$STAA
STAAR Surgical Co Stock $staa

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2016 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000114420417012557 Filed on March 02, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q1	2015 Q4
Revenue	$22.14M	$20.86M	$18.75M
YoY Change	18.06%	25.86%	3.09%
Cost Of Revenue	$6.260M	$6.190M	$5.951M
YoY Change	5.19%	-13.67%	-5.82%
Gross Profit	$15.88M	$14.66M	$12.80M
YoY Change	24.06%	55.95%	7.84%
Gross Profit Margin	71.73%	70.3%	68.26%
Selling, General & Admin	$10.35M	$10.77M	$14.82M
YoY Change	-30.17%	9.12%	44.1%
% of Gross Profit	65.18%	73.45%	115.8%
Research & Development	$4.280M	$3.960M	$3.684M
YoY Change	16.18%	21.85%	17.44%
% of Gross Profit	26.96%	27.0%	28.78%
Depreciation & Amortization	$790.0K	$700.0K	$610.0K
YoY Change	29.51%	12.9%	-6.15%
% of Gross Profit	4.98%	4.77%	4.77%
Operating Expenses	$14.62M	$14.73M	$18.51M
YoY Change	-20.99%	12.1%	37.87%
Operating Profit	$1.258M	-$66.00K	-$2.022M
YoY Change	-162.22%	-98.23%	30.2%
Interest Expense	-$190.0K	-$290.0K	$29.00K
YoY Change	-755.17%	26.09%	-17.14%
% of Operating Profit	-15.1%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$110.0K	$320.0K	$259.0K
YoY Change	-57.53%	700.0%	-142.81%
Pretax Income	$1.180M	-$30.00K	-$1.763M
YoY Change	-166.93%	-99.24%	-18.3%
Income Tax	$1.350M	$810.0K	-$11.00K
% Of Pretax Income	114.41%
Net Earnings	-$167.0K	-$842.0K	-$1.752M
YoY Change	-90.47%	-66.82%	-35.25%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-0.75%	-4.04%	-9.34%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$4.183K	-$21.64K	-$44.05K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	40.61M shares	40.16M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q1	2015 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$14.00M	$13.40M	$16.10M
YoY Change	-13.04%	3.08%	-12.5%
Cash & Equivalents	$14.00M	$13.40M	$16.08M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$484.0K	$470.0K	$290.0K
YoY Change	66.9%	22.72%	-22.67%
Inventory	$14.80M	$15.92M	$14.60M
Prepaid Expenses	$1.003M	$971.0K	$2.325M
Receivables	$16.30M	$15.68M	$12.80M
Other Receivables	$2.900M	$1.300M	$800.0K
Total Short-Term Assets	$49.52M	$49.07M	$48.10M
YoY Change	2.95%	9.3%	-2.65%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$11.79M	$10.10M	$9.900M
YoY Change	19.09%	0.29%	6.01%
Goodwill	$1.786M	$1.786M
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles	$473.0K	$666.0K
YoY Change		-23.45%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$772.0K	$617.0K	$1.400M
YoY Change	-44.86%	3.35%	118.75%
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.93M	$13.88M	$13.80M
YoY Change	15.41%	-0.95%	3.11%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$49.52M	$49.07M	$48.10M
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.93M	$13.88M	$13.80M
Total Assets	$65.44M	$62.95M	$61.90M
YoY Change	5.72%	6.86%	-1.42%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$8.311M	$6.691M	$5.800M
YoY Change	43.29%	1.07%	-7.33%
Accrued Expenses	$4.700M	$5.100M	$4.500M
YoY Change	4.44%	75.86%	50.0%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$4.300M	$4.200M	$4.200M
YoY Change	2.38%	0.0%	-8.7%
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.200M	$400.0K	$300.0K
YoY Change	300.0%	0.0%	-25.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$21.07M	$17.89M	$16.90M
YoY Change	24.66%	9.26%	-0.62%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.300M	$200.0K	$200.0K
YoY Change	550.0%	-60.0%	-60.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.300M	$4.100M	$88.00K
YoY Change	4786.36%	5366.67%	-96.86%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.600M	$4.300M	$88.00K
YoY Change	6263.64%	5633.33%	-97.33%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$21.07M	$17.89M	$16.90M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.600M	$4.300M	$88.00K
Total Liabilities	$27.57M	$24.11M	$22.40M
YoY Change	23.09%	10.53%	1.12%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$159.1M	-$147.0M
YoY Change		4.65%
Common Stock	$198.1M	$187.4M
YoY Change		4.92%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$37.91M	$38.85M	$39.50M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$65.48M	$62.95M	$61.90M
YoY Change	5.78%	6.86%	-1.42%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q1	2015 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$167.0K	-$842.0K	-$1.752M
YoY Change	-90.47%	-66.82%	-35.25%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$790.0K	$700.0K	$610.0K
YoY Change	29.51%	12.9%	-6.15%
Cash From Operating Activities	$130.0K	-$1.840M	$1.090M
YoY Change	-88.07%	-47.73%	-394.59%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$500.0K	-$770.0K	-$580.0K
YoY Change	-13.79%	-49.67%	132.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$500.0K	-$760.0K	-$580.0K
YoY Change	-13.79%	-52.5%	132.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	1.060M	-60.00K	150.0K
YoY Change	606.67%	-154.55%	275.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	130.0K	-1.840M	1.090M
Cash From Investing Activities	-500.0K	-760.0K	-580.0K
Cash From Financing Activities	1.060M	-60.00K	150.0K
Net Change In Cash	690.0K	-2.660M	660.0K
YoY Change	4.55%	-46.91%	-213.79%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$130.0K	-$1.840M	$1.090M
Capital Expenditures	-$500.0K	-$770.0K	-$580.0K
Free Cash Flow	$630.0K	-$1.070M	$1.670M
YoY Change	-62.28%	-46.23%	-1491.67%

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CY2016	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Common Stock Subject To Repurchase Or Cancellation WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesCommonStockSubjectToRepurchaseOrCancellation	40352000	shares
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CY2016	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	4145000	shares
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CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	22590000	USD
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CY2016	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2016	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2016	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2016-12-30
CY2016	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2016
CY2016	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2016	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	STAAR SURGICAL CO
CY2016	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000718937
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CY2016	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2016	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2016	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Accelerated Filer
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CY2016	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	STAA
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CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
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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">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 years 2016, 2015, and 2014 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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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">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 style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </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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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: 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">Concentration of Credit Risk and Revenues</font></i></b></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <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">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 December 30, 2016, there were two customers with trade receivable balances that represented <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 10</font>% or more of consolidated trade receivables. 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. 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, taken together, have not exceeded management’s expectations.</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"> </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">There was one customer who accounted for <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 19</font>% of the Company’s consolidated net sales in fiscal 2016, two customers who accounted for <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 15</font>% and 10% of the Company’s consolidated net sales in fiscal 2015, and one customer that accounted for <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 11</font>% in fiscal 2014.</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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