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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
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Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | ||||||||
| Inventories, net | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Land use rights, net | ||||||||
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| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Deferred income tax assets | ||||||||
| Other assets, net | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Bank acceptance payable | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Current lease liabilities - operating | ||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Non-current lease liabilities - operating | ||||||||
| Convertible senior notes | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 18) | ||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock; shares authorized at $ par value; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively | ||||||||
| Common Stock; shares authorized at $ par value; and shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenue, net | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of goods sold | ||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||
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| General and administrative | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Loss before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Income tax expense | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Net loss per share | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share: | ||||||||
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| Diluted | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited, in thousands)
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Three Months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
(Unaudited, in thousands, except for share amount)
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| of shares | Amount | capital | gain (loss) | deficit | equity | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public offering of common stock, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants contra revenue | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| of shares | Amount | capital | gain (loss) | deficit | equity | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public offering of common stock, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants contra revenue | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Allowance for bad debt | ||||||||
| Inventory reserve adjustment | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium | ( | ) | ||||||
| Amortization of convertible notes premium | ( | ) | ||||||
| Deferred tax asset | ||||||||
| Gain on disposal of assets | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | ||||||||
| Warrants contra revenue | ||||||||
| Unrealized foreign exchange loss | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, trade | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Inventories, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other current assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Operating right of use asset | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Lease liability | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Deposits and deferred charges | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Purchase of intangible assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Financing activities: | ||||||||
| Principal payments of long-term debt and notes payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from line of credit borrowings | ||||||||
| Repayments of line of credit borrowings | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from bank acceptance payable | ||||||||
| Repayments of bank acceptance payable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Payments of tax withholding on behalf of employees related to share-based compensation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Payment on convertible notes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from common stock offering, net | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for: | ||||||||
| Interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Net change in accounts payable related to property and equipment additions | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Net change in deposits and prepaid for equipment related to property and equipment additions | ( | ) | ||||||
| Non-cash operating and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Warrant issued and vested to customer | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Description of Business
Business Overview
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. ("AOI" or the "Company") is a Delaware corporation. The Company is a leading, vertically integrated provider of fiber-optic networking products, primarily for four networking end-markets: internet data center, cable television ("CATV"), telecommunications ("telecom") and fiber-to-the-home ("FTTH"). The Company designs and manufactures a wide range of optical communications products at varying levels of integration, from components, subassemblies and modules to complete turn-key equipment.
The Company has manufacturing and research and development facilities located in the U.S., Taiwan and China. In the U.S., at its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Sugar Land, Texas, the Company primarily manufactures lasers and laser components as well as certain of its data center transceivers and performs research and development activities for laser component and optical module products and certain data center transceiver products. In addition, the Company has a research and development facility in Duluth, Georgia. The Company operates in Taipei, Taiwan and Ningbo, China through its wholly-owned subsidiary Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. ("Prime World", incorporated in the British Virgin Islands). Prime World operates a branch in Taipei, Taiwan, which primarily manufactures certain of its data center transceivers and certain CATV systems and equipment and performs research and development activities for the transceiver products. Prime World is the parent of Global Technology, Inc. ("Global", incorporated in the People’s Republic of China). Through Global, the Company primarily manufactures certain of its data center transceiver products, including subassemblies, as well as CATV systems and equipment, and performs research and development activities for CATV and certain data center transceiver products.
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim information and with the instructions on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). In accordance with those rules and regulations, the Company has omitted certain information and notes required by GAAP for annual consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, except as otherwise noted, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Annual Report") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the entire fiscal year. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions that impact these financial statements and the accompanying notes relate to, among other things, revenue recognition, allowance for credit losses, inventory reserve, impairment of long-lived assets, service and product warranty costs, share-based compensation expense, estimated useful lives of tangible and intangible assets, and taxes.
| Product Warranty |
The Company generally offers a -year limited warranty for its products but it can extend for longer periods of to years for certain products sold to certain customers. The Company estimates the costs that may be incurred under its basic limited warranty and records a liability for the amount of such costs at the time when product defects occur. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include the historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims and cost to repair. While the Company believes that its warranty accrual is adequate, the actual warranty costs may exceed the accrual, in which case the cost of sales will increase in the future. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the amount of accrued warranty was $
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the significant accounting policies described in its 2025 Annual Report.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
There was no accounting pronouncement adopted in the first quarter of 2026.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06—Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which removed the language around project stages that was used to assess when costs could be capitalized for an internal-use software. The update also requires internal-use software to be disclosed under the ASC 360 Property, Plant, and Equipment guidance. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s accounting policies and the financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10 to establish the accounting for a government grant received by a business entity including guidance for (1) a grant related to an asset and (2) a grant related to income. For public business entities, the provisions of ASU 2025-10 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the requirements under this new standard and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial condition.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. The ASU clarifies interim disclosure requirements and the applicability of Topic 270. The objective of the amendments is to provide further clarity about the current interim disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Adoption of this ASU can be applied either a prospective or a retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU and do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-12, Codification Improvements. The ASU addresses thirty-three items, representing the changes to the Codification that (1) clarify, (2) correct errors, or (3) make minor improvements. Generally, the amendments in this Update are not intended to result in significant changes for most entities. The ASU is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026. The adoption method of this ASU may vary, on an issue-by-issue basis. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU and do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
There have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the first quarter of 2026 that are of significance or potential significance to us.
Note 3. Revenue Recognition
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue is classified based on the location where the product is manufactured. For additional information on the disaggregated revenues by geographical region, see Note 17, "Segment and Geographic Information."
The Company does not have contracts with original durations greater than one year. Therefore, disclosure of remaining performance obligations is not applicable.
Revenue is also classified by major product categories and is presented below (in thousands):
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| Data Center | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||
| CATV | % | % | ||||||||||||||
| Telecom | % | % | ||||||||||||||
| Other | % | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total Revenue | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||
Customer Warrant
On March 13, 2025, the Company issued a warrant (the "Customer Warrant") to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. to purchase up to an aggregate of
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| Expected volatility | % | |||
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| Risk-free interest rate | % | |||
| Dividend yield | % | |||
| Fair value per ordinary share at grant date | $ | |||
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized approximately $
Note 4. Leases
The Company leases space under non-cancellable operating leases for manufacturing facilities, research and development offices and certain storage facilities and apartments. These leases do not contain contingent rent provisions. The Company also leases certain machinery, office equipment and a vehicle under operating leases. The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. Many of its leases include both lease (e.g. fixed payments including rent, taxes, and insurance costs) and non-lease components (e.g. common-area or other maintenance costs) which are accounted for as a single lease component as the Company has elected the practical expedient to group lease and non-lease components for all leases. Several of the leases include one or more options to renew which have been assessed and either included or excluded from the calculation of the lease liability of the right of use ("ROU") asset based on management’s intentions and individual fact patterns. Several warehouses and apartments have non-cancellable lease terms of less than one-year and therefore, the Company has elected the practical expedient to exclude these short-term leases from its ROU asset and lease liabilities.
On October 7, 2024, Prime World entered into a Land and Building Lease Agreement with San Ho Enterprise Co., Ltd. ("San Ho Enterprise"), under which Prime World will lease approximately
On September 1, 2025, Prime World entered into a Lease Agreement with International Games System Co., Ltd., under which Prime World will lease a parcel of land with a total area of approximately
On September 19, 2025, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement with Coleman Logistics Assets LLC (“Coleman”), pursuant to which the Company will lease approximately
On February 23, 2026, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement with Blue Ridge Commerce Center West LLC ("Blue Ridge"), pursuant to which the Company will lease approximately
As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate, which is the rate incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Based on the applicable lease terms and current economic environment, the Company applies a location approach for determining the incremental borrowing rate.
Lease expense is included under general and administrative expenses and were $
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Operating lease expense | $ | $ | ||||||
| Short Term lease expense | ||||||||
| Total lease expense | $ | $ | ||||||
Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows for the future one-year periods ending March 31, 2026 (in thousands):
| Fiscal years: | Operating | |||
| 2026 (remaining 9 months) | $ | |||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2029 | ||||
| 2030 | ||||
| 2031 and thereafter | ||||
| Total lease payments | ||||
| Less imputed interest | ( | ) | ||
| Present value | $ | |||
The weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate for the leases were as follows for the periods indicated:
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years) - operating leases | ||||||||
| Weighted Average Discount Rate - operating leases | % | % | ||||||
Supplemental cash flow information related to the leases was as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | $ | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 5. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the statement of financial position that sum to the total of the same such amounts in the statement of cash flows (in thousands):
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows | $ | $ | ||||||
Restricted cash includes guarantee deposits for customs duties, a China government subsidy fund, and deposits as collateral in order to secure bank acceptance notes issued to vendors. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were $
Note 6. Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic net loss per share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and dilutive potential common shares from stock options, restricted stock units and senior convertible notes outstanding during the period. In periods with net losses, normally dilutive shares become anti-dilutive. Therefore, basic and diluted loss per share are the same. On March 13, 2025, the Company issued
The following table sets forth the computation of the basic and diluted net loss per share for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Denominator: | ||||||||
| Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share | ||||||||
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| Diluted | ||||||||
| Net loss per share | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
The following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the diluted net loss per share as their effect would have been antidilutive (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Restricted stock units | ||||||||
| Shares for convertible senior notes | ||||||||
| Amazon warrant | ||||||||
| Total antidilutive shares | ||||||||
Note 7. Inventories
Inventories, net consist of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Raw materials | $ | $ | ||||||
| Work in process and sub-assemblies | ||||||||
| Finished goods | ||||||||
| Allowance for inventory | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total inventories | $ | $ | ||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the inventory reserve adjustment expensed for inventory was $
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the direct inventory write-offs related to scrap, discontinued products and damaged inventories was $
Note 8. Property, Plant & Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Land improvements | $ | $ | ||||||
| Buildings and improvements | ||||||||
| Machinery and equipment | ||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | ||||||||
| Computer equipment and software | ||||||||
| Transportation equipment | ||||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Construction in progress | ||||||||
| Land | ||||||||
| Total property, plant and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the depreciation expense of property, plant and equipment was $
As of March 31, 2026, the Company concluded that its continued loss history constitutes a triggering event as described in ASC 360-10-35-21, Property, Plant, and Equipment. The Company performed a recoverability test and concluded that future undiscounted cash flows exceed the carrying amount of the Company’s long-lived assets and therefore no impairment charge was recorded.
Note 9. Intangible Assets, net
Intangible assets consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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| Patents | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
| Trademarks | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Total intangible assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Patents | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
| Trademarks | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Total intangible assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
For each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, amortization expense for intangible assets, included in general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations, was $
On March 31, 2026, future amortization expenses for intangible assets for future periods are estimated to be (in thousands):
| 2026 (remaining 9 months) | $ | |||
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| Total | $ |
Note 10. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, notes receivable and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, bank acceptance payable and other current liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company believes that the interest rates in effect at each period end represent the current market rates for similar borrowings.
The Company's accounts receivable was $
The fair value of convertible senior notes is measured for disclosure purposes only. The fair value and carrying amount of our convertible senior notes as of March 31, 2026 was $
Note 11. Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt
Notes payable and long-term debt consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Revolving line of credit with a China bank up to $ million with interest at %, maturing | ||||||||
| Revolving line of credit with a China bank up to $ million with interest at %, maturing | ||||||||
| Revolving line of credit with a Taiwan bank up to $ million with interest at %, maturing | ||||||||
| Revolving line of credit with a Taiwan bank up to $ million with interest at %, maturing | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| Less current portion | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Non-current portion | $ | $ | ||||||
| Bank Acceptance Notes Payable | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||
| Bank acceptance notes issued to vendors with % handling fees | $ | $ | ||||||
The loans are all within one year of the balance sheet date of March 31, 2026.
SPD Credit Line
On July 18, 2025, Global entered into a -year credit facility with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. ("SPD"), totaling 82,000,000 RMB (the Credit Facility”), or approximately $
On July 29, 2025, Global entered into a -year revolving credit line agreement with SPD in Ningbo City, China, totaling 250,000,000 RMB (the SPD Credit Line"), or approximately $
CZB Loan
On December 26, 2025, Global entered into an agreement with China Zheshang Bank in Ningbo City, China ("CZB") for bank acceptance notes of
CCB Loan
On June 12, 2025, Global entered into a -year credit facility with China Construction Bank Co., Ltd., in Ningbo, City, China ("CCB"), totaling
On June 26, 2025, Global entered into a -year revolving credit line agreement with CCB, totaling
BOKF Loan
On July 31, 2025, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “BOKF Credit Facility”) with BOKF, NA dba BOK Financial, as agent for secured parties. The BOKF Credit Facility provides the Company with a -year, $
Taishin Loan
On November 27, 2025, Prime World entered into a credit facility with Taishin International Bank in Taiwan (“Taishin Bank”), consisting of a line of credit (the “NT$100M Credit Line”) and a line of credit (the “US$2M Credit Line”, collectively, with the NT$100M Credit Line, the “Taishin Credit Facility”). Prime World may utilize the Taishin Credit Facility from November 27, 2025 through October 31, 2026. Borrowings under the NT$100M Credit Line may be drawn as short-term loans, while the US$2M Credit Line is a derivatives-based facility and may be used by Prime World to enter into foreign exchange hedging transactions. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has fully utilized its line of credit and has
On January 2, 2026, Prime World entered into a credit facility with First Commercial Bank in Taiwan, consisting of a line of credit (the “FCB Credit Facility”). As of March 31, 2026, outstanding borrowings under the FCB Credit Facility were $
Unused Borrowing Capacity
Note 12. Convertible Senior Notes
On December 18, 2024, the Company entered into exchange agreements with certain holders of its
The 2030 Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of December 23, 2024 (the "Indenture"), between the Company, as issuer, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The 2030 Notes bear interest at a rate of
The following table presents the carrying value of the 2030 Notes for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| 2030 Notes | ||||||||
| Principal | ||||||||
| Premium upon issuance | ||||||||
| Unamortized debt issuance costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net carrying amount | ||||||||
| Total net carrying amount | $ | $ | ||||||
The conversion rate for the 2030 Notes is
The 2030 Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations described in the Indenture), at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after January 15, 2027 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 2030 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of the Common Stock exceeds
In addition, the 2030 Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 2030 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of a holder of 2030 Notes as of the close of business on a record date to receive the related interest payment on the corresponding interest payment date), if the “Specified Divestiture” (as defined in the Indenture) is completed.
Calling any 2030 Note for redemption will constitute a "Make-Whole Fundamental Change" (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to that 2030 Note, in which case the conversion rate applicable to the conversion of that 2030 Note will be increased in certain circumstances if it is converted after it is called for redemption.
In addition, if the Specified Divestiture is completed, then unless the Company has previously elected to redeem all of the 2030 Notes, each holder of 2030 Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase its 2030 Notes for cash on a date of the Company’s choosing, which must be a business day that is no more than 35, nor less than 20, business days after the date the Company’s sends the related notice of Specified Divestiture. The repurchase price for a note tendered for such repurchase will be equal to the principal amount of the 2030 Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date (subject to the right of a holder of 2030 Notes as of the close of business on a record date to receive the related interest payment on the corresponding interest payment date).
Moreover, if the Company undergoes a fundamental change, as described in the Indenture, holders of the 2030 Notes may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or part of their 2030 Notes at a repurchase price equal to
Additionally, the 2030 Notes are subject to customary events of default. The 2030 Notes do not restrict the Company’s ability to incur debt or liens. No sinking fund is provided for the 2030 Notes. There are no guarantors of the 2030 Notes.
Pursuant to the guidance in ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, the Company evaluated whether the conversion feature of the note needed to be bifurcated from the host instrument as a freestanding financial instrument. Under ASC 815-40, to qualify for equity classification (or non-bifurcation, if embedded) the instrument (or embedded feature) must be both (1) indexed to the issuer’s own stock and (2) meet the requirements of the equity classification guidance. Based upon the Company’s analysis, it was determined the conversion option is indexed to its own stock and also met all the criteria for equity classification. Accordingly, the conversion option is not required to be bifurcated from the host instrument as a derivative.
Pursuant to ASC 815-15, the Company further determined that the contingent redemption features in the 2030 Notes are not required to be bifurcated from the host contract and accounted for separately. Additionally, the Company then evaluated whether the conversion feature needed to be separately accounted for as an equity component under ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, and determined that the additional premium was not substantial. Accordingly, that amount was recognized as a premium on the 2030 Notes.
The following table sets forth interest expense information related to the 2026 Notes and 2030 Notes (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Contractual interest expense | $ | $ | ||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| Total interest cost | $ | $ | ||||||
| Effective interest rate | % | % | ||||||
Note 13. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Accrued payroll | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued employee benefits | ||||||||
| Accrued state and local taxes | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Accrued shipping and tariff expenses | ||||||||
| Advanced payments | ||||||||
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| Accrued product warranty | ||||||||
| Accrued capital expenditure | ||||||||
| Accrued other | ||||||||
| Total accrued liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 14. Other Income and Expense
Other income and expense consisted of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Government subsidy income | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange gain (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other non-operating gain | ||||||||
| Total other income (expenses), net | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
Note 15. Share-Based Compensation
Equity Plans
The Company’s board of directors and stockholders approved the following equity plans:
| ● | the Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan ("2021 Plan") | |
| ● | the 2023 Equity Inducement Plan ("Inducement Plan") |
The Company has issued stock options, restricted stock awards ("RSAs") and restricted stock units ("RSUs") to employees, consultants and non-employee directors. Stock option awards generally vest over a -year period and have a maximum term of years. Stock options under these plans have been granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of the grant. Nonqualified and Incentive Stock Options, RSAs and RSUs may be granted from these plans.
Performance Based Incentive Plan
Starting in 2021, certain senior executives were granted performance stock units ("PSUs") under our 2021 Plan, which generally vest over a -year period subject to achievement of certain pre-established performance metrics. The number of shares of common stock that would ultimately be issued to settle PSUs granted ranged from
The following is a summary of PSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
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| Number of | Exercise | Average | Intrinsic | |||||||||||||
| shares | Price | Fair Value | Value | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except price data and Contractual Life) | ||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2026 | — | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Granted | — | |||||||||||||||
| Released | — | |||||||||||||||
| Cancelled/Forfeited | — | |||||||||||||||
| Outstanding, March 31, 2026 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Vested and expected to vest | — | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2026, there was $
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock units are issued to employees through a vesting plan and distribution schedule after employee remains with the Company for a particular length of time. The following is a summary of RSU activity:
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| Average Share | Weighted | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
| Number of | Price on Date | Average Fair | Intrinsic | |||||||||||||
| shares | of Release | Value | Value | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except price data) | ||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding, January 1, 2026 | — | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Granted | — | |||||||||||||||
| Released | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Cancelled/Forfeited | ( | ) | — | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding, March 31, 2026 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Vested and expected to vest | — | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2026, there was $
Share-Based Compensation
Employee share-based compensation expenses recognized for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Three months ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Share-based compensation - by expense types | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | $ | $ | ||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||
| Sales and marketing | ||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||
| Total share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 16. Income Taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the effective tax rate of (
The Company assesses the realizability of its DTAs, including an analysis of factors such as future taxable income, reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, and tax planning strategies. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, the Company considered both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets using a “more likely than not” standard. In making such assessment, more weight was given to evidence that could be objectively verified, including recent cumulative losses. Based on the Company’s review of this evidence, management determined that a full valuation allowance against all of the Company’s US and Taiwan net deferred tax assets remains appropriate as of March 31, 2026.
The Company expects any earnings of foreign subsidiaries to be indefinitely invested outside the United States. As of December 31, 2025, however, the Company does have any accumulated undistributed earnings generated by foreign subsidiaries and has estimated that its tax basis in foreign subsidiaries exceeds its book basis. The Company has concluded that no deferred tax asset (DTA) should be recorded because at the present time it does not expect that the temporary book-tax basis difference that would create this DTA will reverse in the foreseeable future.
Note 17. Segment and Geographic Information
The Company operates in
Our CODM uses net income or loss to allocate resources and assess performance. The CODM regularly reviews the consolidated net income or loss to make strategic decisions, such as capital expenditure plan, production plan and manpower allocation. The following table is in thousands.
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of goods sold | ||||||||
| Adjusted research and development | ||||||||
| Adjusted sales and marketing | ||||||||
| Adjusted general and administrative | ||||||||
| Other segment items | ||||||||
| Total | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
We exclude share-based compensation and related expense, certain legal expenses associated with litigation and other one-time expenses from adjusted research and development, adjusted sales and marketing and adjusted general and administrative expenses.
Other segment items include share-based compensation expense, interest expense, interest income, certain legal expenses associated with litigation and other one-time items.
The following tables set forth the Company’s revenue and asset information by geographic region. Revenue is classified based on the location of where the product is manufactured. Long-lived assets in the tables below comprise property, plant, equipment, land use rights, right of use assets and intangible assets (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||
| United States | $ | $ | ||||||
| Taiwan | ||||||||
| China | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Long-lived assets: | ||||||||
| United States | $ | $ | ||||||
| Taiwan | ||||||||
| China | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including, but not limited to, inquiries, investigations, audits and other regulatory proceedings, such as described below. The Company records a loss provision when it believes it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
The Company believes that there are no claims or actions pending or threatened against it, the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse effect on it.
Other Contingencies
On August 9, 2021, the Company received a Taxes Notification of Audit Result ("Notice") from the Texas Comptroller’s Office (the "Comptroller"), for fiscal years between 2016 and 2019, informing the Company that the Comptroller believes the Company did not qualify for certain sales and use tax exemptions on various Research and Development purchases and accordingly the Company is liable for Sale and Use Tax in the amount of approximately $
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling invalidating certain tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). Following this ruling, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued an order directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to establish a process for the submission and review of refund claims related to affected IEEPA tariffs. On April 20, 2026, CBP launched an online portal through which companies may submit IEEPA tariff refund requests. On April 29, the Company submitted refund claims totaling $
Note 19. Subsequent Events
On April 7, 2026, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with SRPF D/Kirby Industrial, L.P. (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire from the Seller certain real property and improvements located at 14621 Kirby Drive, Pearland, Texas 77047 and 11555 North Spectrum Boulevard, Pearland, Texas 77047, consisting of approximately
On April 29, 2026, the Company’s subsidiary, Global, entered into a new loan agreement with Bank of China Ningbo Yinzhou Branch for
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026 and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 included in our Annual Report. References to "Applied Optoelectronics," “we," "our" and "us" are to Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The statements contained in this Quarterly Report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Terminology such as "believe," "may," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "could," "would," "target," "seek," "aim," "believe," "predicts," "think," "objectives," "optimistic," "new," "goal," "strategy," "potential," "is likely," "will," "expect," "plan," "project," "permit," or by other similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and industry and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified in "Part II —Item 1A. Risk Factors" provided below, those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC, including our Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including with respect to international trade policies in areas such as tariffs and export controls. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report.
Overview
We are a leading, vertically integrated provider of fiber-optic networking products. We target four networking end-markets: internet data centers, CATV, telecom, and FTTH. We design and manufacture a range of optical communications products at varying levels of integration, from components, subassemblies and modules to complete turn-key equipment. In designing products for our customers, we typically begin with the fundamental building blocks of lasers and laser components. From these foundational products, we design and manufacture a wide range of products to meet our customers’ needs and specifications, and such products differ from each other by their end market, intended use and level of integration. We are primarily focused on the higher-performance segments within the internet data center, CATV, telecom and FTTH markets which increasingly demand faster connectivity and innovation.
The four end markets we target are all driven by significant bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network-connected devices, video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. Within the internet data center market, we benefit from the increasing use of higher-capacity optical networking technology as a replacement for older, lower-speed optical interconnects, particularly as speeds reach 800 Gbps and above, as well as the movement to open internet data center architectures and the increasing use of in-house equipment design among leading internet companies. Within the CATV market, we benefit from a number of ongoing trends including the move to higher bandwidth networks among CATV service providers, especially the desire by CATV multiple system operators ("MSOs") to increase the return-path bandwidth available to offer to their customers. In the FTTH market, we benefit from continuing Passive Optical Networks ("PON") deployments and system updates among telecom service providers. In the telecom market, we benefit from deployment of new high-speed fiber-optic networks by telecom network operators, including 5G networks.
Our vertically integrated manufacturing model provides us several advantages, including rapid product development, fast response times to customer requests and greater control over product quality and manufacturing costs. We design, manufacture and integrate our own analog and digital lasers using a proprietary Molecular Beam Epitaxy ("MBE"), and Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition ("MOCVD") alternative processes for the fabrication of lasers. We believe the use of both processes, and our knowledge of how to combine these processes with others to fabricate lasers is unique in our industry. We manufacture the majority of the laser chips and optical components that are used in our products. The lasers we manufacture are tested extensively to enable reliable operation over time and our devices are often highly tolerant of changes in temperature and humidity, making them well-suited to the CATV, FTTH and 5G telecom markets where networking equipment is often installed outdoors. All of our laser chips are manufactured in our facility in Sugar Land, Texas. We believe that our domestic production capacity for these devices gives us a competitive advantage over many of our competitors, as we believe that many of our customers prefer to source key components from suppliers who have domestic manufacturing capacity.
We have three manufacturing sites: Sugar Land, Texas, Ningbo, China and Taipei, Taiwan. Our research and development functions are generally partnered with our manufacturing locations, and we have an additional research and development facility in Duluth, Georgia. In our Sugar Land facility, we manufacture laser chips (utilizing our MBE and MOCVD processes), transceivers for the internet data center market, subassemblies and components. The subassemblies are used in the manufacture of components by our other manufacturing facilities or sold to third parties as modules. We manufacture our laser chips only within our Sugar Land facility, where our laser design team is located. In our Taiwan location, we manufacture optical components, such as our butterfly lasers, which incorporate laser chips, subassemblies and components manufactured within our Sugar Land facility. Additionally, in our Taiwan location, we manufacture transceivers for the internet data center, telecom, FTTH and other markets. We also manufacture CATV outdoor equipment including amplifiers. In our China facility, we do certain assembly operations on various products, including some optical subassemblies and transceivers for the CATV transmitters (at the headend), some CATV outdoor equipment and transceivers for our internet data center market. The extent of the assembly operations in our China facility do not always establish the country of origin for these products as China for U.S. tariff purposes. Each manufacturing facility conducts testing on the components, modules or subsystems it manufactures and each facility is certified to ISO 9001:2015. Our facilities in Ningbo, China, Taipei, Taiwan, and Sugar Land, Texas are all certified to ISO 14001:2015.
Our business depends on winning competitive bid selection processes to develop components, systems and equipment for use in our customers’ products. These selection processes are typically lengthy, and as a result our sales cycles will vary based on the level of customization required, market served, whether the design win is with an existing or new customer and whether our solution being designed in our customers’ product is our first generation or subsequent generation product. We do not have any long-term purchase commitments (in excess of one year) with any of our customers, most of whom purchase our products on a purchase order basis. However, once one of our solutions is incorporated into a customer’s design, we believe that our solution is likely to continue to be purchased for that design throughout that product’s life cycle because of the time and expense associated with redesigning the product or substituting an alternative solution.
Our principal executive offices are located at 13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478, and our telephone number is (281) 295-1800.
Trends and Other Matters Affecting Our Business
Recent developments in global trade policy, including the imposition of new and increased tariffs and export restrictions by the United States and certain foreign governments, have increased uncertainty in the global economic environment. In particular, ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China, as well as other key markets such as Taiwan, have resulted in higher tariffs and the potential for additional restrictions affecting the semiconductor industry.
These developments have increased our costs for materials, components, and finished goods and may continue to disrupt our supply chain and manufacturing operations. In addition, uncertainty related to trade policies and geopolitical conditions may adversely affect customer demand, including demand from hyperscale data center customers, and could result in delays or reductions in customer orders.
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) were unlawful, and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection subsequently announced IEEPA-based tariff provisions would be terminated effective February 24, 2026.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company entered into a Grant Agreement (the “Grant Agreement”) with the State of Texas, acting through the Office of the Governor's Texas CHIPS Office, under the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund. Under the Grant Agreement, the Company is eligible to receive cost-reimbursement of up to approximately $20.9 million for equipment expenditures related to the expansion of its semiconductor manufacturing and research and development capabilities in Sugar Land, Texas. The Grant Agreement terminates on December 31, 2027, or upon the earlier completion of the grant project or depletion of grant funds. The project is anticipated to create approximately 500 new full-time jobs.
Receipt of funding under the Grant Agreement is subject to the Company’s compliance with specified program requirements and approval of qualifying expenditures by the Office of the Governor. As of March 31, 2026, no amounts have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements. The Company expects to recognize any funding received under the program as qualifying expenditures are incurred and the related conditions are satisfied.
We continue to monitor these developments and have implemented mitigation strategies, including pricing adjustments, supply chain diversification, and operational efficiencies. However, these efforts may not fully offset the impact of increased costs or supply disruptions. Accordingly, these conditions could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our consolidated results of operations for the periods presented and as a percentage of our revenue for those periods (in thousands, except percentages):
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| Revenue, net |
$ | 151,144 | 100.0 | % | $ | 99,859 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold |
107,228 | 70.9 | % | 69,315 | 69.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Gross profit |
43,916 | 29.1 | % | 30,544 | 30.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses |
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| Research and development |
25,656 | 17.0 | % | 17,810 | 17.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Sales and marketing |
6,347 | 4.2 | % | 5,357 | 5.4 | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative |
24,904 | 16.5 | % | 16,314 | 16.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses |
56,907 | 37.7 | % | 39,481 | 39.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from operations |
(12,991 | ) | (8.6 | )% | (8,937 | ) | (8.9 | )% | ||||||||
| Other income (expense) |
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| Interest income |
1,737 | 1.1 | % | 224 | 0.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest expense |
(863 | ) | (0.6 | )% | (934 | ) | (0.9 | )% | ||||||||
| Other income, net |
(1,115 | ) | (0.7 | )% | 475 | 0.5 | % | |||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net |
(241 | ) | (0.2 | )% | (235 | ) | (0.2 | )% | ||||||||
| Loss before income taxes |
(13,232 | ) | (8.8 | )% | (9,172 | ) | (9.2 | )% | ||||||||
| Income tax expense |
(1,049 | ) | — | — | — | % | ||||||||||
| Net loss |
$ | (14,281 | ) | (9.4 | )% | $ | (9,172 | ) | (9.2 | )% | ||||||
Comparison of Financial Results
Revenue
We generate revenue through the sale of our products to equipment providers and network operators for the internet data center, CATV, telecom, FTTH and other markets. We derive a significant portion of our revenue from our top ten customers, and we anticipate that we will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The following charts provide the revenue contribution from each of the markets we served for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands, except percentages):
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| Data Center |
$ | 81,404 | 53.9 | % | $ | 32,049 | 32.1 | % | $ | 49,355 | 154.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| CATV |
66,841 | 44.2 | % | 64,501 | 64.6 | % | 2,340 | 3.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Telecom |
2,559 | 1.7 | % | 2,937 | 2.9 | % | (378 | ) | (12.9 | )% | ||||||||||||||
| FTTH and Other |
340 | 0.2 | % | 372 | 0.4 | % | (32 | ) | (8.6 | )% | ||||||||||||||
| Total Revenue |
$ | 151,144 | 100.0 | % | $ | 99,859 | 100.0 | % | $ | 51,285 | 51.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased by $51.3 million, or 51.4%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to:
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a $49.4 million increase in data center product revenues, and a $2.3 million increase on CATV product revenues driven by higher sales. These increases were partially offset by lower revenues from telecom and other product lines. |
Management believes the volume increase was primarily attributable to stronger customer demand and increase purchases from large data center customers to support ongoing capacity expansion and network infrastructure upgrades. Based on current market conditions, management expects these demand trends to continue for the foreseeable future, subject to customer deployment timing, supply chain conditions and other factors related to our industry.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, our top ten customers represented 98% and 97% of our revenue, respectively. We believe that diversifying our customer base is critical for our future success, since reliance on a small number of key customers makes our ability to forecast future results dependent upon the accuracy of the forecasts we receive from those key customers. We continue to prioritize new customer acquisition and growth of diverse revenue streams.
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Cost of goods sold increased by $37.9 million, or 54.7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to:
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a $22.0 million increase in direct material costs, primarily due to higher input costs for key materials and increased production volumes; |
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a $5.5 million increase in direct labor costs, primarily due to increased production ramp activity; |
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an increase in other manufacturing and production related costs of approximately $8.4 million, associated with higher production levels; and |
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a $2.0 million increase in inventory reserves, primarily due to slow moving inventory and changes in demand forecasts related to certain slower-selling product lines. |
Gross margin decreased to 29.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 30.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2025. Despite the decrease in gross margin percentage, gross profit increased by $13.4 million or 43.8%, driven by higher revenues. The decrease in gross margin is primarily attributable to:
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increased manufacturing costs due to lower production efficiency, including the impact of higher CapEx investment and associated depreciation of approximately 1.1%; and |
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a higher inventory reserve adjustment of 0.4%. |
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increased revenues which contributed approximately $15.7 million to the increase in gross profit; and |
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increased costs associated with certain data center products, which negatively impacted gross profit by approximately $2.3 million. |
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$ | 25,656 | 17.0 | % | $ | 17,810 | 17.8 | % | $ | 7,846 | 44.1 | % | ||||||||||||
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24,904 | 16.5 | % | 16,314 | 16.3 | % | 8,590 | 52.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 56,907 | 37.6 | % | $ | 39,481 | 39.5 | % | $ | 17,426 | 44.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense increased by $7.8 million, or 44.1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increases were primarily due to increased personnel-related expense and increased R&D related project costs. The increases in R&D expenses were driven by customer demand for new products as well as acceleration of previously-planned project expenditures which were necessary to accommodate accelerated demand projections for these products from certain customers.
Sales and Marketing Expense
Sales and marketing expense increased by $1.0 million, or 18.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increases were primarily attributable to:
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higher compensation and related costs associated with expanded sales efforts supporting data center and Quantum Bandwidth products; and |
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higher shipping and logistics expenses, including the impact of tariffs of approximately $0.7 million. |
Management continues to monitor tariff developments and their potential impact on its cost structure and pricing strategy. Based on current conditions, management expects shipping costs and tariff-related impacts to continue in 2026, likely at a reduced level compared to 2025 due to the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the IEPPA-related tariffs. Management cannot currently assess whether this tariff trend will continue given the Administration’s current stated goal to replace the IEPPA tariffs with tariffs under other sections of federal law (e.g. Section 301 tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, etc.).
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense increased by $8.6 million, or 52.7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increases were primarily due to increased personnel-related expense and expanded corporate infrastructure to support company growth.
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$ | 1,737 | 1.1 | % | $ | 224 | 0.2 | % | $ | 1,513 | 675.4 | % | ||||||||||||
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(863 | ) | (0.6 | )% | (934 | ) | (0.9 | )% | 71 | (7.6 | )% | |||||||||||||
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(1,115 | ) | (0.7 | )% | 475 | 0.5 | % | (1,590 | ) | (334.7 | )% | |||||||||||||
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$ | (241 | ) | (0.2 | )% | $ | (235 | ) | (0.2 | )% | $ | (6 | ) | 2.6 | % | |||||||||
Interest income increased by $1.5 million, or 675.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was due to higher saving balances in the first quarter of 2026.
Interest expense decreased by $0.1 million, or 7.6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease was due to the lower effective interest rate for our 2030 Notes.
Other income (expenses) decreased by $1.6 million, or 334.7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease was mainly due to the negative foreign exchange impact.
Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were (7.9)% and 0%, respectively. The effective tax rate varied from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the change of the valuation allowance on federal, state, and Taiwan deferred tax assets ("DTA"), and the R&D super deduction in China.
On August 9, 2022, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors Act ("CHIPS Act") was enacted. Among its provisions, the bill provides various federal grants, tax credits, and incentives for investment in the United States. To the extent that we make investments in expanding manufacturing in our semiconductor fabrication facility in Texas, we believe that the CHIPS Act would provide a refundable tax credit for certain equipment and facilities upgrades. We made significant investments in the three months ended March 31, 2026 which we believe should qualify for these credits, but we intend to continue to evaluate these and future investments for applicability to the tax credit provisions of the CHIPS Act.
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$ | (14,281 | ) | (9.4 | )% | $ | (9,172 | ) | (9.2 | )% | $ | (5,109 | ) | 55.7 | % | |||||||||
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$ | (13,871 | ) | (9.2 | )% | $ | (9,379 | ) | (9.4 | )% | $ | (4,492 | ) | 47.9 | % | |||||||||
Comprehensive loss increased by $4.5 million, or 47.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The functional currency for the Company’s operations is generally the applicable local currency. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of companies whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar are included in the consolidated financial statements by translating the assets and liabilities into the U.S. dollar at the exchange rates applicable at the end of the reporting period. Translation gains or losses are accumulated in other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity and are also included in comprehensive loss.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2026, we had $61.7 million of unused borrowing capacity from all of our loan agreements. As of March 31, 2026, our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $449.4 million. Cash and cash equivalents are held for working capital purposes and are invested primarily in money market or time deposit funds. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes.
ATM Offerings
On February 26, 2026, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the "Agreement") with Raymond James & Associates and Needham & Company, LLC (collectively, the "Sales Agents" and each, a "Sales Agent") pursuant to which the Company could issue and sell shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Shares") having an aggregate offering price of up to $250 million (the "ATM Offering"), from time to time through the Sales Agents.
Upon delivery of a placement notice and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, sales of the Shares were made through the Sales Agents in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), including sales made through the facilities of the Nasdaq Global Market, the principal trading market for the Company’s common stock, on any other existing trading market for the Company’s common stock, to or through a market maker or as otherwise agreed by the Company and the Sales Agents. In the placement notice, the Company would designate the maximum number of Shares to be sold through the Sales Agents, the time period during which sales were requested to be made, the minimum price for the Shares to be sold, and any limitation on the number of Shares that could be sold in any one day. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the Sales Agents would use their commercially reasonable efforts to sell Shares on the Company’s behalf up to the designated amount specified in the placement notice.
The Agreement provided that each of the Sales Agents would be entitled to compensation of up to 2% of the gross sales price of the Shares sold through such Sales Agent from time to time. The Company also agreed to reimburse the Sales Agents for certain specified expenses in connection with the registration of Shares under state blue sky laws and any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., not to exceed $10,000 in the aggregate, and any associated application fees incurred. The Company agreed to indemnify the Sales Agents against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments that the Sales Agents could be required to make because of any of those liabilities.
On March 12, 2026, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with the Sales Agents, to increase the aggregate offering price from $250 million to $500 million. On April 2, 2026, the Company completed the ATM Offering and sold approximately 4.8 million shares at a weighted average price of $103.51 per share, providing proceeds of approximately $490 million, net of expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions.
The details of the shares of common stock sold through the ATM Offering as of the end of March 31, 2026 are as follows (in thousands, except shares and weighted average per share price):
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3,753,300 | $ | 104.03 | 390,437 | $ | 7,809 | $ | 382,628 | |||||||||||||
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3,753,300 | 390,437 | $ | 7,809 | $ | 382,628 | ||||||||||||||||
Note Offerings
On December 23, 2024, the Company issued approximately $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2.75% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes"), and on the same day consummated various separate, privately negotiated exchange agreements with certain holders of its 2026 Notes to exchange approximately $76.6 million principal amount of the 2026 Notes for aggregate consideration consisting of (i) $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2030 Notes, (ii) 1,487,874 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share and (iii) approximately $0.9 million of cash in aggregate. Also, refer to Note 12 "Convertible Senior Notes" to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the 2030 Notes.
Operating Activities
The table below sets forth selected cash flow data for the periods presented (in thousands):
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$ | 233,342 | $ | (12,322 | ) | |||
Net cash used in operating activities was $85.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $50.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 67.6%. Net cash used in operating activities consisted of our net loss of $14.3 million, adjusted for non-cash items of $19.0 million, and a net use of cash from changes in working capital of $90.1 million.
The changes in working capital were primarily attributable to:
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Accounts receivable, which increased by approximately $54.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to an increase of approximately $54.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 0.3%, primarily due to higher revenues during the period, partially offset by the timing of customer collections. |
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Inventory, which increased by approximately $25.3 million, as compared to an increase of approximately $16.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 56.4%, primarily due to production ramp and build to support anticipated demand, as well as longer lead times for certain components. |
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Accounts payable increased by $4.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to an increase of approximately $19.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of 78.7%. The decrease in the current period was primarily due to the timing of purchases and related vendor payments, as amounts accrued in the fourth quarter of 2025 were paid during the first quarter of 2026. |
Management believes these changes are consistent with ongoing production ramp and customer demand dynamics, which may result in variability in operating cash flows from period to period.
Customer Concentration
As of March 31, 2026, Digicomm represented approximately 74.5% of total accounts receivable. This concentration is primarily attributable to customer purchasing patterns, shipment timing, and billing concentration. Management has extended longer than typical payment terms to Digicomm in order to ensure Digicomm has adequate inventory on hand to quickly provide products to customers when needed for their network builds. The Company has a multi-year history with Digicomm and over this period the Company’s collection experience has been good. Digicomm’s payment history has generally been relatively consistent over time. In addition, to the extent customers in the Company’s data center business continue to grow relative to Digicomm, Management expects Accounts Receivable concentration with Digicomm to decline.
The Company continues to monitor credit exposure and collection trends related to significant customers and does not believe this concentration will create a material credit‑risk.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, revenues from Digicomm were approximately $66.7 million, representing approximately 44.1% of consolidated revenues. These revenues were primarily attributable to the CATV product category.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $68.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared with $36.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by capital expenditures of $58.2 million, which included $26.6 million capital expenditures in the US, $9.9 million in Taiwan, and $21.7 million in China. The increase in capital expenditures was primarily attributable to facility expansion and equipment purchases to support increased production capacity for the Company’s internet data center and broadband product lines, including investments related to Quantum Bandwidth products and the continued expansion of manufacturing operations for 400G, 800G, and 1.6T transceiver products. Based on current demand trends, Management expects that 2026 CapEx will be materially higher than 2025 CapEx.
Management expects to continue to make investments in capacity expansion through at least the end of 2027 and believes that this expansion will provide adequate production capacity to meet expected demand for data center transceiver, semiconductor lasers, and Quantum Bandwidth broadband products, subject to demand variability, customer ramp timing, supply chain, and other factors. The Company expects to expand manufacturing operations in the U.S. and Taiwan during 2026 and 2027 primarily to support laser diode production and production of 800G and 1.6T transceivers.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $389.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared with $70.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to the net proceeds of $382.4 million from the ATM Offering, the net proceeds from line of credit borrowings of $6.8 million, and net proceeds from bank acceptance payable of $1.8 million, partially offset by tax payments related to share-based compensation of $1.7 million.
Loans and Commitments
As of March 31, 2026, we have lending arrangements with one U.S. bank, two financial institution in Taiwan, and four financial institutions in China. As of March 31, 2026, we were in compliance with the covenants in the lending arrangements. As of March 31, 2026, we had $61.7 million of unused borrowing capacity.
On December 23, 2024, the Company issued $125.0 million of 2.75% convertible senior notes due 2030. The 2030 Notes will mature on January 15, 2030, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms.
See Note 11 "Notes Payable and Long-term Debt" and Note 12 "Convertible Senior Notes" of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our notes payable and long-term debt and convertible senior notes.
Warrants
On March 13, 2025, we issued a warrant (the "Customer Warrant") to an Amazon affiliate to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,945,399 shares of the Company's common stock ("Warrant Shares") at an exercise price of $23.6956 per share. The Customer Warrant has a contractual term of 10 years. At the time of issuance, the Customer Warrant is exercisable to purchase 1,324,233 Warrant Shares. The remaining 6,621,166 Warrant Shares may vest over the next 10 years, dependent on aggregate purchases by Amazon of $4 billion of our products over this time period. See Note 3 "Revenue Recognition" of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional description of the Warrant Shares.
Future Liquidity Needs
We had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $449.4 million as of March 31, 2026, an increase of approximately $233.4 million compared to December 31, 2025. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including our growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support our research and development efforts, the expansion of our sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced products, the building improvement of a new factory in Taiwan or U.S., changes in our manufacturing capacity and the continuing market acceptance of our products.
As of March 31, 2026, we had a total loan balance (excluding convertible notes) of $41.2 million from various lenders and had $61.7 million available borrowing capacity on existing credit lines. Should additional liquidity be needed, our Board may authorize issuance of additional common stock under an at-the-market offering in the future (see the discussion of "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in Item 2).
In the event we need additional liquidity, we will explore additional sources of liquidity. These additional sources of liquidity could include one, or a combination, of the following: (i) issuing equity or debt securities, (ii) incurring indebtedness secured by our assets and (iii) selling product lines, other assets and/or portions of our business. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to raise additional funds on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Please refer to Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 for a complete discussion of its contractual obligations and commitments.
Inflation
Inflation in the United States has moderated in recent periods. However, certain cost components, including labor, materials, logistics and tariffs, remain elevated relative to historical levels. These cost pressures were partially offset by improved supply chain conditions and continued cost optimization initiatives.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we experienced continued inflationary pressures in certain areas of our operations. However, these pressures did not have a material impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Compared to other global markets, China has experienced relatively stable inflationary conditions. While we have implemented pricing actions and operational efficiencies to mitigate the effects of inflation, there can be no assurance that these measures will fully offset future cost increases. Continued inflationary pressures, particularly related to labor, tariffs and raw materials, could adversely affect our cost structure, gross margins and operating results in future periods.
In our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2025 and in the Notes to the Financial Statements herein, we identify our most critical accounting policies. In preparing the financial statements, we make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported. We periodically evaluate our estimates and judgments that are most critical in nature which are related to revenue recognition, allowance for credit losses, inventory reserves, impairment of long-lived assets, service and product warranties, share based compensation expense, estimated useful lives of property and equipment, and income taxes. Our estimates are based on historical experience and on our future expectations that we believe are reasonable. The combination of these factors forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results are likely to differ from our current estimates and those differences may be material.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk affecting the Company, see Item 7A – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. We do not believe the Company’s exposure to market risk has changed materially since December 31, 2025.
We are affected by changes in currency exchange and interest rates. Our risk management programs are designed to reduce, but may not entirely eliminate, the impacts of these risks. We performed an evaluation of these risks to our financial positions as of December 31, 2025, and updated that analysis as of March 31, 2026, to determine whether material changes in market risks pertaining to currency and interest rates have occurred as a result of the changes in international trade policies, including tariffs and export controls. No material revisions were noted since disclosing "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" within MD&A, in our 2025 Form 10-K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The term "disclosure controls and procedures," as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2026. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2026, including with respect to the controls implemented as part of previously disclosed remediation efforts, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Information with respect to legal proceedings can be found in Note 18 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part 1, Item 1 of this report.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors", of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 for a detailed discussion of the risk factors affecting our Company. As of March 31, 2026, there have been no material changes to those risk factors.
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(c) The adoption or termination of contracts, instructions or written plans for the purchase or sale of our securities by our Section 16 officers and directors for the three months ended March 31, 2026, each of which is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act ("Rule 10b5-1"), were as follows:
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(1) Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang, our Senior Vice President and North America General Manager, entered into a Rule 10b5-1 Plan on March 18, 2026. Dr. Chang's plan provides for the potential sale of up to 55,329 shares of the Company's common stock. The plan is set to expire on March 1, 2027, or upon the earlier completion of all authorized transactions under the plan.
(2) Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh, our Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager, entered into a Rule 10b5-1 Plan on March 19, 2026. Mr. Yeh's plan provides for the potential sale of up to 72,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The plan is set to expire on June 18, 2027, or upon the earlier completion of all authorized transactions under the plan.
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