UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

ý                                  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended March 27, 2005

OR

o                                  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number 0-21323

 

NAVTEQ CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

77-0170321
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

222 Merchandise Mart, Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60654
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices, including Zip Code)

 

(312) 894-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ý  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o  No ý

 

The number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of April 12, 2005 was 89,662,055.

 

 



 

References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “NAVTEQ,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to NAVTEQ Corporation and its subsidiaries.

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs and our assumptions. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should” and “estimates,” and variations of these words and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed, implied or forecast in the forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking events discussed in this quarterly report might not occur. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as amended. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Readers should read this quarterly report, and the documents that we refer to in this quarterly report and have filed as exhibits to this quarterly report, with the understanding that actual future results and events may be materially different from what we currently expect.

 

The forward-looking statements included in this quarterly report reflect our views and assumptions only as of the date of this quarterly report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

“NAVTEQ” is a trademark of NAVTEQ Corporation.

 



 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.    Financial Statements

 

NAVTEQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

March 27,
2005

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

30,101

 

26,021

 

Short-term marketable securities

 

45,650

 

40,074

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,571 and $4,295 in 2004 and 2005, respectively

 

56,582

 

76,329

 

Deferred income taxes

 

50,696

 

53,510

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

8,348

 

9,867

 

Total current assets

 

191,377

 

205,801

 

Property and equipment, net

 

18,220

 

17,767

 

Capitalized software development costs, net

 

26,243

 

26,307

 

Long-term deferred income taxes, net

 

92,069

 

82,591

 

Long-term marketable securities

 

27,280

 

40,574

 

Deposits and other assets

 

9,519

 

10,644

 

Total assets

 

$

364,708

 

383,684

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

13,962

 

13,327

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

28,054

 

24,351

 

Other accrued expenses

 

20,609

 

20,548

 

Deferred revenue

 

31,165

 

32,853

 

Total current liabilities

 

93,790

 

91,079

 

Fair value of foreign currency derivative

 

21,616

 

15,405

 

Long-term deferred revenue

 

13,342

 

14,000

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

3,142

 

2,714

 

Total liabilities

 

131,890

 

123,918

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 400,000 shares authorized; 87,741 and 89,589 shares issued and outstanding in 2004 and 2005, respectively

 

88

 

90

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

741,448

 

753,880

 

Deferred compensation expense

 

(12,403

)

(15,318

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative translation adjustment

 

(28,503

)

(26,907

)

Unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale marketable securities, net of tax

 

(98

)

(330

)

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(28,601

)

(27,237

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(467,714

)

(450,929

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

232,818

 

260,486

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

364,708

 

383,684

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NAVTEQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 28,
2004

 

March 27,
2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

 

$

79,465

 

104,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Database creation and distribution costs

 

40,435

 

47,953

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

23,096

 

31,913

 

Total operating costs and expenses

 

63,531

 

79,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

15,934

 

24,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

143

 

649

 

Interest expense

 

(1

)

(3

)

Foreign currency loss

 

(329

)

(73

)

Other income (expense)

 

(18

)

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

15,729

 

25,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

6,010

 

8,647

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

9,719

 

16,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share of common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.12

 

0.19

 

Diluted

 

$

0.11

 

0.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

84,178

 

88,625

 

Diluted

 

91,125

 

93,500

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NAVTEQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 28,
2004

 

March 27,
2005

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

9,719

 

16,785

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

4,005

 

5,213

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

943

 

2,101

 

Amortization of software development costs

 

1,953

 

2,931

 

Foreign currency loss

 

329

 

73

 

Provision for bad debts

 

240

 

1,052

 

Stock compensation expense

 

187

 

2,289

 

Tax benefit on non-qualified stock options

 

166

 

3,060

 

Noncash other

 

50

 

252

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(11,700

)

(21,807

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

147

 

(1,621

)

Deposits and other assets

 

(103

)

(716

)

Accounts payable

 

(5,470

)

(137

)

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

(3,056

)

(2,909

)

Other accrued expenses

 

5,908

 

(3,577

)

Deferred revenue

 

1,431

 

3,156

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

162

 

(330

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

4,911

 

5,815

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

(1,776

)

(1,491

)

Capitalized software development costs

 

(2,911

)

(2,995

)

Purchases of marketable securities

 

 

(36,648

)

Sales of marketable securities

 

 

28,419

 

Purchase of investments

 

 

(500

)

Cash on deposit with affiliate, net

 

84

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(4,603

)

(13,215

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock

 

133

 

4,170

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

133

 

4,170

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(52

)

(850

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

389

 

(4,080

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,982

 

30,101

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,371

 

26,021

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

1

 

3

 

Cash paid during the period for income taxes

 

$

784

 

70

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NAVTEQ CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

(1)         — Unaudited Financial Statements

 

NAVTEQ Corporation (“the Company”) is a leading provider of digital map information and related software and services used in a wide range of navigation, mapping and geographic-related applications, including products and services that provide maps, driving directions, turn-by-turn route guidance, fleet management and tracking and geographic information systems. These products and services are provided to end users by the Company’s customers on various platforms, including: self-contained hardware and software systems installed in vehicles; personal computing devices, such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants and personal navigation devices; server-based systems, including internet and wireless services; and paper media.

 

The Company is engaged primarily in the creation, updating, enhancing, licensing and distribution of its database for North America and Europe. The Company’s database is a digital representation of road transportation networks constructed to provide a high level of accuracy and the useful level of detail necessary to support route guidance products and similar applications. The Company’s database is licensed to leading automotive electronics manufacturers, automotive manufacturers, developers of advanced transportation applications, developers of geographic-based information products and services, location-based service providers and other product and service providers. The Company is currently realizing revenue primarily from license fees charged to customers who incorporate the Company’s database into their products and services.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to United States Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2004 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Principles of Presentation

 

The Company’s fiscal quarterly periods end on the Sunday preceding the calendar quarter end. The 2004 first quarter had 88 days and the 2005 first quarter had 86 days. The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31.

 

Certain 2004 amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2005 presentation.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company applies the intrinsic value-based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, including Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 44, “Accounting for Certain Transactions involving Stock Compensation, an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25,” to account for its fixed plan stock-based awards to employees. Under this method, compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option. Prior to 2003, under the Company’s stock option plan, options were granted at exercise prices that were equal to the fair value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Therefore, no stock-based compensation was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. During 2003, the Company granted options at exercise prices below the fair value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Accordingly, the Company recorded compensation expense related to these option grants of $187 and $193 for the quarters ended March 28, 2004 and March 27, 2005, respectively, in the condensed consolidated statements of income. Prior to the completion of the Company’s initial public offering in August 2004, the fair value of the underlying common stock was determined by the Company’s Board of Directors based on an internally-prepared valuation analysis using comparable companies, comparable merger transactions and discounted cash flow methodologies.

 

During 2004 and 2005, the Company granted restricted stock units (RSUs) to certain directors and employees under the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. The RSUs are securities that require the Company to deliver one share of common stock to the holder for each vested unit. Compensation expense is recognized ratably over the vesting periods of each tranche of the RSUs using a fair value equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. The Company recognized $0 and $2,096 of compensation expense related to these restricted stock units during the quarters ended March 28, 2004 and March 27, 2005, respectively. The expense related to the RSUs is reported in Database Creation and Distribution Costs and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.

 

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” established accounting and disclosure requirements using a fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans. As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method of accounting described above and has furnished the pro forma disclosures required by SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure. The compensation expense for stock options included in the pro forma disclosures is recognized over the vesting period using a straight-line method. The following

 

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table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the fair value based method had been applied in each period.

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 28,

 

March 27,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income, as reported

 

$

9,719

 

16,785

 

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax

 

116

 

1,511

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards, net of tax

 

(483

)

(2,517

)

Pro forma net income

 

$

9,352

 

15,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share of common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic—as reported

 

$

0.12

 

0.19

 

Diluted—as reported

 

$

0.11

 

0.18

 

Basic—pro forma

 

$

0.11

 

0.18

 

Diluted—pro forma

 

$

0.10

 

0.17

 

 

 

(2)         — Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” to be effective for interim or annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. On April 14, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission amended the compliance dates to require SFAS No.123(R) to be effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005.  SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 and requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as an operating expense in the income statement. The cost will be recognized over the requisite service period based on fair values measured on grant dates. The Company will adopt the new standard using the modified prospective transition method, which permits recognition of expense on or after the effective date for the portion of outstanding awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered. The adoption of SFAS 123(R) will result in additional expense being recorded beginning in 2006 related to the Company’s share-based employee compensation programs.

 

(3)         — Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income for the quarters ended March 28, 2004 and March 27, 2005 was as follows:

 

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Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 28,

 

March 27,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

9,719

 

16,785

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

2,503

 

1,596

 

Unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale marketable securities

 

 

(232

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

12,222

 

18,149

 

 

(4)         — Earnings Per Share

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share is computed based on net income divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period, in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.”

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the quarters ended March 28, 2004 and March 27, 2005 was calculated as follows:

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 28,
2004

 

March 27,
2005

 

Numerator:
Net income

 

$

9,719

 

16,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares outstanding

 

84,178

 

88,625

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Employee stock options

 

3,602

 

4,479

 

Restricted stock units

 

 

396

 

Warrants

 

3,345

 

 

Denominator for diluted earnings per share - weighted average shares outstanding and assumed conversions

 

91,125

 

93,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.12

 

0.19

 

Diluted

 

$

0.11

 

0.18

 

 

Outstanding options to purchase 75 and 37 shares of common stock at March 28, 2004 and March 27, 2005, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be antidilutive.

 

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(5)         — Enterprise-wide Disclosures

 

The Company operates in one business segment and therefore does not report operating income, identifiable assets and/or other resources related to business segments. The Company derives its revenues primarily from database license fees. Revenues for geographic data of Europe and the United States/Canada are attributed to Europe (The Netherlands) and North America (United States) based on the entity that executed the related licensing agreement. Revenues for geographic data for countries outside of Europe and the United States/Canada are attributed to Europe, and are not material.

 

The following summarizes net revenue on a geographic basis for the quarters ended March 28, 2004 and March 27, 2005:

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

March 28,

 

March 27,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

Net revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

54,567

 

71,985

 

North America

 

24,898

 

32,712

 

Total net revenue

 

$

79,465

 

104,697

 

 

The following summarizes long-lived assets on a geographic basis as of December 31, 2004 and March 27, 2005:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 27,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

5,853

 

5,655

 

North America

 

12,367

 

12,112

 

Total property and equipment, net

 

$

18,220

 

17,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized software development costs, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

 

 

North America

 

26,243

 

26,307

 

Total capitalized software development costs, net

 

$

26,243

 

26,307

 

 

 

(6) — Foreign Currency Derivative

 

On April 22, 2003, the Company entered into a U.S. dollar/euro currency swap agreement (the “Swap”) with Philips N.V., which was subsequently assigned to an unaffiliated third party in the third quarter of 2004. The purpose of the Swap was to minimize the exchange rate exposure between the U.S. dollar and the euro on the expected repayment of an intercompany obligation. The intercompany balance is payable by one of the Company’s European subsidiaries to the Company and one of its U.S. subsidiaries, and is due in U.S. dollars. Through December 31, 2002, this intercompany balance was considered permanent in nature, as repayment was not

 

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expected to occur in the foreseeable future. However, primarily as a result of improved operating performance in the Company’s European business, management concluded that cash flows would be sufficient to support repayment over the next several years. Accordingly, effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted a plan for repayment and the loan is no longer designated as permanent in nature.

 

Under the terms of the Swap, one of the Company’s European subsidiaries makes payments to the other party to the Swap in euros in exchange for the U.S. dollar equivalent at a fixed exchange rate of $1.0947 U.S. dollar/euro. The U.S. dollar proceeds obtained under the Swap are utilized to make payments of principal on the intercompany loan. The outstanding principal balance under the intercompany loan was $187,136 at April 22, 2003. The Swap has a maturity date of December 22, 2006 and provides for settlement on a monthly basis in proportion to the repayment of the intercompany obligation. As of March 27, 2005, the outstanding intercompany obligation was $84,068 and the fair value of the Swap was a liability of $15,405.

 

The intercompany loan bears interest at one-month U.S. LIBOR. The Swap also provides that this European subsidiary of the Company will pay interest due in euros on a monthly basis to the other party to the Swap in exchange for U.S. dollars at the one-month U.S. dollar LIBOR rate.

 

The Swap was not designated for hedge accounting and therefore changes in the fair value of the Swap are recognized in current period earnings. A gain on the fair value of the Swap of $5,118 was recorded for the quarter ended March 27, 2005. This gain was offset by a foreign currency transaction loss of $4,472 recognized as a result of the remeasurement of the outstanding intercompany obligation at March 27, 2005, and a foreign currency transaction gain of $634 recognized in earnings during the quarter ended March 27, 2005 resulting from foreign currency exchange differences arising on the repayments of the intercompany obligation.

 

(7)         —Deferred Revenue

 

During the first quarter of 2004, the Company entered into a five-year license agreement to provide map database information to a customer. Under the license agreement, the customer paid $30,000 during the second quarter of 2004 related to license fees for the first three years of the agreement. The customer can use up to $10,000 of the credits in each of 2004, 2005 and 2006. As of March 27, 2005, $10,000 remained in the balance of short-term deferred revenue and $9,700 remained in the balance of long-term deferred revenue related to this agreement. In addition, the customer has an obligation to the Company of $20,000 payable on January 15, 2007 related to license fees in 2007 and 2008.

 

(8)         — Secondary Offering

 

In connection with a registration rights agreement between Philips Consumer Electronic Services B.V. (“Philips B.V.”) and the Company, Philips B.V. exercised its second demand registration right on March 11, 2005. Pursuant to this request, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-123628) on March 28, 2005 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the Company’s common stock in a secondary public offering. At closing, the Company’s selling stockholder, Philips B.V., will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of shares in the offering. As of March 27, 2005, Philips B.V. owned 33,101 shares of common stock, or approximately 36.9%, of the Company. If the overallotment option is exercised in full, Philips B.V. will no longer own any shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

(9)         — Subsequent Event

 

On April 22, 2005, Tele Atlas N.V. and Tele Atlas North America (“Tele Atlas”) filed a complaint against the Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint alleges that the Company has violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, Section 3 of the Clayton Act, and Sections 16720, 16727 and 17200 of the California Business and Professions Code, and that the Company has intentionally interfered with Tele Atlas’s contractual relations and prospective economic advantage with third parties, by allegedly excluding Tele Atlas from the market for digital map data for use in navigation system applications in the United States through exclusionary and predatory practices. More specifically, Tele Atlas’s complaint alleges that the Company, through its license under U.S. Patent No. 5,161,886, controls a predominant share of the alleged relevant technology market consisting of methods for displaying portions of a topographic map from an apparent perspective view outside and above a vehicle in the United States, and allegedly has entered into patent licenses and/or other arrangements in a manner that violates the aforesaid laws. Tele Atlas seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, unspecified monetary, exemplary and treble damages, and costs and attorneys’ fees of suit. Based on a preliminary review of the complaint, the Company believes that the allegations are without merit. The Company, however, will further evaluate the matter with counsel. The Company intends to take all necessary steps to vigorously defend itself against this action; however, because this matter is in a very early stage, the Company cannot predict its outcome or potential effect, if any, on its business, financial position or results of operations. A negative outcome could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Even if the Company prevails in this matter, the Company may incur significant costs in connection with its defense, experience a diversion of management time and attention, realize a negative impact on its reputation with its customers and face similar governmental and private actions based on these allegations.

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this document. Certain information contained in this discussion and analysis and presented elsewhere in this document, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider the various risk factors identified herein and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as amended, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

We are a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices and Internet-based mapping applications. Our map database enables providers of these products and services to offer dynamic navigation, route planning, location-based information services and other geographic information-based products and services to consumer and commercial users.

 

In connection with a registration rights agreement between Philips Consumer Electronic Services B.V. (“Philips B.V.”) and us, Philips B.V. exercised its first demand registration right on April 16, 2004. Pursuant to this request, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-114637) on April 20, 2004 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register our common stock in an initial public offering, which became effective on August 5, 2004. The initial public offering was completed on August 11, 2004. At closing, Philips B.V. and NavPart I B.V., received all of the proceeds from the sale of shares in the offering. As of March 27, 2005, Philips B.V. owned 33,101 shares of common stock, or approximately 36.9% of our common stock. Philips B.V. exercised its second demand registration right on March 11, 2005. Pursuant to this request, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-123628) on March 28, 2005 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register our common stock in a secondary public offering. At closing, our selling stockholder, Philips B.V., will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of shares in the offering. If the overallotment option is exercised in full, Philips B.V. will no longer own any shares of our common stock.

 

Revenue

We generate revenue primarily through the licensing of our database in North America and Europe. The largest portion of our revenue comes from digital map data used in self-contained hardware and software systems installed in vehicles. We believe that there are two key factors that affect our performance with respect to this revenue: the number of automobiles sold for which navigation systems are either standard or an option (‘‘adoption’’) and the rate at which car buyers select navigation systems as an option (‘‘take-rate’’).

 

The adoption of navigation systems in automobiles and the take-rates have increased during recent years, and we expect that these will continue to increase for at least the next few years as a result of market acceptance by our customers of products and services that use our database. As

 

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the adoption of navigation systems in automobiles and the take-rates increase, we believe each of these can have a positive effect on our revenue, subject to our ability to maintain our license fee structure and customer base.

 

In addition, the market for products and services that use our database is evolving, and we believe that much of our future success depends upon the development of markets for a wider variety of products and services that use our database. This includes growth in location-enabled mobile devices, such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), personal navigation devices (PNDs) and other products and services that use digital map data. While use of our map database in mobile phones and in location-based products and services is still largely in development and just beginning to enter the marketplace, there are a number of personal digital assistants and personal navigation devices currently on the market in both Europe and North America that use our map database for turn-by-turn route guidance, including products offered by Garmin, Dell and Thales. Our revenue growth is driven, in part, by the rate at which consumers and businesses purchase these products and services, which in turn is affected by the availability and functionality of such products and services. We believe that both of these factors have increased in recent years and will continue to increase for at least the next few years. However, even if these products and services continue to be developed and marketed by our customers and gain market acceptance, we may not be able to license the database at prices that will enable us to maintain profitable operations. Moreover, the market for map information is highly competitive, and competitive pressures in this area may result in price reductions for our database, which could materially adversely affect our business and prospects.

 

We have also experienced, and expect to continue to experience, difficulty in maintaining the license fees we charge for our digital map database due to a number of factors, including automotive and mobile device customer expectations of continually lower license fees each year and a highly competitive environment. As a consequence of Tele Atlas’ acquisition of GDT in July 2004, there may be additional price pressure on our license fees in order for us to compete effectively with the combined company. In addition, governmental and quasi-governmental entities are increasingly making map data information with higher quality and greater coverage available free of charge or at lower prices. Customers may determine that the data offered by such entities is an adequate alternative to our map database for some of their applications. Additionally, the availability of this data may encourage new entrants into the market by decreasing the cost to build a map database similar to ours. In response to these pressures, we are focused on:

 

                  Offering a digital map database with superior quality, detail and coverage;

 

                  Providing value-added services to our customers such as distribution services and technical and marketing support; and

 

                  Enhancing and extending our product offering by adding additional content to our map database such as integrated real-time traffic data, enhancements to support advanced driver assistance systems applications that improve vehicle safety and performance, and enriched points of interest, such as restaurant reviews, hours of operation and parking availability.

 

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We also believe that in the foreseeable future the effect on our revenue and profitability of any decreases in our license fees will be offset by volume increases as the market for products and services that use our database grows, although we cannot assure you that these increases will occur.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Our operating expenses are comprised of database creation and distribution costs and selling, general and administrative expenses. Database creation and distribution costs primarily include the purchase and licensing of source maps and employee compensation related to the construction, maintenance and delivery of our database. Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily include employee compensation, marketing, facilities, and other administrative expenses.

 

Our operating expenses have increased as we have made investments related to the development, improvement and commercialization of our database. We anticipate that operating expenses will continue to increase as our growth and development activities continue, including further development and enhancement of our database and increasing our sales and marketing efforts.

 

During 2004 and 2005, we granted restricted stock units (RSUs) to certain directors and employees under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. The RSUs are securities that require us to deliver one share of common stock to the holder for each vested unit. Compensation expense is recognized ratably over the vesting periods of each tranche of the RSUs using a fair value equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of the grant. The Company recognized $0 and $2,098 of compensation expense related to these restricted stock units during the quarters ended March 28, 2004 and March 27, 2005, respectively.

 

We have historically obtained software, software-related consulting services, treasury services, tax consulting services, insurance services and purchasing services on favorable terms through our participation in Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.’s (“Philips”) programs, which we believe have resulted in operating expense savings for us of approximately $2,000 to $2,500 per year. Pursuant to the separation agreement that we entered into with Philips, upon the closing of our initial public offering, we can no longer obtain software, software-related consulting services, treasury services, tax consulting services and insurance from or through Philips or participate in certain Philips’ purchasing programs beyond March 31, 2005. To the extent we are unable to obtain goods and services at prices and/or terms as favorable as those previously available to us, we expect that we will incur increased operating expenses in future periods.

 

Income Taxes

Prior to 2003, we had fully provided a valuation allowance for the potential benefits of our net operating loss and interest expense carryforwards as we believed it was more likely than not that the benefits would not be realized. During the fourth quarter of 2003, we reversed the valuation allowance related to the net operating loss carryforwards and other temporary items as we believed it was more likely than not that we would be able to use the benefit to reduce future tax liabilities. The reversal resulted in recognition of an income tax benefit of $168,752 in 2003 and a corresponding increase in the deferred tax asset on the consolidated balance sheet. In 2004 and the first three months of 2005, we recorded an income tax provision on our pretax income based on our expected tax rate for the full year, and will continue to do so in future periods.

 

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In addition, as of December 31, 2004, we had U.S. interest expense carryforwards for both Federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $204,237. As of June 27, 2004, we had fully reserved for the tax benefits related to interest expense carryforwards as we believed it was more likely than not that the benefits would not be realized. At such time, we believed it was more likely than not that we would not realize the benefit associated with the interest expense carryforwards due to (1) restrictions placed on the deductibility of the interest as a result of Philips’ controlling interest in us and (2) uncertainty about our ability to generate sufficient incremental future taxable income in the United States to offset the additional interest expense deductions. During the third quarter of 2004, Philips relinquished its controlling interest in us after our initial public offering. We are now allowed to deduct the deferred interest expense in tandem with our net operating loss carryforwards. As a result, we reevaluated whether it is more likely than not that the tax benefits associated with our net operating loss carryforwards together with our interest expense carryforwards will be realized. Based on that evaluation, we determined the amount of net deferred tax assets that we believe it is more likely than not that we will realize. Our estimate of the deferred tax assets that we expect are more likely than not to be realized did not require us to record an adjustment to the balance of the related valuation allowance. As of March 27, 2005, we had a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets of $86,465 related to a portion of our U.S. net operating loss and interest expense carryforwards, and Canadian net operating loss carryforwards.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2004, legislation in The Netherlands was enacted that reduces statutory corporate income tax rates from 34.5% to 30% over a four-year period starting in 2005.

 

Cash and Liquidity

Prior to the year ended December 31, 2002, we had been unprofitable on an annual basis since our inception, and, as of March 27, 2005, we had an accumulated deficit of $450,929. We had historically financed our operations with borrowings from Philips and the sale of preferred stock to Philips. Philips has no obligation to provide us with any additional financing in the future.

 

As of March 27, 2005, our balance of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities was $106,669, compared to our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities as of December 31, 2004 in the amount of $103,031, which represents an increase of $3,638 from December 31, 2004. In addition, we have generated positive cash flow from operations for the past thirteen quarters.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

Material portions of our revenue and expenses have been generated by our European operations, and we expect that our European operations will account for a material portion of our revenue and expenses in the future. Substantially all of our international revenue and expenses are denominated in foreign currencies, principally the euro. As a result, our financial results could be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in Europe and other foreign markets in which we have operations. Accordingly, fluctuations in the value of those currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar have caused and will continue to cause dollar-translated amounts to vary from one period to another. In addition to currency translation risks, we incur currency transaction risk whenever one of our operating subsidiaries enters into either a purchase or a sales transaction using a currency other than the local currency in which it receives revenue and pays expenses.

 

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Historically, we had not engaged in activities to hedge our foreign currency exposures. On April 22, 2003, we entered into a foreign currency derivative instrument to hedge certain foreign currency exposures related to intercompany transactions. See “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.” For the quarter ended March 27, 2005, we generated approximately 69% of our net revenue and incurred approximately 50% of our total expenses in foreign currencies.  Our European operations reported revenue of $71,985 for the quarter ended March 27, 2005, approximately $2,832 (or approximately 3% of total revenue) of which was a result of an increase in the exchange rate of the euro against the dollar, as compared to the first quarter of 2004, with every one cent change in the exchange rate of the euro against the dollar resulting in approximately a $550 change in our quarterly revenue and approximately a $250 change in our quarterly operating income. Our analysis does not consider the implications that such fluctuations could have on the overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment in the United States or Europe.

Customer Concentration

 

Material portions of our revenue have been generated by a small number of customers, and we expect that a small number of customers will account for a material portion of our total revenue for the foreseeable future. Approximately 27% of our revenue for the quarter ended March 27, 2005 was from two customers, accounting for approximately 19% and 8%, respectively, of our revenue. Our top fifteen customers accounted for approximately 81% of our revenue for the quarter ended March 27, 2005.

 

The majority of our significant customers are automobile manufacturers and suppliers to automobile manufacturers. Conditions in the market for new automobiles in general and conditions affecting specific automobile manufacturers and suppliers may affect sales of vehicle navigation systems incorporating our database. Fluctuations in the automotive market have occurred in the past and are likely to occur in the future. To the extent that our future revenue depends materially on sales of new automobiles equipped with navigation systems enabled by digital maps, our business may be vulnerable to these fluctuations.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On April 27, 2004, our board of directors and stockholders approved a reverse split of our common stock. The ratio for our reverse split was 1-for-14, as determined by our board of directors. We amended our amended and restated certificate of incorporation on August 5, 2004 to effect the reverse split and to change the number of authorized shares of common stock to 400,000. All previously reported share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the reverse split.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires that we make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and make various assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form

 

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the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that, of the significant policies used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements, the following are critical accounting estimates, which may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity. Management has discussed the development and selection of these critical accounting estimates with our Audit Committee, and our Audit Committee has reviewed this disclosure.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We derive a substantial majority of our revenue from licensing our database. We provide our data to end-users through multiple distribution methods, primarily media or server-based. For example, our customers produce copies of our data on various media, such as CD-ROMs, DVDs and other storage media. Our customers then distribute those media to end-users directly and indirectly through retail establishments, automobile manufacturers and their dealers, and other redistributors. The media may be sold by our customer separately from its products, bundled with its products or otherwise incorporated into its products. We also produce copies of our data and distribute those copies to end-users both directly and indirectly through automobile manufacturers and their dealers. In those cases where we produce and distribute copies to end-users, the copies are either compiled into our customers’ proprietary format for use with the customers’ products or are in our common database physical storage format. Additionally, some of our customers store our data on servers and distribute information, such as map images and driving directions, derived from our data over the Internet and through other communication networks.

 

Revenue is recognized net of provisions for estimated uncollectible amounts and anticipated returns. Our map database licensing agreements provide evidence of our arrangements with our customers, and identify key contract terms related to pricing, delivery and payment. We do not recognize revenue from licensing our database until delivery has occurred and collection is considered probable. We provide for estimated product returns at the time of revenue recognition based on our historical experience for such returns, which have not been material. As a result, we do not believe there is significant risk of recognizing revenue prematurely.

 

For revenue distributed through the media-based method, license fees from usage (including license fees in excess of the nonrefundable minimum fees) are recognized in the period in which they are reported by the customer to us. Prepaid licensing fees are recognized in the period in which the distributor or customer reports that it has shipped our database to its customer. Revenue for direct sales is recognized when the database is shipped to the end-user.

 

For revenue distributed through the server-based method, revenue includes amounts that are associated with nonrefundable minimum licensing fees, license fees from usage (including license fees in excess of nonrefundable minimum fees), recognition of prepaid licensing fees from our distributors and customers and direct sales to end-users. Nonrefundable minimum annual licensing fees are received upfront and represent a minimum guarantee of fees to be received from the licensee (for sales made by that party to end-users) during the period of the arrangement. We generally cannot determine the amount of up-front license fees that have been earned during a given period until we receive a report from the customer. Accordingly, we amortize the total up-front fee paid by the customer ratably over the term of the arrangement.

 

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When we determine that the actual amount of licensing fees earned exceeds the cumulative revenue recognized under the amortization method (because the customer reports licensing fees to us that exceed such amount), we recognize the additional licensing revenue.

 

Revenue from licensing arrangements consisting of an original database plus a second copy of the database is allocated equally to the two shipments of our database to the customer. The second copy of the database is considered to have a value equal to that of the original database provided under such arrangements, which is consistent with their relative fair values. Licensing arrangements that entitle the customer to unspecified updates over a period of time are recognized as revenue ratably over the period of the arrangement.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

We record allowances for estimated losses from uncollectible accounts based upon specifically identified amounts that we believe to be uncollectible. In addition, we record additional allowances based on historical experience and our assessment of the general financial condition of our customer base. If our actual collections experience changes, revisions to our allowances may be required. We have a number of customers with individually large amounts due at any given balance sheet date. Any unanticipated change in the creditworthiness of one of these customers or other matters affecting the collectibility of amounts due from such customers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period in which such changes or events occur.

 

The allowance for doubtful accounts as reflected in our condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects our best estimate of the amount of our gross accounts receivable that will not be collected. Our actual level of bad debts has been relatively stable in recent years, which we believe is due to our practice of requiring customer prepayments in certain instances together with prompt identification of potential problem accounts. We continue to refine our estimates for bad debts as our business grows, and while our credit losses have historically been within both our expectations and the provision recorded, fluctuations in credit loss rates in the future may impact our financial results.

 

Database Creation, Distribution and Software Development Costs

 

We have invested significant amounts in creating and updating our database and developing related software applications for internal use. Database creation and distribution costs consist of database creation and updating, database licensing and distribution, and database-related software development. Database creation and updating costs are expensed as incurred. These costs include the direct costs of database creation and validation, costs to obtain information used to construct the database, and ongoing costs for updating and enhancing the database content. Database licensing and distribution costs include the direct costs related to reproduction of the database for licensing and per-copy sales and shipping and handling costs. Database-related software development costs consist primarily of costs for the development of software as follows: (i) applications used internally to improve the effectiveness of database creation and updating activities, (ii) enhancements to internal applications that enable our core database to operate with emerging technologies, and (iii) applications to facilitate customer use of our database. Costs of internal-use software are accounted for in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) Statement of Position (‘‘SOP’’) No. 98-1,

 

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‘‘Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.’’ Accordingly, certain application development costs relating to internal-use software have been capitalized and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. It is possible that our estimates of the remaining economic life of the technology could change from the current amortization periods. In that event, impairment charges or shortened useful lives of internal-use software could be required.

 

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

As of December 31, 2004 and March 27, 2005, our long-lived assets consisted of property and equipment and internal-use software. We review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Significant management judgment is required in determining the fair value of our long-lived assets to measure impairment, including projections of future discounted cash flows.

 

Realizability of Deferred Tax Assets

 

The assessment of the realizability of deferred tax assets involves a high degree of judgment and complexity. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences, as determined pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (‘‘SFAS’’) No. 109, ‘‘Accounting for Income Taxes,’’ become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Management’s evaluation of the realizability of deferred tax assets must consider both positive and negative evidence, and the weight given to the potential effects of positive and negative evidence is based on the extent to which it can be objectively verified. We have generated significant taxable losses since our inception, and prior to the year ended December 31, 2003, management had concluded that a valuation allowance against substantially all of our deferred tax assets was required. However, our European operations generated taxable profits throughout 2002, and, for the year ended December 31, 2003, both our European and U.S. operations generated taxable income. During 2003, we assessed the realizability of our deferred tax assets by weighing both positive and negative evidence. Positive evidence included qualitative factors such as growing market acceptance of navigation products in Europe and North America, particularly in automobiles, our leading competitive positions in both Europe and the U.S., and the significant time required and cost involved in building a database such as ours. Positive quantitative evidence included our strong operating performance in both Europe and the U.S., our projections of our future operating results that indicate that we will be able to generate sufficient taxable income to fully realize the benefits of our existing loss carryforwards before they expire, and the length of carryforward periods related to our net operating losses, approximately half of which have no statutory expiration date. Negative evidence included our history of operating losses through 2001, and the likelihood of increased competition and the loss of a large customer. After

 

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evaluating the available evidence, management determined that sufficient objective evidence existed to conclude that it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax assets would be realized. Accordingly, we reversed the valuation allowance related to net operating loss carryforwards and other temporary items in Europe and the United States, resulting in the recognition of an income tax benefit of $168,752 in 2003.

 

As of June 27, 2004, we had fully reserved for the tax benefits related to interest expense carryforwards as we believed it was more likely than not that the benefits would not be realized. At that time, we believed it was more likely than not that we would not realize the benefit associated with the interest expense carryforwards due to (1) restrictions placed on the deductibility of the interest as a result of Philips’ controlling interest in us and (2) our ability to generate sufficient incremental future taxable income in the United States to offset the additional interest expense deductions. During the third quarter of 2004, Philips relinquished its controlling interest in us after our initial public offering. We are now allowed to deduct the deferred interest expense in tandem with our net operating loss carryforwards. Consequently, we reevaluated whether it is more likely than not that the tax benefits associated with our net operating loss carryforwards and our interest expense carryforwards will be realized. Our evaluation considered both positive and negative evidence, and the weight given to the potential effects of positive and negative evidence was based on the extent to which it can be objectively verified in the same manner as described above for the evaluation completed in 2003.  Based on this evaluation, we determined the amount of net deferred tax assets that we believed was more likely than not that we will realize. The amount that was determined did not require us to record an adjustment to the balance of the related valuation allowance. As of March 27, 2005, we had a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets of $86,465 related to a portion of our net operating loss and interest expense carryforwards, and Canadian net operating loss carryforwards.

 

We cannot assure you that we will continue to experience taxable income at levels consistent with recent performance in some or all of the jurisdictions in which we do business. In the event that actual taxable income differs from our projections of taxable income by jurisdiction, changes in the valuation allowance, which could impact our financial position and net income, may be required.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of Quarters Ended March 28, 2004 and March 27, 2005

 

Operating Income, Net Income and Earnings Per Share of Common Stock. Our operating income increased from $15,934 during the first quarter of 2004 to $24,831 in the first quarter of 2005, due primarily to our revenue growth in 2005. This revenue growth was partially offset by higher operating expenses. Our net income increased from $9,719 in the first quarter of 2004 to $16,785 in the first quarter of 2005 due to the higher operating income and the reduction of our effective income tax rate. Basic earnings per share of common stock were $0.12 and $0.19 for the first quarters of 2004 and 2005, respectively. Diluted earnings per share of common stock were $0.11 and $0.18 for the first quarters of 2004 and 2005, respectively.

 

The following table highlights changes in selected financial statement line items, which are material to our results of operations. An analysis of the factors affecting each line is provided in the paragraphs that appear after the table.

 

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Quarter Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 28,
2004

 

March 27,
2005

 

Change

 

% Change

 

Net revenue

 

$

79,465

 

104,697

 

25,232

 

31.8

%

Database creation and distribution costs

 

40,435

 

47,953

 

7,518

 

18.6

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

23,096

 

31,913

 

8,817

 

38.2

%

Income tax expense

 

6,010

 

8,647

 

2,637

 

43.9

%

 

Net Revenue. The increase in net revenue was due to a significant increase in database licensing, resulting primarily from increased unit sales to customers. Growth occurred in all geographic regions during the first quarter of 2005, as European revenue increased 31.9% from $54,567 in the first quarter of 2004 to $71,985 in the first quarter of 2005, and North American revenue increased 31.4% from $24,898 in the first quarter of 2004 to $32,712 in the first quarter of 2005. European and North American revenue both increased primarily due to an increase in unit sales to vehicle navigation system vendors, automobile manufacturers and mobile device manufacturers. Differences in foreign currency translation increased revenue within the European operations by approximately $2,832 during the first quarter of 2005 as compared to the first quarter of 2004 due to the strengthening of the euro. Excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, European revenue would have grown 26.7%. Approximately 29% of our revenue in the first quarter of 2004 came from two customers (accounting for approximately 20% and 9% of net revenue, respectively), while approximately 27% of our revenue for the first quarter of 2005 came from two customers (accounting for approximately 19% and 8% of net revenue, respectively).

 

Database Creation and Distribution Costs. The increase in database creation and distribution costs was due primarily to increased production costs associated with the higher sales where we provided distribution services and an increased investment in our database due to geographic expansion and quality improvements. Included in database creation and distribution costs during the first quarter of 2005 was approximately $500 of costs related to our obligation to match social taxes on employee stock option exercises. In addition, there was an unfavorable foreign currency translation effect within European operations of approximately $1,200 due to the strengthening euro. Reducing these expenses was the capitalization of $2,911 and $2,995 of development costs for internal-use software in the first quarter of 2004 and 2005, respectively.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was due primarily to our investments in growing our worldwide sales force and expanding the breadth of our product offerings and expenses related to improving our infrastructure to support future growth. Included in selling, general and administrative costs during the first quarter of 2005 was approximately $1,500 of costs related to our obligation to match social taxes on employee stock option exercises. Stock-based compensation expense accounted for $2,183 of our selling, general and administrative expense in the first quarter of 2005 compared to $187 in the first quarter of 2004. An unfavorable foreign currency translation effect within European operations of approximately $400 due to the strengthening euro also contributed to the increased expenses.

 

Income Tax Expense. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to the increase in operating income. The effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2005 was 34.0% as compared to

 

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38.2% in the first quarter of 2004. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to legislation in The Netherlands enacted during the fourth quarter of 2004 that reduces statutory corporate income tax rates from 34.5% to 30% over a four-year period starting in 2005.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Since 2002, we have financed our operations through cash generated from operating income. As of March 27, 2005, cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $106,669.

 

On November 9, 2004, we obtained, through our operating subsidiary for North America, a new revolving line of credit that is scheduled to mature on December 1, 2005. Pursuant to the terms of the line of credit, we may borrow up to $25,000 at an interest rate of either U.S. LIBOR plus 0.5% or the greater of the prime rate or the Federal funds rate plus 0.5%. We are required to pay to the bank a quarterly facility fee of 7.5 basis points per annum on the average-daily-unused commitment. We have guaranteed our operating subsidiary’s obligations under this facility. As of March 27, 2005, we had no borrowings against this line of credit.

 

Since the first quarter of 2002, our operations have continued to produce positive cash flows. The cash flows have been driven by increased demand for our products and our ability to deliver these products profitably and collect receivables from our customers effectively. These funds have allowed us to make investments required to grow the business and have provided us excess cash. We previously deposited cash in excess of our short-term operational needs with Philips pursuant to deposit agreements. The deposit agreements with Philips expired on August 11, 2004, at which time we invested cash balances in excess of our short-term operational needs in cash equivalents and marketable securities of high credit quality.

 

We believe that our current cash resources on hand, temporary excess cash deposited in cash equivalents and marketable securities, and cash flows from operations, together with funds available from the revolving line of credit, will be adequate to satisfy our anticipated working capital needs and capital expenditure requirements at our current level of operations for at least the next twelve months. We do, however, consider additional debt and equity financing from time to time and may enter into these financings in the future. Philips is not obligated to provide any future financing to us.

 

Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $4,080 during the quarter ended March 27, 2005. The changes in cash and cash equivalents are as follows for the three months ended:

 

 

 

March 28,
2004

 

March 27,
2005

 

Cash provided by operations

 

$

4,911

 

5,815

 

Cash used in investing activities

 

(4,603

)

(13,215

)

Cash provided by financing activities

 

133

 

4,170

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash

 

(52

)

(850

)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

389

 

(4,080

)

 

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Operating Activities

In the first quarter of 2004 and 2005, respectively, we generated positive cash flow from operations. In both periods, cash flow from operations was driven by improved operating results, which in turn was driven by increased demand for our products. Our accounts receivable balance increased $11,700 and $21,807 in the first quarter of 2004 and 2005, respectively, due to revenue growth and the timing of billing toward the end of each respective period.

 

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities has primarily consisted of capitalized costs related to software developed for internal use, investments in marketable securities and capital expenditures. We experienced temporary excess funds that were provided from operations in the first quarter of 2005. We invested those excess funds in cash equivalents and marketable securities.  During the first three months of 2005, we invested an additional $8,229 in marketable securities.

 

Costs for software developed for internal use have been capitalized in accordance with SOP 98-1 and are related to applications used internally to improve the effectiveness of database creation and updating activities, enhancements to internal applications that enable our core database to operate with emerging technologies and applications to facilitate usage of our map database by customers. Capitalized costs totaled $2,911 and $2,995 for the first quarter of 2004 and 2005, respectively. We expect the capitalized costs related to software developed for internal use to be approximately $10,000 to $12,000 for the full year of 2005.

 

We have continued to invest in property and equipment to meet the demands of growing our business by expanding our facilities and providing the necessary infrastructure. Capital expenditures totaled $1,776 and $1,491 during the first quarter of 2004 and 2005, respectively. We expect total capital expenditures to be approximately $10,000 to $12,000 for the full year of 2005.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” to be effective for interim or annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. On April 14, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission amended the compliance dates to require SFAS No.123(R) to be effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005.  SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 and requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as an operating expense in the income statement. The cost will be recognized over the requisite service period based on fair values measured on grant dates. We will adopt the new standard using the modified prospective transition method, which permits recognition of expense on or after the effective date for the portion of outstanding awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered. We expect to record additional expense related to our share-based employee compensation programs in 2006, primarily as a result of adopting SFAS No. 123(R). However, we are still in the process of estimating the quantitative effect of this expense on our financial results.

 

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Item 3.                    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We invest our cash in highly liquid cash equivalents and marketable securities. We do not believe that our exposure to interest rate risk is material to our results of operations.

Material portions of our revenue and expenses have been generated by our European operations, and we expect that our European operations will account for a material portion of our revenue and expenses in the future. In addition, substantially all of our expenses and revenue related to our international operations are denominated in foreign currencies, principally the euro.

We are also subject to foreign currency exposure between the U.S. dollar and the euro on the expected repayment of an intercompany obligation. The intercompany balance is payable by one of our European subsidiaries to us and to one of our U.S. subsidiaries, and is due in U.S. dollars. Through December 31, 2002, this intercompany balance was considered permanent in nature, as repayment was not expected to occur in the foreseeable future. However, primarily as a result of improved operating performance in our European business, management concluded that cash flows would be sufficient to support repayment over the next several years. Accordingly, effective January 1, 2003, we adopted a plan for repayment and the loan was no longer designated as permanent in nature.

Prior to April 22, 2003, we had not engaged in activities to hedge our foreign currency exposures. On that day, we entered into a U.S. dollar/euro currency swap agreement (the “Swap”) with Philips to minimize the exchange rate exposure between the U.S. dollar and the euro on the expected repayment of the intercompany obligation. The Swap was assigned to an unaffiliated third party in the third quarter of 2004.  The Swap was not designated for hedge accounting. Under the terms of the Swap, one of our European subsidiaries makes payments to the other party to the Swap in euros in exchange for the U.S. dollar equivalent at a fixed exchange rate of $1.0947 U.S. dollar/euro. The U.S. dollar proceeds obtained under the Swap are utilized to make payments of principal on the intercompany loan. The outstanding principal balance under the intercompany loan was $187.1 million at April 22, 2003. The Swap has a maturity date of December 22, 2006 and provides for settlement on a monthly basis in proportion to the repayment of the intercompany obligation. As of March 27, 2005, the outstanding intercompany obligation (net of payments) was $84.1 million.

For purposes of specific risk analysis, we use sensitivity analysis to determine the effects that market risk exposures may have on the fair value of our Swap. The foreign currency exchange risk is computed based on the market value of future cash flows as affected by the changes in the rates attributable to the market risk being measured. The sensitivity analysis represents the hypothetical changes in value of the hedge position and does not reflect the opposite gain or loss on the underlying transaction. As of March 27, 2005, a 10% decrease in the value of the euro against the U.S. dollar with all other variables held constant would result in a decrease in the fair value of our Swap liability of $9.9 million, while a 10% increase in the value of the euro against the U.S. dollar would result in an increase in the fair value of our Swap liability of $9.9 million.

 

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Item 4.                    Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), based on their evaluation of such controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with management’s evaluation that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

 

On April 22, 2005, Tele Atlas N.V. and Tele Atlas North America (“Tele Atlas”) filed a complaint against the Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint alleges that the Company has violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, Section 3 of the Clayton Act, and Sections 16720, 16727 and 17200 of the California Business and Professions Code, and that the Company has intentionally interfered with Tele Atlas contractual relations and prospective economic advantage with third parties, by allegedly excluding Tele Atlas from the market for digital map data for use in navigation system applications in the United States through exclusionary and predatory practices. More specifically, Tele Atlas’s complaint alleges that the Company, through its license under U.S. Patent No. 5,161,886, controls a predominant share of the alleged relevant technology market consisting of methods for displaying portions of a topographic map from an apparent perspective view outside and above a vehicle in the United States, and has entered into patent licenses and/or other arrangements in a manner that violates the aforesaid laws. Tele Atlas seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, unspecified monetary, exemplary and treble damages, and costs and attorneys’ fees of suit. Based on a preliminary review of the complaint, the Company believes that the allegations are without merit. The Company, however, will further evaluate the matter with counsel. The Company intends to take all necessary steps to vigorously defend itself against this action; however, because this matter is in a very early stage, the Company cannot predict its outcome or potential effect, if any, on its business, financial position or results of operations. A negative outcome could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Even if the Company prevails in this matter, the Company may incur significant costs in connection with its defense, experience a diversion of management time and attention, realize a negative impact on its reputation with its customers and face similar governmental and private actions based on these allegations.

 

Item 6.    Exhibits

10.1                           2001 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

10.2                           Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under NAVTEQ Corporation’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

10.3                           Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for French Employees under NAVTEQ Corporation’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

31.1                           Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2                           Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1                           Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2                           Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 29, 2005

 

NAVTEQ CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Judson C. Green

 

 

 

Judson C. Green

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David B. Mullen

 

 

 

David B. Mullen

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Neil T. Smith

 

 

 

Neil T. Smith

 

 

Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal
Accounting Officer)

 

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