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Super Micro Computer, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures high performance server and storage solutions based on modular and open architecture in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. Its solutions range from complete server, storage systems, modular blade servers, blades, workstations, full racks, networking devices, server sub-systems, server management software, and security software. The company provides application-optimized server solutions, rackmount and blade servers, storage, and subsystems and accessories; and server software management solutions, such as Server Management Suite, including Supermicro Server Manager, Supermicro Power Management software, Supermicro Update Manager, SuperCloud Composer, and SuperDoctor 5. In addition, it offers server subsystems and accessories comprising server boards, chassis, power supplies, and other accessories. Further, the company provides server and storage system integration, configuration, and software upgrade and update services; and technical documentation services, as well as identifies service requirements, creates and executes project plans, and conducts verification testing and technical documentation, and training services. Additionally, it offers help desk and on-site product support services for its server and storage systems; and customer support services, including ongoing maintenance and technical support for its products. The company provides its products to enterprise data centers, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and 5G and edge computing markets. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales force, distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
SMCI
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
☒
No
☐
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☒
No
☐
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x
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
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No
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As of January 31, 2025, there we
re
593,481,352
shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding, which is the only class of common stock of the registrant issued.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the words “Super Micro,” “Supermicro,” “we,” “Company,” “us” and “our” in this document refer to Super Micro Computer, Inc. and where appropriate, our wholly owned subsidiaries. Supermicro, the Company logo and our other registered or common law trademarks, service marks, or trade names appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Quarterly Report"), are the property of Super Micro Computer, Inc. or its affiliates. Other trademarks, service marks, or trade names appearing in this Quarterly Report are the property of their respective owners.
The information contained on our website, or available by hyperlink from our website, is not incorporated into this Quarterly Report or other documents we file with, or furnish to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We intend to use our website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included in the "Investor Relations" section of our website. Accordingly, investors should monitor that section of our website, in addition to following our press releases, investor presentations, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In late July 2024, our former registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), communicated to the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of our Board of Directors (the “Board”) concerns about certain matters related to governance, transparency, and our internal control over financial reporting. In response, the Board appointed a new director to the Board and formed an independent special committee (the “Special Committee”) to review these matters (the “Review”). The Special Committee engaged independent outside counsel Cooley LLP and forensic accounting firm Secretariat Advisors, LLC to aid in an investigation on behalf of and at the direction of the Special Committee.
The Special Committee’s investigation was intended to assess whether the information brought to the Audit Committee’s attention by EY, and certain other matters identified during the Review, raised substantial concerns about (i) the integrity of our senior management and Audit Committee, (ii) the commitment of our senior management and Audit Committee to ensuring that the Company’s financial statements are materially accurate, (iii) the Audit Committee’s independence and ability to provide proper oversight over matters relating to financial reporting, and (iv) the tone at the top of the Company with regard to rehiring certain former employees and financial reporting.
On October 2, 2024, the Special Committee reported its interim findings to EY and the Board.
On October 24, 2024, EY resigned from its position as our independent public accounting firm. As described in the Current Report on Form 8-K we filed on October 30, 2024 (“October 2024 8-K”), other than what’s described in the October 2024 8-K, during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the subsequent interim period preceding EY’s resignation, (1) there were no “disagreements,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, with EY on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which if not resolved to EY’s satisfaction to our knowledge would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter thereof in connection with that report, and (2) there were no “reportable events” as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
We disagreed with EY’s decision to resign as our independent registered public accounting firm for a number of reasons, including that a significant number of audit procedures were incomplete and the Special Committee had not yet obtained all information relevant for the Review and had not concluded the Review.
On November 18, 2024, the Audit Committee appointed BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”) as our new independent registered public accounting firm.
On December 2, 2024, we announced that the Special Committee completed its Review. Among the findings by the Special Committee were:
•
The evidence reviewed by the Special Committee did not give rise to any substantial concerns about the integrity of our senior management or the Audit Committee, or their commitment to ensuring that our financial statements are materially accurate.
•
With respect to the matters investigated by the Special Committee, the Audit Committee demonstrated appropriate independence and generally provided proper oversight over matters relating to financial reporting.
•
With respect to the rehiring of former employees, the tone at the top of our company was appropriate and fully consistent with a commitment to proper financial reporting and legal compliance.
•
The Special Committee did not believe that the resignation of EY or the conclusions reached by EY (as described in EY’s letter of resignation dated October 24, 2024 and described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 30, 2024) were supported by the facts examined in the Review, the Special Committee’s interim findings reported to EY on October 2, 2024, or the Special Committee’s final findings.
Due to EY’s stated concerns and subsequent resignation, we were unable to timely file our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024 (together, the “Delinquent Reports”) as required under Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). On December 6, 2024, Nasdaq granted us an exception to Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), allowing us to file all the Delinquent Reports by February 25, 2025.
FORWARD STOCK SPLIT
On September 30, 2024, we filed an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a ten-for-one forward split (the “Stock Split”) of our common stock without any change to its par value. The Amendment also effected a proportionate increase in the number of shares of authorized common stock from 100,000,000 to 1,000,000,000. Pursuant to Section 242(d) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, stockholder approval was not required in connection with the foregoing.
The Stock Split became effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2024 (the “Effective Time”). Trading in the common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market commenced on a Stock Split-adjusted basis at the market open on October 1, 2024, under the existing trading symbol “SMCI.”
As a result of the Stock Split, every one (1) share of common stock issued and outstanding was automatically divided into ten (10) shares of common stock. The Stock Split did not modify any rights or preferences of the shares of the common stock. Proportionate adjustments were automatically made to the number of shares of common stock underlying our outstanding equity awards, equity incentive plans, and other existing agreements, as well as exercise or conversion prices, as applicable.
Unless noted, all references to shares of common stock and per share amounts contained in this Quarterly Report have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Stock Split.
(in thousands, except par value per share amounts)
(unaudited)
December 31,
June 30,
2024
2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,430,002
$
1,669,766
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $
69
and $
73
at December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively (including accounts receivable from related parties of $
168
and $
6,194
at December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively)
3,059,510
2,737,331
Inventories
3,596,145
4,333,029
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (including receivables from related parties of $
17,350
and $
11,939
at December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively)
581,413
191,834
Total current assets
8,667,070
8,931,960
Property, plant and equipment, net
477,492
414,008
Deferred income taxes, net
441,250
365,172
Other assets
142,536
114,952
Total assets
$
9,728,348
$
9,826,092
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable (including amounts due to related parties of $
109,535
and $
165,295
at December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively)
$
549,323
$
1,472,381
Accrued liabilities (including amounts due to related parties of $
318
and $
170
at December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively)
229,147
259,674
Income taxes payable
115,114
18,268
Lines of credit and current portion of term loans
154,988
402,346
Deferred revenue
309,238
193,052
Total current liabilities
1,357,810
2,345,721
Deferred revenue, non-current
289,414
223,324
Term loans
53,409
74,083
Convertible notes
1,700,638
1,697,716
Other long-term liabilities
88,611
67,878
Total liabilities
3,489,882
4,408,722
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $
0.001
par value
Authorized shares:
1,000,000
; Issued and outstanding shares:
593,481
and
588,087
at December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively
2,907,052
2,830,820
Accumulated other comprehensive income
652
706
Retained earnings
3,330,603
2,585,680
Total Super Micro Computer, Inc. stockholders’ equity
6,238,307
5,417,206
Noncontrolling interest
159
164
Total stockholders’ equity
6,238,466
5,417,370
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
9,728,348
$
9,826,092
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Net sales (including related party sales of $
11,277
and $
15,781
in the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $
26,152
and $
33,177
in the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
$
5,677,962
$
3,664,924
$
11,615,218
$
5,784,596
Cost of sales (including related party purchases of $
136,109
and $
112,445
in the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $
376,161
and $
225,552
in the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
5,007,940
3,100,602
10,169,616
4,866,583
Gross profit
670,022
564,322
1,445,602
918,013
Operating expenses:
Research and development
158,229
108,824
290,472
219,851
Sales and marketing
79,568
46,854
148,422
84,084
General and administrative
63,601
37,180
128,885
70,104
Total operating expenses
301,398
192,858
567,779
374,039
Income from operations
368,624
371,464
877,823
543,974
Other income (expense), net
12,959
(
7,886
)
20,192
(
1,273
)
Interest expense
(
6,535
)
(
8,131
)
(
23,889
)
(
9,994
)
Income before income tax provision
375,048
355,447
874,126
532,707
Income tax provision
(
56,969
)
(
61,503
)
(
131,701
)
(
81,718
)
Share of income from equity investee, net of taxes
2,517
2,024
2,498
1,974
Net income
$
320,596
$
295,968
$
744,923
$
452,963
Net income per common share:
Basic
$
0.54
$
0.55
$
1.26
$
0.84
Diluted
$
0.51
$
0.51
$
1.17
$
0.79
Weighted-average shares used in the calculation of net income per common share:
Basic
592,507
541,354
591,033
536,141
Diluted
636,047
580,777
637,597
576,315
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and non-cash interest
28,963
18,775
Stock-based compensation expense
146,136
100,440
Share of income from equity investee
(
2,498
)
(
1,974
)
Unrealized foreign currency exchange (gain) loss
(
300
)
5,680
Deferred income taxes, net
(
76,078
)
(
55,620
)
Other
(
4,125
)
2,700
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net (including changes in related party balances of $
6,026
and $
1,614
during the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
(
319,374
)
(
354,685
)
Inventories
733,645
(
1,021,433
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (including changes in related party balances of $(
5,411
) and $(
6,561
) during the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
(
398,769
)
3,343
Accounts payable (including changes in related party balances of $(
55,468
) and $
12,566
during the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
(
906,916
)
479,613
Accrued liabilities (including changes in related party balances of $
148
and $
4,492
during the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
(
59,654
)
48,979
Income taxes payable
96,845
(
82,713
)
Deferred revenue
182,276
79,228
Other long-term liabilities (including changes in related party balances of $
154
and $(
152
) during the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
4,073
84
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
169,147
(
324,620
)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (including payments to related parties of $
6,882
and $
4,528
during the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
(
71,836
)
(
17,351
)
Investment in equity securities
—
(
5,184
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(
71,836
)
(
22,535
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from lines of credit and term loans
1,306,777
857,683
Repayment of lines of credit and term loans
(
1,574,059
)
(
776,987
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
6,869
9,574
Payment for withholding taxes related to settlement of equity awards
(
77,036
)
(
40,894
)
Issuances of common stock in public offerings, net of issuance costs of $
23,752
—
582,804
Other
15
14
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(
337,434
)
632,194
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash
837
170
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(
239,286
)
285,209
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period
1,670,273
440,960
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period
Unpaid property, plant and equipment purchases (including due to related parties of $
2,960
and $
2,577
as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
$
26,674
$
6,163
Right of use ("ROU") assets obtained in exchange for operating lease commitments
$
18,472
$
9,749
Transfer of inventory to property, plant and equipment, net
$
3,238
$
—
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
No material changes
have been made to the significant accounting policies of Super Micro Computer, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware, and its consolidated entities (together, the “Company”), disclosed in Note 1, "Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 25, 2025, for the year ended June 30, 2024 (the "2024 10-K"). Management's estimates take into consideration, as applicable, general macroeconomic conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates and geopolitical events.
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future quarters or for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the 2024 10-K.
Forward Stock Split
On September 30, 2024, the Company completed a
10
-for-1 forward split of its common stock. Trading on a split-adjusted basis commenced on October 1, 2024. All references to shares of common stock and per share amounts contained in this Quarterly Report have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split.
Concentration of Supplier Risk
Certain materials used by the Company in the manufacturing of its products are available from a limited number of suppliers. Shortages could occur in these materials due to an interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry.
Three Months Ended December 31,
Six Months Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Percentage of total purchases
Supplier A
63.5
%
68.1
%
64.5
%
62.9
%
Supplier B
6.0
%
7.3
%
5.8
%
8.6
%
Purchases from Ablecom Technology, Inc. (“Ablecom”) and Compuware Technology, Inc. (“Compuware”), which are both related parties of the Company (see Note 9, "Related Party Transactions"), accounted for a combined
2.7
% and
3.6
% of total cost of sales for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and a combined
3.7
% and
4.6
% of total cost of sales for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and accounts receivable. The Company deposits cash with high-quality financial institutions. These deposits are guaranteed by the federal deposit insurance corporation up to an insurance limit.
Significant customer information is as follows:
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
Percentage of accounts receivable
Customer A
16.0
%
15.4
%
Customer G
57.3
%
44.8
%
These accounts receivable represent a concentration of credit risk to the Company.
Concentration of Customer Risk
Customer A accounted for
27.1
%, and customer G accounted for
30.6
% of the net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and customer A accounted for
23.9
%, customer G accounted for
21.0
% and customer B accounted for
14.9
% of the net sales for the six months ended December 31, 2024. Customer A accounted for
25.5
% and customer D accounted for
10.4
% of the net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and customer A accounted for
25.3
% of the net sales for the six months ended December 31, 2023. Other customers were individually below 10% of the net sales for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. This ASU requires that a public entity provide additional segment disclosures on an interim and annual basis. The amendments in this ASU should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements unless impracticable. Upon transition, the segment expense categories and amounts disclosed in the prior periods should be based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The ASU is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and for the interim period beginning July 1, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating this pronouncement and the impact it may have on its financial statement disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which includes amendments that further enhance income tax disclosures, primarily through standardization and disaggregation of rate reconciliation categories and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and should be applied prospectively, with retrospective application permitted. The ASU is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating this pronouncement and the impact it may have on its financial statement disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. The ASU does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement, but it requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. The ASU may be applied prospectively or retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and for the interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The ASU is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and for the interim period beginning July 1, 2028. The Company is currently evaluating this pronouncement and the impact it may have on its financial statement disclosures.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 2.
Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company disaggregates revenue by type of product and geographical region to depict the nature, amount, and timing of revenue and cash flows. Service and software revenues, which are less than 10%, are not a significant component of total revenue and are aggregated with server and storage systems revenue.
The following is a summary of net sales by product type (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Server and storage systems
$
5,487,150
$
3,435,562
$
11,234,931
$
5,402,170
Subsystems and accessories
190,812
229,362
380,287
382,426
Total
$
5,677,962
$
3,664,924
$
11,615,218
$
5,784,596
Server and storage systems constitute an assembly and integration of subsystems and accessories, software, and related services. Subsystems and accessories are comprised of server boards, chassis and accessories.
Revenue related to services for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $
54.4
million, and $
37.2
million, respectively, which is recognized over time ratably over the contract term. Revenue related to services for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $
104.6
million and $
72.4
million, respectively, which is recognized over time ratably over the contract term.
International net sales are based on the country and geographic region to which the products were shipped.
The following is a summary for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, of net sales by geographic region (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
United States
$
3,846,960
$
2,605,585
$
8,088,309
$
4,225,099
Asia
768,246
656,220
1,722,820
881,688
Europe
933,772
288,448
1,579,614
479,296
Other
128,984
114,671
224,475
198,513
Total
$
5,677,962
$
3,664,924
$
11,615,218
$
5,784,596
Contract Balances
Generally, the payment terms of the Company’s offerings range from
30
to
60
days.
In certain instances, customers may prepay for products and services in advance of delivery. Receivables represent the Company’s unconditional right to consideration for performance obligations either partially or fully completed.
Contract assets are rights to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the Company has transferred to a customer when such right is conditional on something other than the passage of time. Such contract assets are insignificant to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue and relate to amounts invoiced to or advance consideration received from customers, which precede the Company’s satisfaction of the associated performance obligations. The Company’s deferred revenue primarily results from customer payments received upfront for extended warranties and on-site services because these performance obligations are satisfied over time. Additionally, at times, deferred revenue may fluctuate due to the timing of non-refundable advance consideration received from non-cancelable contracts relating to the sale of future products. Revenue recognized during the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, which was included in the opening deferred revenue balance as of June 30, 2024, of $
416.4
million, was $
47.3
million and $
115.5
million, respectively. Revenue recognized during the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, which was included in the opening deferred revenue balance as of June 30, 2023, of $
304.4
million, was $
31.5
million and $
75.2
million, respectively.
Deferred revenue increased $
182.3
million as of December 31, 2024 as compared to June 30, 2024. This increase was mainly due to the deferral on invoiced amounts for service contracts during the period exceeding the recognized revenue from contracts entered into in prior periods.
Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations
Remaining performance obligations represent in aggregate the amount of transaction price that has been allocated to performance obligations not delivered, or only partially delivered, as of the end of the reporting period. The Company applies the exemption to not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less. These performance obligations generally consist of services, such as on-site services, including integration services and extended warranty services that are contracted for one year or less, and products for which control has not yet been transferred. For contracts with a duration of more than one year, the value of the transaction price allocated to deferred revenue as of December 31, 2024 was approximately
$
598.7
million
. The Company expects to recognize approximately
52
%
of this deferred revenue in the next
12
months, and the remainder thereafter.
Note 3.
Net Income Per Common Share
The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had stock options and restricted stock units ("RSUs") outstanding that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future but were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share in the periods presented, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The anti-dilutive common share equivalents resulting from outstanding equity awards were
11,668,231
and
5,848,550
for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and
7,627,082
and
4,612,920
for the six and months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Potentially dilutive shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Company's outstanding
0.00
% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 (the "2029 Convertible Notes") are determined using the if-converted method. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, all such shares issuable upon conversion of the 2029 Convertible Notes were dilutive.
Note 4.
Balance Sheet Components
The following tables provide details of the selected balance sheet items (in thousands):
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,430,002
$
1,669,766
Restricted cash included in other assets
985
507
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
1,430,987
$
1,670,273
Inventories:
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
Finished goods
$
2,669,563
$
3,312,768
Work in process
379,056
450,993
Purchased parts and raw materials
547,526
569,268
Total inventories
$
3,596,145
$
4,333,029
The Company recorded a net provision for excess and obsolete inventory to cost of sales totaling $
24.9
million and $
8.4
million during the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $
34.0
million and $
12.9
million for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, was $
9.5
million and $
7.3
million, respectively, and for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, was $
18.5
million and $
14.2
million, respectively.
Accrued Liabilities:
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
Accrued payroll and related expenses
70,415
62,006
Customer deposits
35,139
46,942
Accrued cooperative marketing expenses
23,335
15,967
Accrued warranty costs
10,444
10,009
Operating lease liability
6,836
9,248
Accrued professional fees
7,114
1,699
Other
75,864
113,803
Total accrued liabilities
$
229,147
$
259,674
Product Warranties:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Balance, beginning of the period
$
17,953
$
15,629
$
17,815
$
14,859
Provision for warranty
17,162
10,515
28,695
23,044
Costs utilized
(
15,855
)
(
9,587
)
(
26,853
)
(
21,391
)
Change in estimated liability for pre-existing warranties
(
972
)
59
(
1,369
)
104
Balance, end of the period
18,288
16,616
18,288
16,616
Current portion
10,444
9,554
10,444
9,554
Non-current portion
$
7,844
$
7,062
$
7,844
$
7,062
Accrued warranty costs are included as a component of accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Note 5.
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements
The Company classifies its financial instruments, except for its investment in an auction rate security and other investments in privately held companies, within Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy because the Company uses quoted prices in active markets or alternative pricing sources and models using market observable inputs to determine their fair value.
Financial Instruments Measured on a Recurring Basis
The financial instruments of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis are included in cash equivalents and other assets. The carrying amounts reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to their relatively short maturities.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy. These are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement (in thousands):
December 31, 2024
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Asset at
Fair Value
Assets
Money market funds
(1)
$
30,619
$
—
$
—
$
30,619
Certificates of deposit
—
482
—
482
Investment in marketable equity security
4,734
—
—
4,734
Auction rate security
—
—
1,829
1,829
Total assets measured at fair value
$
35,353
$
482
$
1,829
$
37,664
June 30, 2024
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Asset at
Fair Value
Assets
Money market funds
(1)
$
340
$
—
$
—
$
340
Certificates of deposit
—
486
—
486
Investment in marketable equity security
3,686
—
—
3,686
Auction rate security
—
—
1,829
1,829
Total assets measured at fair value
$
4,026
$
486
$
1,829
$
6,341
(1)
$
30.4
million and $
0.1
million in money market funds are included cash and cash equivalents and $
0.2
million and $
0.2
million in money market funds are included in restricted cash, non-current in Other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
The carrying amounts of money market funds and certificates of deposit approximate their fair values due to their relatively short maturities.
The investment in marketable equity security is carried at fair value using values available on a public exchange, is based on a Level 1 input, and is recorded in
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The unrealized gains and losses of the investment are included in earnings. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, an unrealized loss of $
0.4
million and an unrealized gain of $
1.0
million, respectively, has been recorded in Other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. For the three and six months ended
December 31, 2023
, an unrealized gain of $
0.3
million and a loss of $
0.8
million, respectively, has been recorded in Other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company’s investment in an auction rate security is classified as an available for sale security within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the determination of its fair value was not based on observable inputs as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024. The Company is using the discounted cash flow method to estimate the fair value of the auction rate security at each period end and using the following assumptions: (i) the expected yield based on observable market rate of similar securities, (ii) the security coupon rate that is reset monthly, (iii) the estimated holding period and (iv) a liquidity discount. The liquidity discount assumption is based on the management estimate of lack of marketability discount of similar securities and is determined based on the analysis of financial market trends over time, recent redemptions of securities and other market activities. The Company performed a sensitivity analysis and applying a change of either plus or minus 100 basis points in the liquidity discount does not result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement of the auction rate security as of December 31, 2024.
For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the unrealized gains and losses for the auction rate security in other comprehensive income are
immaterial
.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
On a quarterly basis, the Company also evaluates the current expected credit loss by co
nsidering factors such as historical experience, market data, issuer-specific factors, and current economic conditions, and reasonable economic forecasts that affect collectability. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the credit losses related to the Company’s investments were not material.
There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 financial instruments in the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
The Company's non-marketable equity securities consist of investments in privately held companies without readily determinable fair values and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. There were
no
additional investments
during the three months and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company accounts for these investments at cost less impairment, if any, plus or minus changes from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investments by the same issuer.
The Company performed a qualitative assessment to identify impairment indicators and records an impairment identified to Other income (expense), net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company did
not
record an impairment. The Company recorded $
0.2
million and $
1.8
million of impairment during the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, respectively.
As of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company had $
54.6
million and $
54.6
million of investments in privately held companies recorded in Other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for which the measurement alternative was elected.
Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value
The Company estimates the fair value of outstanding debt and its 2029 Convertible Notes for disclosure purposes on a recurring basis.
As of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, total debt of $
208.4
million and $
476.4
million, respectively, is reported at amortized cost. The outstanding debt was categorized as Level 2 as it is not actively traded. The carrying value approximates fair value.
The estimated fair value of the 2029 Convertible Notes was $
1,543.5
million as of December 31, 2024. The estimated fair value of the 2029 Convertible Notes was determined through consideration of quoted market prices. The 2029 Convertible Notes are categorized as Level 2 since their fair value was based on Level 2 inputs of quoted prices.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Activities under Revolving Lines of Credit and Term Loans
Available borrowings and interest rates as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 consisted of the following (in thousands except for percentages):
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
Available borrowings
Interest rate
Available borrowings
Interest rate
Line of credit:
2018 Bank of America Credit Facility
$
—
n/a
$
350,000
6.82
%
2022 Bank of America Credit Facility
$
—
n/a
$
20,000
6.49
%
Cathay Bank Line of Credit
$
—
n/a
$
132,000
7.33
%
CTBC Credit Lines
$
94,533
2.15
% -
5.79
%
$
427
2.09
% -
6.13
%
Chang Hwa Bank Credit Lines
$
29,140
1.88
% -
5.30
%
$
20,000
1.88
% -
6.33
%
HSBC Bank Credit Lines
$
—
n/a
$
20,000
2.03
% -
6.28
%
E.SUN Bank Credit Lines
$
35,626
2.02
% -
6.17
%
$
—
2.02
% -
6.17
%
Mega Bank Credit Lines
$
50,000
1.90
% -
5.26
%
$
—
1.90
% -
5.80
%
First Bank Credit Lines
$
30,000
2.03
% -
5.26
%
$
1,916
2.03
% -
6.19
%
Yuanta Bank Credit Lines
$
47,224
2.32
% -
5.95
%
$
47,610
2.32
% -
6.33
%
Term loan facilities:
Bank of America Term Loan
$
—
n/a
$
—
n/a
Chang Hwa Bank Credit Facility due October 15, 2026
$
—
2.08
%
$
—
1.68
%
CTBC Term Loan Facility, due June 4, 2030
$
—
1.33
%
$
—
1.33
%
CTBC Term Loan Facility, due August 15, 2026
$
—
1.53
% -
2.03
%
$
—
1.53
%
E.SUN Bank Term Loan Facility, due September 15, 2026
$
—
1.87
% -
2.17
%
$
—
1.87
%
E.SUN Bank Term Loan Facility, due August 15, 2027
$
—
1.87
%
$
—
1.87
%
Mega Bank Term Loan Facility, due October 3, 2026
$
—
2.02
%
$
—
1.52
% -
1.72
%
See Note 7 "Short-term and Long-term Debt” and Note 16 "Subsequent Events" of the Company’s 2024 10-K for a more complete description of the Company's credit facilities.
The Company entered into new agreements during the six months ended December 31, 2024 with the following terms:
Bank of America
Bridge Term Loan Facility
On July 19, 2024, the Company entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement, by and among the Company, the lenders
party thereto,and Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent (the “Term Loan Agent”), which provided for a $
500
million term loan facility (the “Bridge Term Loan Facility”). On September 27, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Amendment”), by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto, and the Term Loan Agent, which amended the Bridge Term Loan Facility to, among other things, extend the date by which the Company was required to deliver its audited financial statements for its fiscal year 2024 under the Bridge Term Loan Facility from September 28, 2024 to November 27, 2024 and required the Company to prepay $
250
million of the term loans outstanding thereunder.
On November 1, 2024, the Company prepaid in full and terminated its obligations under the Term Loan Agreement.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
2018 Bank of America Credit Facility
On July 19, 2024, the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders (the “ABL Agent”), which amends the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2018 (the “ABL Agreement”) to, among other things, allow for the Company’s entry into and borrowing under the Term Loan Facility.
On September 27, 2024, the Company entered into the Ninth Amendment to the ABL Agreement, by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto, and the ABL Agent, which amended the ABL Agreement to, among other things, extend the date by which the Company was required to deliver its audited financial statements for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 under the ABL Agreement and added a $
70
million availability block to the U.S borrowing base thereunder.
On November 20, 2024, the Company prepaid in full and terminated its obligations under the ABL Agreement.
2022 Bank of America Credit Facility
On November 20, 2024, the Company through Super Micro Computer, Inc. Taiwan (the "Taiwan Subsidiary"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, terminated its obligations under the Uncommitted Facility Agreement for credit lines with Bank of America – Taipei Branch.
Cathay Bank
Cathay Bank Line of Credit
On October 28, 2024, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, by and among the Company and Cathay Bank, which amended the Loan Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2022 (the "Cathay Bank Loan Agreement"), to, among other things, (a) extend the date by which the Company was required to deliver its (i) audited financial statements for its fiscal year 2024 under the Cathay Bank Loan Agreement from October 28, 2024 to December 31, 2024 and (ii) balance sheet and income statement for its fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024 under the Loan Agreement from November 29, 2024 to December 31, 2024 and (b) added a covenant requiring that the Company maintain at least $
150
million of unrestricted cash at all times. On November 15, 2024, the Company also entered into a Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, by and between the Company and Cathay Bank, which amended the Cathay Bank Loan Agreement to, among other things, reduce the revolving line and letter of credit sublimit under the Cathay Bank Loan Agreement to $
458,000
. On November 20, 2024, the Company prepaid in full and terminated its obligations under the Cathay Bank Loan Agreement.
E.SUN Bank
E.SUN Bank Term Loan Facilities and Credit Lines
On November 14, 2024, the Taiwan Subsidiary entered into amendments (the “E.SUN Amendments”) of various Notifications and Confirmations of Credit Agreements (the “Notifications and Confirmations”) previously entered into with E.SUN Bank, which among other things, extended the time period for the financial statements issued by the Taiwan Subsidiary for its fiscal year 2024 to be reviewed by E.SUN Bank from October 31, 2024 to December 31, 2024. In addition, the Notifications and Confirmations included various financial commitments applicable to the Subsidiary related to current ratio, net debt ratio, and interest coverage multiple. If such financial commitments are not achieved, the amortization period for the current balances thereunder will be shortened to one year starting from the 31st of the review month. The Company submitted the financial statements prior to December 31, 2024.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
HSBC Bank
HSBC Bank Credit Lines
On December 20, 2024, the General Loan, Export/Import Financing, Overdraft Facilities, and Securities Agreement which the Taiwan Subsidiary had entered into with the Taiwan affiliate of HSBC Bank (the “HSBC Loan Agreement”) was terminated and not renewed. The balance of $
50
million under the HSBC Loan Agreement was fully repaid on September 9, 2024, and the loan had remained undrawn since such date.
Principal payments on lines of credit and term loans are due as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Principal Payments
Remainder of 2025
$
134,914
2026
40,147
2027
17,442
2028
5,883
2029
5,223
2030 and thereafter
4,788
Total lines of credit and term loans
$
208,397
As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all the covenants for the revolving lines of credit and term loans identified in this Note 6.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 7.
Convertible Notes
2029 Convertible Notes
In February 2024, the Company issued $
1,725.0
million aggregate principal amount of 2029 Convertible Notes. The Company received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $
1,695.8
million. The Company used approximately $
142.1
million of the net proceeds to fund the cost of entering into the Capped Call Transactions described below. The 2029 Convertible Notes will mature on March 1, 2029, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. On February 20, 2025, the Company executed a first supplemental indenture and second supplemental indenture related to the 2029 Convertible Notes that implemented amendments to the 2029 Convertible Notes. Refer to Note 14. "Subsequent Events", in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements below.
The 2029 Convertible Notes, when issued, did not bear regular interest, and the principal amount of the 2029 Convertible Notes did not accrete. Because the Company did not file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 in a timely manner, it elected to accrue special interest on the 2029 Convertible Notes and accrued additional interest on the 2029 Convertible Notes in accordance with the indenture governing the 2029 Convertible Notes (the "2029 Convertible Notes Indenture"). As of December 31, 2024, such accrued and unpaid interest under the 2029 Convertible Notes was $
2.2
million. The 2029 Convertible Notes are convertible into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Company’s election, at an initial conversion rate of 7.455 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2029 Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $
134.14
per share of common stock. The conversion rate is subject to customary adjustments for certain events as described in the 2029 Convertible Notes Indenture. Special interest and additional interest will accrue on the 2029 Convertible Notes in the circumstances and at the rates described in the 2029 Convertible Notes Indenture and have accrued on the 2029 Convertible Notes subsequent to June 30, 2024 as described above. The debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense. The 2029 Convertible Notes do not contain financial maintenance covenants.
Holders may convert their 2029 Convertible Notes at their option only in the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter, if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds
130
% of the conversion price for each of at least
20
trading days during the
30
consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter; (2) during the
five
consecutive business days immediately after any
five
consecutive trading day period (such five consecutive trading day period, the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than
98
% of the product of the last reported sale price per share of Company’s common stock on such trading day and the conversion rate on such trading day; (3) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events or distributions on the Company’s common stock, as described in the 2029 Convertible Notes Indenture; (4) if the Company calls such notes for redemption; and (5) at any time from, and including, September 1, 2028 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date.
If the Company undergoes a fundamental change (as defined in the 2029 Convertible Notes Indenture), subject to certain conditions, holders may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their 2029 Convertible Notes, at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to
100
% of the principal amount of the 2029 Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid special interest and additional interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, following certain corporate events or if the Company issues a notice of redemption, it will, under certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for holders who elect to convert their 2029 Convertible Notes in connection with such corporate event or during the relevant redemption period.
The 2029 Convertible Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after March 1, 2027 and on or before the
20
th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds
130
% of the conversion price for a specified period of time. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid special and additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
The 2029 Convertible Notes have customary provisions relating to the occurrence of “events of default” (as defined in the 2029 Convertible Notes Indenture). The occurrence of such events of default may result in the acceleration of all amounts due under the 2029 Convertible Notes. The 2029 Convertible Notes were not eligible for conversion as of December 31, 2024. No sinking fund is provided for the 2029 Convertible Notes.
The 2029 Convertible Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2029 Convertible Notes; equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future senior, unsecured indebtedness; effectively subordinated to any of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness; and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, and (to the extent the Company is not a holder thereof) preferred equity if any, of the Company’s current or future subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2024, none of the conditions permitting the holders of the 2029 Convertible Notes to convert their notes early had been met. Therefore, the 2029 Convertible Notes are classified as long-term debt.
The Company accounted for the issuance of the 2029 Convertible Notes as a single liability measured at its amortized cost, as no other embedded features require bifurcation and recognition as derivatives.
The carrying value of the 2029 Convertible Notes, net of unamortized issuance costs of $
24.4
million, was $
1,700.6
million as of December 31, 2024. Interest expense related to the amortization of debt issuance costs was $
1.5
million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The effective interest rate is
0.34
%.
Capped Calls
In connection with the issuance of the 2029 Convertible Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (collectively, the “Capped Call Transactions”) with certain financial institutions (the “Capped Call Counterparties”). The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon conversion of the 2029 Convertible Notes and/or offset any potential cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of the 2029 Convertible Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset, in each case subject to a cap. In connection with the amendment of the 2029 Convertible Notes, the Company entered into agreements to amend certain terms of the Capped Call Transactions. Refer to Note 14. "Subsequent Events", below.
The Capped Call Transactions initially have a strike price of $
134.14
per share, subject to certain adjustments, which corresponds to the initial conversion price of the 2029 Convertible Notes. The cap price of the Capped Call Transactions was initially $
195.10
per share of common stock subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Capped Call Transactions.
For accounting purposes, each Capped Call Transaction is a separate transaction, and not part of the terms of the 2029 Convertible Notes. As these transactions meet certain accounting criteria, the Capped Call Transactions of $
142.1
million are recorded in stockholders’ equity and are not accounted for as derivatives. The Capped Call Transactions will not be remeasured as long as they continue to meet the conditions for equity classification. The 2029 Convertible Notes and the Capped Call Transactions have been integrated for tax purposes. The accounting impact of this tax treatment results in the Capped Call Transactions being deductible with the cost of the Capped Call Transactions qualifying as original issue discount for tax purposes over the term of the 2029 Convertible Notes.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 8.
Leases
The Company leases offices, warehouses and other premises, vehicles and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating leases.
Operating lease expense recognized and supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Operating lease expense (including expense for lease agreements with related parties of $
165
and $
139
for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $
330
and $
277
for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
$
3,747
$
2,354
$
6,973
$
4,539
Cash payments for operating leases (including payments to related parties of $
153
and $
129
for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, $
306
and $
257
for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
$
3,716
$
2,204
$
6,579
$
4,287
New operating lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
$
690
$
572
$
18,472
$
9,749
During the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s costs related to short-term lease arrangements for real estate and non-real estate assets were immaterial. Non-lease variable payments expensed in the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were immaterial.
As of December 31, 2024, the weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases was
6.0
years and the weighted average discount rate was
5.3
%. As of December 31, 2023, the weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases was
3.1
years and the weighted average discount rate was
4.2
%. The short-term portion of the lease liability is included in accrued liabilities and the long-term portion of the lease liability is included in other long-term liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Maturities of operating lease liabilities under non-cancelable operating lease arrangements as of December 31, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year:
Maturities of operating leases
(1)
Remainder of 2025
$
3,864
2026
10,452
2027
9,478
2028
8,198
2029
7,549
2030 and beyond
19,533
Total future lease payments
59,074
Less: Imputed interest
(
10,368
)
Present value of operating lease liabilities
48,706
Less: Current portion
(
6,836
)
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities
$
41,870
(1)
The table does not include amounts pertaining to leases that have not yet commenced.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Lease executed but not commenced
In June 2024, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a 21 megawatt data center co-location space located in Vernon, California (the “Data Center Space”) that will expire on August 31, 2035. As this lease has not yet commenced, it is not reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets or in the table above. Concurrently, the Company sublicensed this space to an unrelated party (the “Sublicensee”) for the same term expiring on August 31, 2035, which also has not yet commenced. Pursuant to the sublicense, the Company will sublicense the Data Center Space lease to the Sublicensee, and the Sublicensee will assume all rights and obligations with respect to the Data Center Space lease. The Company expects to account for the lease as an operating lease and the sublicense as a sublease under ASC 842. The future undiscounted fixed non-cancelable payment obligation pertaining to the data center lease is approximately $
411.8
million and future minimum sublicense receipts are approximately $
436.5
million.
The Company holds an equity investment of $
42.5
million in the sublicensee, which is classified under investments in privately held companies and recorded in Other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The sublicensee does not meet the criteria of a related party. Additionally, the sublicensee has been a customer of the Company, and the Company concluded that equity investment agreements and sub-licensing agreement are separate from revenue contracts as all transactions have been recorded at the respective fair values.
Related party leases
The Company has entered into lease agreements with related parties. See Note 9, "Related Party Transactions" for further discussion.
Note 9.
Related Party Transactions
The Company has a variety of business relationships with Ablecom and Compuware. Ablecom and Compuware are both Taiwan corporations. Ablecom is one of the Company’s major contract manufacturers; Compuware is both a distributor of the Company’s products and a contract manufacturer for the Company. Ablecom’s Chief Executive Officer, Steve Liang, is the brother of Charles Liang, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Steve Liang and his family members owned approximately
35.0
% of Ablecom’s stock and Charles Liang and his spouse, Sara Liu, who is also an officer and director of the Company, collectively owned approximately
10.5
% of Ablecom’s capital stock as of December 31, 2024. Bill Liang, a brother of both Charles Liang and Steve Liang, is a member of the Board of Directors of Ablecom. Bill Liang is also the Chief Executive Officer of Compuware, Chairman of Compuware’s Board of Directors and a holder of equity interest in Compuware. Steve Liang is also a member of Compuware’s Board of Directors and is an equity holder of Compuware. Neither Charles Liang nor Sara Liu own any capital stock of Compuware and the Company does not own any of Ablecom or Compuware’s capital stock. In addition, a sibling of Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw, who is the Company's Senior Vice President, Business Development and a director of the Company, owns approximately
11.7
% of Ablecom’s capital stock and
8.7
% of Compuware’s capital stock.
In October 2018, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Charles Liang, personally borrowed approximately $
12.9
million from Chien-Tsun Chang, the spouse of Steve Liang. The loan is unsecured, has no maturity date and bore interest at
0.8
% per month for the first six months, increased to
0.85
% per month through February 28, 2020, and reduced to
0.25
% effective March 1, 2020. The loan was originally made at Mr. Liang's request to provide funds to repay margin loans to
two
financial institutions, which loans had been secured by shares of the Company's common stock that he held. The lenders called the loans in October 2018, following the suspension of the Company's common stock from trading on NASDAQ in August 2018 and the decline in the market price of the Company's common stock in October 2018. As of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the amount due on the unsecured loan (including principal and accrued interest) was approximately $
16.6
million and $
16.4
million, respectively.
Dealings with Ablecom
The Company has entered into a series of agreements with Ablecom, including multiple product development, production and service agreements, credit agreements, product manufacturing agreements, manufacturing services agreements and lease agreements for warehouse space.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Under these agreements, the Company outsources to Ablecom a portion of its design activities and a significant part of its server chassis manufacturing as well as an immaterial portion of other components. Ablecom manufactured approximately
96.1
% and
87.2
% of the chassis included in the products sold by the Company during the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and
96.5
% and
86.3
% of the chassis included in the products sold by the Company during the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. With respect to design activities, Ablecom generally agrees to design certain agreed-upon products according to the Company’s specifications, and further agrees to build the tools needed to manufacture the products. The Company pays Ablecom for the design and engineering services, and further agrees to pay Ablecom for the tooling. The Company retains full ownership of any intellectual property resulting from the design of these products and tooling.
With respect to the manufacturing aspects of the relationship, Ablecom purchases most of the materials needed to manufacture the chassis from third parties and the Company provides certain components used in the manufacturing process (such as power supplies) to Ablecom through consignment or sales transactions. Ablecom uses these materials and components to manufacture the completed chassis and then sell them back to the Company. For the components purchased from the Company, Ablecom sells the components back to the Company at a price equal to the price at which the Company sold the components to Ablecom. There is no revenue recognized by the Company from these transactions. The Company and Ablecom frequently review and negotiate the prices of the chassis the Company purchases from Ablecom. In addition to inventory purchases, the Company also incurs other costs associated with design services, tooling and other miscellaneous costs from Ablecom.
The Company’s exposure to financial loss as a result of its involvement with Ablecom is limited to potential losses on its purchase orders in the event of an unforeseen decline in the market price and/or demand of the Company’s products such that the Company incurs a loss on the sale or cannot sell the products. Outstanding cancelable and non-cancelable purchase orders from the Company to Ablecom on December 31, 2024 were $
25.9
million and $
34.1
million, respectively, and outstanding cancelable and non-cancelable purchase orders from the Company to Ablecom on June 30, 2024 were $
99.0
million and $
58.8
million, respectively, effectively representing the exposure to financial loss. The Company does not directly or indirectly guarantee any obligations of Ablecom, or any losses that the equity holders of Ablecom may suffer. Since Ablecom manufactures substantially all the chassis that the Company incorporates into its products, if Ablecom were to suddenly be unable to manufacture chassis for the Company, the Company’s business could suffer if the Company is unable to quickly qualify substitute suppliers who can supply high-quality chassis to the Company in volume and at acceptable prices. The Company has extended a $
10.0
million trade credit line with a net
30
days payment terms to Ablecom through a credit agreement that outlines the terms and conditions governing their business dealings.
Dealings with Compuware
The Company appointed Compuware as a non-exclusive authorized distributor of the Company’s products in Taiwan, China and Australia. Compuware assumes the responsibility of installing the Company's products at the site of the end customer, if required, and administers customer support in exchange for a discount from the Company's standard price for its purchases.
The Company also has entered into a series of agreements with Compuware, including multiple product development, production and service agreements, product manufacturing agreements, and lease agreements for office space. The Company has extended a $
65.0
million trade credit line with a net
60
days payment terms to Compuware through a credit agreement that outlines the terms and conditions governing their business dealings.
Under these agreements, the Company outsources to Compuware a portion of its design activities and a significant part of its power supplies manufacturing as well as an immaterial portion of other components. With respect to design activities, Compuware generally agrees to design certain agreed-upon products according to the Company’s specifications, and further agrees to build the tools needed to manufacture the products. The Company pays Compuware for the design and engineering services, and further agrees to pay Compuware for the tooling. The Company retains full ownership of any intellectual property resulting from the design of these products and tooling. With respect to the manufacturing aspects of the relationship, Compuware purchases most of materials needed to manufacture the power supplies from outside markets and uses these materials to manufacture the products and then sell those products to the Company. The Company and Compuware frequently review and negotiate the prices of the power supplies the Company purchases from Compuware.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Compuware also manufactures motherboards, backplanes and other components used on printed circuit boards for the Company. The Company sells to Compuware most of the components needed to manufacture the above products. Compuware uses the components to manufacture the products and then sells the products back to the Company at a purchase price equal to the price at which the Company sold the components to Compuware, plus a “manufacturing value added” fee and other miscellaneous material charges and costs, including overhead and labor. There is no revenue recognized by the Company from these transactions. The Company and Compuware frequently review and negotiate the amount of the “manufacturing value added” fee that will be included in the price of the products the Company purchases from Compuware. In addition to the inventory purchases, the Company also incurs costs associated with design services, tooling assets, and miscellaneous costs.
The Company’s exposure to financial loss as a result of its involvement with Compuware is limited to potential losses on its purchase orders in the event of an unforeseen decline in the market price and/or demand of the Company’s products such that the Company incurs a loss on the sale or cannot sell the products. Outstanding cancelable and non-cancelable purchase orders from the Company to Compuware on December 31, 2024 were $
113.5
million and $
66.9
million, respectively, and outstanding cancelable and non-cancelable purchase orders from the Company to Compuware on June 30, 2024 were $
129.7
million and $
93.5
million, respectively, effectively representing the exposure to financial loss. The Company does not directly or indirectly guarantee any obligations of Compuware, or any losses that the equity holders of Compuware may suffer.
Dealings with Leadtek Research Inc.
In October 2023, Ablecom and Compuware acquired an approximately
30
% interest in Leadtek Research Inc. (“Leadtek”), a Taiwan company specializing in providing professional graphics cards and workstation solutions (the “Leadtek Investment”). Prior to the Leadtek Investment, none of the Company’s related parties had direct or indirect material interests in any transactions in which the Company was a participant with Leadtek. Commencing with the closing of the Leadtek Investment, Steve Liang and Bill Liang have served as
two
of the
seven
members of the Leadtek board of directors. At the time of Leadtek Investment, Leadtek was, and it continues to be, an authorized reseller of the Company. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company engaged in transactions in which it sold $
0.2
million of servers to Leadtek and purchased $
0.1
million of graphics cards from Leadtek. During the six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company engaged in transactions in which it sold $
0.3
million of servers to Leadtek and purchased $
0.5
million of graphics cards from Leadtek.
Dealings with Investment in a Corporate Venture
In October 2016, the Company entered into agreements pursuant to which the Company contributed certain technology rights in connection with an investment in a privately-held company (the “Corporate Venture”) located in China to expand the Company’s presence in China. The Corporate Venture is
30
% owned by the Company and
70
% owned by another company in China. The transaction was closed in the third quarter of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, and the investment is accounted for using the equity method. As such, the Corporate Venture is also a related party.
The Company monitors the investment for events or circumstances indicative of potential impairment and makes appropriate reductions in carrying values if it determines that an impairment charge is required. The carrying value of the equity investment in the corporate venture was $
7.3
million and $
4.6
million as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively, recorded in Other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company performed its impairment analysis on this investment and concluded the carrying value is not impaired as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024.
No
impairment charge was recorded for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
The Company sold products worth $
0.0 million
and $
11.4
million to the Corporate Venture during the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $
4.8
million and $
12.2
million to the Corporate Venture during the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company’s share of intra-entity profits on the products that remained unsold by the Corporate Venture as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 have been eliminated and have reduced the carrying value of the Company’s investment in the Corporate Venture. To the extent that the elimination of intra-entity profits reduces the investment balance below zero, such amounts are recorded within accrued liabilities. The Company had $
0.0
million and $
5.1
million due from the Corporate Venture in accounts receivable, net as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
Other Transactions
For the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company had
no
transactions from Green Earth Liang’s Inc. (“Green Earth”), an entity affiliated with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. For the six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company had immaterial chargebacks from Green Earth. As of December 31, 2024, there was
no
balance due to and from Green Earth. As of June 30, 2024, the amounts due to and from Green Earth are
immaterial
.
The Company had the following balances related to transactions with its related parties as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 (in thousands):
Ablecom
Compuware
Corporate Venture
Leadtek
Total
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
December 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
Accounts receivable
$
2
$
1
$
34
$
142
$
(
2
)
$
5,075
$
134
$
976
$
168
$
6,194
Other receivable
(1)
$
1,597
$
1,927
$
15,753
$
10,012
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
17,350
$
11,939
Accounts payable
$
52,754
$
98,629
$
56,697
$
66,436
$
—
$
—
$
84
$
230
$
109,535
$
165,295
Accrued liabilities
(2)
$
294
$
—
$
24
$
170
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
318
$
170
(1) Other receivables include receivables from vendors included in prepaid and other current assets.
(2) Includes current portion of operating lease liabilities included in other current liabilities.
The Company’s results from transactions with its related parties for each of the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are as follows (in thousands):
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
The Company’s results from transactions with its related parties for each of the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are as follows (in thousands):
Ablecom
Compuware
Corporate Venture
Leadtek
Total
Six months ended December 31,
Six months ended December 31,
Six months ended December 31,
Six months ended December 31,
Six months ended December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net sales
$
7
$
6
$
21,040
$
20,998
$
4,776
$
12,173
$
329
$
—
$
26,152
$
33,177
Purchases - inventory
$
202,279
$
97,199
$
173,348
$
128,353
$
—
$
—
$
534
$
—
376,161
225,552
Purchases - other miscellaneous items
$
10,118
$
8,215
$
1,031
$
749
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
11,149
$
8,964
The Company’s cash flow impact from transactions with its related parties for each of the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are as follows (in thousands):
Ablecom
Compuware
Corporate Venture
Leadtek
Total
Six months ended December 31,
Six months ended December 31,
Six months ended December 31,
Six months ended December 31,
Six months ended December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
Changes in accounts receivable
$
(
1
)
$
—
$
108
$
3,239
$
5,077
$
(
1,625
)
$
842
$
—
$
6,026
$
1,614
Changes in other receivable
$
330
$
571
$
(
5,741
)
$
(
7,132
)
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
(
5,411
)
$
(
6,561
)
Changes in accounts payable
$
(
45,875
)
$
10,938
$
(
9,739
)
$
1,628
$
—
$
—
$
146
$
—
$
(
55,468
)
$
12,566
Changes in accrued liabilities
$
294
$
(
156
)
$
(
146
)
$
4,648
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
148
$
4,492
Changes in other long-term liabilities
$
154
$
—
$
—
$
(
152
)
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
154
$
(
152
)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
$
6,525
$
4,460
$
357
$
68
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
6,882
$
4,528
Unpaid property, plant and equipment
$
2,946
$
2,570
$
14
$
7
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
2,960
$
2,577
Note 10.
Stock-based Compensation and Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
The Company has
10,000,000
shares of undesignated preferred stock, $
0.001
par value per share, authorized but not issued with rights and preferences determined by the Company’s Board of Directors at the time of issuance of such shares. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were
no
shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
The Company may issue up to
1,000,000,000
shares of common stock, $
0.001
par value per share. The holders of the Company's common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Equity Incentive Plan
On June 5, 2020, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2020 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Original 2020 Plan”). The maximum number of shares available under the Original 2020 Plan was
50,000,000
, plus
10,450,000
shares of common stock that remained available for future awards under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”), at the time of adoption of the Original 2020 Plan.
No
other awards can be granted under the 2016 Plan and
72,460,000
shares of common stock remained reserved for outstanding awards issued under the 2016 Plan at the time of adoption of the Original 2020 Plan. On May 18, 2022, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment and restatement of the Original 2020 Plan which, among other things, increased the number of shares available for award under the 2020 Plan by an additional
20,000,000
shares.
On January 22, 2024, the stockholders of the Company approved a further amendment and restatement of the Original 2020 Plan (as amended and restated from time to time, the “2020 Plan”) which, among other things, further increased the number of shares available for award under the 2020 Plan by an additional
15,000,000
shares.
Under the 2020 Plan, the Company can grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, dividend equivalents, and certain other awards, including those denominated or payable in, or otherwise based on, the Company’s common stock. The exercise price per share for incentive stock options granted to employees owning shares representing more than
10
% of the Company’s outstanding voting stock at the time of grant cannot be less than
110
% of the fair value of the underlying shares on the grant date. Nonqualified stock options and incentive stock options granted to all other persons are granted at a price not less than
100
% of the fair value. Options generally expire
ten years
after the date of grant. Stock options and RSUs generally vest over
four years
;
25
% at the end of one year and one sixteenth per quarter thereafter.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had
5,226,084
authorized shares available for future issuance under the 2020 Plan.
Offerings of Common Stock
On December 5, 2023, the Company completed a public offering of
24,158,050
shares of the Company's common stock at $
26.20
per share, with
23,151,050
shares sold by the Company and
1,007,000
shares sold by selling stockholders.
The Company received net proceeds of approximately $
582.8
million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders.
On March 22, 2024, the Company completed a public offering of
20,000,000
shares of the Company's common stock at $
87.50
per share. The Company received net proceeds of $
1,731.5
million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.
Determining Fair Value
The fair value of the Company's RSUs are based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes-option-pricing model. This fair value is then amortized ratably over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the vesting period. The key inputs in using the Black-Scholes-option-pricing model were as follows:
Expected Term—The Company’s expected term represents the period that the Company’s stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding and was determined based on the Company’s historical experience.
Expected Volatility—Expected volatility is based on the Company’s implied and historical volatility.
Expected Dividend—The Black-Scholes valuation model calls for a single expected dividend yield as an input and the Company has no plans to pay dividends.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Risk-Free Interest Rate—The risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes valuation method is based on the United States Treasury zero coupon issues in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding with the expected term of option.
The fair value of stock option grants for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Risk-free interest rate
4.17
% -
4.20
%
4.78
%
3.82
% -
4.20
%
4.15
% -
4.78
%
Expected term
5.98
years
5.99
years
3.00
years -
5.98
years
3.00
years -
5.99
years
Dividend yield
—
%
—
%
—
%
—
%
Volatility
67.17
%
58.89
%
63.67
% -
69.97
%
56.87
% -
58.89
%
Weighted-average fair value of options
$
20.82
$
15.61
$
30.29
$
17.92
The following table shows total stock-based compensation expense included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Cost of sales
$
6,694
$
3,555
$
10,653
$
9,459
Research and development
50,809
25,439
87,336
61,149
Sales and marketing
9,559
4,340
17,322
10,005
General and administrative
15,060
9,727
30,825
19,827
Stock-based compensation expense before taxes
82,122
*
43,061
146,136
100,440
Income tax impact
(
19,136
)
(
9,569
)
(
35,009
)
(
25,434
)
Stock-based compensation expense, net
$
62,986
$
33,492
$
111,127
$
75,006
During the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, stock-based compensation expense capitalized to our condensed consolidated balance sheets was $
0.1
million and $
0.3
million, respectively.
No
stock-based compensation expense was capitalized during the three and six months ended December 31, 2023.
As of December 31, 2024, $
192.1
million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of
3.03
years and $
612.4
million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of
2.49
years.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Stock Option Activity
2021 CEO Performance Award
In March 2021, the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) approved the grant of a stock option award for
10,000,000
shares of common stock to the Company’s CEO (the “2021 CEO Performance Stock Option”).
As of December 31, 2024, the 2021 CEO Performance Stock Option had fully vested based upon achievement of operational and stock price milestones as follows:
Annualized Revenue Milestone (in billions)
Achievement Status
Stock Price Milestone
Achievement Status
$
4.0
Achieved
$
4.50
Achieved
(1)
$
4.8
Achieved
$
6.00
Achieved
(2)
$
5.8
Achieved
$
7.50
Achieved
(3)
$
6.8
Achieved
$
9.50
Achieved
(4)
$
8.0
Achieved
$
12.00
Achieved
(5)
(1)
The vesting of the first tranche of
2,000,000
option shares under the 2021 CEO Performance Stock Option, representing one-fifth of such award, was certified by the Company’s Compensation Committee in August 2022.
(2)
The vesting of the second tranche of
2,000,000
option shares under the 2021 CEO Performance Stock Option representing one-fifth of such award was certified by the Company’s Compensation Committee in October 2022.
(3)
The vesting of the third tranche of
2,000,000
option shares under the 2021 CEO Performance Stock Option representing one-fifth of such award was certified by the Company’s Compensation Committee in January 2023.
(4)
The vesting of the fourth tranche of
2,000,000
option shares under the 2021 CEO Performance Stock Option representing one-fifth of such award was certified by the Company’s Compensation Committee in September 2023.
(5)
The vesting of the fifth tranche of
2,000,000
option shares under the 2021 CEO Performance Stock Option representing one-fifth of such award was certified by the Company’s Compensation Committee in February 2024.
During the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company did
not
recognize compensation expense related to the 2021 CEO Performance Stock Option. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized compensation expense related to the 2021 CEO Performance Stock Option of $
0.5
million and $
0.7
million, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company had
no
unrecognized compensation cost related to the 2021 CEO Performance Stock Option.
2023 CEO Performance Award
In November 2023, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of a stock option award for
5,000,000
shares of common stock to the Company’s CEO (the “2023 CEO Performance Stock Option”). The 2023 CEO Performance Stock Option has
five
vesting tranches with a vesting schedule based entirely on the attainment of operational milestones (performance conditions) and market conditions, assuming (1) continued employment either as the CEO or in such capacity as agreed upon between the Company’s CEO and the Board and (2) service through each vesting date. Each of the
five
vesting tranches of the 2023 CEO Performance Stock Option will vest upon certification by the Compensation Committee that both (i) the market price milestone for such tranche, which begins at $
45.00
per share for the first tranche and increases up to $
110.00
per share thereafter (based on a
60
trading day average stock price), has been achieved, and (ii) any one of
five
operational milestones focused on total revenue, as reported under U.S. GAAP, have been achieved for the previous four consecutive fiscal quarters. Upon vesting and exercise, including the payment of the exercise price of $
45.00
per share, prior to November 14, 2026, the Company’s CEO must hold shares that he acquires until November 14, 2026, other than those shares sold pursuant to a cashless exercise where shares are simultaneously sold to pay for the exercise price and any required tax withholding.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
The achievement status of the operational and stock price milestones as of December 31, 2024 was as follows:
Annualized Revenue Milestone (in billions)
(1)
Achievement Status
Stock Price Milestone
(1)
Achievement Status
$
13.0
Probable
$
45.00
Achieved
(2)
$
15.0
Probable
$
60.00
Achieved
(3)
$
17.0
Probable
$
75.00
Achieved
(4)
$
19.0
Probable
$
90.00
Achieved
(5)
$
21.0
Probable
$
110.00
Not yet achieved
(1)
Under the terms of the 2023 CEO Performance Stock Option, the annualized revenue milestones and stock price milestones set forth in the table above must be achieved by December 31, 2028 and March 31, 2029, respectively.
(2)
On March 2, 2024, the Compensation Committee certified achievement of the $
45
stock price milestone based upon the
60
trading day average stock price from November 29, 2023 through February 26, 2024.
(3)
On April 1, 2024, the Compensation Committee certified achievement of the $
60
stock price milestone based upon the
60
trading day average stock price from December 15, 2023 through March 13, 2024.
(4)
On April 1, 2024, the Compensation Committee certified achievement of the $
75
stock price milestone based upon the
60
trading day average stock price from January 4, 2024 through April 1, 2024.
(5)
On May 5, 2024, the Compensation Committee certified achievement of the $
90
stock price milestone based upon the
60
trading day average stock price from January 31, 2024 through April 25, 2024.
During the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized compensation expense related to the 2023 CEO Performance Stock Option of $
3.8
million and $
11.5
million, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $
7.4
million in unrecognized compensation cost related to the 2023 CEO Performance Stock Option. The unrecognized compensation cost as of December 31, 2024 is expected to be recognized over a period of
2.0
years. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized compensation expense related to the 2023 CEO Performance Stock Option of $
2.5
million. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $
27.4
million in unrecognized compensation cost related to the 2023 CEO Performance Stock Option. The unrecognized compensation cost as of December 31, 2023 is expected to be recognized over a period of
1.75
years.
On the respective grant dates of each of the 2021 CEO Performance Award and the 2023 CEO Performance Award, a Monte Carlo simulation was used to determine for each tranche of each award (i) a fixed expense amount for such tranche and (ii) the future time when the market price milestone for such tranche was expected to be achieved, or its “expected market price milestone achievement time.” Separately, based on a subjective assessment of the Company’s future financial performance, each quarter, the Company will determine, using a Monte Carlo simulation, whether achievement is probable for each operational milestone that has not previously been achieved or deemed probable of achievement, and, if so, the future time when the Company expects to achieve that operational milestone, or its “expected operational milestone achievement time.” When the Company first determines that an operational milestone has become probable of being achieved, the Company will allocate the entire expense for the related tranche over the number of quarters between the grant date and the then-applicable “expected vesting time.” The “expected vesting time” at any given time is the later of (i) the expected operational milestone achievement time (if the related operational milestone has not yet been achieved) and (ii) the expected market price milestone achievement time (if the related market price milestone has not yet been achieved). The Company will immediately recognize a catch-up expense for all accumulated expenses from the respective grant date through the quarter in which the operational milestone was first deemed probable of being achieved. Each quarter thereafter, the Company will recognize the prorated portion of the then-remaining expense for the tranche based on the number of quarters between such quarter and the then-applicable expected vesting time, except that upon vesting of a tranche, all remaining expenses for that tranche will be immediately recognized.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
The following table summarizes stock option activity during the six months ended December 31, 2024 under all plans:
Options
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price per
Share
Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in Years)
Balance as of June 30, 2024
35,443,550
$
17.57
Granted
2,276,818
$
48.71
$
30.30
Exercised
(
3,104,590
)
$
4.13
Forfeited/Cancelled
(
421,768
)
$
34.56
Balance as of December 31, 2024
34,194,010
$
20.65
7.16
Options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2024
34,194,010
$
20.65
Options exercisable December 31, 2024
(1)
18,661,920
$
5.99
5.86
(1)
Due to the Company’s delay in filing the 2024 10-K, the Company's registration statements on Form S-8 was ineffective for shares underlying these options, and these options were not exercisable, as of December 31, 2024. These options become exercisable once the registration statements on Form S-8 become re-effective upon the filing of the Company’s 2024 10-K.
The total pretax intrinsic value of options exercised during the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was $
52.7
million and $
115.8
million, respectively. The total pretax intrinsic value of options exercised during the three and six months ended December 31, 2023 was $
36.6
million and $
82.5
million, respectively.
RSU Activity
The following table summarizes RSU activity during the six months ended December 31, 2024 under all plans:
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 11.
Income Taxes
The Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $
57.0
million and $
131.7
million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, and $
61.5
million and $
81.7
million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, respectively. The effective tax rate was
15.2
% and
15.1
% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, and
17.3
% and
15.3
% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was lower than that for the three months ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to the increase in stock compensation tax deduction for the three months ended December 31, 2024. However, the effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2024 remains nearly unchanged compared to the six months ended December 31, 2023, as the stock based compensation deduction remains relatively consistent year over year. The effective tax rates for the first three months and six months of fiscal years 2025 and 2024 were lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to tax benefits from the foreign-derived intangible income deduction, stock-based compensation, and the U.S. federal research tax credit.
The Company believes that it has adequately provided reserves for all uncertain tax positions; however, amounts asserted by tax authorities could be greater or less than the Company’s current position. Accordingly, the Company’s provision on federal, state and foreign tax related matters to be recorded in the future may change as revised estimates are made or as the underlying matters are settled or otherwise resolved.
In general, the federal statute of limitations remains open for tax years ended June 30, 2021 through 2024. Various states' statutes of limitations remain open in general for tax years ended June 30, 2020 through 2024. Certain statutes of limitations in major foreign jurisdictions remain open for the tax years ended June 30, 2019 through 2024. It is reasonably possible that the Company's gross unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by approximately $
4.1
million, in the next 12 months, due to the lapse of the statute of limitations. These adjustments, if recognized, would positively impact the Company's effective tax rate, and would be recognized as additional tax benefits.
Note 12.
Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation and claims
On August 30, 2024,
three
putative class action complaints were filed against the Company, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Averza v. Super Micro Computer, Inc., et al., No. 5:24-cv-06147, Menditto v. Super Micro Computer, Inc., et al., No. 3:24-cv-06149, and Spatz v. Super Micro Computer, Inc., et al., No. 5:24-cv-06193). On October 4, 2024, a fourth putative class action complaint was filed in the same court (Norfolk County Retirement System v. Super Micro Computer, Inc., et al., No. 5:24-cv-06980). On October 18, 2024, a fifth putative class action complaint was filed in the same court (Covey Financial Inc., et al. v. Super Micro Computer, Inc., et al., No. 5:24-cv-07274). The complaints contain similar allegations, claiming that (i) each of the defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder and (ii) each of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer violated Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act as controlling persons of the Company for the alleged violations under (i), due (in each case) to alleged misrepresentations and/or omissions in public statements regarding the Company’s financial results and its internal controls and procedures. On October 28, 2024, the Spatz plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the Spatz complaint without prejudice against all Defendants, ending the suit. On November 21, 2024, the Averza Court entered a Stipulation and Order extending Defendants’ time to respond to the Averza complaint until after the Court appoints a lead plaintiff, which hearing is set for March 6, 2025. A similar stipulation was entered among the parties as to the Covey Financial complaint. On January 9, 2025, the Menditto plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the Menditto complaint without prejudice against all Defendants, ending the suit. The Company has not been served with the Norfolk County Retirement System complaint. These matters are too preliminary to form a judgment as to whether the likelihood of an adverse outcome is probable and the Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any.
On September 11, 2024, certain current and former directors and certain current officers of the Company were named as defendants in a putative derivative lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Hollin v. Liang, et al., Case No. 5:24-cv-06410 (the “Hollin Action”).
Four
additional putative derivative lawsuits have been
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
filed in the same court, captioned Latypov v. Liang, et al., Case No. 5:24-cv-06779 (filed Sept. 26, 2024), Keritsis v. Liang, et al., Case No. 5:24-cv-07753 (filed Nov. 6, 2024), Roy v. Liang, et al., Case No. 5:24-cv-08006 (filed Nov. 14, 2024), and Jha v. Liang, et al., No. 5:24-cv-08792 (filed Dec. 5, 2024) (together with the Hollin Action, the “Federal Derivative Litigation”). On November 20, 2024, certain current and former directors and certain current officers of the Company were named as defendants in a putative derivative lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, captioned Spatz v. Liang, et al., Case No. 24CV452241 (the “Spatz Action”).
Two
additional putative derivative lawsuits have been filed in the same court, captioned Clark v. Liang, et al., Case No. 24CV454416 (filed Dec. 17, 2024) and Carter, et al. v. Liang, et al., Case No. 24CV454689 (filed Dec. 20, 2024) (together with the Spatz Action, the “State Court Derivative Litigation,” and together with the Federal Derivative Litigation, the “Derivative Litigation”). The Company was named as a nominal defendant in the Derivative Litigation. The Federal Derivative Litigation purports to allege claims for breaches of Sections 10(b), 14(a), and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rules 10b-5 and 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and contribution arising out of allegations that the Company’s officers and directors caused the Company to issue materially false and misleading statements concerning the Company’s business operations and financial results. The State Court Derivative Litigation purports to allege claims for breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment, and insider trading arising out of similar allegations as the Federal Derivative Litigation. The plaintiffs in the Derivative Litigation seek unspecified money damages, in addition to punitive damages and other relief. On November 5, 2024, the Court in the Hollin Action entered a Stipulation and Order staying all proceedings in Hollin and any related federal derivative actions, which includes the Federal Derivative Litigation. The Court in the State Court Derivative Litigation stayed all proceedings until case management conferences were held in each suit, with the first conference scheduled for April 24, 2025 in Spatz. These matters are too preliminary to form a judgment as to whether the likelihood of an adverse outcome is probable and the Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any.
On November 22, 2024, a putative class action claim was filed against the Company in Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada, captioned 1000099739 Ontario Ltd. v. Super Micro Computer, Inc., No. CV-24-00731863-OOCP. The claim alleges that the Company violated Common Law (primary and secondary market misrepresentations) and the Ontario Securities Act, due to alleged misrepresentations and/or omissions in public statements regarding the Company’s financial results and its internal controls and procedures. A case management judge was assigned in December 2024, but no case conference has been scheduled and no timetable for subsequent procedural steps has been set. The matter is too preliminary to form a judgment as to whether the likelihood of an adverse outcome is probable and the Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any.
In late 2024, the Company received subpoenas from the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking a variety of documents following the publication in a short seller report which was published in August 2024. The Company is cooperating with these document requests and no charges have been brought as of the date of this filing.
Other legal proceedings and indemnifications
In addition to the matters described above, from time to time, the Company has been involved in various legal proceedings, disputes, claims, and regulatory or governmental inquiries and investigations arising from the normal course of business activities. The resolution of any such matters have not had a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity as of
December 31, 2024
and any prior periods.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its current and former directors and executive officers. Under these agreements, the Company has agreed to indemnify such individuals to the fullest extent permitted by law against liabilities that arise by reason of their status as directors or officers and to advance expenses incurred by such individuals in connection with related legal proceedings. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of payments the Company could be required to make under these agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each claim. However, the Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance coverage to reduce its exposure to such obligations.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
Purchase Commitments
—
The Company has agreements to purchase inventory and non-inventory items primarily through the next 12 months. As of December 31, 2024, these remaining non-cancelable commitments were
$
2.3
billion
, including
$
101.1
million
for related parties.
The Company also reviews and assesses the need for expected loss liabilities on a quarterly basis for all products it does not expect to sell for but has committed purchases from suppliers. There were
no
loss liabilities recognized as of December 31, 2024 and $
26.4
million of loss liabilities were recognized in Accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets from purchase commitments as of June 30, 2024.
Lease Commitments
— See Note 8, "Leases," for a discussion of the Company's operating lease commitments.
Note 13.
Segment Reporting
The Company operates in
one
operating segment that develops and provides high performance server solutions based upon an innovative, modular and open-standard architecture. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer.
The following is a summary of property, plant and equipment, net (in thousands):
December 31,
June 30,
2024
2024
Long-lived assets:
United States
$
306,546
$
281,874
Taiwan
112,908
107,878
Other
58,038
24,256
$
477,492
$
414,008
The table above excludes other assets, goodwill and intangible assets. Operating lease assets in the United States and the Netherlands were $
37.8
million and $
6.1
million as of December 31, 2024, respectively. Operating lease assets in the United States were $
29.3
million as of June 30, 2024. Operating lease assets in all other countries were less than 10% as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024.
For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023,
67.8
% and
71.1
% of the Company’s revenues were from the United States. For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023,
69.6
% and
73.0
% of the Company’s revenues were from the United States. Other countries were individually less than 10%. The Company’s revenue by geographic region is based on where the products were shipped to for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Note 14.
Subsequent Events
Amendment of 2029 Convertible Notes and associated capped calls
On February 20, 2025, the Company amended the terms of the 2029 Convertible Notes pursuant to a first supplemental indenture and a second supplemental indenture, in each case by and between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as trustee. The terms of the 2029 Convertible Notes were amended to (i) bear interest from February 20, 2025 at an annual rate of
3.50
%, payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 1 and September 1, beginning on September 1, 2025 and (ii) include an updated initial conversion rate of 11.9842 shares of the Company's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2029 Convertible Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $
83.44
per share of the Company’s common stock). The conversion rate and conversion price will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events. The remaining terms of the 2029 Convertible Notes remain substantially unchanged.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(Unaudited)
In connection with the amendment of the terms of the 2029 Convertible Notes, the Company amended the capped call transactions entered into in connection with the initial issuance of the 2029 Convertible Notes in February 2024. The amendments, among other things, make certain adjustments to the economic terms of the capped call transactions, including the cap price. The cap price, after giving effect to the amendments, is initially $
94.1666
per share of the Company's common stock, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the amended capped calls.
Issuance of 2028 Convertible Notes
On February 20, 2025, the Company issued $
700.0
million aggregate principal amount of
2.25
% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Convertible Notes”) pursuant to an indenture, dated as of February 20, 2025 by and between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee for gross proceeds of $
700
million and approximately $
50
million of issuance cost. The 2028 Convertible Notes were sold to investors pursuant to privately negotiated agreements. The 2028 Convertible Notes will mature on July 15, 2028, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted. The 2028 Convertible Notes have an initial conversion rate of 16.3784 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 2028 Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $
61.06
per share of the Company’s common stock, in each case subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events. Prior to January 15, 2028, the 2028 Convertible Notes will be convertible only upon the satisfaction of certain conditions and during certain periods, and on and after January 15, 2028, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, the 2028 Convertible Notes will be convertible regardless of these conditions. The Company will settle conversions of the 2028 Convertible Notes by paying or delivering cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock at the Company’s election.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This section and other parts of this Quarterly Report contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “would,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “goal,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “probable of achievement,” or “continue,” the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance, time frames or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, time frames or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this filing and in Part I, Item IA of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 (the “2024 10-K”). Given these risks, uncertainties, and other factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this filing. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of our operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and our 2024 10-K, which includes our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Overview
We are a Silicon Valley-based provider of Rack Scale Total Solutions built from our extensive portfolio of server and storage systems. Our systems are application-optimized high performance and high-efficiency server and storage systems developed for a variety of markets, including the cloud service provider market, the enterprise market, the OEM appliance and large data center market, and the emerging 5G/Telco/Edge/IOT market. Our Total IT Solutions include direct liquid-cooled and air-cooled rack-scale solutions, complete servers, storage systems, modular blade servers, blades, workstations, networking devices, server sub-systems, server management and security software. We also provide global support and services to help our customers install, upgrade and maintain their computing infrastructure.
We commenced operations in 1993 and have been profitable every year since inception. For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, our net income was $320.6 million and $296.0 million, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, our net income was $744.9 million and $453.0 million, respectively. In order to increase our sales and profits, we believe that we must continue to develop flexible and application optimized server and storage solutions and be among the first to market with new features and products and deliver Total IT Solutions that combine server, storage, networking and software that is integrated, validated and delivered at the rack and cluster (multi-rack) level. We must also continue to expand our software and customer service and support offerings, particularly as we increasingly focus on larger enterprise and large data center customers. Additionally, we must focus on development of our sales partners and distribution channels to further expand our market share. We measure our financial success based on various indicators, including growth in net sales, gross profit margin, operating margin, and growth in net income per common share. Among the key non-financial indicators of our success is our ability to rapidly introduce new products and deliver the latest application-optimized server and storage solutions. In this regard, we work closely with microprocessor and other key component vendors to take advantage of new technologies as they are introduced. Historically, our ability to introduce new products rapidly has allowed us to benefit from technology transitions such as the introduction of new GPUs, microprocessors and storage technologies. As a result, we monitor the product introduction cycles of NVIDIA Corporation, Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Broadcom Inc., Samsung Electronics Company Limited, Micron Technology, Inc. and others closely and carefully. This also impacts our research and development expenditures as we continue to invest more in our current and future product development efforts.
The increased use of artificial intelligence ("AI"), which has required increased datacenter capabilities, has substantially increased demand for our products in the recent past. We expect that the AI market, and thus the need for additional datacenter capabilities, will continue to strengthen, and we will therefore continue to enhance our product capabilities and breadth of our service offerings to meet the demand of the AI market and datacenters. We believe that the configuration of certain of our products to meet the unique needs of the AI market and datacenters differentiates us from many of our competitors and will lead us to secure an even greater market share going forward.
Macroeconomic Factors
Our business and financial outlook have experienced, and may continue to face, challenges due to adverse macroeconomic conditions and uncertainties. These factors encompass labor shortages, disruptions in the supply chain, inflation, higher interest rates, and fluctuations in capital markets.
Financial Highlights
The following is a summary of our financial highlights for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
•
Net sales
increased by 54.9%
in the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023.
•
Gross margin de
creased to
11.8%
in the three months ended December 31, 2024 from 15.4% in the three months ended December 31, 2023.
•
Operating expense
s increased by 56.2% as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023 and were equal to 5.3% and 5.3% of net sales in the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
•
Effective tax rate decreased to 15.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2024 from 17.3% in the three months ended December 31, 2023.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgements that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis based on a) historical experience, and b) assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and are not readily apparent from other sources, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Because these estimates can vary depending on the situation, actual results may differ from these estimates. Making estimates and judgments about future events is inherently unpredictable and is subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Should any of these estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and statement of cash flows.
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to those disclosed in our 2024 10-K.
The following table presents certain items of our condensed consolidated statements of operations expressed as a percentage of revenue.
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Six Months Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net sales
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
Cost of sales
88.2
%
84.6
%
87.6
%
84.1
%
Gross profit
11.8
%
15.4
%
12.4
%
15.9
%
Operating expenses:
Research and development
2.8
%
3.0
%
2.5
%
3.8
%
Sales and marketing
1.4
%
1.3
%
1.3
%
1.5
%
General and administrative
1.1
%
1.0
%
1.1
%
1.2
%
Total operating expenses
5.3
%
5.3
%
4.9
%
6.5
%
Income from operations
6.5
%
10.1
%
7.5
%
9.4
%
Other income (expense), net
0.2
%
(0.2)
%
0.2
%
0.0
%
Interest expense
(0.1)
%
(0.2)
%
(0.2)
%
(0.2)
%
Income before income tax provision
6.6
%
9.7
%
7.5
%
9.2
%
Income tax provision
(1.0)
%
(1.7)
%
(1.1)
%
(1.4)
%
Share of income from equity investee, net of taxes
—
%
*
0.1
%
—
%
*
—
%
*
Net income
5.6
%
8.1
%
6.4
%
7.8
%
*Represents an amount less than 0.1%.
Net Sales
Net sales primarily consist of sales of our server and storage solutions, including systems and related services, subsystems and accessories. The main factors that impact net sales of our server and storage systems are the number of servers and racks sold and the average selling prices per server or rack. The main factors that impact net sales of our subsystems and accessories are units shipped and the average selling price per unit. The prices for our server and storage systems range widely depending upon the configuration, including the speed, functionality and performance of key components such as central processing units (“CPUs”), graphic processing units (“GPUs”), solid state drives (“SSDs”), and memory. The prices for our subsystems and accessories can also vary widely based on whether a customer is purchasing power supplies, server boards, chassis or other accessories.
As with most electronics-based product life cycles, average selling prices typically are highest at the time of introduction of new products that utilize the latest technology and tend to decrease over time as such products mature in the market and are replaced by next generation products. Additionally, in order to remain competitive throughout all industry cycles, we actively change our selling price per unit in response to changes in costs for key components such as CPUs, GPUs, SSDs and memory.
The following table presents net sales by product type for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in millions):
Server and storage systems constitute an assembly and integration of subsystems and accessories and related services. Subsystems and accessories are comprised of server-boards, chassis and accessories.
Comparison of Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The period-over-period increase in net sales of our server and storage systems was primarily driven by an increase in the demand from customers for GPU servers, high performance computing (“HPC"), and rack-scale solutions which are generally more complex and of higher value, resulting in an increase of average selling price ("ASP").
The period-over-period decrease in net sales for our subsystems and accessories of 16.8% was primarily due to the focus on allocating certain supply chain constrained components to build and ship server and storage systems rather than selling them as parts of subsystems and accessories.
Comparison of Six Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The period-over-period increase in net sales of our server and storage systems was primarily driven by an increase in the demand from customers for GPU servers, HPC, and rack-scale solutions which are generally more complex and of higher value, resulting in an increase of ASP.
The period-over-period decrease in net sales for our subsystems and accessories of 0.5% was primarily due to the focus on allocating certain supply chain constrained components to build and ship server and storage systems rather than selling them as parts of subsystems and accessories.
The
following table presents net sales by geographic region for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in millions):
Three Months Ended December 31,
Change
Change
Six Months Ended December 31,
Change
Change
2024
2023
$
%
2024
2023
$
%
United States
$
3,847.0
$
2,605.6
$
1,241.4
47.6
%
$
8,088.3
$
4,225.1
$
3,863.2
91.4
%
Percentage of total net sales
67.8
%
71.1
%
69.6
%
73.0
%
Asia
$
768.2
$
656.2
$
112.0
17.1
%
$
1,722.8
$
881.7
$
841.1
95.4
%
Percentage of total net sales
13.5
%
17.9
%
14.8
%
15.2
%
Europe
$
933.8
$
288.4
$
645.4
223.8
%
$
1,579.6
$
479.3
$
1,100.3
229.6
%
Percentage of total net sales
16.4
%
7.9
%
13.6
%
8.3
%
Others
$
129.0
$
114.7
$
14.3
12.5
%
$
224.5
$
198.5
$
26.0
13.1
%
Percentage of total net sales
2.3
%
3.1
%
2.0
%
3.5
%
Total net sales
$
5,678.0
$
3,664.9
$
11,615.2
$
5,784.6
Comparison of Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The period-over-period increase in overall net sales is driven by an increase in demand from customers for GPU servers, HPC, and rack-scale solutions which have higher ASPs, especially for large enterprise and data center customers from the United States and Europe, where they have experienced significant growth. The period-over-period increase of net sales in Europe is mainly due to an increase in net sales in the United Kingdom, Spain and Sweden.
Comparison of Six Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The period-over-period increase in overall net sales is driven by an increase in demand from customers for GPU servers, HPC, and rack-scale solutions which have higher ASPs, especially for large enterprise and data center customers from the United States, Asia and Europe sales where they have experienced significant growth. The period-over-period increase of net sales in Europe and Asia is mainly due to an increase in net sales in the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden and Singapore.
Cost of sales primarily consists of the costs to manufacture our products, which includes: the costs of components and materials, contract manufacturing, shipping, personnel expenses (salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses), equipment and facility expenses, warranty costs and inventory reserve charges. The primary factors that impact our cost of sales are the volume and mix of products sold, changes in the cost of components, changes in logistic costs, changes in salary and benefits and overhead costs related to production as well as economies of scale gained from higher production volume in our facilities. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales may increase or decrease over time if the changes in our costs are not matched by corresponding changes in our ASPs. Our cost of sales as a percentage of net sales is also impacted by the timing and extent to which we add to, and are able to efficiently utilize, our manufacturing capacity. Because we generally do not have long-term fixed supply agreements, our cost of sales is subject to frequent change based on the availability of materials and other market conditions. We expect inventory levels to continue to increase to support the future growth of our business. Certain materials used in the manufacturing of our products are available from a limited number of suppliers and we expect that this trend will continue in the future.
We use several suppliers and contract manufacturers to design and manufacture subsystems in accordance with our specifications, with most final assembly and testing performed at our manufacturing facilities in the region where our products are sold. We work with Ablecom, one of our key contract manufacturers and a related party, for our chassis and certain other components. We also outsource a significant part of the manufacturing of certain components, particularly power supplies, to Compuware, also a related party. We also collaborate on design and development activities with Ablecom and Compuware, where we substantially fund the design costs and retain the intellectual property rights.
Cost of sales and gross margin for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
Three Months Ended December 31,
Change
Six Months Ended December 31,
Change
2024
2023
$
%
2024
2023
$
%
Cost of sales
$
5,007.9
$
3,100.6
$
1,907.3
61.5
%
$
10,169.6
$
4,866.6
$
5,303.0
109.0
%
Gross profit
$
670.0
$
564.3
$
105.7
18.7
%
$
1,445.6
$
918.0
$
527.6
57.5
%
Gross margin
11.8
%
15.4
%
(3.6)
%
12.4
%
15.9
%
(3.5)
%
Comparison of Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The period-over-period increase in cost of sales was primarily attributed to an increase of $1,858.7 million in costs of materials and contract manufacturing expenses, a $21.8 million increase in overhead costs, a $17.1 million increase in inventory write-down adjustment and a $9.7 million increase in freight costs primarily related to the increase in net sales volume.
The period-over-period decrease in the gross margin percentage was primarily due to our strategy to offer competitive pricing to gain market share, increased competition and a change in product and customer mix.
Comparison of Six Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The period-over-period increase in cost of sales was primarily attributed to an increase of $5,206.2 million in costs of materials and contract manufacturing expenses primarily related to the increase in net sales volume, a $41.0 million increase in overhead costs, a $34.0 million increase in freight costs primarily related to the increase in net sales volume, and a $21.8 million increase in inventory write-down adjustment.
The period-over-period decrease in the gross margin percentage was primarily due to our strategy to offer competitive pricing to gain market share, increased competition and a change in product and customer mix.
Research and development expenses consist of personnel expenses including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for our research and development personnel, as well as product development costs such as materials and supplies, consulting services, third-party testing services and equipment and facility expenses related to our research and development activities. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. We occasionally receive non-recurring engineering funding from certain suppliers and customers for joint development. Under these arrangements, we are reimbursed for certain research and development costs that we incur as part of the joint development efforts with our suppliers and customers. These reimbursed costs offset a portion of the related research and development expenses and have the effect of reducing our reported research and development expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for our sales and marketing personnel, cost for tradeshows, sales representative fees and marketing programs. From time to time, we receive marketing development funding from certain suppliers. Under these arrangements, we are reimbursed for certain marketing costs that we incur as part of the joint promotion of our products and those of our suppliers. These amounts offset a portion of the related expenses and have the effect of reducing our reported sales and marketing expenses. The timing, magnitude and estimated usage of these programs can result in significant variations in reported sales and marketing expenses from period to period. Spending on cooperative marketing, reimbursed by our suppliers, typically increases in connection with new product releases by our suppliers.
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of general corporate costs, including personnel expenses such as salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for our general and administrative personnel, financial reporting, corporate governance and compliance, outside legal, audit, tax fees, insurance and credit losses on accounts receivable.
Operating expenses for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
Comparison of Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Research and development expenses.
The period-over-period increase in research and development expenses was driven by a $39.8 million increase in employee related costs including stock-based compensation expense, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, a $12.6 million increase in product development costs to support next generation products and technologies, offset by a $3.0 million increase in research and development credits received from certain suppliers and customers. We believe that research and development expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent to stay at the forefront of development of next generation products and technologies.
Sales and marketing expenses.
The period-over-period increase in sales and marketing expenses was driven by a $14.9 million increase in employee related costs including stock-based compensation expense, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, and a $19.6 million increase in advertising and other expenses, which was offset by a $1.8 million increase in marketing development funds received. We believe that sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
General and administrative expenses.
The period-over-period increase in general and administrative expenses was driven by a $16.0 million increase in professional and service fees primarily driven by expenses associated with the circumstances discussed in the Explanatory Note, an $8.5 million increase in employee related costs including stock-based compensation expense, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent and an increase of $1.9 million in other expenses which consisted primarily of increased facilities expenses. We believe that general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
Comparison of Six Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Research and development expenses.
The period-over-period increase in research and development expenses was driven by a $58.7 million increase in employee related costs including stock-based compensation expense, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, a $17.0 million increase in product development costs to support next generation products and technologies, which was offset by a $5.0 million increase in research and development credits received from certain suppliers and customers. We believe that research and development expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent to stay at the forefront of development of next generation products and technologies.
Sales and marketing expenses.
The period-over-period increase in sales and marketing expenses was driven by a $38.7 million increase in employee related costs including stock-based compensation expense, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent, and a $31.0 million increase in advertising and other expenses, which was offset by a $5.4 million increase in marketing development funds received. We believe that sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
General and administrative expenses.
The period-over-period increase in general and administrative expenses was driven by a $36.2 million increase in professional and service fees primarily driven by expenses associated with the circumstances discussed in the Explanatory Note, a $16.3 million increase in employee related costs including stock-based compensation expense, salary increases and higher headcount as we expanded our workforce and invested in key talent and an increase of $6.2 million in other expenses which consisted primarily of increased facilities expenses. We believe that general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as we continue to expand our workforce and invest in key talent.
Interest Expense and Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net consists primarily of interest earned on our investment, cash balances and foreign exchange gains and losses.
Interest expense represents interest expense on our term loans and lines of credit and amortization of the 2029 Convertible Notes issuance costs.
Other income (expense), net and Interest expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Change
Six Months Ended
December 31,
Change
2024
2023
$
%
2024
2023
$
%
Other income (expense), net
$
13.0
$
(7.9)
$
20.9
(265)
%
$
20.2
$
(1.3)
$
21.5
(1,653.8)
%
Interest expense
(6.5)
(8.1)
1.6
(19.8)
%
(23.9)
(10.0)
(13.9)
139.0
%
Other income (expense), net and interest expense
$
6.5
$
(16.0)
$
22.5
(140.6)
%
$
(3.7)
$
(11.3)
$
7.6
(67.3)
%
Comparison of Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The $22.5 million increase in other income (expense), net and interest expense was primarily attributable to a $20.9 million increase in other income, driven by a foreign exchange gain of $14.1 million due to a strengthening US dollar and a $6.9 million increase in interest income. The decrease in interest expense of $1.6 million was driven by overall lower term loan balances creating savings of $2.7 million, partially offset by additional interest charges on the 2029 Convertible Notes of $1.1 million.
Comparison of Six Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The $7.6 million increase in other income (expense), net and interest expense was primarily attributable to a $21.5 million increase in other income, driven by an $13.2 million increase in interest income and a foreign exchange gain of $6.3 million due to a strengthening US dollar. The increase in interest expense of $13.9 million was driven by overall higher loan balances and $3.0 million in 2029 Convertible Note charges.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our income tax provision is based on our taxable income generated in the jurisdictions in which we operate, which primarily include the United States, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to research and development tax credits, certain non-deductible expenses, tax benefits from foreign derived intangible income and stock-based compensation.
Income tax provision for income taxes and effective tax rates for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Change
Six Months Ended
December 31,
Change
2024
2023
$
%
2024
2023
$
%
Income tax provision
$
57.0
$
61.5
$
(4.5)
(7.3)
%
$
131.7
$
81.7
$
50.0
61.2
%
Percentage of total net sales
1.0
%
1.7
%
1.0
%
1.4
%
Effective tax rate
15.2
%
17.3
%
15.1
%
15.3
%
Comparison of Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Our quarterly effective income tax rate is based on the estimated annual income tax rate forecast and discrete tax items recognized in the period. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was lower than that for the three months ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to the increase in the stock compensation tax deduction and research tax credit in the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Comparison of Six Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The income tax provision for the six months ended December 31, 2024 was higher than that for the six months ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to a significant increase in annual forecasted taxable income for the six months ended December 31, 2024.
However, the effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2024, remained nearly unchanged compared to the six months ended December 31, 2023, as the stock compensation deduction remained relatively consistent year over year.
We have financed our growth primarily with funds generated from operations, utilizing borrowing facilities and selling our common stock, and issuing convertible notes. Our recent drivers of liquidity changes have included an increase in the need for working capital due to higher levels of inventory required to support our growing revenues and to a lesser extent, longer supply chain lead times on certain key components. Our cash and cash equivalents were $1.4 billion and $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents in foreign locations
were
$325.8 million
a
nd $337.3 million as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
Amounts held outside of the U.S. are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs. Repatriations generally will not be taxable from a U.S. federal tax perspective but may be subject to state income or foreign withholding tax. Where local restrictions prevent intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is to keep cash balances outside of the U.S. and to meet liquidity needs through operating cash flows, external borrowings, or both. We do not expect restrictions or potential taxes incurred on repatriation of amounts held outside of the U.S. to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.
We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, borrowing capacity available from our credit facilities and internally generated cash flows will be sufficient to support our operating businesses and maturing debt and interest payments for the 12 months following the filing of this Quarterly Report. We continue to evaluate financing options that may be required to support the growth of our business.
Our key cash flow metrics were as follows (dollars in millions):
Six Months Ended
December 31,
Change
2024
2023
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
169.1
$
(324.6)
$
493.7
Net cash used in investing activities
$
(71.8)
$
(22.5)
$
(49.3)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
$
(337.4)
$
632.2
$
(969.6)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash
$
0.8
$
0.2
$
0.6
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
(239.3)
$
285.2
$
(524.5)
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $493.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by a $292.0 million increase in net income, a $179.6 million increase in working capital, and a $22.1 million increase in non-cash items. The cash provided by working capital was primarily driven by a $1,755.1 million increase in inventory due to higher shipment of inventory to fulfill customer demand, a $35.3 million increase in accounts receivable due to cash collections, this was offset by a $1,386.5 million decrease in accounts payable due to timing of vendor payments, and a $224.3 million decrease in other operating assets and liabilities.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities increased by $49.3 million for t
he six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2023
primarily due to an increase in property, plant and equipment of $54.5 million made in the six months ended December 31, 2024, partially offset by a decrease in investments of $5.2 million.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $969.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in issuance of common stock, net of issuing costs of $582.8 million, a decrease of $348.0 million in proceeds from borrowings, net of repayment and higher withholding tax payment for equity compensation related activities of $38.8 million.
Other Factors Affecting Liquidity and Capital Resources
Refer to Note 6, “Lines of Credit and Term Loans,” in our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for further information on our outstanding bank debt.
On February 11, 2025, we announced that we had entered into privately negotiated agreements with certain holders of the 2029 Convertible Notes to (i) purchase $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of newly issued 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028
Convertible
Notes”), and (ii) amend certain terms of and obtain waivers with respect to the 2029 Convertible Notes. On February 20, 2025, we executed a first supplemental indenture and second supplemental indenture related to the 2029 Convertible Notes that implemented the amendments to the 2029 Convertible Notes and we executed an indenture related to the 2028
Convertible
Notes and issued the 2028
Convertible
Notes pursuant to the terms of such indenture. Refer to Note 14, “Subsequent Events,” in our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for further information on the issuance of the 2028
Convertible
Notes and the amendment of the terms of the 2029 Convertible Notes.
Capital Expenditure Requirements
We anticipate our capital expenditures for the remainder of fiscal year 2025 will be in range of $76.0 million to $86.0 million, relating primarily to costs associated with our global manufacturing capabilities, including tooling for new products, new information technology investments, and facilities upgrades and expansion.
W
e will also continue to evaluate new business opportunities and new markets. As a result, our future growth within the existing business or new opportunities and markets may dictate the need for additional facilities and capital expenditures to support that growth. We evaluate capital expenditure projects based on a variety of factors, including expected strategic impacts (such as forecasted impact on revenue growth, productivity, expenses, service levels and customer retention) and our expected return on investment.
We intend to continue to focus our capital expenditures in the remainder of fiscal year 2025 to support the growth of our operations. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including our growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced software and services offerings and investments in our office facilities and our IT system infrastructure.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects, if any, on our condensed consolidated financial statements, see Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report.
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
The primary objectives of our investment activities are to preserve principal, provide liquidity and maximize income without significantly increasing the risk. Some of the securities we invest in are subject to market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the fair value of the investment to fluctuate. To minimize this risk, we maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term investments in money market funds and certificates of deposit. Our investment in an auction rate security has been classified as non-current due to the lack of a liquid market for these securities. Since our results of operations are not dependent on investments, the risk associated with fluctuating interest rates is limited to our investment portfolio, and we believe that a 10% change in interest rates would not have a significant impact on our results of operations. As of December 31, 2024, our investments were in money market funds, certificates of deposits and auction rate securities.
We are exposed to changes in interest rates as a result of our borrowings under our term loans and revolving lines of credit. The interest rates for the term loans and the revolving lines of credit ranged from 1.33% to 6.17% at December 31, 2024 and 1.33% to 7.33% at June 30, 2024. Based on the outstanding principal indebtedness of $208.4 million under our credit facilities as of December 31, 2024, we believe that a 10% change in interest rates would not have a significant impact on our results of operations.
Foreign Currency Risk
To date, our international customer and supplier agreements have been denominated primarily in U.S. dollars and accordingly, we have limited exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations from customer agreements, and do not currently engage in foreign currency hedging transactions. The functional currency of our subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Taiwan is the U.S. dollar. However, certain loans and transactions in these entities are denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, and thus we are subject to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations associated with re-measurement to U.S. dollars. Such fluctuations have not been significant historically, and a 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates would not have a significant impact on the results of operations. Realized and unrealized foreign exchange gain for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was $4.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively. Realized and unrealized foreign exchange loss for the three and six months ended December 31, 2023 was $9.9 million and $2.4 million, respectively.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the period covered by this report. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report due to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.
As previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024, management identified certain material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting primarily pertaining to: (i) information technology general controls for certain IT systems that support the Company's financial reporting process were not appropriately identified, designed or implemented; (ii) controls to address segregation of duties conflicts were not properly designed and appropriately implemented; (iii) controls and documentation thereof, over the review and approval of manual journal entries were not properly designed and appropriately implemented to prevent unauthorized access to post journal entries; (iv) controls over the completeness and accuracy of information produced by the entity impacting multiple financial statement areas were not properly documented; and (v) management did not design, implement and retain appropriate documentation of control procedures to achieve timely, complete and accurate recording and disclosures across multiple financial statement areas including the timely identification and disclosure of new leasing arrangements and new related party transactions.
The above material weaknesses could have increased the risk of unauthorized access to certain information technology systems that support our financial reporting processes, manipulation of data that we use to produce our financial statements, and/or lack of complete and accurate information, which could lead to financial misstatements and affect our ability to report our information on a timely basis.
Notwithstanding the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described above, management believes and has concluded that the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with GAAP.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the quarter ended December 31, 2024 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Remediation Plan and Status
Our management is committed to remediating the material weaknesses that we have identified and fostering continuous improvement in our internal controls. We are evaluating the material weaknesses described above and designing plans to remediate these weaknesses and enhancing our internal control environment. These plans include:
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hiring additional qualified technical accounting, financial reporting, and internal audit personnel with public company experience; expanding other non-finance teams that are responsible for control execution in order to provide additional capacity and expertise, particularly as our revenue continues to increase;
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continuing to conduct more training sessions for our accounting and finance staff focused on sufficiently documenting our internal control over the completeness and accuracy of the information we use to support our financial reporting;
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reviewing the organization of our IT group with the goal of ensuring the organization can fully support the internal control needs of our company;
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designing additional monitoring controls over manual journal entries, and actions of people with overlapping duties; and monitoring controls over access and change management for the IT systems to which this material weakness relates; and
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upgrading our IT systems to include features that will scale, automate and strengthen our internal controls.
We are committed to a strong internal control environment and to remediating these material weaknesses as soon as possible. We will determine that our material weaknesses have been fully remediated only after we have (i) implemented and tested the necessary changes and (ii) observed the remediated controls operate for a sufficient period of time for us to determine that such controls are operating effectively. We may also conclude that additional measures or costs are required to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. We will monitor and report the effectiveness of our remediation plan and refine our remediation plan as appropriate.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements and projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the information set forth in Note 12 “Commitments and Contingencies” of our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.
Due to the inherent uncertainties of legal proceedings, we cannot predict the outcome of the proceedings at this time, and we can give no assurance that they will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Important risk factors that could affect our operations and financial performance, or that could cause results or events to differ from current expectations, are described in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our 2024 10-K.
There have been no material changes in our risk factors as described in such documents.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, we did not repurchase shares of our common stock.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, none of the Company’s executive officers or directors
entered
into trading plans pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, no pre-existing trading plans intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) were
terminated
or modified by the Company’s executive officers and directors, and no other written trading arrangements not intended to qualify for the Rule 10b5-1(c) affirmative defense were adopted, modified, or terminated by the Company’s executive officers and directors.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
Date:
February 25, 2025
/s/ CHARLES LIANG
Charles Liang
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)
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