Kopin Reports Strong Results for Second Quarter 2022

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Kopin Corporation (Nasdaq: KOPN) reported Q2 2022 total revenues of $11.9 million, marking a 20% increase year-over-year, with product revenues rising 30%. The defense sector saw an impressive 87% growth in product revenues, driven by new orders for advanced display technologies. However, the industrial/enterprise sector experienced a 38% decline in revenues. Operating expenses rose due to increased R&D investments, and the net loss widened to $5.6 million. Despite these challenges, Kopin remains optimistic about future growth in defense and consumer markets.

Positive

• Total revenues increased by 20% year-over-year to $11.9 million.
• Product revenues grew by 30%, with defense product revenues up 87%.
• Successful orders for displays in F-35 helmets and other defense systems.
• Funded R&D revenues rose by 4%, indicating strong partner investments.

Negative

• Net loss increased to $5.6 million from $3.8 million year-over-year.
• Industrial/enterprise revenues fell 38%, impacting overall sales.
• Higher product cost percentages due to supply chain inefficiencies.
• Increased R&D expenses by 38% year-over-year.

• Q2 2022 Total Revenues of $11.9 Million – a 20% Increase over Q2 last year
• Product Revenues Increase 30% Year over Year Driven by 87% Year Over Year increase in Defense Product Revenues
• Good progress on Micro OLED and LED Display Development Programs

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kopin^® Corporation (Nasdaq: KOPN), a leading provider of high-resolution micro-displays and sub-systems for defense, enterprise and consumer augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality systems, today provided an update on its business initiatives and reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 25, 2022.

“We had a good second quarter with overall revenues up 20% over the second quarter of last year, which were driven by the strong 30% year-over-year growth of product revenue,” said Dr. John C.C. Fan, Kopin’s CEO. “We achieved this growth while at the same time managing through the intermittent supply chain disruptions for some of our materials. We believe the supply issues are getting better, though they are not over.”

“Our defense business was very strong in the second quarter of 2022 with 87% year-over-year product revenue growth. In the second quarter of 2022, we announced another order of our displays for F-35 helmets and a follow-on development order for imaging systems used in armored vehicles. After quarter end we announced a new $3.8 million production order for our Brillian^® high-brightness color displays for helicopter pilot helmets. Each of these three programs use different Kopin microdisplays technologies. We are proud to point out that we are the sole-source microdisplay supplier to the three programs. In addition, we continue to see strong growth potential in defense markets due to the turbulence in Europe and geopolitical tensions. The growth in the defense business was partially offset by lower revenues in Industrial/Enterprise business, which declined 38% year over year in the second quarter of 2022 primarily driven by lower product sales for wearable headsets. During the second quarter we also announced a new Korean 3D automated optical inspection (AOI) customer for our spatial light modulators (SLMs). With this win we are now supplying our high speed, high performance SLMs to three leading Korean 3D AOI equipment manufacturers, in addition to other key manufacturers in China, Japan and Germany,” said Dr. Fan.

“Our funded Research and Development (R&D) revenues grew 4% in the second quarter of 2022 year over year, the $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2022 and $7.7 million for the first six months of 2022 represent significant investments by our partners into Kopin and in what we expect will be future production programs. Our customer-funded R&D revenue growth is largely driven by activities in both our organic light emitting diode (OLED) and inorganic light emitting diode (LED) microdisplay technologies and we are making good progress. We believe our experience in designing, developing and manufacturing advanced liquid crystal microdisplays, new duo stack OLED microdisplays and micro LED displays, together with our expertise in customized optics and ruggedized sub-system packaging, is a critical reason our customers seek us out to source sophisticated displays and sub-systems that they integrate into their products. Our microdisplays and optics are used in the most advanced defense pilot helmets and industrial wearable headsets and our experience in these markets will be a critical factor in our success as the headset technology migrates to consumer augmented and virtual reality applications,” concluded Dr. Fan.

Second Quarter Financial Results

Total revenues for the second quarter ended June 25, 2022 were $11.9 million, compared to $9.9 million for the second quarter ended June 26, 2021, a 20% year-over-year increase.

Cost of Product Revenues for the second quarter of 2022 was $7.9 million, or 88% of net product revenues, compared with $6.0 million, or 87% of net product revenues, for the second quarter of 2021. The higher cost of product revenues as a percentage of net product revenues is due to inefficiencies resulting from supply chain disruptions.

Research and Development (R&D) expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were $5.1 million compared to $3.7 million for the second quarter of 2021, a 38% increase year over year. The increase was driven equally by increases in customer-funded and internal R&D expenses. The increase in customer-funded R&D is a result of an increase in customized product development activities. The increase in internal R&D expense is primarily for OLED display development and the redesign of certain defense products with alternative semiconductor components, which we believe will be more readily available in the future.

Selling, General and Administration (SG&A) expenses were $4.3 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared to $4.0 million for the second quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in compensation, information technology expenses and travel costs which were partially offset by lower bad debt expense and stock-based compensation.

Net Loss Attributable to Kopin Corporation for the second quarter of 2022 was $5.6 million, or $0.06 per share, compared with Net Loss Attributable to Kopin Corporation of $3.8 million, or $0.04 per share, for the second quarter of 2021.

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities for the six months ended June 25, 2022, was approximately $11.4 million. Kopin's cash and equivalents and marketable securities were approximately $18.6 million at June 25, 2022 as compared to $29.3 million at December 25, 2021. During the second quarter of 2022, we sold 1.7 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $2.1 million (average of $1.26 per share) before deducting broker expenses of less than $0.1 million, pursuant to the Company’s At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement (ATM) with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated.

“Lower production rates in the first quarter and into the second quarter of 2022 due to supply chain and other issues resulted in disruptions in our manufacturing processes which in turn affected working capital flows.,” said Richard Sneider, Kopin’s CDO. “As we expect the helicopter program using the Brillian display and one other program to go into production in the second half of 2022, which may increase working capital needs, management deemed it prudent to partially fund our working capital through the use of the ATM,” said Richard Sneider, Kopin’s CFO. The Company has approximately $41.4 million worth of common stock remaining under the March 5, 2021 ATM. We have no long-term debt.

All amounts above are estimates and readers should refer to our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 25, 2022, for final disposition as well as important risk factors.

Conference Call

Kopin will host a conference call this morning at 8:30am ET. To participate, please dial 1-855-327-6837 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-631-891-4304 (International). The call will also be available as a live and archived audio webcast on the Investor Relations section of Kopin's website at www.kopin.com.

About Kopin

Kopin Corporation is a leading developer and provider of innovative wearable technologies and critical components for integration into wearable computing systems for defense, industrial and consumer products. Kopin’s technology portfolio includes ultra-small displays, optics, and low-power ASICs. For more information, please visit Kopin’s website at www.kopin.com.

Kopin is a trademark of Kopin Corporation.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release may be considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which are subject to the safe harbor created by such sections. Words such as "expects," "believes," "can," "will," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such "forward-looking statements," which speak only as of the date made, and advise readers that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions by us that are difficult to predict. These forward-looking statements may include statements with respect to: our belief that the supply issues are getting better; our belief of strong growth potential in defense markets due to the turbulence in Europe and geopolitical tensions; our expectation of future production programs coming from our customer funded research and development programs; our experience in designing, developing and manufacturing advanced liquid crystal microdisplays, new duo stack OLED microdisplays and micro LED displays; and our expectation that a helicopter program based on the Brillian display and one other program may go into production in the second half of 2022. Various factors, some of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by us or on our behalf, are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements that may accompany the forward-looking statements. In addition, we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as may otherwise be required by the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are only predictions, subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those discussed. Important factors that could affect performance and cause results to differ materially from management's expectations are described in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors; Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and other parts of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021, or as updated from time to time our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Kopin Corporation
Supplemental Information
(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 25, 2022			June 26, 2021			June 25, 2022			June 26, 2021
Revenues by Category (in millions)
Defense Applications		$	7.1		$	3.8		$	11.8		$	8.8
Industrial Applications			1.6			2.6			3.2			4.7
Consumer and Other Applications			0.3			0.4			0.5			0.9
Research and Development			2.8			2.7			7.7			6.3
License and Royalties			0.1			0.4			0.3			0.9
Total		$	11.9		$	9.9		$	23.5		$	21.6
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Cost of product revenues		$	12,000		$	35,000		$	78,000		$	169,000
Research and development			108,000			121,000			256,000			215,000
Selling, general and administrative			297,000			359,000			739,000			2,741,000
		$	417,000		$	515,000		$	1,073,000		$	3,125,000
Other Financial Information
Depreciation and amortization		$	267,000		$	207,000		$	535,000		$	412,000

Kopin Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 25, 2022				June 26, 2021				June 25, 2022				June 26, 2021
Revenues:
Net product revenues		$	9,003,658			$	6,928,819			$	15,511,186			$	14,497,663
Research and development and other revenues			2,905,374				2,976,437				7,976,268				7,083,961
			11,909,032				9,905,256				23,487,454				21,581,624
Expenses:
Cost of product revenues			7,906,250				6,044,543				15,689,129				12,441,213
Research and development			5,145,375				3,740,253				10,553,988				7,303,553
Selling, general and administration			4,327,468				4,040,979				8,792,016				9,946,685
			17,379,093				13,825,775				35,035,133				29,691,451
Loss from operations			(5,470,061	)			(3,920,519	)			(11,547,679	)			(8,109,827	)
Other income (expense), net			(141,128	)			103,636				4,599,826				140,221
Loss before provision for income taxes and net loss from noncontrolling interest			(5,611,189	)			(3,816,883	)			(6,947,853	)			(7,969,606	)
Tax provision			(36,000	)			(32,000	)			(72,000	)			(65,000	)
Net loss			(5,647,189	)			(3,848,883	)			(7,019,853	)			(8,034,606	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest			257				16				280				39,501
Net loss attributable to the controlling interest		$	(5,646,932	)		$	(3,848,867	)		$	(7,019,573	)		$	(7,995,105	)
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted		$	(0.06	)		$	(0.04	)		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.09	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted			90,300,999				88,815,356				90,211,742				88,096,822

Kopin Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
		June 25, 2022				December 25, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and marketable securities		$	18,558,012			$	29,295,466
Accounts receivable, net			7,048,635				12,113,070
Contract assets and unbilled receivables			5,268,754				2,299,392
Inventory			6,926,489				6,581,139
Prepaid and other current assets			2,261,633				1,918,678
Total current assets			40,063,523				52,207,745
Plant and equipment, net			1,738,962				1,888,963
Operating lease right of use assets			3,766,602				3,828,066
Equity investments			9,831,592				4,912,022
Other assets			170,932				170,932
Total assets		$	55,571,611			$	63,007,728
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	4,860,573			$	5,483,970
Accrued expenses			5,736,842				4,133,379
Customer deposits			806,040				2,638,103
Deferred tax liabilities			472,569				513,417
Contract liabilities and billings in excess of revenues earned			3,047,208				4,063,031
Operating lease liabilities			767,440				701,204
Total current liabilities			15,690,672				17,533,104
Other long term liabilities			1,516,734				2,739,531
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion			2,973,259				3,108,236
Total Kopin Corporation stockholders' equity			35,563,560				39,799,191
Noncontrolling interest			(172,614	)			(172,334	)
Total stockholders' equity			35,390,946				39,626,857
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	55,571,611			$	63,007,728

 

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Source: Kopin Corporation

FAQ

What were Kopin's total revenues for Q2 2022?

Kopin reported total revenues of $11.9 million for Q2 2022.

How much did product revenues increase for Kopin in Q2 2022?

Product revenues increased by 30% year-over-year in Q2 2022.

What was the net loss for Kopin in Q2 2022?

Kopin's net loss for Q2 2022 was $5.6 million.

How did Kopin's defense product revenues perform in Q2 2022?

Defense product revenues grew by 87% year-over-year in Q2 2022.

What factors contributed to Kopin's increased R&D expenses in Q2 2022?

Increased customer-funded and internal R&D activities contributed to the 38% rise in expenses.