Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Goodwill

The Company’s goodwill consists of the following:

 

Goodwill

   April 30,
2017
     July 31,
2016
 
     (in thousands)  

Semiconductor Test Reporting Unit

     

Merger with Credence Systems Corporation (August 29, 2008)

   $ 28,662      $ 28,662  

Acquisition of Step Tech Inc. (June 10, 2003)

     14,368        14,368  

Contactors Reporting Unit

     

Acquisition of Titan Semiconductor Tool LLC (February 2, 2015)

     820        820  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total goodwill

   $ 43,850      $ 43,850  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Amortizable Intangible Assets

Amortizable intangible assets which relate to the acquisition of Titan Semiconductor Tool LLC (“Titan”), ECT, Multitest, and atg, and the merger with Credence Systems Corporation (“Credence”), consist of the following, and are included in intangible assets, net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

            As of April 30, 2017  

Description

   Estimated
Useful Life
     Gross Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net Amount  
     (in years)      (in thousands)      (in thousands)      (in thousands)  

Developed technology – Credence, ECT, Multitest, atg, and Titan

     6-20      $ 29,882      $ (28,111 )     $ 1,771  

Customer Relationships – Titan

     20        670        (6 )       664  

Trade Names – Titan

     10        70        (21 )       49  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total amortizable intangible assets

      $ 30,622      $ (28,138 )     $ 2,484  

Trademarks

        6,427        —        6,427  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total intangible assets

      $ 37,049      $ (28,138 )     $ 8,911  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

            As of July 31, 2016  

Description

   Estimated
Useful Life
     Gross Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net Amount  
     (in years)      (in thousands)      (in thousands)      (in thousands)  

Developed technology – Credence, ECT, Multitest, atg, and Titan

     6-20      $ 29,882      $ (27,605 )     $ 2,277  

Customer Relationships – ECT, Multitest, atg, and Titan

     20        1,844        (1,174 )       670  

Maintenance agreements – ASL & Diamond

     7        1,900        (1,900 )       —  

Trade Names – Titan

     10        70        (15 )       55  

Non-compete Agreements

     1        8        (8 )       —  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total amortizable intangible assets

      $ 33,704      $ (30,702 )     $ 3,002  

Trademarks

        6,427        —        6,427  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total intangible assets

      $ 40,131      $ (30,702 )     $ 9,429  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expected Remaining Amortization of Intangible Assets

The Company expects amortization for these intangible assets to be:

 

Year ending July 31,

   Amount
(in thousands)
 

Remainder of 2017

   $ 159  

2018

     548  

2019

     517  

2020

     403  

Thereafter

     857  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,484  
  

 

 

 
Change in Product Warranty Liability

The following table shows the change in the Company’s product warranty liability, as required by Topic 460, Guarantees, to the FASB ASC for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Nine months Ended
April 30,
 

Product Warranty Activity

   2017      2016  
     (in thousands)  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 2,725      $ 2,983  

Warranty expenditures for current period

     (2,778 )       (1,993 ) 

Changes in liability related to pre-existing warranties

     (14 )       (33 ) 

Provision for warranty costs in the period

     3,243        1,894  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 3,176      $ 2,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation Between Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

Reconciliation between basic and diluted net income per common share is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,
     Nine months Ended
April 30,
 
     2017      2016      2017      2016  
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Net income

   $ 7,548      $ 3,157      $ 10,138      $ 4,040  

Basic EPS:

           

Weighted average shares outstanding- basic

     54,259        53,506        54,080        53,837  

Basic income per share

   $ 0.14      $ 0.06      $ 0.19      $ 0.08  

Diluted EPS:

           

Weighted average shares outstanding- basic

     54,259        53,506        54,080        53,837  

Plus: impact unvested RSUs

     784        —        581        60  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding- diluted

     55,043        53,506        54,661        53,897  

Diluted income per share

   $ 0.14      $ 0.06      $ 0.19      $ 0.07  
Market Value and Maturities of Marketable Securities

The market value and maturities of the Company’s marketable securities are as follows:

 

     Total Amount  
     (in thousands)  

April 30, 2017

  

Due in less than one year

   $ 33,979  

Due in 1 to 3 years

     22,048  
  

 

 

 

Total marketable securities

   $ 56,027  
  

 

 

 

 

     Total Amount  
     (in thousands)  

July 31, 2016

  

Due in less than one year

   $ 25,257  

Due in 1 to 3 years

     31,099  
  

 

 

 

Total marketable securities

   $ 56,356  
  

 

 

 
Market Value and Amortized Cost of Marketable Securities

The market value and amortized cost of marketable securities are as follows:

 

     Market
Value
     Amortized
Cost
 
     (in thousands)  

April 30, 2017

     

Corporate

   $ 24,722      $ 24,586  

Government

     13,657        13,677  

Mortgage-Backed

     2,327        2,326  

Asset-Backed

     15,321        15,306  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 56,027      $ 55,895  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Market
Value
     Amortized
Cost
 
     (in thousands)  

July 31, 2016

     

Corporate

   $ 22,574      $ 22,405  

Government

     18,321        18,249  

Mortgage-Backed

     1,665        1,672  

Asset-Backed

     13,796        13,739  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 56,356      $ 56,065  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Summary of Marketable Securities and Related Unrealized Gains and Losses

The following table summarizes marketable securities and related unrealized gains and losses as of April 30, 2017 and July 31, 2016:

 

April 30, 2017

   Market
Value
     Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 
     (in thousands)  

Securities < 12 months unrealized losses

   $ 27,791      $ (37 ) 

Securities > 12 months unrealized losses

     12,993        (38 ) 

Securities < 12 months unrealized gains

     6,188        5  

Securities > 12 months unrealized gains

     9,055        17  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 56,027      $ (53 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

July 31, 2016

   Market
Value
     Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 
     (in thousands)  

Securities < 12 months unrealized losses

   $ 3,363      $ (4 ) 

Securities > 12 months unrealized losses

     6,925        (17 ) 

Securities < 12 months unrealized gains

     21,894        19  

Securities > 12 months unrealized gains

     24,174        74  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 56,356      $ 72  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Summary of Property and Equipment

The Company’s property and equipment as of April 30, 2017 and July 31, 2016 are summarized as follows:

 

     April 30,
2017
     July 31,
2016
     Estimated
Useful Lives
 
     (in thousands)      (in years)  

Equipment spares

   $ 27,538      $ 30,784        7  

Machinery, equipment and internally manufactured systems

     28,555        31,206        3-7  

Office furniture and equipment

     2,332        2,157        3-7  

Purchased software

     799        725        3  

Land

     2,508        2,508        —  

Buildings

     7,990        7,944        10-40 years  

Leasehold improvements

     11,995        10,312       

Term of lease or
useful life, not to
exceed 10 years
 
 
 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Property and equipment, gross

     81,717        85,636     

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (54,752 )       (60,153 )    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Property and equipment, net

   $ 26,965      $ 25,483     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
Inventories Excluding Interface Board Business  
Components of Inventories

The components of inventories are as follows:

 

     April 30,
2017
     July 31,
2016
 
     (in thousands)  

Material and purchased components

   $ 28,052      $ 27,753  

Work-in-process

     26,028        20,218  

Finished equipment, including inventory consigned to customers

     24,886        22,015  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventories

   $ 78,966      $ 69,986