Kopin KOPN Form 10-Q filing Q3 FY2022

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1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION**

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1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)**

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KOPIN CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Kopin Corporation as of September 24, 2022 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021 are unaudited and include all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the periods then ended. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021. The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year. As used in this report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Kopin” and the “Company” mean Kopin Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates another meaning.

The Company’s products are targeted towards the defense and industrial/enterprise wearable markets. Management believes the industrial wearable market is still developing and cannot predict how long it will take to develop or if the Company’s products will be accepted. In addition, the Company’s current strategy is to continue to invest in research and development, even during unprofitable periods, which may result in the Company continuing to incur net losses and negative cash flows from operations. If the Company is unable to achieve and maintain positive cash flows and profitability in the foreseeable future, its financial condition may ultimately be materially adversely affected such that management may be required to reduce operating expenses, including investments in research and development, or raise additional capital. While there can be no assurance the Company will be able to successfully reduce operating expenses or raise additional capital, management believes its historical success in managing cash flows and obtaining capital will continue in the foreseeable future.

The Company has incurred net losses of $13.2 million and $13.4 million for the nine-month period ended September 24, 2022 and for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021, respectively, and net cash outflows from operations of $15.6 million and $10.7 million for the nine-month period ended September 24, 2022 and for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021, respectively. The Company’s net cash outflows from operations were partially a result of funding its ongoing investments in research and development, which management believes will continue and production inefficiencies resulting from intermittent supply chain disruptions. These factors initially raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans to alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt include operational improvements being implemented and the curtailment of certain development programs, both of which are expected to preserve cash. Management estimates the Company will have sufficient liquidity to fund operations at least through the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company has in the past sold equity securities through at-the-market equity offerings and in the traditional fashion of significant equity offerings. Nonetheless, management monitors the capital markets on an ongoing basis and may consider raising capital if favorable market conditions develop. If the Company’s actual results are less than projected or the Company needs to raise capital for additional liquidity, the Company may be required to do additional equity financings, reduce expenses, or enter into a strategic transaction. However, management can make no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional capital, reduce expenses sufficiently, or enter into a strategic transaction on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.

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2.ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 that has extended the effective date of ASU 2016-13 for Smaller Reporting Entities to fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2016-13 and its impact on our consolidated financial statements.

3.CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND MARKETABLE DEBT SECURITIES

The Company considers all highly liquid, short-term debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Marketable debt securities consist primarily of commercial paper, medium-term corporate notes, and U.S. government and agency backed securities. The Company classifies these marketable debt securities as available-for-sale at fair value in “Marketable debt securities, at fair value.” The Company records the amortization of premium and accretion of discounts on marketable debt securities in the results of operations.

The Company uses the specific identification method as a basis for determining cost and calculating realized gains and losses with respect to marketable debt securities. The gross gains and losses realized related to sales and maturities of marketable debt securities were not material during the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021.

Investments in available-for-sale marketable debt securities were as follows at September 24, 2022 and December 25, 2021:

SCHEDULE OF AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE MARKETABLE DEBT SECURITIES

The contractual maturity of the Company’s marketable debt securities was as follows at September 24, 2022:

SCHEDULE OF MARKETABLE DEBT SECURITIES

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4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Financial instruments are categorized as Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 based upon the method by which their fair value is computed. An investment is categorized as Level 1 when its fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. An investment is categorized as Level 2 if its fair market value is based on quoted market prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, based on observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curves, or derived from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. An investment is categorized as Level 3 if its fair value is based on assumptions developed by the Company about what a market participant would use in pricing the assets.

The following table details the fair value measurements of the Company’s financial assets:

SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS

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Transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy are reported at the beginning of the reporting period in which they occur. Changes in Level 3 investments were as follows:

SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE, LIABILITIES MEASURED ON RECURRING BASIS

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of their short-term nature. If accrued liabilities were carried at fair value, these would be classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Marketable Debt Securities

Corporate debt consists of floating rate notes with a maturity that is over multiple years but has interest rates that are reset every three months based on the then-current three-month London Interbank Offering Rate (“three-month Libor”). The Company validates the fair market values of the financial instruments above by using discounted cash flow models, obtaining independent pricing of the securities or through the use of a model that incorporates the three-month Libor, the credit default swap rate of the issuer and the bid and ask price spread of the same or similar investments which are traded on several markets.

Equity Investments

From 2017 through 2019, the Company made several equity investments in a customer. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company reviewed the financial condition and other factors of the customer and, as a result, recorded an impairment charge of $5.2 million to reduce its investment in the customer to zero as of December 28, 2019. In the first quarter of 2022, the customer raised additional equity capital and based on an observable price change of the customer’s share prices and terms of the equity sale, the Company remeasured the fair market value of its investment and recorded a gain of $4.7 million. As of September 24, 2022, the Company owned an approximate 2.3% interest in this investment.

In the third quarter of 2022, the Company reviewed the financial condition of an equity interest in a company and, as a result, recorded an impairment charge of $2.0 million to reduce its investment. Additionally, during the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022, the Company recorded approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of unrealized losses on its equity interest in this company due to a fluctuation in the foreign exchange rate.

5.INVENTORY

Inventories are stated at standard cost adjusted to approximate the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value and consist of the following at September 24, 2022 and December 25, 2021:

SCHEDULE OF INVENTORY

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6.NET LOSS PER SHARE

Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period less any unvested restricted shares. Diluted net loss per share is calculated using weighted-average shares outstanding and contingently issuable shares, less weighted-average shares reacquired during the period. The net outstanding shares are adjusted for the dilutive effect of shares issuable upon the assumed conversion of the Company’s common stock equivalents, which consist of unvested restricted stock.

The following were not included in weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted because they are anti-dilutive or performance conditions have not been met at the end of the period:

SCHEDULE OF WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING DILUTED

7.STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Registered sale of equity securities

During the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022, the Company sold 675,000 and 2.3 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $858,000 (average of $1.27 per share) and $2,948,000 (average of $1.26 per share), respectively, before deducting broker expenses paid by us of less than $0.1 million, pursuant to the Company’s At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2021 (the “ATM Agreement”) with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (“Stifel”), as agent, under which the Company may sell up to $50 million of our common stock. The Company has approximately $41.4 million worth of common stock remaining available for sale under the ATM Agreement.

During the three and nine months ended September 25, 2021, the Company sold 600,000 and 3.1 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $4.8 million (average of $8.00 per share) and $21.7 million (average of $7.00 per share), respectively, before deducting broker expenses paid by us of $0.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, pursuant to the Company’s ATM Agreement with Stifel, as agent, under which the Company can sell up to $50 million of its common stock and an At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement dated as of February 8, 2019 (the “Previous ATM Agreement”) also with Stifel as agent. The Previous ATM Agreement has since terminated pursuant to its terms as a result of the sale of all the shares subject to such agreement.

Non-Vested Restricted Common Stock

The fair value of non-vested restricted common stock awards is generally the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The non-vested restricted common stock awards require the employee to fulfill certain obligations, including remaining employed by the Company for one, two or four years (the vesting period) and in certain cases also require meeting either performance criteria or the Company’s stock achieving a certain price. For non-vested restricted common stock awards that solely require the recipient to remain employed with the Company, the stock compensation expense is amortized over the anticipated service period. For non-vested restricted common stock awards that require the achievement of performance criteria, the Company reviews the probability of achieving the performance goals on a periodic basis. If the Company determines that it is probable that the performance criteria will be achieved, the amount of compensation cost derived for the performance goal is amortized over the anticipated service period. If the performance criteria are not met, no compensation cost is recognized and any previously recognized compensation cost is reversed.

Restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 24, 2022 was as follows:

SCHEDULE OF NON-VESTED RESTRICTED STOCK ACTIVITY

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Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense within each of the categories below as it relates to non-vested restricted common stock awards for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021 (no tax benefits were recognized):

SCHEDULE OF STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE

Unrecognized compensation expense for non-vested restricted common stock as of September 24, 2022 totaled $3.0 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.0 years.

8.ACCRUED WARRANTY

The Company typically warrants its products against defect for 12 to 18 months, however, for certain products a customer may purchase an extended warranty. A provision for estimated future costs and estimated returns for credit relating to such warranty is recorded in the period when product is shipped and revenue is recognized and is updated as additional information becomes available. The Company’s estimate of future costs to satisfy warranty obligations is based primarily on historical warranty expense experienced and a provision for potential future product failures. Changes in the accrued warranty for the nine months ended September 24, 2022 were as follows:

SCHEDULE OF ACCRUED WARRANTY

Extended Warranties

Deferred revenue represents the purchase of extended warranties by the Company’s customers. The Company recognizes revenue from an extended warranty on the straight-line method over the life of the extended warranty, which is typically 12 to 15 months beyond the standard 12 to 18 month warranty. The Company classifies the current portion of deferred revenue under Contract liabilities and billings in excess of revenues earned in its condensed consolidated balance sheets. At September 24, 2022, the Company had less than $0.1 million of deferred revenue related to extended warranties.

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9.INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded a provision for income taxes of less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, respectively. As of September 24, 2022, the Company has available for tax purposes U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) of approximately $160.3 million expiring 2022 through 2037 and $86.3 million that have an unlimited carryover period. The Company has recognized a full valuation allowance on its domestic and certain foreign net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of realization of such assets. The Company recognizes both accrued interest and penalties related to its uncertain tax positions related to intercompany loan interest and potential transfer pricing exposure related to its foreign subsidiaries.

10.CONTRACT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Contract assets include unbilled amounts typically resulting from sales under contracts when the cost-to-cost method of revenue recognition is utilized and revenue recognized from customer arrangements, including licensing, exceeds the amount billed to the customer, and right to payment is not just subject to the passage of time. Amounts may not exceed their net realizable value. Contract assets are generally classified as current. The Company classifies the noncurrent portion of contract assets under other assets in its condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Contract liabilities consist of advance payments and billings in excess of cost incurred and deferred revenue.

Net contract assets (liabilities) consisted of the following:

SCHEDULE OF CONTRACT WITH CUSTOMER, ASSET AND LIABILITY

The $5.3 million increase in the Company’s net contract assets (liabilities) at September 24, 2022 as compared to December 25, 2021 was primarily due to a change in contracts with the U.S. government that resulted in revenue recognized in excess of amounts billed and product revenue recognized over time for defense programs.

In the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022, the Company recognized revenue of $0.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively, related to our contract liabilities at December 25, 2021. In the three and nine months ended September 25, 2021, the Company recognized revenue of $1.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively, related to our contract liabilities at December 26, 2020.

The Company did not recognize impairment losses on our contract assets in the three or nine months ended September 24, 2022 or September 25, 2021.

Performance Obligations

The Company’s revenue recognition related to performance obligations that were satisfied at a point in time and over time were as follows:

SCHEDULE OF SATISFACTION OF PERFORMANCE OBLIGATION

Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price of orders for which work has not been performed and excludes unexercised contract options and potential orders under ordering-type contracts (e.g., indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (“IDIQ”). As of September 24, 2022, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $20.6 million which the Company expects to recognize over the next 12 months. The remaining performance obligations represent amounts to be earned under government contracts, which are subject to cancellation.

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11.LEASES

The Company enters into operating leases primarily for: real estate, including for manufacturing, engineering, research, administration and sales facilities, and information technology (“IT”) equipment. At September 24, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the Company did not have any finance leases. Approximately all of our future lease commitments, and related lease liability, relate to the Company’s real estate leases. Some of the Company’s leases include options to extend or terminate the lease.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

SCHEDULE OF LEASE EXPENSE

At September 24, 2022, the Company’s future lease payments under non-cancellable leases were as follows:

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE LEASE PAYMENT UNDER NON-CANCELLABLE LEASE

The Company’s lease liabilities recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 24, 2022 were as follows:

SCHEDULE OF OPERATING LEASE PAYMENTS RECOGNIZED IN CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES

Other information related to leases was as follows:

September 24, 2022

Weighted Average Discount Rate - Operating Leases 5.93%

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term - Operating Leases (in years) 4.92

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12.SEGMENTS AND DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUE

We continually monitor and review our segment reporting structure in accordance with authoritative guidance to determine if any changes have occurred that would affect our reportable segments. We report under one segment, as our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), reviews results on a total company basis.

Total long-lived assets by country at September 24, 2022 and December 25, 2021 were:

SCHEDULE OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS BY GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

The Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts with customers by geographic location and by display application, as it believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the Company’s revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

During the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, the Company derived its sales from the following geographies:

SCHEDULE OF SEGMENT INFORMATION BY REVENUE TYPE

During the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, the Company derived its sales from the following display applications:

SCHEDULE OF SEGMENT REPORTING INFORMATION, BY SEGMENT

13.LITIGATION

The Company may engage in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Claims, suits, investigations, and proceedings are inherently uncertain and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters and the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be affected in any particular period.

BlueRadios, Inc. v. Kopin Corporation, Civil Action No. 16-02052-JLK (D. Col.):

On August 12, 2016, BlueRadios, Inc. (“BlueRadios”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, alleging that the Company breached a contract between it and BlueRadios concerning an alleged joint venture between the Company and BlueRadios to design, develop and commercialize micro-display products with embedded wireless technology referred to as “Golden-i” breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing associated with that contract, breached its fiduciary duty to BlueRadios, and misappropriated trade secrets owned by BlueRadios in violation of Colorado law (C.R.S. § 7-74-104(4)) and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. § 1836(b)(1)). BlueRadios further alleges that the Company was unjustly enriched by its alleged misconduct, BlueRadios is entitled to an accounting to determine the amount of profits obtained by the Company as a result of its alleged misconduct, and the inventorship on at least ten patents or patent applications owned by the Company need to be corrected to list BlueRadios’ employees as inventors and thereby list BlueRadios as co-assignees of the patents. BlueRadios seeks monetary, declaratory, and injunctive relief, including for alleged non-payment of engineering retainer fees.

On October 11, 2016, the Company filed its Answer and Affirmative Defenses. The parties completed expert depositions on November 15, 2019. On December 2, 2019, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment requesting the Court dismiss counts 2-7 in their entirety and counts 1 and 8 in part. BlueRadios also filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment alleging it is the co-owner of U.S. Patent No. 8,909,296. Responses to the Motions for Partial Summary Judgment were filed on January 15, 2020, and replies were filed on February 19, 2020. On September 25, 2020, the Court denied BlueRadios’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. On August 3, 2022, the Court granted the Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by dismissing counts 3, 6, 7, punitive damages under count 2, and count 8 as it relates to patent applications, and denying the motion as it relates to counts 1, 4, and 5, and the remainder of counts 2 and 8. The Court also ordered discovery reopened for certain limited purposes. A trial date has not yet been set by the Court. The Company has not concluded a loss from this matter is probable; therefore, the Company has not recorded an accrual for litigation or claims related to this matter for the period ended September 24, 2022. The Company will continue to evaluate information as it becomes known and will record an estimate for losses at the time or times when it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable.

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14.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company may from time to time enter into agreements with stockholders, affiliates and other companies engaged in certain aspects of the display, electronics, optical and software industries as part of our business strategy. In addition, the wearable computing product market is relatively new and there may be other technologies the Company needs to purchase from affiliates to enhance its product offering.

During the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:

SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

At September 24, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the Company had the following receivables with related parties:

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

Forward Looking Statements

*This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are subject to the safe harbor created by such sections. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “could,” “would,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such “forward-looking statements,” which speak only as of the date made, and advise readers that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions by us that are difficult to predict. Various factors, some of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by us or on our behalf, are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other

Overview

We are a leading developer, manufacturer and seller of miniature displays and optical lenses (our “components”) for sale as individual displays, components, modules, or higher-level subassemblies. We also license our intellectual property through technology license agreements. Our component products are used in highly demanding high-resolution portable military, enterprise and consumer electronic applications, training and simulation equipment and 3D metrology equipment. Our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products for these target applications.

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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021 and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

Results of Operations

Our interim period results of operations and period-to-period comparisons of such results may not be indicative of our future operating results. Additionally, we use a fiscal calendar which may result in differences in the number of workdays in the current and comparable prior interim periods and could affect period-to-period comparisons. The following discussions of comparative results among periods, including the discussion of results by display application, should be viewed in this context.

Revenues. For the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, our revenues by display application, which include product sales and amounts earned from research and development contracts (“R&D”), were as follows:

Sales of our products for Defense applications include systems used by the military both in the field and for training and simulation. The increase in Defense applications revenues for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 25, 2021 is primarily from an increase in volume shipments for our thermal weapon sight systems for soldiers. We continue to experience intermittent shortages of raw materials, which affected our ability to ship units in the nine month period ended September 24, 2022 and may affect our ability to manufacture and ship products in the fourth quarter of 2022 and beyond.

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Industrial applications revenue represents customers who purchase our display products for use in 3D metrology equipment and headsets used for applications in manufacturing, distribution, and public safety. Our 3D metrology customers are primarily located in Asia and sell to Asian contract manufacturers who use the 3D metrology machines for quality control purposes. The decrease in Industrial applications revenues for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 25, 2021 was primarily due to a decrease in sales of products used within wearable headsets used for applications in manufacturing and distribution and a decrease in sales of display products for 3D automated optical inspection (“AOI”) metrology equipment. Shortages of certain components affected our ability to manufacture and ship products in 2022 for the AOI market.

Our displays for Consumer applications are used primarily in thermal imaging products, recreational rifle and hand-held scopes and augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets. The increases in Consumer applications revenues for the three months ended September 24, 2022 as compared to the three months ended September 25, 2021 were primarily due to an increased demand for our organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) products. The decreases in Consumer applications revenues for the nine months ended September 24, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended September 25, 2021 were primarily due to a decreased demand for our OLED products. Our OLED products are new and therefore orders are sporadic as customers are qualifying and developing products using our OLED products.

R&D revenues decreased in the three months ended September 24, 2022 as compared to the three months ended September 25, 2021, primarily due to existing customer funded R&D programs moving into production. R&D revenues increased in the nine months ended September 24, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended September 25, 2021, primarily due to an increase in funding for U.S. defense programs and development of OLED displays.

International revenues represented 20% and 18% of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022, respectively, and 30% and 31% of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 25, 2021, respectively. We categorize our revenues as either domestic or international based upon the delivery destination of our product. For example, if the customer is located in Asia or if a U.S. customer has its Asian contract manufacturer order product from us and we deliver the product to Asia, we categorize both these sales as international. In addition, if we earn royalties on sales from a customer, the royalties are categorized as domestic or international based on how the product revenues are categorized.

The decrease in international revenues was a result of a decrease in sales of products for 3D AOI metrology equipment and industrial wearable headset applications.

Our international sales are primarily denominated in U.S. currency. Consequently, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could increase the price in local currencies of our products in foreign markets and make our products relatively more expensive than competitors’ products that are denominated in local currencies, which could lead to a reduction in sales or profitability in those foreign markets. We have not taken any protective measures against exchange rate fluctuations, such as purchasing hedging instruments with respect to such fluctuations, because of the historically stable exchange rate between the British Pound Sterling (the functional currency of our U.K. subsidiary) and the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency translation impact on our results, if material, is described in further detail under “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” section below.

Cost of Product Revenues. Cost of product revenues, which is comprised of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead related to the production of our products for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, were as follows:

The increase in cost of product revenues as a percentage of net product revenues for the three months ended September 24, 2022, as compared to the three months ended September 25, 2021, was primarily due to an additional $1.0 million warranty charge resulting from defective material received from a supplier and manufacturing inefficiencies caused by supply chain disruptions. The increase in cost of product revenues as a percentage of net product revenues for the nine months ended September 24, 2022, as compared to the nine months ended September 25, 2021, was primarily due to lower manufacturing efficiencies driven by disruptions to the manufacturing process caused by intermittent raw material shortages, higher prices for raw materials, and the $1.0 million warranty charge.

During 2021, we became aware of global shortages of semiconductor components and production capacity affecting many industries. In the first nine months of 2022, we were impacted by a shortage of several semiconductor components from our regular vendors that are necessary to manufacture our products. We are also seeing prices increase for semiconductor components and other raw materials. We are evaluating other possible sources for the components we use and are in the process of redesigning certain of our products to incorporate alternative semiconductor components. If we are unable to find replacement components, we expect that our production will be disrupted. The shortage of semiconductor components is a very dynamic situation, and we rely on our vendors to provide information about the vendors that they use.

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Research and Development. R&D expenses are incurred in support of internal display development programs and programs funded by agencies or prime contractors of the U.S. government and commercial partners. R&D costs include staffing, purchases of materials and laboratory supplies, circuit design costs, fabrication, and packaging of display products, and overhead. In fiscal year 2022, we expect our R&D expenditures to be related to our display products, overlay weapon sights and OLED display technologies. Funded and internal R&D expenses are combined in research and development expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. R&D expenses for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021 were as follows:

Funded R&D expense for the three months ended September 24, 2022 decreased as compared to the three months ended September 25, 2021 primarily due to U.S. defense programs transitioning to production. Funded R&D expense for the nine months ended September 24, 2022 increased as compared to the nine months ended September 25, 2021 primarily due to increased spending on U.S. defense programs. Internal R&D expenses for the three months ended September 24, 2022 decreased compared to the three months ended September 25, 2021 primarily due to decrease in OLED development costs. Internal R&D expenses for the nine months ended September 24, 2022 increased compared to the nine months ended September 25, 2021 primarily due to an increase in OLED development costs and the redesign of certain products to incorporate different semiconductor components as a result of shortages of the legacy semiconductor components.

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative (“S,G&A”) expenses consist of the expenses incurred by our sales and marketing personnel and related expenses, and administrative and general corporate expenses. S,G&A expenses for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021 were as follows:

S,G&A expense increased for the three months ended September 24, 2022 as compared to the three months ended September 25, 2021 primarily due to an increase in compensation and professional fees, which were partially offset by lower stock-based compensation. S,G&A expense decreased for the nine months ended September 24, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended September 25, 2021 primarily due to a decrease in stock-based compensation and professional fees partially offset by increases in compensation costs, information technology expenses and travel expenses.

Other (Expense) Income, net. Other (expense) income, net, is primarily composed of interest income, foreign currency transaction and remeasurement gains and losses incurred by our U.K.-based subsidiary and fair value adjustments for equity investments. Other (expense) income, net, for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021 was as follows:

In the three months ended September 24, 2022, we recorded a $2.0 million impairment charge on an equity investment. Other income for the first quarter of 2022 includes a gain of $4.7 million resulting from the mark to market of an equity investment. During the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022, we recorded foreign currency losses of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, as compared to foreign currency losses of less than $0.1 million and gains of $0.1 million, respectively for the three and nine months ended September 25, 2021.

Tax Provision. We recorded a provision for income taxes of less than $0.1 million and approximately $0.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, respectively.

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest. As of September 24, 2022, we owned 80% of the equity of eMDT America (“eMDT”). Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest on our condensed consolidated statements of operations represents the portion of the results of operations of eMDT which is allocated to the stockholders of the equity interests not owned by us. The change in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest is the result of the change in the results of operations of eMDT for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021.

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Net Loss Attributable to Kopin Corporation. We incurred net losses attributable to Kopin Corporation of $6.1 million and $13.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022, respectively, compared to net losses attributable to Kopin Corporation of $2.1 million and $10.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 25, 2021, respectively. The increase in the net loss attributable to Kopin Corporation during the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 compared to the three and nine months ended September 25, 2021 was partially due to a $1.0 million warranty charge due to a supply chain related quality issue from a vendor, lower gross margins, and a $2.0 million impairment charge on an equity investment.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 24, 2022 and December 25, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents and marketable debt securities of $15.0 million and $29.3 million, respectively, and working capital of $21.4 million and $34.7 million, respectively. The change in cash and cash equivalents and marketable debt securities was primarily due to net outflow of cash used in operating activities of $15.6 million and capital expenditures of $0.6 million, partially offset by the sale of 2.3 million shares of common stock for net proceeds of $2.8 million.

We have incurred net losses of $13.2 million and $13.4 million for the nine-month period ended September 24, 2022 and for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021, respectively, and net cash outflows from operations of $15.6 million and $10.7 million for the nine-month period ended September 24, 2022 and for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021, respectively. These factors initially raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans to alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt include operational improvements being implemented and the curtailment of certain development programs, both of which are expected to preserve cash.

During the nine months ended September 24, 2022, we sold 2.2 million shares of common stock and 0.1 million shares of treasury stock for gross proceeds of $2.9 million (average of $1.26 per share) before deducting broker expenses paid by us of less than $0.1 million, pursuant to our At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2021 (the “ATM Agreement”) with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (“Stifel”), as agent, under which we may sell up to $50.0 million of our common stock. We have approximately $41.4 million worth of common stock remaining available for sale under the ATM Agreement.

During the nine months ended September 25, 2021, wey sold 3.1 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $21.7 million (average of $7.00 per share), before deducting broker expenses paid by us of $0.7 million, pursuant to our ATM agreement with Stifel as agent, under which we can sell up to $50.0 million of our common stock and an At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement dated as of February 8, 2019 (the “Previous ATM Agreement”) also with Stifel, as agent. The Previous ATM Agreement has since terminated pursuant to its terms as a result of the sale of all the shares subject to such agreement.

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable debt securities held in U.S. dollars at September 24, 2022 and December 25, 2021 were as follows:

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We have no plans to repatriate the cash and cash equivalents held in our foreign subsidiary, Forth Dimension Displays, Ltd. and, as such, we have not recorded any deferred tax liability with respect to such cash.

We expect to expend between $1.0 million and $2.0 million on capital expenditures in 2022.

In October 2022, we entered into an agreement to invest $2.0 million in an Asian company pending the completion of a development agreement and other actions between Kopin and the Asian company. The investment is expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We invest our excess cash in high-quality U.S. government, government-backed (e.g., Fannie Mae, FDIC guaranteed bonds and certificates of deposit) and corporate debt instruments, which bear lower levels of relative risk. We believe that the effect, if any, of reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows should not be material to our cash flows or income. It is possible that interest rate movements would increase our unrealized gain or loss on debt securities. We are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily through our translation of our foreign subsidiaries’ financial position, results of operations, and transaction gains and losses as a result of non-U.S. dollar denominated cash flows related to business activities in Europe, and remeasurement of U.S. dollars to the British pound, the functional currency of our U.K. subsidiaries. We are also exposed to the effects of exchange rates in the purchase of certain raw materials, which are in U.S. dollars, but the price on future purchases is subject to change based on the relationship of the Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar. We do not currently hedge our foreign currency exchange rate risk. We estimate that any market risk associated with our international operations or investments is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operation. Our portfolio of marketable debt securities is subject to interest rate risk although our intent is to hold securities until maturity. The credit rating of our investments may be affected by the underlying financial health of the guarantors of our investments. We use silicon wafers but do not enter into forward or futures hedging contracts to mitigate against risks related to the price of silicon.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of September 24, 2022, the Company conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively) regarding the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 24, 2022, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the requisite time periods and that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that, as of September 24, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, including ensuring that such material information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 24, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

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1. Legal Proceedings**

The Company may engage in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Claims, suits, investigations, and proceedings are inherently uncertain and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters and our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be affected in any particular period.

BlueRadios, Inc. v. Kopin Corporation, Civil Action No. 16-02052-JLK (D. Col.):

On August 12, 2016, BlueRadios, Inc. (“BlueRadios”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, alleging that the Company breached a contract between it and BlueRadios concerning an alleged joint venture between the Company and BlueRadios to design, develop and commercialize micro-display products with embedded wireless technology referred to as “Golden-i” breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing associated with that contract, breached its fiduciary duty to BlueRadios, and misappropriated trade secrets owned by BlueRadios in violation of Colorado law (C.R.S. § 7-74-104(4)) and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. § 1836(b)(1)). BlueRadios further alleges that the Company was unjustly enriched by its alleged misconduct, BlueRadios is entitled to an accounting to determine the amount of profits obtained by the Company as a result of its alleged misconduct, and the inventorship on at least ten patents or patent applications owned by the Company need to be corrected to list BlueRadios’ employees as inventors and thereby list BlueRadios as co-assignees of the patents. BlueRadios seeks monetary, declaratory, and injunctive relief, including for alleged non-payment of engineering retainer fees.

On October 11, 2016, the Company filed its Answer and Affirmative Defenses. The parties completed expert depositions on November 15, 2019. On December 2, 2019, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment requesting the Court dismiss counts 2-7 in their entirety and counts 1 and 8 in part. BlueRadios also filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment alleging it is the co-owner of U.S. Patent No. 8,909,296. Responses to the Motions for Partial Summary Judgment were filed on January 15, 2020, and replies were filed on February 19, 2020. On September 25, 2020, the Court denied BlueRadios’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. On August 3, 2022, the Court granted the Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by dismissing counts 3, 6, 7, punitive damages under count 2, and count 8 as it relates to patent applications, and denying the motion as it relates to counts 1, 4, and 5, and the remainder of counts 2 and 8. The Court also ordered discovery reopened for certain limited purposes. A trial date has not yet been set by the Court. The Company has not concluded a loss from this matter is probable; therefore, we have not recorded an accrual for litigation or claims related to this matter for the period ended September 24, 2022. The Company will continue to evaluate information as it becomes known and will record an estimate for losses at the time or times when it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business and financial results are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. As a result, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021 should be carefully considered. There have been no material changes in the assessment of our risk factors from those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021, except for the risk factor noted below.

Supply shortages have and could continue to impair the quality, reduce the availability or increase the cost of raw materials, which could harm our business. We rely on third-party independent contractors for certain integrated circuit chip sets, backlights, and other critical raw materials such as special glasses, wafers, and chemicals. Lead times for the parts and components that we order vary significantly and depend on factors such as manufacturing cycle times, manufacturing yields, and the availability of raw materials used to produce the parts or components. The semiconductor industry has been and continues to experience a shortage of semiconductor components. We have experienced intermittent shortages of raw materials, which has affected our ability to manufacture and ship units. These shortages have also resulted in an increase in the cost of raw materials and semiconductor components. If these shortages were to further affect our supply of raw materials, our ability to manufacture and distribute our products could continue to be adversely affected, which in turn would adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

Geopolitical tensions and any conflicts resulting therefrom may negatively affect our ability to source materials and components required to manufacture our products. We depend principally on a Taiwanese foundry for the fabrication of integrated circuits for our defense display products. This reliance involves several risks, including reduced control over availability, capacity utilization, delivery schedules, manufacturing yields, and costs. Geopolitical changes in China-Taiwan relations could disrupt this foundry’s operations and cause these risks to materialize, which would adversely affect our ability to manufacture our Display products. If this foundry were to become unable to provide the required capacity, services and or quality on a timely basis due to a military or other form of conflict, geopolitical tensions, or other reasons relating thereto, we may not be able to manufacture and ship our Display products or we may be forced to manufacture them in limited quantities until replacement foundry services can be obtained. Furthermore, we cannot assure that we would be able to establish alternative manufacturing and packaging relationships on acceptable terms.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

We did not sell any securities during the nine months ended September 24, 2022 that were not registered under the Securities Act.

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6. Exhibits**

* Submitted electronically herewith

** Furnished and not filed herewith

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 24, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 25, 2021, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, and (vi) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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