$STAA
STAAR Surgical Co Stock $staa

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2016 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000114420416087343 Filed on March 11, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q1	2015 Q1	2015
Revenue	$20.86M	$16.57M	$74.99M
YoY Change	25.86%	-12.52%	3.84%
Cost Of Revenue	$6.190M	$7.170M	$26.16M
YoY Change	-13.67%	20.1%	19.44%
Gross Profit	$14.66M	$9.403M	$48.82M
YoY Change	55.95%	-27.54%	-2.95%
Gross Profit Margin	70.3%	56.74%	65.11%
Selling, General & Admin	$10.77M	$9.870M	$44.17M
YoY Change	9.12%	-19.1%	8.63%
% of Gross Profit	73.45%	104.97%	90.46%
Research & Development	$3.960M	$3.250M	$12.36M
YoY Change	21.85%	64.97%	84.3%
% of Gross Profit	27.0%	34.56%	25.32%
Depreciation & Amortization	$700.0K	$620.0K	$2.078M
YoY Change	12.9%	26.53%	21.45%
% of Gross Profit	4.77%	6.59%	4.26%
Operating Expenses	$14.73M	$13.14M	$56.53M
YoY Change	12.1%	-7.66%	19.34%
Operating Profit	-$66.00K	-$3.737M	-$8.027M
YoY Change	-98.23%	198.01%	-1246.71%
Interest Expense	-$290.0K	-$230.0K	$154.0K
YoY Change	26.09%	-387.5%	-9.41%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$320.0K	$40.00K	-$618.0K
YoY Change	700.0%	-69.23%	-249.28%
Pretax Income	-$30.00K	-$3.930M	-$8.645M
YoY Change	-99.24%	274.29%	-876.03%
Income Tax	$810.0K	-$1.390M	-$253.0K
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$842.0K	-$2.538M	-$8.392M
YoY Change	-66.82%	189.73%	-2208.54%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-4.04%	-15.31%	-11.19%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$0.07	-$0.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$21.64K	-$0.07	-$0.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	40.16M shares	38.80M shares	38.09M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			38.09M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q1	2015 Q1	2015
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$13.40M	$13.00M	$13.40M
YoY Change	3.08%	-43.48%	3.08%
Cash & Equivalents	$13.40M	$13.01M	$13.40M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$470.0K	$383.0K	$2.800M
YoY Change	22.72%	4.64%	-36.36%
Inventory	$15.92M	$15.72M	$15.90M
Prepaid Expenses	$971.0K	$1.991M
Receivables	$15.68M	$11.05M	$15.70M
Other Receivables	$1.300M	$1.800M	$1.300M
Total Short-Term Assets	$49.07M	$44.90M	$49.10M
YoY Change	9.3%	-10.34%	9.35%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$10.10M	$10.07M	$10.10M
YoY Change	0.29%	35.94%	0.0%
Goodwill	$1.786M	$1.786M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles	$666.0K	$870.0K
YoY Change	-23.45%	-36.96%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$617.0K	$597.0K	$1.300M
YoY Change	3.35%	-9.41%	0.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.88M	$14.01M	$13.90M
YoY Change	-0.95%	18.2%	-0.71%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$49.07M	$44.90M	$49.10M
Total Long-Term Assets	$13.88M	$14.01M	$13.90M
Total Assets	$62.95M	$58.91M	$63.00M
YoY Change	6.86%	-4.88%	6.96%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$6.691M	$6.620M	$6.700M
YoY Change	1.07%	5.7%	1.52%
Accrued Expenses	$5.100M	$2.900M	$5.100M
YoY Change	75.86%	-38.3%	75.86%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$4.200M	$4.200M	$4.200M
YoY Change	0.0%	-12.5%	0.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$400.0K	$400.0K	$400.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	33.33%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$17.89M	$16.37M	$17.90M
YoY Change	9.26%	-11.09%	9.15%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$200.0K	$500.0K	$200.0K
YoY Change	-60.0%	400.0%	-60.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.100M	$75.00K	$4.100M
YoY Change	5366.67%	-97.41%	24.24%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.300M	$75.00K	$4.300M
YoY Change	5633.33%	-97.5%	13.16%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$17.89M	$16.37M	$17.90M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.300M	$75.00K	$4.300M
Total Liabilities	$24.11M	$21.81M	$24.10M
YoY Change	10.53%	-5.49%	10.55%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$147.0M	-$140.4M
YoY Change	4.65%	6.35%
Common Stock	$187.4M	$178.6M
YoY Change	4.92%	4.68%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$38.85M	$37.10M	$38.80M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$62.95M	$58.91M	$63.00M
YoY Change	6.86%	-4.88%	6.96%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q1	2015 Q1	2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$842.0K	-$2.538M	-$8.392M
YoY Change	-66.82%	189.73%	-2208.54%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$700.0K	$620.0K	$2.078M
YoY Change	12.9%	26.53%	21.45%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$1.840M	-$3.520M	-$2.160M
YoY Change	-47.73%	4928.57%	-72.83%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$770.0K	-$1.530M	$4.054M
YoY Change	-49.67%	225.53%	17.58%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	-$70.00K	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$760.0K	-$1.600M	-$2.040M
YoY Change	-52.5%	240.43%	-49.63%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-60.00K	110.0K	4.580M
YoY Change	-154.55%	-72.5%	81.03%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-1.840M	-3.520M	-2.160M
Cash From Investing Activities	-760.0K	-1.600M	-2.040M
Cash From Financing Activities	-60.00K	110.0K	4.580M
Net Change In Cash	-2.660M	-5.010M	380.0K
YoY Change	-46.91%	3478.57%	-104.01%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$1.840M	-$3.520M	-$2.160M
Capital Expenditures	-$770.0K	-$1.530M	$4.054M
Free Cash Flow	-$1.070M	-$1.990M	-$6.214M
YoY Change	-46.23%	-597.5%	-45.48%

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CY2014	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	440000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	104000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Fair Value Adjustment Of Warrants FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants	-27000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Pension Plan Obligations IncreaseDecreaseInPensionPlanObligations	162000	USD
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CY2014	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Accretion Expense AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense	10000	USD
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CY2014	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	2938000	USD
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CY2014	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-1073000	USD
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CY2015Q1	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross AccountsReceivableGross	12643000	USD
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CY2015Q1	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	30609000	USD
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CY2014	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Value Of Assets Acquired1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionValueOfAssetsAcquired1	0	USD
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CY2014	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign	487000	USD
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Repatriation Of Foreign Earnings IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings	547000	USD
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Repatriation Of Foreign Earnings IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings	-11000	USD
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CY2015Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Legal Settlements DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsLegalSettlements	119000	USD
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CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent	-1171000	USD
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CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	1730000	USD
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CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets In Process Research And Development DeferredTaxAssetsInProcessResearchAndDevelopment	134000	USD
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CY2015Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment	870000	USD
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CY2015Q1	staa	Deferred Tax Liabilities Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign	1326000	USD
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Undistributed Foreign Earnings DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings	3209000	USD
CY2015Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Undistributed Foreign Earnings DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings	5022000	USD
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CY2015Q1	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current And Noncurrent TaxesPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent	217000	USD
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CY2015	staa	Increase Decrease In Foreign Deferred Tax Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInForeignDeferredTaxLiabilities	1039000	USD
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CY2016	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;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font>Fiscal Year and Interim Reporting Periods</font></i></b></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><font style="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 2015 is based on a 52-week period, 2014 is based on a 52-week period and fiscal year 2013 is based on a 53-week period<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></font>.</font></div> </div><table border="0" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table>
CY2016	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><b><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font>Use of Estimates</font></i></b></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP and, as such, include amounts based on significant estimates and judgments of management with consideration given to materiality. Significant estimates used include determining valuation allowances for uncollectible trade receivables, sales returns reserves, obsolete and excess inventory, deferred income taxes, and tax reserves, including valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, pension liabilities, evaluation of asset impairment, in determining the useful life of depreciable and definite-lived intangible assets, and in the variables and assumptions used to calculate and record stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.</font></div> </div><table border="0" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table>
CY2016	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;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify"></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify"><b><i><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font>Concentration of Credit Risk and Revenues</i></b></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify">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. As of January 1, 2016, there was one customer with a trade receivable balance that represented <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 10</font>% or more of consolidated trade receivables. As of January 2, 2015, there were two 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 style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></font></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify"> </div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify">There were two customers who accounted for <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 15</font>% and <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 10</font>% of the Company’s consolidated net sales in fiscal 2015, one customer that accounted for <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 11</font>% in fiscal 2014 and two customers that accounted for <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 10</font>% and <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 11</font>% in fiscal 2013.</div> </div><table border="0" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table>
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