$CGNX
COGNEX CORP

2020 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000085120520000004 Filed on April 27, 2020

View on sec.gov

Income Statement

Concept 2020 Q1 2019 Q1
Revenue $167.2M $173.5M
YoY Change -3.6%
Cost Of Revenue $41.20M $46.28M
YoY Change -10.98%
Gross Profit $126.0M $127.2M
YoY Change -0.92%
Gross Profit Margin 75.36% 73.32%
Selling, General & Admin $69.14M $66.81M
YoY Change 3.48%
% of Gross Profit 54.86% 52.52%
Research & Development $35.95M $30.24M
YoY Change 18.86%
% of Gross Profit 28.52% 23.78%
Depreciation & Amortization $5.631M $5.175M
YoY Change 8.81%
% of Gross Profit 4.47% 4.07%
Operating Expenses $105.1M $97.05M
YoY Change 8.27%
Operating Profit $20.95M $30.15M
YoY Change -30.5%
Interest Expense $2.200M $4.700M
YoY Change -53.19%
% of Operating Profit 10.5% 15.59%
Other Income/Expense, Net -$183.0K $927.0K
YoY Change -119.74%
Pretax Income $22.99M $35.73M
YoY Change -35.65%
Income Tax $2.517M $2.627M
% Of Pretax Income 10.95% 7.35%
Net Earnings $20.48M $33.10M
YoY Change -38.14%
Net Earnings / Revenue 12.24% 19.08%
Basic Earnings Per Share $0.12 $0.19
Diluted Earnings Per Share $0.12 $0.19
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding 172.4M shares 171.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding 175.6M shares 175.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept 2020 Q1 2019 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments $398.4M $546.6M
YoY Change -27.11%
Cash & Equivalents $239.2M $105.3M
Short-Term Investments $159.2M $441.3M
Other Short-Term Assets $35.90M $30.70M
YoY Change 16.94%
Inventory $54.99M $79.21M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables $100.5M $106.4M
Other Receivables $0.00 $0.00
Total Short-Term Assets $595.3M $773.2M
YoY Change -23.01%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment $86.70M $91.27M
YoY Change -5.01%
Goodwill $242.2M $113.2M
YoY Change 113.95%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments $447.0M $317.1M
YoY Change 40.96%
Other Assets $8.191M $3.698M
YoY Change 121.5%
Total Long-Term Assets $1.290B $580.5M
YoY Change 122.18%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets $595.3M $773.2M
Total Long-Term Assets $1.290B $580.5M
Total Assets $1.885B $1.354B
YoY Change 39.25%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable $16.20M $20.53M
YoY Change -21.11%
Accrued Expenses $63.96M $48.95M
YoY Change 30.66%
Deferred Revenue $26.25M
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt $0.00 $0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities $150.6M $93.05M
YoY Change 61.9%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt $0.00 $0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities $3.186M $1.054M
YoY Change 202.28%
Total Long-Term Liabilities $3.186M $1.054M
YoY Change 202.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities $150.6M $93.05M
Total Long-Term Liabilities $3.186M $1.054M
Total Liabilities $557.6M $164.9M
YoY Change 238.11%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings $713.2M $670.8M
YoY Change 6.33%
Common Stock $664.1M $555.8M
YoY Change 19.48%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity $1.327B $1.189B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity $1.885B $1.354B
YoY Change 39.25%

Cashflow Statement

Concept 2020 Q1 2019 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income $20.48M $33.10M
YoY Change -38.14%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization $5.631M $5.175M
YoY Change 8.81%
Cash From Operating Activities $62.04M $61.26M
YoY Change 1.26%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures $3.074M $5.078M
YoY Change -39.46%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities $62.60M -$65.00M
YoY Change -196.31%
Cash From Investing Activities $59.52M -$70.10M
YoY Change -184.91%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net $51.04M $0.00
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities -$50.57M $5.782M
YoY Change -974.58%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities $62.04M $61.26M
Cash From Investing Activities $59.52M -$70.10M
Cash From Financing Activities -$50.57M $5.782M
Net Change In Cash $67.77M -$2.916M
YoY Change -2423.94%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities $62.04M $61.26M
Capital Expenditures $3.074M $5.078M
Free Cash Flow $58.96M $56.18M
YoY Change 4.94%

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SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1
P6Y11M23D
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112251000 USD
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0.016
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0.027
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0.0043
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ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
0.0039
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0.37
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0.37
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CY2019Q1 us-gaap Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1
SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1
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18.46
CY2019Q1 us-gaap Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
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18.59
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14454000 USD
CY2019Q1 cgnx Shares Based Compensation Arrangement By Shares Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value
SharesBasedCompensationArrangementBySharesBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue
22579000 USD
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36664000 USD
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ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedFairValue
29972000 USD
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0.07
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0.12
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1787000 USD
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499000 USD
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72823000 USD
CY2020Q1 cgnx Employee Service Sharebased Compensation Nonvested Awards Compensation Notyet Recognized Periodfor Recognition
EmployeeServiceSharebasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsCompensationNotyetRecognizedPeriodforRecognition
P2Y2M15D
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2564000 USD
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AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
12281000 USD
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2222000 USD
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AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
14790000 USD
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AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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0.21
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0.21
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0.01
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0.01
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-0.09
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EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
0.01
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EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
0
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0.07
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0.08
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-0.01
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EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
0
CY2020Q1 us-gaap Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments
EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
0.02
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EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
0.02
CY2020Q1 us-gaap Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations
EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
0.11
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EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
0.07
CY2020Q1 us-gaap Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential
EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
-0.06
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EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
-0.09
CY2020Q1 us-gaap Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent
EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent
0.07
CY2019Q1 us-gaap Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent
EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent
0.08
CY2020Q1 us-gaap Income Tax Examination Increase Decrease In Liability From Prior Year
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306000 USD
CY2020Q1 cgnx Increase Decrease Interest And Penalties
IncreaseDecreaseInterestAndPenalties
155000 USD
CY2020Q1 cgnx Liability For Uncertain Tax Positions
LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositions
12919000 USD
CY2020Q1 us-gaap Liability For Uncertain Tax Positions Noncurrent
LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent
11891000 USD
CY2020Q1 cgnx Unrecognizedtaxbenefitshownasareductiontononcurrentdeferredtaxassets
Unrecognizedtaxbenefitshownasareductiontononcurrentdeferredtaxassets
1028000 USD
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UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
1109000 USD
CY2020Q1 cgnx Minimum Decrease In Income Tax Expense Due To Release In Reserves
MinimumDecreaseInIncomeTaxExpenseDueToReleaseInReserves
1300000 USD
CY2020Q1 cgnx Maximum Decrease In Income Tax Expense Due To Release In Reserves
MaximumDecreaseInIncomeTaxExpenseDueToReleaseInReserves
1400000 USD
CY2020Q1 cgnx Taxyearsopentoexaminationby Internal Revenue Service
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2016 through 2019
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2015 through 2019
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WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
172408000 shares
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WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
171098000 shares
CY2020Q1 us-gaap Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment
WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment
3194000 shares
CY2019Q1 us-gaap Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment
WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment
4509000 shares
CY2020Q1 us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
175602000 shares
CY2019Q1 us-gaap Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
175607000 shares
CY2020Q1 us-gaap Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount
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6273000 shares
CY2019Q1 us-gaap Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount
AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
4832000 shares

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