MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.10.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

INPHI CORPORATION

 

 

Registered Office :

Suite 1100, 3945 Freedom Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054

 

 

Country :

United States 

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

November 2000

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Independent Company

 

 

Line of Business :

provider of high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets

 

 

No. of Employees :

165 employees

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES:

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2012)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

United States 

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 


 

United States - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $48,100. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "two-tier labor market" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income. Imported oil accounts for nearly 55% of US consumption. Oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006, the year home prices peaked; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. Oil prices increased another 50% between 2006 and 2008. In 2008, soaring oil prices threatened inflation and caused a deterioration in the US merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion. In 2009, with the global recession deepening, oil prices dropped 40% and the US trade deficit shrank, as US domestic demand declined, but in 2011 the trade deficit ramped back up to $803 billion, as oil prices climbed once more. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. To help stabilize financial markets, in October 2008 the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover. In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP; total government revenues from taxes and other sources are lower, as a percentage of GDP, than that of most other developed countries. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the US budget deficit and public debt - through 2011, the direct costs of the wars totaled nearly $900 billion, according to US government figures. In March 2010, President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a health insurance reform bill that will extend coverage to an additional 32 million American citizens by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished. Total spending on health care - public plus private - rose from 9.0% of GDP in 1980 to 17.9% in 2010. In July 2010, the president signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a law designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in deteriorating infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable current account and budget deficits - including significant budget shortages for state governments - energy shortages, and stagnation of wages for lower-income families.

 

Source : CIA

 


Company name & address 

 

Inphi Corporation 

Suite 1100, 3945 Freedom Circle

Santa Clara, CA 95054

United States

Tel:       408-217-7300

Fax:      408-217-7350

Web:    www.inphi.com

           

 

Synthesis

 

Employees:                   165

Company Type:            Public Independent

Traded:                         New York Stock Exchange:        IPHI

Incorporation Date:         Nov-2000

Auditor:                        PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Financials in:                 USD (Millions)

Fiscal Year End:                       31-Dec-2011

Reporting Currency:       US Dollar

Annual Sales:               79.3  1

Net Income:                  1.9

Total Assets:                172.6  2

Market Value:               296.4 (05-Oct-2012)

 

 

Business Description

             

Inphi Corporation (Inphi) is a provider of high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets. The Company has a product portfolio with 17 product lines and over 170 products. Its analog semiconductor solutions provide high signal integrity at data speeds while reducing system power consumption. Its solutions are designed to address bandwidth bottlenecks in networks, maximize throughput and minimize latency in computing environments and enable the rollout of next generation communications and computing infrastructures. Its product categories include Networking and Communications Products, Computing and storage products, and Test and measurement, military and aerospace products. It provides 40 gigabits (40G) per second and 100 gigabits per second, high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications market and high-speed memory interface solutions for the computing market. For the six months ended 30 June 2012, Inphi Corporation revenues decreased 4% to $43.5M. Net loss totaled $3.1M vs. income of $4.8M. Revenues reflect China segment decrease of 44% to $9.1M, Germany segment decrease of 47% to $869K. Net loss reflects Research and development increase of 36% to $18.6M (expense), General and administrative increase of 44% to $6.4M (expense). Basic Earnings per Share excluding Extraordinary Items decreased


Industry             

Industry            Semiconductors

ANZSIC 2006:    2429 - Other Electronic Equipment Manufacturing

NACE 2002:      3210 - Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components

NAICS 2002:     334413 - Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

UK SIC 2003:    3210 - Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components

UK SIC 2007:    2611 - Manufacture of electronic components

US SIC 1987:    3674 - Semiconductors and Related Devices

 

           

Key Executives

(Emails Available)       

 

Name

Title

Ford G. Tamer

President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

John S. Edmunds

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer

Charlie Roach

Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Ron Torten

Vice President - Worldwide Operations

Norman Yeung

Senior Vice President - Engineering

 

 

Significant Developments  

 

Topic

#*

Most Recent Headline

Date

Negative Earnings Pre-Announcement

1

Inphi Corp Issues Q4 2011 Guidance Below Analysts' Estimates

26-Oct-2011

Officer Changes

1

Inphi Corp Appoints Ford Tamer Chief Executive Officer

1-Feb-2012

Other Earnings Pre-Announcement

2

Inphi Corp Issues Q3 2012 Guidance In Line With Analysts' Estimates

25-Jul-2012

Positive Earnings Pre-Announcement

1

Inphi Corp Issues Q2 2012 Guidance; Revenue Guidance Above Analysts' Estimates

24-Apr-2012

 

 

 

* number of significant developments within the last 12 months     

 

 


News

 

Title

Date

Inphi Corp. Files SEC Form SC TO-I, Tender Offer Statement By Issuer [Amend] (Oct. 4, 2012)
Economics Week (170 Words)

17-Oct-2012

NYSE stocks posting largest percentage decreases
Associated Press (122 Words)

10-Oct-2012

United States : Inphi to Report Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results on November 1
Mena Report (234 Words)

9-Oct-2012

Inphi to Report Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results on November 1
Market Wire (289 Words)

8-Oct-2012

Inphi Corp. Files SEC Form 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities [Amend] (Sept. 24, 2012)
Economics Week (239 Words)

3-Oct-2012

 

 

 

Financial Summary    

 

 

As of 30-Jun-2012

Key Ratios

Company

Industry

Current Ratio (MRQ)

9.01

 

Quick Ratio (MRQ)

8.71

 

Debt to Equity (MRQ)

0.0000

 

Sales 5 Year Growth

30.07

 

Net Profit Margin (TTM) %

-7.75

 

Return on Assets (TTM) %

-3.34

 

Return on Equity (TTM) %

-3.71

 

 

 

Stock Snapshot    

 

 

Traded: New York Stock Exchange: IPHI

 

As of 5-Oct-2012

   Financials in: USD

Recent Price

10.38

 

EPS

0.04

52 Week High

16.94

 

Price/Sales

3.74

52 Week Low

7.99

 

Price/Book

1.83

Avg. Volume (mil)

0.23

 

 

 

Market Value (mil)

296.38

 

 

 

 

Price % Change

Rel S&P 500%

4 Week

-12.33%

-13.71%

13 Week

13.44%

5.19%

52 Week

20.42%

-3.97%

Year to Date

-13.21%

-25.29%

 

 

1 - Profit & Loss Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = USD 1

2 - Balance Sheet Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = USD 1

 

 

Corporate Overview

 

Location

Suite 1100, 3945 Freedom Circle

Santa Clara, CA, 95054

Santa Clara County

United States

Tel:       408-217-7300

Fax:      408-217-7350

Web:    www.inphi.com

           

Quote Symbol - Exchange

IPHI - New York Stock Exchange

Sales USD(mil):             79.3

Assets USD(mil):           172.6

Employees:                   165

Fiscal Year End:            31-Dec-2011

Industry:                        Semiconductors

Incorporation Date:         Nov-2000

Company Type:             Public Independent

Quoted Status:              Quoted

President,

Chief Executive Officer,

Director:            Ford G. Tamer

 

Contents

Industry Codes

Business Description

Financial Data

Key Corporate Relationships

Additional Information

 

Industry Codes

 

ANZSIC 2006 Codes:

2429     -          Other Electronic Equipment Manufacturing

 

NACE 2002 Codes:

3210     -          Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components

 

NAICS 2002 Codes:

334413  -          Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

 

US SIC 1987:

3674     -          Semiconductors and Related Devices

 

UK SIC 2003:

3210     -          Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components

 

UK SIC 2007:

2611     -          Manufacture of electronic components

 

Business Description

Inphi Corporation (Inphi), incorporated in November 2000, is a provider of high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets. The Company has a product portfolio with 17 product lines and over 170 products. Its analog semiconductor solutions provide high signal integrity at data speeds while reducing system power consumption. Its solutions are designed to address bandwidth bottlenecks in networks, maximize throughput and minimize latency in computing environments and enable the rollout of next generation communications and computing infrastructures. Its product categories include Networking and Communications Products, Computing and storage products, and Test and measurement, military and aerospace products. It provides 40 gigabits (40G) per second and 100 gigabits per second, high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications market and high-speed memory interface solutions for the computing market.

 

The Company’s solutions provide high-speed interface between analog signals and digital information in high-performance systems, such as telecommunications transport systems, enterprise networking equipment, datacenter and enterprise servers, storage platforms, test and measurement equipment and military systems. Sales directly to Samsung accounted for 36% and 33% of the total revenue and sales directly and through distributors to Micron accounted for 17% and 12% of the total revenue during the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

The Company’s products are sold as components or as modules for use in other electronic equipment sold by its customers.

 

High-speed analog products for networking and communications applications

 

Inphi develops broadband analog semiconductors that are designed into routing, switching and optical transport networking equipment, providing critical connections between the optical and electrical systems. Inphi’s high-speed analog components enable telecommunications carriers to increase their network capacity. Its high-speed analog products include transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs), modulator drivers, retimers, clock fanouts and frequency dividers for 40G/100G networks.

 

Memory interface products for computing and storage applications

 

Inphi’s enterprise memory interface components address the central processing unit (CPU)/memory bottleneck in data center servers and high-performance computing systems. Inphi’s ExacTik memory interface components enable data centers and cloud computing applications to operate at high speeds. Inphi’s ExacTik products include PLLs, registers, buffers, motherboard buffers and silicon clocks.

 

Test and measurement, military and aerospace products

 

Inphi’s products for test and measurement enable the development of next-generation testers for emerging or new applications, such as 100G Ethernet and 100G Coherent Detection. For military markets, Inphi’s products include 10G and 50G logic gates retimers, fanout buffers, MUX, DEMUX and latched comparators.

 

The Company competes with Broadcom Corporation, Hittite Microwave Corporation, Integrated Device Technology, Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated and NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.

 

More Business Descriptions

 

Inphi Corporation (Inphi) is a provider of high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets. The Company has a product portfolio with 17 product lines and over 170 products. Its analog semiconductor solutions provide high signal integrity at data speeds while reducing system power consumption. Its solutions are designed to address bandwidth bottlenecks in networks, maximize throughput and minimize latency in computing environments and enable the rollout of next generation communications and computing infrastructures. Its product categories include Networking and Communications Products, Computing and storage products, and Test and measurement, military and aerospace products. It provides 40 gigabits (40G) per second and 100 gigabits per second, high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications market and high-speed memory interface solutions for the computing market. For the six months ended 30 June 2012, Inphi Corporation revenues decreased 4% to $43.5M. Net loss totaled $3.1M vs. income of $4.8M. Revenues reflect China segment decrease of 44% to $9.1M, Germany segment decrease of 47% to $869K. Net loss reflects Research and development increase of 36% to $18.6M (expense), General and administrative increase of 44% to $6.4M (expense). Basic Earnings per Share excluding Extraordinary Items decreased

 

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electronic components, not elsewhere classified, such as receiving antennas, switches, and waveguides.

 

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

 

 

Financial Data

Financials in:

USD(mil)

 

Revenue:

79.3

Net Income:

1.9

Assets:

172.6

Long Term Debt:

0.0

 

Total Liabilities:

14.2

 

Working Capital:

0.0

 

 

 

Date of Financial Data:

31-Dec-2011

 

1 Year Growth

-4.7%

-63.2%

8.6%

 

Key Corporate Relationships

Auditor:

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Auditor:

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

ABI Number:

380314781

 

 

 

 

Credit Report as of 04/01/2012

 

Location

3945 Freedom Cir Ste: 1100
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1276
United States

 

County:

Santa Clara

MSA:

San Jose, CA

 

Phone:

408-217-7300

URL:

http://inphi.com

 

ABI©:

380314781

 

Annual Sales:

$79,297,000 (USD)

Employees:

165

 

Facility Size(ft2):

10,000 - 39,999

 

Business Type:

Public

Location Type:

Headquarter

 

Ticker:

IPHI

Exchange:

NYSE

 

Primary Line of Business:

SIC:

3679-01 - Electronic Equipment & Supplies-Mfrs

NAICS:

334419 - Other Electronic Component Mfg

 

 

Competitors Report

 

Company Name

Location

Employees

Ownership

Broadcom Corporation

Irvine, California, United States

8,330

Public

Hittite Microwave Corp

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

469

Public

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

San Jose, California, United States

1,800

Public

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Dallas, Texas, United States

34,759

Public

 

 

Executive report

 

Board of Directors

 

Name

Title

Function

 

Diosdado P. Banatao

 

Independent Chairman of the Board

Chairman

 

Biography:

Mr. Diosdado P. Banatao is Independent Chairman of the Board of Inphi Corporation, since December 2000. He served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from October 2006 to August 2007. Mr. Banatao has been a Managing Partner of Tallwood Venture Capital, a venture capital firm, since July 2000 and served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Ikanos Communications, Inc. since June 2011 and from April 2010 to August 2010. From April 2008 to June 2009, he also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., which was acquired by CSR plc in June 2009. Prior to forming Tallwood, Mr. Banatao was a venture partner at Mayfield Fund from January 1998 to May 2000. Mr. Banatao co-founded three technology startups: S3 Incorporated, Chips & Technologies and Mostron. He also held positions in engineering and general management at National Semiconductor Corporation, Seeq Technologies and Intersil Corporation. Mr. Banatao currently serves on the board of directors of Ikanos Communications, Inc. He previously served as on the board of directors of SiRF Technology (acquired by CSR plc); CSR plc; Sequoia Communications; Marvell Technology Group Ltd.; Acclaim Communications (acquired by Level One Communications, Inc., which was then acquired by Intel Corporation); NewPort Communications (acquired by Broadcom Corporation); Cyras Systems (acquired by Ciena Corporation); and Stream Machine Company (acquired by Cirrus Logic, Inc.). He has also served on the board of directors of various privately held companies in the semiconductor industry. Mr. Banatao holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering, cum laude, from the Mapua Institute of Technology in the Philippines and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

 

Age: 65

 

Education:

Stanford University, MS (Electrical Engineering)
Mapua Institute of Technology, BS (Electrical Engineering)

 

Chenming C. Hu

 

Independent Director

Director/Board Member

 

 

Biography:

Dr. Chenming C. Hu, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Inphi Corporation, since August 2010. Since 2004, Dr. Hu has served as the TSMC Distinguished Chair Professor of Microelectronics in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has been a professor since 1976. From 2001 until 2004, Dr. Hu was the Chief Technology Officer at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Dr. Hu also serves on the boards of SanDisk Corp. and was the founding board chairman of Celestry Design Solutions. He previously served on the board of directors of FormFactor, Inc. Dr. Hu is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academia Sinica. Dr. Hu received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, all in electrical engineering.

 

Age: 64

 

Education:

University of California, Berkeley, PHD (Electrical Engineering)
University of California, Berkeley, MS (Electrical Engineering)
National Taiwan University, BS (Electrical Engineering)

 

David E. Liddle

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

 

Peter J. Simone

 

Independent Director

Director/Board Member

 

 

Biography:

Mr. Peter J. Simone is Independent Director of Inphi Corporation, since April 2010. Mr. Simone has served as an investment consultant and as a consultant to numerous private companies since February 2001. He also served as Executive Chairman of SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc., a semiconductor equipment manufacturing company, which was acquired by Novellus Systems, Inc., from June 2001 to December 2002. From February 2000 to February 2001, Mr. Simone served as a director and President of Active Controls Experts, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of solid-state actuators, and served as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Xionics Document Technologies, Inc., a software company, from April 1997 until Xionics’ acquisition by Oak Technology, Inc. in January 2000. Mr. Simone currently serves on the board of directors of Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., Newport Corporation, Veeco Instruments, Inc. and Cymer, Inc. He previously served on the board of directors of Sanmina-SCI Corporation from 2003 to 2008. Mr. Simone is also vice president of the board of Walker Home and School for Children. Mr. Simone holds a B.S. degree in accounting from Bentley University and an M.B.A. from Babson College.

 

Age: 64

 

Education:

Babson College, MBA 
Bentley University
, BS (Accounting)

 

Sam S. Srinivasan

 

Lead Independent Director

Director/Board Member

 

 

Biography:

Mr. Sam S. Srinivasan is Lead Independent Director of Inphi Corporation, since February 2011. He has served on the Board since May 2007. Mr. Srinivasan served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Health Language, Inc., a software company, from May 2000 to March 2002 and currently serves as Chairman Emeritus. He also served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Cirrus Logic, Inc., a semiconductor company, from November 1988 to March 1996, and as Director, Internal Audits and subsequently as Corporate Controller of Intel Corporation, a semiconductor company, from May 1984 to November 1988. Currently, Mr. Srinivasan serves on the board of directors of TranSwitch Corporation, as well as its nominating and corporate governance committee and is the chairman of its audit committee. Mr. Srinivasan previously served on the board of directors of SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. from 2004 to 2009, Centillium Communications, Inc. from 2006 to 2008, and Leadis Technology, Inc. from 2008 to 2009. He holds a B.A. in commerce from Madras University, India and an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University. Mr. Srinivasan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

 

Age: 67

 

Education:

Case Western Reserve University, MBA 
University of Madras, BA (Commerce)

 

Ford G. Tamer

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Director/Board Member

 

 

Biography:

Dr. Ford G. Tamer, Ph.D., is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Inphi Corporation, since February 2012. Dr. Tamer most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Telegent Systems, Inc. from June 2010 until August 2011. Prior to joining Telegent, Dr. Tamer was a Partner at Khosla Ventures from September 2007 to April 2010. Dr. Tamer previously served as Senior Vice President and General Manager—Infrastructure Networking Group at Broadcom Corporation from June 2002 to September 2007. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Agere Inc. from September 1998 until it was acquired by Lucent Technologies in April 2000, which Lucent spun out as Agere Systems Inc. in March 2001. Dr. Tamer continued to serve as Vice President of Agere Systems until April 2002. He holds an M.S. degree and Ph.D. in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

Age: 50

 

Education:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PHD (Engineering)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS (Engineering)

 

Lip-Bu Tan

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

 

Biography:

Mr. Lip-Bu Tan is Director of Inphi Corporation, since May 2002. Mr. Tan has served as Chairman of Walden International, an international venture capital firm, since he founded the firm in 1987. He has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., an electronic design automation software and engineering services company, since January 2009 and as a director since 2004. Mr. Tan currently serves on the board of directors of Flextronics International Ltd., Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and SINA Corporation. He previously served on the board of directors of Centillium Communications, Inc. from 1997 to 2007, Creative Technology, Ltd. from 1990 to 2009, Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. from 1990 to 2007, Leadis Technology, Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and MindTree Ltd. from 2006 to 2009. He holds a B.S. degree in physics from Nanyang University in Singapore, an M.S. degree in nuclear engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco.

 

Age: 52

 

Education:

University of San Francisco, MBA 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS (Nuclear Engineering)
Nanyang University, BS (Physics)

 

 

 

Executives

 

Name

Title

Function

 

Ford G. Tamer

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Chief Executive Officer

 

Biography:

Dr. Ford G. Tamer, Ph.D., is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Inphi Corporation, since February 2012. Dr. Tamer most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Telegent Systems, Inc. from June 2010 until August 2011. Prior to joining Telegent, Dr. Tamer was a Partner at Khosla Ventures from September 2007 to April 2010. Dr. Tamer previously served as Senior Vice President and General Manager—Infrastructure Networking Group at Broadcom Corporation from June 2002 to September 2007. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Agere Inc. from September 1998 until it was acquired by Lucent Technologies in April 2000, which Lucent spun out as Agere Systems Inc. in March 2001. Dr. Tamer continued to serve as Vice President of Agere Systems until April 2002. He holds an M.S. degree and Ph.D. in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

Age: 50

 

Education:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PHD (Engineering)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS (Engineering)

 

Bill Forster

 

Vice President, Operations Executive

Operations Executive

 

 

Atul Shingal

 

Chief Operating Officer, Vice President

Operations Executive

 

 

Ron Torten

Vice President - Worldwide Operations

Operations Executive

 

 

Biography:

Mr. Ron Torten is Vice President of Worldwide Operations of Inphi Corporation, since March 2012. Mr. Torten joined the Company in December 2007 as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and also served as acting Vice President of Worldwide Operations from July 2011 until March 2012. Mr. Torten previously served as Chief Executive Officer of NemeriX, a semiconductor company, from January 2006 to December 2007. From January 2004 to December 2005, he served as Vice President, Worldwide Materials, at Agilent Technologies, Inc.’s Semiconductor Group, now known as Avago Technologies. Mr. Torten served as Vice President and General Manager for the Networking Entertainment Division at Agere Systems, Inc., a semiconductor company, from April 2000 to January 2004. He holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Davis.

 

Age: 45

 

Education:

University of California, Davis, MBA 
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, BS (Chemical Engineering)

 

Compensation/Salary:$225,000

Compensation Currency: USD

 

John S. Edmunds

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer

Finance Executive

 

 

Biography:

Mr. John S. Edmunds is Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Inphi Corporation, since January 2008. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Trident Microsystems, a semiconductor company, from June 2004 to January 2008. Mr. Edmunds also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Oak Technology, Inc. from January 2000 until it was acquired by Zoran Corporation in August 2003. He continued to serve as Vice President of Finance for Zoran until June 2004. Mr. Edmunds started his career as a C.P.A. with Coopers & Lybrand in San Francisco and San Jose. He holds a B.S. degree in finance and accounting from the University of California, Berkeley.

 

Age: 54

 

Education:

University of California, BS (Finance and Accounting)

 

Compensation/Salary:$260,000

Compensation Currency: USD

 

Thiaga Iyer

Controller

Controller

 

 

Leon Bezdikian

 

Vice President, Human Resources Executive

Human Resources Executive

 

 

Education:

Santa Clara University, MA (Theology)
University of California , Davis, BA (Economics)

 

Diane Nott-Kilfoil

 

Vice President-Human Resources

Human Resources Executive

 

 

Francis Ho

Sales Manager

Sales Executive

 

 

Charlie Roach

 

Vice President of Worldwide Sales

International Sales Executive

 

 

Siddharth Sheth

 

Vice President, Marketing Executive

Marketing Executive

 

 

Paul Washkewicz

Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President

Marketing Executive

 

 

Loi Nguyen

 

Information Technology, Vice President

Information Executive

 

 

Lawrence Tse

Chief Information Officer / Chief Technology Officer

Information Executive

 

 

Education:

University of California , Berkeley, MS (Electrical Engineering)
McMaster University, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering 

 

Satis Bamdhamravuri

Staff Engineer

Engineering/Technical Executive

 

 

Chris Haywood

 

Vice President, Chief Architect, Computing and Storage

Engineering/Technical Executive

 

 

Education:

University of Staffordshire, electronic engineering 

 

Social: 

Hamid Rategh

 

Senior Director of Engineering

Engineering/Technical Executive

 

 

Norman Yeung

Senior Vice President - Engineering

Engineering/Technical Executive

 

 

Biography:

Mr. Norman Yeung is Senior Vice President, Engineering of Inphi Corporation, since April 2012. Mr. Yeung joined the Company in February 2007 as Vice President of Engineering. He previously served as Sr. Director at Sun Microsystems, where he led an organization of 200+ multi-disciplined engineers, from June 2001 to February 2007. Mr. Yeung began his career with Hughes Aircraft, held various design engineering and senior manager positions at Intel, Cydrome, MIPS and Silicon Graphics, and was CEO and founder of Sandcraft, an embedded microprocessor company. He holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, and Company Name

 

leted a Mini-MBA course for High Tech Companies at Stanford University.

 

Age: 56

 

Education:

University of California, Berkeley, BS (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

 

 

 

Significant Developments

 

Inphi Corp Issues Q3 2012 Guidance In Line With Analysts' Estimates Jul 25, 2012

 

Inphi Corp announced that for third quarter of 2012, it expects revenues to be up 3%-9% sequentially, resulting in a range of $24.0-$25.5 million, GAAP net loss, which includes non-cash stock based compensation expense, to be a loss of $0.4-$1.0 million or ($0.01) to ($0.03) per diluted common share on 30 million estimated fully diluted common shares and non-GAAP net income, excluding stock-based compensation expense, to be between $1.4-$2.1 million, or $0.05-$0.07 per diluted common share. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report revenue of $25.1 million and EPS of $0.06 for third quarter of 2012.

 

Inphi Corp Issues Q2 2012 Guidance; Revenue Guidance Above Analysts' Estimates Apr 24, 2012

 

Inphi Corp announced that for second quarter of 2012, it expects revenue to increase sequentially in the range of 5%-10% as compared to the first quarter of 2012. GAAP net loss is expected to be in the range of $0.6 million to $0.8 million, or ($0.02)-($0.03) loss per diluted common share. Non-GAAP net income, excluding stock-based compensation expense, is expected to be between $0.8 million and $1.3 million, or $0.02-$0.04 per diluted common share. The Company reported revenue of $20.9 million in first quarter of 2012. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report revenue of $20.13 million, net income of $1.22 million and EPS of $0.04 for second quarter of 2012.

 

Inphi Corp Appoints Ford Tamer Chief Executive Officer Feb 01, 2012

 

Inphi Corp announced the appointment of Ford Tamer as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Inphi effective immediately. Tamer succeeds Young K. Sohn, President and CEO, who will stay on as a senior adviser to the Company during this transition. Sohn, who is retiring from Inphi, will not seek re-election as a director at Inphi's forthcoming 2011 annual general meeting of stockholders that is expected to take place in May 2012.

 

Inphi Corp Issues Q1 2012 Guidance In Line With Analysts' Estimates Feb 01, 2012

 

Inphi Corp announced that for the first quarter of 2012, it expects revenues to range from approximately $19.0 million to $ 21.0 million, GAAP results to range between ($0.8) million to $0.0 million, or ($0.03)-$0.00 per diluted share on approximately 29.6 million diluted shares outstanding and non-GAAP net income, excluding stock-based compensation expense, to be between $0.8 million and $1.6 million, or $0.03-$0.05 per diluted share (EPS). According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report revenue of $19.1 million, net income of $1.0 million and EPS of $0.04 for the first quarter of 2012.

 

Inphi Corp Issues Q4 2011 Guidance Below Analysts' Estimates Oct 26, 2011

 

Inphi Corp announced that for the fourth quarter of 2011, it expects revenue to be in a range of $15.5-$17.5 million. GAAP net loss is expected to be in the range of ($1.4) million to ($0.7) million, or ($0.05)-($0.02) per diluted common share (EPS) and Non-GAAP results, excluding stock based compensation expense, are expected to be between a net loss of ($0.3) million and net income of $0.6 million, or between ($0.01) -$0.02 per diluted common share. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report revenue of $18.0 million and EPS of $0.03 for the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

 

Annual Income Statement

 

Financials in: USD (mil) 

Except for share items (millions) and per share items (actual units)           

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

31-Dec-2007

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

UpdateType/Date

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2011

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Filed Currency

USD

USD

USD

USD

USD

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

1

1

1

1

1

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Auditor Opinion

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Net Sales

79.3

83.2

58.9

43.0

36.2

Revenue

79.3

83.2

58.9

43.0

36.2

Total Revenue

79.3

83.2

58.9

43.0

36.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Cost of Revenue

28.7

29.4

21.3

19.2

16.0

Cost of Revenue, Total

28.7

29.4

21.3

19.2

16.0

Gross Profit

50.6

53.8

37.6

23.7

20.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Selling/General/Administrative Expense

18.2

16.8

11.0

9.5

8.1

    Labor & Related Expense

3.7

1.2

0.7

-

-

Total Selling/General/Administrative Expenses

21.8

18.0

11.7

9.5

8.1

Research & Development

28.6

23.8

17.8

17.5

17.3

Total Operating Expense

79.1

71.3

50.8

46.3

41.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

0.2

11.9

8.1

-3.3

-5.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)

0.5

-0.1

0.1

-0.1

-0.1

Other, Net

0.5

-0.1

0.1

-0.1

-0.1

Income Before Tax

0.7

11.9

8.2

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Income Tax

-1.2

-14.2

0.8

0.0

0.0

Income After Tax

1.9

26.1

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Before Extraord Items

1.9

26.1

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

Net Income

1.9

26.1

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Preferred Dividends

0.0

-20.8

-7.2

0.0

0.0

    Miscellaneous Earnings Adjustment

0.0

-0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total Adjustments to Net Income

0.0

-20.9

-7.2

0.0

0.0

Income Available to Common Excl Extraord Items

1.9

5.2

0.1

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Available to Common Incl Extraord Items

1.9

5.2

0.1

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic/Primary Weighted Average Shares

26.8

5.1

1.7

1.3

0.8

Basic EPS Excl Extraord Items

0.07

1.03

0.08

-2.66

-6.57

Basic/Primary EPS Incl Extraord Items

0.07

1.03

0.08

-2.66

-6.57

Dilution Adjustment

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Diluted Net Income

1.9

5.2

0.1

-3.4

-5.3

Diluted Weighted Average Shares

29.4

8.5

2.8

1.3

0.8

Diluted EPS Excl Extraord Items

0.07

0.61

0.05

-2.66

-6.57

Diluted EPS Incl Extraord Items

0.07

0.61

0.05

-2.66

-6.57

Dividends per Share - Common Stock Primary Issue

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Gross Dividends - Common Stock

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Depreciation, Supplemental

3.0

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

Total Special Items

-1.8

0.0

-

-

-

Normalized Income Before Tax

-1.1

11.9

8.2

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Special Items on Income Taxes

-1.0

5.4

-

-

-

Inc Tax Ex Impact of Sp Items

-2.2

-8.9

0.8

0.0

0.0

Normalized Income After Tax

1.1

20.8

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized Inc. Avail to Com.

1.1

-0.1

0.1

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Normalized EPS

0.04

-0.02

0.08

-2.66

-6.57

Diluted Normalized EPS

0.04

-0.01

0.05

-2.66

-6.57

Rental Expenses

3.4

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.2

Research & Development Exp, Supplemental

28.6

23.8

17.8

17.5

17.3

Normalized EBIT

-1.6

11.9

8.1

-3.3

-5.2

Normalized EBITDA

1.4

13.6

9.4

-1.9

-3.9

    Current Tax - Domestic

2.8

-6.2

0.3

0.0

0.0

    Current Tax - Foreign

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

    Current Tax - Local

1.2

-1.0

0.6

0.0

0.0

Current Tax - Total

4.0

-7.1

0.8

0.0

0.0

    Deferred Tax - Domestic

-2.4

-4.5

0.0

0.0

-

    Deferred Tax - Foreign

-0.1

-0.1

0.0

0.0

-

    Deferred Tax - Local

-2.7

-2.4

0.0

0.0

-

Deferred Tax - Total

-5.2

-7.1

0.0

0.0

-

Income Tax - Total

-1.2

-14.2

0.8

0.0

0.0

 

 

Annual Balance Sheet

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

31-Dec-2007

UpdateType/Date

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2011

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Filed Currency

USD

USD

USD

USD

USD

Exchange Rate

1

1

1

1

1

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Auditor Opinion

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Cash & Equivalents

29.7

110.2

19.1

9.1

-

    Short Term Investments

89.3

-

-

-

-

Cash and Short Term Investments

119.0

110.2

19.1

9.1

-

    Trade Accounts Receivable - Net

9.4

10.1

8.0

3.4

-

    Other Receivables

2.1

2.2

0.0

-

-

Total Receivables, Net

11.5

12.3

8.0

3.4

-

    Inventories - Finished Goods

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.9

-

    Inventories - Work In Progress

1.9

2.0

1.4

1.2

-

    Inventories - Raw Materials

1.3

1.0

1.0

0.9

-

Total Inventory

5.7

5.1

3.9

4.1

-

Prepaid Expenses

2.5

1.4

0.4

0.2

-

    Deferred Income Tax - Current Asset

1.5

1.7

0.0

-

-

Other Current Assets, Total

1.5

1.7

0.0

-

-

Total Current Assets

140.1

130.6

31.4

16.7

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Buildings

3.1

2.7

0.0

0.0

-

        Machinery/Equipment

20.5

16.3

13.3

12.5

-

    Property/Plant/Equipment - Gross

23.7

18.9

13.3

12.5

-

    Accumulated Depreciation

-14.1

-11.7

-10.2

-8.9

-

Property/Plant/Equipment - Net

9.6

7.2

3.1

3.6

-

Goodwill, Net

5.9

5.8

0.0

-

-

Intangibles, Net

0.0

1.6

0.0

-

-

    Deferred Charges

6.1

7.3

0.0

-

-

    Deferred Income Tax - Long Term Asset

10.7

6.2

0.0

-

-

    Other Long Term Assets

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.1

-

Other Long Term Assets, Total

17.1

13.7

0.0

0.1

-

Total Assets

172.6

159.0

34.5

20.4

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

5.0

6.7

4.4

2.8

-

Accrued Expenses

3.7

3.6

2.5

1.4

-

Notes Payable/Short Term Debt

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

    Customer Advances

1.9

2.6

3.4

1.8

-

    Income Taxes Payable

-

0.0

0.4

0.0

-

    Other Current Liabilities

0.0

0.7

0.5

0.0

-

Other Current liabilities, Total

1.9

3.4

4.3

1.8

-

Total Current Liabilities

10.7

13.7

11.3

6.0

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long Term Debt

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

Total Debt

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Other Long Term Liabilities

3.5

2.6

0.3

0.6

-

Other Liabilities, Total

3.5

2.6

0.3

0.6

-

Total Liabilities

14.2

16.3

11.6

6.6

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

-

0.0

77.6

77.6

-

Redeemable Preferred Stock

-

0.0

77.6

77.6

-

    Common Stock

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

Common Stock

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

Additional Paid-In Capital

190.3

176.5

6.0

4.3

-

Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)

-32.7

-34.6

-60.8

-68.1

-

    Other Comprehensive Income

0.8

0.8

0.0

-

-

Other Equity, Total

0.8

0.8

0.0

-

-

Total Equity

158.4

142.7

22.9

13.8

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity

172.6

159.0

34.5

20.4

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Shares Outstanding - Common Stock Primary Issue

27.9

25.1

2.0

1.6

-

Total Common Shares Outstanding

27.9

25.1

2.0

1.6

-

Treasury Shares - Common Stock Primary Issue

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

Employees

165

166

-

-

-

Number of Common Shareholders

68

189

-

-

-

Deferred Revenue - Current

1.9

2.6

3.4

1.8

-

Total Operating Leases, Supplemental

11.2

10.8

4.7

-

-

Operating Lease Payments Due in Year 1

3.7

3.7

3.2

-

-

Operating Lease Payments Due in Year 2

3.9

3.0

1.5

-

-

Operating Lease Payments Due in Year 3

1.8

1.2

0.0

-

-

Operating Lease Payments Due in Year 4

1.0

1.2

-

-

-

Operating Lease Payments Due in Year 5

0.8

1.0

-

-

-

Operating Lease Pymts. Due in 2-3 Years

5.7

4.1

1.5

-

-

Operating Lease Pymts. Due in 4-5 Years

1.8

2.2

-

-

-

Oper. Lse. Pymts. Due in Year 6 & Beyond

0.0

0.7

0.0

-

-

 

 

Annual Cash Flows

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

31-Dec-2007

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

UpdateType/Date

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2011

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Filed Currency

USD

USD

USD

USD

USD

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

1

1

1

1

1

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Auditor Opinion

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income/Starting Line

1.9

26.1

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

    Depreciation

3.2

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.3

Depreciation/Depletion

3.2

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.3

Deferred Taxes

-5.2

-16.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

    Unusual Items

1.6

0.0

0.0

-

-

    Other Non-Cash Items

8.1

3.3

1.2

1.0

0.9

Non-Cash Items

9.7

3.3

1.2

1.0

0.9

    Accounts Receivable

0.7

-1.9

-4.6

1.8

-0.6

    Inventories

-0.6

-0.6

0.1

0.6

-1.7

    Prepaid Expenses

-1.0

-1.1

-0.1

0.2

0.0

    Accounts Payable

-1.0

0.3

1.4

-1.2

-0.2

    Accrued Expenses

0.1

1.0

1.1

0.5

0.1

    Taxes Payable

2.7

-1.4

0.4

0.0

0.0

    Other Liabilities

-1.0

0.9

1.7

0.4

1.4

Changes in Working Capital

0.0

-2.9

0.0

2.3

-1.0

Cash from Operating Activities

9.6

12.4

9.8

1.4

-4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Purchase of Fixed Assets

-5.2

-5.2

-0.6

-2.6

-1.8

Capital Expenditures

-5.2

-5.2

-0.6

-2.6

-1.8

    Acquisition of Business

0.0

-2.5

0.0

0.0

-

    Sale of Fixed Assets

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

    Sale/Maturity of Investment

34.5

0.0

0.0

-

-

    Purchase of Investments

-125.0

0.0

0.0

-

-

Other Investing Cash Flow Items, Total

-90.5

-2.5

0.0

0.1

0.0

Cash from Investing Activities

-95.7

-7.7

-0.6

-2.5

-1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Other Financing Cash Flow

2.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

-

Financing Cash Flow Items

2.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

-

    Common Stock, Net

-1.1

85.7

0.0

0.0

-

        Sale/Issuance of Preferred

-

0.0

0.0

9.9

0.0

    Preferred Stock, Net

-

0.0

0.0

9.9

0.0

    Options Exercised

4.5

0.5

0.7

0.6

0.6

Issuance (Retirement) of Stock, Net

3.4

86.1

0.7

10.6

0.6

        Long Term Debt Issued

-

-

0.0

0.0

3.7

        Long Term Debt Reduction

0.0

0.0

0.0

-3.7

-0.6

    Long Term Debt, Net

0.0

0.0

0.0

-3.7

3.1

Issuance (Retirement) of Debt, Net

0.0

0.0

0.0

-3.7

3.1

Cash from Financing Activities

5.6

86.4

0.7

6.9

3.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange Effects

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net Change in Cash

-80.5

91.1

10.0

5.8

-2.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash - Beginning Balance

110.2

19.1

9.1

3.3

5.6

Net Cash - Ending Balance

29.7

110.2

19.1

9.1

3.3

Cash Interest Paid

-

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

Cash Taxes Paid

0.0

2.5

0.4

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

Annual Income Statement

 

Financials in: USD (mil) 

Except for share items (millions) and per share items (actual units)           

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

31-Dec-2007

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

UpdateType/Date

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2011

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Filed Currency

USD

USD

USD

USD

USD

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

1

1

1

1

1

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Auditor Opinion

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Revenue

79.3

55.3

37.6

32.7

31.7

    Revenue from Related Party

-

27.9

21.2

10.2

4.6

Total Revenue

79.3

83.2

58.9

43.0

36.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Cost of Revenue

28.7

29.4

21.3

19.2

16.0

    Research and Development

28.6

23.8

17.8

17.5

17.3

    Sales and Marketing

10.6

8.3

7.5

6.3

5.2

    Stock-based compensation expense

2.1

0.5

0.2

-

-

    General and Administrative

7.5

8.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

    Stock-based compensation expense

1.6

0.7

0.4

-

-

Total Operating Expense

79.1

71.3

50.8

46.3

41.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Other Income/Expense

0.5

-0.1

0.1

-0.1

-0.1

Net Income Before Taxes

0.7

11.9

8.2

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for Income Taxes

-1.2

-14.2

0.8

0.0

0.0

Net Income After Taxes

1.9

26.1

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Before Extra. Items

1.9

26.1

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

Net Income

1.9

26.1

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Amount Allocable to Preferred Stock

0.0

-20.8

-7.2

0.0

0.0

    Unvested Early Exercised Options

0.0

-0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Income Available to Com Excl ExtraOrd

1.9

5.2

0.1

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Available to Com Incl ExtraOrd

1.9

5.2

0.1

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Weighted Average Shares

26.8

5.1

1.7

1.3

0.8

Basic EPS Excluding ExtraOrdinary Items

0.07

1.03

0.08

-2.66

-6.57

Basic EPS Including ExtraOrdinary Items

0.07

1.03

0.08

-2.66

-6.57

Dilution Adjustment

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Diluted Net Income

1.9

5.2

0.1

-3.4

-5.3

Diluted Weighted Average Shares

29.4

8.5

2.8

1.3

0.8

Diluted EPS Excluding ExtraOrd Items

0.07

0.61

0.05

-2.66

-6.57

Diluted EPS Including ExtraOrd Items

0.07

0.61

0.05

-2.66

-6.57

DPS-Common Stock

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Gross Dividends - Common Stock

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Normalized Income Before Taxes

-1.1

11.9

8.2

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Special Items on Income Taxes

-1.0

5.4

-

-

-

Inc Tax Ex Impact of Sp Items

-2.2

-8.9

0.8

0.0

0.0

Normalized Income After Taxes

1.1

20.8

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized Inc. Avail to Com.

1.1

-0.1

0.1

-3.4

-5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Normalized EPS

0.04

-0.02

0.08

-2.66

-6.57

Diluted Normalized EPS

0.04

-0.01

0.05

-2.66

-6.57

Research & Development Exp, Supplemental

28.6

23.8

17.8

17.5

17.3

Depreciation, Supplemental

3.0

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

Rental Expense, Supplemental

3.4

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.2

    U.S. Federal

2.8

-6.2

0.3

0.0

0.0

    U.S. State

1.2

-1.0

0.6

0.0

0.0

    Foreign

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

Current Tax - Total

4.0

-7.1

0.8

0.0

0.0

    U.S. Federal

-2.4

-4.5

0.0

0.0

-

    U.S. State

-2.7

-2.4

0.0

0.0

-

    Foreign

-0.1

-0.1

0.0

0.0

-

Deferred Tax - Total

-5.2

-7.1

0.0

0.0

-

Income Tax - Total

-1.2

-14.2

0.8

0.0

0.0

 

 

Annual Balance Sheet

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

UpdateType/Date

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2011

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Filed Currency

USD

USD

USD

USD

Exchange Rate

1

1

1

1

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Auditor Opinion

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

 

 

 

 

 

    Cash and cash equivalents

29.7

110.2

19.1

9.1

    Short-term investments in marketable sec

89.3

-

-

-

    Accounts receivable, net

9.4

6.7

4.6

2.9

    Accounts receivable from related party

-

3.4

3.4

0.5

    Raw materials

1.3

1.0

1.0

0.9

    Work in process

1.9

2.0

1.4

1.2

    Finished goods

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.9

    Income tax receivable

2.1

2.2

0.0

-

    Prepaid expenses and other current asset

2.5

1.4

0.4

0.2

    Deferred tax assets and other current as

1.5

1.7

0.0

-

Total Current Assets

140.1

130.6

31.4

16.7

 

 

 

 

 

    Goodwill and intangible assets, net

5.9

5.8

0.0

-

    Deferred tax charge

6.1

7.3

0.0

-

    Identifiable intangible assets

0.0

1.6

0.0

-

    Deferred tax assets and other assets

10.7

6.2

0.0

-

    Laboratory and production equipment

15.6

11.9

10.6

10.2

    Office, software and computer equip.

4.3

3.7

2.6

2.1

    Furniture and fixtures

0.6

0.7

0.2

0.2

    Leasehold improvements

3.1

2.7

0.0

0.0

    Accumulated depreciation

-14.1

-11.7

-10.2

-8.9

    Other assets, net

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.1

Total Assets

172.6

159.0

34.5

20.4

 

 

 

 

 

    Accounts payable

5.0

6.7

4.4

2.8

    Income tax payable

-

0.0

0.4

0.0

    Deferred revenue

1.9

2.6

3.4

1.8

    Accrued expenses and other current liabi

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.1

    Other accrued expenses

2.0

1.8

1.2

0.3

    Other current liabilities

0.0

0.7

0.5

0.0

Total Current Liabilities

10.7

13.7

11.3

6.0

 

 

 

 

 

    Other liabilities

3.5

2.6

0.3

0.6

Total Liabilities

14.2

16.3

11.6

6.6

 

 

 

 

 

    Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

-

0.0

12.0

12.0

    Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferre

-

0.0

25.0

25.0

    Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferre

-

0.0

18.7

18.7

    Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferre

-

0.0

12.0

12.0

    Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferre

-

0.0

9.9

9.9

    Common stock

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

    Additional paid-in capital

190.3

176.5

6.0

4.3

    Accumulated deficit

-32.7

-34.6

-60.8

-68.1

    Accumulated other comprehensive income

0.8

0.8

0.0

-

Total Equity

158.4

142.7

22.9

13.8

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity

172.6

159.0

34.5

20.4

 

 

 

 

 

    S/O-Common Stock

27.9

25.1

2.0

1.6

Total Common Shares Outstanding

27.9

25.1

2.0

1.6

T/S-Common Stock

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Deferred Revenue - Current

1.9

2.6

3.4

1.8

Full-Time Employees

165

166

-

-

Number of Common Shareholders

68

189

-

-

Operating Lease Pymts. Due within 1Year

3.7

3.7

3.2

-

Operating Lease Payments Due in Year 2

3.9

3.0

1.5

-

Operating Lease Payments Due in Year 3

1.8

1.2

0.0

-

Operating Lease Payments Due in Year 4

1.0

1.2

-

-

Operating Lease Payments Due in Year 5

0.8

1.0

-

-

Operating Leases - Remaining Payments

-

0.7

-

-

Total Operating Leases, Supplemental

11.2

10.8

4.7

-

 

 

Annual Cash Flows

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

31-Dec-2007

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

UpdateType/Date

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2011

Updated Normal 
31-Dec-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Updated Normal 
30-Sep-2010

Filed Currency

USD

USD

USD

USD

USD

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

1

1

1

1

1

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Auditor Opinion

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

Unqualified

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

1.9

26.1

7.3

-3.4

-5.3

    Depreciation

3.2

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.3

    Excess tax benefit related to stock-base

-1.2

-0.2

0.0

0.0

-

    Amortization of premiums on marketable s

0.9

0.0

0.0

-

-

    Amortization of deferred tax charge

1.2

0.7

0.0

0.0

-

    Impairment charges

1.6

0.0

0.0

-

-

    Stock-based compensation

7.2

2.7

1.2

1.0

0.8

    Deferred income taxes and deferred tax c

-5.2

-16.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

    Other noncash items

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

    Accounts receivable

0.7

-1.9

-4.6

1.8

-0.6

    Inventories

-0.6

-0.6

0.1

0.6

-1.7

    Prepaid expenses and other assets

-1.0

-1.1

-0.1

0.2

0.0

    Income tax payable

2.7

-1.4

0.4

0.0

0.0

    Accounts payable

-1.0

0.3

1.4

-1.2

-0.2

    Accrued expenses

0.1

1.0

1.1

0.5

0.1

    Deferred revenue

-0.7

-0.7

1.6

0.4

1.4

    Other

-0.3

1.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

Cash from Operating Activities

9.6

12.4

9.8

1.4

-4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Capital Expenditures

-5.2

-5.2

-0.6

-2.6

-1.8

    Acquisition, net of cash acquired

0.0

-2.5

0.0

0.0

-

    Sales and maturities of marketable secur

34.5

0.0

0.0

-

-

    Purchases of marketable securities

-125.0

0.0

0.0

-

-

    Proceeds from sale of property and equip

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

Cash from Investing Activities

-95.7

-7.7

-0.6

-2.5

-1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Repayment of capital lease obligations

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

    Proceeds from line of credit

-

-

0.0

0.0

3.7

    Repayment of line of credit

-

0.0

0.0

-3.7

-0.6

    Proceeds from initial public offering, n

-1.1

85.7

0.0

0.0

-

    Excess tax benefit related to stock-base

1.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

-

    Proceeds from the secondary public offer

1.1

0.0

0.0

-

-

    Minimum tax withholding paid on behalf o

-0.1

0.0

0.0

-

-

    Proceeds from exercise of stock options

4.5

0.5

0.7

0.6

0.6

    Net proceeds from issuance of preferred

-

0.0

0.0

9.9

0.0

Cash from Financing Activities

5.6

86.4

0.7

6.9

3.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange Effects

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net Change in Cash

-80.5

91.1

10.0

5.8

-2.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning

110.2

19.1

9.1

3.3

5.6

Cash and cash equivalents at end

29.7

110.2

19.1

9.1

3.3

    Cash Interest Paid

-

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

    Cash Taxes Paid

0.0

2.5

0.4

0.0

0.0

 

 

Financial Health

 

Financials in: USD (mil) 

Except for share items (millions) and per share items (actual units)           

Key Indicators USD (mil)

 

Quarter
Ending
30-Jun-2012

Quarter
Ending
Yr Ago

Annual
Year End
31-Dec-2011

1 Year
Growth

3 Year
Growth

5 Year
Growth

Total Revenue 

23.3

-2.89%

79.3

-4.68%

22.67%

30.07%

Research & Development 

9.9

35.90%

28.6

20.12%

17.74%

19.66%

Operating Income 

-1.4

-

0.2

-98.29%

-

-

Income Available to Common Excl Extraord Items 

-1.6

-

1.9

-63.17%

-

-

Basic EPS Excl Extraord Items 

-0.06

-

0.07

-93.01%

-

-

Capital Expenditures 

4.3

63.46%

5.2

0.62%

26.79%

-

Cash from Operating Activities 

8.1

236.06%

9.6

-22.31%

91.05%

-

Free Cash Flow 

3.8

-

4.4

-38.77%

-

-

Total Assets 

182.2

2.94%

172.6

8.60%

103.87%

-

Total Liabilities 

19.8

23.57%

14.2

-12.58%

29.44%

-

Total Long Term Debt 

0.0

-

0.0

-

-

-

Employees 

-

-

165

-0.60%

-

-

Total Common Shares Outstanding 

28.4

4.32%

27.9

11.14%

160.46%

-

Market Cap 

269.1

-43.16%

333.5

-33.84%

-

-

Utility Industry Specific USD (mil)

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

 

 

 

Deferred Charges 

6.1

7.3

0.0

 

 

 

Key Ratios

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

31-Dec-2007

Profitability

Gross Margin 

63.82%

64.61%

63.86%

55.19%

55.77%

Operating Margin 

0.26%

14.35%

13.74%

-7.69%

-14.48%

Pretax Margin 

0.90%

14.29%

13.86%

-7.98%

-14.74%

Net Profit Margin 

2.43%

6.30%

0.22%

-7.98%

-14.74%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio 

13.10

9.55

2.77

2.80

-

Long Term Debt/Equity 

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

-

Total Debt/Equity 

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

-

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets 

1.16%

27.02%

26.73%

-

-

Return on Equity 

1.28%

11.92%

-0.22%

-

-

Efficiency

Receivables Turnover 

6.68

8.22

10.35

-

-

Inventory Turnover 

5.31

6.52

5.30

-

-

Asset Turnover 

0.48

0.86

2.15

-

-

Market Valuation USD (mil)

Enterprise Value 

172.6

.

Price/Sales (TTM) 

3.83

Enterprise Value/Revenue (TTM) 

2.23

.

Price/Book (MRQ) 

1.81

Enterprise Value/EBITDA (TTM) 

56.03

.

Market Cap 

296.4

 

 

Annual Ratios

 

Financials in: USD (mil) 

Except for share items (millions) and per share items (actual units)           

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

31-Dec-2008

31-Dec-2007

Financial Strength

Current Ratio 

13.10

9.55

2.77

2.80

-

Quick/Acid Test Ratio 

12.20

8.95

2.39

2.09

-

Working Capital 

129.4

116.9

20.1

10.7

-

Long Term Debt/Equity 

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

-

Total Debt/Equity 

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

-

Long Term Debt/Total Capital 

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

-

Total Debt/Total Capital 

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

-

Payout Ratio 

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Effective Tax Rate 

-170.83%

-119.79%

10.16%

-

-

Total Capital 

158.4

142.7

22.9

13.8

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Efficiency

Asset Turnover 

0.48

0.86

2.15

-

-

Inventory Turnover 

5.31

6.52

5.30

-

-

Days In Inventory 

68.78

56.02

68.88

-

-

Receivables Turnover 

6.68

8.22

10.35

-

-

Days Receivables Outstanding 

54.61

44.42

35.27

-

-

Revenue/Employee 

480,588

501,163

-

-

-

Operating Income/Employee 

1,236

71,922

-

-

-

EBITDA/Employee 

19,188

81,801

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profitability

Gross Margin 

63.82%

64.61%

63.86%

55.19%

55.77%

Operating Margin 

0.26%

14.35%

13.74%

-7.69%

-14.48%

EBITDA Margin 

3.99%

16.32%

15.93%

-4.36%

-10.87%

EBIT Margin 

0.26%

14.35%

13.74%

-7.69%

-14.48%

Pretax Margin 

0.90%

14.29%

13.86%

-7.98%

-14.74%

Net Profit Margin 

2.43%

6.30%

0.22%

-7.98%

-14.74%

R&D Expense/Revenue 

36.02%

28.59%

30.33%

40.74%

47.83%

COGS/Revenue 

36.18%

35.39%

36.14%

44.81%

44.23%

SG&A Expense/Revenue 

27.54%

21.68%

19.80%

22.14%

22.42%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets 

1.16%

27.02%

26.73%

-

-

Return on Equity 

1.28%

11.92%

-0.22%

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation

Free Cash Flow/Share 

0.16

0.29

4.57

-0.74

-

Operating Cash Flow/Share  

0.34

0.49

4.84

0.87

-

 

Current Market Multiples

Market Cap/Earnings (TTM) 

-48.53

Market Cap/Equity (MRQ) 

1.83

Market Cap/Revenue (TTM) 

3.83

Market Cap/EBIT (TTM) 

-29.31

Market Cap/EBITDA (TTM) 

-45.22

Enterprise Value/Earnings (TTM) 

-28.26

Enterprise Value/Equity (MRQ) 

1.06

Enterprise Value/Revenue (TTM) 

2.23

Enterprise Value/EBIT (TTM) 

-17.07

Enterprise Value/EBITDA (TTM) 

-26.33

 

Stock report

 

 

Stock Snapshot    

 

 

Traded: New York Stock Exchange: IPHI  

As of 5-Oct-2012    US Dollars

Recent Price

$10.38

 

EPS

$0.04

52 Week High

$16.94

 

Price/Sales

3.74

52 Week Low

$7.99

 

Price/Book

1.83

Avg. Volume (mil)

0.23

 

 

 

Market Value (mil)

$296.38

 

 

 

 

Price % Change

Rel S&P 500%

4 Week

-12.33%

-13.71%

13 Week

13.44%

5.19%

52 Week

20.42%

-3.97%

Year to Date

-13.21%

-25.29%

 

 

 

 

Stock History    

 

 

Market Cap History

 

30-Jun-12

% Chg

31-Mar-12

% Chg

31-Dec-11

% Chg

30-Sep-11

% Chg

30-Jun-11

% Chg

Total Common Shares Outstanding

28

0.4

28

1.4

28

0.7

28

1.7

27

7.2

Market Cap

269.1

-32.9

400.8

20.2

333.5

37.4

242.8

-48.7

473.5

-11.3

Yearly Price History

 

2012

% Chg

2011

% Chg

2010

% Chg

High Price

16.94

-37.7

27.20

29.9

20.94

-

Low Price

7.99

12.1

7.13

-51.6

14.73

-

Year End Price

10.38

-13.2

11.96

-40.5

20.09

-

Monthly Price History

Price Ending Date

Open

High

Low

Close

Volume

 

05-Oct-12

10.71

10.93

10.11

10.38

859,237

 

28-Sep-12

11.81

12.25

9.47

10.66

4,542,070

 

31-Aug-12

11.07

12.10

9.79

11.88

5,393,282

 

31-Jul-12

9.51

11.79

8.59

11.00

4,558,982

 

29-Jun-12

8.12

9.73

7.99

9.48

5,276,770

 

31-May-12

10.14

10.50

8.05

8.31

6,139,920

 

30-Apr-12

14.14

14.79

9.51

10.15

10,446,744

 

30-Mar-12

14.31

14.99

13.00

14.18

4,127,216

 

29-Feb-12

14.60

16.94

13.26

14.36

6,036,281

 

31-Jan-12

12.15

16.03

11.50

14.67

5,721,773

 

30-Dec-11

10.76

12.72

10.23

11.96

4,102,076

 

30-Nov-11

10.44

12.21

8.95

10.79

4,236,802

 

31-Oct-11

8.54

12.39

7.71

11.04

9,330,649

 

 

 

Standard & Poor’s

United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' Due To Political Risks, Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative

Publication date: 05-Aug-2011 20:13:14 EST


 

·        We have lowered our long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to 'AA+' from 'AAA' and affirmed the 'A-1+' short-term rating.

·         We have also removed both the short- and long-term ratings from CreditWatch negative.

·        The downgrade reflects our opinion that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the Administration recently agreed to falls short of what, in our view, would be necessary to stabilize the government's medium-term debt dynamics.

·        More broadly, the downgrade reflects our view that the effectiveness, stability, and predictability of American policymaking and political institutions have weakened at a time of ongoing fiscal and economic challenges to a degree more than we envisioned when we assigned a negative outlook to the rating on April 18, 2011.

·        Since then, we have changed our view of the difficulties in bridging the gulf between the political parties over fiscal policy, which makes us pessimistic about the capacity of Congress and the Administration to be able to leverage their agreement this week into a broader fiscal consolidation plan that stabilizes the government's debt dynamics any time soon.

·        The outlook on the long-term rating is negative. We could lower the long-term rating to 'AA' within the next two years if we see that less reduction in spending than agreed to, higher interest rates, or new fiscal pressures during the period result in a higher general government debt trajectory than we currently assume in our base case.

 

TORONTO (Standard & Poor's) Aug. 5, 2011--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to 'AA+' from 'AAA'. Standard & Poor's also said that the outlook on the long-term rating is negative. At the same time, Standard & Poor's affirmed its 'A-1+' short-term rating on the U.S. In addition, Standard & Poor's removed both ratings from CreditWatch, where they were placed on July 14, 2011, with negative implications.

 

The transfer and convertibility (T&C) assessment of the U.S.--our assessment of the likelihood of official interference in the ability of U.S.-based public- and private-sector issuers to secure foreign exchange for

debt service--remains 'AAA'.

 

We lowered our long-term rating on the U.S. because we believe that the prolonged controversy over raising the statutory debt ceiling and the related fiscal policy debate indicate that further near-term progress containing the growth in public spending, especially on entitlements, or on reaching an agreement on raising revenues is less likely than we previously assumed and will remain a contentious and fitful process. We also believe that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the Administration agreed to this week falls short of the amount that we believe is necessary to stabilize the general government debt burden by the middle of the decade.

 

Our lowering of the rating was prompted by our view on the rising public debt burden and our perception of greater policymaking uncertainty, consistent with our criteria (see "Sovereign Government Rating Methodology and Assumptions ," June 30, 2011, especially Paragraphs 36-41). Nevertheless, we view the U.S. federal government's other economic, external, and monetary credit attributes, which form the basis for the sovereign rating, as broadly unchanged.

 

We have taken the ratings off CreditWatch because the Aug. 2 passage of the Budget Control Act Amendment of 2011 has removed any perceived immediate threat of payment default posed by delays to raising the government's debt ceiling. In addition, we believe that the act provides sufficient clarity to allow us to evaluate the likely course of U.S. fiscal policy for the next few years.

 

The political brinksmanship of recent months highlights what we see as America's governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective, and less predictable than what we previously believed. The statutory debt ceiling and the threat of default have become political bargaining chips in the debate over fiscal policy. Despite this year's wide-ranging debate, in our view, the differences between political parties have proven to be extraordinarily difficult to bridge, and, as we see it, the resulting agreement fell well short of the comprehensive fiscal consolidation program that some proponents had envisaged until quite recently. Republicans and Democrats have only been able to agree to relatively modest savings on discretionary spending while delegating to the Select Committee decisions on more comprehensive measures. It appears that for now, new revenues have dropped down on the menu of policy options. In addition, the plan envisions only minor policy changes on Medicare and little change in other entitlements,

the containment of which we and most other independent observers regard as key to long-term fiscal sustainability.

 

Our opinion is that elected officials remain wary of tackling the structural issues required to effectively address the rising U.S. public debt burden in a manner consistent with a 'AAA' rating and with 'AAA' rated sovereign peers (see Sovereign Government Rating Methodology and Assumptions," June 30, 2011, especially Paragraphs 36-41). In our view, the difficulty in framing a consensus on fiscal policy weakens the government's ability to manage public finances and diverts attention from the debate over how to achieve more balanced and dynamic economic growth in an era of fiscal stringency and private-sector deleveraging (ibid). A new political consensus might (or might not) emerge after the 2012 elections, but we believe that by then, the government debt burden will likely be higher, the needed medium-term fiscal adjustment potentially greater, and the inflection point on the U.S. population's demographics and other age-related spending drivers closer at hand (see "Global Aging 2011: In The U.S., Going Gray Will Likely Cost Even More Green, Now," June 21, 2011).

 

Standard & Poor's takes no position on the mix of spending and revenue measures that Congress and the Administration might conclude is appropriate for putting the U.S.'s finances on a sustainable footing.

 

The act calls for as much as $2.4 trillion of reductions in expenditure growth over the 10 years through 2021. These cuts will be implemented in two steps: the $917 billion agreed to initially, followed by an additional $1.5 trillion that the newly formed Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is supposed to recommend by November 2011. The act contains no measures to raise taxes or otherwise enhance revenues, though the committee could recommend them.

 

The act further provides that if Congress does not enact the committee's recommendations, cuts of $1.2 trillion will be implemented over the same time period. The reductions would mainly affect outlays for civilian discretionary spending, defense, and Medicare. We understand that this fall-back mechanism is designed to encourage Congress to embrace a more balanced mix of expenditure savings, as the committee might recommend.

 

We note that in a letter to Congress on Aug. 1, 2011, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated total budgetary savings under the act to be at least $2.1 trillion over the next 10 years relative to its baseline assumptions. In updating our own fiscal projections, with certain modifications outlined below, we have relied on the CBO's latest "Alternate Fiscal Scenario" of June 2011, updated to include the CBO assumptions contained in its Aug. 1 letter to Congress. In general, the CBO's "Alternate Fiscal Scenario" assumes a continuation of recent Congressional action overriding existing law.

 

We view the act's measures as a step toward fiscal consolidation. However, this is within the framework of a legislative mechanism that leaves open the details of what is finally agreed to until the end of 2011, and Congress and the Administration could modify any agreement in the future. Even assuming that at least $2.1 trillion of the spending reductions the act envisages are implemented, we maintain our view that the U.S. net general government debt burden (all levels of government combined, excluding liquid financial assets) will likely continue to grow. Under our revised base case fiscal scenario--which we consider to be consistent with a 'AA+' long-term rating and a negative outlook--we now project that net general government debt would rise from an estimated 74% of GDP by the end of 2011 to 79% in 2015 and 85% by 2021. Even the projected 2015 ratio of sovereign indebtedness is high in relation to those of peer credits and, as noted, would continue to rise under the act's revised policy settings.

 

Compared with previous projections, our revised base case scenario now assumes that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, due to expire by the end of 2012, remain in place. We have changed our assumption on this because the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act. Key macroeconomic assumptions in the base case scenario include trend real GDP growth of 3% and consumer price inflation near 2% annually over the decade.

 

Our revised upside scenario--which, other things being equal, we view as consistent with the outlook on the 'AA+' long-term rating being revised to stable--retains these same macroeconomic assumptions. In addition, it incorporates $950 billion of new revenues on the assumption that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for high earners lapse from 2013 onwards, as the Administration is advocating. In this scenario, we project that the net general government debt would rise from an estimated 74% of GDP by the end of 2011 to 77% in 2015 and to 78% by 2021.

 

Our revised downside scenario--which, other things being equal, we view as being consistent with a possible further downgrade to a 'AA' long-term rating--features less-favorable macroeconomic assumptions, as outlined below and also assumes that the second round of spending cuts (at least $1.2 trillion) that the act calls for does not occur. This scenario also assumes somewhat higher nominal interest rates for U.S. Treasuries. We still believe that the role of the U.S. dollar as the key reserve currency confers a government funding advantage, one that could change only slowly over time, and that Fed policy might lean toward continued loose monetary policy at a time of fiscal tightening. Nonetheless, it is possible that interest rates could rise if investors re-price relative risks. As a result, our alternate scenario factors in a 50 basis point (bp)-75 bp rise in 10-year bond yields relative to the base and upside cases from 2013 onwards. In this scenario, we project the net public debt burden would rise from 74% of GDP in 2011 to 90% in 2015 and to 101% by 2021.

 

Our revised scenarios also take into account the significant negative revisions to historical GDP data that the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on July 29. From our perspective, the effect of these revisions underscores two related points when evaluating the likely debt trajectory of the U.S. government. First, the revisions show that the recent recession was deeper than previously assumed, so the GDP this year is lower than previously thought in both nominal and real terms. Consequently, the debt burden is slightly higher. Second, the revised data highlight the sub-par path of the current economic recovery when compared with rebounds following previous post-war recessions. We believe the sluggish pace of the current economic recovery could be consistent with the experiences of countries that have had financial crises in which the slow process of debt deleveraging in the private sector leads to a persistent drag on demand. As a result, our downside case scenario assumes relatively modest real trend GDP growth of 2.5% and inflation of near 1.5% annually going forward.

 

When comparing the U.S. to sovereigns with 'AAA' long-term ratings that we view as relevant peers--Canada, France, Germany, and the U.K.--we also observe, based on our base case scenarios for each, that the trajectory of the U.S.'s net public debt is diverging from the others. Including the U.S., we estimate that these five sovereigns will have net general government debt to GDP ratios this year ranging from 34% (Canada) to 80% (the U.K.), with the U.S. debt burden at 74%. By 2015, we project that their net public debt to GDP ratios will range between 30% (lowest, Canada) and 83% (highest, France), with the U.S. debt burden at 79%. However, in contrast with the U.S., we project that the net public debt burdens of these other sovereigns will begin to decline, either before or by 2015.

 

Standard & Poor's transfer T&C assessment of the U.S. remains 'AAA'. Our T&C assessment reflects our view of the likelihood of the sovereign restricting other public and private issuers' access to foreign exchange needed to meet debt service. Although in our view the credit standing of the U.S. government has deteriorated modestly, we see little indication that official interference of this kind is entering onto the policy agenda of either Congress or the Administration. Consequently, we continue to view this risk as being highly remote.

 

The outlook on the long-term rating is negative. As our downside alternate fiscal scenario illustrates, a higher public debt trajectory than we currently assume could lead us to lower the long-term rating again. On the other hand, as our upside scenario highlights, if the recommendations of the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction--independently or coupled with other initiatives, such as the lapsing of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for high earners--lead to fiscal consolidation measures beyond the minimum mandated, and we believe they are likely to slow the deterioration of the government's debt dynamics, the long-term rating could stabilize at 'AA+'.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.53.67

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.05

Euro

1

Rs.70.07

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

New Business

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

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