$STAA
STAAR Surgical Co Stock $staa

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2014 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000114420414015041 Filed on March 12, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q1	2014	2013 Q2
Revenue	$18.94M	$72.22M	$18.16M
YoY Change	5.24%	0.02%	13.94%
Cost Of Revenue	$5.970M	$21.91M	$5.544M
YoY Change	11.65%	0.03%	13.21%
Gross Profit	$12.98M	$50.31M	$12.62M
YoY Change	2.54%	0.02%	14.26%
Gross Profit Margin	68.5%	69.67%	69.48%
Selling, General & Admin	$12.20M	$40.66M	$9.582M
YoY Change	31.98%	-4.78%	6.48%
% of Gross Profit	94.02%	80.82%	75.93%
Research & Development	$1.970M	$6.708M	$1.686M
YoY Change	44.22%	0.12%	11.43%
% of Gross Profit	15.18%	13.33%	13.36%
Depreciation & Amortization	$490.0K	$1.711M	$580.0K
YoY Change	32.79%	-20.42%	20.83%
% of Gross Profit	3.78%	3.4%	4.6%
Operating Expenses	$14.23M	$47.37M	$11.27M
YoY Change	34.12%	-4.5%	7.19%
Operating Profit	-$1.254M	$700.0K	$694.0K
YoY Change	-215.68%	0.0%	-523.17%
Interest Expense	$80.00K	$170.0K	$41.00K
YoY Change	-3.61%	-270.0%	-38.81%
% of Operating Profit		24.29%	5.91%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$130.0K	$414.0K	$183.0K
YoY Change	-143.48%	-17.2%
Pretax Income	-$1.050M	$1.114M	$877.0K
YoY Change	-233.76%	1.27%	-634.76%
Income Tax	-$170.0K	$716.0K	$599.0K
% Of Pretax Income		64.27%	68.3%
Net Earnings	-$876.0K	$398.0K	$278.0K
YoY Change	-285.99%	-0.5%	-156.62%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-4.62%	0.55%	1.53%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.02	$0.01	$0.01
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.02	$0.01	$0.01
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	37.97M shares	36.71M shares	36.50M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		38.61M shares	38.34M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q1	2014	2013 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$23.00M	$13.00M	$19.70M
YoY Change	19.79%	-43.48%	12.57%
Cash & Equivalents	$22.95M	$13.00M	$19.73M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$366.0K	$4.400M	$579.0K
YoY Change	-86.44%	33.33%	-72.43%
Inventory	$12.51M	$15.70M	$11.12M
Prepaid Expenses	$2.157M
Receivables	$10.73M	$11.10M	$10.34M
Other Receivables	$600.0K	$700.0K	$500.0K
Total Short-Term Assets	$50.08M	$44.90M	$43.81M
YoY Change	20.37%	-10.38%	10.92%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$7.405M	$10.10M	$6.147M
YoY Change	19.44%	36.49%	30.79%
Goodwill	$1.786M		$1.786M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$1.380M		$1.689M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$659.0K	$1.300M	$1.041M
YoY Change	-45.08%	0.0%	-19.92%
Total Long-Term Assets	$11.86M	$14.00M	$10.85M
YoY Change	6.81%	18.64%	5.36%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$50.08M	$44.90M	$43.81M
Total Long-Term Assets	$11.86M	$14.00M	$10.85M
Total Assets	$61.93M	$58.90M	$54.67M
YoY Change	17.52%	-4.85%	9.77%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$6.263M	$6.600M	$3.809M
YoY Change	69.27%	4.76%	22.87%
Accrued Expenses	$4.700M	$2.900M	$3.700M
YoY Change	38.24%	-38.3%	5.71%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$4.800M	$4.200M	$5.100M
YoY Change	-9.43%	-12.5%	104.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$300.0K	$400.0K	$500.0K
YoY Change	-57.14%	33.33%	-44.44%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.41M	$16.40M	$15.42M
YoY Change	21.13%	-10.87%	16.82%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$100.0K	$500.0K	$300.0K
YoY Change	-66.67%	400.0%	-57.14%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.900M	$3.300M	$3.300M
YoY Change	-19.44%	13.79%	-8.33%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.000M	$3.800M	$3.600M
YoY Change	-23.08%	26.67%	-16.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.41M	$16.40M	$15.42M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.000M	$3.800M	$3.600M
Total Liabilities	$23.08M	$21.80M	$20.01M
YoY Change	15.4%	-5.63%	8.72%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$132.1M		-$131.7M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$170.6M		$165.7M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$38.85M	$37.10M	$34.66M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$61.93M	$58.90M	$54.67M
YoY Change	17.52%	-4.85%	9.77%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q1	2014	2013 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$876.0K	$398.0K	$278.0K
YoY Change	-285.99%	-0.5%	-156.62%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$490.0K	$1.711M	$580.0K
YoY Change	32.79%	-20.42%	20.83%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$70.00K	-$7.950M	$790.0K
YoY Change	-83.72%	-336.61%	-52.69%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$470.0K	$3.448M	-$800.0K
YoY Change	-138.59%	-199.94%	48.15%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Cash From Investing Activities	-$470.0K	-$4.050M	-$800.0K
YoY Change	-61.48%	17.39%	48.15%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	400.0K	2.530M	690.0K
YoY Change	-281.82%	3.27%	-630.77%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-70.00K	-7.950M	790.0K
Cash From Investing Activities	-470.0K	-4.050M	-800.0K
Cash From Financing Activities	400.0K	2.530M	690.0K
Net Change In Cash	-140.0K	-9.470M	680.0K
YoY Change	-92.51%	-501.27%	-32.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$70.00K	-$7.950M	$790.0K
Capital Expenditures	-$470.0K	$3.448M	-$800.0K
Free Cash Flow	$400.0K	-$11.40M	$1.590M
YoY Change	-124.27%	-267.37%	-28.05%

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CY2014	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><i><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fiscal Year and Interim Reporting Periods</font></i></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Friday nearest December 31 and each of the Company’s quarterly reporting periods generally consists of 13 weeks.  Fiscal year 2013 is based on a 53-week period, while fiscal years 2012 and 2011 are based on a 52-week period.</font></div> </div><table border="0" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table>
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CY2014	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><i>Concentration of Credit Risk <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">and Revenues</font></i></font></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk principally consist of trade receivables. This risk is limited due to the large number of customers comprising the Company’s customer base, and their geographic dispersion. <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As of January 3, 2014 and December 28, 2012,</font> there were no customers with trade receivables balances that represented <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 10</font>% or more of consolidated trade receivables. Ongoing credit evaluations of customers’ financial condition are performed and, generally, no collateral is required. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses and such losses, in the aggregate, have not exceeded management’s expectations.</font> <strong><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></strong></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><i><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></i></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">A single customer has accounted for <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 11</font>%, <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 11</font>%, and <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 13</font>% of the Company’s consolidated net sales in each of the last three fiscal years, respectively.</font></font></div> </div><table border="0" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table>
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