table presents details of the amortization of purchased intangible assets
included in the cost of product revenue and other operating expense categories:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Cost of product revenue |
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
22 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
The following table presents details of the amortization of existing purchased intangible
assets, including IPR&D, that is currently estimated to be expensed in the remainder of 2011 and
thereafter:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased Intangible Asset Amortization by Year |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2012 |
|
|
2013 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2015 |
|
|
Thereafter |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Cost of product revenue |
|
$ |
43 |
|
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
$ |
49 |
|
|
$ |
29 |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
295 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
$ |
82 |
|
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
$ |
47 |
|
|
$ |
346 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued Liabilities
The following table presents details of our accrued liabilities:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Accrued rebates |
|
$ |
281 |
|
|
$ |
270 |
|
Accrued settlement charges |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Accrued legal costs |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Accrued taxes |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Warranty reserve |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Other |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
416 |
|
|
$ |
404 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Long-Term Liabilities
The following table presents details of our other long-term liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Deferred rent |
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
39 |
|
Accrued taxes |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
Accrued settlement charges |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
151 |
|
|
$ |
150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
Accrued Rebate Activity
The following table summarizes the activity related to accrued rebates:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Beginning balance |
|
$ |
270 |
|
|
$ |
162 |
|
Charged as a reduction of revenue |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
Reversal of unclaimed rebates |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Payments |
|
|
(139 |
) |
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance |
|
$ |
281 |
|
|
$ |
195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warranty Reserve Activity
The following table summarizes activity related to the warranty reserve:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Beginning balance |
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
Charged to costs and expenses |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Payments |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance |
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of Net Income Per Share
The following table presents the computation of net income per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
(In millions, except per share data) |
|
Numerator: Net income |
|
$ |
228 |
|
|
$ |
210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for net income per share (basic) |
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
495 |
|
Effect of dilutive securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock awards |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for net income per share (diluted) |
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share (basic) |
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share (diluted) |
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share (diluted) does not include the effect of anti-dilutive common share
equivalents resulting from outstanding equity awards. There were 11 million and 53 million
anti-dilutive common share equivalents in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010,
respectively.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
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In the three months ended March 31, 2011 we paid $1 million related to share repurchases that
had not settled by December 31, 2010 and accrued $24 million related to unsettled share repurchases
at March 31, 2011. In the
three months ended March 31, 2011 we received $4 million related to stock option exercises
that had not settled by December 31, 2010. In the three months ended March 31, 2011, we paid $12
million for capital equipment that was accrued as of December 31, 2010 and had billings of $14
million for capital equipment that were accrued but not yet paid as of March 31, 2011.
3. Business Combinations
There were no business combinations completed in the three months ended March 31, 2011. In
March 2010 we acquired Teknovus, Inc., a leading supplier of Ethernet Passive Optical Network
chipsets and software for $109 million, exclusive of cash acquired. We also assumed $14 million of
Teknovus debt which was subsequently repaid in the three months ended March 31, 2010. No equity
awards were assumed in this acquisition.
In April 2011, we announced that we acquired Provigent
Inc., a privately-held company that provides highly integrated, high performance, mixed signal
semiconductors for microwave backhaul systems. In connection with the acquisition, we paid
approximately $313 million, net of cash assumed, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock and other equity rights of Provigent. The purchase price was paid in cash, except
that a portion attributable to certain unvested employee stock options will be paid in the form of Broadcom
equity awards. A portion of the cash
consideration was placed into escrow pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreement.
Our primary reasons for these acquisitions were to expand our addressable market in the
Infrastructure & Networking market, reduce the time required to develop new technologies and
products and bring them to market, incorporate enhanced functionality into and complement our
existing product offerings, augment our engineering workforce, and enhance our technological
capabilities.
In November 2010 we acquired Beceem Communications, Inc., or Beceem, a company that develops
SoC solutions for LTE and WiMAX 4G connectivity. We preliminarily estimated the fair value of the
tax assets and tax liabilities for the Beceem acquisition, which closed on November 24, 2010. The
purchase price has been allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities
assumed on the basis of their respective estimated fair values on the acquisition date. We expect
to finalize the Beceem allocation in the three months ending June 30, 2011.
In the three months ended March 31, 2011 we completed the purchase price allocation of Gigle
Networks Inc., which was acquired in December 2010.
Contingent Consideration
In connection with our 2010 acquisitions of Gigle Networks Inc. and Percello Ltd., additional
cash consideration of up to $20 million may be paid to former shareholders upon satisfaction of
certain future performance goals. In connection with this contingent consideration, we originally
recorded an estimated $1 million liability. As of March 31, 2011, there have been no changes to our
original estimates for Gigle or Percello.
Supplemental Pro Forma Data (Unaudited)
The unaudited pro forma statement of income data below gives effect to our 2010 acquisitions
that were completed during 2010 as if they had occurred at the beginning of 2010. The following
data includes the amortization of purchased intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense.
This pro forma data is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be
indicative of the results of future operations or of the results that would have occurred had the
acquisitions taken place at the beginning of 2010.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
Pro forma net revenue |
|
$ |
1,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income |
|
$ |
171 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income per share (basic) |
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income per share (diluted) |
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
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4. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
A summary of our cash, cash equivalents and short- and long-term marketable securities by
major security type follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term |
|
|
Long-Term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and |
|
|
Marketable |
|
|
Marketable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Equivalents |
|
|
Securities |
|
|
Securities |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
117 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
117 |
|
Bank deposits |
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
597 |
|
Certificate of deposits |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Money market funds |
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
299 |
|
U.S. treasury and and agency obligations |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
1,464 |
|
|
|
1,948 |
|
Foreign government and agency obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Commercial paper |
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
643 |
|
Corporate bonds |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
Asset-backed securities and other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,637 |
|
|
$ |
645 |
|
|
$ |
1,649 |
|
|
$ |
3,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
103 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
103 |
|
Bank deposits |
|
|
455 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
455 |
|
Money market funds |
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
641 |
|
U.S. treasury and and agency obligations |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
586 |
|
|
|
1,360 |
|
|
|
1,950 |
|
Commercial paper |
|
|
419 |
|
|
|
363 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
782 |
|
Corporate bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,622 |
|
|
$ |
1,035 |
|
|
$ |
1,401 |
|
|
$ |
4,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table presents the gross unrealized gains and losses and fair values for
those investments aggregated by major security type:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. treasury and and agency obligations |
|
$ |
1,952 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
(5 |
) |
|
$ |
1,948 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. treasury and and agency obligations |
|
$ |
1,953 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
(5 |
) |
|
$ |
1,950 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The following table shows the fair value measurements for those investments aggregated by
major security type:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
117 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
117 |
|
Bank deposits |
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
597 |
|
Certificate of deposits |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
Money market funds |
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
299 |
|
U.S. treasury and and agency obligations |
|
|
1,948 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,948 |
|
Foreign government and agency obligations |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Commercial paper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
643 |
|
Corporate bonds |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
283 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300 |
|
Asset-backed securities and other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,995 |
|
|
$ |
936 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
103 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
103 |
|
Bank deposits |
|
|
455 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
455 |
|
Money market funds |
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
641 |
|
U.S. treasury and and agency obligations |
|
|
1,950 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,950 |
|
Commercial paper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
782 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
782 |
|
Corporate bonds |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,169 |
|
|
$ |
889 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 securities in the three months
ended March 31, 2011. All of our long-term marketable securities had maturities of between one and
three years in duration at March 31, 2011.
At March 31, 2011 we had 187 investments that were in an unrealized loss position for less
than 12 months. The gross unrealized losses were due to changes in interest rates. We have
determined that the gross unrealized losses on these investments at March 31, 2011 are temporary in
nature. We evaluate securities for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. Impairment
is evaluated considering numerous factors, and their relative significance varies depending on the
situation. Factors considered include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been
less than the cost basis, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and our
intent and ability to hold the investment in order to allow for an anticipated recovery in fair
value.
5. Income Taxes
We recorded a tax provision of $4 million and $2 million for the three months ended March 31,
2011 and 2010, respectively. Our effective tax rates were 2.0% and 1.0% in the three months ended
March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The difference between our effective tax rates and the 35%
federal statutory rate resulted primarily from foreign earnings taxed at rates lower than the
federal statutory rate in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and $4 million of tax
benefits in the three months ended March 31, 2010 resulting primarily from the March 22, 2010
decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit case concerning Xilinx (as disclosed in
prior periods).
We utilize the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. We record net
deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. In
making such determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including
scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future
17
taxable income, tax planning
strategies and recent financial performance. Forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not
required is difficult when there is negative evidence such as cumulative losses in recent years. As
a result of our recent cumulative losses in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions, and the
full utilization of our loss carryback opportunities, we have concluded that a full valuation allowance should be recorded
in such jurisdictions. In certain other foreign jurisdictions where we do not have cumulative
losses, we had net deferred tax liabilities of $15 million and $17 million at March 31, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, respectively.
We file federal, state and foreign income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes
of limitations. The 2004 through 2010 tax years generally remain subject to examination by federal
and most state tax authorities. In foreign jurisdictions, the 2002 through 2010 tax years generally
remain subject to examination by tax authorities. Our income tax returns for the 2004, 2005 and
2006 tax years are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
As previously disclosed, on January 28, 2011, we received Notices of Proposed Adjustment, or
NOPAs, from the IRS proposing increases to our taxable income for our 2004 to 2006 tax years. The
proposed adjustments would increase income for 2004 through 2006 by approximately $1.55 billion and
decrease our net operating loss carryforwards into the 2004 tax year by $476 million. The NOPAs
primarily relate to transfer pricing in connection with our R&D cost-sharing arrangement with a
foreign subsidiary that commenced in 1998, referred to as the 1998 Agreement. The IRS audited the 1998
Agreement in connection with our 1999 and 2000 taxable years. The parties had previously reached an
agreement that we have followed. The IRSs transfer pricing position in the NOPAs is
similar to the transfer pricing position it recently advocated in VERITAS v. Commissioner, 133 T.C.
No. 14 (2009) where the Court held that the IRSs proposed adjustments were arbitrary, capricious
and unreasonable. We have reviewed the NOPAs and evaluated any potential impact of the proposed
adjustments. We disagree with the IRSs position and intend to pursue all available
administrative and judicial remedies to resolve the issue. We do not expect that the NOPAs or the
IRS examination will have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations. It
is possible, however, that we may not prevail on this issue in whole or in part, and we are in
ongoing discussions with the IRS and could choose to settle this matter, either of which could
result in the utilization of a portion of our net operating loss carryforwards.
In December, 2010 the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act
of 2010 was enacted. A provision in this legislation provided for the extension of the research and
development tax credit for qualifying expenditures paid or incurred from January 1, 2010 through
December 31, 2011. As a result of this legislation, we generated federal research and development
tax credits of $90 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 and expect to generate additional
research and development tax credits for the year ended December 31, 2011. These tax credits which
if unutilized, will carry forward to future periods. No tax benefit was recorded for these
carryforwards since we have a full valuation allowance on our U.S. deferred tax assets.
We operate under tax holidays in Singapore, which are effective through March 2014. The tax
holidays are conditional upon our meeting certain employment and investment thresholds.
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6. Long-Term Debt
The following table presents details of our long-term debt liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
|
(In millions, except percentage data) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Rate |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Rate |
|
1.500% fixed-rate notes, due 2013 |
|
$ |
300 |
|
|
|
1.605 |
% |
|
$ |
300 |
|
|
|
1.605 |
% |
2.375% fixed-rate notes, due 2015 |
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
2.494 |
% |
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
2.494 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaccreted Discount |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Notes
In November 2010 we issued senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $700
million. These Notes consist of $300 million aggregate principal amount of notes which mature in
November 2013, or the 2013 Notes, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 1.500% per annum, and $400
million aggregate principal amount of notes which mature in November 2015, or the 2015 Notes, and
bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.375% per annum. Interest is payable in cash semi-annually in
arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on May 1, 2011. The 2013 Notes were issued
with an original issue discount at 99.694% and the 2015 Notes were issued with an original issue
discount at 99.444% and are recorded as long-term debt, net of original issue discount. The
discount and debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of the Notes are amortized to
interest expense over their respective terms.
The effective rates for the fixed-rate debt include the interest on the notes and the
accretion of the original issue discount. Based on estimated market prices, the fair value of our
Notes was $686 million and $687 million as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
In connection with the Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement pursuant to
which we agreed to use our commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC an exchange offer
registration statement to issue registered notes with substantially identical terms as the Notes in
exchange for an outstanding Notes, or, under certain circumstances, a shelf registration statement
to register the Notes. We agreed to use our commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration
statement to consummate the exchange offer or cause the shelf registration statement to be declared
effective by the SEC, in each case on or prior to 365 days after the closing of the Notes offering.
If we are unable to complete our registration statement, we will be subject to interest penalties.
We may redeem the Notes at any time, subject to a specified make-whole premium as defined in
the indenture governing the Notes. In the event of a change of control triggering event, each
holder of Notes will have the right to require us to purchase for cash all or a portion of their
Notes at a redemption price of 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes plus accrued
and unpaid interest. Default can be triggered by any missed interest or principal payment, breach
of covenant, or in certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization.
The Notes contain a number of restrictive covenants, including, but not limited to,
restrictions on our ability to grant liens on assets; enter into sale and lease-back transactions;
or merge, consolidate or sell assets. Failure to comply with these covenants, or any other event of
default, could result in acceleration of the principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest on
the Notes.
Relative to our overall indebtedness, the Notes rank in right of payment (i) equal with all of
our other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness (ii) senior to all of our existing and
future subordinated indebtedness, and (iii) effectively subordinated to all of our subsidiaries
existing and future indebtedness and other obligations (including secured and unsecured
obligations) and subordinated to our existing and future secured indebtedness and other
obligations, to the extent of the assets securing such indebtedness and other obligations.
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Credit Facility
In November 2010, we entered into a credit facility with certain institutional lenders that provides for
unsecured revolving facility loans, swingline loans and letters of credit in an aggregate amount of
up to $500 million. The credit facility matures on November 19, 2014, at which time all outstanding
revolving facility loans and accrued and unpaid interest must be repaid. We did not draw on our
credit facility during 2010 or in the three months ended March 31, 2011.
Any advances under a Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan will accrue interest at the British
Bankers Association LIBOR, or BBA LIBOR, plus the Applicable Rate. Any advances under a US Dollar
Base Rate Committed Loan will accrue interest at rates that are equal to the higher of (a) the
Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% (b) Bank of Americas prime rate as announced from time to time, or
(c) BBA LIBOR plus the Applicable Rate. The Applicable Rate is based on our senior debt credit
ratings as published by Standard & Poors Rating Services and Moodys Investors Service, Inc. We
are also required to pay a commitment fee on the actual daily unused amount of commitments. We may
also, upon the agreement of the existing lenders, increase the commitments under the credit
facility by up to an additional $100 million.
The Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties as well as affirmative,
negative and financial covenants. Financial covenants require us to maintain a consolidated
leverage ratio of no more than 3.25 to 1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio of no less
than 3.00 to 1.00.
7. Shareholders Equity
Share Repurchase Programs
In February 2011 we entered into an accelerated share repurchase, or ASR, agreement to
repurchase $300 million dollars of our Class A common stock, which was recorded as a reduction to
shareholders equity. Under the ASR program, a majority of the shares repurchased were immediately
retired and, depending on the average daily volume weighted average price of our Class A common
stock during the specified term, we may receive additional shares back at the conclusion of the
program.
Under the terms of the ASR, we paid $300 million in cash during the quarter, and subsequently
received and cancelled 6 million shares of our Class A common stock. At March 31, 2011 under the
terms of the agreement, $41 million was pending final settlement which represents an additional 1
million shares at a weighted average price of $42.64. The ASR is expected to conclude in May 2011.
In February 2010, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized an evergreen share
repurchase program intended to offset dilution of incremental grants of stock awards associated
with our stock incentive plans. The maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock that may
be repurchased in any one year (including under an ASR or other arrangement) is equal to the total
number of shares issued pursuant to our equity awards in the previous year and the current year.
Our February 2010 share repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be suspended at
any time at the discretion of the Board of Directors. In addition to the shares repurchased under the ASR, we repurchased approximately 4 million and 5 million shares of our Class A
common stock at a weighted average price of $40.18 and $29.75 per share in the three months ended
March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Repurchases under our share repurchase programs were and are intended to be made in open
market or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Quarterly Dividend
In January 2011, our Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the existing dividend policy
pursuant to which we increased the quarterly cash dividend by 12.5% to $0.09 per share ($0.36 per
share on an annual basis) and
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declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share payable to
holders of our common stock. In the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 we paid $49 million
and $40 million, respectively, in dividends to holders of our
Class A and Class B common stock. These dividends were paid from U.S. domestic sources other
than our retained earnings and are accounted for as reductions of shareholders equity.
Comprehensive Income
The components of comprehensive income, net of taxes, are as follows:
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March 31, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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(In millions) |
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Net income |
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$ |
228 |
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$ |
210 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities |
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(1 |
) |
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1 |
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Translation adjustments |
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11 |
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6 |
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Total comprehensive income |
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$ |
238 |
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$ |
217 |
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8. Employee Benefit Plans
Combined Incentive Plan Activity
Activity under all stock option incentive plans in the three months ended March 31, 2011 is
set forth below:
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Options Outstanding |
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Weighted |
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Weighted |
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Average |
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Average |
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Exercise |
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Exercise |
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Grant-Date |
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Number of |
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Price Range |
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Price |
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Fair Value |
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Shares |
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per Share |
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per Share |
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per Share |
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(In millions, except per share data) |
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Balance at December 31, 2010 |
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78 |
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$ |
0.01 - 48.63 |
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$ |
27.05 |
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$ |
15.05 |
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Options granted(1) |
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45.82 - 45.82 |
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45.82 |
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11.72 |
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Options cancelled (2) |
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0.55 - 46.01 |
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26.49 |
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11.74 |
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Options exercised |
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(5 |
) |
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0.01 - 45.05 |
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24.08 |
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14.50 |
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Balance at March 31, 2011 |
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73 |
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$ |
0.01 - 48.63 |
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$ |
27.24 |
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$ |
15.13 |
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(1) |
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Less than one million stock options were granted in the three months ended March 31,
2011. |
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Less than one million stock options were cancelled in the three months ended March 31,
2011. |
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Restricted stock unit activity in the three months ended March 31, 2011 is set forth
below:
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Restricted Stock Units |
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Outstanding |
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Weighted |
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Average |
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Grant-Date |
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Number of |
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Fair Value |
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Shares |
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per Share |
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(In millions, except per share data) |
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Balance at December 31, 2010 |
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28 |
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$ |
27.17 |
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Restricted stock units granted |
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8 |
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44.92 |
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Restricted stock units cancelled(1) |
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30.84 |
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Restricted stock units vested |
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(4 |
) |
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26.41 |
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Balance at March 31, 2011 |
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32 |
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$ |
31.84 |
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(1) |
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Less than one million restricted stock units were cancelled in the three months ended
March 31, 2011. |
In January 2011, the Compensation Committee adopted a Performance Restricted Stock Units
Incentive Award Program, or the PRSU Program. Under the PRSU Program, and at the sole discretion of
the Compensation Committee, certain of our executives will annually be designated as participants.
The PRSU Program was adopted under, and all awards and grants under the program shall be pursuant
to, the Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated. The Compensation
Committee designated the first performance cycle under the PRSU Program to be January 1, 2010
through December 31, 2010. Pursuant to the PRSU Program, a participant has the opportunity to
receive grants of performance-based RSUs, or PRSUs if the performance targets established by the
Compensation Committee have been met for a performance cycle (typically, January 1 through December
31 of a subject year). In 2011, our executive officers received PRSUs, in lieu of stock options,
and additionally, continued to receive time-based grants of RSUs. In 2011 we granted 0.2 million
PRSUs that were based on 2010 performance targets under the PRSU Program. Under the terms of the
PRSU Program, the award recipients were also awarded grants of the same number of PRSUs to be made in
the subsequent two calendar years on the basis of having met the 2010 performance targets. These
PRSU grants were included in both the computation of stock-based compensation expense and diluted
net income per share.
In February 2011, as part of Broadcoms regular annual equity compensation review program, our
Compensation Committee granted 6 million restricted stock units.
The per share fair values of stock options and employee stock purchase rights granted in the
three months ended March 31, 2011 in connection with stock incentive plans and rights granted in
connection with the employee stock purchase plan have been estimated with the following weighted
average assumptions:
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Employee |
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Stock |
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Employee |
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Purchase |
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Stock |
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Rights |
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Options |
Expected life (in years) |
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1.09 |
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3.60 |
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Implied Volatility |
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0.34 |
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0.34 |
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Risk-free interest rate |
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0.34 |
% |
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1.56 |
% |
Expected dividend yield |
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0.80 |
% |
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0.80 |
% |
Weighted average fair value |
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$ |
12.29 |
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$ |
11.72 |
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The weighted average fair values per share of the restricted stock units granted in the three
months ended March 31, 2011 was $44.92 calculated based on the fair market value of our Class A
common stock on the respective grant dates less any expected dividend yield.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The following table presents details of total stock-based compensation expense that is
included in each functional line item on our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income:
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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(In millions) |
Cost of product revenue |
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$ |
7 |
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$ |
7 |
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Research and development |
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101 |
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89 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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36 |
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31 |
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The following table presents details of unearned stock-based compensation currently estimated
to be expensed in the remainder of 2011 through 2015 related to unvested share-based payment awards
at March 31, 2011:
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2011 |
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2012 |
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2013 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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Total |
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(In millions) |
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Unearned stock-based compensation |
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$ |
360 |
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$ |
344 |
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$ |
222 |
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$ |
111 |
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$ |
12 |
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$ |
1,049 |
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The weighted-average period over which the unearned stock-based compensation is expected to be
recognized is 1.5 years.
If there are any modifications or cancellations of the underlying unvested awards, we may be
required to accelerate, increase or cancel any remaining unearned stock-based compensation expense.
Future stock-based compensation expense and unearned stock-based compensation will increase to the
extent that we grant additional equity awards or assume unvested equity awards in connection with
acquisitions.
9. Litigation
We and certain of our subsidiaries are currently parties to various legal proceedings,
including those noted in this section. Unless specifically noted below, during the period presented
we have not: recorded any accrual for loss contingencies associated with the legal proceedings
described below; determined that an unfavorable outcome is probable or reasonably possible; or
determined that the amount or range of any possible loss is reasonably estimable. We are engaged in
numerous other legal actions not described below arising in the ordinary course of our business
and, while there can be no assurance, we believe that the ultimate outcome of these actions will
not have a material adverse effect on our operating results, liquidity or financial position.
From time to time we may conclude it is in the best interests of our shareholders, employees,
and customers to settle one or more litigation matters, and any such settlement could include
substantial payments; however, other than as noted below, we have not reached this conclusion with
respect to any particular matter at this time. There are a variety of factors that influence our
decisions to settle and the amount we may choose to pay, including the strength of our case,
developments in the litigation, the behavior of other interested parties, the demand on management
time and the possible distraction of our employees associated with the case and/or the possibility
that we may be subject to an injunction or other equitable remedy. It is difficult to predict
whether a settlement is possible, the amount of an appropriate settlement or when is the opportune
time to settle a matter in light of the numerous factors that go into the settlement decision.
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Intellectual Property Proceedings
As previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010,
from October 2007 through March 2011 we were involved in litigation with Wi-LAN Inc. In March
2011, Broadcom and Wi-LAN signed a Settlement and Patent License Agreement and dismissed with
prejudice all pending claims and counterclaims associated with that litigation. The consideration
paid and to be paid under the agreement was allocated on a relative fair value basis between a loss
on settlement for litigation, which was reported in 2010, and intellectual property rights, which
will be amortized over the useful life of the intellectual property.
In November 2009 we filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas against the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, or
CSIRO, seeking a declaratory judgment that U.S. Patent Number 5,487,069 is invalid, unenforceable
and not infringed. CSIRO has answered the complaint and counterclaimed for infringement against
Broadcom wireless LAN products and seeking damages, attorneys fees, and an injunction. In
connection with an ex parte reexamination, the Patent Office has recently issued a Reexamination
Certificate allowing the original claims of CSIROs patent and adding some amended claims. On
March 31, 2011, the Court granted CSIROs motion to add its amended claims to the case. Trial has
been set for April 2012.
In September 2009 we filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Central
District of California against Emulex Corporation, or Emulex, alleging infringement of ten patents
generally relating to networking technologies. In subsequent filings, we added two additional
patents and dropped four patents, bringing the total to eight asserted patents. Our complaints seek
injunctions against Emulex and the recovery of monetary damages, including treble damages for
willful infringement, and attorneys fees. In its answers, Emulex denied liability and asserted
counterclaims seeking a declaratory judgment that the asserted patents are invalid and not
infringed. Discovery is currently underway, with trial set for September 2011.
In August 2010, Broadcom filed a motion to intervene (i.e., to be added as a party) in U.S.
Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc., Case No. 10-cv-03724-JW (N.D. Cal.). In this case, U.S.
Ethernet Innovations, LLC, or USEI, filed a patent infringement complaint alleging that numerous
companies, including certain Broadcom customers, infringe four patents relating generally to
Ethernet technology. USEI seeks monetary damages, attorneys fees, and an injunction. Defendants
have filed answers denying the allegations in USEIs complaint and asserting counterclaims for
declaratory judgment that USEIs patents are invalid, unenforceable, and not infringed. Broadcom
contends that it has a license related to USEIs patents and is seeking to assert this license as a
defense. In December 2010, the Court granted Broadcoms motion to intervene. The Court has
scheduled a claim construction hearing for October 2011, and no trial date has been set.
As previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010,
since December 2006 Broadcom and its subsidiary, Global Locate, Inc., were engaged in various
litigation matters with SiRF Technology, Inc., which company was later acquired by CSR plc. On
January 10, 2011, Broadcom and CSR announced that the parties had settled all outstanding
litigation between themselves and their subsidiaries, that the parties would seek to dismiss their
various pending actions, and that they had agreed not to pursue any patent infringement actions or
claims against each other, or against any third parties based on use of each others products, for
a period of five years. The consideration received and to be received under the agreement was
allocated on a relative fair value basis between a settlement gain, which was partially recognized
in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and patent licensing royalty revenue. Revenue derived from
the patent license will be recognized as licensing revenue.
On December 1, 2010, Rambus Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of California against Broadcom, alleging that certain Broadcom products infringe
nineteen patents relating generally to memory controller and high speed interface technologies.
Broadcom filed its response to Rambus complaint on January 26, 2011. On January 28, 2011, Broadcom
filed a motion to stay the action pending completion of certain ITC proceedings discussed below. On
February 23, 2011, the case was designated as a related case with certain other cases filed by
Rambus against third parties Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., LSI Corporation, MediaTek, Inc., NVIDIA
Corporation and STMicroelectronics N.V.
On December 1, 2010, Rambus Inc. filed a complaint in the ITC against Broadcom and numerous
other parties, asserting that Broadcom engaged in unfair trade practices by importing certain
memory controllers and devices
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having certain accused interface technologies that allegedly
infringe six patents. The complaint seeks an exclusion
order to bar importation into the United States all semiconductor chips that include memory
controllers and/or peripheral interfaces that are manufactured, imported, or sold for importation
that infringe any claim of the asserted patents, and all products incorporating the same. The
complaint further seeks a cease and desist order directing Broadcom and other parties to cease and
desist from importing, marketing, advertising, demonstrating, sampling, warehousing inventory for
distribution, offering for sale, selling, distributing, licensing, or using any semiconductor chips
that include memory controllers and/or peripheral interfaces, and products containing such
semiconductor chips, that infringe any claim of the asserted patents. On December 29, 2010, the ITC
voted to institute an investigation based on Rambus complaint. Broadcom filed its response to the
complaint on February 1, 2011. Discovery in the case is proceeding. On March 3, 2011 Broadcom and
certain other respondents filed a motion to stay the investigation pending the completion of
appellate proceedings in a prior ITC investigation, No. 337-TA-661, involving some of the same
patents at issue in this investigation. Rambus and the ITC staff have opposed a stay, and no
ruling has yet been issued. Trial is currently scheduled to commence on October 11, 2011, and the
target date for a Final Determination by the ITC is currently May 14, 2012.
On March 22, 2011, Azure Networks, LLC and Tri-County Excelsior Foundation filed a complaint
in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Broadcom, alleging
that certain Broadcom products infringe US Patent No. 7,756,129, allegedly relating to certain
Bluetooth technologies. Broadcoms response to the complaint has not yet been filed.
Other Litigation
In November 2009 Emulex filed a complaint in the Central District of California against
Broadcom alleging violation of the antitrust laws, defamation, and unfair competition. The
complaint seeks injunctive relief and monetary damages, including treble damages and attorneys
fees. In January 2010, Emulex filed an amended complaint in which Emulex removed, among other
things, the claim of unfair competition. In February 2010, we filed motions to dismiss the case and
a motion to strike. In June 2010, the District Court granted in part and denied in part our motion
to dismiss and denied our motion to strike. In July 2010, we filed a notice of appeal of the
District Courts denial of our motion to strike. In November 2010, the parties agreed to a
voluntary stay of the appeal. No trial date has been set for this matter. We intend to defend this
action vigorously.
From March through August 2006 a number of purported Broadcom shareholders filed putative
shareholder derivative actions, the Options Derivative Actions, against Broadcom, each of the then
members of our Board of Directors and certain current or former officers, alleging, among other
things, that the defendants improperly dated certain Broadcom employee stock option grants. Four of
those cases, Murphy v. McGregor, et al. (Case No. CV06-3252 R (CWx)), Shei v. McGregor, et al.
(Case No. SACV06-663 R (CWx)), Ronconi v. Dull, et al. (Case No. SACV 06-771 R (CWx)) and Jin v.
Broadcom Corporation, et al. (Case No. 06CV00573) have been consolidated in the United States
District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended
complaint in November 2006. In addition, two putative shareholder derivative actions, Pirelli
Armstrong Tire Corp. Retiree Med. Benefits Trust v. Samueli, et al. (Case No. 06CC0124) and Servais
v. Samueli, et al. (Case No. 06CC0142), were filed in the California Superior Court for the County
of Orange. The Superior Court consolidated the state court derivative actions in August 2006, and
the plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint in September 2006. The plaintiffs in the
Options Derivative Actions contend, among other things, that the defendants conduct violated
United States and California securities laws, breached defendants fiduciary duties, wasted
corporate assets, unjustly enriched the defendants, and caused errors in our consolidated financial
statements. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, unspecified damages and disgorgement of
profits from the alleged conduct, to be paid to Broadcom.
In January 2007 the California Superior Court granted defendants motion to stay the state
derivative action pending resolution of the prior-filed federal derivative action. In March 2007
the court in the federal derivative action denied our motion to dismiss, which motion was based on
the ground that the shareholder plaintiffs lack standing to assert claims on behalf of Broadcom.
Motions to dismiss filed by the individual defendants were heard, and mostly denied, in May 2007.
Additionally, in May 2007 the Board of Directors established a special litigation committee, or
SLC, to decide what course of action Broadcom should pursue in respect of the claims asserted in
the Options Derivative Actions.
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In August 2009 Broadcom, by and through its SLC, plaintiffs and certain of the defendants
executed a Stipulation and Agreement of Partial Settlement, or Partial Derivative Settlement, in
the federal derivative action
pertaining to past employee stock option grants. The Partial Derivative Settlement resolved
all claims in the action against the defendants, other than three individuals: Dr. Henry T.
Nicholas, III, our former President and Chief Executive Officer and former Co-Chairman of the
Board, William J. Ruehle, our former Chief Financial Officer, and Dr. Henry Samueli, our Chief
Technical Officer and current nominee to our Board of Directors. In connection with the Partial
Derivative Settlement, Broadcom and certain of the defendants also entered into a settlement with
Broadcoms directors and officers liability insurance carriers, or Insurance Agreement. In December
2009 the District Court entered an order granting final approval of the Partial Derivative
Settlement. In January 2010 Dr. Nicholas, Mr. Ruehle, and Dr. Samueli filed notices of appeal of
the order in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
In March 2011, Broadcom, plaintiffs and the three remaining defendants executed a Stipulation
and Agreement of Settlement, or Derivative Settlement, in the federal derivative action. If the
Derivative Settlement is approved by the District Court and the judgment becomes final and
non-appealable, then:
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Broadcom will receive payment from Dr. Nicholas of $27 million, which will be recorded as a
settlement gain in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income; |
|
- |
Mr. Ruehle will execute a Notice of Dismissal with Prejudice of an action filed by him
against Broadcom, which seeks damages in excess of $26 million; |
|
- |
Broadcom will cancel unexercised Broadcom stock options held by Dr. Samueli and valued by
Broadcom at $24 million for purposes of the settlement (using the same methodology used to
value equity granted to employees in the February annual focal compensation review).
However, the final valuation of Dr. Samuelis unexercised stock options for purposes of
determining the impact to Broadcoms statement of income will ultimately be determined at
the time of Court approval using a Black-Scholes analysis based on the closing price of
Broadcoms Class A common stock on that date (and in all likelihood will differ from the
$24 million valuation used for the settlement). This amount will be recorded as a
settlement gain in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income; |
|
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Dr. Samueli will contribute $2 million in cash to the Broadcom Foundation; and |
|
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Dr. Nicholas, Mr. Ruehle and Dr. Samueli will be dismissed with prejudice from the federal
consolidated shareholder derivative litigation. |
Broadcom has agreed to pay plaintiffs counsel $25 million of the settlement proceeds for
attorneys fees, expenses, and costs, subject to Court approval, which will be recorded as an
operating expense in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. In addition, upon
final Court approval and receipt of the settlement consideration, Broadcom expects to contribute
approximately $25 million to the Broadcom Foundation, which will be recorded as a charitable
contribution in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. On March 24,
2011 the District Court issued an order preliminarily approving the Derivative Settlement. A final
approval hearing has been scheduled for May 16, 2011. The amounts described above have not been
recorded in our statement of income in the three months ended March 31, 2011 as final court
approval has not been received.
On April 7, 2011, the parties to the state derivative action filed a stipulation providing
that the plaintiffs will file with the state court a request for dismissal of the state derivative
action with prejudice if the District Court grants final approval of the Derivative Settlement and
the judgment becomes final and non-appealable.
In April 2008 we delivered a Notice of Arbitration and Arbitration Claim to our former
independent registered public accounting firm, E&Y, and certain related parties. The arbitration
relates to the issues that led to the restatement of Broadcoms financial statements for the
periods from 1998 through March 31, 2006 as disclosed in an amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2005 and an amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the three
months ended March 31, 2006, each filed with the SEC January 23, 2007. In May 2008 E&Y delivered a
Notice of Defense and Counterclaim. No date for an arbitration hearing has been scheduled.
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We have indemnification agreements with each of our present and former directors and officers,
under which we are generally required to indemnify each such director or officer against expenses,
including attorneys fees,
judgments, fines and settlements, arising from the Options Derivative Actions, and the prior
related stock option class actions and SEC and U.S. Attorneys Office investigations (subject to
certain exceptions, including liabilities arising from willful misconduct, from conduct knowingly
contrary to the best interests of Broadcom, or conduct that is knowingly fraudulent or deliberately
dishonest or results in improper personal benefit). Pursuant to the Insurance Agreement, and
subject to the terms described more completely therein, including relinquishing of rights to any
further recovery as to the matters described above under these directors and officers liability
insurance policies by Broadcom and certain of its former and current officers and directors,
Broadcom received payments totaling $118 million from its insurance carriers which was recorded as
a $91 million, $17 million and $10 million reduction of selling, general and administrative
expenses in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We did not receive any additional proceeds from
insurance carriers in 2010. The $118 million includes $43 million in reimbursements previously
received from the insurance carriers under reservations of rights, and $75 million paid to Broadcom
upon final approval of the Partial Derivative Settlement. In addition, Broadcom paid $12 million to
the lead federal derivative plaintiffs counsel for attorneys fees, expenses and costs of
plaintiffs counsel in connection with the Partial Derivative Settlement and their prosecution of
the derivative action. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with our securities litigation and
related government investigations, we have advanced approximately $175 million to certain current
and former officers for attorney and expert fees, which amount has been expensed. Pursuant to the
Insurance Agreement, we agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the insurance carriers in connection
with certain proceedings that might be brought against the carriers by non-settling parties. In
October 2010 the insurance carriers notified us that they received mediation demands from certain
non-settling derivative defendants and tendered those claims to Broadcom for indemnity.
In the event that the trial courts approval of the Partial Derivative Settlement is reversed
or vacated by an appellate court or otherwise does not become final and non-appealable, Broadcom in
its sole discretion has the election to either provide a release to the insurance carriers and
indemnify them related to any future claims and retain the $118 million in accordance with the
Insurance Agreement or to repay to the insurance carriers certain portions of the aggregate amount
previously paid to Broadcom.
In December 2010 Nancy Tullos, our former Vice President of Human Resources, sent Broadcom an
arbitration demand seeking $6 million plus attorneys fees and alleging that Broadcom breached the
terms of a 2003 separation agreement by cancelling certain stock options granted to Ms. Tullos. In
January 2011, Broadcom responded, denying her allegations and counterclaiming for attorneys fees
that were advanced to Ms. Tullos in litigations regarding Broadcoms past stock options practices.
The arbitration is scheduled for June 2011.
General
We and our subsidiaries are also involved in other legal proceedings, claims and litigation
arising in the ordinary course of business.
The pending proceedings involve complex questions of fact and law and will require the expenditure
of significant funds and the diversion of other resources to prosecute and defend. The results of
legal proceedings are inherently uncertain, and material adverse outcomes are possible. The
resolution of intellectual property litigation may require us to pay damages for past infringement
or to obtain a license under the other partys intellectual property rights that could require
one-time license fees or ongoing royalties, which could adversely impact our product gross margins
in future periods, or could prevent us from manufacturing or selling some of our products or limit
or restrict the type of work that employees involved in such litigation may perform for us. From
time to time we may enter into confidential discussions regarding the potential settlement of
pending litigation or other proceedings; however, there can be no assurance that any such
discussions will occur or will result in a settlement. The settlement of any pending litigation or
other proceeding could require us to incur substantial settlement payments and costs. Furthermore,
the settlement of any intellectual property proceeding may require us to grant a license to certain
of our intellectual property rights to the other party under a cross-license agreement. If any of
those events were to occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be
materially and adversely affected. In addition, from time to time we are approached by holders of
intellectual property to engage in discussions about our obtaining licenses to their intellectual
property. We will disclose the nature of any such discussion if we believe that (i) it is probable
an intellectual property holder will assert a claim of infringement, (ii) there is a reasonable
possibility the outcome (assuming assertion) will be unfavorable, and (iii) the resulting liability
would be material to our financial condition.
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10. Business Enterprise Segments, Significant Customer and Geographical Information
Business Enterprise Segments
Broadcom has three reportable segments consistent with our target markets. Our three
reportable segments are: Broadband Communications (Home), Mobile & Wireless (Hand) and
Infrastructure & Networking (Infrastructure). Our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief
operating decision maker, or CODM, reviews financial information at the reporting segment level. In
January 2011, our Mobile Platforms and Wireless Connectivity businesses were combined for internal
reporting purposes which aligns with our externally reported Mobile & Wireless segment.
We also report an All Other category that primarily includes licensing revenue from our
agreement with Verizon Wireless and income from the Qualcomm Agreement since they are principally
the result of corporate efforts. All Other also includes operating expenses that we do not
allocate to our other operating segments as these expenses are not included in the segment
operating performance measures evaluated by our CODM. Operating costs and expenses that are not
allocated include stock-based compensation, amortization of purchased intangible assets, impairment
of goodwill and other long-lived assets, net settlement costs, net restructuring costs, charitable
contributions, employer payroll tax on certain stock option exercises, and other miscellaneous
expenses related to corporate allocations that were either over or under the original projections
at the beginning of the year. We include stock-based compensation and acquisition-related items in
the All Other category as decisions regarding equity compensation are made at the corporate level
and our CODM reviews reportable segment performance exclusive of these charges. In 2010, we
reclassified the amortization of acquired inventory valuation step-up from its respective
reportable segment into the All Other category, as these charges are the result of acquisition
accounting and we believe these amounts should not be included when measuring our reportable
segments operating performance. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
current period presentation. Our CODM does not review information regarding total assets, interest
income or income taxes on an operating segment basis. The accounting policies for segment reporting
are the same as for Broadcom as a whole.
The following tables present details of our reportable segments and the All Other category:
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Reportable Segments |
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Broadband |
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Mobile & |
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Infrastructure & |
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All |
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Communications |
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Wireless |
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Networking |
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Other |
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Consolidated |
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(In millions) |
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 |
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Net revenue |
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$ |
490 |
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$ |
855 |
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$ |
419 |
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$ |
52 |
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$ |
1,816 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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84 |
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139 |
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153 |
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(143 |
) |
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233 |
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Net revenue |
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$ |
464 |
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$ |
554 |
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$ |
392 |
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$ |
52 |
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$ |
1,462 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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84 |
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61 |
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154 |
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(92 |
) |
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207 |
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Included in the All Other Category:
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2011 |
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2010 |
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Net revenue |
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$ |
52 |
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$ |
52 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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$ |
144 |
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$ |
127 |
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Amortization of purchased intangible assets |
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22 |
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10 |
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Amortization of acquired inventory valuation step-up |
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5 |
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4 |
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Impairment of long-lived assets |
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9 |
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Settlement costs (gains), net |
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(5 |
) |
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3 |
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Employer payroll tax on certain stock option exercises |
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3 |
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1 |
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Miscellaneous corporate allocation variances |
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17 |
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(1 |
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Total other operating costs and expenses |
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$ |
195 |
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$ |
144 |
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Total operating loss for the All Other category |
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$ |
(143 |
) |
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$ |
(92 |
) |
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Significant Customer and Geographical Information
Sales to our significant customers, including sales to their manufacturing subcontractors, as
a percentage of net revenue were as follows:
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March 31, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
Five largest customers as a group |
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41.6 |
% |
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35.2 |
% |
Product revenue derived from shipments to international destinations, as a percentage of
product revenue was as follows:
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
China (exclusive of Hong Kong) |
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31.7 |
% |
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27.7 |
% |
Hong Kong |
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25.7 |
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26.7 |
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Other Asia (primarily Singapore and Taiwan) |
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37.2 |
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38.3 |
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2.4 |
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2.2 |
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1.2 |
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99.2 |
% |
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96.3 |
% |
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Cautionary Statement
You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes thereto contained in Part I, Item
1 of this Report. The information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is not a complete
description of our business or the risks associated with an investment in our common stock. We urge
you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this Report and in our
other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and
8-K, which discuss our business in greater detail.
The section entitled Risk Factors contained in Part II, Item 1A of this Report, and similar
discussions in our other SEC filings, describe some of the important risk factors that may affect
our business, financial condition, results of operations and/or liquidity. You should carefully
consider those risks, in addition to the other information in this Report and in our other filings
with the SEC, before deciding to purchase, hold or sell our common stock.
All statements included or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements.
Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning
projected total net revenue, costs and expenses and product and total gross margin; our accounting
estimates, assumptions and judgments; the demand for our products; our dependence on a few key
customers and/or design wins for a substantial portion of our revenue; the impact of the earthquake
and other recent events in Japan on our results of operations; our ability to consummate
acquisitions and integrate their operations successfully; estimates related to the amount and/or
timing of the expensing of unearned stock-based compensation expense and stock-based compensation
as a percentage of revenue; manufacturing, assembly and test capacity; the effect that economic
conditions, seasonality and volume fluctuations in the demand for our customers consumer-oriented
products will have on our quarterly operating results; our ability to adjust operations in response
to changes in demand for existing products and services or the demand for new products requested by
our customers; the competitive nature of and anticipated growth in our markets; our ability to
migrate to smaller process geometries; our success in pending intellectual property litigation
matters; our potential needs for additional capital; inventory and accounts receivable levels; the
impact of the Internal Revenue Service review of certain income tax returns on our results of
operations; the amount of research and development tax credits we expect to generate during 2011;
the effect of potential changes in U.S. or foreign tax laws and regulations or the interpretation
thereof; the level of accrued rebates, and income we expect to record in connection with the
Qualcomm Agreement or similar arrangements in the future. These forward-looking statements are
based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business,
managements beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change.
Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as anticipates, expects,
intends, plans, predicts, believes, seeks, estimates, may, will, should, would,
could, potential, continue, ongoing, similar expressions, and variations or negatives of
these words. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could
differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result
of various factors, some of which are listed under the section entitled Risk Factors in Part II,
Item 1A of this Report. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report.
We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement to
reflect future events or circumstances.
Overview
Broadcom Corporation (including our subsidiaries, referred to collectively in this Report as
Broadcom, we, our and us) is a prominent technology innovator and global leader in
semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products enable the
delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile
environment. We provide the industrys broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip, or
SoC, and embedded software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment,
digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices.
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We sell our products to leading wired and wireless communications manufacturers in each of our
reportable segments: Broadband Communications (Home), Mobile & Wireless (Hand) and Infrastructure &
Networking (Infrastructure). Because we leverage our technologies across different markets, certain
of our integrated circuits may be incorporated into products used in multiple markets. We utilize
independent foundries and third-party subcontractors to manufacture, assemble and test all of our
semiconductor products.
Our diverse product portfolio includes:
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Broadband Communications (Solutions for the Home) Highly integrated solutions for
the connected home, including set-top-boxes and media servers, residential gateways, home
networking, femtocells, high definition TV platforms, Blu-ray Disc® players and digital
video recorders (DVRs). |
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Mobile & Wireless (Solutions for the Hand) Low-power, high-performance and highly
integrated solutions powering the mobile ecosystem, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth,
cellular modems, personal navigation and global positioning, near field communications,
multimedia and application processing, and mobile power management solutions. |
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Infrastructure & Networking (Solutions for Infrastructure) Highly integrated
solutions for carriers, service providers, enterprises, small-to-medium businesses and
data centers for network infrastructure needs, including switches and physical layer (PHY)
devices for local, metropolitan, wide area and storage networking; switch fabric
solutions; and high-speed controllers. |
Our product revenue consists principally of sales of semiconductor devices and, to a lesser
extent, software licenses and royalties, development, support and maintenance agreements, data
services and cancellation fees. The majority of our product sales occur through the efforts of our
direct sales force. The remaining balance of our product sales occurs through distributors. Our
licensing revenue and income is generated from the licensing of our intellectual property, of which
the vast majority to date has been derived from agreements with two customers, Verizon Wireless and
Qualcomm Incorporated. The licensing revenue from our agreement with Verizon Wireless ended in
March 2009 and the income from the Qualcomm Agreement is non-recurring and will terminate in 2013.
There can be no assurances that we will be able to enter into similar arrangements in the future.
At March 31, 2011 we had deferred income of $39 million related to the Qualcomm Agreement.
A detailed discussion of our business may be found in Part I, Item 1, Business, of our 2010
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
In the three months ended March 31, 2011 our net income was $228 million as compared to net
income of $210 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in profitability was
the direct result of a broad-based increase in net revenue of 24.2% primarily in our Mobile &
Wireless reportable segment in the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the three
months ended March 31, 2010 offset in part by lower gross margins and an increase in operating
expenses. Other highlights during the three months ended March 31, 2011 include the following:
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Our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were $3.93 billion at March 31,
2011, compared with $4.06 billion at December 31, 2010. We generated cash flow from
operations of $334 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011. |
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In January 2011, our Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the existing dividend
policy pursuant to which we increased our quarterly cash dividend by 12.5% to $0.09 per
share ($0.36 per share on an annual basis) and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09
per share payable to holders of our common stock. |
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In January 2011, the Compensation Committee adopted a Performance Restricted Stock
Units Incentive Award Program, or the PRSU Program. Under the PRSU Program, and at the sole
discretion of the Compensation Committee, certain of our executives will annually be
designated as participants. The PRSU Program was adopted under, and all awards and grants
under the program shall be pursuant to, the |
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Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan,
as amended and restated. The Compensation Committee designated the first performance cycle
under the PRSU Program to be January 1, 2010 through December
31, 2010. Pursuant to the PRSU Program, a participant has the opportunity to receive grants
of performance-based RSUs, or PRSUs if the performance targets established by the
Compensation Committee have been met for a performance cycle (typically, January 1 through
December 31 of a subject year). In 2011, our executive officers received PRSUs, in lieu of
stock options, and additionally, continued to receive time-based grants of RSUs. In 2011 we
granted 0.2 million PRSUs that were based on 2010 performance targets under the PRSU
Program. Under the terms of the PRSU Program, the award recipients were also awarded grants of
the same number of PRSUs to be made in the subsequent two calendar years on the basis of
having met the 2010 performance targets. These PRSU grants were included in both the
computation of stock-based compensation expense and diluted net income per share. |
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In February 2011, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase, or ASR,
agreement to repurchase $300 million dollars of our Class A common stock, which was recorded
as a reduction to shareholders equity. Under the ASR program, a majority of the shares
repurchased were immediately retired and, depending on the average daily volume weighted
average price of our Class A common stock during the specified term, we may receive
additional shares back at the conclusion of the program. Under the terms of the ASR, we paid
$300 million in cash during the quarter and subsequently received and cancelled six million
shares of our Class A common stock. At March 31, 2011, under the terms of the agreement $41
million was pending final settlement which represents an additional one million shares at a
weighted average price of $42.64. The ASR is expected to conclude in May 2011. |
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In April 2011, we acquired
Provigent Inc., a privately-held company that provides highly integrated, high performance,
mixed signal semiconductors for microwave backhaul systems. In connection with the
acquisition, we paid approximately $313 million, net of cash assumed, to
acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock and other equity rights of Provigent.
The purchase price was paid in cash, except that a portion attributable to certain
unvested employee stock options will be paid in Broadcom equity awards. A portion
of the cash consideration was placed into escrow pursuant to the terms of the
acquisition agreement. |
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In March 2011 an earthquake occurred off the northeast coast of Japan which has
disrupted the global supply chain for components manufactured in Japan that are incorporated
in our products or included in the end user products of our customers. Due to cross
dependencies, supply chain disruptions stemming from the occurrences in Japan could
negatively impact the demand for our products, including, for example, if our customers are
unable to obtain sufficient supply of other components required for their end products.
While we believe our supply is relatively secure, we are currently working with our
customers towards the expedited qualification of second source manufacturers for any
affected parts. We continue to monitor the effect of the events in Japan on end demand
patterns and inventory levels throughout the supply chain. |
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Business Enterprise Segments.
The following tables present details of our reportable segments and the All Other category:
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Reportable Segments |
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Broadband |
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Mobile & |
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Infrastructure & |
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All |
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Communications |
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Wireless |
|
Networking |
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Other |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
(In millions) |
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenue |
|
$ |
490 |
|
|
$ |
855 |
|
|
$ |
419 |
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
1,816 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
(143 |
) |
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|
233 |
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|
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2010 |
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|
|
|
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|
|
Net revenue |
|
$ |
464 |
|
|
$ |
554 |
|
|
$ |
392 |
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
1,462 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
(92 |
) |
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|
207 |
|
Included in the All Other category:
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2011 |
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|
2010 |
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|
|
(In millions) |
|
Net revenue |
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$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
52 |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
$ |
144 |
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|
$ |
127 |
|
Amortization of purchased intangible assets |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Amortization of acquired inventory valuation step-up |
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5 |
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|
4 |
|
Impairment of long-lived assets |
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9 |
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|
|
Settlement costs (gains), net |
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|
(5 |
) |
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|
3 |
|
Employer payroll tax on certain stock option exercises |
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|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Miscellaneous corporate allocation variances |
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|
17 |
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|
|
(1 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other operating costs and expenses |
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$ |
195 |
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|
$ |
144 |
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|
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|
|
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|
|
Total operating loss for the All Other category |
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$ |
(143 |
) |
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$ |
(92 |
) |
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|
For additional information about our business enterprise segments, see further discussion in
Note 10 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Factors That May Impact Net Income
Our net income has been affected in the past, and may continue to be affected in the future,
by various factors, including, but not limited to, the following:
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volume of product sales and corresponding gross margin; |
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required levels of research and development and other operating costs; |
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stock-based compensation expense; |
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licensing and income from intellectual property; |
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deferral of revenue under multiple-element arrangements; |
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amortization of purchased intangible assets; |
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cash-based incentive compensation expense; |
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litigation costs and insurance recoveries; |
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settlement costs or gains; |
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adjustments to tax reserves and the results of income tax audits; |
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the loss of interest income resulting from lower average interest rates and
investment balance reductions resulting from expenditures on repurchases of our Class A
common stock, dividends and acquisitions of businesses; |
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impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets; |
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charitable contributions; |
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other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities and strategic investments; |
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restructuring costs or reversals thereof; and |
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gain (loss) on strategic investments. |
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles, or GAAP, requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net
revenue and expenses in the reporting period. We regularly evaluate our estimates and assumptions
related to revenue recognition, rebates, allowances for doubtful accounts, sales returns and
allowances, warranty reserves, inventory reserves, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and
purchased intangible asset valuations, strategic investments, deferred income tax asset valuation
allowances, uncertain tax positions, tax contingencies, self-insurance, restructuring costs,
litigation and other loss contingencies. We base our estimates and assumptions on current facts,
historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values
of assets and liabilities and the recording of revenue, costs and expenses that are not readily
apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by us may differ materially and
adversely from our estimates. To the extent there are material differences between our estimates
and the actual results, our future results of operations will be affected. For a description of our
critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to the Critical Accounting Policies and
Estimates section of our Managements 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, 2010.
There have been no material changes in any of our critical accounting policies during the three
months ended March 31, 2011.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth certain Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
data expressed as a percentage of net revenue for the periods indicated:
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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|
2011 |
|
2010 |
Net revenue: |
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|
|
Product revenue |
|
|
96.5 |
% |
|
|
96.1 |
% |
Income from Qualcomm Agreement |
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2.8 |
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3.5 |
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Licensing revenue |
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0.7 |
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0.4 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
|
100.0 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of product revenue |
|
|
49.3 |
|
|
|
47.5 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
27.4 |
|
|
|
28.8 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
9.8 |
|
|
|
9.1 |
|
Amortization of purchased intangible assets |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
Impairment of long-lived assets |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement costs (gains), net |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
87.1 |
|
|
|
85.8 |
|
Income from operations |
|
|
12.9 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
|
Interest income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
12.8 |
|
|
|
14.5 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
12.5 |
% |
|
|
14.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table presents details of product and total gross margin as a percentage of
product and total revenue, respectively:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
Product gross margin |
|
|
48.9 |
% |
|
|
50.5 |
% |
Total gross margin |
|
|
50.7 |
|
|
|
52.5 |
|
The following table presents details of total stock-based compensation expense as a percentage
of net revenue included in each functional line item in the unaudited condensed consolidated
statements of income data above:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
Cost of product revenue |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
Research and development |
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
6.1 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
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Net Revenue, Cost of Product Revenue, Product Gross Margin, and Total Gross Margin
The following tables present net revenue, cost of product revenue, product gross margin and
total gross margin:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
|
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
Increase |
|
|
in |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
(Decrease) |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
|
(In millions, except percentages) |
|
Product revenue |
|
$ |
1,752 |
|
|
|
96.5 |
% |
|
$ |
1,404 |
|
|
|
96.1 |
% |
|
$ |
348 |
|
|
|
24.8 |
% |
Income from Qualcomm Agreement |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licensing revenue |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
1,816 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
1,462 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
354 |
|
|
|
24.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of product revenue(1) |
|
$ |
895 |
|
|
|
49.3 |
% |
|
$ |
695 |
|
|
|
47.5 |
% |
|
$ |
200 |
|
|
|
28.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product gross margin |
|
|
48.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
50.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1.6 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross margin |
|
|
50.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
52.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1.8 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
|
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
|
December 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
Increase |
|
|
in |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
(Decrease) |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
|
(In millions, except percentages) |
|
Product revenue |
|
$ |
1,752 |
|
|
|
96.5 |
% |
|
$ |
1,889 |
|
|
|
97.1 |
% |
|
$ |
(137 |
) |
|
|
(7.3 |
)% |
Income from Qualcomm Agreement |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licensing revenue |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
140.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
1,816 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
1,946 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
(130 |
) |
|
|
(6.7 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of product revenue(1) |
|
$ |
895 |
|
|
|
49.3 |
% |
|
$ |
956 |
|
|
|
49.1 |
% |
|
$ |
(61 |
) |
|
|
(6.4 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product gross margin |
|
|
48.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
49.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.5 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross margin |
|
|
50.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
50.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Includes stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock options, stock purchase rights
and restricted stock units we issued or assumed in acquisitions. For a further discussion of
stock-based compensation expense, see the section entitled Stock-Based Compensation Expense
below. |
Net Revenue. Our product revenue is generated principally by sales of our semiconductor
devices. Our Broadband Communications products include solutions for cable modems, DSL
applications, digital cable, direct broadcast satellite and IP set-top boxes, digital TVs and high
definition DVD and personal video recording devices. Our Mobile & Wireless products include
wireless LAN, cellular, touch controller, GPS, Bluetooth, mobile multimedia and applications
processors, mobile power management and VoIP solutions. Our Infrastructure & Networking products
include Ethernet transceivers, controllers, switches, broadband network and security processors and
server chipsets. Our licensing revenue and income from the Qualcomm Agreement is generated from the
licensing of intellectual property.
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The following table presents net revenue from each of our reportable segments and its
respective contribution to net revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
|
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
|
March 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
in |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Increase |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
|
(In millions, except percentages) |
|
Broadband Communications |
|
$ |
490 |
|
|
|
27.0 |
% |
|
$ |
464 |
|
|
|
31.7 |
% |
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
% |
Mobile & Wireless |
|
|
855 |
|
|
|
47.0 |
|
|
|
554 |
|
|
|
37.9 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
54.3 |
|
Infrastructure & Networking |
|
|
419 |
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
26.8 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
|
All other(1) |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
1,816 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
1,462 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
354 |
|
|
|
24.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Includes (i) income relating to the Qualcomm Agreement that was entered into in April 2009
and (ii) other revenue from certain patent agreements. See Notes 1 and 2 of Notes to Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
The increase in net revenue from our Broadband Communications reportable segment resulted
primarily from an increase in demand for broadband modems partially offset by a decrease in demand
for Blu-ray products. The increase in net revenue from our Mobile & Wireless reportable segment
resulted primarily from an increase in demand for our wireless connectivity and cellular solutions.
The increase in net revenue from our Infrastructure & Networking reportable segment resulted
primarily from an increase in demand for our Ethernet switching products offset in part by a
reduction in demand for our Ethernet controller products.
The following table presents net revenue from each of our reportable segments and its
respective contribution to net revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
|
|
March 31, 2011 |
|
|
December 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
Increase |
|
|
in |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
(Decrease) |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
|
(In millions, except percentages) |
|
Broadband Communications |
|
$ |
490 |
|
|
|
27.0 |
% |
|
$ |
577 |
|
|
|
29.7 |
% |
|
$ |
(87 |
) |
|
|
(15.1 |
)% |
Mobile & Wireless |
|
|
855 |
|
|
|
47.0 |
|
|
|
908 |
|
|
|
46.7 |
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
(5.8 |
) |
Infrastructure & Networking |
|
|
419 |
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
409 |
|
|
|
20.9 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
All other(1) |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
1,816 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
1,946 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
(130 |
) |
|
|
(6.7 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Includes (i) income relating to the Qualcomm Agreement that was entered into in April 2009
and (ii) other revenue from certain patent agreements. See Notes 1 and 2 of Notes to Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
The decrease in net revenue from our Broadband Communications reportable segment resulted
primarily from a decrease in demand for our set-top box and broadband modem products. The decrease
in net revenue from our Mobile & Wireless reportable segment resulted from a decrease in demand for
cellular solutions. The increase in net revenue from our Infrastructure & Networking reportable
segment resulted primarily from an increase in demand for our Ethernet switching products.
We recorded rebates to certain customers of $152 million, or 8.4% of net revenue, $145
million, or 7.5% of net revenue, $104 million, or 7.1% of net revenue, in the three months ended
March 31, 2011, December 31, 2010, and March 31, 2010, respectively. The increase in rebates in
2011 was attributable to a change to the mix in sales to
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customers that participate in our rebate programs, primarily an increase in the Mobile & Wireless
area. We anticipate that accrued rebates will vary in future periods based upon the level of
overall sales to customers that participate in our rebate programs.
From time to time, our key customers place large orders causing our quarterly net revenue to
fluctuate significantly. We expect that these fluctuations will continue and that they may be
exaggerated by the seasonal variations in consumer products and changes in the overall economic
environment. Additionally, since we own inventory that is physically located in a third partys
warehouse, our ability to effectively manage inventory levels may be impaired, causing our total
inventory turns to decrease, which could increase expenses associated with excess and obsolete
products and negatively impact our cash flow.
For these and other reasons, our total net revenue and results of operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2011 and prior periods may not necessarily be indicative of future net
revenue and results of operations.
Concentration of Net Revenue
Income from the Qualcomm Agreement is expected to be recognized in the remainder of 2011
through 2013 as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2011 |
|
2012 |
|
2013 |
|
Thereafter |
|
Total |
|
|
(In millions) |
Income from Qualcomm Agreement |
|
$ |
155 |
|
|
$ |
186 |
|
|
$ |
86 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
427 |
|
The following table presents details of our product net revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
Product sales made through direct sales force (1) |
|
|
76.9 |
% |
|
|
80.5 |
% |
Product sales made through distributors(2) |
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
19.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Includes 9.0% and 5.5% of product sales maintained under hubbing arrangements with certain of
our customers in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
|
(2) |
|
Includes 8.1% and 5.3% of product sales maintained under fulfillment distributor arrangements
in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
Sales to our significant customers, including sales to their manufacturing subcontractors, as
a percentage of net revenue were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
Five largest customers as a group
|
|
|
41.6 |
% |
|
|
35.2 |
% |
We expect that our largest customers will continue to account for a substantial portion of our
total net revenue for the remainder of 2011 and for the foreseeable future. The identities of our
largest customers and their respective contributions to our total net revenue have varied and will
likely continue to vary from period to period.
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Product revenue derived from shipments to international destinations, as a percentage of
product revenue was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
China (exclusive of Hong Kong) |
|
|
31.7 |
% |
|
|
27.7 |
% |
Hong Kong |
|
|
25.7 |
|
|
|
26.7 |
|
Other Asia (primarily Singapore and Taiwan) |
|
|
37.2 |
|
|
|
38.3 |
|
Europe |
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
Other |
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99.2 |
% |
|
|
96.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All of our revenue to date has been denominated in U.S. dollars.
Factors That May Impact Net Revenue
The demand for our products and the subsequent recognition of net revenue has been affected in
the past, and may continue to be affected in the future, by various factors, including, but not
limited to, the following:
|
|
|
general economic and specific conditions in the markets we address, including the
continuing volatility in the technology sector and semiconductor industry, trends in the
wired and wireless communications markets in various geographic regions, including
seasonality in sales of consumer products into which our products are incorporated; |
|
|
|
|
the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and our
ability, as well as the ability of our customers and distributors, to manage inventory; |
|
|
|
|
the timing of our distributors shipments to their customers or when products are
taken by our customers under hubbing arrangements; |
|
|
|
|
our ability to specify, develop or acquire, complete, introduce, market and
transition to volume production new products and technologies in a cost effective and
timely manner; |
|
|
|
|
the rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt/ramp our
products and technologies; |
|
|
|
|
the qualification, availability and pricing of competing products and technologies
and the resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products; and |
|
|
|
|
the availability of credit and financing, which may lead certain of our customers to
reduce their level of purchases or to seek credit or other accommodations from us. |
Cost of Product Revenue and Product Gross Margin. Cost of product revenue comprises the cost
of our semiconductor devices, which consists of the cost of purchasing finished silicon wafers
manufactured by independent foundries, costs associated with our purchase of assembly, test and
quality assurance services and packaging materials for semiconductor products, as well as royalties
paid to vendors for use of their technology. Also included in cost of product revenue is the
amortization of purchased technology, and manufacturing overhead, including costs of personnel and
equipment associated with manufacturing support, product warranty costs, provisions for excess and
obsolete inventories, and stock-based compensation expense for personnel engaged in manufacturing
support. Product gross margin is product revenue less cost of product revenue divided by product
revenue and does not include income from the Qualcomm Agreement and revenue from the licensing of
intellectual property. Total gross margin is total net revenue less cost of product revenue divided
by total net revenue.
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Product gross margin decreased to 48.9% in the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared
to 50.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily as a result of ( i) a net increase in
excess and obsolete inventory provisions of $10 million due to an increase in the provision for
digital TV products and (ii) an increase in amortization of purchased intangibles of $9 million
primarily due to our acquisitions completed in the three months ended December 31, 2010.
Product gross margin decreased to 48.9% in the three months ended March 31, 2011 from 49.4% in
the three months ended December 31, 2010 primarily as a result of an increase of $10 million in
acquisition-related amortization charges and fixed costs being spread over a lower revenue base,
offset in part by (i) a reduction in the excess and obsolete inventory provision of $3 million and
(ii) a reduction of warranty provisions of $5 million.
Factors That May Impact Product Gross Margin
Our product gross margin has been affected in the past, and may continue to be affected in the
future, by various factors, including, but not limited to, the following:
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our product mix and volume of product sales (including sales to high volume
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the positions of our products in their respective life cycles; |
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introduction of products with lower margins; |
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the effects of competition; |
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the effects of competitive pricing programs and rebates; |
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provisions for excess and obsolete inventories and their relationship to demand
volatility; |
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manufacturing cost efficiencies and inefficiencies; |
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fluctuations in direct product costs such as silicon wafer costs and assembly,
packaging and testing costs, and other fixed costs; |
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our ability to create cost advantages through successful integration and convergence; |
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our ability to advance to the next technology node faster than our competitors; |
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licensing royalties payable by us; |
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product warranty costs; |
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fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets; and |
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amortization of acquired inventory valuation step-up. |
Typically our newly introduced products have lower gross margins until we commence volume
production and launch lower cost revisions of such products enabling us to benefit from economies
of scale and more efficient designs. Our product and total gross margin may also be impacted by
additional stock-based compensation expense and changes therein, as discussed below, and the
amortization of purchased intangible assets related to future acquisitions.
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense consists primarily of salaries and related costs of employees
engaged in research, design and development activities, including stock-based compensation expense.
Development and design
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costs consist primarily of costs related to engineering design tools, mask and prototyping
costs, testing and subcontracting costs. In addition, we incur costs related to facilities and
equipment expense, among other items.
The following table presents details of research and development expense:
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Revenue |
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Increase |
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Salaries and benefits |
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$ |
274 |
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15.1 |
% |
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$ |
219 |
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15.0 |
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$ |
55 |
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25.1 |
% |
Stock-based compensation(1) |
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101 |
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5.6 |
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89 |
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6.1 |
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12 |
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13.5 |
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Development and design costs |
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65 |
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3.6 |
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64 |
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4.3 |
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1 |
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1.6 |
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Other |
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58 |
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3.1 |
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49 |
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3.4 |
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9 |
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18.4 |
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Research and development |
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$ |
498 |
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27.4 |
% |
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$ |
421 |
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28.8 |
% |
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$ |
77 |
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18.3 |
% |
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Includes stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock options, stock purchase rights
and restricted stock units we issued or assumed in acquisitions. For a further discussion of
stock-based compensation expense, see the section entitled Stock-Based Compensation Expense
below. |
The increase in salaries and benefits and stock based compensation increases were primarily
attributable to an increase in headcount of approximately 1,125 personnel, bringing headcount to
approximately 6,875 at March 31, 2011, which represents a 19.6% increase from our March 31, 2010
levels. Development and design costs were unchanged from the three months ended March 31, 2010,
these costs can vary from period to period depending on the timing, development and tape-out of
various products. The increase in the Other line item in the above table is primarily attributable
to an increase in travel and facilities expenses.
We expect research and development costs to increase as a result of growth in, and the
diversification of, the markets we serve, new product opportunities, the number of design wins that
go into production, changes in our compensation policies, and any expansion into new markets and
technologies.
We remain committed to significant research and development efforts to extend our technology
leadership in the wired and wireless communications markets in which we operate. The majority of
our new products are now designed in 40 nanometer CMOS processes, and we are preparing for the 28
nanometer process. We currently hold more than 5,100 U.S. and more than 2,200 foreign patents and
more than 7,700 additional U.S. and foreign pending patent applications. We maintain an active
program of filing for and acquiring additional U.S. and foreign patents in wired and wireless
communications and other fields.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense consists primarily of personnel-related expenses,
including stock-based compensation expense, legal and other professional fees, facilities expenses
and communications expenses.
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The following table presents details of selling, general and administrative expense:
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March 31, 2011 |
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March 31, 2010 |
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Change |
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% of Net |
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% of Net |
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Revenue |
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Amount |
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Revenue |
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Increase |
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Amount |
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(In millions, except percentages) |
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Salaries and benefits |
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$ |
72 |
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4.0 |
% |
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$ |
56 |
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3.8 |
% |
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$ |
16 |
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28.6 |
% |
Stock-based compensation(1) |
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36 |
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2.0 |
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31 |
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2.1 |
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5 |
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16.1 |
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Legal and accounting fees |
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46 |
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2.5 |
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27 |
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1.8 |
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19 |
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70.4 |
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Other |
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25 |
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1.3 |
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19 |
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1.4 |
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6 |
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31.6 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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$ |
179 |
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9.8 |
% |
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$ |
133 |
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9.1 |
% |
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$ |
46 |
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34.6 |
% |
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(1) |
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Includes stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock options, stock purchase rights
and restricted stock units we issued or assumed in acquisitions. For a further discussion of
stock-based compensation expense, see the section entitled Stock-Based Compensation Expense
below. |
The increase in salaries and benefits and stock based compensation were primarily attributable
to an increase in headcount of approximately 300 personnel, bringing headcount to approximately
1,650 at March 31, 2011, which represents a 22.2% increase from our March 31, 2010 levels. The
increase in legal and accounting fees related to an increase in legal fees associated with
litigation related to our stock options matter. Legal fees consist primarily of attorneys fees and
expenses related to our outstanding intellectual property and prior years stock option backdating
securities litigation, patent prosecution and filings and various other transactions. Legal fees
fluctuate from period to period due to the nature, scope, timing and costs of the matters in
litigation. See Note 9 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for
further information. The increase in the Other line item in the above table is primarily
attributable to an increase in travel and facilities expense.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The following table presents details of total stock-based compensation expense that is
included in each functional line item in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income:
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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% |
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March 31, 2011 |
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March 31, 2010 |
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Change |
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% of Net |
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% of Net |
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in |
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Amount |
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Revenue |
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Amount |
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Revenue |
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Increase |
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Amount |
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(In millions, except percentages) |
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Cost of product revenue |
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$ |
7 |
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0.4 |
% |
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$ |
7 |
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0.4 |
% |
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$ |
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0.0 |
% |
Research and development |
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|
101 |
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5.6 |
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89 |
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6.1 |
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12 |
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13.5 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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36 |
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2.0 |
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31 |
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2.1 |
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5 |
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16.1 |
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$ |
144 |
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8.0 |
% |
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$ |
127 |
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8.6 |
% |
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$ |
17 |
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13.4 |
% |
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We recognize stock-based compensation expense related to share-based awards, resulting from
stock options, stock purchase rights and restricted stock units we issued or assumed in
acquisitions over their respective service periods. Unearned stock-based compensation is
principally amortized ratably over the service periods of the underlying stock options and
restricted stock units, generally 48 months and 16 quarters, respectively. If there are any
modifications or cancellations of the underlying unvested awards, we may be required to accelerate,
increase or cancel any remaining unearned stock-based compensation expense. Future stock-based
compensation expense and unearned stock-based compensation will increase to the extent that we
grant additional equity awards to employees or assume unvested equity awards in connection with
acquisitions. The increase in stock-based compensation in the three months ended March 31, 2011 as
compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily related to the
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commencement of a new two-year offering period under our employee stock purchase program,
which resulted in a $13 million increase in stock-based compensation expense as compared to the
three months ended March 31, 2010.
It is our long-term objective that total stock-based compensation approximates 5% of total net
revenue.
The following table presents details of unearned stock-based compensation currently estimated
to be expensed in the remainder of 2011 through 2015 related to unvested share-based payment awards
at March 31, 2011:
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2011 |
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2012 |
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2013 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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Total |
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(In millions) |
Unearned stock-based compensation |
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$ |
360 |
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$ |
344 |
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$ |
222 |
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$ |
111 |
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$ |
12 |
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$ |
1,049 |
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See Note 8 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion
of activity related to share-based awards.
Amortization of Purchased Intangible Assets
The following table presents details of the amortization of purchased intangible assets
included in the cost of product revenue and other operating expense categories:
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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% |
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March 31, 2011 |
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March 31, 2010 |
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Change |
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% of Net |
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% of Net |
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Amount |
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Revenue |
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Amount |
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Revenue |
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Increase |
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Amount |
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(In millions, except percentages) |
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Cost of product revenue |
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$ |
15 |
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0.8 |
% |
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$ |
7 |
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0.5 |
% |
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$ |
8 |
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114.3 |
% |
Other operating expenses |
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7 |
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0.4 |
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3 |
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0.2 |
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4 |
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133.3 |
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$ |
22 |
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1.2 |
% |
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$ |
10 |
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0.7 |
% |
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$ |
12 |
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120.0 |
% |
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The following table presents details of the amortization of existing purchased intangible
assets, including IPR&D that is currently estimated to be expensed in the remainder of 2011 and
thereafter at March 31, 2011. If we acquire additional purchased intangible assets in the future,
our cost of product revenue or operating expenses will be increased by the amortization of those
assets.
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Purchased Intangible Asset Amortization by Year |
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2011 |
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2012 |
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2013 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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Thereafter |
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Total |
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(In millions) |
|
Cost of product revenue |
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$ |
43 |
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|
$ |
72 |
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|
$ |
64 |
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|
$ |
49 |
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$ |
29 |
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|
$ |
38 |
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|
$ |
295 |
|
Other operating expenses |
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|
22 |
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|
|
10 |
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|
|
3 |
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|
3 |
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|
4 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
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|
51 |
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$ |
65 |
|
|
$ |
82 |
|
|
$ |
67 |
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|
$ |
52 |
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$ |
33 |
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|
$ |
47 |
|
|
$ |
346 |
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In the three months ended March 31, 2011 we recorded an impairment charge of $9 million
primarily related to a technology license that was acquired in 2008. The primary factor
contributing to this impairment charge was the continued reduction in our revenue outlook for our
Blu-ray Disc business, and the related decrease to the estimated cash flows indentified with the
impaired assets. We did not record any impairment charges in the three months ended March 31, 2010.
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Settlement Costs (Gains)
In the three months ended March 31, 2011, we received $5 million in settlement gains in
connection with the settlement of an infringement claim. In the three months ended March 31, 2010,
we recorded $3 million in settlement costs primarily related to infringement claims and employment
matters.
On March 18, 2011, Broadcom announced that the remaining defendants in the federal
consolidated shareholder derivative action relating to the companys historical stock option
accounting practices have entered into a settlement, referred to as the Derivative Settlement. If the Derivative Settlement is approved by
the District Court and the judgment becomes final and non-appealable, then:
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-Broadcom will receive payment from Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, III, our former President and Chief Executive Officer and former Co-Chairman of the Board, of $27 million which will be recorded as a
settlement gain in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income; |
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-William J. Ruehle, our former Chief Financial Officer, will execute a Notice of Dismissal with Prejudice of an action filed by him
against Broadcom, which seeks damages in excess of $26 million; |
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-Broadcom will cancel unexercised Broadcom stock options held by Dr. Henry Samueli (our Chief Technical Officer) and valued by
Broadcom (for purposes of the settlement, using the same methodology used to value equity
granted to employees in the February annual focal compensation review) at $24 million.
However, the final valuation of Dr. Samuelis unexercised stock options for purposes of
determining the impact to Broadcoms statement of income will ultimately be determined at
the time of Court approval using a Black-Scholes analysis based on the closing price of
Broadcoms Class A common stock on that date (and in all likelihood will differ from the
$24 million valuation used as a basis of settlement). This amount will be recorded as a
settlement gain in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income; |
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-Dr. Samueli will contribute $2 million in cash to the Broadcom Foundation; and |
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-Dr. Nicholas, Mr. Ruehle and Dr. Samueli will be dismissed with prejudice from the federal
consolidated shareholder derivative litigation. |
Broadcom has agreed to pay
plaintiffs counsel $25 million of the settlement proceeds for
attorneys fees, expenses, and costs, subject to Court approval, which will be recorded as an
operating expense in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. In addition, upon
final Court approval and receipt of the settlement consideration, Broadcom expects to contribute
approximately $25 million to the Broadcom Foundation which will be recorded as a charitable
contribution in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. On March 24,
2011 the District Court issued an order preliminarily approving the Derivative Settlement. A final
approval hearing has been scheduled for May 16, 2011. These amounts described above have not been
recorded in our statement of income in the three months ended March 31, 2011 as final court
approval has not been received.
For a further discussion of litigation matters, see Note 9 of Notes to the Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest and Other Income (Expense), Net
The following table presents interest and other income, net:
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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% |
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|
March 31, 2011 |
|
March 31, 2010 |
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|
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|
Change |
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% of Net |
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% of Net |
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in |
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Amount |
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Revenue |
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Amount |
|
Revenue |
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(Decrease) |
|
Amount |
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|
(In millions, except percentages) |
Interest income, net |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
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|
(100.0 |
)% |
Other income (expense), net |
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|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
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|
3 |
|
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|
0.2 |
|
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(4 |
) |
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(133.3 |
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Interest income, net, reflects interest income earned on cash, cash equivalents and marketable
securities balances offset by interest expense. Other income (expense), net, primarily includes
gains and losses on foreign currency transactions.
The decrease in interest income, net, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to
the three months ended March 31, 2010 was driven primarily by interest expense related to our
long-term debt. Our cash and marketable securities balances increased from $2.36 billion at March
31, 2010 to $3.93 billion at March 31, 2011, primarily due to net cash provided by operating
activities, proceeds from exercise of stock options and stock purchase rights and proceeds from the
issuance of our long-term debt. The average interest rates earned in the three months ended March
31, 2011 and 2010 were 0.52% and 0.39%, respectively. The average interest rate for our long-term
debt in the three months ended March 31, 2011 was 0.48%.
Provision for Income Taxes
We recorded a tax provision of $4 million and $2 million for the three months ended March 31,
2011 and 2010, respectively. Our effective tax rates were 2.0% and 1.0% in the three months ended
March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The difference between our effective tax rates and the 35%
federal statutory rate resulted primarily from foreign earnings taxed at rates lower than the
federal statutory rate in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and $4 million of tax
benefits in the three months ended March 31, 2010 resulting primarily from the March 22, 2010
decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit case concerning Xilinx (as disclosed in
prior periods).
We utilize the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. We record net
deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. In
making such determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including
scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning
strategies and recent financial performance. Forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not
required is difficult when there is negative evidence such as cumulative losses in recent years. As
a result of our recent cumulative losses in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions, and the
full utilization of our loss carryback opportunities, we have concluded that a full valuation
allowance should be recorded in such jurisdictions. In certain other foreign jurisdictions where we
do not have cumulative losses, we had net deferred tax liabilities of $15 million and $17 million
at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
We file federal, state and foreign income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes
of limitations. The 2004 through 2010 tax years generally remain subject to examination by federal
and most state tax authorities. In foreign jurisdictions, the 2002 through 2010 tax years generally
remain subject to examination by tax authorities. Our income tax returns for the 2004, 2005 and
2006 tax years are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
As previously disclosed, on January 28, 2011, we received Notices of Proposed Adjustment, or
NOPAs, from the IRS proposing increases to our taxable income for our 2004 to 2006 tax years. The
proposed adjustments would increase income for 2004 through 2006 by approximately $1.55 billion and
decrease our net operating loss carryforwards into the 2004 tax year by $476 million. The NOPAs
primarily relate to transfer pricing in connection with our R&D cost-sharing arrangement with a
foreign subsidiary that commenced in 1998, referred to as the 1998 Agreement. The IRS audited the 1998
Agreement in connection with our 1999 and 2000 taxable years. The parties had previously reached an
agreement that we have followed. The IRSs transfer pricing position in the NOPAs is
similar to the transfer pricing position it recently advocated in VERITAS v. Commissioner, 133 T.C.
No. 14 (2009) where the Court held that the IRSs proposed adjustments were arbitrary, capricious
and unreasonable. We have reviewed the NOPAs and evaluated any potential impact of the proposed
adjustments. We disagree with the IRSs position and intend to pursue all available
administrative and judicial remedies to resolve the issue. We do not expect that the NOPAs or the
IRS examination will have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
It is possible, however, that we may not prevail on this issue in whole or in part, and we are in
ongoing discussions with the IRS and could choose to settle this matter, either of which could
result in the utilization of a portion of our net operating loss carryforwards.
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In December, 2010 the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of
2010 was enacted. A provision in this legislation provided for the extension of the research and
development tax credit for qualifying expenditures paid or incurred from January 1, 2010 through
December 31, 2011. As a result of this legislation, we generated federal research and development
tax credits of $90 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 and expect to generate additional
research and development tax credits for the year ended December 31, 2011. These tax credits, if
unutilized, will carry forward to future periods. No tax benefit was recorded for these
carryforwards since we have a full valuation allowance on our U.S. deferred tax assets.
We operate under tax holidays in Singapore, which are effective through March 2014. The tax
holidays are conditional upon our meeting certain employment and investment thresholds.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description
of recent accounting pronouncements.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital and Cash and Marketable Securities. The following table presents working
capital, and cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities:
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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Increase |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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(Decrease) |
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(In millions) |
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Working capital |
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$ |
2,589 |
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$ |
2,912 |
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|
$ |
(323 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents(1) |
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$ |
1,637 |
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|
$ |
1,622 |
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$ |
15 |
|
Short-term marketable securities(1) |
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645 |
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|
1,035 |
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|
|
(390 |
) |
Long-term marketable securities |
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|
1,649 |
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|
|
1,401 |
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|
|
248 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,931 |
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|
$ |
4,058 |
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|
$ |
(127 |
) |
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(1) |
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Included in working capital. |
See discussion of market risk that follows in Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
about Market Risk.
Cash Provided and Used in the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
Cash and cash equivalents increased to $1.64 billion at March 31, 2011 from $1.62 billion at
December 31, 2010 as a result of cash provided by operating activities, proceeds from marketable
securities and the issuance of our Class A common stock, offset in part by repurchases of our Class
A common stock, our quarterly dividend payments and net purchases of property and equipment.
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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(In millions) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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$ |
334 |
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$ |
268 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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95 |
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|
|
(1 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
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(414 |
) |
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|
(156 |
) |
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Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
15 |
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$ |
111 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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1,622 |
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|
|
1,397 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
1,637 |
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|
$ |
1,508 |
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Operating Activities
In the three months ended March 31, 2011 our operating activities provided $334 million in
cash. This was primarily the result of net income of $228 million and net non-cash operating
expenses of $198 million, offset in part by net cash used by changes in operating assets and
liabilities of $92 million. In the three months ended March 31, 2010 our operating activities
provided $268 million in cash. This was primarily the result of net income of $210 million and net
non-cash operating expenses of $157 million, offset in part by net cash used by changes in
operating assets and liabilities of $99 million.
Our days sales outstanding remained at 38 days for both the three months ended March 31, 2011
and December 31, 2010. We typically bill customers on an open account basis subject to our standard
net thirty day payment terms. If, in the longer term, our revenue increases, it is likely that our
accounts receivable balance will also increase. Our accounts receivable could also increase if
customers delay their payments or if we grant extended payment terms to
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customers, both of which
are more likely to occur during challenging economic times when our customers may have difficulty
gaining access to sufficient credit on a timely basis.
Inventory days on hand remained relatively flat decreasing from 57 days to 56 days. In the
future, our inventory levels will continue to be determined by the level of purchase orders we
receive and the stage at which our products are in their respective product life cycles, our
ability, and the ability of our customers, to manage inventory under hubbing arrangements, and
competitive situations in the marketplace. Such considerations are balanced against the risk of
obsolescence or potentially excess inventory levels.
Investing Activities
Investing activities provided $95 million in cash in the three months ended March 31, 2011,
which was primarily the result of $140 million in net proceeds from sales and maturities of
marketable securities, offset in part by $45 million of capital equipment purchases, primarily to
support our research and development efforts. Investing activities used $1 million in cash in the
three months ended March 31, 2010, which was primarily the result of $102 million in net cash paid
for the acquisition of Teknovus and $18 million of capital equipment purchases, mostly to support
our research and development efforts, offset in part by the net proceeds from the sales and
maturities of marketable securities of $124 million.
Financing Activities
Our financing activities used $414 million in cash in the three months ended March 31, 2011,
which was primarily the result of $421 million in repurchases of shares of our Class A common
stock, dividends paid of $49 million, and $56 million in minimum tax withholding paid on behalf of
employees for shares issued pursuant to restricted stock units, offset in part by $112 million in
proceeds received from issuances of common stock upon the exercise of stock options and pursuant to
our employee stock purchase plan. Our financing activities used $156 million in cash in the three
months ended March 31, 2010, which was primarily the result of $154 million in repurchases of
shares of our Class A common stock, dividends paid of $40 million, repayment of debt assumed in our
Teknovus acquisition of $14 million and $30 million in minimum tax withholding paid on behalf of
employees for shares issued pursuant to restricted stock units, offset in part by $82 million in
proceeds received from issuances of common stock upon exercise of stock options.
The timing and number of stock option exercises and employee stock purchases and the amount of
cash proceeds we receive through those exercises and purchases are not within our control, and in
the future we may not generate as much cash from the exercise of stock options as we have in the
past. Moreover, it is now our general practice to issue a combination of time-based and performance-based
RSUs only to certain employees and, in most cases to issue solely time-based RSUs. We may issue
stock options in the future and currently plan to only do so in connection with acquisitions.
Unlike the exercise of stock options, the issuance of shares upon vesting of restricted stock units
does not result in any cash proceeds to Broadcom and requires the use of cash, as we currently
allow employees to elect to have a portion of the shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock
units withheld to satisfy minimum statutory withholding taxes, which we then pay in cash to the
appropriate tax authorities on each participating employees behalf.
Senior Notes
The following table summarizes the principal amount of our senior unsecured notes:
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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(In millions) |
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1.500% fixed-rate notes, due 2013 |
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$ |
300 |
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$ |
300 |
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2.375% fixed-rate notes, due 2015 |
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400 |
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|
400 |
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Total |
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$ |
700 |
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$ |
700 |
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In November 2010 we issued senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $700
million. These Notes consist of $300 million aggregate principal amount of notes which mature in
November 2013, or the 2013 Notes, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 1.500% per annum, and $400
million aggregate principal amount of notes which mature in November 2015, or the 2015 Notes, and
bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.375% per annum. Interest is payable in cash semi-annually in
arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on May 1, 2011. The 2013 Notes were issued
with an original issue discount at 99.694% and the 2015 Notes were issued with an original issue
discount at 99.444% and are recorded as long-term debt, net of original issue discount. The
discount and debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of the Notes are amortized to
interest expense over their respective terms.
In connection with the Notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement pursuant to
which we agreed to use our reasonable commercial efforts to file with the SEC an exchange offer
registration statement to issue registered notes with substantially identical terms as the Notes in
exchange for any outstanding Notes, or, under certain circumstances, a shelf registration statement
to register the Notes. We agreed to use our commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the
exchange offer or cause the shelf registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC, in
each case on or prior to 365 days after the closing of the Notes offering. If we are unable to
complete our registration statement, we will be subject to interest penalties.
We may redeem the Notes at any time, subject to a specified make-whole premium as defined in
the indenture governing the Notes. In the event of a change of control triggering event, each
holder of Notes will have the right to require us to purchase for cash all or a portion of their
Notes at a redemption price of 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued
and unpaid interest. Default can be triggered by any missed interest or principal payment, breach
of covenant, or in certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization.
The Notes contain a number of restrictive covenants, including, but not limited to,
restrictions on our ability to grant liens on assets; enter into sale and lease-back transactions;
or merge, consolidate or sell assets. Failure to comply with these covenants, or any other event of
default, could result in acceleration of the principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest on
the Notes.
We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of March 31, 2011.
Credit Facility
In
November 2010, we entered into a credit facility with certain institutional lenders that provides for
unsecured revolving facility loans, swingline loans and letters of credit in an aggregate amount of
up to $500 million. The credit facility matures on November 19, 2014, at which time all outstanding
revolving facility loans and accrued and unpaid interest must be repaid. We did not draw on our
credit facility in 2010 or in the three months ended March 31, 2011.
Any advances under a Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan will accrue interest at the British
Bankers Association LIBOR, or BBA LIBOR, plus the Applicable Rate. Any advances under a US Dollar
Base Rate Committed Loan will accrue interest at rates that are equal to the higher of (a) the
Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% (b) Bank of Americas prime rate as announced from time to time, or
(c) BBA LIBOR plus the Applicable Rate. The Applicable Rate is based on our senior debt credit
ratings as published by Standard & Poors Rating Services and Moodys Investors Service, Inc. We
are also required to pay a commitment fee on the actual daily unused amount of commitments. We may
also, upon the agreement of the existing lenders, increase the commitments under the credit
facility by up to an additional $100 million.
The Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties as well as affirmative,
negative and financial covenants. Financial covenants require us to maintain a consolidated
leverage ratio of no more than 3.25 to
1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio of no less than 3.00 to 1.00.
We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of March 31, 2011.
Other Notes and Borrowings
We had no other significant notes or borrowings as of March 31, 2011.
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Prospective Capital Needs
We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, together with
cash generated from operations and from the issuance of common stock through our employee stock
option and purchase plans, will be sufficient to cover our working capital needs, capital
expenditures, investment requirements, commitments, repurchases of our Class A common stock and
quarterly dividends for at least the next 12 months. However, it is possible that we may need to
raise additional funds to finance our activities beyond the next 12 months or to consummate
acquisitions of other businesses, assets, products or technologies. If needed, we may be able to
raise such funds by selling equity or debt securities to the public or to selected investors, or by
borrowing money from financial institutions. We could also reduce certain expenditures, such as
repurchases of our Class A common stock.
In addition, even though we may not need additional funds, we may still elect to sell
additional equity or debt securities or increase our existing credit facilities for other reasons.
However, we may not be able to obtain such funds on a timely basis on acceptable terms, if at all.
If we raise additional funds by issuing additional equity or convertible debt securities, the
ownership percentages of existing shareholders would be reduced. In addition, the equity or debt
securities that we issue may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our Class A
common stock.
Although we believe that we have sufficient capital to fund our activities for at least the
next 12 months, our future capital requirements may vary materially from those now planned. We
anticipate that the amount of capital we will need in the future will depend on many factors,
including:
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general economic and specific conditions in the markets we address, including the
continuing volatility in the technology sector and semiconductor industry, trends in the
wired and wireless communications markets in various geographic regions, including
seasonality in sales of consumer products into which our products are incorporated; |
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acquisitions of businesses, assets, products or technologies; |
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the unavailability of credit and financing, which may lead certain of our customers
to reduce their levels of purchases or to seek credit or other accommodations from us; |
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litigation expenses, settlements and judgments; |
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the overall levels of sales of our semiconductor products, licensing revenue, income
from the Qualcomm Agreement and product gross margins; |
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our business, product, capital expenditure and research and development plans, and
product and technology roadmaps; |
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the market acceptance of our products; |
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repurchases of our Class A common stock; |
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payment of cash dividends; |
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required levels of research and development and other operating costs; |
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volume price discounts and customer rebates; |
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intellectual property disputes, customer indemnification claims and other types of
litigation risks; |
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the levels of inventory and accounts receivable that we maintain; |
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licensing royalties payable by us; |
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changes in our compensation policies; |
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the issuance of restricted stock units and the related cash payments we make for
withholding taxes due from employees; |
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capital improvements for new and existing facilities; |
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technological advances; |
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our competitors responses to our products and our anticipation of and responses to
their products; |
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our relationships with suppliers and customers; |
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the availability and cost of sufficient foundry, assembly and test capacity and
packaging materials; and |
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the level of exercises of stock options and stock purchases under our employee stock
purchase plan. |
In addition, we may require additional capital to accommodate planned future long-term growth,
hiring, infrastructure and facility needs.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
At March 31, 2011 we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements, other than our operating
leases.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
We manage our total portfolio to encompass a diversified pool of investment-grade securities
to preserve principal and maintain liquidity. The average
credit rating of our marketable securities portfolio by major credit rating agencies was AA/Aa2. Investments in both fixed rate and floating rate
instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their market value
adversely impacted due to an increase in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce
less income than expected if interest rates fall. Due in part to these factors, our future
investment income may fall short of expectations due to changes in interest rates or if the decline
in fair value of our publicly traded debt investments is judged to be other-than-temporary. We may
suffer losses in principal if we are forced to sell securities that have declined in market value
due to changes in interest rates. However, because any debt securities we hold are classified as
available-for-sale, no gains or losses are realized in the income statement due to changes in
interest rates unless such securities are sold prior to maturity or unless declines in value are
determined to be other-than-temporary. These securities are reported at fair value with the related
unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component
of shareholders equity, net of tax.
In a declining interest rate environment, as short-term investments mature, reinvestment
occurs at less favorable market rates. Given the short-term nature of certain investments, the
current interest rate environment may continue to negatively impact our investment income.
To assess the interest rate risk associated with our investment portfolio, we performed a
sensitivity analysis to determine the impact a change in interest rates would have on the value of
the investment portfolio assuming a 100 basis point parallel shift in the yield curve. Based on
investment positions as of March 31, 2011, a 100 basis point
increase in interest rates across all maturities would result in a $25 million incremental
decline in the fair market value of the portfolio. As of December 31, 2010, a similar 100 basis
point increase in interest rates across all maturities would result in an $23 million incremental
decline in the fair market value of the portfolio. Such losses would only be realized if we sold
the investments prior to maturity.
Actual future gains and losses associated with our investments may differ from the sensitivity
analyses performed as of March 31, 2011 due to the inherent limitations associated with predicting
the changes in the timing and level of interest rates and our actual exposures and positions.
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A hypothetical increase of 100 basis points in short-term interest rates would not have a
material impact on our revolving credit facility, which bears a floating interest rate. This
sensitivity analysis assumes all other variables will remain constant in future periods.
Our Senior Notes bear fixed interest rates, and therefore, would not be subject to interest
rate risk.
Our cash, cash equivalent and marketable securities at March 31, 2011 consisted of $2.32
billion held domestically, with the remaining balance of $1.61 billion held by foreign
subsidiaries. There may be adverse tax effects upon repatriation of these funds to the United
States.
Exchange Rate Risk
We consider our direct exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations to be minimal.
Currently, sales to customers and arrangements with third-party manufacturers provide for pricing
and payment in United States dollars, and, therefore, are not subject to exchange rate
fluctuations. Increases in the value of the United States dollar relative to other currencies
could make our products more expensive, which could negatively impact our ability to compete.
Conversely, decreases in the value of the United States dollar relative to other currencies could
result in our suppliers raising their prices to continue doing business with us. Fluctuations in
currency exchange rates could affect our business in the future.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We are committed to maintaining disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms, and that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In
designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any
controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable
assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to
apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures
and implementing controls and procedures based on the application of managements judgment.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure
controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated
under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief
Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a
reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2011, the end of the period covered by this Report.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended March 31, 2011 that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Internal Control
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the benefits of
controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can
provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of management override or
improper acts, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that
judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors
or mistakes. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by
collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system
of controls is also based in part upon 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. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control
system, misstatements due to
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management override, error or improper acts may occur and not be
detected. Any resulting misstatement or loss may have an adverse and material effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The information set forth under Note 9 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 Risk Factors
immediately below.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Before deciding to purchase, hold or sell our common stock, you should carefully consider the
risks described below in addition to the other information contained in this Report and in our
other filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2010 and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. The risks and uncertainties described below
are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that
we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business. If any of these known or unknown risks
or uncertainties actually occurs with material adverse effects on Broadcom, our business, financial
condition, results of operations and/or liquidity could be seriously harmed. In that event, the
market price for our Class A common stock will likely decline, and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
We face intense competition.
The semiconductor industry in particular and the wired and wireless communications markets are
intensely competitive. We expect competition to continue to increase as new markets develop, as
industry standards become well known and as other competitors enter our business. We expect to
encounter further consolidation in the markets in which we compete.
Many of our competitors have longer operating histories and presences in key markets, greater
name recognition, larger customer bases, and significantly greater financial, sales and marketing,
manufacturing, distribution, technical and other resources than we do, and in some cases operate
their own fabrication facilities. These competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new or
emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. They may also be able to devote greater
resources to the promotion and sale of their products. We also face competition from newly
established competitors, suppliers of products, and customers who choose to develop their own
semiconductor solutions.
Existing or new competitors may develop technologies that more effectively address our markets
with products that offer enhanced features and functionality, lower power requirements, greater
levels of integration or lower cost. Increased competition also has resulted in and is likely to
continue to result in increased expenditures on research and development, declining average selling
prices, reduced gross margins and loss of market share in certain markets. These factors in turn
create increased pressure to consolidate. We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to
compete successfully against current or new competitors. If we do not compete successfully, we may
lose market share in our existing markets and our revenues may fail to increase or may decline.
We depend on a few significant customers for a substantial portion of our revenue.
We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from sales to a relatively small number of
customers. Sales to our five largest customers represented 41.6% and 35.2% of our total net revenue
in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We expect that our largest
customers will continue to account for a substantial portion of our total net revenue for the
foreseeable future. The loss of any significant customer could materially and adversely affect our
financial condition and results of operations.
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A significant portion of our revenue in any period may also depend on a single product design
win with a large customer. As a result, the loss of any such key design win or any significant
delay in the ramp of volume production of the customers products into which our product is
designed could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We may not be able to maintain sales to certain of our key customers or continue to secure key
design wins for a variety of reasons, including:
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In addition, the majority of our licensing revenues and related income to date has been
derived from agreements with two customers, Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm. Our patent license
agreements with these two customers are expected to result in licensing revenue and related income
of approximately $1.02 billion over a six year period. From January 2008 through March 2011, we
recorded $597 million in licensing revenue and related income derived from Verizon Wireless and
Qualcomm. The licensing revenue from our agreement with Verizon Wireless has ended and the income
from the Qualcomm Agreement is non-recurring and will terminate in 2013. There can be no assurances
that we will be able to enter into additional such arrangements in the future, or that we will be
able to successfully collect the remaining payments due to us under the Qualcomm Agreement in the
event of a default by Qualcomm.
The loss of a key customer or design win, a reduction in sales to any key customer, decrease
in licensing revenue, significant delay in our customers product development plans, or our
inability to attract new significant customers or secure new key design wins could seriously impact
our revenue and materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly.
Our quarterly net revenue and operating results have fluctuated significantly in the past and
are likely to continue to vary from quarter to quarter. Variability in the nature of our operating
results may be attributed to the factors identified throughout this Risk Factors section, many of
which may be outside our control, including:
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our dependence on a few significant customers and/or design wins for a substantial
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timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and our ability,
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the impact of the Internal Revenue Service review of certain of our income tax
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competitive pressures and other factors such as the qualification, availability and
pricing of competing products and technologies and the resulting effects on sales and
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the impact of a significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, severe weather,
tsunamis or other flooding, or a nuclear crisis, as well as interruptions or shortages in
the supply of utilities such as water and electricity, on a key location such as our
corporate headquarters or our Northern California facilities, both of which are located
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We may fail to adjust our operations in response to changes in demand.
Through internal growth and acquisitions, we significantly modified the scope of our
operations and workforce in recent years. Our operations are characterized by a high percentage of
costs that are fixed or difficult to reduce in the short term, such as research and development
expenses and our highly skilled workforce. During some periods, our growth has placed a significant
strain on our management personnel, systems and resources. To respond to periods of increased
demand, we will be required to expand, train, manage and motivate our workforce. Alternatively, in
response to the economic downturn in the markets in the semiconductor industry and
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market, we may be required to implement restructuring actions and a number of other cost saving
measures. All of these endeavors require substantial management effort. If we are unable to
effectively manage our expanding operations, we may be unable to adjust our business quickly enough
to meet competitive challenges or exploit potential market opportunities, or conversely, we may
scale our business too quickly and the rate of increase in our expenses may exceed the rate of
increase in our revenue, either of which would materially and adversely affect our current or
future business.
We face risks associated with our acquisition strategy.
A key element of our business strategy involves expansion through the acquisitions of
businesses, assets, products or technologies. The expansion of our business through acquisitions
allows us to complement our existing product offerings, expand our market coverage, increase our
engineering workforce or enhance our technological capabilities. We may not be able to identify or
consummate future acquisitions or realize the desired benefit from these acquisitions.
We face a number of challenges in the integration of acquired businesses that could disrupt
our ongoing business and distract our management team, including:
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Acquisitions can result in increased debt or contingent liabilities, adverse tax consequences,
warranty or product liability exposure related to acquired assets, additional stock-based
compensation expense, write up of acquired inventory to fair value, and the recording and later
amortization of amounts related to certain purchased intangible assets. In addition, we may record
goodwill and other purchased intangible assets in connection with an acquisition and incur
impairment charges in the future. If our actual results, or the plans and estimates used in future
impairment analyses, are less favorable than the original estimates used to assess the
recoverability of these assets, we could incur additional impairment charges.
Our operating results may be adversely impacted by worldwide economic uncertainties and specific
conditions in the markets we address.
We operate primarily in the semiconductor industry, which is cyclical and subject to rapid
change and evolving industry standards. From time to time, the semiconductor industry has
experienced significant downturns characterized by decreases in product demand, excess customer
inventories and accelerated erosion of prices. The semiconductor industry also periodically
experiences increased demand and production capacity constraints, which may affect our ability to
ship products. An increasing number of our products are being incorporated into consumer electronic
products, which are subject to significant seasonality and fluctuations in demand. Economic
volatility can cause extreme difficulties for our customers and vendors to accurately forecast and
plan future business activities. This unpredictability could cause our customers to reduce spending
on our products and services, which would delay and lengthen sales cycles. Furthermore, during
challenging economic times our customers and vendors may face issues gaining timely access to
sufficient credit, which could impact their ability to make timely payments to us. As a result, we
may experience growth patterns that are different than the end demand for products, particularly
during periods of high volatility.
We cannot predict the timing, strength or duration of any economic slowdown or recovery or the
impact of such events on our customers, our vendors or us. The combination of our lengthy sales
cycle coupled with challenging macroeconomic conditions and supply chain cross-dependencies could
have a compound impact on our business. The impact of market volatility is not limited to revenue
but may also affect our product gross margins and other financial metrics. Any downturn in the
semiconductor industry may be severe and prolonged, and any failure of the industry or wired and
wireless communications markets to fully recover from downturns could seriously impact our revenue
and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Our stock price is highly volatile.
The market price of our Class A common stock has fluctuated substantially in the past and is
likely to continue to be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations. From January 1, 2009
through March 31, 2011 our Class A common stock has traded at prices as low as $15.31 and as high
as $47.39 per share. Fluctuations have occurred and may continue to occur in response to various
factors, many of which we cannot control.
In addition, the market prices of securities of Internet-related, semiconductor and other
technology companies have been and remain volatile. This volatility has significantly affected the
market prices of securities of many technology companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the
operating performance of the specific companies. If our operating results do not meet the
expectations of securities analysts or investors, who may derive their expectations by
extrapolating data from recent historical operating results, the market price of our Class A common
stock will likely decline. Accordingly, you may not be able to resell your shares of common stock
at or above the price you paid. In the past, we, and other companies that have experienced
volatility in the market price of their securities, have been the subject of securities class
action litigation.
Due to the nature of our compensation programs, most of our executive officers sell shares of
our common stock each quarter or otherwise periodically, often pursuant to trading plans
established under Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act. As a result, sales of shares by
our executive officers may not be indicative of their respective opinions of Broadcoms performance
at the time of sale or of our potential future performance. Nonetheless, the market price of our
stock may be affected by sales of shares by our executive officers.
We may be required to defend against alleged infringement of intellectual property rights of others
and/or may be unable able to adequately protect or enforce our own intellectual property rights.
Companies in the semiconductor industry and the wired and wireless communications markets
aggressively protect and pursue their intellectual property rights. From time to time, we receive
notices that claim we have infringed upon, misappropriated or misused other parties proprietary
rights. Additionally, we receive notices that challenge the validity of our patents. Intellectual
property litigation can be expensive, time consuming and distracting to management. An adverse
determination in any of these types of disputes could prevent us from manufacturing or selling some
of our products or could prevent us from enforcing our intellectual property rights.
We may also be required to indemnify some customers and strategic partners under our
agreements if a third party alleges or if a court finds that our products or activities have
infringed upon, misappropriated or misused another partys proprietary rights. We have received
requests from certain customers and strategic partners to include increasingly broad
indemnification provisions in our agreements with them. These indemnification provisions may, in
some circumstances, extend our liability beyond the products we provide to include liability for
combinations of components or system level designs and for consequential damages and/or lost
profits. Even if claims or litigation against us are not valid or successfully asserted, these
claims could result in significant costs and diversion of the attention of management and other key
employees to defend.
Our products may contain technology provided to us by other parties such as contractors,
suppliers or customers. We may have little or no ability to determine in advance whether such
technology infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party. Our contractors, suppliers
and licensors may not be required to indemnify us in the event that a claim of infringement is
asserted against us, or they may be required to indemnify us only up to a maximum amount, above
which we would be responsible for any further costs or damages. Any of
these claims or litigation may materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
Furthermore, our success and future revenue growth will depend, in part, on our ability to
protect our intellectual property. It is possible that competitors or other unauthorized third
parties may obtain, copy, use or disclose our technologies and processes. Any of our existing or
future patents may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. We engage in litigation to enforce
or defend our intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets,
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and scope of the proprietary rights of others, including our customers. If our intellectual
property rights do not adequately protect our technology, our competitors may be able to offer
products similar to ours.
Our software may be derived from open source software, which is generally made available to
the public by its authors and/or other third parties. Open source software is often made available
under licenses, which impose certain obligations in the event we distribute derivative works of the
open source software. These obligations may require us to make source code for the derivative works
available to the public, and/or license such derivative works on different terms than those
customarily used to protect our intellectual property. With respect to our proprietary software, we
generally license such software under terms that prohibit combining it with open source software.
Despite these restrictions, parties may combine our proprietary software with open source software
without our authorization, in which case we might nonetheless be required to release the source
code of our proprietary software.
We enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants and strategic
partners. We also control access to and distribution of our technologies, documentation and other
proprietary information. Despite these efforts, internal or external parties may attempt to copy,
disclose, obtain or use our products, services or technology without our authorization.
Additionally, current, departing or former employees or third parties could attempt to penetrate
our computer systems and networks to misappropriate our proprietary information and technology or
interrupt our business. Because the techniques used by computer hackers and others to access or
sabotage networks change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a
target, we may be unable to anticipate, counter or ameliorate these techniques. As a result, our
technologies and processes may be misappropriated.
We cannot assure you that our efforts to prevent the misappropriation or infringement of our
intellectual property or the intellectual property of our customers will succeed. Identifying
unauthorized use of our products and technologies is difficult and time consuming. The initiation
of litigation may adversely affect our relationships and agreements with certain customers that
have a stake in the outcome of the litigation proceedings. Litigation is very expensive and may
divert the attention of management and other key employees from the operation of the business,
which could negatively impact our business and results of operations.
Our business is subject to potential tax liabilities.
We are subject to income taxes in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. The
amount of income taxes we pay is subject to our interpretation and application of tax laws in
jurisdictions in which we file. Changes in current or future laws or regulations, or the imposition
of new or changed tax laws or regulations or new related interpretations by taxing authorities in
the U.S. or foreign jurisdictions, could adversely affect our results of operations. We are subject
to and are currently engaged in examinations and tax audits. There can be no assurance that the
outcomes from these audits will not have an adverse effect on our net operating loss and research
and development tax credit carryforwards, our financial position, or our operating results.
In certain foreign jurisdictions, we operate under tax holidays and favorable tax incentives.
For instance, in Singapore we operate under tax holidays that reduce taxes on substantially all of
our operating income in that jurisdiction. Such tax holidays and incentives often require us to
meet specified employment and investment criteria in such jurisdictions. In a period of tight
manufacturing capacity, our ability to meet Singaporean content in our products may be more
limited, which may have adverse tax consequences. More generally, if any of our tax holidays or
incentives are terminated or if we fail to the meet the criteria to continue to enjoy such holidays
or incentives, our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
We manufacture and sell complex products and may be unable to successfully develop and introduce
new
products.
We have experienced hardware and software defects and bugs associated with the introduction of
our highly complex products. If any of our products contain defects or bugs, or have reliability,
quality or compatibility problems, our reputation may be damaged and customers may be reluctant to
buy our products. These problems could interrupt or delay sales and shipments of our products to
customers. To alleviate these problems, we may have to divert our resources from other development
efforts. In addition, these problems could result in claims against us by our customers or others,
including possible claims for consequential damages and/or lost profits.
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We expect that a high percentage of our future sales will come from sales of new products. We
sell products in markets that are characterized by rapid technological change, evolving industry
standards, frequent new product introductions and short product life cycles. The markets for some
of these products are new to us and may be immature and/or unpredictable. These markets may not
develop into profitable opportunities and we have invested substantial resources in emerging
technologies that did not achieve the market acceptance that we had expected. As a result, it is
difficult to anticipate our future revenue streams from, or the sustainability of, our new
products.
Our industry is dynamic and we are required to devote significant resources to research and
development to remain competitive. The development of new silicon devices is highly complex, and
due to supply chain cross-dependencies and other issues, we may experience delays in completing the
development, production and introduction of our new products. We may choose to discontinue one or
more products or product development programs to dedicate more resources to other products. The
discontinuation of an existing or planned product may adversely affect our relationship with one or
more of our customers.
Our ability to successfully develop and deliver new products will depend on various factors,
including our ability to:
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If we are not able to develop and introduce new products in a cost effective and timely
manner, we will be unable to attract new customers or to retain our existing customers which would
materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
We are subject to order and shipment uncertainties.
It is difficult to accurately predict demand for our semiconductor products. We typically sell
products pursuant to purchase orders rather than long-term purchase commitments. Customers can
generally cancel, change or defer purchase orders on short notice without incurring a significant
penalty. Our ability to accurately forecast customer demand is further impaired by delays inherent
in our lengthy sales cycle. We operate in a dynamic industry and use significant resources to
develop new products for existing and new markets. After we have developed a product, there is no
guarantee that our customers will integrate our product into their equipment or devices and,
ultimately, bring those equipment and devices incorporating our product to market. In these
situations, we may never produce or deliver a significant number of our products, even after
incurring substantial development expenses. From the time a customer elects to integrate our
solution into their product, it is typically six to 24 months before high volume production of that
product commences. After volume production begins, we cannot be assured that the equipment or
devices incorporating our product will gain market acceptance.
Our products are incorporated into complex devices and systems, creating supply chain cross-
dependencies. Accordingly, supply chain disruptions affecting components of our customers devices
and/or systems could negatively impact the demand for our products, even if the supply of our
products is not directly affected.
Our product demand forecasts are based on multiple assumptions, each of which may introduce
error into our
estimates. In the event we overestimate customer demand, we may allocate resources to
manufacturing products that we may not be able to sell. As a result, we could hold excess or
obsolete inventory, which would reduce our profit margins and adversely affect our financial
results. Conversely, if we underestimate customer demand or if insufficient manufacturing capacity
is available, we could forego revenue opportunities and potentially lose market share and damage
our customer relationships. Also, due to our industrys shift to just-in-time inventory
management, any disruption in the supply chain could lead to more immediate shortages in product or
component supply. In addition, an increasing percentage of our inventory is maintained under
hubbing arrangements whereby products are delivered to a customer or third party warehouse based
upon the customers projected needs. Under
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until the customer reports that it has removed our product from the warehouse to incorporate into
its end products. Our ability to effectively manage inventory levels may be impaired under our
hubbing arrangements, which could increase expenses associated with excess and obsolete product
inventory and negatively impact our cash flow.
We are exposed to risks associated with our international operations.
We currently obtain substantially all of our manufacturing, assembly and testing services from
suppliers located outside the United States. Products shipped to international destinations,
primarily in Asia, represented 99.2%, and 96.3% of our product revenue in the three months ended
March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In addition, we undertake various sales and marketing
activities through regional offices in a number of countries. We intend to continue expanding our
international business activities and to open other design and operational centers abroad.
International operations are subject to many inherent risks, including but not limited to:
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heightened security; |
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the imposition of governmental controls and restrictions and unexpected changes in
regulatory requirements; |
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Economic conditions in our primary overseas markets, particularly in Asia, may negatively
impact the demand for our products abroad. In particular, the recent earthquake and tsunami in
Japan have disrupted the global supply chain for components manufactured in Japan that are
incorporated in our products or included in the end user products of our customers. Due to cross
dependencies, supply chain disruptions stemming from the occurrences in Japan could negatively
impact the demand for our products including, for example, if our customers are unable to obtain
sufficient supply of other components required for their end products. We continue to monitor the
effect of the events in Japan on end demand patterns and inventory levels throughout the supply
chain. Also, all of our international sales to date have been denominated in U.S. dollars.
Accordingly, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies could make
our products less competitive in international markets or require us to assume the risk of
denominating certain sales in foreign currencies. We anticipate that these factors will impact our
business to a greater degree as we further expand our international business activities.
We depend on third parties to fabricate, assemble and test our products.
As a fabless semiconductor company, we do not own or operate fabrication, assembly or test
facilities. We rely on third parties to manufacture, assemble and test substantially all of our
semiconductor devices. Accordingly, we cannot directly control our product delivery schedules and
quality assurance. This lack of control could result in product shortages or quality assurance
problems. These issues could delay shipments of our products or increase our assembly or testing
costs. In addition, the increasing capital intensity associated with fabrication in smaller process
geometries may limit our diversity of suppliers.
We do not have long-term agreements with any of our direct or indirect suppliers, including
our manufacturing, assembly or test subcontractors. We typically procure services from these
suppliers on a per order basis. In the event
our third-party foundry subcontractors experience a disruption or limitation of manufacturing,
assembly or testing capacity, we may not be able to obtain alternative manufacturing, assembly and
testing services in a timely manner, or at all. Furthermore, our foundries must have new
manufacturing processes qualified if there is a disruption in an existing process, which could be
time-consuming. We could experience significant delays in product shipments if we are required to
find alternative manufactures, assemblers or testers for our products. We are continuing to develop
relationships with additional third-party subcontractors to assemble and test our products.
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Because we rely on outside foundries and other third party suppliers, we face several
significant risks in addition to those discussed above, including:
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The manufacture of integrated circuits is a highly complex and technologically demanding
process. Our foundries have from time to time experienced lower than anticipated manufacturing
yields. This often occurs during the production of new products or the installation and start-up of
new process technologies. In addition, we are dependent on our foundry subcontractors to
successfully transition to smaller geometry processes.
Our co-founders and their affiliates may control the outcome of matters that require the approval
of our shareholders.
As of March 31, 2011 our co-founders, directors, executive officers and their respective
affiliates beneficially owned 11.2% of our outstanding common stock and held 52.5% of the total
voting power held by our shareholders. Accordingly, these shareholders currently have enough voting
power to control the outcome of matters that require the approval of our shareholders. These
matters include the election of our Board of Directors, the issuance of additional shares of Class
B common stock, and the approval of most significant corporate transactions, including certain
mergers and consolidations and the sale of substantially all of our assets. In particular, as of
March 31, 2011 our two founders, Dr. Henry T. Nicholas III and Dr. Henry Samueli, beneficially
owned a total of 10.1% of our outstanding common stock and held 52.1% of the total voting power
held by our shareholders. Because of their significant voting stock ownership, we will not be able
to engage in certain transactions, and our shareholders will not be able to effect certain actions
or transactions, without the approval of one or both of these shareholders. Repurchases of shares
of our Class A common stock under our share repurchase program would result in an increase in the
total voting power of our co-founders, directors, executive officers and their affiliates, as well
as other continuing shareholders.
Government regulation may adversely affect our business.
The effects of regulation on our customers or the industries in which they operate may
materially and adversely impact our business. For example, the Federal Communications Commission,
or FCC, has broad jurisdiction in the United States over many of the devices into which our
products are incorporated. FCC regulatory policies that affect the ability of cable or satellite
operators or telephone companies to offer certain services to their customers or other aspects of
their business may impede sales of our products in the United States. In addition, we may
experience delays if a product incorporating our chips fails to comply with FCC emissions
specifications.
We and our customers are subject to various import and export laws and regulations. Government
export regulations apply to the encryption or other features contained in some of our products. If
we fail to continue to receive licenses or otherwise comply with these regulations, we may be
unable to manufacture the affected products at foreign foundries or ship these products to certain
customers, or we may incur penalties or fines.
Our business may also be subject to regulation by countries other than the United States.
Foreign governments may impose tariffs, duties and other import restrictions on components that we
obtain from non-domestic suppliers and may impose export restrictions on products that we sell
internationally. These tariffs, duties or restrictions could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may be unable to attract, retain or motivate key personnel.
Our future success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate senior management
and qualified technical personnel. Competition for these employees is intense. If we are unable to
attract, retain and motivate such personnel in sufficient numbers and on a timely basis, we will
experience difficulty in implementing our current business and product plans. In that event, we may
be unable to successfully meet competitive challenges or to exploit potential market opportunities,
which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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There can be no assurance that we will continue to declare cash dividends.
In January 2010, our Board of Directors adopted a dividend policy pursuant to which Broadcom
would pay quarterly dividends on our common stock. In January 2011, our Board of Directors
increased the quarterly dividend payment. We intend to continue to pay such dividends subject to
capital availability and periodic determinations by our Board of Directors that cash dividends are
in the best interest of our shareholders and are in compliance with all laws and agreements of
Broadcom applicable to the declaration and payment of cash dividends.
Future dividends may be affected by, among other factors:
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Our dividend payments may change from time to time, and we cannot provide assurance that we
will continue to increase our dividend payment or declare dividends in any particular amounts or at
all. A reduction in our dividend payments could have a negative effect on our stock price.
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws contain anti-takeover provisions.
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could make it more difficult
for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock. For example, our Board of
Directors may also issue shares of Class B common stock in connection with certain acquisitions,
which have superior voting rights entitling the holder to ten votes for each share held on matters
that we submit to a shareholder vote (as compared to one vote per share in the case of our Class A
common stock) as well as the right to vote separately as a class. In addition, our Board of
Directors has the authority to fix the rights and preferences of shares of our preferred stock and
to issue shares of common or preferred stock without a shareholder vote. These provisions, among
others, may discourage certain types of transactions involving an actual or potential change in our
control.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
In the three months ended March 31, 2011 we issued an aggregate of 0.4 million shares of Class
A common stock upon conversion of a like number of shares of Class B common stock in connection
with their disposition. Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time into one
share of Class A common stock at the option of the holder. The offers and sales of those securities
were effected without registration in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by
Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In February 2011, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase, or ASR, agreement to
repurchase $300 million dollars of our Class A common stock, which was recorded as a reduction to
shareholders equity. Under the ASR program, a majority of the shares repurchased were immediately
retired and, depending on the average daily
volume weighted average price of our Class A common stock during the specified term, we may
receive additional shares back at the conclusion of the program.
Under the terms of the ASR, we paid $300 million in cash during the quarter, and subsequently
received and cancelled 6 million shares of our Class A common stock. At March 31, 2011 under the
terms of the agreement, $41 million was pending final settlement
which represents an additional 1
million shares at a weighted average price of $42.64. The ASR is expected to conclude in May 2011.
In February 2010, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized an evergreen share
repurchase program intended to offset dilution associated with our stock incentive plans. The
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Class A common stock that may be repurchased in any one year
(including under an ASR or other arrangement) is equal to the total number of shares issued
pursuant to our equity awards in the previous year and the current year. The February 2010 share
repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be suspended at any time at the
discretion of the Board of Directors. In addition to the shares
repurchased under our ASR, we
repurchased approximately 4 million and 5 million shares of our Class A common stock at a weighted
average price of $40.18 and $29.75 per share in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010,
respectively.
The following table presents details of our various repurchases during the three months ended
March 31, 2011:
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of Shares |
|
|
Price |
|
|
as Part of Publicly |
|
|
Purchased under |
|
Period |
|
Purchased |
|
|
per Share |
|
|
Announced Plans |
|
|
the Plans |
|
|
|
(In millions, except per share data) |
|
January 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 2011 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
42.63 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
March 2011 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
40.19 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
41.73 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits. The following Exhibits are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference:
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
Number |
|
Description |
|
10.1
|
|
Letter agreement dated February 1, 2011 by and between Morgan Stanley &
Co. Incorporated and the Registrant Regarding a Fixed Collared Accelerated
Share Repurchase Transaction. |
|
|
|
31
|
|
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as
required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
|
|
32
|
|
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as
required pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
furnished herewith pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8238. |
|
|
|
101.INS*
|
|
XBRL Instance Document |
|
|
|
101.SCH*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
|
|
|
101.CAL*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
|
|
|
101.LAB*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
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|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
Number |
|
Description |
|
101.PRE*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
|
|
|
101.DEF*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
|
|
|
|
|
Confidential treatment has previously been requested for certain
portions of the referenced exhibit pursuant to Rule 406 under the
Securities Act. |
|
* |
|
Pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations, we are deemed to have complied with
the reporting obligation relating to the submission of interactive data files in such exhibits and
are not subject to liability under any anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws as long
as we have made a good faith attempt to comply with the submission requirements and promptly amend
the interactive data files after becoming aware that the interactive data files fail to comply with
the submission requirements. Users of this data are advised that, pursuant to Rule 406T, these
interactive data files are deemed not filed and otherwise are not subject to liability. |
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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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
BROADCOM CORPORATION,
a California corporation
(Registrant)
|
|
|
/s/ Eric K. Brandt
|
|
|
Eric K. Brandt |
|
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Robert L. Tirva
|
|
|
Robert L. Tirva |
|
|
Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller
and Principal Accounting Officer |
|
|
April 26, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
Number |
|
Description |
|
10.1
|
|
Letter agreement dated February 1, 2011 by and between Morgan Stanley &
Co. Incorporated and the Registrant Regarding a Fixed Collared Accelerated
Share Repurchase Transaction. |
|
|
|
31
|
|
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as
required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
|
|
32
|
|
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as
required pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
furnished herewith pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8238. |
|
|
|
101.INS*
|
|
XBRL Instance Document |
|
|
|
101.SCH*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
|
|
|
101.CAL*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
|
|
|
101.LAB*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
|
|
|
101.PRE*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
|
|
|
101.DEF*
|
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
|
|
|
|
|
Confidential treatment has previously been requested for certain portions of the referenced
exhibit pursuant to Rule 406 under the Securities Act. |
|
* |
|
Pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations, we are deemed to have complied with
the reporting obligation relating to the submission of interactive data files in such exhibits and
are not subject to liability under any anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws as long
as we have made a good faith attempt to comply with the submission requirements and promptly amend
the interactive data files after becoming aware that the interactive data files fail to comply with
the submission requirements. Users of this data are advised that, pursuant to Rule 406T, these
interactive data files are deemed not filed and otherwise are not subject to liability. |
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