10-Q 1 a07-25607_110q.htm 10-Q

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2007

 

Or

 

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from                     to                           

 

 

Commission file number                   0-23150

 

 

Ibis Technology Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Massachusetts

 

04-2987600

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

32 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, MA

 

01923

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

(978) 777-4247

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

 

Yes  x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined by Rule b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Large Accelerated Filer o

 

Accelerated Filer o

 

Non-Accelerated Filer x

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell Company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes  o  No x

 

 

 

14,316,629 shares of Common Stock, par value $.008, were outstanding on November 13, 2007.

 

 

 



 

IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

INDEX

 

 

Page
Number

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1 — Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheets
December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

3

 

 

 

 

Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 (unaudited)

4

 

 

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 (unaudited)

5

 

 

 

 

 Notes to Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

6

 

 

 

 

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

18

 

 

 

 

Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

26

 

 

 

 

Item 4 — Controls and Procedures

27

 

 

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

28

 

 

 

 

Item 1A — Risk Factors

28

 

 

 

 

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

29

 

 

 

 

Item 3 - Defaults upon Senior Securities

29

 

 

 

 

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

29

 

 

 

 

Item 5 - Other Information

29

 

 

 

 

Item 6 — Exhibits

29

 

 

 

 

Signatures

30

 

 

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Part I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

December 31,
2006

 

September 30,
2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

4,812,477

 

$

6,591,199

 

Accounts receivable, trade, net

 

349,154

 

330,103

 

Inventories, net (note 4)

 

3,575,296

 

3,545,515

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

290,780

 

235,301

 

Total current assets

 

9,027,707

 

10,702,118

 

Property and equipment

 

24,728,824

 

24,287,424

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(20,744,772

)

(21,146,301

)

Net property and equipment

 

3,984,052

 

3,141,123

 

Patents and other assets, net

 

777,082

 

539,307

 

Total assets

 

$

13,788,841

 

$

14,382,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

409,705

 

$

310,081

 

Accrued liabilities (notes 5 and 6)

 

973,994

 

722,323

 

Deferred revenue

 

150,000

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,533,699

 

1,032,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Undesignated preferred stock, $.01 par value

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized 2,000,000 shares; none issued

 

 

 

Common stock, $.008 par value

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 10,915,481 shares and 14,316,629 shares at December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007, respectively

 

87,324

 

114,533

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

93,798,393

 

99,073,314

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(81,630,575

)

(85,837,703

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

12,255,142

 

13,350,144

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

13,788,841

 

$

14,382,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim financial statements.

 

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IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

Net Sales and revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License and other revenue

 

$

183,006

 

$

100,476

 

$

466,226

 

$

321,698

 

Equipment revenue

 

7,040,857

 

92,533

 

13,060,870

 

466,504

 

Total net sales and revenue (notes 2 and 8)

 

7,223,863

 

193,009

 

13,527,096

 

788,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales and revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of license and other revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of equipment revenue (includes share-based compensation expense of $5,530 and $12,027 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively and, $11,010 and $24,114 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively)

 

2,957,249

 

179,006

 

5,683,525

 

499,223

 

Total cost of sales and revenue

 

2,957,249

 

179,006

 

5,683,525

 

499,223

 

Gross profit

 

4,266,614

 

14,003

 

7,843,571

 

288,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative (includes share-based compensation expense of $37,138 and $159,509 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $55,995 and $177,622 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively)

 

560,240

 

499,361

 

1,874,727

 

1,626,719

 

Marketing and selling (includes share-based compensation expense of $4,425 and $33,349 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $22,161 and $53,842 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively)

 

219,470

 

114,971

 

835,986

 

474,892

 

Research and development (includes share-based compensation expense of $18,206 and $82,900 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $57,644 and $138,402 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively)

 

1,342,981

 

908,521

 

4,028,874

 

2,936,401

 

Total operating expenses

 

2,122,691

 

1,522,853

 

6,739,587

 

5,038,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

2,143,923

 

(1,508,850

)

1,103,984

 

(4,749,033

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

86,644

 

112,940

 

240,291

 

235,777

 

Other income:

 

6,666

 

105,280

 

93,038

 

307,384

 

Total other income

 

93,310

 

218,220

 

333,329

 

543,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

2,237,233

 

(1,290,630

)

1,437,313

 

(4,205,872

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

1,256

 

1,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) (notes 2 and 9)

 

$

2,237,233

 

$

(1,290,630

)

$

1,436,057

 

$

(4,207,128

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.21

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.13

 

$

(0.32

)

Diluted

 

$

0.20

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.13

 

$

(0.32

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

10,872,928

 

14,316,629

 

10,841,656

 

13,105,623

 

Diluted (note 7)

 

10,991,264

 

14,316,629

 

10,971,358

 

13,105,623

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim financial statements.

 

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IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine months ended
 September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

1,436,057

 

$

(4,207,128

)

Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

287,785

 

393,980

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,158,384

 

1,145,889

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, trade

 

(290,517

)

19,051

 

Inventories

 

2,892,221

 

29,781

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

231,549

 

55,479

 

Accounts payable

 

566,421

 

(99,624

)

Accrued liabilities and deferred revenue

 

(7,315,217

)

(401,671

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(1,033,317

)

(3,064,243

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property and equipment, net

 

(34,956

)

(8,134

)

Other assets

 

(90,358

)

(57,051

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(125,314

)

(65,185

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options and employeee stock option plan

 

73,856

 

27,690

 

Proceeds from sales of common stock, net of issuance cost

 

 

4,880,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

73,856

 

4,908,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,084,775

)

1,778,722

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

6,856,874

 

4,812,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

5,772,099

 

$

6,591,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim financial statements.

 

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IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(1) Interim Financial Statements

 

The accompanying financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by Ibis Technology Corporation (the “Company” or “Ibis”) in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

 

In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, which consist only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations. Results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 28, 2007.

 

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)       Revenue Recognition

 

                The Company recognizes revenue from equipment sales and the sales of spare parts when all of the following criteria have been met:  (1) evidence exists that the customer is bound to the transaction; (2) the product has been delivered to the customer and, when applicable, the product has been installed and accepted by the customer; (3) the sales price to the customer has been fixed or is determinable; and (4) collectibility of the sales price is reasonably assured. The Company recognizes revenue from implanter sales upon acceptance at the customer’s site. Revenue derived from contracts and services is recognized upon performance. Provisions for anticipated losses are made in the period in which such losses become determinable.

 

(b)       Inventory Valuation and Reserve

 

                Our policy for the valuation of inventory, including the determination of obsolete or excess inventory, requires us to forecast the future demand for our products within specific time horizons, generally twelve months or less. If our forecasted demand for specific products is greater than actual demand and we fail to reduce manufacturing output accordingly, we could be required to record additional inventory reserves, which would have a negative impact on our gross margin. We have reserved for obsolescence when engineering changes or other technological advances indicate that obsolescence has occurred.

 

(c) Share-Based Compensation

 

                On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,”(“SFAS 123(R)”) which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options, employee stock purchases related to the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“the ESPP”), restricted stock and other special equity awards based on grant date estimated fair values. SFAS 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous accounting under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) for periods beginning in 2006. In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued SAB 107 relating to SFAS 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123(R).

 

(d) Valuation of Long-Lived Assets

 

                Ibis reviews the valuation of long-lived assets, including property and equipment and licenses, under the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.  Management is required to assess the recoverability of its long-lived assets or asset groups whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, when we determine that the carrying value of applicable long-lived assets may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, we evaluate whether the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows

 

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expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of that asset or asset group. If such a circumstance exists, we would measure an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount of the particular long-lived asset or group exceeds its fair value. We would determine the fair value based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by our management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in our current business model.

 

(e)  Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

 

                In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined.  FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes.  This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return, and provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition.  As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recorded no adjustment for unrecognized income tax benefits.  At the adoption date of January 1, 2007 and also at September 30, 2007, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.  Ibis classifies any interest and penalties related to income taxes as components of income tax expense.

 

                The tax years 2000 to 2006 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which we are subject.  Preceding years also remain open to examination by U.S. federal and state revenue authorities to the extent of future utilization of net operating losses (NOLs) and research and development (R&D) tax credits generated in each preceding year.

 

                As of December 31, 2006, we had federal and state NOLs of approximately $87,082,000 and $52,405,000, respectively and federal and state R&D credit carryforwards of approximately $1,000,000 and $905,000, respectively, which can be used to offset future federal and state income tax liabilities prior to expiration on various dates through 2026.

 

                Utilization of NOL and R&D credit carryforwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to ownership change limitations that have occurred previously or that could occur in the future as provided by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and similar state provisions.  These ownership changes may limit the amount of NOL and R&D credit carryforwards that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income and tax.  In general, an ownership change, as defined in Section 382, results from transactions which increase the ownership of certain 5% or greater shareholders or public groups in the stock of a corporation by more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period.  Since the Company’s formation, the Company has raised capital through the issuance of capital stock on several occasions which, combined with the purchasing shareholders’ subsequent disposition of those shares, may have resulted in a change of control, as defined in Section 382, or could result in a change of control in the future upon subsequent disposition.  The Company has not currently completed a study to assess whether a change of control has occurred or whether there have been multiple changes of control since the Company’s formation.  If the Company has experienced a change of control at any time since formation, or if Ibis experiences a change of control in the future, utilization of the NOL and R&D credit carryforwards would be subject to an annual limitation under Section 382.  Any limitation may result in expiration of all or a portion of the NOL or R&D credit carryforwards before utilization.  Until a study is completed and any limitation known, no amounts are being presented as an uncertain tax position under FIN 48.

 

(f) New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years

 

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beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of SFAS No. 157 on its financial position and results of operations.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and is effective as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of SFAS No. 159 on its financial position and results of operations.

 

(3) Liquidity

 

Historically, the Company has financed its operations and met its capital requirements through funds generated from operations, the issuance of common stock, equipment lines of credit, a working capital line of credit, a term loan, sales-leaseback arrangements and collaborative arrangements. In July 2004, the Company discontinued its wafer manufacturing business to focus exclusively on the equipment manufacturing business. The Company will maintain a research and development effort focused on continuous improvement of the equipment capabilities and for supporting our equipment customers’ needs.

 

As of September 30, 2007, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $6.6 million, including the gross proceeds from the financing of $5.3 million from the sale of 3.4 million shares of common stock and 2.5 million common stock warrants ,received in the nine months ended September 30, 2007  During that period, Ibis used $3.1 million of cash for operating activities as compared to $1.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the primary difference being the affect on net income of $7.1 million from the sale of two implanters in 2006, the associated decrease in deferred revenue of $7.2 million and the associated reduction of inventory of approximately $2.8 million. The principal use of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was to fund operations. At September 30, 2007, Ibis had commitments to purchase approximately $0.1 million in material. Our headcount for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was 30 employees.

 

Based on cash flow projections developed by management, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash resources to support current operations until at least February of 2009. This expectation however, is based on the Company’s current operating plan and general sales outlook, each of which may change rapidly. In January 2007, the Company announced that to conserve cash it was reducing its operating expenses by approximately 40% which involved cost cutting measures consisting of headcount reductions, an employee outsourcing agreement at a neighboring business for a minimum of six months under a staffing services agreement, salary reductions and reducing consumable expenses. On February 16, 2007, the Company entered into a purchase agreement pursuant to which it agreed to sell approximately 3.4 million unregistered shares of its common stock and approximately 2.5 million warrants exercisable for common stock to Special Situation Funds for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.3 million in a two-tranche financing. The first closing of the February 2007 financing, at which the Company received approximately $2.2 million in proceeds, occurred on February 20, 2007. Pursuant to stockholder approval received at the Ibis Annual Meeting on May 10, 2007, the Company sold the remainder of the securities at a second closing, at which the Company received approximately $3.1 million in proceeds. In connection with the transaction, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with the investors. The Company paid a placement fee to a placement agent of approximately $0.3 million, which represents a cash fee equal to 5% of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the company in both closings of the financing. The Company also issued to the placement agent an aggregate of 179,619 warrants exercisable for common stock with a dollar value equal to 5% of the aggregate gross proceeds. Total transaction costs associated with the financing were approximately $0.4 million, providing net cash to the Company of $4.9 million. All of the securities were sold in a private placement pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act.

 

                The Company intends to continue to invest resources in research and development capabilities. Changes in technology or sales growth beyond currently established capabilities may require further investment. Further adoption of the technology and the timing of future equipment orders are dependent on the continuing qualification of implanters and improvement programs at the device manufacturers, among other factors. At present time, the Company has only

 

 

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one of the four major wafer manufacturers as its current prospective customer. We currently do not have an order backlog for implanters, nor do we have visibility to the timing of the next order from our customer. The timing of future orders is important and difficult to predict because customers can delay orders and/or request early shipment, either of which could cause the need for additional cash requirements. Forecasting future revenue, on a quarter-by-quarter basis, remains exceedingly difficult and significant variations, quarter to quarter, are likely. Further, because some of the materials and components the Company uses to build its implanter have long lead times, the Company may purchase some or all of these long lead time items prior to receipt of an order by its customers. When this is the case, those parts and materials bear the risk of being subject to excess and obsolescence. The Company expects to continue to explore equity offerings and other forms of financing in order to finance future growth and our research and development programs. There can be no assurance, however, that our actual needs will not exceed expectations or that we will be able to fund our operations on a long-term basis in the absence of other sources. There also can be no assurance that any additional required longer term financing will be available through additional bank borrowings, debt or equity offerings or otherwise, or that if such financing is available, that it will be available on terms acceptable to us. Should we be unable to secure an order for an implanter from our customers within a reasonable timeframe in the future, notwithstanding the belief that the Company has sufficient cash for the 2008 fiscal year, we may be unable to continue to invest in research, development and manufacturing capabilities, pursue and maintain relationships, partnerships and alliances with third parties or maintain or replace key personnel.

 

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(4) Inventories

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

2006

 

September 30,

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

1,445,182

 

$

1,437,480

 

Work in process

 

2,130,114

 

2,108,035

 

Total equipment inventory

 

$

3,575,296

 

$

3,545,515

 

 

(5) Accrued Liabilities

 

                             Current accrued liabilities were as follows:

 

 

December 31,

2006

 

September 30,

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued vacation

 

$

156,213

 

$

148,808

 

Accrued warranty

 

435,979

 

244,605

 

Accrued payroll

 

128,343

 

96,637

 

Accrued expenses

 

253,459

 

232,273

 

Total accrued liabilities

 

$

973,994

 

$

722,323

 

 

 

(6) Accrued Warranty

 

At the time that revenue is recognized for the sale of an implanter a liability for warranty is also established. An estimate of the warranty cost is made based on the number of years involved and the Company’s prior experience. As material and labor is used during the warranty period the liability is reduced based on these charges. At the end of the warranty term the balance in the liability is eliminated and adjusted through cost of sales, the account charged at inception. A reconciliation of warranty liability for the period ended December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007 is as follows:

 

Warranty balance December 31, 2005

 

$

653,133

 

Expense incurred - 2006

 

(160,939

)

Initiated - 2006

 

608,220

 

Expired — 2006

 

(664,435

)

Warranty balance December 31, 2006

 

435,979

 

Expense incurred - 2007

 

(31,727

)

Expired — 2007

 

(159,647

)

Warranty balance September 30, 2007

 

$

244,605

 

 

 

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(7) Net Income (Loss) Per Share

 

                Net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 of $1.3 million or a loss of $0.09 per share, included stock-based compensation expense under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123R”) of $0.2 million or $0.01 per share related to employee stock options, and employee stock purchases. Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $4.2 million or $0.32 per share, included stock- based compensation expense under (SFAS 123R) of $0.4 million or $0.03 per share, related to employee stock options, and employee stock purchases. Net income for the quarter ending September 30, 2006 was $2.2 million or $0.20 per diluted share, including stock-based compensation expense of $0.1 million, or $0.01 per share. Net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 of $1.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share included stock-based compensation expense under (SFAS 123R) of $0.3 million, or $0.03 per share related to employee stock options and employee stock purchases.

 

Net income (loss) per share of common stock is computed based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period and including the dilutive effect, if any, of stock options and warrants. SFAS 128 requires the presentation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for all periods presented. As the Company was in a net loss position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, common stock equivalents of 877 and 5,130 respectively, were excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation, as they would be antidilutive. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for these periods presented. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company did report both basic and diluted earnings per share because it reported net income in those periods.

 

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(8) Industry Segments

 

                The Company’s current reportable segments are SIMOX Equipment and Other Products or Services. For purposes of segment reporting, equipment, equipment spares and field service revenue are combined and reported as SIMOX Equipment. Other services and license revenue are combined and reported as Other Products or Services.

 

                The table below provides unaudited information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 pertaining to the Company’s two industry segments.

 

 

 

 

SIMOX

Equipment

 

Other Products
Or Services

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

$

7,040,857

 

$

183,006

 

$

7,223,863

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

$

92,533

 

$

100,476

 

$

193,009

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

$

13,060,870

 

$

466,226

 

$

13,527,096

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

$

466,504

 

$

321,698

 

$

788,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

2,521,157

 

183,006

 

2,704,163

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

(1,109,965

)

100,476

 

(1,009,489

)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

2,512,485

 

466,226

 

2,978,711

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

(3,444,012

)

321,698

 

(3,122,314

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

7,335,624

 

200,951

 

7,536,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

7,119

 

 

7,119

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

34,956

 

 

34,956

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization of Property and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

367,620

 

 

367,620

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

357,039

 

 

357,039

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

1,112,605

 

 

1,112,605

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

 

1,094,487

 

 

1,094,487

 

 

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The table below provides the reconciliation of reportable segment operating loss and assets to Ibis’ totals.

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

Segment Reconciliation

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income (loss) for reportable segments

 

$

2,704,163

 

$

(1,009,489

)

$

2,978,711

 

$

(3,122,314

)

Corporate general and administrative expenses

 

(560,240

)

(499,361

)

(1,874,727

)

(1,626,719

)

Net other income

 

93,310

 

218,220

 

333,329

 

543,161

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

(1,256

)

(1,256

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

2,237,233

 

$

(1,290,630

)

$

1,436,057

 

$

(4,207,128

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures for reportable segments

 

$

7,119

 

 

$

34,956

 

 

Corporate capital expenditures

 

 

1,880

 

 

8,134

 

Total capital expenditures

 

$

7,119

 

$

1,880

 

$

34,956

 

$

8,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total depreciation and amortization for reportable segments

 

$

367,620

 

$

357,039

 

$

1,112,605

 

$

1,094,487

 

Corporation depreciation and amortization

 

14,987

 

14,916

 

45,779

 

51,402

 

Total depreciation and amortization

 

$

382,607

 

$

371,955

 

$

1,158,384

 

$

1,145,889

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of

September 30,

2007

 

 

 

Total assets for reportable segments

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,536,575

 

 

 

Cash & cash equivalents not allocated to segments

 

 

 

 

 

6,591,199

 

 

 

Other unallocated assets

 

 

 

 

 

254,774

 

 

 

Total assets for reportable segments

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,382,548

 

 

 

 

 

(9) Employee Stock Benefit Plans

 

                Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123(R) of $0.4 million. Of this expense, twenty two percent came from options issued prior to December 31, 2005 and are valued using the accrual method, which is consistent with prior periods, while seventy two percent came from options issued after January 1, 2006 and are valued using the straight-line prorated method, which was adopted in 2006 under the new guidance, and six percent came from the employee stock purchase plan valuation. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123(R) of $0.3 million. Of this expense, fifty eight percent came from options issued prior to December 31, 2005 and are valued using the accrual method, which is consistent with prior periods, while eighteen percent came from options issued in 2006 and are valued using the straight-line prorated method which was adopted in 2006 under the new guidance, and twenty four percent came from the employee stock purchase plan valuation.

 

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

                The Company maintains an employee stock purchase plan where eligible employees may purchase common stock through payroll deduction of up to 15% of compensation with a limit of $21,250. The price per share is the lower of 85% of the market price at the beginning or end of each offering period (generally 6 months). The 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, provides for purchases by employees of up to an aggregate of 600,000 shares through May 31, 2010. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2007, the Company issued 56,085 and 22,771 shares, respectively, under the Purchase Plan. At September 30, 2007, 146,893 shares were available for purchase under the Purchase Plan.

 

Employee Stock Option Plan

 

                The Company has stock-based compensation plans under which employees and directors may be granted options to purchase common stock. Options are generally granted with exercise prices at not less than the fair market value on the grant date, generally vest over 4 years and expire in 10 years after the grant date. As of September 30, 2007, a total of 4.7 million shares are authorized for grant under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans. The number of common shares reserved for granting of future awards to employees and directors under these plans was 1.5 million at September 30, 2007. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense on stock options at September 30, 2007 was $0.8 million. The weighted average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized is approximately 2 years.

 

                As of September 30, 2007, the Company had four equity compensation plans under which our equity securities have been authorized for issuance to our employees and/or directors: the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (described above), the 1993 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan, as amended, (the 1993 Plan); the 1997 Employee, Directors and Consultant Stock Option Plan, as amended; and the 2007 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Plan, (the 2007 Plan). The 1993 Plan has expired and there are no options available for issuance; however, the 1993 Plan continues to govern all options, awards and other grants granted and outstanding under the 1993 Plan.

 

Distribution and Dilutive Effect of Options

 

The following table illustrates the grant dilution and exercise dilution:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares of common stock outstanding

 

10,873,139

 

14,316,629

 

10,873,139

 

14,316,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

15,000

 

140,500

 

612,500

 

Canceled/forfeited

 

(13,642

)

(42,152

)

(165,156

)

(215,969

)

Expired

 

 

(12,750

)

 

(14,000

)

Net options granted

 

(13,642

)

(39,902

)

(24,656

)

382,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grant dilution (1)

 

0.0

%

(0.3%

)

0.0

%

2.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

625

 

 

1,025

 

 

Exercised dilution (2)

 

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%


(1) The percentage for grant dilution is computed based on net options granted as a percentage of shares of common stock outstanding.

 

(2) The percentage for exercise dilution is computed based on options exercised as a percentage of shares of common stock outstanding.

 

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Basic and diluted shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were 14,316,629 and 13,105,623 shares respectively. During the three and nine months ending September 30, 2007, the dilutive effect of in-the-money employee stock options were 877 and 5,130 shares or 0.0% and 0.0% of the basic shares outstanding based on the Company’s average share price of $1.34.

 

A summary of stock option transactions follows:

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

 

Options Available

for Grant

 

Shares

 

Weighted average

exercise price of

shares under plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance outstanding as December 31, 2005

 

185,191

 

1,321,262

 

$

11.43

 

Granted

 

(201,721

)

201,721

 

3.17

 

Exercised

 

 

(1,025

)

1.36

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

167,573

 

(167,573

)

16.42

 

Expired

 

(10,117

)

 

 

Additional shares reserved

 

300,000

 

 

 

Balance outstanding as December 31, 2006

 

440,926

 

1,354,385

 

$

9.59

 

Granted

 

(612,500

)

612,500

 

1.47

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

229,969

 

(229,969

)

10.65

 

Expired

 

(14,000

)

 

 

Additional shares reserved

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

Balance outstanding as September 30, 2007

 

1,544,395

 

1,736,916

 

6.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable options as of September 30, 2007:

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

Range of
exercise prices

 

Number
outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
remaining
contractural
life (years)

 

Weighted
Average
exercise price
per shares

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value

 

Options
Exercisable

 

Weighted
Average
exercise price
per shares

 

$

.01 - 6.00

 

1,213,727

 

8.3

 

$

2.32

 

$

0

 

356,610

 

$

3.53

 

$

6.01 - 9.00

 

128,454

 

5.0

 

$

7.91

 

 

 

115,954

 

$

7.91

 

$

9.01 - 13.50

 

263,610

 

2.1

 

$

10.20

 

 

 

260,860

 

$

10.17

 

$

13.51 - 20.26

 

31,825

 

3.0

 

$

18.10

 

 

 

31,825

 

$

18.10

 

$

20.27 - 30.37

 

8,250

 

2.0

 

$

23.35

 

 

 

8,250

 

$

23.35

 

$

30.38 - 45.55

 

11,250

 

2.5

 

$

37.24

 

 

 

11,250

 

$

37.24

 

$

45.56 - 68.32

 

78,800

 

2.2

 

$

46.35

 

 

 

78,800

 

$

46.35

 

$

68.33 - 98.71

 

1,000

 

2.5

 

$

89.94

 

 

 

1,000

 

$

89.94

 

 

 

1,736,916

 

6.7

 

$

6.59

 

$

0

 

864,549

 

$

11.29

 

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $1.23 as of September 30, 2007, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date. Since all options that were exercisable were at a price higher than this closing price the intrinsic value is $0. The fair value of stock options vested at September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 was $4.0 million and $4.9 million, respectively. The total number of in-the-money options exercisable as of September 30, 2007 was zero. As of December 31, 2006, 859,100 outstanding options were exercisable, and the weighted average exercise price was $13.41.

 

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Valuation and Expense Information under SFAS 123(R)

 

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and employee stock purchases under SFAS123 (R) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 which was allocated as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

$

6

 

$

11

 

$

12

 

$

24

 

General and administration

 

38

 

56

 

160

 

178

 

Marketing and selling

 

4

 

22

 

33

 

54

 

Research and development

 

18

 

58

 

83

 

138

 

Stock based compensation expense included in operation expense

 

$

66

 

$

147

 

$

288

 

$

394

 

 

As of September 30, 2007, the Company had capitalized $4.0 thousand of stock-based compensation in inventory. The Company did not recognize any tax benefits on the stock-based compensation recorded in the periods based on the current tax status of the Company.

 

The weighted-average estimated fair value of employee stock options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, were $0.00, 2.39 and $1.49, $1.04, per share, respectively, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

 

 

Three and Nine
Months Ended
September 30,

 

Three and Nine
Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected Volatility

 

103.71

%

97.32

%

Risk Free Interest Rate

 

4.76

%

4.87

%

Dividend yield

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

Expected option life (10 year contractual life option)

 

6.25

 

6.25

 

 

 

The expected life of employee stock options is the anticipated average time that an option will be outstanding. The Company chose to use the simplified method provided under SAB107 to estimate the expected term for “plain vanilla” stock options. The expected term as calculated under the simplified method is 6.25 years.

 

The Company determined the expected volatility of the stock price by using a period equal to the expected life of the stock options, 6.25 years. Volatility was measured as the standard deviation of the difference in the natural logarithms of the stock over the expected life of the options using the daily closing stock price. This resulted in the volatility of 97.32% and 103.71%.

 

The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed treasury bill interest rates (risk free) appropriate for the expected term of the Company’s employee stock options.

 

As share-based compensation expense recognized in the Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2007 is actually based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for annualized estimated forfeitures of 16.36% and 14.18 %, respectively. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Forfeitures were estimated based on historical experience.

 

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(10) Legal Proceedings

 

On April 26, 2007, the United Stares District Court in the District of Massachusetts approved a settlement agreement in the consolidated securities class action captioned In re Ibis Technology Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 04-10446 RCL (D. Mass.). The Company and its Chairman of the Board, Martin J. Reid, and the plaintiffs reached an agreement in principle to settle the securities class action, which the Company announced on October 2, 2006. Thereafter, the parties executed a formal settlement agreement and submitted it for Court approval. The settlement provides for a payment to the plaintiffs of $1.9 million. The Court’s April 26, 2007 Order, certified the proposed class for settlement purposes only, approved the parties’ settlement agreement, and dismissed the securities class action with prejudice and in its entirety. The settlement was funded entirely by the Company’s insurance carrier and did not have a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

On April 10, 2007, the Company announced that the shareholder derivative action filed in February 2004 against certain of the Company’s directors and officers: Louis F. Matheson, Jr. v. Martin J. Reid et al., Civ. Act. No. 04-10341 (RCL) (D. Mass) has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff. The notice of dismissal filed by the plaintiff dismissed the action with prejudice. As set forth in the notice, the plaintiff will receive a $55,000 payment following the dismissal in consideration of plaintiff’s analysis of information provided by the Company regarding, among other things, the Company’s contention that the litigation should be dismissed for failure to make a demand on the Board of Directors before filing suit as required by Massachusetts law. The payment will be funded entirely by the Company’s insurance carrier.

 

(11) Subsequent Events

 

                On November 5, 2007 Ibis Technology Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Charles McKenna died unexpectedly on Friday, November 2, 2007. The Company’s Board of Directors will be evaluating alternatives concerning the next steps necessary for Ibis Technology Corporation.

 

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IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

PART I - ITEM 2

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

OVERVIEW

 

Ibis Technology Corporation (“Ibis”) was formed in October 1987 and commenced operations in January 1988. Ibis’ initial activities consisted of producing and selling SIMOX-SOI wafers and conducting research and development activities. This effort led to the development of proprietary oxygen implanters, the Ibis 1000, which we began selling in 1996, the next generation implanter, the i2000ä, which we began selling in 2002, and also to other proprietary process technology.

 

                The development of the strategy for the SIMOX-SOI contemplates the migration of SOI wafer manufacturing into the major silicon wafer suppliers will take place. We reach this conclusion for a number of reasons. First, we believe that tremendous price pressure exists on commodity type products, such as silicon wafers, and this pressure is already eroding future price expectations of SOI wafers. Because the starting wafer represents a significant component of the SOI wafer cost, we believe that silicon wafer manufacturers should have a natural cost structure advantage leading to a higher gross margin in large volume production, and therefore should be able to manage such price pressure better than stand-alone SOI producers that do not also produce the silicon wafer itself. Second, we expect that the price pressure will encourage silicon wafer manufacturers to seek out higher margin products, like SOI wafers, to increase their margins. Third, we believe that silicon wafer manufacturers have traditionally developed proprietary intellectual property in silicon materials science, which can be applied to designing optimal starting wafers for SOI production. We believe that this should give them an advantage in both minimizing wafer cost and maximizing SOI wafer quality and yield. Fourth, our experience suggests that silicon wafer manufacturers already have a well-developed infrastructure for manufacturing, sale and marketing of large volumes of substrates. Lastly, we believe that there is greater efficiency in producing the SOI wafer as part of the wafer manufacturers existing product flow, specifically avoiding the need to repackage, re-clean, re-inspect and re-ship substrates twice, once as starting silicon wafers, and a second time as SOI wafers. Therefore, as a result of these trends, we expect our ultimate customers will be drawn from these silicon wafer manufacturers and we plan to focus a majority of our technical and marketing resources on the sale of implanters to the leading silicon wafer manufacturers and our key customers in the semiconductor industry who we believe are the leaders in the adoption of SOI technology. We expect that implanter sales to chipmakers should be minimal, and that these sales will be focused on SOI processes that the chipmaker wishes to keep proprietary, such as selective (or patterned) SIMOX, or other specialty substrates.

 

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Our fundamental SIMOX-SOI technology has been developed, refined, and tested over the last dozen years. In 2002, we introduced the current generation of SIMOX-SOI technology, that included our second-generation oxygen implanter (i2000ä), and the MLD wafer process which was licensed to us by IBM. We believe that the i2000’s flexibility, automation and operator-friendly controls allow this tool to produce a wide range of SIMOX-SOI wafer products using a range of manufacturing processes, including Advantox® MLD and Advantox MLD-UT wafers. We also believe the ability of the i2000 implanter to produce twelve-inch (or 300 mm) SIMOX-SOI wafers coupled with the MLD process positions us to capitalize on the growing SOI market. In 1999, we commenced a program to design and develop the i2000, introduced it in March 2002, and began shipping 300 mm wafers implanted from this machine shortly thereafter. Customers who purchase the i2000 can utilize more than one SIMOX wafer manufacturing process on the implanter including the IBM MLD process, when licensed, as well as other SIMOX-SOI wafer manufacturing processes that do not require the IBM license.

 

Because we have sold only a small number of implanters to date on an irregular basis, the recognition of revenue from the sale of even one implanter is likely to result in a significant increase in the revenue during that quarter. We recognize implanter revenue in accordance with SAB 104, which includes, among other criteria, the shipment and final customer acceptance of the implanter at the customer’s location. As a result, deferral of implanter revenue will be recorded on our balance sheet until the Company is able to meet these criteria.

 

                In January 2005, we announced the booking (i.e. receipt) of an order for one Ibis i2000 SIMOX implanter from SUMCO, a leading international silicon wafer manufacturer. This system was factory accepted and shipped in the second quarter of 2005 and we received final customer acceptance of the tool at the customer’s site in March 2006. In October of 2005, we received a second order for an i2000 SIMOX implanter from SUMCO and negotiated a master purchase agreement that will govern the general commercial terms of future orders from SUMCO. This implanter was factory accepted by SUMCO at Ibis’ facility in the first quarter of 2006. The implanter was shipped in April 2006 and final customer acceptance at the customer’s facility occurred in August 2006, with the revenue recognized in the quarter ended September 30, 2006. At the date of this report, we do not have an order for an implanter from our customers. The Company believes, given the current order status, that it will not record implanter revenue during 2007.

 

                If we are unable to obtain any orders for our implanters in the foreseeable future, or to obtain other sources of offsetting revenue, notwithstanding our belief that we have sufficient cash for the 2008 fiscal year, we may be unable to continue to conduct operations in manner consistent with our current operating plan.  Our inability to obtain orders or generate revenue could result in our inability to continue to invest in research, development and manufacturing capabilities, hinder our ability to pursue and maintain relationships, partnerships and alliances with third parties, result in a loss of key personnel by way of workforce reduction or by voluntary termination of employment, limit our ability to secure financing on acceptable terms, if at all, and create greater volatility in the trading of our common stock. In January 2007, the Company announced that to conserve cash it was reducing its operating expenses by approximately 40% which involved cost cutting measures consisting of headcount reductions, an employee outsourcing agreement at a neighboring business for a minimum of six months under a staffing services agreement, salary reductions and reducing consumable expenses. That agreement is now set to expire at the end of 2007.

 

The Company intends to continue to invest in research and development capabilities. Changes in technology or sales growth beyond currently established capabilities may require further investment. Further adoption of the technology and the timing of future equipment orders are dependent on the continuing qualification of implanters and improvement programs at the device manufacturers, among other factors. At present time, the Company has only one of the four major wafer manufacturers as its current prospective customer. We currently do not have an order backlog for implanters, nor do we have visibility to the timing of the next order from our customer. The timing of future orders is important and difficult to predict because customers can delay orders and/or request early shipment, either of which could cause the need for additional cash requirements. Forecasting future revenue, on a quarter-by-quarter basis, remains exceedingly difficult and significant variations quarter to quarter, are likely.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

                The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. Some of our accounting policies require us to make difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates on matters that are inherently uncertain. Our most critical accounting policies include: revenue recognition, inventory valuation and reserves, and the assessment of long-lived asset impairment. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Below, we discuss these policies further, as well as the estimates and judgments involved.

 

Revenue RecognitionWe recognize revenue from equipment sales and the sales of spare parts when all of the following criteria have been met: (1) evidence exists that the customer is bound to the transaction; (2) the product has been delivered to the customer and, when applicable, the product has been installed and accepted by the customer; (3) the sales price to the customer has been fixed or is determinable; and (4) collectibility of the sales price is reasonably assured. We recognize revenue from implanter sales upon final customer acceptance at the customer’s site. Revenue derived from contracts and services is recognized upon performance. Significant management judgments and estimates must be made and used in connection with revenue recognized in any period. Management analyzes various factors, including a review of specific transactions, historical experience, credit worthiness of customers and current market and economic conditions. Changes in judgment based upon these factors could impact the timing and amount of revenue and cost recognized.

 

Inventory Valuation and Reserves.  Our policy for the valuation of inventory, including the determination of obsolete or excess inventory, requires us to forecast the future demand for our products within specific time horizons, generally twelve months or less. If our forecasted demand for specific products is greater than actual demand and we fail to reduce manufacturing output accordingly, we could be required to record additional inventory reserves, which would have a negative impact on our gross margin. We have reserved for obsolescence when engineering changes or other technological advances indicate that obsolescence has occurred.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets.  Ibis reviews the valuation of long-lived assets, including property and equipment and licenses, under the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.  Management is required to assess the recoverability of its long-lived assets or asset groups whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Based on current conditions, factors we consider important and that could trigger an impairment review include the following:

            •              Significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results,

            •              Significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy of our overall business,

            •              Significant negative industry or economic trends,

            •              Significant decline in our stock price for a sustained period, and

            •              Our market capitalization relative to book value.

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, when we determine that the carrying value of applicable long-lived assets may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, we evaluate whether the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of that asset or asset group. If such a circumstance exists, we would measure an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount of the particular long-lived asset or group exceeds its fair value. We would determine the fair value based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by our management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in our current business model.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2006

 

License and Other Revenue.  License and other revenue include revenue derived from license agreements, characterization and other services. License and other revenue decreased for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 to $100 thousand from $183 thousand for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, a decrease of $83 thousand or 45%. This decrease is attributable to decreased license revenue from royalty fees related to equipment technology.

 

                Equipment Revenue.  Equipment revenue represents revenue recognized from sales of implanters, spare parts and field service revenue. Equipment revenue decreased to $0.1 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 from $7.0 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, representing a decrease of $6.9 million. During the third quarter of 2007, there was no implanter revenue recognition as compared to the third quarter of 2006 when revenue of $7.0 million was recognized for an i2000 implanter. Sales of spare parts accounted for $65 thousand of equipment revenue and service revenue accounted for $27 thousand for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. This compares to $41 thousand in sales of spare parts for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 and no service revenue. Sales of spare parts fluctuate depending on customer demand and when warranties expire on individual pieces of equipment.

 

Total Cost of Sales and Revenue.  Cost of equipment revenue represents the cost of equipment, the cost for spare parts, and the costs of labor incurred for field service. Cost of equipment revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $0.2 million, as compared to $3.0 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. This decrease of $2.8 million was primarily due to the costs associated with the recognition of revenue for the i2000 implanter in the third quarter ended September 30, 2006.

 

              The gross margin for all sales was 7% for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 as compared to a gross margin of 59% for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. The decrease in the gross margin for all sales is primarily attributable to the approximate gross margin of 55% for the i2000 implanter sale recognized in the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 as compared to no implanter gross margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

 

General and Administrative Expenses.  General and administrative expenses for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 were $0.5 million as compared to $0.6 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. This was due to decreased payroll and payroll related expenses of $0.1 million from reduced salaries and headcount. Expenses include $0.1 million of stock-based compensation expense, which impacted the financial statements in compliance SFAS 123 (R) , in the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and the quarter ended September 30, 2006.

 

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Marketing and Selling Expenses.  Marketing and selling expenses for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 were $0.1 million as compared to $0.2 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. This was due to decreased payroll and payroll related expenses of $0.1 million due to headcount reductions and labor costs charged out for consulting at a neighboring business in the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

 

 Research and Development Expenses.  Internally funded research and development expenses decreased by $0.4 million or 32% to $0.9 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $1.3 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. This was due to a reduction in payroll and payroll related expenses of $0.2 million from headcount reductions and labor costs charged out for consulting at a neighboring business in the quarter ended September 30, 2007, along with reduced R&D material of $0.1 million and reduced equipment repairs and utilities of $0.1 million.

 

Other Income (Expense).  Total other income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $0.2 million as compared to $0.1 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. Other income increased in the quarter ended September 30, 2007, as a result of outside consulting provided to a neighboring business under a staffing services agreement.

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

 

License and Other Revenue.  License and other revenue include revenue derived from license agreements, characterization and other services.  License and other revenue was $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease is attributable to the payment for an initial sublicense agreement related to equipment technology valued at $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 which is not recurring.

 

                Equipment RevenueEquipment revenue represents revenue recognized from the sale of implanters, spare parts and field service revenue. Equipment revenue was $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $13.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, a decrease of $12.6 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, there was no implanter revenue recognized for an i2000 implanter as compared to $13.0 million recognized for two i2000 implanters in the first nine months of 2006. Field service revenue accounted for $0.2 million of equipment revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $0 dollars of equipment revenue for the same period last year. Sales of spare parts accounted for $0.3 million of equipment revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $0.1 million of equipment revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Sales of spare parts fluctuate depending on customer demand and when warranties expire on individual pieces of equipment.

 

Total Cost of Sales and Revenue.  Cost of equipment revenue represents the cost of equipment and spare parts, along with labor incurred for field service. Cost of equipment revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $0.5 million, compared to $5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease of $5.2 million was primarily due to the costs associated with the recognition of revenue for two i2000 implanters in the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

 

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 The gross margin for all sales was 37% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the gross margin of 58% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This decrease in the gross margin for all sales is attributable to the approximate gross margin of 54% and 55% for the two i2000 implanter sales recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

 

General and Administrative Expenses.  General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, were $1.6 million compared to $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This was due to decreased payroll and payroll related expenses of $0.3 million from reduced salaries and headcount.

 

Marketing and Selling Expenses.  Marketing and selling expenses were $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This decrease was due to decreased payroll and payroll related expenses of $0.3 million from headcount reductions and labor costs charged out for consulting at a neighboring business in the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

Research and Development Expenses.  Internally funded research and development expenses decreased by $1.1 million or 27%, to $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This was due to a reduction in payroll and payroll related expenses of $0.6 million from headcount reductions and labor costs charged out for consulting at a neighboring business in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. In addition, reduced R&D material of $0.3 million, equipment repair expense of $0.1 million, and occupancy expenses of $0.1 million contributed to this reduction.

 

Other Income (Expense).  Total other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $0.5 million as compared to $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $0.2 million. Other income increased in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as a result of outside consulting provided to a neighboring business under a staffing services agreement.

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of September 30, 2007, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $6.6 million, including the gross proceeds from the financing of $5.3 million from the sale of 3.4 million shares of common stock and 2.5 million common stock warrants, received in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. During that period, Ibis used $3.1 million of cash for operating activities as compared to $1.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the primary difference being the affect on net income of $7.1 million from the sale of two implanters in 2006, the associated decrease in deferred revenue of $7.2 million and the associated reduction of inventory of approximately $2.8 million. The principal uses of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was to fund operations. At September 30, 2007, Ibis had commitments to purchase approximately $0.1 million in material. Our headcount for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was 30 employees.

 

                Based on cash flow projections developed by management, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash resources to support current operations until at least February of 2009. This expectation however, is based on the Company’s current operating plan and general sales outlook, each of which may change rapidly. In January 2007, the Company announced that to conserve cash it was reducing its operating expenses by approximately 40% which involved cost cutting measures consisting of headcount reductions, an employee outsourcing agreement at a neighboring business for a minimum of six months under a staffing services agreement, salary reductions and reducing consumable expenses. On February 16, 2007, the Company entered into a purchase agreement pursuant to which it agreed to sell approximately 3.4 million unregistered shares of its common stock and approximately 2.5 million warrants exercisable for common stock to Special Situation Funds for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.3 million in a two-tranche financing. The first closing of the February 2007 financing, at which the Company received approximately $2.2 million in proceeds, occurred on February 20, 2007. Pursuant to stockholder approval

 

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received at the Ibis Annual Meeting on May 10, 2007, the Company sold the remainder of the securities at a second closing, at which the Company received approximately $3.1 million in proceeds. In connection with the transaction, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with the investors. The Company paid a placement fee to a placement agent of approximately $0.3 million, which represents a cash fee equal to 5% of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the company in both closings of the financing. The Company also issued to the placement agent an aggregate of 179,619 warrants exercisable for common stock with a dollar value equal to 5% of the aggregate gross proceeds. Total transaction costs associated with the financing were approximately $0.4 million, providing net cash to the Company of $4.9 million. All of the securities were sold in a private placement pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act.

 

                The Company intends to continue to invest resources in research and development capabilities. Changes in technology or sales growth beyond currently established capabilities may require further investment. Further adoption of the technology and the timing of future equipment orders are dependent on the continuing qualification of implanters and improvement programs at the device manufacturers, among other factors. At present time, the Company has only one of the four major wafer manufacturers as its current prospective customer. We currently do not have an order backlog for implanters, nor do we have visibility to the timing of the next order from our customer. The timing of future orders is important and difficult to predict because customers can delay orders and/or request early shipment, either of which could cause the need for additional cash requirements. Forecasting future revenue, on a quarter-by-quarter basis, remains exceedingly difficult and significant variations quarter to quarter, are likely. Further, because some of the materials and components the Company uses to build its implanter have long lead times, the Company may purchase some or all of these long lead time items prior to receipt of an order by its customers. When this is the case, those parts and materials bear the risk of being subject to excess and obsolescence. The Company expects to continue to explore equity offerings and other forms of financing in order to finance future growth and our research and development programs. There can be no assurance, however, that our actual needs will not exceed expectations or that we will be able to fund our operations on a long-term basis in the absence of other sources. There also can be no assurance that any additional required longer term financing will be available through additional bank borrowings, debt or equity offerings or otherwise, or that if such financing is available, that it will be available on terms acceptable to us. Should we be unable to secure an order for an implanter from our customers within a reasonable timeframe in the future, not withstanding the belief that the Company has sufficient cash for the 2008 fiscal year, we may be unable to continue to invest in research, development and manufacturing capabilities, pursue and maintain relationships, partnerships and alliances with third parties or maintain or replace key personnel.

 

 

Business Risk Factors

 

                This Form 10-Q contains express or implied forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “intend,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. In addition, these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding, among other things: (i) the Company’s expectations regarding future orders for i2000 implanters, (ii) the Company’s ability to conduct its operations in a manner consistent with its current plan and to obtain additional implanter orders to continue as a going concern, (iii) the continued employment of key management and technical personnel, and attaining implanter improvements to the degree and in the timeframe necessary to meet our customer’s expectations, (iv) the timing of our major customer’s ramping to production quantities on the i2000 implanter and the sustained production worthiness of the i2000 implanter, (v) the reliance on a single or small number of large customers, interest in and demand for, and market acceptance of, the Company’s SIMOX-SOI technology including the Company’s implanters, (vi) the involvement generally of the silicon wafer manufacturing industry in the SOI wafer market and the ability of the wafer manufacturer’s to produce sufficiently low cost SIMOX-SOI wafers utilizing both

 

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our SIMOX equipment and technology, as well as other equipment manufacturer’s tools, (vii) the timing and likelihood of revenue recognition on orders for the Company’s implanters, (viii) the Company’s belief that wafer manufacturers will become the primary suppliers of SIMOX-SOI wafers to the chipmaking industry, (ix) the throughput and production capacity of the i2000 implanter for manufacturing 300-mm SIMOX-SOI wafers, attaining implanter improvements to the degree and in the timeframe necessary to meet customer expectations, and the ability of the i2000 implanter to achieve acceptable production yields, (x) the Company’s plan to focus on supplying implanters to wafer manufacturers, xi) the ability to operate with existing capital resources or to secure financing and to continue as a going concern and (xii) the Company’s expectation of having sufficient cash for operations. Such statements are neither promises nor guarantees but rather are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: future continued migration to SOI technology and market acceptance of SIMOX; the level of demand for the Company’s products; limited customers and products; lack of order backlog and visibility to the timing of new orders; the Company’s ability to pursue and maintain further strategic relationships, partnerships and alliances with third parties; loss of key personnel; the Company’s ability to protect its proprietary technology; the potential trends in the semiconductor industry generally; the ease with which the i2000 can be installed and qualified in fabrication facilities; the likelihood that implanters, if ordered, will be qualified and accepted by customers without substantial delay, modification, or cancellation, in whole or in part; the likelihood and timing of revenue recognition on such transactions; the impact of rapidly changing technology; the possibility of the impact of competitive products, technologies and pricing; the impact of rapidly changing technology; the possibility of further asset impairment and resulting charges; equipment capacity and supply constraints or difficulties; the Company’s limited history in selling implanters; general economic conditions; and other risks and uncertainties described elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings from time to time, including but not limited to those set forth in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. All information set forth in this Form 10-Q is as of the date of this Form 10-Q, and Ibis undertakes no duty to update this information, unless required by law.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Regulation S-K Section 303(a)(4)(ii).

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We have no significant contractual obligations not fully recorded on our Balance Sheets or fully disclosed in the Notes to our Financial Statements.  Information about future payments under certain of our contractual obligations is contained in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

Effects of Inflation

 

Ibis believes that over the past three years inflation has not had a significant impact on Ibis’ sales or operating results.

 

 

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IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

PART I — ITEM 3

 

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

 

                The exposure of market risk associated with risk-sensitive instruments is currently not material to the Company. The Company will begin to transact its service sales with Japanese customers in Yen, which will introduce the potential for a currency exchange gain or loss on those transactions. The Company plans to continue to transact its sales for implanter equipment and all other transactions denominated in United States dollars. The Company invests primarily in money market funds and short-term commercial paper, holds its investments until maturity and has not entered into hedging transactions.

 

 

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IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

PART I — ITEM 4

 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

 

(a)          Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of September 30, 2007, the Company’s management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2007, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that such material information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Executive Chairman and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)         Changes in Internal Controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

PART II

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

 

On April 26, 2007, the United States District Court in the District of Massachusetts approved a settlement agreement in the consolidated securities class action captioned In re Ibis Technology Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 04-10446 RCL (D. Mass.).  The Company and its Chairman of the Board, Martin J. Reid, and the plaintiffs reached an agreement in principle to settle the securities class action, which the Company announced on October 2, 2006.  Thereafter, the parties executed a formal settlement agreement and submitted it for Court approval.  The settlement provides for a payment to the plaintiffs of $1.9 million.  The Court’s April 26, 2007 Order, certified the proposed class for settlement purposes only, approved the parties’ settlement agreement, and dismissed the securities class action with prejudice and in its entirety.  The settlement was funded entirely by the Company’s insurance carrier and did not have a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

On April 10, 2007, the Company announced that the shareholder derivative action filed in February 2004 against certain of the Company’s directors and officers: Louis F. Matheson, Jr. v. Martin J. Reid et al., Civ. Act. No. 04-10341 (RCL) (D. Mass) has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff. The notice of dismissal filed by the plaintiff dismissed the action with prejudice. As set forth in the notice, the plaintiff will receive a $55,000 payment following the dismissal in consideration of plaintiff’s analysis of information provided by the Company regarding, among other things, the Company’s contention that the litigation should be dismissed for failure to make a demand on the Board of Directors before filing suit as required by Massachusetts law. The payment will be funded entirely by the Company’s insurance carrier.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Except as described in this Item 1A, there are no material changes to the risk factors described in the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as updated by the risk factors described in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007.

 

Given the settlement described in Item No. 1 above, the “Risk Factor” in the Company’s  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, under the heading Securities Litigation Could Result in Substantial Cost and Divert the Attention of Key Personnel, Which Could Seriously Harm Our Business”, these matters have been resolved in their entirety.

 

                We Have Only Received Limited Orders for Our Oxygen Implanter Equipment. If We Are Unable to Secure Additional Orders Within a Reasonable Timeframe in the Future, or Otherwise Obtain Offsetting Revenue, We May Be Unable to Continue to Conduct Operations in a Manner Consistent with Our Current Plan.

 

                Since we began selling implanters in 1996, we have only sold a total of eight Ibis 1000 oxygen implanters at an average sale price of approximately $4.0 million each and four i2000 oxygen implanters at a selling price between $6.0 and $8.0 million.  The most recent order received was in October 2005, for which the Company recognized revenue in the quarter ended September 30, 2006.  At the date of this report, we do not have an order for an implanter from our customers. The Company believes, given the current order status, that it will not record implanter revenue during 2007. At present time, we only have one of the four major wafer manufacturers as our current prospective customer.   Although the sale of one implanter would generally represent a substantial portion of our annual revenue, we do not expect to sell more than a limited number of implanters in the near future.   We currently do not have a backlog for implanters, nor do we have visibility to the timing of the next order from any customer.  Our failure to obtain any orders for our implanters in the foreseeable future, notwithstanding our belief that we have sufficient cash for the 2008 fiscal year, or to obtain other sources of offsetting revenue, would have a material adverse impact on our business and hinder our ability to continue as a going concern.  Our inability to generate revenue could result in our inability to continue to invest in research, development and manufacturing capabilities, hinder our ability to pursue and maintain relationships, partnerships and alliances with third parties, result in a loss of key personnel by way of workforce reduction or by voluntary termination of employment, limit our ability to secure financing on acceptable terms, if at all, and create greater volatility in the trading of our common stock.

 

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

 

                                                                                                                None.

 

Item 3 - Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

                                                                                                                None

 

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

 

                                                                                                                None

 

Item 5 - Other Information

 

                                                                                                                None

 

Item 6 - Exhibits

 

(a)                                  Exhibits furnished as Exhibits hereto:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Martin J. Reid pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of William J. Schmidt pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Ibis Technology Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 13, 2007

 

By:

/s/William J. Schmidt

 

 

 

 

William J. Schmidt

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Clerk

 

 

 

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 13, 2007

 

By:

/s/Martin J. Reid

 

 

 

 

Martin J. Reid

 

 

 

Executive Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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