form10q.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
   
For the quarterly period ended October 2, 2010
     
   
Or
     
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
   
For the transition period from            to

Commission file number 0-17541
PRESSTEK, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
Delaware
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
02-0415170
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

     
10 Glenville Street
Greenwich, Connecticut
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
06831
(Zip Code)

(203) 769-8056
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ    No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check One):
Large accelerated filer o         Accelerated filer o         Non-accelerated filer o        Smaller reporting company þ
                                        (do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o    No þ
As of November 8, 2010, there were 36,919,654 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

 
 

 

PRESSTEK, INC.
INDEX



     
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
         
Consolidated Financial Statements
     
         
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 2, 2010 and January 2, 2010 (Unaudited)
    3  
           
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009 (Unaudited)
    4  
           
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009 (Unaudited)
    5  
           
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
    6  
           
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    21  
           
Controls and Procedures
    35  
           
OTHER INFORMATION
       
           
Legal Proceedings
    36  
           
Exhibits
    37  
           
      38  
           

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  See “Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” under Part 1 – Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.




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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
(in thousands, except share data)
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
October 2,
   
January 2,
 
   
2010
   
2010
 
             
ASSETS
           
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2,549     $ 5,843  
Accounts receivable, net
    22,539       22,605  
Inventories
    30,058       30,378  
Assets of discontinued operations
    -       12,624  
Deferred income taxes
    243       243  
Other current assets
    2,817       2,598  
Total current assets
    58,206       74,291  
                 
Property, plant and equipment, net
    21,788       24,307  
Intangible assets, net
    4,642       4,316  
Deferred income taxes
    2,542       1,140  
Other noncurrent assets
    1,140       481  
                 
Total assets
  $ 88,318     $ 104,535  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Line of credit
  $ 9,424     $ 17,910  
Accounts payable
    10,703       9,887  
Accrued expenses
    6,931       8,049  
Deferred revenue
    5,515       6,497  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
    -       5,203  
Total current liabilities
    32,573       47,546  
                 
Other long-term liabilities
    109       141  
                 
Total liabilities
    32,682       47,687  
                 
Stockholders' equity
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
    -       -  
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 36,919,654 and
               
36,854,802 shares issued and outstanding at October 2, 2010 and
               
January 2, 2010, respectively
    369       368  
Additional paid-in capital
    122,055       120,005  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (3,118 )     (3,810 )
Accumulated deficit
    (63,670 )     (59,715 )
Total stockholders' equity
    55,636       56,848  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 88,318     $ 104,535  
                 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 

 
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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
(in thousands, except per-share data)
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
October 2,
   
October 3,
   
October 2,
   
October 3,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
                         
Revenue
                       
Equipment
  $ 4,760     $ 3,627     $ 15,890     $ 13,827  
Consumables
    20,584       22,150       62,807       65,170  
Service and parts
    6,070       7,229       18,815       21,979  
Total revenue
    31,414       33,006       97,512       100,976  
                                 
Cost of revenue
                               
Equipment
    4,965       8,152       16,312       18,015  
Consumables
    11,127       11,982       34,088       35,603  
Service and parts
    5,016       5,172       15,117       16,528  
Total cost of revenue
    21,108       25,306       65,517       70,146  
                                 
Gross profit
    10,306       7,700       31,995       30,830  
                                 
Operating expenses
                               
Research and development
    1,154       1,379       3,207       3,803  
Sales, marketing and customer support
    5,302       6,276       16,366       19,525  
General and administrative
    4,580       4,946       14,712       17,239  
Amortization of intangible assets
    204       225       617       712  
Restructuring and other charges
    412       1,040       461       1,162  
Goodwill Impairment
    -       -       -       19,114  
Total operating expenses
    11,652       13,866       35,363       61,555  
                                 
Operating loss
    (1,346 )     (6,166 )     (3,368 )     (30,725 )
Interest and other income (expense), net
    8       (745 )     (848 )     (531 )
                                 
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
    (1,338 )     (6,911 )     (4,216 )     (31,256 )
Provision(benefit) for income taxes
    158       (264 )     (331 )     16,366  
                                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (1,496 )     (6,647 )     (3,885 )     (47,622 )
Gain(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
    -       706       (70 )     (959 )
                                 
Net loss
  $ (1,496 )   $ (5,941 )   $ (3,955 )   $ (48,581 )
                                 
Loss per share - basic
                               
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (0.04 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (1.30 )
Loss from discontinued operations
    -       0.02       (0.00 )     (0.02 )
    $ (0.04 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (1.32 )
                                 
Loss per share - diluted
                               
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (0.04 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (1.30 )
Loss from discontinued operations
    -       0.02       (0.00 )     (0.02 )
    $ (0.04 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (1.32 )
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
    36,908       36,638       36,887       36,668  
Dilutive effect of options
    -       -       -       -  
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
    36,908       36,638       36,887       36,668  
                                 
                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 

 
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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(Unaudited)
 
             
   
Nine months ended
 
   
October 2,
   
October 3,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Operating activities
           
Net loss
  $ (3,955 )   $ (48,581 )
Add loss from discontinued operations
    70       959  
Loss from continuing operations
    (3,885 )     (47,622 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    3,204       2,860  
Amortization of intangible assets
    617       712  
Impairment of goodwill and other assets
    -       19,114  
Provision for warranty costs
    (55 )     (388 )
Provision (credit) for accounts receivable allowances
    607       2,072  
Stock compensation expense
    2,506       1,351  
Deferred income taxes
    (338 )     16,318  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (388 )     3,312  
Inventories
    (1,106 )     3,441  
Other current assets
    (309 )     (227 )
Other noncurrent assets
    248       2  
Accounts payable
    837       (1,896 )
Accrued expenses
    (2,141 )     (3,047 )
Restructuring and other charges
    461       1,162  
Deferred revenue
    (973 )     (448 )
Net cash used in operating activities
    (715 )     (3,284 )
                 
Investing activities
               
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
    (802 )     (675 )
Investment in patents and other intangible assets
    (943 )     (728 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,745 )     (1,403 )
                 
Financing activities
               
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
    143       270  
Repayments of term loan and capital lease
    -       (3,240 )
Payments of loan origination costs
    (973 )     -  
Net borrowings (repayments) under line of credit agreement
    (8,486 )     10,197  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (9,316 )     7,227  
                 
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
               
Operating activities
    1,452       (2,098 )
Investing activities
    7,372       (207 )
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
    8,824       (2,305 )
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (342 )     2,247  
                 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (3,294 )     2,482  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    5,843       4,738  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 2,549     $ 7,220  
                 
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 697     $ 347  
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 32     $ 40  
                 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 

 
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                        PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                            October 2, 2010
                         (Unaudited)

1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Presstek, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Presstek,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly Presstek’s financial position as of October 2, 2010 and January 2, 2010, its results of operations for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009 and its cash flows for the nine months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and the interim reporting requirements of Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted.

The results of the three and nine months ended October 2, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending January 1, 2011.  The information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2010, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 24, 2010.
 
 
Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The Company operates and reports on a 52- or 53-week, fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the thirteen week periods ended October 2, 2010 (the “third quarter of fiscal 2010” or “the three months ended October 2, 2010”) and October 3, 2009 (the “third quarter of fiscal 2009” or “the three months ended October 3, 2009”) and the thirty-nine week periods ended October 2, 2010 (“the first nine months of fiscal 2010” or “the nine months ended October 2, 2010” or “year-to-date 2010”) and October 3, 2009 (“the first nine months of fiscal 2009” or “the nine months ended October 3, 2009” or “year-to-date 2009”. )

Use of Estimates

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to product returns; warranty obligations; allowances for doubtful accounts; slow-moving and obsolete inventories; income taxes; intangible assets, long-lived assets and deferred tax assets; stock-based compensation and litigation.  We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

For a complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010, which was filed with the SEC on March 24, 2010.  There were no significant changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies during the nine months ended October 2, 2010.

 
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                                    PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
         October 2, 2010
              (Unaudited)

                                   
2. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company accounts for its discontinued operations under the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360. Accordingly, results of operations and the related charges for discontinued operations have been classified as “Gain(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations have been reclassified and reflected on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as “Assets of discontinued operations” and “Liabilities of discontinued operations”. For comparative purposes, all prior periods presented have been reclassified on a consistent basis.

Lasertel

On March 5, 2010, Presstek sold Lasertel to SELEX Galileo Inc. (“SELEX”). The sale of Lasertel to SELEX was for approximately $8 million in cash and, in addition, Presstek retained approximately $2 million of laser diodes inventory for Presstek’s future production requirements. Lasertel, as a subsidiary of SELEX, and in accordance with a supply agreement established between Lasertel and Presstek on March 5, 2010, will manufacture semiconductor laser diodes for Presstek for an initial period of three years. The net cash proceeds from this sale were used to pay down debt. SELEX also assumed the current lease on the Lasertel property in Tucson, Arizona.

Lasertel incurred an operating loss of $0.6 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2010 prior to the sale date. Presstek recorded minor adjustments in the second and third quarters of fiscal 2010. Presstek recorded a gain on the disposition of Lasertel of $0.5 million during the first quarter of 2010, bringing the aggregate loss from discontinued operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2010 to approximately $0.1 million.

Results of operations of the discontinued business of Lasertel included in the Company’s Statements of Operations consist of the following (in thousands, except per-share data):

   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
October 2,
2010
   
October 3,
2009
   
October 2,
 2010
   
October 3,
 2009
 
Revenues from external customers
  $ -     $ 4,273     $ 1,394     $ 9,091  
Gain (loss) before income taxes
    -       706       (70 )     (959 )
Provision (benefit) from income taxes
    --       --       --       --  
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations
  $ -     $ 706     $ (70 )   $ (959 )
Earnings (loss) per share
  $ 0.00     $ 0.02     $ 0.00     $ (0.02 )


 
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                 PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
         October 2, 2010
              (Unaudited)

The Company had no assets and liabilities of the discontinued business of Lasertel at October 2, 2010. Assets and liabilities of Lasertel as of January 2, 2010 consist of the following (in thousands):
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 585  
Receivables, net
    2,938  
Inventories
    3,774  
Other current assets
    212  
Property, plant & equipment, net
    4,377  
Intangible assets, net
       696  
Other noncurrent assets
        42  
   Total assets
  $ 12,624  
         
Accounts payable
  $ 729  
Accrued expenses
    459  
Deferred gain
    4,015  
 Total liabilities
  $ 5,203  


 
3.  ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

The components of Accounts receivable, net are as follows (in thousands):

   
October 2,
2010
   
January 2,
2010
 
             
Accounts receivable
  $ 26,227     $ 26,155  
Less allowances
    (3,688 )     (3,550 )
    $ 22,539     $ 22,605  


4.  INVENTORIES

The components of Inventories are as follows (in thousands):

   
October 2,
2010
   
January 2,
2010
 
             
Raw materials
  $ 3,923     $ 4,485  
Work in process
    1,145       1,093  
Finished goods
    24,990       24,800  
    $ 30,058     $ 30,378  


 
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                                      PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
          NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
           October 2, 2010
          (Unaudited)

5.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

The components of Property, plant and equipment, net, are as follows (in thousands):

   
October 2,
2010
   
January 2,
2010
 
             
Land and improvements
  $ 1,301     $ 1,301  
Buildings and leasehold improvements
    22,438       22,443  
Production and other equipment
    43,920       44,900  
Office furniture and equipment
    10,873       9,865  
Construction in process
    676       571  
  Total property, plant and equipment, at cost
    79,208       79,080  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (57,420 )     (54,773 )
Net property, plant and equipment
  $ 21,788     $ 24,307  

Construction in process is generally related to production equipment not yet placed into service. Under the Company’s financing arrangements (see Note 7), all property, plant and equipment are pledged as security.

The Company recorded depreciation expense of $1.1 million and $3.2 million in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010 and $1.0 million and $2.9 million in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2009.
 
 
 6.  GOODWILL
 
The Company had no goodwill balance as of January 2, 2010 or October 2, 2010. Based on events during the second quarter of 2009, including the decline in the Company’s stock price and the unstable economic and credit conditions impacting the Company’s business, the Company identified a triggering event that caused management to test goodwill for impairment as of July 4, 2009. After completing step one of the impairment test, the Company determined that the estimated fair value of its reporting unit was less than the carrying value of the reporting unit, requiring the completion of the second step of the impairment test.  The implied fair value of the goodwill computed in step two was less than the book value of the goodwill requiring the Company to book an impairment charge. Upon completion of step two of the analysis, the Company wrote off the entire goodwill balance. This resulted in an impairment loss of $19.1 million in the quarter ended July 4, 2009.
 

 
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                                        PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
     October 2, 2010
                                   (Unaudited)

7.  FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The components of the Company’s outstanding borrowings at October 2, 2010 and January 2, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

   
October 2,
2010
   
January 2,
2010
 
             
Line of credit
  $ 9,424     $ 17,910  

On March 5, 2010, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) among the Company, PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as Lender and as administrative agent for Lenders (PNC, in such agency capacity, the “Agent”).
 
The Credit Agreement replaced the Company's Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2004, as amended, among the Company and RBS Citizens, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Lender, KeyBank National Association and TD Bank, N.A. 
 
The Credit Agreement, maturing in three years from the date of the Credit Agreement, provides for funding of up to $25.0 million through a revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”).  Borrowing availability under the Revolver is determined based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.  The Company may terminate the Credit Agreement at any time prior to the maturity date upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice and upon payment in full of all outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement.  If the Company terminates the Credit Agreement within the first 35 months the Company must pay an early termination fee as specified in the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement requires the Company to prepay a portion of borrowings under the Credit Agreement out of the proceeds of certain dispositions of property.
 
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at the Revolving Interest Rate. The Revolving Interest Rate is calculated differently for domestic rate loans and for Eurodollar rate loans.  For domestic rate loans the interest rate per annum is equal to the sum of the Alternate Base Rate plus two and one half percent (2.50%).  The Alternate Base Rate is defined as a rate per annum, for any day, equal to the higher of (i) PNC’s published reference rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Open rate in effect on such day plus one half of one percent (0.50%) or (iii) the Daily LIBOR Rate in effect on such day plus one percent (1.0%). For Eurodollar rate loans the interest rate per annum is equal to the sum of three and one-half percent (3.50%) plus the greater of (a) the Eurodollar rate, or (b) one percent (1.0%)..   The Credit Agreement requires monthly interest payments with respect to domestic rate loans and a payment at the end of each interest period with respect to Eurodollar rate loans.
 
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by all of the assets of Presstek, Inc. and certain of its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that guaranty the obligations of Presstek, Inc., including all receivables, equipment, general intangibles, inventory, investment property, subsidiary stock, owned real property and leasehold interests of the Company. 

Under the Credit Agreement the Company is required to provide monthly Borrowing Base Certificates to the Agent that become the basis for calculating the Credit Agreement’s Formula Amount.  The Formula Amount, capped at $25 million, represents the maximum amount of advances available to the Company at a given point in time.  The Formula Amount is normally calculated 20 days subsequent to the close of each fiscal month and quarter.  Because of the timing delay, the Agent utilizes a process that estimates the maximum amount available daily during each

 
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                                  PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
                 October 2, 2010
             (Unaudited)

fiscal period.  As of October 2, 2010 the Formula Amount was $16.8 million and the Company had outstanding balances on its line of credit of $9.4 million.  The amount available under the credit line, based on the Formula Amount, was $7.3 million as of October 2, 2010.  The computed preliminary availability based on the daily estimation process was $5.3 million as of that date.  At January 2, 2010, the Company had outstanding balances on its previous line of credit of $17.9 million and an amount available under the credit line of $6.8 million.  

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants.  Among other restrictions, the Company is restricted in its ability to pay dividends, incur additional debt and make acquisitions and divestitures, with certain exceptions.  The key financial covenants include a requirement for the Company to maintain at the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending January 1, 2011, a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.0 to 1.0 and a limit on capital expenditures for the Company’s first, second, third and fourth fiscal quarters in 2010 of $385,000, $1,238,000, $1,139,000 and $614,000, respectively, and $4,000,000 in each fiscal year thereafter.  

The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s short-term borrowings was 5.01% at October 2, 2010 and 7.25% at January 2, 2010.

8.  ACCRUED EXPENSES

The components of Accrued expenses are as follows (in thousands):

   
October 2,
2010
   
January 2,
2010
 
             
Accrued payroll and employee benefits
  $ 1,898     $ 1,732  
Accrued warranty
    988       1,260  
Accrued restructuring and other charges
    347       405  
Accrual for non-cash bonus plan
    598       -  
Accrued legal
    101       828  
Accrued professional fees
    768       827  
Other
    2,231       2,997  
    $ 6,931     $ 8,049  

The Company’s 2010 bonus plan states that employee bonuses will be issued in stock upon the achievement of the 2010 full-year targets. The Company had an accrued expense related to its non-cash bonus plan of $598,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2010.  No bonus expenses were included in the 2009 results.
 
 
9.  ACCRUED WARRANTY

Product warranty activity in the first nine months of fiscal 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

Balance at January 2, 2010
  $ 1,260  
Accruals for warranties
    56  
Utilization of accrual for warranty costs
    (328 )          
Balance at October 2, 2010
  $ 988  


 
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                         PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 2, 2010
                    (Unaudited)
10.  DEFERRED REVENUE

The components of Deferred revenue are as follows (in thousands):

   
October 2,
2010
   
January 2,
2010
 
             
Deferred service revenue
  $ 4,958     $ 5,645  
Deferred product revenue
    557       852  
    $ 5,515     $ 6,497  


11.  RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

During the first nine months of fiscal 2010, the Company utilized $0.5 million of reserves related to restructuring and other charges in the United States and United Kingdom.  The expenses incurred during the first nine months of fiscal 2010 are expected to be fully paid by the third quarter of fiscal 2011. These amounts are recorded on the restructuring and other charges line in the consolidated statements of operations.

The activity for the first nine months of fiscal 2010 related to the Company’s restructuring and other charges accruals is as follows (in thousands):
   
Balance
January 2,
2010
   
 
 
Charged to expense
   
 
 
Utilization
   
Balance
October 2,
2010
 
                         
Severance and fringe benefits
  $ 405     $ 461     $ (519 )   $ 347  


12.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has equity incentive plans that are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”). The Committee oversees and approves which employees receive grants, the number of shares or options granted and the exercise prices and other terms of the awards.

The 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

The 2003 Stock option and Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) provides for the award of stock options, stock issuances and other equity interests in the Company to employees, officers, directors (including those directors who are not an employee or officer of the Company, such directors being referred to as Non-Employee Directors), consultants and advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries.  A total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, have been reserved under this plan.  Any future options granted under the 2003 Plan will become exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors or Committee may specify at the time of each grant.  At October 2, 2010, there were 1,898,067 options outstanding under the 2003 Plan, and 31,533 shares available for future grants under this plan.  The options will expire at various dates prescribed by the individual option grants.

 
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                           PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
                                      October 2, 2010
                    (Unaudited)

With respect to all stock options previously granted to the Company’s executive officers and other current employees and Non-Employee Directors under the 2003 Stock Plan, the Compensation Committee approved on September 30, 2010 an amendment to the exercise prices of such options so that each such option outstanding shall have an exercise price equal to the per share closing price of the Company’s common stock on that date of $2.19 per share.  The amendment did not change the vesting schedules or any of the other terms of the respective stock options.  As a result of the repricing of the options, the Company incurred a non-cash charge of $283,000 to stock-based compensation expense during the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 and an additional $54,000 which is being amortized over the remaining vesting period of the related options.  This modification affected 331 employees who held 724,300 stock options on September 30, 2010.  For purposes of stock activity disclosure the amended options are treated as option cancelations and new option grants with the only change from the original grant being the revised option price. 

2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan

The 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”), approved by the stockholders of the Company on June 11, 2008, provides for the award of stock options, stock issuances and other equity interests in the Company to employees, officers, directors (including Non-Employee Directors), consultants and advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries.  A total of 3,000,000 shares of common stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, have been reserved under this plan. Awards granted under this plan may have varying vesting and termination provisions and can have no longer than a ten year contractual life. There were 191,000 and 1,304,717 options granted under this plan for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2010, respectively. At October 2, 2010, there were 2,168,606 options outstanding and 826,892 shares available for future grants under this plan.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) is designed to provide eligible employees of the Company and its participating U.S. subsidiaries an opportunity to purchase common stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. The purchase price of the stock is equal to 85% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the first day or last day of each three-month offering period, whichever is lower. All employees of the Company or participating subsidiaries who customarily work at least 20 hours per week and do not own five percent or more of the Company’s common stock are eligible to participate in the ESPP. A total of 950,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to adjustment, have been reserved for issuance under this plan. The Company issued 23,039 and 60,350 shares of common stock under its ESPP for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2010, respectively. The Company issued 35,207 and 98,881 shares of common stock under its ESPP for the three and nine months ended October 3, 2009, respectively. At October 2, 2010, there were 435,170 shares available for future grants under this plan.

Restricted Stock and Non-plan Stock Options
 
 
In the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company granted 300,000 shares of restricted stock to its President and CEO and also granted stock options with respect to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to its CEO under a non-plan, non-qualified stock option agreement. The award of restricted stock vested on May 10, 2007, the effective date of the CEO’s employment agreement with the Company. The stock options granted under the stock option agreement provide for vesting of 200,000 on May 10, 2007, 200,000 on January 1, 2008, 200,000 on January 1, 2009, 200,000 on January 1, 2010 and 200,000 on January 1, 2011, subject to the CEO’s continuing employment with the Company on the respective vesting dates. In the event of the CEO’s termination of employment other than for cause, the voluntary termination of employment for “Good Reason” (as defined in an employment agreement with the CEO), or if the CEO’s employment terminates as a result of death or disability, then all unvested options shall immediately vest. 

 
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                          PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 2, 2010
(Unaudited)

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation associated with stock option grants to all officers, directors, and employees is included as a component of “General and administrative expense” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.


Stock based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009 is as follows (in thousands):
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
 
Stock option plan
 
October 2,
 2010
   
October 3,
 2009
   
October 2,
 2010
   
October 3,
 2009
 
                         
2003 Plan
  $ 341     $ 97     $ 535     $ 304  
2008 Plan
    242       159       962       632  
1998 Plan
    -       (3 )     2       3  
ESPP
    7       7       22       24  
Non-plan, non-qualified
    129       129       387       387  
     Total
  $ 719     $ 389     $ 1,909     $ 1,350  

As of October 2, 2010, there was $2.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to stock option grants. The weighted average period over which the remaining unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized is 1.6 years.

Valuation Assumptions

ESPP

The fair value of the rights to purchase shares of common stock under the Company’s ESPP was estimated on the commencement date of the offering period using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:
   
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Nine months ended
 
   
October 2,
 2010
   
October 3,
 2009
   
October 2,
 2010
   
October 3,
 2009
 
                         
Risk-free interest rate
    0.16 %     -- %     0.16 %     -- %
Volatility
    82.3 %     108 %     71.4 %     119.5 %
Expected life (in years)
    0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25  
Dividend yield
    --       --       --       --  


Based on the above assumptions, the weighted average fair values of each stock purchase right under the Company’s ESPP for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010 was $0.49 and $0.54, respectively.  The fair values of each stock purchase right under the Company’s ESPP for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2009 was $0.34 and $0.51, respectively.

 
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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 2, 2010
(Unaudited)

Plan Options

The fair value of the options to purchase common stock granted in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009 under the 2008 Plan and were estimated on the respective grant dates using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:

   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
October 2,
 2010
   
October 3,
 2009
   
October 2,
 2010
   
October 3,
 2009
 
                         
Risk-free interest rate
    1.26 %     -- %     2.34 %     2.6 %
Volatility
    77.6 %     108 %     76.6 %     70.3 %
Expected life (in years)
    5.83       5.67       5.83       5.67  
Dividend yield
    --       --       --       --  

Based on the above assumptions, the weighted average fair value of each option to purchase a share of the Company’s common stock granted in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010 under the 2008 Plan was $1.48 and $1.70, respectively.   The weighted average fair value of each option to purchase a share of the Company’s common stock granted in the first nine months of fiscal 2009 was $1.24.  No options were granted in the third quarter of 2009.

The fair value of the options to purchase common stock granted in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010 under the 2003 Plan were estimated on the respective grant date using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2010:

Risk-free interest rate
    1.26 %
Volatility
    77.6 %
Expected life (in years)
    5.83  
Dividend yield
    --  

Based on the above assumptions, the weighted average fair value of each option to purchase a share of the Company’s common stock granted in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010 under the 2003 Plan was $1.45. There were no 2003 Plan grants in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2009.

Expected volatilities are based on historical volatilities of Presstek’s common stock.  The expected life represents the weighted average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules, the Company’s historical exercise patterns and the ESPP purchase period.  The risk-free rate is based on a U.S. Treasury securities rate for the period corresponding to the expected life of the options or ESPP purchase period.

 
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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 2, 2010
(Unaudited)

Stock Option Activity

Stock option activity for the nine months ended October 2, 2010 is summarized as follows:

   
 
Shares
   
Weighted average
exercise price
 
Weighted average remaining contractual life
 
Aggregate intrinsic value
                 
Outstanding at January 2, 2010
    4,313,116     $ 6.78  
6.13 years
$0.1 million
Granted
    2,154,017     $ 2.40      
Exercised
    4,502     $ 3.38      
Canceled/expired
    1,127,408     $ 7.35      
Outstanding at October 2, 2010
    5,335,223     $ 4.89  
 6.51 years
$0.1 million
                     
Exercisable at October 2, 2010
    3,375,237     $ 5.94  
5.29 years
$ 0.1 million


There were no options exercised during the three months ended October 2, 2010. During the nine months ended October 2, 2010, the total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was approximately $5 thousand.

There were no options exercised during the three and nine months of fiscal 2009.

13.  INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

The components of Interest and other income (expense), net, are as follows (in thousands):

   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
October 2,
 2010
   
October 3,
2009
   
October 2,
2010
   
October 3,
2009
 
                         
Interest income
  $ 12     $ 9     $ 17     $ 41  
Interest expense
    (260 )     (500 )     (816 )     (698 )
Other income (expense), net
    256       (254 )     (49 )     126  
    $ 8     $ (745 )   $ (848 )   $ (531 )

Included in the interest expense number is $0.1 million and $0.2 million for loan origination costs amortization for the three and nine month period ended October 2, 2010, respectively. The amounts reported as Interest and Other income (expense), net  for the three and nine months ended October 3, 2009 include among other items a $0.3 million charge for the forbearance fee included in Interest expense and a charge of $0.4 million for the civil penalty paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission included in Other expense. The amounts reported as Other income (expense), net include among other items $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for gains on foreign currency transactions for the three months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009 and losses on foreign currency transactions for the nine months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009 of $0.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively.  Other income (expense), net for the nine month period ended October 3, 2009 included a $1.2 million gain from settlement of a lawsuit.

 
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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 2, 2010
(Unaudited)
 
14.  INCOME TAXES
 
The Company provides for income taxes at the end of each interim period based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full fiscal year.  Cumulative adjustments to the tax provision are recorded in the interim period in which a change in the estimated annual effective rate is determined.

The Company’s tax provision/(benefit)  was $0.2 million and ($0.3) million for the three months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009, respectively, on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $1.3 million and $6.9 million for the respective periods. The Company’s tax provision/(benefit) was  ($0.3) million and $16.4 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009, respectively, on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $4.2 million and $31.3 million for the respective periods.  The tax expense of $0.2 million for the three month period ended October 2, 2010 primarily relates to a UK corporation tax rate change and expenses of affiliated companies incurred by the Company’s UK subsidiary that received no tax benefit.

The Company reviews the carrying amount of its deferred tax assets each reporting period to determine if the establishment of a valuation allowance is necessary.  Consideration is given to all positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax assets.

In analyzing the available evidence, management evaluated historical financial performance, length of statutory carry forward periods, experience with operating loss and tax credit carry forwards not expiring unused, tax planning strategies and reversals of temporary differences.  The Company’s evaluation is based on current tax laws.

Changes in existing laws and future results that differ from expectations may result in significant changes to the deferred tax assets valuation allowance.

At July 4, 2009 the Company recorded a $16.8 million valuation allowance associated with certain U.S. Federal and state net operating losses, tax credits and temporary differences included in the Company’s deferred tax assets.

At October 2, 2010, our deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance, amounted to $2.8 million which is associated with the Company’s European and Canadian entities. Deferred Tax assets increased by $1.0 million as the Company recorded a deferred tax asset related to foreign exchange losses reported in OCI on intercompany debt. However, if future events differ from expectations, an increase or decrease of the valuation allowance may be required.  A change in the valuation allowance occurs if there is a change in management’s assessment of the amount of net deferred tax assets that is expected to be realized in the future.

 
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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 2, 2010
(Unaudited)

15.  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss, and all changes in equity of the Company during
the period from non-owner sources.  These changes in equity are recorded as adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The primary component of accumulated other comprehensive loss is unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency translation.  The components of comprehensive loss are as follows (in thousands):

   
 
Three months ended
   
 
Nine months ended
 
   
October 2,
2010
   
October 3,
2009
   
 
October 2,
2010
   
October 3,
2009
 
                         
Net loss
  $ (1,496 )   $ (5,941 )   $ (3,955 )   $ (48,581 )
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income:
                               
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains
     1,698        283        692        1,810  
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 202     $ (5,658 )   $ (3,263 )   $ (46,771 )

16.  SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Presstek is a market-focused high technology company that designs, manufactures and distributes proprietary and non-proprietary solutions to the printing and communications industries, primarily serving short-run, full-color customers. The Company’s operations are organized based on the market application of our products and related services and until the quarter ended April 3, 2010 consisted of two business segments: Presstek and Lasertel. The Presstek segment is primarily engaged in the development, manufacture, sale and servicing of our patented digital imaging systems and patented printing plate technologies and related equipment and supplies for the graphic arts and printing industries, primarily serving the short-run, full-color market segment. Lasertel, which was sold to a third party (see Note 2), manufactures and develops high-powered laser diodes for sale to Presstek and other customers.

The Lasertel segment was reclassified as discontinued operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2008, once the operations became held for sale. On March 5, 2010, Presstek sold the Lasertel subsidiary to SELEX.  Subsequent to the sale date, the Company has conducted business in only one industry segment, the Presstek segment. See Note 2.

 
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                         PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 2, 2010
(Unaudited)


The Company’s classification of revenue from continuing operations by geographic area is determined by the location of the Company’s customer.  The following table summarizes revenue information by geographic area (in thousands):

   
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Nine months ended
 
   
October 2,
2010
   
October 3,
2009
   
October 2,
2010
   
October 3,
2009
 
                         
United States
  $ 20,672     $ 23,691     $ 64,004     $ 67,611  
United Kingdom
    3,680       3,273       10,815       11,083  
All other
    7,062        6,042        22,693        22,282  
    $ 31,414     $ 33,006     $ 97,512     $ 100,976  

The Company’s long-lived assets by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):

   
October 2,
2010
   
January 2,
2010
 
             
United States
  $ 26,123     $ 27,296  
United Kingdom
    2,850       1,620  
Canada
    1,139        1,328  
    $ 30,112     $ 30,244  

17.  RELATED PARTIES

The Company engages the services of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein, a law firm of which Board member Daniel S. Ebenstein is a partner.  Expenses incurred for services from this law firm were $45,000 (including $20,000 of pass-through expenses), and $99,000 (including $41,000 of pass-through expenses) for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010, respectively, and $42,000 (including $36,000 of pass-through expenses), and $1.2 million (including $0.4 million of pass-through expenses) for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2009, respectively.

18.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments & Contingencies

The Company has change of control agreements with certain of its senior management employees that provide them with benefits should their employment with the Company be terminated other than for cause, as a result of disability or death, or if they resign for good reason, as defined in these agreements, within a certain period of time from the date of any change of control of the Company.

From time to time the Company engages in sales of equipment that is leased by or intended to be leased by a third party purchaser to another party.  From time to time, the Company will retain recourse obligations to a financing institution involved in providing financing to the ultimate lessee in the event the lessee of the equipment defaults on its lease obligations, with such recourse being limited to a percentage of the amount financed.  Under these arrangements, in the event of a default on the equipment lease, the Company may refurbish and remarket repossessed equipment on behalf of the leasing company. In these circumstances, should the resale price of such equipment fall below certain predetermined levels, the Company would reimburse the financing company for any

 
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                          PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
October 2, 2010
(Unaudited)

shortfall in sale price (a “shortfall payment”) up to a pre-determined limited amount.  Generally, the Company’s liability for these recourse agreements is limited to 9.5% or less of the amount outstanding.  The maximum aggregate amount for which the Company may be liable to financing institutions for these shortfall payments was approximately $1.0 million at October 2, 2010.

Litigation
 
Presstek is a party to litigation that it considers routine and incidental to its business and it does not expect the results of any of these actions to have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operation or financial condition.

In April 2009 the Company initiated a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against Eastman Kodak Company (“Kodak”) in which the Company and one of its employees, who is a former employee of Kodak, sought to have a non-competition clause under an agreement between the employee and Kodak rendered void under Colorado law.  Kodak has counterclaimed for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets.  Kodak sought relief in the form of a preliminary injunction, which has been denied by the Court, and is seeking a permanent injunction and unspecified damages.  The Company believes that Kodak’s allegations are without merit.  The litigation is in its discovery stage.

19.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 29, 2010, the Company filed a universal shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The shelf registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on November 9, 2010.  Over the next three years the Company will have the option to conduct registered offerings, from time to time, of up to $30 million of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, and warrants to purchase any of these securities, depository shares, units or any combination of such securities. Specific terms of any future offering under this registration statement will be established at the time of any such offering, and will be described in a prospectus supplement that Presstek would at such time file with the SEC.

While the Company does not have any immediate plans to offer or sell its securities under the shelf registration statement, it intends to use the net proceeds from any sale of securities by the Company under the shelf registration statement for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, repayment or refinancing of indebtedness, working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions.

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

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks described below in the section entitled “Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and in “Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2010, as filed with the SEC on March 24, 2010.


Overview of the Company

The Company is a provider of high-technology, digital-based printing solutions to the commercial printing and communications industries. The Company designs, manufactures and distributes proprietary and non-proprietary solutions aimed at serving the needs of a wide range of print service providers worldwide. Our proprietary digital imaging and advanced technology consumables offer superior business solutions for commercial printing focusing on the growing need for short-run, high quality color applications. We are helping to lead the industry’s transformation from analog print production methods to digital imaging technology. We are a leader in the development of advanced printing systems using digital imaging equipment, workflow and consumables-based solutions that economically benefit the user through streamlined operations and chemistry-free, environmentally responsible solutions. We are also a leading sales and service channel across a broadly served market in the small to mid-sized commercial, quick and in-plant printing segments.

Presstek’s business model is a capital equipment and consumables model. In this model, approximately two-thirds (on average) of our revenue is recurring revenue. Our model is designed so that each placement of either a DI® press or a CTP system generally results in recurring aftermarket revenue for consumables and service.  We also provide consumables for use on equipment purchased by end users from other manufacturers and suppliers.

Commencing with our second quarter 2010 Form 10-Q, the Company’s reports filed with the SEC reflect that the Company conducts business in one industry segment as a result of its sale of Lasertel on March 5, 2010.  Prior to March 5, 2010, we conducted business in two segments: (i) Presstek and (ii) Lasertel. On September 24, 2008, the Board of Directors approved a plan to sell the Lasertel subsidiary; as such the Company has presented the results of operations of this subsidiary within discontinued operations.

Operating now as one segment, Presstek generates revenue through three main sources: (i) the sale of our equipment and related workflow software, including DI® presses and CTP devices, (ii) the sale of our proprietary and non-proprietary consumables and supplies; and (iii) the servicing of offset printing systems and analog and CTP systems and related equipment.  Prior to its sale on March 5, 2010, our Lasertel segment generated external revenue through the sale of high-powered laser diodes for the graphic arts, defense and industrial sectors.

 
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Strategy

Our business strategy is centered on maximizing the sale of consumable products, such as printing plates, and therefore our business efforts focus on the sale of “consumable burning engines” such as our DI® presses and CTP devices, as well as the servicing of customers using our business solutions. Our strategy centers on increasing the number of our DI® and CTP units, which increases the demand for our consumables.
 
General

We operate and report on a 52- or 53-week, fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the thirteen week periods ended October 2, 2010 (the “third quarter of fiscal 2010” or “the three months ended October 2, 2010”) and October 3, 2009 (the “third quarter of fiscal 2009” or “the three months ended October 3, 2009”) and the thirty-nine week periods ended October 2, 2010 (“the first nine months of fiscal 2010” or “the nine months ended October 2, 2010” or “year-to-date 2010”) and October 3, 2009 (“the first nine months of fiscal 2009” or “the nine months ended October 3, 2009” or “year-to-date 2009”).

We intend the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows to provide information that will assist in understanding our consolidated financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from year to year, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of operations in dollars and as a percentage of revenue were as follows (in thousands of dollars):
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
October 2,
 2010
   
October 3,
 2009
   
October 2,
2010
   
October 3,
 2009
 
         
% of
revenue
   
 
   
% of
revenue
         
% of
revenue
         
% of
revenue
 
Revenue:
                                               
Equipment
  $ 4,760       15.2     $ 3,627       11.0     $ 15,890       16.3     $ 13,827       13.7  
Consumables
    20,584       65.5       22,150       67.1       62,807       64.4       65,170       64.5  
Service and parts
      6,070          19.3         7,229         21.9         18,815          19.3         21,979         21.8  
 
Total revenue
    31,414       100.0       33,006       100.0       97,512       100.0         100,976       100.0  
Cost of revenue:
                                                               
Equipment
    4,965       15.8       8,152       24.7       16,312       16.7       18,015       17.8  
Consumables
    11,127       35.4       11,982       36.3       34,088       35.0       35,603       35.3  
Service and parts
    5,016       16.0       5,172       15.7       15,177       15.5       16,528       16.4  
Total cost of revenue
    21,108       67.2       25,306       76.7       65,517       67.2       70,146       69.5  
                                                                 
Gross profit
    10,306       32.8       7,700       23.3       31,995       32.8       30,830       30.5  
                                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                                               
    Research and development
    1,154       3.7       1,379       4.2       3,207       3.3       3,803       3.8  
    Sales, marketing and customer support
    5,302       16.9       6,276       19.0       16,366       16.8       19,525       19.3  
   General and administrative
    4,580       14.6       4,946       15.0       14,712       15.1       17,239       17.1  
AAmortization of intangible assets
      204         0.6         225         0.7        617         0.6         712         0.7  
    Restructuring and other charges
    412       1.3       1,040       3.1       461       0.5       1,162       1.1  
Goodwill impairment
    -       -       -       0.0       -       -       19,114       18.9  
   Total operating expenses
    11,652       37.1       13,866       42.0       35,363       36.3       61,555       60.9  
 
    Operating loss
    (1,346 )     (4.3 )     (6,166 )     (18.7 )     (3,368 )     (3.5 )     (30,725 )      (30.4 )
                                                                 
    Interest and other income (expense), net
    8       0.0       (745 )     (2.3 )     (848 )     (0.8 )     (531 )     (0.5 )
L  Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
      (1,338 )     (4.3 )     (6,911 )     (20.9 )     (4,216 )     (4.3 )     (31,256 )     (30.9 )
   Provision(benefit) for income taxes
    158       0.5        (264 )     (0.8 )     (331 )     (0.3 )     16,366       16.2  
                                                                 
    Loss from continuing operations
    (1,496 )     (4.8 )     (6,647 )     (20.1 )     (3,885 )     (4.0 )     (47,622 )     (47.1 )
    Gain(loss) from discontinued operations,  net of tax
    -       -       706       2.1       (70 )     (0.1 )     (959 )     (1.0 )
   Net loss
  $ (1,496 )     (4.8 )   $ (5,941 )     (18.0 )   $ (3,955 )     (4.1 )   $ (48,581 )     (48.1 )


 
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Three and nine months ended October 2, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended October 3, 2009

Revenue

Consolidated revenue was $31.4 million and $97.5 million, respectively, for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2010, a reduction of $1.6 million from the 2009 third quarter and $3.5 million from the first nine months of 2009.  The revenue declines in both periods were primarily caused by decreases in “traditional” consumables and service revenues partially offset by increases in equipment revenue.

Equipment product revenue was $4.8 million and $15.9 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2010, respectively, compared to $3.6 million and $13.8 million in the same prior year periods.  Equipment revenue increased by $1.1 million and $2.1 million in the third quarter and nine months ended October 2, 2010, respectively, compared to the prior year periods.   Gross revenue of “growth” portfolio DI® presses and peripherals increased to $3.6 million in the current year third quarter from $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2009.  While we saw an increase in our DI® equipment sales both year-on-year and sequentially, we continue to see some reluctance by small to mid-size customers in our North American market to make capital equipment purchases in this environment, and financing remains difficult to obtain. For the first nine months of 2010 DI® equipment revenue increased to $11.2 million from $10.1 million in the prior year period.  Gross revenue of our remaining “growth” portfolio of equipment, Dimension Excel, Dimension Pro, Compass, and Vector platesetters, declined from $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2009 to $0.7 million in the current year quarter and declined from $3.7 million for the first nine months of 2009 to $2.5 million for the current year period.  Equipment sales of our “traditional” line of products, defined as QMDI presses, polyester CTP platesetters, and conventional equipment, increased from $0.2 million in the 2009 third quarter to $0.6 million in the current year’s quarter.  Gross revenue from our “traditional” line of equipment products increased in the year-to-date 2010 period compared to the similar period in 2009 from $2.0 million in 2009 to $2.6 million in the current year period.  As a percentage of gross equipment revenue, sales of “growth” portfolio products decreased to 86% of revenue in the third fiscal quarter of 2010 from 91% in the third fiscal quarter of 2009 and decreased from 85% in the first nine months of 2009 to 82% in the 2010 period.
 
 
Consumables product revenue declined from $22.2 million in the third quarter of 2009 to $20.6 million in the current year quarter and from $65.2 million for the first nine months of 2009 to $62.8 million in the 2010 period.   A contributing factor to our overall consumables decline is a shift in the buying patterns within the distributor channel, which negatively impacted the current quarter.  Consumables product revenue has declined primarily due to lower sales of our “traditional” portfolio of consumables.  Sales of Presstek’s “growth” portfolio of consumables, defined as 52DI®, 34DI®, and thermal CTP plates, decreased by $0.1 million to $7.9 million in the current quarter from the third quarter of 2009.  Exclusive of our declining legacy Anthem CTP plates, our growth consumables increased by 4% in the quarter.  In the first nine months of 2010 our “growth” consumables increased to $24.4 million from $23.5 million in the 2009 period.  Overall sales of Presstek’s “growth” portfolio of DI® plates were flat from the prior year period at $4.3 million and increased to $13.1 million in the first nine months of 2010 from $12.6 million in the 2009 period.  Sales of thermal CTP plates decreased by $0.1 million in the 2010 third quarter from $3.7 million in the third quarter of 2009 and increased 4.5% for the year-to-date 2010 period compared to $10.9 million in the first nine months of 2009.   Sales of Presstek’s “traditional” plate products, consisting of QMDI, other DI®, and polyester plates, declined from $8.3 million in third quarter 2009 to $7.5 million in the current year’s quarter and from $24.1 million in the first nine months of 2009 to $22.2 million in the current year period.  Sales of other “traditional” consumables products declined year-over-year from $5.6 million to $5.1 million for the quarter and from $17.3 million to $15.8 million for the nine month period.

Service and parts revenue was $6.1 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $18.8 million for the first nine months of 2010, reflecting decreases of $1.2 million and $3.2 million, respectively, from the prior year periods.  These reductions are due primarily to the impacts on service of the overall decrease in equipment placements and a general trend by customers to delay service calls and maintenance to save money in a difficult economy.

 
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Cost of Revenue

Consolidated cost of product, consisting of the cost of material, labor and overhead, shipping and handling costs and warranty expenses, was $16.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 and $50.4 million in the first nine months of 2010, compared to $20.1 million and $53.6 million, respectively, in 2009.  The primary cause for the decline is a $2.7 million inventory-related charge that was taken in the third quarter of 2009.  The $2.7 million charge related to lower production volume levels in our equipment manufacturing plant during 2009 and the impact of a change in certain product strategies. Exclusive of this charge, product cost decreased by 7.7% for the quarter and by 1.0% for the first nine months of the year.  The quarterly decrease was due primarily to reduced consumables revenue and a favorable mix of equipment sales in the 2010 quarter with a higher mix of 52DI® unit sales.  The year-to-date decrease is primarily due to a shift in the product revenue mix during the first nine months of 2010 to be more heavily weighted toward equipment sales, which have a higher portion of cost related to them offset by improved consumables manufacturing productivity.

Consolidated cost of service and parts was $5.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 and $15.1 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2010, compared to $5.2 million and $16.5 million, respectively, in the same prior year periods.  These amounts represent the cost of spare parts, labor and overhead associated with the ongoing service of products.  The reduction in overall cost is due primarily to a declining revenue base.

Gross Profit

Consolidated gross profit as a percentage of total revenue was 32.8% in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to 23.3% in the 2009 third quarter; and 32.8% in the first nine months of 2010 compared to 30.5% for the first nine months of 2009.

Gross profit as a percentage of product revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 and the first nine months of 2010 was 36.5% and 36.0%, respectively, compared to 21.9% and 32.1%, respectively, for the comparable prior year periods.  The primary cause for the year-on-year increase is the $2.7 million inventory-related charge that was taken in the third quarter of 2009.  Exclusive of this charge, gross profit as a percentage of product revenues increased by 4.1 percentage points and 0.4 percentage points, respectively, for the 2010 third quarter and first nine-months of 2010 when compared to the prior year period.  The increase in the quarter was due primarily to improved equipment margins caused by a favorable mix of equipment products with a higher proportion of 52DI® units sold in the 2010 quarter and favorable manufacturing productivity.  The gross profit percentage increase compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2009 was due primarily to the favorability achieved in the third quarter of 2010.

Gross profit as a percentage of service revenues decreased to 17.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 and 19.7% for the first nine months of 2010 from 28.4% and 24.8%, respectively, for the related 2009 periods.  These reductions are primarily due to reduced service revenues during 2010 from fewer equipment installations and reduced service and maintenance calls which have lowered overall service productivity.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses primarily consist of payroll and related expenses for personnel, parts and supplies, and contracted services required to conduct our equipment and consumables development efforts.

Research and development expenses were $1.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to $1.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009; and $3.2 million for the first nine months of 2010 compared to $3.8 million for the 2009 period.  These year-on-year reductions are due primarily to lower payroll expenses, lower supplies costs and reduced professional service fees due to the timing of development projects.

 
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Sales, Marketing and Customer Support

Sales, marketing and customer support expenses primarily consist of payroll and related expenses for personnel, advertising, trade shows, promotional expenses, and travel costs associated with sales, marketing and customer support activities.

Sales, marketing and customer support expenses decreased to $5.3 million in the third quarter of 2010 from $6.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 15.5%.  Year-to-date selling, marketing and customer support expenses have declined by $3.2 million, or 16.2%, from $19.5 million in the first nine months of 2009.  The reductions in expense resulted primarily from lower payroll costs, professional service fees and travel related costs.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses are primarily comprised of payroll and related expenses, including stock compensation, for personnel and contracted professional services necessary to conduct our general management, finance, information systems, human resources and administrative activities.

General and administrative expenses were $4.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to $4.9 million in 2009, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 7.4%.   Compared to the first nine months of 2009 general and administrative expenses have declined by $2.5 million, or 14.7%, to $14.7 million for the 2010 period.  Lower expenses resulted primarily from lower payroll expenses, professional service costs and bad debt charges; partially offset by an increase in costs related to stock compensation, primarily related to our stock option repricing in the third quarter of 2010, and the 2010 bonus plan, which are non-cash expenses.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization expense was $0.2 million in the third quarter of both fiscal 2010 and 2009.  For the first nine months of 2010 amortization expense was $0.6 million compared to $0.7 million for the 2009 period.  These expenses relate to intangible assets recorded in connection with the Company’s 2004 ABDick acquisition, patents and other purchased intangible assets.

Restructuring and Other Charges

During the third quarter of 2010 the Company had restructuring charges of $0.4 million, representing a reduction of $0.6 million from the 2009 third quarter restructuring charges of $1.0 million.  The Company had only minor restructuring and other charges in the first six months for both fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009.

 
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Goodwill Impairment

 In the second quarter of 2009, the Company wrote off its entire remaining goodwill balance, resulting in an impairment loss of $19.1 million.  The non-cash goodwill impairment charge did not affect the company’s liquidity, cash flows from operating activities or debt covenants and will not have a material impact on future operations.

Interest and Other Expense, Net

Included in the interest expense number is $0.1 million and $0.2 million for loan origination costs amortization for the three and nine month period ended October 2, 2010, respectively.  The amounts reported as Interest and other income (expense), net for the three and nine months ended October 3, 2009 include among other items a $0.3 million charge for the forbearance fee included in interest expense and a charge of $0.4 million for the civil penalty paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission included in Other expense.  The amounts reported as Other income (expense), net include among other items $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for gains on foreign currency transactions for the three months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009 and losses on foreign currency transactions for the nine months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009 of $0.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively.  Other income (expense), net for the nine month period ended October 3, 2009 included a $1.2 million gain from settlement of a lawsuit.

Provision for Income Taxes

The Company provides for income taxes at the end of each interim period based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full fiscal year.  Cumulative adjustments to the tax provision are recorded in the interim period in which a change in the estimated annual effective rate is determined.

The Company’s tax provision/(benefit) was $0.2 million and ($0.3) million for the three months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009, respectively, on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of  $1.3 million and $6.9 million for the respective periods.  The Company’s tax provision/(benefit) was ($0.3) million and $16.4 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2010 and October 3, 2009, respectively, on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $4.2 million and $31.3 million for the respective periods.  The tax expense of $0.2 million for the three month period ended October 2, 2010 primarily relates to a UK corporation tax rate change and expenses of affiliated companies incurred by the Company’s UK subsidiary that received no tax benefit.

The Company reviews the carrying amount of its deferred tax assets each reporting period to determine if the establishment of a valuation allowance is necessary.  Consideration is given to all positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax assets.

In analyzing the available evidence, management evaluated historical financial performance, length of statutory carry forward periods, experience with operating loss and tax credit carry forwards not expiring unused, tax planning strategies and reversals of temporary differences.  The Company’s evaluation is based on current tax laws. Changes in existing laws and future results that differ from expectations may result in significant changes to the deferred tax assets valuation allowance.

 
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In the quarter ended July 4, 2009 the Company recorded a $16.8 million valuation allowance associated with certain U.S. Federal and state net operating losses, tax credits and temporary differences included in the Company’s deferred tax assets.

At October 2, 2010, our deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance, amounted to $2.8 million which is associated with the Company’s European and Canadian entities.   Deferred tax assets increased by $1.0 million as the Company recorded a deferred tax asset related to foreign exchange losses reported in OCI on intercompany debt. However, if future events differ from expectations, an increase or decrease of the valuation allowance may be required.  A change in the valuation allowance occurs if there is a change in management’s assessment of the amount of net deferred tax assets that is expected to be realized in the future.

The effective tax rate for the nine months ended October 2, 2010 was 7.66%.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended October 2, 2010 differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 34% primarily due to lower income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions and the fact that the Company has not provided any current benefit on losses generated in the U.S. and certain European subsidiaries for the nine months ended October 2, 2010.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended October 3, 2009 differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the recording of a valuation allowance during the six months ended July 4, 2009 with respect to the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets that existed at the beginning of fiscal 2009 as well as the lower income tax rates in foreign jurisdictions.


DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company accounts for its discontinued operations under the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360. Accordingly, results of operations and the related charges for discontinued operations have been classified as “Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations have been reclassified and reflected on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as “Assets of discontinued operations” and “Liabilities of discontinued operations”. For comparative purposes, all prior periods presented have been reclassified on a consistent basis.

Lasertel

On March 5, 2010, Presstek sold Lasertel to SELEX Galileo Inc. (“SELEX”). The sale of Lasertel to SELEX was for approximately $8 million in cash and, in addition, Presstek retained approximately $2 million of laser diodes inventory for Presstek’s future production requirements. Lasertel, as a subsidiary of SELEX, and in accordance with a supply agreement established between Lasertel and Presstek on March 5, 2010, will manufacture semiconductor laser diodes for Presstek for an initial period of three years. The net cash proceeds from this sale were used to pay down debt. SELEX also assumed the current lease on the Lasertel property in Tucson, Arizona.

Lasertel incurred an operating loss of $0.6 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2010 prior to the sale date. Presstek recorded minor adjustments in the second and third quarters of fiscal 2010. Presstek recorded a gain on the disposition of Lasertel of $0.5 million during the first quarter of 2010, bringing the aggregate loss from discontinued operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2010 to approximately $0.1 million.



 
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 Results of operations of the discontinued business of Lasertel included in the Company’s Statements of Operations consist of the following (in thousands, except per-share data):

   
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October 2,
2010
   
October 3,
2010
   
October 2,
2010
   
October 3,
2010
 
Revenues from external customers
  $ -     $ 4,273     $ 1,394     $ 9,091  
Gain (loss) before income taxes
    -       706       (70 )     (959 )
Provision (benefit) from income taxes
    --       --       --       --  
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations
  $ -     $ 706     $ (70 )   $ (959 )
Earnings (loss) per share
  $ 0.00     $ 0.02     $ 0.00     $ (0.02 )


The Company had no assets and liabilities of the discontinued business of Lasertel at October 2, 2010. Assets and liabilities of Lasertel as of January 2, 2010 consist of the following (in thousands):
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 585  
Receivables, net
    2,938  
Inventories
    3,774  
Other current assets
    212  
Property, plant & equipment, net
    4,377  
Intangible assets, net
      696  
Other noncurrent assets
    42  
   Total assets
  $ 12,624  
         
Accounts payable
  $ 729  
Accrued expenses
    459  
Deferred gain
    4,015  
 Total liabilities
  $ 5,203  


 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Financial Condition (Sources and Uses of Cash)

We finance our operating and capital investment requirements primarily through cash flows from operations and borrowings on our line of credit.  At October 2, 2010, we had $2.5 million of cash and cash equivalents and $25.6 million of working capital, including $9.4 million of short-term debt, compared to $7.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and $18.4 million of working capital, including $23.4 million of short-term debt at October 3, 2009.

Continuing Operations

Our operating activities used $0.7 million of cash in the nine months ended October 2, 2010.  Cash used in operating activities came from a net loss of $4.0 million offset by positive adjustments of $6.5 million for non-cash charges included in net loss (including depreciation, amortization, provisions for warranty costs, accounts receivable allowances, stock compensation expense, non-cash bonus expense and deferred income taxes) and a $3.4 million use of cash due to changes in operating assets and liabilities.  The use of cash related to operating assets and liabilities was, in large part, due to a decrease of $2.1 million in accrued expenses, which was due mainly to the timing of transactions and related payments.

We used $1.7 million of net cash for investing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2010 primarily comprised of additions to property, plant and equipment and additions to developed technology costs.  Our additions to property, plant and equipment relate primarily to equipment provided to our CTP plate customers. The additions to developed technology relate to the design and prototyping of our new 75DI® digital offset press.

Our financing activities used $9.3 million of cash in the first nine months of fiscal 2010, comprised primarily of $8.5 million of cash repayments under our lines of credit, plus $1.0 million of cash payments related to establishment of our new financing facility.

Discontinued Operations

Operating activities of discontinued operations provided $1.4 million in cash in the first nine months of fiscal 2010. Investing activities of discontinued operations provided $7.4 million in cash associated with the net proceeds from the sale of Lasertel to SELEX.


 
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 Liquidity
 
On March 5, 2010, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) among the Company, PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as Lender and as administrative agent for Lenders (PNC, in such agency capacity, the “Agent”).
 
The Credit Agreement replaced the Company's Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2004, as amended, among the Company and RBS Citizens, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Lender, KeyBank National Association and TD Bank, N.A. 
 
The Credit Agreement, maturing in three years from the date of the Credit Agreement, provides for funding of up to $25.0 million through a revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”).  Borrowing availability under the Revolver is determined based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.  The Company may terminate the Credit Agreement at any time prior to the maturity date upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice and upon payment in full of all outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement.  If the Company terminates the Credit Agreement within the first 35 months the Company must pay an early termination fee as specified in the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement requires the Company to prepay a portion of borrowings under the Credit Agreement out of the proceeds of certain dispositions of property.
 
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at the Revolving Interest Rate. The Revolving Interest Rate is calculated differently for domestic rate loans and for Eurodollar rate loans.  For domestic rate loans the interest rate per annum is equal to the sum of the Alternate Base Rate plus two and one half percent (2.50%).  The Alternate Base Rate is defined as a rate per annum, for any day, equal to the higher of (i) PNC’s published reference rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Open rate in effect on such day plus one half of one percent (0.50%) or (iii) the Daily LIBOR Rate in effect on such day plus one percent (1.0%). For Eurodollar rate loans the interest rate per annum is equal to the sum of three and one-half percent (3.50%) plus the greater of (a) the Eurodollar rate, or (b) one percent (1.0%)..   The Credit Agreement requires monthly interest payments with respect to domestic rate loans and a payment at the end of each interest period with respect to Eurodollar rate loans.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by all of the assets of Presstek, Inc. and certain of its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that guaranty the obligations of Presstek, Inc., including all receivables, equipment, general intangibles, inventory, investment property, subsidiary stock, owned real property and leasehold interests of the Company. 

Under the Credit Agreement the Company is required to provide monthly Borrowing Base Certificates to the Agent that become the basis for calculating the Credit Agreement’s Formula Amount.  The Formula Amount, capped at $25 million, represents the maximum amount of advances available to the Company at a given point in time.  The Formula Amount is normally calculated 20 days subsequent to the close of each fiscal month and quarter.  Because of the timing delay, the Agent utilizes a process that estimates the maximum amount available daily during each fiscal period.  As of October 2, 2010 the Formula Amount was $16.8 million and the Company had outstanding balances on its line of credit of $9.4 million.  The amount available under the credit line, based on the Formula Amount, was $7.3 million as of October 2, 2010.  The computed preliminary availability based on the daily estimation process was $5.3 million as of that date.  At January 2, 2010, the Company had outstanding balances on its previous line of credit of $17.9 million and an amount available under the credit line of $6.8 million.  

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants.  Among other restrictions, the Company is restricted in its ability to pay dividends, incur additional debt and make acquisitions and divestitures, with certain exceptions.  The key financial covenants include a requirement for the Company to maintain at the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending January 1, 2011, a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.0 to 1.0 and a limit on capital expenditures for the Company’s first, second, third and fourth fiscal quarters in 2010 of $385,000, $1,238,000, $1,139,000 and $614,000, respectively, and $4,000,000 in each fiscal year thereafter.  

The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s short-term borrowings was 5.01% at October 2, 2010 and 7.25% at January 2, 2010.

 
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Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has change of control agreements with certain of its senior management employees that provide them with benefits should their employment with the Company be terminated other than for cause, as a result of disability or death, or if they resign for good reason, as defined in these agreements, within a certain period of time from the date of any change of control of the Company.

From time to time the Company engages in sales of equipment that is leased by or intended to be leased by a third party purchaser to another party.  From time to time, the Company will retain recourse obligations to a financing institution involved in providing financing to the ultimate lessee in the event the lessee of the equipment defaults on its lease obligations, with such recourse being limited to a percentage of the amount financed.  Under these arrangements, in the event of a default on the equipment lease, the Company may refurbish and remarket repossessed equipment on behalf of the leasing company. In these circumstances, should the resale price of such equipment fall below certain predetermined levels, the Company would reimburse the financing company for any shortfall in sale price (a “shortfall payment”) up to a pre-determined limited amount.  Generally, the Company’s liability for these recourse agreements is limited to 9.5% or less of the amount outstanding.  The maximum aggregate amount for which the Company may be liable to financing institutions for these shortfall payments was approximately $1.0 million at October 2, 2010.


Effect of Inflation

Inflation has not had a material impact on our financial conditions or results of operations.

 
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Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements other than those of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding the following:

 
 
our expectations regarding our ability to comply with the terms of our financing agreement;
   
 
 
the adequacy of internal cash and working capital for our operations;
   
 
 
manufacturing constraints and difficulties;
   
 
 
the introduction of competitive products into the marketplace;
   
 
 
the ability of the Company and its divisions to generate positive cash flows in the near-term, or to otherwise be profitable;
   
 
 
our ability to produce commercially competitive products;
   
 
 
the strength of our various strategic partnerships, both on manufacturing and distribution;
   
 
 
our ability to secure other strategic alliances and relationships;
   
 
 
our expectations regarding the Company’s strategy for growth, including statements regarding the Company’s expectations for continued product mix improvement;
   
 
 
our expectations regarding the balance, independence and control of our business;
   
 
 
our expectations and plans regarding market penetration, including the strength and scope of our distribution channels and our expectations regarding sales of Direct Imaging presses or computer-to-plate devices;
   
 
 
the commercialization and marketing of our technology;
   
 
 
our expectations regarding performance of existing, planned and recently introduced products;
   
 
 
the adequacy of our intellectual property protections and our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights;
   
 
 
the expected effect of adopting recently issued accounting standards, among others; and
       
 
 
the recoverability of our intangible assets and other long-lived assets.


 
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Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include:

 
 
market acceptance of and demand for our products and resulting revenues;
   
       
 
 
our ability to meet our stated financial objectives;
   
       
 
 
our dependency on our strategic partners, both on manufacturing and distribution;
   
       
 
 
the introduction of competitive products into the marketplace;
   
       
 
 
shortages of critical or sole-source component supplies;
   
       
 
 
the availability and quality of laser diodes;
   
       
 
 
the performance and market acceptance of our recently-introduced products, and our ability to invest in new product development;
   
       
 
 
manufacturing constraints or difficulties (as well as manufacturing difficulties experienced by our sub-manufacturing partners and their capacity constraints);
   
           
 
 
the impact of general market factors in the print industry in general;
   
           
 
 
our ability to comply with the terms of our credit facilities;
   
           
 
 
current capital and credit market conditions and its potentially adverse affect on our access to capital, cost of capital and business operations; and
   
           
 
 
current economic conditions and its affects on the Company’s business and results from operations.
   

The words “looking forward,” “looking ahead,” “believe(s),” “should,” “plan,” “expect(s),” “project(s),” “anticipate(s),” “may,” “likely,” “potential,” “opportunity” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report and readers are advised to consider such forward-looking statements in light of the risks set forth herein. Presstek undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as required by law.

 
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

General

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to product returns; warranty obligations; allowances for doubtful accounts; slow-moving and obsolete inventories; income taxes; the valuation of goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets and deferred tax assets; stock-based compensation and litigation.  We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

For a complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 which was filed with the SEC on March 24, 2010.  There were no significant changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies in the nine months ended October 2, 2010.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not participate in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities (“SPEs”), which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purpose.  At October 2, 2010, we were not involved in any unconsolidated SPE transactions.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
 
This report includes the certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). See Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. This Item 4 includes information concerning the controls and procedures and evaluations thereof referred to in those certifications.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.  Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

 Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.






 
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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

Litigation


Presstek is a party to litigation that it considers routine and incidental to its business and it does not expect the results of any of these routine and incidental actions to have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operation or financial condition.

In April 2009 the Company initiated a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against Eastman Kodak Company (“Kodak”) in which the Company and one of its employees, who is a former employee of Kodak, sought to have a non-competition clause under an agreement between the employee and Kodak rendered void under Colorado law.  Kodak has counterclaimed for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets.  Kodak sought relief in the form of a preliminary injunction, which has been denied by the Court, and is seeking a permanent injunction and unspecified damages.  The Company believes that Kodak’s allegations are without merit.  The litigation is in its discovery stage.





 
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Item 6.  Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
  10.1  
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Jeffrey Jacobson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s No. 1 Current Report on Form 8-K/A, Amendment No.1, filed on October 5, 2010).
  10.2  
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Jeffrey A. Cook (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s No. 1 Current Report on Form 8-K/A, Amendment No. 1, filed on October 6, 2010).
  10.3  
Employment Agreement with James R. Van Horn (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s No. 1 Current Report on Form 8-K/A, Amendment No.1, filed on October 6, 2010).
  10.4  
Form of option agreement granted under the 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan with Jeffrey Jacobson dated September 30, 2010.
  10.5  
Form of option agreement granted under the 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan with Jeffrey Jacobson dated September 30, 2010.
  31.1  
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1  
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



 
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PRESSTEK, INC.



SIGNATURES

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


 
PRESSTEK, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date:  November 12, 2010
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jeffrey A. Cook
 
Jeffrey A. Cook
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
 
 


 
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PRESSTEK, INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description
  10.1  
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Jeffrey Jacobson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s No. 1 Current Report on Form 8-K/A, Amendment No.1, filed on October 5, 2010).
  10.2  
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Jeffrey A. Cook (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s No. 1 Current Report on Form 8-K/A, Amendment No. 1, filed on October 6, 2010).
  10.3  
Employment Agreement with James R. Van Horn (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s No. 1 Current Report on Form 8-K/A, Amendment No.1, filed on October 6, 2010).
  10.4  
Form of option agreement granted under the 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan with Jeffrey Jacobson dated September 30, 2010.
  10.5  
Form of option agreement granted under the 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan with Jeffrey Jacobson dated September 30, 2010.
  31.1  
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1  
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
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