UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For July 15, 2005

 

Commission File Number: 333-116083

 


 

XYRATEX LTD

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Langstone Road,
Havant
PO9 1SA
United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive office)

 


 

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NEWS RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release

 

Xyratex Ltd today released the following financial information for the second quarter, ending May 31, 2005:

 

              Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—page 3

 

              Unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements—page 16

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

XYRATEX LTD

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

July 15, 2005

 

 

By

Richard Pearce

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This section contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and other factors include those listed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 20-F as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

 

Overview

 

We are a leading provider of modular enterprise-class data storage subsystems and storage process technology. We design, develop and manufacture enabling technology that provides our customers with data storage products to support high-performance storage and data communication networks. We operate in two business segments: Storage and Network Systems and Storage Infrastructure.

 

Our Storage and Network Systems products are primarily storage subsystems which we provide exclusively to OEMs and our Storage Infrastructure products consist of disk drive manufacturing process equipment which we sell directly to manufacturers of disk drives and disk drive components. We form long-term strategic relationships with our customers and we support them through our operations in the United States, Asia and Europe. In our 2004 fiscal year, sales to our top three customers, Network Appliance, Seagate Technology and Western Digital, accounted for 53%, 24% and 5% of our revenues, respectively. In the six months ended May 31, 2005, sales to these customers accounted for 87% of our revenues. We enter into joint development projects with our key customers and suppliers in order to research and introduce new technologies and products. As of May 31, 2005, we had over 100 customers.

 

On May 23, 2005, we acquired the business of Oliver Design, Inc., a company located in Scotts Valley, California, which develops and sells magnetic disk drive media cleaning technology for use in the disk drive production process, for a total cash consideration of $17.2 million, consisting of an initial payment of $14.2 million and deferred consideration of $3.0 million due fifteen months from closing and recorded as an acquisition note payable. We anticipate funding the remaining portion of this acquisition through cash on hand and cash generated from operations. The results of this business have been consolidated from the date of acquisition, but are not significant in our most recent fiscal quarter.

 

In February 2004, we acquired the business of ZT Automation LLC, a company located in Fremont, California, which develops and sells magnetic disk media handling automation technology for use in the disk drive production process, for a maximum total consideration of $29.0 million, which consists of $6.6 million of initial consideration and $22.4 million of deferred consideration. Of the deferred consideration, $2.0 million was recorded as an acquisition note payable and was paid in February 2005. The additional amounts of deferred consideration of up to $20.4 million are payable based principally on a percentage of revenue generated by this business in the three years ending on December 31, 2006, calculated as 21.5% of cumulative revenue in excess of $19.6 million. The amount paid or payable based on revenue was $2.5 million at May 31, 2005. We anticipate funding the remaining portion of this acquisition through cash on hand and cash generated from operations.

 

On June 29, 2004 we completed an initial public offering in which we issued 4,000,000 common shares at $14.00 per share. The total proceeds from the common shares issued by us were $56.0 million and the net proceeds received by us after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses were $48.1 million. Immediately prior to the closing of the initial public offering and in order to facilitate the listing of our common shares on the NASDAQ National Market, Xyratex Ltd, a Bermuda company,

 

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became the parent company of our business through an exchange by Xyratex Group Limited shareholders of their shares in Xyratex Group Limited, our previous parent company, for common shares of Xyratex Ltd. Xyratex Ltd was formed in April 2002 and had no operations prior to the initial public offering. In our 2004 fiscal year, as a consequence of our initial public offering, we recorded a non-cash equity compensation expense of $181.1 million.

 

In September 2004, we acquired the intellectual property of Beyond3, a developer of advanced optical inspection systems based in San Jose, California. The structure of the transaction involves an initial cash consideration of $1.3 million plus additional future payments of up to $17.2 million, $1.2 million of which is dependent on the achievement of certain product delivery milestones and up to $16.0 million of which is dependent on operating profit generated from the acquired intellectual property over the four years ending November 30, 2008.

 

Revenues

 

We derive revenues primarily from the sale of our Storage and Network Systems products and our Storage Infrastructure products.

 

Our Storage and Network Systems products consist primarily of storage subsystems which address three market segments through our OEM customers, Network Attached Storage or NAS, Storage Area Networks or SAN and, more recently, Nearline storage.  Our customers typically operate across multiple market segments. Nearline storage is considered to be a new segment within the external storage systems market. It is primarily driven by magnetic tape technology being replaced by storage systems containing low cost disk drive technology in the back up and recovery processes within enterprises. The deployment of low cost disk drives is also taking place within the SAN and NAS market segments as IT departments begin to classify their data as part of an information life cycle or corporate data management strategy. Our customers in each market segment currently use the fibre channel protocol to access the storage subsystem which can incorporate either high performance fibre channel or lower cost ATA/SATA disk drives.

 

Our Storage Infrastructure revenues are derived from the sale of disk drive manufacturing process equipment directly to manufacturers of disk drives and disk drive components and we have seen growth in these revenues over recent fiscal years, primarily through sales to Seagate Technology. We supply four main product lines in this segment: production test systems, servo track writers and, following our acquisitions of the businesses of Oliver Design, Inc. and ZT Automation LLC, we now supply media cleaning and media handling automation technology. Revenues from these products are subject to significant fluctuations, particularly from quarter to quarter, as they are dependent on the capital investment decisions and installation schedules of our customers.

 

As described below, the unit prices we obtain from our major customers will typically vary with volumes. As products become more mature, prices will generally decline, partly reflecting reduced component costs. We also regularly introduce new products which are likely to incorporate additional features or new technology and these products will generally command a higher unit price. Average unit prices will also vary with the mix of customers and products. In the last three fiscal years we have not seen an overall trend in our unit prices.

 

Revenues from product sales are recognized once delivery has occurred, provided that there is persuasive evidence that a delivery arrangement exists, the price for the delivered product is fixed or determinable, and it is reasonably assured that the revenue will be collected. Delivery is considered to have occurred when title and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer. For sales that include customer-specified acceptance criteria, revenues are recognized after the acceptance criteria have been met. Sales of the major portion of our Storage Infrastructure products include an installation element. Revenue for these products is recognized upon installation except that, where there is objective and reliable evidence to support the value of installation, the product is treated as a separate element of the arrangement and product revenue is recognized upon delivery. In addition, some of our sales contracts provide that a certain percentage of payments is to be made in advance of product delivery, in which case we record these payments as deferred revenue until the product is actually delivered.

 

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We typically enter into arrangements with our largest customers and provide them with products based on purchase orders executed under these arrangements. These arrangements often include estimates as to future product demand but do not typically specify minimum volume purchase requirements. Due to the complexity of our products, we provide almost all of our products on a build-to-order basis. The prices of our products are generally agreed to in advance and are based on a pre-negotiated pricing model. The pricing model may specify certain product components and component costs as well as anticipated profit margins. Some of these arrangements require non-refundable payments from our customers for research and development during the product development phase, which is known as non-recurring engineering. Revenue from non-recurring engineering under these contracts has been recognized upon the achievement of agreed project milestones and amounted to $1.5 million in our 2004 fiscal year and $0.2 million in the six months ended May 31, 2005. We do not anticipate any significant changes in the level of revenue from non-recurring engineering.

 

We believe that both of our business segments present the opportunity for growth in the near-term. We are seeing growth in demand from our customers which we believe relates to factors including increases in the amount of digitally stored information, increased information technology spending, growth in the specific markets which our customers address, the trend towards outsourcing and increased market share of our customers. Growth in our Storage Infrastructure revenues is also specifically affected by the growth in shipped volume of and increases in the individual storage capacity of disk drives.

 

Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuations

 

The functional currency for all our operations is U.S. dollars and the majority of our revenues and cost of revenues are denominated in U.S. dollars. A significant proportion (approximately $50 million in our 2004 fiscal year) of our non-U.S. dollar operating expenses relate to payroll and other expenses of our U.K. operations. We manage our U.S. dollar to U.K. pound exchange rate exposure through the use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts and option agreements. By using these derivative instruments, increases or decreases in our U.K. pound operating expenses resulting from changes in the U.S. dollar to U.K. pound exchange rate are partially offset by realized gains and losses on the derivative instruments.

 

From August 2003 until November 2004, the U.S. dollar fell by approximately 16% relative to the U.K. pound. The effect on net income in our 2004 fiscal year was significantly reduced because we hedged the majority of our exposure to this exchange rate movement until November 30, 2004. This historical exchange rate movement will result in an increase in operating expenses in our 2005 fiscal year of approximately $6.0 million. This amount will rise or fall with future movement in the U.S. dollar relative to the U.K. pound offset by additional forward contracts and option agreements we have entered into in respect of our 2005 fiscal year.

 

Costs of Revenues and Gross Profit

 

Our costs of revenues consist primarily of the costs of the materials and components used in the assembly and manufacture of our products, including disk drives, electronic cards, enclosures and power supplies. Other items included in costs of revenues include salaries, bonuses and other labor costs for employees engaged in the component procurement, assembly and testing of our products, warranty expenses, shipping costs, depreciation of manufacturing equipment and certain overhead costs. Our gross margins change primarily as a result of fluctuations in our product mix. Our gross margins also change as a result of changes to product pricing, manufacturing volumes and costs of components. Our gross margins for our Storage and Network Systems products tend to be lower than the margins of our other products. To the extent our revenues from our Storage and Network Systems products grow relative to our other products and services our gross profit may decrease as a percentage of revenues. We will seek to continue to improve our gross margins by delivering higher value-added products to our customers.

 

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Research and Development

 

Our research and development expenses include expenses related to product development, engineering, materials costs and salaries, bonuses and other labor costs for our employees engaged in research and development. Research and development expenses include the costs incurred in designing products for our OEM customers, which often occurs prior to their commitment to purchase these products. These expenses have increased over the last three years, reflecting our continuing commitment to developing products based on advanced technologies and designs. We expense research and development costs as they are incurred. As of May 31, 2005 approximately one third of our employees were engaged in our research and development activities. We anticipate that this level of research and development commitment will continue.

 

Due to the level of competition in the markets in which we operate and the rapid changes in technology, our future revenues are heavily dependent on the improvements we make to our products and the introduction of new products. During our 2004 fiscal year our research and development expenses were spread over approximately 44 separate projects relating to improving existing products, meeting customer specific requirements and entering new markets, such as an investment in silicon-based switch architecture. We are planning to increase our expenditure in each of these areas in our 2005 fiscal year.

 

Selling, General and Administrative

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses include expenses related to salaries, bonuses and other labor costs for senior management and sales, marketing, and administrative employees, market research and consulting fees, commissions to sales representatives, information technology costs, other marketing and sales activities and exchange gains and losses arising on the retranslation of U.K. pound denominated assets and liabilities. Our selling, general and administrative expenses have increased over recent fiscal years as we have grown our business. To the extent our business continues to grow we would expect this trend to continue and in addition, following our initial public offering, we have and will incur additional expenses in connection with operating as a public company, particularly an increase in directors and officers’ insurance expense of approximately $1.7 million per annum. Excluding equity compensation expenses, in recent years, our expenses for sales, general and administrative functions have declined as a percentage of our revenues. As our business continues to grow we expect this trend to continue although, as discussed above, this can be affected in any fiscal year by the effect of significant changes in exchange rates.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

We are subject to taxation primarily in the United Kingdom, the United States and Malaysia. Substantially all of our Malaysian operations benefit from “high-tech pioneer” status which provides us with a zero tax rate provided that we meet certain requirements. This status is due to expire in March 2007 and to the extent we repatriate profits from Malaysia to the United Kingdom they may be subjected to U.K. taxation upon the expiry of certain beneficial elements of an international tax treaty between Malaysia and the United Kingdom in December 2005.

 

As of November 30, 2004, we recorded a deferred tax asset of $21.5 million. Of this amount, $10.9 million relates to a loss carryforward of $23.2 million and other tax and accounting timing differences in the United Kingdom. The remaining $10.6 million results from the recording of a non-cash equity compensation expense in our 2004 fiscal year and relates to a U.K. tax deduction which is permitted once share options granted to U.K.  employees are exercised, calculated as the excess of the market price on date of exercise over the exercise price.

 

Tax payments in our 2004 fiscal year amounted to $1.3 million and, due to the beneficial Malaysian tax status and U.K. loss carryforwards, these tax payments related primarily to our U.S. operations and to U.K. interest income. We do not anticipate a significant change in the level of our tax payments in our 2005 fiscal year. The tax expense we recorded in the six months ended May 31, 2005 and expect to record in our 2005 fiscal year primarily relates to the usage of U.K. operating loss carryforwards. This expense may increase in our 2006 fiscal year as a result of the expiry of certain beneficial elements of the international tax treaty between Malaysia and the United Kingdom.

 

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Equity Compensation Expense

 

In our 2004 fiscal year, as a consequence of our initial public offering, we recorded a non-cash equity compensation expense of $181.1 million, of which $1.0 million related to the vesting of share and option awards subsequent to the offering. Of this amount $168.1 million was included in continuing operations and $12.9 million was included in discontinued operations. The equity compensation expense of $181.1 million is associated with the historical grants of Xyratex Group Limited class A preferred ordinary and class C ordinary shares totaling 10.6 million shares, and 3.8 million unexercised share options and other equity incentives awarded to our employees. U.S. GAAP requires that compensation expense for awards of shares, share options and other equity-based awards be measured on the first date that the number of shares that an employee is entitled to receive and the option or purchase price is known, referred to as the final measurement date. The final measurement date for grants of Xyratex Group Limited’s class A preferred ordinary shares, as well as some of the share options, was the completion date of the initial public offering since the transferability restrictions associated with the shares lapsed on that date.

 

Under our existing accounting policy we record equity compensation expense using the intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion 25 – “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. We recorded an expense of $0.4 million in the six months ended May 31, 2005 related to 0.3 million share awards based on the prorated vesting of those shares during the quarter. We expect to record similar equity compensation expense amounts in our next two fiscal quarters. In our 2006 fiscal year we will be required to record equity compensation expense using the fair value method required by Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) 123R – “Share Based Payment”. Included in Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is a calculation of the expense using a fair-value-based method required by FAS 123. We do not expect the calculation of equity expense under FAS 123R to differ materially from the pro forma calculations included in Note 2.

 

Results from Operations

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected operating data as a percentage of revenues.

 

 

 

Three MonthsEnded

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

May 31,

 

May, 31

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

Revenues

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

Cost of revenues

 

78.0

 

78.5

 

78.6

 

77.1

 

Gross profit

 

22.0

 

21.5

 

21.4

 

22.9

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development arrangement

 

 

 

 

(2.6

)

Other

 

7.6

 

8.5

 

7.5

 

7.6

 

Selling, general and administrative:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non cash equity compensation

 

0.1

 

 

0.1

 

 

Other

 

5.3

 

5.8

 

5.5

 

5.5

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

0.2

 

0.3

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

In process research and development

 

1.3

 

 

0.7

 

 

Other costs

 

 

0.4

 

 

0.8

 

Operating income

 

7.5

 

6.4

 

7.3

 

11.5

 

Net income

 

6.5

%

4.7

%

6.6

%

10.1

%

 

Three Months Ended May 31, 2005 Compared to Three Months Ended May 31, 2004

 

The following is a tabular presentation of our results of operations for the three months ended May

 

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31, 2005 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2004. Following the table is a discussion and analysis of our business and results of operations for such periods. A discussion of the non-cash equity compensation expense is set out above.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Amount

 

%

 

 

 

US dollars in thousands

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage and Network Systems

 

$

100,591

 

$

82,634

 

$

17,957

 

21.7

%

Storage Infrastructure

 

69,013

 

25,488

 

43,525

 

170.8

 

Total revenues

 

169,604

 

108,122

 

61,482

 

56.9

 

Cost of revenues

 

132,353

 

84,884

 

47,469

 

55.9

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage and Network Systems

 

16,081

 

14,738

 

1,343

 

9.1

 

Storage Infrastructure

 

21,170

 

8,500

 

12,670

 

149.1

 

Total gross profit

 

37,251

 

23,238

 

14,013

 

60.3

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development – other

 

12,858

 

9,222

 

3,636

 

39.4

 

Selling, general and administrative – non cash equity compensation

 

191

 

 

191

 

 

Selling, general and administrative – other

 

8,914

 

6,257

 

2,657

 

42.5

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

328

 

362

 

(34

)

 

In process research and development

 

2,230

 

 

2,230

 

 

Other costs

 

 

439

 

(439

)

 

Operating income

 

12,730

 

6,958

 

5,772

 

83.0

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

320

 

(20

)

340

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

2,000

 

1,881

 

119

 

6.3

 

Net income

 

$

11,050

 

$

5,057

 

$

5,993

 

118.5

%

 

Revenues

 

The 56.9% increase in our revenues in the three months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2004 was attributable to increased sales of both our Storage and Network Systems and Storage Infrastructure products.

 

Of the $18.0 million increase in revenues from sales of our Storage and Network Systems products, management estimates that $5.0 million was contributed by a 55% growth in revenues from products incorporating low-cost disk drives. The remaining increase related primarily to growth of approximately 17% in sales of our storage subsystem products incorporating fibre channel disk drives. Both of these increases were driven largely by a continued growth in our sales to Network Appliance and we believe this reflects the increasing requirements for storage of digital information, particularly networked storage.

 

The $43.5 million increase in revenues from sales of Storage Infrastructure products included increases of $41.7 million and $4.8 million in revenues from the sale of production test systems and servo track writers, respectively, and a $3.1 million decrease in sales of automation technology. The changes in sales of these products relate to the requirements of our major disk drive customers for these products which has been affected by the growth in demand for disk drives those customers are experiencing, both in terms of volume and storage capacity. As described above, our revenues from our Storage Infrastructure products are subject to significant quarterly fluctuations resulting from our major customers’ capital expenditure decisions and installation schedules.

 

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Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit

 

The increase in cost of revenues and gross profit in the three months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2004 was primarily related to our growth in revenues. As a percentage of revenues, excluding the non-cash equity compensation expense, our gross profit was 22.0% in the three months ended May 31, 2005 compared to 21.5% for the three months ended May 31, 2004. This reflects an increase of 2.7% resulting from an increased proportion of higher margin Storage Infrastructure revenues partially offset by decreases in the gross margin for both our Storage and Network Systems and our Storage Infrastructure products.

 

The gross margin for our Storage and Network Systems products decreased to 16.0% in the three months ended May 31, 2005 from 17.8% in the three months ended May 31, 2004, primarily as a result of changes in product mix, particularly the increasing proportion of lower margin products incorporating low cost disk drive technology. The timing of increases in manufacturing expenses associated with new manufacturing capacity also contributed to the decrease in gross margin.

 

The gross margin for Storage Infrastructure products decreased to 30.7% in the three months ended May 31, 2005 from 33.3% in the three months ended May 31, 2004, primarily as a result of the reduced proportion of higher margin automation products, partially offset by operating efficiencies associated with the higher volumes.

 

Research and Development - other

 

The $3.6 million increase in other research and development expense in the three months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2004 includes increased investment of approximately $1.5 million in a number of projects to enhance the technology content and broaden the range of our storage subsystems including $0.5 million in connection with a new Storage Appliance product line related to the in process research and development expense described below. Of the remaining increase, $0.7 million related to investment in new Storage Infrastructure products, including optical inspection technology following the Beyond3 acquisition, $0.6 million related to higher annual staff performance bonuses and $0.6 million related to changes in exchange rates.

 

Selling, General and Administrative - other

 

The $2.7 million increase in our selling, general and administrative expense in the three months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2004 includes $0.6 million related to changes in exchange rates, $0.5 million related to higher annual staff performance bonuses and a $0.9 million increase in insurance and other costs following our IPO. Additionally we have increased the number of employees engaged in sales activities in support of the increase in the level of business.

 

Amortization of Intangible Assets

 

The amortization of intangible assets relates primarily to the intangible assets purchased as part of the acquisition of the business of ZT Automation LLC in February 2004.

 

In process research and development

 

In April 2005 we purchased intellectual property for $2.2 million consisting of a software suite which we intend to incorporate into a new Storage Appliance product line within our Storage and Network Systems segment. The purchase price was recorded as an operating expense because the acquired software had not reached technological feasibility and had no alternative uses.

 

Other Costs

 

In the three months ended May 31, 2004 we incurred costs of $0.4 million in preparation for our initial public offering consisting of professional fees.

 

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Interest Income, Net

 

We recorded net interest income of $0.3 million in the three months ended May 31, 2005 compared to interest expense of $20 thousand in the three months ended May 31, 2004. The recording of interest income in the three months ended May 31, 2005 resulted from an increase in cash and cash equivalents, primarily related to the net proceeds from the issuance of common shares in connection with our IPO.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

During the three months ended May 31, 2005, the provision for income taxes increased by approximately $1.2 million compared with the three months ended May 31, 2004 primarily as a result of the increase in income before income taxes. This was partially offset by the increase in income related to our Malaysian operation which is substantially exempt from income taxes. The increase in income of our Malaysian operation results from the increased level of Storage Infrastructure revenue.

 

Net Income

 

The increase in net income for the three months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2004 resulted primarily from the factors set out above, including, in particular, the increase in our revenues and the increase in gross margins. The effects of these were offset by factors set out above, including, in particular, increases in operating expenses.

 

Six Months Ended May 31, 2005 Compared to Six Months Ended May 31, 2004

 

The following is a tabular presentation of our results of operations for the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2004. Following the table is a discussion and analysis of our business and results of operations for such periods. A discussion of the non-cash equity compensation expense is set out above.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Amount

 

%

 

 

 

US dollars in thousands

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage and Network Systems

 

$

189,422

 

$

152,226

 

$

37,196

 

24.4

%

Storage Infrastructure

 

122,705

 

75,181

 

47,524

 

63.2

 

Total revenues

 

312,127

 

227,407

 

84,720

 

37.3

 

Cost of revenues

 

245,193

 

175,259

 

69,934

 

39.9

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage and Network Systems

 

30,250

 

27,621

 

2,629

 

9.5

 

Storage Infrastructure

 

36,684

 

24,527

 

12,157

 

49.6

 

Total gross profit

 

66,934

 

52,148

 

14,786

 

28.4

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development – development arrangement

 

 

(6,000

)

6,000

 

 

Research and development – other

 

23,420

 

17,172

 

6,248

 

36.4

 

Selling, general and administrative – non cash equity compensation

 

381

 

 

381

 

 

Selling, general and administrative – other

 

17,319

 

12,583

 

4,736

 

37.6

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

726

 

394

 

332

 

 

In process research and development

 

2,230

 

 

2,230

 

 

Other costs

 

 

1,863

 

(1,863

)

 

Operating income

 

22,858

 

26,136

 

(3,278

)

(12.5

)

Interest income (expense), net

 

669

 

828

 

(159

)

(19.2

)

Provision for income taxes

 

3,034

 

4,036

 

(1,002

)

(24.8

)

Net income

 

$

20,493

 

$

22,928

 

$

(2,435

)

(10.6

)%

 

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Revenues

 

The 37.3% increase in our revenues in the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2004 was attributable to increased sales of both our Storage and Network Systems and Storage Infrastructure products.

 

Of the $37.2 million increase in revenues from sales of our Storage and Network Systems products, management estimates that $18.1 million was contributed by a 75% increase in revenues from products incorporating low-cost disk drives. The remaining increase related primarily to growth of approximately 17% in sales of our storage subsystem products incorporating fibre channel disk drives. Both of these increases were driven largely by a continued growth in our sales to Network Appliance and we believe this reflects the increasing requirements for storage of digital information, particularly networked storage.

 

The $47.5 million increase in revenues from sales of Storage Infrastructure products primarily resulted from an increase of $44.2 million in revenues from the sale of production test systems. Also in comparing these periods, revenues from the sale of servo track writers increased by $2.6 million and revenue from the sale of automation technology increased by $0.6 million.  The changes in sales of these products relate to the requirements of our major disk drive customers for these products which has been affected by the growth in demand for disk drives those customers are experiencing, both in terms of volume and individual disk drive storage capacity. As described above, our revenues from our Storage Infrastructure products are subject to significant quarterly fluctuations resulting from our major customers’ capital expenditure decisions and installation schedules.

 

Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit

 

The increase in cost of revenues and gross profit in the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2004 was primarily related to our growth in revenues. As a percentage of revenues, excluding the non-cash equity compensation expense, our gross profit was 21.4% in the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to 22.9% for the six months ended May 31, 2004. This reflects decreases in the gross margin for both our Storage and Network Systems and our Storage Infrastructure products, partially offset by an increase of 0.9% resulting from an increased proportion of higher margin Storage Infrastructure revenues.

 

The gross margin for our Storage and Network Systems products decreased to 16.0% in the six months ended May 31, 2005 from 18.1% in the six months ended May 31, 2004, primarily as a result of changes in product mix, in particular the increasing proportion of lower margin products incorporating low cost disk drive technology and the inclusion in the six months ended May 31, 2004 of sales of a discontinued higher margin networking product. The timing of increases in manufacturing expenses associated with new capacity also contributed to the decrease in gross margin.

 

The gross margin for Storage Infrastructure products decreased to 29.9% in the six months ended May 31, 2005 from 32.6% in the six months ended May 31, 2004. This was the result of the inclusion in the comparative period of the one-time benefit of component cost reductions together with the reduced proportion of higher margin automation products, partially offset by operating efficiencies associated with the higher volumes.

 

Research and Development—development arrangement

 

In our 2002 fiscal year, as part of a development arrangement with a supplier, Chaparral Network Storage Inc, or Chaparral, we loaned $6.0 million to Chaparral in connection with the development of RAID controller components to be included in certain of our products. Because we believed that the repayment of these amounts was dependent on the successful efforts of the related research and development, the amounts were recorded as expense in 2002.

 

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In February 2004, Dot Hill Systems Corp. acquired Chaparral and, based on the financial position of Dot Hill, we determined that the $6.0 million loan plus $0.9 million of accrued interest was collectible. Accordingly, we recorded a reduction in research and development expenses and additional interest income for these amounts in the three months ended February 29, 2004. In August 2004, Dot Hill repaid the loan and accrued interest in full.

 

Research and Development - other

 

The $6.2 million increase in other research and development expense in the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2004 includes increased investment of approximately $2.7 million in a number of projects to enhance the technology content and broaden the range of our storage subsystems, including $0.5 million in connection with a new Storage Appliance product line related to the in process research and development expense described below. Of the remaining increase  $1.2 million related to investment in new Storage Infrastructure products including automation and optical inspection technologies following the ZT Auomation and Beyond3 acquisitions, $0.8 million related to higher annual staff performance bonuses and $1.2 million related to changes in exchange rates.

 

Selling, General and Administrative - other

 

The $4.7 million increase in our selling, general and administrative expense in the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2004 includes $0.5 million related to the ZT Automation acquisition, $1.2 million related to changes in exchange rates, $0.7 million related to higher annual staff performance bonuses and a $1.8 million increase in insurance and other costs following our IPO. Additionally, we have increased the number of employees engaged in sales activities in support of the increase in the level of business.

 

In process research and development

 

As described above in our discussion of the quarterly operating results, we recorded in process research and development expense of $2.2 million resulting from a purchase of intellectual property in April 2005.

 

Amortization of Intangible Assets

 

The increase in amortization of intangible assets in the six months ended May 31, 2005 relates to the acquisition of the business of ZT Automation LLC in February 2004 and the resulting inclusion in the comparative period of approximately only one quarter of amortization expense. This expense will increase further in future periods as a result of the inclusion of amortization of assets associated with the Oliver Design acquisition.

 

Other Costs

 

In the six months ended May 31, 2004 we incurred costs of $1.9 million in preparation for our initial public offering consisting of professional fees.

 

Interest Income, Net

 

We recorded net interest income of $0.7 million in the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to $0.8 million in the six months ended May 31, 2004. The interest income in the prior period includes the recognition of $0.9 million interest received on the loan made to Chaparral as part of the development arrangement described above. Excluding this amount, the recording of interest income in the six months ended May 31, 2005 resulted from an increase in cash and cash equivalents, primarily related to the net proceeds from the issuance of common shares in connection with our IPO.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

During the six months ended May 31, 2005, the provision for income taxes decreased compared with

 

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the six months ended May 31, 2004 by $1.0 million, primarily as a result of the decrease in income from before income taxes. In addition the decrease resulted from the increase in income related to our Malaysian operation which is substantially exempt from income taxes. The increase in income of our Malaysian operation results from the increased level of Storage Infrastructure revenue.

 

Net Income

 

The reduction in net income for the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2004 resulted primarily from the factors set out above, including, in particular, increases in operating expenses, the reduction in gross margins and the inclusion in the prior quarter of the release of the bad debt allowance against the supplier loan. The effects of these were offset by factors set out above, including, in particular, the increase in our revenues.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash flows

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $14.9 million for the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to $1.7 million in the six months ended May 31, 2004.

 

Operating cash flows in the six months ended May 31, 2005 have been affected by underlying revenue growth. This together with the related increases in cost of sales and operating expenses has resulted in an increased requirement for working capital. In particular, as described in the discussion below, this has resulted in operating cash out flows related to increases in accounts receivable and inventories partly offset by increases in accounts payable.

 

Cash provided by operating activities of $14.9 million for the six months ended May 31, 2005 resulted primarily from the positive contribution of net income after excluding non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization of $3.9 million together with increases in accounts payable of $21.7 million and a decrease in deferred income taxes of $4.1 million. The increase in accounts payable results primarily from underlying sales growth. The decrease in deferred income taxes related primarily to the usage of U.K. net operating loss carryforwards. These positive effects on cash flows were partially offset by increases in accounts receivable and inventories of $15.3 million and $18.7 million, respectively, resulting primarily from growth in the business.

 

Cash provided by operating activities of $1.7 million for the six months ended May 31, 2004 resulted primarily from net income after excluding non-cash charges of $2.9 million for depreciation and amortization and a gain of $6.0 million related to the recognition of a supplier note receivable. The supplier note receivable related to amounts we expected to collect in connection with a loan which had been written off in our 2002 fiscal year and which was repaid in August 2004. Increases in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities of $2.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively, together with a decrease in deferred income taxes of $3.4 million also contributed to cash provided by operating activities. The increases in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities resulted primarily from growth in the business and the accrual of the costs of our IPO, respectively. The decrease in deferred income taxes resulted primarily from the usage of U.K. net operating loss carryforwards. These positive effects on cash flows were partially offset by increases in accounts receivable, inventories and prepaid expenses and other current assets of $4.7 million,  $4.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively, and decreases in employee compensation and benefits payable and deferred revenue of $4.1 million and $9.4 million, respectively. The increases in accounts receivable and inventories resulted primarily from underlying sales growth. The increase in prepaid expenses related to the prepaid expenses of our IPO. The decrease in employee compensation and benefits payable resulted primarily from the payment of 2003 fiscal year bonuses. The decrease in deferred revenue resulted from a reduction in orders on hand from a major customer where payments are made in advance of shipment.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $9.7 million for the six months ended May 31, 2005

 

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compared to $9.7 million for the six months ended May 31, 2004. Net cash used in the six months ended May 31, 2005 comprised $14.1 million initial consideration for the Oliver Design acquisition less cash acquired of $10.1 million, $1.2 million deferred consideration related to the ZT Automation acquisition and $4.5 million related to capital expenditure. The cash used in the six months ended May 31, 2004 comprised $6.0 million in respect of the initial consideration for the acquisition of the business of ZT Automation LLC and $3.7 million related to capital expenditure.

 

Our capital expenditures relate primarily to purchases of equipment such as tooling, production lines, test equipment and computers. In July 2005 we commenced a new project to replace our Enterprise and Resource Planning (“ERP”) system. This will result in additional capital expenditure of a total of approximately $4.0 million in our 2005 and 2006 fiscal years. With this exception, we do not anticipate any significant changes in the nature or level of our capital expenditures and we would expect these to generally increase in line with our revenues. With the exception of the new ERP system, we currently have no material commitments for capital expenditures.

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $2.2 million in the six months ended May 31, 2005 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $6.1 million in the six months ended May 31, 2004. Net cash used in financing activities in the six months ended May 31, 2005 includes the payment of a $2.0 million acquisition note payable related to the ZT Automation acquisition and quarterly repayments totaling $2.0 million under our HSBC term loan. These were partially offset by proceeds of $1.8 million from the exercise of employee share options. Net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended May 31, 2004 comprised issuances of ordinary shares of $4.3 million primarily related to the exercise of employee share options, borrowings of $3.8 million under our HSBC overdraft facility to fund working capital offset by quarterly repayments totaling $2.0 million under our HSBC term loan.

 

Liquidity

 

As of May 31, 2005, our principal sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $66.6 million and our multi-currency credit facilities with HSBC. The HSBC credit facilities include the remaining $13.0 million of a $19.0 million term loan. This loan is repayable in equal quarterly installments over five years. The facilities also include a revolving line of credit which expires in September 2008, and a short-term overdraft facility. The revolving line of credit is for an aggregate principal amount of up to $10.0 million and bears interest at a rate of 0.75% above LIBOR. The overdraft facility is for an aggregate principal amount of up to approximately $15.0 million and bears interest at a rate of 0.75% above LIBOR. As of May 31, 2005, we had no debt outstanding under our revolving line of credit or our overdraft facility. The HSBC credit facilities provide for a security interest on substantially all of our assets.

 

Our future financing requirements will depend on many factors, but are particularly affected by the rate at which our revenues and associated working capital requirements grow, changes in the payment terms with our major customers and suppliers of disk drives, and quarterly fluctuations in our revenues. As part of the Oliver Design acquisition we assumed advance payments from customers totaling $17.1 million and recorded as deferred revenue. In addition we acquired inventory valued at $10.0 million and assumed $4.8 million accounts payable. These were the significant contributors to the cash assumed in the acquisition of $10.3 million. These balances were based on an historically high level of orders on hand. We would anticipate that the level of orders on hand will reduce during the remainder our 2005 fiscal year and therefore increase our requirement for working capital.

 

Additionally, our cash flow could be significantly affected by certain acquisitions we have made or might choose to make or alliances we have entered or might enter into. As described above, in connection with the acquisition of the business of ZT Automation LLC we will be required to make payments of deferred consideration of up to $20.4 million, payable over approximately three years based on the revenue generated by this business. We paid $1.2 million under this arrangement in the six months ended May 31, 2005. We may also be required to make additional payments of up to $17.2 million related to the purchase of intellectual property from Beyond3. In August 2006 we expect to repay the $3.0 million acquisition note payable related to the Oliver Design acquisition.

 

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We believe that our cash and cash equivalents together with our credit facilities with HSBC will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements at least through the next 24 months. We cannot assure you that additional equity or debt financing will be available to us on acceptable terms or at all.

 

Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuations

 

Since November 30, 2004, there has not been a material change to our market exposure related to foreign exchange rates.

 

Interest Rates

 

We had cash and cash equivalents at May 31, 2005 totaling $66.6 million. These are primarily held in variable interest liquidity funds, overnight deposits and short-term fixed interest deposits. In addition, at May 31, 2005 we had short and long-term bank borrowings with variable interest rates amounting to $13.0 million. We do not hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuations through the use of derivative instruments.

 

Since November 30, 2004, there has not been a material change to our market exposure related to interest rates.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

 

In May 2005, the FASB issued FAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“FAS 154”), which replaced APB No. 20, “Accounting Changes” and FAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements”. FAS 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle by requiring voluntary changes in accounting principles to be reported using retrospective application, unless impracticable to do so. FAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.

 

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XYRATEX LTD

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

May 31,

 

November 30,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

(US dollars and amounts in
thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

66,595

 

$

63,495

 

Accounts receivable net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $209 and $273

 

65,473

 

49,656

 

Inventories

 

71,738

 

43,014

 

Prepaid expenses

 

2,499

 

2,594

 

Deferred income taxes

 

9,925

 

6,774

 

Other current assets

 

3,216

 

2,855

 

Total current assets

 

219,446

 

168,388

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

16,290

 

14,495

 

Intangible assets, net

 

27,598

 

7,911

 

Deferred income taxes

 

9,172

 

14,448

 

Total assets

 

$

272,506

 

$

205,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

73,590

 

$

47,067

 

Acquisition note payable

 

3,000

 

2,000

 

Short-term borrowings

 

4,000

 

4,000

 

Employee compensation and benefits payable

 

11,149

 

10,811

 

Deferred revenue

 

20,063

 

1,887

 

Income taxes payable

 

302

 

462

 

Deferred income taxes

 

788

 

536

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

10,975

 

10,778

 

Total current liabilities

 

123,867

 

77,541

 

Long-term debt

 

9,000

 

11,000

 

Total liabilities

 

132,867

 

88,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares of Xyratex Ltd (in thousands), par value $0.01 per share 70,000 authorized, 28,403 and 28,043 issued and outstanding

 

284

 

280

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

332,862

 

329,267

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

(399

)

755

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(193,108

)

(213,601

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

139,639

 

116,701

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

272,506

 

$

205,242

 

 

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

 

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XYRATEX LTD

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

(US dollars and amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

169,604

 

$

108,122

 

$

312,127

 

$

227,407

 

Cost of revenues

 

132,353

 

84,884

 

245,193

 

175,259

 

Gross profit

 

37,251

 

23,238

 

66,934

 

52,148

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development - development arrangement

 

 

 

 

(6,000

)

Research and development - other

 

12,858

 

9,222

 

23,420

 

17,172

 

Total research and development

 

12,858

 

9,222

 

23,420

 

11,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative - non cash equity compensation

 

191

 

 

381

 

 

Selling, general and administrative - other

 

8,914

 

6,257

 

17,319

 

12,583

 

Total selling, general and administrative

 

9,105

 

6,257

 

17,700

 

12,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

328

 

362

 

726

 

394

 

In process research and development

 

2,230

 

 

2,230

 

 

Other costs

 

 

439

 

 

1,863

 

Total operating expenses

 

24,521

 

16,280

 

44,076

 

26,012

 

Operating income

 

12,730

 

6,958

 

22,858

 

26,136

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

320

 

(20

)

669

 

828

 

Income before income taxes

 

13,050

 

6,938

 

23,527

 

26,964

 

Provision for income taxes

 

2,000

 

1,881

 

3,034

 

4,036

 

Net income

 

11,050

 

5,057

 

20,493

 

22,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.39

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.73

 

$

2.07

 

Diluted

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.71

 

$

2.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares and class B preferred ordinary shares, respectively (in thousands), used in computing net earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

28,372

 

11,099

 

28,246

 

11,099

 

Diluted

 

29,089

 

11,099

 

28,993

 

11,099

 

Pro forma net earnings per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.39

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.73

 

$

0.97

 

Diluted

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.71

 

$

0.94

 

Weighted-average common shares (in thousands), used in computing the pro forma net earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

28,372

 

25,146

 

28,246

 

23,628

 

Diluted

 

29,089

 

25,822

 

28,993

 

24,421

 

 

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

 

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XYRATEX LTD

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(US dollars and amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Xyratex Ltd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Xyratex Group Limited

 

 

 

Xyratex Group Limited

 

Additional

 

 

 

other

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Number of Ordinary Shares

 

Xyratex Ltd

 

Par value

 

paid in

 

Accumulated

 

comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

A

 

B

 

C

 

Par value

 

A

 

B

 

C

 

capital

 

deficit

 

income

 

Total

 

Balances as of November 30, 2003

 

 

8,845

 

11,099

 

 

$

0

 

$

133

 

$

169

 

$

0

 

$

95,025

 

$

(78,432

)

$

2,106

 

$

19,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of ordinary shares

 

 

 

1,412

 

 

 

2,576

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

47

 

4,182

 

 

 

 

 

4,255

 

Components of comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,928

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency contracts net of reclassification adjustment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(91

)

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,837

 

Balances as of May 31, 2004

 

 

10,257

 

11,099

 

2,576

 

$

0

 

$

159

 

$

169

 

$

47

 

$

99,207

 

$

(55,504

)

$

2,015

 

$

46,093

 

 

 

 

Xyratex Ltd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

other

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Xyratex Ltd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paid in

 

Accumulated

 

comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

capital

 

deficit

 

Income / (loss)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances as of November 30, 2004

 

28,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

329,267

 

$

(213,601

)

$

755

 

$

116,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common shares

 

360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,838

 

 

 

 

 

1,842

 

Non-cash equity compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,613

 

 

 

 

 

1,613

 

Employee bonus paid by trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

 

 

144

 

Components of comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,493

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on foreign currency derivatives net of reclassification adjustment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,154

)

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,339

 

Balances as of May 31, 2005

 

28,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

332,862

 

$

(193,108

)

$

(399

)

$

139,639

 

 

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

 

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XYRATEX LTD

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004 (a)

 

 

 

(US dollars in thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

20,493

 

$

22,928

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

3,166

 

2,516

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

726

 

394

 

Non-cash equity compensation

 

381

 

 

Bonus paid by trust

 

144

 

 

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

(36

)

Supplier note receivable

 

 

(6,000

)

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions and divestitures

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(15,291

)

(4,728

)

Inventories

 

(18,696

)

(4,083

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(1,658

)

(2,506

)

Accounts payable

 

21,715

 

2,416

 

Customer advance

 

 

(920

)

Employee compensation and benefits payable

 

284

 

(4,137

)

Deferred revenue

 

1,069

 

(9,362

)

Income taxes payable

 

(160

)

234

 

Deferred income taxes

 

4,104

 

3,400

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

(1,364

)

1,602

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

14,913

 

1,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in property, plant and equipment

 

(4,524

)

(3,766

)

Dispositions of property, plant and equipment

 

 

36

 

Acquisition of business, net of cash received

 

(5,131

)

(6,015

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(9,655

)

(9,745

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from short-term borrowings

 

 

3,841

 

Payment of acquisition note payable

 

(2,000

)

 

Payments of long-term borrowings

 

(2,000

)

(2,000

)

Proceeds from issuance of shares

 

1,842

 

4,255

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(2,158

)

6,096

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

3,100

 

(1,931

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

63,495

 

2,008

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

66,595

 

$

77

 

 


(a) Certain balances have been reclassified to be consistent with the current year.

 

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

 

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XYRATEX LTD

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US dollars and amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

1.    The Company and its Operations

 

Operations.           Xyratex Ltd together with its subsidiaries (“the Company”) is a leading provider of enterprise-class data storage subsystems and storage process technology with principal operations in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), the United States of America (“U.S.”) and Malaysia. We design, develop and manufacture enabling technology in support of high-performance storage and data communication networks.

 

Initial Public Offering and new parent company.        On June 29, 2004, in connection with an initial public offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ National Market which completed on this date, Xyratex Ltd, a Bermuda company, became our parent company. On this date shareholders in Xyratex Group Limited, the previous parent company, exchanged the outstanding class A and class B preferred ordinary shares and class C ordinary shares for common shares of Xyratex Ltd in the ratios 1.036378, 0.945 and 1.071671 respectively. These ratios were agreed by the shareholders as part of a scheme of arrangement under Section 425 of the Companies Act in the United Kingdom. Following this exchange Xyratex Ltd became the owner of the entire share capital of Xyratex Group Limited. On completion of the IPO Xyratex Ltd issued 4,000 common shares at $14.00 per share. The total proceeds were $56,000 and net proceeds received by the Company after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses was $48,150. Xyratex Ltd was formed in April 2002 and prior to this offering had no operations.

 

For the periods prior to June 29, 2004 these financial statements represent the results of operations and cash flows of Xyratex Group Limited and its subsidiaries and subsequent to this date represent the results of operations and cash flows of Xyratex Ltd and its subsidiaries.

 

2.    Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited but include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which the Company’s management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of such dates and the operating results and cash flows for those periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the US have been condensed or omitted. In addition, the results of operations for the interim periods may not necessarily be indicative of the operating results that may be incurred for the entire year.

 

The November 30, 2004 balance sheet was derived from audited consolidated financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the US. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s form 20-F as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Stock-based compensation.    The Company has elected to follow the accounting provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations for stock-based compensation granted to employees. The Company has complied with the disclosure requirements of FAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. Had the Company recognized compensation expense in accordance with FAS 123, pro forma net income and basic and diluted net earnings per share would have been as follows for the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2005. The pro-forma recognition of compensation expense in accordance with FAS 123 would have had no effect on the Company’s reported net income or basic or diluted net earnings per share for the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2004.

 

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Three months
ended

 

Six months
ended

 

 

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income as reported

 

$

11,050

 

$

20,493

 

Add: Total equity related employee compensation expense determined under intrinsic value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

 

191

 

381

 

Deduct: Total equity related employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

 

(1,322

)

(2,144

)

Pro forma net income

 

$

9,919

 

$

18,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

Basic as reported

 

$

0.39

 

$

0.73

 

Diluted as reported

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.71

 

Basic pro forma

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.66

 

Diluted pro forma

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.65

 

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FAS 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“FAS 123R”) which will be effective for annual periods commencing after June 15, 2005 and will require that the Company use a fair value method to calculate the expense related to its employee share based awards similar to that used in the calculation of pro forma earnings per share above.

 

3.    Net earnings per share

 

Basic net earnings per share for the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2005 is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of Xyratex Ltd common shares. Diluted net earnings per share gives effect to all potentially dilutive ordinary share equivalents outstanding during the period.

 

 

 

Common shares

 

 

 

Three months ended
May 31, 2005

 

Six months ended
May 31, 2005

 

Total weighted average common shares – basic

 

28,372

 

28,246

 

Dilutive effect of stock options

 

717

 

747

 

Total weighted average common shares – diluted

 

29,089

 

28,993

 

 

For the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2004 basic net earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of Xyratex Group Limited class B preferred ordinary shares outstanding, during the period. Class A ordinary and preferred ordinary and class C ordinary shares and options to purchase class A ordinary and preferred ordinary and class C ordinary shares are not included in the computation of basic or diluted net earnings per share since these classes of shares were subject to transferability restrictions. These transferability restrictions lapsed on the completion of the IPO and scheme of arrangement described above.

 

4.    Pro forma net earnings per share of Xyratex Ltd

 

As described above, upon completion of its IPO, the shareholders of Xyratex Group Limited exchanged the outstanding class A and class B preferred ordinary shares and class C ordinary shares for common shares of Xyratex Ltd in the ratios 1.036378, 0.945 and 1.071671, respectively. The pro forma effects of this exchange have been reflected in the pro forma net earnings per common share for the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2004.

 

The computations for the weighted average shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share are as follows:

 

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Three months ended May 31, 2004

 

 

 

Weighted average
shares outstanding

 

Conversion
ratio

 

Common shares

 

Xyratex Group Limited class A preferred ordinary shares

 

10,295

 

1.036378

 

10,669

 

Xyratex Group Limited class B preferred ordinary shares

 

11,099

 

0.945000

 

10,488

 

Xyratex Group Limited class C ordinary shares

 

2,576

 

1.071671

 

2,761

 

Weighted average common shares

 

 

 

 

 

23,918

 

Common shares whose proceeds may be used to retire debt

 

 

 

 

 

1,228

 

Total weighted average common shares – basic

 

 

 

 

 

25,146

 

Dilutive effect of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

676

 

Total weighted average common shares – diluted

 

 

 

 

 

25,822

 

 

 

 

Six months ended May 31, 2004

 

 

 

Weighted average
shares outstanding

 

Conversion
ratio

 

Common shares

 

Xyratex Group Limited class A preferred ordinary shares

 

9,712

 

1.036378

 

10,065

 

Xyratex Group Limited class B preferred ordinary shares

 

11,099

 

0.945000

 

10,488

 

Xyratex Group Limited class C ordinary shares

 

1,691

 

1.071671

 

1,812

 

Weighted average common shares

 

 

 

 

 

22,365

 

Common shares whose proceeds may be used to retire debt

 

 

 

 

 

1,263

 

Total weighted average common shares – basic

 

 

 

 

 

23,628

 

Dilutive effect of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

793

 

Total weighted average common shares – diluted

 

 

 

 

 

24,421

 

 

5.    Derivative financial instruments

 

The Company manages its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk between the U.K. pound and the U.S. dollar through entering into forward exchange contracts and options. The Company designated all of its forward foreign currency contracts as qualifying for hedge accounting. Changes in the fair value of these instruments are deferred and recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) until the hedged transactions affect earnings, at which time the deferred gains and losses on the forward foreign currency contracts are recognized in the income statement.

 

The Company reclassified a gain of $378 and $943, net of tax of $162 and $404, from AOCI to earnings during the six months ended May 31, 2005 and May 31, 2004, respectively due to the realization of the underlying transactions. The Company recorded the increase (decrease) in fair market value of derivatives related to its cash flow hedges of $(776) and $852, net of tax of $(333) and $365, to AOCI for the six months ended May 31, 2005 and May 31, 2004, respectively. Any remaining unrealized amounts are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next six months. The fair value of these foreign currency contracts represents the amount the Company would receive or pay to terminate the contracts, considering first, quoted market prices of comparable agreements, or in the absence of quoted market prices, such factors as interest rates, currency exchange rates and remaining maturity.

 

The following table shows derivatives existing as of May 31, 2005 and November 30, 2004:

 

 

 

May 31,

 

November 30,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward exchange contracts and options

 

$

40,555

 

$

21,127

 

Fair value of contracts

 

$

(199

)

$

1,348

 

Carrying value of contracts

 

$

(199

)

$

1,348

 

Average rate of contract

 

$

1.84

 

$

1.76

 

Period end rate

 

$

1.82

 

$

1.89

 

Maximum period of contracts (months)

 

12

 

12

 

 

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6.    Concentration of credit risk

 

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments with high-credit quality financial institutions. Cash deposits are generally placed with either one or two institutions and such deposits may, at times, exceed governmentally insured limits. Concentrations of credit risk, with respect to accounts receivable, exist to the extent of amounts presented in the financial statements. Two customers, each with balances greater than 10% of total accounts receivable, represented 79% of the total accounts receivable balance at May 31, 2005 and represented 78% of the total accounts receivable balance at November 30, 2004. Generally, the Company does not require collateral or other security to support customer receivables. The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers and maintains an allowance for potential credit losses based on historical experience and other information available to management. Losses to date have been within management’s expectations.

 

During the six months ended May 31, 2005 and May 31, 2004, revenues from two customers, represented 84% and 78% of total revenues, respectively. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of revenues.

 

7.    Acquisitions and intangible assets

 

On May 23, 2005, the company acquired the business and assets of Oliver Design Inc (“Oliver Design”), based in Scotts Valley, California.  The structure of the transaction involves a total cash consideration of $17,203 including estimated acquisition costs of $100 with $3,000 of the acquisition price being deferred for fifteen months.  Oliver Design was a privately run business engaged in development and manufacturing of disk drive cleaning technology.  The Company’s primary reason for the acquisition was to broaden its expertise and product range within its Storage Infrastructure segment.

 

Using the purchase method of accounting, the Company has obtained preliminary independent appraisals of the fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities as detailed below. Since the appraisals are not yet finalized the allocation of the purchase consideration is subject to revision, which is not expected to be material. Allocation of the purchase price to tangible and intangible assets is as follows:

 

Cash

 

$

10,322

 

Accounts receivable

 

527

 

Inventory

 

10,028

 

Other current assets

 

43

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

437

 

Accounts payable

 

(4,808

)

Deferred revenue

 

(17,072

)

Other accrued liabilities

 

(326

)

Net tangible liabilities

 

(849

)

Indentifiable intangible assets

 

 

 

Existing technology

 

4,300

 

Core technology

 

2,700

 

Order backlog

 

1,200

 

Existing customer relationships

 

3,300

 

Goodwill

 

6,552

 

Initial purchase price

 

$

17,203

 

 

There is no value attributable to In-Process Research and Development.

 

Intangible assets with identifiable lives for this acquisition are being amortized on a straight line basis for their remaining lives as follows:

 

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Existing technology

 

3 to 7 years

 

Core technology

 

7 years

 

Order backlog

 

2 years

 

Existing customer relationships

 

7 years

 

 

The intangible assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

The results of the acquired business have been included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations with effect from May 23, 2005.

 

The following unaudited pro-forma summary presents information as if the acquisition of the business and assets of Oliver Design had occurred as of December 1, 2003. The pro-forma data gives effect to actual operating results prior to the acquisition, adjusted to include certain pro-forma adjustments including the amortization of intangible assets, reduced interest income and an additional income tax provision. The pro-forma amounts do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have been actually reported if the acquisition had actually occurred at the beginning of the periods presented or that may be reported in the future.

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro-Forma Six
Months Ended

 

 

 

May 31, 2005

 

May 31, 2004

 

Revenue

 

313,686

 

239,752

 

Net income

 

17,094

 

23,072

 

Net earnings per common share and class B preferred ordinary share, respectively

 

0.61

 

2.08

 

 

On April 7, 2005 the Company purchased intellectual property for $2,230 consisting of a software suite which the Company intends to incorporate into a new product line within its Storage and Network Systems segment. The purchase price was recorded as In-Process Research and Development expense because the acquired software had not reached technological feasibility and had no alternative uses. In connection with the purchase the Company agreed to grant restricted stock to six employees who were recruited to develop this intellectual property, which will vest based on the achievement of certain revenue targets over the three years ended August 31, 2008.

 

On September 2, 2004 the Company acquired the intellectual property of Beyond3, a developer of advanced optical inspection systems based in San Jose, California. The structure of the transaction involves an initial cash consideration of $1,402, including acquisition costs of $102, plus future payments of which $1,200 is based on the achievement of certain product delivery milestones and further amounts up to $16,000 are based on forty to sixty percent of operating profit for the four years ending November 30, 2008. No additional payments had been made at May 31, 2005.  Beyond3 was a privately run business engaged in the business of providing test solution products to manufacturers of disk drives. The Company’s primary reason for the acquisition was to broaden its expertise and product range within its Storage Infrastructure segment.

 

On February 23, 2004, the Company acquired the business and assets of ZT Automation LLC (“ZT Automation”), for consideration of $9,005, including acquisition costs of $430. The initial cash purchase price for this company based in Fremont, California was $8,575 of which the acquisition note payable of $2,000 was paid during the six months ended May 31, 2005. Further amounts of up to $20,400 are payable based principally on a percentage of revenue generated by the acquired business for the three years ended December 31, 2006 calculated as 21.5% of cumulative revenue in excess of $19,600. At May 31, 2005, goodwill includes $2,611 additional cost of acquisition based on cumulative revenue at that date. Of the $2,611 additional cost of acquisition $1,351 was paid during the six months ended May 31, 2005, and a further $1,260 is included in other accrued liabilities. Once further amounts are determined to be payable they will be recorded in the same way. ZT Automation was a privately held company engaged in the business of providing production automation products to manufacturers of disk drives and disk drive components.  The Company’s primary reason for the acquisition was to broaden its expertise and product range within its Storage Infrastructure segment.

 

Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets with identifiable lives are being amortized on a straight line basis for their remaining lives as follows:

 

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Existing technology

 

3 to 7 years

 

Patents and core technology

 

4 to 7 years

 

Non-competition agreements

 

3 years

 

Order backlog

 

1 to 2 years

 

Supplier contracts

 

3 years

 

Assembled workforce

 

4 years

 

Existing customer relationships

 

7 years

 

 

The intangible assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

Identified intangible assets balances are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

May 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Assets

 

Amortization

 

Net Assets

 

Identified intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing technology

 

$

7,400

 

$

993

 

$

6,407

 

Core technology

 

3,400

 

227

 

3,173

 

Non-competition agreements

 

400

 

169

 

231

 

Order backlog

 

1,600

 

409

 

1,191

 

Patents and core technology

 

387

 

48

 

339

 

Supplier contracts

 

39

 

10

 

29

 

Assembled workforce

 

124

 

24

 

100

 

Existing customer relationships

 

3,300

 

7

 

3,293

 

Total

 

$

16,650

 

$

1,887

 

$

14,763

 

 

8.    Development Arrangement

 

In the year ended November 30, 2002, the Company entered into an alliance arrangement with one of its suppliers under which the Company loaned $6,000 and paid $1,800 in connection with the development of components to be included in certain of the Company’s products. The loan accrued interest at 8% per annum and was repayable to the Company by one installment of $3,000 plus accrued interest on May 15, 2005, with the balance due on May 15, 2008. A total charge of $7,800 was recorded as research and development expense in the year ended November 30, 2002 since the Company believed that the repayment of the loan and the ability to offset other amounts against future royalty payments was dependent on the successful efforts of the research and development. In February 2004, a NASDAQ listed company acquired the supplier with which the Company had the development arrangement.  Based on the financial position of the NASDAQ listed company the Company believed that the $6,000 loan and interest accrued to February 29, 2004 of $933 was collectible. Accordingly, the Company eliminated the bad debt allowance on the loan and accrued interest and has recorded a reduction in operating expenses and interest income of these amounts in the three months ended February 29, 2004. On August 9, 2004 the $6,000 loan was repaid along with accrued interest of $1,166.

 

9.    Inventories

 

 

 

May 31,

 

November 30,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished goods

 

$

15,798

 

$

9,955

 

Work in progress

 

17,721

 

10,459

 

Raw materials

 

38,219

 

22,600

 

 

 

$

71,738

 

$

43,014

 

 

10.    Income Taxes

 

The provision for income tax for the three months ended May 31, 2005 comprises current tax of $360 and deferred tax of $1,640. The deferred tax amount includes an exchange loss of $339 relating to the revaluation of the deferred tax asset, which is primarily denominated in U.K. pounds.

 

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The provision for income tax for the six months ended May 31, 2005 comprises current tax of $675 and deferred tax of $2,359. The deferred tax amount includes an exchange gain of $200 relating to the revaluation of the deferred tax asset, which is primarily denominated in U.K. pounds.

 

The difference between the provision for income taxes recorded in the financial statements and income tax based upon the UK statutory rate of 30% for both the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2005 is primarily related to income tax exemptions for our Malaysian operations and research and development tax credits.

 

The provision for income tax for the three months ended May 31, 2004 comprises current tax of $141 and deferred tax of $1,740.  The deferred tax amount includes an exchange loss of $264 relating to the revaluation of the deferred tax asset, which is primarily denominated in U.K. pounds.  The difference between the provision for income taxes recorded in the financial statements and income tax based upon the UK statutory rate of 30% is primarily related to this exchange loss, income tax exemptions for our Malaysian operations, research and development tax credits and the fact that no income tax arises on the other costs of $439.

 

The provision for income tax for the six months ended May 31, 2004 comprises current tax of $615 and deferred tax of $3,421.  The deferred tax amount includes an exchange gain of $838 relating to the revaluation of the deferred tax asset, which is primarily denominated in U.K. pounds.  The difference between the provision for income taxes recorded in the financial statements and income tax based upon the UK statutory rate of 30% is primarily related to this exchange gain, income tax exemptions for our Malaysian operations, research and development tax credits and the fact that no income tax arises on the elimination of the bad debt allowance on the $6,000 loan made as part of the development arrangement or the other costs of $1,863.

 

11.    Other Costs

 

In the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2004 the Company recorded an expense of $439 and $1,863, respectively, in connection with the preparation for its IPO. These costs were primarily professional fees relating to accounting advice and the formation of a new parent company in Bermuda.

 

12.    Ordinary Shares and Stock Option plans

 

As described above on June 29, 2004, as part of the scheme of arrangement and in connection with the IPO, the Company’s shareholders exchanged 10,257 class A preferred ordinary shares, 11,099 class B preferred ordinary shares and 2,576 class C ordinary shares in Xyratex Group Limited in the ratios 1.036378, 0.945 and 1.071671 respectively, for 23,880 common shares in Xyratex Ltd.

 

The previously existing Xyratex Group Limited class A preferred ordinary shares and class C ordinary shares had been issued to employees and ex-employees and were not transferable except to a defined list of parties such as family members. These transferability restrictions would have lapsed on the earlier of the effectiveness of an IPO or the sale or liquidation of the Company. The common shares in Xyratex Ltd for which these shares were exchanged are not subject to transferability restrictions. Class A preferred ordinary shares and class C ordinary shares which were subject to these transferability restrictions have been accounted for as variable awards of junior stock. The Company has a number of plans under which employees have been granted options to purchase class A preferred ordinary shares. All options granted under these plans are also accounted for as variable awards of junior stock. As part of the scheme of arrangement 3,916 share options over ordinary shares in Xyratex Group Limited outstanding at June 29, 2004, were converted to 4,059 share options over common shares in Xyratex Ltd. Following the exchange for Xyratex Ltd shares discussed above and as a result of the lapsing of the transferability restrictions the Company has recorded non cash equity compensation expense of $181,073 in its consolidated statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2004, of which $1,049 related to the vesting of share and option awards subsequent to the IPO. During the three and six month periods ended May 31, 2005, the Company recorded a further $191 and $381, respectively, of non cash equity compensation expense, of which $16 and $32, respectively, related to the issue of shares under an employee share purchase plan.

 

During the six months ended May 31, 2005, 348 common shares were issued to employees to satisfy share options and a further 12 common shares were issued to employees to satisfy an employee share purchase plan.

 

On January 10, 2005 the Company granted 953 options over common shares to its employees at an exercise price of $14.31, being the market price on that date.

 

In connection with the Oliver Design acquisition on May 24, 2005 the Company agreed to grant 90 options over common shares to employees of that business at an exercise price of $15.57, being the market price on that date. In addition 5 restricted shares were awarded to one employee at no cost.

 

As described above the Company granted rights to restricted shares to new employees in connection with the purchase of intellectual property in April 2005. The Company granted rights to 195 shares at no cost and which will vest based on the achievement of certain revenue targets over the three years ended August 31, 2008.

 

Employee benefit trusts

 

The Company has a variable interest in an employee benefit trust. Shares of the Company held by the trust are used to compensate the Company’s current and former employees.  The Company is not the primary beneficiary of the trust because it does not absorb expected losses of the trust, nor does it receive expected residual returns of the trust.  As of May 31, 2005 this trust held 1,743 of the Company’s common shares.

 

Transactions between the Trust and employees of the Company, such as the granting of shares, options over shares, or cash

 

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bonuses paid to employees, have been accounted for in accordance with APB 25, and any resulting compensation expense has been pushed down into these financial statements with an offsetting entry to additional paid in capital.

 

The Company set up a further employee benefit trust in June 2004. This trust holds 148 common shares in Xyratex Ltd, included in unissued shares at May 31, 2005. These shares have been allocated to options granted in the six months ended May 31, 2005.

 

13.    Segment Information

 

Description of segments.  The Company designs, develops and manufactures enabling technology in support of high-performance storage and data communication networks. The Company organizes its business operations into two product groups—Storage & Network Systems and Storage Infrastructure, each of which comprises a reportable segment.

 

Description of the Company’s segments:

 

Storage & Network Systems.   Provision of high performance, high density, network storage subsystem technology to OEMs supplying the network storage and data networking market places.

 

Storage Infrastructure.   Provision of high-performance, high density disk drive, process & test technology to the major disk drive companies and their component suppliers for the development and production of highly reliable disk drives.

 

Segment revenue and profit.  The following tables reflect the results of the Company’s reportable segments under the Company’s management reporting system. These results are not necessarily a depiction that is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The performance of each segment is generally measured based on gross profit.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

May 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage & Network Systems

 

$

100,591

 

$

82,634

 

$

189,422

 

$

152,226

 

Storage Infrastructure

 

$

69,013

 

$

25,488

 

$

122,705

 

$

75,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Segments

 

$

169,604

 

$

108,122

 

$

312,127

 

$

227,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage & Network Systems

 

$

16,081

 

$

14,738

 

$

30,250

 

$

27,621

 

Storage Infrastructure

 

$

21,170

 

$

8,500

 

$

36,684

 

$

24,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Segments

 

$

37,251

 

$

23,238

 

$

66,934

 

$

52,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage & Network Systems

 

$

967

 

$

752

 

$

1,948

 

$

1,452

 

Storage Infrastructure

 

$

852

 

$

816

 

$

1,750

 

$

1,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Segments

 

$

1,819

 

$

1,568

 

$

3,698

 

$

2,579

 

Corporate

 

$

88

 

$

178

 

$

194

 

$

331

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,907

 

$

1,746

 

$

3,892

 

$

2,910

 

 

Total segments revenue and gross profit represents revenue and gross profit as reported by the Company for all periods presented. The chief operating decision maker does not review asset information by segment and therefore no asset information is presented.

 

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