Deswell Industries, Inc.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
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Registration Statement Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
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Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the Fiscal Year Ended: March 31, 2007
Commission File Number: 0-26448
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DESWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Virgin Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
17B, Edificio Comercial Rodrigues
599 Avenida da Praia Grande, Macao
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common shares, no
par value
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: per
share NONE
As of March 31, 2007, there were 15,038,730 common shares of the registrant outstanding.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act.
o Yes þ No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is
not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. o Yes þ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:
o Item 17 þ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes þ No
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REQUIRED BY RULE 13A-14(A)
OR RULE 15D-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Exhibit 12.1 |
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CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REQUIRED BY RULE 13A-14(A)
OR RULE 15D-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Exhibit 12.2 |
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 |
Exhibit 13.1 |
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
Exhibit 14.1 |
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EXHIBIT 12.1 |
EXHIBIT 12.2 |
EXHIBIT 13.1 |
EXHIBIT 14.1 |
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INTRODUCTION
This Annual Report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements. These statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a
difference include, but are not limited to those discussed in the section entitled Risk Factors
under Item 3. Key Information.
Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect
managements view only as of the date of this Report. The Company undertakes no obligation to
revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Readers
should also carefully review the risk factors described in other documents the Company files from
time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Except where the context otherwise requires and for purposes of this Annual Report only:
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we, us, our company, our, the Company or Deswell refers to Deswell
Industries, Inc. and, in the context of describing our operations, also include our
operating subsidiaries; |
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shares refer to our common shares, no par value; |
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China or PRC refers to the Peoples Republic of China, excluding Taiwan, Hong
Kong and Macao; |
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Hong Kong refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples
Republic of China; |
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Macao refers to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the Peoples
Republic of China, |
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all references to renminbi, RMB or yuan are to the legal currency of China,
of which yuan is the base unit; |
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all references to HK dollars or HK$ are to the legal currency of Hong Kong. |
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all references to U.S. dollars, dollars, $ or US$ are to the legal
currency of the United States. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CURRENCY PRESENTATION
The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and publishes such statements in
United States dollars. See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm included
elsewhere herein. The Company publishes its financial statements in United States dollars as the
Company is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, where the currency is the U.S. dollar, and
the functional currency of the Companys subsidiaries are Hong Kong dollar and Chinese RMB.
PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
The selected consolidated financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with
our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report. The
selected income statement data for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended March 31,
2007, and the balance sheet data as of March 31, 2006 and 2007 are derived from our audited
consolidated financial statements included in this Report. The selected income statement data for
the years ended March 31, 2003 and 2004, and the balance sheet data as of March 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, which are not included in this
Report.
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Selected Financial Data (1)
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(in thousands except per share data) |
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Income Statement Data: |
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Year ended March 31, |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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Net sales |
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$ |
90,905 |
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$ |
97,195 |
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$ |
125,590 |
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$ |
115,276 |
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$ |
136,779 |
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Cost of sales |
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61,006 |
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66,105 |
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92,072 |
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89,850 |
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105,506 |
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Gross profit |
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29,899 |
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31,090 |
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33,518 |
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25,426 |
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31,273 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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15,354 |
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14,718 |
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15,759 |
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15,052 |
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18,957 |
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Other income (expenses), net |
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496 |
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90 |
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(823 |
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1,376 |
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Operating income (4) |
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15,041 |
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16,462 |
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17,653 |
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9,551 |
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13,692 |
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Interest expense |
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Non-operating income (expenses), net |
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322 |
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820 |
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448 |
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447 |
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547 |
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Income before income taxes |
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15,357 |
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17,266 |
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18,089 |
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9,992 |
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14,239 |
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Income taxes |
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3,826 |
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589 |
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576 |
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1,239 |
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Income before minority interests |
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11,531 |
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16,677 |
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17,513 |
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10,019 |
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13,000 |
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Minority interests |
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1,288 |
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1,957 |
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2,330 |
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1,240 |
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833 |
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Net income |
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10,243 |
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$ |
14,720 |
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15,183 |
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$ |
8,779 |
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$ |
12,167 |
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Basic earnings per share (2)(3) |
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0.79 |
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1.08 |
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1.04 |
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0.59 |
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$ |
0.81 |
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Average number of shares outstandingbasic (2)(3) |
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13,008 |
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13,664 |
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14,656 |
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14,908 |
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14,956 |
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Diluted earnings per share (3) |
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0.77 |
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1.04 |
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1.02 |
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0.59 |
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0.81 |
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Average number of shares outstandingdiluted (2)(3) |
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13,278 |
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14,160 |
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14,933 |
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14,936 |
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15,048 |
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Statistical Data: |
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Gross margin |
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32.9 |
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26.7 |
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22.1 |
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22.9 |
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Operating margin (4) |
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16.9 |
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14.1 |
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10.0 |
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Dividends per share (3) |
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$ |
0.51 |
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$ |
0.63 |
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$ |
0.65 |
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$ |
0.63 |
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$ |
0.65 |
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Balance Sheet Data: |
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At March 31, |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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Working capital |
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58,223 |
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$ |
52,876 |
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$ |
57,576 |
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$ |
55,114 |
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$ |
58,672 |
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Total assets |
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106,172 |
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113,534 |
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136,976 |
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130,670 |
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141,210 |
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Long-term debt, less current portion |
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Total debt |
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Shareholders equity |
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81,846 |
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89,730 |
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104,767 |
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106,768 |
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111,655 |
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Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America and are stated in U.S. dollars. See
Financial Statements and Currency Presentation. |
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Basic EPS excludes dilution from potential common shares and is computed by dividing income
available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution from potential common shares. |
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Share and per share amounts presented above have been adjusted to reflect the three-for-two
stock splits effected in July 2002 and March 2005 (see Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements). |
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Other operating income (expenses) are reclassified in the consolidated statement of income
for the year ended March 31, 2007 for better presentation. Comparative figures for the years
ended March 31, 2003 to 2006 were reclassified accordingly. The reclassification of operating
income has no impact on the net income on the consolidated statement of income the years ended
March 31, 2003 to 2006. |
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Risk Factors
We may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements. Written
forward-looking statements may appear in this document and other documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, in press releases, in reports to shareholders, on our website,
and other documents. The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 contains a safe harbor for
forward-looking statements on which we rely in making such disclosures. In connection with this
safe harbor, we are hereby identifying important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our
behalf. Any such statement is qualified by reference to the following cautionary statements:
We face numerous risks as a result of our operations in China.
Our manufacturing facilities are located in China. As a result, our operations and assets are
subject to significant political, economic, legal and other uncertainties associated with doing
business in China, which are discussed in more detail below.
The Chinese government could change its policies toward or even nationalize private enterprise,
which could result in the total loss of our investment in that country.
Over the past several years, the Chinese government has pursued economic reform policies
including the encouragement of private economic activity and greater economic decentralization. The
Chinese government may not continue to pursue these policies or may significantly alter them to our
detriment from time to time without notice. Changes in policies by the Chinese government resulting
in changes in laws, regulations, or their interpretation, or the imposition of confiscatory
taxation, restrictions on currency conversion or imports and sources of supply could materially and
adversely affect us. The nationalization or other expropriation of private enterprises by the
Chinese government could result in the total loss of our investment in that country.
There may be a lack of remedies and impartiality under the Chinese legal system that prevents us
from enforcing the agreements under which we operate our factories.
We do not own the land on which our factories in China are located. We occupy our
manufacturing facilities under land use agreements or under tenancy agreements with the local
Chinese government. These agreements may be difficult to enforce in China, which could force us to
accept terms that may not be as favorable as those provided in our agreements. Unlike the U.S.,
China has a civil law system based on written statutes in which judicial decisions have little
precedential value. The Chinese government has enacted some laws and regulations dealing with
matters such as corporate organization and governance, foreign investment, commerce, taxation and
trade. However, their experience in implementing, interpreting and enforcing these laws and
regulations is limited, and our ability to enforce commercial claims or to resolve commercial
disputes is unpredictable. These matters may be subject to the exercise of considerable discretion
by agencies of the Chinese government, and forces unrelated to the legal merits of a particular
matter or dispute may influence their determination.
If our business licenses in China were not renewed, we would be required to move our operations out
of China, which would impair our profitability, competitiveness and market position and jeopardize
our ability to continue operations.
Our activities in China require business licenses. This requires a review and approval of our
activities by various national and local agencies of Chinese government. The Chinese government may
not continue to approve our activities or grant or renew our licenses. Our inability to obtain
needed approvals or licenses could prevent us from continuing to conduct operations in China. If
for any reason we were required to move our manufacturing operations outside of China, our
profitability would be substantially impaired, our competitiveness and market position would be
materially jeopardized and we may not be able to continue operations.
A fire, severe weather, flood, or other act of God could cause significant damage to our properties
in China and disrupt our business operations.
Firefighting and disaster relief or assistance in China are primitive by Western standards. At
March 31, 2007, we maintained fire, casualty and theft insurance aggregating approximately
$59,151,000 covering certain of our stock in trade, goods and merchandise, furniture and equipment
and factory buildings in China. The proceeds of this insurance may not be sufficient to cover
material damage to, or the loss of, any of our factories due to fire, severe weather, flood, or
other act of God or cause. We do not maintain any business interruption insurance.
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Possible changes and uncertainties in economic policies in the Special Economic Zones of China in
which we operate could harm our operations by eliminating benefits we currently enjoy.
As part of its economic reform, China has designated certain areas, including Shenzhen where
we have certain manufacturing facilities, as Special Economic Zones. Foreign enterprises in these
areas benefit from greater economic autonomy and more favorable tax treatment than enterprises in
other parts of China. Changes in the policies or laws governing Special Economic Zones could
eliminate these benefits. Moreover, economic reforms and growth in China have been more successful
in certain provinces than others, and the continuation or increase of these disparities could
affect the political or social stability of China.
We are subject to the risk of increased income and other taxes in China.
Deswell has enjoyed preferential tax concessions in the PRC as a high-tech enterprise and has
benefited from favorable overall effective income tax rates of 3.2%, 0.27% and 8.7 % for the years
ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
In March 2007, China enacted the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or EIT Law, under which,
effective January 1, 2008, China will adopt a uniform income tax rate of 25.0% for all enterprises
(including foreign-invested enterprises) and cancel several tax incentives enjoyed previously by
foreign-invested enterprises such as Deswell. However, for foreign-invested enterprises like
Deswell that were established before the promulgation of the EIT Law, a five-year transition period
is provided during which reduced income tax rates will apply but gradually be phased out. Since the
PRC government has not announced implementation measures for the transitional policy concerning
such preferential tax rates, we cannot at this time reasonably estimate the financial impact of the
new tax law on Deswell or to us at this time.
The EIT Law further includes provisions relating to withholding on interest, royalties,
dividends or other passive income, including dividend payments from companies in the PRC like
Deswell.
We are in the process of analyzing EIT Law to determine, and whether by, and the feasibility
of, changing Deswells corporate structure, we can reduce the impact of the new PRC enterprise tax
law. However, there may be no solution, and if there is one, it may be short-lived. It currently
appears that the EIT Law and its associated new income tax rates and withholding provisions will
reduce Deswells after-tax net income for distribution to us from our China subsidiaries.
We could suffer losses from corrupt or fraudulent business practices. Conducting business in China
is inherently risky.
Corruption, extortion, bribery, pay-offs, theft, and other fraudulent practices are common in
China. For example, in the six months ended September 30, 2005, we recorded a provision of
approximately $1 million for doubtful sales transactions, consisting of orders primarily from three
customers for products of the metallic parts division of our electronic & metallic parts business
segment that had been shown as shipped to, and received by, the customers but in fact had been
surreptitiously cancelled without shipment. Documentation reflecting the cancellation of the orders
was uncovered following the departure of the General Manager of the Companys metallic parts
division who, with the assistance of a Production and Materials Control Supervisor in that division
(who since left Deswell), had previously concealed such documentation. We could suffer additional
losses from similar or other fraudulent practices if we are not successful in implementing and
maintaining preventative measures.
Controversies affecting Chinas trade with the United States could harm our operations or depress
our stock price.
While China has been granted permanent most favored nation trade status in the United States,
controversies between the United States and China may arise that threaten the status quo involving
trade between the United States and China. These controversies could adversely affect our business
by, among other things, causing our products in the United States to become more expensive, which
could result in a reduction in the demand for our products by customers in the United States.
Political or trade friction between the United States and China, whether or not actually affecting
our business, could also adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common shares. This
risk has increased in recent years as our sales into the United States have accounted for
increasing amounts of our global sales, culminating with our year ended March 31, 2007, when, for
the first time, the United States became the largest geographic market for our products.
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Changes in currency rates involving the Hong Kong dollar could increase our expenses or cause
economic or political problems affecting our business. Changes in currency rates involving the RMB
implemented in July 2005 increased our expenses in the year ended March 31, 2007.
Our sales are mainly in United States dollars and Hong Kong dollars and our expenses are
mainly in United States dollars, Hong Kong dollars and Chinese RMB. The Chinese government may not
continue to maintain the present currency exchange mechanism, which fixes the Hong Kong dollar at
approximately 7.78 to each United States dollar and has not in the past presented a currency
exchange risk. This could change in the future if those in Hong Kong arguing for a floating
currency system prevail in the ongoing debate over whether to continue to peg the Hong Kong dollars
to the U.S. dollars. For approximately three years prior to July 2005, the exchange rate between
the Chinese currency, the renminbi, and the U.S. dollars varied by less than one-tenth of one
percent. However, on July 21, 2005, the Peoples Bank of China adjusted the exchange rate of U.S.
dollars to RMB from 1:8.27 to 1:8.11, resulting in an approximately 2% appreciation in the value of
the RMB against the U.S. dollar. As a result, and in addition to increases in our plastic resin and
labor costs, our operating costs increased from levels in 2005 and 2006. Since we were not able to
pass most of these cost increases on to our customers by increasing sales prices of our products,
our gross margins, operating income and net income were adversely affected in the year ended March
31, 2007. If the Chinese government allows a further and significant RMB appreciation, and there
are indications that the Chinese government has accelerated the RMBs appreciation to the dollar
with it reaching 7.5712:1 on July 20, 2007, our operating costs could further increase and could
further adversely affect our financial results.
Any future outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome or other diseases may have a negative
impact on our business and operating results.
In the first calendar quarter of 2003, several economies in Asia, including Hong Kong, where
our logistic support office and some of our customers are located, and southern China, where our
factories are located, were affected by the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.
If there is a recurrence of an outbreak of SARS, it may adversely affect our business and operating
results. For example, a future SARS outbreak could result in quarantines or closure to our office
in Hong Kong or factories in China if our employees are infected with SARS and ongoing concerns
regarding SARS, particularly its effect on travel, could negatively impact our customers and
suppliers based in Hong Kong or China and our business and operating results.
In addition, there has recently been an outbreak of avian influenza in humans in Asian
countries, including Vietnam, South Korea and Japan, which has proven fatal in some instances. As
the human death toll continues to grow, many are concerned that the virus will mutate and trigger a
human pandemic. If such an outbreak were to spread to southern China, it may adversely affect our
business operating results.
Political and economic instability of Hong Kong and Macao could harm our operations.
Our administration and accounting office are located in Macao, formerly a Portuguese Colony
and some of our customers and suppliers are located in Hong Kong, formerly a British Crown Colony.
Sovereignty over Macao and Hong Kong was transferred to China effective on December 20, 1999 and
July 1, 1997, respectively. Since their transfers, Macao and Hong Kong have become Special
Administrative Regions of China, enjoying a high degree of autonomy except for foreign and defense
affairs. Moreover, Chinas political system and policies are not practiced in Macao or Hong Kong.
Under the principle of one country, two systems, Macao and Hong Kong maintain legal systems that
are different from that of China. Macaos legal system is based on the Basic Law of the Macao
Special Administrative Region and, similarly, Hong Kongs legal system is based on the Basic Law of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is generally acknowledged as an open question
whether Hong Kongs future prosperity in its role as a hub and gateway to China after Chinas
accession to the World Trade Organization (introducing market liberalization in China) will be
diminished. The continued stability of political, economic or commercial conditions in Macao and
Hong Kong remain uncertain, and any instability could have an adverse impact on our business.
A recent labor shortage in southern China could adversely affect our gross margins or decrease
revenue.
The Company carries out all of its manufacturing operations in Southern China, where it has
been able to take advantage of the lower overhead costs and inexpensive labor rates as compared to
Hong Kong. Historically, there has been an abundance of labor in southern China, but factories in
southern China are facing a labor shortage as migrant workers seek better wages and working
conditions elsewhere. In an effort to counter this trend, minimum wages for workers in Southern
China were increased during the year ended March 31, 2007, adversely impacting our gross margins,
operating income and net income. If this trend continues, the Companys operations could again be
adversely affected. Independent of any regional increases imposed by the government on minimum
wages, the Companys business could also be adversely affected by, for example, having insufficient
workers to permit the Company from manufacturing at peak capacity or forcing the Company to
increase wages in order to recruit from a
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smaller pool of available workers. This could result in lower revenues and/or increased
manufacturing costs, which would adversely affect gross margins, operating income and net income.
We are dependent on a few major customers and have no long-term contracts with them. Our sales
would substantially decrease and we would suffer decreases in net income or losses if we lose any
of our major customers, if they substantially reduce their orders or if they are unable to pay us.
Historically, a substantial percentage of our sales have been to a small number of customers.
Our four largest customers during the year ended March 31, 2007 were Digidesign Inc., VTech
Telecommunication Ltd., Peavey Electronics Corp. and Line 6 Manufacturing. Each of these customers
individually accounted for 10% or more of our total net sales during the year ended March 31, 2007
and accounted for an aggregate of 51.0%, 48.3% and 51.5%, respectively, of our total net sales
during the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. Our sales are based on purchase
orders and we have no long-term contracts with any of our customers and the percentage of sales to
any of our customers may fluctuate from time to time. The loss of any one of our largest customers
or a substantial reduction in orders from any of them would adversely impact our sales and decrease
our net income or cause us to incur losses unless and until we were able to replace the customer or
order with one or more of comparable size. In addition, a substantial portion of our sales is made
on credit and our results of operations would be adversely affected if a major customer were unable
to pay for our products or services.
We have no long-term contracts to obtain plastic resins and our profit margins and net income could
suffer from an increase in resin prices.
The primary materials used by us in the manufacture of our plastic injection molded products
are various plastic resins. The following table shows our cost of plastic resins as a percentage of
our cost of plastic products sold and as a percentage of our total costs of goods sold for the
years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007:
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We have no long-term contracts with our resin suppliers. Accordingly, our financial
performance is dependent to a significant extent on resin markets and the ability to pass through
price increases to our customers. The capacity, supply and demand for plastic resins and the
petrochemical intermediates from which they are produced are subject to cyclical price
fluctuations, including those arising from supply shortages. Consequently, resin prices may
fluctuate as a result of changes in natural gas and crude oil prices and the capacity, supply and
demand for resin and petrochemical intermediates from which they are produced. We have found that
increases in resin prices are difficult to pass on to our customers. In the past increases in resin
prices have increased our costs of goods sold and adversely affected our profit margins. A
significant increase in resin prices in the future could likewise adversely affect our profit
margins and results of operations.
We have no written agreements with suppliers to obtain components and our profit margins and net
income could suffer from an increase in component prices.
We have no written agreements with our component suppliers and for certain customers, we are
responsible for purchasing components used in manufacturing their products. This could result in
our bearing the risk of component price increases because we may unable to procure the required
materials at a price level necessary to generate anticipated margins. Accordingly, our financial
performance could be materially or adversely affected by any increase in component prices.
We are facing increasing competition, which has had an adverse effect on our gross profit margins.
Over the last several years, we have been forced to lower our prices as a result of increasing
competition in our market segments, resulting in lower gross profit margins. The following tables
shows our gross margins for each of our last four fiscal years and percentage decline from the
previous fiscal year for each of last three fiscal years:
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If we are forced to continue to lower our prices and are unable to offset this decrease by
increasing our sales volumes, our net sales and gross margins will decline. If we cannot stem the
decline in our gross margins, our financial position may be harmed and our stock price may
decrease.
Our customers are dependent on shipping companies for delivery of our products and interruptions to
shipping could materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.
Generally, we sell our products F.O.B. Hong Kong or F.O.B. China and our customers are
responsible for the transportation of products from Hong Kong or China to their final destinations.
Our customers rely on a variety of carriers for product transportation through various world ports.
A work stoppage, strike or shutdown of one or more major ports or airports could result in shipping
delays materially and adversely affecting our customers, which in turn could have a material
adverse effect on our business and operating results. Similarly, an increase in freight surcharges
due to rising fuel costs or general price increases could materially and adversely affect our
business and operating results.
Because our operations are international, we are subject to significant worldwide political,
economic, legal and other uncertainties.
We are incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and have subsidiaries incorporated in the
British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Macao, Samoa, Malaysia and China. Our administrative and
accounting office is located in Macao. We manufacture all of our products in China. As of March 31,
2007, approximately 70.3% of the net book value of our total identifiable fixed assets was located
in China. We sell our products to customers principally in China, the United States, Europe and
Hong Kong. Our international operations may be subject to significant political and economic risks
and legal uncertainties, including:
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The occurrence or consequences of any of these factors may restrict our ability to operate in
the affected region and decrease the profitability of our operations in that region.
Our loss of certain members of our senior management could cause disruptions in our business and
harm our customer relationships thereby adversely affecting sales.
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Mr. Richard Lau, who retired as our Chief Executive Officer in February 2007, and Messrs. Li
and Leung founded our company and have each played integral roles in the management, growth and
development of our company in general and our plastic injection molding business in particular.
They have developed and maintain relationships with several of our key customers in our plastic
injection molding business. Mr. S. K. Lee and Mr. M. C. Tam founded our electronic products
manufacturing business and have developed and continue to manage it since we acquired control of
the business from them. We have no employment contracts with Messrs. Li, Leung, Lee and Tam and
their loss would require us to find executives suitable to replace them, which could be difficult
and disruptive to our business. Customers with whom they have relationships may cease to deal with
us or choose to use a competitor for a greater portion of their business, resulting in our loss of
sales.
Compliance with current and future environmental regulations may be costly which could impact our
future earnings. Our results could be adversely affected if we have to comply with new
environmental regulations.
Our operations create some environmentally sensitive waste that may increase in the future
depending on the nature of our manufacturing operations. The general issue of the disposal of
hazardous waste has received increasing attention from Chinese national and local governments and
foreign governments and agencies and has been subject to increasing regulation. Currently, relevant
Chinese environmental protection laws and regulations impose fines on discharge of waste materials
and empower certain environmental authorities to close any facility which causes serious
environmental problems. Although it has not been alleged that we have violated any current
environmental regulations by China government officials, the Chinese government could amend its
current environmental protection laws and regulations. Our business and operating results could be
materially and adversely affected if we were to increase expenditures to comply with environmental
regulations affecting our operations.
In addition, we could face significant costs and liabilities in connection with product
take-back legislation, which enables customers to return a product at the end of its useful life
and charge us with financial and other responsibility for environmentally safe collection,
recycling, treatment and disposal. We also face increasing complexity in our product design and
procurement operations as we adjust to new and upcoming requirements relating to the materials
composition of our electronic products, including the restrictions on lead and certain other
substances in electronics that apply to specified electronics products put on the market in the
European Union as of July 1, 2006 (Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Directive (RoHS). The labeling provisions of similar legislation in China went into
effect on March 1, 2007. Consequently, many suppliers of products sold into the EU countries have
required their suppliers to be compliant with the new directive. Many of these customers in our
electronic division have adopted this approach and have required our full compliance. Though we
have devoted a significant amount of resources and effort planning and executing our RoHS program,
it is possible that some of our products might be incompatible with such regulations. In such
event, we could experience the loss of revenue, damaged reputation, diversion of resources,
monetary penalties, and legal action. Other environmental regulations may require us to reengineer
our products to utilize components that are more environmentally compatible. Such reengineering and
component substitution may result in additional costs to us. Although we currently do not
anticipate any material adverse effects based on the nature of our operations and the effect of
such laws, there is no assurance that such existing laws or future laws will not have a material
adverse effect on us. Power shortages in China could affect our business.
We consume substantial amounts of electricity in our manufacturing processes at our production
facilities in China. Certain parts of China, including areas where our manufacturing facilities are
located, have been subject to power shortages in recent years. We have experienced a number of
power shortages at our production facilities in China to date. We are sometimes given advance
notice of power shortages and in relation to this we currently have a backup power system. However,
there can be no assurance that in the future our backup power system will be completely effective
in the event of a power shortage, particularly if that power shortage is over a sustained period of
time and/or we are not given advance notice of it. Any power shortage, brownout or blackout for a
significant period of time may disrupt our manufacturing, and as a result, may have an adverse
impact on our business.
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The concentration of share ownership in our senior management allows them to control or
substantially influence the outcome of matters requiring shareholder approval.
Our senior management as a group, each of whom are also members and constitute a majority of
our board of directors, and our Chairman of the Board, directly or indirectly through an affiliated
company beneficially own approximately 28.2 % our shares at June 30, 2007. As a result, acting
together they may be able to control, and they can substantially influence, the outcome of all
matters requiring approval by our shareholders, including the election of directors and approval of
significant corporate transactions. This ability may have the effect of delaying or preventing a
change in control of Deswell, or causing a change in control of Deswell that may not be favored by
our other shareholders.
Compliance with the first phase of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has increased our
general and administrative expenses; if we do not receive an unqualified opinion on the adequacy of
our internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the reliability
of our financial statements, which could result in a decrease in the value of our shares.
As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC adopted rules requiring
public companies to include a report of management on the companys internal control structure and
procedures over financial reporting in their annual reports on Form 20-F that contains an
assessment by management of the effectiveness of the companys internal control structure and
procedures over financial reporting. Our efforts to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 governing internal controls and procedures for financial reporting,
which started in connection with this Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2007,
have resulted in increased general and administrative expense and a diversion of management time
and attention, and we expect these efforts to require the continued commitment of significant
resources.
Our managements assessment of the effectiveness of Deswells internal controls over financial
reporting appears in Item 15 of this Annual Report. However, this Annual Report does not include an
attestation report of Deswells registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over
financial reporting. Managements report was not subject to attestation by the companys registered
public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) that permit us to provide only managements report in this annual report. Under the SECs
current rules, beginning with our Annual Report for the year ended March 31, 2008, we will be
required to have our public accounting firm that audits the companys financial statements attest
to and report on our managements assessment of the effectiveness of the companys internal control
structure and procedures over financial reporting. If our independent auditors interpret Section
404 requirements and the related rules and regulations differently from us or if our independent
auditors are not satisfied with our internal control structure and procedures over financial
reporting or with the level at which it is documented, operated or reviewed, they may decline to
attest to managements assessment or issue a qualified report. This could result in an adverse
reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of our financial
statements, which could cause the market price of our shares to decline.
Legislative actions and potential new accounting pronouncements are likely to impact our future
financial position and results of operations and in the case of FASBs new pronouncement regarding
the expensing of stock options will adversely impact our financial results.
There have been regulatory changes, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, new SEC
regulations and Nasdaq Stock Market rules and there may be potential new accounting pronouncements
or regulatory rulings, which will have an impact on our future financial position and results of
operations. These regulatory changes and other legislative initiatives have increased general and
administrative costs. The Financial Accounting Standards Boards recent change to mandate the
expensing of stock options will require us to record charges to earnings for stock option grants to
employees and directors and will adversely affect our financial results after we implement the new
pronouncement. As required, we implemented the new pronouncement effective on April 1, 2006 and the
impact of that implementation has been reflected in our financial results beginning with for the
first quarter of 2007, i.e., the quarter ended June 30, 2006
Our boards ability to amend our charter without shareholder approval could have anti-takeover
effects that could prevent a change in control.
As permitted by the law of the British Virgin Islands, our Memorandum and Articles of
Association, which are the terms used in the British Virgin Islands for a corporations charter and
bylaws, may be amended by our board of directors without shareholder approval provided that a
majority of our independent directors do not vote against the amendment. This includes amendments
to increase or reduce our authorized capital stock or to create from time to time and issue one or
more classes of preference shares (which are analogous to preferred stock of corporations
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organized in the United States). Our boards ability to amend our charter documents without
shareholder approval, including its ability to create and issue preference shares, could have the
effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of Deswell, including a tender
offer to purchase our common shares at a premium over the then current market price.
Our exemptions from certain of the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act limits the
protections and information afforded to investors.
We are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of rules promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt or excluded from certain
provisions applicable to United States public companies including:
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the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of
their stock ownership and trading activities and establishing insider liability for
profits realized from any short-swing trading transaction (i.e., a purchase and
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Regulation FD, the SECs rules regulating disclosure of information by publicly
traded companies and other issuers and requiring that when an issuer discloses
material nonpublic information to certain individuals or entities such as stock
analysts, or holders of the issuers securities who may trade on the basis of the
information, the issuer must make public disclosure of that information. |
In addition, because we are a foreign private issuer, certain of the corporate governance
standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market that are applied to domestic companies having securities
included on The Nasdaq Stock Market are not applicable to us. For example, as a foreign private
issuer organized under the law of the British Virgin Islands, we may follow our home company
practice in lieu of some of the provisions of NASDAQs Marketplace Rule 4350. Accordingly, as the
law of the British Virgin Islands does not prohibit us from doing so and since our practices are in
compliance with our Memorandum and Articles of Association, we follow our home company practices
with respect to the following Nasdaq Market Place rules:
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directors within the definition of independent director in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule
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recommended by (i) a majority of our independent directors, or a nominating
committee composed solely of independent directors. |
Because of these exemptions or exclusions, investors are not afforded the same protections or
information generally available to investors in public companies organized in the United States or
with securities included on The NASDAQ Stock Market.
We may not pay dividends in the future.
Although we have declared dividends during each of the last nine fiscal years, we may not be
able to declare them or may decide not to declare them in the future. We will determine the
amounts of the dividends when they are declared and even if dividends are declared in the future,
we may not continue them in any future period.
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ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
History and Development of Deswell
The Company was incorporated in December 1993 as a limited liability International Business
Company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. The Companys registered agent in the British
Virgin Islands is HWR Services Limited, P.O. Box 71, Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands. The Companys principal administrative office is located in 17B, Edificio
Comercial Rodrigues, 599 Avenida da Praia Grande, Macao, and its telephone number is (853) 28322096
and its facsimile number is (853) 28323265.
Deswell developed from the initial incorporation of Jetcrown Industrial Limited (JIL), a
Hong Kong limited liability company, in February 1987. Richard Lau, C. P. Li and C. W. Leung
founded JIL to manufacture injection-molded plastic parts for OEMs and contract manufacturers. JIL
is the ultimate predecessor of the Company as restructured in March 1994. In January 1990,
Jetcrown Industrial (Shenzhen) Limited, a limited liability China foreign operation (Jetcrown
Shenzhen), was organized to conduct the Companys manufacturing operations in China and JILs
manufacturing operations were relocated to China in 1990. Marcon Enterprises Limited, a British
Virgin Islands International Business Company (Marcon), was organized in July 1991 to hold the
beneficial ownership of Jetcrown Shenzhen and to supervise the latters manufacturing operations.
Marcon has been dormant since April 2003 and was sold to a third party in October 2003. Richtex
Services Limited (Richtex), a Hong Kong limited liability company, was organized in November 1991
to serve as Marcons local agent and to discharge Marcons duties to supervise the manufacturing
operations of Jetcrown Shenzhen. Richtex was deregistered from the Companies Registry in March
2004. JIL has been dormant since January 2004. Jetcrown Shenzhen has been dormant since January
2007. Since then, the Companys plastic manufacturing operations in China have been conducted
primarily by Jetcrown Dongguan.
In October 1992, the Company purchased a controlling interest of the outstanding stock of
Kwanasia Electronics Company Limited, a Hong Kong limited liability company (Kwanasia) and an
independent contract manufacturer of electronic products, components and subassemblies, from two
former shareholders. In December 1994, the Company increased its interest in Kwanasia to 51% of
the outstanding Kwanasia shares by purchasing the requisite stock from Mr. S. K. Lee and Mr. M. C.
Tam, Kwanasias then remaining two shareholders. The total price paid by the Company in 1994 for
its majority interest in Kwanasias shares was approximately $517,000, which was paid in cash.
Kwanasia originally conducted the Companys contract electronic manufacturing operations
through a joint venture enterprise (organized as a limited liability China company) called Shenzhen
Kwanam Electronics, Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Kwanam). Shenzhen Kwanam was initially established as a
70%-30% joint venture company pursuant to a Joint Venture Agreement between Kwanasia and Commercial
Trading Corporation (CTC), an independent Chinese party. However, the parties to the Joint
Venture Agreement subsequently elected to modify such arrangement. Such modification took various
forms but in each case essentially provided that Kwanasia and its successor (through the
subsidiaries which held the joint venture interest) would have in substance a 100% economic
interest in the joint venture enterprise, subject to a RMB60,000 (approximately $7,200 at May 30,
1996) annual payment by it to CTC. In May 1996, Kwanasia and CTC agreed that Kwanasia would
purchase CTCs 30% interest in Shenzhen Kwanam (the Buy-out Agreement) for RMB180,000
(approximately $22,000 at May 30, 1996, the day the purchase price was paid). This transaction was
completed during the year ended March 31, 1998 and resulted in Shenzhen Kwanam becoming a wholly
owned subsidiary. Following reorganization in electronic operations and its move into a new
manufacturing plant in Dongguan, China, the manufacturing operations of Shenzhen Kwanam were
switched to another wholly owned subsidiary, Dongguan Kwan Hong Electronics Co. Ltd. (Kwan Hong)
commencing April 1, 1999. Kwan Hong was initially established as an 85%-15% joint venture company
pursuant to a Joint Venture Agreement dated January 31, 1997 between Kwanasia and Dongguan Cheung
On Lang Wang Electronics Development Company (Lang Wang), an independent Chinese party. Pursuant
to a subsequent supplemental agreement signed on February 27, 1997 between Kwanasia and Lang Wang,
both parties agreed that Kwanasia would have in substance a 100% economic interest in the joint
venture enterprise with Lang Wang guaranteed an annual rental income for the buy out. In March
2004, Kwanasias 85% interest in Kwan Hong was transferred to Integrated International Limited (see
discussion of Integrated below) and in May 2004, Lang Wangs 15% interest in Kwan Hong was also
transferred to Hong Xin Electronics Company Limited (Hong Xin), a new independent Chinese party.
The registrations of Integrated and Hong Xin with the Chinese Government were approved in April and
July 2004, respectively. In a supplemental agreement signed on July 1, 2004, both parties agreed
that Intergrateds wholly-owned subsidiary would have in substance a 100% economic interest in the
joint venture enterprise with Hong Xin guaranteed an annual rental income for the buy out.
The Companys incorporation in the British Virgin Islands in December 1993 was part of a
restructuring in which Deswell Industries, Inc. was organized to become the ultimate parent holding
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engaged in actual business operations and to spin off to Messrs. Lau, Li and Leung other
companies that hold real estate in Hong Kong. This restructuring, which was completed in March
1994, involved the following steps. First, on December 13, 1993, the Company (i) allotted a total
of 2,539 common shares to provide the initial capital of the Company and (ii) acquired the entire
issued share capital of Leesha Holdings Limited, the former ultimate parent company, in exchange
for which it issued a total of 3,387,304 common shares. These shares were issued in equal portions
to Messrs. Lau, Li and Leung, the former shareholders of Leesha Holdings Limited. Second, on March
22, 1994, the Company acquired the entire issued share capitals of JIL, Marcon (including its
interest in Jetcrown Shenzhen) and Richtex from Leesha Enterprises Limited, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Leesha Holdings Limited and a second-tier holding company, in exchange for which the
Company issued an aggregate of 7,618 common shares in equal proportions to Messrs. Lau, Li and
Leung. Third, also on March 22, 1994, the Company acquired Leesha Enterprises Limiteds 50.00005
percent interest in Kwanasia in exchange for the issue of 2,539 common shares in the Company in
equal proportions to Messrs. Lau, Li and Leung and the assignment of a debt due to JIL of
approximately $465,000 relating to the original purchase of Kwanasia. Finally, on March 22, 1994,
the Company made a distribution in specie of the entire share capital of Leesha Holdings Limited to
Messrs. Lau, Li and Leung.
The immediate effect of this restructuring was that the Company wholly owned JIL, Marcon
(which wholly owned Jetcrown Shenzhen) and Richtex and also owned 51% of the outstanding capital
stock of Kwanasia (which, in turn had a 100% economic interest in Shenzhen Kwanam). Messrs. Lee
and Tam owned the balance of Kwanasia. In 1995, this restructuring was fine-tuned further, with the
Company forming two new corporations, Union International Limited (which changed its name to
Integrated International Limited on May 1, 1996) (Integrated) and Oriental Enterprises Limited
(which changed its name to Bright Oriental Enterprises Limited on May 1, 1996) (Oriental
Enterprises), both corporations organized under the laws of Samoa. Integrated issued its shares
proportionately to Deswell and Messrs. Lee and Tam in exchange for all outstanding capital stock of
Kwanasia respectively held by them, with the result that through February 1998, Integrated was
51%-owned by Deswell and 49%-owned by Messrs. Lee and Tam.
In March 1998, Messrs. Lee and Tam together sold 5% shareholding interest in Integrated to
Micropower Enterprises, Ltd. In January 2003, the Company increased its interest in Integrated to
71% by purchasing an additional 20% from Messrs. Lee and Tam in exchange for the issuance to
Messrs. Lee and Tam of an aggregate of 251,880 common shares of Deswell. In April 2005, the Company
increased its interest in Integrated to 76% by purchasing the 5% interest owned by Micropower
Enterprises Ltd. in exchange for the issuance to Micropower Enterprises Ltd. of 120,000 common
shares of Deswell. Integrated in turn owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Kwanasia.
Messrs. Lee and Tam still own, in equal shares, 24% of the capital stock of Integrated and continue
to serve as the executives in charge of administrative and manufacturing operations, respectively,
for the Companys contract manufacturing operations for electronic products and subassemblies. See
Item 6 Directors, Senior Management and Employees.
As part of the Companys restructuring, Oriental Enterprises was organized as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Integrated and it was assigned Kwanasias joint venture interest in Shenzhen Kwanam
and assumed Kwanasias rights and responsibilities under the Shenzhen Kwanam joint venture. With
the completion during the year ended March 31, 1998 of the purchase of CTCs 30% joint venture
interest in Shenzhen Kwanam pursuant to the Buy-out Agreement, Shenzhen Kwanam became a wholly
owned subsidiary of Oriental Enterprises. Shenzhen Kwanam was closed on January 1, 2004 upon the
expiration of its 10-year business license. Oriental Enterprises has been dormant since April 2002
and was sold to a third party in October 2003.
In October 1996, Integrated acquired a 64.9% interest in Kwanta Precision Metal Products Co.,
Ltd. (Kwanta), a corporation organized under the laws of Hong Kong, for $64,000, which was paid
in cash. In April and July 1999, Integrated acquired the remaining 35.1% interest in Kwanta for
$6,000, which was paid in cash. Kwanta manufactures metallic molds and accessory parts for use in
audio equipment, copying machines and fax machines. Kwanta supplies metallic molds for the
Companys plastic and electronic operations and manufactures metal parts for OEMs and contract
manufacturers, including the Company. Since September 2002, the Companys metallic manufacturing
operation was shifted to Kwan Hong and Kwanta has been dormant since then.
In January 1999, the Company organized Star Peace Limited, a British Virgin Islands
International Business Company, in order to hold securities the Company acquires for investment.
In January 2000, the Company organized Blue Collar Holdings Limited (Blue Collar), a British
Virgin Islands International Business Company to hold the beneficial ownership of Jetcrown
Industrial (Dongguan) Limited (Jetcrown Dongguan). Jetcrown Dongguan, a limited liability China
Foreign Enterprise registered in January 2000, was organized to conduct the Companys plastic
injection molding manufacturing operations in Dongguan, China. Jetcrown Dongguan commenced
production in July 2000.
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In April 2000, Integrated organized Digiwave Limited (originally named Wisetop Technology
Limited), a limited liability Hong Kong Company, to carry on original design manufacturing, or ODM,
in connection with our electronic manufacturing business. Digiwave was deregistered from the
Companies Registry in March 2004.
In June 2000, the Company organized Jetcrown Industrial Sdn. Bhd. (JISB), a limited
liability Malaysian Company, to establish a representative office in Dongguan, China to handle our
overseas plastic injection product sales. On May 22, 2001, the Companys representative office
successfully obtained a registration certificate to allow it to do business from the Chinese
Government and it commenced business in August 2001. The representative office was deregistered
with the Chinese Government in January 2004 and JISB has been dormant since December 2003. The
Company has applied for strike off from the Company Register with the Companies Commission of
Malaysia in June 2006 and the approval is now in process.
In August 2001, the Company organized Jetcrown & Kwanasia (OEM) Specialist Limited (J&K
OEM), a limited liability Hong Kong Company, to conduct marketing for Deswells plastic and
electronic businesses. The capital stock of J&K OEM was owned 51% by Deswell, 39% by Dickson Lam,
Deswells former Director of Marketing for plastic and electronic products, and 10% by two other
individuals who were then employees of J&K OEM. In March 2003, the Company reorganized J&K OEMs
operations by organizing Triumph Wise Technology Limited (Triumph Wise), a British Virgin Islands
International Business Company, and in August 2003 also incorporated a new Macao company, namely,
J&K (OEM) Specialist (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited (J&KMCO), as a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Triumph Wise. In August 2003, J&KMCO obtained business license approval to carry out offshore
marketing service activities in Macao. J&K OEMs operations were transferred to J&KMCO in September
2003 and J&K OEM has been dormant since then. In March 2005, the Hong Kong Companies Registry
approved the application to deregister J&K OEM from the Companies Registry. J&KMCO has been dormant
since January 2005 following the retirement of Dickson Lam and in June 2005, the Macao Company
Registry approved the application of Deswell and the minority shareholders of Triumph Wise to
deregister J&KMCO from the Company Registry. In July 2005, Deswell acquired the minority 49%
interest in the capital stock of Triumph Wise from Mr. Lam and the two other individuals and since
then. Triumph Wise has been dormant.
In March 2003, Deswell also organized Rainbow Hill Limited, a 100% owned British Virgin
Islands International Business Company, in order to establish another new 100% owned Macao
incorporated company, namely Jetcrown Industrial (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited (JIMCO). In
August 2003, JIMCO was incorporated and obtained business license approval to carry out offshore
trading activities in Macao.
In October 2003, Deswell organized Ideatop Holdings Limited (Ideatop), a British Virgin
Islands International Business Company to hold the beneficial ownership of Jetcrown Shenzhen. The
registration of Ideatop with the Chinese Government was approved in December 2003. In September
2004, Ideatop reinvested retained earnings of $1,800,000 from Jetcrown Shenzhen to Jetcrown
Dongguan, a sister subsidiary. At the same time, Ideatop also invested an additional cash capital
of $1,800,000 in Jetcrown Dongguan, making its total investment holdings in Jetcrown Dongguan to
approximately 26.1%. As a result, Blue Collars holdings in Jetcrown Dongguan were reduced from
100% to approximately 73.9%.
In October 2003, the Company also organized Joint Harvest Industries Limited, a British Virgin
Islands International Business Company and 100% owned by Integrated, in order to establish another
new 100% owned Macao incorporated company, namely Kwanasia Electronics (Macao Commercial Offshore)
Limited (KEMCO). In April 2004, KEMCO was incorporated and obtained business license approval to
carry out offshore trading activities in Macao. Kwanasia has been dormant since June 2004 when
KEMCO commenced operations.
In December 2003, the Company also organized Spring Fountain Investments Limited, a British
Virgin Islands International Business Company and 100% owned by Integrated for investment holding
purpose.
In March 2006, the Company received approval to establish Shenzhen Kwan Wing Trading Company
Limited (Kwan Wing), as a limited liability China Foreign Enterprise wholly owned by KEMCO. Kwan
Wing was registered in March 2006 to engage in the distribution of audio, lightings and network
visual equipments operations and import and export operations in China.
Organizational Structure
The following diagram illustrates the organizational structure of the Company and its active
subsidiaries at March 31, 2007.
[Organizational structure on next page]
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Capital Expenditures
Principal capital expenditures and divestitures made by Deswell during the three years in the
period ended March 31, 2007 include the following:
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Principal capital expenditures made and currently in progress relate to improvements we are
constructing and have constructed on the land we purchased in Dongguan, China to build a new
factory. The construction of our new Dongguan factory and dormitories is planned to occur in three
to four phases. The pace of construction depends on our financial situation and future operating
results.
Through March 31, 2007, Deswell spent an aggregate of approximately $8.0 million on the first
phase of construction of its new plastic injection molding plant. The facility comprises
approximately 466,000 square feet of factory space, an approximately 91,000 square foot amenity
center and approximately 116,000 square feet of dormitory space. Construction began in October
2001 and was completed in March 2003 with the interior build-out finished in June 2003. After
installation of machinery and final touch up, Phase I of the new factory became operational at the
end of November 2003. During the same period, approximately $19.9 million were used to expand the
Companys injection molding and tool-making capacity through the purchase of additional injection
molding and tooling machinery and $7.4 million were used to acquire and install furniture and
fixtures for operations.
Following completion of space built through Phase I, we spent an aggregate of approximately
$7.3 million for the second phase of construction, which comprises two additional factory building
units covering approximately 227,000 square feet and three additional dormitory units of
approximately 216,000 square feet. During the same period, we spent approximately $4.7 million to
expand our injection molding and tool-making capacity through the purchase of additional injection
molding and tooling machinery and spent approximately $2.1 million to acquire and install furniture
and fixtures for operations.
Phase III of construction, with a planned investment of $10 million, of which we spent an
aggregate of $6.9 million through March 31, 2007, will consist of an estimated 133,000 square foot
office building, an estimated 377,000 square feet of additional factory space and one additional
dormitory unit of approximately 120,000 square feet. During the same period, we spent
approximately $1.6 million to acquire and install furniture and fixtures for operation.
Phase IV of construction, to consist of planned additional two dormitory units and two other
buildings, is planned for the long-term, is pending for construction to begin , as resources become
available and further capacity is needed.
In July 2003, Deswells electronic & metallic subsidiary completed the $4.1 million
acquisition of approximately 240,000 square feet of land and approximately 400,000 square feet of
factory buildings and accommodations in Cheung On, Dongguan. These premises were previously leased
from a local government unit for the Companys electronics and metallic operations.
All of the foregoing capital expenditures were financed principally from internally generated
funds and our current plan is to continue to use internally generated funds principally to finance
future capital expenditures. However, we may choose to obtain debt or equity financing if we
believe it appropriate to accelerate the phases of construction of our facilities.
Business Overview
Introduction to Deswell
We are an independent manufacturer of injection-molded plastic parts and components,
electronic products and subassemblies and metallic molds and accessory parts for original equipment
manufacturers, or OEMs and contract manufacturers. We conduct all of our manufacturing activities
at separate plastics, electronics and metallic operation factories located in the Peoples Republic
of China. Beginning in January 2005, we also began to engage in the business of distributing audio
equipment in China.
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We produce a wide variety of plastic parts and components that are used in the manufacture of
consumer and industrial products, using different plastic injection technologies, such as film
injection, integrated injection and insert injection. The products include
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Electronic products manufactured by the Company include
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complex printed circuit board assemblies using surface mount (SMT), ball grip
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finished products which include business communication products such as digital
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sophisticated professional audio equipment including digital audio workstation,
digital or analogue mixing consoles, instrument amplifiers, signal processors,
firewire/USB audio interfaces, keyboard controllers and synthesizers, etc. |
Metal products manufactured by the Company include metallic molds and accessory parts used in
audio equipment, telephones, copying machines, pay telephones, multimedia stations, automatic
teller machines, etc.
As part of its manufacturing operations, the Company consults with its customers in the design
of plastic parts and the design and production of the molds used to manufacture plastic parts,
which are made by Deswell at its customers expense, and provides advice and assistance in the
design and manufacturing of printed circuit boards. The Company believes that its ability to
manufacture high-end plastic and metal parts of the quality required by OEMs and contract
manufacturers which furnish products and services internationally, Deswells expertise in designing
and manufacturing molds for its customers and the Companys low production costs distinguish
Deswell from most other manufacturers of plastic products and provide it with a competitive
advantage. However, this advantage has been difficult to maintain as a result of increased
competition and increased production overheads during the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and
2007.
Industry Overview
Management believes that the injection molding and metal molds and parts manufacturing
industries have each benefited in recent years from a trend among major users of injection molded
and metal products to outsource an increasing portion of the parts requirements and to select a
small number of suppliers or a sole supplier to provide those products. The Company is not aware of
any empirical data defining the manufacturing industry in China, however, management believes that
injection molding and metal manufacturing firms which are much smaller than the Company make up the
largest segment of the industry in China. The Companys experience indicates that such smaller
firms are often unable to react quickly and responsively to the diverse demands of many customers
and are not capable of furnishing the level of quality that high-end plastic and metal products
require. Management believes that this inability on the part of these smaller manufacturers has
created opportunities for the Company to increase sales by catering to the outsourcing requirements
of OEMs and contract manufacturers that manufacture such high-end products.
Similarly, as a result of the recognition by OEMs in the electronics industry of the rising
costs of operating a manufacturing site and the need to add more sophisticated and expensive
manufacturing processes and equipment, OEMs have turned increasingly to outside contract
manufacturers. By doing so, OEMs are able to focus on research, product conception, design and
development, marketing and distribution, and to rely on the production expertise of contract
manufacturers. Other benefits to OEMs of using contract manufacturing include: access to
manufacturers in regions with low labor and overhead costs, reduced time to market, reduced capital
investment,
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improved inventory management, improved purchasing power and improved product quality. In
addition, the use of contract manufacturers has helped OEMs manage production in view of
increasingly shorter product life cycles.
Operations
Plastic Injection Molding
Plastic injection molding manufacturing accounted for 47.5%, 41.9% and 43.5 % of the Companys
total sales during the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. At March 31, 2007,
the Company conducted its plastic manufacturing operations in approximately 1,070,000 square feet
of factory space in its factory located in Dongguan, Guangzhou, China. The factory space of
approximately 113,000 square feet located in Shekou, Shenzhen, China, which Deswell formerly used
for contract manufacturing, was being used for clerical and offices operations at March 31, 2007
and Deswell currently intends to sell its land lease on this property.
The Companys plastic injection molding process consists of three phases: (1) mold design and
production; (2) plastic injection; and (3) finishing.
Mold design and production.
The plastic injection-molding process begins when a customer provides the Company with
specifications for a product or part, which specifications are often created in consultation with
the Companys technical staff. Next the Company designs and produces the mold, using great care in
the design process and in the selection of materials to produce the mold in an effort to create a
high quality appearance of the completed product by reducing or eliminating potential flaws such as
the sinkage of materials and irregularities in the knit line of joints. The mold-making process
ranges from 25 to 75 days , depending on the size and complexity of the mold. Mold making requires
specialized machines and is capital intensive. At March 31, 2007, the Company used 30 EDMs
(electrical discharge machines), 32 CNC (computer numerical control) milling machines and 83 NC
(numerical control) milling machines in the mold-making process. Deswell is continually adding
equipment to expand its mold making and injection molding capabilities.
During the year ended March 31, 2005, the Company continued to expand its production
capabilities, purchasing and installing approximately $2.9 million of machines and equipment,
including four sets of EDMs; five sets of CNC milling machines; seven sets of NC milling machines;
sixteen sets of Chen Hsong hydraulic injection machines with clamping force of 128 tons to 268
tons; and six sets of injection molding machines with clamping force of 85 to 200 tons, replacing
10 sets of old injection machines and one set of EDMs.
During the year ended March 31, 2006, the Company acquired machines and equipment costing
approximately $1.9 million, including three sets of EDMs, three sets of CNC milling machines and 29
sets of injection machines with clamping forces of 86 tons to 160 tons; replacing one set of CNC
milling machines and 19 sets of old injection machines.
During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company acquired machines and equipment costing
approximately $2.2 million, including 83 sets of injection molding machines with clamping force of
86 tons to 1,300 tons; replacing 69 sets of old injection machines, two sets of old EDMs and three
sets of old NC milling machines.
Molds produced by the Company generally weigh from 110 to 17,600 pounds and generally cost
between $2,000 and $200,000.
The customer generally bears the cost of producing the molds and, as is customary in the
industry, the customer owns them. However, the Company maintains and stores the molds at its
factory for use in production and it is Deswells policy generally not to make molds for customers
unless the customer undertakes to store its molds at the Companys factory and uses Deswell to
manufacture the related parts. In that way, the Company seeks to use its mold-making expertise to
create dependence on it for the customers parts requirements. Beginning in 2005, however, through
its then newly created Export Tooling Department, Deswells began producing molds for export to
customers and thus does not use those molds to manufacture related parts.
During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company made on average about 50 to 100 different
molds every month. Management believes that the Companys skills and expertise in mold-making,
coupled with having its facilities and operations in China, allow the Company to produce molds at
costs substantially less than molds of comparable quality made in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
Plastic Injection.
During the mold-making process, suitable plastic resin for the particular product is selected
and purchased. See Raw Materials, Component Parts and Suppliers, below. The completed mold is
mounted onto injection
machines, which are classified according to the clamping force (the pressure per square inch
required to hold a mold
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in place during the injection molding process). At March 31, 2007, the
Company had 397 injection molding machines, ranging from 50 to 1,600 tons of clamping force, with
most machines in the range of from 88 to 268 tons. Each of the Companys machines is capable of
servicing a variety of applications and product configurations and the Company has machines, which
permit the Company to fabricate plastic parts as small as a button and as large as a 3 ft. x 2 ft.
case for a copy machine.
Using separate shifts, injection molding is generally conducted 24 hours a day, five to seven
days per week, other than normal down time for maintenance and changing of product molds. Molding
of products requiring extra concerns for appearance, such as cases for calculators, personal
organizers and telephones are conducted in an isolated and dust free section of the factory. In a
continuous effort to assure quality, the Companys quality control personnel inspect the products
produced from each machine generally at hourly intervals during production. When defects are
discovered, the Companys maintenance personnel inspect the mold and the machine to determine which
is responsible. If the mold is the cause of the defect, it will be immediately removed from the
machine and serviced or repaired by one of a team of technicians employed to maintain molds. The
mold will then be remounted on the machine and production will continue. If the machine is the
source of the defect, the Companys technicians and engineers service the machine immediately.
Through this continuous vigilance to molds and machines, the Company has experienced what it
believes to be a relatively low scrap rate and has been able to maintain a high level of
productivity of its injection molding machines.
Finishing
After injection molding, products are finished. Finishing consists of smoothing and polishing,
imprinting letters, numbers and signs through silk screening process, pad printing or epoxy ultra
violet cutting, and treating the product with an anti-fog coating for a lasting and attractive
appearance. Most of these functions are conducted by hand.
Electronic Products and Assemblies
In an aggregate of approximately 223,000 square feet of factory space at March 31, 2007
located at facilities in Dongguan, China, the Company manufactures and assembles electronic
products and electronic assemblies for OEMs. Finished products include consumer and sophisticated
studio-quality audio equipment, IPBX and commercial telephone units, network education platforms,
IP switches, routers etc. Assemblies consist of PCBs with passive (e.g., resistors, capacitors,
transformers, switches and wire) and active (e.g., semiconductors and memory chips) components
mounted on them. During the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, manufacturing of electronic
products accounted for approximately 48.1%, 54.5% and 53.4%, respectively, of the Companys total
sales. During the same periods, manufacturing of finished products accounted for 99%, 99% and 99%,
respectively, of electronic product sales and assembling of printed circuit boards accounted for
the balance of such sales during those periods.
In assembling printed circuit boards the Company purchases printed circuit boards, surface
mounted components and chips and uses PTH, BGA and SMT interconnection technologies to assemble
various components onto the PCBs. Before delivery, completed PCBs are checked by
in-circuit-testers and outgoing quality assurance inspections are performed.
PTH is a method of assembling printed circuit boards in which component leads are inserted and
soldered into plated holes in the board. While this technology is several decades old and is labor
intensive, it still has a significant market, particularly for consumer product applications.
BGA is a method of mounting an integrated circuit or other component to a PCB. Rather than
using pins that consume a large area of the PCB, the component is attached to the circuit board
with small balls of solder at each contact. This method allows for greater component density and is
used in more complex PCBs.
SMT is the automatic process of printed circuit board assembly in which components are mounted
directly to the surface of the board, rather than being inserted into holes. With this process,
solder is accurately stenciled in paste form on pads located on the printed circuit board and the
components are then placed onto the solder paste and fused to the melting point of the paste to
establish a strong solder joint between components and the printed circuit board. The SMT process
allows miniaturization of PCBs, cost savings and shorten lead paths between components (which
results in faster signal speed and improved reliability). Additionally, it allows components to be
placed on both sides of the printed circuit board, a major factor for the purpose of
miniaturization.
Manufacturing operations include PCB assembly, wiring and testing. The process is completed by
assembling the PCBs into a plastic or metal housing that comprises the finished product. Quality
assurance is then conducted in accordance with the customers requirements before the shipment.
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Metal Parts Manufacturing
In an aggregate of approximately 111,000 square feet of factory space at March 31, 2007
located at facilities in Dongguan, China in the same complex and next to the Companys electronic
products assembly facilities, Deswells metal forming division manufactures metallic molds and
accessory parts for use in audio equipment, routers, payphones, multimedia stations and ATMs. The
Companys metal molds and metal parts (products) manufacturing accounted for approximately 4.4%,
2.1% and 1.9% of Deswells total sales during the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007,
respectively.
Quality Control
The Company maintains strict quality control procedures for its products. At hourly
intervals, the Companys quality control personnel monitor machines and molds to assure that
plastic parts are free from defects.
For electronic operations, the Companys quality control personnel check all incoming
components. Moreover, during the production stage, the Companys quality control personnel check
all work in process at several points in the production process. Finally, after the final assembly
and before shipment, the Company conducts quality assurance inspections in accordance with the
customers Acceptable Quality Level, or AQL, requirements.
Plastic, electronic and metal products manufactured and assembled at the Companys facilities
have a low level of product defects, and aggregate returns represented less than 3% of total net
sales during each of the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
In 1995, the Company earned ISO 9001 certifications for both its plastic and electronic
products manufacturing operations. In April 2000, the Company also received ISO 9002 for its metal
manufacturing operation. The ISO or International Organization for Standardization is a
Geneva-based organization dedicated to the development of worldwide standards for quality
management guidelines and quality assurance. ISO 9000, which is the first quality system standard
to gain worldwide recognition, requires a company to gather, analyze, document and monitor and to
make improvements where needed. ISO 9001 is the ISO level appropriate for manufacturers like the
Company. The Companys receipt of ISO 9001 certification demonstrates that the Companys
manufacturing operations meet the established world standards.
In August 2004, the Companys plastic injection manufacturing plant in Dongguan also obtained
ISO 14001 certification, which evidences that the Companys environmental management standards or
EMS meet established international standards. ISO 14000 is a series of international standards on
environmental management, ISO 14001 is the most well known of these standards and is often seen as
the corner stone standard of the ISO 14000 series. In January 2006, the Companys electronic and
metallic manufacturing plant also obtained ISO 14001 certification.
The Company was working toward having its plastic injection manufacturing plant to obtain QS
9000 Certification but before completing that process elected to seek ISO/TS 16949 Certification.
ISO/TS 16949 is an ISO Technical Specification. This specification aligns existing American
(QS-9000), German (VDA6.1), French (EAQF) and Italian (AVSQ) automotive quality systems standards
within the global automotive industry. Together with ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949 specifies the
quality system requirements for the design/development, production, installation and servicing of
automotive related products. ISO/TS 16949 has been accepted as an equivalent to QS-9000, VDA6.1,
AVSQ, and EAQF. ISO/TS 16949 does not replace QS-9000; but is optional and eliminates the need for
multiple certifications. Deswell obtained ISO/TS 16949 Certification in July 2006.
Raw Materials, Component Parts and Suppliers
Plastic Resins.
The primary raw materials used by the Company in the manufacture of its plastic parts are
various plastic resins, primarily ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene). The following table shows
Deswells average cost of ABS as a percentage of the total cost of plastic products sold and as a
percentage of total cost of goods sold during its last three fiscal years.
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Because plastic resins are commodity products, the Company selects its suppliers primarily
based on price. The Company has no long-term supply agreements for plastic resins. The Company
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resins from suppliers in Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan and normally
maintains a three to four month inventory supply.
The Company used in excess of 13,406,000 pounds of plastic resins during the year ended March
31, 2007. Management believes that the Companys large volume purchases of plastic resin have
generally resulted in lower unit raw material costs and generally has enabled the Company to obtain
adequate shipments of raw materials. While the Company is not generally bound by fixed price
contracts with its customers, the Company has found that increases in resin prices can be difficult
to pass on to its customers and, as a consequence, a significant increase in resin prices could
have, and in the past has had, a material adverse effect on the Companys operations.
The primary plastic resins used by the Company are produced from petrochemical intermediates
derived from products of the natural gas and crude oil refining processes. Natural gas and crude
oil markets have in the past experienced substantially cyclical price fluctuations as well as other
market disturbances including shortages of supply and crises in the oil producing regions of the
world. The capacity, supply and demand for plastic resins and the petrochemical intermediates from
which they are produced are also subject to cyclical and other market factors. Consequently,
plastic resin prices may fluctuate as a result of natural gas and crude oil prices and the
capacity, supply and demand for resin and petrochemical intermediates from which they are produced.
Although the plastics industry has from time to time experienced shortages of plastic resins,
the Company has not experienced to date any such shortages. Management believes that there are
adequate sources available to meet the Companys raw material needs.
Component Parts and Supplies
The Company purchases over 500 different component parts from more than 450 suppliers and is
not dependent upon any single supplier for any essential component. The Company purchases from
suppliers in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and elsewhere. At various times there have been
shortages of parts in the electronics industry, and certain components, including PCBs and
semiconductors, have been subject to limited allocations. Although shortages of parts and
allocations have not had a material adverse effect on the Companys results of operations, there
can be no assurance that any future shortages or allocations would not have such an effect.
Raw Metal
The primary materials used by the Company in metal molds and parts manufacturing are various
metals, but purchases of raw metal were immaterial to the Companys total operations during the
years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Typically the Company buys metals from a variety of
suppliers in Hong Kong and China and has no long-term contracts with metal suppliers.
Transportation
Transportation of components and finished products to customers in Shenzhen and to and from
Hong Kong and Shenzhen and Dongguan is by truck. Generally, the Company sells its products F.O.B.
China or F.O.B. Hong Kong. To date, the Company has not been materially affected by any
transportation problems and has found that the transition of Hong Kong to Chinese control in July
1997 has not had an adverse impact on the Companys ability to transport goods to and from Hong
Kong and China.
Customers and Marketing
The Companys customers are OEMs and contract manufacturers. The Company sells its products
in the United States, Asia (Hong Kong, Japan and China) and Europe (Germany, United Kingdom, France
and Italy). Net sales to customers by geographic area are determined by reference to shipping
destinations as directed by the Companys customers. For example, if the products are delivered to
the customer in Hong Kong, the sales are recorded as generated in Hong Kong; if the customer
directs the Company to ship its products to Europe, the sales are recorded as sold to Europe. See
Note 17 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the dollar amounts of export sales by
geographic area for each of the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Net sales as a
percentage of total sales to customers by geographic area consisted of the following for the years
ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007:
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Year ended March 31, |
Geographic Areas |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
United States |
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40.5 |
% |
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49.0 |
% |
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42.4 |
% |
China |
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44.8 |
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37.5 |
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39.2 |
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Europe |
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10.9 |
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7.0 |
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11.2 |
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Hong Kong |
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0.8 |
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3.0 |
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3.4 |
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Others |
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3.0 |
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3.5 |
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3.8 |
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Total |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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The Company markets its products and services to existing customers through direct contact
with the Companys management and direct sales personnel. The Companys sales personnel attend
trade shows and the Company advertises in trade publications such as Modern Plastics International
and Injection Molding. Collecting information from trade-show, as well as websites, Deswells
marketing staffs contacts existing and potential customers directly by telephone, mail, fax, e-mail
via the Internet and in person, stressing Deswells capability as a complete solution provider for
plastic injection mold design, tooling and molding as well as an electronics manufacturing
services, or EMS, provider of advanced technology manufacturing processes and flexible logistic
services.
Major Customers
The table below sets forth each of the Companys customers which accounted for 10% or more of
net sales during the year ended March 31, 2007 the products purchased and the percentage of total
Company net sales accounted for by such customers during the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and
2007.
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Year ended March 31, |
Customer |
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Product |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
Line 6 Manufacturing |
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Professional audio equipment |
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14.9 |
% |
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14.5 |
% |
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15.1 |
% |
Digidesign, Inc. |
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Professional audio equipment |
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19.1 |
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17.4 |
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13.3 |
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Vtech Telecommunications Limited |
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Plastic component |
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12.1 |
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* |
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12.7 |
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Peavey Electronics Corp. |
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Professional audio equipment |
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* |
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* |
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10.4 |
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The Companys success will depend to a significant extent on the success achieved by its
customers in developing and marketing their products, some of which may be new. Many of the
industry segments served by the Companys customers are subject to technological change, which can
result in short product life cycles. The Company could be materially adversely affected if
advances in technology or other factors reduce the marketability of essential products of its
customers or if new products being developed by its customers do not attain desired levels of
acceptance. If the Company was to lose any customers who account for a material portion of total
net sales, or if any of these customers were to decrease substantially their purchases from the
Company, the Companys revenues, earnings and financial position would be materially and adversely
affected. The Companys dependence on these customers is expected to continue in the foreseeable
future.
The Companys sales transactions with all of its customers are based on purchase orders
received by the Company from time to time. Except for these purchase orders, the Company has no
written agreements with its customers. Sales of plastic parts, electronic products and metallic
products are primarily made on credit terms, with payment in United States dollars or Hong Kong
dollars expected within 30 to 90 days of shipment. In certain cases, primarily new customers of
electronic products, sales are supported by letters of credit and are payable in United States
dollars. To date, the Company has not experienced any significant difficulty in collecting accounts
receivable on credit sales. Management communicates regularly with credit sale customers and
closely monitors the status of payment and in this way believes it has kept the default rate low.
Additionally, plastic parts deliveries are made in several installments over a lengthy period of
time, which permits the Company to withhold delivery in the event of any delinquency in payment for
past shipments. While the Company has not experienced any difficulty in being paid by its major
customers, there can be no assurance that the Companys favorable collection experience will
continue in every case or at all. The Company could be adversely affected if a major customer were
unable to pay for the Companys products or services.
Competition
Management believes that the plastic injection molding, contract electronic manufacturing and
metal molds and accessories industries are each highly fragmented, although it is not aware of any
empirical data defining the
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business segments in China. Plastic injection molding and metal molds and accessories
manufacturing are characterized by a large number of relatively small operators and divisions of
larger companies and contract electronic manufacturing by numerous independent manufacturers whose
capabilities are evaluated by customers against each other and against the merits of in-house
production. Competition in each industry is intense and many competitors in each industry are
larger and have greater financial and other resources than the Company.
The Company believes that competition for plastic injection molding, contract electronic
manufacturing and metal molds and parts manufacturing businesses are based on price, quality,
service and the ability to deliver products in a timely and reliable basis. The Company believes
that it competes favorably in each of these areas in each business segment.
Patents, Licenses and Trademarks
The Company has no patents, trademarks, licenses, franchises, concessions or royalty
agreements that are material to its business.
Seasonality
For information concerning the seasonality of the Companys business, see Seasonality
included under Item 5 Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.
Property, Plants and Equipment
Macao
The Company leases Units 17B and 17E, Edificio Comercial Rodrigues, 599 Avenida da Praia
Grande, Macao from an unaffiliated party for a term of two years to July 2007. The premises are
used as trading, administrative and accounting office for the Companys plastic injection business
and electronic & metallic business, respectively. The monthly rent is approximately $2,020.
Hong Kong
The Company has sold its previously owned property of Unit 10-14, 19/F., Kwong Sang Hong
Centre, 151-153 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong to an unaffiliated party for proceeds of
$1,350,000 in March 2007.
Southern China
In October 2000, the Company acquired under sale and purchase agreement with third party an
aggregate of approximately 112,900 square feet of manufacturing space at Block G, Wing Village
Industrial Estate, Shekou, Shenzhen, China which was previously leased by the Company for the use
of its plastic injection molding operations. Deswell paid approximately $1,461,000 to acquire this
property. At March 31, 2007 the Company had closed this manufacturing facility and now holds it for
sale.
In January 2000, the Company acquired under sale and purchase agreement with the local
government party an aggregate of approximately 1.3 million square feet of land to construct its own
manufacturing plant and dormitory buildings in Houjie, Dongguan, China. As at March 31, 2007, there
were built and operational 1,070,000 square feet of factory space, 91,000 square feet of amenity
space, 133,000 square feet of office building and 470,000 square feet of dormitory space. Deswell
now uses this facility for its plastic manufacturing operations.
The Company leases space at various locations near its plastics manufacturing factories in
Dongguan that it uses as dormitories for factory staff. Management estimates that the space leased
for dormitories approximated 1,200 square feet and 5,600 square feet at March 31, 2007 in Shekou
and Dongguan, respectively. The facilities are leased for periods of six months to one year,
expiring November 2007. The aggregate monthly rental is approximately $1,600. During the period
from July 2006 to March 2007, Deswell sold its previously owned dormitory apartments to
unaffiliated parties for an aggregate proceeds of $795,000.
In July 2003, the Company completed the acquisition with a third party an aggregate of
approximately 244,000 square feet of land and approximately 420,000 square feet of buildings,
including six blocks of dormitory buildings, a canteen, a factory building, a car park and a guard
room, at Cheung On, Dongguan, China, which was previously named Kwan Hong Building. The land use
period is for 50 years from February 1, 2003 to January 31, 2053. The Company paid approximately
$4,186,000 to acquire this property and uses the facilities for its electronic products
manufacturing operations.
At March 31, 2007, the Company leased approximately 69,400 square feet of manufacturing space
in Kwanta Building, Cheung On, Dongguan, China for its contract metal manufacturing operations.
These premises are
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leased from third party expired in May 2007 and is in the process of being renewed. The
aggregate monthly rental is approximately $8,600.
In addition, the Company leases approximately 36,500 square feet of space at various locations
near its contract electronics and metal manufacturing factories in Dongguan, Shenzhen, which are
used as staff quarters. The facilities are leased from third parties for periods of one to two
years and expire from April 2007 to November 2008. The aggregate monthly rental is approximately
$8,600.
Management believes that Deswell will be able to renew each of the leases described above as
it expires for periods comparable to the current term or find alternative space as needed.
The Company believes that its existing offices and manufacturing space, and manufacturing
space in close proximity to its existing facilities, which management believes will be available as
needed for limited expansion, will be adequate for the operation of its business for at least the
next two years.
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
We do not have any unresolved comments from the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission regarding our periodic reports under the Exchange Act.
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ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
Except for statements of historical facts, this section contains forward-looking statements
involving risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward looking words
including expect, anticipate, believe seek, estimate. Forward looking statements are not
guarantees of Deswells future performance or results and the Companys actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain
factors, including those set forth under the section of this Report entitled Item 3. Key
Information Risk Factors. This section should be read in conjunction with the Companys
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 18 of this Report.
Operating Results
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto included later in this Report. The Company prepares its financial
statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
General
The Companys revenues are derived from the manufacture and sale of injection-molded plastic
parts and components, electrical products and subassemblies and metallic molds and accessories.
JIMCO, Jetcrown Shenzhen and Jetcrown Dongguan (wholly owned subsidiaries) carry on the plastics
operations whereas Integrated carries out the electronics operations. The Company acquired a
controlling interest in Integrateds predecessor in October 1992 and has included the results of
the predecessor in its consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Through
December 2002, the Company owned a 51% interest in Integrated. In January 2003, the Company
increased its interest in Integrated to 71% by purchasing an additional 20% from its minority
shareholders in exchange for the issuance to them of an aggregate of 251,880 common shares. In
April 2005, the Company increased its interest in Integrated to 76% by purchasing an additional 5%
from a minority shareholder in exchange for the issuance to it of 120,000 common shares.
The Companys plastics operations are the mainstay of its business and have historically
accounted for the majority of its sales. The Company carries out all of its manufacturing
operations in Southern China, where it is able to take advantage of the lower overhead costs and
inexpensive labor rates as compared to Hong Kong. At the same time, the proximity of the Companys
factories in Southern China to Hong Kong permits the Company to manage easily its manufacturing
operations from Hong Kong, facilitates transportation of its products through Hong Kong and
provides the Companys plastic manufacturing operations with access to electricity from Hong Kong
and to nearby water, both of which resources are needed in abundance to manufacture plastic parts
and are often inadequate elsewhere in China.
The Companys earnings have benefited from favorable overall effective income tax rates of
3.2%, -0.27% and 8.7 % for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. The Company
is subject to Hong Kong income tax on its income arising in, or derived from, Hong Kong. For
information regarding Chinese governmental economic, fiscal, monetary or political policies or
factors have affected or could materially affect Deswells operations and investments, please see
Item 3. Key Information Risk Factors We Face Numerous Risks as a Result of Our Operations in
China And Hong Kong.
With the enactment of new PRC Enterprise Tax effective January 1, 2008, the Company expects
the benefits it previously it enjoyed from a low overall effective income tax rate, such as
receiving tax refunds as a result of its reinvestment of profits in certain of its subsidiaries in
China, will be gradually reduced or phased out. Such as, the cancellation of tax refunds by
reinvesting profits of certain of our subsidiaries in China under the new PRC Enterprise Tax which
Deswell had previously obtained. For information on our income taxes, rates and concessions with
respect to our Chinese operations, see Note 10 of Notes to Financial Statements. See Uncertain
applications of Chinese tax laws could subject us to greater taxes in China included under We
face numerous risks as a result of our operations in China and Hong Kong in Item 3. Key
Information Risk Factors.
Deswells material operations are generally organized in two segments: plastic injection
molding, or the plastic segment, electronic products assembling and metallic parts manufacturing.
Results from Companys metallic parts manufacturing operations have not been material to the
Companys operations as a whole and have therefore been combined as the electronic and metallic
segment for the table presentation and discussion below. The Companys reportable segments are
strategic business units that offer different products and services. The following table sets
forth present selected consolidated financial information stated as a percentages of net sales for
each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2007.
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Year ended March 31, 2005 |
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Year ended March 31, 2006 |
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Year ended March 31, 2007 |
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Plastic |
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Plastic |
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Plastic |
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Electronic |
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Molding |
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Total |
Net sales |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
Cost of sales |
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65.2 |
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80.6 |
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73.3 |
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72.5 |
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81.9 |
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77.9 |
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68.1 |
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84.1 |
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77.1 |
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Gross profit |
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34.8 |
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19.4 |
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26.7 |
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27.5 |
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18.1 |
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22.1 |
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31.9 |
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15.9 |
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22.9 |
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Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
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16.6 |
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8.9 |
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12.5 |
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17.7 |
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9.7 |
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13.1 |
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17.4 |
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11.2 |
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13.9 |
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Other income, net |
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(0.1 |
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(0.1 |
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(1.4 |
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(0.3 |
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2.5 |
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18.2 |
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10.3 |
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14.1 |
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8.5 |
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8.1 |
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8.3 |
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17.0 |
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4.6 |
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10.0 |
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0.5 |
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0.4 |
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0.8 |
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0.8 |
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0.1 |
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0.4 |
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Income before income taxes
and minority interst |
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18.4 |
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10.8 |
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14.4 |
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9.4 |
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8.2 |
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8.7 |
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17.8 |
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4.8 |
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0.3 |
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0.6 |
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0.5 |
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) |
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0.4 |
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1.8 |
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0.2 |
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0.9 |
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Income before
minority interests |
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18.1 |
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10.2 |
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13.9 |
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10.0 |
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7.8 |
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8.7 |
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15.9 |
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4.6 |
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9.5 |
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0.7 |
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2.9 |
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1.9 |
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1.1 |
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0.6 |
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Net income |
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17.4 |
% |
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7.3 |
% |
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12.1 |
% |
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10.0 |
% |
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5.9 |
% |
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7.6 |
% |
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15.9 |
% |
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3.5 |
% |
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8.9 |
% |
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Year ended March 31, 2007 Compared to Year Ended March 31, 2006
Net Sales Deswells net sales for the year ended March 31, 2007 were $136,779,000, an
increase of $21,503,000 or 18.7% as compared to year ended March 31, 2006. Sales to Line 6
Manufacturing (Line 6), Digidesign Inc. (Digidesign), VTech Telecommunications Limited
(VTech), Peavey Electronics Coop. (Peavey), the Companys four largest customers during the
year ended March 31, 2007, represented approximately 51.5% of net sales for the year. See Item 4
Information on the Company Major Customers.
The increase in total sales was mainly related to the increase in sales at our plastic segment
and electronics and metallic segment of $11,161,000 and $10,342,000 respectively. This represented
increases of 23.1% and 15.4% respectively, as compared with the net sales from these segments in
fiscal 2006.
Revenue from our plastics segment during fiscal 2007 amounted to $59,737,000, including
$150,000 of intersegment revenue, as compared to revenue in this segment during fiscal 2006 of
$50,581,000, including $1,152,000 of intersegment revenue. The revenue increase in our plastic
segment was primarily a result of the increase in orders from a telecommunications customer of
$7,991,000 and from other existing customers of $3,988,000 over the corresponding period in the
prior year; and from orders from new customers during fiscal 2007 of $9,125,000. Together the
aggregate of these increases and additions from new customers offset the decrease in orders from
existing customers of $9,943,000. Accordingly, the net increase resulted from a change in customer
mix as compared with fiscal 2006.
Revenue from our electronic and metallic segment during fiscal 2007 amounted to $83,280,000,
including $2,969,000 of intersegment sales of electronic products as compared to revenue in this
segment during fiscal 2006 of $70,851,000, including $1,926,000 of intersegment sales of electronic
products. The revenue increase in our electronic and metallic segment was principally caused by an
increase in orders for electronic products from both existing and new customers of $11,262,000 and
$2,185,000, respectively, offsetting the decrease in orders from existing customers of
$2,462,000 in electronic sales, $638,000 in metallic sales and $5,000 in distribution sales
respectively. The net increase was the result of a change in products and customer mix during
fiscal 2007 as compared with fiscal 2006. The increase in OEM product sales was mainly from sales
of professional audio equipment products.
Gross Profit - The gross profit for the year ended March 31, 2007 was $31,273,000,
representing a gross profit margin of 22.9%. This compares with the overall gross profit and gross
profit margin of $25,426,000 or 22.1% for the year ended March 31, 2006.
Gross profit in the plastics segment increased by $5,647,000, to $18,937,000 or 31.9% of net
sales, for the year ended March 31, 2007 compared to $13,290,000 or 27.5% of net sales, for the
year ended March 31, 2006. The improved gross margin was mainly attributed to a change in customer
and product mix where lower margin assembly sales decreased by approximately 36% and higher margin
orders increased during the year as compared with prior year; and our continued tight control of
factory overhead; despite the 40.5% increase in labor cost as a
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result of the approximately $1,005,000 in severance expenses paid upon the closure of our
Shenzhen plastic plant during the year ended March 31, 2007 and an average 14% increase in labor
rate as compared with fiscal 2006.
Gross profit in the electronic and metallic segment increased by $200,000 to $12,336,000, or
15.9% of net sales, for the year ended March 31, 2007 compared to $12,136,000 or 18.1% of net
sales, for fiscal 2006. This was mainly attributed to the change in customer and product mix and
the increased material pricing pressure on some of our electronic materials; an approximately 32%
increase in labor rates and an average of 3.8% appreciation in Chinese renminbi currency during
fiscal year 2007 where most of our direct overheads and increased local material sourcing are
denominated, as compared with fiscal 2006.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses SG&A expenses for the year ended March 31, 2007
were $18,957,000, amounting to 13.9% of total net sales, as compared to $15,052,000 or 13.1% of
total net sales for the year ended March 31, 2006. The SG&A expenses in the plastic segment
increased by $1,795,000 or 21.1% to $10,317,000 or 17.4% of net sales, for the year ended March 31,
2007 compared to $8,522,000 or 12.7% of net sales, for the prior year. The increase was primarily
related to a stock based compensation charges of $820,000, an increase in management remuneration
of $402,000 and approximately $388,000 in severance expenses paid upon the closure of one of our
plastic manufacturing facilities during fiscal 2007, coupled with an increase in selling expenses
of $140,000 and depreciation expense of $162,000 as a result of the increase in sales activities
and our investment machinery investment during the year ended March 31, 2007 as compared with last
year.
The SG&A expenses in the electronic and metallic segment increased by $2,110,000 or 32.3% to
$8,640,000 or 11.2% of net sales, for the year ended March 31, 2007 compared to $6,530,000 or 9.7%
of net sales for fiscal 2006. The increase was primarily related to the increase in salary
expenses and staff welfare expenses of $1,265,000 and $61,000; as a result of both increase in
staff rate and headcounts in various departments. Moreover, there were an increase in selling
logistic expenses of $438,000 and increase in other general expense of $338,000 during the year, as
a result of the increase in sales activities as compared with last year.
Other operating income - Other operating income was $1,376,000 for the year ended March 31,
2007, an increase of $2,199,000 as compared with the other operating expenses of $823,000 for the
year ended March 31, 2006.
On a segment basis, other operating income attributable to the plastic segment increased
$2,140,000 to $1,484,000 in the year ended March 31, 2007, as compared to other expenses of
$656,000 for the year ended March 31, 2006. The increase was primarily attributable to an exchange
transaction adjustment of $1,166,000 of a subsidiary having non-United States dollar functional
currencies and a decrease in doubtful accounts receivable provision of $766,000, of which $970,000
was related to financial issues of a telecommunication customer due stemming from a failed European
product launch in the year ended March 31, 2006. This, together with the gain on disposal of fixed
assets of $560,000, which mainly resulted from our disposal of premises we owned that we used to
house employees, upon closure of plastic manufacturing facilities during fiscal 2007, offset a
$173,000 tax refund we received on our reinvestment of certain retained earnings in one of our PRC
subsidiaries and the increase in other exchange loss of $163,000 as compared with the prior year in
2006.
Other operating income attributable to the electronic & metallic segment increased $60,000, to
operating expenses of $108,000 in the year ended March 31, 2007, as compared to other expenses of
$168,000 for the year ended March 31, 2006. This increase was primarily due to the increase in
gain on disposal of fixed assets of $128,000 and the decrease in bad debt write off of $169,000
offsetting the increase in allowance for doubtful receivables of $206,000 during the year ended
March 31, 2007.
Operating Income - Operating income was $13,692,000 for the year ended March 31, 2007, an
increase of $4,141,000, or 43.3% as compared with fiscal 2006.
On a segment basis, the operating income of plastics segment increased $5,992,000 to
$10,104,000 or 17.0% of net sales, in the year ended March 31, 2007 compared to $4,112,000 or 8.5%
of net sales in fiscal 2006. The increase in operating income was attributable to the increase in
gross profit and other operating income offsetting the increase in SG&A expenses as described
above.
The operating income of electronics & metallic segment decreased $1,850,000 to $3,588,000 or
4.6% of net sales, in the year ended March 31, 2007 compared to $5,438,000 or 8.1% of net sales in
fiscal 2006. The decrease in operating income was attributable to the increase in SG&A expenses
offsetting the increase in gross profit and decrease in other operating expenses as described
above.
Income Taxes Income tax for the year ended March 31, 2007 comprised of income tax expenses
of $945,000 and realization of deferred income tax assets of $294,000, compared with income tax
expenses of $267,000 and a deferred income tax credit of $294,000 in fiscal 2006.
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On a segment basis, the income tax of the plastic segment comprised of income tax expenses of
$472,000, realization of deferred income tax of $294,000 and a deferred tax provision of $321,000
for the year ended March 31, 2007, as compared with income tax expenses of $8,000 and deferred
income tax credit of $294,000 in fiscal 2006. The increase was primarily related to the
realization of deferred income tax assets of $294,000; an under-provision of $253,000 for taxable
year 2004 and 2005 and a current year provision of $197,000 as a result of the reassessment of the
first taxable year from 2004 to 2002 by the PRC Tax Bureau for a plastic manufacturing subsidiary
during the year and a deferred income tax provided of $321,000. The income tax expenses for the
electronic & metallic segment decreased $107,000, to $152,000 for the year ended March 31, 2007.
This was mainly due to the recognition of refundable income taxes of $124,000 for the year ended
March 31, 2007.
Minority Interest - Minority interests represent a 24% minority interest in Integrated
International Limited, the holding company holding the capital stock of Deswells electronic &
metallic subsidiaries. In April 2005, the Company acquired an additional 5% interest in
Integrated, increasing its ownership in that subsidiary from 71% to 76%. In June 2005, the Company
liquidated its marketing subsidiary in which it held a 49% minority interest. The decrease in the
dollar amount of minority interest to $833,000 for the year ended March 31, 2007, from $1,240,000
for fiscal 2006, represented the decrease in operating income in the electronics and metallic
subsidiaries during the year.
Net Income - Net income was $12,167,000 for the year ended March 31, 2007, an increase of
$3,388,000 or 38.6%, as compared to net income of $8,779,000 for the year March 31, 2006. Net
income as a percentage of net sales increased from 7.6% to 8.9% for the year ended March 31, 2007.
The increase in net income was mainly the result of the increase in operating income and the
decrease in minority interest offsetting the increase in income tax expenses, as described above.
Net income for the plastic segment increased by $4,660,000 or 96.9% to $9,467,000 for the year
ended March 31, 2007 compared to $4,807,000 for fiscal 2006. The increase in net income of the
plastic segment was mainly the result of the increase in operating income offsetting the increase
in income tax expenses, as described above.
Net income for the electronic & metallic segment decreased by $1,271,000 or 32.0% to
$2,701,000 for the year ended March 31, 2007 compared to $3,972,000 for fiscal 2006. The decrease
in net income of the electronic & metallic segment was mainly the result of the decrease in
operating income offsetting an increase in other income, a decrease in income tax expenses and in
minority interest, as described above.
Year ended March 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended March 31, 2005
Net Sales - Deswells net sales for the year ended March 31, 2006 were $115,276,000, a
decrease of $10,314,000 or 8.2% as compared to the year ended March 31, 2005. Sales to Digidesign
Inc. (Digidesign), Epson Precision (H.K.) Ltd. (Epson), and Line 6 Manufacturing (Line 6), the
Companys three largest customers during the year ended March 31, 2006, represented approximately
46.5% of net sales for the year. See Item 4 Information on the Company Major Customers.
The decrease in sales was primarily related to a decrease in sales at our plastic segment of
$11,366,000 or 19.1% offsetting an increase in sales of electronics and metallic segment of
$1,052,000 or 1.6%, as compared with fiscal 2005.
The revenue decrease at our plastic segment during fiscal 2006 was principally the result of
the decrease in telecommunication product orders from VTech Telecommunications Limited, formerly
one of major customers, of $5,796,000, which we chose not to accept because of the significantly
lower margins from fabricating the products would produce; a decrease in orders from another major
customer of $6,378,000 as a result of delays by that customer in the progress of its new model
production; a decrease in orders from another telecommunication customer of $4,846,000 as a result
its discontinuation of a product it had launched in Europe due to product design revisions; and the
decrease in orders from other existing customers of $1,873,000. These decreases combined to offset
increases in orders from both new and other existing customers aggregating $3,066,000 and
$4,461,000.
The increase in net sales in the electronic & metallic segment during fiscal 2006 was for the
most part due to an increases in orders for electronic products from both existing and new
customers aggregating $3,352,000 and $3,392,000, respectively, and the addition of a full-years
sales from our audio equipment distribution business in China, which we began in January 2005, of
$1,822,000. These factors together offset a net decrease in orders from existing customers of
electronic products and metallic products of $3,507,000 and $4,007,000, respectively. We attribute
the overall net increase in fiscal 2006 to changes in business focus to more on professional audio
equipment than telecommunication products and our strategy of offering volume discount pricing in
an effort to counter the intense competition in this market and to induce large orders for our
electronics division and our addition of more
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new customers compared with fiscal 2005 as well the full years impact from our new business
of distributing of OEMs professional audio equipment products in China.
Gross Profit - Our overall gross profit for the year ended March 31, 2006 was $25,426,000,
representing a gross profit margin of 22.1%. This compares with and overall gross profit and gross
profit margin of $33,518,000, or 26.7%, for the year ended March 31, 2005.
Gross profit in our plastics segment decreased by $7,462,000, to $13,290,000, or 27.5% of net
sales, for the year ended March 31, 2006 compared to $20,752,000, or 34.8% of net sales, for the
year ended March 31, 2005. As compared to fiscal 2005, we attribute the fiscal 2006 decrease in
this gross profit mainly to increased plastic resin costs resulting from the rise in oil prices
that we could not pass on to customers by raising selling prices; an average of an approximate 27%
increase in our labor costs resulting primarily from the increase in the minimum wage in Southern
China where are factories are located, and increases aggregating approximately 2% from the
appreciation, when translated to US dollars, in the RMB, the currency we use to pay substantially
all of our direct overhead expenses.
Gross profit in the electronic & metallic segment decreased by $630,000 to $12,136,000 or
18.1% of net sales, for the year ended March 31, 2006 compared to $12,766,000 or 19.4% of net
sales, for fiscal 2005. We attribute the fiscal 2006 decrease in gross profit from fiscal 2005
principally from the combined effects of our strategy of offering volume discount pricing in an
effort to counter the intense competition in this market and to induce large orders for our
electronics division and an increase in our labor costs due to the minimum wage increases because
of the increase of an average 14% as compared with prior year. These decreases were offset slightly
by savings we were able to make by improving our material sourcing strategy and improved
procurement efficiency.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Selling, General and Administrative Expenses,
or SG&A, expenses for the year ended March 31, 2006 were $15,052,000, amounting to 13.1% of total
net sales, as compared to $15,759,000 or 12.5% of total net sales for the year ended March 31,
2005.
SG&A expenses in the plastic segment decreased by $1,368,000, or 13.8%, to $8,522,000, or
17.7% of net sales, for the year ended March 31, 2006 compared to $9,890,000, or 15.0% of net
sales, for fiscal 2005. The decrease was primarily related to savings we realized in administration
expenses of $816,000 as a result of the closure of one of our marketing subsidiaries at the
beginning of calendar 2005; decreases in salaries, selling and depreciation expenses of $478,000,
$15,000 and $117,000, respectively; and our continuing efforts to reduce SG&A general expenses of
$58,000. These savings together offset an increase in employee benefits during fiscal 2006 of
approximately $115,000.
SG&A expenses in our electronic & metallic segment increased by $661,000, or 11.3%, to
$6,530,000 or 9.7% of net sales, for the year ended March 31, 2006 compared to $5,869,000, or 8.9%
of net sales, for fiscal 2005. The increase was principally related to increases in salaries and
welfare expenses of $269,000, selling and logistic expenses of $185,000, traveling expenses of
$54,000, rental expenses of $50,000, financial expenses of $24,000 and other general expenses of
$79,000 as a result of our expansion into the distribution of audio equipment in China and a
general increase in sales activities in this segment during the year.
Other operating income - Other operating expenses was $823,000 for the year ended March 31,
2006, an increase of $717,000 as compared with the other operating expenses of $106,000 for the
year ended March 31, 2005.
On a segment basis, other operating expenses attributable to the plastic segment increased
$633,000 to $656,000 in the year ended March 31, 2006, as compared to other expenses of $23,000 for
the year ended March 31, 2005. The increase was mainly attributed to an increase in doubtful
account receivables provision of $1,015,000 of which $970,000 was related to a telecommunication
customers financial issues due to a failed European product launch in the year ended March 31,
2006, offsetting the decrease in loss on disposal of fixed assets of $66,000, a $173,000 tax refund
received on our reinvestment of certain retained earnings in one of our PRC subsidiaries, an
increase in exchange gain of $25, 000 and gain on reversal of doubtful account payables of $95,000
during the year as compared with the prior year in 2005.
Other operating expenses attributable to the electronic & metallic segment increased $84,000,
to operating expenses of $167,000 in the year ended March 31, 2006, as compared to other expenses
of $83,000 for the year ended March 31, 2005. This increase was primarily due to the increase in
allowance for doubtful receivables of $136,000 during the year ended March 31, 2006.
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Operating Income - Operating income was $9,551,000 for the year ended March 31, 2006, a
decrease of $8,102,000, or 45.9% as compared with the prior year.
On a segment basis, operating income of our plastics segment decreased $6,727,000, to
$4,112,000, or 8.5% of net sales, in the year ended March 31, 2006 compared to $10,839,000 or 18.2%
of net sales in the prior year. The decrease in operating income was attributable to the decrease
in gross profit offsetting the improvement in SG&A expenses described above.
Operating income in our electronics & metallic segment decreased $1,375,000, to $5,439,000, or
8.1% of net sales, in the year ended March 31, 2006 compared to $6,814,000 or 10.3% of net sales in
the prior year. The decrease in operating income was attributable to the decrease in gross profit
and the increase in SG&A expenses described above.
Income Taxes Income taxes for the year ended March 31, 2006 comprised of income tax expenses
of $267,000 and deferred income tax assets of $294,000, compared with income tax expenses of
$576,000 in fiscal 2005.
On a segment basis, income taxes of the plastic segment comprised income tax expenses of
$8,000 and deferred income tax assets of $294,000 for the year ended March 31, 2006, as compared
with income tax expenses of $202,000 in fiscal 2005. The increase was a result of the recognition
of such deferred income tax assets of $294,000 arising from the taxable losses incurred in one of
our plastic manufacturing subsidiaries during fiscal year and the decrease in income tax expenses
of $194,000 from another of our subsidiaries as a result of its operating losses incurred during
the year.
The income tax expenses for the electronic & metallic segment decreased $115,000, to $259,000
for the year ended March 31, 2006. The decrease in income tax expenses in the electronic &
metallic segment was primarily due to the write off of doubtful sales of the metal division of
$1,006,000 and the decrease in operating income during the year ended March 31, 2006.
Minority Interest - Minority interests represent a 24% minority interest in Integrated
International Limited, the company holding the capital stock of Deswells electronic and metallic
subsidiaries. In April 2005, the Company acquired an additional 5% interest in Integrated,
increasing its ownership in that subsidiary from 71% to 76%. In June 2005, the marketing
subsidiary in which the Company had held a 51% shareholding interest was liquidated by its
stockholders. As a result of the decrease in minority interests in Deswells electronic & metallic
segment and the marketing subsidiary, the dollar amount of minority interest decreased to
$1,240,000 for the year ended March 31, 2006, from $2,330,000 for fiscal 2005. This represented a
decrease in minority interest of $700,000 in the electronics and metallic subsidiaries, and a
decrease in the minority interest in the companys marketing subsidiary from $390,000 to nil.
Net Income - Net income was $8,779,000 for the year ended March 31, 2006, a decrease of
$6,404,000 or 42.2%, as compared to net income of $15,183,000 for the year March 31, 2005. Net
income as a percentage of net sales decreased from 12.1% to 7.6% for the year ended March 31, 2006.
The decrease in net income was mainly the result of the decrease in operating income and other
income offsetting the decrease in income tax expenses and minority interest, as described above.
Net income for the plastic segment decreased by $5,567,000 or 53.7% to $4,807,000 for the year
ended March 31, 2006 compared to $10,374,000 for fiscal 2005. The decrease in net income of the
plastic segment was mainly the result of the decrease in operating profits and other income,
offsetting the decrease in income tax expenses and minority interest, as described above.
Net income for the electronic & metallic segment decreased by $837,000 or 17.4% to $3,972,000
for the year ended March 31, 2006 compared to $4,809,000 for fiscal 2005. The decrease in net
income of the electronic & metallic segment was mainly the result of the decrease in operating
profit and other income offsetting the decrease in income tax expenses and minority interest, as
described above.
Seasonality
The following table sets forth certain unaudited quarterly financial information for the
twelve quarters in the three-year period ended March 31, 2007 (in thousands):
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Year ended March 31, |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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Q1 |
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Q2 |
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Q3 |
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Q4 |
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Q1 |
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Q2 |
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Q3 |
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Q4 |
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Q1 |
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Q2 |
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Q3 |
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Q4 |
Net sales |
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$ |
28,788 |
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$ |
31,924 |
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$ |
36,185 |
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$ |
28,693 |
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$ |
30,075 |
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$ |
29,046 |
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$ |
29,972 |
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$ |
26,183 |
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$ |
31,689 |
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$ |
35,715 |
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$ |
39,002 |
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$ |
30,373 |
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Gross profit |
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8,318 |
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8,461 |
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9,402 |
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7,337 |
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7,640 |
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6,209 |
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6,561 |
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5,016 |
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8,446 |
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8,865 |
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8,754 |
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5,208 |
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Operating
income |
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4,822 |
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4,502 |
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4,832 |
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3,497 |
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3,600 |
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3,126 |
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2,632 |
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193 |
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3,866 |
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3,973 |
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4,016 |
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1,837 |
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Net income |
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3,995 |
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3,628 |
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4,207 |
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3,353 |
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3,151 |
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2,795 |
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2,380 |
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453 |
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3,403 |
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3,597 |
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3,605 |
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1,562 |
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The first calendar quarter (the fourth quarter of the fiscal year) is typically the Companys
slowest sales period because, as is customary in China, the Companys manufacturing facilities in
China are closed for two weeks for the Chinese New Year holidays. The Company does not experience
any other significant seasonal fluctuations.
Impact of Inflation
The Company believes that inflation has not had a material effect on its business. Although
the Company has found it difficult to increase the prices of its products in order to keep pace
with inflation, particularly in its plastics operations, the Company believes that the location of
its manufacturing operations in Southern China has resulted in a lower cost base which still
provides it with a competitive advantage. Accordingly, the Company is reliant upon increasing its
transaction volume in order to compensate for the effects of inflation.
Exchange Rates
The Company sells most of its products and pays for most components in either Hong Kong
dollars or U.S. dollars. Labor cost and overhead expenses of the Company are paid primarily in Hong
Kong dollars and RMB, respectively.
Since 1983, the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar has been fixed by the
Hong Kong government at approximately HK$7.80 to US$1.00 and accordingly Hong Kong Dollars has not,
to date, represented a currency exchange risk to U.S. dollars. This could change in the future if
those in Hong Kong arguing for a floating currency system prevail in the ongoing debate over
whether to continue to peg the Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar. There can be no assurance that
the Chinese government will continue to maintain the present currency exchange mechanism in Hong
Kong and if the currency exchange mechanism between the Hong Kong dollar and the U.S. dollar were
changed, the Companys results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely
affected.
Until August 2005, exchange rate fluctuations between the RMB and the US dollar had not had a
significant impact on the Companys operating results. In 1994, China adopted a floating currency
system whereby the official exchange rate is equal to the market rate. Between 1994 and July 2005,
the market and official RMB rates were unified and the value of the RMB was essentially pegged to
the US dollar and was relatively stable. During its fiscal years ended March 31, 2004 and 2005, the
average exchange rate was 8.28 Yuan per US$1.00. On July 21, 2005, the Peoples Bank of China
adjusted the exchange rate of RMB to the U.S. dollar by linking the RMB to a basket of currencies
and simultaneously setting the exchange rate of RMB to U.S. dollars, from 1:8.27, to a narrow band
of around 1:8.11, resulting in an approximately 2% appreciation in the value of the RMB against the
U.S. dollars. The exchange rates of RMB to the U.S. dollars have further appreciated during the
period since August 2005 to 1:7.61 as at June 30, 2007. As a consequence, and in addition to
increases in plastic resin and labor costs, in the year ended March 31, 2006 Deswells operating
costs increased from levels existing prior to the exchange rate adjustment. Since the Company was
not able to pass on to its customers most of these cost increases by price increases of its
products, Deswells gross margins, operating income and net income were adversely affected.
The four main currencies in the basket to which the RMB was linked in July 2005 were the
US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen and the Korean won. In the months since July 2005, a further
small but steady appreciation against the US dollar continued to occur and by the middle of May
2006, the RMB had risen to 8.02 to the US dollar. If this trend continues or the Chinese government
allows a further and significant RMB appreciation, Deswells operating costs would further increase
and its financial results would be adversely affected by such increase. If Deswell determined to
pass onto its customers through price increases the effect of increases in the Chinese RMB relative
to the U.S. dollar, it would make the Companys products more expensive in global markets, such as
the United States and the European Union. This could result in the loss of customers, who may seek,
and be able to obtain, products comparable to those Deswell offers in lower-cost regions of the
world.
We did not hedge our currency risk during the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
and at March 31, 2007 , we had no open forward currency contracts. We continually review our
hedging strategy and there can be
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no assurance that hedging techniques we may implement will be successful or will not result in
charges to our results of operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
For the year ended March 31, 2007, net cash generated from operations totaled $15,807,000,
including net income of $12,167,000 and depreciation and amortization of $5,274,000. Accounts
receivable increased by $2,745,000, over levels at March 31, 2006, primarily as a result of the
increase in sales offsetting the increase in provision of doubtful account receivable of $260,000.
Inventories increased by $7,650,000, over levels at March 31, 2006, primarily resulting from the
increase in sale of electronic parts and shortage in supplies of some materials we use in the
manufacture of electronic parts during the last quarter ended March 31, 2007 which delayed our
production and delivery schedule. Accounts payable increased by $4,979,000 over levels at March
31, 2006, primarily because of the increase in materials purchases. For the year ended March 31,
2006, net cash generated from operations totaled $12,322,000, including net income of $8,779,000
and depreciation and amortization of $5,299,000.
Net cash used in investing activities amounted to $4,580,000 and $6,890,000 for the years
ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Capital expenditures during these periods totaled
$7,812,000 and $6,940,000, respectively. There were no acquisitions of marketable securities during
either of these periods. Our capital expenditures were primarily related to the construction of
our new Dongguan manufacturing plant and our acquisition of plant and machinery for our production
facilities in China.
Net cash used in financing activities for the years ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were
$10,792,000 and $7,967,000, respectively. Net cash we used in financing activities during the year
ended March 31, 2007 was primarily to fund the our dividend payments to shareholders of
$11,809,000, dividend payments to minority shareholders of subsidiaries of $582,000 netting off the
proceeds of $950,000 from the exercise of stock options from directors and employees and the
release of restricted cash of $649,000. Net cash we used in financing activities during the year
ended March 31, 2006 was primarily to fund our dividend payments to shareholders of $7,311,000,
dividend payments to minority shareholders of subsidiaries of $1,229,000, increase in restricted
cash of $391,000 netting off the proceeds of $352,000 from the exercise of stock options from
directors and employees.
As a consequence of the fixed exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the U.S. dollar,
interest rates on Hong Kong dollar borrowings are similar to U.S. interest rates. The Hong Kong
Prime Rate was decreased from 8.25% to 7.75% during the year ended March 31, 2007.
At March 31, 2007, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $24,549,000. At that date,
Deswell had no committed credit facilities and no restricted cash. Deswell expects that working
capital requirements and capital additions will continue to be funded through cash on hand and
internally generated funds. The Companys working capital requirements are expected to increase in
line with the growth in the Companys business.
We had capital commitments for construction of our Dongguan plastic injection-molding
manufacturing plant, purchase of plant and machinery and system improvement of $1,100,000 as of
March 31, 2007. We expect that internally generated funds will be sufficient to satisfy its cash
needs for at least the next 12 months. However, we may choose to obtain debt or equity financing if
we believe it appropriate to accelerate the phase IV construction of its Dongguan plastic plant.
A summary of our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of March 31, 2007 is as
follows:
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Contractual obligations |
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Total |
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2010 |
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2012 |
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2012 |
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Long-term bank borrowing |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease payments |
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,088 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase obligations |
|
|
14,595 |
|
|
|
14,593 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
15,826 |
|
|
$ |
15,793 |
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not use off-balance sheet financing arrangements, such as securitization of receivables
or obtaining access to assets through special purpose entities.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial
statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those
related to inventories and the valuation of long-lived assets. The Company bases its estimates and
judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that the Company believes are
reasonable. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions.
The following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates
used in the preparation of the Companys consolidated financial statements.
Inventories Inventories, consisting of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods,
are stated at the lower of market or cost, with cost determined by the first-in, first-out method.
The Company makes certain obsolescence and other assumptions to adjust inventory based on
historical experience and current information. The Company writes down inventory for estimated
obsolete or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the costs of inventory and
estimated market value, based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. These
assumptions, although consistently applied, can have a significant impact on current and future
operating results and financial position.
Valuation of long-lived assets - The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of
long-lived assets to be held and used, including other intangible assets subject to amortization,
when events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is
considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such asset is separately
identifiable and is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the
amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair
market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate
commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined
in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost to dispose.
Foreign currency translation- The Company is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands where
the currency is the U.S. dollar and the financial statements are in U.S. dollar. The Companys
subsidiaries conduct substantially all of their business in Hong Kong dollars, Chinese Renminbi or
U.S. dollars. The exchange rate of Hong Kong dollars has been fixed to the U.S. dollar at
approximately HK$7.78 to $1.00 since April 2005. There is, however, no assurance that this rate
will continue indefinitely.
All transactions in currencies other than functional currencies during the year are translated
at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Related accounts payable or receivable
existing at the balance sheet date denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies
are translated at period end rates. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of foreign
currency transactions and balances are included in income.
On consolidation, the financial statements of subsidiaries are translated from Hong Kong
dollars and Chinese Renminbi, being the functional currencies of the Companys subsidiaries, into
U.S. dollars in accordance with SFAS No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation. Accordingly all
assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet dates
and all income and expenditure items are translated at the average rates for each of the years.
The exchange rates between the Hong Kong dollar and the U.S. dollar were approximately 7.75, 7.78
and 7.78 as of March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively. The exchange rates between the Chinese
Renminbi and the U.S. dollar were approximately 8.29, 8.09 and 7.78 as of March 31, 2005, 2006 and
2007 respectively. All exchange differences arising from translation of subsidiaries financial
statements are recorded as a component of comprehensive income.
Allowance for doubtful account- The Company regularly monitors and assesses the risk of not
collecting amounts owed to the Company by customers. This evaluation is based upon a variety of
factors including: an analysis of amounts current and past due along with relevant history and
facts particular to the customer. Based upon the results of this analysis, the Company records an
allowance for uncollectible accounts for this risk. This
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analysis requires the Company to make
significant estimates, and changes in fact and circumstances could result in material changes in
the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Recent Changes in Accounting Standards
In June 2006, the FASB ratified the consensus reached by the EITF on Issue No. 06-3, How Taxes
Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income
Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation) ( EITF 06-3). EITF 06-3 includes any tax
assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction
between a seller and a customer and may include, but is not limited to, sales, use, value added,
and some excise taxes. EITF 06-3 concludes that the presentation of taxes on either a gross
(included in revenues and costs) or a net (excluded from revenues) basis is an accounting policy
decision that should be disclosed. In addition, for any such taxes that are reported on a gross
basis, a company should disclose the amounts of those taxes in interim and annual financial
statements for each period for which an income statement is presented if those amounts are
significant. The provisions of EITF 06-3 should be applied to financial reports for interim and
annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2006, with earlier adoption permitted. The
Companys policy to record revenue is net of sales taxes. The adoption of EITF 06-3 does not have
a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an
enterprises financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial
statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax
return. This Interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. This Interpretation is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with earlier adoption permitted. The
adoption of FIN 48 does not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results
of operations or cash flows.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.
157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 establishes a common definition for fair value to be
applied to US GAAP guidance requiring use of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value, and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of
SFAS No. 157 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.
In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, Considering the
Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial
Statements. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending on or after November 15, 2006 and
addresses how financial statement errors should be considered from a materiality perspective and
corrected. The literature provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or
reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year
misstatement. Historically there have been two common approaches used to quantify such errors: (i)
the rollover approach, which quantifies the error as the amount by which the current year income
statement is misstated, and (ii) the iron curtain approach, which quantifies the error as the
cumulative amount by which the current year balance sheet is misstated. The SEC Staff believes that
companies should quantify errors using both approaches and evaluate whether either of these
approaches results in quantifying a misstatement that, when all relevant quantitative and
qualitative factors are considered, is material. The adoption of SAB 108 does not have a material
impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS No. 159), which
permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value. The fair value option established by this Statement permits all entities to choose to
measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates. A business entity shall report
unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings
at each subsequent reporting date. Adoption is required for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before
November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS Statement No.
157. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159 on its consolidated
financial statements and is currently not yet in a position to determine such effects.
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ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
Directors and Senior Management
The directors and executive officers of the Company at June 30, 2006 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name |
|
Age |
|
Position(s) with Company |
Lau Pui Hon (Richard Lau)
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Franki S. F. Tse
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
Chief Executive Officer |
Li Chin Pang (C. P. Li)
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
Executive Director and General Manager of
Manufacturing and Administration for Plastic
Operations, Secretary and Member of the Board of
Directors |
Leung Chi Wai (C. W. Leung)
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
Executive Director of Engineering for Plastic
Operations and Member of the Board of Directors |
Hung-Hum Leung
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
Member of Board of Directors and Audit Committees |
Allen Yau-Nam Cham
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
Member of Board of Directors and Audit Committees |
Wing-Ki Hui
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
Member of Board of Directors and Audit Committees |
Eliza Y. P. Pang
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
Chief Financial Officer |
Lee Shu Kwan (S. K. Lee)
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
Director of Administration and Marketing for
Electronic Operations |
Tam Man Chi (M. C. Tam)
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
Director of Engineering and Manufacturing for
Electronic Operations |
Richard Lau. Mr. Lau served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company and its predecessors since their inception in 1987 until February 2007, at
which time he retired as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lau remains as Chairman of the Board.
Franki S. F. Tse. Mr. Tse joined Deswell in February 2007 at its Chief Executive
Officer, bringing with him over 19 years experience in the tool-making, plastic injection and
electronic service provider, or EPS, industry. From July 2005 until joining Deswell, he served as
Vice President of Operations for Goodbaby Child Products Co. Ltd., a leading baby-products
manufacturing company in Shanghai, China with approximately 15,000 workers. From May 2001 to June
2005 Mr. Tse served as Director of Marketing of Deswells plastic subsidiary, Jetcrown Industrial
(Dongguan) Ltd. From 1988 to 2000, Mr. Tse was in charge of the China Sales Business Division of
Qualidux Industrial Co., Ltd., a group of companies engaged in original design and original
equipment plastics manufacturing. Mr. Tse received his MBA in Business Finance from the University
of Lincoln, United Kingdom in 2002.
C. P. Li. Mr. Li has served the Company as a Member of the Board of Directors and in
various executive capacities with the Company and its predecessors since their inception in 1987.
He became Secretary of the Company in February 1995 and Chief Financial Officer in May 1995, a
position which he held until March 31, 2006. As Executive Director and General Manager of
Manufacturing and Administration for Plastic Operations, Mr. Li is in charge of the day-to-day
manufacturing and administrative operations for the Companys plastic products. Mr. Li received his
Bachelor of Science degree from Chun Yan Institute College, Taiwan in 1967.
C. W. Leung. Mr. Leung has served the Company as a Member of the Board of Directors
and in various executive capacities with the Company and its predecessors since their inception in
1987. As Executive Director of Engineering for Plastic Operations, Mr. Leung is in charge of the
mold division and engineering for the Companys plastic manufacturing operations.
Hung-Hum Leung. Mr. Leung has been a director of the Company and member of the Audit
Committee since December 1999. Mr. Leung has over 25 years of experience in the manufacture of
electronic products. Mr. Leung was the founder of Sharp Brave Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong public
company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and from 1991 to 1995 served as the Chairman of
Sharp Brave Holdings Ltd. Since 1995, Mr. Leung has been an independent consultant to the
electronics industry. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the National
Taiwan University in 1971.
Allen Yau-Nam Cham. Mr. Cham has been a director of the Company and member of the
Audit Committee since August 2003. Mr. Cham has been the Managing Director and shareholder of Kwong
Fat Hong (Securities) Limited since 1995. He has over 20 years of experience in the securities
industry. He is a Certified General Accountant in Canada. He obtained his Bachelor of Science
degree from St. Marys University, Halifax,
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Canada, Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree from Nova Scotia Technical College,
Halifax, Canada and Master of Business Administration degree from University of British Columbia,
Canada.
Wing-Ki Hui. Mr. Hui has been a director of the Company and member of the Audit
Committee since October 2004. Since 1995 he has been the Operation Director of Tomorrow
International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange engaged in
manufacturing of consumer electronics and printed circuit boards. Prior to serving in this
capacity, Mr. Hui was Executive Director of Sharp Brave International Holdings Limited from 1991 to
1995 and Director of Sharp Brave Electronics Co., Ltd. from 1984 to 1995. Mr. Hui possesses over 20
years of experience in the electronic manufacturing industry, and is a graduate of South East
Electronic College in Hong Kong.
Eliza Y. P. Pang. Ms. Pang served as the Companys Financial Controller from January
1995 until March 31, 2006 and was appointed as Deswells Chief Financial Officer effective on April
1, 2006. Ms. Pang is a registered fellow member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. Ms. Pang has worked at KPMG and Ernst & Young in Hong Kong. Ms. Pang received her
Professional Diploma in Accountancy and her MBA degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in
1985 and 1996, respectively.
S. K. Lee. Mr. Lee has served as Director of Administration and Marketing for
Electronic Operations since the Company acquired its majority interest in Kwanasia, Integrateds
predecessor, in 1992 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Kwanasia and Integrated since
Kwanasias inception in 1986. As Director of Administration and Marketing for Electronic
Operations, Mr. Lee is in charge of the Companys day-to-day administrative and marketing
operations for electronic products. Mr. Lee received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic
Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1967.
M. C. Tam. Mr. Tam has served as Director of Engineering and Manufacturing for
Electronic Operations since the Company acquired its majority interest in Kwanasia, Integrateds
predecessor, in 1992 and has served in a similar capacity for Kwanasia and Integrated since
Kwanasias inception in 1986. As Director of Engineering and Manufacturing for Electronic
Operations, Mr. Tam is in charge of the Companys day-to-day contract manufacturing activities for
electronic products. Mr. Tam received his Bachelor of Science degree with a major in physics and
minor in electronics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1973.
No family relationship exists among any of the named directors, executive officers or key
employees. No arrangement or understanding exists between any director or officer and any other
persons pursuant to which any director or executive officer was elected as a director or executive
officer of the Company.
Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers
Executive Officers
The aggregate amount of compensation (including non-cash benefits) paid by the Company and its
subsidiaries during the year ended March 31, 2007 to all directors and executive officers as a
group for services in all capacities was approximately $3,172,000. This excludes amounts paid by
the Company or its subsidiaries as dividends to shareholders during the year ended March 31, 2007.
Directors
Effective August 1, 2003, directors who are not employees of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries are paid $2,000 per month for services as a director, and are reimbursed for all
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with services as a director and member of Board
committees. The Board has determined that Messrs. Hung-Hum Leung, Allen Yau-Nam Cham, Wing-Ki Hui
are independent within the meaning of Rule 4200 of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
Board Practices
The directors of the Company are elected at its annual meeting of shareholders and serve until
their successors take office or until their death, resignation or removal. The executive officers
serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee meets from time to time to review the financial statements and matters
relating to the audit and has full access to management and the Companys auditors in this regard.
The Audit Committee recommends the engagement or discharge of the Companys independent
accountants, consults on the adequacy of the Companys internal controls and accounting procedures
and reviews and approves financial statements and reports. Deswells audit committee consists of
Messrs. Hung-Hum Leung, Allen Yau-Nam Cham and Wing-Ki Hui,
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each of whom is an independent director within the meaning of that term under the Nasdaq Stock
Market Rules. Mr. Allen Yau-Nam Cham currently acts as the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Other Committees; Nasdaq Compliance
In August 2005, Deswell determined to disband and no longer have either a compensation
committee or a nominating committee as the law of the British Virgin Islands, Deswells place of
organization, and Deswells Memorandum and Articles of Association do not require it to have such
committees. Although such committees, consisting of independent directors as defined by the Nasdaq
Marketplace Rules, are required of domestic companies having securities included on The Nasdaq
Stock Market, they are not required of foreign private issuers such as Deswell if such issuers
follow their home country practice. In addition to not having a compensation committee or a
nominating committee consisting of independent directors, Deswell also follows home country
practice of not having nominees to its board selected or recommended by a majority of its
independent directors; a majority of its Board of Directors are not independent directors within
the definition of independent director in the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and Deswells independent
directors do not meet in executive session.
Employees
At March 31, 2007, the Company employed 6,351 persons on a full-time basis, of which 11 were
located in Macao and 6,340 located in and travel to and from China. Of the Companys employees
3,980 and 2,371were engaged in plastic injection molding manufacturing and contract electronic
manufacturing, metal molds and parts manufacturing, respectively, at March 31, 2007. The Company
has not experienced significant labor stoppages. Management believes that relations with the
Companys employees are satisfactory.
Share Ownership
Share Ownership of Directors and Senior Management
For information concerning the beneficial ownership of the Companys common shares by
Directors and Senior Management and major shareholders, see Item 7 of this Report.
Employee Stock Option Plans
In 1995, the Company adopted its 1995 Stock Option Plan permitting the Company to grant
options to purchase up to 1,012,500 common shares to employees, officers, directors and consultants
of the Company. On September 29, 1997, the Companys Board of Directors and shareholders approved
an increase of 549,000 shares in the number of shares that can be optioned and sold under the
Option Plan bringing to a total of 1,561,500 shares the number of common shares that can be
optioned and sold under the 1995 Stock Option Plan.
On August 15, 2001 the Board approved the adoption of the 2001 Stock Option Plan permitting
the Company to grant options to purchase up to an additional 1,125,000 common shares to employees,
officers, directors and consultants of the Company. On January 7, 2002 shareholders approved the
2001 plan.
On August 20, 2003, the Board approved the adoption of the 2003 Stock Option Plan permitting
the Company to grant options to purchase up to an additional 900,000 common shares to employees,
officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company. On September 30, 2003 shareholders
approved the 2003 plan. On August 1, 2005, the Companys Board of Directors, subject to shareholder
approval, approved amendments to the 2003 Stock Option to increase by 500,000 shares in the number
of shares that can be optioned and sold under the 2003 Stock Option Plan, bringing to a total of
1,400,000 shares the number of common shares that can be optioned and sold under the 2003 Stock
Option Plan. The Companys shareholders approved this amendment at the Companys Annual
Shareholders Meeting held on September 19, 2005.
The Companys option plans are administered by the Board of Directors, which determines the
terms of options granted, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to the option
and the options exercisability. The exercise price of all options granted under the option plans
must be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum
term of options granted under the option plans is 10 years.
At June 30, 2007, options to purchase an aggregate of 4,086,500 shares had been granted under
the option plans, options to purchase an aggregate of 924,000 common shares were outstanding and no
options to purchase common shares were available for future grant under the option plans.
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ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Major Shareholders
Except as disclosed in the footnotes to the table below with respect to Leesha Holdings
Limited (Leesha), the Company is not directly owned or controlled by another corporation or by
any foreign government. The following table sets forth, as of June 30, 2007, the beneficial
ownership of the Companys Common Shares by each person known by the Company to beneficially own 5%
or more of the Common Shares of the Company and by each of the Directors and Senior Management of
the Company who beneficially own in excess of one percent of the Companys Common Shares.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of shares |
|
|
beneficially owned (1) |
Name of beneficial owner or identity of group |
|
Amount |
|
Percent |
Richard Lau |
|
|
3,891,760 |
|
|
|
25.3 |
% |
C. P. Li |
|
|
3,688,750 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
% |
C. W. Leung |
|
|
3,688,750 |
|
|
|
24.1 |
% |
Leesha Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
3,453,750 |
|
|
|
22.8 |
% |
Wellington Management Company, LLP (6) |
|
|
1,602,505 |
|
|
|
10.6 |
% |
Royce & Associates, Inc. (7) |
|
|
1,228,996 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
% |
Micropower Enterprises Limited |
|
|
1,143,750 |
|
|
|
7.6 |
% |
FMR Corp./ Edward C. Johnson 3d (8) |
|
|
907,214 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
% |
Franki S. K. Tse |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
M. C. Tam |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
S. K. Lee |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
Eliza Y. P. Pang |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
Hung-Hum Leung |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
Allen Yau-Nam Cham |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
Wing-Ki Hui |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Less than 1%. |
|
(1) |
|
Based on 15,143,730 shares outstanding on June 30, 2007. However, in accordance with Rule
13d-3(d)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, shares not outstanding but which are
the subject of currently exercisable options have been considered outstanding for the purpose
of computing the percentage of outstanding shares owned by the listed person holding such
options, but are not considered outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of
shares owned by any of the other listed persons. |
|
(2) |
|
Consists of 3,453,750 shares held of record by Leesha, 203,010 shares held of record by Mr.
Lau and options to purchase 235,000 shares granted to Mr. Lau under the Companys stock option
plans. Mr. Laus options are exercisable at a weighted average exercise price of $11.61 per
share until June 25, 2016. As a director of Leesha, Mr. Lau shares the voting and investment
power of the shares held by Leesha. |
|
(3) |
|
Consists of 3,453,750 shares held of record by Leesha, nil shares held of record by Mr. Li
and options to purchase 235,000 shares granted to Mr. Li under the Companys stock option
plans. Mr. Lis options are exercisable at a weighted average exercise price of $11.61 per
share until June 25, 2016. As a director of Leesha, Mr. Li shares the voting and investment
power of the shares held by Leesha. |
|
(4) |
|
Consists of 3,453,750 shares held of record by Leesha, 100,000 shares held of record by Mr.
Leung and options to purchase 135,000 shares granted to Mr. Leung under the Companys stock
option plans. Mr. Leungs options are exercisable at a weighted average exercise price of
$14.10 per share until September 30, 2013. As a director of Leesha, Mr. Leung shares the
voting and investment power of the shares held by Leesha. |
|
(5) |
|
Leesha is an investment holding company organized as an International Business Company under
the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Messrs. Lau, Li and Leung, who are its directors,
wholly own Leesha in equal shares. Among |
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|
|
|
|
|
other investments, Leesha owns the 3,453,750 shares of Deswell, which were transferred to
Leesha by Messrs. Lau, Li and Leung after Deswells initial public offering. |
|
(6) |
|
Based on Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007. |
|
(7) |
|
Based on Amendment No. 6 to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 19, 2007. |
|
(8) |
|
Based on Amendment No. 4 to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007. |
Change in the Percentage Ownership Held by Major Shareholders
The following table reflects the percentage ownership of Deswells common shares by its major
shareholders during the past three years:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage Ownership (1) at |
|
|
June 28, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
June 30, 2006 |
|
June 30, 2007 |
Richard Lau |
|
|
25.9 |
% |
|
|
26.0 |
% |
|
|
25.3 |
% |
C. P. Li |
|
|
25.6 |
% |
|
|
25.2 |
% |
|
|
24.0 |
% |
C. W. Leung |
|
|
24.1 |
% |
|
|
24.3 |
% |
|
|
24.1 |
% |
Leesha Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
23.2 |
% |
|
|
23.1 |
% |
|
|
22.8 |
% |
Wellington Management Company, LLP |
|
|
8.4 |
% |
|
|
9.6 |
% |
|
|
10.6 |
% |
Royce & Associates, Inc. |
|
|
9.3 |
% |
|
|
10.4 |
% |
|
|
8.1 |
% |
Micropower Enterprises Limited |
|
|
7.7 |
% |
|
|
7.7 |
% |
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7.6 |
% |
FMR Corp./ Edward C. Johnson 3d/
Abigail P. Johnson |
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7.6 |
% |
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6.3 |
% |
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6.0 |
% |
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(1) |
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Based on 14,908,730, 14,923,730 and 15,143,730 and shares outstanding on June 28, 2005,
June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007, respectively. However, in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, common shares not outstanding but which are the
subject of currently exercisable options have been considered outstanding for the purpose of
computing the percentage of outstanding common shares owned by the listed person holding such
options, but are not considered outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of
common shares owned by any of the other listed persons. |
All of the holders of the Companys common shares (including Deswells major
shareholders) have equal voting rights with respect to the common shares held. As of June 30, 2007,
approximately 25 holders of record, who, management believes, held for more than 3,000 beneficial
owners, held Deswells common shares. According to information supplied to the Company by its
transfer agent, at June 30, 2007, 19 holders of record with addresses in the United States held
approximately 10.1 million of our outstanding common shares.
Related Party Transactions
Deswell owns 76 percent of its subsidiary, Integrated, which, through subsidiaries, conducts
Deswells electronic manufacturing operations. The balance of Integrated is owned equally by S. K.
Lee, our Director of Administration and Marketing for Electronic Operations, and M. C. Tam, our
Director of Engineering and Manufacturing for Electronic Operations. During the years ended March
31, 2006 and 2007, Integrated made distributions to its shareholders, including Deswell,
aggregating approximately $5,122,000 and $2,425,000 respectively, with Messrs. Tam and Lees share
of these distributions (which were divided between them equally) amounting to $1,229,000 and
582,000 respectively.
Since Deswell completed its initial public offering in the United States, it has been
Deswells policy that all transactions between Deswell and any interested director or executive
officer be approved by a majority of the disinterested directors and be on terms that are no more
favorable than would be available from an independent third party.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Financial Statements
Our Consolidated Financial Statements are set forth under Item 18 Financial Statements.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is not involved in any material legal proceedings.
Exports Sales
Information regarding our export sales is provided in Item 4 Information on the Company
Business Overview Customers and Marketing.
Dividend Policy
Dividends paid under Hong Kong law are tax free to the recipient. While the Company had paid
dividends to its shareholders prior to its IPO, it discontinued payment of dividends after the IPO
until July 1996, when Deswell announced that it planned to pay cash dividends semi-annually.
Commencing with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, the Company announced it would pay cash
dividends on a quarterly basis based upon the Companys quarterly results. Under this dividend
policy, the Company declared and paid dividends during the year ended March 31,
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2005 aggregating $9,234,000, $2,196,000 of which was based on results for the
last quarter of the year ended March 31, 2004 and $7,038,000 of which was based on
results for the first three quarters of the year ended March 31, 2005; and |
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2006 aggregating $9,400,000, $2,535,000 of which was based on results for the
last quarter of the year ended March 31, 2005 and $6,865,000 of which was based on
results for the first three quarters of the year ended March 31, 2006. |
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2007 aggregating $9,720,000, $2,089,000 of which was based on results for the
last quarter of the year ended March 31, 2006 and $7,631,000 of which was based on
results for the first three quarters of the year ended March 31, 2007. |
The Company currently plans to continue its quarterly dividend policy as announced, but such
plans and policy for future dividends consist of forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Whether future dividends will be declared will depend upon the Companys future growth and
earnings, of which there can be no assurance, and the Companys cash flow needs for future
development, which growth, earning or cash flow needs may be adversely affected by one or more of
the factors discussed in Item 3. Key Information Risk Factors. Accordingly, there can be no
assurance that future cash dividends on the Companys common shares will be declared, what the
amounts of such dividends will be or whether such dividends, once declared for a specific period
will continue for any future period or at all.
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ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
The Companys shares are traded exclusively on the Nasdaq Global Market (before July 4, 2006,
known as the Nasdaq National Market) under the symbol DSWL.
The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices per share as reported by The
Nasdaq Global Market (the Nasdaq National Market before July 4, 2006) for each of the years in the
five-year period ended March 31, 2007 (adjusted for per share prices before April 2005, for the
Companys three-for-two stock splits effected in March 2005):
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Year Ended March 31, |
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Low |
2007 |
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$ |
12.50 |
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$ |
8.10 |
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2006 |
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16.48 |
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9.00 |
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2005 |
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18.167 |
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12.867 |
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2004 |
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20.40 |
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10.43 |
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2003 |
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27.23 |
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7.33 |
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The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices per share of Deswells shares as
reported by the Nasdaq Global Market (the Nasdaq National Market before July 4, 2006) during each
of the quarters in the two-year period ended March 31, 2007).
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Quarter ended |
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March 31, 2007 |
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$ |
12.50 |
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$ |
11.21 |
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December 31, 2006 |
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11.70 |
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10.46 |
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September 30, 2006 |
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10.96 |
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8.40 |
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June 30, 2006 |
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9.90 |
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8.10 |
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March 31, 2006 |
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12.67 |
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9.00 |
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December 31, 2005 |
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14.87 |
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10.20 |
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September 30, 2005 |
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16.00 |
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14.09 |
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June 30, 2005 |
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16.48 |
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13.67 |
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The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices per share of Deswell shares as
reported by The Nasdaq Global Market during each of the six months ended June 30, 2007.
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Month ended |
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Low |
June 30, 2007 |
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$ |
13.04 |
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$ |
10.92 |
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May 31, 2007 |
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12.62 |
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11.25 |
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April 30, 2007 |
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12.32 |
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11.40 |
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March 31, 2007 |
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12.22 |
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11.40 |
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February 29, 2007 |
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12.50 |
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11.21 |
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January 31, 2007 |
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12.49 |
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11.30 |
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ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Share Capital
Not applicable.
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Objects and Purposes
Our objects and purposes are described in Clause 4 of our Memorandum of Association and are
generally to engage in any act or activity that is not prohibited under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands.
Directors
British Virgin Islands law and our Articles of Association provide that no agreement or
transaction between Deswell and one or more of its directors or any entity in which any director
has a financial interest or to whom any director is related (including as a director of that other
entity) is void or voidable for this reason only or by reason only that the director is present at
the meeting of directors, or at the meeting of the committee of directors, that approves the
agreement or transaction or that the vote or consent of the director is counted for the purpose if
the material facts of the interest of each director in the agreement or transaction and his or her
interest in or relationship to any other party to the agreement or transaction are disclosed in
good faith or are known by the other directors and a majority of the Companys directors (at least
one whom is an Independent Director) approve such transaction. Alternatively, the interest in the
transaction may be disclosed or known to or ratified by the shareholders. (British Virgin Islands
law does not use the term shareholder or stockholder but rather refers to holders of shares of
a company, like Deswell, organized under the International Business Companies Act as members. In
this Report, for the convenience of our U.S. holders, we use the term shareholders rather than
members.) In addition, a director who has an interest in any particular business to be considered
at a meeting of directors or shareholders may be counted for the purposes of determining whether
the meeting is duly constituted. An Independent Director is defined in our Articles of
Association as a director other than an officer or employee of Deswell or any of its subsidiaries,
a person related to an officer or employee of Deswell or any of its subsidiaries, a person
representing family or concentrated (more than 10%) holdings of Deswells outstanding voting shares
or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the directors, would
interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a
director.
Our Articles of Association provide that the directors may by a resolution of directors, fix
the emoluments of directors with respect to services to be rendered in any capacity to the Company.
British Virgin Islands law and our Articles of Association provide that the management of the
business and the control of Deswell shall be vested in the directors, who in addition to the powers
and authorities expressly conferred by the Articles of Association, may also exercise all such
powers, and do all such acts and things, as may be done by Deswell and are not by the Articles of
Association or British Virgin Islands law expressly directed or required to be exercised or done by
a meeting of shareholders. Our Articles of Association provide that the directors may by resolution
exercise all the powers of Deswell to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertakings and
property or any part thereof, to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever
money is borrowed or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of Deswell or of any third
party.
British Virgin Islands law and our Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association do
not contain an age limit requirement for our directors. Under our Articles of Association, no
shares are required for directors qualification.
Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of Authorized and Outstanding Shares and Changes to
Rights of Shareholders
Deswell has one class and series of shares authorized or outstanding: common shares, no par
value per share. Our authorized capital consists of 30,000,000 common shares, no par value per
share, of which 15,143,730 common shares were outstanding on June 30, 2007.
Holders of our common shares are entitled to one vote for each whole share on all matters to
be voted upon by shareholders, including the election of directors. Holders of our common shares
do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. All of our common shares are
equal to each other with respect to liquidation and dividend rights. Holders of our common shares
are entitled to receive dividends if and when declared by our board of directors out of funds
legally available under British Virgin Islands law. In the event of our liquidation, all assets
available for distribution to the holders of our common shares are distributable among them
according to their
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respective holdings. Holders of our common shares have no preemptive rights to purchase any
additional, unissued common shares.
Calling Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders
British Virgin Islands law does not require an international business company, such as
Deswell, to have an annual meeting. Our Articles of Association do, however, require an annual
meeting of shareholders for the election of directors and for such other business as may come
before the meeting.
Under British Virgin Islands law, unless otherwise provided by a companys Memorandum of
Association or Articles of Association, the directors may call meetings of shareholders at any
time. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association do not provide otherwise. Under British Virgin
Islands law, unless otherwise provided by a companys Memorandum of Association or Articles of
Association, directors are required to call meetings upon a written request from shareholders
holding more than 50% of outstanding voting shares. Our Articles of Association provide that
meetings of shareholders may be called only upon a written request from shareholders holding 10% or
more of the outstanding voting shares.
British Virgin Islands law and our Articles of Association state that the directors may fix
the date that notice is given of a meeting of shareholders, whether extraordinary or annual, as the
record date for determining those shares that are entitled to vote at the meeting.
British Virgin Islands law and our Articles of Association provide that notice of all meetings
of shareholders, stating the time, place and purposes thereof, shall be given not fewer than seven
days before the date of the proposed meeting to those persons whose names appear as shareholders in
our share register on the date of the notice and are entitled to vote at the meeting.
Limitations on Share Ownership
British Virgin Islands law and our Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association do
not impose any limitations on the right of anyone to own, hold or exercising voting rights to our
common shares.
Potential Anti-Takeover Deterrence
Neither our Articles of Association nor Memorandum of Association contain provisions that
would have an effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of Deswell and that
would operate only with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate restructuring involving
Deswell or any of its subsidiaries. However, pursuant to our Memorandum and Articles of Association
and pursuant to the laws of the British Virgin Islands, our board of directors without shareholder
approval may amend our Memorandum and Articles of Association (provided that a majority of our
independent directors do not vote against the amendment). This includes amendments to increase or
reduce our authorized capital stock. Our ability to amend our Memorandum and Articles of
Association without shareholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing
a change in control of Deswell, including a tender offer to purchase our common shares at a premium
over the then current market price.
Ownership Information
Neither our Articles of Association nor Memorandum of Association provide that information
about our shareholders, even those owning significant percentages of our shares, must be disclosed.
Differences from United States Law
The laws of the British Virgin Islands governing the provisions of our Articles of Association
and Memorandum of Association discussed above are not significantly different than the laws
governing similar provisions in the charter documents of Delaware companies, other than with
respect to amending our Memorandum of Association without shareholder approval. Delaware law
requires shareholders to approve any amendments to a corporations Certificate of Incorporation.
Material Contracts
There were no material contracts, other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of
business, to which Deswell or any subsidiary of Deswell is a party for the two years immediately
preceding the filing of this report.
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Taxation
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences
General
This section is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the
ownership and disposition of our common shares as of the date of this Report. The summary applies
to you only if you hold our common shares as a capital asset for tax purposes (that is, for
investment purposes), and it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the tax
considerations that may be relevant to the ownership of our common shares. The summary is based on
current law. Changes in the law may alter your tax treatment of holding our common shares,
possibly on a retroactive basis. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) will not challenge the tax consequences described below, and we have not requested, nor
will we request, a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel with respect to the U.S. federal
income tax consequences of acquiring, holding or disposing of our common shares. The discussion
below does not cover tax consequences that depend upon your particular tax circumstances and it
does not address any aspect of U.S. federal tax law other than U.S. federal income taxation.
Specifically, it does not cover any state, local or foreign law, or the possible application of
U.S. federal estate or gift tax. You are urged to consult your own tax advisors regarding the
application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to your particular situation as well as any state,
local, foreign and the U.S. federal estate and gift tax consequences of the ownership and
disposition of the common shares. In addition, this summary does not take into account any special
U.S. federal income tax rules that apply to a particular holder of our common shares, including,
without limitation, the following:
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a dealer in securities or currencies; |
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a trader in securities that elects to use a market-to-market method of accounting
for your securities holdings; |
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a financial institution; |
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a life insurance company; |
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a tax-exempt organization; |
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a person that holds our common shares in a hedging transaction or as part of a
straddle or a conversion transaction; |
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a person whose functional currency for tax purposes is not the U.S. dollar; |
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a person liable for alternative minimum tax; |
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a person that owns, or is treated as owning, 10 percent or more of our common shares; |
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certain former U.S. citizens and residents deemed to have expatriated to avoid U.S. taxation; or |
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a person who receives our shares pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options
or otherwise as compensation. |
Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders
For purposes of the discussion below, you are a U.S. Holder if you are a beneficial owner of
our common shares who or which is:
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an individual U.S. citizen or resident alien of the United States (as specifically
defined for tax purposes); |
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a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any
State or political subdivision thereof; |
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an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its
source; |
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a trust (x) if a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the trusts
administration and one or more U.S. persons are authorized to control all substantial
decisions of the trust or (y) if it was in existence on August 20, 1996, was treated as
a U.S. person prior to that date and has a valid election in effect under applicable
treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person; or |
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any other person or entity that would be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net
income basis in respect of our common shares. |
If a partnership holds our common shares, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend
upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of
a partnership holding our common shares, you should consult your tax advisor.
Distributions
Subject to the passive foreign investment company (PFIC) rules discussed below, for cash
dividends, the gross amount of any such distribution (other than in liquidation) that you receive
with respect to our common shares generally will be taxed to you as dividend income to the extent
such distribution does not exceed our current or accumulated earnings and profits (E&P), as
calculated for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such income will be includable in your gross
income as ordinary income on the date of receipt. Dividends received by individuals and certain
other non-corporate taxpayers in their tax years before January 1, 2011 from qualified foreign
corporations are taxed at the rate of either 5 percent (zero, for tax years beginning in 2008,
2009 and 2010) or 15 percent, depending upon the particular taxpayers U.S. federal income tax
bracket; provided that the recipient-shareholder has held his or her shares as a beneficial owner
for more than 60 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the
shares ex-dividend date. Dividends received in tax years beginning after December 31, 2010 will
be taxed at higher ordinary income tax rates. A foreign corporation is a qualified foreign
corporation if the stock with respect to which it pays dividend is traded on an established
securities market in the United States, provided that the foreign corporation is not a PFIC. Our
stock is traded on an established securities market in the United States, although we cannot
guarantee that our stock will be so traded in the future. We believe that we were not a PFIC for
U.S. federal income purposes for our fiscal years ended March 31, 2006 or 2007; and, although we
cannot provide assurances in this regard, we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC in the future. If
we are a PFIC with respect to a particular U.S. Holder, dividends received from us will be taxed at
regular ordinary income tax rates, currently, up to 35 percent. Holders of our shares should
consult their own tax advisers regarding the availability of the reduced dividend tax rate in light
of their own particular circumstances.
To the extent any distribution exceeds our E&P, the distribution will first be treated as a
tax-free return of capital to the extent of your adjusted tax basis in our common shares and will
be applied against and reduce such basis on a dollar-for-dollar basis (thereby increasing the
amount of gain and decreasing the amount of loss recognized on a subsequent disposition of such
shares). To the extent that such distribution exceeds your adjusted tax basis, the distribution
will be taxed as gain recognized on a sale or exchange of our common shares. See Sale or Other
Disposition of Our Common Shares, below. Because we are not a U.S. corporation, no
dividends-received deduction will be allowed to corporations with respect to dividends paid by us.
Sale or Other Disposition of Our Shares
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, generally, in connection with the sale or other
taxable disposition of our common shares:
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you will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference (if any) between: |
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the amount realized on such sale or other taxable disposition and |
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your adjusted tax basis in such common shares (your adjusted tax basis in the shares
you hold generally will equal your U.S. dollar cost of such shares); |
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such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or
loss if your holding period for our common shares is more than one year at the time of
such sale or other disposition; |
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net long-term capital gains derived by individual U.S. Holders from sales or other
taxable dispositions of our shares before January 1, 2011 will generally be taxed at
the rate of 5 percent (zero, in 2008, 2009 and 2010) or 15 percent, depending upon the
particular taxpayers U.S. federal income tax bracket; |
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such gain or loss will generally be treated as having U.S. source for U.S. foreign
tax credit purposes; and |
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your ability to deduct capital losses is subject to limitations. |
Passive Foreign Investment Company
A U.S. Holder generally would be subject to a special tax regime (that differs in certain
material respects from that described above) if we were a PFIC at any time during which such Holder
held our shares.
An actual determination of PFIC status is factual in nature and cannot be made until the close
of the applicable tax year. We are a PFIC for our fiscal year if either:
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75 percent or more of our gross income in that year is passive income (including our
pro-rata share of the gross income of any company in which we own, or are treated as
owning, 25 percent or more of the shares by value), which includes dividends,
interests, royalties, rents, annuities, and some types of gains; or |
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the average percentage of the value of our assets in that year (including our
pro-rata share of the assets of any company in which we own, or are treated as owning,
25 percent or more of the shares by value) that produce or are held for the production
of passive income is at least 50 percent. |
The application of the above tests could result in our classification as a PFIC even in a year
in which we have substantial gross revenues from product sales. If you own common shares during
any year in which we are a PFIC, you must file IRS Form 8621.
If we are or were classified as a PFIC during the time you hold our shares, unless you timely
make one of the available elections, a special tax regime would apply to both:
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any excess distribution, which would be your share of distributions in any year
that are greater than 125 percent of the average annual distributions received by you
in the three preceding years before the current taxable year (or during your holding
period for the shares, if shorter), and |
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any gain realized on the sale or other disposition of our common shares. |
Under this regime, any excess distribution and realized gain would be treated as ordinary
income and would be subject to tax generally in the following manner:
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the excess distribution or gain would be allocated ratably to each day that you have
held our common shares, |
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the amount allocated to the taxable year in which you realize the excess
distribution or gain would be taxed as ordinary income, |
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the amount allocated to the taxable years prior to the first taxable year in which
we are a PFIC would be taxed as ordinary income for the taxable year in which you
realize the excess distribution or gain, and |
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the amounts allocated to each of the prior taxable years for which we were a PFIC
would be taxed as ordinary income at the highest applicable tax rate in effect for that
year, and, in addition, an interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax
would be imposed on you, as if the tax had been due for the tax year to which such
amounts were allocated under these rules. |
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Subject to certain limitations, if you own common shares in a PFIC that are treated as
marketable stock, you may make a mark-to-market election. If you make this election, for all
taxable years during which you held common shares and we were a PFIC, you would not be subject to
the PFIC rules described above. Instead, in general, you would include as ordinary income each
year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of your shares at the end of the taxable year
over the adjusted tax basis in your shares. You would also be allowed to take an ordinary loss in
respect of the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of your shares over their fair market value at
the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the net amount of income previously included
as a result of the mark-to-market election. Your basis in the shares would be adjusted to reflect
any such income or loss amounts. Any gain realized upon disposition would be taxed as ordinary
income. If we are or become a PFIC, we believe our shares would be treated as marketable stock for
purposes of the mark-to-market election but we can give you no assurance that they in fact will be
so treated.
In lieu of making a mark-to-market election, you may make a qualifying electing fund election.
In many situations, it would be desirable to make this election. However, even if your tax
advisor determines that this election is beneficial to you, if we are or were to become a PFIC, we
may not be able or willing to satisfy the record-keeping and other requirements that would enable
you to make a qualified electing fund election.
You are urged to consult your own tax advisor concerning the potential application of the PFIC
rules to your ownership and disposition of our common shares, as well as a mark-to-market and other
elections that may be available to you.
Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders
If you are not a U.S. Holder, you are a Non-U.S. Holder.
Distributions
You generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, including withholding tax, on
distributions made on our common shares unless:
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the distributions are effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or
business (and, if an applicable income tax treaty so requires as a condition for you to
be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of income from
our common shares, such distributions are attributable to a permanent establishment
that you maintain in the United States). |
If you meet the two tests above, you generally will be subject to tax in respect of such
dividends in the same manner as a U.S. Holder, as described above. In addition, any effectively
connected dividends received by a non-U.S. corporation may also, under certain circumstances, be
subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30 percent rate or such lower rate as may be
specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
Sale or Other Disposition of Our Shares
Generally, you will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, including withholding tax, in
respect of gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of our common shares unless:
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your gain is effectively connected with a trade or business that you conduct in the
United States (and, if an applicable income tax treaty so requires as a condition for
you to be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of gain
from the sale or other disposition of our common shares, such gain is attributable to a
permanent establishment maintained by you in the United States), or |
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you are an individual Non-U.S. Holder and are present in the United States for at
least 183 days in the taxable year of the sale or other disposition, and certain other
conditions exist. |
You will be subject to tax in respect of any gain effectively connected with your conduct of a
trade or business in the United States generally in the same manner as a U.S. holder, as described
above. Effectively connected gains realized by a non-U.S. corporation may also, under certain
circumstances, be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a rate of 30 percent or such
lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
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Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
Payments (or other taxable distributions) in respect of our common shares that are made in the
United States or by a U.S.-related financial intermediary will be subject to U.S. information
reporting rules. In addition, such payments may be subject to U.S. federal backup withholding
currently at a rate of 28 percent. You will not be subject to backup withholding provided that:
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that no loss of exemption from backup withholding has occurred. |
If you are a Non-U.S. Holder, you generally are not subject to information reporting and
backup withholding, but you may be required to provide a certification of your non-U.S. status in
order to establish that you are exempt.
Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be credited against your U.S. federal
income tax liability, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup
withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS.
The discussions above are for general information only. You should consult your own tax
advisors regarding the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to your particular situation
as well as any state, local, foreign tax and the U.S. federal estate and gift tax consequences of
the ownership and disposition of our common shares.
British Virgin Islands Tax Consequences
Under the International Business Companies Act of the British Virgin Islands as currently in
effect, a holder of common equity, such as our common shares, who is not a resident of the British
Virgin Islands is exempt from British Virgin Islands income tax on dividends paid with respect to
the common equity and all holders of common equity are not liable to the British Virgin Islands for
income tax on gains realized on sale or disposal of such shares: The British Virgin Islands does
not impose a withholding tax on dividends paid by a company incorporated under the International
Business Companies Act.
There are no capital gains, gift or inheritance taxes levied by the British Virgin Islands on
companies incorporated under the International Business Companies Act. In addition, our common
shares are not subject to transfer taxes, stamp duties or similar charges. There is no income tax
treaty or convention currently in effect between the United States and the British Virgin Islands.
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Exchange Controls
There are no exchange control restrictions on payments of dividends on the Companys common
shares or on the conduct of the Companys operations either in Macao, where the Companys principal
executive offices are located, or the British Virgin Islands, where the Company is incorporated.
Other jurisdictions in which the Company conducts operations may have various exchange controls.
There are no material British Virgin Islands laws which impose foreign exchange controls on the
Company or that affect the payment of dividends, interest or other payments to nonresident holders
of the Companys common shares. British Virgin Islands law and the Companys Memorandum and
Articles of Association impose no limitations on the right of nonresident or foreign owners to hold
the Companys Securities or vote the Companys common shares.
Chinas laws and regulations regulate dividend distribution and repatriation by the Companys
China subsidiaries. To date these controls have not had and are not expected to have a material
impact on the Companys financial results. To the extent that the Company may decide to pay cash
dividends in the future, such dividends will be declared from the retained earnings, i.e., surplus,
as determined by resolution of the directors of the Company. As the Company is a holding company,
the amount of its retained earnings will be limited by the amount of dividends that can be declared
by its subsidiaries. Dividends declared by subsidiaries will be based on the profits reported in
their statutory accounts prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
the relevant countries, primarily Macao and China, which differ from U.S. GAAP. See Note 1 of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Further, the Company intends that portions of the
profits earned by Jetcrown Shenzhen will be reinvested and therefore such profits will not be
available for the declaration of dividends. See Notes 1 and 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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None of our Chinese subsidiaries had any restricted net assets at, nor restricted retained
earnings for the years ended March 31, 2006 or 2007.
Foreign Currency Risk
At March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Company had no open forward exchange contracts or option
contracts.
Cash on hand at March 31, 2007 of $24,549,000 was held in the following currencies:
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U.S. Dollar |
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Holdings |
United States dollars |
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11,352,000 |
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Hong Kong dollars |
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8,384,000 |
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Euro |
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24,000 |
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Chinese RMB |
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4,500,000 |
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Japanese yen |
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246,000 |
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Macao dollars |
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43,000 |
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See discussion of Exchange Rate Fluctuation in Item 5 Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects.
Interest Rate Risk
Our interest expenses and income are sensitive to changes in interest rates, as all of our
cash reserves and borrowings are subject to interest rate changes. Cash on hand of $14,931,000 as
at March 31, 2007 was invested in short-term interest bearing investments. As such, interest
income will fluctuate with changes in short term interest rates. As of March 31, 2007 we had no
long-term debt or short-term bank loans outstanding on our credit facilities.
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
Not Applicable.
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Not Applicable.
ITEM 15T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Report, the Companys management, with the
participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation
pursuant to as required by paragraph (c) of Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
Deswells disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Companys Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by
this report such disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance
that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and include controls and procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is
accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including the Companys Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Deswells management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
over financial reporting. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, does not expect that our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A
control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
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Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. The design of
any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of
future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated
goals under all potential future conditions; over time, a control may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error
or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Deswells management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007.
In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway commission (COSO) in Internal Control Integrated
Framework. Based on this assessment, Deswells management, including its Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, believes that the Company maintained effective internal control over
financial reporting as of March 31, 2007.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of Deswells registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Managements report was not
subject to attestation by the companys registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only
managements report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Controls
During the period covered by this Report, and in preparation for the audit of our
consolidated financial statements at and for the year ended March 31, 2007, management discovered
two opportunities to improve Deswells internal controls over financial reporting, one relating to
our plastic manufacturing operations and the other to our electronic manufacturing. The
opportunity in our plastic manufacturing operations involved the method used to determine the
valuation of work in process and finished goods inventories, which, following identification and
evaluation by management, was improved by our implementation of more effective controls in our
material resource planning system in order to more accurately record the cost of those portions of
our inventory in the preparation of our financial statements. The opportunity in our electronic
manufacturing operations involved perceived inadequacies in our material resource planning system
relating to the aging of the inventory of electronic products. We plan to improve this by
implementing a new resource planning software system that we expect will provide a more accurate
aging analysis for our electronic products inventory. Except as mentioned above, there were no
changes in the Companys internal controls during the period covered by this Report that has
materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over
financial reporting.
ITEM 16. RESERVED
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Deswells Board of Directors has determined that at least one person serving on the Audit
Committee is an audit committee financial expert as defined under Item 16A(b) of Form 20-F. Mr.
Allen Yau-Nam Cham is an audit committee financial expert.
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, which applies to the Companys principal executive officer and to its principal financial
and accounting officers. A copy of the Code of Ethics is attached as Exhibit 11.1 to this Annual
Report on Form 20-F.
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ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Deswells principal accountants for the audit of its financial statements for each of the two
years in the period ended March 31, 2007 was BDO McCabe Lo Limited (BDO).
The following table presents the aggregate fees for professional services and other services
rendered by the principal accountant to Deswell in the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2007.
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Year ended March 31, |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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(US $ (in thousands)) |
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Audit Fees(1) |
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$ |
115 |
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$ |
122 |
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Audit-related Fees(2) |
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Tax Fees(3) |
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All Other Fees(4) |
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$ |
115 |
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$ |
122 |
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Audit Fees consist of fees billed for the annual audit of our consolidated financial
statements and the statutory financial statements of our subsidiaries. They also include fees
billed for other audit services, which are those services that only the external auditor
reasonably can provide, and include the provision for consents relating to the review of
documents filed with the SEC. |
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There were no other audit-related fees billed by the principal accountant during the last two
fiscal years for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the
performance of the audit not reported under Audit Fees above. |
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There were no tax fees billed by the principal accountant during the last two fiscal years. |
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There were no other fees billed by the principal accountant during the last two fiscal years
for products and services provided by BDO. |
Audit Committee Pre-approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committees policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit related
services provided by the independent auditors. These services may include audit services,
audit-related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up
to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services.
The management will periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services
provided and the fees for the services performed by the independent auditors in accordance with
this pre-approval policy. The Audit Committee may also pre-approve particular services on a
case-by-case basis.
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
As of the date of this Report, Deswell is not availing itself of an exemption from the
independence standards contained in paragraph (b)(1)(iv) of Rule 10A-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (except paragraph (b)(1)(iv)(B) of that Rule), the general exemption contained
in paragraph (c)(3) of that Rule or the last sentence of paragraph (a)(3) of that Rule.
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATE PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Not Applicable.
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following financial statements are filed as part of this Report:
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All other schedules for which provisions are made in the applicable accounting regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are
inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of
Deswell Industries, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Deswell Industries, Inc. and
subsidiaries (the Company) as of March 31, 2006 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements
of income and comprehensive income, shareholders equity and cash flows for each of the three years
in the period ended March 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control
over financial reporting. Our audits include consideration of internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of Deswell Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of March 31, 2006 and 2007, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/
BDO McCabe Lo Limited
BDO McCabe Lo Limited
Hong Kong, June 28, 2007
F-1
DESWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
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March 31, |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
25,369 |
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$ |
24,549 |
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Restricted cash (note 7) |
|
|
649 |
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|
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|
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Marketable securities (note 3) |
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|
164 |
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|
107 |
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Accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful amounts of $970 and $1,230
at March 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively |
|
|
18,318 |
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|
|
21,063 |
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Inventories (note 4) |
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|
21,845 |
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|
|
29,495 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (note 5) |
|
|
5,035 |
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|
|
4,999 |
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Income taxes receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
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Total current assets |
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|
71,380 |
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|
80,343 |
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Property, plant and equipment-net (notes 6) |
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58,286 |
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|
60,157 |
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Deferred income tax assets (note 10) |
|
|
294 |
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|
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|
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Goodwill (note 8) (note 8) |
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|
710 |
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|
710 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
130,670 |
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$ |
141,210 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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|
|
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|
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Accounts payable |
|
$ |
10,886 |
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$ |
15,865 |
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Dividend payable |
|
|
2,089 |
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|
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|
|
Accrued payroll and employee benefits |
|
|
1,415 |
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|
|
2,746 |
|
Customer deposits |
|
|
674 |
|
|
|
783 |
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Other accrued liabilities (note 9) |
|
|
1,018 |
|
|
|
1,506 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
450 |
|
Deferred income tax liability (note 10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
321 |
|
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Total current liabilities |
|
|
16,266 |
|
|
|
21,671 |
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|
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Commitments and contingencies (note 11) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Minority interests |
|
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7,636 |
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7,884 |
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Shareholders equity: |
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Common shares nil par value-authorized 30,000,000 shares,
shares issued and outstanding March 31, 2006 - 14, 923,730;
March 31, 2007 15,038,730 (note 12) |
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41,254 |
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42,393 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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6,970 |
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|
7,601 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
436 |
|
|
|
1,106 |
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Retained earnings |
|
|
58,108 |
|
|
|
60,555 |
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|
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Total shareholders equity |
|
|
106,768 |
|
|
|
111,655 |
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|
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Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
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$ |
130,670 |
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|
$ |
141,210 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-2
DESWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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Year ended March 31, |
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|
|
2005 |
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2006 |
|
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2007 |
|
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Net sales |
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$ |
125,590 |
|
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$ |
115,276 |
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$ |
136,779 |
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Cost of sales |
|
|
92,072 |
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89,850 |
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105,506 |
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Gross profit |
|
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33,518 |
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25,426 |
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31,273 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
15,759 |
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|
|
15,052 |
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|
18,957 |
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Other income (expenses), net |
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|
(106 |
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(823 |
) |
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|
1,376 |
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|
Operating income (note 2) |
|
|
17,653 |
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|
9,551 |
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|
13,692 |
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Interest expense |
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(12 |
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(6 |
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Non-operating income, net |
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|
448 |
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|
447 |
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|
547 |
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|
Income before income taxes and minority interests |
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18,089 |
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9,992 |
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|
14,239 |
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Income taxes (note 10) |
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|
576 |
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(27 |
) |
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1,239 |
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Income before minority interests |
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17,513 |
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10,019 |
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13,000 |
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Minority interests |
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2,330 |
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|
|
1,240 |
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|
|
833 |
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Net income |
|
|
15,183 |
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|
|
8,779 |
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|
|
12,167 |
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Other comprehensive income |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
436 |
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|
|
670 |
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|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
15,183 |
|
|
$ |
9,215 |
|
|
$ |
12,837 |
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|
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|
|
Net income per share (note 2) |
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Basic: |
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Net income per share |
|
$ |
1.04 |
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$ |
0.59 |
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$ |
0.81 |
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|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
(shares in thousands) |
|
|
14,656 |
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|
|
14,908 |
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14,956 |
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Diluted: |
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Net income per share |
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$ |
1.02 |
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|
$ |
0.59 |
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|
$ |
0.81 |
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|
Weighted average common and potential common shares
(shares in thousands) |
|
|
14,933 |
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|
|
14,936 |
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|
|
15,048 |
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|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
DESWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
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|
Common stock |
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Accumulated |
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|
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Additional |
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other |
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Shares |
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paid-in |
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comprehensive |
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Retained |
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Shareholders |
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outstanding |
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Amount |
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capital |
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income |
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earnings |
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equity |
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|
Balance at March 31, 2004 |
|
|
13,723,627 |
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|
|
29,980 |
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|
|
6,970 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
52,780 |
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|
|
89,730 |
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Exercise of stock options |
|
|
1,055,250 |
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|
|
9,092 |
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
9,092 |
|
Odd share redemption upon
stock split |
|
|
(147 |
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|
(4 |
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(4 |
) |
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,183 |
|
|
|
15,183 |
|
Dividends ($0.65 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,234 |
) |
|
|
(9,234 |
) |
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2005 |
|
|
14,778,730 |
|
|
|
39,068 |
|
|
|
6,970 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,729 |
|
|
|
104,767 |
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
352 |
|
Issue of common stock for
acquisition of additional
interest in a subsidiary |
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
1,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,834 |
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
436 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,779 |
|
|
|
8,779 |
|
Dividends ($0.63 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,400 |
) |
|
|
(9,400 |
) |
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2006 |
|
|
14,923,730 |
|
|
|
41,254 |
|
|
|
6,970 |
|
|
|
436 |
|
|
|
58,108 |
|
|
|
106,768 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
820 |
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
|
115,000 |
|
|
|
1,139 |
|
|
|
(189 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
950 |
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
670 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,167 |
|
|
|
12,167 |
|
Dividends ($0.65 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,720 |
) |
|
|
(9,720 |
) |
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2007 |
|
|
15,038,730 |
|
|
|
42,393 |
|
|
|
7,601 |
|
|
|
1,106 |
|
|
|
60,555 |
|
|
|
111,655 |
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
DESWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
15,183 |
|
|
$ |
8,779 |
|
|
$ |
12,167 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
4,970 |
|
|
|
5,299 |
|
|
|
5,274 |
|
Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
(643 |
) |
Realized gain on disposal of other investments |
|
|
(295 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding loss on marketable securities |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
820 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
2,330 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
833 |
|
Deferred tax |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(294 |
) |
|
|
615 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
(6,134 |
) |
|
|
6,773 |
|
|
|
(2,745 |
) |
Inventories |
|
|
(4,962 |
) |
|
|
(709 |
) |
|
|
(7,650 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
(1,809 |
) |
|
|
(274 |
) |
|
|
36 |
|
Income taxes receivable |
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
(130 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
5,281 |
|
|
|
(5,563 |
) |
|
|
4,979 |
|
Accrued payroll and employee benefits |
|
|
(246 |
) |
|
|
(605 |
) |
|
|
1,331 |
|
Customer deposits |
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
(194 |
) |
|
|
109 |
|
Other accrued liabilities |
|
|
1,533 |
|
|
|
(2,109 |
) |
|
|
488 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
16,425 |
|
|
|
12,322 |
|
|
|
15,807 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
(17,003 |
) |
|
|
(6,940 |
) |
|
|
(7,812 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
3,232 |
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(16,967 |
) |
|
|
(6,890 |
) |
|
|
(4,580 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(9,234 |
) |
|
|
(7,311 |
) |
|
|
(11,809 |
) |
Dividends paid to minority shareholders of a subsidiary |
|
|
(756 |
) |
|
|
(1,229 |
) |
|
|
(582 |
) |
Exercise of stock options |
|
|
9,092 |
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
950 |
|
Odd shares redemption |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |
|
|
(650 |
) |
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
649 |
|
Loan to minority shareholders of subsidiaries |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(170 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(1,578 |
) |
|
|
(7,967 |
) |
|
|
(10,792 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(169 |
) |
|
|
(1,255 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(2,120 |
) |
|
|
(2,704 |
) |
|
|
(820 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year |
|
|
30,193 |
|
|
|
28,073 |
|
|
|
25,369 |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year |
|
$ |
28,073 |
|
|
$ |
25,369 |
|
|
$ |
24,549 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the year for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Income taxes |
|
$ |
289 |
|
|
$ |
387 |
|
|
$ |
487 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplementary disclosures of significant non-cash transactions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition of
additional 5% shareholding in a subsidiary |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,834 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of acquired
net assets of additional shareholding of a subsidiary |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
234 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
DESWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data)
1. Organization and Basis of Financial Statements
Deswell Industries, Inc. was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on December 2, 1993.
The principal activities of the Company comprise the manufacture and sale of injection-molded
plastic parts and components, electronic products assembling and metallic parts manufacturing. The
manufacturing activities are subcontracted to subsidiaries operating in Mainland China. The
selling and administrative activities were originally performed in the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (Hong Kong) of the Peoples Republic of China (China). From August 2003,
these activities were moved to the Macau Special Administrative Region (Macau) of China.
As the Company is a holding company, the amount of any dividends to be declared by the Company
will be dependent upon the amount which can be dividended up from its subsidiaries. Dividends from
subsidiaries are declared based on profits as reported in their statutory accounts. Such profits
differ from the amounts reported under U.S. GAAP. At March 31, 2007, the retained earnings
available for distribution as reflected in the statutory books of the subsidiaries were $67,066.
On January 20, 2003, the Company acquired a further 20% of the outstanding stock of Integrated
International Limited (Integrated), a subsidiary of the Company, from the minority shareholders.
After the acquisition, the Company increased its ownership in Integrated to 71% of the outstanding
stock. The purchase consideration for the 20% of the outstanding stock of Integrated is 251,880
common shares of the Company. The value of the purchase consideration is based on the market price
of the stocks issued which is lower than the fair value of net assets acquired by $115. The excess
has been allocated as a pro rata reduction of the amounts that would have been assigned to certain
acquired assets.
On April 20, 2005, the Company acquired a further 5% of the outstanding stock from one of the
minority shareholders of Integrated. After the acquisition, the Company increased its ownership in
Integrated to 76% of the outstanding stock. The purchase consideration for the 5% of the
outstanding stock of Integrated is 120,000 common shares of the Company. The value of the purchase
consideration is based on the market price of the stocks issued which is higher than the fair value
of net assets acquired by $232. The excess purchase price has been recorded on the balance sheet
as goodwill.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of consolidation-The consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, include the assets,
liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of all subsidiaries. Intercompany balances,
transactions and cash flows are eliminated on consolidation.
Goodwill-The excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired is recorded on
the balance sheet as goodwill. Prior to April 1, 2002, goodwill was amortized to expense on a
straight line basis over 20 years. On April 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142 Goodwill and other Intangible Assets, which established new
standards for goodwill acquired in a business combination, eliminates the amortization of goodwill
and requires the carrying value of goodwill to be evaluated for impairment on an annual basis.
In accordance with SFAS No. 142, goodwill is evaluated to determine if fair value of the asset
has decreased below its carrying value. The Company regularly conducted annual impairment
evaluation and determined that there was no impairment in goodwill.
Cash and cash equivalents-Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash accounts,
interest bearing savings accounts and time certificates of deposit with a maturity of three months
or less when purchased.
Marketable securities-All marketable securities are classified as trading securities and are
stated at fair market value. Market value is determined by the most recently traded price of the
security at the balance sheet date. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading
securities are included in non-operating income. The cost of investments sold is based on the
average cost method and interest earned is included in non-operating income.
Inventories-Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined by the first-in, first-out
method, or market. Work-in-progress and finished goods inventories consist of raw materials,
direct labour and overhead associated with the manufacturing process.
Prepaid expenses and other current assets-Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist
principally of rental deposits, prepaid expenses and other miscellaneous receivables.
F-6
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued
Property, plant and equipment-Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost including the
cost of improvements. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation
and amortization are provided on the straight line method based on the estimated useful lives of
the assets as follows:
|
|
|
Leasehold land and buildings |
|
40 - 50 years |
Plant and machinery |
|
4 - 10 years |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment |
|
4 - 5 years |
Motor vehicles |
|
3 - 4 years |
Leasehold improvements the lease term |
|
the shorter of 5 years or |
|
|
|
Valuation of long-lived assets-The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of
long-lived assets to be held and used, including other intangible assets subject to amortization,
when events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is
considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such asset is separately
identifiable and is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the
amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair
market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate
commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined
in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost to dispose.
Revenue recognition-Sales of goods are recognized when goods are shipped, title of goods sold
has passed to the purchaser, the price is fixed or determinable as stated on the sales contract,
and its collectibility is reasonably assured. Customers do not have a general right of return on
products shipped. The Company permits the return of damaged or defective products and accounts for
these returns as deduction from sales. Products returns to the Company were insignificant during
past years.
Comprehensive income-The comprehensive income of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2005
was represented by the net income of the year. Other comprehensive income for the years ended
March 31, 2006 and 2007 represented foreign currency translation adjustments and were included in
the consolidated statement of shareholders equity.
Allowance for doubtful account- The Company regularly monitors and assesses the risk of not
collecting amounts owed to the Company by customers. This evaluation is based upon a variety of
factors including: an analysis of amounts current and past due along with relevant history and
facts particular to the customer. Based upon the results of this analysis, the Company records an
allowance for uncollectible accounts for this risk. This analysis requires the Company to make
significant estimates, and changes in facts and circumstances could result in material changes in
the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Reclassification of financial statements- Other operating income/(expenses) are reclassified
in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2007 for better presentation.
Comparative figures for the year ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 were reclassified accordingly. The
reclassification of operating income has no impact on the net income on the consolidated statement
of income for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Shipping and handling cost- Shipping and handling costs related to the delivery of finished
goods are included in selling expenses. During the year ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007,
shipping and handling costs expensed to selling expenses were $549, $658 and $1,037, respectively.
Income taxes-Income taxes are provided on an asset and liability approach for financial
accounting and reporting of income taxes. Any China tax paid by subsidiaries during the year is
recorded. Deferred income tax liabilities or assets are recorded to reflect the tax consequences in
future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the financial
reporting amounts at each year end. A valuation allowance is recognized if it is more likely than
not that some portion, or all, of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Foreign currency translation-The consolidated financial statements of the Company are
presented in U.S. dollars as the Company is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands where the
currency is the U.S. dollar. The Companys subsidiaries conduct substantially all of their
business in Hong Kong dollars, Chinese renminbi or U.S. dollars. The exchange rate of Hong Kong
dollars has been fixed to the U.S. dollar at approximately HK$7.78 to $1.00 since April 2005.
There is, however, no assurance that this rate will continue indefinitely.
All transactions in currencies other than functional currencies during the year are translated
at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Related accounts payable or receivable
existing at the balance sheet date denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies
are translated at period end rates. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of foreign
currency transactions and balances are included in income.
F-7
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued
Aggregate net foreign currency transaction (losses) gain included in other income (expenses)
were ($111), ($86) and $976 for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
On consolidation, the financial statements of subsidiaries are translated from Hong Kong
dollars and Chinese renminbi, being the functional currencies of the Companys subsidiaries, into
U.S. dollars in accordance with SFAS No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation. Accordingly all
assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet dates
and all income and expenditure items are translated at the average rates for each of the years.
The exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the U.S. dollar used for the years ended March
31, 2005 was HK$7.75 to US$1.00 and 2006 and 2007 was HK$7.78 to US$1.00, respectively. The
exchange rate between the Chinese renminbi and the U.S. dollar used for the three years ended March
31, 2005, 2006, and 2007 was RMB 8.29 to US$1.00, RMB8.09 to US$1.00 and RMB7.78 to US$1.00,
respectively. All exchange differences arising from translation of subsidiaries financial
statements are recorded as a component of comprehensive income.
Post-retirement and post-employment benefits-The Company and its subsidiaries contribute to a
state pension scheme in respect of its Chinese employees and a mandatory provident fund scheme in
respect of its Hong Kong employees. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries provide any other
post-retirement or post-employment benefits.
Stock-based compensation- Prior to March 31, 2006, as permitted under SFAS No. 123 Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation, the Company accounted for its stock option plan following the
recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. Accordingly, no
stock-based compensation expense was reflected in the Companys income statement as all options
granted had an exercise price equal to the market value on the underlying common share on the date
of grant and the related number of shares granted was fixed at that point of time. And the pro
forma effect on net income and net income per share assuming the compensation cost had been
recognized in accordance with SFAS No.123 were disclosed.
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Statements Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 123
(revised 2004), Share-Based Payment. The statement revised SFAS No.123 by eliminating the option
to account for employee stock options under APB No. 25 and requiring companies to recognize the
cost of all stock-based payments to employees, including grants to employee stock options, in the
income statement based on their fair values.
Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS
No.123(R) using the modified prospective method. No pro forma financial information for the years
ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 were disclosed as the Company had not granted any options to its
employees during these years.
For the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company accounts for its stock-based awards to
employees under SFAS No. 123(R) and records stock-based compensation expenses amounted to $820 in
the income statement. There was no tax benefit recognized in relation to the stock-based
compensation expenses incurred for the year.
The fair value of options granted in the year ended March 31, 2007 was estimated using the
Binomial option pricing model with the following assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
Risk-free interest rate weighted average |
|
|
5.22 |
% |
Expected life of options weighted average |
|
10 years |
Stock volatility |
|
|
44.10 |
% |
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
4.75 |
% |
The Company applied judgment in estimating key assumptions in determining the fair value of
the stock options on the date of grant. The Company used historical data to estimate the expected
life of options, stock volatility and expected dividend yield. The risk-free interest rate of the
option was based on the 10 years U.S. Treasury yield at time of grant.
Net income per share-Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available
to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
period. Diluted net income per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares
outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is
adjusted to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the
dilutive potential common shares had been issued. In computing the dilutive effect of potential
common shares, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of treasury
shares assumed to be purchased with the proceeds from the exercise of options.
F-8
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued
Basic net income per share and diluted net income per share calculated in accordance with SFAS
No. 128, Earnings Per Share, are reconciled as follows (shares in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
15,183 |
|
|
$ |
8,779 |
|
|
$ |
12,167 |
|
|
|
|
Basic net income per share |
|
$ |
1.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
|
$ |
0.81 |
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding |
|
|
14,656 |
|
|
|
14,908 |
|
|
|
14,956 |
|
Effect of dilutive securities Options |
|
|
277 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average common and potential common
shares outstanding |
|
|
14,933 |
|
|
|
14,936 |
|
|
|
15,048 |
|
|
|
|
Diluted net income per share |
|
$ |
1.02 |
|
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
|
$ |
0.81 |
|
|
|
|
Use of estimates- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent changes in accounting standards In June 2006, the FASB ratified the consensus reached
by the EITF on Issue No. 06-3, How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental
Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation) (
EITF 06-3). EITF 06-3 includes any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is directly
imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer and may include, but is
not limited to, sales, use, value added, and some excise taxes. EITF 06-3 concludes that the
presentation of taxes on either a gross (included in revenues and costs) or a net (excluded from
revenues) basis is an accounting policy decision that should be disclosed. In addition, for any
such taxes that are reported on a gross basis, a company should disclose the amounts of those taxes
in interim and annual financial statements for each period for which an income statement is
presented if those amounts are significant. The provisions of EITF 06-3 should be applied to
financial reports for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2006, with
earlier adoption permitted. The Companys policy to record revenue is net of sales taxes. The
adoption of EITF 06-3 does not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an
enterprises financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial
statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax
return. This Interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. This Interpretation is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with earlier adoption permitted. The
adoption of FIN 48 does not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results
of operations or cash flows.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.
157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 establishes a common definition for fair value to be
applied to US GAAP guidance requiring use of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value, and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of
SFAS No. 157 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.
In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, Considering the
Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial
Statements. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending on or after November 15, 2006 and
addresses how financial statement errors should be considered from a materiality perspective and
corrected. The literature provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or
reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year
misstatement. Historically there have been two common approaches used to quantify such errors: (i)
the rollover approach, which quantifies the error as the amount by which the current year income
statement is misstated, and (ii) the iron curtain approach, which quantifies the error as the
cumulative amount by which the current year balance sheet is misstated. The SEC Staff believes that
companies should quantify errors using both approaches and evaluate whether either of these
approaches results in quantifying a misstatement that, when all relevant quantitative and
qualitative factors are considered, is material. The adoption of SAB 108 does not have a material
impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS No. 159), which
permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value. The fair value option established by this Statement permits all entities to choose to
measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates. A business entity shall report
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unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings
at each subsequent reporting date. Adoption is required for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before
November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS Statement No.
157. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159 on its consolidated financial
statements and is currently not yet in a position to determine such effects.
3. Marketable Securities
The Company acquired equity securities listed in Hong Kong.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
$ |
297 |
|
|
$ |
297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value |
|
$ |
164 |
|
|
$ |
107 |
|
|
|
|
Unrealized loss for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 were $53, $80 and $57,
respectively.
Net proceeds from sale of marketable securities for the year ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and
2007 were $nil, and realized gains from sale of marketable securities for the year ended March 31,
2005, 2006 and 2007 were $nil. For the purposes of determining realized gains and losses, the cost
of securities sold was determined based on the average cost method.
4. Inventories
Inventories by major categories are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Raw materials |
|
$ |
8,782 |
|
|
$ |
13,267 |
|
Work in progress |
|
|
6,932 |
|
|
|
10,227 |
|
Finished goods |
|
|
6,131 |
|
|
|
6,001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
21,845 |
|
|
$ |
29,495 |
|
|
|
|
5. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Value added tax receivable |
|
$ |
1,893 |
|
|
$ |
2,723 |
|
Deposit for purchase of plant and equipment |
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
Rental and utility deposit |
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
Advance to suppliers |
|
|
1,183 |
|
|
|
587 |
|
Prepayment |
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
353 |
|
Others |
|
|
1,373 |
|
|
|
1,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,035 |
|
|
$ |
4,999 |
|
|
|
|
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6. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
At cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land and buildings |
|
$ |
25,528 |
|
|
$ |
30,553 |
|
Plant and machinery |
|
|
34,708 |
|
|
|
39,488 |
|
Furniture, fixtures and equipment |
|
|
18,247 |
|
|
|
18,721 |
|
Motor vehicles |
|
|
2,383 |
|
|
|
2,775 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
5,237 |
|
|
|
5,305 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
86,103 |
|
|
|
96,842 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(35,116 |
) |
|
|
(37,869 |
) |
Construction in progress |
|
|
7,299 |
|
|
|
1,184 |
|
|
|
|
Net book value |
|
$ |
58,286 |
|
|
|
60,157 |
|
|
|
|
Cost of land and buildings consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Leasehold land and buildings (a) |
|
$ |
1,476 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Land use right of state-owned land and buildings erected thereon (b) |
|
|
17,067 |
|
|
|
24,911 |
|
Long term leased land and buildings erected thereon (c) |
|
|
4,170 |
|
|
|
4,170 |
|
Other buildings (d) |
|
|
2,815 |
|
|
|
1,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
25,528 |
|
|
$ |
30,553 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Leasehold land and buildings located in Hong Kong with lease terms of 50 years expiring in 2047
was disposed of in March 2007. |
|
(b) |
|
The land use rights of state-owned land and buildings erected thereon represent land and
buildings located in China with lease terms of 50 years expiring in 2050. |
|
(c) |
|
Long term leased land and buildings erected thereon represent land and buildings on
collectively-owned land located in China on which an upfront lump-sum payment has been made for the
right to use the land and building for a term of 50 years to 2053. Dongguan Cheng An Xiaobian
District Co-operation, the lessor, is the entity to whom the collectively-owned land has been
granted. According to existing China laws and regulations, collectively-owned land is not freely
transferable unless certain application and approval procedures are fulfilled by the Dongguan Cheng
An Xiaobian District Co-operation to change the legal form of the land from collectively-owned to
state-owned. As of March 31, 2007, the Company is not aware of any steps being taken by the
Dongguan Cheng An Xiaobian District Co-operation for such application. |
|
(d) |
|
Other buildings represent factory premises and dormitory units located in China purchased by
the Company with lease terms from 30 to 70 years expiring from 2018 to 2063. |
7. Credit Facilities and Pledged Assets
The Company had maintained credit lines with various banks before and up to May 2006
representing trade acceptances, loans and overdrafts. At March 31, 2006 and 2007 total facilities
provided by the banks were $1,285 and $nil, respectively, however, the Company had not utilized
these lines. The maturities of these facilities were generally up to 90 days. Interest rates were
generally based on the banks prime lending rates and the credit lines were normally subject to
annual review. There were no significant covenants or other financial restrictions relating to the
Companys facilities except that at March 31, 2006 and 2007, cash of $649 and $nil, respectively,
had been pledged as collaterals for the above facilities.
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8. Goodwill
There were no impairment in goodwill for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007,
respectively.
9. Other Accrued Liabilities
Other accrued liabilities consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Value added tax payable |
|
$ |
70 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
777 |
|
Commission expenses |
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
Others |
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,018 |
|
|
|
1,506 |
|
|
|
|
10. Income Taxes
The components of income before income taxes and minority interests are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Hong Kong |
|
$ |
80 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
China and others |
|
|
18,009 |
|
|
|
9,988 |
|
|
|
14,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,089 |
|
|
$ |
9,992 |
|
|
$ |
14,239 |
|
|
|
|
Hong Kong
The Company is subject to Hong Kong taxation on its activities conducted in Hong Kong. Each
company in Hong Kong files a separate tax return and is subject to tax on its taxable income
arising in or derived from Hong Kong.
China
Enterprise income tax in China is generally charged at 33%, in which 30% is for national tax
and 3% is for local tax, of the assessable profit. For foreign investment enterprises established
in a Special Economic Zone or Coastal Open Economic Zone, where the subsidiaries of the Company are
located, and which are engaged in production-oriented activities, the national tax rate could be
reduced to 15% and 24% respectively. The Companys subsidiaries incorporated in China are subject
to China income taxes at the applicable tax rates on the taxable income as reported in their
Chinese statutory accounts in accordance with the relevant income tax laws applicable to foreign
enterprises. Pursuant to the same income tax laws, the subsidiaries are fully exempted from China
income tax for two years starting from the first profit-making year, followed by a 50% tax
exemption for the next three years.
Jetcrown Industrial (Shenzhen) Limited (Jetcrown Shenzhen) (a subsidiary of the Company) had
fully enjoyed the above tax holiday and concessions by December 31, 1995. Afterwards, Jetcrown
Shenzhen has been approved as an Export-oriented Enterprise by the local tax authority and
enjoyed a lower tax rate of 10% for the calendar years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005. For the
calendar year ended December 31, 2006, Jetcrown Shenzhen has not been approved as an
Export-oriented Enterprise as the company has tax loss for the year. The applicable tax rate is
15%.
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10. Income Taxes Continued
China Continued
Dongguan Kwan Hong Electronics Company Limited (Dongguan Kwan Hong) (a subsidiary of the
Company) has been approved as a High-tech Enterprise by the local tax authority and enjoyed a
lower national tax rate of 15%. Dongguan Kwan Hong has its first tax exemption year in the
calendar year ended December 31, 2000 and enjoyed the 50% tax exemption on national tax and a full
exemption of local tax for the calendar years ended December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004. For the
calendar year ended December 31, 2005, the tax rate for Dongguan Kwan Hong was 18%, in which 15% is
for national tax and 3% is for the local tax. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2006,
Dongguan Kwan Hong has been approved as an Export-oriented Enterprises by the local tax authority
and enjoyed a lower tax rate of 10%.
Jetcrown Industrial (Dongguan) Limited (Jetcrown Dongguan) (a subsidiary of the Company) has
revised its first and second tax exemption year from the calendar year ended December 31, 2004 and
2005 respectively, to the calendar years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003 respectively. The
revision was upon a tax reassessment by the PRC Tax Bureau during the year ended March 31, 2007
regarding the commencement year of exemption and the assessable profit amount. An amount of
$450,000 additional income tax assessments which are likely to arise has been charged to the
consolidation income statement for the year ended March 2007 for the taxable calendar years ended
December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
Pursuant to a further concession in the income tax laws, the Company, as a foreign shareholder
in a foreign enterprise in China, is eligible for a refund of taxes paid by its Chinese
subsidiaries in proportion to the after-tax profits of these subsidiaries which are reinvested by
the Company in these subsidiaries or in other foreign enterprises in China provided that the
reinvestment period relating to such subsidiaries or other foreign enterprises is for at least five
years from the date the reinvested funds are contributed. If the reinvestment period is less than
five years, the income tax refunded will be repayable to the Chinese tax authorities.
During the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Company recorded a benefit relating
to its decision to reinvest earnings of its Chinese subsidiary, Jetcrown Shenzhen, in another
Chinese subsidiary, Jetcrown Dongguan totaling $nil, $173 and $nil, respectively.
Had the all above tax holidays and concessions not been available, the tax charge would have
been higher by $719, $92 and $351 and the basic net income per share would have been lower by
$0.05, $0.01 and $0.02 for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively, and diluted
net income per share for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 would have been lower by
$0.05, $0.01 and $0.02, respectively.
On March 16, 2007, the National Peoples Congress of the Peoples Republic of China passed the
new Enterprise Income Tax Law which will effect on January 1, 2008. The new law will replace the
existing Income Tax Law on Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises, which
applies to foreign enterprises, and Provision Regulations on the Enterprises in China, which
applies to domestic enterprises. From January 1, 2008, the standard tax rate for all companies
will be reduced from the current rate of 33% to 25%. However, for foreign enterprises, like the
subsidiaries of the Company, that were established before the promulgation of the new Income tax
Law, a five-year transition period will apply. Since the Chinese government has not announced the
implementation measures of the transitional policy, the Company is not able to make an estimate of
the expected financial effect of the New Corporate Tax Law on its deferred tax assets and
liabilities. However, it is not expected to have any financial effect on the amounts accrued in
the balance sheet in respect of current tax payable.
Others
Certain of the Companys income accrues in tax free jurisdictions and is not subject to any
income taxes.
The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Current tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Hong Kong |
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
29 |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
- China |
|
|
540 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
|
615 |
|
Deferred tax |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(294 |
) |
|
|
615 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
576 |
|
|
$ |
(27 |
) |
|
$ |
1,239 |
|
|
|
|
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10. Income Taxes Continued
A reconciliation between the provision for income taxes computed by applying the statutory tax
rate in China to income before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes at statutory tax rate in China |
|
$ |
4,884 |
|
|
$ |
2,698 |
|
|
$ |
3,837 |
|
Effect of different tax rate in various jurisdictions |
|
|
(219 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
212 |
|
Tax holidays and concessions |
|
|
(666 |
) |
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
(351 |
) |
Effect of income for which no income tax is chargeable |
|
|
(3,459 |
) |
|
|
(2,853 |
) |
|
|
(3,007 |
) |
Increase in valuation allowances |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
264 |
|
Under provision of income tax in previous year |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
273 |
|
Others |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
Effective tax |
|
$ |
576 |
|
|
$ |
(27 |
) |
|
$ |
1,239 |
|
|
|
|
The components of deferred income tax are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards |
|
$ |
294 |
|
|
$ |
264 |
|
Less: Valuation allowances |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(264 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue recognized for financial reporting
purpose before being recognized for tax purpose |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
|
Net deferred tax asset (liability) |
|
$ |
294 |
|
|
$ |
(321 |
) |
|
|
|
11. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company leases premises under various operating leases, certain of which contain
escalation clauses. Rental expenses under operating leases included in the statement of income
were $981, $868 and $531 for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
At March 31, 2007, the Company was obligated under operating leases requiring minimum rentals
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Years ending March 31 |
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
$ |
112 |
|
2009 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total minimum lease payments |
|
$ |
131 |
|
|
|
|
|
At March 31, 2007, the Company had capital commitments for construction of our Dongguan
plastic injection-molding manufacturing plant and purchase of plant and machinery totaling $770 and
for purchase of plant and machinery and system upgrade project of our electronic & metallic
division totaling $317 respectively, which are expected to be disbursed during the year ending
March 31, 2008.
The Company has contracted with some building contractors to construct the Companys plastic
factory plant in Dongguan, China. The budgeted costs of the whole project are estimated to be
$36,443. At March 31, 2007, a total of $35,818 has been paid on the project and are recorded in
property, plant and equipment.
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12. Shareholders Equity
On March 15, 2005, the Company completed a three-for-two stock split. No fractional shares
were issued and 147 shares were redeemed and cancelled upon the stock split. All financial
statements have been retroactively restated to account for the change.
13. Employee Benefits
The Company contributes to a state pension scheme run by the Chinese government in respect of
its employees in China. The expense related to this plan, which is calculated at the range of 8%
to 11% of the average monthly salary, was $310, $515 and $634 for the years ended March 31, 2005,
2006 and 2007, respectively. According to the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) legislation
regulated by the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority in Hong Kong, with effect from December
1, 2000, the Company is required to participate in a MPF scheme operated by approved trustees in
Hong Kong and to make contributions for its eligible employees. The contributions borne by the
Company are calculated at 5% of the salaries and wages (monthly contribution is limited to 5% of $3
for each eligible employee) as calculated under the MPF legislation. The expense related to the
MPF in the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 amounted to $2, $nil and nil, respectively.
14. Stock Option Plan
On March 15, 1995, the Company adopted 1995 Stock Option Plan that permits the Company to
grant options to officers, directors, employees and others to purchase up to 1,012,500 shares of
Common Stock. On September 29, 1997, the Company approved an increase of 549,000 shares making a
total of 1,561,500 shares of common stock available under the stock option plan. On January 7,
2002, the Company adopted 2001 Stock Option Plan to purchase an additional 1,125,000 shares of
Common Stock. On September 30, 2003, the Company adopted 2003 Stock Option Plan to purchase an
additional 900,000 shares of Common Stock. On September 19, 2005, the Company approved an increase
of 500,000 shares making a total of 1,400,000 shares of common stock available under the 2003 Stock
Option Plan.
At March 31, 2007, options to purchase an aggregate of 4,086,500 common shares had been
granted under the stock option plans. Options granted under the stock option plans will be
exercisable for a period of up to 10 years commencing on the date of grant, at a price equal to at
least the fair market value of the Common Stock at the date of grant, and may contain such other
terms as the Board of Directors or a committee appointed to administer the plan may determine. A
summary of the option activity (with weighted average prices per share) is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
Number |
|
|
average |
|
|
Number |
|
|
average |
|
|
Number |
|
|
average |
|
|
|
of stock |
|
|
exercise |
|
|
of stock |
|
|
exercise |
|
|
of stock |
|
|
exercise |
|
|
|
options |
|
|
price |
|
|
options |
|
|
price |
|
|
options |
|
|
price |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at beginning of the year |
|
|
1,724,250 |
|
|
$ |
10.74 |
|
|
|
669,000 |
|
|
$ |
14.10 |
|
|
|
644,000 |
|
|
$ |
14.10 |
|
Granted during the year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
8.26 |
|
Exercised during the year |
|
|
(1,055,250 |
) |
|
|
8.61 |
|
|
|
(25,000 |
) |
|
|
14.10 |
|
|
|
(115,000 |
) |
|
|
8.26 |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding and exercisable at the end of the year |
|
|
669,000 |
|
|
|
14.10 |
|
|
|
644,000 |
|
|
|
14.10 |
|
|
|
1,029,000 |
|
|
|
11.91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Range of exercise price per share |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$8.26 to $14.10 |
The weighed average fair value of options granted for the year ended March 31, 2007 was $1.64
per share. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended March 31, 2005,
2006 and 2007 was $7,838, $32 and $339, respectively. At March 31, 2007, the aggregated intrinsic
value of options outstanding and exercisable was $1,305.
There were nil options forfeited or expired for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
The weighted average remaining contractual life of the share options outstanding at March 31, 2007
was 7.52 years. At March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, there were nil, 500,000 and nil options
available for future grant under the plans respectively.
F-15
15. Operating Risk
Concentrations of Credit Risk and Major Customers-A substantial percentage of the Companys
sales are made to a small number of customers and are typically sold either under letter of credit
or on an open account basis. Details of customers accounting for 10% or more of total net sales
for each of the three years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of net sales |
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Line 6 Manufacturing |
|
|
14.9 |
% |
|
|
14.5 |
% |
|
|
15.1 |
% |
Digidesign, Inc. |
|
|
19.1 |
% |
|
|
17.4 |
% |
|
|
13.3 |
% |
VTech Telecommunications Limited |
|
|
12.1 |
% |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
12.7 |
% |
Peavey Electronic Corp. |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
10.4 |
% |
Epson Precision (H.K.) Limited |
|
|
18.5 |
% |
|
|
14.6 |
% |
|
|
* |
|
Sales to the above customers relate to both injection-molded plastic parts and electronic and
metallic products.
Details of the amounts receivable from the five customers with the largest receivable balances
at March 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively, are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of |
|
|
accounts |
|
|
receivable |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
Largest receivable balances |
|
|
59.4 |
% |
|
|
57.8 |
% |
There were bad debt expense of $28, $208 and $5 during the years ended March 31, 2005 and 2006
and 2007 respectively. There were provision for bad debts expenses of $nil, $970 and $270 during
the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Country risk-The Company has significant investments in China. The operating results of the
Company may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in China, and
by changes in Chinese government policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary
measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods taxation, among other
things. There can be no assurance, however, those changes in political and other conditions will
not result in any adverse impact.
16. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, marketable securities,
accounts receivable, accounts payable and are reasonable estimates of their fair value. All the
financial instruments are for trade purposes.
17. Segment Information
The Company has three reportable segments: plastic injection molding, electronic products
assembling and metallic parts manufacturing. The Companys reportable segments are strategic
business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because
each business requires different technology and marketing strategies. Most of the businesses were
acquired as a unit, and the management at the time of the acquisition was retained.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of
significant accounting policies. The Company accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if
the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current market prices.
F-16
17. Segment Information Continued
Contributions of the major activities, profitability information and asset information of the
Companys reportable segments for the years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
Intersegment |
|
|
Profit |
|
|
Net |
|
|
Intersegment |
|
|
Profit |
|
|
Net |
|
|
Intersegment |
|
|
Profit |
|
|
|
sales |
|
|
Sales |
|
|
(loss) |
|
|
sales |
|
|
Sales |
|
|
(loss) |
|
|
sales |
|
|
Sales |
|
|
(loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Injection molded plastic parts |
|
$ |
61,519 |
|
|
$ |
1,877 |
|
|
$ |
10,967 |
|
|
$ |
49,429 |
|
|
$ |
1,152 |
|
|
$ |
4,521 |
|
|
$ |
59,587 |
|
|
$ |
150 |
|
|
$ |
10,554 |
|
Electronic products |
|
|
60,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,660 |
|
|
|
66,563 |
|
|
|
1,926 |
|
|
|
7,282 |
|
|
|
77,970 |
|
|
|
2,969 |
|
|
|
3,551 |
|
Metallic parts |
|
|
8,200 |
|
|
|
2,724 |
|
|
|
462 |
|
|
|
2,362 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,811 |
) |
|
|
2,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment total |
|
$ |
130,191 |
|
|
$ |
4,601 |
|
|
$ |
18,089 |
|
|
$ |
118,354 |
|
|
$ |
3,078 |
|
|
$ |
9,992 |
|
|
$ |
139,898 |
|
|
$ |
3,119 |
|
|
$ |
14,239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation to consolidated
totals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales eliminations |
|
|
(4,601 |
) |
|
|
(4,601 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,078 |
) |
|
|
(3,078 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,119 |
) |
|
|
(3,119 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated totals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
125,590 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
115,276 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
136,779 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
and minority interests |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,089 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
9,992 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Interest |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
|
income |
|
|
expenses |
|
|
income |
|
|
expenses |
|
|
income |
|
|
expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Injection molded plastic parts |
|
$ |
128 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
407 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
436 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Electronic products |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
|
|
Metallic parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated total |
|
$ |
141 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
471 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
$ |
527 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
|
Identifiable |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
and |
|
|
Identifiable |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
and |
|
|
Identifiable |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
and |
|
|
|
assets |
|
|
expenditure |
|
|
amortization |
|
|
assets |
|
|
expenditure |
|
|
amortization |
|
|
assets |
|
|
expenditure |
|
|
amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Injection molded
plastic parts |
|
$ |
94,707 |
|
|
$ |
15,232 |
|
|
$ |
3,550 |
|
|
$ |
89,622 |
|
|
$ |
6,156 |
|
|
$ |
3,844 |
|
|
$ |
93,633 |
|
|
$ |
7,080 |
|
|
$ |
4,064 |
|
Electronic products |
|
|
36,072 |
|
|
|
1,479 |
|
|
|
968 |
|
|
|
33,796 |
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
993 |
|
|
|
45,108 |
|
|
|
595 |
|
|
|
903 |
|
Metallic parts |
|
|
8,628 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
6,768 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
462 |
|
|
|
2,279 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment totals |
|
$ |
139,407 |
|
|
$ |
17,003 |
|
|
$ |
4,970 |
|
|
$ |
130,186 |
|
|
$ |
6,941 |
|
|
$ |
5,299 |
|
|
$ |
141,020 |
|
|
$ |
7,812 |
|
|
$ |
5,274 |
|
Reconciliation to
consolidated
totals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elimination of
receivables
from intersegments |
|
|
(2,909 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(226 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(520 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill not
allocated to
segments |
|
|
478 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated totals |
|
$ |
136,976 |
|
|
$ |
17,003 |
|
|
$ |
4,970 |
|
|
$ |
130,670 |
|
|
$ |
6,941 |
|
|
$ |
5,299 |
|
|
$ |
141,210 |
|
|
$ |
7,812 |
|
|
$ |
5,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-17
17. Segment Information Continued
The Companys sales are coordinated through the Macau subsidiaries and a breakdown of sales by
destination is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China |
|
$ |
56,311 |
|
|
$ |
43,220 |
|
|
$ |
53,573 |
|
United States of America |
|
|
50,837 |
|
|
|
56,514 |
|
|
|
57,968 |
|
Hong Kong |
|
|
1,001 |
|
|
|
3,409 |
|
|
|
4,670 |
|
Europe |
|
|
13,733 |
|
|
|
8,098 |
|
|
|
15,350 |
|
Others |
|
|
3,708 |
|
|
|
4,035 |
|
|
|
5,218 |
|
|
|
|
Total net sales |
|
$ |
125,590 |
|
|
$ |
115,276 |
|
|
$ |
136,779 |
|
|
|
|
The location of the Companys identifiable assets is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Hong Kong and Macau |
|
$ |
49,626 |
|
|
$ |
41,933 |
|
|
$ |
41,749 |
|
China |
|
|
86,872 |
|
|
|
88,027 |
|
|
|
98,751 |
|
|
|
|
Total identifiable assets |
|
|
136,498 |
|
|
$ |
129,960 |
|
|
$ |
140,500 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
478 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
136,976 |
|
|
$ |
130,670 |
|
|
$ |
141,210 |
|
|
|
|
F-18
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
The following documents are filed as exhibits herewith:
|
|
|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
1.1
|
|
Memorandum and Articles of Association (as amended through March 7, 1995) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Deswells Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC
on June 19, 1995). |
|
|
|
1.2
|
|
Amendment to Memorandum and Articles of Association filed with BVI Registry of Companies on
July 19, 1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to Deswells Annual Report on Form
20-F for the year ended March 31, 2001 filed with the SEC on July 10, 2001). |
|
|
|
1.3
|
|
Notice of amendment of Memorandum and Articles of Association, with Certified Extract of a
Resolution Adopted by the Directors Pursuant to the Articles of Association of the Company
on the 8th day of July 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.3 to Deswells Form 8A/A
(Amendment No. 1) filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002). |
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
Notice of amendment of Memorandum and Articles of Association (Amendment No. 2), with
Notice of Increase in Authorised Capital and Certified Extract of a Resolution Adopted by
the Directors Pursuant to the Articles of Association of the Company on the 8th day of July
2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.4 to Deswells Form 8A/A (Amendment No. 2)
filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002) |
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
Form of common share certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No.
1 to Deswells Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on July 13, 1995). |
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
2001 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Companys Proxy
Statement for its 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC under cover of Form
6-K on December 12, 2001.) |
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
2003 Stock Option Plan of Deswell Industries, Inc., as amended August 1, 2005 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit A to the Companys Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on Form 6-K on August 29, 2005). |
|
|
|
8.1
|
|
Diagram of the Companys operating subsidiaries and affiliates (see page 16 of this report) |
|
|
|
11.1
|
|
Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11.1 of registrants Form 20-F for the
year ended March 31, 2004, filed with the SEC on July 16, 2004) |
|
|
|
12.1
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
|
|
|
12.2
|
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
|
|
|
13.1
|
|
Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 |
|
|
|
14.1
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Consent of BDO International to incorporation of its report on the Companys consolidated
financial statements into Registrants Registration Statements on Form S-8. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has duly
caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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DESWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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/s/ Franki S. F. Tse |
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Franki S. F. Tse,
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Date:
July 31, 2007